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The intention is to move the news items to this file on roughly a monthly basis.
Reminder about tomorrows festive jog up to Solomon's Temple. 10am from Pavilion Gardens Car Park.
A reminder that we have a Committee Meeting at 8.15pm on Wednesday 29 December 2010 at the Railway after the club night.
Counties - Wollaton Park, Notts - Saturday 8 January 2011 Deadline for entry has passed and the following are names of those I believe have entered: Steve V, Mark Q, Simon H, Emma W, Emma H, Wendy B, Wendy H, Tracey G, Annemarie C, Ros B - if your name appears & you're not actually entered, or if you are entered & your name doesn't appear, please e-mail Sheila Bradley.
Regionals (Northerns) - Herrington Country Park, Sunderland - Saturday 29 January 2011 See here for details & entry form - deadline is Friday 7th January 2011.
Nationals - Alton Towers, Staffs - Saturday 19 February 2011 Please e-mail Mark Quince if you want to enter. Deadline is 5 January, so please let him know as soon as possible.
Open Meeting, Graves Park Sheffield - Sunday 2 January 2011 Info here - good preparation for the counties the week after and a good opportunity to shake off some of that inertia from Christmas over-indulgence! 10.30 Juniors, 12.45 Women, 13.15 Men. Pre-entry by 31 December 2010, but entries taken on the day at a cost of £2 extra
Many Congratulations to Buxton AC who won the team fancy dress prize at the very popular Christmas Cracker race at Tittersworth today. Very icy conditions meant that for the second consecutive year the race went around the reservoir instead of the normal route over the Roaches. The Buxton AC 'No Sheep til Buxton' Team consisted of Sheep Rick Houghton, John Davies, Simon Harden, Simon Moorhouse, Ann Roberts Dinsley, Julie Gardener and Helen Elmore (Dark Peak), all controlled by Sarah Guise dressed as a dog. The flock ran together around the course...the occasional bleating could be heard. Other Buxton AC runners were Ian Hulse dressed as a Monk and Jane Denby dressed as Alice in Wonderland. Sheep costumes designed by Rick Houghton. Results and Photos to follow.
We have been asked to communicate this 10k event organised by the Colwyn Bay Athletic Club. The race is on Saturday 15th January 2011. Race Headquarters are at Colwyn Bay Leisure Centre. Entry form here
The format is simple, 15 races, compete in 8 to qualify. If you do 12 out of 15 you will receive a small prize of some kind. If you finish in the top three (Ladies and Men) or 1st Vet Male or Female, you will receive an award, given out at the Christmas Party in December. As soon as the first race is run a league table will be displayed on the website, which will be updated as races are run. The Races are:
January - Derbyshire Cross Country Championships (PRE ENTRY ONLY)
February - 1 mile handicap. Guess your time, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton (Wednesday 2nd February)
March - Cheadle (Staffs) 5 mile Spring Race (Sunday March 6th)
May - Goyts Moss Fell Race, 7 miles, Goyt Valley (incorporates Bill Moss Memorial Race winner for male and female first Buxton Runner home)
August - Taddington Lanes 4 Mile Trail Race & Race the Train 14 mile race, Wales (Club Weekend Away)
September - Bullock Smithy 56 Mile Race & Longnor Cross Country 4 Mile Race, Longnor, Buxton & High Peak 40 mile
October - Windgather Fell Race 13 mile, Goyt Valley, Buxton
November - Fletcher Cup 10 Mile (Guess your time to finish at 12 midday)
Also: 1. Any 5k time (send time to Emma for one run in 2011), 2. Any 5 mile time (send time to Emma for one run in 2011) 3. Any half marathon time (send time to Emma for one run in 2011) and 4. Any full marathon time (send time to Emma for one run in 2011)
Hopefully this caters for all, from 1 mile to 40 mile, from cross country to fell and road.
Thanks to Emma Wentworth for organising.
It's nearly upon us. This Wednesday, we have the Christmas Fancy Dress Run (including the occasional pub visit!). 6.45pm from the Railway, then Duke of York...etc. Prizes for best male & best female fancy dress outfits. Or just wear a bit of tinsel to join in the fun.
The Committee Meeting originally planned to take place on Dec 13th (to discuss mainly the club races) has been put back to Dec 29th. This will take place at 8.15 pm after the club run. Railway Hotel.
10am, Pavilion Gardens Car Park. 55 minute run up to Solomon's Temple. Work up an appetite for your Christmas dinner or run off that hangover?! Bring Santa hats, hip flasks & tinsel.
Do not forget that the Christmas Do to rule them all is being held in the Railway on Saturday 4 December 2010.
You can now find Buxton & District Athletic Club on facebook. Just follow the link Buxton & District Athletic Club on Facebook and you are ready to participate in the discussion or post a comment. I will provide a link in the navigation bar on the left in the next couple of days.
The second race in the North Staffordshire Cross Country League is held at Parkhall on Saturday 6 November 2010. We had a good showing in the first race, let's try and keep it up.
| Cat | Time | Race Distance | Cat | Time | Race Distance |
| U11 Boys | 12:45 | 2000 m | U11 Girls | 12:30 | 2000 m |
| U13 Boys | 13:00 | 3500 m | U13 Girls | 12:45 | 2000 m |
| U15 Boys | 13:15 | 4500 m | U15 Girls | 13:00 | 3500 m |
| U17 Men | 13:30 | 5000 m | U17 Women | 13:15 | 4500 m |
| U20 Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | U20 Women | 13:30 | 5000 m |
| Senior Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | Senior Women | 13:30 | 5000 m |
| Veteran Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | Veteran Women | 13:00 | 5000 m |
I am not sure what time the juniors are meeting at Buxton Community School. I will post the details here, when I have them.
I have managed to give the wrong distance for the Leg it Round Lathkill fell race on Sunday 14 November 2010. The race distance is only 12 km and not as previously advertised. There is also a junior race over 1.8 miles.
The next club championship race will be the Fletcher Cup, which is a 9.25 mile long race from Buxton to Buxton via Goyt Valley. The Fletcher Cup race will be held on Sunday 7 November 2010. The start and finish are on St John's Road near the two-storey car park by the swimming pool. You guess your time beforehand and then run the race without wearing a watch. Example: say you expect to cover the course in 70 minutes, you then start at 10:50. The winner is the person who finishes the closest to his or her estimated time (and noon). You may choose to run either in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction. Please can last year's winners (Ros Barrett and Rob White) please return the cups to Emma Wentworth. Emma has also requested that anyone who can help out on the day should contact her.
This is the Christmas Do not to be missed. I'm of course referring to the Club Do to be held at the Railway on Saturday 4 December 2010. You should all have received an invite. If you haven't received one, please speak to Sheila Bradley or Ros Barrett. The places are filling up fast, but there is still time to book your place.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 22 November 2010. The meeting will be held in the Railway in Buxton. The meeting will start at 8pm. It is possible to pre-order some food to be consumed during the meeting. Alternatively, food ordering can be sorted out on the night, though pre-order makes it a little easier for the pub. I would encourage as many members as possible to attend the AGM. The agenda for this year's and the minutes of last year's AGM will be available in the near future.
The next committee meeting will be held in the Function Room at the Railway on Wednesday 13 October 2010. The meeting will start at 20:15 or shortly thereafter. All members are invited to attend the meeting.
