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Results - Jan 07 to Mar 07 (Most Recent First) |
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MV35 club record for Glyn Loveday
Three Ely Runners were amongst the large field of 3,450 runners so there was a considerable difference between the official results and runners actual net time across the start. Chip timing was not used which is becoming unusual for large races.
52nd Glyn Loveday *1:18:30 *MV35 club record (watch time 1:18:19)
1,468th John Crawford 1:50:15 (watch time 1:48:00)
2,773rd Fran Crawford 2:10:44 (watch time 2:07:00)
Conditions were good except for a stiff headwind during the last 5 miles
JOE COX 10 MILE ROAD RACE, STOWMARKET, SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
Personal best for John Crisp
Three Ely Runners were amongst the 217 finishers competing on an undulating rural course. Official results:
9th John Crisp 1:01:23 PB by 30 sec
108th Michael Butler 1:20:14
122nd Sue Bethell 1:21:50
Conditions were warm, sunny and windy.
READING HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
Personal best for Angela Chapman
Ely Runner Angela Chapman was 5,041st in a huge field of 9,877 finishers in 1:55:15, a PB by 2:55. The crowded race started and finished at the Madejski Stadium and was won by Simon Kasimili of Keyna in 1:03:35. Conditions were cool and still at first but soon warmed up.
BROADLAND HALF MARATHON, SOUTH WALSHAM, SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
Nicola Bramley 1st FV45 and 4th Female overall
Personal best for Stephen Pettit
Two Ely Runners were amongst the 292 finishers who completed the pleasant and gently undulating course. Official results:
20th Stephen Pettit 1:26:47 (PB)
69th Nicola Bramley 1:37:08 (1st FV45 and 4th Female overall)
Conditions were good, being mild and breezy.
THORNEY 10K ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
Rachel Roberts 3rd FV35
Personal bests for Daniel Regan and Kevin Fox
There were 5 Ely Runners amongst the 202 finishers competing on a flat course of rural roads and farm tracks. Official results:
26th Daniel Regan 40:14 PB
28th Kevin Fox 40:23 PB
31st Graham Chapman 40:47
49th Maurice Reed 41:55
108th Rachel Roberts 47:07 3rd FV35
Conditions were cool with a strong headwind on the outward section.
RYSTON GRAND PRIX CROSS-COUNTRY, SHOULDHAM WARREN, SUNDAY 25th MARCH 2007
Ely Runner Eric Drury finished the 6.5 km course in 47:26. His time was more than expected due to course arrow markers being vandalised. Conditions were mild and breezy.
CONISTON 14 ROAD RACE, LAKE DISTRICT, SATURDAY 24th MARCH 2007
Ely Runner Ian Green made a last minute decision to enter this 13.875 mile race during a tiring training weekend in Windermere. Despite tired legs, he was 429th of 1,338 finishers in an official time of 1:50:02 but a watch time of 1:48:00, due to starting at the back of the large field. He recommends this tough but scenic race around Coniston water to other runners.
LONDON HALF MARATHON, SILVERSTONE, SUNDAY 18th MARCH 2007
Improving Ely Runner Ian Day had an excellent run in appalling conditions to finish 21st of over 6,000 runners. His time of 1:19:14 was only 10 secs outside his personal best despite the gale force winds, driving sleet, hail and snow. He was still on target for a personal best until the last mile when the worst of the driving hail slowed him down. Even the winner Hendrick Ramaala could only manage 1:06:53, well below his best.
MONDI 15 MILES ROAD RACE, MARCH, SUNDAY 11th MARCH 2007
Three Ely Runners were amongst the 176 finishers competing on a flat Fenland course. Official results:
90th Michael Butler 2:03:02
147th Lisa Redman 2:17:41
159th Colin Doak 2:23:46
Conditions were windy, mild and sunny
MILTON KEYNES HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 11th MARCH 2007
There were four Ely Runners amongst the 2039 finishers competing on an undulating course of roads and cycle paths around Milton Keynes. Official results:
147th Simon Jackson 1:28:32 (course PB)
162nd Stephen Tovey 1:29:09
290th Kevin Fox 1:34:16 (course PB)
1863rd Wendy Fox 2:26:39 (first half marathon)
Conditions were warm, but with a strong headwind in places, particularly on the second half of the course.
FRADLEY 10K, LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE, SUNDAY 11th MARCH 2007
Personal Best for John Crisp
Ely Runner John Crisp finished about 25th of nearly 600 runners in a PB time of 36:20 on a flat 2 lap course of rural lanes. It was a high standard race with runners from top clubs such as Birchfield Harriers and Tipton Harriers. Conditions were mild, sunny and breezy.
