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Northbrook Results

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July

• Heart of the Lakes Rydal Round Fell Race
• Montane Lakeland 50
• Tempo Summer Series Race 3
• Winwick 10k Trail Race
• Devon Cider Frolics
• Northbrook 10K
• Compton Verney Half-Marathon
• Lakeland Trails 100k
• Love Trails 16k
• Love Trails 10k
• Big Bear Swan Challenge Marathon
• Big Bear Swan Challenge Half-Marathon
• Summer 10k
• Sphinx Handicap 5 Miles
• JCB Lakeside 5 Miles
• Rugby 6 Miles
• Love Rugby 5k
• Evesham 10k
• Lutterworth 5 Miles
• Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon
• Sphinx Mile Relays
• EMGP Milton Keynes 10k

Heart of the Lakes Rydal Round Fell Race, Ambleside – 31 JulyOTH

9 miles and 3300 ft of elevation around the Fairfield Horseshoe. These fell runners are a different breed altogether. It was hard enough keeping up on the climbs, but they left us for dead on the downhills. Nonetheless, I and my daughter, Enya, can now claim to be members of the Fell Running Community.

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Montane Lakeland 50 – 26 JulyOTH

50 miles and 9600 feet of overall elevation in the Lake District. This and the 100-miler are the UK’s premier mountain trail events. Fabulous events in a beautiful part of the country.

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Tempo Summer Midweek Series Race 3; the 4.6 mile trail one, Ilmington – 23 JulyOTH

The last in the 3 race Summer series and it was the trail one. With a number of battered legs from the weekend’s races we laced them back up and strapped the numbers back on. With none of us having done this one before we were not sure what was coming, but we feared the possibilities. Thank heavens for the the stiles and gates that came regularly because the first hill was a monster. Even the sheep looked bemused watching us all trudge our way up to the sky’s roof. From here there was a drop that pulled the quads down to where the calves should have been.

Then came the cursed Jerusalem hill, it was nearly a hands and knees job as this rose vertically and went on forever. Then another quad bursting descent till the last small climb (at least they put steps in this one, until they got bored). Then a gentle descent to the finish, which brought with it T-shirts, a pie and a bonus ice cream.

A hellish course that had beautiful scenery. The fact your calves ended up behind your eyes from the climb and the quads were located where the calves should have been from the drops was neutralised by the welcome in the Red Lion. Well done all. How many more hills can one small village have? – Spencer

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Winwick 10k Trail Race – 20 July10K

Great race with a hill. Great organisation and marshalls. A bit wet but perfect running weather. Would do it again.

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Devon Cider Frolics, Mynchen Cider Farm, Dorset – 18 to 20 JulyOTH

Friday 18 July
Cider Frolic 5k

16	Caroline Hughes	00:32:00	2nd FV40
20	Spencer Davies	00:33:18	2nd MV50
26	Claudie Combelas	00:34:40	1st FV60
49	Tracey Williams	00:44:19
50	Jan Watson	00:44:30
59	Tim Hughes	00:54:18

Saturday 19th July
Cider Frolic – 12 hrs solo challenge

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Jan Watson

11:32:19

10 laps, 35 miles

A return trip down to the cider farm and to beat last year’s nightmares for one of us was lined up. With us coming from all corners (Qatar, Coventry and Bristol) we assembled, gazebo up on courseside, tents ready and cider bought and started on to get us round the first of the activities.

In the 5k, 6 Northbrookers set out and 6 finished in hot and humid conditions, for Tim in an inflatable dino costume. Let the socialising continue well into the night.

Saturday bought the frolic and with 2 teams of 4 and a solo this was always going to be the challenge it was meant to be. The heat and humidity added to the task. The teams and Jan started to roll. Lap after lap, then the cider station opened. It also had Jan’s favourite tipple as she started to make her way through the bottle. As the 12-hour cut off approached there were difficult decisions to make. Jan headed out on her 10th lap as Tim and I suited up for the final dash. The teams finished 4th and 5th with every team member being as important as the next. What a day, as sore feet prepared for the evenins disco. Northbrook partied as hard as they ran.

