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February 2015
Athletics Monthly
The Journal of the World Famous Scarborough Athletic Club
Our runners at a very muddy Welton, for the penultimate East Yorkshire Cross Country League. Press Report included in this edition.
In this edition; Fixtures Lists. Road, Multi Terrain,Fell Road Rankings Club Awards. Complete List Latest Senior Cross Country Participation Totals Athletics Biographies. Chris Duck Pro Am Newsletter. Injury Prevention Advice. Jenna Wheatman.. BSc. MSST Cartoon of the Month Quote of the Month. Press Reports
From the Editor
Welcome to the February edition, and thank you to Jenna Wheatman and Chris Duck for their contributions. Congratulations to our club members’ who are having a very successful cross country season, and well done to all who have turned out and represented the club in two leagues and the championships so far. After the league, county and area championships, in the near future club members will be competing in a series of National Championships, which whatever the results does a lot to raise the profile of our club. Good luck to all concerned.
Mick Thompson 01723 864442 [email protected]
Fixtures Club members have participated in almost all of the races listed. I can help with further information if required. Ed.
Road
Date Venue Distance Comment 22 Feb Snake Lane 10 mile Full 1 Mar Minster Way Beverley 5K New Event on a new by pass 15 Mar Spen Valley 20 mile Yorks Champs. Hilly course 15 Mar Varsity Race. Shefield 10K Open to all. Choose a Uni to run for! 22 Mar Hull 20 mile Tough course 22 Mar Trimple . Morecambe 20 mile Well worth the journey. PB course 29 Mar Wakefield 10K Mildly undulating 29 Mar Hartelepool Marina 5 3 Apr Mermaid. New Marske 10K Fast seafront course - if not breezy 12 Apr Sheffield 10K Jane Tomlinson race 12 Apr Hornsea 1/3 Marathon Now an official race distance 19 Apr Rother Valley 10K 19 Apr Manchester Marathon Web site claims, fast, flat and friendly ! 26 Apr London Marathon Full 26 Apr Blackpool Marathon Fast if not breezy on promenade section 26 Apr Blackpool Half Marathon As above 3 May Kirkby Moorside 10K Tough but very popular race TBN Melmerby 10K 10 May Leeds Half Marathon Jane Tomlinson race 10 May Beverley 10K Club favourite 10K. On line from midday 7 Feb 20 May Askern 10K Wednesday night 31 May Edinburgh Marathon Some tough sections, but overall downhill 7 Jun Mulgrave Castle. Whitby 10K 7 Jun Humber Bridge Half Marathon 10 Jun Otley 10 mile Wednesday TBN Jun Humber Bridge 10K TBN Jun Kirkby Malzeard 10K 14 Jun Hull 10K Jane Tomlinson race 14 Jun Victorian New Marske 10K Sub 10 min mile entry requirement TBN Jul Kilburn Feast 7 Mile Tough but popular race 5 Jul Ecup 10 Mile 5 Jul Harrogate 10K 10 Jul Walkington 10 mile Friday night 12 Jul Leeds 10K Jane Tomlinson race 15 Jul Doncaster 5K Wednesday race. Town centre course TBN Aug Millenium Bridge. York 5K Wednesday race. PB course 2 Aug York 10K Jane Tomlinson race 9 Aug TBC Elloughton 10K Fast two lap course 16 Aug Eskrick 10K 23 Aug TBC Major Stone, Lockington Half Marathon 30 Aug Tees Pride 10K 13 Sep Newcastle Half Marathon Great North run Sep. TBN Nottingham. Marathon Tough first half, boring second half Sep. TBN Tholthorpe 10K North Yorks Championship Race. Club favourite Sep. TBN Nottingahm Half Marathon Tough race Sep. TBN Redcar Half Marathon TBN. Oct Bridlington Half Marathon 4 Oct Chester Marathon Mainly flat urban and country route 11 Oct Scarborough 10K 11 Oct York Marathon Full – but who cares! 16 Nov Leeds. Abbey Dash 10K PB course 27 Dec Ribble Valley. Clitheroe 10K North of England Championship event
Multi Terrain (non extreme)
Date Venue Distance 15 Mar Lightwater Valley 10K 21 Mar Flamingo. Malton 10K 3 Apr Easter Egg. Bridlington 5 Mile 5 Apr Hemsley 10K 10 May Ravenscar Half Marathon May. TBN Mucky Duck. Driffield 8.5 Miles 7 Jun Lakeland Trail Half Marathon Sep. TBN Pickering and Moors 10K 8 Nov Dalby Dash 10K 29 Nov Leeds Xmas 10K Dec. TBN Jolly Hog. Ripon 10K Dec. TBN Loftus Poultry Run 8 miles
Fell See also the Esk Valley Fell Race Club web site for further information.
