January 2019
Athletics Monthly
The Journal of the World-Famous Scarborough Athletic Club
Updated Race Diary Road Rankings. Cross Country Participation. Updated to 20 January Road Race Rankings. Updated to 20 January Mini Biographies. Roger Gough and Rebecca Dent Cartoon of the Month Quote of the Month Press Reports
From the Editor
Welcome to the January Edition, and thank you to Roger Gough and Rebecca Dent for their Mini Biographies.
As regards club member’s participation in events is concerned, 2019 has started where 2018 left off, with club members taking part in no less than 30 events in the first 3 weeks of the year. In 2018, I reported on 466 events which was an increase of 67 on 2017!
However, the number competing at cross country has slightly declined, so hopefully more members might think about competing. The club competes in two leagues, which offer a choice of a traditional pattern of races tailored to age groups and gender on ‘lap’ courses at the North Yorkshire and South Durham (NYSD) League, or a Senior Over-17 only East Yorkshire League, which consists of men and women competed together over typical 6-mile distances on mostly hilly courses. Whilst the standard at the North Yorkshire and South Durham League is higher than the East Yorkshire League, this mostly affects the sharp end of races, and anyone who has competed in an East Yorkshire League need not worry about being left behind. The senior races include men Over-80 and Women Over-75. Over-65 Men have an option of running in the separate women’s race which is over the traditional distance of around 6 kilometres which would suit newcomers moving up from 5 kilometre Parkruns. With just one more NYSD fixture left which is at Richmond, and not usually well attended, this is something to consider for next season
For this season, a good attendance at the two remaining East Yorkshire League would be most welcome, as both the men’s and women’s teams are doing very well, with the women’s team in 2nd overall of now 10 teams, and the men’s team who had led overall is now in 3rd overall after Sledmere, but which is much better than 6th of 8 teams last season!
I hope you will find something of interest in the regular features, and as always please let me know if you note any errors or omissions.
Mick Thompson 01723 864442 [email protected]
2019 Race Diary
Road, Multi Terrain, Fell, Cross Country Track and Field, Parkruns
Most popular with club members
Added 2019
Road
East Hull Harriers Summer League races, TBN
Date Venue Distance Comment 27 Jan Ferriby 10 mile Full 3 Feb Dewsbury 10K 3 Feb Southport. Mad Dog 10K 14 Feb York 5 K Series (1) 5K 24 Feb Snake Lane 10 mile Full 24 Feb Carthage Tunisia Half Mara Join Paul Thompson 24 Feb Huddersfield 10K Rowan Johnson has course record since 2002! 10 Mar Spen Valley 20 mile Yorkshire Champs. Hilly 14 Mar York 5K Series (2) 5K 17 Mar Trimple Morecambe 20 mile Worth the journey. PB course 17 Mar East Hull 20 mile Tough course 17 Mar Thirsk 10 mile PB course 17 Mar Bradford 10K 24 Mar Wakefield 10K Mildly undulating 24 Mar London Landmarks Half Marathon 31 Mar Elvington 5 & 10 mile See York Run York Race. Check. . Probably unlicensed.1 7 Apr Hornsea 1/3 Mar Official distance 7 Apr Burton Pidsea 10K 7 Apr Great Manchester Mara Fast Course 11 Apr York 5K Series (3) 5K 14 Apr Sheffield Half Mara 14 Apr Vale of York 10 mile 19 Apr (TBC) New Marske 10K Good Friday Race. Now Full 22 Apr Ackworth Half Mara Easter Monday Race 28 Apr Blackpool Mara, 10K Fast if not windy on seafront 28 Apr London Mara Full 5 May Kirkby Moorside 10K Club favourite. Tough but very popular race 5 May Scunthorpe Half Mara North Lincolnshire Half 9 May York 5K Series (4) 5K 12 May Leeds Half Mara ‘Run for All’ event 12 May. Beverley 10K Club favourite. On line 12 Midday 2 Feb. Will sell out 19 May Manchester 10k Half Mara 25/26 May Liverpool Half Mara 5 k on 25 May Jun. TBN Tameside Various 4 races over 4 days Jun/ TBN New Marske 10K ‘Victorian’. 1 Jun Entry for Yorkshire Coast 10K On line entry from 0700 – will sell out in horus 2 Jun Hull 10K & Half Mar ‘Run for All ‘events’ 13 Jun York 5 K Series (5) 5K 17 Jun TBC Scalby Fair Various Part of village fair. Very informal. No club vests! 