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Well done to everyone who did the Bath Half Marathon. There were some great performances, including PBs.

Mark

Bath Half Marathon

Alan POWDERHILL                01:49:54

Tom BURDETT                        01:52:43

Paul ROBERTSON                  01:52:44

Linda EDWARDS                    02:07:58

Rebecca WILSON                   02:16:58

Janet DANIELS                       02:16:58

Anne-Marie Davies                 02:27:25

Cathy Steer                              02:27:55

“A really enjoyable this half marathon. The hill profile looked ok on paper but there were quite a few hills with longish drags. The finish was cruel with a very steep lengthy hill. A well supported race.”

Linda Edwards

“My first half marathon. Absolutely loved it apart from the last killer hill. Great atmosphere and crowd support”

Anne-Marie Davies

“A fantastic race on a beautiful crisp morning around the outskirts of Bath. Great support with lively music and entertaining placards. I’d not managed to train for the race, so was going to give it a miss, but the enthusiasm of others persuaded me to give it a go, and “Jeff” as needed! So glad I did, as it was a fun day in Bath with great company.”

Cathy Steer

“My first time taking on the bath half and my first event running for RSE!
My training plan for London said to do 12 miles today, but I thought an event would be more fun.
I was just planning to get around, but Alan and Paul took on the challenge to push me into PB territory. I’m pleased to report that they managed to shave a few minutes off my previous PB (from Cheltenham)!!
The race felt comfortable, only really gassing out and really pushing hard on that final hill up to the finish line. 🤢
A great run with great crowds and company. Roll on the Fission 20 next week!”

Tom Burdett

“Set out for just a course PB today as it’s my 5th time doing Bath and had a realistic time goal. Ended up pushing for a sub1:50 as I felt fresh at the end.
Great event and to run with Robbo and Tom today. Well done to all the RSE runners some great times achieved.”

Alan Powderhill

“Who on earth puts hills right at the end of a race? That was a shock to the system! Brilliant crowd support, Bath supporters didn’t disappoint. Some awesome times by RSE out there. A massive shout out to Tom Burdett on the PB. Overall a very enjoyable event.”

Paul Robertson

Park Runs

Gloucester North

Cheri EDWARDS                                00:31:57

Cirencester

Mark GARRETT                                  00:21:17

Jon CAMPBELL                                  00:21:47

Phil HUDSON                                      00:22:18

Paul BILLINGHURST                         00:23:51

Claire SHARP                                       00:24:19

Anne GARDINER                               00:24:47

William COBBETT                              00:25:39

Alison BOOTH                                    00:26:31

Sue NAVIN                                          00:26:54

Jade BEAUMONT                              00:27:20

Maria YATES                                       00:30:14

Samantha WARD                               00:30:32

Rachel WEAVER                                 00:33:09

Nadine BROWN                                   00:37:14

Greendale Farm Shop

Darren JENNER                                 00:26:09

Felicity CROTTY                                 00:36:19

Horspath

Liz HULCUP                                         00:32:13

It seems that nobody raced this week, so we’ll have to make do with Park Runs for this report. Fortunately, there was good representation from RSE and some great times.

Mark

Park Runs

Seaton

Andy SWORN                    00:29:10

Carol SWORN                     00:29:11

Pomphrey Hill

Vicki MASON                     00:29:10

Stratford-upon-Avon

Fran PENNY                        00:26:00

Cirencester

James BALL                         00:19:57

Jon CAMPBELL                  00:21:56

Wayne HEWITT                 00:22:00

Phil HUDSON                     00:22:13

Paul BILLINGHURST         00:23:51

Daniel DRAYTON              00:24:48

Claire SHARP                      00:24:54

Steve SANDERCOCK       00:25:39

William COBBETT              00:26:42

Alison BOOTH                    00:26:54

Samantha WARD              00:30:57

Sylvia WARMAN               00:35:40

Tetbury Goods Sheds

Kirsty PITTS                         00:28:09

Martin PITTS                      00:30:32

Plymouth

Darren JENNER                 00:26:05

Felicity CROTTY                 00:38:01

The Terminator

The Terminator is a challenging multi-terrain 12-mile course, with a gentle start across fields before getting serious with several very steep climbs and a sting in the tail. It takes place in the stunning Vale of Pewsey.

