Northbrook Results

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April 2018

Leicester Big 10k – 29 April

41 Jamie Gould 40:22
68 Spencer Davies 42:45
111 Martin McHugh 46:04
117 Jill Pittard 46:34
334 Andrew Scruton 52:51

Five of us headed over to a cold and damp Abbey Park. The course looked good, all tarmac, a bit loopy, cool and drizzle setting in over the duration of the event. It was busy, over 1400 runners. The only complaint being the position that some people started at, this meant the start was a bit “jumpy” between groups. But after 600 mtrs it started to open up and the legs could start turning. At this point Jamie who started on the front line was still running in fear of the masses behind him! After that everything flowed, great running from all 5 of us showing the sunburst off to its full potential. Andy found the conditions a bit wet and cold, brrrrrr – Spencer

Newport Marathon – 29 April

589 Mark Baker 3:42:57

Millennium Way Back Ultra – 28 April

Tony Bowe 8:02:00

Flat 41 miles from Burton-on-Trent to Newport (Shropshire) along trail,
canal towpaths and disused railway lines.

CTS Pembrokeshire Trail Marathon – 28 April

Amy Burdis 5:40:31

Monty 5k – 22 April

19 Damian Dear 18:24
23 Ben Smith 18:31
26 Liam Mills 18:36
36 Jamie Gould 19:12
51 Richard Hodge 19:49
82 Spencer Davies 20:54
83 Joe Kelly 20:54
88 Mark Baker 21:09
95 Simon Jones 21:28
101 Peter Kirkhope 21:41
104 Lucinda Wilson 21:51
113 Martin McHugh 22:16
122 Cath Fenn 22:41
127 Rich Cawley 22:51
145 Dave Halford 23:31
151 David Giles 23:39
182 Andrew Scruton 25:29
187 Allison Smith 25:48
190 Mark Smith 26:02
191 Leisha Smith 26:11
193 Paul Cozens 26:22
196 Julie Cozens 26:27
204 Dominic Price 27:08
207 Fraser Barrett 27:34
209 Anita Sanderson 27:48
212 Verity Crichton 28:04
219 Linda Richards 29:32
222 Catherine Shepherd 30:48
222 Tony French 32:16
233 Tracey Cox 35:52

Northbrook men – 3rd team
Northbrook men masters – 5th team

Northbrook women – 5th team
Northbrook women masters – 4th team

London Marathon – 22 April

866 Steve Turvey 2:57:42
3419 Terry Moynihan 3:23:41
4116 Natasha White 3:28:35 PB
4830 Damian Pharoah 3:33:25
5720 Tommy Dempsey 3:38:56
8074 Amy Burdis 3:52:38
8963 Sally Eason 3:56:44
12294 Rachel Meredith 4:13:44
13211 Claudie Combelas 4:17:58
16006 Craig Robinson 4:30:26
16945 Sean Duffy 4:34:41
21033 Gemma Darby 4:51:48
Anne Hughes DNF
Stuart Lumsden DNF

My first attempt at a marathon – shame it was so hot – Sean

Black Dragon Challenge, 31 Miles – 21 April

Paul Stead 7:57:26

Boston (USA) Marathon – 16 April

Amy Burdis 3:43:54

Boston (UK) Marathon – 15 April

112 Andy McConville 3:33:31 PB

A very, very flat course which was along mostly rural roads. Beautiful conditions
for it. Missed out on my target but a PB all the same!

Stafford Half-Marathon – 15 April

1033 Claudie Combelas 1:56:57
2098 Chris Archer 2:29:54

Bumpier than advertised, I was content with (just!) under 2:30 for my second half in eight days.

A nice little warm down for Claudie before London next week – Chris

Regency 10k – 15 April

31 Ben Smith 38:12
54 Anita Howe 39:34 3rd female, 1st FV45
64 Jamie Gould 40:05
146 Spencer Davies 43:25
199 Ian Paterson 45:12
256 Mike Wheeler 46:23
272 Jonathan Seed 46:37
277 Adrian Powell 46:39
295 Robert Simpson 47:00
307 Darron Handley 47:15
334 Peter Kirkhope 47:49
376 Craig Murray 48:18
398 Helen Wyatt 48:38
408 Mark Dalton 48:47
444 Louise Myers 49:27
446 Charles Jones 49:31
462 Will Kirk-Wilson 49:42
513 David Mills 50:29
628 Andy Scruton 52:20
668 Allison Smith 52:55
764 Mark Smith 54:02
780 Leisha Smith 54:18
847 Paul Cozens 55:07
892 Julie Cozens 55:48
971 Dominic Price 56:36
1010 Sara Boot 57:10
1028 Liz Pharoah 57:22
1037 Anita Sanderson 57:30
1060 Michael Cherrington 57:55
1159 Gillian Coulson 59:13
1379 Sarbjit Sumal 62:21
1383 Susan Clarke 62:21
1686 Ros Myers 68:05

A Coventry Way 40 Miles – 8 April

1 Sebastian Jones-Brain 6:19:00
5 Jo Brown 6:32:00 2nd female
24 Sarah Booker 7:40:00
28 Paul Stead 7:42:13
53 Claudie Combelas 8:50:00
69 Lisa Bragg 9:26:00

This was my first ultra, and my first race since the Amsterdam half-marathon in October 2015. I’ve had a rubbish two years running-wise, but I thought this would give me some inspiration.

I’d done a few recce’s in the previous months and I’d run up to 20 miles, but I knew I’d be running with walking. The ground was officially ‘the worst for many a year’ – after the snow and rain there was a lot more mud than usual (there were two flood diversions which were only lifted the day before).

It was fun – in a way. I ran with my sister; we just got on and did it. Two small detours put on a little bit of extra distance (not much) and 10 minutes getting back on track. We also spent 45 minutes at the various checkpoints – we’d cut that right back in future.

