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Commonwealth Champ!
So off onto the scenic 1005m loop around Fitz Park, gentle left bend, by the smelly line of portaloos, a little kind of s bend where you cut the corners, left by the children’s play area, keep right to avoid the hump in the path, keep right on the bend, then head left of the path and another left and downhill to the river, left by the river and back to the 'championchip' mats and lap recorders and then the feed station, then it started all over again. First lap 5 mins 30 secs, too fast, slow it down, next lap 5 mins 32 secs, still too fast, slow it down, 5 mins 35 secs SLOW DOWN, you must not run any faster than 5 mins 45 secs. The plan was around 10 – 10.5km an hour, no faster than 5 mins 45 sec per lap and no slower than 6 minutes per lap. It took 30 minutes for me to settle down and finally hit the 5 mins 45 sec per lap by which time many of the female competitors had overtaken me. It was frustrating but I came into this event ranked no 1 with an 8km advantage over Vicky Skelton from England, my 219km versus Vicky’s 211km. There were 22 women and 22 men, bigger than the 100km field.....(more) Sharon Gaytor
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Wolverhampton
Wanderer 6th Sept 2009
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2nd Aug 2009
A Tour of Blubberhouses Moor visiting
Round Hill and a Couple of ‘Bogs'
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4th July 2009
Osmotherley Phoenix Results 2009
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Females Racing!  We
had a superb turnout of ladies at the Guisborough Moors race on Sunday 5th
April 2009. We had 8 female members giving it their best to get around a
very tough 12.5 mile course. We also had 2 female representatives out at
the Hartlepool 5mile race on the same day. Guisborough Moors Race
Claire Lowe, Diane
Jobson and Caroline Graham were the first three NYMAC ladies home at
Guisborough and were only just beaten into second place ladies team by
Scarborough AC. The remaining ladies, not far behind were Lydia Dietrich,
Josie Lefevre, Maddie Whyte (racing for the first time for NYMAC), Barbara
Watson and Carol Dell-Price. There was great support for NYMAC runners at
various points around the course which definitely boosted my weary
legs. I think it was the ‘wise’ words of Peter Connor basically telling me
to get a move on that got me up that last ’little’ hill to Highcliff Nab. |
"Myself and Martin Shackleton ran a
10 miler yesterday - one to try and add to the calendar for next year.
Local event at Staveley, just outside Knaresborough.
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6 Day
Member
Sharon Gayter is attempting to break the 6 Day
Day 1 "The race is underway, started at 10.00am this morning by Tanni Grey Thompson, with ITV and several newspaper reporters present. The six runners who started the race were a little concerned to arrive and find the track covered in light snow, however it did clear after 2 hours thanks to some good weather. Sharon is feeling comfortable and is slightly ahead of schedule with 80kms finished by 7pm. She plans to sleep from 3.00am to 5.30am before returning to the track for Day 2. Peter Rowley, Chief Exec of the Darlington Building Society is visiting this evening and running a few laps with Sharon. Sharon's husband Bill is providing support and keeping in touch with telephone updates - check back tomorrow for the latest! STOP PRESS: "Sharon has had to pull out of the world record attempt with a stress injury to her shin on day 3" Latest news can be found here (link)
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White Holme Circular
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Within days of returning home I knew I could not give up without a fight and scoured the internet for one more attempt at a 24 hour race this year, with Winter closing in the cold months are not my best time, I suffer with Asthma in cold and windy conditions and wasn’t sure that I would even find a suitable race until I came across the Bislett 24 Hour Indoor Race. Now that fascinated me, I had never run indoors, it took out the weather conditions, no wind and rain, no wet feet, it sounded perfect....(more)
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Wedgers
16th Nov 2008
The
weather for this years Wensleydale Wedge was perfect for a November
morning. I heard that for the previous two years there had been sleet and
snow although this year there was still had plenty of mud. Key Results:
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I set the alarm early for an early start hoping for good weather (or would that be bad weather and then I could cry off). I arrived at Commondale and registered. When asked which route 'well I'm here now, I may as well do the 25 miles' I found myself saying. I lined up on the start with my huge rucksack (tiny really but by comparison with all those weeny bum-bags it looked huge). Still, I had all requirements on the list, spare trousers, waterproof jacket (with hood), waterproof trousers, whistle, compass, first aid kit and the all important MUG!. I was set up for an expedition with my sandwiches, one and a half litres of water, banana, mars bar, energy bar, energy sweets, map in hand..........Where did everyone put that all important mug? At least I might survive a snow storm and be lost for 3 days.
