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SATURDAY STRIPES

Ware Tens

Spartans Alison and Paul Shelley ran the “Ware Running Festival” 10 mile race on Sunday.  They said it’s always a very well marshalled and well organised race.

Alison finished in 1:34:18 and Paul was pleased to finish 14th overall in 1:07:39.

They both found it quite a tough course as always with uneven and stony terrain in parts and undulating.  At least the pot holes didn’t have water in them this year though parts of the tow path quite difficult to run on as the surface is very uneven. They were grateful to complete before the massive thunderstorm and downpour.

It was Nick Gill’s first Ware 10 (mile) on Sunday.  He finished in 1:11:52 for 31st place.  Nick used the race as part of a 15-mile/24kilometre long run, and did a progression run -starting steady and getting faster every mile to the finish!  It was a lovely route with lots of support from fellow runners and marshals – and the sun shined for us!

ROBERT WRIGHT finished in 1:17:36 and MATT TUTTON in 1:32:58.  In addition CALLIE CHAPMAN ran the Ware 10K in 1:09:57.

Eastern Masters!

Fairlands Valley Spartans women’s team won the Eastern Masters Athletic Outdoor Track & Field fixture at Corby on Wednesday evening.  Their winning margin was a huge 48 points.  Between them MONICA BROWN, SHARON CROWLEY, KAREN DODSWORTH, YUKO GORDON, TESSA STEPHENSON and JOYLYN SAUNDERS-MULLINS scored 93 points compared with 45 for second placed Milton Keynes AC.  After three matches FVS lead the Central West Division with 204 points ahead of Bedford and County on 156 and Milton Keynes with 136.

The events included 100 metres, 400 metres, one mile, 2 kilometre walk, hammer, shot, long jump, high jump and relays with age groups from 35 plus to 70 plus.  EMAC organise events for athletes aged 35 plus.

Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon

The Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon started in Wendover and Spartan SUZY HAWLINS was there.  The event is a scenic trail run taking over 500 metres of elevation.  Some of the climbs were more of a scramble than a run.

Suzy said she made the mistake of starting too far back and was held up on single track for the first couple of miles.

She finished in 2:03:07 for eighth women and said it was a lovely event and will return next year.

Race for Life

Dozens of Spartans were volunteer marshals for Sunday’s Race for Life in Stevenage.

Parkrun Highlights, Stripes Day Saturday 5th July.

Saturday’s Stevenage parkrun with 553 taking part.  Forty of them were Fairlands Valley Spartans.  They included RICHARD MOORE with a new parkrun personal best (PPB) of 22:58; WAYNE SIMMONS with a new PPB of 24:17; TONY VICKERS with a new PPB of 24:48; MEGAN SUTTON fastest female from Fairlands, fourth woman and a new PPB of 25:07 and EMMA CHAPMAN with a new PPB of 45:33.

It was the quickest parkrun of the year for JIM BROWN who ran his 199th Stevenage parkrun in 27:25.  He was first 70 plus and ROGER BIGGS first 75 plus with 49:24.

CLAIRE EMMERSON ran her 190th parkrun in 27:55 and RYAN DUNNING his 120th in 28:02.

The first in from FVS was PERRI GENTRY under 20 minutes with 19:35.  MIKE JEFFS was next Spartan with 22:01.

Altogether 49 Spartans ran parkruns.  Some others included SALLY PICKLES and NIKI PLUMB who visited Westmill parkrun.  Sally finished in 34:16 and Niki in 41:25.

CHARLIE WHITE was second in the New Earswick (York) parkrun with a new PPB of 17 minutes 33 seconds (17:33).

PositionGender PositionFVS parkrunnerTime
1211Perri GENTRY19:35
4541Mike JEFFS22:01
5751Tony RANDFIELD22:24
6861Toby ECCLESHALL22:52
6962Matthew COOKE22:53
7568Richard MOORE22:58
7669Jay PAPA22:59
8981Charles ARNOLD23:36
9586Craig BACON23:50
10495Wayne SIMMONS24:17
111101Martin DUDLEY24:24
120110Daniel VILJOEN24:37
125115Tony VICKERS24:48
1344Megan SUTTON25:07
141129Darren EMMERSON25:24
18213Sophie PARSONS26:44
19919Jackie PERRY27:18
204175Jim BROWN27:25
211182Simon SYPULA27:38
22127Claire EMMERSON27:55
226189Ryan DUNNING28:02
247202Peter SACH28:21
25540Penny SCHENKEL28:36
25941Carole SHELDRICK28:49
26142Hannah MANTON28:53
277220Lee PICKERSGILL29:20
280223Keith ABRAHAMS29:24
33169Debbie BLANTERN30:54
35479Samantha SUTTON31:44
356262Paul JENNINGS31:52
36183Pamela VILJOEN32:01
363266Steve PLATT32:06
410110Caroline CROFT33:55
508172Jane WADEY40:06
519316Lloyd DIAS43:03
523182Nichola DURENT44:33
524183Sharon CROWLEY44:34
526185Rebecca RAYNER45:26
527186Emma CHAPMAN45:33
538322Roger BIGGS49:24

