Latest Results

NORTHERN 6 x 5.5K ROAD RELAY, HARTLEPOOL, SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER

Second claim Ely Runner Robert Campbell ran the 4th leg for his first claim club New Marske Harriers in a time of 17:50. The course of about 5.5k was out and back along the seafront. Conditions were warm and sunny with a tail breeze on the outward part of the course.

DEDHAM RUN 10k, ESSEX, SUNDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2006

Ely Runner Alan Rutterford was 60th of 210 finishers in 45:43 on a steeply undulating course in very hot (25C) conditions. The first 1.5 miles were uphill but he still managed to gain two places in his trademark sprint finish.

SAFFRON WALDEN 10K, SUNDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2006

Stephen Howard 1st Veteran Runner

Ely Runner Stephen Howard proved his return to form from injury with 6th place overall (1st Vet & 1st MV40) of 348 finishers in an excellent time of 37:28.for this tough and hilly mixed terrain course. Colin Doak was the other Ely runner at the Saffron Walden 10K - he was 241st in 55:02.

Conditions were warm and mainly sunny.

FRIEND2FRIEND ROTA 5K, NEWTON, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, USA, SUNDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2006

Torsten Lytken 3rd overall, 3rd male, and 1st Male 30-39 in PB time

Ely Runner Torsten Lytken returned to competitive running by finishing 3rd overall (3rd of 83 males and 1st M30-39) of about 200 runners/100 walkers in a PB time of 18:35. The course of undulating roads had a hill in the first mile and a steep hill up to the finish. Conditions were warm and very humid (23 degrees and 99% humidity) with blustery gusts of wind.

ROUND NORFOLK RELAY, SATURDAY/SUNDAY 16th/17th SEPTEMBER 2006

Ely Runners finish 3rd in tough Open Class
Stage category 1sts for Ian Day and Keith Mitchell
Stage category 2nds for John Crisp, Stephen Howard & Natalle Coles
Stage category 3rd for Darren Murfitt

A team of 17 Ely Runners competed in the 20th Anniversary of this unique 193 miles relay which comprised 17 unequal multi-terrain stages around the periphery of Norfolk. This exciting event started and finished at King's Lynn and required teams to run from Saturday morning and through the night to Sunday morning.

The club finished 3rd of 20 teams in the Open Class and 7th overall of 45 teams. Their accumulative time of 22:09:54 was 7 minutes slower than last year but in fact better because this year's course was about 2 miles longer due to including more off-road sections. Conditions were quite hot during the day but pleasantly cool for the night stages.

Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle (now an Ely Runner) was Race Director again and has organised all 20 Round Norfolk Relays. He was supported by Ely Runners Rod Baron (Web Master, on-line entries and results) and Richard Handoll (Course Director). The Manager for the Ely Runners' team was Alan Rutterford who was assisted by Karen Roe and Ely Runners Julie Foreman and Rachel Roberts.

Official results:

8

ELY

Open

Alan Rutterford

8

Ely Runners

Stage

Cat Posit

STAGE

Distance

NAME

AGE

CAT

Time

T.Time

Cat Rec

Pace

AG %

Pos.

(in stage)

