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Hooky 6 - Sunday 3rd August:

As usuall, very warm conditions for this tough hilly course. Well done to Angela Banks who took 1st place in her age category, and to the ladies team who took 2nd spot.

20th Robert Burgess 00:36:57
25th Jon Burgess 00:37:44
27th Gary Clench 00:37:52
37th Nigel Trinder 00:39:14
38th John Nelson 00:39:16
55th Angela Banks 00:41:01
56th Laurie Lee 00:41:07
66th Liz Grolimund 00:42:18
72th Tom Digweed 00:43:07
81st Trevor Rackley 00:43:55
86th Alan Hine 00:44:23
98th Nick Cherry 00:45:06
101st Steve Howard 00:45:20
109th Mark Sandford 00:45:44
116th Michael Stuart 00:46:16
130th Jana Rackley 00:47:28
138th Nigel Lambert 00:48:18
145th Chris Foulkes 00:49:05
146th David Basham 00:49:07
170th Hazel Howard 00:51:37
213th Bridget Mold 00:58:34
223rd Lawrie Stratford 01:00:35

Hornton Classic 6 - Saturday 26th July:

This Saturday evening race was run in hot and humid conditions, which brought an extra challenge to an already difficuly and hilly course. Well done to Nigel Marley who was 3rd overall, Sarah Rendell who took 1st VL35 and Edwina Colclough was 3rd Senior lady.

NIGEL MARLEY 33.40
ROB BURGESS 36.30
ANDI HUCKER 38.30
JON BURGESS 38.56
SARAH RENDELL 41.58
LAURIE LEE 42.36
STEVE HOWARD 47.29
EDWINA COLCLOUGH 48.13
MARK SANDFORD 49.31
NIGEL LAMBERT 50.34
HAZELL HOWARD 55.09
BRIDGET MOLD 59.17

Yarnton 5 - Saturday 12th July:

This was the County Championships 5 mile event. Unfortunately there was an issue with a locked gate, which resulted in a hastely rerouted course. Final calculated distance 5.2 miles.

Tom Digweed 35:29 59th
Nigel Lambert 40:35 106th

Combe Motavation - Thursday 3rd July:

RICHARD GOULD 21:52 25th
ROB BURGESS 21:55 26th
JON BURGESS 23:39 58th
ANDI HUCKER 24:19:00 72nd
DARREN JOLLIFFE 25:42:00 110th
JOHN NELSON 25:53:00 118th
SARAH RENDELL 26:00:00 122nd
ANGELA BANKS 26:01:00 123rd
LIZ GROLIMUND 26:05:00 125th
TOM DIGWEED 26:30:00 134th
ALAN HINE 27:22:00 156th
NICK CHERRY 27:24:00 159th
MARK SANDFORD 27:28:00 163rd
TREVOR RACKLEY 27:38:00 166th
STEVE HOWARD 28:17:00 181st
EDWINA COLCLOUGH 28:32:00 185th
STEVE RENDELL 28:33:00 187th
DAVID BASHAM 31:32:00 226th
NIGEL LAMBERT 31:36:00 229th
HAZEL HOWARD 32:34:00 247th
EMMA GOULD 32:35:00 248th
BRIDGET MOLD 35:56:00 286th
EMILY SPARROW 37:03:00 292nd
JULIE TRINDER 39:40:00 298th
MARION HARRIS 39:42:00 299th

Milton Keynes 10k - Tuesday 1st July:

Sarah Rendell 41:10

Thame CPM 10K - Sunday 29th June:

Well done to the winning ladies team of Sarah Rendell, Liz Grolimund, Angela Banks and Julie Bennett

Nigel Marley 33:35 4th
Richard Gould 36:09 19th
Rob Burgess 36:39 26th
Jon Burgess 38:27 52nd
Gary Clench 38:37 57th
Nigel Trinder 39:49 69th
Paul Tilleard 39:54 73rd
John Nelson 41:09 96th
Graham Grieve 41:10 97th
Sarah Rendell 41:44 110th
Angela Banks 42:28 130th PB club record
Liz Grolimund 42:35 132nd
Laurie Lee 42:41 135th
Tom Digweed 43:39 160th
Julie Bennett 44:16 180th
Trevor Rackley 44:52 198th
Mark Sandford 45:29 212th
Nick Cherry 47:07 273rd
Jana Rackley 47:22 283rd
Rob Reeve 47:34 293rd
Steve Rendell 47:46 302nd
Nigel Lambert 52:01 471st
Simon Worfolk 52:02 474th
Kate Hazell 52:06 480th
Michael Stuart 52:22 487th
Emma Gould 53:10 508th
Emily Sparrow 56:40 607th
Bridget Mold 57:22 629th
Andrew Seddon 59:08 683rd
Marion Harris 59:14 688th
Geoff Hanks 1:11:57 835th

