Road Runners Newsletter - July Issue 2019

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Brid Free Press Reports By Cathy Wood & John Edwards

1st June It was a perfect morning for running on Saturday and the stunning Sewerby Park looked splendid for the 315 runners in the weekly parkrun. This week’s five-kilometre race was won in a time of 17 min- News of Coming utes 28 seconds by runner James Wilson with Bridlington Road Runners Club member Phill Taylor in third place in 18 minutes Events flat. Alan Feldberg claimed 11th place in 19.55, with clubmate Ashley Parcell 16th in 20.37. Mollie Holehouse was third lady to finish, and 41st overall, in 22.57. There were new personal best times for Kara BRR Summer Challenge 2019 Mainprize and Jayne Sharples, who clocked 25.36 and 34.31 respec- tively. 1. 1/3rd - 7th April 2. Bridlington 5 Mile Dash - 19 April Meanwhile, Bill Pike travelled to the Hull Parkrun which he complet- ed in 22:29. Closer to home Adele Birbeck took on the Dalby Forest 3. 10K - 12th May Parkrun finishing in 28:37. 4. BRR Carnaby Canter - 23rd May 5. Top of Wolds 10K - 2nd June 2nd June 6. Sledmere Trail 10K - 14th June 7. Walkington 10K - 12th July 8. Sewerby Parkrun 5K - 27th July 9. Escrick 10K - 18th August 10. Scarborough 10K - 29th Sept

Best 6 Handicap Scores from the above 10 races to count.

On Sunday it was the hilly Top of the Wolds 10K race held on country roads near Warter which was well BRR Eddie Knapp Challenge supported by Bridlington Road Runners. Scott Hargreaves is currently running full of confidence and in great 10th Sept - 5K Beach Race form, this could be seen by him striding into the lead and finishing a clear two minutes in front of the next run- 11th Sept - 3 Mile Race, Carnaby ner. Hargreaves finished in a great time on this undulating course in 36.44. Josh Taylor was sixth in 40:10 12th Sept - 1 Mile Prom Race and Alan Feldberg was 12th overall and first M40 in 43:37. April-Marie Exley is currently in exceptional form and running well and improving with each race. Her times continue to quicken, and she looks stronger each 13th Sept - 10K Race, Kilham time she races. Which can be seen with her setting regular personal best times, she finished in 48.34. Bob Eyre ran well to finish as the first M70. New Event - Entry Fee £10 This was the 5th race in the BRR Summer Challenge with Graham Lonsdale and Tina Calthorpe winning the handicap on the day. Entry Form on Club Web Site The Hull Asda Foundation Half Marathon and 10K events both had bumper entries which included a con- tingent from BRR. Race for All was very well supported. In very humid conditions Di Raper completed the Commemorative T-Shirt Half Marathon in 2:18:38. In the 10K Nick Craggs finished well in 61st place with a time of 41:49. Julia Waines completed the course in 1:17:22 and Andy Godfrey, making a rare race appearance, crossed the finish line in a time of 1 hour 21 minutes 50 seconds.

4th June The sixth race in the City of Hull Champagne League was over a 5.1 mile course at Kiplingcotes last Tuesday. Bridlington’s Scott Hargreaves was the race winner in 28:45, with team-mates Simon Ellerker 23rd 35:00, Martin Hutchinson 43rd 37:38 and Emma Artley 66th 40:20. Parkrun PB Corner This month BRR runners managed several Parkrun PB performances:- BFP Reports continued

Sewerby PR 7th June 01/06 Ashley Parcell 20:37 All three Bridlington men gained PBs at the second race in the York Summer 10k series. Hargreaves’ excellent recent run continued as he clocked 35:03 to take second. Despite torrential rain on Friday 01/06 Kara Mainprize 25:36 evening, Josh Taylor was fourth in 36:24, with Hutchinson 12th in 44:49. Completing the Bridlington con- 01/06 Jayne Sharples 34:31 tingent was Di Raper, who took 45th spot in 56:47 08/06 Ashley Parcell 20:30 08/06 Kara Mainprize 25:32 8th June Phill Taylor took the honours at the weekly Sewerby Parkrun, 08/06 Rob Calthorpe 31:34 finishing more than a minute clear of his nearest rival over the 22/06 Nicola Fowler 29:26 5km route. In lovely conditions on the cliff-top, Taylor finished 29/06 Tracey Holehouse26:41 in 17 minutes 54 seconds on Saturday morning, ahead of Wil- liam Lees and James Briggs, who took second and third plac- es. Bridlington’s Nick Jordan was fourth in 19:31 and Josh Skipton PR Taylor sixth in a shade over 20 minutes. Ashley Parcell’s time 22/06 Rob Calthorpe 33:20 of 20:30 was a personal best and good enough to secure a top 10 place. Two other club members also set personal best Dalby Forest PR times for the course on Saturday. Kara Mainprize’s fine recent form continued, and she finished in 25:32, which means she 29/06 Rob Calthorpe 31:42 has taken more than 10 minutes off her best in just over a year. Rob Calthorpe also set an impressive new PB of 31:34 in his 151st parkrun. Mollie Holehouse was the woman to finish in 22:56.