THE GRINDLEFORD GALLOP FELL RACE, PEAK DISTRICT, SATURDAY 10th MARCH 2007
Natalle Coles 3rd Senior Woman
Three Ely Runners were amongst the 212 finishers in this tough 21 mile fell race. Official Results
21st Adam Etches 2:56:18
91st Charlie Barker 3:29:03
94th Natalle Coles 3:30:04 (3rd Senior Woman)
Conditions were good being dry and bright.
Ely Runners 7th but finish 3rd overall in League
Glyn Loveday 1st man & Brigitte Brimley 1st woman for Ely
FV35 5m Club Record for Rachel Roberts
Personal bests for Graham Chapman and Tony Robinson
There were 20 Ely Runners among the 389 finishers in this 6th and final event of the 2006-07 series. The undulating 5 miles course was on roads and tarmac paths around the suburbs of Huntingdon. A weaker than usual Ely Runners team finished in 7th place but the club still managed to come 3rd overall of 15 teams in the League. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 women, make up the scoring team but all finishers can influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team Manager. Official results:
Scoring Team
11th Glyn Loveday 28:11
25th Stephen Howard 29:38
31st John Crisp 29:52
38th Peter Gipp 30:08
69th Simon Jackson 32:11
79th Graham Chapman 32:29 PB
92nd Steve Barker 33:09
97th Charlie Barker 33:17
128th Birgitta Bramley 34:50
208th Rachel Roberts 37:38 FV35 Club Record
Other Results
111th Ray Harding 34:06
139th Alan Rutterford 35:09
147th Peter Harris 35:21
180th Tony Robinson 36:53 PB
198th John Turner 37:19
213rd Nigel Leadbetter 37:43 1st 5m road
287th Lisa Redman 41:25 1st 5m road
335th Tom Gooch 43:48 1st 5m road
382nd Siobhan Palmer 54:47 1st race for Ely Runners, 1st 5m road
383rd Leyla Prince 54:47 1st race for Ely Runners, 1st 5m road
Team Results (15 teams)
1st NVH 359 15 points 2nd overall (80 points)
2nd Riverside 434 14 points 1st overall (85 points)
3rd C&C 469 13 points 4th overall (71 points)
4th BRJ 670 12 points 8th overall (52 points)
5th Bourne 702 11 points 6th overall (59 points)
6th Werrington 716 10 points 7th overall (56 points)
7th Ely Runners 778 9 points 3rd overall (76 points)
8th Hunts AC 933 8 points 5th overall (65 points)
Full results on http: www.frostbiteleague.org.uk
Conditions were cool and raining with a moderate wind.
WYMONDHAM 20/10 MILE ROAD RACES, SUNDAY 4th MARCH 2007
Personal best (10m) for Stephen Pettit
In the 20m race, improving Ely Runner Ian Day was 5th of 202 runners in 2:04:42, a club MV35 record and PB by over 13 minutes!
Keith Mitchell was 49th in 2:30:53.
In the 10m race, Stephen Pettit was 20th in a PB time of 1:06:27 (1st race since joining Ely Runners) and Colin Doak was 146h of 200 finishers in 1:30:21
The courses were on undulating small roads and country lanes. Conditions were dry but windy in places.
HAWESWATER HALF MARATHON, LAKE DISTRICT, SUNDAY 4th MARCH 2007
Two Ely Runners were amongst the 433 finishers in this out and back scenic course in the picturesque Lake District. The course was undulating with two challenging climbs. Conditions were extremely bad with gusting gale force winds and torrential rain, sleet and snow. Official results:
18th Adam Etches 1:23.29
202nd Natalle Coles 1:43.24
WOBURN ABBEY 10K, SUNDAY 4th MARCH 2007
Two Ely Runners were amongst the 1,303 finishers on one lap course of undulating roads around the Safari and Deer Parks. Official (chip) results:
63rd Kevin Fox 40:48 (8th MV35) PB
1145th Wendy Fox 1:06:13 (83rd FV40)
They arrived at the start with about 15 sacs to spare due to being in a traffic jam between the park gates and start for 45 minutes. There was no time to warm up and they had to pass many of the slower runners before they could get going.
Conditions were wet and cold with strong headwinds on parts of the course.
STEYNING STINGER, SOUTH DOWNS, SUSSEX, SUNDAY 4th MARCH 2007
Emma Greaves 4th woman in her first cross-country marathon
Ely Runner Emma Greaves was 54th (4th woman) of 182 finishers in 4:42:23. A very creditable time for a tough 26.2 miles course which included four long climbs and was very muddy. The weather was bad, being cold with horizontal rain.
