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Maltby 7 11/11/07. Alasdair Tatham won the Maltby 7 Road Race
at the weekend with a time of 37:38. The Quaker finished half a minute
ahead of second-placed Michael Jefferies of Billingham Marsh House
Harriers. Eleven other Quakers braved the cold wind. David Todd
finished 39th overall in 47:07, followed by Darren Park (65th, 50:33); Peter
Rowley (67th, 50:43); Paul Appleton (122nd, 56:11) and Simon Carter (162nd,
61:05). Sandra Park (171st 62:06) was the first lady from the club.
Other positions and times were Suzanne Todd (179th, 62:41), Alan Prest (182nd,
63:00), Michelle Boshier (193rd, 64:42), Jeanette Maughan (196th, 65:02) and
Rachel Maddison (227th 75:21).
Gibside Trail Race 04/11/07. Joanne Dewar and Kate Schweizer
ran in the recent Fruit Bowl 7 trail race at Gibside. Joanne was 334th in
64:48 and Kate finished just behind in 64:53.
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Guy Fawkes 10 04/11/07. On Sunday 4th November, the Quakers
took a coachload of runners and supporters to Ripley, near Harrogate, for the
Guy Fawkes 10. This gruelling ten miler, held on country lanes and rough
tracks, was not for the faint-hearted. Flat stretches of road were few
and far between and a killer hill just after four miles had all but the elite
reduced to walking pace. In brilliant autumn sunshine, Wayne Bramley was
the first Quaker home, finishing in 66th place in 1:09:12. The first
Quaker lady to complete the course was Annette Clarke (198th, 1:16:28).
Rob Towns (93rd, 1:11:24) kept Wayne in view for much of the race and was
followed by Phil Rutter (170th, 1:15:23) and Dave Thompson (192nd,
1:16:21). Following Annette was Stuart Hardcastle (1:17:15) with Michael
Joyeux (219th, 1:17:26) close behind. Next was Jon Eccles (244th,
1:18:23) with Ian Hammond (254th, 1:18:49) and Peter Rowley (268th, 1:19:18)
following. Sharon Towns (330th, 1:21:45) was the second lady from the
club, followed by Clare Francis (362nd, 1:22:54) and Andy Downer (424th,
1:25:07). Jez Makin (437th, 1:25:44), celebrating his birthday, was next,
followed by Richard Payne (491st, 1:28:29), Wendy Colling (534th, 1:29:57),
Anthony Corbett (628th, 1:35:43), Sam Edwardson (660th, 1:37:34), Jackie Taylor
(669th, 1:38:14), Carol Penney (686th, 1:39:30), Sally Singleton (688th,
1:39:40), Diane Adkins (709th, 1:40:59), Bill Frankland (732nd, 1:42:28), Roy
MacDougall (734th, 1:42:37), Jill Wallis (737th, 1:43:15), Mike Horan (791st,
1:48:35), Sue Boyle (793rd, 1:49:55), Marcia Downer (819th, 1:58:04) and
Shirley Conner (820th, 1:59:09).
NYSD Cross-Country League Series - Event 3 04/11/07. Sunday
also saw the third meeting of the NYSD Cross-Country League, at
Guisborough. Bev Snook was 32nd in 35:21, while in the men's race, Peter
Smith (59th, 46:20), Graham Park (60th, 46:24), Danny Gordon (102nd, 55:25) and
Alan Prest (108th, 65:00) represented the club.
Derwentwater 10. Two runners from the club competed in
Sunday's Derwentwater 10 at Keswick. Ian Scott was 37th in 1:01:15 and
Robert Kirby finished 409th in 1:27:02.
Dublin Marathon 29/10/07. Congratulations to Richard Hughes,
who last week ran in the Dublin Marathon. Richard paced himself
perfectly to shatter the four-hour mark with a finishing time of 3:52:28.
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Richmond Castle 10k. 19 Quakers ran the Richmond Castle 10k
on Sunday 21st October. On a mild, sunny morning, Nick Watson was the
first from the club to complete the scenic, but arduous course, finishing 34th
in 40:38. He was followed by Phil Rutter, 86th (44:53); David Todd, 91st
(45:11); Stuart Hardcastle, 92nd (45:14); Ian Scott, 114th (46:23); Jon Eccles,
136th (46:12), Peter Rowley, 157th (48:34); Ian Hammond, 171st (49:11); Danny
Gordon, 245th (52:28); Richard Payne, 247th (52:33); C. Watson, 276th (54:26)
and Anthony Corbett, 293rd (55:23). Suzanne Todd was the first Quakers
lady in 340th place (59:17), followed by Jason Simkiss, 354th (60:30); Sally
Singleton, 356th (60:40); Anelli Simkiss, 361st (61:02); Carol Penney, 373rd
(61:46); Heidi Fleary, 405th (65:53); and Sue Boyle, 415th (67:37).
Pier to Pier Sunderland 20/05/07. Five members of the Quakers
Running Club made the trip to Sunderland for this popular point to point
race, namely Wendy Colling, who finished in 60:59 (358th); Jackie Taylor,
64:14 (430th); Jill Wallis, 67:05 (497th); Alan Prest, 68:12 (511th); and
Vivien Whitham, 72:28 (564th).
Swaledale Marathon 09/06/07. Three members of the club took part in
this very challenging 23-mile fell race: Stuart Hardcastle, 5:45 (203rd); and
Anthony Corbett and Richard Payne, both 7:16 (353rd and 354th).
Whorlton Run NEHRA Summer Series Race 5 19/06/07. Five members took
part in this fell race: Nick Wadd, 50:00 (20th); Stuart Hardcastle, 57:22
(52nd); Clare Francis, 61:38 (65th); Anthony Corbett, 64:52 (69th); and
Michael Joyeux, 66:54 (71st).
Summer Series 5k Marske 27/06/07. 10 members braved the wet
conditions at Marske-by-the-Sea to run the third race of five in the New Marske
Harriers summer series. First to finish was Stuart Hardcastle, in
19:53 (38th). Other Quakers' times were: Peter Smith, 19:52 (42nd);
Graham Park, 20:07 (45th); Nick Mason, 20:12 (48th); Phil Rutter, 20:55 (56th);
Jeff Marriott, 22:31 (79th); Richard Payne, 23:26 (90th); Anthony Corbett,
24:04 (94th); Vivianne Pow, 24:34 (96th); and Caroline Ridley-Marriott,
28:25 (125th).
Durham Dales Challenge - Wolsingham 01/07/07. Seven members of the
club took part in this 16-mile trail run. Their finishing times were:
Robin Towns, 3:12; Annette Clarke, 3:12; Denise Kelvey-Brown, 3:12;
John Clarke, 3:12; Dave Thompson, 3:12; Danny Gordon, 3:18; and Anthony
Corbett, 3:18.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Pickering & Moors 10k 22/10/06. Jeremy Smith was the only
member of the Quakers Running Club to take part in this race. Jeremy finished
72nd with a time of 51:43.
Abingdon Marathon 22/10/06. Jeremy Makin was the only member
to travel down to Oxfordshire to take part in this marathon. This was
Jeremy's first ever marathon. He finished 550th with a time of 4:16:15.
