North West Road Relays - Senior Women Results

The results are finally in for the North West Road Relays Senior Women and what a joke they are.

Firstly, I must say our Ladies did a fantastic job on the day and looks like they finished 7th overall in the race. Split times are as follows:-

Maria Lowe: 12:50

Josie Maley:13:12

Carole Baines: 14:38.

However we are listed under Merseyside (together with Leigh Harriers) where apparently we finished 2nd - didn't see any medals though.

We should have been listed under Gt. Manchester where we would have finished 4th. However Salford Mets had 2 runners who recorded 15mins + and 1 runner with a rocket in her shorts who apparently recorded 8:59 for a 2.15 mile leg!!. Salford Mets were awarded a medal on the day.

I will be appealing strongly to the race organisers as I am pretty sure we've been robbed of a 3rd place finish in the Gt.Manchester championships and well deserved medals for the girls.

Whatever the outcome I'm sure, you'll join me in congratulating the girls on their magnificent achievement and for putting our club on the map.

Garry

Dunfries Half Marathon - by Steve Coleman

Last Sunday I did one one of my favorite runs, good views but not one for a PB. Not bad weather if rather warm. Did 1h 30m 38s so still recovering in terms of speed, Knee remains a injury in repair and under the physio. Not told him about the runs.

Duathlon Start Times - by Bob Stevens

Below are the bike start times for race 1 of the Duathlon Series which starts this Sunday 3rd October at 9am.  If everyone can arrive in plenty of time for the briefing.

Remember the new format is there is no rest before the run so you basically pedal into the car park and straight into the run.

If you are not on the list and still wish to take part please let myself or Gary know asap so i can slot you in the list.

Please bring your completed entry for £5.00 if you have not already done so.

Helen Minshell 0
Sonia Gadsby +30 secs
Alix Gilmore +1.00
Clare Unsworth +1.30
Annette Fuller +2.00
Michelle Fuller +2.30
Bob Proctor +3.00
Mark Ferns +3.30
Steve Foster +4.00
Mark L +4.30
Terry H +5.00
Bob Stevens +6.00
Stuart Tetlow +6.30
Peter Chan +7.00
John Lee +7.30
Gary Stevens +8.00

Abingdon Marathon by Mary Anne

I have a number for Abingdon marathon on Sunday 17th October, I was on a waiting list and got a place last minute however, 
I obviously cant do it, so there might be someone in good condition that may 
want to do it?

Thanks Mary-Anne

Hi Viz Clothing

As from next week all the training sessions will end in the dark.  As a club it is our duty to politely ask all our members to wear Hi-Viz clothing during winter months so you can be seen.

We do cross busy roads from time to time so it gives motorist a better chance to see you.

If you do not have any hi viz clothing the club sell a range of long sleeve and short sleeve tops at a price much lower than the shops, if you are interested please see Mark L or Suzanne.

Please take this message seriously as it could avoid a potential accident.

Wednesday's Training Session Times

Session - 3 x 1 mile efforts on trails with 2 minute recovery
Conditions - Mild and boggy under foot

In no particular order

Peter C 5.31, 5.31, 5.31
Troy 5.52, 5.52, 6.01
Gary S 5.50, 5.50, 5.52
John L 6.26, 6.23, 6.21
Simon 5.42, 5.41, 5.43, 5.49 (did 4 efforts)
Terry H 6.37, 6.37, 6.54
Suzanne 7.21, 7.19, 7.22
Josie 6.06, 6.19, 6.19
Jean 6.38, 6.27, 6.24
Steve F 6.46, 6.43, 6.44
Paul Bas 7.28, 7.03, 7.50
Andrew C 6.19, 6.26, 6.43
Robin 6.47, 6.13, 6.45

October's schedule is now on the blog which is the East Lancs efforts.

Double Marathon Weekend by Malc Collins

At the weekend I completed my first double marathon

On Saturday Great Langdale in 3 hours 48 mins 2 secs

On Sunday Anglesey in 3 hours 54 mins 26 secs

I had lovely cool sunny weather both days which was much appreciated.

So that is 2 medals in 2 days, can't believe they are almost identical!

More details on my blog...

www.malcsblog.net

Northern Relays - By Garry Baines

Saturday's Teams for the Northern Road relays at Wythenshawe Park are as follows:-

Men:

Paul Mannion

Peter Chan

Shaun Moran

Gary Atherton

Simon Ford

Gary Stevens

Ladies:

Maria Lowe

Suzanne Gregory

Jean Mann

Carole Baines

We will meet at either at Gin Pit at 12.30pm or at Wythenshawe Park at 1pm. Please let me know if you're not meeting at Gin Pit.

By the way there are still no results available for the Ladies Race in the North West Relays at Leigh. I'm going to take this up with Gt.Manchester A.A.

Garry

Gin Pit Volunteers

All,

A massive thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help out with the Gin Pit race on Sunday 10th October.  I must say its been a refreshing change to get so many people coming forward to help out this year without having to beg people to do it.

There are just a couple of positions i need to fill and wondered if anyone would like to help out who has not yet offered.

1 x Timekeeper
1 x To read out names for Andy Coates doing the commentary
1 x Bike Rider

If i cannot get a bike rider then this position will have to scrapped for this race.

