Milton Keynes 10K

The final race of the East Midlands Grand Prix series drew to a close at Milton Keynes on 30th June.


Eighteen NRR members completed the flat 10K course but PB attempts will have been slowed day by the extreme hot weather and lack of shade.

Well done everyone.

22 Tony Letts 36:25 - 3rd M45
90 Tom Smith 40:45 
131 Dan Gosling 42:57 
136 Adrian Tuck 43:09 
152 Pete Moor 43:56 
178 Richard Wild 44:50 
262 Gavin Harris 48:32 
269 Roger Taylor 48:45 
292 Tom Sullivan 50:01 
311 Darren Byfield 50:55 
328 Sarah Jones 51:52 
345 Jon Dilworth 52:39 
379 Mary Sullivan 55:15 - 3rd F55
395 Andrew Pate 56:16 
414 Jon Cornwell 57:43 
418 Jo Letts 57:55 
443 Alan Capell 60:15 
461 Karen Eke 62:05

Triple NRR winners at Coombe Abbey.

Sunday 28th June 2015

The multi lap half marathon grass trail at Coombe Abbey was the latest venue for a fantastic result for NRR runners. Rosanna Andrews came 1st overall in a great off-road time of 1:28:02. The result was the first time a Go-Beyond event has seen a 1st lady overall. Well done Rosanna.

Jon Dilworth battled his off-road demons to complete the course in 1:51:50 and finish 1st MV60. Epic!

Penny Andrews faced up to the challenge of a full marathon over the trail and achieved 1st FV50 and third lady overall in a good time of 3:52:25 completing a hat-trick of NRR firsts for the event.

Coombe Abbey Half
Rosanna Andrews 1:28:02 Ist overall
Jon Dilworth 1:51:50 1st MV60

Marathon
Penny Andrews 3:52:25 1st FV50 3rd lady.

Two Amazing Feats of Endeavor

Fell runners Martin Rowe and Jazzy Banks completed another two amazing feats at the weekend.

The 1st feat was the Wharfedale 3 Peaks Challenge, 22 mile fell race in the Yorkshire dales. Three climbs over Birks Fell (610m), down the valley up Buckden Pike (702m) and over Great Whernside (704m) then a fast downhill to the picturesque village of Kettlewell.

Five hours of running in sunshine. After a relaxing shower in the campsite, some five minute walk from the race finish the devoured pie & mushy pea lunch, tea and cake supplied as part of the £15 race fee. The rest of the day we spent in one of the 3 village pubs talking to fellow runners and supping real ale, bliss.

The second feat had to be seen to be believed and all the more impressive because we had witnessed others twice the size beaten by the sheer size of the task. After eating everything in her race bag, including a full lunch and 3 pints of Bitter. Jazzy, set out and finished the largest meat & potato pie with full accompaniment of vegetables and roast potatoes that I have ever seen. And here’s the photographic evidence.

Martin said, "I can recommend the race. The weekend is fantastic, well organised but with a laid back attitude runners and walkers can do 1 peak (6 miles), 2 peaks (11 miles) or 3 peaks (22 miles). Park the car, pitch the tent run and retire to the pub, for some awesome grub."

This was a couple of weeks after completing the Scafell Trail Marathon.

Penistone 10K Road Race

Seb Perry took part in the Penistone 10K Road Race on Sunday 28th June completing the course in 47:17.

Whaley Walz

ELAINE PALMER, KEREN IRVING, SALLY GARRETT, SUZANNE BALDWIN, HELEN BLACKBURN and JO LETTS completed the Whaley Walz on 27th June.  A superb fell race was really enjoyed by the NRR ladies who completed the course in around 1:32.

Grand Union Challenge

Well done to Paula Pinney who walked the Grand Union Challenge on Saturday 26th/Sunday 26th June.  A 100K walked completed in 21h35, beating her PB by over 2 hours.

Weedon 10K

Fifteen NRR took on the hilly course of Weedon for round seven on the East Midlands Grand Prix Series on June 23rd.

14 Tony Letts 36:36 2nd M45
82 Tom Smith 42:06 
83 Dan Gosling 42:06 
106 Richard Wild 43:23 
119 Pete Moor 43:56 
150 Seb Perry 46:25 
175 Darren Byfield 47:35 
176 Charlotte Yarker 47:52 
192 Sarah Jones 49:01 
195 Gavin Harris 49:12 
211 Roger Taylor 50:23 
234 Jon Dilworth 52:03 
237 Tom Sullivan 52:20 
283 Mary Sullivan 55:57 
335 Jo Letts 61:26 

Overall Standings 
After seven events, the standings are as follows:

10th F40 - Jo Letts x 6 races

1st F45 - Sarah Jones x 6

3rd F55 - Mary Sullivan x 7

23rd MS - Dan Gosling x 6
25th MS - Tom Smith x 5
27th MS - Richard Wild x 6
35th MS - Gavin Harris x 5

7th M40 - Pete Moor x7
12th M40 Seb Perry x 5

2nd M45 - Tony Letts x 6
17th M45 - Darren Byfield x 5

11th M50 - Dave Whatton x 5

7th M60 - Jon Dilworth x 7

4th M65 - Tom Sullivan x 6

Team Standings
Senior Men 4th
Vet Men 6th
Senior Ladies 6th
Vet Ladies 5th

Parkrun 27th June

7 Ilir BRECA 18:29
15 Richard WILD 19:39
32 Pete MOOR 20:38
90 Sarah JONES 23:33
120 Tom SULLIVAN 24:22
134 Eamon KENNEDY 24:56
164 Mary SULLIVAN 26:05
202 Mark JOHNSON 27:07
249 Richard ROSE 29:17

Colworth Marathon Challenge

The Colworth Marathon Challenge is a favourite on the NRR calender and 2015 saw many club records broken.  Firstly the number of campers must have been the most ever.

40 runners completed the 5 mile event, 30 did the 8.1 trail race and 27 ran the half. Also, 22 completed the marathon challenge over the three days.

There was also trophies collected on all three days, Tony Letts (1st MV40 at all events), Wendy Parker (1st F45 at all events) and Mark Garrett (1st MV55 5 miles).

The NRR Ladies were the 2nd team at half marathon distance too.

Well done to everyone who turned out sporting their club colours.

Colworth 5 Mile
3 Tony Letts 29:26 - 3rd Overall
25 Stuart Drummond 33:01
28 Mark Kennedy 33:30
30 Matt Brand 33:40
39 Mark Garrett :34:09 - 1st MV55
50 Ronnie Ambrose 34:50
61 Dave Whatton 36:00
67 Jo Windrum 36:20
91 Dave Blackburn 37:34
95 Darren Byfield 37:45
108 Wendy Parker 39:01 - 1st F50-55
108 Stephen Kennedy 39:01
115 Jasmine Banks 39:08
118 John Eales 39:18
119 Gavin Harris 39:19
149 Sarah Jones 40:46
152 John Fleming 40:49
160 Eamon Kennedy 41:37
165 Tom Sullivan 41:52
171 Martin Rowe 42:05
176 Caroline Powell 42:24
191 Elaine Palmer 43:42
203 Jo Smith 44:10
205 Andy Cottrell 44:26
209 Mary Sullivan 44:44
242 Jo Letts 46:59
252 Avtar Kaur 47:56
258 Suzanne Baldwin 48:54
270 Paula Pinney 50:07
271 Rachel Palmer 50:09
271 Kirsty Turner 50:09
278 Carole Whatton 50:51
282 Rachael Smith 51:11
287 Helen Blackburn 51:44
309 Nicola Hollowell 56:33
310 Sally Garrett 56:35
312 Patrick Breydin 58:02
315 Keren Irving 59:18
315 Sue Thompson 59:18
320 Louise Walls 1:30:23  

8.1 Trail Race
4 Tony Letts 51:53 - 1st MV40
17 Tom Smith 56:38
31 Stuart Drummond 59:07
33 Matt Brand 59:29
35 Mark Garrett 1:00:08
44 Ronnie Ambrose 1:02:07
49 Jo Windrum 1:03:16
71 Dave Blackburn 1:06:34
79 John Eales 1:08:07
86 Roger Taylor 1:08:58
88 Stephen Kennedy 1:09:25
90 Wendy Parker 1:09:41 - 1st F45
103 Jasmine Banks 1:11:01
110 Eamon Kennedy 1:11:48
121 Caroline Powell 1:14:04
125 Jon Dilworth 1:14:57
127 Elaine Palmer 1:16:52
133 Jo Smith 1:17:26
137 Martin Rowe 1:18:45
147 Suzanne Baldwin 1:19:58
155 Jo Letts 1:20:45
163 Avtar Kaur 1:22:28
173 Paula Pinney 1:28:38
177 Lynsey Brecani 1:30:10
180 Kirsty Turner 1:33:40
185 Helen Blackburn 1:36:01
186 Rachel Palmer 1:39:28
187 Nicola Hollowell 1:41:06
188 Keren Irving 1:41:34
189 Patrick Breydin 1:46:50

