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Race Results – New Comms Officer

 

Dave Daniels – Communications Officer

Following the Club’s AGM last week we are pleased to announce that Dave Daniels is now RSE’s Communications Officer. Dave will be writing and publishing the race report each week so we can continue to celebrate all running achievements for club members.

As you have been doing, please let Dave know if you have raced each week ASAP (but before 5pm on the Sunday) if you would your race times to be included.

It is useful if you can provide the following details:

  • the name & distance of the race
  • a brief description of the race route
  • your chip time
  • Any other interesting info e.g. PB/SB, your first half marathon etc.
  • A photo!

Dave can be contacted via WhatsApp / text on 07505766964 or email: davedaniels226@yahoo.co.uk

Happy running all,

Nadine 🙂

RSE Racing Report – 17 June 2018

Summer Sizzler 10k

RSE were out in force at the Cirencester Park Summer Sizzler 10k event on Wednesday evening organised by Cirencester Athletics. The course consists of 2 laps and goes through scenic parkland exclusively within the estate of Cirencester Park. This race is part of the RSE Championship and every RSE member ran like true champions with a number of PBs and SBs being recorded.

First home for the club (and just missing out on a top 10 finish by 5 seconds) was Tom Cooper putting last weeks disappointment to bed. Teresa Hazelwood confirmed she is certainly getting back to her best by finishing as first female for the club. Sharon Smith finished first in the LV65s, Sarah Page 2nd in LV55s and Teresa Hazelwood 3rd in LSEN. There were plenty of big personal bests to celebrate also – well done Martin Sheriff (1 min off), Rosie Oates, Linzi Gregory (2 mins off), Helen Berry (7 mins off), Sarah Page (4 mins off), Emma Hine, Cathy Steer (8 mins off), Vanessa Poole (5 mins off) and Lisa Evans (2 mins off). Great to see Lisa Courtney and Tony Wilkins in the RSE Vests for the first time too! Congratulations to all 34 of you.

Tom Cooper 38:22; Mark Manley 42:01; Andy Masser 44:46; Ben Chapman 45:24; Teresa Hazelwood 46:52 (3rd Sen Lady); Steve Phelps 47:35; Tony Wilkins 47:39; Martin Sheriff 47:48; Sharon Smith 47:54 (1st LV65); Elaine Chapman 48:16; Nadine Brown 48:22; Vic Trykush 48:27 (SB); Paul Coates 48:42; Jo Wood 48:46; Cheri Edwards 49:00; Ellie Taylor 49:56; Rosie Oates 50:12 (PB); Martin Pitts 50:45; Linzi Gregory 50:55 (PB); Kirsty Pitts 51:10 (SB); Wayne Edginton 52:27; Jess Osbourne 52:52; Helen Berry 53:21 (PB); Lisa Courtney 53:58; Sarah Page 55:06 (2nd LV55, PB); Emma Hine 55:14 (PB); Cathy Steer 58:26 (PB); Vanessa Poole 59:05 (PB); George Rackley 1:02:18; Lisa Evans 1:07:56 (PB); Caroline Joynes-Creed 1:09:55; Edith Putt 1:10:15; Charlotte Austin 1:12:19 and Kay Thompson 1:23:14.

Well done to the Mini RSEs too (Ellena Daniels, Toby Wood, Rory Brown & Isobel Daniels) who completed in the 3k Fun Run. Special congratulations to Ellena as this was her furthest run!

Hope24

Hope24 is a special event for many reasons. Located in Plympton on a private estate, the event provides a friendly atmosphere for runners to get together and challenge themselves to achieve their own targets. Based on a 5-mile trail course in this stunning estate, the event is open to solo runners or teams of 2-8, over a 24 hour period. This year saw Hope24 celebrate their 5th birthday, with RSE being proud to be involved since the start!

8 RSE members camped and raced through the 24 hours. Well done Richard Marshall, Elaine Chapman, Ben Chapman, Nadine Brown, Amelia Culshaw, Nick (Animal) Duncan, Ellie Taylor and Rich Taylor who achieved an outstanding 31 laps, a total of 155 miles in 24:36:29 and finishing in a hugely impressive 4th place overall.

Laps:

Ben Chapman – 4 Laps (48:42, 46:44, 56:32, 49:16)

Amelia Culshaw – 4 Laps (38:23, 37:36, 46:52, 39:23)

Nick (Animal) Duncan – 4 Laps (39:09, 40:31, 44:50, 43:07)

Elaine Chapman – 3 Laps (55:08, 48:20, 53:15)

Richard Marshall – 4 Laps (53:24, 51:01, 56:17, 52:54)

Nadine Brown – 4 Laps (41:37, 44:26, 44:29, 45:51)

Rich (Ryo) Taylor – 4 Laps (47:14, 51:21, 56:36, 52.08)

Ellie Taylor – 4 Laps (42:47, 46:35, 48:14, 53:45)

Sandie Wood also joined the festival fun supporting the relay team and completing a single lap in Hope5 in 53:24

 

Mini RSE runners Daniel and Matthew Chapman ran in Hope2.4 and finished in a very impressive 18:39 and 22:46 respectively.

