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Big Bear 6 Hour Challenge

Hosted by Big Bear events, this time challenge invited runners to complete as many 3.3 mile laps as they can. The course was held Ryton Pools Country Park and follows an off-road route

Fresh from their ultra in December, Mark Manley and Lesley Hinsley took on the challenge, completing a massive 36.3 miles in 6 hours and 25 minutes!

[It was the] first ultra of 2022 for Lesley and I on Tuesday. Big Bear 6 hour challenge at Ryton Pools near Coventry…. The challenge is Run as many 3.3m laps as you can start in 6 hours so it’s a mental challenge as much as an endurance challenge. Lesley and I did 36.3 miles in 6:25, with it being her furthest distance to date.

Mark Manley

We managed 36 miles in total, making us 4th and 5th out of a total of 200 runners. It was in the beautiful Ryton Park. 1,800 ft taking you up on the way out and back down. Even though it was round and round the same loop, it was lovely scenery and Mark kept me going, as usual.

Lesley Hinsley

A huge well done to Mark and Lesley!

Mayhill Massacre

The Mayhill Massacre includes 9 or 15 mile options for tough cross country run featuring tough climbs up Mayhill near Huntley, Glos. The race boasts some stunning views and great scenery.

RSE were lucky to have 3 runners taking part in the 15 mile event, which actually came up short at around 12.7 miles! Official times have not yet been released, but here’s a sneak peak of who ran and their times:

• Nadine Brown – 2:41:19 – 2nd lady overall!
• Andy Sworn – 2:41:19
• Carol Sworn

Throw in some very muddy trails some great scenery and the open plain at the top of Mayhill and you have a recipe for an enjoyable morning out!

In reality the route was short and a lack of marshals was noticeable leading to a little confusion amongst the runners. However, everyone finished with a smile on their face.

Nadine Brown

Well done Nadine, Andy and Carol on a tough run!

Welcome to the Club

It’s always lovely to see new runners sign up to RSE! Here’s what a few of them have to say:

Welcome to the Running Somewhere Else!

Parkruns

Cirencester Parkrun

• Andy Sworn – 27:20
• William Gardiner – 27:42
• Kathryn Cowdall – 32:11
• Caroline Joynes-Creed – 32:30
• Kevin Joynes-Creed – 32:32
• Vicki Mason – 34:01
• Nadine Brown – 45:26
• Anne Gardiner – 56:27

Tetbury Goods Shed Parkrun

• Darren Jenner – 23:32
• Tarryn Hancock – 29:01
• Felicity Crotty – 29:35

Babbs Mill Parkrun

• David Witnall – 20:05 – 1st overall!
• Ellie Taylor – 24:36

Parkrun result not mentioned? It may be that you’re not listed as Running Somewhere Else in the parkrun results online. For information on how to change/add RSE as your listed club, click here.

If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to message Ellie Taylor by 5pm Sunday each week 🙂

Staverton 10 Mile

Starting at the Gloucestershire airport, the Staverton 10 mile event takes runners on a two lap course of the countryside lanes of Churchdown and Staverton. This year, the race was part of the Gloucestershire AAA championship, which meant it sold out quickly and was set to be a fast course.

There was a fantastic turnout from club members, and many achieved personal bests on the day!

• David Witnall – 1:10:21
• Nia Glover – 1:11:01 – A new PB!
• Rosie Oates – 1:13:24 – An 8 minute PB!
• Elaine Chapman – 1:19:26
• Sarah Page – 1:25:13 – A new PB!
• Liz Hulcup – 1:25:47

Incredible times, well done!

Parkruns

Kingsway Parkrun, Gloucester

• Phil Southworth – 21:39

Cirencester Parkrun

• David Witnall – 25:10
• Campbell McIlroy – 27:16 – New PB!
• Elaine Chapman – 27:17
• William Gardiner – 29:07
• Zan Futter – 29:47
• Ellie Taylor – 29:47
• Kathryn Cowdall – 34:06
• Cathy Steer – 35:30
• Charlie Austin – 38:29

Teignmouth Promenade Parkrun

• Darren Jenner – 24:46
• Felicity Crotty – 30:44

Parkrun result not mentioned? It may be that you’re not listed as Running Somewhere Else in the parkrun results online. For information on how to change/add RSE as your listed club, click here.

RSE Awards Evening

On Wednesday 26th January was RSE’s annual awards ceremony (Albeit a little smaller and outdoors than usual). Held in the Somewhere Else pub garden, RSE celebrated the winners of the 2021 club championship and awards for Most Improved Runner and The Rochelle Racenscroft Memorial Award (Runner’s Runner),

Ladies Championship:

• 1st – Rosie Hartland
• 2nd – Sharon Smith
• 3rd – Elaine Chapman

Men’s Championship:

• 1st – Mark Garrett
• 2nd – David Witnall
• 3rd – Paul Robertson

Master’s Championship:

• Ladies – Sarah Reynolds
• Men’s – Darren Jenner

Most Improved:

• Elliot Gardiner

The Rochelle Ravenscroft Memorial Award:

• Kevin Joynes-Creed

A huge well done to everyone who took part in the championship and to all those who won a prize on the evening!

Gloucestershire AAA Championship

A huge congratulations to 2 RSE members who received placings in the Gloucestershire AAA championship 2021:

2nd place in the Open Ladies category – Nia Glover

1st place in the Ladies Vet70 category – Sharon Smith

Fantastic work both of you!