853 finishers

White Horse 5k - Sandhurst Gloucestershire - Thursday 19th June:

Nigel Marley 16:13 10th PB club record

Wargrave 10k - Sunday 15th June:

An undulating route in the Berkshire countryside, which was well organised and marshalled by Wargrave Runners. Weather conditions were sunny and comfortable temperatures for running.

Mark Sandford 45:10 116th
Geoff Hanks 70:45 496th

510 Finishers

Otmoor Challenge - Saturday 7th June:

Nigel Marley 1:16:44 2nd
Richard Gould 1:23:45 11th
Gary Clench 1:29:11 22nd
Andrew Beaumont 1:36:59 49th
Sarah Rendell 1:39:26 61st
Edwina Colclough 1:47:44 117th
Paul Courtney 1:52:28 151st
Trevor Rackley 1:52:57 154th
Catherine McDonnell 1:53:27 157th
Nick Cherry 1:55:14 168th
Jana Rackley 2:03:14 217th
Andrew Whitehead 2:03:14 218th
Simon Worfolk 2:09:21 247th
Bridget Mold 2:20:03 274th

315 Finishers

Bletchingdon Mota-vation - Thursday 5th June:

31 runners turned out for this short but challenging course - well done to all.

NIGEL MARLEY 22:52 8th
RICHARD GOULD 24:20 29th
ROB BURGESS 24:35 32nd
GARY CLENCH 26:41 65th
DARREN JOLLIFFE 27:52 94th
SARAH RENDELL 28:20 107th
JOHN NELSON 28:50 115th
ANDEW SPARKES 29:09 124th
CLIFF BURTON 29:20 127th
ANDY CHEYNE 29:23 128th
TOM DIGWEED 30:19 150th
STEVE HOWARD 30:53 161st
PAUL COURTNEY 31:13 165th
CHRISTOPHER COLCLOUGH 31:24 168th
EDWINA COLCLOUGH 31:27 169th
NICK CHERRY 31:29 170th
GARY WARLAND 32:33 193rd
JANA RACKLEY 32:42 197th
TREVOR RACKLEY 32:48 200th
CHRIS FOULKES 34:44 228th
HAZEL HOWARD 35:02 233rd
KATE HAZELL 35:59 248th
EMMA GOULD 36:02 249th
SIMON WORFOLK 37:47 269th
NATALIA DOHERTY 38:02 270th
EMILY SPARROW 38:03 271st
BRIDGET MOLD 40:26 286th
ANN WALSH 42:08 293rd
THOMAS BAILEY 42:09 294th
JULIE TRINDER 43:02 298th
MARION HARRIS 43:02 299th

Whipsnade Zoo 10k - Sunday 1st June:

A largely flat 3 lap course around the zoo and the race fee included entry to the park, a good day out!

Emily Sparrow 55:08 (PB) 320th

573 finishers

Carluke 10k - Sunday 1st June:

A hilly course with pleasant conditions and an enjoyable friendly race.

Mark Sandford 45:54 48th

108 Finishers

Edinburgh Marathon - Sunday 25 May:

Graham Grieve 3:16:43
John Pollock 3:38:46
Hester Pollock 4:11:54
Emma Gould 4:12:05
Trevor Rackley 4:16:41

Charndon 5k - Tuesday 20th May:

MARLEY, Nigel 00:16:23 6th
GOULD, Richard 00:16:59 14th
BURGESS, Jon 00:17:55 34th PB - club record
HUCKER, Andi 00:18:02 39th
LEE, Laurie 00:18:18 49th
TRINDER, Nigel 00:18:25 53rd
RENDELL, Sarah 00:19:52 87th - club record
BANKS, Angela 00:20:15 97th PB - club record
GROLIMUND, Liz 00:20:27 101st
SPARKES, Andrew 00:20:47 106th
STUART, Michael 00:21:36 123rd
COLCLOUGH, Edwina 00:22:26 138th
REEVE, Robert 00:22:39 142th
BASHAM, David 00:23:09 151st