After the Danby checkpoint uphill girl runner gets ahead as the rest of us take to crawling up the hill. I'm now beginning to hobble as we run along the final track above Danby. My toes feel badly bruised and I think I need to bin the fell shoes (for sale - size 5 hardly worn). I slowly gain on up-hill girl runner and catch her up on the down hill. We approach Commondale together and enter the final field. We jog across chatting and finish together. We are both surprised to hear 'well done, first lady finishers'! We then argue over who should have the trophy as both think the other should have it. Two trophies are produced and we are declared joint winners.
Now where is that food...............there’s a feast still in my rucksack and just why did I carry a MUG?
Diane Jobson
results: www.ormesby-pathfinders.org.uk/all_results.html
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Things are Hotting up in the Desert!
The 2008 Marathon des Sables was 245 Km long, making it the longest ever in the history of the race. If that wasn't enough competitors had to endure midday temperatures of up to 48°C. North York Moors AC proudly had two members competing namely Cath Worth and Sharon Gayter. Cath: "I aim, in participating in the Marathon des Sables, to raise money for Facing Africa, the official charity of the British contingent of the MDS. It is involved in the prevention and treatment of Noma (cancrum oris). This is an appalling gangrenous disease, leading to terrible facial disfigurement in some of the poorest areas in Africa....." (more) On stage 1 Sharon started well while Cath preferred a more cautious approach. As the event progressed the temperature rose and by stage 3 had reached a staggering 48°C. On the 75Km long and scorching Stage 4 Cath excelled moving up to 197th place overall by finishing 9th lady on the stage. (and 16th lady overall). Sharon didn't fare as well on this brutal stage but still finished 226th overall and 19th lady. However there's still 2 stages left, a tough 26 mile stage and a shorter 17.5Km final leg on Saturday over soft sand in searing heat, (think about when you're plodding round the streets of London!). Watch this space! --------------oOo-------------- Stop Press: After another scorcher on the 26 mile Stage 5 both have moved up in the women's competition with Cath now 14th Lady and Sharon 16th Lady. Stop Press 2: A big congrats to Cath and Sharon after successfully completing the final stage and thereby conquering the longest (and possibly one of the hottest) Marathon des Sables ever! They finished in 15th and 17th position in the ladies section - extremely commendable. I'm looking forward to their reports of the experience and photos of their feet at the finish....... Also competing were Peter Chapman (60th) and David Jelley (79th) who recently finished 2nd in the Wheeldale Tandem behind members Ian Hodgson & Brian Roberts. --------------oOo-------------- Cath: "For me it came after 2 years of preparation and planning, but in typical “Cath-style”, involved lots of last minute decisions and dithering the day before. We had to carry everything to last us a week, except for our “tent” (vague shelter made from sewn together sacks held up with sticks) and water (issued at every check-point and at the bivouacs). The weight- conscious economised on everything, the plodders carried kitchen sinks, and I was somewhere in the middle. Most of us wore the same clothes for a week, which was less revolting than you might think...... Sharon: "Two long desert races in one month, a big ask, but both are really just training races in preparation for the big one of the year, Badwater and the hottest race on earth, 135 miles across Death Valley. Last year in Libya I recovered well running the Redcar Half Marathon the week after, followed by the Cleveland Survival 26 miles and then a 6 hour race. This time I was not so fortunate and as sand got in my shoes in Libya so the blisters developed, over 20 of them, both big toe nails came off and my heels were red raw. It was two weeks before I raced and then just a local 10km at Marske. The scars were still tender as I flew out to the Sahara with just 17 days at home to recover. The legs were fine but the rest just had to wait and see.... Read the rest of Cath & Sharon's reports (inc. results) here
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Good
Mourne-ing
15th / 16th Sept 2007
At short notice I was asked if I would like to be part of a Mixed Vets Category team (B class) in the Mourne Mountain Marathon (it later transpired that were the only team in this category!).This was the first time my partner (Trevor Taylor) and I had entered a two-day event. After saying Yes I started thinking about the over-night camp, remembering ‘tales’ from club members with Yvonne’s being the worst – soaked to the skin, freezing cold and never again!! Also I hadn’t camped for 25 years. As the weekend approach I finally had all the kit and food I thought I would need for the event (after 100’s of repacks of my rucksack). I had to take into account that there was a strict ‘no dumping’ of used kit at the overnight camp. The weather report wasn’t too bad with quite strong winds in exposed parts but staying dry on Saturday, drizzle overnight, OK Sunday morning but changing to rain, low cloud and mist mid morning.
