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Dave McNamee Memorial 10k

A fantastic turnout of Running Somewhere Else members to Sunday’s David McNamee 10k in Temple Guiting; the second race in RSE’s Short Stuff Championship. The challenging route takes runners through the beautiful villages of Kineton, Barton and Guiting Power before returning to the village hall at Temple Guiting.

Special mention to Dave Witnall who put in a fantastic effort to finish first for the club and 3rd Sen male overall and Ellie Taylor who also finished 3rd in her age category, smashing her PB in the process! Super Sharon Smith celebrated a course PB and 1st LV60 too with Mark Manley, only 7 days since completing the London Marathon, also receiving 3rd in his age category.

Dave Witnall 40:34; Tom Cooper 41:03; Mark Manley 44:30; Ben Chapman 47:28; Steve Phelps 48:15; Elaine Chapman 48:24; Ellie Taylor 49:19 (PB); Nadine Brown 49:22; Cheri Edwards 49:34; Teresa Hazelwood 49:45; Sharon Smith 49:51; Dave Whitlow 50:18; Ted Pitts 52:15; Ryo Taylor 52:55; Janet Daniels 56:52; Sandie Wood 57:39; Amanda Tyler 1:00:18; Sarah Gray 1:01:01; and Becca Wilson 1:02:51.

Thanks goes to Tracey, Dave, our little RSE cheerleaders/mascots and Star who came to support the event also.

Pembrokeshire Endurance Life Half Marathon

As Britain’s only coastal National Park, Pembrokeshire is justifiably famous for its rugged cliffs, quiet coves, expansive sandy bays, picturesque coastal village and its abundance of marine life. The coastal trails here are wild and exposed, with undulating terrain and spectacular views. With a choice of 10K, half marathon, marathon or ultra course, runners are rewarded with beautiful views around each corner. Gareth Roberts took on the challenging half-marathon (which actually covers 15.1 miles) finishing in 2:57:57. Super work, Gareth!

Newport Marathon and 10k

Sunday saw the inaugural Newport Marathon takes place. Drawn up by double Olympic marathon runner, Steve Brace, the route claims to be one of the flattest and fastest marathon courses in the UK. The 26.2 mile route offered iconic landmarks, coastal wildlife and picturesque medieval villages.

Over 3,400 people took part with Andy Masser representing RSE and finishing in an impressive 3:34:00. Fantastic work, Andy!

Ruth Herbert and Kate Potter traveled to Newport on Sunday to support those racing in the Marathon but not wanting to miss out on Wales’ largest weekend of running they completed the inaugural ABP Newport Wales 10k. And didn’t they do well! Both achieving personal bests and Kate finishing 2nd in her age category. Ruth, 56:41 (PB) and Kate, 59:41 (PB; 2nd F65-69). Awesome work ladies!

Blenheim 7k

Over 1800 people took part in the Blenheim 7k fun run at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock in Oxfordshire on Sunday. Becky Heal, who has just returned to the club via the beginners course, did herself and RSE proud completing the course in 1:15:58. Keep up the good work, Becky!

Brighter Futures Superhero 5k Run

Our own superhero Elspeth Murano completed the single loop around scenic Coate Water Park, also on Sunday. Brighter Futures is a charity raising funds for a radio therapy unit in Swindon, as currently people requiring radio therapy treatment have to drive to Oxford. Well done, Elspeth!

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Swindon: Martyn Joyce 20:19.

Cirencester: Amy Breakspear 36:46; Charlie Austin 37:09 and Elspeth Murano (tailwalker).

Gloucestershire Cross Country League 2017/18

Finally, a huge congratulations to Sharon Smith who, following a fantastic cross country season, picked up a gold medal for winning the LV65 category in the Gloucestershire Cross Country League this week. Well done Sharon, you are such an inspirational runner.

Such a busy weekend of races; a big well done to all in Team RSE whether you’ve raced, ran, supported or volunteered!

