Sutton
in Ashfield Harriers & Athletic
Club
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AAA Summer League at Newark
On Friday 20th August at Newark rugby club the final road race of the Notts
AAA Summer League was held. This was 9.25k (5.75miles) in length; all the
runners must have been warmed up well at the start on this wet miserable night,
as the start was a fair distance from the parking. There were 247 runners
of which 69 were women. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had 14 members running
consisting of six ladies all of which came in the first few completing the
race. Clare Woolis finished 1st with Lisa Knights 5th followed closely by
Simone Matthias, Alison Clarke and Jackie Robson. This assisted greatly in
elevating Sutton's senior ladies team to first position overall in this years
series of five races. The Sutton Harriers male members in the race were led
by Rob Starr followed closely by Shaun Bird, Steve Brewer, Bruce Clarke, Dave
Pickering, Terry Morris-Hunt, Alan Dickens, Ken Hemsby and Andy Mitchell.
Unfortunately the senior men could not field a team for this event therefore
were not included in the overall team results but the vet men were positioned
7th from the 27 teams that entered at the beginning of the season. Individually
all the runners during the season did well in their individual races but overall
the Sutton Harriers club members who managed to attend all the 5 races this
season and hence given an overall position, were Steve Brewer in 23rd and
Alan Dickens in 49th from 178 male runners completing the series. In the ladies
individual grading Lisa Knights was 1st, Simone Matthias was 3rd and Jackie
Robson was 6th overall from a total 69 ladies who competed in all the races.
This may be the end of this series of races but the runners are not resting
on their laurels they are preparing hard on Tuesday and Thursday at Ashfield
School for some of the forthcoming marathons that are imminent as well as
preparing for the start of the cross-country season.
Results
Saturday 21st August 2004 Mini League race 4.
On Saturday again at Berry Hill was the 4th and final in this years Track
and Field Notts Mini League with teams from Nottm, Mansfield, Sutton, Retford,
Rushcliffe, Newark and Worksop. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had 20 members
attending between the ages of 9 and 15. The girls attending were Florin Bailey,
Sarah Willett, Chloe Elphick, Hannah Felton, Rebecca Collis, Chloe Brown,
Sarah Birkitt, Bethany Mitchell and Sarah Penington. All competed to the best
of there ability but some of the notable results were Sarah Willett who was
first in the 150 metres, Chloe Elphick was 1st in the High jump, Hannah was
first in the 80m flat and Bethany again achieved grade 4 in the shot. The
under 11,s (4 x 100) relay team of, Rebecca Collis, Chloe Elphick, Hannah
Felton and Sarah Willett stormed home in 1st place in a time of 66.3 sec.
The boys attending were Quin Bailey, Jack Potter, Jorden Mitchell, Paul Rathbone,
Peter Smead, Charlie Taylor, Conner Bailey, Matthew Cotton, Danial Willet,
Ben Howlett and John Palethorpe, all the boys ran consistently well and achieved
super results but the athlete of the match was Paul Rathbone who achieved
grade 3 in the 100 metres, grade 2 in the 200 metres and an outstanding grade
1 in the shot with a throw of 10.19m. This caused Paul to need an ice pack
on his arm muscle and this is the type of effort all our young athletes give
to the club which today helped greatly in moving Sutton in Ashfield Harriers
to 3rd position in today match results and 5th position overall in the league
for this Season. The Young Athletes are now looking forward to the indoor
events later in the year and the start of the cross-country season along with
the completion of their new track located behind Ashfield school.
Results
Friday
20th August 2004 Open Graded Meeting On
Friday at Berry Hill track there was an Open Graded Athletic meeting for all
ages from young athletes to veterans. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had four
members attending these were Matthew Cotton. Paul Rathbone, Bethany and Hannah
Mitchell with ages from 13 to 16. Matthew ran to grade 4 standard in the 100
metres, Paul ran to grade 2 in his 100 metres, he also threw to grade 2 standard
in the shot and aimed the javelin to 35 metres which is great for a 13 year
old. Beth propelled the shot to a grade 4 standard and threw the javelin to
18.87 metres. Finally Hannah threw the shot to a few cm. Short of 8 metres.
