Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
KENILWORTH TOWN AND ABBEY FIELDS
Club member Mike Hampton organised a very successful event introducing a new element, urban running around Kenilworth town streets adding to the Abbey Fields park race. This attracted competitors from around the midlands and visitors from Spain en route to the international Scottish 6 day event.
The new map drawn up by Mike was used for two courses, a 5.6k long and a 3.6k medium. Matt Halliday M20 easily won the long course taking 35.53mins, Tom Honniball M21 was 2nd in 41.56mins only one second ahead of Alan Segar M35 41.57mins. On the Urban medium course Stephanie Ellis-Gray was 1st in 34.33mins ahead of John Bowman M65 40.15mins and Jackie Stuart M55 44.59mins.
Two courses were planned around the park and on the medium 3.6k course Paul Taylor M35 was 1st in 22.04mins, 2nd Sam Hart M12 29.18mins and 3rd John Ward M65 29.56mins. Alfie Bullus M12 won the short 2.2k course in 24.41mins, Finn Donaldson M8 2nd in 25.07mins and first timer Bradley Powles M10 was 3rd in 26.05mins.
2nd August 2011
HANDICAP WINNERS AT HARVESTER RELAY
At the Harvester Weekend, staged near Sheffield, Octavian Droobers fielded two relay teams. Liz Phillips, Jo Halliday, Rachel Emmerson, Julie Emmerson and Lesley Ross won the women’s handicap trophy on the B course running and navigating through Eccleshall Woods and Limb Valley, starting in the dark using head torches early on Sunday morning with the last legs run in the light.
The seven man club team, started around midnight on the Saturday night, and were placed 4th in the handicap race. Team members were Bruce Bryant, Alan Halliday, Sami Takaluoma, Matthew Elkington, Barry Elkington, Peter Guillaume and Tony Feltblower.
Other events during the weekend included a Middle Distance race, Ultrasprint and an Urban Race around Dore village, South West of Sheffield. Junior Julie Emmerson was on top form and came 3rd in the Middle race at Bowden Housteads on the Blue 4k course in 36.48mins and also 3rd on the 3.7k D course around Dore Village in 24.47mins.
19th July 2011