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March

Ultra in the Black Country, Baggeridge Country Park – 30 March OTH

  Claudie Combelas 06:14:44

34 miles of mixed terrain in Baggeridge Park, Dudley.

Dublin City Half-Marathon – 30 March HM

  Lee Newark 01:43:00

A lot of human traffic for the first 5k but after that I managed to stretch the legs. Definitely worth coming over to Ireland for.

Men’s 12-Stage & Women’s 6-Stage Road Relays – 29 March OTH

Women’s 6-Stage

Lightning
30th Women’s team

Leg    
1 Jess Hone 00:23:38
2 Abigail Williams 00:23:40
3 Rachel Baynes 00:21:40
4 Sam Ryan 00:23:12
5 Rhian King 00:20:59
6 Debbie Campbell 00:24:06
    02:17:15

Hurricanes
61st Women’s team

Leg    
1 Jenn Ennis 00:27:00
2 Sarah McNaney 00:26:27
3 Verity Brannen 00:33:21
4 Judith Hayley 00:37:29
5 Becky O’Harrow 00:30:21
6 Ellie Aldridge 00:27:57
    03:02:35

Comet
62nd Women’s team

Leg    
1 Catherine Dear 00:30:14
2 Michelle Edwards 00:25:22
3 Claire Messenger 00:29:22
4 Tori Boyle 00:30:26
5 Suki Dhindsa 00:40:43
6 Jo Vvans 00:27:17
    03:03:24

Whirlwinds
64th Women’s team

Leg    
1 Beth McCluscky 00:30:34
2 Sally Eason 00:25:33
3 Jan Watson 00:37:34
4 Joanna Grace 00:32:49
5 Rachel Liggett 00:31:23
6 Claudie Combelas 00:28:59
    03:06:52

Tornadoes
66th Women’s team

Leg    
1 Sue Bird 00:31:36
2 Daisy Robbins 00:37:44
3 Yvonne Boyle 00:43:34
4 Julie Liggett 00:28:31
5 Tracy Jefferson 00:31:44
6 Caroline Hughes 00:25:50
    03:18:59

 

Men’s 12-stage

Sunburst
39th Men’s team

Leg    
1 Hetal Jimal 00:19:39
2 Liam Shields 00:18:20
3 Matthew Hathrell 00:17:18
4 Tom Hughes 00:17:42
5 Tim Devenport 00:22:23
6 Chris Goodman 00:19:31
7 Dan Stevens 00:20:36
8 Tommy Dempsey 00:21:34
9 Ravi Sangha 00:23:25
10 Malc Copeland 00:22:33
11 Corey Payne 00:19:59
12 Ainsley Wileman 00:21:46
    04:04:46

Sundowner
56th Men’s team

Leg    
1 Rob Cox 00:23:25
2 Pete Kirkhope 00:24:58
3 Damien Dear 00:21:05
4 Joseph Kelly 00:23:21
5 Mark Jennings 00:22:52
6 Graeme Brannen 00:31:30
7 Stephen Simpson 00:28:47
8 Tim Hughes 00:22:32
9 Greg Wallam 00:24:13
10 Craig Slyde 00:25:00
11 Alan Smith 00:24:34
12 Rob Richardson 00:21:43
    04:54:00

Sun Rising
58th Men’s team

Leg    
1 Rhys Robbins 00:27:30
2 Aron Eardley 00:24:55
3 Richard French 00:23:55
4 Anthony Grace 00:23:52
5 Chris Smith 00:23:30
6 Spencer Davies 00:26:26
7 Tom Miller 00:23:20
8 Rob Halford 00:24:43
9 Simon Aldridge 00:25:32
10 Paul Curtis 00:32:56
11 Adrian Lowe 00:25:16
12 Terry Moynihan 00:21:51
    05:03:46

 

Cometh the day and 66 Northbrookers stood up to the challenge to represent the club.

It’s always a fast event at Sutton Park, and with all the legs being short this year it was even faster. They seemed to be on the ball with their parking as well. The early team got themselves set up in prime position to ensure the support would be loud and proud.