BURY 20 MILES ROAD RACE, NOWTON PARK, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUNDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2007
There were 7 Ely Runners amongst the 389 finishers on an exposed single lap course of undulating rural roads with steep hills at 9 and 18 miles. Official results:
15th Glyn Loveday 2.08.59
43rd John Crisp 2.18.12
95th Hugh Burton 2.29.42
97th Steve Tovey 2.29.50
110th Keith Mitchell 2.32.13
248th John Crawford 2.56.59
318th John Corbishley 3.14.40
The course was very wet underfoot with many large puddles. Weather conditions were moderately good, being cool with slight rain and wind.
BURY NEARLY 10 MILES ROAD RACE, NOWTON PARK, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUNDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2007
Birgitta Bramley 1st FV50 and 3rd Female overall
Maurice Reed 3rd MV40
There were 5 Ely Runners amongst the 129 finishers on an undulating and exposed 9.4 miles course of rural roads. Official results:
8th Maurice Reed 1:04:27 3rd MV40
20th Birgitta Bramley 1:08:59 1st FV50, 3rd F overall
49th Michael Butler 1:16:49
56th Susanne Sallau-Bethell 1:18:35
97th Fran Crawford 1:32:01
The course was very wet underfoot with many large puddles. Weather conditions were moderately good, being cool with slight rain and wind.
BELVOIR 15 MILE CHALLENGE, LEICESTERSHIRE, SATURDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2007
Ian Day's first win
Five Ely Runners gave a good account of themselves on an unrelentingly muddy and undualting/hilly course around the Belvoir Estate in rural Leicestershire. One hill was so steep for 30m that it required hands and feet to climb Improving Ian Day was 1st of 432 men, 30 seconds ahead of the 2nd runner. Ian has been training hard for cross-country and this was a well deserved first win. Official results:
Men
1st Ian Day 1:52:48
10th Peter Gipp 2:01:37
18th Adam Etches 2:05:36
57th Charlie Barker 2:21:17
432 runners and walkers finished.
Women
11th Natall Coles 2:23:10
338 runners and walkers finished
Conditions were cool and very wet underfoot.
SUSSEX BEACON HALF MARATHON, BRIGHTON, SUNDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2007
Ely Runner Angela Chapman finished her first half marathon 2034th of 3202 runners in a creditable chip time of 1:58:10. Part of the road course included running to Hove and back. Some of it was undulating and twisting. Conditions were perfect, being cool and still.
RYSTON 5K CROSS-COUNTRY, SHOULDHAM WARREN, SUNDAY 18th FEBRUARY 2007
Cross-country personal best for Graham Chapman
Ely Runner Graham Chapman was 21st of 135 finishers in 19:11, a PB time for cross-country. Conditions were good, being cool and still for the GPS measured 3.11 miles of undulating forest trails.
ST PETERS BREWERY 20K ROAD RACE, BUNGAY, 18th FEBRUARY 2007
Good time and position for Kevin Fox in first 20k
Ely Runner Kevin Fox was 66th of 516 finishers in 1:24:45. It was his first race at this distance. The well organised event had a good one lap course of undulating rural roads with two steep hills near to the end. Conditions pleasant for running, being cool and overcast with a light wind.
ST VALENTINES 30K, STAMFORD, SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2007
There were 4 Ely Runners amongst the 559 finishers in this tough single loop race on undulating and exposed roads in South Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Cambridgeshire. Official results:
105th Hugh Burton 2:15:17
345th David Richards 2:44:09
351st Michael Butler 2:44:30
478th Lana Chalmers 3:06:01
Conditions were cool and damp with a light wind.
WOKING HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2007
Ely Runner Charlie Barker was 328th of 1679 finishers in 1:33:49. The course was flat except for two motorway over bridges. He struggled over the last 2 miles but his time was still good for an MV55. Conditions were pleasant for running, being dry with a light wind.