Guy Fawkes 10 05/11/06. Ten members travelled down to Ripley,
near Harrogate, for this challenging, hilly 10-mile race. Robin Towns was the
first Quaker to finish, in a time of 1:17:38 (246th). Other Quakers'
times were: Annette Clarke, 1:17:49 (255th); Peter Rowley, 1:23:57 (426th);
Richard Payne, 1:28:30 (539th); Wendy Colling, 1:31:24 (602nd and a personal
best time); Sharron Towns, 1:31:25 (603rd); Anthony Corbett, 1:31:39 (607th);
Brendan Boyle, 1:34:31 (643rd);
Melanie Fenner, 1:39:30 (740th and a personal best);
and Sue Boyle, 1:49:20 (832nd).
Monkton Grand Prix, Jarrow, 05/11/06.
Jemma Archbold of the Junior Quakers had a very good day on the track, running
three personal bests in one day. Jemma won her heat of the 60 metres in 9.3
seconds and then finished 2nd in the final in 9.1 seconds (both times were
personal bests). In the 450 metres, Jemma finished 2nd in 1:41, a
personal best by 5 seconds. Jemma now stands 2nd with three events left in the
series.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
The weekend of 15th October was a very busy one for members of
the Quakers Running Club. Not only was it the weekend of the club's annual
trip to the continent (see Press Report 01/11/06), but Quakers members also
took part in four other events.
Bridlington Half Marathon 15/10/06. It was a great day for one of
the newest members of the club, Fiona Bailey. Fiona finished 3rd lady and 55th
overall in a time of 1:24:58, setting a new personal best for herself and a new
club record in the Ladies Vets - over 35 category.
Richmond Castle 10k 15/10/06. Five members made the short trip to
Richmond, North Yorkshire, for the annual 10 km road race which takes place
over a
very hilly and challenging course. Phil Rutter was the first Quaker to
finish, in a time of 43:18 (74th). Other Quakers' times were:
Stuart Hardcastle, 44:29 (94th); Jonathon Eccles, 45:05 (104th);
Peter Rowley, 49:44 (212th); and Anthony Corbett, 54:12 (289th).
Great Cumbria Half Marathon 15/10/06. Four members of the club
drove over to Carlisle to take part in this half marathon. Alastair Tatham was
the first to finish, in 14th place in a time of 1:17:26. Other Quakers'
times were: Stuart Lynn, 1:25:29 (73rd); Ian Hammond, 1:47:48 (544th);
and Paul Ranby, 1:52:59 (672nd).
NYSD Harrier League Meeting 1 - Summerhill, Hartlepool 15/10/06.
Seven members took part in the first event in the North Yorkshire and South
Durham Harrier League's programme. Quakers ladies' times and positions were:
Adele Clark, 31:47 (52nd); Wendy Collings, 32:42 (57th); and
Melanie Fenner, 33:04 (58th). Our men's times and positions were:
Tim Makin, 33:53 (45th); Lee Coles, 38:08 (88th); G. Host, 39:25 (100th);
and D. Todd, 39:27 (102nd).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Reims 15/10/06. The Quakers Running Club staged its annual
invasion of the continent, this year going to France to take part in the Reims
10k, half marathon and full marathon road races. Our group left Darlington at
06:00 on the Friday morning and returned on the Monday afternoon. A special
thanks must go to Mike and Kathy Horan for all of their hard work in organising
the weekend for our members. 36 Quakers took part in the various races on the
Sunday.
10k results were: Tom Mason, 40:55 (193rd and a personal best time);
Nigel Slater, 48:01 (749th); Dave McLachlan, 50:59 (1165th);
Jeff Marriott, 51:32 (1263rd); Andy Downer, 53:13 (1493rd);
Jeremy Smith, 53:23 (1532nd); Isabel Evans, 53:40 (1579th);
Beverley Snook, 55:54 (1979th), Brendan Boyle, 57:01 (2151st);
Robert Evans, 57:27 (2215th); Marcia Downer, 59:26 (2507th);
Dawn Bramley, 61:04 (2764th); Mike Horan, 61:18 (2789th);
Christine Crathorne, 61:33 (2829th); Shirley Conner, 61:35 (2837th);
Gill Wallis, 61:38 (2844th); Pam Thirwell, 64:46 (3227th);
Sue Boyle, 66:46 (3378th); and Richard Wall, 67:15 (3412th).
Half marathon results: Charles Bogg, 1:35:31 (495th);
Graham Park, 1:40:38 (783rd); Peter Smith, 1:43:23 (962nd);
Andrea Tucker, 1:55:42 (1820th); Keith Shevels, 2:01:13 (2098th);
David Thompson, 2:15:36 (2435th); and Diane Adkins, 2:15:36 (2436th).
Marathon results: Wayne Bramley, 3:08:21 (123rd);
Steven Snook, 3:26:47 (285th); Stephen Padgett, 4:04:56 (725th and a personal
best time); Dave Giblin, 4:04:56 (726th and a personal best time);
Annette Clarke, 4:04:56 (727th); Robin Towns, 4:04:56 (729th);
Julie Giblin, 4:19:14 (835th); Sharron Towns, 4:26:01 (875th);
David Mason, 4:26:01 (876th); and Trevor Archer 4:57:30 (955th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Our Girl in the West Indies. Bermuda's athletic season kicked off
again on Monday, 4 September with a public holiday following a two-month break
due to the heat and humidity which make it dangerous to race. The Labour Day
five-miler was held under cloudy conditions but humidity was extremely high,
making running conditions and breathing hard! Quaker Dawn Richardson was
challenged in the early stages of the race but finally finished a minute ahead
of the competition, finishing first female and 10th overall in a time of 32:30.
The following weekend saw the start of the cross-country season. In heat
exceeding 75 degrees, the 'dry' grassy, hilly trails through the Arboretum did
not present any problems and Dawn finished 1st lady over the 5k course in
18:12.
Tees Pride 10k 17/09/06. 37 members of the Quakers Running Club
made the short journey to Middlesbrough for the second running of this race.
The newest member of the club, Fiona Bailey, finished impressively as 5th lady
and 74th overall in a time of 39:08. Andrew Henderson took the honours for the
men, finishing 22nd in 35:36. Other Quakers' times were:
Ian Scott, 35:59 (26th); Wayne Bramley, 36:52 (40th); Stuart Lynn, 38:19;
Steve Snook, 40:38 (106th); Peter Smith, 42:56 (184th);
Charles Bogg, 43:35 (211th); Jonathon Eccles, 44:16 (234th and a personal
best time); Richard Hughes, 44:21 (244th); Peter Rowley, 46:19 (341st);
Diane Vaughan, 46:37 (357th); Jeff Marriott, 47:01 (376th);
Robin Hughes, 49:38 (505th); Bev Snook, 49:53 (563rd);
Adele Clark, 50:50 (661st, p.b.); Julie Giblin, 51:52 (705th);
Sharron Towns, 50:31 (708th, p.b.); Annette Clarke, 50:31 (711th);
Wendy Collings, 52:57 (779th); Toni Chaplin-Armer, 52:39 (780th, p.b.);
Joanne Dewar, 52:53 (797th); Anthony Corbett, 52:27 (820th);
Brendan Boyle, 54:14 (882nd); Claire Gargett, 54:37 (922nd);
John Clarke, 55:00 (930th); Julie Whinn, 55:28 (955th);
Jackie Taylor, 55:03 (1009th); Jade Beale-Towns, 56:17 (1056th);
Michelle Boshier, 57:01 (1092nd); Diane Adkins, 59:25 (1164th);
Dawn Bramley, 59:41 (1252nd); Sue Boyle, 62:40 (1307th);
Graham Park, 61:59 (1313th); Gill Wallis, 64:26 (1351st);
Bill Frankland, 64:16 (1393rd); Rachel Maddison, 69:05 (1513th);
Michelle Paris, 68:49 (1508th, p.b.).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Hartlepool Women-Only 5km Road Race 03/09/06. Three ladies from
the Quakers Running Club took part in the second running of this event.
