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Pagel Newsletter of Lordshill Road Runners (Lordshill RR affiliated to S.EAA, AAA.E., BAR & HAA.) March 1997 RR10 Series 1997 The 1997 RR10 Series of races will soon be upon us, and below is this year's schedule - not so very different from last year! For the benefit of our new members (and there are several), perhaps the briefest description of this popular W race series might be worthwhile.... There are 10 Wednesday evening inter-club events, all ofwhich are off-road races of between about 4 and S miles in length. {It was discussed at the AGM whether the name of the series should be changed to "ORRIO", but we off-road runners, being a bunch of "stick-in-the-mud's' (ho, ho!) elected to retain the name of old). The events are free to running club members, provided each club is involved in organising/running one race. Runners musf wear a club vest or T-Shirt to identify who they are representing. You may notice that a new name has joined the fold - Alresford Running Club. This is a small club who have joined forces with IBM to bring us the Stoke Park Woods event, at Bishopstoke. Date Venue Host Club/s Start Time "Watering Hole" 9th April Victoria Country Park Soton Running Club 7.00pm Grange, Netley 23rd April Nature Quest/Butterfly farm Totton Running Club 7.00pm Bold Forester 7th May Wilverly Enclosure New Forest Runners 7.30pm Filley Inn, Brockenhurst 21st May Westwood, Netley Team Solent 7.30pm Grange, Netley ^J 4th June Itchen Valley Country Park Southampton City A/C 7.30pm White Swan, Mansbridge 18th June Manor Farm Country Park Eastleigh Running Club 7.30pm Crows Nest, Bursledon 2nd July Stoke Park Woods IBM/Alresford R. C. 7.30pm River Inn, Bishopstoke 16th My Farley Mount, Winchester Wessex /Romsey R.R. 7.30pm Dolphin, Hursley 30th July Firebreaks, Lordswood Lordshill Road Runners 7.30pm Sporting View 13thAugust Dibden Enclosure Hardley 7.30pm Hill Top, Dibden Another year, Another Leek.....! We are now well and truly into 1997, and LCRDSMILL NEWS has yetanother new lock. We hope ycu like it! The layout may have changed slighty* butthe content should be every bitas good as the '96 version.—.but why not make sure - by offering Roger Bradley YOUR contribution, for the next issue! o Page 2 Chairman's Chat n TRAINERS - Yes, we suit my feet and Tito Sports agreed to mastermind our all know what they are, sell them at a keen price. Or 10k race in June with a little or think we do. Al God forbid we buy our help from her friends. We Saturday 11th though perhaps most of 'trainers' because they are now need to look ahead to 1997. us would prefer to call The Ones to be seen in, November when we hold them running shoes, as when we are out on the the Lordshill 10 mile. We that is what we use town. Ideally need a race director. Sixty club mem them for - don't we? Iwas inspired to ask this If that sounds too daunting, What influences us when bers and their fami searching question after we would welcome earlyof we buy this ubiquitous lies enjoyed the reading a recentarticle in the fers of help to kick start that footware? Is it price, a sale Weekend Telegraph entitled event, if only from envelope- hospitality ofthe offer perhaps, or is it the "Smelly Old Trainers £300!". lickers. Matchpoint Tennis snazzy blue and yellow Yes £300! Apparently some Dave Clothier informs me stripes that sway us? Maybe Centre for our an Addidas and Nike models a fellow runner has recently that he is easing into se^""^ from the earlyseventies nual get together and done a PB in a particular retirement so that he can command this sort of price concentrate on the club's prize giving. Paul make or model, or we are from specialist shops in New speed and hill training. hooked on the technology - Phillips' extra train York and London. So before gel, torsion system, twist, These sessions will not be ing over the last you buy your next pair, give for the faint hearted or wob pump or hydroflow etc. Per serious consideration to their bly limbed. If you have not twelve months paid haps, like me, you stickwith potential second-hand (sorry, already, come and join the off, as he walked what you know - my last five foot) value. Tuesday Fun! pairs of 'trainers' have been away with four of Phew! leremy Gartside Saucony Jazz because they the prizes on offer, Jenny Dawes has kindly but because ofhis age and sex he had to leave a few prizes ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING 1996. WHO RECEIVED WHAT! for other members! AdvertiserTrophy (Men's marathon & half marathon).. Paul Phillips n Thanks again go to Bradley Cup (Men's best six RRlOs).. Paul Phillips Paul Couch, who ar Dilnot Trophy (Women's best half marathon & 10k).. Catherine Dowman Toomer Cup (Women's best five RRlOs).. Catherine Dowman ranged the venue, Men's Champion (Bournemouth 10).. Paul Phillips and to Julia Loring Women's Champion (B'mouth 10).. Catherine Dowman 2nd Senior Man (B'mouth 10).. Keith Langford who once more or Men's Vet 40 (B'mouth 10).. Dick Baines ganised the success 2nd Men's Vet 40 (B'mouth 10).. Derek Goodchild ful raffle - prizes be 3rd Men's Vet 40 (B'mouth 10).. Dave Clothier Men's Vet 50 (B'mouth 10).. ing donated by club Brian Grierson 2nd Men's Vet 50 (B'mouth 10).. Geoff Dawes members. Women's Vet 45 (B'mouth 10).. Anne Francis Martin Cross Trophy (Most improved runner).. Paul Phillips Club Woman ofthe Year.. Fiona Goodwin Club Man of the Year.. Jim Shepperd /~\ Sl^^vv-. Page 3 CHRISTMAS RUNNING O Christmas Pudding 10k ~~ Training Christchurch, December 8th '96 Update... An ideal day andcourse for a PB - Cool temperature, no wind and a flat road January 15th '97 course to run on. In fact Derek Goodchild was only 40 seconds short ofhis all time 10k time. However, PB or not, Derek ran himselfout ofofthe winter Sun The days might day Cross Country runs by running under six minute mile time for 10k. have been slightly New member Michael Bisson had a good run on his first 10k. At the end of warmer, but this par the race, we all got a nice sized Christmas pudding, instead of the thumb sized ticular evening was mini pudding of previous years. bitterly cold with Results Derek Goodchild 54th 3rd male vet 45 37:01 black ice fonning on Michael Bisson 149th 41:46 the ground as a Brian Grierson 150th 2nd male vet 55 41:48 hardy bunch of fif ^ Andrew Owen 211st 43:38 teen runners jogged Roger Bradley 264th 45:18 down to the Nursling Industrial Estate - all Duncan Shiell 286th - 46:12 Phil Angel 300th 46:29 ofus wondering what Dave Clothier had in Susan Shiell 450th 54:07 Alison Shiell 493rd 57:29 mind for us to puff and blow at This LORDSHILL XMAS FUN RUN night was to be a December 26th'96 "pyramid session"; Not so many runners took up the challenge, this year, of a Boxing Day Jog through the 500m, 1000m, Sports Centre and on up tothe Clump Inn, then back down through the woods. The few that 1500m, 1000m and did turn up had an enjoyable run (the last before the bitter cold weather started) then a social 500m, each with a :hat over a pint ortwo in the Sporting View' (formally the 'Pub in the Park'). Our Chairman 500m jog/walk re erry, brought along two ofthe next generation ofrunners, his children, who did very well to covery in between. <eep going over the distance. oi Remember, ifyou come and join us, you do not have to ers, this is still a very popular race. Stubbington 10k do all that is on offer. It just goes to show the importance You can do less, or January 5th 1997 ofwearing a club vest, when Stuart more, or just jog Poore, who won the race in 30:33, round, always with Thankfully the icy roads of the forgot his club vest and was some other runner in previous morning had gone and the counted out of Team Solent's team, sight. It's far better underfoot conditions were very and ofthe Hants Road Race League than rurming on your good, with just a slight cold breeze fixture that was incorporated into own on a cold win at certain points on the course. the event. I bet he will always re ter's evening! Lordshill did not have too many en- member in the future! / tries this year, but with 693 finish Page 4 OFF ROAD RACING!! n FARLEY MOUNT, 9TH FEBRUARY '97 Storiey Cross 15th December '96 After a varied turn out at the earlier races, Brian Grierson was the only An interesting course, Lordshill runner at this event, finishing 12th. Several ofthe regular runners down hill up hill, gravel and were at Weston-Super-Mare, running the Tough Ten Challenge (see else grass tracks with lots of where for race report), but it was a shame that no one else could make it to squelchy mud in between. Warmer than last year, no Farley Mount. wind with some light drizzle. Without Derek Goodchild, who is now too fast for these slower Sunday.races, STOKE PARK WOODS, BISHOPSTOKE, 2ND Dave Clothier; Mike Letheren MARCH '97 and Brian Grierson had to n give that little bit extra for the club.