18 Mick Green 0:38:57
62 Adrian Hope 0:43:54
83 Adrian Roberts 0:46:02
91 Mark Shuttleworth 0:47:33
116 Geof Sale 0:50:04
129 Allan Jones 0:51:30
Well done all
Friday, 4 April 2008
WILMSLOW HALF - 30TH MARCH 2008
A big thanks to Mark Beresford for giving me his number for this half-marthon and on a day with ideal weather conditions for running. This race fills up early and has 4000 entrants. Getting to Wilmslow in plenty of time is a must as traffic and parking can be an issue.
All was set for my third half marathon of the year and was hoping to better both my other previous times when I hadn't been well or fit.
I had a slow start for the first mile and a half as was boxed in due to the vast amount of runners, then I started to pick up and get into a resonable sort of pace. The miles passed by on these quiet Cheshire country lanes but burst into cheers and clapping at many points on route when passing through villages or road junctions. I was feeling strong at ten miles, so with 3 miles to go I pushed on ,only to fade for the last two and a half.
My fitness is getting there ,due to going to the track on Tues evening, (thanks to Mr Mathews) so was pleased to muster up a fast finish for the last 800 metres and finish in a gun time of 1hr 36min 14sec (my watch 1hr 35min 46sec) 24th vet 50.
This time was a big improvement on my last two halfs, knocking 12mins off my first of the year.
My next encounter towards total fitness is the scenic roads of the lake district,t he Coniston 14.on saturday .........
Dave Pearson
All was set for my third half marathon of the year and was hoping to better both my other previous times when I hadn't been well or fit.
I had a slow start for the first mile and a half as was boxed in due to the vast amount of runners, then I started to pick up and get into a resonable sort of pace. The miles passed by on these quiet Cheshire country lanes but burst into cheers and clapping at many points on route when passing through villages or road junctions. I was feeling strong at ten miles, so with 3 miles to go I pushed on ,only to fade for the last two and a half.
My fitness is getting there ,due to going to the track on Tues evening, (thanks to Mr Mathews) so was pleased to muster up a fast finish for the last 800 metres and finish in a gun time of 1hr 36min 14sec (my watch 1hr 35min 46sec) 24th vet 50.
This time was a big improvement on my last two halfs, knocking 12mins off my first of the year.
My next encounter towards total fitness is the scenic roads of the lake district,t he Coniston 14.on saturday .........
Dave Pearson
Haigh hall report
Haigh Hall relays
Two Teams turned out at the relays to add to the increased number of participants this year with 39 teams overall . This made for good competition between familiar rivil teams as the race progressed. The two vet teams were
Team 1
Team 2
Keith Thomas 22.45
Duncan Crompton 26.44
Mick Green 22.42
Dave Clemence 25. 26
Pete Hopley 23.41
Dave Pearson 28.08
Stewart Jones 24.14
Derek Lord 25.45
Team 1 came 3rd Vets team overall with a combined time of 1hr.33.32 pushed on by a strong Burden team close behind on each leg but finishing on 1hr 34.53. An excellent run and fastest team time by Mick helped pull back and overtake the class Salford ladies team , a lead we were able to maintain.There was pressure on the second Lostock and Burden teams throughout the relay with Burden just pulling ahead to finish in 1hr 45.07 ahead of Lostock in 1 hr 46.03. A great turnout in this nice location, thanks for our supporters and Neil and Alan's offers to stand in if needed to enable teams to be complete. As usual, a heart pumping event which works runners hard both in judging the pace and self control on the 2 mile descent, and the effort drawn from you in trying to maintain pace and position on the almost 2 mile uphill return leg while surrounded by equally determined competitors. Well done everyone. Next year we could try for more teams including mixed teams if members bear this race in mind and express an interest.
