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Race Round Up #9 – 09/12/2018

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We kicked off this weekend’s racing with more cross country, this time at the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Boggart Hole Clough. I spoke too soon when I said last week that it looked like we’d escape any significant amount of mud this side of Christmas; it was very wet and very muddy. The course at Boggart is liked by many as it has it all; hills, mud and ditches, and it didn’t disappoint on Saturday. Well done to all who braved the weather, and thanks to Linda for the cakes!

Today the main event was the Stockport 10 mile – a firm favourite in the MFR race calendar and 13 of you journeyed down to Stockport early this morning. 6 of you ran the race (and the distance) for the first time, well done to Amy, Kunaal, Steve W, Laura, Darren and Alex. A big congratulations also to Billy who took nearly 7 minutes off his PB form last year!

In other news, Nick Markley jetted off to Malaga and ran the Malaga Marathon in an impressive 03:46!

Finally Tess, Claire and Rachel had some fun at the Winter Bible in the Park in Oldham dressed as Miss Piggy, the Little Mermaid and Kermit!

Results below:
Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships (01/12/2018)

2018 Cross Country Championship Results for December

Stockport 10 (09/12/2018)
https://crazylegsevents.co.uk/data/results/2018/20181209_Stockport10_results.pdf

Malaga Marathon (09/12/2108)
https://sportmaniacs.com/es/races/zurich-maraton-de-malaga-2018

Winter Bimble (09/12/2018)
https://www.eventrac.co.uk/archived-races/winter-bimble-in-the-park#anchor

Race Round Up #8 – 02/12/2018

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Last weekend we traveled down to Woodbank Park in Stockport for the third race in the Manchester Area Cross Country League, along with the new club gazebo. 22 of us donned our spikes, including Kunaal who ran his first cross country (and loved it)! The ladies’ teams came 17th and 38th out of 59, and the men’s 23rd and 49th out of 57. There was a great atmosphere and the support along the course really did help, especially the ladies cheering on the men at the top of the hill, perfectly captured in the video montage put together by Jane !

Further afield, Angelo ran the San Francisco Fort to Fort 10k, taking in the stunning views of the San Francisco bay area and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Lastly, one of our newer members Peter Brodey ran the Bedford Harriers Half in 1:37:21, beating his time from the Conway Half a few weeks ago by over 2 minutes:

Well done everyone, and stay tuned to hear about this weekend’s races!

Results below:

MACCL Match 3 – Woodbank Park (01/12/2018)

https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2018/maccl183.htm

San Francisco Fort to Fort 10k (02/12/2018):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSPzbifa7qYZ9wN5j8sNsqujf3QDaVHPnvYmsdpscR60VFpYIJpaYENxEDenVsxh-oFvcis0p9GN6_P/pubhtml

Bedford Half (02/12/2018):

http://www.bedfordharriers.co.uk/gt_barford_half_files/2018/Full_2December2018.asp

Race Round Up 6 & 7 – 18/11/18 & 25/11/18

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This race update starts with an apology; last week was a busy one and I forgot to give you a race update, but fear not, this week’s edition will be a double bill!

On the 18th November we had members racing in the Conwy Half Marathon and the 13 Arches Trail Half. In Conwy, Pete, Julie and Peter B enjoyed the Welsh sunshine and put in great performances. Up in north Manchester a small contingent consisting of Paula, Amy, Jacqui and James raced the 13 Arches Trail Half organised by Radcliffe AC and each had great success in their categories. James took the 1st V40 prize, Jacqui first V35, Amy 1st Senior and Paula a top 5 place in her category. A big well done to all, judging by the photos they were all very happy!

Last weekend we had two races; the Salford Women’s 5.25 mile and the Wilmslow Festive 10k. Jacqui battled with some familiar faces in Salford from last week’s 13 Arches, taking 12th place at the annual race organised by Swinton Running Club, despite having been at a dinner party the night before! In Wilmslow, James, Amy and Daniel got club PBs, and were joined on the course by Steve, Nick, Tom , Pete and Joe. Massive congratulations to all.

Finally, one of our members hit a significant running milestone on Saturday. Dave Chambers ran his 100th parkrun at Stretford, an achievement 7 years in the making! Jordan sourced balloons to celebrate the event which were presented to Dave by Run Director Foxy as he crossed the line. You’ve given us all something to aspire to, Dave!

