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From the Dewsbury Reporter

A RUNNER preparing for the London Marathon was among the 801 people to finish the Dewsbury 10K Road Race on Sunday.

Andrew Brown discovered his passion for running through a family tragedy.

His son, Jake, was set for a career as a professional rugby player when he suffered a severe back injury in 2008. Jack Bretherick, Joe Durkin and Peter Hill. Andrew, 42, an assistant manager at Travis Perkins builders‟ merchants in , said: "He had to give it up completely. It was terrible. That inspired me to run for charity and I became addicted to it."

Andrew, of Thornhill Edge, Dewsbury, ran the London Marathon last year in aid of Back Care. This year he hopes to beat his record and come in at under three-and-a-half hours.

Now he runs 10K races regularly, with his time hovering just over the 40-minute mark.

He said: "I completed the Dewsbury 10K in 40 minutes 21 seconds, which is one minute six off my last time. I'm trying to break the 40-minute barrier, which is why I've joined Dewsbury Road Runners."

Andrea Woodside in the Liversedge ½ Andrew and family were raising money for the deaf and blind charity Sense at the event on Sunday, wearing distinctive orange wigs.

Andrew added: "It was a good event and was well attended. We raised £80 on the day and money is still coming in."

To help raise the £1,400 needed for the marathon, Andrew has drummed up some enticing offers. Head coach at Dewsbury Rams, Warren Jowitt, has agreed to donate a signed shirt and season ticket.

They will be fundraising at the Dewsbury Rams and Leigh Centurions game in Dewsbury on February 21.

To contribute to Andrew's fund, log on to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/andrewbrown

Andy Brown at the finish in the Dewsbury 10K, doing a pb 40minutes 21seconds.

Why teachers need a happy hour From Anthony Audsley

33rd Andy Meskimmon 3:41:18 152nd Martin Kaye 4:46:52 +5 Ranking 154th Glenn Sykes 4:46:52 Points +5 Ranking 162nd Leanne Entwistle 4:57:31 Points 164th Paul Schofield 4:57:31 +8 Ranking 169th Jean Entwistle 4:59:40 Points 230th Fiona Sutcliffe 6:00:01 230th Ian Sutcliffe 6:00:01

Liversedge Half Marathon - 14th February 2010

Half Marathon - Ranked

+15 Ranking 5th Andrew Cottier 1:18:35 Points +4 Ranking 14th James Morris 1:22:33 Points 18th Andy Meskimmon 1:24:22 21st Mark Oldroyd 1:25:24 22nd John Calvert 1:25:56 48th Alexis Bradbury 1:31:53 93rd Flora Skidmore 1:37:30 +25 Ranking 104th Wayne Speight 1:39:07 Points +6 Ranking 105th Maxine Worden 1:39:15 Points 227th Gary Spaven 1:52:22 +5 Ranking 233rd Leanne Entwistle 1:53:04 Points +4 Ranking 247th Jean Entwistle 1:54:48 Points 271st Brendan Jones 1:57:01 311th Fiona Butt 2:03:53 335th Janet Murnin 2:07:05 373rd Andrea Woodside 2:17:00

417 finished the race.

West Yorkshire X Country at Dewsbury - 21st February 2010

Cross Country - Ranked

+13 Ranking 7th John Calvert 26:28 Points 12th Andy Meskimmon 26:55 +16 Ranking 15th Keith Long 27:32 Points 18th Andrew Cottier 27:52 25th Andrew Brown 29:30 +25 Ranking 26th Ian Sutcliffe 29:41 Points 44th Richard Aiston 31:22 50th Matthew Baldwin 32:50 +7 Ranking 54th Martin Kaye 33:25 Points +6 Ranking 16th Fiona Sutcliffe 33:43 Rombalds Stride - 6th February 2010 Points Elizabeth Smith- +6 Ranking 22nd 37:12 LDWA Event - Ranked Calvert Points 24th Heather Mitchell 38:50 25th Tracey Rhodes 38:57

Great North Western Half Marathon Blackpool - 23rd February 2010

Half Marathon - Ranked

19th James Morris 1:20:30

881 finished the race.

David Clancy in the Noon Stone Fell Race over Noon Stone Fell Race - 27th February 2010 Todmorden way

Fell Race

360th David Clancy 1:48:00 66th M40

423 finished the race.

Pocklington Snake Lane 10m - 28th February 2010

10 Mile Road Race - Ranked

45th John Calvert 1:02:05 11th M40 88th Treena Johnson 1:05:46 2nd F45 158th Flora Skidmore 1:10:09 1st F50 th th Treena in the Snake Lane 10 at Pocklington 270 Fiona Sutcliffe 1:16:25 13 F35

666 finished the race.