Keith Thomas Race Captain
Two Teams turned out at the relays to add to the increased number of participants this year with 39 teams overall . This made for good competition between familiar rivil teams as the race progressed. The two vet teams were
Team 1
Team 2
Keith Thomas 22.45
Duncan Crompton 26.44
Mick Green 22.42
Dave Clemence 25. 26
Pete Hopley 23.41
Dave Pearson 28.08
Stewart Jones 24.14
Derek Lord 25.45
Team 1 came 3rd Vets team overall with a combined time of 1hr.33.32 pushed on by a strong Burden team close behind on each leg but finishing on 1hr 34.53. An excellent run and fastest team time by Mick helped pull back and overtake the class Salford ladies team , a lead we were able to maintain.There was pressure on the second Lostock and Burden teams throughout the relay with Burden just pulling ahead to finish in 1hr 45.07 ahead of Lostock in 1 hr 46.03. A great turnout in this nice location, thanks for our supporters and Neil and Alan's offers to stand in if needed to enable teams to be complete. As usual, a heart pumping event which works runners hard both in judging the pace and self control on the 2 mile descent, and the effort drawn from you in trying to maintain pace and position on the almost 2 mile uphill return leg while surrounded by equally determined competitors. Well done everyone. Next year we could try for more teams including mixed teams if members bear this race in mind and express an interest.
Keith Thomas Race Captain
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
IT HAD TO HAPPEN .......................................SOMETIME ...................
Over the Easter holiday I decided to get back on track with my running having been in the doldrums for way to long and compete in the Tour of the Fylde Marathon, 4 races over 4 consecutive days starting with a 10k and finishing with a 10miler with a 4mile beach race and a 6mile X-country squeezed inbetween.
If you thought the weather was bad at home you should have been in Blackpool, on the sea front at 6pm on the 20th. The weather was so bad the course had to be altered as the conditions were so bad. I managed a time of 42 50, not bad as the wind buffeted me for half the race. It was also milestone for me in my running career as after nearly five years racing I got my very FIRST soaking in a race, I was sodden, saturated, lets hope it takes another 5years before I race in atrocious weather like we had that night.
Day 2 was at the beach at St Annes, no rain, just a raging wind and a drop of hail, again the course had to be altered due to this northerly as we would have been sandblasted to bits had we ran into the wind on the beach, so it was a double lapper with the strong wind in our faces on the road and a tail wind on our backs along the beach. I got a time of 26 24 again I was pleased with my effort considering the dreadful conditions.
Day 3 was a 6mile X- country, still a wind today but not as bad, no rain or hail so things were looking promising, this was a 4 lapper and I must say a quite a sapper. I set off fast-ish and finished slow-ish ,the tour now taking its toll on me, managed a 42 07, three races in the bag with just a 10 miler the following day.
Day 4 dawned, snow over the hills of rivington didn't look to good ,nor the biting wind, I shuddered to think what conditions would be like for my 10 miler in Fleetwood. The weather was crisp in Fleetwood, the sort of wind with a chill factor that would freeze an eskimo in 5minutes flat. The sea was pounding against the sea wall, the wind had made sand dunes over part of the coarse and I had to get out of my car in half an hour and race. The holiday makers in Blackpool down the coast would have heard the gun go off at 11am as the wind was howling in that direction, so I was now off on my last leg of the tour. It was a two lapper , again I had a fight with the wind , felt like two steps forward one back. I finished tired and battered, but with a smile on my face and a time of 1hr 13, because the elements did their best to spoil this tour and it came a poor second.
My thanks go to the organisers Mr and Mrs Lewis McAndrew who organised the event on their own, they marked out the courses, set the races off, stood in the awful conditions to get our times at the finish and raised money for the British Red Cross.
Looking back at the tour the highlight had to be getting my first race soaking , as my heading says it had to happen ...............sometime ............... lol
dave pearson
If you thought the weather was bad at home you should have been in Blackpool, on the sea front at 6pm on the 20th. The weather was so bad the course had to be altered as the conditions were so bad. I managed a time of 42 50, not bad as the wind buffeted me for half the race. It was also milestone for me in my running career as after nearly five years racing I got my very FIRST soaking in a race, I was sodden, saturated, lets hope it takes another 5years before I race in atrocious weather like we had that night.