Jean Brennan finished in 25:57 (19th), Julie Whinn in 28:15 (34th), and
Gill Wallis in 30:40 (45th).
Tees Forest 5k Trail Races - Handicap Event 07/09/06. The final
race in the summer 5k trail race series was held at Hummersknott School in
Darlington, and to make things interesting it was a handicap race with the
slowest runner starting first and the quickest starting last. Sharron Towns
was the first member of the Quakers Running Club to finish, in 6th position.
Other Quakers' positions were: Jeremy Makin, 7th; Danny Gordon, 9th;
Diane Adkins, 12th; Ian Hammond, 17th; Anthony Corbett, 19th; Dave Thompson,
21st; Annette Clarke, 31st; Stuart Hardcastle, 36th; and Julie Giblin, 44th.
Ray Harrison Memorial 10k 10/09/06. Five members of the club took
part in this local 10k. Peter Rowley was the first to finish, in 46:53
(106th). Other Quakers' times were: Jeff Marriott, 47:09 (108th);
Brendan Boyle, 52:42 (183rd); Bill Frankland, 63:25 (249th); and
Sue Boyle, 63:26 (250th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Tees Forest 5k Trail Races - Summerhill, Hartlepool 17/08/06. Five
members of the Quakers Running Club took part in the final race in the Tees
Forest 5k Trail Races series. Mikaela Walker continued her good form,
finishing 2nd lady and 30th overall in 22:41. Stuart Lynn got his first-ever
top-ten finish, finishing 9th in 19:55. Other Quakers' times were:
Tim Makin, 20:41 (15th); Richard Payne, 27:46 (66th); and
Jeremy Makin, 28:46 (74th).
Tees Forest 5k Trail Races Series Final Results. After five races
spread over the summer months, the star performer for the Quakers was Mikaela
Walker who finished 2nd in the senior ladies category and 31st overall.
Other Quakers and their final positions were as follows:
Stuart Hardcastle, 26th;
Richard Payne, 52nd; Anthony Corbett, 53rd; Sharron Towns, 60th;
Jeremy Makin, 62nd; Alan Prest, 71st; Stuart Lynn, 75th;
Diane Adkin, 76th; Annette Clarke, 94th; Ian Stephenson, 98th;
Ian Hammond, 100th; Danny Gordon, 104th; Jeff Marriott, 106th;
Julie Giblin, 110th; Tim Makin, 145th; Robin Towns, 163rd;
Mic Dougherty, 176th; and Dave Thompson, 186th.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Darlington 10k 13/08/06. The Quakers Running Club was out in force
to support its local race: 55 runners from the club took part. Alasdair Tatham
was the best of the Quakers, finishing 8th in 33:53, and 15 members ran new
personal bests: Andrew Sedgwick, 41:59 (169th); Stephen Padgett, 44:07 (244th);
Richard Hughes, 44:16 (247th); Jon Eccles, 45:00 (281st);
Jeff Marriott, 45:18 (290th); Anthony Corbett, 50:14 (480th);
Claire Gargett, 52:39 (568th); Wendy Colling, 52:43 (573rd);
Toni Chaplin-Armer, 53:20 (595th); Michelle Boshier, 56:15 (704th);
Jennifer Lauder, 57:01 (728th); Celia Chapman, 57:51 (751st);
Michelle Paris, 68:00 (880th); Gilly Lamb, 73:40 (922nd);
Caroline Thomas, 76:32 (926th); and Alison Kelly, 76:32 (927th).
Other Quakers' times were: Stuart Lynn, 37:58 (47th);
Nigel Slater, 39:46 (93rd); Steven Snook, 40:17 (110th);
Lee Coles, 41:16 (135th); Graham Park, 41:34 (149th);
Phillip Rutter, 41:36 (151st); David Whittle, 42:35 (188th);
Robin Towns, 42:37 (189th); Stuart Hardcastle, 42:41 (191st);
Mikaela Walker, 43:23 (219th); Peter Smith, 44:05 (243rd);
David McLachlan, 44:46 (267th); Annette Clarke, 44:59 (280th);
Daniel Gordon, 45:46 (309th); Peter Rowley, 46:25 (330th);
Diane Vaughan, 47:38 (371st); C Watson, 48:48 (424th);
Jeremy Makin, 50:16 (482nd); Beverley Snook, 50:55 (510th);
Sharron Towns, 52:04 (546th); Brendan Boyle, 52:13 (551st);
Richard Payne, 53:06 (586th); Robert Kirby, 53:20 (591st);
Gemma Scougal, 54:16 (630th); Harry Manuel, 54:30 (635th);
Jade Beale-Towns, 54:32 (636th); Jackie Taylor, 54:40 (646th);
Vickie Wilson, 54:47 (653rd); Jean Brennan, 55:00 (658th);
Alan Prest, 56:20 (708th); Tony Kendall, 56:24 (709th);
Diane Adkins, 57:05 (729th); Julie Whinn, 57:18 (734th);
Lynne Groves, 59:41 (789th); Debbie Lamb, 61:10 (818th);
Sue Boyle, 62:12 (835th); Jill Wallis, 63:38 (849th);
and Gill Robinson, 66:30(880th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Tees Forest 5k Trail Race 20/07/06. 11 members of the Quakers
Running Club made the short journey to Stewart Park, Middlesbrough, to take
part in the 4th race in this six-race series. Mikaela Walker was the star
performer, finishing 3rd lady and 30th overall in 20:22. Other Quakers' times
were: Stuart Hardcastle, 19:20 (17th); Rob Towns, 19:45 (26th);
Ian Hammond, 21:16 (44th); Danny Gordon, 22:09 (50th);
Jeff Marriott, 22:24 (52nd); Julie Giblin, 23:33 (65th),
Anthony Corbett, 23:49 (68th); Sharron Towns, 24:19 (70th);
Richard Payne, 25:30 (77th); and Diane Adkins, 27:00 (89th).
NEHRA Summer Fell Race Series. Two members of the club have been
taking part in this race series. Race 7 was run over Roseberry Topping.
Lee Coles finished 39th in 16:58 and Stuart Hardcastle finished 64th
in 19:46. In race 8 at Guisborough, Lee finished 34th in 49:12 and Stuart
45th in 52:23.
London Triathlon 05/08/06. Three members travelled down to London
to take part in the largest triathlon in the country. All three competed over
the Olympic distance: a 1500m swim, 42km bike ride and 10km run. Richard
Hughes, on his 40th birthday, completed the course in a time of 2:40:18 (31:24
swim, 1:13:34 bike, 47:19 run). Sharron Towns completed in 3:08:33 (34:14
swim, 1:32:48 bike, 55:06 run). Annette Clarke completed in 3:17:01
(43:53 swim, 1:38:19 bike, 49:18 run).