Looks tough to me but this man is smiling!  But see what he says below

And these ladies did it.  Fantastic!

Ben MUTLOW                  2:09:50.0

Elaine CHAPMAN            2:41:07.1

Jade BEAUMONT            2:50:59.0

Zoe MARKHAM-LEE      2:50:58.9

Edith PUTT                       3:01:50.1

One of the hardest things I’ve ever done!Nice t-shirt at the finish though and thanks to Zoe for dragging me around!

Jade

After last week’s cross country, I thought this week’s club race would be better. No. More mud, more hills, but with the added bonus of 45mph winds and nearly 1,500ft of elevation. Sharon described the race as ‘mainly flat darling, you’ll love it’. There were some amazing views, but the biggest take away is never to believe Sharon and when Elaine likes a race, it’s normally hell. But she was there this week. I ran it with Jade and we got each other through. Those hills were something else!

Zoe

About the race: Wow 😮 I’ve never experienced a race with so many hills and that much mud!
Big shout out to those that did the race, you all deserve a round of applause 👏
Well organised and a lovely T-shirt to go with it, I particularly like the naming of a certain hill – wtf hill 😂

Ben

The Wokingham half marathon

Starting and finishing at Cantley Park the race runs through the town centre and on fast, flat rural roads, each year producing outstanding performances including a world best V65F in 2023 & UK F50 Record in 2024. It offers fully closed roads, a race village with catering, massage, kit tent, changing & showers, bespoke race medals, pace runners, and bib-tag race timing.  Nia Glover did a great time and I hope she liked the medal.

Nia Glover 1:29:36 (PB?)

It was hard work with some headwinds in the final few miles but really pleased to get the sub 1:30 milestone

Nia

Life Star Malta Half Marathon

According to the website , it’s Malta’s largest, fastest & most loved Marathon & Half Marathon. Darren and Felicity ran the half  marathon and it looks like they finished with real style

Darren Jenner 1:48:50 (PB)

Felitity Crotty  02:11:12

Last year we visited Malta a couple of days after the annual race and I said we would make sure we would come back to do it this year! So we did.

This year was the 40th anniversary of the Malta marathon and half marathon, we signed up for the half marathon. We collected our numbers on Friday afternoon in a crowd of running tourists from across the world. The race is organised as a point to point, with organised coaches up to the start point at 6:45am! The start is in Mdina the old Maltese capital,  with a walled city at the centre of the island. Starting here the race is actually mostly down hill (with only a few road ramps on route as the up hills). The weather was hotter than we expected with the forecast saying 15C and sunny, but this was boiling compared to the chilly 5C we left in the U.K.!

Darren achieved 1:48:50 and a new PB of 36 seconds! My result was my fastest half marathon for quite a while. I was particularly pleased when we were handed ice cream at the finish though. As this was the 40th anniversary, the medal commemorates both the original race and this year’s with a giant medal!

Felicity

Bourton 10K

The course consists of 2 laps of the village, followed by a run out and back, finishing with 1 more small lap of the village. The course is flat, fast and traffic free.   James Ball ran the course in an incredible time.

James Ball     00:39:13

Bourton is always a fast one with a great field. Wind was gusty but a lot of fun out there. Felt strong and enjoyed it

James

Parkruns

Oxford parkrun

Linda EDWARDS              00:31:05

Chipping Sodbury parkrun

Vicki MASON                    00:28:33

Cirencester parkrun

Phil HUDSON                   00:22:33

Jon CAMPBELL                 00:22:35

Mark GARRETT               00:24:01

Ben MUTLOW                  00:24:24

Paul BILLINGHURST        00:25:22

Phil NEWMAN                 00:26:07

Robert BAKER                  00:26:46

William COBBET              00:29:03

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

Rebecca SOUTHERINGTON 00:24:15

I ran with a couple of injuries but was a nice park run that I did for the first time

Rebecca

Seven Fields parkrun

Taryn HANCOCK              00:33:55

Urayasushi sogo koen parkrun

Cheri EDWARDS              00:25:21