Links to results below:

Conwy Half (18/11/2018)

https://www.runwales.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Conwy-Half-2018.pdf

13 Arches (18/11/2018)

http://www.ukresults.net/2018/13arches.html

Salford Women’s 5.25m (25/11/2018)

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/901c5c_f832e5ff76894569b888ba38623deaab.pdf

Wilmslow Festive 10k (25/11/2018)

https://run-northwest.niftyentries.com/Results/Run-the-Wilmslow-10k-2018

Race Round Up #5 – 11/11/2018

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We had a fantastic turn out for Cross Country at Kenworthy Woods at the weekend with 21 of us on the start line. The ladies fielded two teams coming 25th and 62nd out of 75 and the men’s team came 30th out of 68, in what was a very competitive race. Unfortunately there were a couple of injuries in the men’s camp on the day, fingers crossed for a speedy recovery! A big well done to Claire and Joe who ran their first ever XC races, I’m sure they’ll both be back for more. And lastly, special thanks to Steve and Edmund who came down to support, and to our honorary canine member, Jane’s dog, Queenie.

Whilst we’re on the subject of cross country, time is running out to enter the Greater Manchester Championships, held at Bogart Hole Clough on 08/12 and the Northern Championships, held at Pontefract Park on 23/01. And remember, this is the only chance you’ll get to run the course at Boggart this year as it is not part of the standard XC fixtures. If you’d like to enter either or both championship races, please get in touch with Jono by 23/11.

Lastly, keep an eye out for the event to the next MACCL XC match being held at Woodbank Park in Stockport on 01/12.

MACCL Match 2 – Kenworthy Woods (10/11/2018)

https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2018/maccl182.htm

Race Round Up #4 – 04/11/2018

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Continuing with the international theme from last week, our very own Jordan Millar ran (and most likely won) the New York marathon on Sunday in an impressive 3:55:10, despite getting distracted by a therapy dog at the start area.

In other news, Angelo ran the Tatton Park 10k on Saturday and had a great race! On Sunday morning James, Billy, Joe and Paul were at Tatton for the Half Marathon. I didn’t manage to get a picture of Paul and he seems to have successfully evaded all of the official photographers – sorry Paul!

Lastly, whilst not technically a race, our couch to 5k grads ran their first 5k at Stretford parkrun on Saturday. MFR took over the event, filling most of the volunteer roles, running alongside the group and cheering from the sidelines. Thank you to all involved, and well done to everyone running and racing.

New York Marathon (04/111/2018)
https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2018/finishers?_ga=2.138263280.1934891088.1541615226-1680903342.1541615226

Tatton 10k (03/11/2018)
http://results.racetimers.co.uk/results.aspx?CId=16487&RId=4290

Tatton Half (04/11/2018)
http://results.racetimers.co.uk/results.aspx?CId=16487&RId=4291

Racing Round Up #3 -28/10/2018

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This past weekend ‘aqua alta’ meant runners in the Venice marathon ended up with very soggy feet, and whilst MFR racers didn’t have to contend with any floods, the weather certainly gave Amy and Emma an extra challenge as they took on the Lausanne Half Marathon and 10k in Switzerland. It was -2 degrees and there was ice and snow on the ground, but both finished in very respectable times, bravo! Closer to home Rachel, Kate, Heather, Mel and Michael ran the Goyt Valley 10k – from what I can see in the pictures, it looked like an amazing race, take a look below. Lastly, and by no means least, Jacqui Baines woke up intending to run the Beachy Head 10k, but with only 3 hours until the start of the race she changed her mind and decided to run the marathon instead, well why not? Well done to all! Results below:

Lausanne Half and 10k (28/10/2018)
https://services.datasport.com/2018/lauf/lamara/#Marke2

Goyt Valley 10k (27/10/2018)
https://www.goytvalleystriders.org.uk/…/goytv…/gv10k2018.pdf

Beachy Head Marathon (27/10/2018)
https://www.sportsystems.co.uk/…/Beachy%20Head%20Marat…/3837

Goyt Valley Photos:
https://www.flickr.com/…/134…/albums/72157675007823328/page1

Racing Round Up #2 -21/10/2018

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This past weekend was a little quieter on the racing front, but whilst many of you were taking a well deserved rest, Greg Beck snuck off to the Lakes to take part in the Langdale Marathon. It was his first marathon and it was hilly (c.1000m/3000ft of elevation), but despite this, all of his hard work and preparation paid off seeing him take 5th place in 03:18:05! Well done Greg!