All the competitors at the event should all be awarded medals for attending
and competing on such a wet summer evening Results
Booth
Decorators at Shipley Hall Cricket Club (Tue 10th Aug 2004)
On
Tuesday evening 142 runners enjoyed the scenery of Shipley Hall Cricket Club
during a 5.1 mile (8.21K) road race in and around the American Adventure Theme
park. Some of the route was muddy but considering the rain over the previous
day the conditions were good. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had 13 men and 3
Ladies running in this race, which proved to be rather tough going in the
humid conditions. The first eight members of the club home were Ray Hays (29:27),
Dean Cross (29:38), Claire Woolis (29:43), Shaun Bird (29:58), Tom Powis (32:58),
Paul Appleby (34:48), Terence Norris-Hunt (35:06) and Eric Round (35:24).
Amongst these Claire again ran well and was the first Lady home, Ray was the
first man home in his age range and he also was a prize winner for this years
series of five races by achieving the best overall combined score for his
age range.. The next seven finishers for the club were Andrew Ball, Val Naylor,
Bryan Timmons, Phill Bird, Joe Ball, Bev Bence and John Dale. Val was the
first Lady home in her age range in a time of 37: 54 and Bryan was the first
man home in his category he also like Ray won a prize for the best set or
score in the series for his age range. This being the last race in the Booth
Decorators Road race league the final team positions were compiled and Sutton
men's team were 5th in the League and the ladies team achieved 3rd place.Results
Hucknall 10k report from
Hucknall today SUPERMUM
Claire Woolis rewrote the history books in the annual Hucknall 10K road race
last Sunday. For she became the first woman to win the event since it was
inaugurated 15years ago In a superb run, the Sutton Harrier led all the way
and, amazingly, finished nearly a full minute ahead of the second-placed runner
Claire's winning time of 34 minutes, 53 seconds clipped three seconds off
the women's record for the event, which was set by Carol Holmes, of N
otts
AC A delighted Claire revealed that
it was her personal best time since she returned to running after giving birth
to her nine-month-old daughter Maisie. The baby was present to see her cross
the finishing line and was being looked after by Claire's mum, Valerie Naylor
(61), also a member of Sutton Harriers, who was
taking a break after winning the category for women over 55 in last year's
10K. Arthur Short, of Grantham Athletics Club, was the first male runner home,
coming second in a time of 35-51 - just under five minutes below the men's
record of 30-52, set by Redhill Roadrunner Andy Tarry ten years ago. Third
place went to another Sutton Harrier, Dean Cross, in 36-01. The second and
third women home were Emma Phillips, of Tipton Harriers, who was first last
year, and Sandra Schneider, of Redhill Roadrunners. Last year's winner, Dave
Quinlan, of Mansfield Harriers, finished well down the field in 13th place,
clocking a time more than four seconds
slower .The winner of the over-40 men's category was Dave McMillan, of South
Derbyshire Roadrunners, who came fourth overall with a time of 36-45, and
the winning man over 50 was John Cresswell, of Stilton Striders, who finished
sixth overall in exactly 37 minutes. The other veteran winners were Heather
Thornton (unattached) in 45-05 for women over 35, Heather Walker (unattached)
in 49-35 for women over 45, Nigel Daniels (Redhill Roadrunners) in 45-18 for
men over 60 and Sandra Poole (Holme Pierrepont Running Club) in 51-33 for
women over 55.Once again organised by Hucknall Roadrunners, the 10K attracted
a disappointing turnout of 166 runners - 52 less than last year's figure .Road
runners chairman Clive Norris is baffled as to why there was such a poor response
."In contrast to the searing sunshine of the last few years, the conditions
were just about perfect for running," he said Those taking part did, however,
include competitors from as far a field
as Derby, Coventry and Sheffield .The latter city was once again represented
by pram-pushing John Burkhill (65), of Killamarsh Harriers .It was John's
555th 10K in 20 years, during which time he has raised £12,000 for children's
charities - as well as a magnificent £83,000 for cancer research He said:
"I am always resigned to finishing last because kids tend to stop me during
a race to ask why I have got the pram ."I love to take part in the Hucknall
10K because the people round here are so nice. I think they are really wonderful."
