Larmer Tree
A good turn out for the Club today at the Lamer Tree races today, with a Full, 20 miler and a half there was something for everyone. It was a staggered start with the Full starting at 8:30, the 20 miler at 9:00 and Half at 10:00.I think the idea was to get most to finish at the same time sort of.
The full results are now in and have been added to the website
In the Full I managed to be the first YTRRC over the line (Paul A was just ahead of me) and Helen Nesbitt was first lady. I also managed 3rd and Helen 2nd in our age groups.
In the 20 miler we had Anna Lloydd first over the line and Paul Meadows sprinting in as first male.
In the Half Fez was first in for the Club and Jo Henley was first lady.
The course was not easy and had a few lumps in it and a bit of mud. All in all a great day out and some great running by all those that made the short trip to The Lamer races.
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| Some of the Half and 20 team |
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| Some of the Marathon Team |
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| Showing off their medals |
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| A thorn between two Roses |
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| Half Medal |
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| 29 Miler Medal |
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| At the end |
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| The Half Team |
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| Full Marathon Medal |
Barcelona Marathon
This Marathon has had a YTRRC runner in it for three years now, this year it was the turn of Paul Bonner 3:18:44 and Robbie Hawkins 3:20:09. Excellent running boys and great times.
Bath Half
Well done to Leyton Green who ran the Bath Half today:
A very warm bath half marathon today...
1:28:22 and About 450/15000.
Yeovil Half
Details will appear on Facebook but hopefully Jane Allen will be out on the ground with the location to be confirmed with Jelly Babies and maybe drinks if you wish to leave one with here. All details will be on Facebook and I will update this during the week. I will ask the Club Treasurer for £20 to buy the said Jelly Babies etc. Thanks Jane and mines a Bacon Roll ;)
Marathon Mike:
In search of a certain Train
The weekend saw us off up north again (nearly everywhere is up north from here) to run
a marathon in Tennessee, the home of Dolly Parton, Country Music and of course Jack
Daniels. A 90 minute flight on Allegiant Air, which is a US version of Ryannair where you
travel without luggage, sit on the floor and pay to breathe their air, brought us to
Chattanooga. The city sits in a valley, in a loop of the Tennessee River, right at the
southern edge of the State where it neighbors Georgia and Alabama.
First time there for me, but always think of that famous song Chattanooga Choo
Choo when I hear the name, written in 1941 and recorded by Glen Miller, it became the
first gold disc ever, selling over a million copies. The city became a very important
railroad center in the 19th century and figured highly in the civil war, moving men and
equipment for both Union and Confederate armies, and later became the first passenger
link between North and South. We thought we may stumble across a preserved railroad
museum piece and a bit of history so having picked up race packets we headed off to
Grand Central Station in the middle of town. Well, the station is still there, but it has
been converted into a high quality hotel and restaurant (called the Choo Choo).
Passenger traffic ceased in 1970 but some of the platforms and tracks are still there; the
hotel uses old railway carriages on what’s left of the lines for some of their hotel rooms,
very ornate indeed. So there was no shoeshine boy to ask, but we located Track 29,
and there we found The Chattanooga Choo Choo, a preserved loco of the type that
ran between Cincinnati and Chattanooga, and which inspired the writing of song.
The marathon (oh yes, it wasn’t a train-spotter anorak visit) was an inaugural
event and started at 8:00am on Sunday morning under clear skies and a temp of about
5C, which warmed to about 15 by the end. Just over 600 had registered for the full
course and about 2000 for the half so there was plenty of atmosphere around the start
line. The route was varied and interesting, but very hilly, some quite long, they said the
cumulative climb was almost 2,000 feet. The start was in the middle of the city which is
clean and tidy, went out through some old spacious middle-class neighbourhoods into
the foothills of the surrounding mountains, and back into town along the banks of the
Tennessee River. At 11 miles we went up a long, long hill, crossed the river (about half-
mile wide) and ran a 10 mile loop around a high-class neighbourhood. Then back across
another bridge into the city, looped around the University, the zoo, a massive
Confederate Army cemetery and finished by the baseball ground. Hillbilly music, free
beer and food afterwards as usual, but NO CAKES again! All in all, a nice sunny run in
comfortable temperatures but must find the next one in a flat part of the world.
The Grizzly
We also had a few runners at the Grizzly but I guess he will be at Lamer next year:
Grizzly done and so am I. 20 muddy, slippery evil miles. My last one, goodbye Grizzly... as some once said. It's been emotional
Primary School Cross Country
Adam needs helpers:
This Wednesday at Yeovil/Mudford Rec. 2,00- 5.00pm
Club Events
1. Tuesday Club Night is at YTFC 6:30pm 15th Mar Winter Route 8
4. Sunday Long Runs are from Goldenstones 20th March at 9:00am. Also Yeovil Half
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