Half Marathon
5 Tony Letts 1:25:03 - 1st MV40
18 Ilir Brecani 1:32:05
33 Matt Brand 1:37:15
36 Mark Garrett 1:38:25
37 Stuart Drummond 1:38:46
47 Ronnie Ambrose 1:41:39
57 Jo Windrum 1:44:48
77 Darren Baldwin 1:48:54
79 Patrick Breydin 1:49:21
87 Dave Blackburn 1:51:31
91 John Eales 1:52:25
93 Wendy Parker 1:52:55 - 1st F45
114 Jasmine Banks 1:56:15
116 Caroline Powell 1:56:30
117 Stephen Kennedy 1:56:33
122 Jon Dilworth 1:59:23
130 Eamon Kennedy 2:01:27
152 Elaine Palmer 2:07:19
157 Jo Smith 2:09:21
167 Martin Rowe 2:12:43
183 Jo Letts 2:18:43
212 Lynsey Brecani 2:36:49
214 David Solomon 2:40:50
215 Rachel Palmer 2:41:11
216 Suzanne Baldwin 2:41:12
217 Helen Blackburn 2:42:48
220 Keren Irving 2:50:43 

Overall Challenge
3 Tony Letts 02:46:22 - 1st MV40
22 Matt Brand 03:10:24
23 Stuart Drummond 03:10:54
27 Mark Garrett 03:12:42
30 Ronnie Ambrose 03:18:36
38 Jo Windrum 03:24:24
54 Dave Blackburn 03:35:39
58 John Eales 03:39:50
62 Wendy Parker 03:41:37 - 1st F45
72 Stephen Kennedy 03:44:59
77 Jasmine Banks 03:46:24
79 Suzanne Baldwin 03:50:04
89 Caroline Powell 03:52:58
92 Eamon Kennedy 03:54:52
108 Elaine Palmer 04:07:53
113 Jo Smith 04:10:57
114 Martin Rowe 04:13:33
125 Jo Letts 04:26:27
133 Patrick Breydin 04:34:13
146 Helen Blackburn 05:10:33
147 Rachel Palmer 05:10:48
149 Keren Irving 05:31:35

Parkrun 20th June

1 Daniel COOK 17:47
28 Pete MOOR 20:40 - Pacer
83 Mark KENNEDY 23:40
141 Paul GRAY 26:00
227 Helen GARDNER 31:10

Magic Mile
2 Dan Gosling 5:48.64
6 Mark Kennedy 6:06.89

Daniel Wins Stanwick Lakes Summer Run

A huge well done to Daniel Cook who won the Stanwick Lakes Summer run on Sunday 14th June.  He completed the flat, double lap course in a fantastic 1:20:08.

Ilir Brecani was 5th overall in 1:27:08 and Lynsey Brecani completed the course in 2:39:35.

1 Daniel Cook 1:20:08
5 Ilir Brecani 1:27:08
51 Lynsey Brecani 2:39:35

Endure 24

Well done to Charlotte Yarker, Matt Brand and David Green who all took part in Endure 24.  Competitors run 5 mile laps for 24 hours either individually or as part of a team over a 24 hour period.

This was Charlotte's second year at the event and she talked Matt and David into it.  The boys managed 75 and 80 miles respectively.

Victory for Rosanna at Harborough Half

Saturday 13th June 2015

The inaugural "sting in the tail" Market Harborough Half Marathon saw Rosanna Andrews storm to an impressive win in a PB of 1:23:54. A fantastic performance.

After last week's Ultra - Penny Andrews completed the course 3rd lady and 1st FV50 in a great time of 1:38:13.

John Eales raced well and finished in a good time of 1:43:23 - this after time spent in the pits for repairs to his bodywork. Jon Dilworth continued his current good form finishing a strong run for 2nd MV60 in 1:45:10.

Rosanna Andrews 1:23:54 - 1st Lady
Penny Andrews 1:38:13 - 3rd Lady 1st FV50
John Eales 1:43:23
Jon Dilworth 1:45:10 - 2nd MV60

Parkrun 13th June

A huge well done to Jon Cornwell for reaching his 50th Parkrun milestone.  Sarah Jones also completed her 75th and Pete Moor is getting closer to 100.

6 Ilir BRECA 18:27
15 Richard WILD 19:33
31 Mark KENNEDY 20:29
32 Mark JOHNSON 20:42
35 Pete MOOR 20:57
39 Seb PERRY 21:15
50 Jon CORNWELL 21:54 - 50th Parkrun
71 Sarah JONES 23:01 - 75th Parkrun
219 Helen BLACKBURN 29:01

Kids' Marathon Challenge

On Sunday 7th June, 42 children entered the Kids' Marathon Challenge at The Obelisk Centre.  

It was boys against girls with the boys winning a close run event by around a mere 100 meters. Both teams ran 64 laps (13 miles) making a total of the marathon distance.

Families came to watch, it was a lovely afternoon in the sun, great support from NRR marshals. Mum's race and dad's race at the end concluding with kids and big kids enjoying getting soaked with a water fight.