Winter Series
Date Venue 8 Mar Glaisdale Rigg 22 Mar Blakey Blitz 5 Apr Guisborough 3 Tops 12 Apr Broughton Wobble 19 Apr Maybeck 3 Crosses
Summer Series
Date Venue 6 May Carlton Challenge 20 May Fox and Hounds 10 Jun Ossy Oiks 24 Jun Whorlton Run 8 Jul Guisborough Grunt 22 Jul Cock Howe and Beyond 5 Sug Gribdale Gallop 12 Aug Carlton Midsummer Meander 6 Sep Guisborough 3 Tops 12 Sep Castleton Show (Saturday) 30 Sep Roseberry Topping
Cross Country
Championships
Date Title Venue 21 Feb English National Hampstead Heath 21 Feb Welsh National Corwen 7 Mar Inter Counties Birmingham 14 Mar English Schools Blackburn
Remaining League Matches
East Yorkshire
1 March. Sewerby
2015 Road Race Rankings 10 Miles O. Willis M45 Ferriby 60.05 N. Hanson F45 Ferriby 79.45 M. May M50 Ferriby 81.411 G, Wilkins F35 Ferriby 89.37 H. Forkin M65 Ferriby 84.25 J. Boak Sen Ferriby 93.36
Half Marathon S. Pearson M40 Brass Monkey 85.28 L. Gillom Sen Brass Monkey 127.02 R. Maw M45 Brass Monkey 86.40 N. Scruton M65 Brass Monkey 92.48 N. Clarkson M40 Brass Monkey 106.46 D. Field M50 Brass Monkey 106.46
Marathon P. Markham M40 Newcastle 3.12.16
List of Club Awards for 2013 and 2014
Achievement Awards
Champion Boy.
2013 Ben Millson. 2014 Christian Mummert
Champion Girl
2013 Bronwen Owen. 2014 Emma Clapton
Junior Club Athlete
2013 and 2014 Emma Clapton
Most Improved Boy
2013 Jack Coldbeck. 2014 Matthew Scillitoe
Most Improved Girl
2013 Abbi Pollard. 2014 Chloe Calvert-Best
Most Improved Senior Man
2013 Bobby Scarborough. 2014 Phil Markham
Most Improved Senior Woman
2013 Nikki Hanson. 2014 Hannah Mainprize
Outstanding Effort Boy
2013 Sean Mould. 2014 Jack Coldbeck
Outstanding Effort Girl
2013 Chloe Warren. 2014 Isabel Louth
Cross Country Participation Trophy
2013 Bobby Scarborough
Sportshall Boy
2013 Jack Coldbeck. 2014 Jack Tout
Sportshall Girl
2013 Isabel Louth. 2014 Daisy Willis
Mike Elwood Cup for 10K series (Men)
2013 Ted Kraft. 2014 Mick Thompson
Janet Lawrence Cup for 10K series (Women)
2013 Rhona Haslam. 2014 Emma Clapton
Richard Stone Trophy (Most prolific competitor)
2013. Liz Kraft. 2014 Geoff Cromack
Contribution Awards
Coaching
Coach of the Year
2013 Harry Forkin. 2014 Ralph Broadley
Special Award for services to coaching was made to Sarah Scarborough
Overall Contribution to Club
2013 Tom Owen. 2014 Michael Webster
Overall Awards for Fell, Road, Marathon, Cross Country
Fell
2013 and 2014. Neil Scruton and Sue Haslam, both years.