Ely Runners 2nd of 15 teams and reduce Riverside's overall lead
Alex Tate 1st male and Natalle Coles 1st female for Ely Runners
Club records for Charlie Barker (MV55) & Birgitta Bramley (FV50) & John Turner (MV60)
Personal bests for 10 members
There were 18 Ely Runners amongst the 368 finishers in this fifth of the six 2006-07 league races. The undulating 5.0 miles course was on mainly packed woodland paths and soft tracks. Ely Runners were 2nd but gained a valuable point over League leaders Riverside Runners. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager and Tony Hall assisted with transport. Official results:
Ely Scoring Team
9th Alex Tate 27:56
10th Ian Day 28:09
21st Max d'Ayala 29:24 5m XC PB
27th Stephen Howard 29:38 5m XC PB
29th Peter Gipp 29:42 5m XC PB
32nd John Crisp 29:53 5m XC PB
34th Adam Etches 30:00
65th Hugh Burton 31:46 5m XC PB
116th Natalle Coles 34:15 5m XC PB
128th Birgitta Bramley 34:41 Club FV50 5m XC record & 5m XC PB
Ely Other Results
85th Graham Chapman 32:48
94th Charlie Barker 33:04 Club MV55 5m XC record & 5m XC PB
138th Peter Harris 34:55
171st John Turner 36:05 Club MV60 5m XC record
194th Nigel Leadbeater 37:19 5m XC PB
228th Rachel Roberts 38:37
290th Lisa Redman 42:21 5m XC PB
299th Tom Gooch 42:58 5m XC PB
Team Results (from 15)
1st NVH 319 15 points 3rd overall (65 points)
2nd Ely Runners 471 14 points 2nd overall (67 points)
3rd Riverside 538 13 points 1st overall (71 points)
4th Bourne 759 12 points 6th overall (48 points)
5th Werrington 763 11 points 7th overall (46 points)
6th C&C 797 10 points 4th overall (58 points)
7th BRJ 887 9 points 8th overall (40) points)
8th Hunts AC 992 8 points 5th overall (57 points)
9th PACTRAC 1010 7 points 9th overall (35 points)
Ely Runners Incorporated Cross-Country Championships Results
1st Male Alex Tate
2nd Male Ian Day
3rd Male Max d'Ayala
1st Female Natalle Coles
2nd Female Birgitta Bramley
3rd Female Rachel Roberts
1st Age Graded Birgitta Bramley (78.95%) 1st Female
2nd Age Graded Ian Day (77.22%) 1st Male
3rd Age Graded Peter Gipp (76.94%)
Conditions were very good, being mild, sunny and windless. Parts of the course were still frozen.
For the full FFL results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk
For full ER XC Champs results see RESULTS
For photographs see Photos
LAKENHEATH CHARITY 5 MILES CROSS-C0UNTRY RACE, SUNDAY 28th JANUARY 2007
Max D'Ayala 2nd MV40 and Graham Chapman 2nd MV50
There were 5 Ely Runners amongst the 121 finishers competing over a tough course in cool and windy conditions. Official results:
7th Max d'Ayala 34:28 2nd MV40
17th Graham Chapman 37:26 2nd MV50
49th Sue Bethell 44:46
92nd Louisa Bethell 49:35
100th Sarah Sharpe 51:14
SEAA CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOLKHAM HALL, NORFOLK, SATURDAY 27th JANUARY 2007
Personal bests for Ian Day, Glyn Loveday, Stephen Howard, and John Crisp
There were 6 Ely Runners competing in these high standard regional championships. The scenic multiple lap courses included some long climbs. Official results:
Senior Men (15k)
141st Ian Day 55:35 PB
155th Alex Tate 56:17 ran for 1st claim Muddy Mucky Munkeys AC
174th Glyn Loveday 57:01 PB
217th Stephen Howard 58:37 PB
230th John Crisp 58:58 PB
553 finished (full results at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2007/soesm07.htm)
Senior Women (8k)
16th Clare Willer 31:01 ran for 1st claim Watford Harriers
203 finished (full results at http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2007/soesw07.htm)
Conditions were mild and dry.
EASTERN VETERAN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, PRIORY PARK, BEDFORD, SUNDAY 21st JANUARY 2007
John Fordham 2nd MV70
Four Ely Runners took part in these Championship held on a flat, convoluted, multi-lap, country parkland course which was muddy and waterlogged in places. Official results:
Approx 4.8k course MV70 (6 finished)
2nd John Fordham 27:36 (2nd of 6 MV70)
8.26k course MV40-MV65 (57 finished)
6th Stephen Howard 31:15 (4th of 12 MV40)
39th Peter Harris 37:56 (7th of 7 MV55)
46th John Turner 41:10 (4th of 8 MV60)
Conditions were cool, sunny and windy.
FOLKSWORTH 15M ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 21st JANUARY 2007
Club MV55 record for John Crawford
There were 4 Ely Runners amongst the 422 finishers in this testing London Marathon preparation event. The two lap undulating course had a very steep hills at 7 miles and just before the finish. Official results:
57th Hugh Burton 1:43:50 1st 15m
96th Graham Chapman 1:50:30 1st 15m
257th John Crawford 2:06:52 MV55 club record
392nd Lana Chalmers 2:31:07 1st 15m
Conditions were cool, clear, sunny and very windy.
