Thursday 31 October 2013

Some words from our Chairman, Illminster 10km and Somerset XC


Our Chairman sent this in..

Dear Terry

I thought it was about time I made a contribution to the blog. 

On 13th October I ran the Gold Hill race, which with the addition of an extra hill has made it an accurate 10k, and it is to become part of the Dorset Race series.  The organisation was excellent under the race directorship of Ines Braun.  Three YTRRC runners took part, Jon Crane came 21st in 48:15, I was 49th in 56:32, and Jane Mills 61st in 59:39.  98 runners took part and the winning time was 38:54.

In 2010, in the "YTRRC Newsletter" I wrote of my experience of the Birmingham Half Marathon, which was not favourable.  This year my son, Richard, and I returned to Birmingham and we can only praise the organisers for all the improvements, which has now made it an enjoyable race.  

By chance on our way to the start we saw another YTRRC running vest belonging to Sasha Chambers who was the only other Yeovil runner in a field of 20,000!  She ran with us and said that she hoped to beat two hours.  She finished in 1:50:34 over 12 minutes faster than her previous personal best, which was a fantastic achievement.

However, a week later at the Beachy Head Marathon I could not find Richard Dodge at the start in a field of only 1500 runners!  The race covered a spectacular area of Sussex Downland with the final  six miles running along the top of the Seven Sisters cliffs.  The sun shone and the rain stayed away but the wind blew!  I finished in 675th place in 5:02:24,  and later found from the results that Richard finished in 5:17:20, so he was definitely there!

Great stuff Malcolm, good to see you running so well

Loads of stuff about the XC Championships

SOMERSET & WILTSHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
Sunday 8 December 2013
University of Bath
As part of the Gwent League Cross Country fixture
Including the Wiltshire off-road Series

Race Information              See your County AA or club web-site website for full details of the venue, timetable and course maps/details as they become available. Full details will be published on the Gwent League site by mid-November 2013. Course maps will also be displayed at the Race HQ on the day.     
Entries now open             Somerset: Entry Deadline of December 1st
                                            Wiltshire: No entry deadline – entries available on the day
Entry on line for both by using wiltshire athletics

Managers of Somerset Club teams can also submit team entries by post no later than the respective deadlines to Paul Chadwick (request form)
Enquiries by e-mail to: Wiltshire: XC@wilshire-athletics.org.uk

Fees                                    £7 for Seniors & Juniors u20 and above; £4 for all juniors u17 and below. These fees include Gwent League fee.
                                                On line entry saves you postage but will include a fee of £1.
                                            If by post then please make Cheques payable to Wiltshire County Athletic Association and send by closing date.
                                                An additional £2 must be paid by athletes who do not have an England Athletics registration number.

Age Groups & distances U13 Girls & U13 Boys (2.8km); U15 Girls & U15 Boys (3.8km); U17 & U20 Women (4.7km); U17 & U20 Men (6.6km); SW & Veteran Ladies (6.6km) SM & Veteran Men (10.3km). All ages (including Under-20 Men and Women) on 31 August 2013. Veteran Men and Ladies age on day of race. There will also be an u11s development race (non-Championships)

Race Numbers                  Numbers will be available for collection from your County tent at the venue on the day. Team entries will be provided to the team manager
Results                               Finish positions and times for the County Champs will be recorded on the day and will be available electronically on the evening of the race.
Individual Medals             Medals to the first three in most categories including the Junior Men and Junior Ladies, V40, V50, V60, F35, F45, F55.

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SOMERSET & WILTSHIRE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013
Held in conjunction with the Gwent XC League
(also Race 3 of Wiltshire off-road League)
Sunday 8 December 2013
University of Bath



Race Information
For full details of venue, timetable and course details see website at Gwent league
First race will start at noon or just before.
On line entry for individuals of either County at

ENQUIRIES & Team entries (request form) by e-mail/post to:
Somerset:     Paul Chadwick 01749 812420 chair@wellscityharriers.org.uk
Wiltshire:  Stuart Henderson 01249 730026  XC@wiltshire-athletics.org.uk
(Team entry form will be sent to any Club requesting)

ENTRY FEE £7 per senior/u20 or £4 per junior u17 and below to include the Gwent League fee of £4 and £1 respectively. Race Numbers to be collected on day. Championship races for u13s upwards.
CLOSING DATE:
Somerset:     DECEMBER 1st 2013 (with payment)

 If anyone fancies attending, please see below, we are members of the Association

Dear ARC Member

I forward notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Running Clubs Ltd together with the required reports.

Date Saturday 30th November at 1.00pm
Location Bedford International Athletic Stadium. www.athleticstadium.bedford.gov.uk. Address Bedford International Athletic Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford, MK41 9SB. Telephone 01234 351115. Location map on website.

                                                         AGENDA

  1 Apologies for absence
  2 Approval of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting on 17th November 2012
  3 Officer's Report
  4 Treasurer's Report
  5 Approval of the Accounts Year end 31st March 2013
  6 Election of Directors
  7 Any other business

ARC Officers and Directors
Richard Meredith (Chairman), Gordon Robbins (Deputy Chairman),Michael White (Secretary), Selina Da Silva (Treasurer), Rod Baron (Webmaster), Ian Champion, Steve Crane, Richard Dajda (from 28.4.12), Debby Hewison, Martin Monaghan, John Turner, Ian Vaughan Arbuckle (from 30.11.12).

best regards
Michael White
ARC Secretary

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This in from Guy, please support this protest and help preserve road running for us and future runners

The plan for Sunday is to meet at Montacute at 9:00am as normal and from there we will sort out cars and sharing to Illminster. There will be a run option and hopefully left back or people can make there own way to Illminster. Get there for 10:00am for a 10:30 start.

If you can post to say if you are happy to drive and how many you can take or bring back
 for those that run there. Also we are going to run the our Club Colours to show support. Can someone think about tea and cakes and where to do this? Most important....

Oh and don’t forget half a dozen pasties for Guy!!!!

And a nice picture of the Green and Whites 'enjoying the Great South


Thats it for now everyone, more soon...






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