Race Reports
Race Reports From Club Members
GUY FAWKES 10 (SUN 2ND NOV ’08)
ERR had 6 runners in this rural undulating race in & around the village of Ripley which is run mainly on country lanes & trail paths finishing in the courtyard at Ripley Castle.
First in was myself 66.59 (8th in age group) followed closely by Vincent Bussingham 70.40, Claire Elener 75.01 (11th lady) in hot pursuit Rob Sutton 76.55, Lyndon Ross 93.22 & Sue Birbeck 121.40. All getting very respectable times in a strong field of 814 runners.
Report by Mick Hogan
HOLMFIRTH 15 MILER (Sun 26th Oct ’08)
Eccleshill had 3 runners in this testing 2 lap course, having to contend with 2 heavy downpours & strong winds.
1st home was myself in 1hr 40m 53secs followed by Claire fully recovered from her injury 1hr 53mins and getting back to her best. And our newest signing Derek Mitchell finishing in 2.39.06
Race report by Mick Hogan
Brilliant Brid
The weather at the Bridlington Half Marathon 2008 may not have been brilliant for the runners, but I certainly think the day as a hole was.
Blustery conditions made for slower times then usual in this year’s race but Eccleshill still managed to put in some very good performances.
First man home for us was Mick Hogan in 1.28.12, followed closely by Vincent Bussingham in 1.32.44, then in 1.42.58 came Paul Birrane holding back the pain of an injury to the groin. Next was newly signed Mark Scott with his first time at the distance in a very credible 1.50.54, and another great performance anchoring the men’s team home was Lyndon Ross in 2.05.58.
And with our ever determined Sue Birbeck returning home in 2.38.29.
Well done also to our guest for the day Derek Mitchell with a time of 2.09.22
It was also great to see our juniors in the fun run with Taylor, Tom and Marc finishing in that order. Julie also trotted round with Grandson Joel who I’m sure we will be seeing on here in the future.
This race was the last in our summer championships you can view the finial results of both the seniors and juniors in the Club Championship section, and also the races for the up and coming winter champs.
Pictures below of some of the Eccleshill team ready for the start and Mark Scott at the finish
WOODLAND CHALLENGE (12th Oct 09)
We had 3 runners out in this 6 mile multi terrain course around the woodlands at Kirkburton (Hudds) .First in for ERR In a race that was well marshalled and organised, was myself 42.53,Claire 49.05 and Sue 78.42 well done ladies.
Report By Mick Hogan
A Busy Weekend For Eccleshill Runners.
Well done to Helen , Sharon , Julie, Gavin and Martin who competed in this years GNR and not forgetting Marc and Taylor who ran the Junior catergrie 12-16 years junior GNR,
On the same day Rob Sutton Eccleshills only representative was competing in the Jersey marathon and came in at a very respectable 3.25.
On the saturday before the GNR and Jersy Marathon Claire Elener was the female winner at the Hyde park time trials in Leeds in a great time of 20.59 to take the leader board for the ladies section of the race.
Helen Freeman ( middle of picture )
KIRKSTALL VALLEY TRAIL 7.25miles
We had 2 runners in this new race which as replaced the old road 10k .The race starts and finishes in the Abbey and follows the canal and river to Rodley and back .First in was myself in approx 46.21 followed Sue Birbeck in 80.40.Would have been nice to see a few more faces there.
Report By Mick Hogan
The Mablethorpe Race Weekend. and Harwood 10k and The Wetherby 10k 14/09/08
Mick Hogan was the first man in for Eccleshill in the Mablethorpe Half Marathon 1.25 followed by Rob Sutton and a PB in 1.32..with Tony Myers 54 32 in the 10k…picture below of the Runners before the races…on the same day Sharon Heels was competing in the Harewwood 10k and finished in a respectable 59.50 At the same time and in North Yorkshire Paul Birrane was also running at Wetherby in just over 42 mins in the Wetherby 10k
LEEDS HALF MARATHON & FUN RUN 07/09/2008
Eccleshill had 3 runners out in the half marathon which started & finished in Millenium square.