1

16.32

John Crisp

35

MS

1:54:57

1:54:57

07:02.6

65.73

5

2

2

14.06

Peter Gipp

44

MM

1:40:49

3:35:46

07:10.2

67.31

13

8

3

5.39

Kevin Fox

38

MS

0:37:30

4:13:16

06:57.4

63.17

6

4

4

12.76

Daniel Regan

32

MS

1:27:42

5:40:58

06:52.4

66.07

12

6

5

8.61

Charlie Barker

55

MM

1:05:16

6:46:14

07:34.8

67.55

14

4

6

7.61

Darren Murfitt

41

MM

0:54:44

7:40:58

07:11.5

63.42

8

3

7

9.24

Graham Chapman

50

MM

1:05:15

8:46:13

07:03.7

69.81

18

7

8

7.52

Rod Baron

50

MM

0:51:18

9:37:31

06:49.3

71.49

14

6

9

11.3

Stephen Tovey

33

MS

1:19:03

10:56:34

06:59.7

64.41

14

7

10

15.08

Stephen Howard

42

MM

1:39:06

12:35:40

06:34.3

72.71

5

2

11

19.6

Glyn Loveday

36

MS

2:16:20

14:52:00

06:57.3

67.66

12

7

12

18.37

Adam Etches

32

MS

2:02:24

16:54:24

06:39.8

70.17

10

8

13

13.98

Ian Day

38

MS

1:26:11

18:20:35

06:09.9

74.98

2

1

14

8.8

Natalle Coles

31

LS

1:03:28

19:24:03

07:12.7

68.02

21

2

15

7.2

Keith Mitchell

51

MM

0:49:15

20:13:18

Yes

06:50.4

71.74

6

1

16

5.49

Simon Jackson

35

MS

0:38:07

20:51:25

06:56.6

62.12

9

6

17

11.73

Alex Gilroy

24

MS

1:18:29

22:09:54

06:41.4

67.87

8

4

193.06

Est =

22:03:31

22:09:54

Mean=

67.90

10.41

Diff =

0:06:23

Median=

67.66

10

Average Age =

39

Ely Runners were presented with a glass trophy for their third position in the Open Class.

Race Director Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle was presented with the framed original pictorial route (by West Country artist Kate Mears) and a box of fine wine for his many years of organising the race.

See www.elyrunners.co.uk for photographs of Ely Runners and www.roundnorfolkrelay.com for the full race results and photographs.

NEW FOREST HALF MARATHON, NEW MILTON, SUNDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2006

Personal best for Ian Green

Ely Runner Ian Green was 148th of 1,373 finishers in an official time of 1:42:23 and an across the line of 1:41:27. Both were personal bests.
The undulating course of scenic New Forest roads included two long steep climbs.

Conditions were quite hot so times were slower than usual.

ATRIUM 16th GRUNTY FEN HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2006

Clare Willer 2nd woman in personal best time

Personal bests also for Daniel Regan, Tony Barber, Justine Greaves, Julie Foreman, and Joanna Howard

Eleven Ely Runners were among the record 608 finishers competing on the legendary 13.1 miles Grunty Fen course. Official Ely Runners' results:

12th     Ian Day               1:20:08
38th     Clare Willer         1:24:46   PB 2nd woman (2nd claim)
44th     Alex Tate            1:25:20    (2nd claim)
73rd     Daniel Regan      1:29:09    PB
301st   Tony Barber        1:48:31    PB
335th   Michael Butler     1:52:20
480th   Lisa Redman        2:06:07
499th   Justine Greaves 2:08:51    PB   1st half marathon
505th   Julie Foreman     2:09:31    PB   1st half marathon
519th   Colin Doak          2:11:35
539th   Joanne Howard    2:16:11    PB   1st half marathon

Rising star Alex Gilroy was sadly unable to finish due to injury.

Conditions were hot and sunny with a light breeze.

WISSEY HALF MARATHON, OXBOROUGH, SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2006

Three Ely Runners were among the 191 finishers competing on a rural, undulating 13.1 mile course. Official results:

27th       Glyn Loveday         1:31:43
111th     John Crawford        1:53:19
170th     Colin Doak          2:20:06

Conditions were difficult, being quite hot with a headwind, particularly on the long steady climb in the middle of the race.

1st ELY TRIATHLON, THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY, SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2006

There were 20 teams in this new event which comprised a 400 swim, 12k bike ride, and a cross country run of about 5.1k by Ely Runners. Alex Tate was the fastest male runner in 16:59 and Natalle Coles was the fastest female runner in 23:02. Conditions for the two lap course of grassy tracks and playing fields were warm, sunny and windy. Official results:

TEAM	START TIME	SWIMMER	SWIM SPLIT	SWIM TIME	CYCLIST	CYCLE SPLIT	CYCLE TIME	RUNNER	FINAL SPLIT	FINISH TIME	RUN TIME
1	00:00:00	G. Godfrey	00:05:21	00:05:21	M. Holland	00:41:34	00:36:13	S. Mitchell	01:11:12	01:11:12	00:29:38
2	00:00:00	M. Chesterman	00:05:37	00:05:37	R. Nicoll	00:48:36	00:42:59	D. Murfitt	01:09:18	01:09:18	00:20:42
3	00:00:00	J. Hill	00:04:42	00:04:42	M. Wallis	00:43:20	00:38:38	J. Foreman	01:10:51	01:10:51	00:27:31
4	00:00:00	D. Chesterman	00:05:50	00:05:50	N. Williams	00:46:44	00:40:54	G. Chapman	01:07:52	01:07:52	00:21:08
5	00:00:00	Jes. Hill	00:05:49	00:05:49	D. Block	00:41:02	00:35:13	J. Greaves	01:06:15	01:06:15	00:25:13
6	00:10:00	C. Wilson	00:15:43	00:05:43	J. Jermy	00:52:25	00:36:42	S. Tovey	01:12:41	01:02:41	00:20:16
7	00:10:00	H. Davis	00:16:33	00:06:33	C. Loveday	00:55:20	00:38:47	J. Turner	01:18:26	01:08:26	00:23:06
8	00:10:00	R. Parr	00:15:58	00:05:58	J. Thorogood	00:52:08	00:36:10	M. D'alaya	01:12:56	01:02:56	00:20:48
9	00:10:00	C. Smith	00:15:43	00:05:43	C. Whitechurch	00:53:04	00:37:21	E. Greaves	01:17:44	01:07:44	00:24:40
10	00:10:00	S. Hardiment	00:16:07	00:06:07	N. Leadbeater	00:52:09	00:36:02	J. Crisp	01:11:01	01:01:01	00:18:52
11	00:20:00	C. Paines	00:25:45	00:05:45	M. Cox	00:59:02	00:33:17	R. Roberts	01:24:09	01:04:09	00:25:07
12	00:20:00	S. Paines	00:26:30	00:06:30	E. Green	01:04:51	00:38:21	P. Gipp	01:24:27	01:04:27	00:19:36
13	00:20:00	T. Mitchell	00:26:51	00:06:51	H. Leadbeater	01:07:29	00:40:38	I. Day	01:25:43	01:05:43	00:18:14
14	00:20:00	A. O'Connor	00:27:02	00:07:02	G. Brewster	00:58:29	00:31:27	A. Gilroy	01:17:15	00:57:15	00:18:46
15	00:20:00	C. Mitchell	00:26:58	00:06:58	R. Winrow	01:03:58	00:37:00	A. Tate	01:20:57	01:00:57	00:16:59
16	00:30:00	G. Smith	00:35:35	00:05:35	T. Sykes	01:07:05	00:31:30	N. Coles	01:30:07	01:00:07	00:23:02
17	00:30:00	J. Kirby	00:36:35	00:06:35	M. Robinson	01:12:06	00:35:31	S. Howard	01:30:14	01:00:14	00:18:08
18	00:30:00	B. Weslake	00:36:31	00:06:31	A. Stevens	01:11:33	00:35:02	P. Harris	01:33:44	01:03:44	00:22:11
19	00:30:00	L. Doughty	00:37:14	00:07:14	S. Overfield	01:15:26	00:38:12	S.Sharpe	01:46:23	01:16:23	00:30:57
20	00:30:00	K. Ashton	00:36:09	00:06:09	K. Spalding	01:14:05	00:37:56	K. Fox	01:35:50	01:05:50	00:21:45

PINCHINTHORPE PLOD FELL RACE, GUISBOROUGH, SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2006

Robert Campbell 2nd overall

Second claim Ely Runner Robert Campbell was 2nd overall (2nd MV40) of about 70 finishers in 41.57. The 6.3 miles course included 1,200 ft of climb.

Robert is looking forward to running more races this autumn (both fell & cross country) and may travel south to do some of these in Ely Runners' colours.