Oxford Town & Gown - Sunday 18th May:

NIGEL MARLEY 34:00 11th
RICHARD GOULD 35:30 23rd PB
MARK CLAY 41:22 187th PB
SARAH RENDELL 41:36 190th
CLIFF BURTON 43:09 299th PB
MICHAEL STUART 45:06 428th
ALAN HINE 46:02 512th
ROBERT REEVE 48:29 744th
NICK CHERRY 48:28 806th
EMMA GOULD 52:33 1217th PB
THOMAS BAILEY 58:20 1817th

Bush Park 5k Time Trial - Saturday 17th May:

Mark Sandford 21:19

Silverstone 10k - Tuesday 6th May:

Cliff Burton 43:55 270th PB
Jana Rackley 46:53 423rd
Christopher Naughton 46:54 424th
Robert Reeve 47:19 438th
Trevor Rackley 47:47 454th
Sarah Rendell 49:52 555th
Chris Foulkes 50:13 568th
Keith Jones 54:00 736th
Bridget Mold 58:23 858th
Tom Bailey 62:27 938th

Great Weston 5 - Monday 5th May:

Great conditions for the race, and another large Alchester contigent turned out for this popular Bank Holiday Race. Great performances all round. Congratulations to Richard Gould on 2nd place. Ray Clench received a prize for being the oldest competitor.

Richard Gould 28:55 2nd
Jon Burgess 31:14 12th
Laurie Lee 32:30 16th
Nigel Trinder 32:49 18th
Gary Clench 32:50 19th
Andrew Beaumont 33:18 25th
Sarah Rendell 34:34 40th
Liz Grolimind 35:03 44th
Steve Howard 37:22 78th
Mark Sandford 37:25 79th
Helen Roper 37:56 85th
Chris Colclough 38:13 88th
Edwina Colclough 38:17 90th
Rob Reeve 38:28 96th
Chris Foulkes 39:04 111th
Dave Basham 39:45 118th
Nick Cherry 40:31 134th
Andrew Whitehead 40:35 136th
Brian Page 42:37 178th
Hazel Howard 43:04 183rd
Paul Bursnall 44:25 197th
Keith Jones 46:15 225th
Geoff Hanks 56:46 311th
Ray Clench 62:48 323rd

329 Finishers

Charlton-on-Otmoor Motavation - Thursday 1st May:

A great turn out for this event with 43 competitors and 2 people who helped with marshalling of the event. Some great performances and yet again our club takes up more than 10% of the field. Well done to all.

RICHARD GOULD 22:50 SM 22nd
ANDI HUCKER 23:59 VM40 48th
LAURIE LEE 24:50 VM40 64th
NIGEL TRINDER 24:59 VM40 67th
JON BURGESS 25:15 VM50 71st
GARY CLENCH 25:49 VM40 85th
DARREN JOLLIFFE 26:23 SM 103rd
STEPHEN WOODUS 26:38 SM 113th
SARAH RENDELL 26:58 VL35 125th
ANDY CHEYNE 27:27 SM 138th
LIZ GROLIMUND 27:32 SL 143rd
ANGELA BANKS 27:35 VL45 144th
TOM DIGWEED 27:38 SM 145th
CLIFF BURTON 27:43 VM50 147th
HELEN ROPER 28:46 SL 173rd
STEVE HOWARD 29:25 VM50 189th
PAUL COURTNEY 29:26 SM 190th
MICHAEL STUART 29:29 VM40 191st
TREVOR RACKLEY 29:31 SM 192nd
NICK CHERRY 29:42 VM40 194th
EDWINA COLCLOUGH 30:14 SL 205th
CHRISTOPHER COLCLOUGH 30:24 SM 209th
ROBERT REEVE 30:38 VM40 219th
JANA RACKLEY 30:47 SL 223rd
NIGEL LAMBERT 31:12 VM60 230th
ANDREW WHITEHEAD 31:26 SM 242nd
DAVID BASHAM 31:36 VM60 246th
EMMA GOULD 32:55 VL35 276th
HAZEL HOWARD 33:01 VL45 278th
DONNA NEWTON 33:02 VL35 279th
CAROLE GIBBS 33:09 VL35 281st
ELAINE SHIPPERLEY 33:33 VL45 291st
KATE HAZELL 34:05 VL35 299th
SIMON WORFOLK 35:42 SM 316th
NATALIA DOHERTY 35:42 SL 317th
ALISON RIVERS 36:00 SL 321st
THOMAS BAILEY 36:02 SM 322nd
EMILY SPARROW 36:07 SL 323rd
KEITH JONES 36:10 VM40 324th
HELEN LAMBOUNE 36:29 VL45 326th
BRIDGET MOLD 36:52 VL45 333rd
MARION HARRIS 37:52 VL45 339th
RAY CLENCH 46:46 VM60 355th

