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There is an organised cycle ride that
will take place on 2nd May 2010 - the IOW Randonnee. Details on this website http://www.cycleisland.co.uk/ However being Bank Holiday weekend
you WILL need to organise ferry crossings in ADVANCE.
Matt Hammerton has been busy again and has now released this quarters RRR very own Newsletter "Relay" If you have been unable to secure a copy then no fear, just click below.....
Runners are always on the lookout for fast, well organised races and if the Portsmouth series are to go by then this will not disappoint. Hampshire 10km Road Race 3rd May 2010 Mountbatten Centre Portsmouth An entry form in PDF format can be found by clicking here.
(Mike Elmes of Totton and Michael Tanner of Halterworth taking 1st and 2nd place) The fifth race of the CC6 series was run on Sunday at Stoney Cross, hosted by Romsey Road Runners with help from Winchester. A band of cheerful marshals turned out to ensure a safe event and thanks go to Matt Hammerton and Steve Reed who were co-race directors. The race was run over two laps of a route around the Kings Inclosure, which was particularly muddy after the recent rains. This did not deter a healthy turn out of just under a hundred competitors and if any came back with less than calf-high mud spatters it was clear they had not run hard enough! Mike Elmes of Totton won the men’s
race with Michael Tanner of Halterworth Harriers taking second place.
Sonia Rushby of Eastleigh won the ladies race with a comfortable lead
which also earned her the overall series win. The series concludes
at Manor Farm Country Park in a month's time.
Two more events for this year have been confirmed which are the, Mile Of Miles Relay - Wednesday 30th June 2010 - Southampton Running Track - 7.00pm Test Way Relay - Saturday 11th September 2010
Yes it's that time of year again with the weather hopefully turning warmer and longer daylight hours meaning the approach of this years RR10 events. For anybody new to these, these events are fantastic for getting that mid-week training run in as well as a chance to represent the Club. We had a fantastic season last year and a great turnout at the first one as evidenced here. They involve a short (ish) run of between 4-6 miles usually on a mixture of track, grass, concrete hosted by all the local running Clubs with the results being tabulated in a league. RRR had a great season last year with our best results, so just head over to the "RR10/PEN" page and make a note of those dates. Further information re car sharing etc will be released nearer the time. SEE YOU THERE!! Also look out for a great article by David Nixon in the recent March Newsletter covering the history of the RR10 series.
With just over two months until the London Marathon, Romsey’s marathon runners have been putting their training to the test. Again this year, several members of Romsey Road Runners will be taking part in this year’s marathon so there was an atmosphere of camaraderie when they met at the Bramley 20/10 on Valentines Day. Paul Cutbill competed in the 10 mile
race finishing in an excellent 1:19:07, whilst eight others took part
in the 20 mile race, several experiencing their first run, let alone
race, at this distance. Nick Berryman sustained an average pace of
under 7 minutes per mile to finish in 2:17:44, whilst Ali Longworth
achieved a personal best by 11 minutes finishing in 2:28:40. Tam Ryan
and Jane Carter were next to finish, both well under the 2 hour 40
minute mark. Heidi Williams, Paul Slaughter and Liz Slade, all training
for their first half marathons, were very pleased with their times,
all just over 3 hours, and the strength of their running to complete
the distance, whilst Charlotte Maslen came in shortly after in 3:19:03.
The new training Spring schedule is now on the web, incorporating a few gentle speed sessions along Lee and Crampmoor Lane, then onto the Braishfield efforts and a return to the Mounbatten School for the regular Thursday track session's. Just click on the "Training" button on the left to get there.
Jane our session leader has just updated her latest report, which can be found by clicking the "Session" button at the top of this page.
If you are looking for any events /races in the next few months then the latest Race Diary has been compiled, again by Nick in both webpage and word format. Just click on the "Races" button, again on the left to get there!
Nick Berryman has collated the latest CC6 results, which can be found by clicking the "CC6/XC" button on the left.
