o MKMB1UL NEWS
Newsletter of Lordshill Road Runners May 1996
Saturday SHI JUNE i 1...1-' just run amarathon in under ifiisiiel: TheAUNew 2 hours, tripped over a dog News.....from in training or just thought of *i^ali^a^;Ghai; Lordshill a funny joke, why not let w Hey, this is the NEW Roger Bradry know. You never know, the star of next LOOK Lordshfll Road Run *H!t!6^-::St;^j&s;& months issue could be you! ners club newsletter! What do you think? Nothing has Meanwhile we hope you changed as far as content - enjoy the new look newslet its still your old favorite ter, and that it inspires you *iW«l«!!BSSawai read, but now the computer to greater and greater things has come to Lordshill to when next out pounding the !*; road to Pont-ar-elan, and then back down the Elan 10ks Galore! Valley and, via Hirnant and Pen-y-Garreg to Elan vil YouVe been given more years young, completed the lage. The 5 mile return to than one chance lately of course in 48:39. This is the Rhayader is on the B4518. ^ checking how,the speedy, same Ron who^beat one of Eauif-GcBehi who ran in 2 work has effected your Lordshills better runners in hours 22:52, arriving in times, with a number of the South Coast Marathon 94th place, led us home. He local 10km races. Here's just two years ago! also arranged the transport three ofthe most popular... for this club weekend. Ge Totton-April 4th off Dawes has already u Eastleigh (B&Q) 10k, For the first time this annual booked rooms for next March 16th spring race hosted one of years race. If you fancy a the Hampshire Road Race tough run, through beautiful Andy Morgan-Lee failed to scenery, combined with a break the 30 minute barrier league events within its 10k. The promised rain held off great weekend, let Geoff in this popular 10k race know in good time. around the streets of long enough so that most Eastleigh. His time of 30:10 completed in the dry...but was closely followed by the easterly wind in the last Full Results club mates James Starling 2 kilometers did slow some (30:30) and Brad Clinton of the runners. However, P. Couch 94th 2.22:52 (30:38). not so for Paul Couch, who ran a PB of 35:58. So, hard D. Goodchild 146th 2.29:49 Eastleigh are doing a lot to training really does pay off encourage running amongst in the end! Well done Paul A. Toomer 208th 2.38:00 the juniors. This year their J. Shepperd 216th 2.39:20 popular short race around G. Dawes 276th2.46:53 had to be split into two age R.B. ^-^ groups, to cope with the P. Joseph 290th 2.47:44 numbers. Welsh Wonder! R. Bradley 350th 2.59:18 St Dismas 10k, The Rhayader 20 S. Jewsbury 363 3.02:15 March 24th. F. Goodwin 364th 3.02:17 miler. This friendly race around T.Prynn 449th 3.29:31 Bevois Valley and South J. Dawes 455th 3.34:52 ampton Common attracted The biggest contingent yet just 185 entrants. However, from Lordshill RR set off its not the easiest of lOks, early on Saturday morning R.B. as its a long haul from the for a club sponsered trip to bottom of me valley to the one of the toughest 20 nail top of the common - as the ers anywhere. The snow winning time of 32:15 may have melted in Hamp shows. When your legs hurt shire, but mere was plenty ^ and the rest of you aches, to be seen as our eleven think of local runner Ron runners left Rhayader to run Trodd who, at sixtyseven up the Old Aberystwyth n iiipiiiiipliipiH Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service DUATHLON :Su:nda^::::Ma^$::::24jEH^ Sunday 10th March 1996 Everything started suspi SesatOTl, South:jpgVQffi,::::::::: The duathlon took place at ciously well, all three of us ;This i\i% j; mil$r iiwas: iiiii-ireilj the Thruxton race circuit at completed the first run, and Andover; This is particu^ then leapt onto ourbikes^for startedjoh;theipebfcle: jteach: larly useful when it comes the bike ride. This went to the bike part of the well until Ben, on his last couhtr^; laiiesj! coastal jpaths-; duathlon as the surface is lap, decided that six laps jwoocfla^;topics^ ;more;pete; smooth tarmac (no lumps or weren't far enough, and did ibleiioeae^ bumps!) and is traffic free. an extra one - despite Daves ;(ratiier jjjthict jjjiisif jjcrossing: bellowing at him to come n The Duathlon consist of the :ihe?$)iplus;'mtisithan;* jfewi back. The second run was hills i.-: :&Gm& 8tittj$! sotnej less i first run, which is 4.8km around the track, then the completed without incident, jspi: jThjs jiff: jNOT: &:raqe::for and the final results were as bike ride - which is 23km follows; iwhiit: fiintier jis2!! i-Nine•ijteiaiis; (six laps ofthe track, which ;ago|;; .