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ELY NEW YEAR'S EVE 10K ROAD RACE, LITTLE DOWNHAM, SATURDAY 31st  DECEMBER 2005

Claire Willer 2nd Woman and Ian Day 2nd MV35
Personal bests for Stephen Tovey, Leah Brock, Jude McCarthy, Claire Law and Claire Willer
New Women's record for Ruth Proctor of City of Norwich AC 

There were 9 Ely Runners amongst the 477 finishers in the club's popular mid-winter race on a one lap course via California and Pymore. Official results:

Place     Name                   Time        Age grade %      Comments                     
19th       Ian Day                37:07           73.02             2nd MV 35
29th       Claire Willer          38:15          78.59             2nd Woman  (2nd claim) PB by 0:02
55th       Kevin Ross           40:40           71.07
73rd       Simon Jackson     41:42           64.68
79th       Stephen Tovey      42:06           64.07             PB by 1:13
157th     Leah Brock           45:50           65.31             PB by 2:01
263rd     Michael Butler       50:32           54.76
274th     Jude McCarthy     51:26            62.74             PB by 5:34
294th     Claire Law            52:55            56.54             PB by 3:05

The 1st Man was MV40 Guy Amos (City of Norwich AC) in 32:07, almost a minute behind his course record time of 31:08 in 2003. The 1st Woman was Ruth Proctor (City of Norwich AC) in 36:30, a new course record by 25 seconds.

Following a rapid thaw, conditions were wet underfoot but good for the time of year being relatively mild (8-9 degrees C) with a light to moderate wind.

Thanks are extended to all the marshals and helpers, sponsors Sweatshop Cambridge and D & J C Savage, Lt Downham Village Centre Committee, Downham Feoffees Primary School, Fenland Brewery Ltd, and G A Hobbs & Sons Ltd.


NYTAARSLOEBET 10K, ODENSE, DENMARK, SATURDAY 31st DECEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Torsten Lytken was 22nd of 529 finishers in a net chip time of 41:11 and his brother Ulrik was 45th in 43:21. Conditions were difficult due to heavy snowfall (2-3 cm/h), strong winds (12-15 m/s) and low temperatures (-2C). The organisers had to amend the route in the last minute to avoid sending the runners through knee deep snow but the paths used were very slippery and in some parts icy. Consequently, times were slower than usual and the winner's time was a moderate 34:09.


BUNTINGFORD YEAR END 10M, TUESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2005

Personal bests for Graham Chapman and for Natalle Coles

Four Ely Runners were amongst the 435 finishers competing on an undulating course of rural roads. Official results:

22nd     Adam Etches           1:02:03        1st 10m
31st      John Crisp               1:03:56        Delayed start (many runners missed start gun) cost at least 40 seconds 
92nd     Graham Chapman     1:09:53        PB by 6:21  (previous best at Sandy, April 2005)
171st    Natalle Coles            1:16:34        PB

Conditions were cold with a light covering of snow.


CLEVELAND BOXING DAY 4+ MILES ROAD RACE, MONDAY 26th DECEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Jude McCarthy was 412th of 823 runners in 31:07.


28th CORSA DEL PANETTONE, 9.5K, ITALY, MONDAY 26th DECEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Alfredo Verna finished a commendable 10th of 260 runners in 36:11, only 2:48 behind the winner's time of 33:23. The single lap course included a 3k climb. For the low entry fee of Euro 4.50 (about £3), finishers received a 1 kg panettone and profuse amounts of welcome hot tea and chocolate. Conditions were foggy and the temperature sub-zero.


FROSTBITE LEAGUE 3rd RACE, SWAVESEY, SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER  2005

Claire Willer 1st Woman and Ely Runners 2nd team in 100th event

There were 20 Ely Runners among the 327 finishers in this third event of the six race 2005-06 series. It was also the 100th race since the league started in the 1988-89 season. The level but testing course of about 5 miles was on concrete/packed sand roads and muddy but frozen grass tracks. A moderately strong but below full strength turnout enabled Ely Runners to finish 2nd team and retain their overall position of 3rd of 17 teams. Claire Willer distinguished herself by finishing 1st woman again. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 women, make up the scoring team but all finishers can influence the overall result. Official results:

Scoring team
7th        William Clapp               28:11
9th        Alex Tate                     28:17
16th      Alfredo Verna               29:15
23rd      Peter Gipp                   29:45
25th      Stephen Howard           29:51
27th      Max d'Ayala                 30:00
35th      Claire Willer                 30:30    1st Woman
68th      Hugh Burton                 32:27
96th      Charlie Barker              33:16
229th    Jude McCarthy             39:18

Other results
101st     Steve Tovey                33:26
102nd    Rod Baron                  33:27
108th     Graham Chapman       33:38
123rd    Kevin Fox                    34:04
143rd    Peter Harris                 35:07
157th    John Turner                  35:44
164th    Ian Blatchford               36:22
190th    Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle   37:18
217th    Ray Evans                   38:41    1st race for Ely Runners
282nd   Claire Law                    43:21

Team results after 3 races (17 teams)
1st     Cambs & Col         390         17 points       1st overall (50 points)
2nd    Ely Runners          535         16 points        3rd overall (44 points)
3rd     Riverside Vets       710         15 points       2nd overall (45 points)
4th     Nene Valley H       719         14 points       7th overall (31 points)
5th     PACTRAC            739         13 points      10th overall (28 points)
6th     Bourne                 812         12 points       4th overall (39 points)
7th     Hunts AC              891        11 points      11th overall (27 points)
8th     Werrington           970         10 points        5th overall (34 points)

Conditions were dry, bright and sunny but very cold.

Team Results:            http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/3 team results C&C.pdf

Individual Results:      http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/3 indiv results C&C.pdf


BRITISH ORIENTEERING RANKINGS 2005

After a successful summer of orienteering competition, Ely Runner Robert Campbell achieved an excellent ranking of 44th in the Open Category.