As Garry Baines said yesterday if you are not helping out then please race, this helps the club in terms of our position in the Central Lancs Grand Prix as well as financially.

I am expecting a very busy race in terms of numbers especially with on the day entries.

I will blog something next week giving meeting times for all our Marshall's.

Once again 'thanks'

Gary Stevens
Race Organiser

Rab Mountain Marathon by Paul Jackson

 








Rab Mountain Marathon- 25/26 Sept

This last weekend Mark Ruscoe and I competed in this 2 day mountain running and navigation event in the N.E. Lakes.

Superb conditions with great visibility meant it was a fantastic weekend to be in the Lakes. Although both still recovering from our efforts in August we managed to better last years score to come 92nd out of 268 teams in the standard group. The area was east of Patterdale around the old Roman road High Street, High Raise and out to Harter Fell.

Day one saw us taking time to enjoy the fells until we realised we were up against the clock to get to the overnight camp within the allocated 6 hours with a climb and descent of Beda Head still to do. We managed it but took a four point penalty by being four mins over. Clear skies meant a freezing cold night but that was soon forgotton on the Sunday morning with cool, clear conditions again, and a steady run to get to the finish in under 5 hours, this time with no penalty.

All in all a cracking weekend and good training for the OMM in Dartmoor on Halloween weekend.

Wednesday Session

Message from Coach Moran

Due to the light restrictions we will only be doing 3 x 1 mile efforts tomorrow on the trails with a short recovery focusing on speed.

This is the last trail efforts session of the year so lets try and make it a good turn out.

Meet at 6.15 and start no later than 6.30pm.

CLGP Update

VLA events have just updated the CLGP tables so take a look on the CLGP blog.


http://centrallancsgrandprix.blogspot.com/

Pennington Flash 5 Miler

3 A&T members competed in a local 5 miler hosted by Leigh Harriers

12th Troy Topping 32mins 18
21st Jon Hyde 33mins 06
82nd Cath Hodgetts 44mins 54

Swinton 10 Report - by Garry Baines

Race Report Swinton 10

23 A&T members competed in the inaugural Swinton 10 on Sunday in just about perfect running conditions. Whilst several of the well-established runners were missing either through injury or non-availability, those that did turn out did the club proud and enabled us to close the gap at the top of the Central Lancs Grand Prix.

The course was a 2 loop affair, with some undulations in part and a devil of a finish. I particularly enjoyed the route and found the race to be well organised and well marshalled.

For A&T, Simon Ford continued his winning streak and was first home with 59:25 on the clock, finishing 8^th overall. Not far behind Pete Chan and Shaun Moran fought out a battle royale with Pete just winning the final sprint, crossing in a time of 59:46, 2 seconds ahead of Shaun.

Making his debut for the club was Gary Cassidy and he finished as our 4^th runner, coming home in 63:39 and showing what a valuable asset he will be in competitions. One week before his marathon, Alan Hilton ran hard to record 67:14 just pipping Terry Gardiner by 13 seconds. Another recent recruit, Stuart Adamson, proved his ability at the longer distances with a competitive 69:16.

I enjoyed the race and had various tussles along the course with Brenda and Terry Hughes. I managed to hold them off just in the end and slightly improved my PB with 71:30. Brenda is in top form and is surely on for a good time in the Isle of Wight Marathon next weekend. She chopped over 4 minutes off her PB with 71:47. Given Terry’s Hughes recent exploits, 10 mile was like a stroll in the park and he pushed hard for his time of 73:24. Ian “Bacon Mon” Hamilton is another member who is running strongly and he didn’t disappoint with 74:40. Another PB-er was Carole Baines, who prefers the longer distances, and who crossed the line in a creditable 76:23.

Glyn Thomson came in next in 79:36, followed by another debutant, Anthony Hart with 79:45.Suzanne Gregory proved that the effort training pays off and she dipped under the 80 minute mark with 79:48, as did Michaela Shaw, who’s coming back to form, with 79:59. Vanessa Thomson, looking lithe, was not that far behind hubby with 82:23 –could be one or two deaf and dumb meals on the horizon for the Thomson household!

Dave Crowe, who has had all sorts of fitness problems recently, finished in 85:53 in ample time to take off for a certain match at the Reebok Stadium. Michelle Fuller ran through the pain for 88:18 but looks good for her Half marathon in October. Wayne and Laura Babynec finished within 1 second of each other with dad taking the honours with 89:07. Laura is getting faster and faster though and with youth on her side, has plenty of time to improve, aided by Jacques!

Paul Basnett finished shortly behind in 89:35, just before our 3^rd debutant Elliot Hughes, Terry’s son, who stuck to the task well for his 89:55. Finally Fiona Saunders had a target of sub 100minutes and was delighted to finish well within that time with 93:56 with a great run.

There are some important races in the next few weeks.

Firstly we need all our top runners out at Gin Pit on 10^th October to try and make up further ground on the CLGP leaders. This race will decide who wins the Club Championship for 2010.