^Qdy:: j:Pe.9pje jj ran;; jffie; you had to count for your Dave Clothier self - more ofwhich later!!) 1st run- 18:55 :ideaj iof muMrterrain^ :jr^hieii and finall a 3.8km run to the finish. Bike - 43:42 S^jj?; :^;?^*!&^;*h& *outei The weather was fine this 2nd run - 16:26 !?Si: .&?!&& i^fyiyj^'seems: year, sunny and warm with Total- 1.19:03 the wind in the right direc jitiiid jraonier^: :• ;i& j!th& i^isi tion, ie it was behind you irace; attracted: three iffio^aiid: on the uphill part of the Catherine Dowman :pn:^;;^jjj^^;i^::^: course. In previous years, 1st run- 20:51 with the wind in the oppo r^ site direction, competitors Bike - 38:50 ;9#^d:;^;^;v^iign^ii: have come to a near stop on 2nd run- 26:00 :^i:;^;^iiv^iiRun^ the bike on this part of the Total- 1.25:41 course! ;^:iy^?;;P^!J^jihfe^i Taking part in this event were Catherine Dowman Ben Hassell and Dave Clothier (new 1st run- 17:42 members of Lordshill) and !tniss;;;jt Bike - 54:03 •:*s;;::a: Ben Hassell, a friend from Team Solent/Southampton 2nd run- 17:27 Triathlon Club, who does Total- 1.29:12 these sort of events with us, and who is the owner of a large white Transit van - CD. which is very useful for transporting the bikes! n Race Reports (continued) o participate) and 6th in the league, and the combined team came 5th in the league. CICA SUCCESS! More surprises came in the individual awards, for the BIGWIN FOR LORDSHILL! best 4 results from 5 races; Derek received the medal CICA Cross Country, Bishopstoke Woods, 10th March for 1st Vet 40, and Geoff 1996 Afigb afi"*?" -received the medal for 1st The fifth and final CICA cross country event of the Vet 50. winter was held on a gloriously sunny spring morning I believe that those of us in Bishopstoke Woods. The route was a two lap who ran in the CICA series anti-clockwise version of the RR10 route with minor all enjoyed it The races are variations and a surprisingly long and steep hill near less daunting than the Oriithe 21st:&pnfc;two;teamsiojtl&ordsfcul; runners:!3icl Cutty Sark, but onry man battle: with a suddeniIncrease! in;temperatureiover 262 aged to attract the attention miles:-:: one;• group! choosing; the •; sights jof London,; the of Jenny who was wearing ^imtM^dtltig.; the: perhaps ij more iiexotic:: tarmac::;; iof a disiilfe^yC greetf- jiat-s§^ Paris;:::::: :::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::i;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::;;:::::::::::: (memo to runners in iuture - either lead, come last or Memoirs of a Lon another well honed example wear something outrageous don camp follower of Lordshill fitness - Roy ifyou want spectators to see McLoughlin. Further suste Saturday 20th April dawned you). nance was required before r) fair and warm as I donned There then followed the big the athletes could settle for my Chauffeur's cap and set the night Pizzas and pints gest battle of the day - getting back half a mile off around Southampton to seemed to be on everyone's begin my mission to ensure calorie controlled diet sheet. under the Thames quicker that four finely tuned ath than a Lordshill runner letic machines were cos The day of the race dawned could run 11 miles. The seted and painstakingly pre even fairer and warmer than weather, being wonderful pared for the rigours of the previous day. The ath for spectators, meant that London. Pausing only letes were carefully trans the queue to get back briefly to explain why the ported to the northern edge through the tunnel, mar limousine sported a Team of the Thames opposite shalled by Police to stop Solent sticker, I ferried the Greenwich and told they gatecrashing, was nearly 30 precious cargo to the first were on their own. Mass minutes long. Eventually I base at Orympia where panic ensued until they real got to mile 17.5 near Ca Jenny Dawes, Jim Shep ised that they hadn't entered nary Wharf where the ef herd, Mike Newman and a triathlon and there was an fects of the recent bomb r\? honorary Lordshill runner underground route to the were still devastatingry ap Susan Shiell successfully Cutty Sarlc After photo parent Lack ofspectators in negotiated the registration graphs on the river, I waved this area meant it was easier chicane and exhibition loop. a tearful goodbye to the for runners to see spectators Following a nutritionally intrepid bunch at 8.15 and than vice versa. Here I got 4 did battle with the logistics correct lunch, tastefully out of 5 (everyone