SNEYD STRIDERS CHRISTMAS PUDDING RUN (10 Miles), BLOXWICH, WALSALL, SUNDAY 11th DECEMBER 2005

Personal best by over 4 minutes for improving Steve Tovey

Ely Runners Steve Tovey was 105th of 623 finishers in 1:08:26, a personal best by 4:17 compared to his previous best in the Fenland 10m in October. The weather was perfect for racing and the course was gently undulating with the worst hills between 7 and 8 miles and a very fast last mile downhill to the finish.


BEDFORD HALF MARATHON, WOOTTON, SUNDAY 11th DECEMBER 2005

Personal bests for improving Simon Jackson & Kevin Fox

Five Ely Runners were amongst the 1,195 finishers competing on an undulating rural single lap course. Official results:

51st     Alfredo Verna        1:23:01
202nd  Charlie Barker       1:32:57
231st   Simon Jackson     1:34:31    personal best (1st claim UKnetrunner)
312th   Kevin Fox             1:37:56    personal best
896th   Colin Doak            2:01:10

Conditions were cool with a light wind.


WOMEN'S INTER-COUNTIES 6.5K CROSS COUNTRY, RAF BARNHAM, THETFORD, SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER 2005

Second claim Ely Runner Claire Willer was 31st of 58 finishers competing on an undulating heathland course. She ran for Hertfordshire who won the event.


NENE VALLEY 10 MILES ROAD RACE, PETERBOROUGH, SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER 2005

Personal best for Hugh Burton

Two Ely Runners were among the 280 finishers competing on a level two lap course on cycleways, roads and footpaths around the suburbs of Peterbough. Ely Runners' most recent member Hugh Burton finished 62nd in a PB time of 1:08:37 and Colin Doak was 257th in 1:32:54. Conditions were cool but mainly sunny with a light wind.


CHILTERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE, ROUND 3, STOCKWOOD PARK, LUTON, SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2005

League best for 2nd place Claire Willer

In the 4 miles senior/veteran women's race, second claim Ely Runner Claire Willer was 2nd of 98 finishers in 24:34.  Despite the high standard field, Claire's position was an improvement on her previous best 4th place in the League achieved in November. The winner's time was 23:11 and Claire had several runners fairly close behind her at the finish.


INTER-FINANCIAL SERVICES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, RICHMOND PARK, WEDNESDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Stephen Howard was an impressive 38th of 142 finishers in 36:41, despite not being as fit as last year (due to a recent injury) when he was 32nd in 34:29. This high standard national event was held on its usual two lap course of 5.75 miles which, as usual, was muddy, soft and slippery in places.


BLACKLANDS DOWNS CHALLENGE 7.25M, CALNE, WILTSHIRE, SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2005

After a long period of injury, Ely Runner Kevin Ross showed an excellent return to form by finishing 10th of 90 runners in 48:55. The 7.25 miles mixed terrain course was unrelentingly uphill and off-road to the Cherwell Monument followed by a long descent. The winners time was 43:35.


EASTERN VETS AC GRAND PRIX 2005

In the best 3 of 5 events (5k, 5m, 10k, 10m & 13.1m) on a mean age related % basis, 3 Ely Runners achieved places out of 36 qualifiers as follows:

14th    Peter Gipp         75.51%
27th   John Turner        71.73%
29th   Maurice Reed     71.59%


HEREWARD RELAY, 38.4 MILES IN 4 STAGES, PETERBOROUGH TO ELY, SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2005

Clair Willer 1st Woman on Stage 3
Category places for Peter Gipp (stage PB), Stephen Howard, Peter Harris, and John Turner 

Ely Runners entered 5 teams in this tough mainly off-road relay from Peter Cathedral to finish by the Crimean War cannon on Palace Green in front of Ely Cathedral. The 4 stages which follow much of the Hereward Way were from Peterborough to Whittlesey (6.1 miles), Whittlesey to March (11.6 miles). March to Welney (10.3 miles), and Welney to Ely (10.4 miles). There were 135 teams in the start and 127 teams finished. Provisional official results for Ely Runners showing teams in 1-4 stage order with L-R individual stage position, name, individual time, team position at end of stage, places gained/lost (+/-), and if placed (1st, 2nd or 3rd) in categories:

 

Ely Runners 1st Male Team (10th in 4:11:21)   only 1 min 57 secs slower ER's fastest ever team (2004)

10th    Barry Woodward         39:14        10th

17th    Adam Etches            1:16:10       11th    (-1)

10th    Peter Gipp                1:08:45       11th    (0)        3rd MV40 (stage personal best)

11th    Ian Day                    1:07:12       10th    (+1)

 

Ely Runners 1st Mixed Team (18th in 4:23:21)

48th    Gordon Godfrey            46:14      48th

23rd    Stephen Howard        1:18:30      27th   (+21)    3rd MV40

15th    Claire Willer              1:11:23      20th    (+7)     1st Woman

12th    John Crisp                1:07:14      18th    (+2)

 

Ely Runners 2nd Male Team (36th in 4:44:31)

35th    Rod Baron                   44:00       35th

44th    Charlie Barker            1:24:08      37th    (-2)

36th    Simon Jackson          1:18:22      35th    (+2)

46th    Graham Chapman      1:18:01      36th    (-1)

 

Ely Runners 3rd Male Team  (49th in 4:53:41)

50th    Peter Harris                  46:19       50th              3rd MV55

64th    John Turner               1:27:57        61st   (-11)    2nd MV60

42nd   Stephen Tovey           1:20:04       48th   (+13)   

55th    Ray Harding               1:19:21      49th    (-1)

 

 

Ely Runners 2nd Mixed Team (83rd in 5:22:15)