21-23 Jun Edinburgh Various 5K, 10K, Half and Full Marathon 30 Jun Humber Bridge 10K Saturday Race. Mostly on the bridge 30 Jun Harrogate 10K 30 Jun Southport Half Mara Also, a 10K 12 Jul. Walkington 10k Club favourite. May sell out. Check Feb for on line date Jul. TBN Rother Valley 5 mile 7 Jul Kilburn Feast 7 mile Hilly and scenic 7 July Leeds 10K ‘Run for All’ race 10 Jul Doncaster 5K Wed night. Town centre race 11 Jul York 5K Series (6) 5K 14 Jul British 10K London 10K 21 Jul Grimsby 10K Aug. TBN York 5K Millennium Bridge races & shorter races 4 Aug York 10K ‘Run for All’ event 8 Aug York 5K Series (7) 5K 11 Aug Dublin 10K 1/2 Mara 16-20 Aug Hell, on the Humber Various 6 to 36 hours events. See Website 24 Aug Blackpool 5K 10K Saturday Night 25 Aug Malton 10K Pure fun – wine involved! Sep TBN Big Stockport 10K Sep TBN Gilberdyke 10 mile Sep TBC Derwent Dash 10K Stamford Bridge 1 Sep Hornsea 5K 1 Sep Tholthorpe 10K Club favourite. Incorporates N. Yorks 10K Champs 8 Sep Newscastle. GNR 1/2 Mara Entry on line January TBN. Will sell out. 12 Sep York 5K Series (8) 5K 14 Sep Castleton Show Saturday race, ‘Fell race on the road’ 15 Sep Vale of York Half Mara 22 Sep Hull Mara 29 Sep Berlin Mara 29 Sep Nottingham Mara Tough half – boring 2nd half 29 Sep Nottingham 1/2 Mara Tough urban course 29 Sep Redcar 1/2 Mara 29 Sep Yorkshire Coast 10K On line 0700 1 June. Will sell out in hours! Oct TBN Bridlington 1/2 Mara PB potential if not windy Oct TBN Halloween Humber Bridge - 6 hours on the bridge Oct TBN Elloughton (Jim Dingwall) 10K Fast 2 lap . Date often delayed. Humber Tri Club. 7 Oct Chester Mara PB potential 10 Oct York 5K Series (9) 5K 20 Oct York Mara Club favourite, Will sell out. 20 Oct York 10 mile Nov TBN Leeds 10K Club Favourite Abbey Dash race. Fast course. Nov. TBN Barnsley 10K Nov. TBN Doncaster 10K Nov. TBN Ponteland 10 mile 3 Nov New York USA Mara J 14 Nov York 5K Series (10) 5K 17 Nov Conwy 1/2 Mara 17 Nov Rother Valley 10K Dec TBN Ribble Valley 10K
Multi Terrain
See also the ‘It’s Grim Up North Running’ website for numerous trail races
Date Venue Distance 10 Feb Ripon. Muddy Boots 10K 17 Feb Harewood House Half Marathon and 10K 2 Mar Dalby Forest Dark Run 5K 19 Aprl Easter Egg, Bridlington 5 miles. Good Friday 21 Apr Hemsley 10K 19 May Fountains Abbey 10K 19 May Ravenscar Half Mara & 10K 2 Jun Mulgrave Castle 10K 2 Jun Top of the Wolds 10K 14 Jun Sledmere Sunset Trail 10K Friday night. Club favourite June TBN Glorious Gargrave Festival 5k to Ultra July TBN Castle Howard 6K & 10K 28 July Ryedale Festival. Ampleforth College 5k to marathon Jul TBN Lyke Wake Challenge 40 miles Aug. TBN Estton Nab Challenge 24 Aug Smugglers Trod 17 and 25 miles Sep TBN Filey Beach 10K. ‘Lions’ event 22 Sep Forest and Moors – Dalby Forest 10K, Half and Full marathon Oct. TBN Rabbit Run 5K Oct. TBN Turnplike Trot 10K Nov TBN Gunpowder Plot Trail. York 10K 10 Nov Dalby Dash 10K. (EYXC Clash) Dec TBN Loftus Poultry Run 8 miles. Club favourite Dec TBN York Chocolate Run 10K Dec TBN Rudolf Romp 25 miles
Hardmoors. (See Hardmoors website for further details)
26.2 Series – Includes half marathon and 10K approximate distances
Date Title 10 Feb Saltburn 12 May Wainstones 9 June White Horse 4 Aug Farndale 13 Oct Osmotherly
Ultras
Date Distance Starting Point 16 Mar 55 Miles Guisborough 24-26 May 200 Hull 25/26 May 110 miles Filey 15 Sep 60 miles Guiseley 24 Nov 80 miles Hessle
Check Hardmoors Website for; Princess Challenge September, Goathland in November, Roseberry Topping in December
Cross Country
NYSD 17 Feb Richmond, Old Racecourse
EYXC
10 Feb Welton 3 Mar Sewerby
Club Championships
Northern Pontefract 26 Jan National Harewood House. Leeds 23 Feb
Schools Championships
N. East Counties South Shields 2 Feb English Schools Temple Newsam 16 Mar English Year 7 Leicestershire 23 Mar
Fell
See Esk Valley Fell Club for information re course/distance/climb for all races
Winter Series. All Sunday mornings 3 February Maybeck 3 Crosses Home Fixture 24 February Heartbeat Hobble Home Fixture 3 March Glaisdale Rigg 14 April Gisborough Moors 28 April Blakey Blitz
Summer Series. Various days
Wednesday 1 May Gribdale Growler Saturday 11 May Fox and Hounds Wednesday 5 June Ossy Oiks Wednesday 19 June Whorlton Run Sunday 14 July Viking Chase 4 Peaks Wednesday 24 July Inclined to Madnes Saturday 3 August Osmotherly Show Wednesday 4 September Roseberry Topping Saturday 8 September Castleton Show. (Separate Junior Race) Sunday 22 September Fry-up Frazzler. ( Home Fixture)
Winter 2018/19 Season. . Sundays other than Friday 27 December Race . 6 October Saltergate Gallows 20 October Gormire Gamble 3 November Lockton Limping 24 November Eskdale Eureka 27 December Guisborough Woods
Other Races. Various Days
Sunday 17 March The Skyline Tuesday 21 March Roseberry Romp Tuesday 9 July Bransdale Tuesday 6 August Ravenscar Rumble Saturday 17 August (TBC) Rosedale Show
Track and Field
Northern Athletics Track and Field League
19 May York (We will host) 16 June Darlington 14 July Jarrow 10 August Middlesborough
Championships
12/13 Jan. Northern Indoors. Sheffield
York Summer League
5 fixtures but no information published yet
Open Meetings
Hull, York, Middlesbrough and Wakefield – TBN
Parkruns
All start at 0900 every Saturday. Standard 5 K for all local events (some have a 2.5 K option). Free to enter. Log on 24 hours before 1st Parkrun Web to register and get a barcode to use for all future races.
Parkruns; Dalby Forest, Sewerby, York, Hull x 3, Middlesbrough x 2 – and all over the UK and some overseas countries- look up before going abroad!
