THE HARRIERS HERALD
No.
162, August 2006
Sue
Thurs 3rd Sue
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Kirsty to lead
Thurs 17th Handicap
Race
Thurs 24th Andy to lead
Thurs 31st Susanne
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Thurs 7th Lucy
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Thurs 14th Pete
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Thurs 28th Kevin to lead
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Kirsty
Hopefully, some of you got
the chance to sample your own versions of the banana bread from the last
HH. For those of you that are less
adventurous about approaching the oven in any way then this one’s for you. Staying with the fruit theme, and bearing in
mind the fact that everyone’s always going on about that we should have 5
portions of fruit & veg a day, I’ve decided this month to go for a summer
smoothie that you can rustle up after a hot day of work with no mention of
going near the oven.
If its really hot, you can
add ice to your blender and whizz it up with the fruit or just store your
smoothie in the fridge, as it’s best when it’s ice cold.
To make a smoothie for 2 you
will need:
1 Small ripe mango
3 to 4 Oranges
Lime or Lemon half to 1 to
taste
Ice cubes 2 to 3
Chopping board
Sharp knife
Blender
Citrus juicer
Serving glasses (store in
fridge whilst making smoothie)
1. Peel the mango and slice
the flesh away from the stone as best you can.
There are lots of clever ways to cut up mango, but the main thing is to
get all of the flesh and juice into the blender.
2. Squeeze the juice from
the oranges and the lime or lemon. Add
this to the blender with the ice cubes.
3. Blend for about a minute,
until the mixture is smooth, pour into your glasses and serve.
So that was an easy one for
the month. Put your feet up in the
garden and enjoy your smoothies!
Since last HH I have had the
pleasure of doing 4 very different races ranging from 5.5 miles to 13K and, to
plan your diary for next year, I thought I should give you a verdict of how I
found them.
Great
Bedwyn 10K road, 25th June. First time race so I
thought I should see how they did it.
The start was quite strange, we all walked from a field together to the
start line, turned around and set off meaning the slow runners started at the
front and the fast runners where in the back.
The route was just me, a few not bad hills going up and long flat down
hills, all on quiet country road. At the
finish line you where greeted with a medal and homemade cakes for a small
fee. A race made by runners for runners.
First man finished in 35:28,
first lady 36:47. 191 finished
Apart from the teething
troubles at the start I would give it 10 out of 10 due to the route.
Harpsden
10K multi-terrain, 16th July. You did actually also have
the chance to do just a 5K race. You
started and finished at the same time and place, so it is a great race if you
did it with someone who either was double as fast or slow as you. Some nice steep hills up and down. I looked for some water at the finish but I
think they had run out, but luckily the goody bag had a lucozade (and a
chocolate). There were prizes for first
man and first lady and for first man over 50 years only, which I thought was a
bit unusual. A race made by a pre-school
for everybody. Still no race result on
the web-site.
I would give it 7 out of 10,
mainly due to lack of finish result and water at the finish.
Thames
Run, Wallingford, 13K multi terrain, 23rd July. It is just a
stone throw up the road from Compton.
Very professionally organised, I think by Cancer Research. The start and finish were in a middle of a
fete so something for the whole family.
Nothing to put my finger on, just perfect.
First man finished in 47:05,
first lady 54:06. 242 finished
Often charity races like this cost an arm and a leg but this was only £8 if you had entered in advance and nothing was left untouched so 10 out of 10.
The
Jack and Jill Challenge 5.5 miles off-road, 30th July. If you are into
very steep up hills and the same going down, then this is something for
you. The setting is beautiful and the
race well organized. The track is sometimes
a bit narrow but that is what you can expect of an off-road race. The homemade cake at the finish is wonderful
and you even get a t-shirt and some nice smelly soap for your trouble. Apart from cold showers, a race very well
organised by runners for runners.
First man finished in 32:43,
first lady 42:04. 183 finished.
I would give it 8 out of 10,
only because I found some of the tracks too narrow at some places.
On
the same day, Dick and Lucy took part in the Jack and Jill 30-mile Challenge,
finishing in 4:39 and 5:28 respectively.