104th   Jude McCarthy            52:45      104th

82nd    Skarlatos Dedos        1:31:59      86th    (+18)

103rd   Rachel Kiff                1:34:24      92nd    (-6)

71st     Ian Blatchford            1:23:07      83th    (+9)

 

Ely Runners in other teams:

 

King's Crusaders (KSE) Team (9th in 4:11:15)

11th    Matt Hall                    1:08:57        9th      (0)      (stage 3)

 

Fenland Anaesthesia (KSE) Team (96th in 5:31:34)

98th    Chanré  Bond               52:11       98th                (stage 1)

 

COGS Team (102nd in 5:37:49)

119th   Kevin Jennings          1:46:11     107th    (-38)     (stage 2)

 

The Alexander Chasers Team (110th in 5:38:55)

109th   Michael Butler           1:41:03    120th    (+4)      (stage 2)

98th     Sue Bethell               1:32:39    110th   (+10)     (stage 3)

Conditions were cold and bleak with a moderate northerly wind. On the cross country sections it was soft and muddy in places.

Ely Runners also marked and marshalled the course from the A10 bypass and set up and maintained the finish area on Palace Green. Thanks are extended to the club's marshals and helpers especially Alan Rutterford (Relay Team Captain), Eric Drury (finish area and marking), and the team recovery drivers Tony Hall and Karen Walsh.

The presentation of prizes was at The Paradise Centre by Race Director Peter Jackman, Chairman of March AC. Winners Bury Pacers 'A' team finished in 3:47:55, well ahead of 2nd place Nene Valley Hopefuls in 3:52:32.

Stage 1    Stage 2    Stage 3    Stage 4  

Team Results


NAVESINK CHALLENGE 15K, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY, USA, SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher finished amongst a large field in 1:23:50. The course for this annual mixed terrain is on undulating country roads and gravel tracks with some significant hills. Conditions were pleasant for running, being about 10C.


BISHOP'S STORTFORD 10 MILE ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2005

Improving Ely Runner John Crisp achieved a fast time in his first race at this distance when he was 69th of 501 finishers in 1:01:53. The undulating course was on rural roads, farm tracks, and footpaths. Conditions were quite good, being frosty but clear and sunny without any wind


ST NEOT'S HALF MARATHON & 3K FUN RUN, SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2005

Personal bests for Tim Slater, Claire Law, Chass Matharu, and Fran Crawford
Club FV50 record for Fran Crawford
Hayley Rutterford 2nd under 9

11 Ely Runners were amongst the 890 finishers in this popular 13.1 miles road race on a gently undulating figure of eight course. Official (chip) results:

100th      Peter Bovill         1:30:45
193rd     John Turner          1:36:50      4th MV60
428th     John Crawford      1:46:27      Best time since 1988 and second to PB
446th     Rachel Kiff           1:47:32      1st half marathon
458th     Tim Slater            1:48:38      PB by 16 mins 22 secs!
607th     Claire Law            1:54:53      PB by 1 min 30 secs
641st     Chass Matharu     1:56:31      PB by 17 min 37 secs!
643rd     Colin Doak           1:56:45
706th     Lana Chalmers     2:02:01      1st half marathon
718th     Fran Crawford       2:02:26      PB by 3 Min 18 secs and new FV50 club record
750th     Meg Lewis           2:06:29      1st half marathon

In the 3k cross country Fun Run, Hayley Rutterford (age 8) finished 89th/188 (2nd under 9) in 16:57 (33 seconds faster than her best road time) and Alan Rutterford 90th in 16:58.

Conditions were quite good, being frosty but clear and sunny without any wind.

Photographs available on www.elyrunners.co.uk or http://www.derekhaden.com/2005events/20nov05stneots.htm


LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND AA 10,000M TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, LEICESTER, SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2005

Bronze medal for William Clapp

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp (Harborough AC) won a bronze medal when he finished 3rd of 8 starters/7 finishers in 36:06.3 in his track debut at this distance. Weather conditions were excellent, being cold and still. However, following overnight frost, the 440 yard cinder track was churned up from the start of the race, making for very heavy going. The winner was Gordon Lee (Owls AC) in 32:28.2 and former Grunty Fen Half Marathon winner Gareth Deacon (Coventry Godiva H) was 2nd in 34:08.5. Full report at http://www.athletics-leics.com/track_and_field.html#1494-8545


MANASQUAN TURKEY TROT 5 MILES ROAD RACE, NJ, USA, SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2005 

Ely Runner Jamie Gallagher finished in 40:25. Conditions were a moderately cool 12C.


HASHATHON 6 MILES TRAIL RACE, CHEESEQUAKE PARK, MATAWAN, NJ, USA, SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher was 152nd of 241 finishers in 1:04:47 on a tough course which included negotiating step climbs and tree roots. Conditions were ideal, being mild (16C), still and sunny.


FROSTBITE LEAGUE 2nd RACE, BUSHFIELD, PETERBOROUGH, SUNDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2005

Claire Willer 1st Woman in club record time and Ely Runners 1st Team in record field!
PBs for Graham Chapman and Leah Brock

There were 20 Ely Runners among the record 395 finishers in this second of the six 2005-06 league races. The course of about 5 miles was on gently undulating paved or tarmac footpaths/cycleways and firm woodland tracks. A generally stronger team enabled Ely Runners to improve from 7th team in the first race to win this second event and move up from 7th to 3rd team overall of 17 teams. Claire Willer distinguished herself in her first Frostbite race by finishing 1st woman. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 women, make up the scoring team but all finishers can influence the overall result. Official results with times which appeared to be progressively slightly slower than individual timings:

Scoring Team

12th      Ian Day                        29:12
13th      Matthew Hall                29:15
15th      Peter Gipp                   29:17
22nd     Barry Woodward           29:36
24th      John Crisp                   29:43   PB
26th      Claire Willer                 29:47   1st Woman and new Ely Runners SW record
41st      Max d'Ayala                 30:35
45th      Stephen Howard           30:49
80th      Rod Baron                    32:14
158th    Natalle Coles                34:52

Other Results

88th      Charlie Barker              32:26
111th    Graham Chapman         33:09   PB
142nd   Peter Harris                  34:12
159th    Birgitta Bramley            34:53
196th    Leah Brock                   35:59   PB
215th    John Turner                  36:38
241st    Chanré Bond                37:44
266th    Tony Robinson             38:37
289th    Jude McCarthy             39:24
318th    Claire Law                    41:00

Teams (17)

1st    Ely Runners           436         17 points      3rd overall (28 points)
2nd   Cambs & Col          543         16 points      1st overall (33 points)
3rd    Riverside Vets        807         15 points      2nd overall (30 points)
4th    Werrington             814         14 points      5th overall (24 points)
5th    Bourne                   822         13 points      4th overall (27 points)
6th    PACTRAC              976         12 points     11th overall (15 points)
7th    March                    983         11 points       8th overall (20 points)
8th    BRJ                     1005         10 points       7th overall (23 points)

Conditions were good being slightly cool and sunny

Team Results:        http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/2 team results bushy.pdf

Individual Results:   http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/2%20indiv%20results%20bushy%20iss2.pdf


ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY 4 x 5k RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BERRY HILL PARK, MANSFIELD, SATURDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp finished 98th of 156 runners on the 1st leg for Harborough AC in 17:50.  UK international runners were out in force including Dan Robinson, Chris Davies and Mo Farah. The fastest time was 14:21. Conditions for the 2 lap legs of undulating forest and grassland were good, being cool and still.


WILLIAM CLAPP 2004-05 HARBOROUGH AC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND OVERALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

For the period October 2004 to September 2005, improving second claim Ely Runner William Clapp has been awarded Harborough AC's titles Male Athlete of the Year and Overall Athlete of the Year. William started running in 2001 as a first claim Ely Runner and complimented the Ely club on getting him properly started before he moved to Market Harborough.


STEVENAGE HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER 2005

Personal best for John Crisp

Two Ely Runners were among the 735 finishers competing on a gently undulating two lap course of tarmac cycle paths through parks and via underpasses. Official results:

33rd     John Crisp      1:23:51           Personal best despite recent injury
189th   Kevin Fox       1:38:39

 Although mild, conditions were difficult, with drizzle to heavy rain and strong head winds at times.


CHILTERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE, RAF HALTON, BUCKS, SATURDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2005

League best for 4th place Claire Willer

In the 4 miles senior/veteran women's race, second claim Ely Runner Claire Willer was 4th of 134 finishers in 25:04. Despite the high standard field, Claire's position was the highest she had ever achieved in the League. The winner's time of 24:06 was only 58 seconds faster than Claire's time.


ROTARY CENTENARY CHALLENGE 10.9K TRAIL RACE, STOPSLEY, LUTON, SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER 2005

Ely Runner Michael Cannon had knee problems after a steep descent at about 2.5 miles and this slowed him down to finish 75th of 88 runners in 1:10:39. He was disappointed because it was his last race in the UK before returning to the USA. The hilly course had a short section of road but was mainly on stony tracks plus some soft paths. Conditions were mild, dry and windy.


FENLAND 10 MILES ROAD RACE, WEST WALTON, SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER 2005

Personal bests for Simon Jackson and Rachel Kiff (3rd Senior Woman in Cambs AA Championship)

Nine Ely Runners were among the 331 finishers competing in a race which also included the Cambs County and Eastern Vets Championships and the last race of the season in the Cambs Road Race League. Official results:

82nd       Peter Bovill              1:09:35
83rd        Simon Jackson        1:09:38     Personal best by 2:03
113th      Stephen Tovey         1:12:43     First 10m race and first race as an Ely Runner
138th      Peter Harris             1:16:04  
139th      Skarlatos Dedos      1:16:06     First race as an Ely Runner
171st      Rachel Kiff              1:18:54     Personal best, 3rd SW Cambs AA Championships
238th      Lisa Redman           1:25:54
290th      Colin Doak              1:33:23
299th      Lana Chalmers        1:33:45

Conditions for the mainly level and exposed course were mild and sunny with a strong southerly wind.


SNOWDONIA MARATHON, LLANNBERIS, SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER 2005

Personal Best for Adam Etches

Two Ely Runners were among the 1,003 finishers in this hard and challenging marathon voted most popular race by Runners World in 2004. The course had three very difficult climbs, the first being at the start and climbing up the famous LLanberis Pass. The last 4 miles included a climb of 800 ft and descent of 900 ft.  Official results:

64th       Adam Etches       3:24.33      Marathon personal best and 30 minutes faster than in 2004
238th     Natalle Coles        3:52:01      20th lady overall

The weather conditions were the worst Adam had seen in his five Snowdonia Marathons. There was torrential rain just as the runners lined up, leaving them all feeling very cold and looking half drowned for the start. Then the first 6 miles were into a strong head wind with frequent 60 mph gusts which were enough to cause loss of balance. The difficult weather conditions only began to improve towards the end of the race.


MALVERN HARRIERS ANNUAL 10,000M TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER 2005

Chris Rayment 2nd 

Ely Runner Chris Rayment (now resident again in Melbourne) has rejoined his old club Malvern Harriers in Melbourne. On Saturday he ran in their annual 10,000m track race again as it had been brought forward from March/April 2006 to avoid clashing with the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March 2006. He won the previous event in April 2005 (whilst visiting Melbourne) but was 2nd in Saturday's race in 37:23. However, his time was 1 second faster than in April. Conditions were not so hot this time, being a pleasant 23 degrees C.


