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September
The Jim Banks Handicap race was well attended, and was yet again won by a Lady Dasher. This time though, the winner didn’t set off first; Kate Galbraith set off over 5 minutes after the start, and improved on her 5K time by 1.5 minutes to win the Trophy!
Kate’s was not the only PB time on the course; Jacqueline Lewis improved by 45 seconds,
Well done to everyone who ran in the Windsor Half Marathon. A ridiculously hot day! – but that didn’t stop Kathryn Black gaining a PB of over 10 minutes! Juliet Ball was the first Lady Dasher across the line, followed Rosie Delaney in a PB time. Half marathoner first timer Jacqueline Lewis had a good run, to finish strongly within her goal time.
On the same HOT day in Berlin, Sunita Dawett ran a very good marathon and finished in under 4 hours. Well done, Sunita!
Congratulations to Mandy Ramsay who had a “Great North Run”. Mandy qualified to start just behind the elite men, so this gave her something to chase! She ran an impressive half marathon in very hot conditions and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Mandy Ramsay is having a great season, and is the clear leader at this stage of the Championship. Caroline Briggs and Lesley Wege are currently tied for 2nd – and with 8 ladies in the running for the Championship a lot depends on the last race of the season – the Cabbage Patch 10 (15th Oct).
Entries for the Cabbage Patch are closed, so if anyone has a number but doesn’t want to run, or if anyone wants to run and doesn’t have a number - please let me know, and I’ll try to match-make!
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
August
Lucy Buckby had a fantastic run at Yateley 10K to finish as first lady Dasher, and 10th lady overall in 41:51. Katie Wraight, as she returns to racing fitness, was next in a great time of 46:56. Caroline Briggs had a brilliant run, to finish in 50.03 – 1.5 minutes off her PB! Well done also to Sian Huntley-Jamesand Jacqueline Lewis who both had really good runs, and enjoyed it much more than the Woodland 5!!
Commiserations to Salome Godwin who was suffering from concussion and food poisoning, and although completed the course didn't cross the finish line!
Maxine McInulty was the first Lady Dasher at the Virginia Water Paddle in 1:00:25, followed by Mandy Ramsay – who was ~2.5 minutes quicker than last year and Kate Galbraith had a brilliant run to finish as 3rd lady.
The competitive spirit was lacking a bit at the back of the field, as 3 ladies all finished with exactly the same time! However, there were still improvements, as Sian’s time for the 1st lap was quicker than her time for last year, and this year she also completed the 2nd lap too.
Mandy Ramsay is having a great season, and is the clear leader at this stage in the Championship. Caroline Briggs is a well-deserved second, after training hard and running well all year. Lesley Wege is 3rd, and is also enjoying huge improvements on her times.
It is possible for 9 ladies to complete their 6 races –
please don’t let me down!
The next club championship event is the Windsor Half Marathon on 24th September – see Mel if you don’t have a number.
The final event is the Cabbage Patch (10 miles, 15th October). Unfortunately entries have already closed, but see Mel if you'd like to run.
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
July
Well done to all managed to find the Handy Cross 5k, get there on time, and ran!! Sharon was the first lady dasher home, followed by Maxine McInulty. Mandy Ramsay wasn’t far behind, finishing in 21:32 setting a PB by ~30 seconds. Katie Wraight had another good race, as she comes back into from, and Sue Tansey ran her first race as a Dasher (and after injury) in a very good time too.
Congratulations to all who ran at the Woodland 5 – it was a VERY hot night, and should really be called the Woodland 6! Mandy Ramsay was the first lady dasher across the line, in a very impressive 46.31, ~ 30 seconds quicker than last year. Kate Gilbraith and Kathryn Black both had excellent runs – as did a poorly Caroline Briggs, and Sian Huntley-James and Jacqueline Lewis – well done for finishing!!
Lucy Buckby had a great run at Yateley 10K to finish as first lady Dasher, and 10th lady overall in 41:51. Katie Wraight was next in a very good time of 46:56, followed by Lesley Wege in 49:14. Caroline Briggs had a brilliant run, to finish in 50.03 – 1.5 minutes off her PB! Well done also to Sian and Jacqueline to both had good runs, and enjoyed it much more than the Woodland 5!! Commiserations to Salome who was suffering from concussion and food poisoning, and although completed the course didn’t cross the finish line!
Mandy Ramsay is having a great season, and is 40 points clear of second place lady!
It is possible for 12 ladies to complete their 6 races – please don’t let me down!
The next club championship events are:
Virginia Water Paddle ~ 8miles on 27th August – just turn up (by the Totem Pole in the Great Park) and run.
Windsor Half (24th September) – see Mel if you don’t have a number.
Cabbage Patch (10 miles, 15th October) – enter on-line now!
JUST DO IT!!!
