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RSE Club Report – Fast and Flat!

Linda Frank’s 5 miles

This popular race sells out very quickly and runners need to be quick on the booking forms to gain a place. Although the race is not the most scenic, it’s very flat course and downhill finish make it perfect for PB seekers, and the race holds a place in the Gloucestershire AAA championship.

Congratulations to the club members who took on the challenge!

  • Paul Beaumont – 37:50 – Glos. AAA 1st MV70!
  • Jo Wood – 38:30
  • Steve Sandercock – 38:35
  • Sharon Smith – 39:00 – Glos. AAA 1st FV70!
  • Jo Beames – 39:07 – Glos. AAA 1st FV55!
  • Libby Butler – 40:02
  • Elaine Chapman – 41:08
  • Tim Wainwright – 41:20
  • Ellie Witnall – 43:53
  • Sue Navin – 44:41 – Glos. AAA 1st FV65!
  • Linda Edwards – 45:38
  • Helen Cue – 56:20
  • Charlie Austin – 56:56
  • Sylvia Warman – 1:09:37

Great club turnout and a lovely flat course managed a 23 second 5 mile PB so very chuffed – Libby Butler

 

My first 5mile race. Actually enjoyed it even though it was an early start for Sunday morning. Even though  it was laps which I don’t normally like the route was residential so lots of short sections so it didn’t really feel like laps. – Helen Cue

Boddington 10 mile

A brand new race for Gloucestershire, the Boddington 10 is a four-lap course, starting at the top of Boddington Lane before following 4 laps of Boddington. The race is flat and fast, following quiet roads, giving it the potential to be a firm fixture in runner’s diaries.

Well done to the RSE members who took part!

  • Sharon Smith – 1:20:10
  • Jo Wood – 1:22:14
  • Darren Jenner – 1:22:25
  • Kirsty Pitts – 1:25:44
  • Libby Butler – 1:27:38
  • Zoe Markham-Lee – 1:31:31
  • Liz Hulcup – 1:34:02
  • Linda Edwards – 1:34:12
  • Felicity Crotty – 1:47:51

Really enjoyed this race, even though there were 4 loops and we seemed to be heading into the wind more often than not!
It was a fast, flat(ish) course along country lanes, good support from the marshalls and Ted.
Well done to everyone running. Kirsty Pitts

 

This was a great race, great pace and a PB of over 2 mins. 😁 – Libby Butler

Stonehenge Stomp 40k

The Stonehenge Stomp 2024 event has challenges from 5k to 40k and is open to walkers, runners, families and dogs! The stunning views around Stonehenge make this the perfect day out for those looking to explore the area.

A huge well done to Cheri Edwards and Vicki Mason who took on the challenge, and completed the 40k course in a brilliant 5:30:00!

This event is now in its 36th year – and it’s easy to see why! There’s route options to choose from 5k up to 40k and it welcomes runners and walkers. The routes are marked by different coloured little flags (see photo) and these were easy to spot – no wrong turns for us today 😁 Although it was a very relaxed atmosphere (no set start times, no official timing etc) it was well organised and checkpoints were frequent, with friendly marshals. The route gave us a tantalising view of Stonehenge around mile 9, but we had another mile or so of undulations before we reached the closest viewpoint! It was mostly off-road, a mix of fields, bridleways and tracks. Instead of a medal we received a beautiful cloth badge (see photo). Thoroughly recommend this event, we both really enjoyed it – Cheri Edwards and Vicki Mason

parkruns 20/01/2024

Worcester parkrun

  • Darren Jenner – 25:39
  • Felicity Crotty – 34:02

Evesham parkrun

  • Cheri Edwards – 26:38

Lydney parkrun

  • Vicki Mason – 32:31

Bicester parkrun

  • Phil Southworth – 26:14

Cirencester parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 21:56
  • Daniel Drayton – 23:17
  • Ben Chapman – 24:25
  • Phil Newman – 24:32
  • Phil Hudson – 24:48
  • Robert Baker – 25:30
  • Paul Beaumont – 28:27
  • Elaine Chapman – 28:28
  • Maria Yates – 32:21

Oxford parkrun

  • Liz Hulcup – 26:54

parkruns 20/01/2024

Banbury parkrun

  • Phil Southworth – 25:35

Old Deer Park parkrun

  • Anne-Marie Davies – 29:27

Lydiard parkrun

  • Liz Hulcup – 34:54
  • Darren Jenner – 41:50

Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun

  • Linda Edwards – 28:22

Cirencester parkrun

  • Phil Hudson – 22:58
  • Daniel Drayton – 23:35
  • Phil Newman – 24:53
  • Ben Chapman – 25:11
  • Jon Campbell – 25:21
  • Robert Baker – 25:22
  • Paul Billinghurst – 27:09
  • Elaine Chapman – 28:45
  • Maria Yates – 32:00

Witney parkrun

  • Vicki Mason – 32:11

It was the RSE Awards!