UK ORIENTEERING CUP SERIES 2006

Robert Campbell 1st MV40

Although now in the veteran 40-44 category, second claim Ely Runner Robert Campbell has enjoyed the most successful orienteering season of his athletic carrier with the following results:

April         3rd in M40 British Orienteering Champs (held in Sussex)
April         20th in the Elite (top open category) Race on Day 1 of JK Festival but did not finish on Day 2
               This is Britain's top orienteering competition, held every Easter
April         6th in British Elite Middle Race Championships in Wiltshire
May         13th in British Elite Sprint Race Champs in Milton Keynes
May         13th in Long Race at the Scottish Elite Champs held near Banchory

As a result of these and other performances in qualifying races, Robert finished 9th overall and 1st Vet (O40) in the UK Cup series of races based around the top events held each spring.

Robert's success qualified him to attend the selection races held in Denmark in June for the Great Britain team for the World Orienteering Champs. He was not selected but enjoyed his debut (age 40!) in these races competing against the best British orienteers (in their 20s & 30s) many of whom are based in Scandinavia to get access to the best terrain and races.

Robert rested during the hot July and resumed training in August.

NENE VALLEY 5K ROAD RACE, PETERBOROUGH, WEDNESDAY 30th AUGUST 2006

Club MV55 record for Peter Harris

There were 2 Ely Runners amongst the 170 finishers in this Cambs Championship and Cambs Road Race league event. The almost level course was on parkland roads and tarmac paths at Ferry Meadows. Official results

73rd Darren Murfitt 20:09
86th Peter Harris 20:33

Conditions were ideal being pleasantly cool with only a light breeze.

MACHEN MOUNTAIN 10K FELL RACE, CAERPHILLY, SOUTH WALES, MONDAY 28th AUGUST 2006

Ely Runner Daniel Regan was 17th of 110 finishers in 49:40 on a gruelling but scenic course which included over 300m (985') of ascent. It was a tough run with steep climbs and uneven surfaces along forest trails and paths. The weather was fine and dry so Daniel had a 'fantastic view from the top of Machen Mountain where he was 12th but he then lost 5 places on the difficult descent.

NEWMARKET DUATHLON, RIVERSIDE SCHOOL, MILDENHALL, SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 2006

Ely Runner John Crisp finished his first duathlon (run/bike/run) 28th of about 120 competitors in an overall time of 1:20:54. His stage times were:

First 5k run              17:33          (distance not accurate)
Bike ride 23k          47:19            (used a borrowed bike)
Second 5k run          16:02            (distance not accurate)

The run course started and finished in the school grounds and included fields and tracks. The two lap bike route passed RAF Mildenhall to Judes Ferry pub, Worlington and back to Mildenhall.

Conditions were mild and mainly sunny.

OSSY OIKS FELL RACE, OSMORTHERLEY, N. YORKS, TUESDAY 22nd AUGUST 2006

Robert Campbell 1st MV40

Second claim Ely Runner Robert Campbell was 5th overall (1st MV40) of 89 finishers in 53:32. The 8.5 miles course included 1,800 ft of climb.

THORNEY 5 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 20th AUGUST 2006

Birgitta Bramley 2nd FV50

Four Ely Runners were among the 184 finishers competing on an uninteresting but flat, out and back course along the old A47 east of Thorney with two 'U' turns. This was a new course for this Cambs Road Race League event because the traditional course along minor fenland roads north of Thorney had been rendered unusable due to the new A47 bypass. Official results:

58th    Darren Murfitt       33:37          6th MV40
85th   Peter Harris           35:22         6th MV55
87th    Birgitta Bramley     35:50       2nd FV50 (award)
96th   John Turner            36:31         3rd MV60

Conditions were quite difficult, being very warm and humid plus a headwind for the second half of the race.

