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Elswick News Archive 2008
July NEWS 2008
Junior Games at Gateshead
JESSICA RICHARDSON continued her fine form by
winning the 400 Metres in the Junior Games at Gateshead Stadium on the
5th July in a time of 1Min. 13 seconds, and in the Gateshead Open
Minors meeting she claimed Gold in the U/11 Girls 600 Metres.
Tynedale Harriers Pie and Peas Race
There was a huge turn out in the Tynedale Harriers 10k Pie and Peas
race on a beautiful Wednesday evening in the Tyne Valley with 633
finishers. Elswick provided 28 of the field with both Men’s and
Women’s teams finishing 4th place overall. Pride of place for the
club went to KEVIN STEPHENSON who was 13th in 35:31, with PAUL DIXON
20th in 36:06. JIM BELL was 1st O/60 in 32nd spot - 36:40. STEVE WHITE
- 37TH - 36:52, MARTIN CONNELLY - 38TH - 36:52, MARK KETLEY - 40TH -
37:12 and MARK McNALLY - 41ST - 37:13 all inside the top 50. Other club
finishers as follows:
ALAN THOMPSON - 56TH - 38:05
JUDITH NUTT - 57TH - 38:09
MARTIN CROWE - 58TH - 38:16
LUKE ANDERSON - 71ST - 39:00
ROB MAIN - 72ND - 39:01
DAVID JARDIN - 111TH - 40:52 (his first run for the club)
TOM HANSON - 133RD - 41:51
ROB WILSON - 134TH - 41:56
SUZANNE STEPHENSON - 153RD - 42:45
ALAN LATTIMER - 206TH - 44:17
STEVE CURRY - 229TH - 45:01
ADAM SOUTHERN - 256TH - 45:49
CLAIRE GREGORY - 293RD - 47:07
LUCY PRINS - 298TH - 47:15
DAVID REAY - 330TH - 47:59
CHRISTINE LEE - 418TH - 50:47
JOANNE BOTHAM - 431ST - 51:54
RUTH HUCKINS - 448TH - 52:52(first outing for the club)
ASHLEY ROBSON - 485TH - 54:08
GILLIAN BRAZEWELL - 629TH - 70:27
KATIE ROBSON - 630TH - 70:27
The event was blessed with fine weather and many of the runners finished off the evening with the obligatory `Pie and Peas`.
Anita Nott Womens Only Event
The Anita Nott Womens Only event was held in Jesmond Dene on 7th July
with 164 finishers . Two club members took part with SUZANNE STEPHENSON
gaining 16th place in a time of 23:06 over the 5.4 k course, with KIM
MATTHEWS 21st in a time of 23:46.
U.K. Olympic Trials
The weekend of the 11th - 13th July gave the opportunity for Elswick to
be represented on the National stage with two of our members competing
in the U.K. Olympic trials at Birmingham. ASHLEY GIBSON ran in the
heats of the Womens 1500 Metres returning a time of 4:34 in cold,
blustery conditions. RYAN McLEOD running in the 5k achieved a P.B.
finishing in 11th spot in 14:13:12, a really good effort! Looking to
the future PHIL HURST ran in the Senior Boys 1500 Metres at Gateshead
in the superbly organised English Schools Championships. Although Phil
found the occasion rather daunting he knuckled down to finish a very
creditable 7th place. Ross Murray gained a silver medal in the same
event.
Coastal Run
The ever popular Coastal Run took place on Sunday 20th July with 800
finishers this year. Elswick had a total of 13 competitors with first
home the evergreen JIM BELL in a time of 1:22:42 making him 1st 0/60. A
great run from JUDITH NUTT who was first woman home in 26th spot
–1:26:02. MARK McNALLY was 34th overall in 1:27:35.
Other club finishers as follows:
LEE COULSON - 175TH
NATALLIE HARRIS - 209TH
ANDREA BANNER - 291ST
MIKE RUSSELL - 292ND
ANDY MIDDLETON - 311TH
JOANNE HARROP - 479TH
JOANNE BOTHAM - 535TH
SHARON CARR - 592ND
GILLIAN BRAZEWELL - 626TH
ANDREA WATSON - 722ND.
Young Athletes League
The younger members of the club often don’t get the mention they
deserve, so it is only right that their outstanding performance in
winning the Young Athletes League meeting held at Barnsley on Sunday
20th July is given due prominence. The combined team of Elswick and
Blaydon won the fixture with Chester le Street second and the home club
in third place. A special mention to CHARLOTTE SLOAN, LAUREN TAYLOR,
KEVIN AMOS, and DANIEL BALMAIN who have been ever presents in the
Y.A.L. this year.