The speed session tomorrow night has been cancelled. My sincere apologies to all those who were thinking of coming along. Normal service will resume next Friday (8 October 2010) at 18:30. I've got a real treat in store for you - it's the Park Road circuit next week.
The first race in North Staffordshire Cross Country League is held at Knights Grange Sports Complex in Winsford (CW7 2PT) on Saturday 2 October 2010. Please see the Map of Winsford (1:50,000).
Instructions from the NSCCL's website: Following the A54 through Winsford the Sports Complex direction sign is evident from the A54 turning into Grange Lane. A free Public Car Park is available on the left at the bottom of Grange Lane with a Pub behind this Car Park. Toilets and limited Changing Facilities will be available in the Sports Complex.
| Cat | Time | Race Distance | Cat | Time | Race Distance |
| U11 Boys | 12:45 | 2000 m | U11 Girls | 12:30 | 2000 m |
| U13 Boys | 13:00 | 3500 m | U13 Girls | 12:45 | 2000 m |
| U15 Boys | 13:15 | 4500 m | U15 Girls | 13:00 | 3500 m |
| U17 Men | 13:30 | 5000 m | U17 Women | 13:15 | 4500 m |
| U20 Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | U20 Women | 13:30 | 5000 m |
| Senior Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | Senior Women | 13:30 | 5000 m |
| Veteran Men | 14:05 | 10000 m | Veteran Women | 13:00 | 5000 m |
The Juniors are meeting by the Sportshall at Buxton Community School off Temple Road at 10:30. Note also that MV70 runners will run in the Senior Women's race at 13:30, though this will not affect anyone in the club.
Emma Wentworth has sent me the lastest standings in the 2010 Club Championships. The standings include the times set at the Macclesfield Half Marathon and the results of last night's Dream On Mile. Please click on the link Club Championships 2010 standings to view or download the standings. Emma requests that runners who are competing in the club championships should send her their best half marathon and/or marathon times set in 2010.
We had a fantastic turn out with 23 runners on a mild, quite still autumn evening. There were some really fast times posted on the night. First to cross the line was Rob White, closely followed by Steve Watson and Mat Ivings. The ladies race was won by Annemarie Claye, from Emma Wentworth and Danielle Watson. There were two excellent performances from Elliot Meylan and Danielle Watson, two of our very promsing junior athletes. Please follow the link to Dream On Mile 2010 Results to view or download the results. A big Thank You to Kirsty Ormerod, Sheila Bradley and Dave Nutton for helping out with race. For the record,the next club championship race is the Windgather Fell race on Sunday 10 October 2010.
The first of four races in the North Staffordshire Cross Country League race is being held on Saturday 2 October 2010. The race is held in Winsford. Details on how to get to the venue can be found on the North Staffordshire Cross Country League website. The Junior section are meeting at by the Sportshall at Buxton Community School (off Temple Road) at 10:30. Please bring a club vest if you have got one. The club has a small number of vests that you may borrow. Please speak to Mark Quince if you want to borrow a vest. More details re. start times, race distances, etc. will be posted here tomorrow.
Emma Wentworth has sent me the lastest standings in the 2010 Club Championships. Please click on the link Club Championships 2010 standings to view or download the standings. Emma requests that runners who are competing in the club championships should send her their best half marathon and/or marathon times set in 2010.
Emma Wentworth has sent me the lastest standings in the 2010 Club Championships. Please click on the link Club Championships 2010 standings to view or download the standings. Emma requests that runners who are competing in the club championships should send her their best half marathon and/or marathon times set in 2010.
The official results of the High Peak '40' are now out. The club had three finishers on this trek through Peak District. Nigel Critchlow was first Buxtonian to cross the line, in 33rd place, in a time of 7:22:47. Next to finish was Emma Wentworth who completed the course in 7:54:14 and finished 53rd, while Simon Moorhouse finished 111th with a time of 8:54:37. Danny Feely was going really well, but had to withdraw after 32 miles. Well done to Nigel, Emma and Simon. Commisserations to Danny. Danny will be back of that I am sure.
It is now just over a week until the first race in The North Staffordshire Cross Country League. There are as usual four races in all. They are as follows: 2 October 2010 at Winsford, 6 November 2010 at Park Hall, 13 November 2010 at Stafford Common, and 11 December 2010 at Westwood High School in Leek. Winsford is a new venue so I do not know anything about the course, while the other three are all well-loved, nay cherished, courses especially the Westwood course. I will post further details closer to the time.
Many thanks to Ann Roberts-Dinsley who kindly sent a few photos from the Bullock Smithy held a couple of weeks ago. Apologies to Ann for the delay in uploading the photos, I encountered some downloading problems. Please follow the link Bullock Smithy 2010 to view the stills.
Sheila Bradley has kindly sent me a few pics from the High Peak 40 mile race, won by Duncan Harris (Chester Triathlon Club) in a time of 5 hours and 20 minutes. Nigel was around 7.23, Emma around 8 hrs, Simon around 9 - Danny unfortunately had to retire after 32 miles. Conditions were perfect , ideal weather. There was a field of around 180. Will let you have the actual times in due course. Please follow the link to view the photos from High Peak 40 - 2010 (stills) race. The slideshow can be viewed here High Peak 40 - 2010 (slideshow).
The next Club Championship race will be the Dream On Mile around Pavilion Gardens. The race will be held on Wednesday 29 September. The race starts at 19:15. Meet as usual at the Railway and jog up to the start on Broad Walk (near the junction with Fountain Street), or alternatively come directly down to the start.
Emma Wentworth has kindly forwarded the Club Championship standings as of 3 September 2010. The results include the recent Taddington Lanes Race. Please follow the link Club Championship Standings 2010 to view the standings. Emma also requests that all runners who are taking part in the championships send their best times over the half marahotn and full marathon distances (set in 2010) to her so that she can complete the standings.
Please remember that the Roy Fowler Memorial Relays are being held in Leek on Sunday 5 September 2010, with a 10:30 start time. The relay consists of four legs of two miles each. We have entered a number of teams. Nigel Critchlow is coordinating the teams. The Longnor Races are held on Thursday 9 September 2010. The start time is around 18:30, but will depend on the horse and motorbike races that precede the running races. There is a junior race over 2 miles (one lap) and senior race over 4 miles (two laps). Please note that the Longnor race involves a stream crossing - wet feet are inevitable!
Kenya's David Rudisha has lowered the 800 m world record again. He inched very, very close to a 1:40 clocking. His time was 1:41:01 and he won by almost two seconds. It is also worth noting that they went through 400 m in 48.20 - exceedingly quick. Another fine performance by Michael Rimmer who came fourth in the same race and set a new PB with 1:43:89 to boot!
I have moved the news from July 2010 to the archive, which you can visit by going to News from 2010.
We have two reports from the Race the Train Race. Ros Barrett sends the following report: "In the Dolgoch Challenge over 5.5 miles, Louisa Ramsay finished 3rd lady and 26th overall out of 104 finishers. Louisa's time was 44.19 and she beat the train to the top!! Danny, Louisa's older brother, who hates running, finished 21st overall with a time of 42:46. Excellent performances from Louisa and Danny! The seniors all had great fun teetering on the muddy edges of the precipices and wading through stinky bogs. The train beat all of us! We were too tired to go to the party afterwards!