£434 was raised for Kidsaid, a local charity.

Massive thanks to everyone who took part and supported the event and a special mention to Paula Pinney for her tireless effort in arranging this event for the second year running.

Banbury 5

Round five of the East Midlands Grand Prix takes us to a lovely undulating course in Banbury.

A special mention goes out to Pete Moor who ran Parkrun Saturday, Northants Ultra on Sunday and still have enough legs left to complete the Banbury 5 in a respectable 35:29.

Great runs from everyone on quite a tough course.
19 Daniel Cook 29:10 
74 Tom Smith 31:48 
79 Dan Gosling 32:08 
106 Richard Wild 33:34 
131 Dave Whatton 34:41 
148 Pete Moor 35:29 
164 Seb Perry 36:05 
198 Sarah Jones 37:50 
219 Jon Dilworth 38:39 
233 Tom Sullivan 39:48 
279 Mary Sullivan 42:50 
337 Carole Whatton 48:48

Pitsford 10K

Another race to add to a busy weekend for NRR.  Steve Kennedy completed the Pitsford 10K on Sunday 7th June.

Hare & The Tortoise Marathon

Well done to Sharky Cotters and John Eales who completed the five lap Hare & The Tortoise Marathon in the lovely grounds of Colworth.

It is not a surprise to hear of Sharky doing a marathon these days so he decided to add new angle to the shock factor by doing two in two days with Farthingstone the day before.

John Eales 4:34
Sharky Cotters 5:13

Northants Ultra

A huge well done to the nine NRR heroes who completed the Northants Ultra, a tough 35 mile route through the countryside.

David Green was 3rd overall in a stunning 4:23:33 and Penny Andrews was 2nd lady in 5:45:51.

Mark Hazle was an impressive 14th overall in 5:20:17 and Stuart Drummond was two places behind in 5:36:23.  Andy Blaize also broke five hours in 5:44:20.

Jon Panter and Beckie Hollowell crossed the line together in 6:03:47, Beckie was 6th lady.  Pete Moor and Matt Brand also finished together in 6:06:12.

3 David Green 4:23:33
14 Mark Hazle 5:20:17
16 Stuart Drummond 5:36:23
22 Andy Blaize 5:44:20
51 Penny Andrews 5:45:51 - 2nd Lady 
64 Jon Panter 6:03:47
65 Beckie Hollowell 6:03:47 - 6th Lady
68 Pete Moor 6:06:12
69 Matt Brand 6:06:15

Ramathon - Derby Half Marathon

Four NRR members made the trip to Pride Park (or whetever the home of Derby County is called nowadays) to complete the Ramathon, an exciting half marathon.

Stars of the day were Kirsty Turner with a huge PB of 2:14:49 and Gavin Harris also a PB in 1.44.57.  Richard Wild finished in an impressive 1:33:28 and Sarah Jones in 1:43:53

231 Richard Wild 1:33:28
621 Sarah Jones 1:43:53
680 Gavin Harris 1.44.57 - PB
2218 Kirsty Turner 2:14:49 - PB

Otmoor Challenge

Otmoor is usually well attended but this year it clashed with quite a few local events so Paul Braddock was our lone representative finishing in 2:04:26.

223 Paul Braddock 2:04:26

Farthingstone Foot Festival

Well done to everyone who completed the Farthingstone Foot Festival on 6th June. A magnificent turnout of 160 walkers and runners enjoyed a great day in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. 

A self navigation, laid back event was enjoyed by NRR members who ran the half and the marathon route and nobody got lost (ok some did).  The half was actually 15 miles in the end but everyone was treated to food, beer and snacks at the finish line.

Half Marathon

Mark Kennedy

Ronnie Ambrose

Wendy Parker

Jocelyn Granger

Elaine Palmer

Jo Smith
Peter Watson

Sally Garrett

Suzanne Baldwin

Marathon

Mark Garrett

Darren Baldwin

Sharky Cotters

Walker

Martin Andrews

Full results to follow.

The Hurt

It's probably called The Hurt for a reason so well done to Mark Lewis for a superb effort in the tough half marathon.  He finished in 2:22:29.

130 Mark Lewis 2:22:29

Parkrun 6th June

6 Ilir BRECA 18:30
12 Rosanna ANDREWS 19:02
37 Pete MOOR 21:02
59 Seb PERRY 21:56
83 Jon DILWORTH 22:56
232 Helen BLACKBURN 29:03
314 Sue THOMPSON 33:27
352 Claire SPOKES 38:34

Corby 5

Another good turnout on a hot Wednesday evening for the Corby 5.  The course starts at the bottom of a hill just outside the grounds of East Carlton Country Park giving runners a short sharp climb immediately making it a tough little number.

