Results July to December 2002

Races we organise.

Old Father Time. Our own veterans' only road race, Gareth Davies of Bridgend won by a comfortable margin over Richie Bullen. Francis Gill won the ladies race, ahead of Steve Brace (who just just sneaked under the 30:00 mark).
Kay Pritchard Memorial Road Race. Only 66 women finished. It was the day after the muddiest Gwent League in a long while.

Races members have competed in.

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Gwent Leagues

These are all at The Gwent League official page.

July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

December

Old Father Time. Our own veterans' only road race, Gareth Davies of Bridgend won by a comfortable margin over Richie Bullen. Francis Gill won the ladies race, ahead of Steve Brace (who just just sneaked under the 30:00 mark).
Glynneath Boxing Day 5M. From us, Julian Baker, Simon Nurse, Matt Townsend, Dave Coles, Richard Boon, Mike Davies, Alan Mann, and Nicola Williams.
Merthyr Mawr Pudding Run. Something like 40 Croups turned out and Julian Baker was denied victory by the width of a vest; Julie Scholey, Joanna Prichard, Rhiannon Rees, and Sue Neal were the winning ladies team.
Forest of Dean Xmas Pudding. Matt Townsend distinguished himself by finishing in the top 10, leading Andrew Holden and Joanna Pritchard home.
Inter-Regional and Welsh Vets Cross-Country Champs. Raising a defiant finger to the new terminology, these were advertised as the "Welsh Vets" (as opposed to "Masters").
Aberystwyth 10k. Dave Thomas kept the Croups flag flying with a creditable 41:41.
Gt Barford Half Marathon. Glenda Edwards ran round in 1:38:37.
Gwent League #3, Bath University. How we did.
RNLI Reindeer Run, Margam Park.
Luton Marathon. Early sources tell me that Dave Williams finished in 6th place, in 2:41:58, thus leaving the club best for the year to Mick (who wanted me to note the 11 minute positive split). Comparisons to the tortise and the hare spring to mind, given that the age difference is over fifteen years. Age before beauty indeed. Gil John ran 3:58:52 in his 200th marathon.

November

British & Irish Masters International, Sentry Hill, Ballymena. From us (all running for Wales), Kim Ripley, Yvonne Bullen, Sue Neal, Annie Conroy, Claire Johnson, Mick McGeoch, Paul Smith, and Dave Powell. Ken Bray and Liz Clarke managed the team.
Sodbury Slog. Dave Coles, Dave Headon, Matt Townsend, Terry Caveney, Graeme Donnan (recorded as unaffiliated), Steve Lewis, Dave Weeden, Andrew Holden, Stephen Katchi, Alan Mann, Rhiann LLewellyn, Angela Neal, Sue Neal, and Sharon Smith braved the mud, rivers, etc.
Cheddar Half Marathon. Glenda Edwards ran 1:34:23. The mysterious 'Clem Clement' was 8th; Janice Clement ran her first sub-two half of the year.
Gwent League #2. Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare. Senior Men: individuals and teams; Senior Women: individuals and teams.We are now second team in both the senior men's and women's leagues. How we did. Derek Scarborough is in work & pretty much ok — despite swelling & deep bruising to both legs.

October

Stroud Half Marathon. Clive Osmond (1:29:49), Graeme Donnan(1:32:30), and Sharon Rose(2:10:56).
Kimm 2002 Cheviot Event. Cledwyn Jones was 173rd, Carol Miller 168th, and Bill Fear and Matt Townsend were 19th in the Class C. Andy Cleves and "Simon Nurse" (aka Dave Oldham) were 66th, and Rhys Williams and Julian Carter were 23rd in the Class A.
National Road Relays. Our Ladies 'A' team of Heidi Williams (70) 18:52 Yvonne Bullen (64) 18:03 Wendy Edwards (51) 16:53 Kim Ripley (47) 17:44 were 47th and the 'B' team of Sue Neal (75) 19:25 Glenda Edwards (70) 18:53 Jo Pritchard (64) 18:35 Nicola Williams (63) 19:50 were 63rd out of 71 in the Ladies 4-Stage. Julian Baker (38) 18:43 Richie Bullen (51) 19:36 Mick McGeoch (50) 19:53 Simon Nurse (53) 20:29 Dave Williams (49) 19:24 and John Cox (47) 19:39 were 47th out of 63 in the Men's 6-Stage. Numbers in brackets refer to team position at end of each leg.
Hawaii Ironman Triathlon. Sue Stephens completed the course in a time of 15 hours and 58 minutes. Naturally she's chuffed.
Abingdon Marathon. John Cox placed 4th in 2:37, thereby staying as club #2 for 2002. He'll next get his chance on 13/4. Not surprisingly, he used the "go off like a ballistic missile approach". Terry Caveney used the sensible (Dave Weeden) approach and was rewarded with a 3:07. (Mick McGeoch)
Chicago Marathon. Actual results Frank Moritz 2:58:59; Dick Brewer 3:17:15; Alan Mann 3:28:09; Dave Weeden 3:36:00; Dave Lloyd 3:42:31.
Gwent League, Bridgend.
Peachtree Classic 15k, Atlanta. Brendan Sullivan was 37th in 64:40.
New Forest Marathon. Glenda Edwards ran 3:44:04 and Gil John 4:05.