Road
2013. Phil Markham and Sally Kingscott. 2014. Jack Robertson and Liz Kraft
Marathon
2013 and 2014. Derrick Swift and Sue Haslam, both years Cross Country
2013. Mick Thompson and Bronwen Owen.
Awards for Age Groups
Cross Country 2013. ( 2014 0ngoing)
Under 13. Kyle Richardson and Chloe Calvert-Best Under 15. Emma Clapton Under 17. Bronwen Owen Under 20. Bobby Scarborough Senior Men. Simon Pearson Veteran 40. Chris Duck and Hester Butterworth Veteran 45. Kevin Moment and Julie Clayton Veteran 50. Liz Kraft Veteran 55. Dave Shipley and Sue Haslam Veteran 60. Ted Kraft Veteran 70. Mick Thompson
Fell Awards 2013 and 2014
Under 16. Emma Clapton both years Under 20. Bronwen Owen, 2014 Veteran Dave Parke both years
Road Awards 2013 2014
Under 20 Jack Robertson. Jack Robertson and Emma Clapton Senior James Kraft and Rhona Haslam James Kraft and Nikki Carr Veteran 35 Michaela Wilson Kerry Curtis Veteran 40 Phil Markham and Nikki Hanson Rich Maw and Katy Stringer Veteran 45 Dave Baldwin and Sally Kingscott Sean Kelly and Sally Kingscott Veteran 50 Derrick Swift and Mel Padgham Derrick Swift and Liz Kraft Veteran 55 Ted Kraft and Sue Haslam Geoff Cromack and Sue Haslam Veteran 60 Pete Johnson and Liz Raper Pete Johnson and Lesley Bayes Veteran 65 Neil Scruton Neil Scruton and Liz Raper Veteran 70 Mick Thompson Mick Thompson
Track and Field Awards
Under 11 Combined. Josh Braida (2014) Katie Tomlinson (2013)
Boys/Men 2013 2014
Under 13 Track Joseph Matique Christian Mummert Under 13 Field Alex Kobylka Harry Coldbeck Under 15 Track James Pilmer Tom Anderson Under 15 Field Sean Mould Sean Mould Under 17 Track Ben Millson Lucian Watts Under 17 Field Lucian Watts Jack Coldbeck Under 20 Track Jack Robertson Jack Robertson Under 20 Field George Sweirs
Girls/Women
Under 13 Track Isabel Louth Sophie Boddy Under 13 Field Evie Barnes Isabel Louth Under 15 Track Abbi Pollard Chloe Calvert-Best Under 15 Field Asha Wright Emily Carver Under 17 Track Bronwen Owen Emma Clapton Under 17 Field Chloe Warren Chloe Warren Under 20 Track - Bronwen Owen Under 20 Field - Tara Coleman
Latest Senior Cross Country Participation Totals
Joint Leaders Heidi Coates and Hester Butterworth
Senior 17 years and older
First Name Surname EYXC Races NYSD Races Champs Grand Total competed Total completed Races Total Heidi Coates 5 1,2,3,4,5 1 3 6 Hester Butterworth 3 1,2,3 2 2,3 1 Yorks 6 Simon Pearson 4 1,2,4.5 1 2 5 Dave Shipley 5 1,2,3,4.5 5 Mally Sweetlove 5 1,2,3,4,5 5 Harry Forkin 4 1,2,3,4 4 Mick Thompson 3 1,2,3 1 3 4 Geoff Cromack 4 1,2,3,5 4 Chris Duck 4 1,3,4,5 4 Glyn Hewitt 4 2,3,4,5 4 Richard Maw 4 1,3,4.5 4 Kevin Moment 4 1,3,4,5 4 Neil Scruton 4 2,3,4,5 4 Linda Hinchliffe 4 1,2,4,5 3 Sally Kingscott 3 1,2,4 3 Pete Northedge 3 1.2,3 3 Rob Powell 1 4 2 2,3 3 Tom Stockill 2 3, 4 2 2,3 3 Andrew Curtis 2 3,4 1 2 3 Paul Chapman 1 3 1 2 2 Chris Clayton 2 1,2 2 Julie Clayton 2 2.3 2 Neil Coombes 2 3.4 2 Lynzie Fleming 1 3 1. Yorks 2 Leah Gillon 2 1,2 2 Mark Jay 2 1,2 2 Tom Owen 2 1,2 2 Sam Shepherdson 2 2,4 2 Jenna Wheatman 2 2,3 2 Dave Fox 2 4,5 2 Matt Middleton 2 1 5 2 Dave Parke 2 3 5 2 Sue Louth 2 2,3 2 Kerry Curtis - 1 2 1 Chris Allen 1 1 1 James Boak 1 2 1 Ralph Broadley 1 2 1 Brendan Cammish 1 2 1 Mark Corner 1 2 1 Phil Markham 1 3 1 Dan Maw 1 3 1 Neil Roberts 1 2 1 Diane Roberts 1 2 1 Jack Robertson 1 3 1 Katy Stringer 1 3 1 Guilia Wilkins 1 4 1 Sue Haslam 1 3 1 Ryan Mancrief 1 5 1 Alex Blackman 1 5 1 Linda Hinchliffe 1 5 1 Melanie Padgham 1 5 1 Andrew Fleming 1 3 1
Cartoon of the month
Quote of the month
If you feel bad at 10 miles, you're in trouble. If you feel bad at 20 miles, you're normal. If you don't feel bad at 26 miles, you're abnormal.