 

Not satisfied in running the 24 hour relay race, some of the crazy gang also chose to squeeze in a cheeky Plymvalley park run in the morning! (See results below).

Well done also to Elaine & Ban Chapman who have really made RSE a part of the fixtures and fittings of this glorious event by attending every year since its inauguration.

Humphs Hilly Half

The Bourton Hilly Half is a challenging yet picturesque race following a single loop, starting and finishing in Bourton-on-the-Water. A notable scenic route through the pretty villages of Clapton, Sherborne, Windrush, Great Barrington and Great Rissington, it is a firm favorite with many RSE members.

Congratulations to Cheri and Linzi who ran their first half marathon and achieved impressive PB’s on this challenging course with some excellent RSE performances alround in a field of 117 finishers

Fist home for RSE was Mark Manley in 1:36:59 closely followed by John Buck (2nd in his age category) in 1:38:15. For the ladies, Cheri Edwards (3rd Senior Lady) was first home in 1:54:22 (PB) followed by Linzi Gregory in 1:57:22 (PB).

Ridgeway Revenge

The Ridgeway Revenge Half Marathon, takes on the challenge of beautiful undulating miles set along Britain’s oldest path.  Race or run part of the historical ancient trail walked by soldiers and herdsman 5000 years ago.  Experience the mystical Alfred’s Castle and classical Ashdown House set within the beautiful countryside of the Wiltshire Downs. A trail run not to missed.

With a total of 146 finishers, first home for RSE in 6th place overall and 3rd in his age category was Ollie Hazel in 1:38:49 followed by Teresa Hazelwood in 2:02:05.

Cheltenham Challenge

The Challenge is a multi-terrain event offering 5K, 10K and Half Marathon distances. All races are open to runners and walkers and isstaged as a fundraising event operated by Cheltenham-based charity Caring for Communities and People.

Andy Masser finished the half marathon in a very respectable 1:52:34 followed by Alice Mason in 2:41:22.

Meanwhile in the 10K, Steve Phelps was first home in 52.32 followed by Kay Thompson in 1:20:32.

And a well dome to Rosie who supported her Mum around the 5k event.

Parkrun

Swindon: Martyn Joyce 20:47.

Plymvalley: Ryo Taylor 29:22, Sandie Wood 29:54; Nadine Brown 29:54; Ellie Taylor 29:52.

Cirencester: Paul Coates 24:02(PB); George Rackley 27:10(PB); Libby Saunders 31:26.(PB)

 

Well done to all racers, runners and supportersthis weekend, you’re doing your club proud.

GO TEAM RSE!

RSE Racing Report – 10th June 2018

South Downs Way 100

The SDW100 is a 100 mile race taking in the entire South Downs Way National Trail, boasting stunning rolling hills, ancient forts, picturesque villages and expansive views across Southern England. The course travels along the chalk ridgeway, starting just outside of Winchester and heading east until the trail ends in Eastbourne. Beginning at 6am on Saturday, the course has a 30 hour cut off. Henry Church finished this incredible challenge in 21hours 36minutes, 47th out of over 350 starters. Inspirational, Henry!

Lacock Road Race

Featuring a 1k family fun run, 5k, 10k and half marathon this is a fully closed road event taking in the tranquil and picturesque lanes of the Wiltshire Countryside and through the historic streets of Lacock itself. The race starts on the village green opposite the Abbey, heading out of town and over some lovely stone bridges over the river Avon. It’s a 1 lap course for the 5km, 2 laps for the 10km and 3 laps for the Half Marathon.

Congratulations to Andy Masser and Amanda Haines who took part in the 10k finishing in 46:18 and 1:05:00. respectively. This was only Amanda’s second 10k and achieved a new PB!  Also Libby Saunders, who raced for the first time, completed the 5k and did so in very respectable 31:50. What a great achievement, Libby. Fantastic work all of you!

Cotswold 113

The Cotswold 113 is a middle distance triathlon set in the heart of the picturesque Cotswolds. The Swim is a one lap 1.9km in lake 32 based in the centre of the Ashton Keynes water park. The bike section leaves the water park and heads out for a flat and fast 56 miles, followed by the 13.1 mile run that takes in lake side paths as well as local village routes before finishing back close to the lakeside transition in the finishers area. RSEs very own Andy Sampson completed the event in 5:34:48 (Swim 41:19, Bike 2:47:46, Run 2:01:13) – a truly fantastic effort Andy, well done!

