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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.

The Chedworth 10 mile race was the fourth race in the Endurance Expert championship 2019.

18 started the race… 17 finished……. ahem.

Men’s Competition

First home for the men was Ollie Hazel with a great time of 1:14:34. Next in was Ben Chapman with 1:27:41 and 3rd was Kevin Joynes-Creed with 1:41:57

The overall top 3 is as follows…

1. Andy Masser – 22 points
2. Kevin Joynes-Creed – 22 points
3. Dave Witnall – 20 points

The rest of the points went to…

Istvan Veigh (7), Rich ‘Ryo’ Taylor (6), Richard Marshall (5)

Great running fellas!

Ladies Competition

In the ladies we had Nadine Brown in 1st place with a fab time of 1:28:53, Sharon Smith in 2nd with 1:30:30 (1st LV60!) and Kirsty Pittes in 3rd with 1:36:07

The overall top 3 is as follows

1. Rochelle Ravenscroft – 26 points
2. Ellie Taylor – 19 points
3. Sharon Smith – 19 points

The rest of the points went to…

Rochelle Ravenscroft (7), Rebecca Hodgetts (6), Jo Beames (5), Cheri Edwards and Lindsay Gregory (4), Kate Potter (1st LV70+!) (2), Kay Thompson

Brilliant running ladies!

A really great turnout for a fab event and things are really hotting up almost halfway through the endurance championship!

The next Endurance Expert race is Two Tunnels Half on 12th May.

See you there!

Today saw the first race in this years Short Stuff Specialist Championship. 5 men and 6 Ladies competed in the Highworth 5 mile race. There was some impressive running today, with a lot of personal bests achieved.

Men’s Competition

First in for the 10 points was last years champion Tom Cooper. Mark Garrett picked up the 9 points, followed by Ben Chapman for the 8, David Whitlow for the 7, and Steve Sandercock for the 6 points.

1. Tom Cooper: 10 points
2. Mark Garrett: 9 points
3. Ben Chapman: 8 points

Ladies Competition

A storming run by Rosie Oates saw her pick up the 10 points today. She was followed by Sharon Smith for the 9. Amanda Tyler picked up 8, Pauline Tilbury 7, Caroline Sandercock 6, and Kay Thompson 5.

1. Rosie Oates: 10 points
2. Sharon Smith: 9 points
3. Amanda Tyler: 8 points

Great running all! The next short race is the Cleeve Cuckoo race.

Happy Running,

Elaine, Club Captain