Flora in Snake Lane 10

Maxine completing the Liversedge ½

Jimmy Morris in the 20th Great North Western Half at Blackpool

Fiona Sutcliffe at the Snake Lane 10 mile race at Pocklington

Netherhall 10 Mile Race - 28th February 2010

10 Mile Road Race - Ranked John Calvert in Snake Lane 10 6th Andy Meskimmon 1:02:00 5th M40

From Janet Murnin 82 finished the race.

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than the other possibility, German. Trollers Trot - 6th March 2010

As part of the negotiations, the British Government LDWA Event conceded that English spellings had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that 3rd Andrew Cottier 3:09:00 would become known as „Euro-English‟. th 19 Peter Hill 3:43:00 th In the first year, „s‟ will replace the soft‟c‟. Sertainly, this 88 Martin Kaye 4:41:00 will makethe sivil servants jump with joy. The hard‟c‟ will 92nd Glenn Sykes 4:45:00 be dropped in favour of „k‟. This should klear up 97th Paul Schofield 4:47:00 confusion and keyboards kan have one less letter.

271 finished the race. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the second year when the troublesome „ph‟ will be replaced with „f‟. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. Half Tour of Pendle - 6th March 2010 In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expected to reach the stage where more komplikated Fell Race - Ranked changes are possible.

235th Michael Wood 2:00:47 Governments will encourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. 243 finished the race. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent „e‟ in the language is disgrasful and it should go away. th By the 4 yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as Norton 9 - 7th March 2010 replasing „th‟ with „z‟ and „w‟ with „v‟.

Road Race - Ranked During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary „o‟ kan be dropd from vords containing „ou‟ and ziz fifz yer, vevil hav a reil th sensibl riten styl. 27 James Morris 54:10 337th Jean Entwistle 1:15:11 Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it 338th Leanne Entwistle 1:15:12 ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. 509 finished the race.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speaking German like zey vunted in ze forstplas. Haweswater Half Marathon - 7th March 2010

Half Marathon - Ranked

18th Andy Meskimmon 1:21:03 6th M40 Matters arising: Membership stands at 98. Christmas party 517 finished the race. attended by 54 people, it lost £164, suggestion of having it at Dimple Wells, next year.

Correspondence: Letter from Town Centre manager re

proposed Dewsbury Triathlon (run/bike/canoe). Agreed we will offer to advise on the road race.

Jobs were allocated as follows: Website A.Cottier PR & press M.Wood Newsletter M.Wood Handicapping/ratings/grand prix A.Cottier Entry forms & notice board J.Bretherick Races/teams J.Calvert and M.Worden Training routes M.Wood Beginners J.Bretherick Social secretary L.Entwistle Recruitment J.Bretherick WY Cross-country league H. Mitchell Michael Wood struggling on to finish in the Half Tour of Vets A.Meskimmon Pendle Club clothing J.Bretherick Assistant secretary R.Aiston

Membership: 14 members had paid for 2010. Captains‟ reports: 2 teams competed in Calderdale Way relay. Stainland Cross-country cancelled due to weather. Stainland wanted our views on alternative dates. After a long discussion agreed to let Stainland come forward with a date but we suggested that an individual should not be excluded from an individual overall prize if they miss the rearranged race and only 4 races should count for individual prize.

We are 2nd in vets in cross-country. Dewsbury cross-country on 21 February at Dewsbury Moor ARLFC, B.Disken to apply for permit, raffle prizes Andrew Meskimmon in the Haweswater Half Marathon needed.

Veterans report: When is Yorks Vets XC? Social secretary‟s report L. Entwistle not present, there was a night out in Huddersfield in November. PR and newsletter report: Plenty of stuff in papers.

Treasurer‟s report: £1327 in community account and £1357 in business account. Website report: Link in West Yorks XC site.

Clothing: Last year ordered £800 of clothing, now short of shorts.

10K Report: Race going ahead on 7 February.

Notices: None.

AOB: Next meeting 11 March (later changed to 18 March). Summer series to go on agenda.

James Morris managed 54m10s in the Norton 9 mile race Spenborough 20m - 14th March 2010 Minutes of the meeting of the committee of Dewsbury Road Runners on 12th January 2010 at the Leggers Inn. 20 Mile Road Race - Ranked

Present: J.Bretherick (chairman), B. Disken (secretary), +7 Ranking 19th Martin Hall 2:12:57 M.Wood, R.Aiston, A. Meskimmon, M. Worden, Points J.Calvert, D.Binns, A. Cottier, H.Mitchell. 37th Andrew Guiseley 2:19:38

39th John Calvert 2:20:07 Apologies for absence were received from L. Entwistle. +8 Ranking 44th Alexis Bradbury 2:22:07 The minutes of the meeting on October 2009 were Points approved as a true record. 88th Richard Aiston 2:33:22 161st Ian Sutcliffe 2:51:41 192nd Fiona Sutcliffe 2:59:33

265 finished the race.

