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The Two Tunnels Half Marathon was the fifth race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

13 of us showed up to take part in RSE vests on a very hot day where the coolness of the tunnels was welcome to all.

Men’s Competition

First home for the men was Tom Cooper with a time of 1:27:35. Next in was Dave Witnall with 1:28:59 and 3rd was Mark Garrett with 1:36:53

The overall Endurance top 3 is as follows…

1. Dave Witnall – 29 points
2. Tom Cooper – 28 points
3. Andy Masser – 22 points

The rest of the points went to…

Ben Chapman (7), Dave Whitlow (6), Rich ‘Ryo’ Taylor (5), Istvan Vegh (4)

Well done chaps! Shaping up nicely.

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Rochelle Ravenscroft in 1st place with a time of 1:44:55, Ellie Taylor in 2nd with 1:47:24 and Kirsty Pitts in 3rd with 1:50:30

The overall top 3 is as follows

1. Rochelle Ravenscroft – 36 points
2. Ellie Taylor – 28 points
3. Kirsty Pitts – 21 points

The rest of the points went to…

Susannah Futter (7), Amanda Tyler (6), Linda Edwards (5)

Great stuff girls!

We’re now over half way through the endurance races!

The next Endurance Expert race is The Chippenham Half, but don’t forget any full marathons count towards your points too.

The Chedworth 10 mile race was the fourth race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

18 started the race… 17 finished……. ahem.

Men’s Competition

First home for the men was Ollie Hazel with a great time of 1:14:34. Next in was Ben Chapman with 1:27:41 and 3rd was Kevin Joynes-Creed with 1:41:57

The overall top 3 is as follows…

1. Andy Masser – 22 points
2. Kevin Joynes-Creed – 22 points
3. Dave Witnall – 20 points

The rest of the points went to…

Istvan Veigh (7), Rich ‘Ryo’ Taylor (6), Richard Marshall (5)

Great running fellas!

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Nadine Brown in 1st place with a fab time of 1:28:53, Sharon Smith in 2nd with 1:30:30 (1st LV60!) and Kirsty Pittes in 3rd with 1:36:07

The overall top 3 is as follows

1. Rochelle Ravenscroft – 26 points
2. Ellie Taylor – 19 points
3. Sharon Smith – 19 points

The rest of the points went to…

Rochelle Ravenscroft (7), Rebecca Hodgetts (6), Jo Beames (5), Cheri Edwards and Lindsay Gregory (4), Kate Potter (1st LV70+!) (2), Kay Thompson

Brilliant running ladies!

A really great turnout for a fab event and things are really hotting up almost halfway through the endurance championship!

The next Endurance Expert race is Two Tunnels Half on 12th May.

See you there!

The Gloucester 20 mile race was the third race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

12 were representing Running Somewhere Else in club colours.

Men’s Competition

First home for the men was Dave Witnall with a PB of over 9 minutes with a fantastic 1:19:43 finish. Next in was Timothy Hodgetts with 2:28:26 and making up the top 3 was Andy Masser with a very impressive 2:33:05.

The overall top 3 is as follows…

1. Andy Masser – 22 points
2. Dave Witnall – 20 points
3. Tom Cooper – 18 points

The rest of the points went to…

Dave Whitlow (7), Kevin Joynes-Creed (6), Istvan Veigh (5)

Well done chaps!

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Ellie Taylor in 1st place (as well as a PB of over 20 minutes!) with a superb time of 2:46:36, Rochelle Ravenscroft in 2nd and a finish time of 2:59:32 (PB!) and Emma Hine in 3rd (also with a PB of over 23 minutes!!!) with a time of 3:05:26

The overall top 3 is as follows

1. Ellie Taylor – 19 points
2. Rochelle Ravenscroft – 19 points
3. Rosie Oates – 10 points

The rest of the points went to…

Sarah Reynolds (7), Rosie Oates (6), Becca Wilson

I’m Well done ladies!

We’ve compiled all the results from the first 3 championship races and we’re making the league table as I type!

The next Endurance Expert race is Chedworth Roman Trail on 14th April. See you on the start line! 🙂

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The Wiltshire 10 mile race was the second race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

A whopping 22 turned out in RSE colours, well done all of you!

Men’s Competition

First home for the men was Dave Witnall with a PB of over 4 minutes with a 1:05:10 finish. Next in just 15 seconds behind was Tom Cooper with 1:05:25 and making up the top 3 was Tim Hodgetts with a very impressive 1:07:49.

The overall top 3 is as follows…

1. Tom Cooper – 18 points
2. Andy Masser – 14 points
3. Dave Witnall & Mark Garrett – 10 points

The rest of the points went to…

Mark Manley (7), Andy Masser (6), John Buck (5), Ben Chapman (4), Paul Coates (3), Kevin Joynes-Creed (2), Istvan Veigh (1) and Richard Marshall (1)

Brilliant racing all around fellas!

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Sharon Smith in 1st place picking up 10 points (as well as a PB and 1st overall in the LV60 category!), Ellie Taylor in 2nd (on her 30th birthday too!) with 9 points and Jo Wood in 3rd (also with a PB!)

The overall top 3 is as follows

1. Linda Edwards – 12 points
2. Sharon Smith – 10 points
3. Rochelle Ravenscroft – 10 points

The rest of the points went to…

Rosie Oates (7), Lindsay Gregory (6), Kirsty Pitts (5), Sarah Reynolds (4), Linda Edwards (3), Louise Norman (2), Caroline Coates (1), Caroline Joynes-Creed (1) and Kay Thompson (1)

Well done ladies – really impressive performances.

The next Endurance Expert race is Gloucester 20 on Sunday 17th March.

Fab running everyone and it’s already looking like a very competitive championship in both male and female 🙂