except of getting the car to a point served off a carpet at the Jim), although 2 picked me near enough the finish that top ofan escalator in Oiym- out rather than the other could be reached by tired "pia, the team sallied forth way. All four were still athletes who didn't want to across the centre of London looking fresh and frisky and towards the night camp ob- walk a further 26 miles. moving well jective in deepest After parking in Horsefeny Back to the trains to dis WhitechapeL Stops en-route Road, I rediscovered the cover everyone else had the to purchase a car park and joys of London Transport, same idea - i.e. let's go water the athletes (well, it but finally got back to Cutty from the Isle of Dogs to Sark as a spectator by 10.15 was liquid of some kind) Embankment - at the same •r> delayed the arrival at to try and spot as many time. This time the race was Whitechapel till 5pm where needles in haystacks as pos to get across London by rail the party was joined by sible. I got 2 out of 5 at before a Lordshill runner Race Reports (continued) could run 7.5 miles. I think Jim had still not been Three other Lordshill run I did it, but despite standing found, searches were insti ners, all new members, did on the Embankment for 30 gated under different letters. their stuff in London too. minutes at the right time, I L for Lordshill or S for Jim Wareham completed in * didn't see anyone to prove Shepherd seemed good bets. around 4.12, despite sus the theory. I saw jugglers, Just as thoughts were mov taining an injury in the brides, bears, rhinos, clari- ing towards the medical process, and Dave Clothier . net players, police teams, tent, one^dfflie piles* of (an%£*atfcrine Dowman also clowns and numerous other tinfoil under the L stirred finished - albeit in a some oddities, but no Lordshill and Tim awoke from a long what slower time. But then runners. sleep, having finished yonks they were wearing bear Final leg for the gallant ago in around 4 hours - suits, and collecting money \^ spectator required a sprint including pit stops for mas for charity en route! up Northumberland Avenue, sage. across Trafalgar Square and Roy set off back to Paris Marathon - down the Mall to the meet Whitechapel and all others The French Con ing area under N (for New trudged to the car for a man) to find Mike looking smooth, but slow trip back nection as fresh as a daisy as if he to Southampton via Twick Sharing a double bed with hadn't run a mile, sur enham where spectators dis Terry Prynn, while Geoff rounded by an army of persing from the unlikely Dawes and Roger Bradley additional ardent supporters encounter of Leicester v shored away in the other who seemed to have had an The World created unending bed in a hotel room may not equal lack success in spot queues oftraffic. be everyone's idea of a ting Lordshill runners en It's fine being a camp fol weekend in Paris in the route through Cable Street lower, but I look forward to spring, but the deal Geoff at mile 12.5 - 2 Newman a change of roles next' year struck with the hotel recep children and 3 Shiell chil- when I can have the easy tionist was too good to miss \j dren all happily looked after running bit and someone and we were there to run a by Mike's wife Debbie. else can worry about the marathon after all. While (Mike's running time was logistics. half of the club sweltered about 4 hrs 9 mins). He on the streets of London, reckoned given the number D.S. the "Sunshine Tourists" sec of runners it had been diffi tion ofLordshill hit the rues cult to run any distance at of Paris in even higher all!. The time was now We should not forget our temperatures 2.30. Jenny, Susan, Roy other Lordshill runners, The field of 21400 runners and Jim were nowhere to be Fiona Goodwin, Sue Jews- bury and Noel Thompson, almost matched London and seen. Come 2.50 Susan ma the men's winning time of who also ran in London this terialised through the throng 2.12:16 by Henrique Crisos- year, achieving times of (running time 4 hrs 43 tomo of portugal was only 3.59, 4,07 and 4.30 respec mins). At 3.00 Jenny ap just off Ceron's pace in tively. So, well done all peared(4 hrs 52 mins). Still London. Alina Tecuta of Jim was nowhere to be three - especially Fiona, as the quickest club member Romania was the womans i j seen. Roy had been spotted winner in 2.29:32, only this year, and the only one by other Lordshill Runners slightly slower than Liz Mc- at mile 24. Come 3.30 when home in under 4 hours! Colgan, achieved without a