Auckland Castle 10k 06/08/06. Nine members took part in this local
race at Bishop Auckland. Stuart Lynn produced his highest ever finish in a
race, finishing 12th in 38:42. Other Quakers' times were:
Peter Smith, 47:26 (126th); Jeff Marriott, 48:52 (137th);
Anthony Corbett, 53:02 (187th); Paul Quinn, 53:41 (197th);
Holly Taylor, 57:30 (238th); Jackie Taylor, 57:30 (239th);
Wendy Collings, 59:35 (258th); and Diane Adkins, 60:49 (265th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Dawn just can't stop winning. On Sunday, 18th June, Dawn
Richardson competed in the Athletic Club 5k race around the city of Hamilton,
Bermuda. She finished 4th overall out of 61 runners, and 1st lady, with a time
of 19:27. On Sunday, 25th June, in temperatures of 85 degrees Fahrenheit and
110% humidity, Dawn and training partner Otis Robinson took part in the
Fidelity Couples Race. The Couples Race is one of the highlights of Bermuda's
racing calendar. Men and women team up to form a couple, one of them running
5k and the other 5 miles. The two times are added together and the couple with
the fastest time claims first prize. Otis nominated Dawn to run the longer of
the distances and she finished 1st female in a time of 32:37, while Otis
finished 1st male in the 5k. As a couple, they finished 4th overall.
Lyke Wake race 08/07/06. Five members of the Quakers Running Club
took part in this challenging off-road 42-mile race. Tim Makin took part in
the individual event and completed the course in 7 hours 19 minutes. Annette
Clarke, Stuart Lynn, Charles Bogg and Rob Towns took part in the team event,
and completed the course in 8 hours 32 minutes.
Presentation Evening 15/07/06. The club held its annual
presentation evening at Mowden Rugby Club. The award winners were: Senior
Female - Annette Clarke; Senior Male - Richard Hughes; Vet Female - Joanne
Dewar; Vet Male - Stuart Hardcastle; Improved Female - Diane Vaughan;
Improved Male - Dave Thompson; Junior Female - Jemma Archbold; Junior Male -
Sam Giblin; Improved Junior Female - Zoe Hewitson; Improved Junior Male -
William Iles; Senior Coach - Dave McLachlan; Junior Coach - Graham Park.
The Chairman's award for services to the club went to Dave Thompson for all his
hard work as membership secretary. The final award, the Catastrophe Trophy,
went to Sharron Towns who, on the annual club trip, left her luggage at the
wrong address, nearly causing a bomb scare in the west end of Darlington!
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Blaydon Race 09/06/06. Three members of the Quakers Running Club
joined over 3,000 runners to take part in this race. Alasdair Tatham
finished an excellent 32nd, in a time of 30:45. Richard Payne finished in
47:06 (1162nd), and Robert Kirby in 51:59 (1793rd).
Ed Sherlock 5-Mile Road Race (Bermuda) 11/06/06. Dawn Richardson
continued her fine form, finishing 1st lady and 8th overall with a time of
32:30.
Thirsk 10 Mile 11/06/06. Six members of the club
made the short journey down to Thirsk for this popular race. Despite having
already marshalled the Race for Life in Darlington in the morning, they then
ran 10 miles on one of the hottest days of the year. Ian Archbold was the
first Quaker to finish, in 46th place with a time of 69:35. Other Quakers'
times were: Wayne Bramley, 77:43 (98th); Steve Snook, 79:42 (111th);
Peter Smith, 91:09 (207th); Julie Giblin, 91:58 (216th); and Robert Kirby,
97:16 (241st).
Tees Forest 5k Trail Race Series - Cowpen Bewley 15/06/06. Ten
members took part in the 3rd race of the 5-race series. Stuart
Lynn was the first Quaker to finish, in a time of 19:18 (8th). Annette Clarke
was the 3rd lady to finish, in a time of 22:27 which placed her 35th overall.
Other Quakers' times were: Stuart Hardcastle, 21:18 (28th);
Ian Stephenson, 22:52 (37th); Danny Gordon, 24:23 (41st);
Julie Giblin, 25:41 (46th); Anthony Corbett, 26:06 (49th);
Sharron Towns, 26:51 (54th); and Alan Prest, 28:32 (63rd).
Rainton 10k 25/06/06. Steve Padgett was the only member of the
club to take part in this race, but it was well worth the journey, as he
finished in a time of 45:00, a new personal best.
Newton Aycliffe 10k 25/06/06. Ten members braved the summer
drizzle to run in this local race. Alasdair Tatham finished 3rd, with a time
of 33:53. Other Quakers' times were: Dave McLachlan, 43:16 (70th);
Peter Smith, 44:33 (87th); Richard Hughes, 45:02 (93rd and a personal best);
Jeff Marriott, 45:30 (98th, p.b.); Brendan Boyle, 53:26 (167th);
Gemma Scougal, 54:25 (176th); Diane Adkins, 57:39 (190th);
Lynne Groves, 57:40 (191st); and Sue Boyle, 62:21 (206th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Bermuda Half Marathon 24/05/06. The Bermuda Marathon Derby is
Bermuda's equivalent of the London Marathon. It is held on a public holiday
and is the race of the year in which all runners, local or ex-patriate,
compete. It is followed by a large and vibrant carnival. This year, although
Quaker Dawn Richardson had been on the Islands of Bermuda for only two
months, the Bermuda Marathon Committee waived the compulsory rule that only
residents that have been on the Islands for more than 6 months are allowed to
compete. This caused much controversy in the local press and television
although all runners seemed to be in favour of Richardson competing. On an
apparently cool day for Bermuda (temperatures exceeding 75 degrees!), a record
number of 650 athletes left the town of Somerset to race to the City of
Hamilton. Dawn settled comfortably into 2nd position shortly after the start,
and was quite content with that considering the heat and the previous two
weeks' press attention. However, with 2 miles to the end, Dawn started to
catch the leading female despite having been up to 3 minutes behind her
earlier. Dawn finally pulled into first position with only half a mile to go,
and won by a clear 20 seconds in a time of 1 hour 29 minutes. Dawn also
finished in 28th overall. After the event, Dawn was presented with a large
silver fruit bowl and considerable prize money. She was also presented with
the females' large solid wood trophy, with her name engraved alongside those of
previous winners over the last 96 years.
Fox and Hounds Fell Race 09/05/06. Two members of the Quakers
Running Club took part in the 2nd race in the NEHRA summer fell race series.
The race was run over an approximately 9 mile course. Anthony Corbett finished
69th, in 1:34:48, and Stuart Hardcastle finished 71st, in 1:35:10.
Tees Forest 5k Trail Race Series - Pinchinthorpe 25/05/06. Ten
members of the Quakers Running Club took part in the 2nd race of this 5-race
series. Stuart Hardcastle was the first to finish, in a time of 20:32 (41st).
Other Quakers' times were: Mic Doughty, 21:32 (54th); Annette Clarke, 21:39
(55th); Ian Hammond, 21:57 (58th); Jeff Marriott, 23:07 (65th); Richard Payne,
23:26 (70th); Anthony Corbett, 24:20 (75th); Alan Prest, 26:50 (97th);
Sharron Towns, 27:07 (100th); and Diane Adkins, 27:59 (105th).