The week after on 17^th October sees our final Club Road Race of the season with the Green Drive 5 at Lytham. Again it would be great for as many runners as possible to compete in this final race but I would recommend early entry either online or by post as this is a Lancashire A.A. event and the field may fill up quickly.

And a final good luck to all our runners taking part in marathons next weekend.

Lancaster 5k - by Maria Lowe

I went back for more pain, hoping to scoop under 18 Min's for the Lancaster 5k, but it was'nt to be, came 2nd with 18:08 and another box of budweiser to add to the fridge, good race, enjoyed every minute.

 

Good luck to everyone doing Swinton.

Brinscall Triathlon - by Gary Stevens

Brinscall Triathlon - Sunday 19th September

After my return to action after last years illness I wanted to do a few new things in 2010 to stop me from getting into old habits of running 40 plus miles a week and getting injured which is always the case with me.

In April I completed the 100 mile challenge with Craig, Brenda and Sean and then I did my first competitive duathlon in May so the natural next step was triathlon. The problem with the triathlon is it involves swimming and me and water do not mix, I am probably the equivalent of Eric the eel!

My theory was that I could get through the swim before making ground back on the bike and run.
My Dad recommended the Brinscall Triathlon because its pretty low key and attracts a few newbies, it was ideal so in June I entered so there was no turning back.

Training overall went very well, my cycling was getting stronger and I even got to swimming ½ mile once a week although my running had suffered slightly in recent weeks, the main thing with tri training is it gives you a overall fitness and dramatically reduces the risk of injury.

The day arrived, after my normal bad nights sleep before a big race I opened the curtains to heavy rain. At first I thought it would clear but driving down the M61 is looked even heavier, in Chorley it was worse than Atherton!

The organiser give us all a briefing at 11.30am, basically saying that it was the worst conditions ever in the race history. The roads were flooded in various places and the run was ankle deep in water for the entire run, he joked about flippers and wellies being more appropriate, he wasn't wrong!

My swim started earlier than expected due to a few no shows, my weakest event by some way. There was 2 in my lane and to my surprise I quickly pulled away and away to the point I almost lapped him, either I swam well or the other guy was rubbish..i have my suspicions which of the two it is!

Bike time, a lovely scenic 12 miler with some tasty climbs which is just what I like. I started and quickly took 2 on the first hill before settling into a steady pace. After around 4 miles the course hit a very long hill which was around 1 mile long, it was tough and the wind didn't help. I was telling myself if its hurting me then It must be hurting everyone else. Again I took another 2 before starting my 2^nd lap. The ride was going well, the course being tougher than I expected and the rain was coming down heavier. After 9 miles or so I was overtaken myself by someone who looked very handy, his bike must have worth more than my car! The ride finished and overall I couldn't have done any more, onto the run.

The 3 mile run is up a big hill which is called 'the great hill' before hitting a trail along Brinscall moor. It was very wet and in some parts pretty dangerous, I was running in ankle deep water all the way and couldn't see what was in the water, on various occasions I stood on rocks but I had no choice but to take my chances.

After turning at half way it was a kamikaze finish downhill and i just grit my teeth and let myself go down the hill.  In typical Stevens fashion i missed the turn for the finish and had to do an extra loop of the baths which cost me around 10 seconds but never the less i was satisfied with my effort and knew that i'd not let myself down.

I picked up my t-shirt and took the medal with pride and then awaited the official results.

5 days later they finally came live, 4th overall which i am delighted over.

The 500 yard swim took me 10 mins 25 (51st overall)

The 12 mile bike ride took me 37 mins 36 (4th overall)

The 3 mile run took me 23mins 30 (3rd overall)

Giving me a total time of 71mins 31 which placed me 4th from the 75 starters.

http://www.ukresults.net/2010/brintri.html

http://www.chorleyharriers.co.uk/triathlon/pdfs/Brinscall%20Tri%20Results%202010.pdf

A&T Fell Champs Latest Standings

Please see attached the latest standings after Hades Hill at Rochdale. There is only one race left in the Club Champs this year which is the Tour of Pendle (AL- 17 mls/ 4830' ascent) on the 13th November.

If any one spots any inaccuracies in the tables please let me know and I'll sort it.

If anyone fancies a runout on the fells this weekend there is an Area Fell Grand Prix Race being held on Saturday 25th September, which is the Thievely Pike Fell Race (AS- 4.3mls/1300' ascent) from Cliviger. £4 entry on the day.

See Clayton le Moors website or the http://www.fellrunner.org/ .uk for full details.

Mark Ruscoe and I can't make that due to competing elsewhere over the weekend.

Regards,

Paul Jackson

NW Road Relay Results by Garry Baines

At long last the results from the North West Road Relays which took place at LSV last Saturday are beginning to filter through. The Men's results are in and times for the individual legs are as follows:-

Paul Mannion: 15:13

Pete Chan:      16:26

Shaun Moran:  16:38

Gary Atherton: 17:24

The total time of 1:05:41 brought us 5th place out of 12 teams in the Greater Manchester Championship, beating the likes of Bolton and Manchester, and 17th place out of 56 in the overall Race. I'm sure everyone will agree that this was a very creditable performance is some esteemed company. 

The Ladies results will be posted when available.