Competing at the Blackmore Vale half marathon, Linda Brown and Tamatha Ryan both set personal best times. Despite the course being particularly hilly, Brown managed to knock 3 minutes off her previous best half marathon time finishing in 1:45:26, whilst Ryan set a course PB of 1:40:20. Meanwhile, Jimmy Hunt and Hannah White travelled to West Sussex to compete in the Chichester Priory 10k. This road race is mostly flat with just 3 inclines and a good downhill stretch to the finish. Both Hunt and White set personal bests once again, with Hunt finishing in 36:56 and White also taking 3 minutes off her previous best time in 47:27. Finally, Matt Hammerton was in winning
form as he took on the Dynamic Adventure Racing Challenge in the New
Forest. Entering either as a solo or in a team of 2 or 3, the race
is a stage and score event challenging you to navigate your way around
the course, first on foot, then on bike with the final stage of night
navigation on foot again, visiting as many checkpoints along the way
as possible. Points are accumulated at each checkpoint and Hammerton
won the event with a comfortable lead of over 280 points from the
second place solo and third place pair.
The AXLR8 triathlon is being held at
Wellington College, Crowthorne , Berkshire on Sunday 20th June 2010. I have spoken with the organisers and
the event this year is filling fast so I am taking this opportunity
to find out who is interested in competing so that I can send a block
entry and ensure that we all start around the same time and can therefore
encourage/support each other on the day. I will hopefully bring a
form to club but in the mean time if you could let me know asap and
before the end of this month so that I can start putting things in
place. Finally, Chris Lane has the possibility of obtaining a large
van (with driver) which could transport several bikes at a small cost
pro rata/ no. bikes (eg 10 bikes -£5 per bike) This would reduce
the No. of car bike racks and allow us to share car transport. Please
let me know if you would like to take up this option.I would appreciate
your early response. Derek
Halterworth Harriers are hiring a coach to take runners and supporters to the London Marathon and have invited us to join them on the basis that there more of us there are, the cheaper it will be. If we can fill a 49-seater the cost will be about £12 per head. I don't know the details yet but I would expect the coach to leave Romsey at about 5.00am in order to get to Charing Cross by about 7.00am. Any takers?
The sub-zero temperatures were back again at the weekend, but once again Romsey Road Runner’s were not put off their form. Competing at the Heartbreak Half in the New Forest were ten of the club’s runners, several of whom were using it as a training run for their London marathon preparations. The weather had got the better of the course, with ice causing the route to be shortened from its usual over-long 14 mile distance to just 10 miles. Nick Berryman put his training to the test, finishing in 4th place in a time of 1:07:16 while Steve Reed finished in 1:16:48. Jane Carter completed the course in 1:20:47 with Janet Burnage (1:25:29) and Heidi Williams (1:34:30) soon after. A second group of 7 Romsey runners
met at the Stonehenge Stomp, with a choice of distance races to compete
in. Most opted for the 20km, with David Page, Julia Abab and Ruth
Page all finishing within a minute of each other and Diane Cross and
Wendy George shortly after, whilst Tamatha Ryan and Amanda Hull chose
to complete the 30km course.
Please see below an offer sent to the Club pf an available charity place in the above event. For further information feel free to contact them direct. Would you know any Romsey road runners
who are up for doing the first ever Brighton Marathon? Our charity
still has places for runners. Hope you can help,
It was a flurry of personal bests and age group positions for Romsey Road Runners on Sunday as 14 of the club’s members took part in the local Romsey 5 mile road race. Conditions were fair for this year’s race, attracting a large field of competitors to take part in the race, which despite a few inclines produced fast times for many runners. Jimmy Hunt (29:28), Hannah White (38:19), Greg Roulston (38:31) and Derek Kelly (39:51) all achieved personal best times, with Kelly breaking 40 minutes for the first time and achieving 4th position in his age group. Hunt was first club runner home with new member Idris Owen close behind in 29:57. Amanda Hull had a good race, finishing 5th lady in 31:51, with Janet Burnage (36:46) and Julia Abab (38:58) finishing 2nd and 4th respectively in their age group. The race was made all the more enjoyable by all the support and encouragement given by those who came out to watch. Fresh from finishing first at the Stockbridge fun run the week before, Lynne Whitaker also found success at the South West Veterans Cross Country Championships in Devon on Saturday. The meeting took place at The Byes in Sidmouth and consisted of a 4 mile cross country course for the female competitors which Whitaker completed in 30:30, finishing 2nd in her age group and forth competitor overall.
This years first Committee Meeting was held on the 25th...for the minutes just click here or use the AGM button at the top of this page.
