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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 🙂

The Gloucester Half Marathon race was the first race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

A good turn out so early on in the year with 6 men and 6 ladies all bringing championship points home with them.

Men’s Competition

First in for the men was Mark Garrett with a brilliant first run back in RSE club colours securing all 10 points. The top 3 was completed with Tom Cooper in 2nd place with 9 points and Andy Masser in 3rd with 8 points.

The top 3 is as follows…

1. Mark Garrett 10 points
2. Tom Cooper 9 points
3. Andy Masser 8 points

The rest of the points went to…

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

Fantastic running chaps – looks like it’s going to be a juicy league this year!

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Rochelle Ravenscroft in 1st place picking up 10 points (fresh off the back of a 77 mile run just 7 days before!), with Linda Edwards coming 2nd securing 9 points (great to have you back Linda!) and in 3rd place was Sandie Wood (with a really great PB too!)

The top 3 is as follows

1. Rochelle Ravenscroft 10
2. Linda Edwards 9
3. Sandie Wood 8

The rest of the points went to…

Nadine Brown (7), Becca Wilson (6) and Pauline Tilbury (5).

Brilliant running ladies – fab effort all around.

Our next endurance race which is our is Wiltshire 10 on the 10th February.

Great running to every single one of you and well done for getting those points on the board nice and early in the season!

This year we are adding a Master’s trophy to our Overall Championship, in both Men’s and Ladies Categories. The highest non-ranking veteran will receive a prize. Veterans for ladies is 35+, Men 40+. If you are in the top 3 of the overall championship, you won’t be eligible to win this, but then you’ll be in the top 3 anyway, which is awesome. This prize is for the overall championship only, not the sub-categories.

Happy Running!

Gloucestershire AAA County Cross Country Championships

The 2019 Gloucestershire AAA County Cross Country Championships was held at Rendcomb College, Nr Cirencester on Saturday 5th January 2019.  The course was described as suitable for studded shoes and spikes and consisting of a mix of grazed fields, wooded tracks and several stream crossings.

Success at this event could result in selection to represent Gloucestershire at the 2019 Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Loughborough on Saturday 9th March.

The ladies event was a 6.5 km race involving 2 laps around a 3.3km circuit.

Representing RSE was Sharon Smith who completed the race in 35:39 coming 1st in the LV65 category.  She was followed by

Ellie Taylor – 35:52

Jo Wood – 37:16 and 4th in the LV40 category

Elaine Chapman – 37:32

Sarah Gray – 45:53

Kate Potter – 45:53 and 1st in the LV70 category

The senior ladies team came 13th overall.

The men’s event was a 10.0 km race involving 3 laps around a 3.3 km circuit.

Representing RSE was Dave Witnall who completed the race in 44:29.  He was followed by

Mark Manley – 46:24

Vijay Shaw – 48:17

Ben Chapman – 50:53

Martin Sheriff – 52:56

Great effort from all runners and supporters.

Cirencester Park Run 

Vicki Mason – 27:18

Anne Gardiner – 28:31

Cathy Steer – 28:38

Sarah Reynolds – 31:23

Suzanne Steel – 32:19

George Rackley – 32:38

Amanda McIlroy – 41:06

Swindon Park Run

Martyn Joyce – 20:53

Steve Sandercock – 26:02

Sandie Wood – 27:36

Tracy Webster – 29:23

Caroline Sandercock – 33:51

Cheltenham Park Run

Lisa Courtney – 25:52