RACE THE TRAIN, TYWYN, WALES, SATURDAY 19th AUGUST 2006

Ely Runner Kevin Fox was 202nd of 711 starters in 2:00 (chip position and time) competing in this popular race to beat a train on the historic Talyllyn narrow-gauge steam railway which runs from the mid Wales coast at Tywyn up into the hills to Abergynolwyn and Nant Gwernol via Dolgoch Falls. The 14.75 miles (14.57 miles on Kevin's GPS) course was out and back over multiple terrain, negotiating steep ascents and descents, severe cambers, narrow sheep tracks, wooded tracks and rough meadows. Conditions were difficult due to torrential rain and strong head or side winds. After three days of rainfall, the route was slippery and in places unstable. Although he didn't beat the train, Kevin enjoyed the tough conditions and may try again another year. The only Ely Runner to have beaten the train was Kevin Ross in 2000 when he finished 115th in 1:44:45, a mere 26 seconds ahead of the engine's arrival whistle.

MACMILLAN 5 MILES CROSS-COUNTRY RACE, WANDLEBURY, CAMBRIDGE, SUNDAY 13th AUGUST 2006

Alex Tate 1st

Three Ely Runners were among the 63 finishers on a two lap undulating course of woodland paths and tracks. The running surface was softer than usual due to prolonged rainfall prior to the start. Official results:

1st     Alex Tate          27:57       1st claim MMM
23rd    John Turner       36:29      2nd MV60
46th Lisa Redman     44:06     4th SW

The cloudy sunshine produced mild and slightly humid conditions.

HARLOW 10 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 6th AUGUST 2006

Two Ely Runners were well up among the 513 finishers competing on a fast undulating course of urban cycleways, roads and parkland. Official results:

15th Ian Day 1:01:43
37th Glyn Loveday 1:05:24

Even though the race started at 9:30 am, conditions were very hot.

EVAC 5K CHAMPIONSHIPS, CAMBRIDGE/GRANCHESTER, SUNDAY 6th AUGUST 2006

There were 3 Ely Runners amongst the 64 finishers competing over a fast 5k loop from Cambridge and back via Granchester. Official results:

6th   Alfredo Verna      18:07    4th MV40   (WAVA 76.57%)
8th    Stephen Howard   18:16    5th MV40   (WAVA 74.57%
27th Maurice Reed      20:32    9th MV40   (WAVA 67.07%)

Conditions were very hot and sunny with a light wind.

WIBBLY WOBBLY LOG JOG, 4.78 MILES, BRANDON FOREST, FRIDAY 4th AUGUST 2006

There were 5 Ely Runners among the 298 finishers in this popular but demanding cross-country race. The undulating course of uneven and twisting forest tracks was a similar distance to last year but more difficult so times were slower. Official results:

12th     John Crisp            30:10        venue best position
23rd    Stephen Tovey      31:59
37th   Simon Jackson     33:10       venue PB and best position
69th     John Turner          36:00        1st MV60
183rd   Julie Foreman      44:44        venue PB and best position

Conditions were good, being mild and without wind.

Photographs available on www.elyrunners.co.uk

RUNNERS CANOE ACROSS THE WASH AND BACK, SATURDAY/SUNDAY 29th/30th JULY 2006

Demonstrating that running provides good health and a basis for any sports or pastimes, Ely Runner Brian Partridge and former Ely Runner Mark Turner canoed across the Wash in their Ocean kayaks last weekend.

They started from Snettisham on Saturday morning and took 7 hours to reach Skegness. Brian reported that it was great trip out with smooth seas, seals accompanying them at close quarters most of the way, and the only lowering of morale was not being able to see any land half way across. This required getting their maps out, plus GIS and compasses to plot their course so they didn't head out into the North Sea towards Oslo! Amazingly they made it precisely to Gibraltar Point and - after 6 hours at sea - were told by a nature warden they couldn’t park there! They then headed up to Skegness for some beer and camped overnight before setting out on the 5 am tide on Sunday morning.

The return trip wasn’t so much fun with strong winds (against and across), 8 foot waves which were tough to paddle through, and rain. They pushed themselves to the limit to get back and did so in 6 ½ hours to make landfall at Heacham – about ½ mile short of their launch point but the wind and tide had started to go against them.

Brian is already out running again to train for another challenge - the Beachy Head Marathon in October. Several Ely Runners have entered this scenic but hilly (3,500 feet of climb) event of 26.2 miles of cross-country tracks over the South Downs.

