Frostbite League

2006/07 Season

Race 6  SUNDAY 4th March 2007

 

Ely Runners 7th but finish 3rd overall in League

Glyn Loveday 1st man & Brigitte Brimley 1st woman for Ely
FV35 5m Club Record for Rachel Roberts

Personal bests for Graham Chapman and Tony Robinson

 

There were 20 Ely Runners among the 389 finishers in this 6th and final event of the 2006-07 series. The undulating 5 miles course was on roads and tarmac paths around the suburbs of Huntingdon. A weaker than usual Ely Runners team finished in 7th place but the club still managed to come 3rd overall of 15 teams in the League. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 women, make up the scoring team but all finishers can influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team Manager. Official results:

 

Scoring Team
11th      Glyn Loveday         28:11

25th      Stephen Howard     29:38

31st      John Crisp             29:52
38th      Peter Gipp             30:08

69th      Simon Jackson      32:11

79th      Graham Chapman   32:29   PB
92nd      Steve Barker          33:09

97th       Charlie Barker        33:17

128th     Birgitta Bramley     34:50

208th     Rachel Roberts      37:38  FV35 Club Record

 

Other Results

111th     Ray Harding          34:06

139th     Alan Rutterford      35:09

147th     Peter Harris           35:21

180th     Tony Robinson      36:53   PB

198th     John Turner           37:19

213rd     Nigel Leadbetter    37:43   1st 5m road

287th     Lisa Redman         41:25   1st 5m road

335th     Tom Gooch           43:48   1st 5m road

382nd     Siobhan Palmer    54:47   1st race for Ely Runners, 1st 5m road

383rd      Leyla Prince         54:47   1st race for Ely Runners, 1st 5m road

 

Team Results (15 teams)

1st    NVH                         359          15 points       2nd overall   (80 points)

2nd   Riverside                  434          14 points       1st overall    (85 points)

3rd    C&C                        469          13 points       4th overall    (71 points)

4th    BRJ                         670          12 points       8th overall    (52 points)

5th    Bourne                     702          11 points       6th overall    (59 points)

6th    Werrington               716          10 points       7th overall    (56 points)

7th    Ely Runners             778            9 points       3rd overall    (76 points)

8th    Hunts AC                 933            8 points       5th overall    (65 points)

 

Full results on http: www.frostbiteleague.org.uk

 

Conditions were cool and raining with a moderate wind.

 

Race 5, SUNDAY 4th February  2007

Ely Runners 2nd of 15 teams and reduce Riverside's overall lead
Alex Tate 1st male and Natalle Coles 1st female for Ely Runners
Club records for Charlie Barker (MV55) & Birgitta Bramley (FV50) & John Turner (MV60)

Personal bests for 10 members

There were 18 Ely Runners amongst the 368 finishers in this fifth of the six 2006-07 league races. The undulating 5.0 miles course was on mainly packed woodland paths and soft tracks. Ely Runners were 2nd but gained a valuable point over League leaders Riverside Runners. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager and Tony Hall assisted with transport. Official results: 

Ely Scoring Team
9th       Alex Tate                    27:56                 
10th     Ian Day                       28:09   
21st     Max d'Ayala                29:24     5m XC PB
27th     Stephen Howard          29:38     5m XC PB
29th     Peter Gipp                  29:42     5m XC PB
32nd    John Crisp                   29:53     5m XC PB
34th     Adam Etches              30:00
65th     Hugh Burton                31:46     5m XC PB
116th   Natalle Coles               34:15     5m XC PB
128th   Birgitta Bramley           34:41     Club FV50 5m XC record & 5m XC PB

Ely Other Results
85th     Graham Chapman        32:48     
94th     Charlie Barker              33:04     Club MV55 5m XC record & 5m XC PB       
138th    Peter Harris                34:55
171st    John Turner                36:05     Club MV60 5m XC record
194th   Nigel Leadbeater          37:19     5m XC PB
228th   Rachel Roberts            38:37
290th   Lisa Redman                42:21     5m XC PB
299th   Tom Gooch                  42:58     5m XC PB 

Team Results (from 15)
1st    NVH                        319         15 points       3rd overall   (65 points)
2nd   Ely Runners             471         14 points       2nd overall   (67 points)
3rd    Riverside                 538         13 points        1st overall   (71 points)
4th    Bourne                    759         12 points        6th overall   (48 points)
5th    Werrington               763         11 points       7th overall   (46 points)
6th    C&C                        797         10 points       4th overall   (58 points)
7th    BRJ                         887           9 points       8th overall   (40) points)
8th    Hunts AC                 992           8 points       5th overall   (57 points)
9th    PACTRAC              1010            7 points      9th overall   (35 points)

Ely Runners Incorporated Cross-Country Championships Results

1st Male               Alex Tate
2nd Male              Ian Day
3rd Male               Max d'Ayala 

1st Female           Natalle Coles
2nd Female          Birgitta Bramley
3rd Female           Rachel Roberts 

1st Age Graded    Birgitta Bramley  (78.95%)    1st Female
2nd Age Graded   Ian Day               (77.22%)    1st Male
3rd Age Graded    Peter Gipp          (76.94%)

Conditions were very good, being mild, sunny and windless. Parts of the course were still frozen.

For the full FFL results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk 
For full ER XC Champs results see RESULTS
For photographs see Photos

 

Race 4, SUNDAY 14th January 2007

Ely Runners 2nd of 15 teams and improve to 2nd in the League
Alex Tate 1st male and improving Natalle Coles 3rd female.

