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Lots of runners, mostly in purple shirts and medals outside a village hall

A very busy March race report

CC6 Results

It’s been a fantastic month for the Romsey Road Runners. We’ve had great results in ultramarathons to 10ks and everything in between!

The start of the month saw the last race of the CC6 Cross Country season at Itchen Valley Country park. For a club of our size we ranked very well in the final championship standings. With Jonathan Pillinger-Cork winning his age category and coming 4th overall, Hannah Shutt 4th in the women’s results, Ray Webb 2nd in his age category and Penny Jennings, Lin Windsor and Elizabeth Prinsep 4th, 5th and 6th in theirs. As always it was a great season and a fantastic free way for members of the club to get into cross country racing. We look forward to the next season in the autumn.

10 runners in Romsey vests at CC6 event
Runners at the final CC6 Race at Itchen Valley Coutry Park

Sunday 17th March was an extremely busy day for members of the club. Four members participated in the Hundred Hills 50k Ultra Marathon in the Chilterns. Hannah Shutt finished in just 5:01:22 and was 4th lady, Ian Ralph in 5:20:16, Steven Melligan-Hart in 5:28:27 (his first ultra!) and Susie Parker in 6:36:25.

Four runners in various attire at the Hundred Hills ultra
Susie Parker, Ian Ralph, Steven Melligan-Hart and Hannah Shutt at the Hundred Hills Ultra-Marathon

As a bit of a club staple it was no surprise that we had a great turn out at the Salisbury 10 with seven club members taking part. Matt Bennett was 7th with another strong performance, finishing in just 57:20. Other great club results were Mark Stileman (1:01:26), Neil Jennings (1:08:19), Elizabeth Prinsep (1:12:03 – a 10 mile PB!), Duncan MacDonald (1:16:07), Keith Morris (1:19:33) and Penny Jennings (1:27:25).

Hayley Weston ran the Great Welsh Marathon in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and won the women’s race in a massive PB time of 3:07:24. We look forward to seeing how she does at the Boston Marathon in a few weeks!

Hayley and two other female runners with their trophies and a person dressed as an elephant
Hayley Weston and other female winners at the Great Welsh Marathon with Gorgeous George the mascot

We also had results from Lottie Budd who did the Bath Half in 2:23:28, Nikkie Baptista who ran the Milton Keynes Festival of Running 20 miler in 3:21:24 and John Wheatley and Nigel Hemsted who ran the Ox ‘N’ Wood Trail 20 miler in 2:50:38 and 3:32:15.

The next weekend on the 24th March saw another huge race for the club at the Eastleigh 10k with a huge 27 finishes from the club. Alex Prinsep who has been going from strength to strength over the past year got a 10km PB of 33:43, Alex Young wasn’t far behind with 33:56 and we had some amazing age category results with Amanda Hull, Elizabeth Prinsep and Nigel Hemsted all getting 4th in their age categories and Ray Webb coming 5th in his.

The Eastleigh 10k is my 7th and shortest race to date this year – mainly running Halves, my first was in Tromsø- northern Norway in January. My running calendar is pretty full the next few months including 5 different countries. Eastleigh is special and always so well attended by the Romsey Road Runners!

Lottie Budd

Cracking day for running the Eastleigh 10k. Felt good, but just missed my PB by 1 minute.

Mark Judkins

On the same day believe it or not, we also had Em Gordon run the LDWA Cerne Giant Challenge 20 miler in 4:19:09, Tam Ryan run the 30 version in 7:16:01.

“I did the Cerne Giant Challenge on Sunday, it’s an LDWA event starting & finishing in the picturesque village of Cerne Abbas, gorgeous day rather muddy & hilly with almost 4,500ft elevation but over 31miles of beautiful Dorset countryside.” Tam Ryan

Jack Wood ran the Thames Riverside 20 miler in 2:47:57, David Morrison ran the Fleet Half Marathon in 1:21:00 and Penny Overy run the Queen Elizabeth Country Park Trail Half Marathon in 2:32:00.

Six runners in romsey vests at the Eastleigh 10k
Ten runners in romsey vests at the Eastleigh 10k
Lots of runners, mostly in purple shirts and medals outside a village hall
Race Finishers in their medals and t-shirts after a big race weekend

14th January RRR Race Report

CC6 Results

This weekend saw two well attended races for the Romsey Road Runners; the 36th annual George Skeates Charity Event in Stockbridge and the 4th CC6 event of the season at Ocknell Campsite.

The George Skeates event is a low key affair with options to walk, run or cycle either around 3 or 8 miles on a cross country course. The event has been running since 1986 after George passed away in a motorsport accident in 1985. It was originally organised by Mike Crossman and is now run by his son Jeb in aid of the George Skeates Benevolent Fund which benefits a number of charities.

