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!
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.
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…
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
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…
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
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!