ASHBOURNE RUNNING CLUB NEWSLETTER – AUTUMN 2008
From the Chairman:
Firstly thanks to you all for continuing to support the club so well and make it such a
vibrant focus of running activity in Ashbourne ! We have tried a few new thing this
summer and you have really taken to them - most notably the inaugural club
championship - with only 1 race to go, no fewer then 47 of you have taken part in at
least 1 local race and I know for some it has been the spur needed to 'just have a go.'
I hope you have found the experience of racing fun and some reward for all the
training over the winter months ! Thanks to Ian for his hard work behind the scenes
selecting races and collating results. Another new introduction is the website
Message Board/'Blog' (http://www.ashbournerunningclub.org.uk/phpBB3/index.php).
What a great way to post ideas about training, events, arrange car sharing etc, or as
Martin, Caren and Paul have especially been doing - post reports soon after the their
races. If you haven't logged on and read some of these reports - I urge you to do so they are raw, often emotional accounts of how they felt at the time but a chance for all
us all to share in their experience and very inspiring. Thanks to Russell for creating
this valuable new addition to the webpage. Well, we are now firmly into Autumn
running - in the mud at weekends - what a fantastic Dovedale Dash this year; and
dark in the evenings - remember to prepare a little more before leaving the house
whether its on Tuesday club night or on your own - bright/reflective gear a must, and
think about the weather forecast to get your number of layers and waterproof right
!!Warm up well, Cool Down even better and above all, Happy Running ! Howard
Safety. The Committee reminds all members of the need to wear
suitably bright/reflective clothing when running with the Club at night.
The Club cannot be held responsible if members ignore this warning.
Mayor of Ashbourne. Club member Phil Chell has become Mayor of Ashbourne,
having previously served a demanding year as Deputy Mayor. Never before have we
had a Running Club Member as Mayor. At the time of writing, Phil is half way through
his term of office. He has put his heart and soul into the work and is a credit to
himself and Sue. (And he is proving to be nicely photogenic, as witnessed by the
many pictures of him in the Ashbourne Telegraph !).
Lisa and Andrew Lee. Saturday 1 November 08 – congratulations on the arrival of
Sophie Joanne Lee - 9lbs 6.5 ozs.
Club Anniversary Lunch – 2 November 08. Held at the Bentley Brook after the
Dove Dale Dash. An excellent event to which we invited founder-members with well
received speeches from Howard, as present Chairman, and past Chairmen John
Hammond, Wilf Allen, Martin Stocks and Phil Chell. Our thanks to John Page for all
the hard work which went into organising.
Davina Harrison. 'Mont-Blanc awaits Davina' was the headline in the Ashbourne
Telegraph 16 July 08. Unknown to may of us, Davina ran the 166 km Ultra-Trail du
Mont-Blanc in 07. Having struggled with a serious foot problem which lead to
operations (she now has four screws in her foot to hold it together !) Davina is back
doing the ultra races she loves.
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Richard Broadhead – an Ironman. Completed the Bala Middle Distance Triatholon
on the 8 June in 5 hours 52 minutes (2k swim, 52 mile bike, 12.5 mile run) and then
Ironman France (Nice) 22 June in 14 hours 25 minutes (2.4 mile swim 1 hour 22,
112 mile bike 7 hours 25 and 26.2 mile run 5 hours 27).
Fizzy Wyatt. Fizzy is our ‘member in Northhampton’ and is a very busy racer: just
some include being 5th and first lady home in the 24.5 miles of the Yorkshire Three
Peaks (Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough) in six hours 45 mins, a howling
gale and torrential rain, after only two hours' sleep, having slept in the car in a car
park in the village prior to a dawn start. Also 5th lady in the age category in the East
Midlands Grand Prix series of summer evening mainly road runs of 5 or 6 miles or
10K, the Great East (Peterborough) Half Marathon, the Hellvellyn 15k trail race in
November and then 2nd in the12k Ullswater trail race.
Shelton Striders Cross Country Awards. In the 07/08 cross country season, Ian
Millward won the M40 category and Ann Lemon won the F50 category.
Martin Stocks. Despite having surgery in June, Martin has had an amazing running
period. These include the Club Championship races, the Wetton and Manifold,
Parwich Hill Race, Black Rock Fell Race, Wasdale Fell Race in July (21 miles, 9000
feet, 5 hrs 44, 87/125) and many more, some of which come later in the Newsletter.
Footpath Relay – 14 June 08. We won, despite severe problems over last minute
drop-outs resulting in some double legs and instant volunteer runners. The valiant
team were: James Polglass, Richard Broadhead, Mark Weston, Paul Armstrong
(twice), Alasdair Duncan (twice), Howard Winbow, Paul Mannion, John Bembridge,
Dave Patrick, Caren Coonan, Gabriel Hutchins, Adam Rollitt, Robin Mitton, Andy
Williams, Mark Spencer, Emily Sanders, Ian Millward (Team Captain), John Page
26th April - 10 mile Derwent Dambuster Trail Race, upper Derwent dams. Ian
Millward 1.08.37 (3rd Male Vet), Michael Colgan 1.34.38 and Michael Copestake
1.38.23.