2019 Road Race Rankings
Includes all 2019 performances at each distance and PBs when achieved/ known
Age Group Key. (18 years and younger no colour)
Senior Over-35 Female Over-40 Over-45 Over-50 Over-55 Over-60 Over-65 Over-70 Over-75
5 Kilometres
Women Vaughan, S Disney. USA F35 35.42
10 Kilometres
Women Vaughan. S Disney. USA F35 67.08
Half Marathon
Men Middleton. M Brass Monkey Sen 85.02 Markham. P Brass Monkey M45 89.43 Fletcher. I Brass Monkey Sen 89.55 (PB) Messenger. A Brass Monkey Sen 95.25 Smart. D Brass Monkey M50 96.25 Chapman. P Brass Monkey M50 98.18 Gavin. T Brass Monkey Sen 99.39 C. Bourne Brass Monkey M45 102.42 Sheader. R Brass Monkey Sen 102.34 Barnard.P Brass Monkey M50 109.35 Shelton. G Brass Monkey M60 119.58
Female Marshall. R Brass Monkey F35 84,22 (PB) Dickson. S Brass Monkey Sen 90.33 Haslam. S 4 Villages F60 93.44 Yamaguchi. H Brass Monkey Sen 100.30 (PB) Dent. R Brass Monkey Sen 104.21 (PB) Langham. J Brass Monkey Sen 109.56 (PB) Simmons. E Brass. Monkey F40 113.25 Wilkinson. K Brass Monkey F40 114.17 (PB) Trown. J Brass Monkey F35 115.49 Fletcher. M Brass Monkey F35 120.31 Fish. J Brass Monkey F55 154.59 Vaughan. S Disney. USA F35 166.29 Jones. L Funchal F60 179.38
Marathon
Female Vaughan. S Disney, F35 6.18.02
Latest Senior (17 years and above) Cross County Participation
EYXC Races NYXC Races Other Grand Total Total Races Total Hester Butterworth 4 1,2,3,4 4 1,2,3, 5 Yorks Champs 9 Lisa Bourne 4 1,2,3,4 1 2 5 Chris Bourne 4 1,2,3,4 4 Paul Butler 3 1,2,3 2 2 4 Andy Curtis 4 1, 2,3,4 4 Rebecca Dent 4 1,2,3,4 4 Chris Duck 4 1,2,3,4 4 Jayne Graves 4 1,2,3,4 4 Beckie May 4 1,2,3,4 4 Mally Sweetlove 4 1,2,3,4 4 Alan Whelan 4 1,2,3,4 4 Nicholls. Ian 4 1,2,3 5 4 Simon Burnley 3 2,3,4 3 Sacha Butterworth 1 1 2 1,2 3 Tom Cassidy 2 2 4 Yorks Champs 3 Michael Dowson 3 1, 3,4 3 Michelle Fletcher 3 2,3,4 3 Lorraine Hewitt 1,2, 4 3 Sally Kingscott 3 1,2,3 3 Mark May 2 1, 3,4 3 Matt Middleton 3 1 3,4 3 Keith Pritchard 2,3,4 3 Neil Scruton 3 1,2,3 3 Dave Shipley 3 1,2 4 3 Jenna Wheatman 3 1, 3,4 3 Hikari Yamaguchi 2 2,3 3 Martin Aston 2 2,3 2 Nikki Carr 1 3 1 2 2 Hiedi Coates 2 2,3 2 Iain Fletcher 2 3,4 2 Gill Glegg 2 1,2 2 Sue Haslam 2 2,3 2 Dale Hepples 2 1,2 2 Dale Hepples 1 2 Yorks Champs 2 Glyn Hewitt 2 1,2, 2 Carina Pelucci 2 2.3 2 Sam Shepherdson 2 1 2, 2 Nat Warwick 1 2 1 3 2 Robert Bailey 1 3 1 John Butler 1 1 1 Tom Carrington 1 2 1 Nick Coombes 1 3 1 Shirley Field 1 3 1 Donna Gibson 1 3 1 Gill Glegg 1 2 1 Jane Hamp 1 3 1 Del Hand 1 3 1 Fay Hethershaw 1 2 1 Shaun Hopper 1 2 1 James Kraft 1 2 1 Bob Lillie 1 2 1 Matt Machouki 1 3 1 Avril Metcalfe 1 1 1 Louise Milne 1 3 1 Kevin Moment 1 4 1 Sharon Parsons 1 1 1 Robert Preston 1 1 1 Jack Robertson 1 1 1 Andy Southwick 1 2 1 Nev Watson 1 4 1 Owen Willis 1 3 1
Committee Meeting Minutes. 10 January 2019 at Scarborough Rugby Club
Present: David Field, Harry Forkin, Simon Valente, Mick Thompson, Chris Wade
Apologies for absence: Melanie Padgham, Ralph Broadley, Shaun Tymon, Tony Tomaszewicz
Correspondence: Nominations have been received for the vacant trustees and treasurer post.
A response from one member who has raised concerns about the club’s processes has been promised and is awaited.
The club, through Mick Thompson, has been in communication with the parent of a junior member regarding his wish for the member not to be identified or receive publicity via reports of competitive events. Mick has explained the reasons for including her name, but the wish for no publicity in future will be respected, insofar as the club can control this.
Finance report: No report was tabled as Tony Tomaszewicz, treasurer, was absent.
Social events: The club’s annual presentation evening will take place at the Alexandra bowls centre on April 5th, 2019. The club will pay the catering costs.
The social event at the Escape Rooms had been successful and a follow-up event will be considered . Junior Section Issues: Attendance at Sharon Houghton’s sessions has now increased.
It has become necessary for Chris Wade to send a letter to parents and carers of juniors attending sessions advising of expected standards of behaviour in view of recent instances of unruly and potentially unsafe activity by a small number of juniors.
Special General Meeting: This is going ahead on January 31st, 2019, to elect new trustees and a treasurer. Nominations, with seconders, have been received for all vacant posts.
Any Other Business: The family of Alan Neuff have stated they are happy for a club award to be renamed in his memory.