Ann Roberts-Dinsley send the second report. Ann writes: "What a wonderful weekend for the club weekend away. Myself, my husband jarrod, Ros and Sarah Guise all travelled to Tywyn, west Wales for the prestigous Race the Train weekend. The weather was wet and the bogs deep but we had a brilliant time. Our times were: Ros - 2.18.01, Sarah - 2.26.35, Ann - 2.31.09, and Jarrod - 2.45.37. It rained throughout the race but then the sun came out. Tywyn is a beautiful seaside town with a great atmosphere with lots of other clubs taking advantage of the weekend with the entertainment in the marquee afterwards. Perhaps next year we'll get more Buxton runners up there, see the link to the race website: Race the Train website". Ann also send a photograph, which you can see by going to Three happy ladies at Race the Train race 2010.
Emma Wentworth took part in the Dorset Doddle, a 31 mile jaunt along the coastal footpath, and sends the following report: "Dorset Doodle was no Doddle! it was very hard with 7000 ft of climbing and mud like I have never seen! I finished with no injuries in 8 hours."
The latest Kenyan super talent, David Rudisha, set a new world record over 800 m at the Grand Prix competition in Berlin today. Rudisha shaved off 0.02 s from Wilson Kipketer's 13-year old record so the new record stands at 1:41:09; thus pushing down Sir Seb Coe to third place on the all-time list. Rudisha has gone under 1:42 at least once previously this year. Awesome! BTW, Rudisha's only 21 years old. The lad could go very far. We could see a 1:40 clocking before long.
Dave Moorcroft has always been a favourtite of mine. His UK record for 5000 m has stood since 1982. I wished he had been allowed to break 13 minutes; alas, it was not to be. It is fitting that the person to break his record is Mo Farah, who has blossomed properly this summer, thus fulfilling the potential he showed as a Junior athlete. Mo's new record stands at 12:57:94(!) and was set tonight at the Diamond League meeting in Zürich.
The next Club Championship race is the Taddington Lanes race, which will be held on Tuesday 24 August 2010. The race starts at 7pm. The junior race is over 2 miles, while the senior race route is 4 miles. Entry on the day only. The race HQ is the village hall.
Mark Quince will lead a new Wednesday night speed session. The first session will be held on 4 September 2010. No need to sign up for the session, just join in on the night.
The Junior section will take a short summer break. The Junior section training sessions will commence again on Thursday 2 September at 18:00 in the Sportshall at Buxton Community School.
Four Buxtonians travelled the short distance to Meerbrook to take part in the Meerbrook 15 km race. Nigel Critchlow was the first Buxton runner to cross the finish line; Nigel finished 45th with a time of 1:05:54. Ros Barrett finished 168th (and second in her age group) with 1:20:44, just ahead of Brent Greenway in 177th place with a time of 1:22:01. Emma Wentworth, still nursing her poorly wrist, completed the distance in 1:26:53, which earned her 206th place. Tracey Greenway, now representing Ilkley Harriers, took time out from fell running to finish a fine 59th overall; Tracey's time was 1:07:56. Well done, Nigel, Tracey, Ros, Brent and Emma.
Christmas is just round the corner, well maybe not quite. In the anticipation that there will a Christmas this year (a fair bet) Sheila has made a provisional booking for our Christmas Do. The date is Saturday 4 December 2010 and the venue is the Railway. There is no need to make any menu choices right now. This is merely to give you time to put the date in your diary. We will post further details of the event nearer the time.
The North Staffordshire Cross Country League has announced the dates and venues for the four races this year. They are as follows: 2 October 2010 at Winsford, 6 November 2010 at Park Hall, 13 November 2010 at Stafford Common, and 11 December 2010 at Westwood High School in Leek. Winsford is a new venue so I do not know anything about the course, while the other three are all well-loved, nay cherished, especially the Westwood course. I will post further details closer to the time.
Mick Hall, the organiser of Meerbrook, cordially invite all runners to the Meerbrook 15 km road race to be held on Sunday 8 August 2010. The route is challenging, but equally rewarding. The race starts at 10:00. Mick has received a large number of entries, but there is still room for a few more runners. You can enter the race online (on the SportSoft website).
I am very happy to report of our youngsters' fine performances at the St. Thomas More Schools Sports Day last week. Danielle won the 800 m and 1500 m in fine style. Sister Georgina finished third in the 1500 m. Bronwen sprinted(!) the whole way to clinch a fine win in the 800 m in her age group. Meanwhile, Lydia finished a fine second in both the 100 m and 200 m. The Community School is holding its Sports Day tomorrow, weather permitting. I confidently predict another set of excellent performances from our youngsters. Daniel Caines visited the club on Monday last week to meet with our coaches. It is not everyday we have a World Champion coming to Buxton for a visit. It was great that Daniel could come and visit. I hope to further exciting news to bring you in the near future.
As many of you will know, Roy Fowler was an outstanding runner in the 1960s and 1970s; Roy was the World Cross Country Champion in 1963. Roy sadly passed away in June last year. This is the inaugural relays held in memory of Roy Fowler. The relays consist of 4x2 miles. Nigel Critchlow is drumming up interest for these relays. Please speak to Nigel if you would like to compete. It would be nice if we can capitalise on the fine performances at Shugborough Relays. The relays are organised by Staffordshire Moorlands AC and will be held in Leek so there is no travel distance to talk of.
Please note that the Shining Tor Fell Race is being held tomorrow night. The registration (entry on the night) is being held in the Sailing Club's clubhouse by the Errwood reservoir. This is a cracking race - one not to be missed. The race starts at 19.30.
It brings me great pleasure to announce that the two-man relay record for the Pennine Way has been broken by Mark and Ged Cudahy. The brothers covered the 269 miles in 2 days, 7 hous and 18 minutes. They took a staggering 5+ hours off the old record.
I have updated the results with missing names. We were a bit unlucky with the weather, I thought. Please let me know by sending me an email (using the email address at the bottom of the page), if there are any errors in the results. A BIG Thank You to Sarah who organised the race, to all those who helped out before and on the day, to Norman Taylor for entertaining the crowds, to New Bodies Gym for sponsoring the events and, last, but by no means least, a BIG Thank you to all the runners who turned up for the event.
The Carnival 5-Mile road race saw a very exciting finish with Malcolm Johnson of Stockport Harriers just pipping evergreen Staffs Moorlands Andy Wilton to take first place. Third male was Kev Lilley from Sheffield who yet again finished tantalisingly close to the top spot. William Neill, a junior competing for Staffs Moorlands AC, finished a fine fourth. The male team prize was won by Staffs Moorlands trio of Andy Wilton, William Neill and Gareth Briggs. The women's race was won by Macclesfield Harrier Kath Lamplough from Joanne Clay and Louise Pimm of Bowline CC. The women's team prize was won by Buxton AC's trio of Belles: Sarah Nicholson, Wendy Bainbridge and Annemarie Claye. Please follow the link Buxton Carnival 5-Mile Road Race Results (68 kB, PDF) to view or download the results. Mick Hall was taking photographs during the race. Please follow the link to view Mick Hall's photographs. Apologies for any spelling errors. These are provisional results as I am trying to find the names of runners 77 and 112.
Tomorrow's speed session has been cancelled. Normal service will resume next Friday (23 July).
Sarah Nicholson, Rob White and Jonathan Sewell competed in the Manchester City 10 km race last weekend. Rob White sends the following report: "Three athletes from Buxton Athletic Club competed in the K-Swiss City of Manchester 10k on Sunday and recorded excellent performances.
