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KIRTON 5 MILES MIXED TERRAIN RACE, FELIXSTOWE, FRIDAY 27th MAY 2005

Second claim Ely Runner Kevin Collins was 91st (7th MV50) of 354 finishers in 34:39. The course was a mixture of rural roads and bridleways. Conditions were very hot with 28C at the start.


ARTHUR BOWDEN 5 MILES, FERRY MEADOWS, PETERBOROUGH, THURSDAY 26 MAY 2005

 Three Ely Runners were among the 195 finishers on an almost level two lap course of parkland roads and hard paths around a lake. Official results:

23rd    Max d'Ayala            30:22
46th    Alan Rutterford        33:20
91st    Peter Harris            37:18

Conditions were fairly hot.


ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY 5 MILES ROAD RACE, CORBY, WEDNESDAY 25th MAY 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp was 10th of 352 finishers in 27:54, only 5 secs outside his personal best. Conditions were mild and windy for the course of two laps of the speedway track.


PRAGUE MARATHON, SUNDAY 22nd MAY 2005

Ely Runner John Crisp finished in 3:20:28 which was a good time for the hot (28 degrees C) and humid (70%) conditions and a course which included long stretches of cobbled streets. There were also a lot of tramlines to avoid. Although well up amongst the 4,646 entrants, John considers that in better conditions, he could be capable of a sub 3 hours marathon. 


EAST CAMBS HALF MARATHON, SOHAM, SUNDAY 22nd MAY 2005

Ely Runners 1st Men's Team & Personal Bests for Adam Etches, Natalle Coles, & Graham Chapman

Eleven Ely Runners were among the 213 finishers competing over a single lap, almost level, course of 13.1 miles from Soham to Barway, then along Padney Drove and Lower Drove to Wicken, and back along the A1123 to Soham. First Ely Runner home Adam Etches was only 39 seconds behind 5000m GB 2000 Olympian Andrea Whitcombe. Official results:

10th     Adam Etches          1:21:34     PB    
11th     Chris Rayment        1:22:03
12th     Ian Day                  1:22:59
13th     Peter Gipp              1:24:17
38th     Darren Murfitt          1:31:46
62nd    Natalle Coles          1:38:28     PB
64th     Graham Chapman   1:38:53     PB
76th     Ian Blatchford         1:43:02
86th     John Turner            1:45:43
102nd  John Crawford         1:47:56
174th   Colin Doak             2:08:47

Ely Runners' leading men packed well to win the Men's Team Trophy.
Conditions were mild, slightly humid with mixed sunshine and clouds, plus a light but cooling NW wind
Club support was provided by Rod Baron (photography) and Eric Drury.
See   http://www.rosspeers-sportscentre.co.uk/homepage.htm  for full results


BRITANNIC WOMEN'S 10k, GLASGOW, SUNDAY 15TH MAY 2005

Ely Runner Julie Foreman finished in 1:05:38 in her first attempt at this distance.


COPENHAGEN MARATHON, SUNDAY 22nd MAY 2005

Improved position for Torsten Lytken

Ely Runner Torsten Lytken was 226th (53rd/516 male 35-39) of 4,063 finishers in 3:10:13. He ran the first 13.1 miles in 1:32:33 and the second 13.1 miles in 1:38:33. Torsten had hoped to improve on his 3:09:43 time from last year but fatigue in the last 3 miles lost the 30 seconds difference. However, his finishing position was a significant improvement on the 290th he achieved in 2004. There was a thunder storm 10 minutes before the start but conditions were otherwise sunny, windless and a mild 15-18 degrees. The level course was along the sea front (by the famous Little Mermaid statue), lake sides, and main boulevards of Copenhagen.


BEDFORD 6 MILES ROAD RACE, WEDNESDAY 18th MAY 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp was 10th of 298 finishers in 33:51. The course for this evening race was mainly level except for a long gradual climb and short sharp descent in the 4th mile. Conditions were mild and cloudy.