The race was really well organized, every one was friendly and the food at checkpoints was great. Will do again – Lisa

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile race 5 – 8 April

10 Steve Turvey 30:02
12 Terry Moynihan 31:26 PB
18 Spencer Davies 33:15 PB
19 Craig Slyde 33:28 PB
25 Richard Hands 35:25
34 Martin McHugh 38:00
37 Louise Myers 38:16 PB
41 Mike Duggan 38:51
54 Jo Arden 43:04
57 Julie Cozens 43:54
61 Linda Richards 48:08

This was the final trip over to Chelmsley Wood for the 2017/18 Centurion RC 5 Mile Grand Prix, a series of 6 races held between November and April each year. As a newcomer to the event, tempted over by the prospect of an early season 5 miler, I was expecting a pretty basic affair if the bargain basement entry fee (£5 in advance; £6 on the day) was anything to go by. My low expectations immediately evaporated upon arrival however as the organisation, facilities and overall experience was first rate.

Northbrook fielded a strong presence, with 11 senior runners along with supporters and junior 2k runners. After assembling for a seamless registration at Newman College on an overcast morning, it was then a short warm-up jog of just under a mile down to the start line in Babbs Mill park. Hoodies were cast onto the branches of a nearby tree and the race started shortly after 11am. The terrain was varied enough for a ‘tarmac tart’ such as me (thanks for the moniker Rob Barry) with it being pretty much 50:50 gravel path and tarmac surface. The profile was essentially flat too earning it further bonus points, with the out and back routes relatively close allowing the much-appreciated supporters to cheer us on twice each lap from one position.

Two and a half laps later and there was a short trot of approx. 10m across the grass to the finish line, which is enough cross-country for me thank-you. Conditions were clearly optimal as four PB’s resulted and all Northbrookers fielded good times.

It was then back to the college for coffee and a natter where awards were dealt out for the individual race and series. Julie Cozens picked up an award for 3rd FV55 – well done! After a raffle in which Louise Myers won a belated Easter egg, which I’m sure will keep for next year, it was time to head back to Coventry for lunch.

It’s quite surprising what can be achieved for a fiver per head and a lot of hard work on the part of Centurion RC – Terry

Solihull Half-Marathon – 8 April

Chris Archer 2:25:28

Following the cancellation of Coventry half which was due to be my first go at the half-marathon distance, I signed up for the “undulating” Solihull half a few weeks later. With the added extra bonus of limited road closures meaning that wondering which 4×4 wing mirror was going to nudge me into the hedge kept my mind off the longest distance I’ve attempted, I’m pleased to report that my elbows and I survived in a time that I’m content with as a first assay into the world of the half.

Old style medal means I’m now installed as the Lord Mayor of Solihull, despite the run not troubling the town at any point.

Manchester Marathon – 8 April

 2367 Lucinda Wilson 3:37:05
 3391 Kevin Coughlan 3:49:21 PB

Lucinda’s aim was to get inside the London Marathon qualifying time of 3h 45m. Despite some problems with cramp in the last few miles she comfortably achieved this with her 3h 37m 05s time.

Warwick Half-Marathon – 8 April

107 Mark Baker 1:35:30
190 Adrian Powell 1:41:41
195 Ian Paterson 1:41:58
477 David Giles 1:57:28
506 Tony Bowe 1:58:52
634 Chris Perkins 2:08:38
740 Sarbit Sumal 2:17:21
741 Gillian Coulson 2:17:21

Another rescheduled half, over the undulating Warwickshire countryside. A good test for the legs with some lovely support throughout the race. Disappointed not to get a PB but the hills proved too much on this occasion – David

Liverpool to Manchester 50 – 2 April

39= Amy Burdis 9:07:00 6th female

214 ran

Massey Ferguson Tractor 10k – 1 April

9 Stuart Lumsden 35:21
27 Andrew McConville 38:00
31 Liam Mills 38:25
36 Amanda Deavy 38:55 2nd female
57 Terry Moynihan 40:15
62 Jonathan Seed 40:26
64 Richard Hodge 40:39
65 Natasha White 40:44  3rd female
75 Spencer Davies 41:36
102 Craig Slyde 42:41
107 Tommy Dempsey 43:06
108 Tom Cox 43:10
114 Tony Forde 43:38
116 Joe Kelly 43:41
126 Tom McNamara 44:17
128 Simon Jones 44:20
130 Tom Miller 44:26
132 Sean Duffy 44:40
140 Peter Kirkhope 44:56
149 Rob Cox 45:27
150 Sally Eason 45:29
154 Martin McHugh 45:35
156 Ian Paterson 45:47
159 Cath Fenn 45:58
167 Richard Hands 46:41
168 Adrian Powell 46:46
180 David Giles 47:40  PB
185 Sarah McNaney 47:51
190 Craig Murray 48:12
191 Jill Pittard 48:20
198 Rich Cawley 48:45
201 Mark Dalton 48:52
208 David Mills 49:22
225 Darron Handley 49:51
227 Louise Myers 50:03
237 Jenny Clark 50:58
238 Craig McNaney 50:59
239 Claudie Combelas 51:06
257 Gemma Ross 52:46
267 Dominic Price 53:54
271 Allison Smith 54:09
273 Jo Arden 54:17
290 Julie Cozens 55:31
294 Mark Smith 56:26
300 Chris Perkins 57:11
303 Fraser Barrett 57:49
308 Julie Liggett 58:25
323 Chris Archer 59:49
326 Susan Clarke 60:02
327 Jason Brannigan 60:07
336 Linda Richards 61:54
337 Verity Crichton 62:02
346 Tony French 63:49
377 Emily Hughes 70:56