1800 runners completed the race, which was won by Jean Ndayisenga of Burundi, with Salford’s Andi Jones a close second. Tessa Walker also of Salford won the ladies race with Yimeashu Taye of Ethiopa in second.
Sarah Nicholson of Buxton AC was the 14th lady home and won the Veteran 45 category in a personal best time of 44 minutes 44 seconds. Sarah also collected second prize in the shock absorber challenge – open to runners wearing a shock absorber bra!
Buxton’s Rob White and Jonathan Sewell also ran personal best times for the 10km distance. Rob finished 16th man in a time of 35:24 and Jonathan was 77th in 39:57.
Emma Wentworth sends this update on the results of the Shugborough Relays held last Wednesday: "Buxton AC fielded two teams in the recent Shugborough Relays in Stafford. The course was a two-mile cross country and paths around the Shugborough estate. The men's team came 10th in their age category, with Rob White 11.05, Stephen Ramsay 11.02, Dan Feeley 12.17 and Nigel Critchlow in 12.15. The Mixed Vets team came 5th in their age category with Mark Quince 13.43, Emma Wentworth 13.34, Ros Barrett 14.45 and Ian Francis in 14.03. Please click on Shugborough relays 2010 - team photo.
Stuck at the same pace all the time? Help is at hand as Mark Quince will hold speed sessions on Wednesday nights from 1 September 2010. I will provide a reminder and further details nearer the time.
I have finally managed to get round to upload the photographs from the first summer series race at Tittesworth reservoir. The photographs are courtesy of Jim Bradley. Please click Summer Series 2010 - Tittesworth to view the photos.
Steve Watson finished a fine 7th in the Tintwistle Round the Resers race on Wednesday 23 June. Meanwhile, we fielded two teams in Shugborough Relays. Our men's team consisting of Rob White, Steven Ramsay, Daniel Feeley and Nigel Critchlow, finished 11th. I am not sure where the our mixed team of Ros Barratt, Emma Wentworth, Ian Francis and Mark Quince finished as I am still awaiting the official results. The fourth race in the SMAC Summer Series was held at the Roaches. The Buxton athletes acquitted themselves very well; these were their finishing positions. Fun Run: 1. Joseph Grindey, 21. Jacob Grindey; Junior Race: 21. Thomas Drabble, 24. Natasha Lindley, 26. Louisa Ramsay; Senior Races: 14. Paul Drabble, 15. Paul Tutt, 119. Kirsty Ormerod, 128. Wendy Bainbridge. Rob White and Jonathan Sewell competed in the Bramhall Park 5 km race on Saturday; Rob's time was 17:53 and Jonathan's time was 19:43. Well done to all those who have been racing.
Congratulations to former club member Colin Wilshaw who finished well inside the 24 hr cutoff on his recent attempt at the Bob Graham round.
The club is fielding to very strong teams in the Shugborough Relays on Wednesday 23 June 2010. The Men's team consists of Steven Ramsay, Robert White, Nigel critchlow and Dan Feely. The mixed team is made up of Emma Wentworth, Annemarie Claye, Ian Francis and Mark Quince. Please meet at the Railway at 5 pm prompt. Emma will be picked up along the way. Please note that you must run in the Buxton AC vest.
You may feel that the cross country season is a very long way away. However, we announce the dates so that you can enter the races into your race calendar. 2 October 2010 - venue to be announced, 6 November 2010 - Park Hall, 13 November 2010 - Stafford Common, 11 December 2010 - Westwood High School.
The popular Pride Park Relays will not be held in 2010 as there was no one willing to organise the event. It is hoped that the relays will be reinstated again next year, if an organiser can be found.
The official results of the Buxton Half Marathon sponsored by Lomas Distribution are now available. Please click Results Lomas Distribution Buxton Half Marathon 2010 to view or download the results.
Emma Wentworth is canvassing the interest for taking part in the Shugborough Relays amongst the club members. The relays are held on Wednesday 23 June 2010. The men's and women's relays consists of four legs. Alternatively, we can enter a mixed team consisting of two women and two men. Please send Emma an email as a soon as possible if you want to take part. Emma's address is whartonemma (at) hotmail (dot) com.
Bislett is a legendary track which has seen a very large number of world records set over the years. The Diamond League moved to Bislett tonight. The audience was treated to a number of fine performances. My picks are: Jamaican Asafa Powell's 9.72 (equalling his PB but with 2.1 m/s tailwind so it won't count as a record) in the 100 m, Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha winning the 800 m in 1:42.04, Michael Rimmer's fourth place with 1:44.98 in the same 800 m race, Imane Merga (Ethiopia) winning the 5000 m race in 12:53:81 (and the first 10 runners going under 13 minutes!), Croatian Blanka Vlasic and American Chaunte Howard Lowe sharing the spoils in the Women's High Jump (2.01 m) and Irina Kuruchenko of Russia who long jumped 6.91 m. For the GB runners, it was a bit of mixed bag: Christina Ohourogou (400m, 4th place, 50.98), Celia Taylor and Marilyn Okoro (4th/5th, 800 m, 2:02.57/2:02.80), Andrew baddeley (12th, 1 mile, 4:00.66), David Greene(3rd, 400m hurdles, 49.05) and Nick McCormick, Jermaine Mays and Ricky Stevenson (5th/6th/8th, 1500 m, 3:39.76/3:39.81/3:40.31).
Wendy Higginbottom has had to pull out of the Swaledale marathon race on Saturday 12 June 2010. Wendy's place can be transferred to another club member. Please contact Wendy on Buxton 23759 if you want take her place. First come, first served.
I have updated the summer series fixtures lists with the correct venues. Please follow the link SMAC Summer Series Fixtures to see the completed list. The race distances might be slightly out but suffice it to say that the senior races tend to be between five and six miles and the junior races between one and two miles. The fun run for the youngest runners is around a mile long. Remember the first race in the series is held at Tittesworth reservoir this coming Thursday (3rd June).
Jonathan Sewell, fresh from the Club 5 mid-week, travelled to Bramhall Park for the Saturday morning 5 km race. Jonathan finished 16th and completed the course in a time of 20:10. I think this might be Jonathan's first Bramhall Park run.
It brings me great pleasure to announce that Rick Houghton completed the Bob Graham round this afternoon. And in what style. He had set a schedule for about 22 hours and his finishing time was 20:34. Truly awesome. RESPECT! Apparently his support runners on the final leg were not able to keep up with Rick, who sported the Buxton AC vest as he crossed the finish line at Moot Hall in Keswick. My spy reports that Rick is tired, but is grinning from ear to ear while drinking some well-earned Champagne. Congratulations to Rick for a truly amazing performance. Well done also to his support runners and helpers. Also, congratulations to Andy Pead and Mark Richards(?) (the line was cracking up), both of Goyt Valley Striders. Andy completed the round in 21:something and I'm not quite sure what Mark's time was. I hope to be able to bring you an account from Rick in the near future.
The race borchure containing useful information regarding the Lomas Distribution Buxton Half Marathon can now be downloaded from this website. Please click on Buxton Half Marathon 2010 - Race Brochure to view or download the brochure.
Please note that we have been forced to change the start time of the Lomas Distribution Buxton Half Marathon on Sunday 6 June 2010. The new start time will be 14:15. The change is due to an international event to be held at the Buxton Motor Stadium.
The club is holding a social eventin the Railway after the run next Wednesday, 2 June 2010. There is a music quiz organised by Paul Jenner from High Peak Radio. The quiz starts at 20:15 and finishes aroud 22:50 or 23:00.