The 6.2-mile event followed its customary route through Papplewick Lane, Vaughan
Estate and Papplewick and Linby villages.For the first time in six years,
the poet Lord Byron's statue in the former Co-op building, now renamed
the Byron Centre, looked down on the runners as they turned from Ogle Street
to the finishing point on Hucknall Market Place .Support for the event was
again received from Hucknall Rotary Club, Kodak and the Hucknall and Linby
St John Ambulance division. Other forthcoming runs are Redhill Roadrunners'
Newstead Abbey dash on Friday August 27, the same club's Bestwood Country
Park 10K and one mile and 500-metre fun runs on Sunday October 11 and the
Scott King five-mile run, organised by Hucknall Roadrunners, on Sunday October
17.
(Photo courtesy of North Notts Newspapers "Chad")
Young Athletes League Peterborough(1st
Aug 2004)
Results
Mini
League Track and Field Event at Berry Hill (24th July 2004)
Results
Young
Athletes League Telford (18th July 2004)
Results
Notts AAA Summer League at Worksop On Wednesday 14th July the 4th race in the Notts AAA Summer League was held at Worksop. The race was 8.75 km long and was completed by 210 men and 82 women. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had 10 men and 7 ladies taking part. The first five men home were Ray Hays, Shaun Bird, G Baird, Rob Star and Steve Brewer who finished 12th, 22nd, 33rd, 50th and 63rd respectively. The rest of the members namely Chris Jones, Alan Dickens, Ken Hemsby, Ian Bebbington and Trevor Platts then followed shortly. In the Women's race the following members were running 5th Lisa Knight, 6th Simone Mathias, 12th Jackie Robson, 13th Linda Elliott, 26th Jane Littler and 27th Jan Bebbington. In the team race the clubs Senior men were 10th and the Vet men were 6th, but the tenacity and regular results made the Senior ladies team 1st in this race as well as 1st overall in the league this year. Results
Notfast
Newark Rugby Club (11th July 2004)
On Sunday 11th July at Newark Rugby Club there was a 10k road
race organised by Newark Notfast Running club. There were 263 runners competing
in the race of which nine were from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers. The members
running in finishing order were Claire Woolis, Shaun Bird, Chris Jones, Ian
Hall, Linda Elliott, Ken Hensby, Tony Riley, Les Arrowsmith and Alison Mc
Ginley. Notable results from the event were Claire Woolis was 4th overall
and the first lady home in a time of 35 min.16sec She was followed in 7th
place by Shaun Bird in a time of 36 min18sec
Results
Mini League Track and Field Event at Berry Hill (11th July
2004)
On Sunday 11th July the second of the Mini League Track and Field events
was held at the newly laid track at Berry Hill, which is the only one of Nottinghamshire's
tracks to be open this season. Ten boys and nine girls with ages ranging from
9 to 15 from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers competed in the events. The boys
attending were, Jordan Mitchell, Paul Rathbone, Peter Smeed, Charlie Taylor,
Nick Ward, Conner Bailey, Joe Howard, Jack Potter, Craig Wilson and Kyle Bush.
The notable results amongst these were Paul getting first again in his three
events which were 100m, 200m and shot, Nick was first in the Shot and second
in the long jump, Charlie was 2nd in the 100m and 200m. The girls attending
were Bethany Ceney, Danielle Ceney, Sarah Birkitt, Hannah Felton Rebecca Collis,
Bethany Mitchell, Charlotte Brailsford, Sarah Penington, Chloe Brown and Lauren
Froggatt. They all did very well enjoying a lot of sporting challengers and
meeting friends from other groups in Nottinghamshire.