Shakespeare Marathon - Sunday 27th April:

Well done to Michael Stuart for a great time in his first marathon.

Michael Stuart 3:35 (debut)

Lochaber Marathon - Sunday 27th:

With warm weather on this flat course in the highlands should have proved great conditions for marathon running - sadly this was not the case for Mark. Blue skies and picturesque surroundings of Loch Eil and sights of a snow capped Ben Nevis to finish - a great location for this well organised marathon - 394 finishers

Mark Sandford 4:45:14

Oxon County Road Relays - Hook Norton - Sunday 20th April:

A chilly foggy April morning, greated the runners for this popular relay event. Ladies run as teams of 3 and Mens have teams of 6. The ladies fielded 3 teams, but a return match of Seniors vs Vets in the mens races, was not possible as the Seniors were not able to field a full team - possibly not wanting to be upstaged again. Great runs from several of the men's team finished in a respectable 6th place in a strong vets field. However the laides again managed a successful day and for the third year in a row finished with a well deserved prize. Third place in the Senior Ladies competition, went to Sarah Rendell, Julie Bennett and Liz Grolimund - very well done. All I think had a good time in this team event over a challenging 3.3 mile course. Individuals in the full and partial teams, your runs will be orderd count in the Grand Prix.

Team and individual results will be posted when available.

Flora London Marathon - Sunday 13th April:

Cooler, and wetter conditions greated those club members taking on the challenge of the streets of London this year. Some notable performances from club members, and yet again the ladies put in the performances of the day with Liz Grolimund running sub-3:30 and Angela Banks running close to her time last year, coming back from an injury late in training. Debut performances from Steve Woodus, Elaine Shipperly, Suzie Ciechan, Helen Lambourne and Alison Rivers. Although not running for the club, Nigel Marley finished in a time of 2:36, a fantastic run! Very well done to all runners.

DOVER, LIZ 3:28:04 (PB)
BANKS, ANGELA 3:35:51
WOODUS, STEPHEN 3:44:09
ROPER, HELEN 3:44:37 (PB)
FOULKES, CHRIS 4:01:03 (PB)
SHIPPERLEY, ELAINE 4:38:20 (DEBUT)
CIECHAN, SUZANNE 4:41:13 (DEBUT)
LOCKWOOD, SAMANTHA 4:46:19
BAILEY, THOMAS 4:56:46 (PB)
MOLD, BRIDGET 5:11:51
WARLAND, GARY 5:14:47
LAMBOURNE, HELEN 5:16:11 (DEBUT)
RIVERS, ALISON 5:34:11 (DEBUT)

club runners not entered as Alchester

Nigel Marley 2:36:57 (PB), Kate Hazell 4:13:27 (PB), John Nelson 3:44:52

White Horse Half Marathon - Sunday 6th April:

A light dusting of snow greeted people on the morning, but conditions were perfect by the start, sun, blue skies, a slight chill breeze and a little melt water to dodge. A huge crop of PBs, and congratulations to Richard Gould in finishing 8th overall and to Andi Hucker for a club record. Thanks for the support out on the course, Keith, who was marshaling and Chris Colclough, this was very welcome.

A number of prizes - The mens team of Richard Gould, Andi Hucker, Jon Burgess and Nigel Trinder were third overall. In the County Championship, the mens team of Richard Gould, Andi Hucker, Jon Burgess and Laurie Lee got silver, Andi Hucker got V40 silver and Jon Burgess got V50 silver. Well done to all.