EYE COMMUNITY RUNNERS 10K MIXED TERRAIN RACE, EYE, PETERBOROUGH, SUNDAY 15th MAY 2005

Personal bests for Ian Day, Adam Etches and Rachel Kiff

 Twelve Ely Runners were among the 447 finishers (from a record 475 entries) competing in this popular Cambs Road Race League event, The level course was mainly on rural roads but included about 1.5k of farm tracks and footpaths between 7k and 9k. Official results:

 6th    Alex Tate                   33:41    2nd claim
20th    Ian Day                     35:57    PB
33rd    Stephen Howard        37:21  
37th    Adam Etches            37:46    PB
49th    Maurice Reed            38:47
98th    Darren Murfitt             41:06
111th   Alan Rutterford          41:46
148th   John Turner               43:29
166th   Graham Chapman      44:28
238th   Rachel Kiff                 47:34    PB   2nd claim
267th   Mike Cannon             49:33
428th   Eric Drury               1:04:53    groin injury

Conditions were good, being mild and sunny with a cool easterly breeze.


CAMBRIDGESHIRE AA 5000M TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, PETERBOROUGH, SATURDAY 14th MAY 2005

Bronze medal and veteran personal best for Chris Rayment

Improving Ely Runner Chris Rayment ran his fastest 5000M track race for eight years to finish third in the combined Senior Men's and Vet Men's race. Conditions were cool with a strong headwind down the back straights. The first three (all vets) times were:

 
1st     Takao Komatsu   C&C    16.01.3
2nd    Ian Aunger          NVH    16.18.3
3rd     Chris Rayment    Ely R   17.24.7

MIDLANDS SENIOR MEN'S TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE (DIVISION 5), BANBURY, SATURDAY 7th MAY 2005

William Clapp 3rd in 5,000m track race

In windy conditions, second claim Ely Runner William Clapp was 3rd of 9 finishers in 17:20.1.


NEWMARKET HEATH GALLOPS 6K TRAIL RACE, THURSDAY 5th MAY 2005

Natalle Coles 2nd Woman (in course personal best time) and Alex Tate 3rd Man

Nine Ely Runners were amongst the 67 finishers on this undulating '6k' (in fact about 3.5 miles) course of sandy tracks and heathland turf. Official results:

3rd     Alex Tate                 18:51 
8th     Torsten Lytken         20:15
14th   Alan Rutterford         21:06
25th   Graham Chapman    23:10
27th   Ian Blatchford          23:18
30th   Natalle Coles           24:04    2nd Woman (course PB by 2:22)
32nd  John Turner              24:18    2nd MV55
33rd   Peter Harris             24:28    3rd MV55
57th   Jaime Gallagher       28:35

Conditions were cool and showery

 

NEOLITHIC MARATHON (AVEBURY TO STONEHENGE), SUNDAY 1st MAY 2005

Stephen Howard 5th (2nd vet) in personal best and club record time!

Improving Ely Runner Stephen Howard ran the this tough marathon in a fast 3:09:50 (personal best by about 1 minute and club MV40 cross country marathon record) to finish an excellent 5th of the 173 runners to complete the course. Conditions for the course of mostly stony tracks over undulating/hilly terrain were up to 23 degrees C, mostly sunny with occasional hazy cloud cover. Fortunately there was a headwind to cool the runners.


LANGTOFT 10K, SUNDAY 1st MAY 2005

Ely Runner Ian Day finished 8th of 172 in 38:12. Conditions for the flat course were warm and sunny.


BRECKLAND 10K ROAD RACE, CROXTON, SUNDAY 1st MAY 2005

Personal Best for Rachel Kiff

Two Ely Runners were amongst the 429 finishers in this popular race on attractive roads through Thetford Forest. Official times:
199th   Rachel Kiff (2nd claim)      48:26    Personal Best
298th   Lana Chalmers                 54:13    1st 10k

The course had a long climb soon after the start with a steady descent towards the finish. Conditions were warm and sunny.


EASTERN VETERANS ROAD RELAYS, HEMMINGFORD GREY, SUNDAY 1st MAY 2005 

Two teams of Ely Runners competed on the slightly inclined 3k rectangular course. Official results:

MV40-49 (4 laps/8 teams)                              MV50-59 (3 laps/9 teams)
Chris Rayment       2nd    10:48                      Charlie Barker    7th   12:23
Graham Chapman  6th     13:14                      John Turner       7th    13:22
Kevin Ross            5th     11:31                      Peter Harris       8th    13:45
Peter Gipp             5th     11:56 

Conditions were warm, sunny and humid.