Endure24

Endure24 mixes serious ultra-running with a 24 hour team relay race; the five mile woodland and trail routes are incredibly scenic and end with a loop around the event race village. Well done to Linda Edwards who took part in this ’24 hour running party in the woods’ with Bourton Roadrunners, recording 20miles herself and helping them achieve 151miles as a team!

parkrun

Bekley: Steve Sandercock 26:04.

Cirencester: Sarah Page 29:01 (PB); Helen Berry 29:26 (1st timer); Jon Collins 29:51; Suzanne Steel 30:29 and Kay Thompson 41:05.

Fantastic work everyone this weekend, whether you’ve ran, raced or volunteered. And if, by chance, your run didn’t go the way it was meant to remember ‘a minor setback paves the way for a major comeback’. 😉

RSE Racing Report – 3rd June 2018

Fairford 10k

An amazing time was had by all at the Fairford 10k, once again hosted by Running Somewhere Else.  This very popular race brought over 400 runners to the lovely town of Fairford, where the competitors were taken on a undulating course in very warm conditions around the stunning countryside of the area.
Our congratulations go to Alex Lee from Cheltenham and County Harriers who was first over the finish line in an incredible time of 33:10 and the first lady Gemma Hargreaves (unattached) in 38:10.
Well done to every runner who took part, you are all inspirational and a big thank you to the organisers, the lead cyclists, the marshals, the sport masseurs, the back runners, the supporters and of course, as always, Fairford Festival. Through the generosity of the event sponsors, additional contributions made from runners at entry and donations to sports masseurs it has been the most successful year on record for money raised for RSEs charity of the year ‘the Churn Project’ and the Fairford Town charity. Thank you everyone.

RSE as always shone through on the day with 21 members competing. Special mentions to Tom Cooper as first runner back for the club and Sharon Smith who came 1st in her age category. Also, an amazing achievement for many of our recently graduated ‘beginners’, I hope you feel as proud of yourselves as we do of all of you. Awesome work Sarah, George, Vanessa, Cathy, Manda, Amanda, Lisa and Kay. First outing in the RSE vest for Caroline and Kevin too.
Tom Cooper 39:51; Steve Phelps 48:54; Victor Trykush 49:35; Sharon Smith 50:02 (1st LV65+); Paul Coates 50:34; Elaine Chapman 50:57; Norm Lever 53:56; Linda Edwards (running for 1st Claim Bourton Roadrunners) 58:06; Tina Outlaw 58:56; Andy Sampson 58:57; Sarah Page 59:39; George Rackley 1:00:46 (1st 10k); Vanessa Poole 1:05:46; Cathy Steer 1:06:45; Manda Bloomer 1:07:15; Amanda Haines 1:08:00; Lisa Evans 1:10:52; Jon Collins 1:12:17; Caroline Joynes-Creed 1:14:03; Kevin Joynes-Creed 1:14:03; Kay Thompson 1:16:10 (PB by 2mins!) and Becky Heal 1:37:59.
Fairford Festival also hosts a 3k fun run prior to the main 10k race. Two of RSEs future stars took part – Well done to Rory Brown and Isobel Daniels! What superstars you are 🙂

Cleeve Cloud Cuckoo

The Cleeve Cloud Cuckoo 5.5miles multi-terrain race is held over an undulating course on Cleeve Common starting and finishing at Cleeve Hill golf club. The course is a figure of eight and the race is run entirely on Cleeve Common, mostly on grass footpaths but with stretches of gravel and stones. In a field of 125 runners, Teresa Hazelwood ran an impressive 50:47 on Thursday to finish 10th lady overall. Well done Teresa!

 

Blenheim Palace Triathlon

Amy (and Karl) Breakspear took part in the Bloodwise Blenheim Palace Triathlon on Saturday consisting of a 750m swim, 19.8km bike ride and 5.4km run around the World Heritage Site. Well done Amy finishing in 2:20:17!

parkrun

Plenty of PBs and a few first timers at parkrun this weekend, including Amanda who has recently completed the clubs beginners course – great going all!

Swindon: Martyn Joyce 21:00; Jon Lewis 21:47 and Caroline Sandercock 34:02.

Jersey: Vicki Mason 26:57 (1st timer!)

Cirencester: Martin Sheriff 24:24 (PB); Jon Collins 25:28 (PB); Jess Osbourne 25:30 (PB); Libby Saunders 31:42 (PB); Guillermo Tomac 35:20; Charlie Austin 36:35 and Amanda McIlroy 41:30 (1st timer)

Well done everyone!