17 May 08 - White Peak Half Marathon. Ian Millward who reported ‘finally achieved
one of my running goals, a sub-90min half, finishing in 1.28.52, 16th place in a field of
236 finishers’. Well done Ian.
Tour of Derwent Valley Series – May 08: on the 23rd, Duffield 4.45miles - 44th
Howard Winbow 30.04, 80th Catriona Archer 33.08 (131 runners), on the 24th the
Wirksworth 4.2miles - 50th Howard Winbow 30.02, 78th John Bembridge 32.40, 84th
Catriona Archer 33.04, 103rd Rosemary Britton 35.10 (139 runners), on the 25th the
Milford 5miles - 29th Paul Armstrong 35.42, 33rd Howard Winbow 36.33, 53rd
Catriona Archer 39.54, 62nd Helen Armstrong 41.10 (99 runners) and on the 26th
the Rowsley 4miles - 56th Catriona Archer 32.29, 63rd Helen Armstrong 34.23, 76th
Rosemary Britton 35.05 (101 runners). Overall - 42nd Catriona Archer 2:18.35 – the
only Club member to do all 4 races and she won the prize for first W40.
2 March 08 - Cheadle 5 Mile (** Club Championship race) Martin Stocks, Howard
Winbow, John Bembridge, Simon Fisher, Justin Greatorex, Tim Saul, Andrew
Robinson, Martin Price, Nicola Swann, Zoe Fewtrell, Jackie Wibberley.
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20 April 08 - Derby 10k ** Martin Stocks, Ian Millward, Simon Fisher, Emily Sanders,
Andrew Lee, Andrew Robinson, John Munday, Catriona Archer, Adrian Shaw, Nicola
Swann, Rose Jackson, Annette Froggatt, Sue Moody.
1 June - Sinfin 10k ** 10th Paul Mannion 35.44, 53rd Ian Millward 40.55, 73rd Paul
Armstrong 42.13, Howard Winbow 43.02, John Bembridge 44.45, Gabriel Hutchins
46.07, Emily Sanders 46.17, Helen Armstrong 50.16, Louise Surgay 50.23, Martin
Price 50.23, Zoe Fewtrell 51.08 and Nicola Swann 56.14
24 June – Orienteering and BBQ - Carsington Pastures. Many thanks to Stuart
Swalwell for the Orienteering, and to the hard working gang of BBQers – Janice, Ken,
Ann and Andrew. Their arrangements are amazing – a lorry, a large field kitchen,
excellent food, drink and, even, metal weather covers (thankfully not needed). Mark
and Cara Spencer were orienteering winners, despite not being really ‘running fit’ –
they pushed themselves very hard - then Paul Mannion, finishing solo when Simon
Fisher was forced to retire, followed by Nicola Spencer and Howard Winbow. A great
time was had by all. Did Carol Hammond actually complain that the red wine was not
at the right temperature ??
24 June 08 – Carlton Fell Race – 5.5 miles. Excellent results from our ladies who
entered: Liz Godfree first lady, Emily Sanders second lady, first Vet lady O/45 Helen
Armstrong and Liz was also the first lady Vet O/50.
29 June 08 - Wetton & Manifold 10k **. 9th Martin Stocks 42.20, 14th Robin Mitton
43.14, 22nd Ian Millward, Tim Saul, Howard Winbow, Gabriel Hutchings, Rosemary
Britton, Zoe Fewtrell, Nicola Swann.
1 July 08 – Parwich Hill Race **. 1st Paul Mannion, 5th Martin Stocks 20.50, 12th
Robin Mitton 21.26, Ian Millward, Howard Winbow, Dave Patrick, Gabriel Hutchings,
Emily Sanders, Louise Surgay, Nicola Swann, Ann Lemon, Derek Brownlee and
Carol Hammond.
9 July 08 – Black Rock Fell race. Martin Stocks 18th 43.31, Robin Mitton 24th.
17 July 08 – JCB 5 **. Twenty club members took part. 5th Paul Mannion 28.03,
22nd Martin Stocks 31.34, 36th Ian Millward 33.02, Tim Saul, Andy Williams, Howard
Winbow, Dave Patrick, Ian Swift, Gabriel Hutchins, John Bembridge, Janice Clowes,
Catriona Archer, Louise Surgay, Gaynor Clowes, Zoe Fewtrell, Alison Truscott,
Jackie Wibberley, Nicola Swann, Ann Lemon, Ian Barker, Carol Hammond.
20 July 08 - Highland Gathering Hill Race **. A mighty effort by Club members,
assisted by many friends and relations, resulted in an excellent race with 59 runners
which included fifteen of our members. Martin Stocks was a hard fought 5th – first
Local Man – along with an equally feisty Caren Coonan, 10th and First Local Lady,
Ian Millward, Howard Winbow, Tim Saul, Alasdair Duncan, Andrew Lee, Gabriel
Hutchings, David Patrick, Richard Broadhead, John Bembridge, Steven Tooms, Liz
Godfrey, Wilf Allan and Rosemary Britton.