Rob de Castella Former World Champion Marathoner
Pro Am Newsletter
'Don't play sport to get fit, Get fit to play sport'
Jenna Wheatman. BSc. MSST Scarborough Pro-Am Sports Injury Clinic
This year's newsletters will cover common injuries and how you can prevent them. This month we cover a common knee injury in fast paced team sports, an ACL rupture.
The majority of ACL injuries occur in the 15-45 year-old population. Approximately 70% of ACL injuries are non- contact injuries that occur during a sudden change in direction with a planted foot (ie cutting) or stopping rapidly.
The ACL is one of the main stabilizing ligaments of the knee and helps stop the femur sliding forward on top of the tibia. When an ACL tear occurs the athlete often reports hearing a pop and they usually cannot walk on the injured limb due to it giving way and pain. If a first aider is present it is important to test the ACL for damage before the knee swells up. Swelling will occur rapidly and is usually the cause of most of the pain. During the injury the knee can partially dislocate, resulting in bruising and sometimes a small fracture at the back of the tibia and on the femur. Also common is a sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) which is located on the inside of the knee and damage to the meniscus a secondary cartilage in the knee. This is because all 3 structures are connected.
Females are at more risk of ACL injuries than male athletes. This is primarily due to mechanical reasons, such as wider hips, weaker core muscles and hamstrings. Another factor that can increase the risk of ligament rupture is the interface between the player’s shoes and the playing surface that results in higher friction. For example, longer studs or more studs on a shoe result in better traction but more friction. High risk sports include football, netball, rugby and tennis.
The recovery process for an ACL rupture is lengthy, 9-12 months. If you are involved in sport, then you will most likely have surgery to reconstruct the ligament but sometimes a conservative approach will be recommended. Both approaches require a good 9 months of rehabilitation so prevention is the best strategy for any coach and athlete. You may find you have to wait up to 3 months before you have surgery but this is no time to rest, you can be doing prehab to strengthen and keep fitness which speeds up the recovery after surgery. Here at Pro-Am we can advise and prescribe you a program to follow.`
Prevention There are a few prevention programs that have been successfully implemented in female football clubs in America showing a 50% reduction in occurrence and here is an example of some exercises. 1. Running and planting drills 2. Jumping skills 3. Wobble board exercises
The main goal is to teach good solid technique, keeping the weight on the balls of the feet to make them easier to pivot.
The exercises will take about 15 minutes to complete and are best put in to a warm up, for 2-3 of your sessions.
If you are a coach, or athlete involved in a sport with high risk of ACL ruptures and you would like to learn how to implement an ACL preventative program then get in touch for Pro-Am's ACL preventative program.
Foam rolling is fast becoming the go too tool for any athlete but are you using it correctly? Pro-Am offers foam roller workshops to explain why we use and how to use a foam roller to get the best results for you. If you would like to book a workshop for a group or as a n individual just get in touch. Price is £25 including a 90cm roller and manual or £10 without a roller, includes manual.
Mini Biographies
Chris Duck
Chris at Dalby Forest Torch Race
Chris is in good form this year. He has been the first home for the club at Dalby Forest and Welton. Ed
Years as a Runner: I ran at school track and x country, but when pushed to compete I wasn't keen, so purposely did badly so not to get asked again. It wasn't until I reached my 30th birthday, and bored of going out drinking all the time. I was looking for something else, that I happened to be on the North Bay Scarborough when the triathlon was on. That was it I knew that's what I would do. I trained for the winter before entering my 1st race Skipton triathlon 10 years ago now, I remember the adrenaline going to my head setting off to quick on the swim swallowing water having to stop and compose myself before carrying on, but loved it ! I spent about 5 years pulling out the same results, until I met Kev Moment a member of Scarborough AC , and he got me out on longer faster training runs that really improved my performance. I then joined the club to compete in the x countries good fun and great
Favourite Races/Events: My favourite races are the Olympic distance triathlons with open water swim, and also cross countries - love the hills and mud!
Best Performances: My best performances would be London Triathlon 2nd for my age group and 20th overall
Favourite Male athlete: The Brownlee brothers
Favourite Female athlete: Jo Pavey. Great achievement for age
Targets/Ambitions: I have entered qualifying races for the age group world championship triathlon at the end of the year, but really need to get the training hours in. When I feel like I have done what I can at this distance in triathlon, I would like to maybe do some marathons, longer distance tri and extreme races. Getting my time down on the 10k, possibly a long 35 mins would be great.
