Yearly archives: 2017
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What a weekend this was for runners! Our road runners were out in force, representing Romsey in the London Marathon, Southampton Half Marathon, Full Marathon, 10K and the Houghton 11k trail race. The blue and yellow vests provided some stunning performances both home and away.
In sunny London, the 26.2 miles of tarmac, starting at Greenwich and ending in front of Buckingham place, were pounded by five Romsey representatives amongst 40,000 other runners, the most finishers ever to date. First time London marathon runner Joanna McKenzie represented Romsey by taking up the esteemed club place. Jo completed the race in a time of 4:20, a personal best despite cramping for the last six miles! Tamatha Ryan experienced the privilege of taking up her well-earned championship place finishing in 3 hours 41 minutes. Other fantastic times included Marie Duignan 3:23, James Cole 3:41 and Ian Winkworth 3:57 all who enjoyed the atmosphere despite the pain!
Closer to home, ten thousand runners took part in the three Southampton races. Neil Jennings completed his debut marathon blasting it out in sub 3 hours, finishing an awesome 12th overall with a chip time of 2 hours 59 minutes. Fantastic marathon performances were also recorded by Paul Burnage 3:44 and Dave Gardner 3:49 (a personal best). The Southampton half marathon was entered by eleven Romsey runners recording a good set of strong results: Mark Stileman 1:24, James Battle 1:26, Dan Lurcock 1:37 (PB), Paul Whitaker 1:49, John Quayle 1:49, Penny Jennings 1:50, Mark Winkworth 1:55, Jeremy Hartley 1:55, Ben Sharman 1:55, Liz Prinsep 2:03, Jane Jackson 2:22. Last but no means least, six runners took part in the Southampton 10K which was entered by more than 1,600 runners. First home for Romsey was Alex Princep 41:42, followed by Ray Webb 50:46, Colin Williams 57:29, Lynda Webb 1:02, Ruth Page 1:10 and Naomi Farrington 1:16.
Meanwhile off-road at Houghton, just outside Stockbridge, ten Romsey road runners completed the 11k trail race. This cross-country course is set in beautiful scenery through bluebell fields and incorporating a few hills. The runners soaked up the sunshine enjoying both the course and the cakes at the end! Times included Steve Reed 52:44, Steve Edwards 54:20, Becca Lurcock 54:31, Andrew Archibald 56:00, Lynda Brown 57:07, Dorota Hatch 1:07, Nikki Skeats 1:08, Bridget Wells 1:11, Derek Kelly 1:15 and Julia Abab 1:15.
Finally, the previous weekend saw Mark Stileman complete the Isle of Wight’s West Wight three hills race finishing 8th overall in a time of 54:26 and Sue Sleath ran a fabulous time of 3.36.20 in the Boston marathon.
Due to popular demand, the Beer Race has sold out a record 7 weeks in advance of the race! More details to follow about race number collection on the day. The new 1km fun run for children will be open for registration on the day, and is open to 4-14 year olds.
We are pleased to announce that our annual Pasta Party has been booked for Tuesday 18th April 2017 at The Sun Inn (Winchester Road, Romsey SO51 7JG) at 7pm for 7.30pm sit down to eat. (Parking available behind the pub.)
There’ll be a set menu, at a special price of just £10.00 per head (drinks, desserts and coffee can be ordered and paid for separately on the night).
If you wish to come along and support our London Marathon and Southampton Half Marathon/Marathon entrants, please complete this form and hand it to David Nixon or Liz Slade by Thursday 13th April – along with payment details (cheques made payable to Romsey Road Runners). Alternatively email the form to [email protected].
MENU
- Beef lasagne
- Mild Bean Chilli with Rice (suitable for gluten free and lactose intolerant)
- Garlic bread
- Green Salad
Please let us know if you have any other dietary requirements (the pub is very accommodating)
Eastleigh 10K, one of the largest 10K’s in the south, attracted over 2,800 runners again this year. This fast, flat event which took place on Sunday 19th March saw ten Romsey Road Runners taking part and it lived up to its reputation as being the ‘home of the PB’ with at least two of the runners finishing with personal bests amongst a collection of other fantastic times. The line up of results were: Neil Jennings 35:42 (PB), James Battle 37:02, Matthew Brown 37:30, James Cole 38:50, Alexander Prinsep 42:21, David Gardner 43:13 (PB), John Quayle 43:43, Paul Whitaker 44:42, Joanna Blatherwick 53:12 and Elizabeth Prinsep 53:37.
On the same weekend, Romsey’s Becca Lurcock ran the Ringwood 15k in a fantastic time of 1:11:13 providing another victory for Romsey as she finished first lady!
Last weekend, despite losing an hour’s sleep, Romsey Road Runners made an early start, traveling to Cranleigh in Surrey to run a slightly undulating but scenic 21 mile race. The course that is mainly on quiet country lanes consists of a 9 mile loop followed by a 6 mile loop run twice. The weather made up for the early start and the enjoyable sunny conditions provided an ideal race for the runner’s last push in their training for a spring marathons. For Romsey first home was James Cole 2:47 (93rd), followed by Mark Suddaby 2:48 (102nd), Tam Ryan 2:51 (116th), Dave Gardner 2:53 (124th) and Becky Tovey 2:58 (139th) out of 349 finishers.
A picture of the RRR CC6 runners today at Dennywood.
The Romsey 5 Mile Beer Race, organised by Romsey Road Runners, is back for 2017 and entries are now open! Our much-loved local road race has been a sell out for the last two years – the friendly marshals, thirst-quenching beer and homemade cake are enough to motivate anyone to get their trainers on!
We are delighted to announce support from local brewery Flack Manor who will be providing the beer, and are very grateful to Hildon Water and Up and Running Southampton, as well as Braishfield Parish Council, the Newport Inn Cricket Club and residents of the village for their continuing support.
This year, the Romsey 5 Mile Beer Race will be held on Sunday 4 June 2017 at the earlier start time of 10.00am, with a new 1km fun run for 4-14 year olds.
Further information and how to enter can be found on the Beer Race page.
You can now browse our range of kit, see what’s in stock, and place orders via the website! We can now also accept payment online, as well as via cash/cheque in person.
Other latest kit news:
- we have more hoodies just come in, which is good news if you were waiting for one in your size;
- we are now stocking hi-vis hats and gloves;
- we are about to get a new range of technical t-shirts, and so the v-neck t-shirts (mens‘ and ladies‘) are on special offer at £10 each (limited sizes available).
If you have any questions, or suggestions for other kit, please get in touch,
-Daniel
The club committee is strongly recommending that everyone carries emergency contact info with them whenever they run.
ICE (In Case of Emergency) tags are small printed cards that are printed with your name and an emergency contact number. They can also detail any important medical conditions that you may have.
Even the best of us can slip or fall, near or far from home, and these tags could save your life – or at least ensure your loved ones can learn your fate quickly…! And if you need any more convincing, ask Steve Cram.
We have teamed up with icetags.co.uk to offer you ICE tags at a very reasonable price, please see the kit store page for more details.
Looking forward to seeing all the inventive ways you can wear them ;-p
-Daniel