Garry

Tuesday Night Training by Garry Baines

With the nights drawing in, next Tuesday (28th September) will be the last session we do on the trails this year.

As from 5th October we will meet at Atherton Station at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm departure and concentrate on road routes again. 

 

Neither Mark L or myself will be able to attend next Tuesday. Routes will be as normal but please remind everyone about the new meeting point for the following week.

 

Thanks

Garry

Wednesday's Training Session Times

Wednesday 22nd September.   Conditions: Wet & Mild      6 x 800mts

Michelle Fuller:    3.48    3.41    3.43    3.44    3.41    3.42

Brenda Wane:    3.19    3.08    3.17    3.09    3.12    3.10

Carole Baines:    3.21    3.14    3.18    3.22    3.22    3.15

Louise Chan:      3.48    3.52    3.47    3.54    3.57    3.44

Suzanne G:        3.23    3.16    3.22    3.23    3.25    3.19

Jean Mann         3.12    3.03    3.03    3.01    3.06    2.59

Troy Topping      2.47    2.49    2.47    2.49    2.47    2.49

Pete Chan         2.43    2.38    2.40    2.41    2.39    2.27

Simon Ford        2.45    2.42    2.40    2.43    2.45    2.45

Shaun Moran     2.51    2.47    2.44    2.45    2.46    2.44

All finished with 8 x 20second efforts except Simon who did 4 hills

Membership update by Mark L

On Monday at the  track, Troy Topping, who's no stranger to our club rejoined us 
 to make it the clubs  ninety ninth active member and we get enquiries to join 
our club on a regular basis.
 
Good to have Troy back training with us.
 
Who will be our 100th member..I wonder!
 
We also have 44 member profiles in so far,23 men,ladies 21. I get a lot of 
comments about the profile section when prospective new members e-mail me. 
 
 They like to see who we are!! and to be honest, the profile section is looking 
great(Thanks Terry)but we do need more  sending in to myself or Terry.

Cheers, Mark 

Social Meeting - Sunday 26th September 8pm

All,

As discussed at the last meeting it was decided we would meet up at the Gin Pit for a social drink this Sunday 26th September at 8pm.

No room is booked so we will be staying in the bar area.

Duathlon Series Update

According to my Dad there are only 3 A&T members entered into the Duathlon series so far which starts on Sunday 3rd October.

If you are entering then please can you fill in the entry form and give it to myself, Bob or Craig Bradbury asap to enable us to work out your cycle start times.

Remember this is a very low key event and ideal for anyone wanting to try something a bit different.

Any questions please email stevensgary@hotmail.com

THIS EVENT IS FOR MEMBERS OF EITHER CLUB OR FRIENDS OF MEMBERS, WE CANNOT ALLOW NONE MEMBERS WITH NO LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TAKE PART DUE TO LACK OF MARSHALLS OR PERMIT.

Howe Bridge Marlins Annual 1500m Swim - by Terry Hughes

Howe Bridge Marlins swimming club are hosting their Annual 1500m Swim Event on Saturday 27th November 4pm-7pm (Howe Bridge Swimming Pool).

It was a good event last year, which well organised, with swimmers of all abilities taking part. I think finish times ranged from about 17 minutes to 35 minutes.

If you're interested, let me know and I'll collect the entry fee and fill-in the forms for everyone.

The fee hasn't been finalised yet, but it will be around £12 (which includes a buffet after the swim). Spectators are welcome and they can also pay for the buffet if they don't want to swim (not sure how much the buffet only is until I get the entry forms).


Cheers, Terry.

e: terry.hughes@me.com
m: 07906 139986

Swinton 10 by Garry Baines

Dear runners


Sunday sees in the inaugural running of the Swinton 10 and the penultimate race in the CLGP calendar. The club is still in contention for all 4 trophies on offer and therefore the usual customary strong turnout is essential. This especially applies to the Ladies where the contest is very close between ourselves, Wesham and Burnden with A&T lying in 3rd place at the moment, but not far behind.

It's an early start with a 9.30pm kick off.

Registration is at:

Swinton FC Clubhouse
Barton Road,
Swinton,
M27 5LJ

behind the Farmers Arms pub,Chorley Rd & opposite Swinton registry office

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&h....027788&t=h&z=16

Full details regarding the race start, finish and route can be found on the following link:-

http://swintonrunningclub.weebly.com/uploads/3/4/6/3/3463329/swinton_10_mile_covering_letter.pdf

The start is a good 5 to 10 min jog from the registration so make sure you get there early. See you all there.

Thanks
Garry

Club Records

Male
5K
Paul	Mannion	15.59	Sale	2009
10K
Lewis	Eccleston	33.01	Leeds Abbey Dash	2012
5 miles
Tony	Battersby	26.44	Sale	2007
10 miles
Simon	Ford	57.27	Swinton	2011
Half marathon
Simon	Ford	1.16.30	Lancaster	2009
Marathon
Peter	Chan	2.45.27	London	2008
Female
5K
Maria	Lowe	18.08	Lancaster	2010
10K
Mary-Anne	Tracey-Aguera	38.55	Trafford	2010
Maria	Lowe	38.55	Catforth	2010
5 miles
Maria	Lowe	31.12	Horwich	2011
		31.12	Gin Pit	2011
10 miles
Mary-Anne	Tracey-Aguera	64.45	St.Annes	2010
Half marathon
Maria	Lowe	1.23.41	Benidorm	2010
Marathon
Josie	Maley	3.19.26	Chester	2011

Tonights Track Session

All,

Peter Chan won't be able to make the session tonight so we need someone to oversee the session.