Emma Wentworth has kindly sent me the results of the 5-mile race held last night. Please click on 5-Mile Road Race 2010 Results to view the results. Emma has also sent the updated Club Championship standings. Please follow the link by clicking on Club Championships 2010 Standings to view or print out the standings.
Eleven runners took part in the club championship race over 5 miles on the road. The course follows the Carnival race route and apparently is 4.95 miles according to Rob's GPS. The first three runners in their finishing order in the Ladies race were Annemarie Claye, Emma Havenhand and Sarah Guise. Winner of the Men's race was Rob White who was closely followed by Terry Fowler and Simon Harden. I will post the times here in the next day or so. Many thanks to Emma Wentworth for organising the race and to Rick Houghton, Simon Moorhouse and Dave Nutton for marshalling.
Please note that we have been forced to change the start time of the Lomas Distribution Buxton Half Marathon on Sunday 6 June 2010. The new start time will be 14:15. The change is due to an international event to be held at the Buxton Motor Stadium.
I think Rick's attempt on the Bob Graham round will be held on 28 May and 29 May. I do not have any details about the start time, but I know the start is at the Moat Hall in Keswick. To recap, the Bob Graham round is a 24 hr challenge involving a circuit around the Lake District taking in 42 peaks, inlcuding the big three, i.e. Skiddaw, Helvellyn and Scafell Pike, and measuring around 72 miles.
The next Club Championship race will be the Club 5-mile road race that is run over roughly the same course as the Carnival '5' race. The race starts at 19:15 from the Opera House. You can either meet up as usual at the Railway and jog up to the start or meet us by the Opera House.
The popular Goyts Moss Fell race is held on Wednesday 19 May 2010. It is a seven miler with 1400 feet of climbing in the beautiful Goyt Valley. The registration will take place at Derbyshire carpark from about 18:00. The race starts at 19:30. It is entry on the day only. Mark Fitzgerald, the organiser, is asking if any members who are not com[peting would consider helping out on the day.
Rob White was just five seconds outside his recent PB performance in the South Manchester Park 5 km races. Rob clocked 17:28 yesterday when he finished 2nd. He was just a second off the winner's time. Well done, Rob.
Amy Mellor and Sophie Quince won more medals on the second and final day of the Derbyshire County Track & Field Championships. Amy Mellor came second in the U17 Women 1500 m race and Sophie picked up another Bronze medal by coming third in the U13 Girl's 1500 m race. Again, Sophie set a new fine PB; this time she shaved off 7 s to record 5:35. Stephen Mellor came fourth in his race (U13 Boys). Also competing were Jessica Grindey and Lauren Ashmore though I have no details of times or race distances. At the other end of the age spectrum, Terry Fowler won the Vet's 400 m and took Bronze in the 3000 m. Well done, Amy, Sophie, Stephen, Jessica, Lauren and Terry. Apologies to other Buxtonians, if I have missed your names out. Further details on the County Champs to follow in the next couple of days.
Two of our promising junior athletes competed with distinction at the Derbyshire County Track & Field Championships today. Amy Meller won the U17 Women's 800 m race, while Sophie Quince won a Bronze medal in the U13 Girl's 800 m. Sophie also set a new PB with a 2:43 clocking; an improvement by three seconds. Well done, Amy and Sophie. I will provide further details when I have it.
A number of athletes took part in Sheffield Half Marathon at the weekend. Rob White ran an absolute blinder when he recorded a very swift 1:20:28 for a 37th place. That is a new formidable PB for the distance. Next Buxtonian to finish was Jon Sewell with 1.34.36 in 335th place. Jon was followed by Annemarie Claye in 1620th place with 1.51.10 and in 3453th place was Jayne Denby, who recorded a time of 2.12.07. Well done to Rob, Jon, Annemarie and Jayne.
Apologies to Caroline Taylor who also took part in the Marathon, but somehow managed to sneak under my radar. Caroline's time was 4:06:07 which earned her 12443rd place overall, 2367th place among the females and finished 1408th in her age group.
A number of our runners have travelled down to London for the Marathon. Alas, quite a few of the runners have had their preparation hampered by injuries, etc. The provisional results are: 5730/4931/2606 Nigel Critchlow 3:37:56, 6355/5403/803 Simon Moorhouse 3:41:16, 6522/990/592 Emma Wharton 3:42:13, 7831/6534/3505 Roland Meylan 3:48:33, and 25759/6932/4179 Ann Roberts-Dinsley 4:57:13. The first number corresponds to placing overall, the second number is the gender placing and the third number is the placing within the category (e.g. WS as in Women Senior). Also competing was Kyle Fowler who had an excellent run in the London Mini Marathon's Regional Challenge where he finished 12th, though Kyle was not entirely happy with his performance. Well done to all those who took part.
Rick Houghton is looking to recruit eight runners to take part in the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relays to be held on 3rd October 2010 in Lake District. I know we are a long way away from October, but please check and make a note in your diary. Please speak to Rick if you are keen to take part. Rick is looking to organise some recces to the Lakes, but these will probably not take place until after Rick's Bob Graham attempt.
Sheila Bradley sent me the official results of the Bill Moss Memorial fell race which was held on Sunday. Please follow the link Bill Moss Memorial Race 2010 Results to view or print the results.
I don't have any times, but I can report on the finishing positions. Rick Houghton won the race from Rob White, fresh from his PB run the previous day, with Simon Harden in third place. Nigel Critchlow came fourth and Mark Halsey was fifth. In the Ladies races, Sarah Nicholson won from Sarah Guise and Ann Roberts-Dinsley. Emma Wentworth and Sheila Bradley finished equal fourth and was retrieving the flags along the way. Emma has kindly provided me with the latest standings, which includes the results from the Bill Moss Memorial race. Please follow the link by clicking on Club Championships 2010 Standings to view or print out the standings. Many thanks to Emma for organising the event.
Rob White competed in Saturday's South Manchester Park run over 5 km. Rob improved on his time from previous week by a considerable margin. Rob's time was 17:23, when he finished second in the race. This was a new PB for Rob, who thinks that there is more to come. Well done, Rob.
The junior session on Monday 19th April has been cancelled as the coaches are on a course. Normal service will resume on Thursday 22 April.
I have corrected a couple of errors that had snuck into the Derbyshire Mini League dates. Match 1 - 17th April 2010 at Mount St Mary's College, Spinkhill, Match 2 - 19th May 2010 at Moorways Stadium, Derby, Match 3 - 23rd July 2010 at Moorways Stadium, Derby and Match 4 - 14th August 2010 at Moorways Stadium, Derby. You may also find the dates and venues by clicking on Derbyshire Mini League Dates 2010.
Rob White competed in Saturday's South Manchester Park run over 5 km. Rob improved on his time from previous week by a considerable margin. Rob's time was 18:44, which earned him sixth place in the race. The organiser claims that it was a new PB, but we know Rob's ran a lot quicker last year.
The next Club Championship race is the Bill Moss Memorial Fell Race, which is held on Sunday 18 April 2010 in Goyt Valley. The race is held in memory of Bill Moss, who was a member of the club for many years. The race starts at 11:00 from Bunsall Cob. Further details of the race will be posted here soon.
Rob White competed in Saturday's South Manchester Park run over 5 km. I think this might be an offroad (or part offroad) race, which would explain the slower than usual times. Rob's time was 19:45, which earned him second place in the race.