SWISS ALPINE MARATHON, BERGUN/DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, SATURDAY 29th JULY 2006

3 Members of Ely runners (Adam Etches, Charlie Barker and Natalle Coles) lined up amongst an international field of 764 runners to participate in Europe’s highest marathon. The 26.2 mile marathon route started in Bergun and finished in Davos. The variable levels of elevation and rough mountain trails make it one of the most difficult mountain runs, climbing 1890m (6200ft) to reach heights of 2632m (8635ft). Official times and places:

4:51:60          Adam Etches    182 of 584 Men           (22^nd in M30 age category)
5:14:08          Charlie Barker     281 of 584 Men           (15^th in M55 age category)
5:30:22          Natalle Coles       73 of 180 Ladies         (14^th in W30 age category)

Conditions were cool with low cloud and rain at high altitude.

NSPCC MILTON KEYNES HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 23rd JULY 2006

Ely runner Steve Tovey was 140th out of 1042 starters in 1:39:51. Despite the overcast, hot and humid conditions, the 1st man (Phill Sly) and 1st lady
(Liz Yelling; 2nd overall) broke the course records in 1:05:20 and 1:13:29 respectively. He reported that the course in Milton Keynes was fairly flat and uninspiring.

ST IVES DAIRY CREST 10K ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 23rd JULY 2006

Personal bests in scorching heat for Alex Gilroy, Daniel Regan, Simon Law, and Lisa Redman

There were 9 Ely Runners amongst the 501 finishers who competed on an undulating out and back course from the St Ivo Centre, along the outskirts of St Ives to a rural lane leading to a turning point on the tarmac taxiways of RAF Wyton Airfield, before returning the same way. The winner was Daniel Pettit of Peterborough AC in 32:59 and the 1st female was Jane Preen of Milton Keynes AC in 38:42 who was 22nd overall. Official Ely Runners' results:

18th        John Crisp            38.24
26th        Alex Gilroy           38.55     PB
46th        Daniel Regan        41.23     PB
49th        Simon Jackson     41.50
83rd        Maurice Reed       43.38
162nd     Simon Law            47.55 PB
231st      Alan Rutterford      50.36
285th      Lisa Redman        53.50    PB
350th      Julie Forman         57.18

Conditions were very hot, especially on the exposed airfield.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE EVENING DEVELOPMENT MEETING, 1 MILE RACE, ST IVES, WEDNESDAY 19th JULY 2006

Club MV35 track record and personal best for Ian Day on hottest July day for 100 years

Ely Runner Ian Day was entered into the second of two 1 mile track races and finished 4th of 10 starters in 5:00.05. Conditions were very hot, having reached 34 degrees during the day.

RAF MARHAM 10 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 16th JULY 2006

Ely Runner Ian Day was 5th of 125 runners in 1:03:24. His time and position were excellent because the runners had to endure a late 11:30 am late start (due to an accident on the A47) and 31 degree temperatures.

INTER-CLUB ATHLETICS MATCH, ST MARY'S, TWICKENHAM, SATURDAY 15th JULY 2006

Claire Willer wins all three middle distance events

Second claim Ely Runner Claire Willer won all three middle distance match events to accumulate valuable points for her 1st claim club Watford Harriers who finished 2nd of 4 teams, only 2 points behind the winning club. She spread her effort evenly so that she could gain maximum points rather than a good time in one event. The official results (in race order) were:

1st      800m      2:25
1st   3,000m   11:37
1st     1,500m 5:10

She also gained another point by running in the 400m after the 3,000m and before the 1,500m!

Conditions were hot and sunny but quite breezy

ELY RUNNERS' STRAIGHT MILE HANDICAP, QUANEY DROVE, THURSDAY 13th JULY 2006

Simon Law and Heidi Fochtman win M/F Handicaps.

Ian Day and Natalle Coles Fastest M/F Times.

Peter Gipp and Rachel Roberts Best M/F Age Related % Times.

Club Records for Graham Chapman (MV50), Ian Day (MV35), Charlie Barker (MV55), Rachel Roberts (FV35), and Don Brown (MV65).

