Wednesday, May 31, 2006

KoTR standings, June 2006

90 Jason Draper
88 Jon Mansfield
83 Roger Bennett
81 Angie Sadler
59 Stuart Dudfield
56 Andy Hawkins
53 Cathy Dudfield
51 Steve Wiggall
32 Carol Cowley
30 Nigel Tillott
29 Phillip Howells
24 Barry O'Driscoll
20 Sandie Harwood
19 Simon Hall
19 Lisa Kane
18 Mike Primett
17 Bev Thomas
16 Jon Rawlings
15 Mick Morris
15 Clive Sentence
13 Rob Knight
12 Rob Jordan
11 Mike Ward
10 Clive Baker
10 Neville Simpson
9 Stuart Buchan
9 Sue Bruce
9 Martyn Cox
6 Amanda Martin
4 Anne Robinson
3 Wes Reid

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Copenhagen marathon

Nigel Tillot reports....

"Now back from Copenhagen.A good event. Time 3.28.42 6mins better than my first although I had hoped for nearer 3.20.
Going well for 17 , 20 in 2.29 then cramp from 21.5 and then focus was on
just finishing. A familiar tale?"

Only too familiar..!!

Tewkesbury Tri, 21/05/06

Jon M reports...

Three Tewkesbury AC athletes took part in the home town triathlon. Sandie Harwood, Jason Draper and Jon Mansfield exercised their multi-sport talents in an event which consisted of 400 meters swimming into 23km of cycling to finish with a short 5km run. Conditions were inclement, switching between gales and showers. The rain caused little concern to the athletes, as the transitions from swimmer to cyclist were no wetter! Just 130 entered. However, conditions being what they were, only 104 made it to the finish line!

Sandie Harwood made her triathlon debut. Previously completing two Aquathons (swim-run), Harwood added the cycling discipline and enjoyed every minute of her total race time of 1hr 33 mins. Harwood’s run split was her strongest clocking 22.25 mins.

Jason Draper returned to the event after making his debut here in 2005. Draper’s worked miracles with his swimming technique over the 12 months as several spectators remarked how easy he made the 16 x 25m lengths look. A controlled swim left Draper in good shape to slice five mins from his previous bike time. His most impressive performance was his running. Two miles of the run course was over fields and due to the weather, conditions had become precariously slippy, nevertheless, a run split time of 18.04 was the 19th quickest of the day. Draper totalled 1hr 15 mins.

Jon Mansfield was taking part in his second triathlon of the season (last week at www.tauntondeanetri.co.uk). Mansfield having local course knowledge, put it to good use and repeated the previous week’s achievements by recording the fastest bike split time. A 38.07 minute cycle effort left his legs with a rather wooden feeling that, took a mile of running to return to normal. Mansfield finished in 1hr and in 3rd place overall and, as with the previous Sunday, only seconds off the top honour! (www.tewkesburytri.co.uk/index.asp).

3rd Jon Mansfield 6.25 (13th) - 38.07 (1st) - 15.53 (5th) = 1:00.25

38th Jason Draper 9.32 (84th) - 47.27 (38th) - 18.04 (19th) = 1:15.03

96th Sandie Harwood 9.45 (85th) - 1:01.03 (98th) - 22.25 (73rd) = 1:33.013

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Gloucestershire 5km Championships

Jon Mansfield reports...

Tewkesbury AC runners made up 10% of the 5km County championship field at the White Horse on 18th May, and they all did the club proud. Fearful of a black, water-laden cloud heading towards Sandhurst, the runners knew they couldn’t hang about. Starting amongst a collection of local outstanding talents where, ten runners whizzed past the first mile maker in under 5 minutes, it wasn'’t until 15 minutes into the race when the cloud burst. Despite the torrential downpour, both Dudfields sliced time off their pb’s. Stuart set a new time agonisingly just outside 20 minutes, while Mrs Dudfield hacked 15 seconds from her previous best result. Beverly Thomas ran strongly through deep puddles, over ducks and around a canoe to be rewarded with her fastest run to date. Angie Sadler put several young pretenders to shame to finish 3rd overall female. Jon Mansfield led Jason Draper and Roger Bennett home, with Bennett especially pleased with his race. Rob Jordan, fresh from Monday’s Berkeley 10km, came in a few seconds over 21 minutes, while Sandie Harwood avenged Lisa Kane after last months dramatic sprint finish at Hereford.

18th Jon Mansfield - 16.58
34th Jason Draper - 18.02
39th Roger Bennett - 18.23
50th Angie Sadler - 19.04 (3rd fm)
62nd Stuart Dudfield - 20.01 (pb)
69th Cathy Dudfield - 20.56 (pb)
72nd Rob Jordan - 21.06
86th Sandie Harwood - 23.25
89th Lisa Kane - 23.57
96th Bev Thomas - 24.52 (pb)

Friday, May 12, 2006

Club Handicap #2, 10/05/06

Jason Draper reports...

Thanks again to everyone for competing/helping in the second of our handicap series, again I hope you all enjoyed it. For this run we had 20 runners, an excellent turnout, and means we have had 26 runners in total for both runs. The following are the results for the May 10th handicap in finish order (including points) and time order. Also included are the current handicap standings after two races.