The session is...

"400/600/800/1200 2 min rec btwn efforts, 1 lap jog then another set… all 10km threshold pace"

Garstang Half Marathon

Wet wet wet

That is the Garstang half marathon not the pop group. Never stopped raining and had flooded part of the run so it was cut down to 11.75 miles. I did it in 1h 26m 50s but would have pushed it if I had known that it was John Foulds two places in front. Carried on to make it a half at 1h 37m 40s, much to the amusment of some swinton runners. ( sat in their cars) Brenda Wane came in at 1h 27m 24s. Swinton had a good turn out in numbers.

Weekend Snippets

Boggart Chase 10k

85th Catherine Hodgetts 57.32

Garstang Half Marathon (reduced to 11.75 miles due to flooding)

65th Steve Coleman 1.26.50
68th Brenda Wane 1.27.24

Free Comedy Store Tickets

Message from Mark L

I am giving away 2 tickets for a comedy night at Bolton Arena tomorrow (Fri 17th) on a first come first serve basis.

Tickets should be £15.00 each

The show starts at 7.30pm and the tickets are free to good home!

Ring Mark or email asap.

4 Mile Time Trial Results

Course : 2 x 2 Mile Loops at the Gin Pit
Conditions - Wet and windy - wet under foot
** times below are true times however Coach Moran says deduct 20 seconds from each time to allow for a fallen tree obstructing the trail and horses forcing runners to slow.

In no particular order

Gary S 25.21
Michelle Ful 33.40
Michaela 30.40
Sean Mac 24.41
Emma C 37.09
Suzanne 30.29
Andrew N 23.35
Claire 43.06
Paul Bas 34.28
Terry G 26.14
Jean 26.53
Peter C 22.52
Shaun 24.29
John Urpi 33.40

Thank you to Andrew Coates for timekeeping.

The Malcy Blog

As most of you are aware Malc Collins is on a mission to join the '100 marathon club'.  Malc has set up a blog 'The Malcy Blog' in which he is writing all about the various marathons he has completed.

See the below link to read all about it.

http://www.malcsblog.net/

4 Mile Time Trial - Wednesday 15th September

Just a reminder that Wednesday's session is a 4 mile time trial at the Gin Pit starting at 6.30pm prompt.

Great session for all abilities.

Your time will be noted and blogged.

Great North Run - By Alan Hilton

On the 19th September a group of 7 including myself are running the Great North Run to raise funds for the NACC (National Association for Colitis and Crohn's) . We are doing this in memory of one ofour good friends Matty who died in January from a Crohn's related illness. I know we all have our worthwhile charities which are close to our hearts but if you could support us it would be very much appreciated. If you wish to sponsor me there is a link to the Just Giving website below.

Many thanks Alan

http://www.justgiving.com/GNR2010forMatt

Weekend Snippets

Athlete Matters 4.5 Multi Terrain, Worsley

14th Shaun Moran 29.07 1st V50
64th Brenda Wane 35.37 2nd V45
http://www.ukresults.net/2010/athtrail.html

September Sundae Run , Chorley (approx 4.5 miles Multi Terrain)
21st Ruth Ellicott 42.17
http://www.ukresults.net/2010/sundae.html

Robin Hood marathon 12th September by Malc Collins

I drove to Nottingham on Sunday to compete in the Robin Hood Marathon. It was my 6th marathon of 2010 & I completed it in 3 hours 33 mins 23 secs.

It was a lovely sunny day with a light breezy. A bit warm for running but I’m not complaining, there won’t be too many more nice days like this before the winter is here.

It was a first for me in a few respects, I did a negative split and did it in fancy dress.

I ran with some friends and we dressed as school kids.

It is a lovely marathon and half marathon, there is about 12,000 competitors and a great big city marathon atmosphere. The route takes in several parks, the castle and the banks of the river Trent making it a really interesting marathon. It is an event that is well organized and has everything and I would recommend it to anyone.

Regards

Malc

Club Social 8th Oct - We need to know numbers folks!

Hello everyone!

Sorry to be a pain but for those of you who haven't replied yet to the invite to the club social on Oct 8th, please can you let us know if you're coming or not.

We need at least 30 people to attend in order for the night to go ahead and we need to tell Rufus either way as soon as possible.

No problem if you can't make it, we just need to get a firm idea of numbers! Thanks to all that have already responded (gold stars to you!)

If you're on facebook you can respond to the event invitation, write on the club wall or message me.

If not you can email me claroj@hotmail.com or text me 07753 618809 or tell me or Liz at training this week.

Thanks a lot!