 SUFFOLK HERITAGE COASTAL MARATHON & 6 MILE RACE, SUNDAY 1st MAY 2005

Club Cross Country Record for Adam Etches

After being 3rd at 20 miles, Ely Runner Adam Etches finished this mainly cross country 26.2 miles course about 15th of 70 runners in 3:46:00, a club senior men's record. The first 8 miles were over sand dunes followed by a step climb up the cliffs then 8 miles over heath paths and marshes. The final 8 miles were on inland tracks with only very short road sections. The biggest problem on the scenic 26.2 miles course was the weather, which was hot and humid. Ely Runner Natalle Coles provided support by cycling much of the course.

Ely Runner Mike Cannon ran in the 6 miles cross country race along the Heritage Coast. He slowed to finish 31st in 48:00 after being in the lead between 2.5 and 4 miles. It was a tough course on loose soil in hot conditions


ERRA NATIONAL 12 STAGE ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP, SUTTON COLDFIELD, SATURDAY 23rd APRIL 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp ran the prestigious first leg for Harborough AC in this major championship and achieved his main goal of not coming last, being 59th out of 62 runners.  His time of 31:05 over 5.4 miles was just 2 seconds slower than he ran on the same course at the Midlands 12-stage relay 3 weeks earlier.  Conditions were dry, warm and breezy for the undulating course of tarmac roads through Sutton Park.  Other competitors included Grunty Fen winner Wilfred Taragon 25:36 and UK internationals Chris Davies 25:21 and Mo Farah 25:33.  Belgrave Harriers were the winning team.


FLORA 25th LONDON MARATHON, SUNDAY 17th APRIL 2005

Personal Bests for Paul Banks, Amanda Reid, and John Crawford

A warm and sunny day emerged from a frosty night to greet the assembling runners on Blackheath. Among the record 35,680 starters there was a contingent of ten Ely Runners who enjoyed the race and tremendous crowd support which helped so much to keep the weary runners going throughout the long 26.2 miles of historic London streets and roads. Official results:

2,799th       Peter Gipp            3:18:10   (MV40)  Splits  1st road marathon
4,582nd      Kevin Collins         3:30:50   (MV50)  Splits
4,918th       Paul Banks           3:33:15   (SM)     Splits  PB
5,788th       Amanda Reid        3:38:54   (SW)     Splits  PB
6,949th       Natalle Coles        3:44:59   (SW)     Splits  fell during race
9,667th       John Turner          3:56:33   (MV55)  Splits
9,973rd       Charlie Barker      3:57:30   (MV50)   Splits  fell during race
15,260th     Jaime Gallagher    4:18:15   (SW)     Splits  1st marathon
17,020th     John Crawford       4:24:42   (MV50)  Splits  PB
28,868th     Mike Cannon        5:18:41   (SM)      Splits  1st marathon, only 1 month of training after injury

Conditions for the mainly level course were warm and sunny but less hot near the River Thames on the Isle of Dogs and along the Embankment. Most runners found the conditions quite tough. Members Lana Chalmers, Julie Foreman, Karen Foreman, Adam Etches, and Peter Bovill came to support the club's runners. As usual, committee member Eric Drury set up his Disco Tropicana in West Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs.


RUN FOR FUN TRACK MEETING, NORTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY 13th APRIL 2005 

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp made a belated debut on the track in the 3,000m event, finishing 2nd in a time of 9:49.6.  His time was only 8.6 seconds slower than Maurice Reed's senior men's 3,000m club track record.  William led for most of the way but in an exciting finish (with the lead changing hands twice in the last 100m) he came second by 0.8 seconds.  Just 1.5 seconds separated the first three runners.  As this was William's first 3,000m track event, it was also a personal best.

William passed his best wishes on to the Ely Runners in the London Marathon and mentioned that he is considering running in the Abingdon Marathon in October.

He also reported that his first claim club (Harborough AC) have secured a place in the National 12-stage road relays at Sutton Park on 23rd April.


ROTTERDAM MARATHON, SUNDAY 10th APRIL 2005 

Personal Best by over 10 minutes for Peter Bovill

Ely Runner Peter Bovill ran at a fairly consistent pace to finish the flat 26.2 miles race in 1417th position out of 13,000 runners in an excellent PB time of 3:18:07. His halfway time was 1:37:52 but he slowed a bit in the last 4 miles. The course was quite narrow in parts with some bad bottlenecks until halfway. Conditions were windy, raining and fairly cold. Peter entered the Rotterdam Marathon because he was unable to get a place in the London Marathon. He hopes to achieve 3:10:00 in his next marathon.