Event five of the EMGP series in on Tuesday at Banbury.

14 Tony Letts 29:02 
16 Daniel Cook 29:30 
68 Dan Gosling 32:39 
77 Tom Smith 32:59 
100 Richard Wild 34:01 
110 Adrian Tuck 34:24 
125 Pete Moor 35:16 
134 Dave Whatton 35:42 
156 Darren Byfield 36:49 
168 Seb Perry 37:34 
180 John Eales 38:19 
185 Sarah Jones 38:31 
205 Gavin Harris 39:27 
214 Jon Dilworth 39:55 
227 Eamon Kennedy 41:28 
267 Mary Sullivan 44:37 
269 Jo Letts 44:43 
270 Tom Sullivan 44:44 
308 Carole Whatton 51:21

Edinburgh Marathon

Well done to Stephen Kennedy for completing his second marathon of the year in Edinburgh.  On a windy day, he managed a respectable 4:09

Parkrun 30th May

5 Daniel COOK 17:49
9 Ilir BRECA 18:37
11 Rosanna ANDREWS 18:44
27 Mark JOHNSON 20:37
32 Pete MOOR 20:54
129 Elaine PALMER 25:04
214 Rachel PALMER 28:45
220 Darren NICOLAS 29:09
295 Sue THOMPSON 33:02

Darley parkrun
68 Jocelyn GRANGER 25:10

Corby parkrun
22 John EALES 23:29

London 10K

Caroline Powell did the Bupa London 10k in 49 min 27 seconds on Monday 25th May.

Ultra -Mad

Well done to Matt Brand for completing the Apocalypse 50 Ultra.  He finished in all the tens, 10th place in 10hrs & 10mins... Matt said, "Toughest race I have ever done, but brilliant at the same time!"

Parkrun 23rd May

5 Daniel COOK 18:07
10 Ilir BRECA 18:44
23 Richard WILD 20:20
40 Peter MOOR 21:24
41 Jonathan CORNWELL 21:27
48 Seb PERRY 22:07
113 Paul GRAY 25:13
185 Helen BLACKBURN 29:01
261 Susan THOMPSON 33:35

Corby Parkrun
24 23 John EALES 23:48

Blisworth Five

Another grand turnout for NRR at the brilliant Blisworth Friday Five hosted by Wootton Road Runners.

Twenty-one members turned out for the ever popular event which has formed event three of the East Midlands Grand Prix series for the last couple of years.

Some great runs and smiles all round at the finish.

15 Tony Letts 28:38 
28 David Green 29:55 
48 Illr Brecani 30:53 
81 Dan Gosling 32:56 
97 Tom Smith 33:25 
113 Richard Wild 33:56 
165 Pete Moor 35:26 
187 Darren Byfield 36:45 
210 Seb Perry 37:46 
211 Sarah Jones 37:48 
227 Gavin Harris 38:35 
241 Roger Taylor 39:18 
247 Jon Dilworth 39:40 
256 Eamon Kennedy 40:18 
290 Mark Lewis 42:35 
324 Mary Sullivan 44:35 
325 Jo Letts 44:42 
326 Tom Sullivan 44:45 
367 Karen Eke 48:27 
368 Avrav Kour 48:31 
371 Paula Pinney 49:19

Richmond Park Marathon

Sharky and John Eales completed the Richmond Park Marathon on 17th May in a time of 4:31:17.  A friendly event with around 240 entrants.

226 Andy Cottrell 4:31:16
227 John Eales 4:31:17

NRR Parkrun Day

Well done to NRR for hosting the Parkrun at Northampton on 16th May. Some great runs and PBs but most importantly, there was a huge amount of support on the course from everyone wearing club colours. A proud day.

8 Ilir BRECA 18:31
15 Stuart DRUMMOND 19:23
17 Mark KENNEDY 19:28 - PB - 100th Parkrun
31 Mark JOHNSON 20:32 - PB
43 Peter MOOR 21:03
46 Jon CORNWELL 21:10 - PB
55 Seb PERRY 21:43
70 Charlotte YARKER 22:12
107 Martin ANDREWS 24:11
132 Eamon KENNEDY 25:02
140 Mark GARRETT 25:17
141 John EALES 25:18
204 Ronnie AMBROSE 28:10 - Pacer
208 Andy COTTRELL 28:17
221 Helen GARDNER 28:52 - PB
279 Sally GARRETT 32:19 - New PB

Rugby 6

Part two of the East Midlands Grand Prix Series left the county to Warwickshire for the Rugby 6, an undulating countryside route with a tough climb from 4-5miles.  