BEACHY HEAD MARATHON, EASTBOURNE, SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER 2005

Course personal best for Charlie Barker

Ten Ely Runners were among the 1,307 finishers (713 in under 6 hours) in this tough but popular 26.1 miles trail event with 3,500' of climb across the South Downs west of Eastbourne. After numerous long ascents and descents, the final 7 miles included the Seven Sisters cliff tops (see photo below) and Beachy Head. Official results:

10th      Ian Day                     3:27
17th      Matthew Hall             3:33
33rd      Peter Gipp                3:43
45th      Stephen Howard        3:48
90th      Darren Murfitt            4:04
92nd     Graham Chapman     4:04     First marathon
122nd   Charlie Barker           4:11     Course personal best (27 minutes faster than 2004)
298th    Rod Baron                4:43     First marathon
299th    John Turner               4:44
649th    Alan Rutterford          5:48     Mainly walked/jogged as injured

Conditions were mild and overcast with a southerly wind on the cliff tops. 


TRICK OR TROT 4 MILES RACE, LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY, USA, SUNDAY 25th OCTOBER 2005

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher finished in 31:44. The flat course was on a paved and wooded path alongside the ocean. Conditions were a mild 13C with intermittent strong winds


EAST ANGLIAN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE, 10k, BACTON WOODS, NORTH WALSHAM, WEDNESDAY 19th OCTOBER 2005

Two Ely Runners were among the 110 finishers in the league's first 2005-06 race. Rod Baron was 58th and Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle about 3 minutes later in 74th place. Finishing times were not taken. Rod lost at least three places and about 15 seconds due to a course error. The two lap woodland course was slightly muddy from earlier showers and the temperature was comfortable at about 12C.


TIPTREE 10 MILES ROAD RACE, SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER 2005

Personal best for Ian Day

Ely Runner Ian Day was 12th of 350 finishers in a personal best time of 59:44.


ABINGDON MARATHON, OXFORD, SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER 2005

William Clapp improves personal best by a massive 19 minutes 31 seconds

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp was 26th of 680 finishers on a gently undulating course in 2:54:53 a personal best by 19:31. His first half time was 1:26:10 and second half 1:28:43. Conditions were mainly good being cool and misty initially before the hazy sunshine developed to produce some heat towards the end. 


FROSTBITE LEAGUE, 5.2  MILES, ST NEOTS, SUNDAY 16th OCTOBER 2005

Alex Tate 3rd overall

There were 19 Ely Runners among the 358 finishers in this first of the six 2005-06 league races. The 5.2 miles course was on gently undulating soft grassy parkland and woodland paths. Due to injuries and other commitments, Ely Runners' men were under strength but still finished 7th overall of 17 teams. The first 10 to finish, including at least 2 ladies, make up the scoring team but all finishers influence the overall result. Official results:

Scoring Team
3rd       Alex Tate                      27:58
8th       Alfredo Verna                29:37
16th     Peter Gipp                    30:15
74th     Charlie Barker               33:28
88th     Darren Murfitt                33:56
95th     Graham Chapman         34:18
124th   Kevin Fox                      35:13
130th   Peter Harris                   35:24
138th   Birgitta Bramley             35:41
146th   Natalle Coles                 36:16

Other Results
151st    Tim Bedford                  36:39
158th    John Turner                  37:04
176th    Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle   37:45
212th    Tony Robinson             39:31
268th    Jude McCarthy             42:29        1st race with Ely Runners
278th    Lisa Redman                42:55        1st race with Ely Runners
284th    Claire Law                    43:13        1st race with Ely Runners
318th    Mary Gates                  46:35
331st    Julie Foreman               47:49
dnf        Lana Chalmers

Teams (17)
1st    C&C                       593        17 points
2nd   Riverside                 606        16 points
3rd    Riverside Vets         690        15 points
4th    Bourne                   695        14 points
5th    BRJ                       753        13 points
6th    Hunts AC               768        12 points
7th    Ely Runners            822       11 points
8th    Werrington              841       10 points

The soft conditions made for generally slower times but the weather was ideal, being mild and still with hazy sunshine.
For the full results see www.frostbiteleague.org.uk and for photographs of Ely Runners see www.elyrunners.co.uk

Individual Results :-  http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/1%20indiv%20results%20riverside.pdf 

Team Results :- http://www.frostbiteleague.org.uk/1%20team%20results%20riverside.pdf 


LASALLE BANK CHICAGO MARATHON, USA, SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER 2005

Personal best for John Crawford

Ely Runner John Crawford was 14,318th of 33,012 finishers (662nd of 1,476 in age division) in a chip time of 4:14:44 which was a personal best by 9:58. Conditions were ideal, being dry, breezy and cool with intermittent sunshine. The 1st man was Felix Limo (Netherlands) in 2:07:02 and the 1st woman Deena Castor (USA) in 2:21:25.


RUN THRU DEAL 5 MILE ROAD RACE, DEAL, NEW JERSEY, USA, SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER 2005

Jaime Gallagher 2nd in age group in personal best road time

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher was 2nd in the female 18-29 age group in 39:08, her fastest road time for 5 miles. Conditions for the flat course were warm (20C).


RYSTON CROSS COUNTRY, SHOULDHAM WARREN, SUNDAY 9th OCTOBER 2005

First race for 10 years for 71 year old Tony Hall

Three Ely Runners took part in the XC races along winding and undulating forest trails at Shouldham Warren. Official results:

Under 9 Girls (800m)
7th/32   Hayley Rutterford        3:55        Started late but overtook to be within 3 seconds of her Dec 04 course PB.

Male Vet 55-59 (5k)
4th/11   Peter Harris               20:34 

Male Vet 60+ (5k)
9th/10   Tony Hall                   34:30       Age 71 and first race for about 10 years           

Conditions were mild, sunny and dry.