Day 2 was at the beach at St Annes, no rain, just a raging wind and a drop of hail, again the course had to be altered due to this northerly as we would have been sandblasted to bits had we ran into the wind on the beach, so it was a double lapper with the strong wind in our faces on the road and a tail wind on our backs along the beach. I got a time of 26 24 again I was pleased with my effort considering the dreadful conditions.
Day 3 was a 6mile X- country, still a wind today but not as bad, no rain or hail so things were looking promising, this was a 4 lapper and I must say a quite a sapper. I set off fast-ish and finished slow-ish ,the tour now taking its toll on me, managed a 42 07, three races in the bag with just a 10 miler the following day.
Day 4 dawned, snow over the hills of rivington didn't look to good ,nor the biting wind, I shuddered to think what conditions would be like for my 10 miler in Fleetwood. The weather was crisp in Fleetwood, the sort of wind with a chill factor that would freeze an eskimo in 5minutes flat. The sea was pounding against the sea wall, the wind had made sand dunes over part of the coarse and I had to get out of my car in half an hour and race. The holiday makers in Blackpool down the coast would have heard the gun go off at 11am as the wind was howling in that direction, so I was now off on my last leg of the tour. It was a two lapper , again I had a fight with the wind , felt like two steps forward one back. I finished tired and battered, but with a smile on my face and a time of 1hr 13, because the elements did their best to spoil this tour and it came a poor second.
My thanks go to the organisers Mr and Mrs Lewis McAndrew who organised the event on their own, they marked out the courses, set the races off, stood in the awful conditions to get our times at the finish and raised money for the British Red Cross.
Looking back at the tour the highlight had to be getting my first race soaking , as my heading says it had to happen ...............sometime ............... lol
dave pearson
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Rivington Pike fell race 22nd March 2008
70 Mick Green V40 22:43
101 Pete Hopley V40 23:47
111 Duncan Crompton V40 24:17
208 Allan Jones V60 28:12
283 Mark Smith 35:14
101 Pete Hopley V40 23:47
111 Duncan Crompton V40 24:17
208 Allan Jones V60 28:12
283 Mark Smith 35:14
Monday, 17 March 2008
Haigh Hall Relays
Overall
13 Lostock Ac 'A' 1:33:32
Also 3rd VETS team
Keith Thomas (14) 22:55
Mick Green (13) 22:42
Pete Hopley (12) 23:41
Stewart Jones (13) 24:14
25 Lostock Ac 'B' 1:46:03
Duncn Crompton (27) 26:44
Dave Clemence (26) 25:26
Dave Pearson (25) 28:08
Derek Lord (25) 25:45
Fastest of all legs
7 Mick Green Lostock Ac A 22:42
10 Keith Thomas Lostock Ac A 22:55
13 Lostock Ac 'A' 1:33:32
Also 3rd VETS team
Keith Thomas (14) 22:55
Mick Green (13) 22:42
Pete Hopley (12) 23:41
Stewart Jones (13) 24:14
25 Lostock Ac 'B' 1:46:03
Duncn Crompton (27) 26:44
Dave Clemence (26) 25:26
Dave Pearson (25) 28:08
Derek Lord (25) 25:45
Fastest of all legs
7 Mick Green Lostock Ac A 22:42
10 Keith Thomas Lostock Ac A 22:55
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Half Tour of Pendle
6 Michael Green 01:15:22
73 Peter Hopley 01:29:23
113 Adrian Hope 01:35:26
133 Aidrian Roberts 01:39:35
142 Geof Sale 01:42:18
160 Mark Shuttleworth 01:45:33
164 Allan Jones 01:47:02
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