It was felt that the awarding of school’s trophies in relation to the McCains event should be reconsidered, but this is a matter for the 10k/fun run committee to consider.
The club will pay the costs relating to participation in the Three Peaks race, which have been paid up front by Dave Parke and Danny Walls, so that they will not be out of pocket.
It was felt that increased control of posts and announcements on the club’s Facebook page would be desirable to prevent potentially inappropriate posts. Consideration will be given to using a moderator system and to highlight the club’s Facebook rules.
Next Committee Meeting: The next committee meeting of Scarborough Athletic Club will be held on February 7th, 2019.
Mini Biographies
Roger Gough
My running years; I can't real claim to have ever been a runner. At secondary school I wasn't any good at sports and being painfully shy didn't help. My only prowess was I could box a little, and I was one of the best cross-country runners in my year. In my early twenty’s I took part in weekly handicap run organised by work colleagues. I also trained with a friend, and on my own. My longest run, apart from a nineteen miles training run, was a very hilly Cannock Chase (where I lived) half marathon, which I was on pace to complete in under one hour thirty pace but blew up in the last mile and a half. When I moved to Scarborough I carried on solo running, but never seriously, until I was about forty. I started running again at the ripe old age of 67.
Best performances; A hilly Dudley 10 mile, which I completed in sixty five minutes.
Winning a club handicap.
A park run PB of 34:12.
Favourite race; Parkruns, closely followed by club handicaps and 10k's.
Favourite female athlete; Paula Radcliffe,
Favourite male athlete; Sir Mohamed "Mo" Muktar Jama Farah, CBE, OLY. No surprise there.
Targets; To complete a 10k in under one hour fifteen minutes.
To complete all of the summer club handicap runs.
To complete 50 park runs (nearly there).
Ambitions; To still be running when I am eighty.
Funniest moments; Face planting, not once but twice. First time during the Ravenscar handicap. The second time when doing a training run when on holiday. It wasn't funny at the time, but the attention I got, at the end of the Ravenscar run, by several fellow runners (mostly female), was very enjoyable.
Rebecca Dent
Years as a runner; I started Scarborough AC as a junior in Chris Wade's athletic sessions, but I started properly running in the senior running groups the night I got my GCSE results in July 2016.
Best performance; My highlight of running so far would be crossing the finish line of my first Manchester Marathon last year in sub 4 hours, (beating my mum's PB first time too).
Favourite race; I mainly enjoy most races, but I'm starting to really get into my off-road and fell runs. However, my favourite race so far would be the 26-mile Smuggler's Trod I completed with Hiede last year. Although deciding only a week before that I would take part in this, it was a great achievement, and the pie and peas at the end where definitely worth the trek through the woods.
Favourite female athlete; I don't really follow many famous athletes, but Becky Briggs would be one to follow.
Favourite male athlete; Again, I'm not sure on many male athletes.
Targets; Since I've beaten most of mum's PBs (sorry mum), I would really like to achieve my marathon 'Good For Age' time of 3:45:00, complete The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge and to finally beat Chris Bourne in a road race.
Ambitions; To be able to run for as long as possible. People like Sue Haslam and Neil Scruton are a real inspiration and I would love to be able to be running at their ability when I am at their age (or even now if possible!)
Funniest moment; Although not the funniest moment for myself, the first time I joined the senior track sessions with Chris Wade on that Tuesday night, I ran two laps of the 400m track attempting to keep up with the more experienced athletes which resulting in me going home in tears because it was too hard. Just shows how far I have really come in this past two- and a-bit years.
Cartoon of the Month
Quote of the Month
“If you never have a 'bad' day, you're probably doing something wrong; if you never have a 'good' day, you're definitely doing something wrong."
Mark Remy, Runner's World columnist.
Presentation
Ellen Clapham receives the trophy for third female at the 2018 Hardmoors Awards Presentation Night
Press Reports
Dalby Forest Parkrun
6 male club members too part in the last Dalby Forest Parkrun before Christmas.
The first home for the club was Owen Riley who finished up in 18th overall of 148 and was the 1st 11-14 Boy and in a PB time.
All other male finishers in Gender Order; A. Coles 19th and 2nd 11-14 Boy, H. Coles 20th and 3rd 11-14 Boy, G. Shelton 38th and 3rd Over-60, P. Northedge 62nd and 2nd Over-70, R. Gough 83rd.
Sewerby Parkrun
10 club members took part in the last Sewerby Parkrun before Christmas.
The first home for the club was Oliver Brown who finished in first place for the 15th time at Sewerby, and ahead of 171 others. Alan Keenan who was the only other club male finished 77th overall and 1st Over-70.
Elsa Lees led the club’s females in 20th overall and the 1st Age 10 female.
All other females in Gender Order; Evie Lees 31st and 3rd 11-14 Girl, L. Hinchliffe 40th, L.Milne 41st. S. Vaughan 50th, R. Newton 53rd and 1st Over-60, P. Keenan 54th and 2nd Over-65, H. Westron 62nd.
Woodhouse Park Leeds Parkrun
Pete Barnard juggled his way round the Woodhouse Parkrun in Leeds, and finished 190th of 216 males in 32 minutes 15 seconds North Yorkshire Indoor Athletics Meeting
Ellie-May Sharp made a most impressive debut for the club when competing in the North Yorkshire Indoor Athletics event, which was held at the Sheffield Indoor Arena.
Ellie competed in three events and achieved two wins and a runner up and also achieved personal best times in all her races. Her wins were achieved in the 60 metres - 9.6 seconds, 150 metres - 23.3 seconds. In the 600 metres she came close to a hat trick of wins with 2nd place in 2 minutes 13 seconds.
North Yorkshire Sportshall Team Trial at Scarborough Rugby Club.
Junior Scarborough Athletic Club members and other young athletes based in the Scarborough area, took part in a Sportshall event at the Scarborough Rugby Club, that was also a trial for selection for North Yorkshire at the English National Sportshall Championships.