Sunderland Harriers 5k
Wednesday 23rd.July was the date of the running of the Sunderland
Harriers 5k Road Race which included the North East Championship. The
event was won by Mark Hood of the host club in 14:45 with Elswick
providing 5 runners with ALAN THOMPSON having a good run to record17:04
in 30th spot. MARK KETLEY was 47th in 17:44, JIM BELL - 59TH in 18:13,
IAN FENWICK - 114TH - 19:53. CHRISTINE LEE was 199th in 24:26. A total
of 231 runners completed the course in beautiful sunlit conditions.
B.M.C. Grand Prix
RYAN McLEOD competing in the B.M.C. Grand Prix in Trafford ran 8:13:68
for the 3000 Metres ‘A’ race to claim third spot.
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Edinburgh Marathon
The Edinburgh Marathon was held in very windy
conditions with MARK KETLEY returning 2 Hours 58 Minutes ,a good effort
in adverse weather. STEVE KYTE ran 3 Hours 15 Minutes which was a P.B.
by 5 minutes - well done Steve!
Low Fell Watergate Trail
The Low Fell Watergate Trail race took place in atrocious weather with
STEVE GREY our only entrant running well to claim 5th.spot in 37
Minutes 56 Seconds.
Track and Field Round-up
In a B.M.C. 800 Metre race at Monkton Stadium on Monday 2nd June PHIL
HURST improved his P.B. for the event by 8 seconds returning 2 Minutes.
Phil also finished in the silver medal spot in the North of England
Track and Field Championships in a time of 3 Mins. 59.8 held at
Manchester. In the Inter County Championships at Middlesbrough Phil ran
8:53 for 3k easily winning in spite of heavy rain and a gale force
wind.
ASHLEY GIBSON kept the clubs name in the national picture by gaining a
bronze medal in the U.K. U/23 Championships held at Bedford in very
windy conditions in 4:38. This performance resulted in Ashley being
invited to the U.K. Olympic trials in Birmingham in two weeks time.
Well done Ashley!
Still on the track congratulations to RYAN McLEOD on knocking five
seconds off his P.B. for 5k. in the B.M.C. Grand Prix held at Solihull
finishing in 14:20:21 beating Ian Hudspith by seven seconds.
Blaydon Races
On the local road scene the main event was the ever popular Blaydon
Race held as ever on the 9th.of June. Nearly 4000 runners went along
Collingwood Street on to Scotswood Road finishing in Blaydon with RYAN
McLEOD having an outstanding run claiming 5th.spot in a time of 29:28.
Elswick had twenty finishers inside the first 280 runners. STEVE GREY
was second home for the club in 56th-34:10 with GRAHAM BELL - 58TH -
34:13.Next to finish was PAUL TURNER - 64TH - 34:34 with KEVIN
STEPHENSON - 65TH - 34:37.Other club finishers in the top 100 were:
PAUL DIXON - 73RD - 35:04
STEVE WHITE - 88TH - 35:35
ANDREW HARTLEY - 95TH - 35:47
IAIN HARDY - 98TH - 35:54
JUDITH NUTT was first Elswick Lady in 104th - 36:00
JIMMY BELL was first O/60 in 36:07
A full list of finishers can be found in The Journal, but full marks to
the club for an excellent turn out. and well done to Bob Houston of
Blaydon for another terrific race.
Newburn River Run
The next road race was our own – The Newburn River Run which
attracted a record number of finishers this year - 340. Considering the
number of helpers from the club - marshalling etc. there was a good
number of Elswick vests in the race itself.
A new name this year on the Archbold Trophy - Darren Purvis of Chester
le Street winning in a time of 34:34 with James Buis Of Heaton Harriers
who was second in 35:04. First club finisher was PAUL TURNER - 7TH -
36:19. KEVIN STEPHENSON was - 11th - 37:38 with PAUL DIXON - 15TH -
38:06.
Other Elswick finishers as follows:
GRAHAM BELL - 20TH - 38:46
MARTIN CONNELLY - 21ST - 39:03
ALAN THOMPSON - 51ST - 41:44
LUKE ANDERSON - 64TH - 42:52
IAN FENWICK - 66TH - 42:54
ADAM SOUTHERN - 101ST - 45:01
GILLIAN MOULD - 143RD - 47:21
LUCY PRINS - 158TH - 48:33
JEFF EMERSON - 168TH - 49:29
CAROLINE DUFFY - 186TH - 50:46
RUTH HUCKINS - 208TH - 51:54
MARY LISLE - 252ND - 55:23
GILLIAN BRAZEWELL - 281ST - 57:39
DAVID BREWIS - 322ND - 65:54.
In spite of the heavy rain the race was a great success and the post
race buffet and a refreshing drink seemed to go down well with the
competitors.