Melmerby 10k 28/05/06. Two members made the short trip down the A1
for this well-established race. Ian Scott finished 4th overall and 1st in the
over-50 category, with a time of 35:21. Stephen Padgett ran a personal best
of 45:49 and finished 95th overall.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Sir Stanley Burgess 5k (Jamaica) 06/05/06. Dawn Richardson
continues to fly the Quakers Running Club flag in pastures much warmer than we
have been getting. The 70-degree heat could not stop Dawn from winning this 5k
road race with a new personal best time of 18:17.
Sheffield Half Marathon 14/05/06. Three members of the club
travelled down to Sheffield for this Half Marathon. Out of a field of 3613
runners, Ian Scott proved that age is not a barrier by winning the over-50
category and finishing 13th overall, with a time of 1:16:25. Richard Hughes
continued his great form, smashing his personal best by over 5 minutes to
finish 1172nd in 1:43:42. Diane Vaughan finished 1395th in 1:46:03.
Ripon 10 Mile 14/05/06. Two members travelled down to Ripon for
this 10 mile race. Steve Paggett finished 113th in a time of 1:17:30, a
personal best by 3:30. Wendy Colling finished in 1:31:56 (227th).
Yorkshire 10k 14/05/06. Robert Kirby was the only member of the
club to take part in this men-only fund raising race for Cancer Research. He
finished in 52:44.
Beverley 10k 14/05/06. Stuart Lynn was the only member to travel
down to Beverley for this fast 10k. Stuart finished in 38:42 (50th).
Quaker Triathlon 21/05/06. Eight members of the club took part in
the individual event. Seven of these had never competed in a triathlon before.
A further ten members took part in the team event. The triathlon consisted of
a 400m swim, a 16.1 mile cycle and a 3.8 mile run. Andrew Sedgwick was the
first Quaker to finish, in 35th place out of 116 competitors in a time of
1:18:13. The other Quakers all achieved personal bests:
Steve Snook, 1:36:27 (54th); Stuart Lynn, 1:37:08 (58th);
Richard Hughes, 1:37:45 (61st); Ian Hammond, 1:51:57 (90th);
Annette Clarke, 1:53:01 (92nd); Sharron Towns, 1:56:27 (97th);
and Danny Gordon 2:11:42 (111th).
Junior Quakers. Aimee and Jemma Archbold competed in the Anne
Marie Redshaw Memorial Track Meet. In the under-11 60m, Jemma finished 10th
out of 34 in 9.61 seconds. In the U13 100m, Aimee finished 14th of 20 in 15.20
seconds. In the U11 600m, Jemma finished 7th out of 24 in 2:18, and in the U13
800m Aimee finished 11th out of 16 in 2:52.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
David Lloyd 10k (01/05/06). Seven members of the Quakers Running
Club made the short trip to the Tees Barrage at Stockton to take part in the
first running of this race. Disappointingly, others were turned away due to
the race being over-subscribed. Husband and wife Richard Hughes and Diane
Vaughan were the star performers on the day. Richard beat his previous best
10k time by over three minutes and finished 84th in a time of 45:48. Diane
finished 93rd in 46:31, also a personal best, and was second lady in the
O/35 category. Other Quakers' times were: Dave Whittle, 40:46 (29th), Jeff
Marriott, 46:03 (89th and a personal best), Ian Hammond, 46:18 (91st), Brendan
Boyle, 52:45 (190th), and Sue Boyle 60:42 (275th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Wynyard Park 5k Trail Race 20/04/06. Eight members of the Quakers
Running Club took part in the first race of the five-race Tees Forest 5k Trail
Races series. Mikaela Walker was the star runner for the club on the day,
finishing 31st out of the 103 competitors in a time of 21:36 and being the 3rd
lady to finish. Other Quakers' times were: Stuart Hardcastle, 21:19 (26th),
Ian Stephenson, 22:42 (44th), Dave Thompson, 22:58 (50th), Richard Payne, 24:32
(61st), Sharon Towns, 26:48 (77th), Alan Prest, 27:24 (83rd), and Diane Adkins,
28:11 (87th).
St. George's 10k 23/04/06. Richard Wall was the only member of the
club to travel to Langdale. Richard finished in a time of
57:09 (214th).
Carlton Challenge 26/04/06. Two members of the club took part in
the first race of the NEHRA summer fell series: Stuart Hardcastle, 47:22
(66th) and Richard Payne, 53:11 (95th).
Rothwell 10k 30/04/06. Ian Scott was the only member of the club to
make the trip down to Leeds for this fast 10k road race. Ian was 19th out of
707 runners and first in the male over-50 category, and set a new club record
for this category, with a time of 34:26.
Keswick Half Marathon 30/04/06. Three members of the club made the
trip to the Lake District for this scenic Half Marathon. Phil Rae was the
first Quaker to finish, in 91st place out of 523 runners with a time of
1:36:46. Other Quakers' times were: Peter Rowley, 1:46:33 (215th) and Roy
MacDougall, 2:10:12 (424th).
Falcon Flyer Marathon 30/04/06. Dave Thompson was the only member
of the club either brave enough or mad enough to take part in this fell
marathon, which starts and finishes at Ravenscar and runs over uneven terrain
and through waist-high heather and knee-deep peat bogs. Dave finished in an
excellent time of 5:18:00.
Pier to Pier 7.5 mile 30/04/06. 15 members of the club made the
short trip to Sunderland to take part in this annual fixture in the
north-east's running calendar. Nine achieved personal best times for this
unusual distance, including Wayne Bramley who was the first Quaker to finish,
in 26th place out of the 547 runners, with a time of 43:58. Other Quakers'
times were: Steve Snook, 45:59 (45th and a personal best), Robin Towns,
49:50 (116th, pb), Beverley Snook, 57:23 (301st, pb), Julie Giblin, 58:11
(317th, pb), Terry Deary, 59:09 (341st), Gemma Bramley, 61:05 (377th),
Stephanie Bramley, 61:13 (382nd), Jade Beale-Towns, 62:09 (395th, pb), Sharron
Towns, 62:16 (399th, pb), Alan Prest, 62:51 (412th), Jackie Taylor, 64:44
(437th), Toni Chaplin-Armer, 67:04 (468th, pb), Michelle Boshier, 67:11 (469th,
pb) and Bill Frankland, 70:18 (498th).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Marathon Des Sables. Quakers Running Club member Tim
Makin travelled to Morocco to take part in one of the hardest races in the
world, the Marathon Des Sables ultra endurance race. The race is staged over
seven days and covers a distance of 151 miles through the heat of the Sahara
desert.
Each competitor has to carry enough supplies to last the full distance. Over
700 runners started the event; over a quarter dropped out or failed to finish
inside the daily time limit. Tim completed the course in 34:54:07, finishing
198th overall, and 33rd out of the 214 Britons who took part in this
multi-national event.
Caldervale 10 miles 14/04/06. The only member of the Quakers
Running Club to make the trip to Garstang, Lancashire was Ian Scott who finished
4th out of the 237 runners, and first in the over-50 male category, in a time
of 59:09.