London Marathon

London Marathon runners faced record temperatures for the grueling 26.2 mile race on Sunday. The mass race kicked off at 10 am and temperatures hit 23C – making it the hottest London Marathon on record. Runners faced uncomfortable conditions, but the sunshine and warm weather was expected to lead to one of the biggest crowds ever turning out to cheer on the 47,000 runners.

This years RSE club place went to the ever inspiring Mark Manley who, as always, did RSE proud completing the distance in 3:43:57 before requiring medical attention! We are pleased to hear all is well now and he will no doubt be back racing again very soon, knowing our Mark!

Andy Sampson, who received last year’s club place but deferred until this year, also put in a stellar performance finishing in 4:09:00. Although it may not have been the time hoped for, remember you can only control the controllable Andy, and your effort, attitude and focus was spot on!

RSE member Debbie Rees-Jones ran for charity raising over £8000 for Macmillan. Such a fantastic achievement Debbie, well done, as is the finishing time of 5:15:03.

A final mention to Matt Lambourne who had also deferred his RSE club place from 2017 to run this year, now under his new club Cheltenham and County Harriers, he finished in 3:55:06.

Congratulations to all of you, such incredible times in the tough conditions.

Run Mhor Hidden Glen 10K

Starting at the Monachyle Mhor Hotel in Balquhidder, this Scottish 10k features over 800ft of elevation. Wearing the RSE vest for the first time, on Saturday, Kay Thompson completed the beautiful route in 1:25:11. Fantastic work, Kay!

Corsham 10k

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Swindon: Steve Sandercock 25:58 & Caroline Sandercock 34:11.

Chester: Charlie Austin 35:06.

Netley Abbey: Paul Coates 24:56 & Caroline Coates 31:54.

Chipping Sodbury: Richard Marshall 28:57.

Cirencester: Andy Masser 21:54; Gareth Roberts 24:14 & Elspeth Murano 50:52.

Linford Wood: Pete Whitmore 40:22.

Sadly, Pete will not be renewing his membership this year with RSE due to work commitments. We wish you all the best in your future running endeavors Pete, and please do join us for a club run anytime you are back in Cirencester.

Congratulations to all runners, racers, volunteers and supporters this week. Go Team RSE!

Brighton

Sunday saw 9 RSE members complete the marathon and 1 complete the 10k. Both the marathon and the 10k started in Preston Park and finished along the seafront.

Since its inauguration, the Brighton Marathon has grown dramatically to become the Brighton Marathon Weekend. The course bests for the men and women are well under 2hrs10min and 2:29, making it the second-fastest marathon in the UK. It is also the second-largest marathon in the UK and eighth-largest in Europe. Following a muggy start, the wind and rain set in but this was welcome following such a warm day on the Saturday. Provisional results as follows.

First home for the club was Nadine Brown in 3:44:24, achieving a new PB. Dave Daniels completed the 26.2 in 3:45:16 (SB) followed by Dave Whitlow in 4:03:00 (SB). Elaine Chapman came home in 4:14:52 (SB) closely followed by Gareth Roberts achieving a fantastic new PB in 4:15:10. First timers Rosie Oates and Emma Hine both did RSE proud achieving 4:44:33 and 4:45:46 respectively; Rosie has also raised a fantastic amount for Cystic Fibrosis. Amanda Tyler completed her second marathon in a course PB of 5:11:13 (SB). Also running for charity was Jules Macfarlane who finished in 6:32:56 (SB) despite picking up an injury on the course. Well done everyone, you are all incredible!

In 2014, the super-fast BM10k was added to the weekend schedule and immediately stamped its importance on the rankings with the second-fastest time in the country that year. The course is fast and flat, taking participants through the city centre and finishing at the same finish as the Marathon, on Madeira Drive. Ben Chapman took part in the 10k, enjoying the cheering marathon crowds and completed the course in 47:27. Great work Ben!

Resolution Run

Elspeth Murano and Andy Masser completed this fantastic run in aid of the Stroke Association. This charity event, held at Lydiard Park, raises money to support people who are living with the impact of stroke. Well done Elspeth for completing the 10k! Andy Masser completed the 15k in 1:12:26, great work Andy!