Once again a large vote of thanks to everyone who helped in any way to make the event go off very smoothly.
...And FINALLy
Congratulations to JESSICA RICHARDSON who won the gold medal in the
U/12 800 Metres Northumberland County Championship held at Gateshead
Stadium on the 28th.June in a time of 2:39.Part of Martin Crowe and
Tony Robson’s group she is progressing well under their guidance..
Some late, late news JIMMY BELL, whilst holidaying in Canada broke the
course record for 0/60 age group finishing 30th overall in the
Vancouver Half Marathon in the astonishing time of 1Hr.20 Mins. Another
great performance on his comeback!
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SPRING NEWS 2008
Apologies to members and visitors to
the NEWS site over the last few weeks as due to technical difficulties
we have been unable to keep the site updated.
Transped Blyth Valley 10k
The Transped Blyth Valley 10k. took place on an
overcast morning on Sunday 27TH April with the club having a successful
day, the Senior Men taking second team prize and there were also
several fine individual performances. Pride of place to PAUL TURNER who
finished in 5th spot in 34:16. KEVIN STEPHENSON had an outstanding run
to claim 8TH place in a P.B. of 35.03 with PAUL DIXON 14TH in
35:56.There was a huge turn out of members in this popular race and it
was good to see so many competing.
Other club placing’s were as follows:
STEVE WHITE - 30TH - 37:40
YAM THIRU - 41ST - 38:40
ANDREW HARTLEY - 45TH - 38:53
STEVE KYTE - 77TH - 41:03
LEE COULSON - 104TH - 42:09
STEVE CURRY - 132ND - 43:24
GILLIAN MOULD - 142ND - 43:59(A.P.B!)
KIM MATTHEWS - 150TH - 44:39
ANDY MIDDLETON - 166TH - 45:31
PETER BANNISTER - 222ND - 47:46
DAVID REAY - 224TH - 48:02
CAROLINE DUFFY - 226TH - 48:06
CHRISTINE LEE - 245TH - 49:02
DANIEL MONK - 249TH - 49:13.
As mentioned an excellent turn out of members in the 397 strong field.
Jesmond Dene Handicap
The first Jesmond Dene Handicap races took place on Monday 5TH May
organised by Heaton Harriers with MARTIN CONNELLY, JUDITH NUTT,
CHRISTINE LEE , GARY RUTHERFORD and STEVE GREY turning out for the club.
Gordon Smith Memorial Relays
The Gordon Smith Memorial Relays organised by Wallsend Harriers were
held on a beautiful Wednesday evening on the banks of the Tyne with a
record number of teams taking part - 51. Elswick A team of PAUL TURNER,
KEVIN STEPHENSON and GRAHAM BELL were narrowly pipped for third spot by
Sunderland Harriers with an aggregate time of 31:03 for the two mile
course. Our B team of PAUL DIXON, MARK KETLEY and IAN FENWICK in an
aggregate time of 32:56 were 9TH overall. The third team of STEVE GREY,
HARRY MATTHEWS and STEVE WHITE finished 15th in a time of 33:38. KEVIN
STEPHENSON posted a fine leg of 10:09 to claim the fastest Veteran Leg
of the night. Good to see the club provide two Womens Teams in GILLIAM
MOULD, KIM MATTHEWS and CLAIRE GREGORY - aggregate time - 39:49 with
YVONNE SWINHOE, CAROLINE DUFFY, and CHRISTINE LEE finishing in a
time of 42:54. The Women finished 7th and 12th teams respectively.
After the Relays the competitors enjoyed a buffet and a well earned
drink at the Ship Inn where the presentations took place. All in all a
good evening and full marks to Wallsend Harriers for another well
organised event.
North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships
The North Eastern Counties Track and Field Championships took place at
Gateshead Stadium over the week end of 10th/11thMay. The highlight of
the meeting from the clubs point of view was an outstanding performance
from PHIL HURST who won the U/20 Men’s 1500 metres in a time of 3
mins.58 secs. This was an improvement of 20seconds on his P.B.!
ASHLEY GIBSON was narrowly beaten in the Senior Womens 1500 Metres in a
time of 4:31.3 two tenths of a second behind Karen Johns. MARK KETLEY
completed an excellent weekend for the club by gaining bronze in the
Senior Men’s 10k.in a time of 36 Mins.
In an open meeting held at Gateshead
Stadium JESSICA RICHARDSON improved her time in theU/11 600 Metres to
2.00.8 in gaining a silver medal.
Pier to Pier
The popular Pier to Pier race organised by Sunderland Strollers took place on Sunday 18TH May in good conditions.