I have been forced to cancel tonight's speed session. I apologise to those who were planning to attend. I anticipate that normal service will resume next Friday.
I found the fell Calendar and have updated the Upcoming Races page. I have also attempted to update the other categories, but there are inevitably some gaps. I will update the upcoming page as soon as I have the details. Please check back soon.
You can now download the entry form to the Buxton Carnival 5-mile road race from this site. You can find a link to the race in the left hand margin of the home page, from the dedicated 5-mile page or by following the link Buxton Carnival 5-mile Entry Form to download the entry form. You will also soon be able to enter the race on-line. I will post the details here in the very near future.
This is a gentle reminder that the next Committee meeting is being held on Wednesday 31 March 2010 in the Railway in Buxton. The meeting starts at about 20:15 or soon after the runners get back from the run. All members are welcome to attend the meeting. For committee members only, please can you let Sheila Bradley or Kirsty Ormerod know if you cannot attend the meeting.
Please note that we are going over to British Summer Time tonight, i.e. the clocks go forward. We loose an hour's sleep tonight, but as compensation we get another hour of daylight. Sounds fair to me, besides we get the hour back in October.
I am pleased to announce that Goyt Valley Striders are reviving the Vanessa Chappell fell race this year after a few years absence. GVS has reached an agreement with the Moorside Hotel, Vanessa Chappel's family and Lyme Park. The race will be staged on Wednesday 26 May 2010. It is entry on the day only and the entry fee is £4, which includes soup and a roll. Registration at the Moorside Hotel, which is open for bar meals and drinks before, during and after the race. The race is open to athletes of age 16 and older. The race is over 5.6 miles with 1300 feet of climbing (BS) and starts at 19:30. Please support the race (and GVS) as it is a cracking little race.
The Dream On milke was held under a new format - as a guess your time - on Wednesday. The race was also the second race in this year's Club Championships. The results, just based on times, were: 1. Stephen Ramsay 5:09, 2. Rob White 5:10, 3. Mat Ivings 5:15, 4. Terry Fowler 5:25, 5. Amy Mellor 5:31 (Junior), 6. Jason Tatton 5:55, 7. Alex Lilburn 6:12, 8. Malc Brown 6:16, 9. Annemarie Claye 6:19, 10. Ann Dinsdale 7:21. The handicap race results, for the purposes of the Club Championships were: 1. Terry Fowler and Mat Ivings +5 s, 3. Stephen Ramsay +9 s, 4. Rob White +10, 5. Malc Brown +16 s, 6. Alex Lilburn +18, 7. Ann Dinsdale +19 s, 8. Jason Tatton +20 s, 9. Annemarie Claye +1:11. Emma Wentworth has updated the standings in the Club Championships. Please click on Club Championship Standings 2010 [PDF, 47 kb] to view or print the results.
Sheila Bradley sends the following report from the Stafford '20' race: "The race consists of 3 laps and incorporated the NSRRA League and the Staffs County Championships. The course is scenic, a little undulating and quite fast, though a strongish headwind curtailed any hope of fast PBs. It was won by Steve Brookes of Tipton in a time of 1.58.49 - a fairly slow time, but I guess the wind must have had some bearing on that. Roland Meylan led the Buxton runners home in a time of 2.40.55, followed by Mark Fitzgerald in 2.47.03, then Simon Moorhouse, 2.48.10. I came in next in 2.50.58, with Emma Havenhand & Emma Wentworth crossing the line together in 3.10.52. Ann & Jarrod Roberts-Dinsley, returning to long distance after a break following their marathon in Nice last November, completed two laps of the course." Please follow the link tp view photos from Photos from Stafford 20 - 2010. The photographs are courtesy of Jim Bradley.
Jayne Denby had an excellent run in the Grindleford Gallop on Saturday, a 21 mile, 3000 ft of climb, off-road event - she knocked 6 minutes off her previous pb for the race - a superb effort. Her finishing time was 5 hrs 2 minutes.
Sheila Bradley, our Membership Secretary, is eagerly awaiting your subscriptions for this year. The fee is a mere snip at £ 17. Please let Sheila have your money before the end of this week, if you intend to remain a member of the club. Sheila needs to send the information to UK Athletics for registration in the very near future.
Emma Wentworth is organising a long Easter Monday run over 18-20 miles from and to the Traveller's Rest Arms, Quarnford starting at 9am. A meal and drinks after the run if you fancy it. Please contact Emma on Buxton 214426 if you would like more information.
The next Club Championship race will be the Dream On Mile around Pavilion Gardens. The race will be held on Wednesday 24 March 2010. You can meet as usual at the Railway at 7 pm and jog to the start on Broad Walk, near Fountain Street. Each senior runner will then guess their time before the start. The person closest to their predicted time wins. There will also be a junior race, but it will be run as a straight race. Likely first start time is 7.15 pm, but I will confirm the start times in the next couple of days.
The Sports Relief races will take place in Pavilion Gardens on Sunday 21 March 2010. There will be three races over one mile, three miles and six miles, respectively. Paul Evans, the organiser of the event, is asking the members of the club if they can spare a few hours to help with marshalling, leading the warm up, etc. Please can you let me, Stefan, know by Tuesday next week at the latest, if you can help out between 09:30 and 12:00 approximately.
Rick Houghton and Sally took part in the Beachy Head Offroad Marathon last year. It was such an enjoyable experience that they are planning to take part in the race again this year. The race is held on Saturday 23 October 2010. Rick is keen to hear from others who would like to take part in this nice little tester. It might be possible to sort out a mini-bus, if there is enough interest. Please speak to Rick to put your name forward.
Congratulations to Ann and Jarrod who got married last Saturday. Best wishes to the happy couple from all members of the club.
English Road Running Association NIKE Senior Women's 6 Stage Road Relay Championship, Saturday 17 April, Sutton Coldfield The above road relays are being held at Sutton Park and will start at 12.20pm. Entries are only accepted through the online entry system at www.race-results.co.uk and the deadline will be Wednesday 7 April, absolutely no later. The Men's 12 Stage Relays are being held on the same day, starting at 12.00 noon (no details received as yet). We may enter a maximum of 3 teams per club and only A teams will be eligible to win Championship Team medals. Athletes MUST be registered with England Athletics. Please e-mail Kirsty Ormerod if you wish to be included in the team - as soon as possible. I think the Men's team will have to qualify for the Nationals by finishing in top 20 or 25 teams in the Northern Championships.
Emma Wentworth has kindly provided me with the current standings in the Club Championships 2010. Please click Club Championships 2010 - Standings [pdf, 26kb] to view or print out the standings.
The Buxton Carnival 5-Mile road race will be held on Saturday 17 July 2010. The race will start at 13:50 (to be confirmed). The entry forms will be available from mid-March. We are also planning to offer an on-line entry service as last year. Further details to follow.
The snow that appeared overnight greatly reduced the start field and made for an interesting race. We had to improvise the route slightly. The weather was surprisingly mild and hardly any breeze. The prize to the bravest runner goes to Andy who ran in shorts! Brrrr..... The results, subject to confirmation, were: 1. Andy Wilton, 2. Rob White, 3. Daniel Feely, 4. Ann Roberts, and 5. Sarah Guise. Many thanks must go to Kirsty Ormerod, the organiser, Kath Lamplough, Jared (soon to be Mr Ann), Phil Hutson (marshall) and Bill Allsop (who thought better of it, but turned up) for helping out. Please click on Club Cross Country 2010 - Photos to view some shaky photographs. Kirsty has also got a few photos which I will upload in the next day or so.
