Hope Running Festival
This Plympton-based endurance festival has many different options for participants, including 12 hour, 24 and 36 hour races. The route consists of a 5 mile, hilly trail route, which entrants try to complete as many times as possible within their time period. As well as completing the time-period solo, participants can also enter as a team of up to 8 people.
It’s safe to say the Hope Trail Festival has become a staple of Running Somewhere Else’s calendar year, due to the relaxed, festival, friendly vibe that makes the weekend so fun. You’re mostly likely to find the RSE crew under a yellow marquee with a fire pit and a few beers, cheering for every runner, walker and dog that passes!
Hope 12
- Kirsty Pitts – 40 miles (8 laps)
- Sarah Page – 40 miles (8 laps)
- Caroline Joyes-Creed – 26.2 miles (5 laps + a little extra)
- Elaine Chapman – 40 miles (8 laps)
- Rachel Bodey – 50 miles (10 laps)
- Emma Thomas – 40 miles (8 laps)
- Ellie Witnall – 40 miles (8 laps)
- [Team] Nadine Brown – 40 miles (8 laps) and Sandie Wood – 15 miles (3 laps) – 2nd team overall!
- [Team] Cathy Steer – 20 miles (4 laps) and Linda Edwards – 20 miles (4 laps) – 3rd team overall!
- Kevin Joyes-Creed – 30 miles (6 laps)
- David Witnall – 65 miles (13 laps)
- Andy Poole – 65 miles (13 laps)
- Ryo Taylor – 30 miles (6 laps)
- Vanessa Poole – 50 miles (10 laps)
- [Team] Carol Sworn – 40 miles (8 laps) and Ben Chapman – 30 miles (6 laps)
Honorary members for the weekend included husbands, children, and past club members!
Frampton 10k
Blaisdon 10k
The next installment of the Gloucestershire County Championship road race series was the Blaisdon 10k, an undulating road race across quiet country lanes. The course is an out and back route, starting and finishing at the Red Hart pub in Blaisdon. There’s a slight incline going out to the turning point with runners benefiting from a downhill second half.
- Mark Garrett – 40:34 – 1st MV50!
- Nia Glover – 43:48
- Elliot Gardiner – 44:42
- Mick Bagot – 47:08
- Sharon Smith – 47.39 – Personal CR + 1st FV70!
- Alan Powderhill – 49:24
- Steve Sandercock – 52:07
- Zoe Markham-Lee – 54.11
- Felicity Crotty – 1:07:53
parkruns - 08/07/2023
Burnham and Highbridge parkrun
- Darren Jenner – 24:14
- Felicity Crotty – 32:13
Wyre Forest parkrun
- Jess James – 28:35
Cirencester parkrun
- Jon Campbell – 21:37
- Daniel Drayton – 22:43
- Paul Billinghurst – 23:37
- Steve Sandercock – 24:25
- Anne Gardiner – 25:17
- Taryn Hancock – 30:18
- Paul Robertson – 33:17
- Sarah Reynolds – 33:40
Woolacombe Dunes parkrun
- William Cobbett – 31:33
Stratford Park parkrun, Stroud
- Cheri Edwards – 27:37
Lordship Recreation Ground parkrun
- Phil Southworth – 24:15
parkruns - 15/07/2023
Wormwood Scrubs parkrun
- Phil Southworth – 28:24
Cirencester parkrun
- Jon Campbell – 22:02
- William Cobbett – 24:29
- Paul Billinghurst – 24:53
- Steve Sandercock – 25:19
- Phil Newman – 25:35
- Paul Beaumont – 25:59
- Sarah Reynolds – 26:05
- Sue Navin – 28:03
Witney parkrun
- Darren Jenner – 25:18
- Felicity Crotty – 34:58
Wallaceneuk Parkrun
- Liz Hulcup – 27.45 – 2nd lady and 1st LV70!
Save the Date!
- 13th August – Solihull half marathon and RSE coach trip!
The next RSE club report will be the 30th/31st July
If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to fill in the form below by Sunday 5pm.