Abingdon Marathon Sun 21 Oct

Report from Laura…..

 

Keith and I left at 7 am on Sunday morning to head to the Abingdon Marathon. We got there in plenty of time at 8 am, perfect timing as usual by Keith. We made our way to the start (it was a bit further than the 10 minute walk they had put on the details!). When we got there, we decided that it was a good idea to queue for the loo!! Ten loos for all, so a long wait! 8.51 am when we were done, 9 minutes till the start, oh well no time for nerves. We dashed to the start, quick warm up and were off.

I had a great 23 miles, the last 3 hurt! I had not finished long and in came Keith, looking good :) 

We both went off to shower (not happy, cold!), and in the changing room I met a very happy Lorayne, who had achieved a 10 minute PB! 

Fantastic day, great results!

Keith 3:21 1st v60
Lorayne 3:38 PB

Laura 3:11 

 

 

http://www.abingdonmarathon.org.uk/index.php

 

 

            

 

Well done from WVR - we are very proud of you!

 

Cabbage Patch 10 mile race - Sun 21 Oct

Well done to our WV runners who ran in the Cabbage Patch 10 mile road race this morn, which starts and finishes in Twickenham town centre. A great turnout from our club. 

(Thanks to Pete Berriman for the photos)

 

    

 

Julian Farrell 10K....very proud of my ladies (and our men too!)

Some great results today at the Julian Farrell 10K road race. Our ladies did good:

• 1st Ladies Team (Laura Hales, Sach Dixon, Jo Obertell)
• 1st Lady Vet - Jo Obertell (PB)
• 2nd Lady overall - Laura Hales

Well done lovely ladies!

We were represented well at this local race with Keith Hull, Geoff Williams, Chris Dent and Steve Handley (PB) also running.

Don't they look good?

 

 

Official results should be posted early this coming week (http://www.camberleyathletics.org.uk/).

 

Well done all,

Dee x

Results of September 2012 10K Handicap Race

Bit of a chilly morning on this last day of September but a good turnout for our Club 10K Time Trial

It was nice to see a lot of our members wearing their new club attire. A few new faces were spotted testing out our course.

As our official photographer, Nathan tuned up a little too late to take part in the run, but had a good excuse as he had just polished off a Triathlon earlier that morning, well done!

Helping out with the timing this morning were the two Daves (Pearce & Smith) who very kindly bought me a nice hot cup of coffee after the initial send off

Keith, deputising for Mark,  set out his stall after the run to flog off his wears, as quite a few members invested in some new kit.

Peter Mannion	0.39.10
Laura Hales	0.40.22
Mike Hewison	0.41.41
Keith Hull	0.41.48
Phil Ribbins	0.42.12
Geoff Williams	0.43.18
Jim Brown	0.44.10
Jo Obertell	0.44.37
Iain McDermott-Paine	0.44.58
Lorraine Hockin	0.45.00
Sabine El-Bacha	0.46.18
Jazz Sangha	0.46.48
Russell Conaway	0.47.42
Gordon Trout	0.48.59
Chris Dent	0.49.27
Mark Coxhead	0.49.41
Steve Handley	0.50.11
Robin Wakefield	0.50.38
Dee Green	0.51.44
Dave Clare	0.54.21
Nicky Morten	0.54.28
Lyn Taylor	0.55.01
Jane Longworth	0.56.55
Anne Keefe	1.02.33
Lisa Norman	1.02.41
Chris Lovell	1.10.12

All the best

Tony Sheridan

The beast, Corfe Castle "A girls day out".

  
This past Sunday was "The Beast" at Corfe Castle. 
    
Lorayne, Laura, Sachiko and I all set off together, which was a nice way to make our way to Corfe, as we chatted all the way down (and all the way back up also!) Tips, racing strategies, hydration, fuelling and all manner of subjects were discussed. Definitely the best way to get to a race!
    
We met up with Keith in the car park, and that made the Windle Valley team.
    
