Northbrook Results

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March 2024

Enigma Easter Saturday Marathon – 30 March M

27 Dave Fawkner 05:28:15

A tough day in the heat, but over 20 minutes quicker than over the same Marathon course 2 weeks ago. All heading in the right direction thanks to the Northbrook training nights.

Enigma Good Running Good Friday Marathon – 29 March M

  Tony Bowe 4:19:45

Maidenhead 10 Miles – 29 March 10M

277 Mark Baker 01:17:06

MARK BAKER

A great race on Good Friday to start the Easter weekend. Over 2 minutes quicker than last year for me.

Cleevewold – 24 March OTH

42 Alan Smith 02:19:26
43 Spencer Davies 02:20:33
58 Claudie Combelas 02:40:29

The day after the relays and 3 sets of tired legs made the journey south for the Cleevewold race. A very unflat 13 mile run around the surrounding hills. The weather was good with a cool chill in the air. This race is a must for those that like trail, its elevation alone is staggering. With the first 2 climbs feeling like they remove your calves through your mouth and the final new descent ensuring that your quads could explode at every step it’s not one for the fainthearted.

SPENCER DAVIES

Having done it before I eased off for the 1st 2 climbs (the one to the first trig point where the steps are cut ladderesque into the side of the near vertical climb still surprises me everytime). After that the gentler climb to the next trig point is wider and allows for progress through the field. This was Alan’s 1st time on the Cleevewold and he had his poles to train with in preparation for some other crazy activities later in the year. He powered past me on the 1st climb and soon disappeared from view.

Settling in for a run against myself the run was enjoyable. Then at the 2nd water station and the faint image of a sunburst with the red carrypack on came into view. From what was a gentle cruise around suddenly became a focus and I was determined to chase him. I must suggest to the organisers that maybe a cable car trip from the bottom of the valley to the top of Belas Knapp would be a nice reward. Unbeknown to us, Claudie at this point had become directionally challenged twice, or did she recall the hill that was in the section she missed? Either way with a bit of good fortune and some GPX trickery she came back onto course to complete.

Alan and I yo yo’d all the way to the end, but I was just not able to close the gap enough (though I don’t think he was even aware how close I was). 3 finishers, 3 beaming smiles, 3 sets of smashed legs and 3 beers at the end (1 each as the prize). A great event that really must be in the calender for next year – Spencer

Salcey Trailfest 50 Mile – 24 March OTH

1 Matthew Hathrell 7:39:38

Derby 10k – 24 March 10K

  Jill Pittard 0:46:59

Twin Lakes 20, Milton Keynes – 10 Miles – 24 March 10M

  Adrian Powell 1:21:47 3rd MV60
  Dave Mills 1:24:49  
  Joe Kelly 1:25:02  
  Sarah McNaney 1:29:00 1st FV55
  Rob Wood 1:31:49  
  Clive Horton 1:31:50  

Twin Lakes 20, Milton Keynes – 24 March 20M

  Joanna Hughes 3:55:22
  Tracy Jefferson 3:59:28
  Nicola Glaze 4:13:08
  Liane Powell 4:22:32

My result was pretty rubbish but I slipped at mile 11 and jarred my already dodgy foot then went and tripped over so it was 9 miles of agony to the finish – never again – Nicola

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile Race 4 – 24 March 5M

7 Niall Hamill 00:34:46
11 Lee Newark 00:36:41
12 Phil Hyde 00:38:21
18 Cath Fenn 00:40:19
20 Peter Kirkhope 00:40:30
22 Tony Mackness 00:40:02
24 Cliff Evans 00:43:20
27 Joanne Evans 00:44:02
39 Chris Archer 00:54:42
42 Tracey Williams 00:59:07

Men’s 12-Stage & Women’s 6-Stage Road Relays – 23 March OTH

Women’s 6-Stage

19th Women’s team

Leg    
1 Amanda Deavy 00:34:36
2 Natasha White 00:19:47
3 Megan Youden 00:38:20
4 Natalia Greenhill 00:25:03
5 Kathryn Adams 00:22:34
6 Debbie Campbell 00:24:00
    02:44:20

41st Women’s team

Leg    
1 Sarah McNaney 00:44:04
2 Claire Messenger 00:31:33
3 Kirstie Murray 00:41:07
4 Judith Haley 00:40:03
5 Joanne Evans 00:27:47
6 Michelle Edwards 00:26:24
    03:30:58

45th Women’s team

Leg    
1 Julie Liggett 00:47:22
2 Carly Wood 00:25:48
3 Claudie Combelas 00:48:15
4 Alexis Copeland 00:37:23
5 Ellie Aldridge 00:28:12
6 Catherine Dear 00:32:07
    03:39:07

Legs 1 & 3 – long
Legs 2, 4, 5 & 6 – short

Men’s 12-stage

32nd Men’s team

Leg    
1 Adrian McBride 00:28:14
2 Thomas Mitchell 00:34:12
3 Matthew Hathrell 00:32:26
4 Martin McGough 00:31:30
5 Chris Goodman 00:19:29
6 Tom Hughes 00:18:07
7 Pete Stafford 00:19:07
8 Tom McNamara 00:21:02
9 Richard Bruce 00:19:48
10 Rob Richardson 00:20:46
11 Damien Dear 00:19:51
12 Steven Turvey 00:21:24
    04:45:56