Richard Gould , 78.45, SM, 8th
Andi Hucker,, 83.47, V40, 25th (PB) club record
Jon Burgess, 84.15, V50, 28th
Nigel Trinder, 86.59, V40, 41st (PB)
Laurie Lee, 90.19, V40, 64th (debut)
Mark Clay, 95.18, SM, 88th (PB)
Mark Sandford, 98.43, V40, 108th
Cliff Burton, 99.35, V50, 119th
Edwina Colclough, 101.32, SL, 145th (PB)
Chris Foulkes, 104.07, SM, 170th
Stephen Woodus, 104.07, SM, 171st
Catherine McDonnell, 104.29, SL, 173rd (PB)
Nigel Lambert, 109.46, V60, 214th
Emma Gould, 112.25, L35, 236th (PB)
Adele Moss, 113.03, SL, 239th
Emily Sparrow, 126.10, SL, 320th

383 runners

Asthma 10k at the Eton College Rowing Centre, Saturday 22ndMarch:

Awfull conditions, wind, snow and very cold.

Maidenhead 10, Friday 21st March:

A whole crop of PBs on this fast flat course on the ourskirts of Maidenhead. Weather was dry, but very windy and exposed in places. Very well done to all.

Andi Hucker 64:30 PB
Nigel Trinder 66:28 PB
Emily Sparrow 92:37 PB
Bridget Mold 93:59 PB
Julie Trinder 103:14 PB

Salford 10k, Friday 21st March:

Despite very windy conditions, a fantastic result for Nigel Marley

Nigel Marley, 33:32 (PB) club record

Oakley 20 Mile Race, Sunday 16th March:

Kate Hazel, 3:10
Tom Bailey, 3:29 PB

Essential Sports Banbury 15 Mile Road Race, Sunday 9th March:

The first race of the year in our new Road Race Championship series drew a strong club turnout (20 runners) and witnessed some very strong performances right throughout the squad. The scenic but hilly course was no match for Nigel Marley, who achieved an outstanding 2nd place overall. Congratulations also to Jon Burgess who finished 3rd V50. The Mens team gained 3rd place (Nigel Marley, Jon Burgess, Andi Hucker and Gary Clench ) while the Ladies gained 2nd place (Liz Grolimund, Helen Roper and Edwina Colclough), only narrowly missing out on first place to Banbury. There was also the usual clutch of PBs. (Please let Mark Sandford or Mark Clay know if we've missed yours!)

Nigel Marley, 1:25:06, SM, 2nd overall
Jon Burgess, 1:38:17, V50, 26th overall (3rd V50)
Andi Hucker, 1:41:16, V40, 32nd
Gary Clench, 1:42:15, V40, 36th
Nigel Trinder, 1:43:30, V40, 46th (PB)
Gary Warland, 1:46:14, SM, 57th
Laurie Lee, 1:46:24, V40, 60th
Andy Beaumont, 1:46:24, V40, 73rd
Liz Grolimund, 1:49:12, SL, 76th (PB)
John Pollock, 1:51:48, SM, 99th
Stephen Woodus, 1:53:45, SM, 112th
Mark Clay, 1:54:48, SM , 117th (PB)
Helen Roper, 1:56:31, SL, 126th (PB)
Tom Digweed, 1:56:45, SM, 128th
Edwina Colclough, 1:57:19, SL, 131st (PB)
Chris Foulks, 1:59:15, SM, 151st
Mark Sandford, 2:01:28, V40, 163rd
Paul Sandilands, 2:08:33, V60, 205th (PB)
Nick Cherry, 2:10:16, V40, 214th
Nigel Lambert, 2:11:40, V60, 220th
Alison Rivers, 2:36:09, SL, 285th

294 finishers.

Silverstone Half Marathon, Sunday 9th March:

Congratulations to all who took part, and warmest thanks to those who marshalled. Further details will appear here when we have them. All we know right now is that Emma Gould achieved a PB by a massive 11-minute margin!

Gloucester 20, Sunday 9th March:

Bridget Mold, 3:17:03

Oxford Mail XC, Race 5: Horspath - Sunday 2nd March:

What a fantastic finish to the Oxford Mail XC season! In the men’s race, Matt Almond romped home yet again to his second win in succession, with Nigel Marley not far behind in 5th. With great runs from Richard Gould, Laurie Lee , Andy Beaumont, Gary Warland and Gordon Newton, the ‘A’ team more than held their position in the final league tables.

Great performances from the ladies too, with Angela, Sarah and Wendy gaining an excellent 8th overall for the ladies ‘A’ team.