Rob White won the 5 km race in a South Manchester Park (no name given), which was held yesterday. Rob's time was 18:58. I am almost certain this was a cross country course.
The first club championship race is being held on Sunday 21 February. The race starts at 11 am from Temple Fields, just off Green Lane. The route is 4 miles and takes you up through the woods.
The club took part in the Northern Road Relays last year and it was a great success. This year the race will be held in Wythenshaw Park on Sunday 21 March 2010. Nigel Critchlow, the men's team manager, will soon be asking you if you want to take part. I think Kirsty Ormerod will be the ladies team manager, but I will confirm this in the next day or so.
Last year, we also managed a couple of teams in the Livingston Relays in Loughborough. The relays will be held on Easter Sunday 4 April 2010. Nigel Crtichlow will soon be canvassing your interest.
Jim Bradley is our communications czar. Jim puts together the articles that appear in the Buxton Advertiser. However, Jim needs your help. Please forward results and a few facts from any races you might have taken part in. Your information can be sent by email to Jim via Sheila's email sheilaAbradley (at) aol (dot) com. Jim would also appreciate if you enclose a photograph or two. It always liven up the story.
Sheila Bradley, our Membership Secretary, is gently reminding all members that the annual subscription for 2010 is now due. Apologies to those who have already paid the £ 17. Please can you pay Sheila the subscription by the 28 February 2010. You can pay by cheque, made payable to Buxton AC or in cash.
Tracey and Brent Greenway travelled to Long Mynd in Shropshire to take part in Long Mynd Valleys fell race. Brent takes up the story: "The race is 11.5 miles but with 4500 feet of climb. It sets off from Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton and is organised by Mercia fell Runners.
This was my first time but Tracey has done it quite a few times, so I listened to her advice which was take the first 6 miles steady as nearly all of the climbing is in the second part of the race. It was a drab cold day with mist clinging to the peaks and a field of 200 plus set off a bit late at about 11.40a.m in good spirits but with the stark warning that the race was officially finished at 3.00p.m and any unaccounted racers would trigger a search and rescue. I managed to keep with company all the way around - getting lost was not going to be a good option, and there are 7 checkpoints 2 unmanned with dibbers.
I knew that the race was tough so I took an isotonic drink and fuelled up at the beginning of the steeper climbs. The last three climbs are very steep, getting progressively more intimidating, I crawled up some of them to use my ams a bit and give my legs a rest - not very classy. Even less classy was my descending, mostly on my backside, which was very effective except for the time I hit a rock. I finished in 2:51:23 168th out of 200 finishers and about 8 DNF's. Tracey did an awesome 2:07:26 after waiting for someone and not stopping any training leading up to the race. Tracey was 40th overall, 3rd lady and first lady vet 45. Andrew Davies won the race in 1:39:41 with Simon Bailey 8 seconds behind!!!! May be I did get lost, those times are just unbelievable.
As always the race was superbly marshalled, and organised and with loads of photos posted on the web. The snicker bar handed to me at the end was devoured in seconds and there was plenty of complimentary hot soup and coffee at the village hall. Tracey was clean, changed and massaged by the time I arrived. She greeted me with a beaming smile asking me if I agreed with her that it is one of the prettiest races on the calendar. It was not the adjective that was springing to mind, but after a warm shower, change of clothes and lots of hot drinks I had to agree that the views are stunning.
As I continue my education in fell running, ticking off 'must do races' it always amazes and motivates me to see the spectrum of people and abilities enjoying the fells. Must do some more training though."
This is the list of Club championship races for 2010: 21 February 2010 Cross Country - 4 miles from Temple Fields; 24 March 2010 Club Dream On mile - 1 mile handicap race around Pavilion Gardens (7 pm); 18 April 2010 Bill Moss Memorial Fell Race - 5-miler in Goyt Valley (11am); 26 May 2010 Club 5-Mile Road Race (7 pm); August 2010 Taddington Lanes 4-mile Race (Date to be confirmed); 22 September 2010 Club Dream On mile - 1 mile around Pavilion Gardens (7 pm); 10 October 2010 Windgather Fell Race over 13.5 miles (11 am); 7 November 2010 Fletcher Cup - 9.2 miles through Goyt Valley. Also, you can record times in any half marathon and marathon to count towards the championships. The final race on the list is the High Peak 40 miler (in September). Please follow the link Club Championship Races 2010 to download or read see the list of races and dates including this year's club championship format. The organisers of the Club Championship races this year are Emma Wentworth and Kirsty Ormerod.
Paul Weir competed in the Liversedge Half Marathon where he recorded a time of 1:55:14, which earned him 257th place out of 417 finishers. Well done, Paul.
Three of our runners travelled to Alsager yesterday to take part in one of the fastest 5-mile road races in the country. The runners treated the race as a leg stretcher in their build-up to London Marathon in April. This is how they got on: 308. Emma Wentworth - 35:15, 341. Roland Meylan - 35:49 and 430. Simon Moorhouse - 37:47. 948 runners completed the course. The weather was crisp and conducive to fast times. Well done, Emma, Roly and Simon.
There were a couple of factual errors and a non-working link on the half marathon page. These errors have now been rectified. Many thanks to Simon Moorhouse for pointing these out to me. Please let me know if any other mistakes have slipped through.
Lomas Distribution Buxton Half Marathon will be held on Sunday 6 June 2010 this year. Thus we are back to the early June date of a few years ago. You can download the entry form by following the link Buxton Half Marathon 2010 Entry Form. Alternatively, you can enter the race on line. Just click Buxton Half Marathon 2010 Online Entry, enter your details, pay and your are in! We are very grateful for Lomas Distribution's continued race sponsorship - this will the third year they sponsor the race. I have updated the half marathon page so the information should be correct.
It is a new year and the subscriptions for 2010 are due. The annual subscription is a very reasonable £17, cash or cheque made payable to Buxton AC. Please pay your subscription to either Sheila Bradley or Kirsty Ormerod. The ladies would be very grateful if you could pay the subscription by 28 February 2010 at the latest.
Tracey and Brent Greenway took part in the recent Cannock Chase Trig Pont Race. Brent recounts the experience: "Just thought that I'd let you know I have just completed the Cannock Chase Trig Point Race. It is a 15 mile with 1500ft climb race but it was shortened to 12 miles due to the weather conditions which in the end were fine so it was a good decision to go forward. It is really well organised, well marshalled, with drink stations, and soup, tea and cakes at the finish that never run out. The race goes through Cannock Chase on wide trails. It is a navigation race with lot's of options but there's plenty of people around to follow, I think I ended up taking a couple of poor options but some good ones too so I don't feel hard done by. It is at a great time in the year to get some undulating miles in and I will definitely do it next year and recommend it for anyone to get back into racing for the New Year. I did 1:56:26 coming 88th out of 144 finishers. Tracey ran a blinder coming 21st overall, 2nd lady but first vet 45 1:36:16. (Tracey ran under Ilkley as it was a fell race). Sat in front of the fire now, shot to bits but happy." Well done, Tracey and Brent.
Rob White travelled all the way to Milton Keynes to take part in a 5 km race. Rob finished second with a time of 17:48. A very good start to the new year.