Trimpell 20 Mile Road Race - 14th March 2010

20 Mile Road Race - Ranked

+3 Ranking 27th James Morris 2:04:50 Ian Sutcliffe Points 72nd Mark Oldroyd 2:15:52 165th Flora Skidmore 2:33:34 176th Maxine Worden 2:36:20 290th Heather Mitchell 2:57:15 Elizabeth Smith- 306th 3:01:56 Calvert

383 finished the race.

Martin Hall Fradley 10k - 14th March 2010

10k Road Race - Ranked

16th Andrew Cottier 36:37 3rd M40

549 finished the race.

John Calvert & Alexis Bradbury

Runners pictured below in the Spen 20 Political division splits committee By Bernard Disken.

HAVE you noticed the coloured spots against the names of our

Fiona Sutcliffe leaders on the newsletter?

The code is:

Jack Bretherick (chairman) - blue. Reflects that Jack is a long- standing true blue Conservative

Andrew Guiseley and has been delivering leaflets

in . Jack‟s financial caution is reflected in the fact that he will not be happy until we are charging £100 a head for Christmas do tickets.

Richard Aiston Bernard Disken - yellow. Liberal Democrat Bernard has now stood for the council 8 times without success and has an excellent Asked for more info, Treena chance of extending that run in replied: “Don‟t know. It was at this year‟s election. Clumber Park. Don‟t know much Blames decline in his running about it all really all new to me. career on too much time It will be on Brit Tri website, I delivering leaflets. know that much.”

Michael Wood -red. Michael Still the Treena we know and was a member of the Labour love. party and is still a keen supporter although he has not paid his subs Her times were: since Blair agreed to go into Iraq. 10K run 39:46 Transfer 2:04 What of the other members of the 40K Bike 1:16:26 committee? Transfer 1:25 5K run 20:38 I do know that John Calvert‟s dad was a Labour councillor for Total 2:20:22 Birstall & Birkenshaw ward A tale of two runners Kirklees Council. To Cockermouth (North Lakes) for the Isel Cross Trail Race - 5.5 miles. As for the others, I think we should be told. After two circuits of the town in the car with chauffeur Julian, eventually found the start, at Cockermouth School.

Treena takes Busy it wasn‟t. We arrived at ten past ten for an 11 o‟clock race. national silver We were the third car in the car park.

Asked a marshal about registration, he didn‟t medal know. Spotted Andy Meskimmon and Linda. From Bernard Disken Andy asks me if I‟ve registered. No. Registration is a mile away in the town centre. CONGRATULATIONS to Julian drives me down, mad rush; I‟m no 133, Treena Johnson on winning silver think small race only 100-odd runners. Get medal in the Great Britain back to start (10 mins to spare), see the Duathlon Championships. numbers start at 101.

Five mins to start, Andy Cottier turns up but Treena was second in the over isn‟t running.

45 category and now goes Set off. I‟ve only run about 5 times this year, forward to represent Great have forgotten how fast even the slowest start a Britain in the world race. Could it be a last place? championships at Edinburgh at After 3 minutes really struggling to keep pace the beginning of September. but eventually get into some sort of rhythm.

Trail race, 3.5 miles on road, 2 miles track. Half Marathon - Ranked Manage to hold position. Julian, Andy C, Zoe and Linda cheer me in. 1606th Terry Lennon 1:53:32 118th M45 th th 3334 Andrea Woodside 2:08:09 400 F th th No sign of Andy Mesk and I‟m thinking he 3020 Bev McClure 2:08:53 90 F40 must have dropped out. 4497 finished the race.

Julian and the rest watching the finishers come in and shout out that they can see someone - Wilmslow Half Marathon - 28th March 2010 I‟m thinking Andy must have stopped somewhere and be making his way back. Then Half Marathon - Ranked I see that the guy coming in isn‟t Andy. 1430th Heather Mitchell 1:50:07 5th F55 Where is Andy? He‟s in the shower, having won the race. 3672 finished the race.

Andy Meskimmon 33:03 (1st), Bernard Disken th Arkendale 10k - 28th March 2010 46:03 (30 ) 37 ran. 10k Road Race - Ranked BERNARD 23rd Steve Schofield 41:04 183rd Kim Schofield 56:30 Bradford 10K - 21st March 2010 324 finished the race. 10k Road Race

th 16 David Almond 36:31 Trunce at Oxspring - 29th March 2010 th 58 Andrew Brown 40:46 Cross Country 928 finished the race. 8th Kevin Oates 27:37 Coniston 14 - 27th March 2010 39th Keith Long 29:46

Road Race - Ranked 219 finished the race.