The weather was horrible -drizzle and strong wind- as I had just come back from temperatures as high as 38 degrees,but I was told it was perfect racing weather!
    
The race itself I found surprisingly easy considering my lack of training, and Sachiko, Lorayne and I all finished within 1 minute of each other with times respectively of 1h58, 1h59 and 1h59. I was over the moon with my time, which was a 10 minutes improvement on my previous PB. Laura was 4th overall and 1st vet 35 with a time of 1h42, and Keith did 1h45. 
    
So all in all, a good day, with good company and great race results for everybody!
  

Results of August 2012 10K Handicap Race

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A fine sunny morning provided ideal conditions for the run on Sunday morning, and a total of 26 runners turned out for the monthly handicap race.

First across the finish line (with the least accurate prediction of his finish time!) was Jim Brown. Fastest on the day was Keith Hull, and the moral victory for most accurate prediction of their finish times went jointly to Chris Dent and Duncan Irvine.

Keith Hull	43.17
Geoff Williams	44.03
Ramona Thevenet	44.19
Richard Baggott	44.20
Sachiko Dixon	45.27
Jim Brown	46.13
Catherine Thorin	47.37
Duncan Irvine	48.13
Dave Nicholls	48.22
Gordon Trout	48.38
Martin Cox	48.48
Chris Dent	50.13
Sue Hadwen	50.20
Mark Wye	50.20
Mike Goodwin	50.35
Mark Coxhead	50.41
Malcom Vaughan	51.01
Tony Sheridan	51.18
Robin Wakefield	52.05
Christine Flynn	52.41
Dee Green	52.48
Tony Hatch	53.14
Yvonne Lubbock	56.21
Ramon Fernandez	57.38
Lynne Taylor	58.39

HOT NEWS! Lucy and Andy are getting wed today....

Lucy Allen and Andy Blow are getting married today (30 August). On behalf of Windle Valley Runners we wish them loads of fun and happiness for their future together.

 

"Lucy Hen" at the Lookout on Sat 25 August

Windle Valley Runners

Windle Valley Run of the Month - Sunday 12th August

Thanks to Ken for hosting the August run of the month at Pirbright, and to Mark Coxhead for providing photo evidence!

 

 

Mark informs that "the course route touched the perimeter of Brookwood Cemetry, down to Fox Corner to White's farm, then to the green at Pirbright and around to Pirbright church".

 

Thanks to everyone who come along.

OMG It's Show Day

Well the clock just passed midnight and it's the day of the Opening Ceremony for London 2012 - for two Windle Valley Runners, the last day of a long journey as part of the volunteer cast of the show.

Steve Moody (me) and Paul Conlan are two out of 10,000 ceremony cast, and have been rehearsing since May under the expert eye of the Oscar-winning show director Danny Boyle. After 24 days of rehearsals, on about 20 of which it poured with rain, we are well and truly ready. But I'm too excited to sleep, so here I am blogging!

We still can't give away any secrets, but we hope the show will knock your socks off :)

Watch out for us in the segment that begins just after 9pm, and in the meantime, here are a few reactions from people who were in the 100,000 who watched our dress rehearsals in the Stadium this week

And a few words from the Greatest Living Englishman:

http://todayinlondonblog.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/26/12967098-danny-boyle-opening-ceremony-will-be-a-live-film?lite

July "Run of the Month"

 

It was a lovely morning for our 'Run of the Month', setting off from Jealott's Hill over to Bluebell Woods and then along the bridleway, encountering horses and a fallen tree along the way. On to the ford on Pendry's Lane then heading back in the direction of Jealott's Hill, dropping down towards Warfield Church and paying a visit to the resident donkey. It was then back to Jealott's Hill for a well earned cuppa and piece of cake.

 

 

Nathan and I really enjoyed hosting the event and would like to thank all those who joined us. We look forward to another opportunity in the future.

 

Dee and Nathan