FRED WRIGHT MEMORIAL 10K ROAD RACE, WHITTLESEY, SUNDAY 10th APRIL 2005

Personal Best for improving Rachel Kiff

Ely Runner Maurice Reed finished 30th (4th MV40) of 156 runners in 38:28, which was nearly a minute faster than in 2004. Improving second claim Ely Runner Rachel Kiff finished 104th in a personal best time of 48:43. Conditions for the two lap course of tarmac public roads and concrete farm roads were mild with mixed sunshine and clouds. There was a strong headwind on the two 1.5k farm road sections.


HEATH TRAIL RUN (6 MILES MULTI-TERRAIN), ROYSTON, SUNDAY 10th APRIL 2005

Ely Runner Stephen Howard demonstrated that he is returning to form by finishing 5th (4th MV40) of 72 runners in 37:29. THe race included a long road hill soon after the start followed by rough tracks including some hard and rutted descents. Conditions were mild, 15C with broken sun but quite windy up on the Heath.


BUNGAY MARATHON, SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2005

Ian Day 3rd in under 3 hours - in his first ever marathon!

Improving Ely Runner Ian Day, in his first marathon, was 3rd overall of 201 finishers in a fast 2:57:09. It was a significant personal achievement and a reflection of his dedicated training and ability. His success and time were particularly significant because the course of 26.2 miles of rural roads was quite tough, being undulating for much of the distance. Conditions were sunny and breezy.


BUNGAY HALF-MARATHON, SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2005

Amanda Reid 3rd Senior Woman

Two Ely Runners were among the 429 finishers competing on a partly undulating course of 13.1 miles of rural roads. Official results:

62nd   Paul Banks         1:36:52
99th    Amanda Reid      1:41:23    3rd senior woman

Conditions were sunny and breezy.

Both Paul and Amanda will be running in the London Marathon on Sunday 17th April.


WOMEN'S MINI-TRIATHLON, NELSON, NEW ZEALAND, SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2005

Janice Evans 1st FV50 in 5k run + 14k cycle + 133 yards swim event

Janice Evans finished 77th of 523 (1st FV50-59) even though this triathlon included her first cycle ride for three years - and on a new bike!  Her time of 56:42 was only 10 minutes behind the winner's time. Conditions for the gently undulating run/bike part were quite good, being cloudy with a light wind. As she is 57, Janice was pleased with her win and hopes to run the hilly Nelson Half Marathon in May. She intends to increase her hill training for this event.


SANDY 10 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2005

Personal Best for Graham Chapman

Three Ely Runners were among the 392 finishers competing on an out and back plus loop course. It was relatively level except for a long climb from 1-2 miles and then downhill from 8-9 miles. Official results:

38th      Maurice Reed        1:05:54
117th   John Turner            1:13:17
148th   Graham Chapman   1:16:14   PB

Conditions were warm but with a light breeze on the return section.


MIDLAND COUNTIES 12 STAGE MEN'S RELAY, SUTTON COLDFIELD, SATURDAY 2nd APRIL 2005

Course Personal Best for Improving William Clapp

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp improved his previous best by 2:06 to record 31:03 for this undulating 5.401 miles road and footpath course in Sutton Park.    William's time was 93rd fastest out of the 193 runners competing on six long stages, helping his first claim club Harborough AC club to finish in 24th place, which may be just good enough to qualify them for the National Championships on 23rd April. Conditions were warm, sunny and still.


MALVERN HARRIERS ANNUAL 10K TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SATURDAY 2nd APRIL 2005

Chris Rayment 1st in record time despite hot conditions

Improving Ely Runner Chris Rayment visited his old club Malvern Harriers in Melbourne to take part in their annual 10k track race. There were nine competitors and Chris won by a whisker in 37:24 despite a temperature of 32 degrees C and a stiff northerly wind down the home straight. This was an Ely Runners MV40 10k track record.


CONNEMARA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, GALWAY, IRELAND, SUNDAY 27th MARCH 2005

Improving Natalle Coles 7th woman in a personal best time!