MIDLAND COUNTIES 4 X 6k CROSS COUNTRY RELAY, WALSALL, SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2005

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp ran the anchor leg of about 6k for the Harborough AC 'A' team in 22:03 and made up 6 places to bring them home 20th of 34 teams. He was 13th fastest for the 4th leg which was won by UK international Chris Davies in 18:25.  Heavy rain on the undulating grass course created soft conditions.


INAUGURAL JERSEY CHALLENGE, SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2005

Improving Ely Runner David Richards and a friend were 9th overall of 35 teams (7th SM) in a tough multi-discipline event of a kayak race (reduced from 2 miles due to a strong north wind, rough sea, and rain), followed by a 40 miles hilly cycle ride along the north coasts from St Catherine's to Corbiere and back, and finally, a tough 8 miles cross country run (completed in 1:16:59) of bridleways and single tracks up and down the cliffs which gave then some wonderful views and a final time of 3:50:09. David was pleased with their result and intends to compete again next year.


29th SANDSTONE TRAIL RACE, CHESHIRE, SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2005

Two Ely Runners were among the competitive field of 150 mainly local runners for this tough event advertised as about 16.8 miles (Adam Etches recorded over 17 miles!) with 1,750' of climb from the start at Duckington via Beeston to the finish in Delamare Forest. The mixed terrain course included steep stone steps, ploughed fields, forestry, and many stiles. Adam Etches finished in 2:16:47 and Natalle Coles in 2:45:00. Conditions were mild and overcast with some light drizzle.


FELIXSTOWE HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2005

Ely Runner Ian Day was 8th of 366 finishers in 1:19:52 on a two lap undulating course. Conditions were bright with a strong wind in places.


US ARMY-'TEN' MILER, WASHINGTON, USA, SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2005

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher tried harder towards what she thought was the end to find she had to run another 1.3 miles because of a diversion for a suspicious package under a bridge on the course. Despite the extra effort required for 11.3 miles and the 24C temperature, she was pleased with her time of 1:31:47 which was 8:07 minutes per mile pace. As the race was diverted, there were no timing mats for the race chips at the finish so places were not recorded. The course was flat with a few slight undulations and went past all the main sites of America's capital city


STANDALONE 10K ROAD RACE, LETCHWORTH, SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2005

Two Ely Runners were among the 810 finishers in this popular race on a fast gently undulating course. Official results:

103rd    Simon Jackson            41:13      (90th male)
510th    Lana Chalmers             53.24      (117th female)

Conditions were good, being mild and sunny with a light wind.


WINDSOR HALF MARATHON, SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Chass Matharu was 3,343rd of 4,558 finishers in a chip time of 2:14:08. The undulating course included several hills and conditions became quite hot.


MANASQUAN RESERVOIR 5 MILES TRAIL RUN, HOWELL, NEW JERSEY, USA, SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2005

Jaime Gallagher 3rd woman in age group

Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher was 15th (3rd in 25-29 age group) of 83 women in 41:31. The course was a one lap gravel trail with a bit of road around the Manasquan Reservoir. The temperature was 23C. Jaime wore her Ely Runners vest for the race and has since mentioned that that in the same way she was the only American woman in Ely Runners, there is a lone English woman (Karen from Liverpool) in her new club; Jersey Shore Running Club.


BERLIN MARATHON, SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2005

Personal best for Keith Mitchell

MV45 Ely Runner Keith Mitchell was 4,356th (667th in category) of 24,495 finishers in 3:28:39; an excellent personal best time by 13:40, especially as conditions were hot with little wind.


ROUND NORFOLK RELAY, 24th/25th SEPTEMBER 2005

This unique and spectacular event is believed to be the UK's longest continuous relay event and covers 191.2 miles in 17 different stages of 5.39 to 19.60 miles on footpaths and roads following the periphery of Norfolk starting and finishing at Kings Lynn.

Ely Runners entered the most competitive Open class (first claim club members only) and finished 4th of 14 teams (8th of 37 teams overall) in 22:02:48, an average speed of 6:55.1 per mile and 53:08 faster than in 2004 when the course was 1.84 miles shorter. Their official results were:
 

7 ELY   Open Alan Rutterford     7      
  Ely Runners               Stage Cat Posit
STAGE NAME Miles AGE CAT Time T.Time Pace AG % Pos. (in stage)
1 Ian Day 16.32 36 MS 1:47:28 1:47:28 06:35.1 70.31 6 4
2 John Turner 14.06 60 MM 1:55:32 3:43:00 08:13.0 67.01 32 20
3 Gordon Godfrey 5.39 25 MS 0:36:00 4:19:00 06:40.7 64.72 5 2
4 Peter Gipp 12.06 43 MM 1:19:00 5:38:00 06:33.0 72.46 5 2
5 John Crisp 10.09 34 MS 1:06:00 6:44:00 06:32.5 68.35 7 3
6 Charlie Barker 5.89 54 MM 0:40:00 7:24:00 06:47.5 73.40 11 6
7 Rod Baron 9.95 49 MM 1:09:00 8:33:00 06:56.1 70.84 9 4
8 Luke Minall 10.52 39 MS 1:17:00 9:50:00 07:19.2 62.54 21 7
9 Natalle Coles 8.30 30 LS 1:00:00 10:50:00 07:13.7 67.66 13 1
10 Darren Murfitt 15.08 40 MM 1:45:11 12:35:11 06:58.5 67.53 12 6
11 Adam Etches 19.6 31 MS 2:09:36 14:44:47 06:36.7 71.17 7 3
12 Stephen Howard 18.37 41 MM 2:09:59 16:54:46 07:04.6 67.99 16 6
13 Torsten Lytken 13.98 38 MS 1:32:22 18:27:08 06:36.4 69.96 9 7
14 Barry Woodward 7.70 24 MS 0:48:50 19:15:58 06:20.5 69.60 5 2
15 Graham Chapman 6.76 49 MM 0:46:12 20:02:10 06:50.1 70.47 8 2
16 Peter Harris 5.49 55 MM 0:38:07 20:40:17 06:56.6 72.17 7 2
17 Max d'Ayala 11.63 39 MS 1:22:31 22:02:48 07:05.7 64.88 19 6
                   
