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With 5 races run in the Endurance Expert Championship and 2 races completed in the Short Stuff Specialist category, I thought it was time to give an update of the overall championship. Although still early days, it is looking to be a very exciting competition in both the Men’s and Ladies competitions.

So far 17 men and 27 Ladies have competed in our club races. And certainly the 10’s have been shared out. We have had some fantastic PB’s and brilliant running by our athletes. I look forward to seeing how this year plays out.

Men’s Competition

We have a close competition at the top, and also plenty of contenders to get in that top 3. Currently the top 3 are as follows:

1. Dave Witnall 39 points
2. Tom Cooper 38 points
3. Ben Chapman 28 points

Mark Garrett and Dave Whitlow are joint 4th with 27 points, both close to the top 3.

Ladies Competition

Again, it is a close competition at the top of the ladies championship, with only 5 points separating the top 3.

1. Rochelle Ravenscroft 42 points
2. Sharon Smith 38 points
3. Ellie Taylor 37 points.

But close behind we have some ladies running very well this year who can definitely get in the mix!

You’ve got to be in it to win it, keep up the good work RSE!

Happy Running,

Elaine, Club Captain

4 races have been completed in this year’s county championship series. Club members have been collecting points throughout these races.

Flying the flag for Running Somewhere Else in the county series is Sarah Page. She is currently leading her age group!

Fantastic running Sarah!

There are 8 more races in the series, the next is the Cirencester Summer Sizzler 10km.

The second race in the Short Stuff specialist championship was the Cleeve Cuckoo race. A new race to this years championship, it was a challenging off-road race with some brutal hills! 3 men and 13 ladies took on the challenge.

Men’s Competition

First Man home was Dave Witnall picking up the 10, followed by Mark Manley for 9 points, then Gareth Roberts picking up the 8 points.

Overall after 2 races, the mens results are interesting. Only 2 races have been run, and both had a completely different field so the top 3 is a bit tricky!

1. Dave Witnall and Tom Cooper both on 10 points
2. Mark Garrett and Mark Manley both on 9 points
3. Ben Chapman and Gareth Roberts both on 8 points

Ladies Competition

A bigger field in the ladies, first in for 10 points was Sharon Smith. Nadine Brown was second lady in, but has requested not to receive points, so the 9 points goes to Ellie Taylor, with Kirsty Pitts taking the 8 points.

The overall results are more straightforward in the ladies competition.

1. Sharon Smith 19 points
2. Amanda Tyler 13 points
3. Rosie Oates 10 points

Well done all runners. It’s still early days with more races to go. The next race in the championship is the Cirencester Summer Sizzler 10km.

Happy Running,

Elaine, Club Captain

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.