A good night was had by all at the White Cross, Saturday 14 November
Sorry, no pictures or gossip but it was a good night with a great turn out by Dragons.
Hellrunner 2009 Pictures....
Well done to all those who took part in:
Hellrunner
Guy Fawkes 10 (report below)
Andie, Jane and myself (Russ Hartley) headed off in torrential rain on Sunday morning to Ripley to run the Guy Fawkes 10 mile race. The wind picked up and armed with bin bags and hats we tried to stay dry before the race began at 10:30 - unsuccessfully! At one stage Andie said that she preferred being inside a portaloo to being outside! Race eventually began at 10:40am - we had to wait for the number 22 bus to come past first!
Steady progress through the castle and narrow trails for 2 miles until the field spread out a bit and then I saw a sign for The Birstwith Brute! Now any race that actually has a name for a hill must take it seriously - 1 mile of 45 degree ascent later I could see why! Field now well spread out and running steady with the rain now easing off slightly until we hit the next hill - nothing like the brute though!
Heading back to the finish in the castle forecourt - a welcome sight. Nice goody bag with plenty of Nestle product (race sponsors) and a decent sweatshirt. I finished in 1:32, Jane 1:40 and Andie 1:45 but the race was about much more than times. Great race/route - better weather next time please
Peco XC and read Lynn’s race report here..
Well done to Debbie Lewis and Debbie Hoos at this year’s Dublin Marathon - 26th Oct!
Bridlington Half Marathon - report by Iain Denby
Iain and Debbie Lewis (happy birthday) took part in this year’s Bridlington Half Marathon and by all accounts it is one to look at for next year. Read more....
Jo Wood goes Race crazy after Woodland Challenge 2009
Jo has discovered a race that looks like it might be worth exploring next year so in her own words here is her acocunt of the Woodland Challenge, Sunday 11 October 2009.
Just to let you know that yesterday's race was the hardest 10k I have ever done yet the best! It was so well organised by Stadium Runners, two laps of hard Woodland undulating all the way with a very steep hill of death in the middle! The course was taped all the way through the woods with Marshalls everywhere shouting encouragement, never seen so many they were fantastic and running through the woods they had panpipe music playing theme tune from Chariots of Fire really loud, was fab, then coming through the start/finish to do your second lap there was a brass band playing!!!
I was just behind Dr Ron Hill for the first half of the race then lost him!!! Definitely one to do next year but it fills up fast because there are only 250 places. There were loads of really good spot prizes winning things like garmins, exercise bikes and Wii's!!! The goody bags were the best ever filled with stuff and I have a really fab new yellow reflective size 10 femine cut running top so all in all a top day. My boyfriend Graham was the race referee and was there at the end with a big kiss n cuddle for me and then treated me to a lovely Sunday lunch afterwards!
My legs are aching today but I've got the race fever!!! Can't wait until my next race!!!
Jo
If you want to know more about Stadium Runners and the Woodland Challenge visit http://www.woodlandchallenge.com/
Congratulations to those in VLM 201
So far those lucky few to squeeze through the impenetrable forces of the Virgin London Marathon ballot include: Jane , Mandy, Debbie Lewis, Andie and Arlene. If you got in then speak up! There are also plenty of people already signed up for Edinburgh so get going with your spring marathon planning!.
Open Day Fun Run Pictures - see LAF for more piccies from Gary Waite
And following these links for pictures of the fun run on Saturday 26 September.
http://picasaweb.google.com/trickyrawdon/LAFitnessDragonsFunRun
http://picasaweb.google.com/trickyrawdon/DragonsFunRunAdultsSep2609
http://picasaweb.google.com/trickyrawdon/DragonsFunRunJuniorsSep2609
Russ’s adventures in Scotland
Russ Hartley recently met up with a running club in the Cairngorms, you can read about it on the club page and visit the club website at http://www.cairngormrunners.org/
Parkruns!
For more information have a look at this website or ask Richard Balshaw / Kevin
URL: http://www.parkrun.com/register_uk.aspx
My First Marathon, by Iain Denby
Read about Iain’s preparations and experience of his first marathon in the searing heat of Scotland’s east coast - oh and sleeping in the bath the night before the big day!
Edinburgh Marathon 2009 - HOT HOT HOT
Visit the Edinburgh 2009 page to see some great photos and full results from Dragons fantastic efforts on a blinking hot day
Great site for mapped routes off road
If you wanted some off road routes to spice up your summer running then visit http://www.walkingenglishman.com/index.aspx it has loads of Yorkshire routes mapped out by a keen walker with directions and map details. If you are feeling really adventurous then why not organise a Saturday morning trip out?
YVAA - see the page
If you want to get involved in these races - and you are over 35, then see the YVAA page on this site or speak to Lynn Donohue.
Wacky Racers! - by Iain Denby
Read our own Chi-running expert’s opinion on running style in his first (hopefully not the last) article
Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k, 29 March 2009
By Kevin O’Hara
Went to do some coat holding/support at the Bradford 10k last Sunday morning where my mate Tori braved very cold but otherwise ideal conditions to run very strongly finishing a superb 7th Lady overall out of almost 1000 starters on what was classed a 'fast and flat', out and back course. What they forgot to mention was a couple of short, very testing climbs which made it, I suppose, a little slower than the Abbey Dash. On the plus side it was very well organised, traffic free and the proceeds going to a very deserving charity. So come on you marathoners improve your leg speed and get entering these 10k races!
Race Results
Photographs
Well done also to Simon Brown and Paul Blyth from Dragons for also taking part.
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