Press Reports
Northern Cross Country Championships
Bronwen Owen. The Under 20 Champion Emma Clapton. The Bronze Medalist
Five members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed in the Northern Athletic Cross Country Championship, which was held at the Tadcaster Racecourse on a fine but very cold day, on surrounding muddy fields.
Bronwen Owen who has been competing very successfully in Women’s Under 20 championship events this season, celebrated her 18th birthday three days earlier with a clear winning margin at the tape, after taking over the lead before the halfway stage, to secure a notable victory at the championships which she won for the first time in 2011.
In the Under 17 Women’s race, Emma Clapton who moved up to from the Under 17 Division this season, had a battle with the winner, Harriet Knowles-Jones who has represented Great Britain this season, and the runner up Kate Waugh who was the reigning champion. Emma added the bronze medal to her North Yorkshire Schools gold and the Yorkshire County silver medals. Hannah Mainprize who ran well to qualify for the English Schools Championships a week earlier, had a good race to finished in 46th and inside the top half of a top class field. Christian Mummert who was competing in his first Northern Championship, finished well up 78th of a strong field of 189 finishers.
Lynzie Fleming also made a pleasing championship debut in the Senior Women’s race, when finishing in 244th of the 342 finishers.
Newcastle Racecourse Marathon
Phillip Markham
Phillip Markham became the first member of Scarborough Athletic Club to compete at a standard distance road marathon this year, when he competed in the Newcastle Racecourse Marathon. The course consisted of laps of the flat tarmac track inside the circuit that the horses use.
In what was only his second marathon, Phillip was 6th overall of 185 finishers in a personal best time of 3 hours 12 minutes, which was an 11 improvement on his debut at the distance last November. He was also the second Over 40 in the race.
Neil Pearcey Australian Parkrun
Neil Pearcey became the second Scarborough Athletic Club member to compete in a worldwide Parkrun series race in Australia in recent months, when visiting relatives in Queensland. In a 7 a.m temperature of 30C, Neil finished in 13th overall of 180 at the Kawana event and was also the 2nd Over 45 in 20 minutes 53 seconds. Neil was joined by his brother Gavin who finished in a most respectable 24 minutes 13 seconds.
Ferriby 10 Mile Road Race
Six members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed in the annual Ferriby 10 mile road race, which is a popular East Yorkshire event, which starts and finishes at the Skidby Windmill. Unlike last year, the weather was much more favourable, and the runners enjoyed some cold but fine weather.
The first Scarborough runner back at the Windmill was Owen Willis who ran a personal best time of 69 minutes and 5 seconds, and was 121st overall of 720 finishers. He was followed by Nikki Hanson who was the 40th woman overall and 4th Over 45 in 79.45.
Nikki was followed by Mark May who made a pleasing club race debut in 81.41 and the experienced Harry Forkin who was the 5th Over 65 in 84.25
The next two Scarborough finishers both achieved personal best performances. Guilia Wilkins clocked 89.37 and James Boak was timed at 93.36
Sewerby Parkrun
Six members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed in the latest Sewerby Parkrun. Matthew Middleton made a notable return to racing when finishing as the runner up in 19 minutes 24 seconds.
David Field was next to finish in 31st overall and clocked 24.13. Heidi Coates achieved another personal best time at the event with 26.50, and was the 7th woman overall. Shirley Field was the next to finish with a time of 29.25, and was 2nd Over 50 and 22nd overall. with a time of 29.45 Linda Hinchliffe finished up in 27th overall just outside her best time in 30.40. Sian Cromack made a good Scarborough Athletic Club Annual Awards
Christian Mummert. Champion Boy for 2014
After a decision was made to alter the time frame and date of the Annual Awards Presentation, Scarborough Athletic Club presented all except the ongoing cross country awards for two years at the Scarborough Cricket Club. A grand total of 125 awards were presented by the club’s Honorary President and former Chairman John Watson.
The overall achievement awards for the younger age groups partly mirrored the annual Scarborough Sports Council annual awards. The Champion Girl award for 2013 went to Bronwen Owen and for 2014, to Emma Clapton. The Junior Club Athlete of the Year for both 2013 and 2014 was awarded to Emma Clapton. Both have now represented Great Britain Junior teams in international events overseas. The Champion Boy Award for 2013 went to Ben Millson and in 2014 to Christian Mummert who is one of the youngest to achieve this award. Due recognition was made of those of all age groups who were considered to have achieved the most improved performances. The Most Improved Boy award went to Jack Coldbeck for 2013 and to Matthew Scillitoe for 2014 and the corresponding Girls awards went to Abbi Pollard for 2013 and Chloe Calvert-Best for 2014. For the older age groups, Bobby Scarborough and Nikki Hanson were the 2013 winners, whilst Phil Markham and Hannah Mainprize took the honours for 2014.
