RR10

Four RRRs travelled to Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire to take part in the Sprint Triathlon last weekend. The triathlon consisted of a 400m swim, 20km bike and a final 5k run. Conditions were perfect with lots of sunshine and a gentle breeze making the cycle ride hard but enjoyable through the beautiful countryside. Fastest time for Romsey with a PB and 2nd in his age category was Derek Kelly in a time of 1:27:04 , (9:04 swim, 44:55 bike, 30:31 run). Next was Alice Lane, 8th in age category also with a PB of 1:30:17 (9:18 swim, 51:24 bike, 25:49 run) followed by Liz Slade, 2nd in age category in a time of 1:37:41 (13:17 swim, 52:46 bike, 27:19 run) and finally Julia Abab achieving a PB and 1st in age category, in a time of 1:40:58 (13:40 swim, 56:09 bike, 27:28 run).

In the third RR10 race of the season (which is the second one that Romsey were allowed to run in due to the new “drop out” system this season) a small but hardy group braved the elements to run 7.5km at Wilverley. Those that came out were rewarded with glorious sunshine, a bit of mud and quite a few hills! The men’s team finished 5th which is higher than was achieved in any race last season, whilst the ladies managed two teams coming in 10th and 20th.

RR10 Men’s Results (165 runners)

• Neil Jennings, 5th
• Mark Stileman, 14th
• Chris Brown, 40th
• Mark Adams, 41st
• Jonathan Williams, 55th
• Paul Burnage, 70th
• John Quayle, 75th

RR10 Women’s Results (126 runners)

• Hannah Shutt, 12th
• Becca Lurcock, 23rd
• Penny Jennings, 53rd
• Julia Abab, 57th
• Liz Slade, 62nd
• Anna Duignan, 64th
• Karen Keane, 76th
• Wendy Couper, 119th

The final RR10 of the summer took place in Hursley last night. Well done to every RRR who ran an RR10 this year. The event continues to be very popular.

The final placings were as follows:

Men’s Team

Women’s Team

Men’s Individual (at least six finishes)

Women’s Individual (at least six finishes)

Tam Ryan completed the South Downs Marathon on Saturday 21 June. This is becoming a popular trail event and offers some challenging inclines for runners, including a start up Butser Hill. The longer views are rewarding and the scenery along the route pleasant. Despite taking a wrong turn along the way, making the trail longer than it need to be and the added scorching sunshine, Tam still managed a time of 3:43:17 finishing as 2nd lady and 15th overall out of field 412 runners.

Lynda Brown did the South Downs Half Marathon, which turned out to be just under 15 miles by the end, after organisers extended the route to avoid another event. Lynda’s time was 2:22:51 finishing as 15th lady and 84th out of 280.

There was a good turn out of runners to the annual Mile of Miles relay event on 2nd July, hosted by Southampton Athletics Club. The relay event took place on Southampton’s athletics track, the perfect setting for each runner to complete a metric mile (4x400m). Romsey A finished in 9th position this year, out of a total of 31 teams and Romsey B in 26th position. The top ten teams were:

In the seventh RR10 race at Marwell Zoo on the 9th July, Romsey men fielded two teams, finishing 6th and 22nd. The women fielded three teams finishing 6th, 17th and 34th. In the overall standings Romsey A Men are in 6th place (but only one point off 4th) while Romsey A Women lie 10th.

Individual Results from the RR10 at Marwell Zoo (Men)

Individual Results from the RR10 at Marwell Zoo (Women)

It’s the best six races that count in the RR10 and a number of RRRs have now completed six or more races. We have five men and five women in the overall Top 20 of their respective competitions!

RR10 placings after 6 runs or more (Men)

RR10 placings after 6 runs or more (Women)

The RR10 results from Manor Farm are in. The men fielded two teams, finishing in 8th and 24th place. The women fielded three teams, finishing 12th, 21st and 34th.

Men’s Individual Results

Women’s Individual Results