The overnight camp was warm and dry but I still didn’t sleep much. On Day Two the first 4 checkpoints were pretty much follow the leader. The next 4 checkpoints were in a cluster and there seemed to be 2 options in which order to visit them. We choose the same route as the eventual winner of the B class, but I think our choice was slightly slower than the other option. I felt lthe second day had gone much better than the first (more experience?) and our total time was 12 hrs 35 mins. As the weather had been good and I hadn’t suffered by being cold and wet I would definitely do another mountain marathon. However I realise competing in the LAMM or OMM in a strange location wouldn’t be as easy, as I’ve been running and walking around the Mourne Mountains at least twice a month for nearly a year now, so at least I knew what they looked like before I started! Caroline Pollard
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Western States 100 mile Endurance Run
23rd June 2007
After
last years
disappointment when she was timed out on the home straight, Cath decided
she wasn't going to let
After last year’s debacle I considered hanging up my shoes and becoming a Jolly Rambler. Luckily I didn’t have the right kit, so I enlisted all the help I could get to start this year’s race in the sort of form likely to get me round. I even started doing the unthinkable - interval sessions, hill reps and track running - so you can tell I was desperate! Even so I was aware that if the conditions were the same, (VERY hot) the outcome might well be the same. Learning from last year I went out 9 days before the race and spent some time around the Auburn area getting used to the heat and looking at the latter part of the course so that the finish would hold no surprises. Having visited a couple of the points where I had had the worst experiences in 2006 I felt much more confident. On 18th June I moved to Squaw Valley at 6,200ft and spent time each day at the high point of 8,700ft to acclimatise. Things were looking good as there was no snow this year, and, more importantly, it was a fair bit cooler, with temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s (F) instead of well into the 100’s. A local, Steve, had volunteered to help, but injury meant he couldn’t pace me for the full 38 miles allowed, so he in turn had enlisted a British girl, Clare who lived in California. She was keen, enthusiastic and competitive, with the ability to push me without being annoying or making me cry – a rare find! Read the rest of Cath report here
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Lisa's Record Breaking Edinburgh
A mere five weeks after wilting in the heat of the London Marathon, Lisa Finlay bounced back with a record breaking run in this years Edinburgh Marathon while Richard Bellamy finished an excellent 32nd overall on reduced training and Carol Dell-Price smashed the club F40 record (these performances were even more remarkable when you compare them with the winners times...). "I wanted to feed back to all the club members who were kind enough to sponsor me for doing the Edinburgh Marathon (money for Children's Hospice and Madeleine fund). It was a cool, wet day, which was a pleasant change for running in after conditions at the London Marathon! I was determined to start more cautiously this time, and tried using a pacing band. It seemed to work because I managed pretty steady paced miles until the last couple of miles, and felt much better for it. I even managed to enjoy the scenery and the support. I saw Richard Bellamy on his way to a great run as the couse folds back on itself at about 17 miles. I finished in 3 hours 13 mins and 32 secs, which is a new PB (club record). The finish is in Musselburgh stadium, so everyone gets a lovely cheer at the end....
I would definitely do it again, and recommend it to anyone who likes the
buzz of a big event without the huge logistical challenge of London.