New Forest 10, 9th
July 2006
Kevin
After a week of scalding hot days I awoke to a very wet and windy
Sunday. The weather brightened on the
journey and by the time we got to Brockenhurst it had stopped raining. The event started from New Park Farm just
outside Brockenhurst, which is a big site with ample car parking as it hosts
the New Forest show. The first task was
to find the toilets, which were a bit on the thin side with just two “bog
cabins” between approx 800 competitors.
The weather had turned out quite hot by the time we all assembled on the start line (which had blown down 5 minutes before the start!). The race started promptly at 11:15 and we went out of the farm in a big loop around the main grass field then passed to the rear of the farm and ran straight through a stable with all the polo horses getting their breakfast. From here we went onto forest track and headed into the forest before coming out onto tarmac just before the first water station. I took a little water here and it tasted like neat Milton, it was foul. Lots of people stopped to drink their water and I made up quite a few places here. Now the race virtually turned back on itself and went along a road and past the very grand Rhinefield House hotel, before cutting back into the forest and onto track again. From here the course stayed on forest track the rest of the way. I got to four miles and felt good so I pushed harder for the next mile. As we passed the five-mile marker I was starting to tire a bit and regretted pushing. There were lots of pockets of heat and very high humidity that seemed to be trapped in dips in the course and it was a bit uncomfortable being slammed with hot and then cool air repeatedly. I took water at seven miles and threw it over me and it really helped. I ran steady till 8 miles where I could hear the chap at the finish on the loudspeaker. This lured me to really push now and I went for it passing people all the way. I felt sure I had missed the nine-mile marker and was expecting to see the finish when around a corner came a post with “nine” on it, I remember thinking “god that was a long mile”, I was really starting to hurt. The course came back through the same stables from the start and about 500 metres to go everyone in front of me seemed to have lined up in single file and were jogging home. I was just entering my sprint and I just slipped up the side of them all, making up a good fifteen places in the finish straight. I felt dizzy as hell walking around to be checked in and was desperate for some water. The best bit was being given a horse brass for running. I had planned to come in under 1:40:00, and was well chuffed to come in with a time of 1:28:55. I’ll be back next year.
Leg
1: Ivinghoe Beacon – Wendover Church
Martin
‘The advantages of office’: One privilege of being
team organiser is that I can select which leg I run or, to be more exact, which
legs I don't run. To this end I have the
honour of initiating the CH account by launching myself off Ivinghoe Beacon at
7:30 in the morning and puffing and panting my way to the changeover point in
Wendover. Which by some miracle of
modern race organisation gets nearer each year.
Getting the CH train rolling also means the air temperatures are really
quite modest and once I have passed the baton on to Sus and sorted myself out,
the day is mine to enjoy. In previous
years I have approached a state of nervous exhaustion by the time it comes to
run my leg, the now infamous leg 6 or more usually leg 9. My hats in all their various guises go off to
the guys who carry the CH baton once I have discharged my duties.
Leg
2: Wendover Church – White Leaf
Sus
A couple of weeks before the
race Elo, Lance and I had walked the leg to make sure that I still remembered
it. Though we thought we had followed
the acorn signs all the way, we never came to the very steep steps I seemed to
remember from previous years. I looked
at last year’s report where Lucy ran the leg, describing that she had accidentally
also missed them – so some further investigation was needed for us to avoid any
risk of penalty points.
The last weekend before the
race I set off for a second time, this time I found the steps. Having done the leg now up and down 4 times I
felt I knew each corner and each tree so bring it on, I was ready for it!
Race day came, Martin had
started and now there was only for me to get my number and start my warming
up. After warming up I went back to the
changeover only to realize that I was given the wrong number! Oh s... I thought, I was sure this would be
the time when Martin would be storming in and I would be standing there
fumbling with my safety pins not ready to take over, but thankfully he didn’t. But he did come in with an incredible speed
and I, trying to copy, started off much too fast till I heard Dick’s voice
saying “steady, you’ve got hills to tackle later on”. And so I did.
Shortly after Bacombe Hill,
red and white tape started to appear along the route, strange I thought, though
it can be tricky at some places but as long as you have done your homework you
are OK. But my disappointment was even
greater when I found out that they apparently where guiding runners straight
ahead instead of running up a field and then down the now rather famous
steps. For a split second I thought
should I or should I not but, as Dick says, no one will thank you for taking
the longer route – so I ran straight ahead.