Est = 22:15:00       22:02:48   Mean= 68.89 11.29  
Diff = 0:12:12     x     Median= 69.60 9  
  Average Age =   40              
Ladies= 1     MJ = 0          
Masters= 8     MS= 8          
        MM= 8          
Eligibility= OPEN     LJ= 0          
Cat OK YES     LS= 1          
Ages OK YES     LM= 0          
        tot= 17          
                     
 

Two second claim Ely Runners also took part as guest runners for Great Yarmouth All Sorts who were 6th of 7 teams in the Casual class and 34th of 37 teams overall in 26:44:48. Their individual official results were:

Stage 12  (18.37 miles)    Alex Tate       age 29/MS    time 2:00:49     age grade 71.15%       6th overall (5th MS) in stage
Stage 14   (7.70 miles)     Rachel Kiff     age 34/LS     time   58:30      age grade 64:11%      23rd overall (4th LS) in stage

Age grade percentages relate to road speeds so they will be lower for runners on stages 1-4 which included significant off-road sections.

Conditions were generally good being mild and sunny with a breeze during the day and comfortably cool at night. Ely Runner's team and their club support was organised by Committee member Alan Rutterford assisted by Karen Roe and several club members. The event has been organised for many years by veteran runner Ian Vaughan-Arbuckle (who recently became an Ely Runner) helped by Ely Runners Rod Baron (web site, entries and results) and Richard Handoll (course marking).

   All Teams      Age graded list    Race Stats     Stage by Stage

Stages:-    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17  

Gt Yarmouth All Sorts Team Result

See www.roundnorfolkrelay.com for full details


MIDLAND COUNTIES 6 X 3.63 MILES ROAD RELAY, SUTTON PARK, SUTTON COLDFIELD, SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2005

Course personal best by William Clapp

Second claim Ely Runner William Clapp finished the first leg for Harborough AC 36th of 103 teams in 20:04 which was 35 seconds less than his previous best for the same course in 2004. His team eventually finished 37th. Conditions were pleasant, being sunny but cool in the wooded sections.


29th IVREA - COLMA DI MOMBARONE, ITALY, 20 KM MOUNTAIN RACE, SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Alfredo Verna finished 43rd of 320 starters/291 finishers overall (43rd/269 men and 14th/59 MV40) in 2:35:22 in this tough Alpine mountain race with over 2,100m (nearly 7,000') of climb in the 20k from Ivrea (a small city north of Turin 250m asl) to Colma di Mombarone. Despite being slippery in places, cold and raining and with snow at the top of the mountain, his time was only 28 seconds slower than last year when the weather was ideal for running. Although his time was slightly slower last year, his position of 43rd this year was much better than his 69th last year - a strong indication of Alfredo's strength and endurance on his beloved Alps, despite only training in and around Cambridge! If he hadn't suffered cramps for the last half hour, he thought his 2005 time would have been faster as he still had some energy left in his legs. Alfredo's time to 10k was 53:00 but, due to the steep ascent, the next 10k took nearly twice as long!

Although disappointed that the magnificent Alpine view from the summit was obscured by clouds, he was welcomed with tea and jam, ham and cheese sandwiches. However, it was too cold to stay for long but on the way down, at about 1,600m asl, there was a tent with a huge copper pot full of boiling polenta with melted cheese. He was so cold and tired by then he thought that he had arrived in paradise and had never eaten anything so delicious in his entire life. In addition to polenta, there were also all sorts of cheeses, ham, salami, grissini, bread, cakes, beer and wine. The caterers only asked for a donation which most of the runners obviously didn't have with them.

Alfredo said the event was amazingly well organised and he admired the marshals, drink/feed station people, and special Alpine medical teams who had to stand for several hours in cold wet mountain conditions. In comparison, he felt he was lucky because he could keep moving to stay warm. There were two time limit checks which probably accounted for most of the 29 runners who did not finish. These checks are essential to ensure that the marshals are not left on the mountain for too long and that after finishing at the summit, runners have enough energy left to walk for over 1,000 m of elevation down the mountain.

This is Alfredo's favourite long distance mountain race and he would like other Ely Runners to enter it next year. Details are on http://www.amicidelmombarone.it/ for those who would like to start making plans.


DUNSTABLE DOWNS 20 MILES CHALLENGE, TRAIL RACE, SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2005

Ian Day 3rd overall and 1st senior man to establish a new 20 miles cross country club record

Ely Runner Ian Day was 3rd (1st SM) of 105 finishers in 2:23:43. He lead for about 6 miles until the directions disappeared and he didn't have the route instructions. However, he reports that it was a good event in its first year. The hilly course was muddy and the weather cool and cloudy with mist and fog at the start on the Downs.


NEW FOREST MARATHON, SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2005

Ely Runner MV54 Charlie Barker was a commendable 122nd of 419 finishers in 3:44:54 on an undulating course of forest roads. He found it tough going after 20 miles but his time was over 12 minutes faster than his 2005 London Marathon time. The start 11:30 am meant that conditions were quite hot but parts of the course were shaded by trees. The winner's time of 2:51:14 verified the hot conditions.


CHARIOTS OF FIRE 6 x 1.7 MILES RELAY, CAMBRIDGE, SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 2005

Three Ely Runners were among about 400 corporate teams competing in this annual relay around on an almost level but twisting course through narrow Cambridge streets and the Backs.