10 August 08 – Newark Half Marathon. Paul Mannion – 1 hr 16mins. And because
the race was the East Midlands Half Marathon Championships he won a cash prize
as the second East Midlands competitor
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17 August 08 – Belper Rugby Rover 30k **. A very tough course, very hilly. Paul
Mannion an excellent 2 nd in 2.10.22 and with the others won the team prize - Martin
Stocks, Robin Mitton, Dave Patrick, Emily Sanders, Martin Price, Gabriel Hutchings
24 August 08 – Bradbourne Fell Race – 'Like a winter cross country, including going
through a stream twice'. Ian Millward, Alasdair Duncan, Emily Sanders, John
Bembridge, Stuart Swalwell.
29 August 08 – Leek Half Marathon. Two excellent runners - Paul Mannion 4th
(1:19:15), Caren Coonan 2nd V35 lady (1:34:49)
14 September 08 – Ashbourne Half Marathon and Fun Run. Fifteen Club Runners 5 Paul Mannion 01:18:19 (First Local Man), 18 Martin Stocks 01:28:48, 33 Caren
Coonan (First Local Lady), Adam Rollitt, Howard Winbow, Emily Sanders, Peter
Flinn, Gabriel Hutching, Richard Broadhead, Louise Surgay, Rosemary Britton, Dave
Patrick, John Bembridge, Anne Lemon, Carol Hammond.
5 October 08 – Great North Run. Elaine Stone 1:50 and Sue Moody 1:58, both in
their first Half Marathon.
11 October 08 – 'Autumn in Lakeland' – 20.6 miles- definitely not flat ! Alasdair and
Claire Duncan, John and Rosemary Page, Davina Harrison, Cara Spencer, Nicola
Spencer.
12 October 08 – Merrill 10k **. Ian Millward 41.18 (66th), Howard Winbow 42.24
(81st), Tim Saul 44.04 (106th), Emily Sanders, John Bembridge, Rosemary Britton,
Alice Stocks, Zoe Fewtrell, Helen Armstrong, Louise Surgay, John Munday. Well
done to our ladies, who were automatically counted as 3rd in the Ladies Team Event.
19 October 08 – Leicester Marathon and Half Marathon. Emily Sanders did the
Marathon and Alice Stocks the Half.
27 October 08 - Dublin Marathon. Two hard runs in difficult conditions - Paul Mannion
2hr 58m 27s, Caren Coonan 3hr 25m 44s.
2 November 08 – Dove Dale Dash. Very wet underfoot, very windy. Paul Mannion
was our first runner home, then Martin Stocks and Simon Fisher. They do not publish
the results, but runners we think took part include (in no order) Mark Spencer, Ian
Millward, Paul Armstrong, Helen Armstrong, Robin Mitton, Alasdair Duncan, Howard
Winbow, Zoe Fewtrell, Jackie Wibberley, Linda Hollands, Alison Truscott, Nicola
Swann, Peter Flinn, Dave Patrick, Nicola Spencer, Dave Spencer, Ann Lemon,
Andrew Lemon, Janice Clowes, Keith Brownlee, Derek Brownlee.
High Peak Relay - 9 November 08. Our men - an excellent fifth out of forty teams,
easily beating the previous best of ninth and beating some notable teams including
Derby Triathlon Club, Sheffield Road Club, North Derbyshire Road Club and
Nottingham Athletics Club. Martin Stocks, Ian Millward, Paul Mannion, Jeremy
Sanders, Howard Winbow, Adam Rollitt, Mark Spencer, Simon Fisher, Andy Williams
and Robin Mitton. Our ladies – an outstanding fourth in the Ladies Teams. Caren
Coonan, Liz Godfree, Emily Sanders, Heather Polglass, Helen Armstrong, Nicola
Spencer, Jackie Wibberley, Rosemary Britton, Zoe Fewtrell, Cara Spencer .
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Club Handicap Race - 16 November 08 - Steve Gray (first home and Trophy
winner), Adam Rollitt, Caren Coonan, Cara Spencer, Steve Tilsley, Fiona Buxton, Ian
Barker, Paul Mannion (fastest – 29:41), Wilf Allen, Peter Flinn, Howard Winbow,
Martin Price, John Bembridge, Alice Stocks. Many thanks to Carol and John
Hammond for the food and drink at the prize giving afterwards at their house.
For the Record. The first race was on 8 December 1991. Present members
who ran that day were Louise Hammond (now Louise Surgay), Ann Lemon,
Carol Hammond, John Hammond, Ian Barker, Keith Brownlee, Janice Clowes,
Derek Brownlee and Wilf Allen. There has been a race every year since then 18 races in all - although unfortunately the records for 1999 are missing. In
that time there have only been six members named as the Fastest Runner because four of them have been in that position more than once, including
Martin Stocks five times and, for those of you who know him, Ian Bull - seven
times. Also of note is that Ann Lemon has taken part in all but one of the
races.
Lathkill Fell Race – 9 November 08 - 7.1 miles. Tim Saul 65:13, Richard Broadhead
66:03, Steve Tooms 67:22. Tim lost a trainer in the mud so did well to finish.
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