A huge congratulations to all of our winners at the annual RSE awards!

Ladies Short Stuff

  • 1st – Sharon Smith
  • 2nd – Anne Gardiner
  • 3rd – Zoe Markham-Lee

Ladies Endurance Expert:

  • 1st – Nia Glover
  • 2nd – Sharon Smith
  • 3rd – Sarah Page

Ladies Championship:

  • 1st – Nia Glover
  • 2nd – Sharon Smith
  • 3rd – Zoe Markham-Lee

Men’s Short Stuff:

  • 1st – Mark Garrett
  • 2nd – Ben Chapman
  • 3rd – Elliot Gardiner

Men’s Endurance Expert:

  • 1st – Mark Garrett
  • 2nd – Elliot Gardiner
  • 3rd – Alan Powderhill

Men’s Championship:

  • 1st – Mark Garrett
  • 2nd – Elliot Gardiner
  • 3rd – Alan Powderhill

Master’s Championship:

  • Ladies – Nadine Brown
  • Men’s – Darren Jenner

RSE’s Most Improved Runner 2023:

  • Sue Navin

The Rochelle Ravenscroft Memorial Award (Runner’s Runner):

  • Anne Gardiner

Save the Date

The next RSE club report will be Sunday 11th/Monday 12th February

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.

Race Report Form

RSE Club Report – New Year, Another parkrun!

parkruns 06/01/2024

Lydiard parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 22:05
  • Steve Sandercock – 25:11
  • Katy Miller – 27:44
  • Cheri Edwards – 33:46

Whitley Bay parkrun

  • Linda Edwards – 29:46

Worcester parkrun

  • Felicity Crotty – 36:04

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Phil Hudson – 22:01
  • Phil Southworth – 25:06

Seven Fields parkrun

  • Vicki Mason – 28:34

parkruns 13/01/2024

Lydiard parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 21:33
  • Steve Sandercock – 24:51

Cirencester parkrun

  • Ben Chapman – 24:24
  • Phil Newman – 25:22
  • Sharon Smith – 26:28
  • Phil Hudson – 27:14
  • Phil Southworth – 27:18
  • Robert Baker – 28:46
  • Sue Navin – 29:05
  • Vicki Mason – 33:08
  • Maria Yates – 33:19
  • Sylvia Warman – 38:36

Marlborough Common parkrun

  • Anne-Marie Davies – 31:05

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Felicity Crotty – 31:24

Central parkrun, Plymouth

  • Darren Jenner – 26:33

Chipping Norton School parkrun

  • Liz Hulcup – 29:07

Congratulations to our Gloucestershire AAA Road Race Championship medal winners!

Save the Date!

The next RSE club report will be Sunday 28th/Monday 29th January

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.

RSE Club Report – A December Round Up!

Valencia Marathon

The mild climate year round and flat streets makes Valencia a popular destination for runners, and the Valenica Marathon is also known as one of the quickest marathons in the world. It is therefore unsurprising that it attracting athletes from across the globe.

Joining them from Running Somewhere Else was Linda Edwards, who completed the course in a brilliant time of 4:57:13!

Valencia, city of art, culture and running. It was last winter that my friend Susan from Stratford Upon Avon athletics club suggests Valencia as a marathon. The city is famous for its art and culture and boasts possession of the Holy Grail. A combination of running and tourism made it a great destination to combine both.

As a pre marathon warm up we joined the 5K bimbo run in the beautiful Turia gardens as there are no parkruns in Spain. Looking at the attendees I soon realised that almost all of runners were fit young athletic people which was slightly concerning for two women past their prime. The marathon attracted a good international field of athletes chasing PB's on a flat course.

The logistics of getting to the start line and the organisation of pens meant we had walked around 3-4 miles before crossing the starting mat.The race commenced with a rendition of the Spanish song 'libre' and the music with bands continued throughout the whole course.

Fabulous support and bright sunlight were a welcome treat in December. I loved it all until the usual exhaustion hit me at around 18 miles. Pressing on however I reached what must be the most iconic and beautiful marathon finish line in the world. A blue carpet down an isle of blue water under a blue sky surrounded by outstanding modern architecture.

I finished my 14th marathon in 4:57:13 ( nowhere near a PB on a PB course). Susan however completed her 40th marathon that day. We had much to celebrate over a glass of Agua de Valencia and Paella.