After passing my team for
the last time, only one thing stood in my way before I could retire; the hill (sorry does it have a name?) my lovely hill. As I “stormed” up, a couple of unknown people
were cheering and shouting my name - well I assumed that is how it is when you
are famous, or did they just read my name on my vest? Finally reaching the top only one thing was
on my mine Lucy, Lucy, where is Lucy?
And there she was smiling as if she did not know what she was about to
do.
Leg
3: White Leaf - Lewknor
Lucy
News of Susanne's imminent arrival at Whiteleaf came
about 15 minutes before she did, giving me loads of time to prepare and wait
excitedly at the start. Once she arrived
I hurried off downhill and survived for a few miles in 3rd place until
inevitably the route turned uphill again.
This brought a flurry of burley males overtaking me, putting the
Harriers back into 7th place. Still,
once I reached the Icknield way everything became much easier, and by the time
I met Martin and Peter a mile from the end I even started to enjoy myself. The final blast downhill from the motorway bridge
turned into a sprint, and I only just managed to tag Kev before he sped off.
Leg
4: Lewknor – Swyncombe Church
Kev
I’ve never been so nervous
as I was for this race. It had time to
build all morning seeing everyone else off on their legs. I only had one goal, and that was not to be
overtaken and if I could pass a few people then all the better. I saw Lucy coming over the hill underneath
the M40 and got ready. We tagged and I
set off. I was flowing with adrenaline
and couldn’t run properly, so I put on a spurt at the start to get out of
people’s view, then I calmed down and got into a stride. My leg was fairly easy in comparison to some
of them and the going was good - gentle climbs and downs most of the way. I made it to the first road and took on water
from the waiting Harriers. Straight
across and onto the track I was faced with mountain bikers galore on the right
and motocross riders on the left with little old me in the middle spitting out
their dust! After this I came to the
second road and when I saw the Harriers weren’t there I thought I was running
so fast they couldn’t keep up; in reality they planned not to be at this road
crossing. It was then straight over and
I passed a camp of travellers and before I knew it I was at the turn off to
start the climb. As I came out into the
“bowl”, where the track goes up the left-hand side and over the top, I just saw
a runner nip out of sight and it gave me someone to chase. I went flat out up the hill and was gasping
at the top. I glanced down and saw the
runner just in the dip before the finish and then I saw the crowd. I just let my legs go down the hill and
concentrated on rabbit holes and nearly caught up the runner, I pushed as hard
as I could up the last hill and looked for Sue in the crowd. Martin came down and verbally pulled me up
the last little bit and I reached over the gate and tagged Sue. Phew!
Leg 5: Swyncombe Church – South
Stoke
Sue
Having felt a bit below par
in the weeks preceding the relay, I wasn’t sure if I’d feel up to running, so
two plans were in place: Plan A was that Tom (who was coming to spectate
anyway) would bring his kit and run if I didn’t feel able to; Plan B was that,
if I felt reasonable, Mo would cycle behind me to keep me company. I felt OK on race day, which meant that Plan
B would be executed…..
Having taken the ‘baton’
from Kev, I set off with 10.4 miles ahead of me. Reaching the top of the steep hill after 1
mile, I was aware of another runner fairly close behind me, but he only drew
level a mile later as we crossed two fields of crops, and we exchanged comments
about the swarms of flies. We ran
together across the golf course to emerge opposite Nuffield Church, where I was
expecting Mo and bike to join me. The
car was there, the bike was propped up against the churchyard fence, but there
was no sign of Pete (who was going to drive the car) or Mo. Thinking they’d both decided to have a wee at
the same time, I called out “I’m here Mo and Pete”. Getting no reply, I ran on, sticking behind
the other runner, who was from Thame, as we joined Grimms Ditch. We exchanged a few more words and established
that we both had the same target time, 1:15.
This was very useful to know, as it enabled us to set a sensible pace,
while pushing each other on, and we passed another competitor. I was surprised that Mo hadn’t caught up so,
when I reached the next meeting point with the Harriers, I asked Tom to give Mo
a call on his mobile. When I made it to
the B4009, Dick informed me that Mo was ‘pedalling like hell’ to catch me up.