Personal Bests for Charlie Barker, Ian Blatchford, Michael Butler, Graham Chapman, Angela Clements, Ian Day, Karlos Dedos, Christine Drewe, Heidi Fochtman, Julie Foreman, Kevin Fox, Alex Gilroy, Justin Greaves, Peter Harris, Stephen Howard, Simon Jackson, Simon Law, Daniel Regan, Rachel Roberts, and Stephen Tovey.

There were 30 Ely Runners competing in the club's annual 1 mile handicap race on the dead straight Quaney Drove in three starts. Time and place keepers and finish marshals were Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle, Richard Handoll, Eric Drury and Sarah Sharpe. Start marshals were Alan Rutterford and Tony Hall. John Turner was the handicapper. Official results as follows:

Ely 1 Mile Handicap Race - Thursday 13th July 2006

H.Cap Pos.	Name	Number	Time	Time Pos	Handicap	% Diff	AG %	AG Pos
1	Simon Law	769	05:57	15	06:30	-8.46%	62.85	23
2	Justin Greaves	773	06:45	26	07:19	-7.74%	55.61	28
3	Kevin Jennings	772	06:19	21	06:50	-7.56%	64.23	21
4	Tony Barber	771	06:13	20	06:40	-6.75%	60.16	24
5	Heidi Fochtman	770	06:23	23	06:40	-4.25%	65.01	20
6	Kevin Fox	757	05:42	12	05:57	-4.20%	68.16	17
7	Angela Clements	775	07:24	27	07:42	-3.90%	56.08	27
8	Alex Gilroy	743	05:14	3	05:25	-3.38%	71.46	10
9	Graham Chapman	749	05:28	7	05:39	-3.24%	77.74	2
10	Don Brown	777	07:36	29	07:50	-2.98%	64.19	22
11	Darren Murfitt	755	05:33	9	05:43	-2.92%	71.51	9
12	Adam Etches	746	05:23	4	05:32	-2.71%	69.47	13
13	Karlos Dedos	759	06:00	16	06:08	-2.17%	65.67	19
14	Christine Drewe	776	07:33	28	07:43	-2.16%	54.96	30
15	Daniel Regan	754	05:34	10	05:41	-2.05%	67.18	18
16	Stephen Howard	745	05:26	5	05:30	-1.21%	73.58	5
17	Peter Harris	763	06:11	19	06:15	-1.07%	72.31	8
18	Stephen Tovey	747	05:30	8	05:33	-0.90%	68.25	16
19	Rachel Roberts	762	06:09	18	06:12	-0.81%	68.99	14
20	Julie Foreman	774	07:38	30	07:41	-0.65%	55.15	29
21	Ian Day	739	05:02	1	05:02	0.00%	76.12	4
22	Simon Jackson	744	05:27	6	05:27	0.00%	69.81	12
23	Michael Butler	768	06:32	24	06:29	0.77%	59.88	26
24	Natalle Coles	758	06:02	17	05:59	0.84%	68.78	15
25	Keith Mitchell	756	05:48	13	05:45	0.87%	72.70	7
26	Peter Gipp	740	05:08	2	05:03	1.65%	79.04	1
27	John Turner	760	06:21	22	06:10	2.97%	73.03	6
28	Charlie Barker	748	05:49	14	05:35	4.18%	76.18	3
29	Ian Blatchford	761	06:33	25	06:12	5.65%	60.16	24
30	Max d'Ayala	742	05:35	11	05:10	8.06%	70.57	11

The race was held on a warm and sunny evening and the runners benefited from a cooling tail wind.

After the race, perpetual shields and prizes were presented to the male/female category winners in the beer garden of the Prince Albert pub by Chairman Peter Gipp.