The final league standings show that Nigel Marley gained a brilliant equal 2nd place in the Senior Men section, while Angela Banks was an equally brilliant second V2 for the ladies. Congratulations to both of you, you are a real credit to the club!

Many thanks to all who figure in the final rankings: you have turned up to at least 4 of the races and have helped put Alchester well and truly on the map!

Ladies Race (107 ran)
28 teams. Alchester Ladies A 15th.

Division 2 – Final Position after 5 races: 8th out of 21 teams

24 Angela Banks V2 – Overall 2nd Ladies V2 category
28 Sarah Rendell S
70 Wendy Hunter V1 – 14th V1 overall
78 Donna Newton V1
83 Emma Gould V1

Men’s Race (194 ran)
Alchester A 4th out of 7 teams in Div 2
Division 2 - Final position after 5 races: 4th out of 7 teams

1 Mathew Almond S
5 Nigel Marley S – Overall 2nd S Men’s category
38 Richard Gould S – 17th S overall
76 Laurie Lee V1 – 17th V1 overall
99 Andy Beaumont V1 – 23rd V1 overall
106 Gary Warland S – 39th S overall
158 Gordon Newton S
160 Chris Foulkes S – 61st S overall
172 Nigel Lambert V3 – 6th V3 overall
188 Brian Page V3 – 8th V3 overall

Liz Grolimond, 01:33:03 PB
John Nelson, 01:38:01
Trevor Rackley, 01:44:56
Cliff Burton, 01:47:06
Suzi Ciechan, 01:56:54
Justine Valentin, 02:18:41
Ian Christian, 02:18:41

Bourton on the Water 10k - Sunday 24th February:

"Anyone looking for a 10K PB should give this some serious consideration!" says Tom Bailey. "This is an incredibly fast course – in my opinion quicker even than Eynsham or Silverstone! It’s also a beautifully scenic race round the “chocolate box” village of Bourton on the Water and great for spectators as there are no less than four circuits of the village, interspersed with a 6K “out and back” into the countryside. My little daughter (3 years old) loved it! The race was won by Dan Robinson in an outrageous 29.21! Due to the nature of the course it was possible to spot him on a couple of occasions – awesome! On a personal note and given my disastrous start to the year I was over the moon with my time! I shall be back next year to break into the 40s!!"

Tom Bailey, 54:59

Winslow 10k - Sunday 24th February:

Andi Hucker 39.18 (15th)
Jackie Hucker 60.46
Ann Walsh 60.46
Geoff Hanks 68.42
Felicity Kelly-Soens 69.54
Tracey Bowler 69.54

Goring 10k - Sunday 24th February:

Donna Newton, 55:48 - PB

Muscular Dystrophy Bury Nearly Ten (9 miles 703 yards), Sunday 24th February:

Mild but windy weather made the undulating course through the scenic West Suffolk countryside a challenging but enjoyable run.

Emily Sparrow, 1:28:59, 165th

232 finishers

Plymouth Hoe 10 - Sunday 17th February:

Crisp, cold, windy and hilly!

Helen Roper, 1:16:25 PB by 5 mins

Hardwick X-Stream, 17th February 2008:

What must be an horrendously slimy and slippery course in wet conditions turned out to be quite a pleasant trot round Buckinghamshire’s fields in excellent sunny conditions, although the deep, water-filled ditches helped to concentrate the mind wonderfully.

25 Jon Burgess V2) 39.16
30 Laurie Lee (V1) 40.25
40 Andy Beaumont (V1) 41.30
41 Paul Tilleard (V2) 41.33
95 Gordon Newton (V1) 46.51
106 Steve Howard (V2) 47.39
116 Edwina Colclough (SL) 48.33
127 Chris Foulkes (S) 50.18
204 Hazel Howard (V2L) 58.38
236 Geoff Hanks (V3) 1.08.46

There were 241 finishers

Meon Vally Plod - 20 Miles (ish) - Sunday 17th February:

"What can I say?", says Steve Woodus. "Hills, bigger hills and even more bigger steeper hills! As a first timer, it felt like I had gone to hell and back. I never knew I could hurt in so many places! Other than that, it was a fantastic day with lots of fruit cake, jelly babies, Mars bars, coffee, tea, soup - even a man at the end jet-washing your shoes. Nigel Lambert got star treatment: a young lady took his trainers off for him!"

Steve Woodus, 03:17:34, 110th
Nigel Lambert, 04:10:05, 280th

352 finishers.