17th Andy Meskimmon 1:46:53 6th M40 Caldervale Country 10 - 2nd April 2010 1291 finished the race. 10 Mile Road Race - Ranked 16.7 miles this year 172nd Heather Mitchell 1:30:14

Wakefield 10k - 28th March 2010 217 finished the race.

10k Road Race Isel Cross Trail Race - 3rd April 2010 59th Andrew Guiseley 39:33 113th Andrew Brown 41:05 Trail 126th Ian Sutcliffe 42:03 290th Fiona Sutcliffe 46:07 1st Andy Meskimmon 33:03 368th Sarah Entwistle 47:46 30th Bernard Disken 46:03 438th Gary Spaven 48:25 417th David Greenwood 48:31 37 finished the race. th 436 Colin Watson 48:59 503rd Kate Barley 49:17 653rd Janet Murnin 52:20 742nd Jack Bretherick 55:06 798th Catherine Lee 56:50 801st Kirsty Blezzard 56:52 1190 finished the race.

Liverpool Half Marathon - 28th March 2010

David Greenwood in the 10K Kirsty Blezzard in the Wakefield 10K

Andrew Guiseley in the Wakefield 109K Catherine Lee in the Wakefield 10K

Andrew Brown in the Wakefield 10K Jack Bretherick in the Wakefield 10K

Kate Barley in the Wakefield 10K Colin Watson in the Wakefield 10K

Steve Schofield 2081 Treena Johnson 2079 Melanie Woodhouse 2070 Richard Aiston 2050 Ian Sutcliffe 2048 Stephen Milner 2047 David Smith 2039 Gary Johnson 2037 Flora Skidmore 2019 David Binns 2009 Monique Hollinshead 2005 Paul Conway 1989 Anthony Audsley 1985

Ian Sutcliffe in the Wakefield 10k Maxine Worden 1985 Steven Cox 1984

Matthew Baldwin 1966 Jonathan Smith 1955 Andy Parker 1953 Wayne Speight 1951 Martin Kaye 1951 Bernard Disken 1950 Fiona Sutcliffe 1942 Glenn Sykes 1909 David Clancy 1903 Colin Watson 1893 Jane Whitelaw 1890 Carl Robinson 1882

Martin Kaye (white cap) in the Wardle Skyline Fell Race David Greenwood 1880 looks to be in the groove. Gary Spaven 1876

Wardle Skyline Fell Race near Rochdale 10/4/10 James Maddison 1865 Sara Entwistle 1859 rd 133 Martin Kaye 1:04:00 Leanne Entwistle 1853 167th Glenn Sykes 1:08:35 236 finishers Jean Entwistle 1841 Tracey Rhodes 1831 Eliz Smith-Calvert 1831 Dewsbury Road Runners Heather Mitchell 1815 Rankings Peter Morton 1811 Michael Wood 1794 Brendon Jones 1776 Kevin Oates 2179 Janet Murnin 1771 Kevin Ogden 2178 Kate Barley 1758 Andrew Cottier 2176 Sue Lee 1747 Mark Oldroyd 2174 Julian Lusardi 1744 John Calvert 2165 Maggie Haley 1743 Andrew Meskimmon 2164 Kim Schofield 1743 James Morris 2160 Dorota Duraj 1728 Martin Hall 2154 Anne Milner 1711 Andrew Guiseley 2148 Bev McClure 1671 Keith Long 2122 Susan Hope 1657 Alexis Bradbury 2110 David Whittingham 1638 Peter Hill 2099 Andrea Woodside 1619 Jon Oldroyd 1573 Susan Sykes 1547 [email protected] m Grand Prix st Ian Sutcliffe 50 By 31 May John Calvert 38 Thank you. Paul Conway 33 Mark Oldroyd 33 I look forward to hearing from Keith Long 32 you Fiona Sutcliffe 31 Treena Johnson 25 Wayne Speight 25 Andrew Cottier 24 Stephen Milner 22 Kevin Ogden 20 Maxine Worden 18 Martin Kaye 18 Peter Hill 16 James Morris 15 Gary Johnson 12 Jean Entwistle 12 Anthony Audsley 11 Leanne Entwistle 10 Alexis Bradbury 8 Martin Hall 7 Bernard Disken 7 Sarah Entwistle 6 David Binns 6 Liz Smith-Calvert 6 Andrew Meskimmon 5 Michael Wood 5 Glenn Sykes 5 Flora Skidmore 2 David Clancy 1

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