Clare & Liz

Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon by Maria Lowe

After a long 90 mile trip, myself Kevin Edwards and (sean) raced at
the well organised Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon. The field consisted of
some good athletes. After a good climb it was onto the lakeside with
its scenic views (not that I had chance to check the views).
This is certainly a PB course, eventually I finished 3rd lady and won
£100, unfortunately poor Sean and Kevin had to wait till 4pm for the
presentation.Kevin had a strong run after coming back from an injury,
well done to him he looks better in blue!.I ended up with 84.34 which
is a season best.

Alexandra 5k Results - Sunday 5th September

1st Paul Mannion Astley and Tydesley 16.28

14th Arnold Melling Astley and Tydesley 20.43

Duathlon Series - Entry Form

If you would like to enter please fill in the entry form and give to Bob at ARC or Gary Stevens or Craig Bradbury at A&T.
THIS EVENT IS FOR MEMBERS OF EITHER CLUB OR FRIENDS OF MEMBERS, WE CANNOT ALLOW NONE MEMBERS WITH NO LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TAKE PART DUE TO LACK OF MARSHALLS OR PERMIT.

Saturday Run - by Garry Baines

Carole & I are both running from Gin PIt at 9.30 tomorrow morning if anyone fancies joining us


Garry

Gtr.Manchester Relays

We are now able to confirm the teams which will represent the club in the Gt.Manchester Road relay Championships at LSV on 18th September as follows:-

Men

Paul Mannion
Shaun Moran
Peter Chan
Gary Atherton

Ladies

Maria Lowe
Mary-Anne Tracey-Aguera
Josie Maley

Details of times, meeting places etc will follow.

I am sure the members will agree that these are 2 competitive teams and it would be good for us to turn out in force to support our colleagues.

Thanks
Garry

Membership Update - by Mark Lysycia

I am pleased to announce that we have had two more members join us this week. Jean Mann, who is no stranger to the running circles and has posted some excellent times in the past. I am convinced she will back there supporting our already strong ladies squad.  Also, Barry Haines, from Worsley,who trained with us on the trails last week On behalf of the club, Welcome on board to you both. This now puts us on 97 active members once I register Jean,Barry with the EA.

So who's going to be Astley and Tyldesley's 100th member???

I have several potential runners/newcomers I am currently talking to who tell me they check our blog and web site regularly. We still haven't had a lot of change on the profile's in three weeks apart from Micheal and Josie, thanks to you two, so please take 5 minutes just to fill it in and send it back to me.Once it's done that's it.No more pestering When we have 75-80 on the blog it will look pretty impressive....you'll have to trust me on that one.

Finally, club kit,the next big A+T gathering will be the Swinton 10 on the 26th September followed by a social get together in the evening, so please let myself or Suzanne know if you need any Kit. We only have a few club jackets left,so if you think you may need one for the cooler months ahead,X/C etc, let us know ASAP.

Thanks Mark

Club Social - Bella Bistro, Leigh - Fri, 8th Oct

Club Social - Bella Bistro, Leigh - Fri, 8th Oct


The next club social is going to be at Rufus's restaurant, Bella Cafe Bistro in Leigh. The restaurant offers food on a mediterranean

type theme. Rufus is throwing open his doors to us on Fri night 8th Oct! The restaurant has a set menu which is normally £22 but Rufus is giving us a club discount and we can have it for £16! (thanks Rufus!)

We need to confirm numbers as soon as possible, friends and partners are welcome but you need to let myself or Liz know if you are DEFINATELY coming or not. You can email me claroj@hotmail.com, text me: 07753 618809, facebook me or just speak to myself or Liz at training.

Let's make it a big turn out and a great night!

Clare & Liz

How to cure a knee - by Steve Coleman

As some will know I did my knee in two weeks ago in the Leek half marathon. On Saturday I went to the gym where Graig Little pointed out I was still limping. So see seeing resting was not helping with recovery I went to plan B, do something stupid. So on Sunday I went down to do the Wolverhampton half marathon. Got there in penty of time, 9.14, it wasn`t due to start till 9.15. I have this idea that turning up early leads to injury for me. Started with the plan to take it gentle and so near the back. Soon got fed up with that and spent three miles fighting past people. Not my fastest but seeing as I was not even sure I could run, 1h 42m 59s was good enough for me. And it cured the knee.

Hades Hill Fell Race- Thurs 9th Sept 10 - By Paul Jackson

This Thursday is the last short fell race of our Club Fell Champs. It's a 5m/1200' ascent race that starts at 6.45pm not 7.30pm as I said at the meeting. This is due to the nights drawing in.

It starts from Taylor Street, Whitworth, Rochdale (GR SD885177). £3.00 on the day. Come along and give it a go! Might be our first muddy one since Liver Hill after tonight's rain!

I'll be going straight there due to work so you'll have to make your own way or make your your own arrangements for a convoy.

Regards,
Paul Jackson

Southport Bike Ride - Sunday September 5th - By Andy Coates

At 9.15 on Sunday morning myself, Brenda Wane, Gary Stevens, John Lee and Sean 'Iron Man' Spillane
met at Atherton Station for a day out to the seaside.

A fairly seasoned bunch of bikers having ridden this and further distances at some speed before, we planned to 'take it steady' on the way out. The journey out was uneventful, and fairly quick, quicker than we expected at an average of 18.5 miles per hour. The weather was kind to us with just enough sunshine peeping through the clouds to glint on the love of Johns life, Cinelli Celia!