ing found a lack ofwater at awoke and we went to Norwegian pace-maker! some of the later drink register in the village hall. stations. The start arrived, with The Paris route follows the about 250 runners set to Rehydration was the order Seine and passes many of run off around the lanes of the day after that, with the famous sights of the of north Dorset It was a city. The crowd support was „ some sight seeing on Mon very cold day with plenty day morning. Terry ignored very good and the drink of snow on the banks, and our advice to use the stairs stations, at 5km intervals, a very cold wind to keep up the Eiffel Tower to were just about sufficient, if us on the move. chaotic! The absence of toi stretch his legs and went the This was our first run in lets at the start resulted in wimps' route by lift. We plastic bottles being used filled the car with essential our new Lordshill Road for outlet as well as inlet supplies at a hypermarket Runners kit Did we look purposes and the four and a on the way back to the smart!!! Trouble was, it half minutes we took to get Channel, before a further did not help us run any across the start line required serious bout of rehydration faster. In fact, in Cath- close concentration and in Cherbourg, followed by a rines case, she ran slower. nimble footwork to avoid game of hunt the car (Tm Her excuse was that she bursting the refilled bottles sure it's round here some was ill! (NOT Hungover! - littering the road. No doubt where") and a nights sleep Cathrine). My excuse was the army of street cleaners, on the ferry home. that it was my first race after a 12 week lay-off. awaiting at the Arc de Tri- Somewhere, sometime, HI Anyway, back to the race omphe behind the start area, find a cool, flat marathon.... spent the rest of the morn (well, r«/i!)...not much to ing Utterly taking the piss report, only that it was out ofParis! D.G. hard work. I would rec ommend it to anyone who Roger, Geoff and I man wants a nice run in the aged to run together for a sticks, with plenty of while, but the stops at the drinks stations, and a nice toilets en route and the Heres a tale ofanother race medal to end up with. sheer volume of runners - a half marathon this time - made it impossible to stay from newly aquired club Ive inked it in for next together, and we had parted member Dave Clothier... year. company by 10km. It really The Blackmore Vale See you there!! was too hot to try and Half Marathon •achieve anything, (which D.C. was a shame because Geoff, T'was dark when we at least, had been going started out for the depths really well in training lately) of Dorset for the Black- and I struggled over the more Vale half marathon finish in 4.07 something, at Bishops Caundle, on with Geoff and Roger a few Sunday 11th February. minutes behind. Terry We arrived at Bishop joined us under the shade of Caundle to find the village chestnut trees in Avenue still asleep. Slowly they Foch some time later, hav ^J Race Reports/Clut> T^ev^s March 3rd, 8 mile A Celebrity in our Sussex Hill Race midst.. Not a large field of runners on a cold March morning- Television stardom for one ..maybe because of the of Lordshills' runners. Jim word Trill' in the race title. April 10th - Netley Warehand was featured ;'••-: i »!&;., Starting just off the A27, u^ining^ for the" ;London north of Worthing, the race The results of this first RR10 show Lordshill in marathon during the three was routed up, across, 3rd place in the mens team minute' slot just before the round and down the "Cis- league, and the women's eariy evening news on Me bury Ring" - an ancient hill team in -7th place. With ridian. The cameras fol fort with many ramparts and only the speed merchants of lowed Jim running around o ditches, providing lots of Southampton City and the cemetry on Southamp sharp ups and downs. Not a Hardley ahead of the men, ton Common. Perhaps, with race for beginners, but if a long marathon ahead, a you have run the 'Grizzly' mis could be the start of a good year, as long as our better background could and survived, this is the front runners make a regu have been chosen ?! race for you. lar appearance. Thanks to all who turned out so far at Did you know...? D. Goodchild 14th 1.01:54 the first two races; I pre sume everyone is enjoying It is now even more advan J. Gartside 29th 1.05:43 the events! tageous for road runners to G. Dawes 44th 1.10:09 join a club. As from April Derek. 