We had decent sized team travelling to Witton PArk in Blackburn to take part in the Northern Cross Country Championships. The results were as follows: U13 Girls: 68. Jessica Grindey, 104. Sophie Quince, 144. Lauren Ashmore (211 finishers), U13 Boys: 160. Thomas Drabble (184 finishers), U17 Men: 102. Chris Rushworth (Macc Harriers), Senior Women: 139. Emma Wharton , Senior Men: 248. Paul Drabble, 365. Simon Harden, Mark Quince, Paul Wells. Excellent performances throughout from our athletes. Blasts from the past: Kat Farquhar, an old training buddy of mine, was 45th in the Senior Women's race; Martin Roscoe (I competed against him when I was a student) was 43rd, while Carl Thackary (Hallamshire Harriers - one time winner of Buxton Carnival 5-mile road race) finished 92nd. Do not forget, next weekend sees the running of the postponed Derbyshire County Cross Country Championships.
The Derbyshire County Cross Country Championships will be held on 30 January 2010. It is likely that the Championships will be held at Markeaton Park, but this has not yet been confirmed. All those who entered for the original date are of course still entered, unless you have withdrawn your entry. The organisers will not accept new entries for this year's championships.
I have decided to cancel tomorrow's session due to the state of the paths and pavements. It is thawing merrily as I write this, but I feel it is prudent await better conditions underfoot. Sincere Apologies! I hope things can be back to normal on 21 January.
Ros Barratt is seriously considering to book a camping barn for the weekend of the Swaledale Marathon. Please can anyone interested in staying at the barn contact Ros as soon as possible. Accommodation is in short supply. Also, the race is full already.
Sarah Guise is giving a discount on sports massage to all club members and their families during January 2010. The cost of a session is £20. The price will be £30 from February 2010. Sarah is also offering a £5 discount on the next full price session for client referral. Please contact Sarah to make an appointment.
I have the pleasure to announce that the 2010 Fell Calendar has arrived. My copy arrived yesterday. Your copy should arrive in the very near future, if it hasn't already landed on your doormat. I will attempt to update our upcomg races page during the weekend. Thank you for your patience.
The organisers have been forced to postpone the Derbyshire County Cross Country Championships this Saturday 9 January. They will try to run the races another weekend, but no new date has been announced. Cheques submitted with the entry form have not been cashed and will be returned in the (unlikely) case the Championships will not be held this year, according to the Derbyshire County Athletic Association's website. I will bring you an update when I know more.
I have decided to cancel this Friday night's speed session, due to the conditions underfoot. It is just too snowy to be of much benefit. I suggest a steady run instead from where you live instead.
The Northern Cross Country Championships are held at Witton Park in Blackburn on Saturday 23 January 2010. The club is organising a bus to the race. Please can anyone interested in travelling on the bus let Mark Quince know as soon as possible.
Two hardy souls braved the weather conditions to take part in Woodbank Park 5 km race. Kyle Fowler won the race with a fine 16:54 clocking, while father Terry was eight with 21:12. I have no report on the conditions underfoot, but would guess it was quite slippery.
Sheila Bradley sends the following report from the New Year Celebrations at Edale organised by Ros Barratt: What a time was had by all! Great food, great company, and a great couple of days, courtesy Ros who came up with the mad idea of spending New Year's Eve in a youth hostel - mad enough to appeal to 23 of us, so perhaps not quite so mad after all, and it turned out to be a fantastic way to spend New Year.
A few of us (me, Jim, Suicide & Annemarie, plus Sid & Lucy - see Lucy posing below) met early in the day and had a snowy trek from the youth hostel towards Edale and part way along the Pennine Way, before heading back to Edale and an obligatory pub stop where, coincidentally, Ros & her family had decided to walk to on their arrival in Edale. Coincidence or just a group of alcoholics?! Louisa & her 'extra' party of 12 or so mid-teens were arriving at Edale Rail Station after we'd returned to the youth hostel and Ros fretted her way back there wondering whether they'd have on appropriate footwear (they didn't), torches (not a chance) and whether they'd find the youth hostel (they did, well they turned up so their geography can't be that bad!).
Everyone went to enormous lengths to prepare & bring wonderful food - chili con carne, thai green curry, salsa wraps, mushroom soup, tons of lovely salady things, a host of delicious puddings - and, importantly, enough alcohol to sink 2 battleships, never mind 1. Party games, charades, table tennis and many other daft games, especially Suicide's singing charades (you had to be there), sped us towards midnight and the witching hour - counted down loudly and positively by Gentleman Jim (MY watch is right, he insisted) and celebrated with the required amount of fizzy stuff. The Rushworth family did us proud with their contribution of the daft games - and gamely took part too, so we all acted & looked daft at the same time.
Despite promises of an early (7am!) run over Kinder, there was no evidence to suggest anyone actually left their beds much before breakfast started around 9 - and there were definitely no new footsteps in the snow (see Jim below gritting the paths on the day we arrived - he must have been a scout in his youth - not only did he bring a snow shovel but a bag of grit too!). Well, would you have got out of a nice warm bunk after a night on the ale? No doubt some couldn't quite make it down from the top bunks . . . .
Breakfast was a busy affair - the youth hostel was pretty full and other 'self-caterers' selfishly got up just before us and hogged the facilities for a short while - no matter, there was some more fine fare waiting for us to scoff - pancakes, croissants, brioche, cereals, toast, smoked salmon & scrambled egg - when does that New Year diet start? Great team effort went into the catering and, have to say, the washing up - even the teenagers, after a few gentle hints!
Debbie ably led the group on a wonderful winter walk from the youth hostel after breakfast, heading along the mid reaches of the valley towards Win Hill, with plenty of stops for the youngsters (OK, and some of the more mature of the group) to have snowball fights, skid perilously across icy ponds and generally be teenagers, plus a few snack breaks in case of threat of starvation, before we all arrived back at the hostel. Believe it or not, there was a real need for further snacking before the group, reluctantly, went our separate ways - well, there had been a severe snowstorm while we'd been out and you never know what you might encounter on the long trek back to civilisation ......
Thanks especially to Ros for the idea, for the booking, for sorting us out with what food we needed to bring - fantastic idea that went wonderfully well. Thanks to everyone for being such great sports & for a superb couple of days. When's the next outing? Please click on New Year's Celebrations at Edale 2009 to view the lovely photographs, courtesy of Sheila Bradley.
The Fell Calendar is not expected to arrive for a while yet. Brian Shelmerdine, the organiser of the Lamb's Longer Leg Fell Race, has therefore asked me to inform you that the race is pre-entry only! I stress - no entries on the day will be accepted. The race will be held on Sunday 17 January 2010 with an 11:00 start. To enter please send your entry form (a FRA generic form will do) along with a cheque for £ 3 to Brian Shelmerdine, 6 Salisbury Street, Hadfield, Glossop SK13 1NP. I presume you should make the cheque payable to Brian Shelmerdine but he does not say.
We had an excellent turnout at the Christmas Day run. I believe it was the best for quite a few years. We were blessed with snow to make it a truly festive experience. Please click on Christmas Day Run 2009 to view the photographs, courtesy of Sheila Bradley. I seemed to have deleted the original entry on the website. Apologies!
I wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope you achieve whatever you are aiming for next year. There are not many races over the festive period, but the respite will not be long as the County Cross Country Championships are held on Saturday 9 January 2010 - Markeaton Park is the venue for the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire races.
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