Romsey Road Runners were out to support the Stockbridge Cross Country Fun Run on Sunday, a fundraising event now in its 23rd year. The 8 mile course is open to runners, mountain bikers, joggers and walkers alike and offers a tough off-road course on a mixture of grassy, muddy and rutted terrain, with the odd section of respite on tarmac. Penny Jennings, Julia Abab and Derek Kelly all competed for the club, finishing within 4 minutes of each other. Jennings was first back in 1 hour 10, followed by Abab, 1 hour 12, and Kelly achieving a course PB of 2 minutes in 1 hour 14. The forth round of the CC6 series also
took place on Sunday at Badger Farm. Despite the recent snow and ice,
the course was deemed safe to go ahead and received a good turn out
of 117 runners. Jane Carter and Nick Berryman led the club’s
runners home, finishing 3rd female and 5th male respectively. The
fifth round moves to Stony Cross in the New Forest in February, hosted
by Romsey Road Runners.
The above event has also fallen foul of the weather and has had to be cancelled.
The above event has also fallen foul of the weather and has had to be cancelled.
Due to the snow and ice above Club night is cancelled. Keep visiting the web site for other updates for Thursday closer the time!
Have you ever tried to calculate the different minute/pace rate you should be running for those easy, tempo, or speed sessions? If you have a clear idea of the time you have run over a set distance then again Runner's World provides a neat little calculator to predict what these different paces should be. Just click below for the page, and both these training tools with be permanently added to the "Training Page" on the left hand side for ease of use.
Have you ever decided to try and go for a new distance race but have no idea what time to try for? Having done a 10km race you decide to go for that half marathon but have no concept of how long it will take? Fear not, as Runner's World has a nifty little race time predictor on their site. All you have to do is navigate to their page and then just enter the race time of what you have achieved at a set distance and it will calculate the predicted time at another distance! This of course is assuming you have done the training for that new distance. Just click below.
Welcome to the first results round up of the year covering a couple of races that were held over the festive period as compiled by Hannah White. "The Christmas celebrations were the perfect motivator for Romsey’s Road Runners taking part in races over the festive season. Blowing away the Christmas cobwebs on Boxing Day morning, Ali Longworth took part in the Round the Lakes 10k in Poole, a flat, four lap course of the lakes in Poole Park. Alistair enjoyed the cool conditions to achieve a personal best, shaving 45 seconds off his previous best time for the distance and finishing in 38:43. Setting a great start to the new year, Jane Carter and Paul Cutbill competed at the Somerley 10k on Sunday. The race, organised by the Wessex Autistic Society, took place within the scenic grounds of the Somerley estate on the outskirts of Ringwood and provided excellent conditions for both runners with Jane finishing 4th lady overall in a time of 44:18 and Paul achieving 48:03." For a short "Race Report"
covering the Poole Round The Lakes 10km, just click here.
STUBBINGTON 10KM ROUGH N TUMBLE Due to the recent "adverse" weather conditions, both the above forthcoming races have been cancelled.
