Author Archives: Nadine Brown

Fountain 5

17 RSE members traveled to the Forest of Dean on Thursday evening to take part in this challenging trail race as part of the clubs Short Stuff Championship. 120 runners in total enjoyed the multi terrain, undulating, route on forest tracks and paths with Sharon Smith picking up first in her age category and Club Captain Elaine Chapman finishing within the Top 10 women overall!

Dave Witnall 37:14; Mark Manley 38:14 (2nd MV50), Elaine Chapman 43:15; Steve Phelps 44:04; Sharon Smith 44:44 (1st F60); Nadine Brown 45:09; Ellie Taylor 45:15; Martin Sheriff 46:35 (PB); Teresa Hazelwood 47:09; Cheri Edwards 47:13; Paul Coates 47:47; Jess Osbourne 48:43; Kirsty Pitts 49:19; Richard Marshall 49:43; Sarah Reynolds 50:30; Becca Wilson 59:04 and Caroline Coates 1:02:45.

Westonbirt 10k: Run for the Trees

Over 900 runners took part in this year’s Run for the Trees organised by the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum with a route that takes you passed champion trees and some of the rarest species in the world. Unfortunately, a change in how numbers were collected resulted in a delayed start and the slightly longer than 10k route put an end to beating any PBs on Wednesday evening; but RSE members still put in some fabulous runs. 

First home for the club was Cheri Edwards in 52:20, Jo Woods 53:53, Lindsay Gregory 54:30; Richard Marshall 57:33; Vicki Mason 58:18; Amanda Haines 1:09:43 and Amy Breakspear 1:17:19. Well done everyone!

Special mention to Amanda Haines who not only raced for RSE for the first time, but in doing so completed her furthest ever run after enrolling on the beginners course. Fantastic work, Amanda!

Bermuda Day Half Marathon

Friday saw the Bermuda Day Half Marathon take place, which runs from Somerset to Hamilton on the beautiful island of Bermuda. With incredible organisation and support the whole way round, Tom Cooper ran in the hot and humid (and certainly not flat!) conditions to finish in an impressive 1:32:52. Great job Tom, now enjoy the rest of your holiday!

Dauntsey 10k

(photo courtesy of Barry Cornelius)

A predominantly flat, tarmac, anti-clockwise loop starting and finishing in Little Somerford near to the Village Hall. The route is rural passing through the villages of Great Somerford and Dauntsey, before returning to Little Somerford. First home for the club on Sunday was Martyn Joyce in 42:50; Andy Masser 43:50; Steve Sandercock 52:59 and Caroline Sandercock 1:07:21 (awaiting official times). Great work everyone!

parkrun

Swindon: Jon Lewis 21:39

Cirencester: Dave Witnall 22:20; Jon Collins 26:04; Emma Hine 27:33 (PB); Sarah Page 29:12 (1st parkrun) and Charley Trykush 35:29.

Shakespeare Half and Full Marathon

Sunday turned out to be a glorious day, especially for those running the half or full marathon in Stratford-upon-Avon. Starting in the centre of the town, opposite Shakespeare’s old school, taking in sights such as the River Avon, Holy Trinity Church (home to the grave of William Shakespeare) and the Royal Shakespeare Theatres.

Just under 500 participants ran in the two-lap marathon course. First home for the club was Dave Witnall in an impressive time of 3:28:03, followed by Marathon first-timer Ellie Taylor in 4:04:40. What a fantastic time and achievement, very well deserved.

Over 1600 runners took part in the half marathon, which started at the same time. Teresa Hazelwood raced this distance for the first time in 4 years, thoroughly enjoying the event and finishing in a super 1:50:15! Like his sister, Ellie, this was a first time for Rich (Ryo) Taylor who took on the half and did so in 2:05:12.

Well done everyone, awesome work.

Simplyhealth Great Bristol 10k

Over 10,000 took to the streets of Bristol on Sunday; starting near Millennium Square the route runs parallel to the historic Bristol Harbour before continuing along Avon Gorge and taking in the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. Ollie Hazel ran with his sister, who was completing her first 10k event, and together achieved 1:15:22. Becky Heal also ran in RSE colours finishing in 1:36:35. Great going guys!

Stroud Trail Quarter

Although 7 miles and not exactly the quarter marathon, this is advertised as a great introduction to trail running and takes in some of the great Cotswold views at the same time. Starting from Stroud town centre, the race joins the Cotswold Canal towpath ascending, eventually, to Rodborough Common before returning to the finish in Stroud. In a field of 100, this event is also open to walkers, with Cheri Edwards and Lindsey Gregory running for RSE. Cheri finished 8th female overall in 1:08:41 and Lindsey 9th in 1:10:00 (2nd in her age category). Amazing work ladies!

Hogsmill 5

The “Hogsmill 5” is a friendly ladies-only running race over 5 miles, organised each year by the Epsom Allsorts ladies running club. With no cut-off time it’s a perfect target for beginners, and enjoyed by established runners too. The race is mostly flat, with start and finish at the Harrier Centre athletics track in West Ewell, and running through the Hogsmill local nature reserve behind. Charlie Austin took her RSE vest for its first outing at this one completing the 5 miles in 59:12. Well done, Charlie – fantastic first race in RSE colours!

Ridgeway 40 Walk

Organised by the Walkers Association the Ridgeway 40 is a walk not a race but there are lots of runners with times starts rather than mass start. Henry Church attended this on Saturday completing the distance in 6 hours 53 minutes, 7 minutes inside his target! Fantastic Henry!

parkruns

What a lot of parkrunners this weekend; RSE was represented in Manchester, County Galway (Ireland) and by the masses on home soil in Cirencester!

Haigh Woodland: Sarah Reynolds 37:53.

Oughterard: Paul Coates 24:40; Sharon Smith 28:13; Jenny Hoffmann 30:29; Caroline Coates 30:39; Tracey Pitts 31:53; Sallie Clatworthy 33:03; Caroline Terry 35:30 and Laura Butler 36:40.

Cirencester: Jess Osbourne 25:46 (PB); Jon Collins 25:55 (PB); Emma Hine 28:31 (PB); George Rackley 30:20 (1st parkrun); Kate Sedgwick 32:08 (1st parkrun); Amanda Haines 32:10 (PB); Jane O’Dell 32:20 (PB); Guillermo Tomac 35:00 (PB); Kay Thompson 38:59 (PB); Karen Langfield 42:33; Jesica Masseilot 43:41 (PB) and Elspeth Murano (tailwalker).