September

Berlin Marathon. Mick McGeoch ran an impressively even 2:39:11 (with only the mildest fatique after 30k). Phil Cook ran more conservatively than expected, finishing in 03:09:26, after also starting to tire at 30k. Firouz Mal beat his predicted time by the most, his 3:02:24 being considerably inside 3:30.
Isca Duathlon. Ruth and Keith Davies and Martin Clissold got on (and off) their bikes here in preference to Swansea. Keith estimates the run distance as approx. 4.5k and the cycle as a hilly 20k. Note that results are ordered by race number, not finishing position: Keith came third overall; Ruth won.
Swansea Bay 10k. Mick McGeoch kindly sent this despatch from the front.
BUPA Bristol Half Marathon. Keith McGeoch (1:21:15); Matthew Davey (1:25:28); Mark Farrar (1:37:47); Richard Williams (1:57:12); and Sarah Osborne (2:41:33).
Lake Vrynwy Half Marathon. Clive Osmond (1:28); Steve Lewis (1:31); Alan Mann (1:34); Mark Farrar (1:45); Annie Conroy (1:46) was first woman in her age group; 'Chris' (Tina) Rossiter (1:48); Russell Stevens (1:58); Sheila Brown(2:01).
Moreton-in-Marsh 10k. An impressive nine men ran below 30 minutes. Only slightly more modestly, Richie Bullen again crossed the line ahead of Julian Baker (32:07 to 32:10), while Dave Coles beat his PB once more to finish in 36:23, followed in by Graeme Donnan (41:06); together these four placed fourth in the team race.
KRUF 10k. Richie Bullen ran a PB as a vet. How we did.
XTERRA Triathlon, Exmoor (1500m open ocean swim/26km off-road mountain bike/10km cross-country trail run). Ruth Davies (23:38; 1:48:19; 1:05:41) 3:17:38; Geran Hughes (21:41; 2:12:14; 1:02:41) 3:36:36.
Anglo-Celtic Plate 100k. Andy Cleves improved by over half an hour (trying doing that on a 10k), and came fourth, and first Welshman. Individual (19k MS Excel .xls file) Team (17k MS Excel .xls file).
Cardiff Marathon. Dave Headon was first vet, Sandy was first vet 50, and Sarah McLoughlin was first woman. Dave Coles left empty-handed. How we did.
Liverpool Half Marathon. Mike Davies improved on his 2001 time, running 1:31:25.

August

Club Time Trial. Battling against the clock in the failing crepuscular light — Jeff Aston sorted out the finishing positions before some runners had finished warming down.
Tour of Torfaen Half Marathon. Dave Headon–1:16:40; Richard Boon–1:26:15; Alan Mann–1:26:29; Sarah McCoughlin–1:27:57; Mike Davies–1:28:02; Ray Donovan–1:30:55; Heidi Williams–1:37:49; Alan Thomas–1:57:33. Enormous Word version of full results on the AAW site.
Rose Inn 4M. How we did in the fourth race.
Swansea Seaside 5k. Richie Bullen–15:40; Alan Mann–19:45; Yvonne Bullen–20:35.
Bugatti Beer Race. Results in Word format. Matt Townsend ran 39.39 on the undulating course along village lanes.
Commonwealth Games Triathlon. David Haines finished 13th, having pulled 3 places back from the end of the bike phase.
Brecon 10 Miles. Even if not the Welsh championships, it was a club championship race, and 23 Croups turned out. Thanks to Malcolm Healey for getting the results to me so quickly.
Newport Transporter Bridge 5k #3. Rob Jones–16:56; Peter Kellam–17:10; Mike Davies–19:09; Dick Brewer–19:50; Cath Gardner–20:03; Paula Ham–21:19.

July

BVAF Track & Field Championships. Mick McGeoch ran a personal worst 'by a considerable margin' of 35:06 in the 10,000m, but, in the 90° heat, it was enough for a bronze in the M45 category.
Gloucester Half Marathon. Dave Coles ran 1:25, and Alan Mann 1:35.
Davos Mountain Marathon. Dave Carter ran the 30k short race in 2:22:07. (The long race is 72k or roughly 45 miles. Uphill.)
SSAFA 5k. The third in the series; 37 Croups turned out this time.
Bath Triathlon Olympic Distance. David Price completed this in 2:36 beating Geran Hughes by 4 minutes 12 seconds.
Tintern Trot. Julian Baker won.
Scenic 7. 4 Paul Horvarth 41:13; 6 Robert Jones 41:32; 9 Dave Headon 43:09; 11 Ron Morris 43:41; 14 Peter Kellam 44:25.
Cosmeston Relays. Thanks to Neil Hendry and Janice Clement of Penarth & Dinas for passing these on so quickly. Sorry, but there's no names.
Rose Inn 4M. How we did in the third race.
Bruges 10 & 25k. 10k: Carolyn Llewellyn 61:28. 25k: Paul Morris 1:54:47; Dave Roberts 2:11:14; Annie Conroy 2:22:58; Angela Neal 2:29:21; Sharon Smith 2:32:47.
Ammanford 10k. 13 Clive Osmond 39:46; 29 Mike Davies 42:00; 30 Steve Lewis 42:26; 37 Alan Mann 44:07; 41 Julie Lewis 46:08 2nd Lady and 1st F45.
L'Oréal & Ty Hafan Hilly Challenge. Mike Davies has come up with the full results. Julian Baker won, Dave Headon came fourth and Peter Kellam fifth.
Frampton10K. Alan Mann, Roy Frawen, Sharon Smith, and Stephen Williams ran.
Peachtree Road Race, Altanta, Georgia, USA. Jeff Aston ran 41.35 (a PW he thinks) - 698th in the race but 6th V55.
Newport Transporter Bridge 5k #2. Numbers were up from race #1, but still only Dick Brewer and Terry Caveney, having taken Julian Carter (still not a member, still too complex a relationship with the club to explain here) along with them, and Cath Gardner, ran.

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