Our heros on the day arrived early, with 3 drop-outs in advance and their spaces quickly filled we had new and old faces turn up for another Big Northbrook Day Out. There are so many stories about the day it can’t be retold to its entirity, but there are two that stand out. With one no-show our super sub Yvonne epitomised the ethos of the club. As she scurried back to her car to throw on her trainers she had 10 minutes to get to the start. Yvonne being the force that she is, apologizing to everyone that she was going out went out and GOT IT DONE. She may not have claimed the course record but this amazing lady put her club before herself to ensure that a team could complete. Stand up Yvonne we all owe you our thanks.

The other stand out was Paul Curtis. His first Northbrook event and he had a niggle for a week before. He still showed up and started. Unfortunately, a mile in his calf went. Instead of taking the easy option of walking the 400 metres back and not finishing, he dragged his broken body round to completion, ensuring the team finished. Paul got the ethos of what the club are trying to achieve. Stand up Paul, we owe you a Thank You.

The next Big Northbrook day out – the Hilly 100, ensure you are in it to win it – Spencer

Running Tribe Challenge, Chalfont St Peter – 29 March OTH

2 Tony Bowe 05:37:40

28.5 miles for 2nd place.

Ashby 20 – 23 March 20M

239 Malc Copeland 02:33:17
324 Damian Pharoah 02:42:02
527 Rob Richardson 02:57:06
609 Paul Robbins 03:01:21
739 Kyle Turner 03:08:14
975 Stuart Clements 03:28:02
1033 Joanne Evans 03:34:16
1159 Cliff Evans 03:51:13
1205 Craig Clyde 03:58:59
1309 Alex Darragh 04:54:55

Tough hilly course with some lovely scenery – Kyle

Ironbridge Half-Marathon – 23 March HM

  Simon Aldridge 01:57:00
  Katherine Plunkett 01:57:28
  Ellie Aldridge 02:13:19

My first half in over 2 years.
A beautiful course and very well organised – Katherine

Twin Lakes 20 Miles, Milton Keynes – 23 March 20M

  Rhian King 02:30:58
  Richard Evans 02:45:52
  Michelle Edwards 03:13:00
  Caroline Hughes 03:30:02

First 20 miles since 2017 – Rhian

Twin Lakes 10 Miles, Milton Keynes – 23 March 10M

17 Adrian Powell 01:17:14 2nd MV60
41 Joe Kelly 01:21:05  
47 Tim Hughes 01:19:29  
107 Allison Smith 01:32:30  
277 Graeme Brannen 01:55:24  
294 Liane Powell 01:58:31  
295 Verity Brannen 01:58:32  

VERITY BRANNEN

GRAEME BRANNEN

Fradley 10k – 23 March 10K

  Nicola Glaze 01:00:31

Wolverhampton 10k – 23 March 10K

  Sam Ryan 00:46:42
  Mollie Williams 00:51:44
  Emily Angliss 00:54:36
  Lisa Bothwell 00:55:42
  Claire Messenger 00:58:30
  Tracey Williams 01:11:57

LISA BOTHWELL

Charnwood 17 Miles – 20 March OTH

  Tony Bowe 04:17:00

Weston 5 Mile, Weston-Super-Mare – 20 March 5M

  Tommy Dempsey 00:33:37

Fleet Half-Marathon – 16 March HM

297 Hemanta Jirel 01:25:14

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile Race 5 – 16 March 5M

1 Matthew Hathrell 00:29:10
18 Peter Kirkhope 00:40:06
24 Alan Smith 00:41:48
25 Cath Fenn 00:42:07
34 Chris Archer 00:52:19
37 Sally-Anne Tully 00:59:09
39 Jane Ward 01:02:02
40 Jan Watson 01:02:09
41 Spencer Davies 01:02:13