At the conclusion of the event the following gained immediate selection to participate in a final trial on 6 January;
Under-11. Ellie-May Sharp, Ryan Souter.
Under-13. Hannah Sellers-Drury, Talia Lambert, Logan Lambert, Joseph Semourson, Ben Graves, Bobby Shanks.
Esk Valley Club Winter Fell Race Series Race 5 at Guisborough Woods
12 club members competed in the 5th race of the Esk Valley Club Winter Fell Race Series Race 5 at Guisborough Woods. The course consisted a very muddy 5.5 course with a total climb of 1,234 feet over a 3 lap course.
The first home for the club was Matt Machouki who finished 12th overall of 183 and was the 1st Over-45. He was followed by Neil Scruton who was 51st and the 1st Over-70. Dale Hepples 63rd and Mark May 109th completed the men’s team that finished in 6th place. Nick Coombes 138th and Dave Parke 161st and 4th Over-65 backed up the team.
Hester Butterworth led the winning women’s team when finishing 4th female overall and 1st Over-45. She was followed by Sue Haslam in 9th and 1st Over-60. Jane Hamp closed in for the team in 15th and 2nd Over-60.
Rebecca Dent led a second team for the club after finishing 20th female overall and 1st Under-23. She was followed by Hiedi Coates 25th and 2nd Over-40. Carina Pelucci 44th and 4th Over-50 closed in for the team which was 6th. Heather Westron backed up the team in 57th
Christmas time Parkruns
Dalby Forest Christmas Day Parkrun
14 Club members took part in the Christmas Day Parkrun in Dalby Forest.
The first finisher for the club was Gemma-Mae Carr who was 6th female overall and 1st 11-14 Girl in a Personal Best (PB) time. Gemma’s brother Harry Carr led the club’s males in 56th male overall and 1st Junior Boy 11-14 and also achieved a PB.
Other males in Gender Order; A. Keenan 57th and 1st Over-70, R. Taylor 72nd, M. Elwick 73rd, A Carr 88th and 1st Junior Boy 10 years.
Other females in Gender Order; K. Webster 15th, A. Elwick 28th and 3rd 11-14 Girl, L. Hinchliffe 32nd, F.Carr 56th and 2nd Junior Girl 10 years, N. Carr 57th, P. Keenan 59th and 1st Over-65 with a PB, S. Elwick 68th, M. Elwick 73rd.
Cardiff Christmas Day Parkrun
Two club members took part in the Cardiff Christmas Day Parkrun, that attracted 971 finishers.
Pete Barnard once again juggled his way round the course and finished 475th of 589 males. Sharon Houghton finished 256th of 322 females.
Post -Christmas Day Parkruns
Sewerby Parkrun
12 club members took part in the latest Sewerby Parkrun.
Oliver Brown was first home for the club when finishing 2nd overall of 211.
Hester Butterworth was the 1st female overall of 99 and achieved her 3rd ever 1st placed female at the event,
Other males in Gender Order; W. Foster 72nd, A. Keenan 81st and 1st Over-70
Other females in Gender Order; J. Ireland 11th with a PB, O. Butterworth 18th and 1st aged 18/19 age group with a PB, Evie Lees 27th and 2nd 11-14 Girl, E, Foster 30th, Elsa Lees 32nd and 1st Junior Girl 10 years, S. Vaughan 63rd, P. Keenan 71st and 1st Over-65, R. Newton 74th and 2nd Over-60.
Dalby Forest Parkrun
8 club members took part in the latest Dalby Forest Parkrun.
The first home for the club was Matt Middleton who was 9th Overall of 183.
Melanie Padgham led the club’s females in 11th overall and 1st Over-55. Alison Hornsby followed in 30th overall.
Other males in Gender Order; T. Gavin 15th. Three club members made event debuts. P. Clark 49th, A Blackman 58th, T, Carrington 59th. R, Gough was 108th.
Bromley Parkrun
Liz Jones took part in the Bromley Parkrun and achieved her best time for any Parkrun in 2018 after finishing 459th of 634 females
Yorkshire County Cross Country Championships. Lightwater Valley Ripon
7 junior and 3 senior club members competed at the Yorkshire County Cross Country Championships which were held at the Lightwater Valley Theme Park Ripon. The championships attract the best cross-country runners from North, South and West Yorkshire many of whom have competed for England and Great Britain teams
Under-13 Girls’ Team
The meeting opened with the Girl’s Under -13 race at which the club scored a complete club team, which finished 15th overall and notably 5th North Yorkshire team. The team was led home by a recent signing Matilda Stringer who finished 39th overall and unofficially 5th North Yorkshire. Anya Potter-Firth followed in 46th and 6th North Yorkshire. Amelia Halliday who was making her championship debut, closed in for the team in 50th and 7th North Yorkshire.
Issy Nicholls
In the Under-15 Girls race, Issy Nicholls achieved the best result of all the club’s runners when finishing up in 10th overall and 4th North Yorkshire behind a very strong Harrogate Harriers team that was the overall team winners, on what was her first championship race in the Under-15 Division.
In the corresponding Under-15 Boys race, another recent signing Oska Stringer made an impressive club debut when finishing up in 17th overall of 59th overall and 6th North Yorkshire.
Harry Butterworth finished up in 27th overall and 5th North Yorkshire. He was especially pleased as a notable junior triathlete to meet up with Olympian Johnny Brownlee!
Hester Butterworth who attended to mainly support her son Harry, finished up in 79th overall of 199 in the Senior Women’s Race which included top athletes who have competed for Great Britain at cross country.
In the concluding men’s Championship race, Tom Cassidy and Dale Hepples both made a championship debut. They battled it out together in the early stages before Tom edged out Dale when finishing 224th. Dale followed in 228th overall of 326, which included international standard athletes such as Johnny Brownlee who finished 3rd.