Following our usual chips and coffee we thought we would entertain the ladies in a local café by attempting to climb the stairs to the loo in cycling cleats. Its difficult to know whether it was the sliding around that amused them or the bananas stuffed down the back of Sean’s tight fitting lycra shorts! But they did giggle at something!

On the journey home the weather was not so kind and whilst the rain stayed off the wind was awful making it feel as though the whole journey back, all 34 miles was steeply uphill. Such was the power being put on the road by Brenda to fight the wind that she broke a spoke or two!

By the time we got to Fredericks for ice cream, nobody had the energy to eat Ice Cream….except Gary, who always has the energy to eat Ice Cream!

On the last leg we were joined by Garry Baines who looked very fresh next to the rest of us.

I think we were all pleased to get back in just over four hours ride time, particularly given the windy conditions. The total distance was just over 68 miles with yours truly still having another 6 miles to go to get to Swinton.

A great but hard day. Thanks to Gary Stevens for getting us organised.

Road Relays - By Garry Baines

Hi all

At last night's meeting we agreed to enter teams for 2 Road Relay events.

The first one is the Greater Manchester Road Relays at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday 18th September.

The Ladies team will consist of 3 runners each covering a distance of 4k.

The Men's team will consist of 4 runners each covering a distance of 4.8k

The second one is the Northern Athletics Road Relay Champs at Wythenshawe Park on Saturday 2nd October.

The Ladies team will consist of 4 runners each covering a distance of 4.9k

The Men's Team will consist of 6 runners each covering a distance of 5.6k

Naturally we will be competing against strong fields but it will be a great experience for those taking part and it will heighten the profile of A&T and may help attract new members in the future.

We would like the teams we field to be as strong as possible although I am already aware of the unavailability of some runners. Can you please confirm your availability/unavailability for both events to me as soon as possible?

For those not competing it would be great to go down to the events and cheer on our teams.
Thanks

Garry
GarryBaines@aol.com

Club Meeting Sunday 5th September - Minutes by Gary Stevens

Club Meeting Sunday 5th – September

Committee : GS/PJ/MC/GB/ML/PC/MR

Attendees : 38

Gill Pimblott Presentation

A cheque for £1000.00 was donated to the Cancer Care Unit from proceeds of the Gill Pimblott 5k and Mark and Dereks 50th race plus respective raffles

Captains Achievements

Round of applause’s for the following achievements

Terry Hughes – UK Ironman

Mark Ruscoe & Paul Jackson – Bob Graham Round

Malc Collins – Multiple Marathons

Gary Atherton - Boothstown Wobble

Shaun Moran – Winning the Georges Smile Race

Maria Lowe – Multiple Race Wins

Josie Maley – Winning Smithells Serpant.

Prizes given to Peter Chan, Suzanne Gregory and John Lee for gutsy performances at the Swinton Challenge.

Finances

Email Malc Collins if you want to know the current balance sheet.

We anticipate a rise in subs for 2011 but it will discussed in more detail at the AGM.

Family membership is currently being discussed per household.

Gin Pit

The next Gin Pit 5 is Sunday 10th October

We need volunteers to fill many roles, please if you can help let Gary Stevens know on email stevensgary@hotmail.com or you can ask a family member to help out

We do need a strong turn out of runners to help with the CLGP

Run or Help Out !

X-Country

The club will be competing in 2 leagues – Red Rose League & Mid Lancs League

The Mid Lancs League is free of charge to all members.

The Red Rose League will require a fee of £4.00 per member payable to Mark Riches which will cover all 4 races in the Red Rose.

The club also intend to affiliate to the South East Lancs League but each member must pay £5.00 to enter.

All details will be posted on the blog by Mark Riches soon.

Brenda's Cafe – If you would like to save the hassle of bringing hot drinks and chocolate you can take advantage of Brenda's Cafe. You pay her £2.00 on the first race and £1.00 all other races.

This is between you and Brenda,  you don't have to use it if you would prefer to bring your own.

Garry Baines to order a new tent which is 'quick erect' for £150.00.

We need volunteers to look after the tent.

Social Events

Clare Unsworth, Liz Ellicott and Paul Basnett have kindly offered to help out with the organizing of future social events in a 'non committee' role.

The committee will book all social events during the year and arrange the entertainment then pass it onto our 'Social Team'.

The next event is on Saturday 30th October which is the Halloween Spooktacular.

Free event for members and friends of members.

The event will be on the blog very soon and the Social Team will be distributing flyers and sending invitations on facebook, please can you answer the invitation so they get idea of numbers.

Duathlon Series

This years Duathlon Series will be jointly organized by A&T and ARC.

This is a bike and run event which is aimed at every abilities from the beginner to ironman

The cost is £5.00 to enter a race for the series.

The first race is on Sunday 3rd October

2nd Race - Sunday 7th November

3rd Race - Sunday 5th December

The event poster is already on the blog and soon there will be an official entry form for you to fill in.
http://astleyrunners.blogspot.com/2010/07/duathlon-series-coming-soon.html

10 Yrs Anniversary

The club are looking to mark our 10 year Anniversary early 2011, we are looking for idea's from the members on how to do this, please let a committee member know so we can discuss as a group at the next meeting.