Three Ely Runners made the long journey to the west coast of Ireland to compete in this partly hilly 26.2 miles race of rural roads through a stunning Galway landscape. The official results for the combined women's and men's races were:

7th of 49 women       Natalle Coles         3:40:16      PB by 5:37
81st of 287 men       Charlie Barker        3:40:20
96th of 287 men       Adam Etches         3:45:18   

Charlie Barker and Natalle Coles ran together for much of the race and after they overtook a tiring Adam Etches towards the end, Natalle surged ahead of MV50 Charlie in the last 50 yards. Natalle and Charlie will be competing again in the London Marathon on Sunday 17th April.

 The conditions were broken cloud with patches of sunshine for the first 90 minutes with cloud cover for the rest of the race. There was a stiff NE wind (unusual for that part of the world) that was felt between 11 and 16 miles. The course had about 1400 feet of climbing, most of it in the second half. 


FRADLEY 10K ROAD RACE, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

Ely Runner John Crisp was 38th of 463 finishers in 38:08. Conditions were cool and overcast with a slight wind.


MILTON KEYNES HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

 Personal Best for improving Ian Day

 Ely Runner Ian Day was an impressive 19th of 1,196 finishers in a PB time of 1:19:29. This is the first time that Ian has been under the watershed mark of 1:20 for 13.1 miles. The course was undulating and the weather fine.


RYSTON 6.5K CROSS COUNTRY, SHOULDHAM WARREN, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

Stephen Howard 3rd Male Veteran 40

Three Ely Runners competed over the intermediate distance course of undulating sandy forest tracks. Official results:

3rd of 10 MV40    Stephen Howard    23:13
12th of 24 SM      Alan Rutterford      25:41
7th of 10 MV40     Kevin Ross           26:24       1st race for 16 months after prolonged injury

Conditions were mild and overcast with a light wind


OAKLEY 20 MILES ROAD RACE, BEDFORD, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

Personal Bests for improving Amanda Reid and Jaime Gallagher

Three Ely Runners were among the 458 finishers who competed on this tough undulating rural Bedfordshire course. Official results:

  81st    Paul Banks          2.28.44
123rd    Amanda Reid       2.34.54      PB by 0:3:16 
372nd   Jaime Gallagher    3:07:55      PB by 0:8:24

Conditions were mild and overcast.


 

BROADLAND HALF MARATHON, WEST WALSHAM, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

Club Female Veteran 50 record for Fran Crawford in first half marathon

Two Ely Runners were among the 207 finishers competing on this attractive course. Official results:

107th    John Crawford       1:49:13
177th    Fran Crawford       2:05:44        1st half marathon and club FV50 record

 Fran Crawford's time was over 4 minutes faster than she had anticipated. Conditions were foggy, drizzly and quite cool.


DERBY DAWDLE DASH 5K ROAD RACE, MARKEATON PARK, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

William Clapp 2nd in Personal Best time

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp finished 2nd out of approximately 120 runners on this two-lap, mainly flat course along pavements in and around Markeaton Park, in a PB time of 17-00 which was 12 seconds better than his previous best in August 2004.  The Belgrave Harrier's winning time was 16-11.


MONDI PACKAGING PRE-LONDON 15 MILES ROAD RACE, MARCH, SUNDAY 20th MARCH 2005

 Ely Runner Colin Doak was 71st of 101 finishers on this fast and level Fenland course in 2:19:12. Conditions were cool and breezy. 


THORNEY 12K ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 13th MARCH 2005

Maurice Reed 2nd Male Vet 40
Personal Best for Alan Rutterford

 Three Ely Runners were among the 134 finishers who competed on this flat fenland course. Official results:

12th    Maurice Reed         46:49   2nd MV40
19th    Alan Rutterford       49:33    PB by 39 secs after slow start
94th    Colin Doak          1:04:27

Conditions were cool and sunny with a chilly breeze.


FOREST OF DEAN TRAIL HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 13th MARCH 2005

Club Record for Amanda Reid

 Two Ely Runners were among the 698 finishers in this popular cross country half marathon on an undulating scenic course of cycle routes, uneven stony ground, mud and grassland with three large climbs. Official places with chip times:

133rd     Paul Banks          1:37:01        64th senior man, 1st XC half marathon
199th     Amanda Reid       1:41:12        21st woman, 8th senior woman, 1st XC half marathon and club record

Conditions were cool and dry.