Welcome to the brand new news pages for 2010!! 2009 have been archived and can be found by clicking the link on the right for those memorable snippets and pictures of 2009. I know that many people treat their running year starting and finishing at different times throughout the twelve month period, however if you are one of those who uses the obvious, as of today, then good luck to your running efforts for 2010. Whether it be striving for a new race distance, achieving a new PB or just looking to getting fitter, then myself and the Committee at the Club you wish the very best in the forth coming year, and hope Romsey Road Runners can facilitate this!! The Webmaster A word from our session leaders Jane Field........ Spring 2010 Spring will soon be with us and the training sessions will change with the new season in April. The Spring schedule can be found within this newsletter. From mid April Monday evenings will see us running out to Braishfield to complete kilometre efforts and the monthly 5km effort time trial around the scenic lanes past 3 pubs. As in previous years we will start track training on Thursdays, so from Thursday 15th April we will move our Thursday venue to Mountbatten School, Whitenap, Romsey. There will be a number of different sessions planned ranging from 150m up to 1mile intervals. These may be run in solo, in pairs with the occasional threesome. We meet at the grass track, which is in the middle of the field behind the school buildings, changing/toilets are in the corridor along from the sports hall. If you are new member and require directions please ask. Home runs normally start in the Spring and we are hoping to continue these sociable, enjoyable, fun runs away from our normal running routes. Please see request for venues within this newsletter. I would like to thank everybody for participating in the training sessions over the long chilly winter and welcome all of our new members. I am looking forward to a great Spring season of training and racing for us all. Keep running! Could you organise a Home Run? Do you have a favourite run that you would like to
share with club members? A home run is a gentle, social run from a member’s home or other suitable local venue (such as pub or forest car park). Routes are normally 6 miles, with a shorter option available, and a leader and sweeper will be needed. The run is followed by refreshments organised by the host (usually sandwiches, cakes and squash) for which members pay £2. These could be organised instead of a Monday or Thursday session, or at a weekend. In the past we have had a home run every month between May to September and they are a great way for members to socialise, run and explore a different running area. The club will provide a minimum of £50 in advance for the host to spend. On the night a committee member will collect the £2 from each member and the host keeps any monies above the £50 already provided. If there is anybody who might consider hosting a home run please contact myself or another committee member. Keep Running. Firstly my apologies for not attending the AGM, this is due to business commitments. It has been a busy year as membership secretary with an increase in club membership. We have gone from 107 of last year to 115 this year with a lot more attending the club on a regular basis. Membership consists of: There is a new form for membership renewals (should you want to get in early) this can be found on RRR web site, or to save your ink you can take one today or ask me on any club night. When I agreed to take on the role of club chairman a year ago, (or was I possibly conned in the nicest possible way by Jane) I really was not sure what I was letting myself in for. What has impressed me is how hard the committee has worked to help others enjoy our club, their running and achieve their goals. They are a very talented and hard working team that the entire club benefits from, many thanks to all of them. Also thanks to the many club members who are prepared to help out in general, although even more would be even better! The club has had an incredibly successful year thanks to its enthusiastic members and a great committee. Whichever way you measure success I think we have achieved it. Our membership is well up and should have grown to about 120 by the end of this year; which I think is the highest ever. Well done to Steve Davies for his efforts though out the year. I must admit I thought there would be a peak of work for Steve at the start of the year and quiet for the rest but it seems to have been manic for most of the time. Possibly the most impressive success has been the sheer number of runners that regularly attend our training sessions on Mondays and Thursdays. A couple of weeks ago I counted 54, with over 40 being the norm for a Monday and over 30 for Thursdays. We might not be the biggest club in Hampshire but few can have such a high percentage turnout for regular training sessions. Credit for this must go to Jane Carter for her fantastic achievements in this area. Few will realise how much effort Jane puts into the coaching, creating sessions to cater for all abilities, helping improve performance while keeping an eye on safety the whole time. A victim of her own success, trying to get 40+ runners out and back safely is quite a challenge. I am not sure who it was but someone said it was like herding cats, an excellent analogy in my opinion. People like turning up at the club and running without having to think too much, sometimes neglecting pedestrians and road users. I would like to encourage everyone to take responsibility for their own and others safety, it is completely unrealistic and unreasonable to expect Jane to do everything. Also thanks to Wendy Couper, Gill Callus and Chris Lane for helping out on a regular basis. In the next year we are having a big push to get more people qualified as coaches which should help considerably. Many aspects of the running of the club the average member does not know happen. Lynne Whitaker is our club secretary and as well as organising and minuting committee meetings and the AGM, also acts as our main interface to the rest of the running world. This includes registering members with England Athletics, obtaining our club London Marathon places and negotiations. You will soon hear from Liz Slade how healthy the club finances are. We are not profit making and want to use the money in the best way for the club. Liz has been able to keep on top of our spending and projected finances which have enabled us to pay for additional coaches to be trained and provide a subsidy for social events as well as many minor