If people are able to send sponsorship money to me I would really
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Wuthering Heights (and lows)
10th Mar 2007 Helene Whittaker (Diamantides) agreed to do the Wuthering Hike with me, probably because shepherding one batty friend around the Pennines seemed (just) easier than another day with her two manic toddlers Spending Friday night in Helene’s camper-van near Howarth meant we had 1 ½ hours on Saturday morning (cold, wet and windy) to choose what to wear from a vast array kit. Even so, our 30+ combined years of experience could only come up with the worst possible combination of multiple layers of foul-weather clothes and tiny packs, so that when the weather and the pace heated up we had to peel off a layer every 10 miles and tie it around ourselves. We finished looking like a pair of demented Christmas Trees draped with sweaty tinsel. The first 15 miles to Stoney Lane was done at a steady pace without worrying about the three women in front. After that we managed to avoid the usual mid-race slump, ending up in the lead just after Stoodley Pike. This was rather ahead of schedule so we spent the next 10 miles trying to keep ahead and had to run up all the hills. We followed Neil Ridsdale’s orange shorts for miles and finally caught him and Gary Armitage at the last check point. He appeared to be suffering a lot more than us, which is always encouraging. Things got even better after the descent to the reservoir when we spotted Martin Dietrich. He immediately lost his “new man” status by legging it to the finish in startled horror rather than stopping for a cosy chat about the price of wet fish. I had to stop to tie my shoe laces (much foul language) just as Neil stopped winging and started running, so he and Gary also finished in front. At least we had them worried! I was pleased to have taken 45 minutes off last year’s time, suggesting that interval training DOES make a difference. Christine Preston finished just behind us, having done the High Peak the previous weekend – very impressive. She never stopped fighting and ended up with a PB herself. I’m sure the competition produced better times out of us all. Even so, the winning time of 3hrs 43mins puts it all into perspective. Cath Worth Key results (solo or team): 1 Adam Breaks C V F R M 03:43:24
40 Martin Dietrich N Y M MV45 04:52:15 42 Gary Armitage N Y M M45 Neil Ridsdale L D W A MV45 04:52:51 43 Helene Whitaker Carnethy FV40 Cath Worth N Y M FV45 04:53:24
65 Karl Edwards Hartlepool MV50 05:10:23 115 Tony Scott Redcar MV45 05:40:20
181 Roy Bainbridge Northern Vets MV70 06:58:06
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Race Over The Glens - Captain
Cooks alternative
1st Jan 2007
The
Race Over The
Glens is an off road trail race, approximately 5.5 miles in distance
with 1100ft of climbing, in Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Northern
Ireland. It took place on January 1st 2007 i.e. an alternative to the
Captain Cooks race. This was our second race since we
arrived in Northern Ireland; the first one was a Turkey Trot in the Mourne
Mountains and was a ‘real’ fell race, full kit, 5.5 miles, 1800ft of
climbing, mist cloud, rain, thick black Irish mud all complemented by hot
refreshments. I came 5th again although 20 minutes slower than in the
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Kilburn
Kanter (or should it be sprint?)
4th Nov 2006
Yet
again one of our long distance specialists has been found wanting in a
sprint finish so we're introducing some sprinting to our training
sessions. To make them race specific please warm-up by running 25 miles
beforehand........ This proved to be very entertaining, with lovely weather and a good turnout from nym.ac. Martin was running with Lydia, but this didn’t stop him sprinting to be first at the church bottle-neck at the start.
The rest was pretty straight-forward, thanks to Stewart, until the climb from Gormire when I realised Sharon Gaytor was just in front. This meant I couldn’t just coast in, so I had to put in a bit of effort, but got confused on the short-cut across the glider field (I navigate like a girl and these days I can’t see the details on the map anyway). Arriving at the bottom of the hill I was surprised to see Stewart and Sharon just in front (neither of them have gravity on their side like I do) so I tried to sneak up on them. Sadly I was spotted, so there was then a very un-ladylike “sprint” through the village, which I (not-surprisingly) lost. Hopefully this gave the inhabitants of Kilburn a good laugh, and provided me with some much-needed sprint training. I knew there weren’t many people in front of us at the finish, having passed quite a few on the last stretch, but couldn’t work out why Ken Wilson finished behind us. It turns out he had managed to circumnavigate Gormire completely, so I’m not the only one who needs to go on a navigation course. Martin and Lydia weren’t far behind, with Lydia knocking a large chunk off last year’s time. On the long route Gary Armitage was with the leaders until Gormire when he dropped back to 3rd place, but I can see him winning events in the future if he continues to improve. Cath Worth Key Results ('Short' 23m route)
Key
Results ('Long' 30m route)
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Western
States 100
If
running 100 miles wasn’t enough of a challenge then why not add a bit of
spice by including 18,000 ft of cumulative ascent, 23,000 ft of descent, a
snow covered pass at 8700 feet, a river crossing and temperatures of
110’F? Read
how Cath Worth fared in her toughest challenge yet.... (more).