Milton Keynes Festival of Running 20 Miles – 16 March 20M

  Dave Halford 03:13:19
  Kirstie Murray 03:21:40
  Tony Bowe 03:56:01

Milton Keynes Festival of Running Half-Marathon – 16 March HM

  Craig Holmes 01:24:00
  Chris Goodman 01:25:45

Draycote Water Running Festival Half-Marathon – 15 March HM

1 Martin McGough 01:15:21 1st MV40
  Andrew Barratt 01:28:21  
  Sam Ryan 01:44:40 PB

Draycote Water Running Festival 10K – 15 March 10K

  Pete Fellows 00:49:54 1st FV65

Nottingham 10k – 9 March 10K

TOM HUGHES

  Tom Hughes 00:37:35 PB

Cambridge Half-Marathon – 9 March HM

2339 Terry Moynihan 01:40:30
  Lee Newark 01:43:28

Holme Pierrepoint 10k, Nottingham – 9 March 10K

  Nicola Glaze 01:02:29

Amsterdamse Bos parkrun, Amsterdam, Netherlands – 8 March 5K

  Claudie Combelas 00:30:26
  Chris Archer 00:31:35

CHRIS ARCHER

Claudie and I caught up with erstwhile Northbrook member Amy Burdis and partner Enrik during our European tour and ran the Amsterdam parkrun after another night of rock and roll.

As flat as you’d expect and running through the park and woodland, it was a great start to the day followed by coffee and cake in the park cafe. Another international parkrun ticked off – Chris

Kielder Dark Skies Run – 8 March OTH

  Alan Smith 05:31:46

ALAN SMITH

Part of the Kielder Dark Skies series around Kielder Reservoir which includes an 11 mile run and 10k run. I decided to have a go at the “Kielder Dark Skies Run”. It doesn’t call itself a marathon because the official distance is 26.6 miles, and a last minute tweak to the course, resulted in the distance being increased to almost 28 miles.

The weather was perfect, warm all day on Saturday with clear skies and a chance that the Northern Lights might make an appearance. Unfortunately, the moon was very bright that night, so the patchwork of stars was not as spectacular as I thought it would be. My fitness is well off where I was this time last year, so my plan was just to get round in one piece. The aid stations were excellent. I had been told to make sure I had some of the “Red Cola” at each stop. Apparently red cola is a thing in Scotland, think of Irn Bru with lots of caffeine. It certainly hit the spot, along with sweets, bananas, jaffa cakes, etc.

The run itself was tough but fun and, despite being around a reservoir, it is surprisingly hilly, especially the 2nd half. Starting at 5.30pm, we had about an hour of light before headtorches were required. The temperature dropped quite a lot, so I was glad of the extra mandatory kit I was carrying.

Driving on the way back, I had to swerve to avoid hitting a deer crossing the road, so perhaps all that red cola I drank was a good thing.

Big Bear Elephant Challenge, Salcey Wood – 7 March OTH

  Verity Crichton 02:50:23 4 laps, 14.06 miles
  Joanne Evans 03:24:25 17.5 miles
  Cliff Evans 03:38:30 17.5 miles

This is the furthest I’ve ever ran – Verity

First time doing a Big Bear event. I loved the laps around the forest and having a feed station on each lap if needed – Joanne

 

VERITY CRICHTON

Leicester 10k – 2 March 10K

  Gemma Winch 00:44:53
  Tim Devenport 00:47:12
  Caroline Young 01:00:30

CAROLINE YOUNG

A cold frosty morning -1.5. The race started in Jubilee Square, taking you through the sights of Leicester University and Victoria Park and finishing back in Jubilee Square.

The organisers managed to take 10 years off my age by placing me in the wrong category. Wow, I didn’t feel 10 years younger after the race – Caroline

Oundle 20 Miles – 2 March 20M

  Tommy Dempsey 02:29:22
  Rav Sangha 02:38:53
  Sean Duffy 02:55:57
  Sarah Duffy 02:55:57
  Claudie Combelas 03:26:38
  Tony Bowe 03:43:02

Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile Race 4 – 2 March 5M

2 Matthew Hathrell 00:27:27  
5 Craig Holmes 00:30:08  
17 Ainsley Wileman 00:35:01  
19 Lee Newark 00:35:48  
26 Cath Fenn 00:42:14  
27 Mollie Williams 00:42:19  
32 Julie Liggett 00:44:45  
34 Emily Angliss 00:45:28  
46 Tracey Williams 01:00:00  

Belvoir Challenge 15 Miles – 1 March OTH

  Kyle Turner 02:52:11
  Tracey Williams 04:18:51
  Jane Ward 04:50:08

Mud mud mud. Nice to run without being fixated on numbers and just enjoy getting round.

The aid stations were stocked with plenty of cakes, sandwiches, treats, biscuits, tea, water and other supplies! A very well organised event and a lot of effort from organisers and volunteers.

Looking forward to some solid ground for a bit now – Kyle