Minchinhampton 10K & Junior Event
April 3, 2011 by CA Press
Congratulations to everyone who took part in todays Minchinhampton 10K and Junior Common Run. A beautiful morning with sunny spells meant a great event was to take place.
Many Mums running today supported by there kids, who themselves had just had a lovely run around the common, hoping that after they had put themselves through the challenge of a 10K, would be waited on hand and foot for the rest of Mothers Day.
Once the main event of the day had started, it was contested tightly, by local Gloucester Athletics Club runner, Dave Gresswell, last years runner up and Annabel Granger, recent Weston Tough Ten Lady winner and British Masters XC medal winner.
In the end, Bristol and West Athletic Club runner, Annabel Granger won the race by more than 15 seconds, to be the first Lady winner of the Minchinhampton 10K.
Dave Gresswell, 2nd again in this event said “I’m still very pleased, as last year I was beat by local runner Lee Rankin, and this year to a great an admirable lady athlete, as well as being 6 seconds quicker than previously. This has been great preparation for the London Marathon in 2 weeks time. I’m coming back again next year as it’s such a great race, challenging and I want to win it once”.
Following on from the frontline of this event, were many great personal achievements in a run that takes participants all the way through one of the most picturesque Cotswold Towns and in to neighbouring villages of Avening, Nags Head and Cherrington.
A total of more than 130 runners completed this years race, more than double from last year.
However, the outstanding performance of the day has to go to 82 year old Allen Watts, originally a local man, but on retirement moved to Wales and returned today to run local, familar and challenging hills for the first time since retirement. He offered to start early, but he wouldn’t have known the route as Marshals and signs hadn’t be setup, so begun the race with everyone else.
When he reached the finishing line, he received a rapturous applause and commented on the fact he felt like he had won.
Let us have your story or event review to add to this report. contactform
Junior Race Report to follow;
For full provisional results visit http://www.carun.org/ourevents/minchinhampton10k/minchinhampton-10k-2011
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Contact: Simon
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Reading Half is Personal Best
March 20, 2011 by Simon
Congratulations to all Cotswold Allrunners that took on the challenge of leaving Stroud and Nailsworth at 6am on a Sunday morning to go and run a Half Marathon in Reading
Full report and photos to follow on Tuesday 22nd March
Billis Bourton Best
Sunday the 27th February 2011 saw the th Bourton 10K Road Race. This usually a fast and furious 10K road race and part of the Gloucesteshire County Road Race Series, was won by local Nailsworth and Stroud and District Athletics Club member, Dan Robinson in 30:08mins, just a few seconds shy of the course record.
This year the race was supporting two charities in memory of club member Steve (Beaky) Wheeler. The Barn Owl Trust (Registered Charity 299835) and the Devon Air Ambulance Trust(Registered Charity 1077998).
So a cold, but still Sunday morning, saw nearly 500 runners start the Bourton-on-the-Water, a scenic ideallic Cotswold Village, 10K road race. The course includes 2 laps of the village before heading out for about 3km and then returning to a final lap.
Nicola Billis, who is currently training for the London Marathon 2011, is proving her running fitness and strength is heading ion the right direction as she slices several minutes off her previous time, to record a new personal best of 48:49mins.
For full official results http://www.bourtonroadrunners.co.uk
The Mud, The Hills and more mud ….
February 6, 2011 by Simon
The Mayhill Massacre is a tough multi-terrain race involving mud hills, more mud, more hills and what it’s really like can be told by those involved.
“A tough course but worth getting muddy trainers for the sense of achievement once you cross (stagger) the finish line”,
Briony Fern, (I love my clean trainers girl)
“All the hill training runs that we’ve done proved their worth today? A challenging but ultimately rewarding race, thoroughly enjoyable!”,
Steve Townsend, a new Massacre PB
Did you enjoy the race?
“I really enjoyed the 2011 Mayhill massacre and felt the benefits of the Sunday morning training sessions. Sure it was a hard race, particularly the second real climb before the descent and the sticky, sucking mud in the mid sections!
On checking through the results I was really proud to have been one of the representatives for the Cotswold Allrunners in this event and note that an improvement of just 5 minutes would have elevated my position about 100 places. Something to aim for next year I feel.
Thank you for all of your support especially Jennie. Much Appreciated”,
Mark Thomas, Cotswold Allrunners member and 1st time Massacre particpant
Stroud Half Marathon 2010
October 24, 2010 by Simon
Just temporary results, full report to follow
Simon Calladine 01:42:46
Danny Livingstone 01:44:19
Nicola Stanton 01:44:35
Rose Niland Smith 01:43:48
Chris Walkley 01:45:02
Gino Beaumont 01:47:22
Jessica Bull 01:47:55
Therese Bartlett 01:48:24
Nicola Billis 01:49:50
Lucy King 01:52:22
Kerry Braithwaite 01:52:52
Trudy Chudleigh 01:53:43
Natasha Berri 01:54:34
Stephen Thacker 01:55:32
Briony Fern 01:56:45
Liz Workman 01:57:07
Mal Walker 01:59:55
Kate Bell 01:59:24
Bea Brandish 01:59:57
Sasha Field 02:01:58
Jennie Marshall 02:02:53
Claire Gerbrands 02:06:41
Susan Harris 02:06:48
Michelle Allen 02:10:08
Claire May 02:09:49
Amy Pearce 02:09:02
Dinah Benneworth 02:09:53
Donna Findlay 02:13:49
Kyla Noble 02:14:29
Lucy Trowse 02:15:15
Jodie Padmore 02:19:22
Carly Webb 02:20:41
Stephen Townsend 02:22:46
Jeanette Halliday 02:22:49
Sharon Smith 02:24:31
Amanda Maule 02:24:51
Layla Slaughter 02:27:46
Cheryl Gillott 03:11:32
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