I was going to try and keep this short but just how do you keep a run report for an event over 24 hours short? So if you plan on reading this, grab a coffee, get comfy and get reading.
Endure 24 was a complete unknown to me this year, I have run for the past 3 years at both Endure and Thunder Run as part of the relay teams but I wasn’t sure how I would manage to keep going solo for 24 hours, whether or not I would manage to hit my initial 60 mile target and completely uncertain if once I got there if I could carry on. I had always said I would love to hit 100 miles but that target very quickly went out the window after my longest training run of 40 miles round Richmond Park and I quickly revised my second target to just be anything over 60 miles with an eye on 80, anything over 60 was always going to be a bonus. I had spoken to Jason Blair, Richard Goulder and Ann Bath over the previous weeks; all experienced in these silly distance races and decided that I should break the 24 hours down into 20 mile sections with a break between each one.
On the weekend of 8th-9th June, four teams and one solo runner from 26.2 RRC took part in Endure 24, which is a 24 hour endurance race at the Wasing Park Estate near Reading. The race takes place on a 5 mile course that is a mix of mostly forest trails, rough four wheel drive tracks and grass. The race has a mix of solo ultra runners and teams taking part, which were split into the categories of pairs, 3-5 person teams and 6-8 person teams.
Here are the results for the Club Mile. I need to get a few dates of births before I can complete the age-grading scores and update the Grand Prix tables.
Congratulations to Danny Norman and David Pimm who won the Men’s past the post and aged graded trophies and to Katherine Wilson who won both trophies in the Women’s competition. I will post a race report next week.
Doking 10 results below. Congratulations to Jack Holland and David Pimm on winning the past the post and age graded trophies in the mens competion. The womens’ past the post was won by Libby and the women’s age graded competition won by Mandy Brown. Congratulations Mandy and great to see you return to running grand prix races.
I am sure that you don’t need reminding but this Wednesday 5 June is the next Grand Prix and Club Mile championship – probably the shortest distance you will do all year but arguably the toughest. Just in case you have not had the pleasure of taking part in the mile before, here are a few details.
The Mile takes place at the Kingsmeadow Athletics Track in Kingston and you will need to pay £3.30 at the front desk to use the track. Due to the number of people taking part we split the Mile into two races which have traditionally meant a women’s and a men’s race. We intend to do the same this year, however, please feel free to run in either race if you feel it would better suit your pace. We will start the first race at 7.30pm so try to arrive at the track in good time to give yourself a chance to warm up. Your entrance fee includes use of the showers if you want to freshen up afterwards and once you have got your breathe back you are all welcome to come back to the Club for a drink in the bar.
If you are not intending to run the Mile we could do with a number of volunteers to help recording the times of the finishers. Please let Libby or me know if you are available.
After the club 1 mile on Wedneday I will have a selection of oat bars available for everyone to try from a new sports nutrition company- Progress8 (www.progress8.com). I am providing the sports nutrition advice for this new company and they would be very grateful of any feedback on their current bars. All the bars will be free and in return they would really appreciate it if you could complete one of their short forms which I will also bring along.
Good luck everyone, see you at the track on Wednesday!
Apologies for the delay in getting details posted but I have only just recieved them. The first of 3 mob match events against Collingwood and Sutton is due to be held on Thursday 6th June at Croygas in Wallington. Collingwood are hosting the first fixture and the course will be a slightly shorter course using a 4.25 Cross Country route over Roundshaw Down, a variation of the course we ran last year.
Grand Prix 2 and the club 10 mile championship is Dorking 10, this Sunday 2nd June at 9am. For anyone still thinking about running online close today at 2pm on sports systems. There are also entries on the day.
Grand Prix 3 and the Club Mile chamionship takes place Wednesday 5th June at Kingsmeadow at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Entry fee for the track is currenty £3.30.
As always a club vest must be worn! See you all there!
On Monday 3rd June we will be starting our series of “first Monday of the month summer runs in Richmond Park”, so we will be meeting at the car park inside Richmond Park by Kingston Gate at the normal time of 7pm. If you turn up at Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club and find no-one is there, then here’s your explanation!
Well I hope everyone has now fully recovered from Saturday evening and I hope everyone had a great time. There are a few photo’s which I have posted on Facebook and will also post in the website photo gallery as soon as I get the chance but for now anyone can veiw the photo’s taken -> here <-
Well done to all those who won awards and those who managed to stay upright on the dance floor all evening and lets hope this sets the scene for another great year of races and competition for 2013/14
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