A week is a long time to last without a competitive run. So it’s always a good idea to surf around for running clubs near your holiday destination to see whether you can gatecrash their Summer Series equivalent. . We were in Devon for the week and, glorious weather aside,…
A hot evening saw 28 club members race around Bowden, a great turnout. With some of the top runners absent Jim Pendril stamped his authority on the race ensuring he was over a minute faster than his followers. Four more runners joined the Summer Series and Gill made her club…
CORRECTION The race is actually 16k and not 20k, apologies. For more information , follow link below . http://www.chronosports.fr/st_tropezclassic2005/Edition_2006/Accueil_STC2006.htm Myself and Kate Sutton are in the process of confirming certain entry details including need for International race certificates . I did not need one when I raced in Switzerland but…
Following the first four flight bookings we have had a surge of interest. Due to the numbers now coming , it is really important that you get your flights booked as detailed previously . Once booked we can confirm more details of car hire /accomodation etc . Please let either…
As some of you know I do enough writing in the day to be left with any energy to scribe for other esteemed publications, but under pressure from your newsletter editor here are a few reflections on a fast and furious Bowden 5K. As seasoned observers of the Summer Series…
Link: . Of the 16 Wilmslow athletes(?) who ran both races, 11 were quicker at Bowdon, although the average difference was only 5 seconds (2 seconds last year). Not surprisingly the runners who showed the greatest improvement over last month were promising youngsters Tony and Gavin with Roy not far…
Link: . 18 Jim Pendrill 16:39 M 43 Jeff Capper 17:44 M 45 Graham Taylor 17:49 M40 50 Tony Hulme 18:06 M55 51 Ian Smallwood 18:07 M40 53 Ray Noble 18:10 M 54 Mick Fairs 18:11 M55 55 Mike Cooper 18:12 M40 69 Rod Coombs 18:38 M55 73 Richard Parris…
We now have our first four flight bookings for our Wilmslow ( Europe) RC members . All interested can take advice from myself , Kate Sutton or Mike Cooper . Most important is to book yourself onto the jet2.com flight from Manchester on Friday 20th October leaving at 15.55. The…
Ian has just published the June newsletter, which is on the Newsletter page (link on the left of the page). He has also compiled the Club All-Time records, and best performances 2005/2006, which can be downloaded here (in Excel format, about 40kB).
I’ve recently discovered this website which has easy to use and fairly comprehensive results and rankings database for the last couple of years. You can filter by club, name, age category etc. so that you can see your national ranking and perhaps more interesting what your rivals are up to.…