East Yorkshire Cross Country League. Round 4 Sledmere Estate
Nev Watson Hester Butterworth
23 club members competed in the 4th round of the East Yorkshire Cross Country League fixture which
The first finisher for the club was Nev Watson who was 18th male overall of 243 finishers. He was closely followed by Michael Dowson in 19th, and who headed Matt Middleton 32nd, Alan Whelan 36th, Chris Duck 47th. Iain Fletcher closed in for the team in 50th. Due mostly to some vastly improved results by several clubs, Scarborough AC finished 6th of the expanded 10 teams in the league and are now 3rd team overall.
The club’s females were led by Hester Butterworth who recovered well after competing in the Yorkshire Championship the previous day, to finish 9th overall and 1st Over-45. Beckie May followed in 12th and was 2nd Over-45. Rebecca Dent closed in for the team in 19th. The team finished in 3rd place but remain in 2nd overall behind the City of Hull Athletic Club who are unbeaten this season.
Other Male Results in Gender Order; S. Burnley 61st, A. Curtis 70th, T. Cassidy 73rd, K. Moment 77th, D. Shipley 93rd, C. Bourne 95th, M. Msay 100th, K. Pritchard 127th and 3rd Over-65, M. Sweetlove 138th,
Other Female Results in Gender Order; L. Bourne 31st, J. Wheatman 40th, M. Fletcher 41st, J, Graves 48th and 3rd Over-55, L. Hewitt 61st
Captain Cook’s Fell Races
Main Race
Five club members competed in the annual Captain Cook’s New Year’s Day fell race at Great Ayton. The traditional senior race incorporated 318 metres of climb over 8 kilometres and passed by the Captain Cook monument on the North Yorkshire Moors.
Ian Nicholls finished first for the club in 121st overall of a record 350 runners. He was followed by Sue Haslam who was 24th and 1st Over-60, Rebecca Dent 36th female and Ralph Broadley 223rd and 2nd Over-70.
Sally Kingscott was 86th female and closed in for the team that was placed 9th of 22 female teams. Junior Race
Issy Nicholls competed in the Junior Race for Under-15/17 athletes, and which consisted of a 4.2-kilometre course with 111 metres of climb. 14-year-old Issy who competes as an Under-17 at fell races, finished 3rd girl overall behind two Under-17 girls.
Commondale Clart Fell Race
Commondale Fell Runners
Eleven club members competed in the Commondale Clart fell race, which consisted of a 5.2-mile course with 7220 feet of climb on a testing course near Guisborough that incorporated the Old Quakers Causeway path, Hob on the Hill and alongside the Lockwood Reservoir.
Rhona Haslam was first for the club after finishing 2nd female overall. Sue Haslam followed in 10th female overall and 1st Over-60, and Jane Hamp closed in for the team in 14th and 2nd Over-60. The team was placed 2nd of 12 teams. Nikki Carr in 16th and Louise Milne in 44th scored a team that was placed 10th.
Neil Scruton who finished 2nd for the club was placed 42nd male and 1st Over-70. He was followed by Ian Beaver 48th, Bob Lillie 84th. Ralph Broadley closed in for the team which was placed 9th after finishing 88th and 3rd Over-70. Dave Parke backed up the team in 93rd and 4th Over-65.
East Hull Harriers Boxing Day 10-kilometre Road Race
Two club members competed in the East Hull Harriers Boxing Day 10-kilometre Road Race.
Michael Dowson finished up in 27th of 270 in 38 minutes 37 seconds. Ruth Rutt was 20th female overall and 1st Over-55 in 48 minutes 41 seconds which was her best time for the distance in 2018
New Year’s Day Hardmoors Trail Races
Hardmoors 30 Race
Joanne Abbott competed in the Hardmoors 30-mile trail race that started and finished at Robin Hood Bay and incorporated parts of the Cleveland Way and the disused railway line as far as Hayburn Wyke. She finished this tough course in 7 hours 33 minutes and ahead of 36 starters which included 5 who failed to complete the race.
Hardmoors 15 Race
Three club members competed in the Hardmoors 15-mile trail race that also started and finished at Robin Hood Bay and was over a shorter route that included Whitby and Ravenscar.
Dale Hepples ran alongside Fay Hethershaw and they finished in 2 hours 20 minutes and were placed 22nd and 23rd overall of 132. Samantha Goddard completed this testing event in 3 hours 18 minutes and was placed 47th female
Latest Sewerby Parkrun
15 club members took part in the latest Sewerby Parkrun.
Oliver Brown finished in first place overall for the 16th time after heading 221. Elsa Lees led all the club’s females after finishing 9th overall of 96 females and was the 1st 10 Years Girl with a Personal Best (PB) time.
Other male finishers in Gender Order; A.Blackman 20th, A. Coles 32nd and 2nd 11-14 Boy, H. Coles 33rd and 3rd 11-14 Boy, A. Robertson 38th and 3rd Over-60 with a PB, P. Barnard 40th, T. Carrington 48th, W. Fostrr 62nd, A. Keenan 81st and 1st Over-70.
Other female finishers in Gender Order; E. Foster 13th and 1st Over-40, Evie Lees 15th and 1st 11-14 Girl, C. Robertson 20th and 2nd Over-60, S. Vaughan 65th, R. Newton 82nd .
Latest Dalby Forest Parkrun
8 club members took part in the latest Dalby Forest Parkrun.
Thomas Gavin was first home for the club in 11th overall of 195. Sharon Houghton led the club’s females in 63rd .
Other male finishers in Gender Order; B. Rutt 48th in a Personal Best time, R. Gough 99th.
Other female finishers in Gender Order; K. Webster 71st, L. Ryan 78th, H. Griffiths 80th, H. Shackley 81st
New Year’s Day Parkruns
Five club members took part in New Year’s Day Parkruns, and four took on two Parkruns on the day!
