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Leamington Courier 23/10/2009
Written by Sean Lonergan
Monday, 26 October 2009
Darren Gillman finished less than 10 seconds outside his PB when completing the Abingdon Marathon in 3:46:00 at the week-end. A week earlier, Stuart Mead recorded yet another club record when finishing in 1:17:48 and 29th position at the Peterborough Half. Inspired by this, Mike Ellis blasted to a new club record for the same distance at this week-end’s Cardiff Half in a time of 1:16:42 for 33rd place with Dawn Clark returning to form in 1:33:15 followed by Jude Baum, 1:49:13 (8th in category) and Jane Medwell 2:21:11. Ensuring no resting on laurels, Richard Brangwin knocked nearly 6 minutes of his PB at the Birmingham Half to record a time 1:26:24 followed by Chris McCarthy 1:28:22, Tim Stooks 1:30:24 and Nigel Fox 1:46:17. At Sunday’s Welcombe Wobbler 10K in Stratford, Richard Bicknell came home in 46:33, Jackie Lindsay took 2nd Female prize in 47:21 with brother Dave just pipping Simon Pullen in 48:23 and 48:25 respectively. Over at the Birmingham University 5K, Trevor Wilkinson did 18:05 followed by wife Carolyn 19:45 and 1st F35 edging out John McNally in 19:51. Finally, at the Warwickshire Triathlon, debutant Richard Shepherd finished in 1:10:53 with seasoned campaigner Jerry Shapley coming home in 1:17:34 followed by John Burden 1:21:32 and Pete Clear, also on his debut in 1:32:31
Mile Reps March 10, 2010 (19:30) Mile Reps around a road course close to the clubhouse. Run as many or as few as you like. (Typically 4). Don't forget to bring your watch.
Thursday Track March 11, 2010 (18:30) New runners always very welcome. Choose from a Bronze (4,000 +), Silver (6,000+), Gold (7,000+) or Platinum (8,000+) interval session at Edmondscote running track. Virtual medals issued every week. Warm-up (or) dynamic stretches at 6.30pm, session start...
Club Night March 12, 2010 (18:00) An easy paced run led as usual by Terry