If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to message Ellie Taylor by 5pm Sunday each week 🙂

Linda Franks 5 Mile

Runners need to be incredibly quick if they want to enter the Linda Franks 5 Mile race, as it’s always guaranteed to be a sell out – not for the scenery, but for the very flat course with plenty of downhill, including the downward sprint to the end. Thankfully there were plenty of speedy RSE runners who were quick to enter, securing their place in the 1st club championship race of the year! Team RSE were brilliant, many achieving PBs and age category rankings.

• Mark Garrett – 30:00 – 2nd MV50!
• David Witnall – 31:44
• Nia Glover – 33:22 – 2nd SL!
• Rosie Oates – 34:03 – 3rd SL and new PB!
• Ben Mutlow – 34:40
• Sharon Smith – 36:19 – New PB and 1st LV70!
• Elaine Chapman – 37:21
• Cheri Edwards – 37:47 – New PB!
• Darren Jenner – 38:22 – New PB by 3 minutes!
• Ellie Taylor – 38:24
• Paul Beaumont – 39:09 – 3rd MV70!
• Steve Sandercock – 39:12 – New PB by 1 minute!
• Liz Hulcup – 39:21 – 1st in age category!
• Sarah Page – 40:31 – New PB and 1st LV60!
• Kirsty Pitts – 40:36
• Anne Gardiner – 40:43 – New PB and 2nd LV60!
• Martin ‘Ted’ Pitts – 41:49
• Liz Farooq – 43:18 – New PB!
• Vicki Mason – 44:00 – New PB!
• Felicity Crotty – 47:19

I enjoyed the course today as lots of turns and short sections made it more interesting, as well as being there with all the other fabulous club runners!

Steve Sandercock

I really enjoyed the race. It was lovely running past people standing on the end of their drive ways cheering you on, words of encouragement written in chalk on the roads and really friendly marshalls. Great to be with everyone from RSE too.

Liz Farooq

Chalford Cold Turkey 10k Race

Held from Chalford Hill Primary School, the Cold Turkey race is tipped as muddy and very hilly! There were options for 5k and 10k races on the day, with the majority of runners opting for a 5k.

A huge congratulations to Andrew Kewley for running in RSE colours for the first time! Andrew finished the 10k course in a brilliant (unofficial) time of 78 minutes!

Well done also to Jon Collins, who finished the course in a fantastic time of 55:48! It’s Jon’s first race back with Running Somewhere Else – welcome back!

[The] course was up & down to say the least – half off road too – cold & dry! Just needed to break my duck to give me a bit of confidence.

Andrew Kewley

Well done, Andrew and Jon!

Parkruns

Southampton Parkrun

• Sarah Reynolds – 25:11

Cirencester Parkrun

• Richard Hobbs – 22:05
• David Witnall – 26:38
• Ellie Taylor – 27:50
• Liz Hulcup – 30:43
• Cathy Steer – 36:04
• Nadine Brown – 43:02
• Felicity Crotty – 58:15

Jersey Farm Parkrun

• Phil Southworth – 23:09

Tetbury Goods Shed Parkrun

• Paul Robertson – 20:43 – 1st in age category!
• Kathryn Cowdall – 32:24

Parkrun result not mentioned? It may be that you’re not listed as Running Somewhere Else in the parkrun results online. For information on how to change/add RSE as your listed club, click here.

RSE 2021 Championship Awards!

Don’t forget that it’s RSE’s 2021 Championship prize giving this Wednesday (26th January) in the Somewhere Else pub garden! The prize giving starts at 6:30pm – it would be lovely to see as many RSE runners as possible to congratulate our winners.

Congratulations to Darren Jenner who won the Men’s Masters Trophy – as Darren cannot make the awards night this Wednesday, he received his prize before the Linda Franks 5 Mile race!

If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to message Ellie Taylor by 5pm Sunday each week 🙂

Welcome to the Club!

As we enter the new year and the Beginner’s running group starts, RSE are excited to welcome all the new (and returning) members who have signed up so far in 2022! Whether you run for fun, friendship or fitness, we are glad to have you on board!

Here are some sign-up inspirations from some of our newest members:

If you’ve just started with us, we have a New Members’ Guide containing everything you need to know about RSE – if you have just signed up or just fancy a refresher, you can find the guide here:

Annual Awards

A date for the diary – 26th January 2022

A message from the Chair, Pauline Tilbury:

Sadly we have decided to cancel our social awards evening (previously booked for Sat 29th Jan). I have consulted with the committee and we feel that it’s the sensible and responsible thing to do in the current Covid situation.

We will replace this with a presentation of the awards at 6:30pm on Weds 26th Jan at the club session – hopefully in the garden at Somewhere Else, (actual location tbc).

We will spend 15 mins or so doing the presentations and start the efforts session late. We will be outside and you have the option to wear masks whilst gathered.

Parkruns

Lydiard Parkrun

• Sharon Smith – 24:23

Keswick Parkrun

• Felicity Crotty – 28:44

Exmouth Parkrun

• Darren Jenner – 24:39

Cirencester Parkrun

• David Witnall – 21:15
• Richard Hobbs – 22:17
• Steve Sandercock – 26:12
• Nadine Brown – 27:01
• Vicki Mason – 27:56
• William Gardiner – 29:06
• Elaine Chapman – 38:50
• Carol Sworn – 58:32

Stratford Park Parkrun, Stroud

• Paul Beaumont – 28:19

Chipping Norton School Parkrun

• Liz Hulcup – 26:18

Seven Fields Parkrun

• Kevin Joynes-Creed – 26:46
• Caroline Joynes-Creed – 31:39

Parkrun result not mentioned? It may be that you’re not listed as Running Somewhere Else in the parkrun results online. For information on how to change/add RSE as your listed club, click here.

If you would like a run or race included in the club report, don’t forget to message Ellie Taylor by 5pm Sunday each week 🙂