In a huge field KEVIN STEPHENSON claimed 8TH place overall in 40:21,
with PAUL DIXON close behind in 9TH spot in 40:39.There was a large
turnout of club members with the following placings:
168th - LEE COULSON,
175TH - STEVE CURRY,
196TH - ANDY MIDDLETON,
241ST - ADRIAN CHURM,
255TH - LUCY PRINS,
256TH - JEFF EMMERSON,
272ND - PETER BANNISTER,
273RD - ALAN LATTIMER,
410TH - SUSAN WILSON,
419TH - DAVID REAY,
473RD - DANIEL MONK,
635TH - LES WILLIAMSON,
695TH - MARY AVERY,
740TH - HELEN FLYNN.
National Open Masters Road Relay Championships
On Saturday 17TH May Elswick gained a national title by winning 0/60
title at the 21st National Open Masters Road Relay Championships held
at Sutton Park, Birmingham.
CONGRATULATIONS:
To the team of STEVE WHITE, MARK McNALLY, and HARRY MATTHEWS who beat
off strong opposition to gain the gold medals, winning by over a minute
from nearest rivals Oxford A.C.
Les Allcorn 10k
The Les Allcorn 10k took place on Tuesday evening 20TH May with three
club members taking part. PAUL TURNER continued his good form in
capturing third place in 34:20 with STEVE CURRY 41ST, IN 44:12 narrowly
beating ANDY MIDDLETON - 43RD.IN 44:30.
Clive Cookson Races
The following evening the Clive Cookson races were staged at an artic
Whitley Bay. Another large turn out of Elswick members with the Senior
Men’s team finishing in 4th spot. PAUL TURNER not showing any
affects from his 10K race the previous night had another good run to
claim 6th place in a time of 34:29 and finish 2nd 0/35 Vet. STEVE GREY
was 11TH overall and 2ND.0/40 in 35:50.
MARTIN CONNELLY was 28th - 37:45 with JIM BELL - 29th and 1st.0/60 in
the same time. Considering the problems Jim has encountered in the last
year a truly remarkable performance! JUDITH NUTT was 33rd - second
woman in 38:07, whilst IAN FENWICK recorded 39:37 - 47th, another P.B.
for Ian! Good to see DAVE APPELBY racing again, finishing 57th - 39:54.
Other Elswick placings were GARY RUTHERFORD - 100TH - 43:40, YVONNE
SWINHOE was 138th - 46:35 to claim 1st 0/50 Woman. DAVID REAY was 151st
in 47:24, with CHRISTINE LEE - 167TH - 48:42.
Prior to the 10K.race the 5k.event was held with the club only having
the one entrant in MARK McNALLY who after his sterling efforts at the
weekend finished 7TH overall in a very respectable 18:08.
...And FINALLy
The club is sad to report the death of RON HENDERSON at the age of 73.
Ron was an outstanding middle distance runner in the 1950’s and
was Elswick Harriers only ever A.A.A. half mile champion. In a career
that is well chronicled in THE BOYS IN RED Ron gained many honours
including a British vest, but sadly he never was given the opportunity
to go to the Olympic Games due in part to the thinking of the times
which precluded the likes of Ron who was from a working class
background. Unfortunately due to a freak accident whilst competing in
Moscow his illustrious career was terminated by injury. Our condolences
go to his wife and family
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march 2008 news
APologies
Elswich Harriers would like to apologise to all members and visitors to
our website that due to technical problems we have been unable to
update the news section for some months.We hope that this has now been
rectified and a monthly up date will re-commence in May.
Catch up Highlights
Since our last news update which was in the Autum there are a few
performances from our members which should not go unmentioned.
The outstanding performance was from Phil Hurst who easily won the North East County Cross Country Championship (U/17) title on a rain soaked course at Hartlepool. He then went on to achieve a silver medal with an outstanding run in the Northern Counties Championship at Nottingham as well as finishing 6th in the English Schools Cross Country Championships.
Judith Knutt became the North East champion in the Redcar Half Marathon with a time of 1hr.22mins. Other improvements were awarded at the Clubs Presentation Night with awards going to Ian Fenwick, Yam Thiru, for most improved runners and to one of our newest members Paul Turner who has ran very consistently for the Club with several top placings including 4th spot at Wallsend.
There has been an encouraging turn out from the youngsters, thanks to coaching from Martin Crowe and Tony Robson. Whilst unable to list every individual performance the recent Gateshead Open Minors track and field event produced a Silver Medal for Jessica Richardson and in the U/11 600 metres and a bronze medal for Erin Smith in the U/112 Girls Final. Well done girls!
Newburn River Run
Application forms for our Newburn River Run can be down loaded from our
Website, it takes place on the 18th of June starting at 7.30pm there is
a limit of 350 runners on this course so we urge runners to enter as
soon as possible.
Enquiries to Frank Watson 0191 267 3088
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