Autumn Marathon and Half Marathon Results
As a few club members have been putting in some serious miles recently, it seems only fair to publish the results in the longer races.
If yours isn’t included, or a PB has been missed, let me know.
Chippenham ½ Marathon, September 7:
Ben Pollard 1.23.46, Graham Bridges 1.25.51, Tess Evans 1.50.27
Robin Hood Half Marathon, September 28
Chris Williams 1:24:35 (PB)
Blenheim Half Marathon, October 5
Shayne Humphrey 1:51:31, Martin Johnson 2:02:31, Olga Nawalaniec 2:09:13
Swindon Half Marathon, October 12
Jacky Pinnock 1:45:47
This was a Club Championship race, so Jacky gets 50 points, wins the wine, and gets to write the report, below…
Where were you all!
After weeks of asking down the club if anyone else had entered the Swindon Half, it soon became clear that no one had. My only hope was Mark Creasey trying to gain a few points on Tony Whitlock, who had opted for the International Race in Munich.
On the Friday before the race, whilst I was checking the British Heart Foundation website for race details, I noticed that there was also a 5 mile Multi-Terrain Race which could be entered on the day, so after moaning to Adrian about me being the only ERR doing the race, he conceded and agreed to come along with me and do the 5 mile race instead of the usual Sunday morning, as he would most likely be the only one at the car park on the Sunday morning anyway.
It was a cold and foggy start to the day but the forecast promised it would clear with brighter spells later. After being sent the wrong way to the car park by a marshal, we eventually parked up with lots of time to spare and headed off to collect our BHF T-shirts. Still no sign of Mark Creasey, so it seemed he had decided he had enough points already to secure his Championship place!
Normally there is a sea of blue tops at most ERR Club Championship races but on this occasion all I could see was RED (BHF T-shirts). I lined up for the start, a solitary ERR runners next to an ostrich.
The first quarter of a mile or so was up hill towards the old town of Swindon, there was a steel band playing and lots of supporters so it was a good start to the race. The route then headed out towards the village of Badbury where it climbs steadily from about mile 2 to the 6 mile marker, this should have been the scenic part of the route but unfortunately the fog hadn’t cleared enough to enjoy the views across to Uffington Castle. From mile 8 it’s a steep desent back towards Swindon. I kept more a less to my 8 minute mile plan which brought me home in 1:45:47 (not my fastest) but then there wasn’t any competition to push me to go faster to get any more Championship Points. Luckily the ostrich didn’t catch me.
And yes I did enjoy the wine, which, of course, I shared with Adrian after all he did come and support me in my hour of need.
Yorkshire Marathon, October 12
Hannah Hale 3:12:59 (PB, Club Record), Steve Butler 4:18:01
Munich Marathon, October 12
Graham Bridges 3:19:14 (PB), Kate Williamson 3:40:59
Munich Half Marathon, October 12
Denise Bridges 1:37:46, Tony Whitlock 1:46:22, Jane Larbalestier 2:02:24
Oxford Half Marathon, October 12
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Great Birmingham Run (Half Marathon), October 19
Jonathan Marks 1:52:46, Andy Greenwood 2:15:55
Abingdon Marathon, October 19
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