Club Handicap #3, 14/06/06

Barry O' Driscoll reports...

We had another good turnout for the monthly handicap. The results are tabulated below in finish order, allotted points, and your individual performance and ranking for the 5 mile.

Position Name Points Rank Elapsed Time
1 Angie Sadler 5 3 00:31:54
2 Carol Cowley 4 9 00:36:33
3 Jon Mansfield 3 1 00:29:33
4 Nigel Tillot 2 4 00:32:23
5 Steve Wiggall 1 6 00:34:22
6 Roger Bennett 1 2 00:30:46
7 Sandie Harwood 1 10 00:38:36
8 Mike Ward 1 11 00:40:51
9 Bradley Crouch 1 5 00:32:35
10 Cathy Dudfield 1 8 00:35:50
11 Amanda Martin 1 7 00:35:30
12 Helena 1 12 00:48:52

So after 3 races in the series the provisional leaderboard looks something like the following (to be confirmed by Jason):
Position Name Grand Total
1 Angie Sadler 8
2 Roger Bennett 7
3 Carol Cowley 6
3 Charlotte Mowbray 6
3 Sandie Harwood 6
6 Bradley Crouch 5
6 Cathy Dudfield 5
6 Nigel Tillot 5
9 Jon Mansfield 4
10 Bev Thomas 3
11 Mike Ward 2
11 Steve Darnell 2
11 Steve Wiggall 2
14 Alan Dumper 1
14 Amanda Martin 1
14 Andy Hawkins 1
14 Anne Robinson 1
14 Barry O'Driscoll 1
14 Helena 1
14 Lisa Kane 1
14 Mick Morris 1
14 Nev Simpson 1
14 Phillip Howells 1
14 Rob Jordan 1
14 Rob Knight 1
14 Simon Hall 1
14 Stu Dudfield 1
14 ??? 1

County Update, June 2006

Steve W reports that the latest county results are available here, He points out we are doing well in some categories and really well in others - so congrats to all.

Cloud Cuckoo 5 , 7/6/06

Bradley Crouch 32nd 40.15
Angie Sadler 36th 40.32 1st Vet 45, 3rd Lady Stuart Dudfield 57 43.45
Steve Wiggall 59 44.40
Cathy Dudfield 82 46.47
Barry O'Driscoll 89 47.26
Sandie Harwood 123 55.08
Phillip Howells 126 55.24
Wes Reid 139 1.04.25

143 Finished


This race was off road (mix of stony tracks and grass, extremely hilly, (nearly vertical or even mountainous in places!!), conditions were perfect, warm with light
cool breeze. Stuart and Cathy Dudfield, who took part last year, were certainly faster than last time. Phillip was going carefully prior to the Comrades 'marathon' on 16 June.

Steve Wiggall's personal feelings: "I was intending to treat it like a training run after a hard 4m yesterday. Set off steady then started to pick it up after 2. Hill
at 3 was tough going but then once over that and onto the common I really picked it up and felt good gradually reeling people in. Forgot about the last hill at about 5 and then powered into the finish and really enjoyed it"

Fairford 10k, 4/6/06

Just three Tewkesbury AC runners joined the starting 410 competitors for this popular Cotswold race, started by Sharron Davies

Jason Draper was delighted to come in 20th in such a large field in just under 39 minutes. Fresh from his European marathon exploits, Nigel Tillot came in 40th in mins. Rising female talent, Lisa Kane successfully completed another sub 55 minute 10km run.

20th Jason Draper = 38.58

40th Nigel Tillot = 41.33

233rd Lisa Kane = 53.49

Marlborough Challenge, Wiltshire

International ultra-distance runner Sue Brue raced the 33 mile Marlborough Challenge as part of her build-up to the World Championships in October. Things didn't go exactly to plan as the course has a habbit of sending runners in all directions. Brue believes she may have run an extra two miles while picking out the route. Nevertheless, a finishing time of 5 hrs exactly was the fastest on the day in the womans field.

Otmoor Challenge, 3/6/06

In-form multi-distance runner, Angie Sadler has won her second event within a week. Sadler travelled with club mate Phillip Howells to Oxfordshire to take part in the infamous 13.2 mile Otmoor Challenge. A multi-terrain event in which nearly 400 runners started. Sadler raced around the tough course in 1hr 31.55mins. So good was her performance that in addition to her, now normal, veteran first place, she duplicated last Sunday's effort and took the overall female title as well. Howells, who is building up to this year's Comrades 'Marathon', ran his best race of late. A stomach bug hadbeen de-bugged in time for the 1pm start. Howells recorded a pleasing 1hr
46.08mins.

23rd Angie Sadler = 1.31.55 (1st FM)
78th Phil Howells = 1.46.08

Whitsun race reports

Jon Mansfield reports...

Angie Sadler and Sue Bruce both won their races over the bank holiday weekend. Sadler raced at Dymock and set a new female course record over the 1/2 marathon distance. The ladies race winner was out on her own from the gun and, running so well, she was never challenged. Her effort helped Tewkesbury AC collect another ladies team victory.

Bruce won her race at the White Horse (formerly the Globe) over a 5 mile course. Unlike Sadler, Bruce had a fight on her hands with one of the counties top girls and it wasn't until the last mile that Bruce took control to take the win.

Jason Draper was first to finish for the club in the Crowle 10km. Delighted Draper was one of five club members who added to the record 408 entrants over a scenic, somewhat undulating course through Worcestershire.

Jon Mansfield finished third, for the third time, in his third triathlon, in three weeks in the Gloucester event held at Newent

Dymock 1/2 Marathon
Sunday 28th May

12th Angie Sadler = 1.24.04 (1st fm) NEW COURSE RECORD
56th Carol Cowley = 1.47.27
65th Sandie Harwood = 1.54.34
66th Phillip Howells = 1.54.34
96 finished.

Crowle Gunpowder plot 10km
Sunday 28th May

18th Jason Draper = 37.44
76th Stuart Dudfield = 43.39
113rd Cathy Dudfield = 45.59
189th Lisa Kane = 50.39
282nd Anne Robinson = 56.08
408 finished
Male winner Matt Bond = 31.57
Female winner Lynne Cox = 37.48

Gloucester Triathlon (swim=400m, Cycle=18km, Run=5km)
Monday 29th May

3rd Jon Mansfield = 5.49 (21st) - 38.15 (2nd) - 16.54 (3rd) = 53.58 mins
208 finished.

Whitsun 5 mile - White Horse (Sandhurst)

7th Sue Bruce 30.48 (1st Female)