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Swindon: Martyn Joyce 21:08 and Caroline Sandercock 33:55.

Linford Wood: Pete Whitmore 40:33.

Highworth 5

A scenic 5 mile loop mainly on flat, fast roads, with a sting-in-the-tail at the 4 mile marker! The route starts and finishes at Warneford School in Highworth and this year a mightily impressive 26 RSE members took part in the Club’s 4th Championship race of the year!

It certainly was an exciting finish with only 2 seconds separating the first two back for the club, Tom Cooper just holding on to beat Dave Witnall to the finish line! Special mention to Pauline Tilsbury who raced for the first time in 9 months putting in a PB effort, Ellie Taylor knocking off over 2 minutes from her PB and SB performances all round due to most members’ first 5 mile race of the year.

Tom Cooper 31:35(PB); Dave Witnall 31:37(PB); Mark Manley 33:45; Ben Chapman 37:12; Elaine Chapman 37:59; Nadine Brown 38:15(PB); Teresa Hazelwood 38:48; Ellie Taylor 38:55(PB); Paul Coates 39:15; Martin Pitts 39:23; Sharon Smith 39:24; Cheri Edwards 39:40(PB); Sarah Reynolds 39:43(PB); Kirsty Pitts 40:55; Jo Wood 41:08; Norm Lever 42:21; Lindsay Gregory 42:26(PB); Rich ‘Ryo’ Taylor 42:50 (PB); Ruth Herbert 46:26; Sarah Gray 47:33(PB); Kate Potter 50:38; Tracey Pitts 51:22; Caroline Coates 51:22; Laura Butler 56:18; Caroline Terry 57:49 and Pauline Tilbury 57:49(PB).

Llanbedr to Blaenafon Fell Race

Last Saturday Stephen Priestnall took on this classic A to B ‘grassroots’ fell race taking in three major peaks in the South Wales Black Mountains. The route includes 4500 feet ascent over the 15.8 miles and Stephen managed to complete it in 3:22:39. Awesome work!

Railway River 11k

Richard Marshall ran in the Railway River 11k on Saturday 7th April. It begins on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path before branching off to take in some absolutely stunning off road trails, returning to the Railway Path runners before a 2^nd loop of this off road section. All this whilst taking in the beautiful surroundings of the Avon Valley, with amazing views of the Bath Skyline. 56 racers took part and Richard finished in 1:05:38, 2nd VM50! Well done Richard!

Taunton Marathon

The 35th Taunton Marathon was held on Sunday 8th April, starting and finishing in an urban area but featuring a mainly rural two lap course, and Ollie Hazel was flying the RSE flag down in Somerset. Quite an intimate marathon, it has a 4hr 30min cut off time and only 184 men and ladies raced. Ollie put in an incredible performance, especially when he hasn’t ran further than 10miles since December, and smashed the sub 3:30 mark with a PB of 3:21:31. Great job Ollie!

Manchester Marathon

In contract to Taunton; Sunday saw over 9000 people take part in the Manchester Marathon, a wonderfully supported course labelled the “flattest, fastest and friendliest UK marathon”. Linda Edwards ran for her 1st claim club ‘Bourton Roadrunners’ and completed the 26.2 in 4:45:23. Well done Linda!

Awesome running too from Jack Pitcher who finished in 3:15:09, over an hour off his previous time! It is at this point we say goodbye to him and Emily Jefferies due to their move to Bristol and therefore, understandably, will not be renewing their membership with RSE. We wish them all the best in their running endeavors with Emersons Green Running Club.

Devizes Half Marathon

The Devizes Half Marathon starts on Church Walk, next to The Green. The route follows Nursteed Road and heads towards Monument Hill before looping off into the surrounding villages. The finish line is on The Green with a spectator friendly loop around the field. Among 675 other racers, Andy Masser took part in this one finishing in 1:38:06. Good work, Andy!

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Swindon: Caroline Sandercock 33:47.

Linford Wood: Pete Whitmore 40:58.

Cirencester: Laura Butler 48:04.

Well done all racers, runners, volunteers and supporters this week!