NRR turned out in force with 19 members running.  There were great performances at the front, David Green was 5th overall with a fantastic finish time of 32:13 and Tony Letts was 1st M45 in 34:41. Stu Drummond was next to finish in 38:32 just ahead of Dan Gosling who recorded a brilliant 39:57.  

Adrian Tuck crossed the line in 40:39 with Dave Whatton finishing in 42:15 and Pete Moor in 42:34.  Darren Byfield sneaked in the top 200, placed 199th in 44:50.
 
Jon Dilworth was next in 46:52 ahead of John Eales in 47:51 and Gavin Harris continuing his series debut (48:43)
 
Jocelyn Granger was the first lady home for the club in 49:26 followed by Mary Sullivan (52:41) with Mark Lewis between in 50:30. Tom Sullivan finished in 52:43 and Jo Letts in 55:33 followed by Avrav Kour (57:25). 
 
A huge well done to Helen Gardner who tok part in her first ever competitive race in 59:58...just breaking that hour milestone. Carole Whatton completed a fantastic line up in 61:16.

Finally well done to the men's team who came 5th overall on the evening.
 
5 David Green 32:13 
15 Tony Letts 34:41 1st M45
78 Stu Drummond 38:32 
104 Dan Gosling 39:57 
121 Adrian Tuck 40:39 
147 Dave Whatton 42:15 
158 Pete Moor 42:34 
199 Darren Byfield 44:50 
230 Jon Dilworth 46:52 
243 John Eales 47:51 
252 Gavin Harris 48:43 
262 Jocelyn Granger 49:26 
274 Mark Lewis 50:30 
300 Mary Sullivan 52:41 
301 Tom Sullivan 52:43 
324 Jo Letts 55:33 
342 Avrav Kour 57:25 
352 Helen Gardner 59:58 
355 Carole Whatton 61:16

Rosanna Wins At Bosworth

Rosanna Andrews raced to victory at the Bosworth Half Marathon beating a number of her close rivals, competing the course in an excellent time of 1:26:04. Penny Andrews having just travelled back from Mexico finished in a great time of 1:42:59 and collected second V50 place. Jon Dilworth battled around in 1:48:06.
 
Sarah Jones was set for a good time but was thwarted by injury late on in the race but did well to complete in 1:53:03. Paul Braddock completed the NRR line up and finished well in 1:54:26.  Richard Wild also ran and finished in 1:36:44

Rosanna Andrews 1:26:04 1st LadyRichard Wild 1:36:44
 Penny Andrews 01:42:59 2nd FV50
Jon Dilworth 1:48:06
Sarah Jones 1:53:03
Paul Braddock 1:54:26

Parkrun 9th May

1 David GREEN 16:37
7 Ilir BRECA 18:50
14 Richard WILD 19:34
38 Pete MOOR 21:06
67 Charlotte YARKER 22:32
66 Sarah JONES 22:32
130 Tom SULLIVAN 25:48
141 Mary SULLIVAN 26:02
243 Lynsey LOU 31:15

Market Harborough parkrun
88 Helen BLACKBURN 30:14

Silverstone 10K

Despite driving rain (get it) at Silverstone on 6th May, 17 NRR members turned out for the opening event of the East Midlands Grand Prix series.

The flat and fast course will not have been helped by the weather but there were some great runs all the same.  

Tony Letts finished 31st overall in 36:50 and Tom Smith in 40:53 with Dan Gosling (41:15) and Richard Wild (41:27) enjoying a close battle.

Adrian Tuck was next in 43:21 ahead of Pete Moor, just returning from his European adventure at the weekend in 44:39.  Dave Whatton had a good run in 44:48 and Sarah Jones, first lady home for the club, was next in 45:52.
 
Darren Byfield showed good recovery from London with a 47:05 finish and Jon Dilworth finished his second 10K in three days in 47:58.  Andy (Sharky) Cottrell treated this as a recovery run from Prague (surely) in 48:55 and next was Caroline Powell in 51:21.

Eamon Kennedy finished in 51:26 followed by Mark Lewis in 52:44 and Mary Sullivan in 54:34.  Jo Letts (58:02) and Carole Whatton (64:33) completed a brave line up whilst the rest of us were running round Harlestone Firs.

31 Tony Letts 36:50 
125 Tom Smith 40:53 
140 Dan Gosling 41:15
143 Richard Wild 41:27
203 Adrian Tuck 43:21 
270 Pete Moor 44:39 
276 Dave Whatton 44:48 
333 Sarah Jones 45:52 
384 Darren Byfield 47:05 
418 Jon Dilworth 47:58 
479 Andy Cottrell 48:55 
605 Caroline Powell 51:21 
613 Eamon Kennedy 51:26 
662 Mark Lewis 52:44 
734 Mary Sullivan 54:34 
872 Jo Letts 58:02 
983 Carole Whatton 64:33

Titchmarsh 10K

On Sunday 3rd May, Jon Dilworth and Rosanna Andrews completed the Titchmarsh 10K.  Rosanna was first lady in 39:19 and Jon finished in 48:30.

