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RSE Racing Report – 11th February 2018

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Wiltshire 10

17 RSE Members took part in the Wiltshire 10 on a beautiful Sunday morning. The route follows a gently undulating course through rural Wiltshire and loops around the historic village of Lacock before following the River Avon back to the finish in Melksham. The course is capable of producing fast times and many RSE runners took advantage of this, producing a number of PBs.

Tom Cooper 1:04:51(PB); Jack Pitcher 1:09:08 (PB); David Witnall 1:11:10; Emily Jefferies 1:15:58 (PB); Nadine Brown 1:18:43 (PB); Elaine Chapman 1:19:36; Jon Lewis 1:19:49; Martin Pitts 1:21:37; Teresa Hazelwood 1:21:58 (PB); Graham Aitchison 1:23:27; Jo Wood 1:25:37; Cheri Edwards 1:26:23 (PB); Paul Coates 1:28:55; Kirsty Pitts 1:29:52; Sarah Gray 1:41:15; Becca Wilson 1:41:20 (PB) and Laura Butler 1:57:23. Congratulations to you all!

 

Bath Skyline 10k

Sarah Reynolds described the Bath Skyline as the muddiest, slippiest and hilliest 10k she’d ever done but fun none-the-less and achieved 1:04 in these tough conditions. Well done Sarah!

 

Bramley 20

684 people took part in the Bramley 20 mile race in Reading. RSE’s Andy Masser took part in this one finishing in 2:42:12. Awesome effort Andy!

 

The Slaughter Valentines 10k

New member Steve Phelps ran this scenic run in and around the beautiful Cotswold hills and through the villages of Lower and Upper Slaughter. The route featured a lot of long uphill stretches on the country roads so provided good training opportunities.   Steve finished in a time of 49:11 (awaiting official confirmation). Great work Steve!

 

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Cirencester: Sarah Reynolds 25:36; Martin Sheriff 25:46; Jess Osbourne 27:31; Henrietta Murfitt-Pearce 30:38 and Laura Butler 49:54.

Swindon: Martyn Joyce 22:14.

RSE Racing Report – 4th February 2018

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Avon Valley 10K

 

116 racers took part in this multi terrain course on Saturday. The course takes runners out on the Bristol to Bath Railway path before branching off for 6k of pure off road running taking in wooded trails and open countryside, before returning via the railway path again. There was certainly plenty of mud on offer! Congratulations to Jack Pitcher who finished 7th overall and Sharon Smith who came 1st in the VF60 category.

Jack Pitcher 47:25; Sharon Smith 59:35 (1st VF60); Kirsty Pitts 1:05:20; Kate Potter 1:16:48; Jenny Hoffmann 1:17:25; Rebecca Wilson 1:18:06; Sallie Clatworthy 1:23:06.

Congratulations to Emily Jefferies also who finished 4th overall (1st Sen F) in the 10k Canicross with Jasper in a time of 51:52.

Well done everyone!

 

London Winter Run

Richard Marshall and Pete Whitmore ran in the Cancer Research UK Winter Run Series event on Sunday. Starting in Trafalgar Square and finishing in Whitehall, London’s biggest 10k takes in some of the capitals most famous landmarks. Over 16000 runners took part, Richard finished in 55:56 and Pete 1:26:08.

 

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Witnall ran 34:33 in this 5 mile event held on footpaths around the Kingshurst Lakes in Birmingham. Part of a 6 race series, each one is a 5 mile multi terrain race organised by Centurian Running Club. Great effort Dave!

 

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Cirencester: Sally Jamieson 31:42.

Swindon: Martin Joyce 21:59; Steve Sandercock 26:14; Hali Kinson 35:56 and Caroline Sandercock 36:12.

RSE Racing Report – 28th January 2018

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Staverton 10

 

On a rather blustery Sunday morning, the first Championship race of 2018 saw 8 RSE runners compete in this 10 mile, 2 lap course which heads out of the airport and into Churchdown; returning to the airport via a brief section through farmland. First back for the club, with a fantastic result in his first 10 mile race, was Tom Cooper very closely followed by Russell Young. It was also a close fight for the ladies with Nadine Brown having to obtain a PB to hold off 2017 Club Champion Elaine Chapman to the finish line. Sarah Reynolds also raced for the first time in RSE club colours and put in a great performance. Well done everyone!

Tom Cooper 1:05:49 PB; Russell Young 1:06:01; Jack Pitcher 1:11:57; Andy Masser 1:15:37; Nadine Brown 1:20:01 PB (3rd SL); Elaine Chapman 1:20:39; Sharon Smith 1:24:55 (1st LV65) and Sarah Reynolds 1:27:56.

Marrakech Marathon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Manley continues to inspire as he completed the Marrakech Marathon on Sunday in a time of 3:25 (awaiting official confirmation). The route took runners through the gardens of Medina, orange groves and round the ancient sandstone city walls. This is continent number 4 in Marks quest to complete a marathon in every continent and we couldn’t be prouder to have him doing so under RSE!

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Swindon: Martin Joyce 20:41; Steve Sandercock 26:28 and Caroline Sandercock 35:43.

Cannock Chase: Laura Butler 36:07.

Pomphrey Hill: Jack Pitcher 31:15.

RSE Racing Report – 21st January 2018

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Linda Franks 5

229 people ran in this extremely popular 5 mile race which consists of 2 laps and forms part of the Gloucestershire AAA Road Race Series. First in for the club was Russel Young 31:14 followed by Dave Witnall 35:27 and Laura Butler 56:07. Great running all!

Abingdon 10k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In his first ever 10k race Tom Cooper ran a fantastic 41:57. Not the most interesting of races, the route consisted of 9 laps of a track followed by 5 laps of a park due to the weather. The volunteers and marshals were fab however! Well done Tom!

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Swindon: Martin Joyce 20:32; Jon Lewis 23:51; Steve Sandercock 26:29; Caroline Sandercock 34:57

Pomphrey Hill: Emily Jefferies 33:05; Jack Pitcher 33:06

Parke: Karen Langfield 38:10