Relays

The club are looking at putting a male and female team into the North West Counties and North of England Relay. The captains/coaches will be calling our fastest runners for this event.

Fells Races

There is a fell race Thursday 9th September at Hades Hill, Rochdale (see fell section for more details)

Road Races

Next club champs and CLGP race is the Swinton 10 on Sunday 26th September 9.30am start, we need a big turn out.

AOB

Next meet up at the Gin Pit – Sunday 26th September for a few drinks

Next official Club Meeting – Sunday 7th November

Blackpool Illuminations 10k - by Garry Baines

5 A&T members competed in the Blackpool Illuminations 10k yesterday in the hope of registering some fast times. However a fresh breeze against the runners for 3 miles made this aim very difficult.

Shaun Moran finished 6th overall and first V50 in 36:38 and Stuart Adamson was pleased with his time of 41:34.

Gary Stevens 39:37, Mark Lysycia 42:57 and Garry Baines 44:42 battled hard against the elements but were ultimately disappointed with their results.

Southport Bike Ride - Sunday 5th September

Just a reminder that we are doing a group ride to Southport and back this Sunday meeting at Atherton Train Station.

We have two groups of different ability, Helen Minshalls group leaving at 8.30am and my group leaving around 9 to 9.15am.

The plan is for both groups to meet at the cafe next to Funland, Southport at around 11.30am for coffee and chips before setting off back to Chorley to Federicks for an ice cream stop.

Route link http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3466798

The forecast is very good so it should be a good day out.

If you would like any more information contact me on stevensgary@hotmail.com or Helen on tubalady@blueyonder

Wednesday 1st September - Session Times

Session - 4 x 1400 Mtrs on Gin Pit Loop with 3 minute recovery
Weather - Warm and Sunny
Coach Comments - "Run hard (not eyeballs out) but keep each effort consistent".

In no particular order

Brenda 5.41 / 5.39 / 5.43 / 5.46
Josie 5.15 / 5.16 / 5.15 / 5.13
Mary Anne 5.15 / 5.15 / 5.15 / 5.12
Suzanne 6.06 / 6.17 / 6.17 / 6.03
Garry B 5.48 / 5.50 / 5.55 / 5.57
Gary S 5.04 / 5.04 / 5.03 / 4.59
Dan 5.17 / 5.26 / 5.32 / 5.32
Troy 5.40 / 5.32 / 5.26 / 5.35
Paul Manny 4.31 / 4.27 / 4.33 / 4.29
Alan 5.10 / 5.13 / 5.30 / 5.30
John L 5.37 / 5.32 / 5.21 / 6.03
Sean Mc 5.03 / 5.01 / 5.02 / 4.57

Next weeks session - 24 x 1 min efforts focusing on shorter recovery

Member Profiles

All,

If any members have not already completed a members profile sheet WHY NOT?

Please spare us 5 minutes (or less) to fill in the attached profile sheet and give it to a committee member or email it so we can add it to our website and let the whole world read about you.

Be warned we will pester you until its done!!

See all our completed profiles on the following link http://www.astleyrunners.co.uk/html/member_profiles.html

Cheers, Gary.

The Bob Graham Round - Report by Paul Jackson

http://www.astleyrunners.co.uk/documents/BGReport.pdf

Click above link to read Paul Jackson's amazing report on his and Mark Ruscoe's Bob Graham Round attempt.

Membership Update - by Mark Lysycia

Two new members officially joined the club yesterday, Christine Farnworth, who trained with us last night as well as sampling the popular A+T "social" curry night on Sunday and Gary Cassidy, whom I have not yet met but I received his application form and cheque today. Gary used to run for Altrinham AC and I have been told is a very good runner indeed. Welcome to A+T to you both.

Barry Haines, from Worsley came down to the club session last night for the first time and took an application away,hopefully he will also join too.Thanks Suzanne for watching out for Barry.

Scot Christie who was registered for A+T before rang me last week to say he wanted to re- register with A+T again. Anyone who knows Scot know that he is an excellent runner and being able to train alongside other quality team members can only improve his performance..

We are currently standing at 96 registered and active members. This comprises of 61 men and 35 ladies.

We have 41 member profile forms in so,19 ladies and 22 men, so you can work it out that the ladies must be more efficient....so whats new!! I give out 10 or so forms last night and will give more out this week.

If you can remember to fill them in as best you an and try to bring to Sundays meeting or give to any member of the committee. It does make a difference as people thinking of joining our club do read them. Please remember to contact Suzanne of myself if you need any club merchandise,vests,t shirts,jackets,track suit bottoms etc. If you let us know in time we will bring them to this Sundays meeting.

It's not long of the x/c season so those of you who have not yet purchased a club jacket,around 60 of you have.It may be worth thinking of ordering one. Speak to any member who already has one.

Finally, great turn out at the club last night, around 25+. Good to see Paul Jackson,who has not been down to the Tuesday session for a long time and Mark Ruscoe training together after their mammoth Bob Graham challenge.

Thanks Mark Lysycia