What Do These 4 Have in Common?
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January 2009 What do these 4 have in common? ELL guys, this is it. The Stubbing- The race mugs this year have been designed by Alan ton 10k is a little more than a week Ponsford, a nephew of Chris Hall. I must say they are quite an attractive addition to anyone’s Stubbington 10k mug away - Sunday, January 18th -, and collection. I still can’t believe it’s going to hap- The characters adorning the mug are: Zippy Grice, Rich- W ard Thomas, Penny Forse (like you have never seen her pen, writes race director, Gary Littlecott. With all the hard work now done, it’s down to the good- before!) and Chris Hall. See if you can guess who is who. will and dedication of our members and friends, (known as This year’s race will be started by the lady who lives in you lot!). All the marshal briefings have been completed Titchfield Road at number 48, adjacent to the new start line. and hopefully everybody is clear on what they are doing! I thought it was very fitting that she should come out If you have any doubts about your role on the day then and start the race as she and others who live there are pris- please pick up a phone and call me or Paul Hammond. oners in their own homes for an hour. If you find yourself in the position on race day that you Speaking to her last Sunday during the helper’s race, cannot for some reason turn up, you must contact your she said she is very excited about seeing the whole race sector marshal - the phone number is at the top of your risk spectacle happen right outside her home. sheet. That just leaves me to say a big thank you, to all of you. In the unlikely event that this should happen, then Let’s go make the new Stubb 10 the best race on the please try to find a replacement person for yourself. south coast. 2 Results HOG’S BACK 8 Darrell’s battling WHERE: Loseley House, Guildford, Surrey. WHEN: Sunday, December 14th. THE RACE: Freezing thick fog and cold conditions for the runners for this eight mile road race. best at Hastings RUNNERS: 643 runners. FIRST MAN: Hassan Raidi (Belgrave Harriers) 41min 38sec FIRST WOMAN: Barbara Yff (Winchester & District AC) 48.09 (27th overall). STUBBIES: 239th Eric Beck 1hr 1min 13sec. GLEN STREET is on the hunt for marshals to help with Stubbing- ton Greens leg of the Today’s Runner Cross Country League which takes place at Manor Farm Country Park near Bursle- don. If you can spare the morning of Sunday, February 8th, to help out please let Glen know on 01329 845330 or email [email protected] The plan is to run/walk the course the week before so that everyone will know where to Bill Clarke wins the first ever Hastings Marathon back in 1908, marshal. accompanied by a young John Vose riding beside on the bike! Any help with setting up the course would be appreciated E’S been knocking on the door of a fast marathon over the too. past 12 months and Darrell Milner has finally cracked it. It would be helpful if you The Stubby runner, who only ran his first marathon earlier in have marshalled before, to mar- Stratford-upon-Avon last April, slashed a fantastic 10 minutes off his shal in the same place (it saves H personal best time at the Hastings Marathon. a bit of work!). Darrell clocked a superb 3hrs 17mins for the distance. “It was a hard race with lots of And Di McEwan would ap- hills, and even a run along the stoney beach near the end,” he said. preciate any nice cakes anyone Last year, 40-year-old Darrell made his marathon debut at the Rotary Shakespeare wouldn't mind making for after race refreshments. Marathon where he clocked 3:26, he later ran 3:39 at a very hot New Forest Marathon, The race starts at 11am, and and clocked 3:37 in New York. there are club championship But with a succession of sub 1hr 30min half marathons and sub-40 minute 10kms, it points on offer for simply wear- was only a matter of time before Darrell put in a super- ing a fluorescent bib, looking quick 26 miler and he did so at the centenary Hastings like a Michelin man, and sticking Marathon. an arm out as runners pass! On December 14th, 1908, 51 competitors lined up outside Hastings town hall for the start of the town's THANK you to Michelle Simpson, first marathon. who is standing down from the In December, exactly 1,908 runners did the same, social committee due to home and with the 26.2 mile course following