First home myself in 85.49 closely followed by Claire Elener 97.31 another PB & then Sue Birbeck 150.48.
In the Junior race we had Marc Steele taking the honours for the club’s junior section.
Thanks to all the support from ERR, Julie, Martin, Marc, Dawn, Arthur & anyone else who was out on route, (Alison Clarke).
REPORT BY MICK HOGAN.
Picture below..left to right Claire Elener, Mick Hogan and Sue Birbeck.
The Hyde Park 5k Race Series
picture below of Eccleshills Representatives of this race series that doubles as a time trial around Hyde Park Leeds Picture below of these three likely Eccleshill runners holding there post race hospitality bottle of beer. Let to right Mick Hogan, Julie Steele, and Rob Sutton
Alices Run 31st August 2008.
A great day out at Halifax on sunday the 31st started with Eccleshill juniors taking the honours in the junior race taking 1st and 2nd ( Taylor and Marc ) and ( Liam ) 10th , more about this on the Junior section. In the main race Eccleshill seniors had 5 representatives in this enjoyable multi turain 10k with Mick Hogan taking the honours coming in 12th position overall with Gavin Waddell , myself, then Julie followed by Sue finishing, at this time no offical times have been released . Below team shot including two of our juniors.
Report by Tony Myers
The Fleetwood Half Marathon 24/08/2008.
Eccleshill had 3 runners in this half marathon which was run mainly along the coastal path ,being a 2 lap race the 1st 5.5 mile and the 2nd 7.5 mile, in a race run for the 1st time in 17 years with a strong sea breeze to contend with was 1st myself in 86.15, Rob Sutton-94.45 and Claire Elener-98.58.Congratulations go to both Rob and Claire who both knocked approx 10 mins of there previous best half marathon times.Thanks to our supporters (Tony & Dawn).
Team Picture below ,taken before the start.
mick Hogan , Claire Elener and Rob Sutton.
The Start
SADDLEWORTH 6 (Weds 13th Aug 08)
We had 2 runners out in this evening race which was a 2 lap undulating road race around the small village of Greenfield . Finishing in very respectable times were Claire Elener-42.27(5th lady) and myself 37.24.
Report By Mick Hogan
ASKERN 10 MILER (Sun 10th aug 08)
We had 4 runners out on this 10 mile undulating course which was run mainly on country roads, a race that started in brilliant sunshine only to finish in a torrential downpour . All finishing with respectable times, were Sue Birbeck-112.56,Lindsey Winter-92.41,Claire Elener-77.10 (congratulations must go to Claire who knocked 8 mins off her previous best 10 mile time )and myself 66.04
Report My Mick Hogan
HYDE PARK 5K(Weds 6th aug)
Eccleshill had 4 runners out in this which was race 2 off 3, a well organised race by Leeds City A.C. and would highly recomend race 3 to every one on 3rd sept (7.15pm),1st in was myself 18.56.-(1st M45),Followed by Robert Sutton-21.21,Claire Elener-21.26(2 secs improvement on race 1)and Lyndon Ross-25.52,(24 secs improvement on race 1).
Report By MIck Hogan.
IDLE TRAIL 10K (Sunday 3rd Aug ‘08)
We had 7 runner’s out in this local race starting at Apperley Bridge then along the canal to Rawdon and then across the river and back through the private estate back to Grove House School. 1st in was myself-42.55 (1st male vet 45) followed by Claire Elener-48.31 (4th lady), Lindsey Winter-56.37,Lyndon Ross 61.46 (his 1st 10k race),Julie Steele-67.58,Sharon Heels-68.04,Susan Birbeck-73.01,well done all we did the club proud.
Thanks for all the support from ERR today who also did us proud.
Report By Mick Hogan
Below 1st male vet 45 Mick Hogan with 4th lady, Claire Elener then Lindsey Winter followed by Lyndon Ross finishing the race.
Mick Hogan
Claire Elener
Lindsey Winter
Lyndon Ross