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Belfast City Marathon 2006 1st May 2006
"I have had a go at a marathon for the first time in 7 years (and only my second one ever) in the Belfast City Marathon on 1st May. I was 6th lady, so I was surprised and thrilled with the result. I had forgotten how long 26 miles is, and how hilly Belfast is (or seemed anyway!). I have got the bug now, inspired by NYMAC members' heroic efforts this year - anyone for London next year?! Best wishes Lisa Finlay" |
Medigames
Medal Haul
1-8th July 2006
Lisa Finlay came away with a hatful of medals when she took part in the recent "Medigames".... "I had a bit of unexpected success at this event, especially since I had never run in that kind of heat before! This year they were in Montecatini Terme in Tuscany. There was a big range of other sports as well as athletics. I did the 3000 metres, the cross country, and the half marathon in the space of a week, and was surprised to manage a silver, gold and bronze medal. The cross country success will come as a big surprise to any club members who are used to seeing me inch my way delicately downhill, but I do not think most of the runners at the games could cope with a 'real' cross country race!! Anyway, it was all good fun and gave me a good excuse for a few glasses of red wine every night in Italy! The Medigames are open to anyone who works in the healthcare professions, and I would encourage any of our members who fall into that category and fancy combining a holiday with a bit of competition to give it a try. Best wishes Lisa Finlay"
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Woldsman 50 22nd Apr 2006
Our
ultra runners are busy preparing for the '100' and here use the Woldsman
50 miler as a warm-up.
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Arbroath
Smokies Ladies Only Race 5th Mar 2006
"The Arbroath Smokies is a Scottish all-women race over a moderately hilly, scenic course. The day of the race was cold and a little windy, but most people seemed to enjoy the run anyway. I had entered the race last year because I used to live locally, so I came back to visit old friends and try to retain my first vet trophy. I managed this, and was fourth overall. Best wishes Lisa." (Lisa clocked 68:40 to set a new club record)
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Sands of time -
Raid Sahara! 30th Jan - 5th Feb 2006
Twelve months ago Cath Worth ran the 220Km, 5 day stage race in the Mauritanian Sahara and guess what she enjoyed the pain and suffering so much she back went and did it again....... "This
year's Raid was quite a different experience from last time, though
equally memorable. The field was
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Target
Races 2005
The Ladies are planning to target the following races as a club: · Guisborough Moors – Sunday 10th April 2005 · TF 5K – Pinchinthorpe – Thursday 12th May 2005 · Great North Run – Sunday 18th September 2005 · Ian Hodgson Relays – Sunday 2nd October 2005 · FRA Relays – Sunday 16th October 2005 Sarah Hague
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Old Training News
We are also planning to mix up the training slightly and the details are listed below:
· Starting
February, hold a Sunday Session starting at 10:00am on the 1st and 3rd
· Starting March, hold a quality session on the 4th Wednesday of each month · Starting March, every other month have a get together at Guisborough Rugby Club after the Quality Session · Starting April, hold an ‘Away Day’ on the 1st Wednesday of each month as follows: April and May - Lord Stones Café, June and July – Sheepwash, August and September – Gribdale Sarah Hague |
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NYMAC
Ladies 1-2-3 in Pathfinder 15th Oct 2005
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New York City Marathon 6th Nov 2005
Hockey player Jean Cockerill joins NYMAC and competes in her first marathon (and not just any old marathon) 6 months later.... "There was a moment when I was on the bus to Forth Wadsworth, the starting point of the New York Marathon, when I thought, “What in God’s name are you doing? You’re a hockey player not a runner!” but it passed quickly. I reminded myself that I had ran my first race only 2 years earlier, joined a club for the first time in April of this year (NYMAC) and it was my 40th birthday that day. It was going to be amazing! The New York Times the following day said, “A Good Day to Be a Spectator, if Not a Participant”. It was very hot and very sticky. The course is tough on the legs but for the most part unbelievably well supported. That said I don’t mind waiting a while before I hear “Looking good” and “Way to go!” …or drinking Gatorade come to think of it!
My target was to finish in less than 4 ½ hours, but in the end I came home
in 4 hours and 45 minutes (club
F40 record). Any disappointment with my time evaporated
quickly. It was the first marathon I’d ever done and therefore a new PB!
Will I do another marathon? You bet.