June
Well done to all who ran in the Wargrave 10K on one of the hottest days of the year! Well done to everyone for finishing! But especially to Salome Godwin (1st Lady Dasher in 49.30) and Caroline Briggs (2nd Lady Dasher in 51.36) – both ladies set PBs at Yateley 4 days earlier, then re-set them by 0.5 minutes on this hot and hilly course!
Congratulations to all who participated in the Runneymede Relays - another hot day but thoroughly enjoyable, even if the Dashers didn’t retain the title!
There were quite a few PBs at Marlow 5K – well done to Salome Godwin who took 1 minute off her PB, Caroline Briggs who was quicker by 1.5 minutes, and Kathryn Williams who was nearly 2 minutes quicker!
Congratulations to Tri-athletes; Salome Godwin and Sharon Helsby! Salome came 2nd in the Novice Distance, and Sharon was 4th in the Challenge Distance at Dorney Lake!
Mandy Ramsay is having a great season, and is the current leader of the Club Championship Table. Salome Godwin is also looking very strong though, and is only 4 points behind!!
32 ladies have participated in at least 1 Club Championship event so far this season. This is more than last year, more than the year before, and more than the men –so well done ladies! We are definitely on target for a record number of finishers!
Remember I’m looking for at least 10 ladies to compete in 6 Club Championship events!!
Please don’t let me down!!
The next one is Handy Cross 5K (a distance you can all run!) on– if you haven’t yet signed up for the 5K series (£6 for the series) see Tony on a club night.
If you have got a number – see you there…
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
May
Well done to all who ran in the Shinfield 10K on Bank Holiday Monday. There were some great times, and huge improvements. Jo Logie was the first Lady Dasher home, in a brilliant time of 38:59 – 21 seconds quicker than last year. 13 ladies took part, and some ran PB times; Sian Huntley-James improved by 1 minute, Jacqueline Lewis by 2 minutes, Lesley Wege by over 3 minutes and Charlie Hill by 8 minutes.
Congratulations to Jo Logie – she retained her title as the “Speedbird”! Jo improved on her time on the 5K course by ~30 seconds, to finish in 18.49. Welcome back to Jac Aldous, who raced for the first time since injury to finish as the 2nd Female Vet!
Jo Logie also became the Berkshire 1500m Champion this month, beating all other athletes in a fantastic time of 4:49.
Well, the 5K Series has started! Well done to everyone who ran, especially those who ran PB times – quite an achievement of these hilly courses! Lucy Buckby is improving in every race; running almost 30 seconds quicker than her best from last year at Wargrave, and then another 20 seconds quicker at Burnham. Clare Hessey ran a PB time at Wargrave to finish in 22:53. Congratulations to the 5K 1st timers – Katie Wraight made a brilliant race come back at Burnham to finish in 22:35, Kathryn Williams got a PB at Burnham to finish in 26:53, and Jacqueline Lewis and Julie Brooks – who are both running really well at the minute – chasing Richard Prasad who just gets faster every time he runs! Well done to new members Juliet Ball, Zoe Vickers, Catherine Howland, Emma Hill and Sarah Jackson – you made it, and it great times!
Well done also to Caroline Bolton and Saffron Sabine, who set off 5 minutes after the gun and still clocked times under 29 minutes!
THE NEXT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IS WARGAVE 10K ON 11.06.06
THIS IS A DISTANCE YOU CAN ALL RUN!
YOU CAN ENTER ON THE DAY - SO
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
April
Well done to all those who ran in the London Marathon – an absolutely fantastic achievement! Congratulations to all you athletes! There were 6 Lady Dashers running this year, and it was a first marathon for all of them.
Mandy Ramsay was the 1st Lady Dasher across the line in 3:41:30! This amazing time means that Mandy qualifies for a guaranteed place next year, and she can’t wait! Mandy also seemed to have a very smart race plan, with her 4 10K split times being very similar! By running in the marathon, Mandy has also raised >£400 for Oxfam.
Ainslee Haylet had a great run, and finished in 3:54:00.
Salome Godwin crossed the line hand-in-hand with Colin Adams, in 3:59:05. This was a brilliant run, and although it was an emotional finish with Salome vowing never to do to it again, she’s already planning the next one!
Rebecca Franklin had a “fun day” and enjoyed the atmosphere, she also had a great finishing time of 4:07:48.
Caroline Briggs had an excellent run, and finished in 4:23:17 Caroline ran in the marathon for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, and raised >£2000. Caroline will also probably do another marathon!
Mary Wang had a good run, and finished in 5:33:26
500 miles away in Fort William, Steph Molloy and Myra Buckley ran their 1st marathon. They ran together, and finished strongly in 3:57, well within their 4 hour target time.
Thanks also to all those who helped out on the Drinks Station. It was a great day, although we didn’t all get to see all of the Dashers (or celebrities!)
The next club championship event is the Burnham 5k on 30.05.06.
This is a distance you can all run - and there are complementary sandwiches and cakes at the venue, and a free drink at the King of Prussia afterwards!