Mr Thame and I continued to
work well together as we reached Carmel College. Whenever Mr Thame didn’t know the way, I took
over the lead, and whenever I stopped for a soaking from the Harriers crew, he
took over the lead. Still running together
along the riverbank approaching South Stoke, I began to daydream about an
exciting ‘sprint finish’ in which I would be victorious. As it happened, it was more of an ‘increased
stride length finish’ in which Mr Thame finished a few seconds ahead of me. Nevertheless, I was chuffed with my time of
1:13 as I handed over to Andy.
I was greeted by a
relieved-looking Mo, and a sheepish-looking Pete. Where had they been? See Mo’s report below to find out!
Leg
5: from a supporting cyclist’s perspective
Mo
I was rather looking forward
to this year’s Ridgeway Relay without trepidation … after all, I wasn’t
actually going to run this time so I could enjoy the scenery, take a few photos
and generally have a relatively worry-free day!
However, I had agreed to take
my off-road bike to support Sue on the lonely stretch along Grimm’s Ditch. Now this very simple task should not have
caused any problems … I would be able to follow Sue at a nice steady pace on
the bike and provide the necessary words of encouragement whenever the going
got tough.
As the first 2 or 3 miles of
Sue’s leg from Swyncombe Church would not be very practical or easy to cycle, I
had agreed to meet up at Nuffield Church, so with the bike on the back of Sue’s
car, I set off with Peter to the agreed rendezvous. We arrived with time to spare and after
taking the bike off the cycle rack, I was kitted up and ready to go.
After a few minutes, Peter
noticed the old Nuffield Church and suggested we should have a look inside (he
likes old churches) … it would be at least 15 to 20 minutes before Sue arrived,
so off we went. We had only just stepped
inside when a very welcoming voice said, “Hello, do come and join us for coffee
and biscuits”. The vicar seemed
particularly pleased to see us and Peter stepped forward excitedly to explain
that we couldn’t stay too long as we were participating in the Ridgeway Relay
event.
We were joined by the lady
verger who responded to Peter’s questions by giving us a short history lesson
about the church and the various incumbents listed in a framed document just
inside the church entrance. At this
point I thought it might be a good idea to escape outside as I didn’t think it
would be long before Sue arrived, but Peter reassured me that there was plenty
of time.
As we went outside, I
thought I saw a glimpse of a runner going past, but it couldn’t have been Sue
could it … surely she couldn’t have run that far already?
It wasn’t until I received a
telephone call from Tom, approximately 20 minutes later (doesn’t time fly when
you’re listening to Peter!) that I realised the tail end of the runner I
thought I had glimpsed, must have been Sue … she was now over 2½ miles ahead,
towards the end of Grimm’s ditch.
At this point, panic took
over … a rational mind would have told me that the quickest way to catch up
would be to take the road down to the end of Grimm’s ditch … not to cycle off
like a lunatic down a narrow path criss-crossed with just about every hazard
you can think of!
Anyway, there was only one
thing on my mind … I promised I would be there to support Sue, so I had to
catch up at all costs. I was amazed at
the speed I managed to pick up during the descent of Grimm’s ditch and the
adrenalin-controlled skill I was using to overcome the many near disasters en
route, but I was on a mission … I was going to catch up!
Finally, as I was
approaching the first road crossing after 2½ miles riding on the edge, my luck
finally ran out and I was catapulted through the air like a human cannonball as
one of my pedals found a hidden tree stump.
The shock of the sudden departure from my trusty machine and the
knowledge that there were spectators at the end of the track enabled me to
spring up out of the grass almost immediately, much to the surprise of one
spectator who had seen me approaching at a rate of knots only to disappear just
as he momentarily looked away.
Bravado took over as I
picked my bike up and quickly remounted, assuring all spectators that I was
fine. It was only when I had passed
through the kissing gate, crossed the road and cycled out of sight, that I was
able to stop to check out the extent of the damage to myself and to utter one
or two expletives as blood poured from my left elbow … then it was off again to
meet Sue … at least I was able to support her over the last 500 yards of her 10
mile leg!!