There were 22 Ely Runners amongst the 395 official finishers in this fourth of the six 2006-07 league races. The almost level course of 5.16 miles was on grass, mixed terrain tracks and farm roads. Ely Runners were 2nd and improved from 3rd to 2nd team overall. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager and Tony Hall assisted with transport. Official results:

Ely Scoring Team
8th        Alex Tate                     30:20                 
11th      Ian Day                        30:41
15th      Glyn Loveday               31:03
20th      Stephen Howard           31:34
24th      Adam Etches               31:44
36th      Peter Gipp                   32:28
47th      Max d'Ayala                 32:59
66th      Hugh Burton                 34:17  
109th    Natalle Coles                36:16
124th    Birgitta Bramley            36:54 

Ely Other Results
83rd      Kevin Fox                    34:55
88th      Alan Rutterford             35:13
97th     Graham Chapman         35:40
100th    Charlie Barker              35:50
120th    Maurice Reed               36:51
136th    Peter Harris                  37:26
178th    Richard Handoll            38:45
214th    Nigel Leadbetter           39:59    1st race as an Ely Runner
312th    Angela Chapman          44:51
317th    Lisa Redman                45:04
341st    Claire Law                    46:28
390th    Sarah Sharp                 54:40
  -         Rachel Roberts             dnf
  -         Tony Robinson              dnf
  -         Heidi Fochtman             dnf 

Team Results (from 15)
1st     Riverside                   387        15  points      1st overall (58 points)
2nd    Ely Runners              460        14  points      2nd overall (53 points)
3rd    C&C                         541        13  points       5th overall (48 points)
4th     Hunts AC                 621        12  points      4th overall (49 points)
5th     NVH                        638        11  points      3rd  overall (50 points)
6th     Werrington               845        10  points       7th overall (35 points)
7th     PACTRAC               936         9   points       9th overall (28 points)
8th     BRJ                        969         8   points       8th overall (31 points)
9th     Bourne                    970         7   points       6th overall (36 points)  

Conditions were cool, sunny and breezy.

For the full results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk 

Individual Results                 Team Results

 

Race 3, SUNDAY 10th December 2006 - March

Ely Runners 1st of 15 teams.
Alex Tate 1st male and improving Natalle Coles 1st female for Ely Runners.

There were 16 Ely Runners amongst the 376 finishers in this third of the six 2006-07 league races. The new, almost level course of 5 miles was on mixed terrain paths, grass and tracks and quite slippery in places. Despite a smaller turnout than usual, Ely recorded their first win of the season but stayed in 3rd place overall. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager. Official results:

Ely Scoring Team
8th        Alex Tate                     29:28                  
13th      Ian Day                        30:33
15th      Glyn Loveday               30:45
18th      Alfredo Verna               31:07
19th      Stephen Howard           31:12
24th      Adam Etches               31:43
27th      Peter Gipp                   31:53
33rd      Max d'Ayala                 32:08
108th    Natalle Coles                35:52
132nd    Birgitta Bramley           36:55 

Ely Other Results
71st      Hugh Burton                 34:17
77th    Graham Chapman         34:42
109th   Alan Rutterford             35:52
112th   Ray Harding                 35:59
292nd   Claire Law                   44:20
297th    Lisa Redman               44:43 
325th    Tom Gooch                 47:17

Team Results (from 15)

1st     Ely Runners             397         15 points      3rd overall (39 points/1573 running points)
2nd    Riverside                 426         14 points      1st overall (43 points)
3rd    Hunts AC                 566         13 points      4th overall (37 points)
4th     C&C                        575         12 points      5th overall (35 points)
5th     NVH                        638         11 points      2nd overall (39 points/1507 running points)
6th     Werrington               779         10 points      7th overall (25 points)
7th     Bourne                    821          9 points       6th overall (29 points)
8th     BRJ                         911          8 points       8th overall (23 points)
9th     March                      993          7 points       9th overall (22 points)  

Conditions were cold and windy.

For the full results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk 

 

Race 2, Sunday 12th November 2006 - Bushfield

Ely Runners finish 4th of 15 teams and move up to 3rdin the League.
Alex Tate 1st male and improving Natalle Coles 1st female for Ely Runners.
Personal bests for Adam Etches, Natalle Coles, Graham Chapman, Joanne Howard, and Monika Keith.
Club MV70 record established by John Fordham.

There were 24 Ely Runners among a record 485 finishers in this second of the six 2006-07 league races. The course of 5 miles was on slightly undulating roads, cycleways, tarmac paths, and firm woodland tracks. Ely narrowly finished 4th of 15 teams, compared to 1st in 2005. However, Ely moved up from 4th to 3rd place overall, which is the same position as in 2005 after the 2nd race. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Eric Drury was Team manager. Official results:

Ely Scoring Team
9th        Alex Tate                     28:31                  
14th      Ian Day                        28:55
15th      Stephen Howard           28:59
24th      Glyn Loveday               29:20
35th      Adam Etches               29:38      PB
40th      Max d'Ayala                 30:09
44th      Peter Gipp                   30:25
81st      Alex Gilroy                   31:43      1st 5m race
162nd   Natalle Coles                34:15      PB
194th    Birgitta Bramley            35:19

Ely Other Results
114th    Graham Chapman