Results
Booth Decorators at
Grassmoor Country Park Chesterfield (Tue 6th July 2004)
On Tuesday evening 142 runners enjoyed the scenery of Grassmoor Country Park
near Chesterfield the third race in the Booth Decorators League This was a
5 mile [8.17k] race mainly on undulating trails. It was reported to be ideal
conditions with it being warm but still having a cooling breeze. Sutton in
Ashfield Harriers had 15 runners taking part led by Ray Hays who was third
overall. The other runners taking part from the club in finishing order were
Shaun Bird, Robert Cockayne, Eric Round, Paul Appleby, Andrew Ball, Linda
Elliot, Ken Hemsby, Russ Martin, Bryan Timmons, Ian and Jan Bebbington, Allison
Mc Ginley, Phil Bird and Isabel Fowler. Eric Round and Jan Bebbington were
the first home in their age range and Linda Elliot was the first lady home
for the club and 2nd lady home in the race. A good evening was had by all
the runners. Results
Mansfield Stars and Stripes Half Marathon
On Sunday there were 729 runners taking part and finishing the Mansfield Stars
and Stripe Half Marathon. Amongst them were 21 runners from Sutton in Ashfield
Harriers. The course was up hill and down dale and times were slightly reduced
by the wind but this didn't stop Sutton's Nick Luke who came home in 7th which
made him the first local to finish in a time of 1:18:35 which was 10 minutes
behind the leader who was the Salford Ethiopian star Thomas Abgu. The next
six home from our club was Jim Renshaw, Glen Baird, Stephen Brewer, Paul Wilbraham
and Andrew Ball. These were followed by Alan Dickens, Tony Forman Tony Riley
and Chris Jones. Our first Lady was Linda Elliot in a race position of 244
making Linda the 6th lady to finish in the Ladies. The ladies from the club
following her were Alison Thurman, Jane Littler, Tracy Parker, Alison McGinley
and Marie Bower. Alan Pemberton was closely followed by Ken Hensby who was
our first VM60 to finish. Les Arrowsmith seems to be split into two parts
as he was numbered 483 and 512 and the last but not the least finishing for
the club was John Dale. All those taking part appeared to have had an enjoyable
run. Results
British 100 Kilometre
(Road) Championships. Lisa Knights of
Sutton in Ashfield Harrier ran for England in the Ultra Running Championships
in Cardiff on the 27th July 2004. This race was 100 kilometres long which
equates to 62.14 miles a vast distance to run but Lisa won this race in 8hr
48 mins 27 sec, second was Isobel Partride in 8hr 59 min 29sec and the third
place can in 2 hours after this. This is the first time Lisa had run this
distance and to come in first is a tremendous achievement Well
done Lisa.
Mini League Track and Field Event at Berry Hill ( 4th July 2004) On Sunday 4th July the first of the Mini League Track and Field events was held at Berry Hill the first of Nottinghamshire's tracks to be opened this season. Six boys and ten girls with ages ranging from 9 to 15 from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers competed. The boys attending were Thomas Allsop, Jorden Mitchell, Paul Rathbone, Peter Smeed, Charlie Taylor and Kyle Bush the notable results amongst these were Paul getting first in his three events which were 100m, 200m and shot, Charlie was first in the 200m and Kyle was first in the 100m not forgetting a good 50 m dash by Thomas, The girls attending were Bethany Ceney, Sarah Willet, Danielle Ceney, Sarah Birkitt, Hannah Felton Rebecca Collis, Megan Smith, Bethany Mitchell, Charlotte Brailsford and Sarah Penington. They all did very well but the highlight of day was the under elevens 4 x 100m relay run by Rebecca, Danielle, Hannah and Sarah who came first in a nail biting finish, The super day was spoiled by a down pour of rain as the last few events were taking place which brought out the umbrellas and cleared the site rapidly Results
Young Athletes League Telford (27th June 2004) On the 27th June there was the third event in the Young Athletes League at Telford. The Members of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers attending were Paul Rathbone, Peter Smeed, Kyle Bush, Nick Ward, and Bethany Mitchell. Sarah Pennington and Hannah Mitchell. There all did very well in their individual events.
Young Athletes League Grantham (6th June 2004) Earlier this month there was the second track and field event for Young Athletes League at Grantham, Seven members of Sutton in Ashfield harriers attended and came away with a multitude of first and second places, The Members attending were aged between 12 and 17 years old and they were Bethany and Hannah Mitchell, Paul Rathbone, Peter Smeed, Connor Bailey, Nick Ward and Steven Chillingworth.