Jon Dilworth 39:19 
Rosanna Andrews 48:30.

Geneva Half

Just in from Geneva, Pete Moor completed the Geneva Half in 1:42:56 on a wet and windy day.  There was great support all the way round despite the weather including an alpine horn and choir.

Pete Moor 1:42:56

Neolithic Marathon

Walk it or run it!  Even run and walk it, they all work.  The Neolithic Marathon sounds tough and a route around Stonehenge must be.  

Darren and Suzaane Baldwin completed the route with Darren getting round in 4:48 which he says is a PB, despite the hills and sticky mud. Paula Pinney took the walking option and rumours have it that Dave Solly took the driving option.  This has yet to be confirmed.

Milton Keynes Marathon & Half

The Milton Keynes Bank Holiday Marathon Festival is short distance for Northampton Road Runners and five of our members made the trip. 

The event is well supported and takes in a boring but flat half of the course for those seeking a potential PB but a few sharp twists and turns can soon throw your pace off balance.

Starting at some stadium in Milton Keynes, the route heads towards the centre along dual carriageways and around many of the infamous roundabouts and offers plenty of room for runners as the field starts to spread out.  After a few squares around the centre with a great atmosphere, the route heads back on itself before splitting at 10 miles for the marathoners to take in a more scenic route heading to the country.  

The half teases runners by going past the finish, then the prettiest part of the course around a lake and then back into the stadium for a grandstand finish for a great reception.

The route is lined with enthusiastic locals ready to cheer everyone on in the May Day sun.  Two miles from the end was a lively group offering runners a cup of beer should they need one.

There were some great performances from our members.  Eamon Kennedy decided to celebrate a well earned week off and then lacing up again to complete his second marathon in just over a week in 4:12:47.

John Eales was almost bang on five hours with a time of 5:00:13.  Star of the day was Keren Irving, winner of the club place.  She smiled her way around the course to complete her first marathon in 5:21:33 and looked like she loved every minute of it.

In the half distance, Mark Kennedy enjoyed a great run with a PB of 1:32:33, finishing 84th overall. Cathy Millar completed her second half marathon challenge in 2:27:51  

779 Eamon Kennedy 4:12:47
1301 John Eales  5:00:13
1418 Keren Irving 5:21:33

84 Mark Kennedy 1:32:33
1474 Cathy Millar 2:27:51

Sharky in Prague - The Next Chapter

Sharky completed 15th marathons in 12 months and the new challenge begins again with number one - a trip to Prague, his time 4:21:39.

A phenomenal achivement and an enjoyable journey for Sharky who has written himself into NRR folklore.  What a way to celebrate, Czech lager ... less than a pound a pint!

Parkrun - Northampton Anniversary

The third year anniversary at Northampton Parkrun was attended by 330 members on Saturday 2nd May. Parkrun has gone from strength to strength locally with the free event really taking off for all ages.

11 Ilir BRECA 18:44
15 Mark HAZLE 18:56
21 Richard WILD 19:21
74 Mark KENNEDY 22:37 - pacer
126 Jocelyn GRANGER 24:50
169 Mary SULLIVAN 26:30
213 Richard ROSE 28:19
221 Helen BLACKBURN 28:49

Market Harborough Parkrun
7 Mark GARRETT Northampton Road Runners 00:20:26

Magic Mile 
The monthly Magic Mile takes place on the first Saturday of the month at the Racecourse (10am). Mark Kennedy finished in 6:07:87.
6 Mark Kennedy 6:07:87

Evesham Ultra

Jon Panter completed the Evesham Ultra, a tough challenge over 45.5 mile and 4,300 feet in climbs. Jon was 20th overall and finished in 8:56:54.

Northants 5K Series

Pete Moor did the first race of the Northants 5K Series at Corby on Sunday 26th April in a time of 20:39, his fastest 5K time of the year.

50 Pete Moor 20.39

London Marathon

It's the biggie!  The London Marathon captures the hearts of the British public as thousands of runners take to the streets of the nation's capital to take part in the world's most famous marathon. With so many races to enter nowadays, it is still impossible to ignore this showpiece.

On 26th April, a huge crowd of NRR runners, supporters and friends made their way to London to be a part of the masses.  Those at home followed the live updates on the website and a real buzz was created all round.

Performance of the day went to super Dave Green who finished an amazing 208th overall and was only 12 seconds behind legend Paula Radcliffe with an amazing time of 2:37:07.  Dave even made the tv shot of Paula finishing.