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BREEZE ALONG AT DORNEY

Fairlands Valley Spartans enjoyed an outing to Dorney Lake on Sunday.  Alongside the Olympic rowing course so flat but very windy.  In the half marathon PENNY SCHENKEL was fourth woman 50 plus with 2 hours 18 minutes 58 seconds (2:18:58).  That’s a new season’s best and improvement on Watford 2:27:41 and 2:20:54 at Berkhamsted this year.  TERRY SAWYER finished in 2:21:30.

JIM BROWN won the men 70 plus contest with 2:12:51.

CALLIE CHAPMAN ran the 5K in 32:45 and TONY RANDFIELD the 10K in 47:21.

Jim said he knew it was going to be hard before reaching the one kilometre marker.  There was no protection from the westerly breeze in the first half of each of the four laps.  The wind whipped across the water which was immediately on our left hand side.  However if you had the legs the tailwind for the 2.7 kilometres return on a parallel route was wonderful.

Broad Oak 10K

In the Hatfield Broad 10K on holiday Monday SIMON HAIGH was 237th in 47:12 and LORRAINE HILL 617th in 56:19.  There were 1,297 finishers.

Chiltern Half Marathon

On Sunday NICK GILL did the Chiltern Half Marathon in Buckinghamshire.  It’s a two-lap course on the trails with a fair few hills, but beautiful scenery!  He used it as a training run and to practice long run fuelling at a steadyish pace, so very happy to cross the line in 1:45:47 and to finish in fifth place!

Parkrun Highlights – Saturday 24th May – Ninth Birthday at Stevenage

There was a Where’s Wally theme at Stevenage parkrun’s ninth birthday which attracted 563 runners to Saturday morning’s 5K run in Fairlands Valley Park.

The 563 included a massive 37 from Fairlands Valley Spartans running club who had the winner and two others in the top six.

Some Spartan highlights included KIRK NDUGU won the run in 18 minutes 28 seconds.  NICK GILL was fifth with 19:22 and PAUL SHELLEY sixth in 19:45.  KEITH HOOKER ran a new parkrun personal best of 22:03 to come in 46th.

Then there were four deci, mini milestones.  MARTIN DUDLEY ran his 240th parkrun in 24:31; STEVE TINSLEY his 70th in 28:12; ALISON SHELLEY her 160th in 29:05 and PENNY SCHENKEL a volunteer walker this time her 120th in 52:22.

This time CLAIRE EMMERSON was the fastest female from Fairlands with 28:52.

Elsewhere SIMON JACKSON won the Blandford parkrun in 17 minutes 20 seconds.

At the Henlow Bridge Lakes parkrun JAY PAPA was third in a new parkrun personal best (PPB) of 19:57.  SUZY HAWKINS was fourth woman in 24:53 and JESS CLARKE fifth with a new PPB of 25:11.  MEGAN SUTTON ran a new PPB of 27:02.

GRANT RAMSAY was at Wimpole Estate with 20:54.

PositionFVS parkrunnerTime
1Kirk NDUGU18:28
5Nick GILL19:22
6Paul SHELLEY19:45
12Perri GENTRY20:22
40Mike JEFFS21:35
46Keith HOOKER22:03
51Toby ECCLESHALL22:15
111Martin DUDLEY24:31
123Darren EMMERSON25:23
128Pete COOK25:37
140Daniel VILJOEN25:55
162Ryan DUNNING26:37
227Steve TINSLEY28:12
245Kartik SHARMA28:37
251Claire EMMERSON28:52
255Jim BROWN29:03
256Alison SHELLEY29:05
262Peter SACH29:15
271Matt CLARKE29:37
279Sharon CROWLEY29:55
344Steve PLATT31:47
385Paul JENNINGS33:34
403Pamela VILJOEN34:10
422Carole SHELDRICK34:56
423Caroline CROFT34:58
445Hannah MANTON36:00
472Karen PALMER37:40
488David SCOTT39:17
501Jane WADEY41:09
504Nicola HATHERLY41:33
505Niki PLUMB41:34
507Tracy HAYGARTH41:40
550Penny SCHENKEL52:22
553Callie CHAPMAN55:04
562Monica SMITHSON1:04:01
563Stephen SMITHSON1:04:02