Linda Edwards

Westonbirt House Christmas 10k

Starting at Westonbirt House, this festive 10k takes runners along 2 laps of the countryside roads around the house before heading back through the stunning gardens. The friendly atmosphere and beautiful scenery makes this a good race to end the year on.

A huge well done to all the RSE runners who took part!

  • John Campbell – 46:04
  • Daniel Drayton – 47:29
  • Andy Sampson – 49:15.8
  • Stephen Sandercock – 49:45.4
  • Robert Baker – 54:10.8
  • Elliot Gardiner – 1:01:32.0
  • Sylvia Warman – 1:08:52.3
  • Charlotte Austin – 1:14:19.0
Enjoyed this one and paced myself better than usual. Surprised to see the chip time is a PB by a few seconds. Lovely course great marshalls and really good food and drink afterwards.
Sylvia Warman
Last race of the year but as I currently have a few niggles, I was carried by Mr. Snowman! Used it as a nice relaxed training run with Robbo who was an official DB Max 62 min pacer today 👍🏻 nice not to be shattered at the end of a race for a change! 😅 A couple more weeks rest until the marathon training begins in January.
Elliot Gardiner

Glos AAA XCountry League (race 2)

The Gloucestershire cross country championships were held last Sunday at the University of Bath. this was incorporated in the tri counties championships (Wiltshire, Avon and Somerset), so strong fields were assembled.

The course was relatively flat, especially compared to the Cirencester park course, but was still twisty,  muddy and breezy.

Well done to team RSE who took on the mud!

Ladies Race – 6.6km

  • Sharon Smith – 33:17 – 1st LV70
  • Jo Wood – 34:17

Men’s Race – 10k

  • John Last – 43:08 – 3rd MV50
  • David Witnall – 50:39
  • Mick Bagot – 54:03
  • Paul Beaumont – 55:33
The most difficult part of the day was finding the correct carpark and paying the fee! The course was good not too hilly and NOT raining . Managed to leave my competitors behind and came first in my age group and the Championship Gold Medal.
Sharon Smith

parkruns - 09/12/2023

Cirencester parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 24:42
  • William Cobbett – 26:13
  • Robert Baker – 28:51
  • Cheri Edwards – 28:59
  • Jessica James – 30:10
  • Jenny Hoffman – 36:44

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Anne-Marie Davies – 29:43

Seven Fields parkrun

  • Taryn Hancock – 30:38

Sharpham Estate parkrun

  • Darren Jenner – 25:55
  • Felicity Crotty – 35:08

parkruns - 16/12/2023

Wotton parkrun

  • Vikki Mason – 38:12

Cirencester parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 23:24
  • Daniel Drayton – 24:53
  • William Cobbett – 26:37
  • Phil Southworth – 28:35
  • Robert Baker – 29:53

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Helen Cue – 34:32

Central parkrun, Plymouth

  • Darren Jenner – 27:16
  • Felicity Crotty – 40:41

parkruns - 23/12/2023

Cirencester parkrun

  • Jon Campbell – 22:54
  • Daniel Drayton – 24:24
  • William Cobbett – 25:37
  • Paul Beaumont – 25:43
  • Steve Sandercock – 26:43
  • Phil Southworth – 27:45
  • Liz Hulcup – 30:05
  • Ellie Witnall – 30:47
  • Sue Navin – 37:51
  • Sylvia Warman – 37:53
  • Maria Yates – 38:00

Witney parkrun

  • Cheri Edwards – 27:04
  • Vicki Mason – 34:14

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Felicity Crotty – 31:37
  • Helen Cue – 33:54

Central parkrun, Plymouth

  • Darren Jenner – 26:42

parkruns - 30/12/2023

Lydiard parkrun

  • Anne-Marie Davies – 29:56

Cirencester parkrun

  • Phil Hudson – 24:00
  • Sharon Smith – 26:28
  • Robert Baker – 26:43
  • Andy Sworn – 27:56
  • Paul Robertson – 28:05
  • Phil Southworth – 28:14
  • Carol Sworn – 29:57
  • Liz Hulcup – 30:58

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

  • Darren Jenner – 24:29
  • Vicki Mason – 31:50
  • Felicity Crotty – 32:05

NB: a consolidated club report for parkruns on Christmas Day and New Years day is not available on the parkrun website, so I have been unable to include these in the RSE report.

Save the Date!

  • 20th January – Awards night!
  • 9th June 2024 – Fairford 10k!

The next RSE club report will be Sunday 14th/Monday 15th January

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.