BALLYCOTTON 10 MILES ROAD RACE, CORK, SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2005

Second claim Ely Runner Rachel Kiff was 1,274th of 1,950 finishers in a clock time of 83:12 but her official time was 85:10 due to the time it took for the massed runners to cross the start line. The undulating course consisted of a 6 miles loop with a 2 miles start/finish downhill/uphill spur. Conditions were excellent, being mild and sunny without any wind.


FROSTBITE LEAGUE (6th & FINAL ROUND), HUNTINGDON, SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2005

Ely Runners 3rd Team again despite fastest runners going off course

There were 19 Ely Runners among the 320 finishers in this final race of the 2004-05 series of six races. The 5 miles course was on undulating roads and tarmac footpaths. Due to another excellent performance by the first eight Ely Runners men (despite the first three going off course and loosing several places), and a stronger turnout of women, the club was 3rd of 17 teams and were only 36 points behind 2nd place Riverside Runners. Conditions were cold with a light but chilly wind.

The first 10 runners to finish, including at least 2 women, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Official results:

Scoring Team (10)
9th        Gordon Godfrey           28:49
10th       Alex Tate                   28:50     2nd claim Ely Runner
14th       Chris Rayment           28:58
19th       Peter Gipp                 29:25
25th       Max D'Ayala              29:47
27th       Stephen Howard         29:54
44th       Matthew Hall              30:48
46th       Torsten Lytken           30:51
146th     Birgitta Bramley         35:30      First race since May 2004
208th     Karen Foreman          38:20      Course PB

Other Results
50th       Maurice Reed           30:56
93rd       Ray Harding             32:52
95th      Charlie Barker            32:53
101st     Alan Rutterford          33:03
133rd    Graham Chapman      34:46
138th    John Turner               35:02
263rd    Jaime Gallagher         42:11
300th     Meg Lewis                45:31     First race for Ely Runners
316th    Julie Foreman            49:58     First 5m road race

Team Results
After this final race, Ely Runners improved their overall (and final) team position from 5th to 4th, only 1 point behind 3rd place Cambridge & Coleridge. The league winners were Riverside Runners followed by Nene Valley Harriers.

1st     NVH                       396 points/score 17      (league 2nd with 91 points)
2nd    Riverside                512 points/score 16      (league 1st with 93 points)
3rd     Ely Runners           548 points/score 15      (league 4th with 84 points)
4th     Werrington             590 points/score 14      (league 6th with 76 points)
5th     C & C                    762 points/score 13      (league 3rd with 85 points)
6th     Riverside Vets        763 points/score 12      (league 5th with 82 points)
7th     Hunts AC               781 points/score 11      (league 7th with 72 points)
8th     Bourne                  786 points/score 10      (league 13th with 24 points)
9th     BRJ                       909 points/score 9        (league 8th with 50 points & 6496 running points)
10th   Ramsey                1093 points/score 8        (league 9th with 50 points & 6572 running points)

 

FRISKNEY HALF MARATHON, SKEGNESS, SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2005

Personal Bests for Paul Banks and Amanda Reid

Two Ely Runners were among the 107 finishers. Official results:

17th    Paul Banks         1:28:58       PB       10th Senior Man
36th    Amanda Reid      1:37:43       PB        6th Woman


WYMONDHAM 20 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2005

Improving Natalle Coles 1st Senior Woman and 3rd Woman overall in her first 20 miles race!

Four Ely Runners were amongst the 227 finishers on an undulating rural course. All three were well placed and achieved good times. Official results:

19th    Adam Etches           2:13:16
60th    Peter Bovill              2:29:33
63rd    Natalle Coles           2:30:17      1st Senior Woman (3rd Woman overall) in first 20m race
67th    Kevin Collins            2:32:03      (2nd claim)     4th MV50

Conditions were cold with a light but chilly wind. 


LODE FEN 5 MILES CROSS COUNTRY, ANGLESEY ABBEY, SUNDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2005

Natalle Coles 2nd female

Two Ely Runners were amongst the 40 finishers on a course of tracks and grassy paths close to Anglesey Abbey. Results:

5th                 Adam Etches     34:00
2nd female      Natalle Coles     38:00

Conditions were cold but bright.