Also smashing through the three hour barrier was Tony Letts in 2:56:13 and Daniel Cook in 2:57:09.

Matt Brand chalked up a 3:05:34 finish with ever popular monkey following him around too. Dan Gosling made an impressive marathon debut in 3:19:20 and Dave Blackburn flew around the course with a phenomenal 3:38:31. Beckie Hollowell was the first NRR lady to cross the line in 3:40:18 and Ronnie Ambrose broke four hours at London for his first time in five at 3:48:45.  

Winner of the club place Charlotte Yarker made her London debut in 3:55:51 and Wendy Parker finished in the same time.  Also breaking four hours was Eamon Kennedy in 3:57:20.

Next up was Rob Donovan in 4:07:41 closely followed by our other club pace winner Darren Byfield in 4:08:14.

Two more debutants followed, Fern Farmer 4:10:37 and Gavin Harris 4:16:22 with Suzanne Baldwin next in 4:30:19.

Alan Capell survived an early tumble at eight miles to soldier on and finish in 4:42:57 and
Paige Pinckard finished in 4:46:34.  Katie Pittam also completed her first ever marathon in 4:53:24 with Nicci Hollowell in 5:56:58.  A huge well done to Sue The Cake Thompson who who finished in 6:22:57 after her hip operation last year.

Plus well done to Spike for 6:19:33 and a huge shout out to Chris Mr PJR Lamb for 2:46:12.
Well done everyone and to the supporters who were cheering everyone today.
 

Dave Green 2:37:07 

Tony Letts 2:56:13

Daniel Cook 2:57:09. Matt Brand 3:05:34
Dan Gosling 3:19:20 
Dave Blackburn 3:38:31
Beckie Hollowell 3:40:18 
Ronnie Ambrose 3:48:45.  
Charlotte Yarker 3:55:51 
Wendy Parker 3:55
Eamon Kennedy 3:57:20.
Rob Donovan 4:07:41
Darren Byfield 4:08:14.

Fern Farmer 4:10:37
Gavin Harris 4:16:22
Suzanne Baldwin 4:30:19.
Alan Capell 4:42:57
Paige Pinckard 4:46:34
Katie Pittam 4:53:24
Nicci Hollowell 5:56:58
Sue The Cake Thompson 6:22:57

Parkrun 25th April

Five NRR in the top twenty...we're flying.

6 Ilir BRECA 18:53
8 Rosanna ANDREWS 19:03 - 1st lady
13 Mark GARRETT 19:31
15 Mark KENNEDY 19:46
17 Richard WILD 19:58
29 Mark JOHNSON 21:00
51 Seb PERRY 22:04
61 Sarah JONES 22:31
126 Paul GRAY 24:58
140 Elaine PALMER 25:51
160 Mary SULLIVAN 26:43
230 Helen BLACKBURN 29:47
267 Helen GARDNER 32:03

The brand new Market Harborough parkrun
35 Jon DILWORTH 24:00

Manchester Marathon

Described by many as "the fastest marathon in the country," a trio of NRR members took on the challenge of the Manchester Marathon. 
 
Three storming runs started with Stu DRUMMOND flying over the line with a stunning time of 3:06:26.  Stephen KENNEDY completed his second marathon with a goal of breaking four hours and he didn't just scrape through the barrier, he smashed it!  Time of 3:40:15.
Mark and Sue LEWIS ran the course together, Mark helping them both to a time of 4:43:51.

The standard has now been set ahead of London next weekend, well done everyone. 

686 Stuart DRUMMOND 3:06:26 
2668 Stephen KENNEDY 3:40:15 
6714 Mark LEWIS 04:43:51

Duston Tri

Two NRR members took part in the popular Duston Sprint Triathlon on Sunday 19th April.

Jo Windrum completed her first tri, finishing with a pretty quick run in 20:40.  Adrian Tuck completed the whole event in a fantastic time of 1:06:35.

50 Adrian Tuck - 7:49 (swim) 1:13 (t) 35:03 (bike) 0:57 (t) 21:31 (run) - 1:06:35
185 Jo Windrum - 7:44 (swim) 1:47 (t) 47:48 (bike) 0:36 (t) 20:40 (run) - 1:18:37

Parkrun 18th April

A huge field of 348 runners took part in the latest Parkrun.  The three year anniversary run is taking place on 2nd May.

5 Ilir BRECA 18:59
6 Rosanna ANDREWS 19:23 - 1st lady
13 Mark KENNEDY 20:05
26 Peter MOOR 21:11
48 Sarah JONES 22:10
162 Mary SULLIVAN 26:54
220 Helen BLACKBURN 29:41

Daventry parkrun
18 Seb PERRY 21:53