Cardiff and Barry Island Parkruns
Pete Barnard juggled his way round the Cardiff Parkrun and was 635th overall of 805. He then travelled to the Barry Island Parkrun and once again juggled round the course and finished 284th of 326
Stewart Middlesbrough and Redcar Parkruns
Glen Shelton took part in the Stewart Parkrun in Middlesbrough. After finishing 188th overall of 577, he travelled to Redcar for a second Parkrun at which he finished 48th overall of 98.
Conkers Ashby Del La Zouche and Roslington Derby Psarkruns
Ruth and Brian Rutt took part in the Conkers Parkrun at Ashby De La Zouche. Ruth finished 28th female overall of 325 and 1st Over-55. Brian was 232nd male of 414. They then travelled to the Roslington Parkrun near Swadlington, and at which Ruth was once again the 1st Over-55 after finishing 21st female overall of 279. Brian was 191st male of 326.
Hyde Tameside Parkrun
Lynn Watson took part in the Hyde Park Parkrun at Manchester. She finished 43rd female overall of 99 and was 3rd Over-55.
North Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships
Nine club members represented Scarborough and District schools at the North Yorkshire Schools Cross Country Championships, which was held at Caedmon College Whitby.
Issy Nicholls Ozzy Stringer
The most successful team members were Issy Nicholls who won the Junior Girls Gold Medal, and club newcomer Ozz Stringer who was the Junior Boys Silver Medallist. Both were immediately selected to represent the county at the most prestigious English Schools Championships, which are acknowledged to be a stepping stone to representing Great Britain at the top level. They were also selected to represent the county at the North East County Schools match at South Shields in February.
The County Match also serves as final opportunity for those who came very close to automatic selection at Caedmon, to gain selection for the English Schools Championships, and for the English National Year 7 Cross Country Championships. Matilda Stringer who is also a club newcomer, finished the first Scarborough team member and up in 10th overall in the Year 7 Championship and was selected for the county match.
Matilda Stringer
The other six club members achieved good results for Scarborough teams. In the Junior Girls race, 3 club members followed Issy Nicholls. Their team placings were; Anya Potter-Firth 4th, Amelia Halliday 8th, Talia Lambert 9th. In the Year 7 Boys race Ben Cross was 3rd team scorer. In Inter-Girls race, Amelia Lofts was 5th for the team as was Harry Butterworth in the Inter-Boys race’
Langsett Loop Ultra Marathon Trail Race
Nev Watson took on the challenge of running his ever ultra-marathon as a fund raiser for the Tree of Hope Charity, when he competed in the Langsett Loop 50-kilometre trail race. The event consisted of 5 hilly laps over a muddy course around the Langsett Reservoir which is on the edge of the Peak District National Park.
After encountering problems with some slippery sections, he hung on well to finish first in 3 hours 50 minutes.
He would welcome donations to the Tree of Hope Charity, which offers hope to families to transform the lives of sick children. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/neville-watson1
Brass Monkey Half Marathon
21 club members competed in the 40th annual Brass Monkey Half Marathon, which is based at the York Knavesmire and consists of a scenic but arduous course from outside York Racecourse through Bishopthorpe, Acaster, Selby and back to the racecourse. This year the runners had to contend with strong cross winds and some chilly weather, but notwithstanding the adverse conditions, 8 club members ran Personal Best (PB) times for the half marathon distance.
Rhona Marshall led all of the club’s runners when finishing up in 8th female overall of 557 and the 1st Over-35 in 84 minutes and 22 seconds which was a PB time of over 2 minutes. She was also most notably 170th overall of 1,555 finishers. Sophie Dickson was the second club female finisher and 24th female in 90.33. Hikari Yamaguchi completed the team in 76th and in a PB time of 100.30.
Matt Middleton was second overall of the club members and 188th overall in 85.02. He was followed by Phil Markham 30th in 89.43. Iain Fletcher completed the team in 314th in 89.55 with a 6-minute PB.
Other Male timings; I Fletcher 89.55 PB, A. Messenger 95.33, D. Smart 96.25, P. Chapman 98.38.18, T. Gavin 99.25 PB, C. Bourne 102.42, R. Sheader 102.34, P. Barnard 109.35, G. Shelton 119.58
Other Female timings; R. Dent 104.21 PB, J. Langham 109.56 PB, E. Simmons 113.25, K. Wilkinson 114.17 PB, J. Trown 115.49, M. Fletcher 120.31, J. Fish 154.59.
Scarborough Rock Multi Terrain Events
12 club members took part in annual Scarborough Rock Winter Challenge events which start and finish at Scalby, and dependent on either the 15 or mile course, takes in North and South Bays, Olivers Mount, Raincliffe Woods, Hackness and Burniston.
In the 24-mile event Ian Beaver finished in 14th in 4 hours 32 minutes and was followed by Andy Southwick 18th in 4 hours 48 minutes.
Sue Haslam ran alongside Jane Hamp and they were the first two female finishers in 4 hours 50 minutes
In the 15-mile event Alan Whelan finished overall 2nd of 133, in 2 hours 4 minutes. Danny Walls and Robert Little followed in 7th and 15th respectively.
Hiedi Coates was the 4th female overall in 2 hours 57 minutes, Louise Milne and Carina Pelluci were respectively 32nd and 34th.
Nick Coombes was the 4th male club member after finishing up in 24th and ahead of Dave Parke who was 33rd.
Temple Newsam 10-Mile Trail Race
Harry Whitehouse competed in the Temple Newsam 10-Mile trail race which was held in the estate of the Leeds stately home. The event is a very popular trail race and attracted a large entry of over 1,000. Harry completed the race in 1 hour 52 minutes and headed 102 finishers of the 799 starters.
Dalby Forest Parkrun
An above average 22 club members took part in the latest Dalby Forest Parkrun.
The first home for the club was Alex Blackman who was 10th overall of 201 finishers.
Emma Foster led the club’s females when finishing 5th female overall and the 1st Over-40 in a Personal Best time.