Mermaid 10k 14/04/06. 13 members of the club made the short trip to
Marske for this popular Good Friday race. Graham Park was the first to finish
in 42:13 (57th). Other Quakers' times were: Robin Towns, 44:03 (79th), Dave
Thompson, 44:35 (84th), Martin Mullens, 46:26 (113th), Danny Gordon, 47:14
(125th), Jeff Marriott, 48:20 (137th), Brendan Boyle, 50:29 (167th),
Jade Beale-Towns, 54:09 (209th), Sharron Towns, 54:12 (211th), Diane Adkins,
56:59 (230th), Sue Boyle, 59:38 (236th), Catherine Lonsdale, 62:14 (245th)
and Lynne Groves, 62:14 (246th).
North Tyneside 10k 16/04/06. Seven members of the club took part in
this popular race on Easter Monday. Over 1100 runners took part. Robin Towns
was the first Quaker to finish, in 43:30 (132nd). Other Quakers' times were:
Sharron Towns, 54:26 (596th), Jackie Taylor, 56:28 (678th), Diane Adkins,
57:20 (712th), Bill Frankland, 62:21 (904th), Karen Turner, 71:05 (1061st, and
a personal best time), and Catherine Fagan, 71:06 (1062nd and a personal best).
Notice. A reminder to all members that fees are due for the year
March 2006 to February 2007. To ensure we capture up-to-date information,
would members use the renewal form available at the club or from the website.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
The weekend of 16th October was a very busy weekend for
members of the Quakers Running Club, with runners competing in five
races in total.
Amsterdam 16/10/05. The Quakers Running Club staged
its annual invasion of the continent, this year going to Holland to
take part in the Amsterdam 10k, half-marathon and full marathon
road races. Our contingent left Darlington at 06:00 on the Friday
morning and returned on the Monday afternoon. A special thanks
must go Mike and Kathy Horan for all their hard work in organising
the weekend for the club members.
40 Quakers took part in the various races on the Sunday.
10k results were: Ian Archbold, 39:15; Graham Park, 41:36
(personal best); Brendan Boyle, 49:19; John Clarke, 49:46; Beverley
Snook, 49:53; Isabel Evans, 51:53; Laura Towns, 54:49 (pb);
Andy Downer, 55:08; Dawn Bramley, 56:20; Jackie Henderson, 56:20;
Trevor Archer, 56:23; Michael Scott, 56:57; Marcia Downer, 57:27;
Chris Crathorne, 57:00 (pb); Mike Horan, 59:17; Robert Evans,
59:24; Sue Boyle 60:16; and Gill Wallis, 62:19.
Half-marathon results: Ian Scott, 1:18:32; Peter Smith,
1:42:26; Diane Vaughan, 1:48:13.
Marathon results: Wayne Bramley, 3:07:19; Nick Millar,
3:10:57; Dawn Richardson, 3:10:59; Steven Snook 3:10:59 (pb);
Rob McSherry, 3:22:58 (pb); David Whittle, 3:25:23 (pb); Neil
Douthwaite, 3:31:52; Annette Clarke, 3:33:19; Gerry Hehir, 3:33:50;
David Thompson, 3:34:21 (pb); Jes Smith, 3:51:44 (pb); David Mason,
3:50:18; David McLachan, 3:54:04 (pb); Robin Towns, 3:56:10;
Keith Shevels, 3:57:54; Julie Giblin, 4:11:26 (pb); Andrea Tucker,
4:20:27; Peter Kelley, 4:20:28; Sharron Towns, 4:21:39 (pb);
Donna Douthwaite, 4:23:52; and Richard Hughes, 4:32:10 (pb).
Richmond Castle 10k 16/10/05. Nine members of the club
took the short trip to Richmond, North Yorkshire, for the annual
10 km road race. On a very hilly and challenging course, Stuart
Hardcastle was the first Quaker to finish, in 45:39. Other
Quakers' times were: Phil Rutter, 45:46; Charles Bogg, 47:14;
Richard Payne, 51:38; Anthony Corbett, 54:06; Jackie Taylor, 57:56;
Harry Manuel, 58:12; Diane Adkins, 61:00; and Bill Frankland,
61:00.
Great Cumbria Half Marathon 16/10/05. Four members of
the club drove over to Carlisle to take part in this half-marathon.
Alastair Tatham was the first Quaker to finish and was 13th out of
1273 runners with a time of 1:17:26. Other Quakers' positions and
times were: (72nd) Stuart Lynn, 1:24:42 (pb); (164th) Phil Rae,
1:28:29 (pb); and (543rd) Ian Hammond, 1:46:38 (pb).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10k 02/10/05. 34 members of
the Quakers Running Club made the short trip to Middlesbrough and
were part of a field of 1434 in the first ever Tees Pride 10k road
race. On a perfect day for racing and on a very flat fast course,
the first Quaker was Ian Scott who finished 13th in the race, and
first in the V50 male category, in a very quick time of 35:12.
Fifteen Quakers ran personal bests: Stuart Lynn, 38:36 (56th),
Phil Rae, 40:42 (100th), Mic Doughty, 41:55 (131st), Dave Thompson,
42:22 (144th), Robin Towns, 43:05 (180th), Mikaela Walker, 45:05
(274th), Ian Hammond, 46:21 (342nd), Jeff Marriott, 46:50 (370th),
Beverley Snook, 48:27 (476th), Sharron Towns, 51:24 (638th), Jackie
Henderson, 52:48 (712th), Caroline Ridley-Marriott, 53:28 (746th),
Lynne Groves, 58:00 (979th), and Catherine Lonsdale, 58:00 (980th).
Other Quakers were: Peter Smith, 42:58
(178th), Graham Park, 43:26 (193rd), Brendan Boyle, 48:30 (477th),
Richard Payne, 49:37 (540th), Sarah Fisher, 50:14(570th), Emma
Cuthbertson, 51:15 (626th), Anthony Corbett, 51:18 (628th), John
Clarke, 51:24 (639th), Jackie Taylor, 53:21 (742nd), Laura Towns,
55:30 (853rd), Julie Whinn, 55:35 (908th), Bill Frankland, 58:48
(1021st), Kathleen Bradley, 60:16 (1073rd), Jackie Wade, 60:18
(1074th), Sue Boyle, 61:25 (1115th), Steven Snook, 62:33 (1150th),
Gill Wallis, 62:33 (1151st), and Caroline Taukulis, 63:00 (1158th).
North Yorkshire and South Durham Harrier League -
Cross-Country Relays (09/10/05).The club had six teams taking
part in the cross-country relays at Eastbourne school. Taking
pride of place were the two Ladies A & B Vet teams, who came first
and second in their category. The A team comprised Annette Clarke
(13:45), Christine Oates (16:22) and Beverley Snook (15:19). The
B team was Dawn Bramley (16:12), Grainne Archbold (18:01) and Julie
Whinn (17:13).
The Senior Women's team, comprising Mikaela Walker (13:39),
Rachel Maddison (17:53) and Gemma Bramley (15:15) finished 11th.
The Senior Men's team, comprising Stuart Lynn (11:46), Robin Towns
(13:52), Phil Rae (13:11) and Ian Hammond (13:45) finished 9th.