BT Team
1st leg     Rachel Kiff         10:57
5th leg     Lana Chalmers   13:29

Atrium  Vets Team (1st Vets)
5th leg    Peter Gipp           9:06

South Cambs District Council Team (29th overall)
4th leg    Peter Harris        10:47

Antarctic Survey Team (8th overall in their fastest time)
6th leg     Alex Tate           8:32 (fastest in team)

Conditions were good for running being relative cool with a slight breeze.


GREAT NORTH RUN HALF MARATHON, NEWCASTLE TO SOUTH SHIELDS, SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER

Three Ely Runners were among 50,0000 entrants/38,000 finishers. Official results:

2,262nd    Amanda Reid           1:42:21
2,738th     Paul Banks             1:44:18
4,635th     Simon Jackson        1:50:19

Conditions were hot and humid and too crowded for efficient running due to slower runners starting ahead of faster runners.


WOODSTOCK 12.1 MILES ROAD RACE, BLENHEIM, OXFORD, SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2005

Ely Runner Lana Chalmers finished 218th of 257 runners in 1:53:40 on a three lap (total 12 miles 198 yards) undulating course of private roads within the grounds of Blenheim Palace. She found that it was a hard race, particularly because there was a major hill repeated at 1, 5 and 9 miles. The weather was ideal being sunny but cool and no wind.


GRUNTY FEN HALF MARATHON, WITCHFORD, ELY, SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2005

Personal bests for William Clapp and Keith Mitchell

Six Ely Runners were amongst the 548 finishers competing on a mainly level two loop course. Official results:

6th       William Clapp        1:18:17     PB, second claim
97th     Maurice Reed        1:30:22     
106th   Keith Mitchell         1:31:33     PB
147th   Peter Bovill            1:34:48  
173rd   Ray Harding           1:36:15
428th   Colin Doak             1:57:49

Conditions were cool and damp with a moderate wind.

For full results see www.gruntyfen.co.uk


BRIELLE 10K CHALLENGE, NEW JERSEY, USA, SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2005

Personal best for Jaime Gallagher

In her first race after returning to the USA, Ely Runner Jaime Gallagher finished well up among the 266 finishers in 52:04, a PB by 31 seconds. It was an undulating course with some significant hills through the tree lined streets of Brielle. Despite a 9:00 am start,  the temperature was a warm 23C. The first man finished in 34:57 and the first woman in 41:33. Jaime has now started running with the Jersey Shore Running Club who organised the race


GREAT RUSSIAN RACE, VLADIVOSTOK TO ST PETERSBURG, 28th MAY 2005 - 8th SEPTEMBER 2005

The Great Russian Race was a relay run across the whole of Russia - over 11,000 km in 15 weeks from Vladivostok on 28th May to St Petersburg on 8th September. The first relay across Russia and possibly the longest relay run ever attempted.

The route was divided into 15 sectors of 700 to 750 km. On each sector there were 2 British teams and 2 Russian teams of 6 runners who together completed the necessary 120 km per day. Teams supported each other and ran together. Each runner covered at least 2x10 km a day, for 6 days; i.e. approximately 120 km or almost 3 marathons in 6 days.

Ely Runner Peter Bovill was part of a team running Sector 14 (27th August - 1st September) from Novye Vyazovye, a small village of 5,000 people in the Chuvashia Republic, 727 km north-west to Moscow.

The race wasn't just about running. As well as developing links with Russian athletes, the teams participated in receptions, school visits, and civic welcomes to meet the people, to raise awareness and let them know there is a world out there that wants to get to know them. The opportunity to sample the local vodka and beer, made the running just that little bit harder. Further details on the run and the runners' experiences can be obtained by following the link http://www.theworldrace.com.

The objective of the race was to raise US$500,000 for the ROSBANK/UNICEF 'New Day' programme of the Russian Charities Aid Foundation to help over 2 million abandoned, orphaned and homeless children in Russia. Each runner pledged to raise £1,000 and Peter, with his colleague Jeff Pyrah, have exceeded their joint target of £5,000. For more information on how the money will be spent - follow the link http://www.theworldrace.com/charity.pdf.

See photos (September 2005)  for some pictures of Peter Bovill's experience in Russia.


KEVIN HENRY 5K LEAGUE, CAMBRIDGE, THURSDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 2005

Improving second claim Ely Runner Rachel Kiff was 8th of 16 women in this final event of the league. Her time for the level course of about 5.1k was 21:58 which
for an exact 5k would most probably have been a personal best. Also, it was 2.5 minutes faster than she achieved in the same race last year! Conditions for this evening race were warm and humid.


WISSEY HALF MARATHON, OXBOROUGH, SUNDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2005

Three Ely Runners were among the 181 finishers competing over a gently undualting route of rural Norfolk lanes and roads. Official results:

13th      Ian Day               1:26:57
110th    John Crawford      1:56:34
152nd   Colin Doak           2:15:26     

Conditions were sunny and quite hot.


VICTORIA HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, BURNLEY, AUSTRALIA, SUNDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2005

Only two days after arriving in Australia from the UK, Ely Runner MV45 Chris Rayment proved his current fitness by racing in this 13.1 miles road race. He reached 10 miles in 61:00 but found his long journey caught up with him a bit in the last 3.1 miles but still finished in very creditable 1:21:56.


TRACK & FIELD MEETING, BRAINTREE LEISURE CENTRE, SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2005

1500m PB for Rachel Kif

Representing her first claim club Cambridge & Coleridge, Ely Runner Rachel Kiff achieved the following results in combined A and B string events:

3rd A (4th overall)     800m            2:47.6
2nd B (5th overall)   1500m           5:50.0          track personal best
3rd A (4th overall)    Triple Jump    8.87m

Conditions were quite hot.


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