Three Road Runners members also travelled to other Parkruns on Saturday. Miriam Ireland All Individual Race Results, that we finished the Dalby Forest route in 30:15, Patricia Bielby was in the top 100 finishers at Huddersfield in are aware of, are on the Club Web 23:45 and Rebecca Chapman completed Harrogate in 28:20. Site 11th June Bridlington sent a team to the Sproatley 7 Mile race, the latest in the East Hull Harriers Summer League. Torrential rain made life tough, but Bridlington secured two top 10 finishes and a couple of age group prizes. Scott Hargreaves was fourth and Josh Taylor sixth, with April-Marie Exley first F35 and Jan- et Potter the fastest F60. Graham Lonsdale was fifth in the handicap standings.

13th June Phill Taylor and Mollie Holehouse were in action in York on Thursday evening, running in the fifth race in Contributors:- the city’s 5K Series, and finishing in 16:26 and 21:32, which saw them bag third and 66th positions. 14th June BFP Reports : Cathy Bridlington Road Runners sent a team of more than 30 members to the Sledmere Sunset Trail 10K event in the grounds of the country estate on Friday evening. Heavy rain during the days leading up to Wood/John Edwards the event made the off-road course even more challenging than usual, but a number of runners in yellow and black improved on their times from previous years. Scott Hargreaves won the 10k race, leading the field home in a time of 36:22. Bridlington’s Phill Taylor was sixth in 38:41 with April-Marie Exley the club’s Editing and additional first woman. Bob Eyre and Linda Hall took the prizes as the first finishers in the over 70s age categories. text by Andy Godfrey

Photos; Tom Fynn, Dave Gowans, John Potter, Bob Eyre and Kirsten Porter plus sundry BRR club members - thanks to everyone. Club Discounts This was the sixth race in the club’s Summer Challenge and Graham Lonsdale and Mim Ireland won the handicap points. Local Sports Therapist - Jo Hesel- Earlier in the evening six members tackled the 3K Trail Taster at Sledmere. Their results were: 41 tine is currently offering members of Rebecca Chapman 21:04, 48 Susan Reece 21:15, 94 James Ellerker 28:28, 95 Vickie Ellerker 28:29, BRR 15% off on all treatments. 103 Andy Godfrey 29:10 and 104 Tina Calthorpe 29:41.

Jo Heseltine BSc (Hons) Sports 15th June A number of those who had competed at Sledmere on Therapists MSST Friday evening pulled their trainers on again a few hours 07776422398 later at the weekly Sewerby Parkrun 5km, which may —------explain why personal best times were so hard to find. I notice that Mollie Holehouse has Visiting runners took full advantage, with the first Brid- lington club member Nick Jordan in 10th spot, in a shade recently qualified in Sports Massage. under 20 minutes. Driffield Striders’ Shaun Hobson won, ahead of Stuart Carrack of Steel City Striders and Chris See Mollie for details. Snowball from Wakefield and District Harriers. Mollie —------Holehouse was 3rd BRR member to finish in 23:10 and she was also 3rd woman overall.

Bridlington Road Runners Patricia Bielby, Elizabeth Ingle and Paul Brown ventured further afield for their Parkruns, completing the Huddersfield, Peter Pan and Storthes Hall courses in 23:43, 35:01 and 29:27 respectively.

Danny Brunton took on the gruelling Lakeland Five Passes Ultra race, which is 32 miles and in- cludes 10,000 feet of vertical elevation with no rest as it ascends peak after peak and pass after pass. Brunton finished the course in 8:53:09.

Danny Brunton 16th June Four Bridlington runners represented the club at Sunday’s Pontefract 10K. Adam Dyas was 160th in 49:34, with Simon Porter just six places and 11 seconds behind. Amanda Tindall and Kirsten Porter ran together and finished in 1:03:08.

18th June Last Tuesday, a four-strong Bridlington team took part in the latest race in the City of Hull Champagne League, a 5.2- mile course around Kiplingcotes. Simon Ellerker was 57th Current Members of BRR can in 1:09:07 (actual time 34:52), Martin Hutchinson 76th in get a discount on the purchase 1:09:27 (37:57), Emma Artley 87th in 1:09:46 (41:16) and price at some sports shops. Scott Hargreaves 107th in 1:10:32 (29:02). 21st June members can also get a dis- Bridlington Road Runners members Rob and Tina Calthorpe count at the following online marked the longest day of the year by heading to Bolton Ab- bey for the Solstice Saunter. They represented the club at sports outlets:- the five-mile race on Friday, finishing in 1:06:53 and 1:10:23, but that was not the end of their efforts. Start Fitness - 10% 22nd June Tina & Rob were both on the starting line a few hours later for the Skipton Parkrun and Rob still had Sportsshoes.com - 10% the energy to record a 5km personal best, finishing in 33:20. Tina got round in 40:43.

