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The intention is to move the news items to this file on roughly a monthly basis.
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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