Other Male results in Gender Order; D. Marshall 22nd and 2nd Over-55, G. Shelton 35th and 2nd Over-60, B. Johnson 62nd, P. Northedge 68th and 3rd Over-70, S. Valente 75th, 84th I. Lamb 84th, M. Elwick 94th, R. Gough 102nd
Other Female results in Gender Order; S.Marshall 7th , O. Bannister 32nd and 3rd Over-60, A. Hornsby 33rd and 3rd Over-50, J. Grinstead 34th and 3rd Over-60, S. Elwick 48th, 76th H.Griffiths 76th, H.Shackley 77th, L. Ryan 81st, N.. Pattison 85th
Katie Wilkinson and Thomas Gavin acted as sweepers, but their participation was added to their Parkrun total runs.
Sewerby Parkrun
11 club members took part in the latest Sewerby Parkrun
The first home for the club was Michael Dowson who was 2nd of 212 overall.
Ruth Rutt led the club’s females when finishing 8th female and 1st Over-55.
Other Male results in Gender Order; B. Rutt 49th, A. Keenan 71st and 1st Over-70, P. Barnard 79th
Other Female results in Gender Order; Elsa Lees 17th and1st Junior Female 10 years, Evie Lees 25th and 2nd Junior 11-14 Girl, C.Robertson 27th and 2nd Over-60, J. Burns 35th, L. Hinchliffe 41st, P. Keenan 73rd and 1s Over-65.
Harrogate Parkrun
Harry Whitehouse took part in the Harrogate Parkrun for the first time and finished 286th of the large entry of 555.
North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League. Round 5 at Ormesby Hall
8 club members competed in the penultimate fixture of the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League, which was held in the grounds of Ormesby Hall Middlesbrough.
U15 League Champion Izzy Nicholls
Izzy Nicholls who finished first in the Under-15 Girls race for the 5th time this season, and in doing so sealed the league championship title with a race to spare. This was Izzy’s fourth consecutive league title after winning the Under- 11 and two Under-13 titles, and thus achieved a remarkable trio of junior age group victories.
The Under-13 Girls and Boys at the start. Anya Potter-Firth
The club’s Under-13 Girls team were led by Anya Potter-Firth who finished up in 7th. She was followed by Amelia Halliday in 9th and Talia Lambert who closed in for the team in 10th to seal the second place.
Logan Lambert who was once again the club’s sole Under-13 Boy competing in the league, finished up in 16th.
Senior Women and Under-17 Men and Women start with Hester and Harry Butterworth
In the Men’s Under-17 race Harry Butterworth finished up in 4th place and is also now just outside the medals in 4th place overall for the season.
Hester Butterworth
Hester Butterworth who was competing in her 9th cross country race of the season, finished in 17th overall of 123, and was 3rd Over-45. She has moved up to 2nd in the age group overall.
Ian Nicholls competed in the senior men’s race and finished 94th of a top-class field of 147.
Four Villages Half Marathon
Sue Haslam competed in the Essar Villages half marathon, which was held around the Cheshire Village of Helsby over undulating rural roads and is a most popular event that had 1951 finishers.
Sue finished in 93 minutes 44 seconds and was 32nd of 605 women. She was also the first Over-60 with a time that was the fastest this year in her age group on the latest United Kingdom Ranking List, and just a month before she joins the Over-65 Age Group.
Disneyland Florida Dopey Challenge
Sophie Vaughan competed in the Dopey Challenge event at Disneyland Florida. This consisted of 4 races on consecutive days, starting with a 5-kilometre race then 10-kilometres, half marathon and a full marathon. The event was made even tougher as the races all started at 5.30 to partly avoid high temperatures during the races. However, on the final day when the competitors ran in the marathon, this was especially hard when the temperature on the course reached 30 centigrade not long after sunrise
Sophie’s completed the challenge and all four races in the following times; 5-K 35.42, 10-K 67.08, Half-Marathon 2.46.29, Marathon 6.18.02
Funchal Half Marathon
Liz Jones competed in the Funchal half marathon in Portugal for a third consecutive year. This year, 63-year-old Liz had to battle with above average hot weather for the time of year, but she hung on well to finish her 33rd half marathon since she started running just over 8 years ago, in 2 hours 59 minutes.
Globetrotting Liz has competed at the half marathon road race distance in 10 overseas countries. She has also run in the New York Marathon.
Sewerby Parkrun
14 club members took part in the latest Sewerby Parkrun.
The first to finish for the club was Parkrun regular Duncan Smart who was 6th overall of 157 finishers and the 1st Over- 50.
Evie Lees led all the club females after finishing 7th female overall of 71 and 2nd 11-14 girl. She was closely followed by her sister Elsa Lees who was 8th overall and 1st Junior Age 10 Girl.
Other Male Results in Gender Order; A. Blackman 15th, W. Foster 16th and 3rd Over-45, A. Robertson 19th and 2nd Over-60 with a PB, D. Shipley 25th and 3rd Over-60, T. Carrington 35th. P. Barnard 41st, R. Gough 84th and 2nd Over=70.
Other Female Results in Gender Order; C. Robertson 14th and 1st Over-60, N. Edmond 50th, R. Newton 52nd and 2nd Over-60, W. Pattison 61st.
Dalby Parkrun
10 club members took part in the latest Dalby Forest Parkrun.
The first to finish for the club was Ruth Rutt who was 3rd female overall and once again the 1st Over-55.
Club junior Owen Riley led all the club’s males after finishing up in 37th overall male and 2nd 11-14.
Other Male Results in Gender Order; P. Northedge 46th and 2nd Over-70, M. Elwick 55th, I Lamb 61st.
Other Female Results; K. Wilkinson 27th, S. Elwick 28th, H. Griffiths 49th, H. Shackley 50th, L. Ryan
Worsely Woods Parkrun Salford.
Harry Whitehouse took part in the Worsely Woods Parkrun Salford, and finished 3rd Over-65 in 28 minutes 8 seconds