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Middlesbrough 10K 2nd Oct 2005 We had 7 ladies taking part in the inugural M'bro 10K with Lisa Finlay an excellent 4th place overall setting a new club record with 39:39. Diane Jobson was next ahead of Clare Lowe and Sally Tierney. It was good to see Clare running again just 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Katie. Over 1600 runners took part on a fast course in near perfect conditions. North York Moors AC ladies results: Lisa Finlay 39:39, Diane Jobson 45:15 Clare Lowe 48:59 Sally Tierney 51:08, Lois Fife 51:37, Lydia Dietrich 52:36, Anne Robson 56:01 Lois said of the event:
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Sydney
Marathon 11th Sept 2005
We
have several overseas members and one of them, New Zealand based Helen
Tunstall, finished a magnificent 12th in the Senior Women's category in
the Sydney, Australia marathon, setting a new
NYMAC club record in the
process of 3 hr 24 min 23 seconds. This was Helen’s first attempt at the
marathon distance and clearly shows lots of potential. She is planning to
take part in the Auckland half marathon later on this year with a view to
lowering the clubs record for that distance. Peter Connor Helen said of her run: "It was a great weekend although the plan had been for this to be mine and Andy's first marathon so the fact that he got injured a few weeks before and wasn't able to do it took the edge off it a bit. It was red hot the day before but fortunately a lot cooler on race day. I was wondering what all the fuss was about until about 39km and then it hit me! The calves started cramping and I came as close as it probably gets to hitting the wall. A couple of jelly beans and the encouragement of a 21-marathon veteran got me through a difficult kilometre and then it was a nice run in to the Opera House finish area. The course was great, across the Harbour Bridge and then all around the sights of Sydney - very scenic and fairly flat. I'd definitely recommend to anyone that they build a trip down under around this event. "
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Ladies
Mid-Summer Handicap Race
22nd June 2005
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West
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Sprint
finish in Three Peaks Race! 24th Apr 2005
Cath said of their
run "Caroline had a 9 minute
lead on me at the top of Whernside but sadly couldn't keep it up and was
looking rather sorry for herself when I lumbered past her about half a
mile from the end. I nearly killed myself trying to keep ahead of her on
the road, but it was all good natured. The good news for Caroline is that
it can easily be put right with some longer training runs, whereas I know
that that time is about as good as I can expect these days! I predict 4hrs
10mins for her next year." |
Whorlton Wonders 14th June 2005
Photo courtesy of
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Cath gets her
'Just Desert' - 220Km of it! 30th Jan - 6th Feb 2005
Our 'Endurance Queen' Cath Worth recently found a 50 mile romp around Rotherham a bit tame so she entered the 220Km Raid Sahara Race! Here's her excellent report.... "In February I did a 220Km stage race in the Mauritanian Sahara - similar to the Marathon des Sables but less expensive, lower key and with the advantage that you don't have to carry all your kit for the 5 days. As someone who found last November's Round Rotherham too flat and too hot I was terrified, particularly after reading various accounts written by competitors in the Marathon des Sables about sand storms and dune running. It turned out to be hard work, but really quite manageable, and the desert proved to be absolutely beautiful and not at all "flat and boring".
It involved flying out with the
group from Paris to Atar, a tiny airport in the desert, then transferring
in jeeps to the first of several camps in Bedouin tents in the middle of
nowhere. There were 3 stages of 40km, a day off in an ancient village,
then a 60km and a 30km stage to finish. The route traversed a huge crater
and was
I started off slowly coming 4th,
3rd, =1st with Marielle, 1st and 1st in the 5 stages. I got nick-named the
London Bus (something to do with being large, red and slow?) by a young
French lad who I kept passing at 30km. I tried to have a chat with him
about pacing, but think the point got lost in the translation as he never
changed his tactics! (Cath eventually finished 3rd woman in 25hrs
0min, just 18 mins behind Marielle, with Philipe Remond winning the
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Club Records Ladies this is your chance to set a club fell or road record, either outright or in your own age category. Recent inaugural records set by NYM.AC women:
Xmas Pudding 10K Club records - catalogue of amendments
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Training
Come and train on the woodland trails and open moors around the Guisborough area - you'll love it. Pictures show Sarah Hague taking the women for a serious hill session. |
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©2004 Rob Pollard All rights reserved apart from contributed material e.g. photographs, which remain copyrighted to their respective owners. |
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"I
Just tweaked the club
"The
Round Hill Fell Race was a nice race to get to as it was not to far to
stray from the Moors! As usual I was wearing clothing designed for winter,
not a hot sticky Sunday summer day! The route was part marked over the
less obvious tracks, and the rest was easy to follow. After the recent
rain the ground was very wet and muddy. There were 150 entries and the
winning men’s time was 55.19 and ladies 66.53. I did 73.10 – 5th lady and
1st LV50. It was very well organised, easy to enter in the village hall at
Timble village. Lovely sandwiches and cake at the end.