1st 1996, the 50p insurance R. Bradley 50th 1.13:05 April 24th - Deer levy per race, for non club Leap runners, has gone up to Roger. The second run of the se £1.00 per event So, point ries saw its usual collection out to any of your running u of tired legs and bodies, friends who are not yet alot of runners having run members of a club, that for traiiting sessions marathons the previous our membership fee of a Sunday. Some came to mere £5.00, they only have watch, but most chose the to enter 5 races to get their Those:iwho:i Uaye \;been spring evening for their money back. Also point out first post-marathon run. The that our membership fee tiUye dectdedihM4**?u*8 drizzle that rained down as includes ten free Wednes we set off soon cleared as day night races...and they bemem^^M^^f we made our way to, and will have to agree that its thiu tiiey\Wwf#\:S$£i#? then across the Southamp the bargain ofthe year to an i^>««ii;S?;i;:iffli?:ii:«^«i^ ton-Bournemouth railway active runner! £7^^:i^^::^^r:^^ line. Again Lordshill was very well represented, with Roger. && Keith Langford leading us oris to the finish. U Roger. n Clt*t> >*e\x>s (coritirmecl) nL^JL^vLJ IJiayejjre^gntly takenpver the distribution o£ihejplub kit J«5^,J^ ^ ^ .**fe .*«**, Orders can be made by contacting me on Southampton 731653 during the evenings, or at RRlO's etc. It would be a great help i£ where possible, you could complete the order form below, and enclose a cheque made payable to 'Lordshill Road Runners'. lO Julia Loring. Kit available - T Shirts, Sizes S (36"), M (38"), L (40/42") and XL (44") - £5.60 - Long Sleaved T Shirts, Sizes S (32/34"), M (36/38"), L (40/42") and XL (44/46") -£8.60 - Sweatshirts, Sizes S (34/36"), M (38/40"), L (40/42"), XL (42/44") - £10.60 - Vests, Female/Male, Sizes 32/34/36" etc. - £10.60 - Shorts, Sizes S/M/L - £? (Currently obtaining samples). This editions bargain basement r\ - Navy shorts - for all you small boys and girls! Sizes 10 & 12 only - £2.00 - Black Speedsters - Sizes M/L/XL - £11.00 - 'Old style' Club vests - Various sizes - £1.50 Na Tel Number ITEM SIZE PRICE ^>i TOTAL NB Cheques pavable to 1Lordshill Road Runners' j Subsidised Club Trips Lordshill 10K At the committee meeting of 14th March, it was decided Wednesday 26th June to subsidise transport to at HELP NEEDED! least two other races this itA— year, the Snowdon mara thon on Sunday 27th Octo As usual, we needyoa, your rela ber, and the Bournemouth tives, your neighbours and the man 10 mile race on 24th No you met at the pub to help us on the vember. The committe will also listen to any other evening of the 26th June. suggestions that are forth coming. Fiona and Sue will no doubt be Members of Lordshill have run the Snowdon marathon chasing you soon - but avoid the for seven or eight years aggravation, and volunteer early! now. It's a bit tough in places, but the scenery makes up for the hard go ing, and there is always ample support where it is needed. We usually stay for 3^-M two nights at the hotel upon which the race is centered. s© The finish is only yards from the door (and the bar!). 0 u The Bournemouth 10 is the race nominated for our club championship - mostly flat, with the start and finish by Bournemouth Pier. STOP PRESS! New Park Farm, on the A337 Lyndhurst-Brockenhurst road. Look for the signs. Watch out in the next issue for the report on the South On entering the field, keep straight ahead and look for the Coast Marathon. Our own club banner. Paul Phillips turned in a The club will again be providing a free Bar-B-Queafier the fine time of 2.43:12, espe race. Bring all the family, especially those who have helped cially considering this was marshal our races. This fun afternoon is the committees his first ever marathon! way ofthanking them for their support u May/June f96 MAY 5th Chandlers Ford 10k 10.30am 8th RR10 Wilverly Enclosure 7.30pm 12th Bristol Half Marathon 11.00am Alton 10 mile 10.30am- lift! Marwell 10k 11.00am ? 16th Pignall Hill Enclosure 10k 19th Bridport 10k 2.00pm Southampton 10k 10.30am Bognor 10k ? 22th RR10 Westwood, Netley 7.30pm 26th Ropley 10k 11.30am 29th Purbeck 10k 7.30pm JUNE 1st Poole 10k 4.00pm 2nd Bishops Waltham 5 mile ? 5th RR10 Itchen Valley 7.30pm 16th CICA Braishfield 5K 11.30am 19th RR10 Manor Farm, Eastleigh 7.30pm 26th LORDSHILL 10k (MARSHALS NEEDED!) 7.30pm 30th Poole Marathon 10.00am SNOWDONIA MARATHON Sunday 27th October. Geoff needs to know who is running this year in order to book rooms at the Victoria Hotel. Transport to be laid on by the club. Names to Geoff by May 20th please.