the same route. work commitments. The race was won by Julian Randle, from Ton- Her enthusiasm and no- bridge in Kent, who described it as „an historic occa- nonsense approach will be hard to sion‟. “It was hard going - very hilly for the first bit, follow, writes chairman Chris Hall. and quite cold as well,” said Randle, after running the I have managed to press gang marathon in 2 hours 36 minutes and 43 seconds. Nick (Kimbernator) and Tim The overall winner of the race 100 years ago was Sullivan into taking over along WT Clarke, of Sefton Harriers in Liverpool, who was with Jenny Hearnden. slightly slower at 2 hours 37 minutes and 16.8 seconds. What we are looking for from He was one of six Olympic runners who took part in the marathon. the social side over the next year is The East Sussex town annually hosts a half- a variety of events, BBQ’s, run- marathon in March, but decided to recreate the full ning weekends and the like. marathon to mark its centenary. If anyone has any ideas, would Race director Eric Hardwick said: “This event is they please forward them at a all about history... and it‟s almost the same weather as training session as we need to get 100 years ago.” things rolling. 3 Andy disappointed with European silver OU’D have thought that Andy Vernon would have been pleased with a silver medal at the European Cross Country Championships, but in truth he was a Ytouch disappointed. Andy, who runs second claim for Stubbington, won silver for Great Britain in the 8km under-23 event in Brussels. He was beaten to gold in December by Italy’s Andrea Lalli, but finished ahead of pre-race favourite, the Ethiopian- born Selim Bayrak of Turkey. Lalli won in a time of 24min 56sec, with Andy eight seconds back and Bayrak a further 13 seconds adrift. Andy was always in contention and looked safely set in third place with two laps remaining, but man- aged to pick off the rapidly fading Bayrak in the final lap. Andy’s Aldershot, Farnham European Cross Country action from Brussels & District team-mate, Ben Lind- say, was a gallant 4th; former best in the circumstances. “But I’m really pleased for the team, that’s a great result.” Team Solent runner, John rd th Beattie, who is based in Tulsa, Andy, who celebrated his 23 birthday on January 7 , was USA, but now represents Win- watched by dad Chris, who is now living in Abu Dhabi, and who stood chester & District AC, was 6th in the bitter cold to watch his son grab a silver medal. and Keith Gerrard (Newham & It has been an exceptional 12 months for Andy, who took time out Essex) 7th to give Great Britain from a busy running and studying schedule to lead Stubbington’s men & Northern Ireland a comfort- to victory at the Test Way Relay last September. able victory in the team competi- He has run a string of personal bests on the track including a 1min tion, ahead of Italy and France. 52.54sec 800m, a time of 3min 42.98sec for 1500m, clocked 7min However despite the team 55.41sec for 3000m and 13min 45.35sec for 5000m. gold Andy was disappointed not The track highlight was victory in the Aviva Olympic trials in to have come away from Bel- Birmingham last July when Andy won the 5000m, having a month gium with an individual gold – earlier won the English under-23 1500m title in Bedford. 12 months earlier, he collected a Over cross country, Andy represented Great Britain for the first time last March at the World Championships in Edinburgh where he European under-23 bronze medal at the championships in Toro, Spain. th He said: “You’d think I’d be pleased, but I really came here to win finished 115 , having placed fifth in the trials as part of the UK Inter it. The break came and I really tried to rip the lid off it, but I got a Counties Cross Challenge. A student at St Mary’s College in Twicken- stitch on the fourth and fifth laps and that held me back a bit. I did my ham, Andy won the British Universities Student Association’s cross country championship title in Swansea in February. More recently in November, Andy placed third at the Gateshead Cross Challenge and was victorious in the Liverpool Cross Challenge against a very competi- tive field in an event which acted as trials for the Europeans. It promises to be an interesting 2009 for Andy, who learned his running trade with Stub- bington and retains a close affinity to the club, as he looks to make real progress in the senior ranks.