See Tony Curtin for a number on a club night
JUST DO IT!!
Mel
March
It’s been a quiet month for Club Championship events, but the ladies have still been very active.
Huge congratulations to Jo Logie and Sharon Helsby who represented Berkshire in the National Cross-Country championships. It was a top-class field, as the 1st 3 from each category qualified to represent Great Britain in the World Cross Championships! Jo and Sharon ran really well, on a challenging, hilly 8K course. The race was televised and they had several appearances on camera, and finished in 112th (in 32:55) and 173rd (in 34:28), respectively, out of 255 runners.
Well done to all those training for the London Marathon – keep up the good work, not long to go now! Mandy Ramsay ran a really good training run at the Club’s 20 mile run. Mandy had a very comfortable run, and finished in under 3 hours!
Salome Godwin ran a brilliant negative split half marathon. Salome ran the 1st half at marathon pace, picked the speed up in the 2nd half to achieve a PB for the 10K distance and finished strongly in 1:50. Salome also completed a 20 mile race in under 3 hours!
Caroline Briggs ran a marathon pace practice half marathon at Fleet, finishing comfortably in 2:02. This time last year, Caroline’s PB for this distance was 2:15 – so a great improvement! Caroline is running in the marathon for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, if you would like to help her reach her £1500 target - you can donate via http://www.justgiving.com/cjbriggs
THE NEXT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT IS SHINFIELD 10K (A DISTANCE YOU CAN ALL RUN!) ON 01.06.05 AND THERE’S PLENTY OF TIME TO TRAIN – ENTER NOW
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
February
The season is now well underway! I hope you all enjoyed the cross-country races!
Huge congratulations to Sharon Helsby and Jo Logie who ran in the Berkshire Cross Country Championships, and both qualified to represent Berkshire at the National XC Championships in March. Good luck ladies!
Well done to all who ran in the Wokingham Half. Especially to Half Marathon first timers; Julie LeBourg and Sian Huntley-James – both ladies have trained really hard for this race and thoroughly deserve their great times; 1:43 and 2:11, respectively.
Well done also for all those PB performances; Yvonne Olny (2 minutes), Caroline Briggs (>5 minutes), Mandy Ramsay (6 minutes), Claire Hessey (> 7 minutes) and Lucy Buckby (10 minutes).
Well done to all of you who are training for this year’s London Marathon – keep up the good work! Mandy’s and Caroline’s PBs at Wokingham show just how much they are improving, and Myra Buckley and Steph Malloy both had really great runs in the Bramley 20 to finish in ~2:50 and 2:51, respectively! Fantastic efforts all round – can’t wait to see you all at 23.7 miles!
In the 3 Club Championship events so far, we’ve had 3 different winners! - thrilling stuff!
Mandy Ramsay is the current leader of the Championship Table, but a lot of ladies are looking very strong this season, so it promises to be very exciting! Salome Godwin is looking particularly good, it must be all the marathon training! Caroline Briggs will also be a force to be reckoned with, as she is determined to complete the requisite 6 races this season!
13 ladies have participated in at least 1 Club Championship event so far this season. This is about the same number as last year –so well done ladies! But I want more!
Please don’t let me down – get entering the Club Championship races! – The next one is Shinfield 10K (a distance you can all run!) on 01.06.05 – Enter now!
JUST DO IT!!
Mel.
January
Well, another Season has started! Well done to those enjoying the Cross-Country races! Congratulations to Sharon Helsby who finished 2nd Lady at Cliveden, and to Lesley Wege who was 2 minutes quicker, and Myra Buckley who was 3 minutes quicker than last year!
Well done to Salome Godwin who was the 1st Lady Dasher home at Reading XC, in a fantastic time of 46:59. Congratulations also to Mandy Ramsay who was the 2nd Lady Dasher in 47:27, and to Isabelle Huxstead and Lesley Wege who were both almost 5 minutes quicker than last year! Caroline Briggs also had a good race to finish in 53:00. The Ladies’ team (2 seniors plus 1 vet) came 7th, which contributed to the club finishing 5th overall!
Mandy was the 1st Lady Dasher home at Tadley XC, closely followed by Salome. Both were in the top 18 lady finishers! Julie LeBourg also ran really well in her 1st cross-country, and finished as 3rd Lady Dasher. Congratulations also to Gervase Foley – who made up the team, which finished 6th .
Salome and Mandy share the lead for the championship, after 2 races. Both ladies are looking really strong and fast – so it should be an exciting season!!
7 ladies have participated in at least 1 Club Championship event so far this season. This is ~half the number participating last year –so come on ladies! Please don’t let me down – get entering the Club Championship races!!
The next Club Championship Event is: Wokingham half marathon (12.02.06)
- ENTER ON LINE VIA RUNNERS’ WORLD TODAY!! Just do it!! but remember to do it in your dashers kit - or you won’t get your championship points!!
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