This year saw thirteen club members enter the event. Karen Keane said that it’s a “Great charity event. Fabulous scenic route with yummy cakes and raffle to finish. Everyone’s a winner!”

13 runners and a dog in running gear at the George Skeates Run
Thirteen runners and a dog at the George Skeates Charity Event

We also saw the 4th CC6 race of the season organised by Hardley Runners and Totton Running Club at Ocknell Campsite in the New Forest. These races are all around 5 miles and are free to members of a number of local clubs including Romsey; they are a fun, low pressure way to get into cross country racing.

Ten Romsey Road Runners competed this weekend, with some great results; Ray Webb coming second in his age category and Jonathan Pillinger-Cork coming third in his. Jonathan said that this week’s race was “Great hilly, muddy and briefly sunny course”.

9 runners in Romsey Road Runners kit at the CC6
Romsey Road Runners at the Ocknell Campsite CC6 Race

CC6 Update

CC6 Results

CC6 Wilverley 2015
CC6 Wilverley 2015

The final race in the CC6 series took place on 1st March at Wilverley Plain in superb conditions.

Men’s Finishers

  • 9, Neil Jennings
  • 33, Jonathan Williams
  • 43, Jade Rolfe
  • 50, John Quayle
  • 52, Mark Adams

CC6 Wilverley 2015
CC6 Wilverley 2015

Women’s Finishers

  • 9, Tam Ryan
  • 11, Becky Tovey
  • 12, Jo Weguelin
  • 16, Hannah Shutt
  • 31, Alice Lane
  • 32, Diane Cross
  • 36, Penny Jennings

Congratulations to the Women’s Team who finished 3rd for the series. The men finished 10th and Romsey were 7th in the joint competition.

Results Round Up – 17/02/15

CC6 Results

Blackmore Vale Feb 2015
Blackmore Vale Feb 2015

Tam Ryan completed the Blackmore Vale Half Marathon on Sunday, 7th February in nearby Dorset. Runners started from Bishops Caundle Village Hall, completing a circular route of hilly terrain. The event provides runners with an excellent base for spring marathons. Tam finished in a time of 1:34:38: 1st in her age category and 7th lady overall.

On a roll, and in marathon training, Tam also produced a good finish in the Bramley 10/20 on Sunday, 15th February. This is a very popular race which takes runners on two 10 mile laps from around the rural villages north of Bramley, North Hampshire. Weather conditions were good on the day and Tam had a stonking run, gaining yet another personal best, she finished in 2:25:14.

Also on 15th February, the good conditions greeted a contingency of RRR in the 6th CC6 of the current series at Denny Wood, hosted by Totton Runners. The previous day’s heavy rain made for muddy off road conditions with plenty of waterlogged conditions underfoot with the mud robbing one or two runners of their shoes.

RRR finishers:

Men

  • Neil Jennings, 11th
  • Jonathon Williams, 40th
  • John Quayle, 57th
  • Mark Adams, 66th

Women

  • Jo Weguelin, 12th
  • Becky Tovey, 14th
  • Hannah Shutt, 19th
  • Di Cross, 22nd
  • Penny Jennings, 27th
  • Alice Lane, 29th
  • Sarah Humphries, 35th

 

The mens team currently lay in 9th position and the women in 7th.

Results Round Up – 16/12/14

CC6 Results

CC6 - December 2014
CC6 – December 2014

Race 4 of the Winter Cross Country 2014-15 season took place last Sunday.  A proper muddy, undulating 4 and a bit mile route organised by Lordshill and Wessex Clubs took runners from Janesmoor Pond, Stoney Cross through plenty of muddy trails and damp, waterlogged ground.

Romsey sported a good turn out and managed a top 10 runner in each of the women’s and men’s top 10 placings.  Despite the damp, dull morning a lucky 13 RRR’s headed for Janesmoor Pond to slide about in the mud until exhaustion, hopefully somewhere near the finish.

Men’s Individual Results

9 Neil Jennings
44 Jim Wright
45 Jonathan Williams
50 Christopher Brown
60 Steve Reed
61 John Quayle

Women’s Individual Results

9 Tam Ryan
16 Jo Weguelin
18 Hannah Shutt
25 Di Cross
30 Julia Abab
32 Penny Jennings
52 Deborah Rees

There is a break now, with the next CC6 taking place on the 11th January 2015 at Badger Farm, Winchester.

CC6 Update

CC6 Results

Race 4 of the current CC6 Series took place at Fritham on Sunday.

Men’s Individual Results

9 Neil Jennings
44 Jim Wright
45 Jonathan Williams
50 Christopher Brown
60 Steve Reed
61 John Quayle

Women’s Individual Results

9 Tam Ryan
16 Jo Weguelin
18 Hannah Shutt
25 Di Cross
30 Julia Abab
32 Penny Jennings
52 Deborah Rees