The Vet Men (A) team, comprising Wayne Bramley (11:41), Dave
McClachlan (12:55), Rob McSherry (11:42) and Steven Snook (12:12)
finished 4th. The B team, comprising Peter Smith (13:03),
Dave Giblin (13:21), Charles Bogg (13:39) and Graham Park (12:34)
finished 6th. Junior quakers also ran on the day: U13 boys were
Matthew Hillan (7:16) and Oliver McCartney (7:32), and U15 boys
were Jake Towns (5:55) and Matthew Horsman (6:33).
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Great North Run 18/09/05. Fifteen members of the
Quakers Running Club took part in the 25th Great North Run on
Sunday 18th September, including Bill Frankland who finished in 2
hrs 17 mins on his 25th year of running the race. Others included
first-time half-marathon runners Caroline Taukulis, Jackie Wade,
Lynn Groves, Katherine Bradley (2 hrs 32 mins), Michelle Boshier,
Rachel Maddison (2 hrs 49 mins) and Dawn Harris (2 hrs 57 mins).
Other Quakers' times were: Ian Scott, 1 hr 17 mins, Andy Wood, 1 hr
43 mins, Jeff Marriott, 1 hr 53 mins, Colin Schweizer, 1 hr 55
mins, Joanne Dewar, 2 hrs, Jackie Taylor, 2 hrs 7 mins, Julie
Whinn, 2 hrs 17 mins, and Diane Adkins, 2 hrs 25 mins.
Kirkstall Abbey 10k 23/09/05. Jeff Marriott travelled
down to Leeds to take part in the 21st running of this race and
came 206th out of 390, finishing in a time of 49:30.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Tough Guy Nettle Warrior (31/07/05). Colin and Kate
Schweizer from the Quakers Running Club travelled down to
Wolverhampton as part of a four-man team to take part in the 'Tough
Guy Nettle Warrior'. This is a combination of a cross-country(ish)
run of about 3-4 miles (distances are all estimated) and then two
laps of an assault course designed to challenge and tire the
competitor. The challenges include high rope obstacles, jumping
bales of burning hay, leaping ditches, climbing a wall of straw
bales, underwater tunnels, swimming round a lake, electrified wires
between obstacles, barbed wire, straight 'up and overs' and mud
swamps. The total team time for completion was 4:30 which included
a pit stop of jelly babies and water, and a quick massage to ease
cramp in one of the team members!
Nottingham Marathon (11/09/05). Two members of the
Quakers Running Club travelled down to Nottingham to take part in
the marathon. Out of a field of 1200, David Thompson finished
492nd in 3:47:20 and Michael Wray finished 551st in 3:52:04.
Presentation night. The Quakers' annual presentation
night will take place on Friday 23rd September at Mowden Rugby
Club, commencing at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from Dawn
Richardson on 01325 263335. Everyone is welcome.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Ray Harrison Memorial 10k (11/09/05). 12
members of the Quakers Running Club made the short trip to
Billingham for the Ray Harrison Memorial 10k. On a very quick
two-lap course, Alasdair Tatham was the first Quaker, in 7th place
in 32:59. Three Quakers ran personal bests: Jeff Marriott 48:09,
Dawn Bramley 54:09 and Caroline Ridley-Marriott 55:17. Other
Quakers' times were: Ian Scott 35:54, Wayne Bramley 37:22, Jackie
Henderson 52:06, Brendan Boyle 52:15, Jackie Taylor 52:19, Alan
Prest 56:25, Bill Frankland 58:19, and Sue Boyle 63:08.
Great North Run (18/09/05). Bill Frankland of the Quakers
is one of a small elite group of runners who will taking part in
their twenty-fifth Great North Run this weekend. Other
Quakers taking part are Caroline Taukulis, Lynne Groves, Dawn
Harris, Kathy Bradley and Jackie and Dave Wade, who will all be
doing their first-ever half-marathon: last year they were all
completely new to running. Dave has said, 'Before I joined the
club I couldn't run for a bus, and in a year I am doing a
half-marathon!' The Quakers are all running for charities and hope
to raise over £2000 between them.
Presentation night. The Quakers' annual presentation
night will take place on Friday 23rd September at Mowden Rugby
Club, commencing at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from Dawn
Richardson on 01325 263335.
If you are completely new to running or just want to improve,
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Harrogate Theatre 10k Race (5/9/05). Six members of the
Quakers Running Club travelled down to Harrogate to take part in
the 2nd Harrogate Theatre 10k road race on Sunday 5th September.
On a hilly, challenging two-lap course Graham Park led the Quakers
home in a time of 45:05. Other Quakers' times were: Andy Wood
45:27, Peter E. Smith 50:38, Jeff Marriott 53:01, Caroline
Ridley-Marriott 60:14, and Gill Wallis 67:21. Two junior Quakers
took part in the 2.5k fun run. James Wood finished in 10:28 and
his sister Maddy Wood finished in 14:04.
Fell races. Five members of the Quakers Running Club have
been taking part in the Tees Valley 5k Trail Race series over the
summer months. The final race took place at Preston Park on
Thursday 1st September. This was a handicap race with runners
starting at different times, the slowest runners starting first and
the fastest going off last. It produced some interesting results
on the night. Richard Payne was the first Quaker, finishing 10th
in a handicap time of 33:08. 18th was Stuart Hardcastle in 33:29,
19th Anthony Corbett in 33:33, 22nd Daniel Gordon in 33:36, and
39th Dave Thompson in 33:56.
Presentation night. The Quakers' annual presentation
night will take place on Friday 23rd September at Mowden Rugby
Club, commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Dawn
Richardson on 01325 263335. Everyone is welcome.
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Auckland Castle 10k (21st August 2005). 14 members of the
Quakers Running Club took part in the 7th Auckland Castle 10k road
race on Sunday 21st August. On a very hot morning the star
performer for the Quakers was Bill Frankland who was 2nd in the
over-70 age group in a time of 58:23. Other Quakers' times were:
David Thompson 44:36, Peter E. Smith 46:16, Richard Payne 49:54,
Brendan Boyle 52:15, Jeff Marriott 52:18, Anthony Corbett 52:43,
Jackie Henderson 54:09, Terry Deary 54:21, Alan Prest 55:33, Jackie
Taylor 56:17, Caroline Ridley-Marriott 59:07, Diane Adkins 59:13,
and Sue Boyle 63:01.
Fell races. A group of Quakers have taken part in the
Tees Valley 5k race series over the summer. The latest results
are:
Roseberry Topping (26th July 2005): Anthony Corbett
18:33, David Thompson 20:05, Stuart Hardcastle 20:18, Daniel Gordon
20:35, Richard Payne 21:18.
Wynyard WP (18th August 2005): Stuart Hardcastle 21:22, David
Thompson 22:24, Daniel Gordon 23:12, Ian Stevenson 24:27,
Richard Payne 24:39, Anthony Corbett 24:56, Christine Oates 25:05.
Presentation night. The Quakers' annual presentation
night will take place on Friday 23rd September at Mowden Rugby
Club, commencing 7:30pm. Tickets are available from Dawn
Richardson on 01325 263335. Everyone is welcome.