English Schools Inter-Counties Track and Field Event at York (19th June 2004) On the Sat 19th June in York there was an Inter-Counties School track and field event prior to the finals at Gateshead on the 9th/11th July. Three young athletes from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers were selected to go to York they were Nick Ward, Hannah Mitchell and Matthew Cotton. Hannah did exceeding well in the Shot with a throw of 8.67 metres with put her in first position, she also had a personal best in Discus throwing 24.83 metres finishing 2nd, her final event was Triple jump were Hannah came 4th. Nick also did well by achieving 4th in the shot with a throw of 10.40 metres and 5th in the Long jump with a distance of 4.94 metres, which was a personal best for him. Matthew had to pull out at the eleventh hour due to a broken Collar Bone, which will put him out of action for a large part of this season.
Notts AAA Summer League Friesland Centre Erewash Road Race 3 (Wed 16th June 2004) The third race in the Notts AAA Summer League was a 9-kilometre road race that took place recently on a Wednesday evening starting at the Friesland centre, Erewash near Long Eaton. There were a total of 335 runners from all parts of the county 19 of which were from our local club Sutton in Ashfield Harriers. In the Sutton runners competing in the men's race Andy Wetherill came 2nd overall in a time of 30min, which equates to a pace of 303 metres per minute. Stuart Platts, Rob Star, G Baird, Steven Brewer and David Pickering followed him closely within the next five minutes. The other eight men also finished in the next few minutes. In the Ladies race there were five from Sutton amongst the 101 ladies running. Lisa Knight ran well and came fourth followed closely by Simone Matthias, Jackie Robson, Linda Elliot and Jan Bebbington all of which ran well and all came home in the first third of the race. Results
Midlands Centre AA Championships Track and Field (Sunday 20th June 2004) Rob Star of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers entered the midlands AA Championship in Birmingham on Sunday. This was a Track and field event and Rob enjoyed the day of good quality Athletics and the event he entered was the 5000metres where he found he was slowed down by the wind and completed in a time of 17:54 and finished fifth.
17th British Masters Relays at Sutton Park ( Sat 22nd May 2004) Recently at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield the 17th British Masters Open Road Relay races was held each leg of the relay was 4.5 K in length, The Sutton in Ashfield Harriers Vet men's 60-69 team comprising of Tony Staniland, Ken Hensby and Harold Billings ran well and came 10th overall in the 28 teams competing in that category. The other Vet men's 40-49 team did not have the full team of seven runners but the members present Ian Cockayne, Paul Appleby, Dave Pickering and Alan Dickens completed their legs of the relay with some Excellent Times. Results
Booth Decorators at Darley Abbey Park Derby (Tue 8th June 2004) Recently on a Tuesday evening at Darley Abbey park Derby the race in the Booth Decorators league of road races. Sixteen members of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers took part in this 7.3 kilometre long race our team comprised of 13men and 3 women. The three fastest men were Ray Hays, Shaun Bird and Paul Whittingham who came 8th, 12th and 18th respectively in the field of 147 runners. The three ladies running for the club were Linda Elliot, Jan Bebbington and Allison Mc'ginley who all did well in their age groups. Ray Hays was also first in the men aged 40 and Bryan Timmons was the fist man home aged 60. Results
Notts AAA Championships 10 mile Road Race (Friday 4th June 2004) Earlier this month on a very warm Friday evening at Holme Pierrepont a 10 mile road race took place with 256 runners which was part of theNotts AAA Championships. Sutton in Ashfield Harriers had 17 runners taking part of which 6 members were taking part in this first race of theAAA Championship which includes four races 10K, 10 Mlle, half marathon and a full marathon all which take part between now and the end of September. During the race there was a light breeze which helped to cool down the runners,Andy Wetherill run at a cracking pace for his age and was 3rd overall but first in the Championship for Vet 45 and received the gold award. Another award was received by Jan Bebbington who was the third lady in her class and came home and came away with the bronze award. Three other members ran exceptionally well and achieved personal best times they were Andy Ball, Linda Elliot and Ken Hensby. the other members running for the club in race order were Rob Star, Dave Pickering, Brian Bailey, Terence Norris-Hunt ,Andy Ball, Paul Whittington, Chris Jones, Paul Appleby, Linda Elliot, Ken Hensby, Ian Bebbington, Les Arrowsmith Allison Mc,qinley, Shaun Arrowsmith and Mark Sarison. Results