The club also recognises exclusively the effort made by the young athletes with a trophy for boy and girl who have been judged to have made an Outstanding Effort over the year with an aptly named trophy. Sean Mould and Chloe Warren were the 2013 winners. Jack Coldbeck and Isabel Louth took the honours for 2014.
In order to encourage participation by club members over 17 years of age, at cross country league and championship races, a Cross Country Participation Trophy was instigated and is awarded to the club members who have competed in the most races for the club. Bobby Scarborough was the clear winner for the 2013/2014 after competing in 7 league and one championship race. Half way through the current season, Hester Butterworth is leading with a total of 6 races.
Club members who make a significant contribution to the club by competing in numerous events are also recognised at the annual awards, with the Richard Stone trophy awarded to the most prolific. Liz Kraft was the 2013 winner and Geoff Cromack took the honours for 2014
Many of the club’s junior members compete in Sportshall events, and the club recognises their achievement with an award for the overall highest scoring boy and girl. Jack Coldbeck and Isabel Louth were the 2013 winners. In 2014 Jack Tout and Daisy Willis were the winners.
Overall road racing trophies were awarded for 10 kilometre races. The Mike Ellwood Cup for men was won by Ted Kraft in 2013, and Mick Thompson in 2014. The corresponding Janet Lawrence Cup for women was won by Rhona Haslam in 2013 and by Emma Clapton in 2014.
The work of the club coaches was recognised with the Coach of the Year Award, which was won by Harry Forkin in 2013 and Ralph Broadley in 2014. In addition for 2013, a special award was made for Services to Coaching to Sarah Scarborough.
An award for an overall contribution to the running of the club was made to Tom Owen for 2013 and to Michael Webster for 2014.
Complete list was included, and is now in the main part of this edition
No Ego Torch Challenge at Dalby Forest
Rhona Haslam
Nine members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed in the latest No Ego Torch Challenge series of races, which was held at Dalby Forest. The challenge aspect was to run on a muddy multi terrain 5 mile course, in the darkness on a freezing cold Saturday night!.
The first club member to complete this tough course was Chris Duck who was third overall in 37 minutes and 16 seconds. Club newcomer Alex Blackman edged out Tom Stockill to finish 9th in 40.31 with Tom finishing 10th in 40.33.
Rhona Haslam was 13th overall and the first woman finisher, and her time of 41.44 was three minutes faster than the second woman finisher. Nikki Hanson followed Rhona and was up in 22nd of the 126 women finishers in an official time of 56 minutes after encountering bottlenecks in the opening stages of the race. Victoria Lockey made a welcome return to racing after injuries, and was 53rd woman in 62.52.
There was a close race between Graeme Adams and Rob Powell who is a new club member, with Graeme finishing just ahead in 25th in 43.18 and Rob 29th in 43.50. Kevin Barber was next home in a time of 52.19 and was 104th overall of 326 finishers.
Sewerby Parkrun
Just two club members braved the freezing early morning weather to compete in the latest Sewerby Parkrun. Hannah Mainprize who had raced successfully in four cross country races in January, finished 10th overall and was the first woman in 21 minutes 48 seconds, which equalled her personal best time at Sewerby, Hannah became the first of current club women members to win at the Sewerby Parkrun.
Club newcomer Mark Corner followed Hannah home in a time of 22.06 and was 13th overall of 69 finishers.
Dewsbury 10 K Road Race
Pete Johnson who is now based at Allerton, returned to West Yorkshire to compete in the Dewsbury 10 kilometre road race, which is one of the biggest races in the area, and this year had 1075 finishers. Pete was very pleased to finish in 178th overall and the first Over 65 in a splendid time for the age group of 39 minutes and 25 seconds. In the United Kingdom Road Race Rankings, Pete who ended 2014 as the fourth ranked, is now ranked at number one for 2015.
British Athletics Cross Challenge at Milton Keynes
Scarborough Athletic Club’s Bronwen Owen and Emma Clapton continued their most impressive run of results at championship races, when they competed in the third and penultimate race of the British Athletics Cross Challenge series at Milton Keynes. They have both achieved medal winning performances at all four of their cross country championship races this year, at county, area and national level.