expenses. Sadly even running revolves round money and many thanks to Liz that others don’t have to worry about it. Christine Saunders has done a great job organising social events this year with really good turn outs, particularly for the presentation evening barn dance and hog roast last week, the pasta party at the Old House at Home and the post beer race BBQ. We are definitely more than just a running club and I think the social aspects add considerably to our popularity. In addition we had some great home runs and club walks which add variety and everyone looks forward to. There was also the club trip to Cornwall that Nick Berryman organised which was tremendous fun, I am looking forward to the next one in Exmoor in May. While Nick Berryman is our fixtures secretary, he has done so much more this year. Well done for being voted Romsey Road Runner of the Year, very well deserved in my opinion and obviously many others. Over the last year there has been very high turn outs at races for the club, with many members enjoying the competitive part of running. It has been so nice to turn up at RR10s and CC6s and see a mass of blue and gold vests from our club. I did initially start to list the outstanding individual performances at this point but it soon became apparent that there were just too many to mention Hannah White continues to get us good coverage in the local press although frequently the size of the headline and supporting picture bear no relationship to the achievements of our runners. It was a little frustrating that the CC6 that we hosted last winter filled the entire back page of the Romsey Advertiser but there was no mention that it was organised by the Romsey Road Runners who also provided the pictures for the article. Never mind, it raised the profile for running in the area which is good. While it is always nice to read about our achievements there is also the important aspect that this publicity encourages others into joining the club. Well done Hannah for this weekly write up. Kit secretary Greg Roulston is another of the team who does a great job. Not only does Greg purchase the kit and bring it along to the club for members but he also has spent time investigating possible changes to the range. He has also provided memorable moments by modeling selected items occasionally. Heidi Williams joined the Committee with no specific role and helped out whenever she could, covering when other members were not available. More recently she has taken on the race book, keeping it updated with entry forms and bringing it to club nights. Matt Hammerton is another who has been helping out the Committee and has been increasing his involvement with the club The newsletter has been a bit variable this year due to personal time constraints. Thanks in anticipation to Matt Hammerton for offering to take over the Press Secretary role. The Braishfield Beer Race was another great success with many members of the club helping out. Thanks must go to Jeremy Hartley the race director and Nick Berryman, Derek Kelly and Jan Burnage who made up the race committee. We are particularly grateful to Fullers for their primary sponsorship of the event; well done to Derek for negotiating that and thanks also for agreeing to take over as race director. Once again Mark Adams took circuit training at the Romsey School on Fridays which is very popular with those that participate. If you have not been to one of these sessions I suggest you try it. Good all round condition helps reduce injuries and is good cross training. Ali Longworth has put a lot of effort into the web site this year and it is one of the primary ways that new members hear about the club. A good web site needs to be regularly updated and Ali does just that for the club. In addition Ali writes many of the articles himself in a very entertaining style which adds to the interest considerably. Complementing the press articles, newsletter and the web site for communications is the Romsey Road Runners Google Groups. Thanks to David Page for maintaining this with regular updates to members. David is going to do a sales pitch for this later in the meeting and I strongly encourage more people to join in and contribute. The more people involved, the more useful it becomes. While there have been many excellent results from our runners there has been one notable, high profile, failure – the football match against Halterworth Harriers. It was apparently closer than the score would suggest! Thanks to Chris Lane for organising this event. It is great that a town the size of Romsey can support two thriving running clubs, long may the friendly rivalry continue. There have been many issues over the last year but there is one that is probably getting worse due to the success of the club; that is the parking at the Woodley Village Hall. On a Monday evening there are other users of the hall that have a start time after ours and have on occasions found there to be no parking spaces left when they arrive. We must respect that others have as much right to the car park as members of our club and I encourage people to walk, jog or car share as much as possible to reduce the problem. As I mentioned earlier, with our success has come new members. Let’s make a real effort to keep our reputation as a friendly club and make sure that we welcome all, whatever their ability or age. It can be quite intimidating for some new members who don’t know anyone at the club and/or lack confidence in their abilities. If you see someone you don’t know, make an effort to talk with them and make them welcome. It has been noticed that we throw complete beginners straight in with the normal training. Gill Callus has volunteered to help inexperienced people, or those getting back into running, to build their fitness so that they are not pushed too hard initially and can enjoy their training with us. There is always scope for improvements, if anyone has any ideas, please pass them on to a committee member or even better join in and help make it happen. I would like to finish off by thanking everyone for making it such an enjoyable year at the club for me and to apologise for not being able to mention everyone who has helped support me and the club.
Many many thanks to all the members who came to this years Annual General Meeting held at Crosfield Hall. If you weren't able to make it then you can still catch up on what was decided by viewing the minutes by clicking below.
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Cycling Event To Try!!
Relay
Newsletter Released!!
January Committee Minutes Published
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!!