Moremiles - 30% At Sewerby Parkrun, the Bridlington club supplied 37 of the field of 252 - but only one made the most of the lovely conditions to set a PB. Nicola Fowler clipped another 15 seconds off her previous best as she clocked 29:26. Josh Taylor was second in 18:21, finishing around half a minute behind If you want the necessary on- the winner, Michael Dowson, of Scarborough Athletic Club, who picked up only his second victory in line discount codes - just get in 85 Parkruns at Sewerby. Nick Jordan and Simon Ellerker both made it home under the 20-minute mark. touch.

Cheers – Andy Godfrey Bridlington were also represented at Lincoln Parkrun, where Danielle Whitehouse was 306th in 31:15.

25th June Seventeen Brid runners were at the Coniston 10k, the latest race in the East Hull Harriers Summer League last Tuesday. Scott Hargreaves continued his good form finishing in 3rd place with a time of 34:53. With Martin Hutchinson 44:11 (62nd) and raham Lonsdale 44:56 (67th). Mollie Holehouse also had a good race completing the course in 46:54 and Lisa Cockcroft continues to run well finishing in 49:09.

29th June Misty conditions greeted the 263 runners at Saturday’s Sewerby Parkrun, with a sea-fret refusing to clear from the cliff tops before the 9am start time. It didn’t hamper Bridlington’s Scott Hargreaves, who was more than two minutes ahead of the rest of the field, winning in 17:21. Nick Jordan was third (19:35) and Tom Woodhouse (21:07) also broke into the top 10. Tracey Holehouse was the only Bridlington Road Runner to return a personal best, as she celebrated her 100th Parkrun by taking three seconds off her previous best set in 2017, to finish in 26:41. Daughter Mollie was second female and 23rd overall in 22:56.

Rob Calthorpe’s excellent form continued and he registered his third Parkrun PB in recent weeks when he clocked 31:42 at Dalby Forest. Tina Calthorpe ran really well to finish 216th in a time of 38:25.

The much anticipated Endure 24 event was the highlight of a busy week for Bridlington Road Runners, with the club sending 33 members to Bramham Park near Leeds. Dubbed ‘Glastonbury For Runners’, the challenges sees athletes complete as many five-mile laps of the course as possible in 24 hours, either as individuals, in pairs or in teams. Brid had four solo runners, who all completed astonishing distances in the time allowed, especially in the stifling heat. Anthony Hughes racked up 20 laps in 24:32:21 to land 27th place in the men’s competition. Andy Long was just two laps, and seven places, behind in 22:05:25, while Martin Hutchinson also made it into the top 100, completing 13 laps in 22:10:34. Verona Petty was the club’s only female solo runner and she excelled, finishing 28th in the women’s event with 14 laps in 20:30:41. Andy Baker and Pearl Bayford teamed up to form Bridlington’s only duo and they finished third in the mixed pairs, completing their 25th lap as the clock hit 24:29:20. In the small teams category, Kerry Whitehead, Katy Cawthorn, Simon Walker and Chris Johnson finished 26th with 27 laps in 24:14:05. Bridlington’s women’s team were fourth in the large teams competition. Between them, Emma Artley, Dominique Webster, Liz Stevenson, April-Marie Exley, Heidi Baker, Rebecca Chapman and Louise Taylor went round 31 times in 24:32:14. The club also had two large mixed teams in action. A total of 32 laps by Bob Eyre, Danielle Whitehouse, Jo Muir, Zoe Ellis, Lisa Cockcroft, Bill Pike, Alan Feldberg and Michael Dowson saw them in 31st place. They just edged out club-mates Simon Porter, Graham Lonsdale, Amanda Tindall, Janet Downes, Janet Potter, John Potter, Kirsten Porter and Wendy Foster, whose 30 laps put them 48th.

Josh Taylor was the Road Runners’ only representative at Sunday’s Bridge Half Marathon. He finished in an impressive 72nd place in 1:34:36.

The day before Taylor had been part of a small team at the Tour de Bridlington event from Headlands School, heading to Bempton and back. He ran with the club’s promising junior Alfie Scruton, and they finished second and third in a shade over 45 minutes. Phill Taylor was the first back, completing the 10k course in 36:25. Mim Ireland, John Edwards and Sandra Orlando made up the BRR team.

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