Leg 6: South Stoke – Bury Down
Andy
The day started early on my first experience of the Ridgeway Relay. My attempts to get an early night on Saturday were inevitably scuppered by an overactive mind running through my route and being generally excited about the day ahead.
As the sun lay low in the
sky, steaming mug of tea in hand I was grateful to be picked up by Martin and
Lucy and even more so to be chauffeured around for the day. As we approached Ivinghoe Beacon, the butterflies
begun to flutter; partly nerves and partly in anticipation of the start of the
race. As I jogged up to the start with
Martin, 3 teenagers lay in sleeping bags at the top. I’m not sure if they were more startled at
the mass hordes appearing at 7.30 in the morning or the prospect of the race
official using a horn to start the race!
No sooner had the race begun
with Martin off in front, myself and Lucy were back to the car and speeding
down to Tring station to meet Martin at his first drinks spot, before diving
into the car again heading for the next stop.
And that is how it continued for the first few hectic hours of the
race. Hardly time to force down my
breakfast of pasta, which seemed all wrong for that time of day!
Four fantastic performances
later, Sue set off and now I was really getting fidgety! By 12.45 I was ready and waiting outside the
pub at South Stoke. Sue produced a great
run to knock a huge chunk off her previous year’s time and with a slap of hands
I was off, just behind another runner.
The promise of clear skies and soaring temperatures had worried me but
there was a cooling breeze and clouds were starting to gather which made for
much more pleasant running conditions.
It was good to see Martin and Lucy at about 1.5 miles and then Dick, Sus
and Tom at about 3 miles with drinks, but it was the magic wet sponge that was
gratefully received at about 4 miles, before starting the long climb up to my
highest point. The sponge was indeed
magic and I spent the rest of the day extolling the virtues of the
aforementioned to anyone who cared to listen.
The run worked out
differently to how I expected based on my recce. I thought this first climb would be the
hardest and so tried to hold back over the first half of the leg. As I climbed I started to rein in the runner
who had pulled away from me early on and as I crossed the brow and started the
next undulating stage towards the concrete road I felt good. As I approached the concrete road however I
was struggling but was heartened to overtake another team and receive some
sustenance. Another dose of the magic
sponge and I tried to kick for home. I
knew the last mile would be tough, going under the A34, followed by a short
sharp rise and the long straight run in to the changeover, but not as tough as
it was. The changeover seemed to take an age to reach and at one point seemed
to be getting further away rather than closer. Kevin provided some vocal
support with 100 metres to go and as I passed over to Pete, the rest of the
team greeted me. Having felt like
collapsing at the finish and not long afterwards wanting to hurl, I was
refreshed by a cup of tea and cake and was back supporting the team to the
finish. As Dick crossed the line we
could all reflect on a well-deserved 5th place and an even more
deserved pint. Roll on next year!
Leg 7: Bury Down – SW of Wantage
Pete
Stage five proved to be the most
interesting of the race for no other section contained a church with a Saxon
font or hot drinks made from holy water. Whilst Sue hurried past at record pace
she failed to discover the interesting history of Swyncombe Church! An extract
from the website conveys the following:
Because of the vagueness of
historical records, views differ as to how Swyncombe became connected to the
Abbey of Bec in Normandy, but the gift of the estate to Bec, probably by
Milo Crispin, was confirmed in the reign of Henry II, confirmed again by King
John and yet again by Edward III in 1333.
There is more, a lot more,
but back to the race.
Compared with last year the air temperature was relatively cool with neither my shoes nor socks sticking to melting tarmac. It was thus reasonable for Mo and I to conclude that Sue did not need to take on fluids at Swyncombe!
I was looking forward to the mass start on stage seven, as the prospect of competition from other runners would act as an incentive to go faster. Unfortunately Sue completed her stage well within the cut-off time and so I was restricted to being a spectator whilst awaiting Andy’s arrival on stage six.
A few minutes after starting
I realised I was closing fast on a runner a few hundred metres ahead. Initially I assumed he was simply doing a
long warm up for the stage such was his pace.
I was thus surprised to discover that he was actually one of the mass starters! Spurred on by this I managed to catch 5 or 6
other runners, a reversal of my usual race experiences!
