What a Weekend of Races

London Marathon

Club London Marathon Places

Notification for the London Marathon Ballot places are being issued.  If you want to be entered into the Club Draw for one of the Clubs places, then you will need to keep your rejection slip.  You will need to show this  to a Committee Member & let Deb Stanfield know or email your rejection slip direct  to Deb  debstanfield007@aol.com by the 4^th November 2014.

To be included in the Club Draw you must have entered as a Member of YTRRC and be First claim for the club,  be a fully paid up Member of the Club at the last AGM and run in Club Colours as per the  Club Rules which are on our website.  If you have any questions or are not sure if you qualify please speak to either a Committee Member or Deb.

Good Luck to everyone who entered the ballot.

Deb

The Three Amigos 

Pete, Paul, Jane and I went to Palma for the Marathon, we got there on Friday and met Daphne and Rob out there for a Larger or two but could convince her to stay on for the race.

The weather was a tadge warm at 36 on the Saturday but was going to get hotter for the Sunday.  

Sunday came and the race started at 9 and the heat was already starting to rise in the pen.

The first half was not to bad as we ran past our Hotel and then another 3 miles till we ran back and then passed our support crew Jane, for some reason she had forgotten our ice cream but we thought Jane will meet us at the halfway point with them surely. Sadly she didn't. The second half was really hot with no shade at all but the end 8 miles was along the beach with some lovely views........

Well done to Pete who managed to get 1st in his age group, in that heat it was an excellent result.

There is also a 10k and Half Marathon option so if we do the trip next year why not come along.

Half Marathons

Also a well done to Kimberley and Simon, kimberley completed the Salisbury Half and Simon the Great Birmingham Run

 

Christchurch 10k

YTRRC also had a four girl team travel down to Christchurch for the 10k, Daphne did well seeing she was in Palma on Friday. Well done girls nice medals. Of course it wouldn't be a Sunday if there was no Tea and Cakes after.

Exmoor Stumble and Stagger

The Points were up for grabs in the Champs races and we had four runners from YTRRC. Mark did the Stumble and the other three, Richard, Nikki and Simon did the Stagger. 

Weymouth in the Sun

All those that needed a 10 miler for their Hat turn up in force to the Weymouth 10 miler. The full results are here. Well done to all that entered, Darren Atyeo was first YTRRC male and Linda Membury was first female. 

YTRRC at the Beach not sure where the Ice Cream is.

A bit cold was it Lynne

Hats

For all those that have completed their runs for one of the hats please let Lesley know as soon as possible so she can order them ready for the Awards night. Spaces for this are running out and if you have booked but not paid you might lose your place so please pay Phil with the money in an envelope with the people you wish to sit with. Phil will try but cannot guarantee that you will sit next to the person you wish. You will of course be sat next to your partner.  

This From Marathon Mike

Back to Back in the sauna (a Green and White away)

Having the easy bits in the bag for the Super-slam Award, suddenly became aware that time is running short for the difficult bits, the 5k, 10k, and 10 miler.  Heard a few days ago of a chance to kill 2 birds with one stone, a 10k race and 5k race on the same day with an extra challenge thrown in to do both, called the Ringling Bridge Challenge, in the event it nearly killed me. Without too much thought I entered all at the last minute which is not my style, then found out on the day a) the 10 k race is two laps of the 5k course, and b) the starts are an hour apart, so you have to finish the 10k in less than hour to qualify for a start and get a time in the 5k, which for me would be a challenge in itself due to the weather and my current fitness level. The course is an out and back, starts in downtown Sarasota, flat for about ¾ mile, then there’s ¾ mile up, over and down a BIG bridge to Bird Key and the turn-round. They told me the view of Sarasota Bay was  worth it from the top, indeed it was the first time or two, but by the 6^th crossing I only remember looking at the road and wishing the sun would go in. Finished the 10k in 55+minutes, then was still in the loo when the gun went for the 5k start, heart rate still up, didn't feel at all like lap3. Only 5 of us successfully completed the Challenge which won me a $25 voucher for food at a local gourmet shop! Lots of cakes and pastries afterwards, but not up to the standard of the Yeovil ladies’ usual Sunday morning menu, and NO TEA! (but no Phil either).  And the sauna?.........temps here are still 30+, and humidity 90-100%, slows you down a bit, but the Gulf is nice to cool down in afterwards. Now, where is there a 10 miler?

Events

There are two events next year that we need teams for one is a Muddy run in Bovington in January and the details can be found here . See Katie Brooks for more details.

The other event is in May called Hope 24, a 5 mile loop that you run as a team of either 2 up to 8 members each taking a loop in turn and you keep going for 24 hrs. If you want to join a team let me know or find a team and enter the event. Try to have Yeovil somewhere in the team name. The Website is here

Club  Events

1. Tuesday Club Night is at YTFC 6:30pm 21st Oct 

2. Thursday Pub Run is from The Red House A37 at 6:30 pm 23rd Oct

3. Friday is Track Night with Tim and Pete, get down there and help your speed work. You will enjoy it. 6:15pm.

4. Saturday Club Run from just outside YTFC 9:00am

5. Sunday is at Goldenstone 9:00am

6. Next Champs Races is Sun 26th 10 ml The Stickler 10.30 am