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Hi all,

We’ve made a great start to our 2024 RSE club championship, with 3 endurance races completed and our first short stuff race at Highworth.

Our runners have been doing us proud as always by running amazingly in their yellow vests, and producing some cracking results.

Well done all who have raced so far, We think it’s going to be an exciting season, we’ve already got some new names in the mix!

Endurance Expert Category:

Three races into the competition and it’s already exciting, there are many runners in contention. We have 3 runners on 10 points just behind the top 3 in the mens!

Mens Endurance expert:

1. Mark Garrett – 18 points
2. Daniel Drayton – 14 points
3. Tim Wainwright – 12 points

Ladies Endurance expert:

1. Nia Glover – 20 points
2. Sharon Smith and Kirsty Pitts – both on 19 points

Short Stuff Specialist:

With only one race run in this competition, it is still early days, but a great start.

Men’s Short stuff specialist:

1. Jon Last – 10 points
2. Mark Garrett – 9 points
3. Ben Mutlow – 8 points

Ladies Short stuff specialist:

1. Sharon Smith – 10 points
2. Anne Gardiner – 9 points
3.  Elaine Chapman – 8 points

Overall championship:

Again, still early days, but great to see a lot of names in the mix, taking part in our club races.

Men’s Championship:

1. Mark Garrett – 27 points
2. Jon Last – 20 points
3. Ben Mutlow – 18 points

Ladies Championship:

1. Sharon Smith – 29 points
2. Kirsty Pitts- 24 points
3. Nia Glover and Sarah Page – 20 points

Fantastic running! Next short race is the Bourton mile, and the next endurance race is the Stroud Beer race.

Happy running all and keep up the good work!

Elaine and Ben,

Club Captains

The championship results are now on the website! What a fantastic season it’s been, it’s been a close competition this year and went right to the 5km and marathon results.

Well done to all runners and all those who took part.

Endurance Expert

This category was for races with distance ranging from 7 miles to marathon, with a mixture of terrain.

Men’s Competition:

Elliot took an early lead but Mark swooped in at the last race.

1. Mark Garrett – 49 points
2. Elliot Gardiner – 41 points
3. Alan Powderhill – 30 points

Ladies competition:

Very closely fought competition with a few rollercoaster races! This went to the end with the marathon deciding the final order.

1. Nia Glover – 50 points
2. Sharon Smith – 41 points
3. Sarah Page – 38 points

Well done to all who took part getting in the miles

Short Stuff Specialist

This category was for races with distances ranging from 1 mile to 10km, again with a mixture of terrain.

Men’s competition

Very close battle between 2nd and third place this year, especially in the 5km when each runner kept outdoing the other!

1. Mark Garrett – 50 points
2. Ben Chapman – 42 points
3. Elliot Gardiner – 40 points

Ladies competition

Very exciting competition here, Ann putting in a very strong lead early on, but pipped at the post by Sharon, well done! Also very exciting battle for third with 3 people within 3 points!

1. Sharon Smith – 47 points
2. Ann Gardiner – 41 points
3. Zoe Markham-Lee – 31 points

Overall Championship

What a year it has been. We’ve been so pleased to see so many of our runners taking part this year. It’s been very exciting with some close battles to get those trophies. Well done all runners

Men’s competition

1. Mark Garrett – 80 points
2. Elliot Gardiner – 66 points
3. Alan Powderhill – 47 points
4.  Masters trophy – Darren Jenner – 46 points

Ladies competition

1. Nia Glover – 80 points
2. Sharon Smith – 74 points
3. Zoe Markham-Lee – 47 points
4. Masters trophy – Nadine Brown – 56 points

Amazing results! Well done to all trophy winners, but an even bigger well done to all other runners who showed up in their yellow vests to race or support team RSE.

New races will be announced soon.

Any queries about results – please speak to Elaine about the Men’s results and speak to Ben about the Ladies results.

Happy running team RSE

Your Club Captains

Elaine and Ben

Hi all,

What a championship we are having this year! So many of you fantastic runners out there in your yellow vests doing your club proud. Many names in the mix. With 2 races and the 5km/marathon element left in each category, it is far from decided who will take the prizes. Just a reminder, you have to complete the correct number of races in each category to qualify for the prizes. (5 races in endurance and short category, 4 of each for the overall championship).