BURY ST EDMUNDS 20 MILES & NEARLY 10 MILES ROAD RACES, SUNDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2005

There were eight Ely Runners amongst 325 finishers in the 20 Miles and one amongst the 133 finishers in the 'Nearly 10' (9.4 miles) races which started on muddy grass from Nowton Park. Both courses were undulating and the 20 miles race also included some long and steep hills. Conditions were cold (2 degrees C) with a bitter NE wind and flurries of snow. The route followed rural roads and lanes (some with of which were icy in places) south of Bury St Edmunds through picturesque Suffolk countryside. Official results (with www.derekhaden.com photo refs) of the 20 miles race:

 52nd      Ian Day                 2:17:59      1st 20m race                                (p5/206)
 54th      Torsten Lytken       2:19:10                                                         (p5/208)
 81st      Paul Banks            2:27:18      1st 20m race                                (p7/233/234)
116th     Amanda Reid         2:38:15       1st 20m race                                (p10/273)
180th     John Turner            2:55:38                                                         (p15/338/339)
198th     John Crawford         2:58:22                                                         (p17/356)
261st     Jaime Gallagher      3:16:19      1st 20m race & 1st race for club    (p22/420)
272nd    Colin Doak              3:20:42                                                         (p23/432)

 In the 'Nearly 10' miles race, Torsten Lytken's brother Ulrik (on holiday from Denmark representing Tudsenn) improved on his 2004 performance by about 5 minutes to finish 6th in 1:05:47 (photo ref p1/027). Ely Runner Fran Crawford was 90th (5th FV50) in 1:27:51 (photo ref p8/111).


BELVOIR CHALLENGE 15 & 26 MILES TRAIL EVENTS, SATURDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2005

High places for Adam Etches & Natalle Coles

Two Ely Runners were amongst the 698 runners and walkers who finished the '15 miles' (unofficially measured at 17 miles!) event on the Belvoir Estate in Leicetershire. The undulating route was along footpaths, byways, tracks and minor roads. It was extremely muddy and wet with snow on the high ground. Official results:

11th of  377 males          Adam Etches         2:14
5th   of  321 females       Natalle Coles          2:37

Weather conditions were cold with slight showers.


LEICESTERSHIRE ROAD RUNNING LEAGUE, RACE 3, WOLVEY 5, SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp showed he had not fully recovered from recent illness, by finishing a disappointing 27th  out of 359 runners in 29:09.  Conditions were cold on a course that is described in Leicestershire as flat, but in Cambridgeshire would be regarded as undulating.


WOBURN SAFARI PARK 10K ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2005

Personal Best for Improving David Richards

Improving Ely Runner David Richards showed that he is now well recovered from his mountain biking injuries by finishing 249th of 1,149 runners in 46:05, a personal best time by about 1 minute. Conditions for the undulating course were very cold and made worse by a wild north east wind


ST PETER'S BREWERY 20K, BUNGAY, 20th FEBRUARY 2005

Ian Day breaks club record

Improving Ely Runner Ian Day finished 17th of 350 runners in an impressive 1:17:43, a new club record in his first attempt at this distance. Conditions for the undulating course were tough, being cold with a north east wind accompanied by driving rain, hail and snow showers.


ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, COFTON PARK,

LONGBRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2005

 Six first claim Ely Runners were amongst the 1,316 finishers who completed the 12k (7.5 miles) three lap course of hilly parkland. The race started at 3 pm when conditions were sunny but cold and quite windy. The grassy running surface was soft and sticky with patches of mud. Official results:

500th      Chris Rayment        47:45
575th      Stephen Howard      48:37
709th      Max D'Ayala            50:10
720th      Torsten Lytken         50:21
1014th    Peter Bovill              55:09
1226th    John Turner              61:02

Ely Runners team (6 score) were 81st of 101 teams.

Second claim Ely Runner Alex Tate (Muddy Mucky Munkeys) finished a very creditable 137th in 42:46.

This high quality race was won by G Tromans (Coventry Godiva AC) in an impressive 37:53, well ahead of R Whalley (Bristol & West AC) in 38:26, and M Miles (Belgrave Harriers) in 38:28. The first team was Salford H & AC, followed by Leeds City AC and Tipton Harriers.


