Archive for the Races Category
Tintern Trot News - Road Closure
13/07/2008 by Andy.
Rather unhelpfully (for the race, if not for the residents of Tintern) the Wye Valley Road (A466) will be closed by the landslip in Tintern between 6pm and 10pm on July 24th.
This will impact access to Tintern Abbey from the Monmouth direction.
Please make allowance for this in your timings when attending the Tintern Trot. It may be possible to park on the Monmouth side of the closure and jog/walk to the start (I estimate it’s less than half a mile, but I’m not promising anything!).
Rose Inn series - race III results
11/07/2008 by Andy.
Another good turn out saw an exciting third event in the 2008 Rose Inn race series on Tuesday 8th July, with Peter Coles (MV45) of Pontypridd Roadents leading the field home in a time of 21:25. First lady was Angela Tyrrell (SL) of San Domenico, finishing in 23:36.
The first Chepstow runner, in sixth place, was Mark Harvey with a personal best performance of 23:05. At the current rate of improvement, we should see Mark breaking 23 minutes for the first time in August!
Other notable performances by men were those by Ian Withers, first Junior man and second in the race, finishing in 21:47; Justin Rowley (1st Senior man, in 21:52); Rogers Chamberlain (MV35, 23:42); Paul Harris (MV40, 23:15); Dougal Wilson-Croombe (MV50, 25:15); Mick Tabor (MV55, 23:50); John Turner (MV60, 26:05) and Roger Wilson (MV65+, 25:43).
For the ladies, Abbie Price was first Junior in a time of 40:10; Joanne Davis (LV35, 30:15); Kate Rees (LV40, 28:20); Julie Scholey (LV45, 27:51); Gill Murphy (LV50, 35:19); Brenda Avery (LV55+, 29:53).
Well done to all competitors and we hope to see you for the final race in the series, on Tuesday 12th August.
The results can be found here: Rose Inn 2008 - race III results.
There are also updated results for race II, following a correction reported on the night: Rose Inn 2008 - updated race II results
Rack Raid Successes
09/06/2008 by Dick.
Congrats to all team members in Sunday’s Rack Raid Relay. Our teams won both the A and B competitions, while we had six stage wins - Dave Somersall, Mark Harvey, Ed Green, Nick Davis, Steve Harris and Calum Cheshire.
Captains Mark Harvey and Syd Wheeler thank their teams for a marvellous effort.
Edit: and here are the results: Rack Raid Results
Rack Raid Relay Teams
01/06/2008 by Dick.
The teams for next Sunday’s relay are now on the Discussion Board.
Supporters are very welcome. Good places to watch starts and finishes of stages are Chepstow Castle from 3.45, Caldicot Castle from 4.30, Tintern Abbey from 2.30, Monmouth Somerfield from 11.15.
Cotswold Way Relay
25/05/2008 by Lou.
Teams and Legs for the CWR have been allocated and are posted on the bulletin board.
There are 4 weekends left to do recces - unless you are doing the Rack Raid and Castles relays - then there’s only 2!
East Wales Road Running Championships - Brecon 5 - 3rd June
19/05/2008 by Andy.
The first race in the all-new East Wales Road Running Championships will take place over 5 miles on 3rd June in Brecon as part of their “Llanfrynach road race series”.
The race is organised by Brecon AC (http://www.breconac.org.uk/) - and there are more details on the Welsh Athletics website (http://www.welshathletics.org/clubs/clubs-index/brecon-ac-club-page/).
Rose Inn Results
14/05/2008 by Andy.
A good turn out of over 170 runners took part in a warm (!) race last night at the Rose Inn.
First home, in a time of 19 minutes 33 seconds (just 22 seconds slower than his own course record) was Stephen Davies of Belgrave. Chris Moss of Cardiff AAC was next and third was David Notman of Swansea Harriers.
Chepstow managed a clean sweep of the podium in the ladies’ race - Mel Ellis first home in 23 minutes 28 seconds, followed by Lou Summers and Sam Mulligan.
Not forgetting the rest of the field, some other highlight performances were:
SL - Sam Mulligan (25:50)
L35 - Rebecca Merriman (26:47)
L40 - Mel Ellis (23:28)
L45 - Julie Scholey (27:49)
L50 - Joss Ross (34:36)
L55 - Brenda Avery (30:09)
JM - Jonathan Morris (27:14)
SM - Stephen Davies (19:33)
M35 - Phillip George (22:54)
M40 - Tim Lewis (21:59)
M45 - Peter Coles (21:27)
M50 - Peter Davies (22:47)
M55 - Mick Tabor (23:27)
M60 - Steve Corbett (27:18)
M65 - Bill Bewg (33:45)
And of course, the ever present Ron Harris (42:56) - last but very much not least!
Full results can be found here: Rose Inn 13th May 2008
Rose Inn Series - Race 1 - 13th May 7:30pm
12/05/2008 by Andy.
The first race in the 2008 series of the Rose Inn 4 will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday 13th May.
Entry is on the night only and costs £6 (affiliated) with a £2 additional fee levied by Welsh/UK:Athletics for unaffiliated runners.
The race takes place from the Rose Inn pub, Redwick (see http://www.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=NP26+3DU&ie=UTF8&ll=51.552857,-2.847707&spn=0.001044,0.004029&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr for location - hint, you can zoom out from this view to see where in the world it is! Gotta love Google Maps).
This is the first race in a series of 4, from which best 3 results count towards the series prizes.
It’s a flat, fast 2 mile loop, so you do two laps (which is tough when the BBQ is on and you’re starting the second lap).
As is customary for a Chepstow Harriers’ event - there’s a free pint for all finishers!
The pub has a beer garden for spectators.
What more could you want?
Results of Fairwater LCL race
12/05/2008 by Andy.
Another huge turn out led to a second successive double victory - men’s and ladies’ teams. Well done to all.
Fairwater Results 2008 - corrected
Special mentions to Nick and Sam - first place in the respective individual races - take a look at the “positions to date” to see where you stand overall. Prizes are on offer in all age categories…
LCL Standings 2008 - race 2 - corrected
The men have also now joined the ladies at the top of the combined XC/Road series with this victory.
Roll on the next race: Caerleon, 24th June (from the Wheatsheaf Inn, Llanhennock) - and this one’s a CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP event.
Edit [13-May]: corrected results uploaded, no change to positions (I think!)
Leisure Centre League - 6th May
06/05/2008 by Andy.
The next race in the LCL series will take place on 6th May, starting at 7:30pm from Cwmbran Stadium (http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=cwmbran).
Meet at Chepstow Leisure Centre to share lifts, leaving at 6:30pm.
