MK & Berko Halves

The South-East of England is in drought having barely had a splash of rain for months. Well, with 11 club members out to run around MK and Berkhamsted in two excellent local half marathons and a further three out marshaling at MK, it was the perfect day for it to lash down with rain that eventually became sleet! Nice!

Starting a touch earlier was the Berko half where club captain Tom May and cross-country ever-present Jane Sauer were out searching for good times over the hills of Ashridge. The course is notoriously hilly, but still produces some fast times for lots of people who manage to make the most of the steep downhills without losing too much on the ups. read more

Bowling Extravaganza

Thirty-three people made it to Xscape on Friday night for this year's club bowling extravavganza, with competition expected to vary between non-existant in some and very fierce in others. There was not a lot of quality at the beginning, but Tim and Simon both managed a few spares early on. The game progressed with a gradual improvement from a few, while some just focused on the bar.

By the end of the first game, Paul Crossland (133) had come through to lead, but was closely followed by Richard Inchley (129), Iain Holloway-McLean (129), Dave McGarry (128) & Tim Inchley (125). None of the ladies had managed 100 but Jo Breslin (99), Angela McGarry (99) and Mandy Clay (95) looking to defend her title were the leaders. read more

National Cross Country

There could scarcely have been a bigger contrast. The national championships of 2010 took place in an absolute quagmire on the edge of Alton Towers with just a few members making the trip. This year, a glorious day in North London saw the Hampstead Heath course in the driest condition for many years as record numbers turned up in the February sunshine.

First up on the day were our U15 boys who once again had five lads in the field. Being the national championships, most of the top runners in each age group try to make the trip to these events and on there were 366 boys taking part. Our team put in another strong performance to finish as the 33rd team on the day as they were led home by Jordan Clay in 120th. The battle of the day took place between Lloyd Milliken and Tom Boozer as they challenged each other all the way around their 18 minutes of running, with the two of them being awarded the same time, but Lloyd just sneaking ahead in 243rd. Less than twenty seconds behind Tom & Lloyd was Charlie Mead in 268th with Joe McGarry a few seconds further back in 287th. read more

Lanzarote – Club La Santa

Lanzarote Trip - International Challenge Week 

The Club has for every year since 1990 been taking groups of both athletes and non-athletes to Club La Santa in November for the week of “The Challenge” 

Club La Santa is a world renowned sports resort catering for every sport you can imagine, and in the week that we go it is aimed particularly at runners. These runners (or indeed non-runners) enjoy the week enormously for the competition, the social life, the pre-Christmas sunshine and the fabulous atmosphere generated by the guests over the week. 

“The Challenge” was first run in 1989 and some Club members have been to every one since 1990. Our largest party has been 36 with some 17 of us completing “The Challenge”. 

It is certainly not restricted to Club Members, for many years we have been joined by runners from Bearbrook Joggers, Milton Keynes AC, Ampthill and Flitwick Flyers, North Herts Runners and David Lloyd Redway Runners, and indeed friends unconnected with running and basically anyone is welcome to join us for what we think is a great holiday. 

We travel to Lanzarote on a Thursday and the races start with a 10K on Sunday, the “Ridge Run” on Monday (14K), a beach race on Tuesday (5K) and a half marathon (21K) on the last day (Wednesday).  

If you do not wish to run and just enjoy a leisurely lifestyle that is equally fine, or you can borrow bikes, swim in the Olympic size pool, play any number of racquet sports or hone your Pilates, Yoga or Spinning skills, the list is endless. There is a well equipped gymnasium, a new “Wellness Centre” as well as excellent restaurants and bars. All sporting facilities are free with no hidden costs unless you play golf or go diving.  

Prices vary depending on your accomodation choice and can be very reasonable if willing to share in a group. The cost can be increased with rooms with views and having only two in an apartment. Food can be cooked in your rooms and bought from the on-site supermarket or as we mostly do, you can go to one of the many restaurants nearby and enjoy a meal at reasonable prices.  

If you are ever interested in joining us, please contact Richard Inchley on 01908 507017 or rinchley@hotmail.com for further details.

  

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Wing Chiltern League

What a stunning day. The weather was crisp and beautiful. We had a tremendous turn-out from everyone assiciated with the club and correspondingly the results were excellent too.

Firstly, it has to be remembered that there are 14 clubs in division one of the Chiltern League and we are the smallest by some distance. Last year, as a club we finished 9th in the league and this was our best result ever, having picked up a place in the last fixture at Wing in 2011. This year, barring a big upset we were settled in 9th place going into the final day which may not seem like much, but three years ago we were seventh in division 2! read more

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