Booth
Decorators League On a sunny Tue evening the 25th May
at Shipley Park Visitors Centre was the second
race of the season in the Booth Decorators league. Twenty-Five members of
the Sutton in Ashfield Harriers took part in this race of 4.6k that was entered
by 183 runners. We had 16 men running and our first man home was Dean Cross
who was 2nd in the race our next man home was Ray Hays in 17th followed by
Paul Whittington in 27th. Followed by Tom Powiss, Paul Appleby, Eric Round,
Chris Jones, Ian Bebbington, Russ Martin, Ken Hensby, Tony Staniland, Phil
Bird, Bryan Timmons, Andrew Longmead, Joe Ball and Trevor Platts. Our eight
Ladies also ran well and the first lady home was our Clare Woolis, our next
lady was Linda Elliot who was 10th following in 11th place was our Val Naylor
these were followed by Jan Bebbington, Tracey Parker, Bev Dawes, Allison Mc
Ginley, Julie Powis and Linda Timmons. Those runners who came first in their
class were Claire Woolis, Ray Hays, Val Naylor, Tony Staniland, Jan Bebbington
and Trevor Platts Results
Notts AAA Summer League at Holme Piererpont
On the evening of Wed 19th May at Holme Piererpont
the second race was held of the notts AAA Summer league there were 302 men
and 126 ladies running in total with 21 from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers in
this eight kilometre race. In the ladies race our first three ladies were
Lisa Knights who can in 5th Smone Mathias in 8th and Jackie Robson in 13th
following closly were Jane Littler,Alison Thruman,Jan Bebbington,Katie Solaman
and B Davis In the mens race Andy Wetherill was 4th followed by Shaun Bird
(30th),Rob Starr (49th) and Steven Brewer (51st) the other ten runner followed
in close succesion in the following order Dave Pickering, B Bailey, Paul Appleby,
Chris Jones, Alan Dickens, Ian Bebbington, Tony Staniland, Ken Hensby, Andy
Mitchell and J Knight.
Results
Leeds Half Marathon On
Sunday 16th May the 21k of the Leeds Half Marathon was run by Paul Wibraham,
Paul Appleby and Alan Pemberton along with 2419 other runners. It was a good
day for the weather and the results Paul Wibraham completed in 1:30:10 and
was in 171st, close behind him was Paul
Appleby in a
time of 1:36:50 and finally Alan Pemberton in a time of 1:51:03.
Results
Rother Valley Country Park 10k
On Saturday the 15th may
Four of our runners were at Rother Country Park competing in the 10k race
Their were 651 runners competing and our first home was Nick Luke who came
80th in a time of 41 min followed by Ken Hensby in a time of 45m 28s , Linda
Elliot in a time of 46m 47s and Allison Mc Ginley in 53m 54 s
a good afternoon was had by all. Results
Sutton Coalfield 50k On
Sunday the 23rd May 2004 running in her first Ultra Distance race Lisa Knights
of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers finished first Lady with Kathryn Charnock of
Wigan Phoenix second. Lisa's winning time was 3hr 45min 43 sec which is a
pace of 221 metre/min and this was a new course record. After winning the
race Lisa was then selected to represent England in the Anglo-Celtic Plate
100k at Cardiff on Sunday 27th June 2004.
Young Athletes League Solihul On Sunday 9th May eight athletes, parent and official from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers athletic club attended a track and field event at Norman's Green Leisure centre in Solihul were they competed against the hosts Solihul and Small Heath, Rushcliffe and Burton. The members attending were Hannah Mitchell, Stephen Chillingworth, Matthew Cotton, Daniel Willet, Paul Rathbone, Charlie Taylor, Charlotte Brailsford and Bethany Mitchell. All performed well in there three individual events and achieved some excellent results along with a number of personal bests and a collection of new Grading. Our Results
County Championships
Derby Sutton
in Ashfield Harriers were at the Notts and Derby Track and Field championships
held on Sat & Sun 15th and 16th May 2004 at the Moorways Stadium Derby.
It was a glorious weekend both for the weather and the results. Thirteen members
plus officials and parents attended this yearly event,were competitors could
enter up to three events per day.