In the reconnaissance run, I recall Martin mentioning that when the finish (close to a communications mast) comes into sight it is somewhat deceptive as there is still a long uphill run ahead. I thus paced myself more slowly than necessary over the last couple of kilometres. Apart from a sprint finish, the only thing left to do was to put my shirt on and avoid disqualification for not displaying a number.
Leg 8: SW of Wantage – Charlbury Hill
(Gill)
Gill was recruited
onto the team only two weeks before race day, and Tom was incredibly relieved
to see Gill had safely arrived at the start of leg 8 (as he was ‘first
reserve’). Pete came sprinting in to
pass over to Gill. She set off at a
sensible pace and ran well all the way to hand on to Nigel at Charlbury Hill.
Leg 9: Charlbury Hill – Barbury Castle
(Nigel)
We were able to cheer Nigel
several times in the early stages of his leg, which ran along a main road. He was still going well when we saw him on
the hills above Ogbourne St. George, but looked weary as he began the climb up
to Barbury Castle. However, he pushed on
well to hand on to Dick for the final stage.
Leg 10: Barbury Castle – Marlborough Leisure Centre
Dick
In a relay, whichever leg
you are running, it feels vital not to let your team-mates down. The trouble with being on last is that there
somehow seems to be more pressure not to undo all the good work done by others. Having been around all day and seen just how
well everyone else had performed, I was desperate not to let the side
down. I could, though, draw comfort from
knowing that, having cycled and run the majority of my leg with Susanne for the
Marlborough 20, I would have no problem finding the way.
It was then, something of a
relief from the worry when Nigel came into view (traveling alarmingly quickly)
to set me underway. Peter sprinted ahead
to open the first gate, but could not be persuaded to run to the other side of
the field for the second. As it happened
his help was not required. Unaware that
I was behind him, Steve Goulding, a very good (and very competitive) runner
from Pewsey, was warming up in the field and heading for that gate. He struggled with the latch just long enough
for me to dart through at the moment he succeeded. I know Steve well enough to appreciate that
he would much rather I’d spent five seconds at the gate rather than him hand
this advantage to me.
Buoyed by this small victory
and encouraged by team-mates at the white horse and Manton House car parks (why
don’t all teams do this?) the rest of the run was, although not perhaps as fast
as I’d like, quite fun. Indeed, it was a
real pleasure to cross the line knowing that disaster, and the dreaded team
sponge, had been avoided.
PS. I don’t know if being on last gives me the right, but I would like, on behalf of those running, to thank Martin for his organisation, and Tom and Mo for their support, which help make it such a grand day out for us all.
Website
update… http://comptonharriers.org.uk
Mo
Following our
discussions at the White Horse last week, the website will be updated to
announce that the Compton Challenge will be taking a break for 2007 with the
possibility of a return in 2008. This of
course will provide an opportunity to promote the Compton Canter for 2007 and
this will be reflected in the website update for this month.
My link of the
month is www.sports-fitness.com
which is a fairly new site, covering all aspects of running with a good variety
of articles providing information and advice to suit all levels of
performance. I have actually registered
with the site and added Compton Harriers details which are included in the
“Find a club” section. I was
particularly impressed with the race information and the event search
facilities … highly recommended.
Events
Diary: A selection of local and other well known events for your
information. If you need any entry
forms, I can email most of them on request and others are likely to be on the
club notice board.
· Sunday 13th August 2006 – LAMBOURN CARNIVAL 5 & FUN RUN (5mile/3miles) – 10:30 am,
Lambourn
£4.50 (£5 on day).
·
Sunday 13th
August 2006 – BEARBROOK JOGGERS 10K
ROAD RACE – 10:00 am, Aylesbury RFC,
Weston Turville, Aylesbury. http://www.bearbrookjoggers.co.uk
·
Sunday 20th
August 2006 – BURNHAM BEECHES HALF
MARATHON – 10:00 am, Caldicott School,
Crown Lane, Farnham Common.