53rd Men’s team

Leg    
1 Terry Moynihan 00:37:03
2 Tommy Dempsey 00:37:39
3 Andrew Clay 00:37:39
4 Kevin Spare 00:38:04
5 Graeme Brannen 00:32:42
6 Cliff Evans 00:24:47
7 Kevin Coughlan 00:26:45
8 David Mills 00:24:18
9 Tim Hughes 00:23:39
10 Spencer Davies 00:24:05
11 Lee Newark 00:22:34
12 Peter Kirkhope 00:24:10
    05:53:25

57th Men’s team

Leg    
1 Paul Robbins 00:40:20
2 Chris Smith 00:39:49
3 Alan Smith 00:38:47
4 Malc Copeland 00:38:40
5 Daren Timbrell 00:32:33
6 Bob Adams 00:29:17
7 Austin Wade 00:25:48
8 Stewart Pearman 00:23:06
9 Rhys Robbins 00:23:53
10 Simon Aldridge 00:24:55
11 Aaron Greenhill 00:29:01
12 Robert Halford 00:23:46
    06:09:55

Legs 1 – 4: long
Legs 5 -12: short

With the first of the club team events on the road upon us the call out for the 12 & 6 stage relays was met with enthusiasm. Enough came forward to field 3 men’s teams and 3 ladies’ teams. That’s our biggest contingent ever at the event and wherever you looked there was sunburst.

To organise the event is chaos with people coming and going for most of the afternoon, but they all turned up. The weather was true early Spring, from sunny spells to a bone chilling breeze, hail and biblical rain we had it all. The big gazebo offered shelter from the conditions as runners tried to stay dry or warm back up. For once, the traffic issues on site were not an issue (the same could not be said for the M6). With old experienced hands and newcomers at the event we drew on all the experience we had at hand, from our non runners guiding and pinning up (thank you Tracey) to the runners who shepherded everyone to the pen for the right times. There were a few incidents of hold your breath, Damian racing to get to the start line before Rob finished, Cliff breaking all known land speed records with an 8-minute short leg (organisers’ timing issues) Daren’s initial 61 minutes plus of glory re-alligned to his run time (again organisers’ timing issues).

Once the provisional results were released an appeal saw the men’s B team reinstated, all of the men’s C team finishers recognised, the timing issues corrected and legs 1 and 2 on the men’s A-team aligned correctly.

Overall a really great day for the club, fielding the strongest and most numbers we have ever had. From Adrian and Amanda charging around on their leg 1’s to every other runner completing at their best all to ensure all the teams finished.

What a day, what a club. We hold our fingers crossed for the 15 that had to drop out on the run up to the event that they may be available for the next event.

Who’s up for 10-ish miles each of unflat cotswolds relay fun in May? Spencer

Fallout – 23 March OTH

  Dave Fawkner 10:07:00

43.06 miles from Chilton, Didcot to Moreton in Marsh.

Hardmoors 55 – 23 March OTH

  Tony Bowe 14:15:10

55 miles and 8800ft of elevation along a very windy Cleveland Way from Guisborough to Helmsley.

Ashby 20 Miles – 17 March 20M

127 Damian Pharoah 2:27:05
589 Simon Aldridge 3:05:05
606 Cliff Evans 3:08:30
696 Rhys Robbins 3:15:12
917 Joanne Evans 3:34:50
949 Ellie Aldridge 3:35:07

Enigma Week at the Knees – Marathon Day 7 – 17 March M

25 Dave Fawkner 5:49:17

Entering a marathon the night before after a couple of pints was not my greatest decision. A reasonable first half, followed by a decent walk for the last 13 around Caldecote Lake, Milton Keynes. All good training ready for the next effort.

Milton Keynes Festival of Running 20 Miles- 17 March 20M

275 Mark Baker 02:43:10  
549 Ainsley Wileman 03:08:35  
555 Kirstie Murray 03:08:52 PB
616 Dave Halford 03:15:22  

Milton Keynes Festival of Running Half-Marathon – 17 March HM

41 Chris Goodman 1:26:17
46 Craig Holmes 1:27:13

Florette Fradley 10k – 17 March 10K

122 Lee Newark 0:45:39
125 Spencer Davies 0:46:01

Podium 5k, Leicester – 16 March 5K

  Damien Dear 0:18:59

Enigma Week at the Knees – Marathon Day 5 – 15 March M

11 Claudie Combelas 4:32:57

Third female – time still OK despite two falls! 04:32:57

Enigma Week at the Knees – Marathon Day 2 – 12 March M

4 Claudie Combelas 4:32:55

Second female

Enigma Week at the Knees – Marathon Day 1 – 11 March M

7 Claudie Combelas 4:26:31

First female – small field though

Inverness Half-Marathon – 10 March HM

  Nicola Glaze 02:18:23

Oundle 20 Miles – 10 March 20M

12 Martin McGough 02:06:04
21 Matthew Hathrell 02:12:25
73 Rob Richardson 02:30:42
78 Tommy Dempsey 02:31:46
89 David Hartopp 02:34:23
100 Megan Youden 02:38:49
127 Malc Copeland 02:43:32
133 Alan Smith 02:45:09
170 Debbie Cambpell 02:53:01
  Anthony Grace 02:57:59
207 Tim Hughes 02:59:49
258 Julie Liggett 03:10:42
337 Jo Arden 03:35:14

Gently undulating course through the Northamptonshire countryside. Very soggy day and some, err… organisational issues, but generally enjoyable run.