The senior members attending were Andy Wetherill who was third in the 5000m
and 1st in the 3000m, Andy Mitchell who was entered in Hammer, Shot and Discus
and achieved first in the Hammer, Dave Coleman stormed home 1st in the 100
metres and Rob Star was 6th in the 5000 metres. The younger athletes that
attended were Hannah Mitchell,
Matthew Cotton, Nick Ward, Daniel Willet, Paul Rathbone, Charlie Taylor, Charlotte
Brailsford, Bethany Mitchell and Connor Bailey. Some of the notable first
place achievements by these Athletes were Hannah in Triple jump and Shot,
Matthew in Javelin, Paul in 200m, 100m and Shot and Bethany in Javelin with
a super throw of 22.62 metres. All members who attended achieved some good
results which will stand them in good stead for the forthcoming season Our
Results
Notts AAA Summer League Epperstone
Twenty members of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers were at this first road race
of the season. The 10k race diverted from the road on to farm tracks then
on to footpaths and the wet and windy weather along with 400 hundred pairs
of feet turned the tracks into heavy going for the runners from throughout
Nottinghamshire.The mens race had 288 runners aged from 25 up to a sprightly
70 years of age, The mens race was a very close finish in 31min 35sec between
Andy Weatherill and A smith from Redhill Road Runners. The third place was
P Tallent of Retford AC, The fastest three from Sutton Harriers were Shaun
Bird, Dave Pickering and Steve Brewer followed closely by Stuart Platts and
Paul Appleby. Our fastest over 60's runner was Michael Davis in 39min 40 sec.
The other members that all ran strongly were Ian Bebbington, Alan Dickens,
Tim Hatton, Chris Jones, Andy Ball, Tony Staniland, Andy Mitchel, Trever Platts
and J Knight. Our Senior ladies team ran very strongly achieving a score of
31 points in 3rd position. The winner of the 112 ladies was K Sales of Notts
AC in a time of 34 min 9 secs, our Lisa Knights followed shortly in 6th place
in a time of 37 mins Lisa was followed closely by Simone Mathias, Jacqueline
Robson, Katie Soloman and J Bebbington. A good start to a busy season. Full
Results Our
Results
London Marathon Eight members and
numerous spectators from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers were in London on Sunday
18th April for
the Flora London Marathon. The pre race training at Ashfield school on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, by the members and the recent races they have competed in during
the previous weekends paid dividends. Dave Pickering was the first man home
in a time of 2hrs 54 sec and the first lady home was Lisa Knights in a time
of 2hr 58sec which made her the 39th lady to finish from the 31,679 runners
who completed the race. The other members from the club that braved
the weather on this wet Sunday were Rob Starr, Kathryn Briggs, Marie Bower,
Jacqueline Robson, Bruce Clark and Paul Appleby. Full
Results
Sutton Park Relays Earlier
this month on the 3rd April a team of six Ladies and a team of twelve men
took part in relay races at Sutton Park Birmingham. The ladies team ran six
stages of 4.8k making 28k in a time of 1hr 59 min and were the 9th team to
finish in the 31 teams that attended The three fastest ladies were Lisa Knight,
Amanda Clarke and Jacqueline Robson. The twelve members of the mens team each
ran stages of either 4.8k or 8.7k totaling 73.4k which was completed in a
time of 4hrs 56mins. The fastest three men were Rob Star, Paul Whittingham
and Dave Pickering. The weather was predominantly dry with only the occasional
shower, strong winds prevented any records to be broken and times achieved
were generally slower than last year. Full
Results
Air Products 10k at Crewe Two members
of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers joined in with 164 other runners on the 11th
April 2004 to run the Air Products 10k at Crewe, Clair Woolis was the first
lady home in a time of 35min this was excellant considering this is her first
race since give birth. The other runner was Val Naylor who came home in a
time of 45min 49sec and was the first lady in her age group .