Sunday saw the last event, 10K-ish, and battered Northbrook legs rose and suited up again. With the patchy rain subsiding and the heat and humidity ramping back up after 7 miles over 2 laps we were done. Broken bodies again, but smiles and cider and snoozing on the return journey made for a successful weekend.

We plan to return in 2026, hopefully with more of us next time. We frolicked, we skipped, we laughed, we cried, we cidered and we were Northbrook’s finest in Dorset – Spencer

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Northbrook 10k – 13 July10K

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Compton Verney Half-Marathon – 13 JulyHM

Ainsley Wileman

01:46:03

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Lakeland Trails 100k, Ambleside – 12 JulyOTH

Stunning route through the Lakes with over 10,000ft of elevation and a midnight start.

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Love Trails 10k, Gower Peninsular – 12 July10K

Another incredible weekend, so many races, runs, music, and talks throughout the weekend. This year’s instalment felt hotter than the sun with very little shade, nevertheless 4 Northbrook athletes went to show their sunburst pride.

Caroline and I took on the tough 16km race, meanwhile Anne and Tony took on the equally tough 10km – Tim

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Big Bear Swan Challenge Marathon, Coombe Abbey – 11 JulyM

	Matthew Hathrell	04:11:50
	Tori Boyle	06:52:48

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Big Bear Swan Challenge Half-Marathon, Coombe Abbey – 11 JulyHM

I haven’t done a half-marathon for 6 years, so of course I chose one of the hottest days to have a go at the Big Bear Swan Challenge. 4 laps of the course = half-marathon, completed in 3:20.09.

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Summer 10k, Coombe Abbey – 11 July10K

Spencer Davies

00:57:53

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Sphinx Handicap 5 Miles, Birdingbury – 10 July5M

	Jane Ward	01:03:43
	Tracey Williams	01:04:55

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JCB Lakeside 5 Miles, Rochester – 10 July5M

A 5-mile route over two laps, starting and finishing inside the JCB sports ground and taking in a circuit of very scenic country lanes. Very hot and humid and many people were saying that their times were way down on last year. It was still a very enjoyable race though and I will hopefully enter again.

Not very impressed with my time but, had I been two months older, I would have been placed as first FV70.

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EMGP Rugby 6 Miles – 9 JulyOTH

173	Ainsley Wileman	00:45:55
278	Spencer Davies	00:55:54

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Love Rugby 5k – 6 July5K

Dawn Webb

00:30:08

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Evesham 10k – 6 July10K

Lee Miller

00:58:10

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Lutterworth 5 Miles – 6 July5M

Six Northbrookers ran this lovely one lap course around the lanes outside Lutterworth. This ‘undulating’ course saved the hills for the latter half of the route.

The race conditions were perfect for running as the heat of the week had dropped and the torrential rain had passed through by the time we started – Sally

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Birmingham Black Country Half Marathon, Wolverhampton – 5 JulyHM

	Sam Ryan	01:44:17	PB
	Emily Angliss	02:11:45	PB

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Sphinx Mile Relays – 3 JulyOTH

With a huge uptake and a warm night we pulled out all the stops. With the largest contingent of runners, almost all of them running just one leg and everyone involved we maxed out the entries. The drop-outs in advance were made up for by those who came forward to fill the gaps. Northbrook at its best.

First up were the women’s teams, and our 8 teams toed the line. Our lead women ensured a win, while being chased in by Northbrook’s finest train.

Next up were the men, and our 8 teams pinned on their numbers ready to give everything they could. Our lead men were in a battle from the word go and narrowly missed out on an overall win but finished 2nd, the 7 teams supporting charging the line together.

Last up was the mixed event and we upped the entries to 11 teams. This was a Northbrook fest and our teams did not let the club down. 33 handovers and our teams crossed the line showing effort in every leg, with our lead team being first home.

A great night for the club, plenty of smiles and 1-mile personal records all through the ranks – Spencer

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EMGP Milton Keynes 10k – 1 July10K

Ainsley Wileman

00:46:00