Excellent effort by everyone given the conditions – Matt

Oundle 10k – 10 March 10K

59 Joanna Hughes 01:00:45
60 Ruth Hallett 01:00:50
68 Chris Archer 01:03:47
76 Rachel Liggett 01:05:36
82 Tracey Williams 01:09:28
91 Alexis Copeland 01:17:49
92 Jane Ward 01:20:02

Burghley 7 – 10 March OTH

249 Ainsley Wileman 0:54:44

Raining and a few long, gradual hills, but nice scenery and distance for a run.

Welcome Way 34 Mile Ultra Marathon, Otley – 9 March OTH

  Tony Bowe 8:38:00

Big Bear Elephant Challenge – 7 March OTH

  Tony Bowe 5:04:09

An ultra-marathon in Salcey Forest, 28 miles

Big Bear Elephant 6-Hour – 7 March OTH

  Jane Ward 4:07:26

Four laps in Salcey Forest, 14 miles

Cambridge Half-Marathon – 3 March HM

1419 Terry Moynihan 1:32:12

I hadn’t appreciated the size of this event until picking up my number on the evening before the race. I joined 13,000 others to run through the university city in my first road event of the year – the tarmac & flat course a welcome change from the mud & hills of Burton Dassett a few weeks ago. No great targets in mind other than finishing, so I just enjoyed it, setting out to run at a pace I hoped I could sustain.

The perfect conditions & beautiful architecture of the various iconic colleges must have inspired me along with family support & Rob & Simon’s recent training sessions on the benefits of negative splits. Having some fuel in the tank meant I could up the pace a little in the second half which provided a boost. The great support also helped and I finished feeling human which made for a pleasant change.

From memory, it was expensive to enter, but I felt the overall experience made it a worthwhile venture. If you’re after a PB and enjoy the larger events it should feature on your list.

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile Race 4 – 3 March 5M

7 Matthew Hathrell 00:31:10  
14 Alan Smith 00:34:39 PB
18 Niall Hamill 00:35:39
19 Spencer Davies 00:35:56
26 Lee Newark 00:37:54
31 Phil Hyde 00:39:21
36 Cath Fenn 00:40:18  
41 Tony Mackness 00:42:18
46 Cliff Evans 00:43:30
51 Joanne Evans 00:44:09
68 Tracey Williams 00:57:02
72 Jane Ward 01:04:55

Run for All Leicester 10k – 3 March 10K

  Ruth Hallett 1:00:02
  Chris Archer 1:01:26
  Tracey Cox 1:16:24

TRACEY COX

A frosty start to the day but the sun came out to see us off in the “other” Leicester 10k. This is a closed-road loop winding around Victoria Park and the urban Leicester University Campus. There’s a long incline up to the park which means you can pick up speed in the final 2km back down into the finish area. As long as you’re not chatting about your new shorts, that is.

We all enjoyed this one, good times all round. Tracey and I will be back for the “other other” Tempo Events Big Leicester 10k in April which is the race we meant to sign up for – Chris

Hannigan Challenge Marathon LDWA – 3 March M

  Claudie Combelas 6:52:00

CLAUDIE COMBELAS

After yesterday’s mudfest, I was hoping for an easier run. The day started foggy but soon the sun came out. Alas the hope for less mud was shattered. The bogs had not disappeared overnight. Luckily the hills were fewer and the excellent checkpoints catered for all magnificently.

I was running/walking with Sally Hicks from Kenilworth Runners who I bumped into at the start, and we did hang-around for a very long time at each check point. I was glad of the company as my legs lost the will to live.
A lovely day out though if incredibly slow. One more in the bag.

Belvoir Challenge Marathon – 2 March M

  Claudie Combelas 6:00:35

The muddiest, slippiest, clagiest(?), wettest marathon I can remember. Imagine the Immortal times 2, or a version of the field of doom on A Coventry Way with huge hills or hilly wet and muddy cross-country x 8. You get the idea. I fell over as soon as I stepped on the mud – face first. Luckily I managed to stay upright for the rest of the challenge.

Absolutely chuffed to have finished and ovely to see Liz Pharaoh, albeit briefly, as she disappeared into the distance. For lovers of mud only.

Saddleworth 10 Res’s – 2 March M

  Tony Bowe 8:03:20

A tough classic Marathon challenge over Saddleworth Moors, including 4000ft of elevation, and visiting 10 reservoirs through sleet, snow, mud and bogs. A great event by Craggrunner finishing off with a 3-course meal, and all for £17!