Quakers Running Club meets at 6:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Hummersknott School. Newcomers are always welcome.
| 22/08/2005 Darlington 10k 14/08/05 |
The Quakers Running Club were out in force for the Darlington 10k
road race. Out of a field of 971, the Quakers had an incredible 69
runners taking part in the main race, and a further 13 runners in
the junior and fun runs, totalling 82 runners in all. Leading the
way, in pride of place, was Dawn Richardson who was the second lady
to finish in a time of 38:56. Wayne Bramley led the way home for
the men with a very creditable 39th place in a time of 36:58. Seven
Quakers achieved personal bests on the day: Phillip Rae 41:52,
Stuart Hardcastle 43:55, Robin Towns 44:23, Thomas Clarke 44:55,
Diane Adkins 58:11, Dawn Harris 59:27, and Judith Moss-Smith 60:30.
Other Quakers' times were: Tim Makin 40:25, Steven Snook 40:34,
David McLachlan 41:16, Nick Wadd 41:20, Robert McSherry 42:37,
David Thompson 43:40, David Mason 43:54, Charles Bogg 44:21, Graham
Park 45:01, Annette Clarke 45:03, Peter Smith 45:24, John Edmondson
45:45, Danny Gordon 46:12, Keith Shevels 46:48, Jes Smith 46:49,
Mikaela Walker 47:27, Diane Vaughan 47:39, Ian Hammond 47:48,
Robert Kirby 49:33, Ian Stephenson 50:17, Richard Payne 50:20,
Terry Deary 50:21, Andrew Fry 50:34, Brendan Boyle 50:40, Sharon
Towns 50:51, John Clarke 50:53, Christine Oates 50:56, Paul Quinn
51:53, Joanne Woodward 51:57, Richard Hughes 52:09, Joanne Dewar
52:11, Anthony Corbett 52:24, Jeff Marriott 52:32, Gemma Bramley
52:35, Craig Watson 53:34, Jade Beale-Towns 54:25, Jackie Taylor
54:43, Jackie Henderson 54:54, Alan Prest 54:59, Harry Manuel
55:08, Elizabeth Finn 55:33, Julie Whinn 55:56, Emma Cuthbertson
56:07, Jeffrey Walker 56:16, Phil Penteney 56:31, Wendy Collins
56:41, Laura Towns 56:50, Keven Shevels 57:28, Bill Frankland
57:52, Caroline Ridley-Marriott 58:06, David Glasper 58:54,
Michelle Boshier 58:56, Claire Jobson 59:11, Jackie Wade 60:56,
Kathleen Bradley 61:23, Sue Boyle 62:23, Rachel Maddison 63:47,
Caroline Taukulis 65:01, June Haines 65:01, and Claire Kelly 69:47.
There were six Quakers in the junior race: Tom Mason, finishing
4th in a time of 10:08, took pride of place, with Josh Newton
(15th) 12:07, Luke Settle (17th) 12:38, Jake Towns (20th) 13:08,
Michael Whinn (28th) 15:29, and Thomas Adkins (31st) 17:51.
Seven of the Quakers 2012 Olympics team took part in the fun run:
Katriona Ridley, Andrew Ridley, Josh Giblin, Olivia Giblin, Freya
Hardcastle, Imogen Wadd, and Ewan Wadd.
The Quakers meet at Hummersknott School on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 6:15. New runners are always welcome.
www.quakersrunningclub.org.uk
Four Quakers turned out for the Whorlton Run on June 14th.
John Edmondson was first home for the Quakers in 57:14 followed by
Danny Gordon in 60:25. Next was Stuart Hardcastle in 60:45, then
Robert Thomas with 61:02 followed by Anthony Corbett in 65:23.
On June 23rd four Quakers travelled to Hartlepool for the
Summerhill 5k. Stuart Hardcastle was 21st in 23:06, Tan Hammond was
36th in 25:40, Robert Thomas was 37th in 25:41 followed by Anthony
Corbett who was 50th in 27:08 out of 69 runners.
On the 28th June was the Gribdale Gallop. Competing again were
Anthony Corbett in 74:06, followed by Stuart Hardcastle in 74:10
and Robert Thomas in 75:58.
On the 2nd July Dave Thompson and Danny Gordon tackled the
17-mile Osmotherley Phoenix race. Dave romped home in 3:29:39
followed by Danny in 4:03:00.
A number of Quakers tackled the Blaydon Race on the 9th June.
Alasdair Tatham was 37th in 32:29, John Edmondson was 378th in
40:29, Colin Schweizer was 690th in 43:35, Richard Payne was 1108th
in 46:52, Kate Schweizer was 1277th in 47:59, Joanne Dewar was
1361st in 48:38, Anthony Corbett was 1407th in 48:53, Robert Kirby
came 1437th in 49:03, and Terry Deary was 1442nd in 49:04.
On Sunday 12th June Jes Smith ran the Grasmere Gallop in the
Lakes, which is a 7.5mile road/trail run, and ended up 145th out of
325 in 61min 38secs (after walking 11 miles on the Saturday).
Dawn Richardson flew out to Africa to run in the Comrades
Marathon on the 16th June. This is a tortuous 54-mile tremendous
double marathon and a bit more from Pietermaritzburg to Durban,
over a series of extremely steep hills. Dawn ran a fantastic time
of 8 hours 40 minutes in tremendous heat to raise money for St.
Teresa's Hospice in Darlington.
Congratulations to Ian Scott who took the 1st Veteran
prize in the Wakefield City 10k on the 10th April. Ian was 37th
out of 1273 finishers in 35:32. Ian also took part in the Rothwell
10k Road Race on the 24th April where he took the 2nd vet prize in
34:38, and also the club record for veterans over 50. Ian was
accompanied by Robert Thomas, 253rd in 44:44, and Gillian Wallis,
630th in 1:01, out of 684 finishers.
On the 27th April five Quakers took part in the New
Marske Harriers Spring 5k Road Race, amongst 99 finishers. In 52nd
place was Stuart Hardcastle 21:11, in 78th was Richard Payne with
23:19, in 83rd Brendan Boyle with 24:18, in 84th Anthony Corbett
with 24:28, and in 97th Sue Boyle with 29:20.
On 30th April Ian Scott kept up the pace to take the 1st vet
over 50 prize in the Keswick half marathon, with in a time of 1:18.
Next for the Quakers was Dave Whittle in 1:33, followed by Phil Rae
in 1:36. Next were Tim Makin in 1:39, Robert Thomas in 1:40,
John Edmondson in 1:41 and Roy MacDougal in 2:16, out of 720
finishers.
Three more members tackled the Sheffield half marathon on
1st May. Dave Thompson was first home for the Quakers in 1:37,
followed by Danny Gordon in 1:41 and Paul Ranby in 1:47.
Three Quakers took part in the hilly 10k road race at
Kirbymoorside, also on May day. David Tarren was the first Quaker
across the line in 43:41, followed by Brendan Boyle in 51:08 and
Sue Boyle in 63:34.
Another six Quakers tackled the Guisborough Forest 5k on 12th
May. Andy Henderson romped home in 17:33, followed by Dave
Thompson in 21:35, Stuart Hardcastle in 21:49, Danny Gordon 22:06,
Richard Payne in 23:09 and Anthony Corbett in 23:58.
The Quakers had a really good turn-out for their Tenth
Anniversary Ball on 14th May. Gifts were awarded to three of
the six founder members of the club to show the club's appreciation
for all their hard work and continued support.
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