Winning time: 02:23:04

Great East Run 20k, Sunday 17 February 2008:

Mark Clay highly recommends this very well organised and very scenic event for those who fancy a crack at this unusual distance. And if that wasn't reason enough, the goodie bag includes bottles of beer. Oxford's Dan Merckel came second.

Mark Clay, SM, 1:29:28, 114th (542 finishers).

Stamford Striders St Valentine's 30k, Sunday 10 February 2008:

Bridget Mold, 3:11:28

Wokingham Half Marathon, Sunday 10 February 2008:

Well done to all those who raced at Wokingham. Conditions were perfect:: sunshine and blue skies, though a little chilly to start. On a fairly flat course, built for speed, Gary Warland, Chris Foulkes and Emily Sparrow all produced PBs - Chris and Emily by sizable margins. Jon Burgess, Gary Warland and Gary Clench all finished in under 90 minutes. Well done!

Jon Burgess, V50, 1:24:02, 30th
Gary Warland, SM, 1:26:18, 184th PB
Gary Clench, V45, 1:29:00, 260th
Mark Sandford, V40, 1:43:05, 778th
Chris Foulkes, SM, 1:44:12, 828th PB
Emily Sparrow, SL, 2:05:31, 1639th PB
Tom Bailey, SM, 2:14:59, 1813th

1997 finishers.

Watford Half Marathon, Sunday 3 February 2008:

Congratulations to Liz on her excellent new PB.

Liz Grolimund, 1:34:17, 288th (1954 finishers)

Cirencester, Oxon XC League 2004, Sunday 3 February 2008:

Women’s race
Division Two, 15th place, 28 teams

19th, Angela Banks, V2, 27:08 (2nd V2 lady)
80th, Donna Newton, V1, 38:46
96th, Alison Rivers, S, 38:11

105 runners

Men’s race:
Division Two, Alchester A, 3rd out of 8 teams
Divison Three, Alchester B, 11th out of 18 teams

1st, Mathew Almond, S, 30:54
6th Nigel Marley, S, 32:39
49th, Richard Gould, S, 36:06
80th, Jon Burgess, V2, 38:21
101st, Laurie Lee, V1, 39:42
106th, Gary Warland, S, 40:10
115th, Darren Jolliffe, S, 40:36
126th, Stephen Woodus, S, 41:00
137th, Andy Beaumont, V1, 41:33
189th, Chris Foulkes, S, 46:08
200th, Nigel Lambert, V3, 47:38
212th, Brian Page, V3, 50

224 runners

Full events results available from the Oxon XC website.

Wendover Multi-terrain (5 miles), Sunday 20 January 2008:

Well done to the whole squad for taking part in this tough event, with special congratulations to Nigel Marley on his first place. Positions given are overall.

Nigel Marley, SM, 29:22, 1st
Jon Burgess, SV, 34:15, 19th
Laurie Lee, SV, 35:26, 24th
Andy Beaumont, SV, 36:31, 33rd
Gary Warland, SM, 37:10, 41st
Stephen Woodus, SM, 38:00, 52nd
Liz Grolimund, SL, 38:44, 64th
Chris Colclough. SM, 41:09, 105th
Edwina Colclough, SL, 41:59, 118th
Nigel Lambert, SM, 43:02, 136th
Chris Foulkes, SM, 43:11, 137th
Mark Sandford, V, 43:32, 147th
Steve Howard, SV, 43:37, 149th
Brian Page, SV, 48:09, 199th
Keith Jones, SV, 50:08, 220th
Hazel Howard, V, 50:08, 221st
Paul Bursnall, SV, 50:17, 225th
Geoff Hanks, SV, 1:01:28, 287th

295 finishers. Full results from Just Racing UK are here.

Rough and Tumble (10.4 miles), Sunday 13 January 2008:

Two hardy Alchester runners joined a field over 500 to take on the many challenges of this increasingly popular multi-terrain event in the beautiful, but seriously undulating, Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire. As if the morale-sapping hills and eye-watering descents weren't enough, strong winds and plenty of deep mud made for a tough day's racing. But at least the cakes at the end were of their now legendary high quality. This race is highly recommended for blowing away the Christmas and New Year cobwebs.

Mark Clay, SM, 1:31:42, 113th
Nigel Lambert, V60, 1:48:52, 276th

524 runners.