ST VALENTINES 30K (18.64 MILES) ROAD RACE, STAMFORD, SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2005

Club Records for Charlie Barker & Amanda Reid
Personal Bests for Adam Etches & Charlie Barker

There were seven Ely Runners among the 530 finishers in this popular preparation race for the London Marathon. Competitors travelled the length and breadth of the country to compete on the hilly, challenging course, taking in pleasant rural lanes of four of England most scenic counties; South Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. It was cold with a strong north wind and a mixture of sunshine and overcast skies. Official results:

26th     Ian Day                 2:00:36
74th     Adam Etches        2:09:54     PB
124th   Paul Banks           2:15:33
164th   Charlie Barker       2:19:59      PB and club MV50 record
213th   Amanda Reid        2: 25:32     Club SW record
247th   John Turner           2:30:03
257th   Natalle Coles        2:30:50

The outstanding winner was Martin Cox of Bristol & West AC, who finished in 1:38:55, a new course record by over 6 minutes!
In the men's team event, Ely Runners' team (1st 3 men) were 12th of 53 teams
In the mixed Valentine's pairs, 36 couples finished with Adam Etches + Natalle Coles 6th, and Paul Banks + Amanda Reid 8th.


RYSTON 5K CROSS COUNTRY, SHOULDHAM WARREN, SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2005

Personal Best and Male Vet 40 Club Record for Stephen Howard

Recently injured but obviously recovering Ely Runner Stephen Howard finished 14th (2nd MV40) in 17:34, a PB and MV40 club record for 5k cross country. Conditions were cold with a strong wind.


SUFFOLK CROSS COUNTRY SERIES, 5.7 MILES, HAUGLEY PARK, STOWMARKET, SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2005

Second claim Ely Runner Kevin Collins finished 57th in 42:13, a course PB by 27 sceonds. It was his first race for nine months following an Achilles tendon injury and a useful confirmation of the progress of his London Marathon training. Conditions were cold and windy.


FROSTBITE LEAGUE (5th ROUND), BOURNE WOODS, SUNDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2005

Win for Alex Tate and Ely Runners Third Team with six Course Personal Bests

There were 17 Ely Runners among the 334 finishers in this 5th of the 6 race 2004-05 series. The 5.1 miles course was on undulating firm and soft woodland and farm tracks. Due to another excellent performance by the first eight Ely Runners men (despite having three fast runners injured/not available), and a stronger turnout of women, the club improved from 4th (rounds 3 and 4) to 3rd position of 17 teams and were only 20 points behind 2nd place Riverside Runners. Conditions were cool without any wind.

The first 10 runners to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Official results:

Scoring Team (10)
1st         Alex Tate                   26:54     (2nd claim)
9th         Chris Rayment           29:00     
11th       Max D'Ayala              29:19      Course PB
12th       Gordon Godfrey          29:25      1st race for Ely Runners
19th       Peter Gipp                 30:02      Course PB
35th       Matthew Hall              30:55
38th       Torsten Lytken           31:06
47th       Adam Etches             31:32      Course PB
138th     Natalle Coles             35:47       Ely Runners 5m XC record
211th     Karen Foreman          39:29       Course PB

Other Results
90th      Charlie Barker           33:41       Course PB
114th    Ray Harding              34:41
133rd    Graham Chapman      35:33
153rd    Tim Bedford               36:35
165th    John Turner                37:07
279th    Sarah Sharpe             44:15
324th    Julie Foreman             51:01     1st race for Ely Runners

Team Results
1st     NVH                      427 points/score 17      (league 2nd with 77 points)
2nd    Riverside                501 points/score 16       (league 1st with 74 points)
3rd     Ely Runners           521 points/score 15      (league 5th with 69 points)
4th     Werrington             608 points/score 14       (league 6th with 62 points)
5th     Riverside Vets         728 points/score 13      (league 4th with 70 points)
6th     Bourne                   785 points/score 12      (league 13th with 24 points)
7th     Hunts AC               860 points/score 11      (league 7th with 61 points)
8th     C & C                     878 points/score 10      (league 3rd with 72 points)
9th     Stamford                993 points/score 9        (league 11th with 37 points)
10th   Ramsey               1065 points/score 8        (league 8th with 42 points)

 Full results at www.frostbiteleague.org.uk


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