There
were 3 circular routes over 17, 26 or 33 miles from Osmotherley! What a
way to spend a Saturday morning. Weather 25 degrees, slight breeze!
The
first problem was deciding which route to do, and I only decided on the
shorter one at Hawnby when I discovered running UP hills makes you tired
(how was I to know, it’s a new thing for me!). The second problem was
working out why everyone went North after the long pull out of Hawnby
instead of West to the check-point at Boltby forest. In the end I decided
they must be on the long route, and followed Stuart Thompson across the
moor, only to find that we had caught them up by avoiding the track.
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smaller
than last year with 25 runners. Whilst a bigger field would have been
better in some ways, it meant we all got to know each other very well.
Camp life was completely hilarious with a good mix of nations represented,
including two talented Mauritanians. The standard was again very high, and
a chasing start on the last day meant everyone got to see some incredible
athletes in action. Only 2 of the 5 stages were the same as last year, and
since one of these involved starting at 5am this year the stage had a
different feel anyway. The other 3 stages were more interesting than
before, and involved more of the beautiful (but crippling) dunes.
the first 3 days. Whilst I managed the two identical stages over 30mins
quicker than last year and actually won one stage, I paid for it on the
last 2 stages, where all the fluid I drank seemed to pool in my ankles and
my heart rate fluctuated between 180 to 220 beats/min whilst I was
virtually walking. Not surprisingly I finished 2nd lady and 12th overall.
Since Katell, the 1st lady, was 11 years my junior, at least 30lbs lighter
and well experienced in multi-stage events, it's a mystery to me why I
bothered to try to beat her in the first place, but at least I won't have
people (or myself) saying "If only you had tried harder at the beginning"!
I'm now going back to my usual "strategy" of a 100m sprint, followed by 10
min miles in the middle of the field where I belong and am happy! 
North
York Moors ladies romped home 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the annual 'Pathfinder
25' race. Kendra White (photo) showed a welcome return to form by
finishing 1st lady and 4th overall in 3hr 54 mins just ahead of Caroline
Pollard who also broke the magic 4 hour barrier clocking 3hr 57 mins. Cath
Worth made it a 1-2-3 for the club coming home in 4hr 11 mins, 15 minutes
ahead of New Marske's Sharon Gayter. 
"Tension
on the start line when all the odd niggles and old injuries (and excuses)
seem to rear their ugly heads, sore heels, stiff necks, wobbly ankles and
that was just Lydia, Sally and myself - not to mention
weak bladders (childbirth!) and too many cups of coffee! The first couple
of Kms were fast, I definitely set off
too quickly, if not just to get some elbow room. 
"The
WHW this year was a killer. The conditions were very hot and humid (far
harder than the Sahara) and the main problem was keeping anything down. I
started vomiting at 25miles, and it's a long way from there! Most people
seemed to be struggling and there were lot of retirements. My plan was to
start off slower than last year to avoid a 40 mile walk at the end. It
almost worked, since by Kinlochleven I was 40mins up on last year, but in
the last 15miles I could only manage a brisk totter despite quite brutal
treatment from my pacer! Finished in 22hrs 7mins, 39mins up on last year,
11th overall and again 2nd lady. 
A
geologically very interesting. I was the only British competitor
in a group of 50 runners, most of them French and Italian with the odd
Dane, Dutch and Belgium. The language problem isn't too bad as most of the
others speak some English and are very tolerant! 25% of the runners were
women. Although small in 2005, it's first year, the standard was very
high, the winner being a famous French marathon runner, Philipe Remond, (a
2h 11min man) and the women's winner Marielle Couder, having come 3rd in
the Marathon des Sables. Interestingly, Marielle told me that she thought
this event was harder. 
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