Endurance Expert Category

In this category, so far no runners have completed the required 5 races, so will go with the best score for each. Some new names in the mix this year which always makes me happy! 2 races remain – Chedworth and the Stroud half, plus it is time to start sending me your brilliant marathon times. The battle between Dave and Mark continues, but for now they are battling for the silver as Elliot is in the lead!! There are also a few runners close to that ladies top 3, so it is far from over!!

Ladies Category

1. Nia Glover (40 points)
2. Sarah Page (25 points)
3. Nadine Brown (20 points)

Men’s Category

1. Elliot Gardiner (32 points)
2. Mark Garrett and David Witnall (29 points each)

Short Stuff Specialist Category

In this category we have runners that have completed the 5 required races, so will take those runners as the top 3. This makes things very exciting! 2 races remain – Angels 10km and Run Upcote and of course any 5km, again time to think about sending me your great 5km times. Another exciting competition in both categories, lots of runners circling to take those prizes!

Ladies Category

1. Anne Gardiner (34 points)
2. Kirsty Pitts (22 points)
3. Felicity Crotty (10 points)

Men’s Category

1. Mark Garrett (49 points)
2. Ben Chapman (35 points)
3. Steve Sandercock (13 points)

Overall Championship

In this category, we have runners who have completed the required number of races, so again I am taking these results for the top 3. There are so many runners 1 off qualifying for overall, hopefully a good incentive to enter the last races. As well as prizes for top 3, we also have the masters trophy to fight for

Ladies Championship

1. Nadine Brown (40 points)
2. Kirsty Pitts (39 points)

Well done ladies, 1 point between you both! Some strong runs by you both this year.

Men’s Championship

1. Elliot Gardiner (61 points)
2. Alan Powderhill (36 points)

Yes that’s right, currently no Mark and Dave, well done Elliot and Alan who have both picked up a few more PB’s this year.

Well done to all who have been running in our championship this year, there really has been some excellent running.

The updated table is available, you will see that many of you are so close to qualifying in each category, this years championship is far from over! Next club race is Chedworth 10miler in the Endurance category, Angels 10km in the Short stuff category (also a Glos AAA event!). Keep up the good work.

Happy running!

You club captains,

Elaine and Ben

Here are the final results to this year’s RSE club championship. Well done to all have raced this year, it’s been brilliant to see so many yellow vests out there at so many races. A total of 20 Men and 34 Ladies have taken part in club races in 2022.

Endurance Expert Category:

This category included races with distances starting at 7 ish miles at Stroud Beer race to Marathon distance. 5 out of 8 races needed to be completed to qualify. It was a close battle for both the ladies and the men’s competition.

Endurance Expert Ladies Top 3:

1. Elaine Chapman (43 points)
2. Eleanor Witnall (41 points)
3. Sarah Page (30 points)

Endurance Expert Men’s Top 3:

1. Mark Garrett (48 points, won on head to head)
2. David Witnall (48 points)
3. Phil Southworth (42 points)

Short Stuff Specialist Category:

This category included races with distances starting at 1 mile to 10km distance. Again, 5 out of 8 races needed to be completed to qualify.

Short Stuff Specialist Ladies Top 3:

1. Nia Glover (50 points)
2. Eleanor Witnall (42 points)
3. Elaine Chapman (37 points)

Short Stuff Specialist Men’s Top 3:

1. David Witnall (50 points)
2. Mark Garrett (47 points)
3. Phil Southworth (35 points)

Overall Championship Results:

To qualify for the overall championship, 4 races from each category needed to be completed. Sadly this year, only 2 ladies qualified, and no masters trophies will be handed out either.

RSE Overall Ladies Club Championship Top 2:

1. Eleanor Witnall (70 points)
2. Elaine Chapman (65 point)

RSE Overall Men’s Club Championship Top 3:

1. David Witnall (79 points)
2. Mark Garrett (77 points)
3. Phil Southworth (64 points)

Congratulations to Dave and Ellie, our 2022 RSE Club Champions – who are also the first married couple to both win!

The updated spreadsheet with all results is now on this website, under the championship section. We will be announcing the 2023 races soon. Any questions or queries speak to your club captains, Elaine Chapman and David Witnall.

Happy running all, well done for all who have taken part in our club races and bring on 2023!