Our Results
Sports
Hall UK Final On
Sunday 18th April at the indoor arena Birmingham there was the UK sport hall
final with 27 regional teams from as far as the Channel Islands, County Donegal
to Argyll in Scotland . There was 489 competitors at the event which were
selected from approximately 417,287 competitors at grass roots. Nottinghamshire
was represented by a team of six under 15 boys who were Kurt Toms, Paul Scothern,Tom
Offler, Clark Hobson from Notts AC. Richard Woolley from Mansfield Harriers
and Matthew Cotton from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers. The team came 10th overall
with 897 points, Matthews overall position in the U15 boys was a credible
position of 22nd from the 76 UK top junior athletes. Well Done!
Team Results
Doncaster Half Marathon On
Sunday 21st March 2004 seven runners from Sutton in Ashfield Harriers were
amongst the 380 runners that took part in the Doncaster Half Marathon. The
first home in a personal best time of 1hr 23min 59 sec was Rob Starr followed
by Dave Pickering, Alan Dickens, Jane Littler, Paul Appleby , Ken Hensbys
and Alison Thruman. All arrived at the finish achieving good times and making
a good start to the Season.
(Club Results)
The Sheffield Lord
Mayor 10k
On Sunday 14th March four member allied to
Sutton in Ashfield Harriers joined 814 runners in a race starting and finishing
in the Don Valley Stadium Sheffield the course was advertised as a Fast flat
course but the wet and windy weather along with a number of stiff climbs prevented
any personal best time being obtained. Andy Wetherill was 4th in the race
in a Time of 33.46 and was first in his class. Two other Sutton runners Nick
Luke (V40)and Michael Davis (V60) were both second in their class and came
14th and 104th in the race in times of 36.25 and 42.18 min. Terry (George)
Richardson (V65) was in 515th Place in a time of 56.52 min
(Full
results)
English Schools
AA Cross Country Championships Mote Park Maidstone Kent
On
Sat March 13th there was approx. 1000 runners from 42 Counties aged 14 to
19 taking part in this English Schools Cross Country. Just as the first of
the six races started the rain turned the track into a mud bath. Matthew Cotton
of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers running for the Notts team in the U15 boys
4238m race found the going heavy which slowed him down to a time of 19.1min
placing him 3rd for Notts and 161st in the race of 320 runners giving Nottm
an overall placing of 29th in this race. (full
results)
Sports
Hall Championships Meres Leisure Centre Grantham (East Midland Regional Event)
On Sunday 29th Feb 2004 four members of Sutton in Ashfield Harriers joined
a team of young athletes aged 12 to 15 from throughout Nottinghamshire competing
in an indoor sports event at the Meres Leisure Centre at Grantham. Five other
teams from throughout the east midlands namely Derbyshire, Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and South Yorkshire attended this event. Our
local members did well with Peter Smeed achieving 3rd in the speed bounce
which was marginally behind the leader by only 3 bounces. Nick Ward did a
Personal best in the Shot and was pushed into second place by only 80 mm,
he was also 2nd in the 4-lap race. Paul Rathbone was 3rd in the Shot and 2nd
in the 4 x 2-lap relay. The final member Matthew Cotton was a member of the
team of 7 under 15 boys from Notts that gained the maximum points and were
selected to compete in the National final in the National Indoor Arena in
Birmingham in April. Team
Results
British
Masters Indoor Championships at Cardiff on 22nd Feb 2004 Andy
Wetherill a second claim runner for Sutton in Ashfield Harriers strengthened
his claim to being one of the top Veteran athletes in the country Andy was
competing indoors for the first time in over 20 years finishing second in
the over 45's in the 3000 metres event in a time of 9.05.21 Andy was forced
to lead from the start but found Bill Foster of the Southern Vets to strong
on the last 4 laps, both runners finishing 1 and 2 overall in a field including
many runners up to 10 years their junior
Stamford
St Valentines Day 30k road race Four
members of the Sutton in Ashfield Harriers continued their London Marathon
preparation by competing in a field of 445 runners in the Stamford St Valentines
Day 30k road race on Sunday 15th February 2004. Lisa Knights dominated the
Ladies race from the start to finish and was the first lady overall in a time
of 1hr 59min.15secs. Winning the next lady by over 3 minutes. The three other
members of the club were Dave Pickering who was 6th For the over 45's in a
race position of 30, Jackie Robson was 10th lady overall and 3rd in her class
and Bruce Clarke came home in time of 2hrs 09 min in 76th position overall.
(Results)