Category Archives: Road

Gathering Winter Fools – Sat 14 Dec 2019

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Bingley runners – Gathering Winter Fools Relay is on Saturday 14th December and Kate and I would like to get 3 women’s teams or 2 womens and a mixed team in (Dave Stephenson or Andrew Jebb are in charge of men as usual so contact them). It’s always an excellent day out and a lot of fun so fast/steady/middling people can all run. Run in pairs 6-11 miles on paths, tracks and road so don’t worry it this is new to you – you won’t be running on your own. The sooner you let one of us know* if you can/would like to run, the sooner Kate and I will stop harassing you :-). Entry fee £5 I think.

*Let us know if you definitely can’t run and you’ll avoid being asked on a daily basis. For the ladies I already know that Jo B, Jo H, Mari, Mary W, Nicola J, Ruth T, Sally P, Sally R, and Szilvia are available; Nicky is checking diary, and Kerry is not available.

Contact

Becky Weight   beckyweight@btinternet.com

Kate Farley  katefarley1@outlook.com

Dave Stephenson dave.stephenson@blueyonder.co.uk

Andrew Jebb andrewjebb2@gmail.com

British Masters Road Relay Championships, Sutton Park, Sat 28 April.

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It was cold and windy on arrival at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield and there were considerably less cars on the parking field than in previous years. The course used in recent years had been changed to that used for 12 man road relays in the past. After the downhill from the start, there was a left turn onto a loop – downhill at first, then steady climbing back to re-join the main road where we left it and continuing up that long hill as usual, bearing right at the top and a long slight rise to the Jubilee Stone. Here we turn right, mainly downhill to that last right turn and a final effort on the rise to the finish.      It’s slightly longer at 5.08K per lap v 3 miles (4.83K)

Our 75+ team had a 10:30 start with all the women and more competition this year with three other M75+ teams entered. They arrived at the Park later than planned and Dave Barber joined the start runners with only a couple of minutes to spare and no warm-up. Exmouth “A” had their fastest man on first leg and Bingley on the last. Dave Barber finished in 28-10 with Exmouth almost 3 minutes ahead. Mike Smith’s 25-00 had reduced the deficit to 30s and Les Haynes’ 22-54 produced gold for Bingley, finishing over 5 minutes ahead of Exmouth! Les and Mike were also presented with first and second fastest M75 lap awards.

We were spared the forecast heavy rain and conditions brightened for the M55+ and M65+ race at 12:25. Bingley’s trio of Don Johnson, Bryan Parkinson and Peter Ellerton put in solid performances of 23-26, 22-15 and 24-31; but that was only good enough for sixth M65+ team out of 14. We did beat Holmfirth though. What does it take to be top team? Well they were Oxford City, who posted laps of 20-24, 22-11 and 21-27 –  a good pensioners’ day out.

There were less spectators this year to cheer us on, but that was largely offset by the excellent support given by the marshals. The event was well organised and it is inspiring to see some of the best for age in the country putting on the style.

Report by Peter Ellerton.        Mens Vets team manager.

Northern Road Relays Saturday April 2nd

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It was great to get a team out for the 12 man road relays for the first time since 2011.Our senior men put in a good performance coming in 36th place.

There was a great team spirit on a bleak damp day Men ran 4 legs of 6.5k and 8 legs of 3.5k.Steve Broadbent ran our first 6.5k leg in a time of 22.06 followed by Steve Fry 13.25 on the 3.5k leg.John Parkin ran 23.43 on his 6.5k leg.Marathon training paying off  for Wayheed  Khan recoding a time of 13.19 on his 3.5k leg.Andy Siddle ran his long leg of 6.5k in 22.44,Wayne King-Farlow time was 13.56 on the 3.5k,Peter Stephens ran our last long leg in 23.48,on the 8th leg was Tony Kingham in a time of 15.58.New man Adam Madgett  ran14.05 on his 3.5k leg,followed by Phil Hawkswell in a time of 16.40,Jamie Robinson time on leg 11 was 13.43,and Tom Hooper ran the fastest last leg in a time of 13.17.

Well done to all and a big thank you to Phil Hawkswell and Tony Kingham who made sure we had a full team on the day stepping in on Thursday before the Saturday event.

John Smithurst

Keighley 10K 6th March 2016

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Snow and bad underfoot conditions did not make this race a PB course.Muhammad Ali Bingley s new boy came 5th out of a fieldd of 1.056 finishers in a time of 36.42.
Martin Peace was 9th and 3rd M40  with his time of 37.58.
The rest of Bingleys results attached,who’s the hecks Johix Smthurs 3rd M60.

 

 

John Smithurst