http://www.burnhamjoggers.org.uk/
·
Saturday 26th
& Sunday 27th August
2006 – THIRD TRA RIDGEWAY CHALLENGE
– 10:00 am,
Ivinghoe Beacon. http://www.tra-uk.org
· Sunday 27th August 2006 – VALE OF PEWSEY HALF MARATHON – 10:30 am, Pewsey Sports
Centre, Wiltshire http://www.pewseyvalerunningclub.com
·
Monday 28th
August 2006 – HART LEISURE SPRINT
DUATHLON – 09:00 am, Hart Leisure Centre,
Hitches Lane, Fleet (Run 6k,
Bike 20k, run 6k) email paul.weavers@hart.gov.uk
·
Saturday 2nd
September 2006 – OVERTON 5MILE ROAD
RACE & 2½ MILE FUN RUN – 3:00 pm,
The Recreation Ground, Overton, Hants. http://www.overtonharriers.org.uk
·
Sunday 3rd
September 2006 – THE BEAST (14
MILES) - 10:30am Corfe Castle, Dorset
· Sunday 10th September 2006 – THE ALDBOURNE 10K ROAD RACE – 11:00 am Farm Lane,
Aldbourne. Entry Forms on club notice board or I can
email if required.
http://www.sports-fitness.com/events/sf/uk/view/aldbourne_10k
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Sunday 17th
September 2006 – BONESHAKER 2006 – 10:30 am,
Ardington Sports Field, Nr Wantage.
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Sunday 17th
September 2006 - LONGWORTH 10K RUN
AND 3K FUN RUN - 3k starts at 10:15 am, 10k at 11:00 am, Longworth is 6
miles West of Abingdon, just off the A420. The 10K course is multi terrain,
mainly on tracks or footpaths; much of it is close to the Thames. Entry form on Club notice board.
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Saturday
23rd September 2006 –RUNNING 4 WOMEN WINDSOR 8K – 12 NOON,
Windsor Great Park http://www.running4women.com
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Saturday 23rd
& Sunday 24th
September 2006 –ISLE OF WIGHT FELL
RUNNING SERIES 2006 –
11:00 am 1st Race, The St
Boniface Fell. Full details http://www.rydeharriers.co.uk
· Saturday 24rd September 2006 –CIRENCESTER PARK 10K – 10:30 am, Race HQ – Cirencester
College, Stroud Road (A419). http://www.cirencester-ac.org.uk
· Sunday 1st October 2006 – GREAT CLARENDON FULL/HALF & RELAY MARATHON – 10:30
am Winchester
College (full & relay), 12:00 noon Broughton Village Hall (half).
http://www.clarendon-marathon.co.uk
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Sunday 1st
October 2006 – ADP KERRIDGE
HIGHCLERE 10K– 10:30
am, Highclere
Castle, Newbury,
Berkshire. http://www.sports-fitness.com/events/sf/uk/view/adp_kerridge_hi
· Sunday 8th October 2006 – HENLEY HALF MARATHON 06 – 10:00 am, Henley Rugby Club,
Marlow Rd., Henley (£12.50 before the day; £20 on the
day + no chip timing) (Entry form – Club notice board).
http://www.sports-fitness.com/events/sf/uk/view/henley_half_mar
· Sunday 8th October 2006 - WOBURN 10K – 10:00 am, Woburn Deer Park. Entry forms on club notice
board.
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Sunday 22nd
October 2006 – EXMOOR STAGGER (15-17
MILES) – 11:00 am, Minehead
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Sunday 22nd
October 2006 – EXMOOR STUMBLE (~ 6
MILES) – 11:00 am, Minehead
http://mineheadrunningclub.co.uk/
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Sunday 22nd
October 2006 – ABINGDON MARATHON – (1000
entry limit reached)
http://www.abingdonamblers.co.uk/
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Saturday 28th
October 2006 – BEACHY HEAD MARATHON – 9:00
am St Bede's School, Duke's Drive,
Eastbourne. http://www.beachyheadmarathon.org.uk
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Sunday 29th
October 2006 – BARNS GREEN HALF
MARATHON – 11:00 am Barns Green Village,
5 miles south west of Horsham, West Sussex. http://www.barnsgreen-half.org.uk
· Sunday 5th November 2006 – 20TH STEVENAGE HALF MARATHON – 10:30 am (2 mile fun run 10:40
am) Fairlands Valley Showground, Stevenage. http://www.fvspartans.org.uk
(Mo – August 2006)