North Derbyshire Running Club

A great turnout for the Twigg Handicap club race on Tuesday 23rd June with 40 race starters and almost 60 attending the post race presentation and buffet.
Steve Kimberley was the winner and was presented with the Twigg trophy, second was Steve Leverton who was also the fastest runner around the course covering the 6.4 miles in 38.17.  In third place and first woman home was Rita Whittingham.
The quickest woman was Suzanne Roddis who set a new course record of 41.48 beating the previous record by 2 seconds.

Here are the results.

Another great turnout at Grassmoor with over 30 NDRC runners plus another 20 + helping out with the organisation.  Great results too with the men finishing 3rd and the women 2nd.  Well done to Steve Leverton 1st vet 50 once again and also Stuart Cunningham and new member Chris Adams also finishing in the top 20. Don Aldred just pipped Rob Fletcher to the 1st vet 55 spot with John Gorman 3rd.  Our first female home was Suzanne Roddis, good to see her back, followed by Lynda Morgan-Jones (2nd vet45) and Ann Barker.  Thanks to everyone who turned out to either run or help and aplogy for the results being a bit late due to Colin Sinnott getting a new computer!

Download results here.

As usual these results are also on the Results Page.

Photographs, don’t forget to send your photographs in to me or give them to Colin.

This section of the site is where club members can register their achievements and apply to have those achievements be recognised as either a Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit as detailed in the NDRC Club Standards through ratification at a monthly committee meeting.

Download the Club Standards List and a Submission Form from the appropriate links below.

Club Standards List

Submission Form

Complete the Submission Form after looking on the list to determine which of the Club Standards you are eligible for then simply email the form as an attachment to Steve Bennett . If for any reason the email link doesn’t start up a new email on your system you can right click the link and select “Copy Email Address” then paste it into your new email.

The following members have had their application for Club Standard recognition approved, congratulations to all.

10k

GOLD Stuart Cunningham V45 34:56 Salford
MERIT Wayne Spelman Snr 38:48 Sheffield
MERIT Richard Gratton Snr 39:03 Derby

Half Marathon

GOLD Steve Bennett V50 1:24:11 Wrexham
GOLD Suzanne Roddis Snr 1:24:30 Wrexham

Marathon

BRONZE Colin Sinnott V55 3:36:48 White Peak

We had 35 runners turn out at Teversal, not quite a club record for these races but almost, we had 38 at Derby last year. Team results had us in 5th place for the mens race and 4th for the women.  Well done to Steve Leverton who was 1st vet 50, Stuart Cunningham 1st v45 and Don Aldred 1st vet 55.

Full results here.

Unfortunately due to a recent attack of sensible behaviour I didn’t run today. Heidi and I went along to give a few friends our support. Naturally we forgot to take a camera with us! We managed to get a couple of photographs of North Derbyshire runners John Cannon and Colin Sinnott from my iPhone.

Good running from our club members in conditions that were changeable but probably better than many experienced in London not so long ago!

Well done to John Cannon (first NDRC runner home) 03:12:48, Owen Wright (03:14:11) and Colin Sinnot (03:36:48).

Official results here.

Here is a training schedule for May 2009 (Mike’s Group) in Excel spreadsheet format.

The race usually starts and finishes in Holmebrook Valley Country Park. The route turns left out of the park along Newbold Road turning left towards Cutthorpe and beginning a long steady climb as it passes the entrance to Linacre reservoirs. The climb continues along through Pratt Hall up to the Gate Inn where you can just about see the highest point on the race. This being a “Trig” point on the brow of the hill. By now you have completed the most difficult part and can have a breather along the next stretch before being turned left along towards the TV mast on top of Pudding Pie Hill. If you look towards the left along this next section you will see fantastic views of Chesterfield in the valley below provided that the weather is good. The next turn left begins the return. Just up and over a slight incline takes you past the Fox and Goose pub and you begin a long downhill section through Old Brampton eventually passing the opposite entrance to Linacre reservoirs and through Ashgate towards another left turn. Here you run through the Lounsdley Green estate, which is fairly flat before going downhill for 300metres and then up for another 400metres to reach a left turn at the Trading Post pub. You are then only 1200m from the finish but a gentle incline up and you are there. A tough race but one, which continues to attract more competitors each year so the entry limit will be 500.

Attention Club Runners

Any club entering 12 runners plus (before the race closing date (17/08/2009)) North Derbyshire will donate a Trophy to the Club.The Trophy will not be engraved so can be used for any purpose.

Entry Form

The heat took it’s toll as the results for everyone else shows, all were down on their anticipated times although Richard Thorpe and John Ashover both still set PB times.

CUNNINGHAM, STUART    M45     2:42:32

FIDLER, LIAM                       M40     2.58.58

BENNETT, STEVEN              M50     3.08.58

RODDIS, SUZANNE             W18     3.22.55

LENIHAN, KEVIN                 M45     3.38.39

SINNOTT, COLIN                 M55     3.53.03

BENSON, DAVID                  M40     4.05.32

HEATHCOTE, DANIEL         M18     4.05.33

GREEN, COLIN                     M40     4.13.31

ASHOVER, JOHN                  M45     4.17.12

THORPE, RICHARD              M18     4.17.35

Good luck to all who are racing tomorrow. Run well and have fun!