ABBEY 10k MIXED TERRAIN, RAMSEY, SUNDAY 9th JULY 2006

Personal bests for Alex Gilroy and Simon Jackson

Eight Ely Runners were amongst 248 finishers competing over an almost level course of sports fields, rural roads, farm roads and droves. Official results:

16th     Alex Gilroy          39:29    Personal best
22nd    Simon Jackson    40:58   Personal best
56th    Maurice Reed      44:21
69th     John Turner         45:49    2nd MV60
112th    John Crawford      50:49
122nd   Heidi Fochtman    51:49
168th    Colin Doak           55:46
182nd   Fran Crawford       56:56    4th FV50

Prospective member Simon Law was 98th in 48:29

Conditions were progressively warm, humid and windy.

RYSTON MIDSUMMER 5 MILES ROAD RACE, DOWNHAM MARKET, THURSDAY 6th JULY 2006

Two Ely Runners were amongst 118 finishers competing on a single lap course through Downham Market and around the bypass. Ian Day was 10th in 29:36 and Peter Gipp was 12th in 29:43. Conditions were difficult, being very hot and humid.

EVAC 10K CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMBERTON, 2nd JULY 2006

Steven Howard 3rd MV40

Ely Runner Stephen Howard was 9th in 40:36 (3rd MV40)

BOURNVILLE HARRIERS MULTI-TERRAIN 10K, BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2006

Ely Runner Stephen Tovey was 10th of 104 runners in 42:03 on a hilly parkland/road course. Conditions were very hot.

BRITISH 10K, LONDON, SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2006

Ely Runner Lana Chalmers was in a team of about 20 running for the medical charity MAGPAS. She finished in about 55:35, well up amongst the many thousands of runners. Conditions were very hot.

RACE FOR LIFE, CAMBRIDGE, SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2006

Four Ely Runners were among a huge field running on a course of about 5k on Jesus Green. Julie Foreman finished in 25:45, Heidi Fochtman in 26:06, Joanne Howard in 30:18, and Mandy Ashman in 36:00. It was very crowded at the start and conditions were extremely hot.

8		ELY	Open	Alan Rutterford				8
		Ely Runners								Stage	Cat Posit
STAGE	Distance	NAME	AGE	CAT	Time	T.Time	Cat Rec	Pace	AG %	Pos.	(in stage)
1	16.32	John Crisp	35	MS	1:54:57	1:54:57		07:02.6	65.73	5	2
2	14.06	Peter Gipp	44	MM	1:40:49	3:35:46		07:10.2	67.31	13	8
3	5.39	Kevin Fox	38	MS	0:37:30	4:13:16		06:57.4	63.17	6	4
4	12.76	Daniel Regan	32	MS	1:27:42	5:40:58		06:52.4	66.07	12	6
5	8.61	Charlie Barker	55	MM	1:05:16	6:46:14		07:34.8	67.55	14	4
6	7.61	Darren Murfitt	41	MM	0:54:44	7:40:58		07:11.5	63.42	8	3
7	9.24	Graham Chapman	50	MM	1:05:15	8:46:13		07:03.7	69.81	18	7
8	7.52	Rod Baron	50	MM	0:51:18	9:37:31		06:49.3	71.49	14	6
9	11.3	Stephen Tovey	33	MS	1:19:03	10:56:34		06:59.7	64.41	14	7
10	15.08	Stephen Howard	42	MM	1:39:06	12:35:40		06:34.3	72.71	5	2
11	19.6	Glyn Loveday	36	MS	2:16:20	14:52:00		06:57.3	67.66	12	7
12	18.37	Adam Etches	32	MS	2:02:24	16:54:24		06:39.8	70.17	10	8
13	13.98	Ian Day	38	MS	1:26:11	18:20:35		06:09.9	74.98	2	1
14	8.8	Natalle Coles	31	LS	1:03:28	19:24:03		07:12.7	68.02	21	2
15	7.2	Keith Mitchell	51	MM	0:49:15	20:13:18	Yes	06:50.4	71.74	6	1
16	5.49	Simon Jackson	35	MS	0:38:07	20:51:25		06:56.6	62.12	9	6
17	11.73	Alex Gilroy	24	MS	1:18:29	22:09:54		06:41.4	67.87	8	4
	193.06
Est =		22:03:31			22:09:54			Mean=	67.90	10.41
Diff =		0:06:23						Median=	67.66	10
		Average Age =	39