They both improved their overall standing in the Cross Challenge series. Bronwen was the runner up in the Women’s Under 20 and Emma was the third in the Women’s Under 17 event. These splendid results auger well for their participation in national championships in two weeks time. Bronwen will be competing in the Welsh Championships for the first time, after a previous win at the English National, and Emma will run in the English Championships at Hampstead Heath London.
North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League at Richmond
Hannah Mainprize. The Under 17 League Champion
Four junior members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed very successfully at the final round of the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cross Country League, which was held at the Old Racecourse Richmond. The Club’s Champion Boy for 2014, Christian Mummert won the Under 13 race, and ended the season as the league silver medallist.
Hannah Mainprize finished in third place in the Women’s Under 17 race, which was more than enough to retain the Under 17 title.
Amy Corcoran finished in 4th place in the Girl’s Under 13 race, and ended the season just outside the medals in fourth place overall.
Hanna Bayes who was competing in the Under 15 race for the first time, finished in 6th place.
Schools Inter County Match at South Shields Two Scarborough school children represented North Yorkshire Schools at the annual Schools Inter County Match which was held at Temple Park, South Shields. Sacha Butterworth and Amy Corcoran who are Scalby School pupils, competed in the Junior Girls race which included teams from Cumbria, Durham and Northumbria. Sacha finished in 28th and Amy 31st and helped their team to finish in second place overall behind a strong Cumbrian team.
Humberside Schools Championships
Emily Carver represented Driffield School in the East Riding Schools Cross Country Championships, which were held at Baysgarth School, Barton Upon Humber. In the latest round of the Girl’s Year 9 event, Emily finished up in 6th place, and has subsequently been selected to represent Humberside at the English Schools Cross Country Championships.
Jack Robertson at the Birmingham Cross Country League
Jack Robertson represented Loughborough University at the final Division One fixture of the Birmingham Cross Country League, which was held at Pittville Park Cheltenham. Jack achieved his best result of the season in this top class league, when finishing in 35th of 203 in the Senior Men’s race. The Loughborough team was 3rd on the day and 2nd overall behind Birmingham University’s team.
East Yorkshire Cross Country League. Round 5 at Welton
Start at Welton. The position of the club’s first three here was reversed!
17 members of Scarborough Athletic Club competed in the 5th and penultimate fixture of the East Yorkshire Cross Country League at Welton near Hull. Whilst the runners enjoyed some mild sunny weather conditions, they had to contend with more than a usual amount of mud, plus snow and ice on a testing 5.3 mile course.
The first Scarborough finisher was the in form Over 40 veteran Chris Duck, who was 9th He was followed by a group of four Scarborough team members who were headed by Ryan Mancrief who was making a league debut. Ryan had a battle with Matt Middleton whom he headed over the final 100 metres to finish in 22nd with Matt 23rd. They were in turn closely followed by the Over 45 duo of Richard Maw and Kevin Moment who were also neck and neck in the closing stages, with Maw heeding Moment to finish in 24th and Moment 25th. Simon Pearson closed in for the team after finishing up in 29th overall of the 110 male competitors. The team was 4th but moved up to 3rd overall for the season behind runaway leaders, City of Hull Athletic Club and Beverley Athletic Club.
The women’s team was led home for the second consecutive race in the league by Heidi Coates who was 17th. Heidi was followed by Linda Hinchliffe who was 36th. The scoring team was completed by Melanie Padgham who attended the meeting as a spectator, but sportingly made a seasonal league debut to ensure a team score. The team was 8th and remains 5th overall for the season.
The back up for the men’s team included league debutant Alex Blackman who was 39th and Neil Scruton who was 44th and the first Over 65. Glyn Hewitt who was competing for the second time in the league, improved his position at round 4 when finishing up in 51st.
The five regular competitors in the league, who completed the testing course, were led by Dave Shipley in 58th, who was followed by Geoff Cromack, 78, Dave Fox, 82nd, Mally Sweetlove 86th and Dave Parke, 102nd.
Rab Mini Marathon
Danny Walls teamed up with the club’s ultra race specialist Nikki Carr at the RAB Mini Mountain Marathon event at East Moor, Carver in the Derbyshire Peak District. The event involved navigating to as many of the 24 checkpoints as possible during the 4 hour duration, with points being awarded in proportion to the difficulty in reaching them.
Over snow covered routes, with some deep drifts, the duo achieved sufficient points to finish as the first mixed age group team.
Sewerby Parkrun
Four club members competed in the latest weekly Sewerby Parkrun.