WELLINGBOROUGH MULTI-TERRAIN 15k (ROUND 1), SUNDAY 21st JANUARY 2007
Ian Day 4th
This series of events includes 15k, 10k and 5k options. Ely Runner Ian Day finished the 15k course 4th of 133 runners in 55:09 compared to the winning time of 50:06. The course was about half woodland tracks/roads and half grass/mud which was wet and sticky. The weather was bright and sunny with a light wind.
FROSTBITE FRIENDLY LEAGUE, 5.16 MILES MIXED TERRAIN, RAMSEY, SUNDAY 14th JANUARY 2007
Ely Runners 2nd of 15 teams and improve to 2nd in the League
Alex Tate 1st male and improving Natalle Coles 3rd female.
There were 22 Ely Runners amongst the 395 official finishers in this fourth of the six 2006-07 league races. The almost level course of 5.16 miles was on grass, mixed terrain tracks and farm roads. Ely Runners were 2nd and improved from 3rd to 2nd team overall. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager and Tony Hall assisted with transport. Official results:
Ely Scoring Team
8th Alex Tate 30:20
11th Ian Day 30:41
15th Glyn Loveday 31:03
20th Stephen Howard 31:34
24th Adam Etches 31:44
36th Peter Gipp 32:28
47th Max d'Ayala 32:59
66th Hugh Burton 34:17
109th Natalle Coles 36:16
124th Birgitta Bramley 36:54
Ely Other Results
83rd Kevin Fox 34:55
88th Alan Rutterford 35:13
97th Graham Chapman 35:40
100th Charlie Barker 35:50
120th Maurice Reed 36:51
136th Peter Harris 37:26
178th Richard Handoll 38:45
214th Nigel Leadbetter 39:59 1st race as an Ely Runner
312th Angela Chapman 44:51
317th Lisa Redman 45:04
341st Claire Law 46:28
390th Sarah Sharp 54:40
- Rachel Roberts dnf
- Tony Robinson dnf
- Heidi Fochtman dnf
Team Results (from 15)
1st Riverside 387 15 points 1st overall (58 points)
2nd Ely Runners 460 14 points 2nd overall (53 points)
3rd C&C 541 13 points 5th overall (48 points)
4th Hunts AC 621 12 points 4th overall (49 points)
5th NVH 638 11 points 3rd overall (50 points)
6th Werrington 845 10 points 7th overall (35 points)
7th PACTRAC 936 9 points 9th overall (28 points)
8th BRJ 969 8 points 8th overall (31 points)
9th Bourne 970 7 points 6th overall (36 points)
Conditions were cool, sunny and breezy.
For the full results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk
Individual Results Team Results CAMBRIDGESHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, PRIORY PARK, ST NEOTS, SUNDAY 7th JANUARY 2007
Graham Chapman establishes MV50 club record and John Turner 1st MV60
10k cross-country PBs for several members
Ely Runners were represented in the 10km senior/veteran men's championships and 6km senior women's championship. The courses were on variable laps (men 4, women 2) around the undulating park with some long stretches of muddy grass and waterlogged/muddy woodland tracks, which made for tough going. Official results:
Men (86 from U/20, SM, VM)
22nd Stephen Howard 39:16 5th MV40 10k XC PB
24th Ian Day 39:35 11th SM
57th Alan Rutterford 44:35 15th MV40 10k XC PB
59th Graham Chapman 44:35 6th MV50 club MV50 10k XC record
66th Hugh Burton 47:22 29th SM
69th John Turner 49:09 1st/4 MV60
85th Tom Gooch 1:00:59 24th MV40 10k XC PB
Women (39 from U20, SW, VW)
22nd Emma Greaves 29:32 7th SW
Ely Runners were 7th of 9 senior men's teams (6 score) and 6th of 10 veteran men's teams (3 score). Full results attached.
Conditions were mild and fairly windy.
ROPSLEY RAID 'HALF MARATHON' (+), ROPSLEY, GRANTHAM, SUNDAY 7th JANUARY 2007
Gina Handoll 3rd female
There were two Ely Runners amongst the finishers in this tough 13.4 miles trail race. Times:
Richard Handoll 2:03
Gina Handoll 2:06 (3rd female prize)
Conditions were mild and windy, and the course extremely muddy
WYMONDHAM NEW YEAR'S DAY 10K ROAD RACE, MONDAY 1st JANUARY 2007
Ely Runner Steve Presland finished 97th of 306 finishers in 45:32. Conditions were mild and windy.
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