FINISH ORDER

1. ROGER BENNETT (5 POINTS) 3. 30:42
2. BRAD CROUCH (4) 5. 32:03
3. NIGEL TILLOT (3) 7. 32:21
4. ANG SADLER (2) 6. 32:18
5. ALAN DUMPER (1) 11. 34:58
6. CHARLOTTE MOWBRAY (1) 17. 40:29
7. JON MANSFIELD (1) 1. 29:21
8. BEV THOMAS (1) 19. 44:24
9. CAROL COWLEY (1) 14. 37:02
10. MICK MORRIS (1) 15. 38:16
11. MIKE WARD (1) 16. 40:27
12. STEVE DARNELL (1) 10. 34:27
13. BARRY O'DRISCOLL (1) 9. 34:20
14. ROB KNIGHT (1) 4. 32:01
15. ANDY HAWKINS (1) 2. 29:27
16. ??? (1) 8. 32:36
17. CATH DUDFIELD (1) 12. 36:37
18. STEVE WIGGALL (1) 13. 36:51
19. SANDIE HARWOOD (1) 18. 41:08
20. PHIL HOWELLS (1) 20. 45:24

CURRENT STANDINGS (AS OF TWO HANDICAPS)

CHARLOTTE MOWBRAY (6 POINTS)
ROGER BENNETT (6)
SANDIE HARWOOD (5)
CATH DUDFIELD (4)
BRAD CROUCH (4)
ANG SADLER (3)
BEV THOMAS (3)
NIGEL TILLOT (3)
CAROL COWLEY (2)
STEVE DARNELL (2)
MIKE WARD (1)
BARRY O'DRISCOLL (1)
ROB KNIGHT (1)
ANDY HAWKINS (1)
??? (1)
STU DUDFIELD (1)
STEVE WIGGALL (1)
LISA KANE (1)
JON MANSFIELD (1)
ANNE ROBINSON (1)
NEV SIMPSON (1)
ROB KNIGHT (1)
SIMON HALL (1)
PHIL HOWELLS (1)
ALAN DUMPER (1)
MICK MORRIS (1)

Well done to Roger whos win last night takes him level on points with Charlotte at the top of the Handicap standings. Well done to Brad and Ang and the ever improving Nigel for being among the major points. But as ever the top three finishers will be penalised next time out. Well done also to Jon & Andy for the two fastest times of the night, still, however, a little way off Simons time from the first handicap. Thanks again. See you soon. P.S. I will be away for the next event so I will need a couple of volunteers to help with timing next time.

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Tewkesbury half, 7/5/06

Cathy Dudfield reports.....

There was an excellent turnout from Tewkesbury AC with 18 of us taking part in the Half Marathon & the 5 mile fun run. There were some excellent performances with a few pb's set. Angie & Carol both took age group prizes. Below are everyone's chip time results:

16 Jon Mansfield @ 1.20.29 (m - 9)
42 Roger Bennett @ 1.25.40 (m40 -10)
44 Jason Draper @ 1.26.16 (m - 25)
51 Angie Sadler @ 1.27.02 (f45 - 1)
63 Nigel Tillott @ 1.28.31 (m40 - 13)
127 Steve Wiggall @ 1.34.22 (m45 - 16)
145 Mike Primett @ 1.36.06 (m - 64)
146 Stuart Dudfield @ 1.36.23 (m - 65)
207 Cathy Dudfield @ 1.40.37 (f - 11)
217 Carol Cowley @ 1.41.06 (f50 -1)
277 Neville Simpson @ 1.45.19 (m50 - 37)
358 Mike Ward @ 1.50.00 (m60 - 10)
406 Sandie Harwood @ 1.52.37 (f - 44)
407 Phillip Howells @ 1.52.37 (m50 - 59)
517 Bev Thomas @ 2.01.04 (f45 - 14)
621 Anne Robinson @ 2.09.09 (f - 98)
665 Wesley Reid @ 2.14.35 (m - 202)

729 finished

5 mile fun run
Helena - 44:34 (PB)

Also - A big thankyou to everyone who helped on the day.

Friday, May 05, 2006

Highworth 5, 30/04/06

Carol and Mike ventured over towards Swindon for this high quality race.

Carol Cowley 35:45 107th
Mike Ward 38:22 172nd

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

KotR Standings, May 2006

61 Jason Draper
56 Jon Mansfield
55 Andy Hawkins
54 Angie Sadler
53 Roger Bennett
38 Stuart Dudfield
36 Steve Wiggall
34 Cathy Dudfield
24 Barry O'Driscoll
23 Phillip Howells
21 Carol Cowley
19 Simon Hall
16 Jon Rawlings
15 Lisa Kane
15 Mick Morris
15 Clive Sentance
13 Rob Knight
10 Nigel Tillott
9 Clive Baker
9 Stuart Buchan
9 Bev Thomas
8 Sue Bruce
8 Sandie Harwood
6 Rob Jordan
5 Lisa Martin
4 Mike Primett
3 Mike Ward