Rob Powell was the first of the quartet when finishing in 15th overall and the 3rd Over 40 in 21 minutes 17 seconds. Shirley Field achieved a personal best time of 29.08 after finishing 28th woman overall and the 2nd Over 50. Linda Hinchliffe equalled her personal best of 29.23 when finishing in 29.23. Liz Jones was 33rd and 2nd Over 55 in 30.56.
Yorkshire Combined Regional Finals of Sportshall Athletics at Hull
Nine of Scarborough Athletic Club’s young athletes competed for North Yorkshire at the Yorkshire Combined Regional Finals of Sportshall Athletics, which was held at the Bonus Arena, Hull. Sportshall is an indoor form of athletics for children between the ages of 4 and 15, and is the largest competition framework in schools throughout the United Kingdom.
All of the Scarborough club members fully justified their selection for the county, especially the five girls in the Under 13 team, who made up half of the team which won the event, finishing ahead of a strong team from West Yorkshire. Their age group team will now compete in the National finals at Sportcity Manchester in April for the very first time in the history of the competition.
In the individual events, and also the relays, the Under 13 girls achieved some top scores. The top scorer was Isabel Louth who won the Two Lap race and the Speed Bounce. Katie Tomlinson was also a winner when finishing first in the Four Lap race, and was also fourth in the Standing Triple Jump. Hannah Ellam was the runner up in the Standing Triple Jump. Daisy Willis was third in the Speed Bounce, and Sophy Boddy was fifth in the Standing Long Jump.
All five competed very successfully in the relay races. In the 4 x 1 lap relay, Ellam, Boddy, and Willis were the major part of the winning team. Louth, Ellam and Boddy were likewise the major contributors in the winning 4 X 2 Lap relay. Tomlinson and Willis were part of the Obstacle relay which was the runner up team.
In the Under 11 team events, there was more success in the relay races for the North Yorkshire team which included Scarborough Athletic Club members. Jessica Raw was in the winning 4 X 1 Lap relay, and Alfie Willis in the 4 x 1 Lap relay which was in the runner up team. In the individual events, Alfie was sixth in the Speed Bounce and tenth Standing Long Jump, whilst Jessica was runner up in the Chest Push and sixth Standing Long Jump. George Stead was an impressive top scorer in the Under 13 Boys team competition, with a win in the Standing Long Jump and a runner up spot in the 4 Lap Race.
Chloe Calvert- Best was the most prolific and notched up points for the Under 15 Girls team with an equal third in the Standing Long Jump, fourth Speed Bounce, fifth Four Lap race, and was a member of the Paarlaf Relay team that was the runner up team.
Hardmoors Marathon Trail Series Races
Nikki Carr Scarborough Athletic Club’s Ultra Distance Race specialist Nikki Carr competed in the latest Hardmoor Marathon Trail Races which was held at Osmotherly, and consisted of a testing 28.5 route over the North Yorkshire Moors and Cleveland Hills.
Nikki was very pleased to finish 6th woman overall in 5 hours 45 minutes, which was well inside her target time for the race, as her main aim is to complete 1,000 miles of Hardmoors events, and she is now within 55 miles of her ambition. Her long term ambition is now to compete for Great Britain in an Ultra Race.
Parkruns – Norwich – York – Sewerby
Scarborough Athletic Club members were in action at three Parkruns this week. At Eaton Park Norwich, which had 431 finishers, Jayne Graves was sixth Over 50 in a personal best time of 29 minutes 40 seconds. She was joined by her daughter Emma Graves who is a Norwich University of Art undergraduate. Emma made an event debut with sixth place in the 20-24 age group and a 27.28 clocking.
At the York event which had 384 finishers at the Knavesmire, Nikki Hanson was 23rd woman overall and the 5th Over 45 in 24.28
At Sewerby, which had 107 runners, Hannah Mainprize was the first of four club members, when finishing in a personal best time of 21 minutes 11 seconds. She was a close up second woman overall and the first Under 17. David Field was 25th male overall and the 6th Over -50 in 24.13.
Lynzie Fleming was 14th woman in 25.48 and Liz Jones was 34th overall and 2nd Over 55 in 31.20
Helena Schofield. Royal Air Force Athletic Team
Helena Schofield in Poland
Former Scarborough Athletic Club athlete Helena Schofield who is now serving in the Royal Air Force at a Bedfordshire base, has become an established member of the Royal Air Force cross country team. After recently representing the team in Poland, Helena was in action in a match against the Civil Service and Police and Fire Service which was held at Royal Air Force Halton .Helena was third for the team which was a close second to a strong Civil Service team. She has now been selected to represent the Royal Air Force at the Inter Service Championships which will take place this week at Blandford Forum ( Wed 25 February).