Results below:
https://www.brathaychallenges.com/results/brathay-running/langdale-marathon/2018

Racing Round Up #1 – 14/10/2018

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What a weekend of racing we’ve had! Starting with the first Cross Country race of the season on Saturday, followed by the Manchester Half on Sunday. In addition Julie Virgin smashed her marathon PB at York, running an impressive 03:50:47, taking 03:41 off her previous time! Meanwhile Andrew Ferguson was representing at the Munich Half after missing out on last year’s trip to the Bavarian capital due to injury.

Cross country at Wythenshawe Park was well attended, despite many saving themselves for the Manchester Half. Our ladies team came 27/64 and the men 32/55. It was great to see Emma Burns and Edmund Woodfield taking part in their first cross country for MFR. Man of the match undoubtedly goes to Andrew Porter; after losing his shoe on the last lap he carried on valiantly, finish with shoe in hand!

The Manchester Half was a target race for many and it was great to see so many MFR members volunteering on the course, taking part and coming out for a celebratory drink in the afternoon. The stars of the show were Foxy’s cohort of volunteers who were up at an ungodly hour on Sunday morning to marshal and in turn raise funds for the club. 22 of you took part in the race, 7 PBs were set and 4 of you ran the distance for the first time as a Manchester Frontrunner!

Links to the individual race results below:

Manchester Half (14/10/18):
http://www.chiprace.co.uk/Results.aspx?CId=38&RId=2100&EId=1

Munich Half (14/10/18):
https://www.generalimuenchenmarathon.de/en/results/#2_B53892

Cross Country, Match 1 (13/10/18):
https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2018/maccl181.htm

York Marathon:
http://www.marathonguide.com/results/search.cfm

23/09/2018 Great Bristol Half

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Name	Time	of 7024
Jane Fletcher	1:37:33	956

23/09/2018 Macclesfield Half

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Name	Time	of 508
Steve Hatton	1:30:14	49
Nick Markley	1:40:58	125
Heather Clarkson	2:03:46	374 (81)

22/09/2018 Parkruns

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Stretford	Time	of 500
Daniel Taylor	00:35:08	444

16/09/2018 Bury 10k

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Name	Time	of 1427
Anthony Gotts	0:25:55	1 (*)
Joe Yang	0:43:07	106
Rachel Kenyon	0:44:16	125 (12)
Daniel Taylor	1:15:25	1275

*Wheelchair race, T54

16/09/2018 EHM Warrington 10k

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Name	Time	of 917
Steve Hatton	0:38:52	13
Jordan Millar	0:42:26	28
Daniel Edwards	00:44:03 PB (2.44)	42
Amy Carr	0:44:25	46 (6)

16/09/2018 EHM Warrington Half

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Name	Time	of 1500
Mel Johnson	2:06:11	1368 (332)

16/09/2018 Copenhagen Half

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Name	Time	of 19702
Jono Guildford	1:25:48	783
John Clark	1:43:41	4501

16/09/2018 Berlin Marathon

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Name	Time	of 28424
James Moles	2:48:04	614
Michael Thorley	3:31:53	6406

15/09/2018 Parkruns

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South Manchester	Time	of 448
Orla Judge	00:44:59	445 (149)

Newcastle	Time	of 661
Kevin Hickey	0:29:26	440

Stretford	Time	of 573
Ben Thomas	00:22:56 PB (0.24)	106
Jacqueline Swain	0:33:39	487 (194)

Sale Water	Time	of 269
David Chambers	0:20:32	15
Claire Naylor	00:24:56 PB (1.13)	77 (13)

13/09/2018 GRL Salford Quays

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Name	Time	of 77
Greig Frankland	0:20:43	6

09/09/2018 Great North Run

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Name	Time	of 43490
Peter Greatbanks	1:40:00	1825
Rachel Kenyon	1:43:26	2482
Tess Ptonka	01:55:03 (NEW PB)	6183
Daniel Knowles	01:56:08 (NEW PB)	6619
Bernie Grannon	2:20:15	19407

08/09/2018 Parkruns

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South Manchester	Time	of 358
Orla Judge	00:38:59	345 (125)

Northampton	Time	of 461
Greig Frankland	0:20:33	69

Haigh Woodland	Time	of 159
Ben Thomas	00:23:20 (PB 0.22)	20

Stretford	Time	of 432
Steve Hatton	0:18:44	14
Amy Carr	0:21:44	56 (3)

02/09/2018 Golden Ball 20m

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Name	Time	of 107
James Moles	2:10:06	2

02/09/2018 Trafford 10k