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» Welcome to Halstead Road Runners |
Welcome to HalsteadRoadRunners.net, the home of Halstead Road Runners and the Halstead & Essex Marathon.
Nathan Roulson Forum Administrator / Marathon Committee Matt Biggin Forum Administrator / Marathon Committee Matthew Ranson Forum Administrator / Halstead Road Runners Press & Publicity Officer
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» 6th January 2009 |
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06 Jan 2009 - 10:17 AM - by Ranson
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Suggested Headline: Halstead win at Hadleigh Cross Country!
Halstead Road Runners finished first in Pool B in the Hadleigh Cross Country race sponsored by 53-12 of Colchester. In freezing conditions the runners completed a two lap 5 mile course around farm tracks and fields. This results leaves Halstead 2nd overall in Pool B of the league after 4 races. Congratulations go to Bradley Doe on completing his first Cross Country for the club, Bradley finished strongly in 51st place.
Results as follows:
Senior Female
8th Sarah Olner
29th Lorraine Garnham
40th Wendy Carter
50th Peri Collins
Senior Male
8th Gavin Allen
42nd Andrew Warner
49th Don English
51st Bradley Doe
53rd Matthew Ranson
65th Bob Langley
75th Ian Sutcliffe
87th Mike Grealy
88th Sam Wolton
98th Richard Tiller
99th Andy Carter
118th John Markham
In the Junior race over a distance of 1.5 miles the following results were recorded:
GIRLS
Sophia Diss..................8
Megan Sharpe.............37
BOYS
Luke Allen...................23
James Walker.............30
Bradley Sutcliffe.........32
Samuel Jones.............46
Sophia currently lies in first place in the U13 Girls for the Series.
Andy Wilmot and Bob Parmenter did the 100 Marathon Club Winter Challenge off road marathon at Stevenage. Weather was good, if a bit cold. Underfoot conditions were surprisingly good, with only a couple of particular "boggy" sections. Andy finished in 4h 40m, Bob in 5h 39m.
Bob Parmenter also did the 100 Marathon Club A.G.M Marathon, at Bromley. Mainly a road course, with a few miles of frozen "off road" tracks. Really cold day, with a mild but biting wind, on some exposed parts of the course. Bob finished in 4hrs 34mins 05secs (his second best Marathon time ever!)
WELL DONE to all!
For senior membership enquiries please call Club Captain Wayne Kern 07801 722794 and for juniors (8-15 year olds) please contact Peri Collins 01787 223150.
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» Halstead & Essex Ultra |
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05 Jan 2009 - 12:57 PM - by Nathan
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Halstead & Essex Marathon, Halstead Road Runners are staging a new event for 2009.
In addition to the Marathon there will also be a 30 mile Ultra Marathon run on the same course. The Ultra will start at 9:45AM - shortly before the main race at 10:00AM. Competitors will run the full marathon course plus an additional four mile loop.
“The organising committee wanted to add something special to mark our 15th event” said Nathan Roulson, Race Director.
“We are regularly asked if we would apply our expertise to hosting a shorter race along side the marathon, such as a half marathon or 10k. But our small club would be unable to find sufficient volunteers to marshal the additional roads and runners and the popularity of the shorter race could detract from the main event. It’s very important we maintain the high standard of our marathon which is recognised nationally”.
The Halstead & Essex Marathon was voted 10th best race in the UK by readers of Runners World magazine in February 2008, beating the London Marathon, Great North Run and a host of other commercial, well-known and respected races.
“Ultra running is becoming increasingly popular” Nathan continued “and there are very few events in the South East of the UK. Distance events are what we do well and we determined that a longer event could be held alongside the marathon without asking too much more from our club members and volunteers who already have a very long day”.
“The existing 26.2 mile marathon course lends itself to Ultra distances of 30, 35 and 38 miles. We decided to start small with the shorter distance and include a fairly generous cut-off for runners starting the additional 4 mile loop - 25 miles within 4:15. Runners failing to reach this point within the allotted time will be directed by marshals to continue on to complete the marathon course and score accordingly”.
"The cut-off is primarily intended to keep the Ultra within the marathon’s current time limit which is in place out of respect to our volunteer marshals".
As per the marathon, there will be a tail bike and nobody will be left out on course. Signage and water will be in place until the last runner finishes and many of our marshals choose to stay out on course until the last runner has passed by.
This also means that should an ultra runner feel during the race that they are not going to complete the distance they can drop out of the ultra and ‘just’ run the marathon.
The 4 mile loop runs from Star Stile (Ultra runners will turn left for a second time) to Levitt’s Corner, turning left again and then following the marathon course to the finish. An updated course map will be published on our website and will be included with runner’s info pack.
“If the Ultra proves a success we may hold it again in the future. There has been a lot of interest on the Runners World forums so we expect to be oversubscribed this year. As always, we’ll listen to the post race feedback from both the runners and marshals because we want to continue to hold a fantastic day for all concerned”.
Ultra entries will be limited to 40 runners and will not be taken on the day (to facilitate bespoke race numbers), instead closing on 1st March.
Runners wishing to enter the Ultra first need to enter the marathon in the usual way and then request entry via ultra@HalsteadAndEssexMarathon.co.uk . Ultra runners need to provide recent marathon and ultra racing history along with finish times (in the expectation that only those who genuinely can meet the cut-off apply for the small number of places available for 2009).
There will be an additional entry fee of £5 to cover the cost of the bespoke Ultra runner’s race number and quality bespoke finisher’s t-shirt (Ultra runners will also receive the same goody bag as marathon runners).
Question or comment? - please click here.
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» Halstead & Essex Ultra. |
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22 Dec 2008 - 8:37 PM - by UltraFlynn
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Halstead & Essex Marathon, Halstead Road Runners are staging a new event for 2009.
In addition to the marathon there will also be a 30 mile Ultra Marathon run on the same course.
The Ultra will start shortly before the main race at 9:45AM. Competitors will run the full marathon course plus an additional four mile loop.
Our volunteers and marshals already have a very long day supporting the marathon, therefore runners will be required to reach the start of the extra loop at just after 25 miles within 4:15 to be allowed to continue with the Ultra (runners failing to reach this point can continue to complete the marathon and score accordingly).
So as not to detract from our highly regarded marathon, Ultra entries will be strictly limited.
Full details of the entry procedure will be announced on www.HalsteadAndEssexMarathon.co.uk on 2-Jan.
Please note runners will need to have already entered the 2009 marathon before applying for a place in the Ultra.
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» 53-12 Cross Country at Ipswich |
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16 Dec 2008 - 8:32 PM - by Andy Carter
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Race 4 new venue!
53-12 CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE. SUNDAY 18th JAN 2009
HOSTED BY IPSWICH JAFFA RUNNING CLUB AT MARTLESHAM, IPSWICH.
SEAA PERMIT Number 92:08
10.30am SENIOR RACE (min age 15) over 5.65 miles comprising two identical laps and finish straight.
11.30am JUNIOR FUN RUN (min age 8, max age 15) over 1.5 miles. Out and back course.
You can see maps of the course at:
http://www.ipswichjaffa.org.uk/maps/...swich%20XC.xml Seniors
http://www.ipswichjaffa.org.uk/maps/...unior%20XC.xml Juniors
Both courses are mostly flat, mainly on tracks and footpaths which may be muddy depending on amount of rain. There will be signs and marshals warning the public of the race and guiding runners. First Aid cover will be provided by the Red Cross and marshals will be able to summon them if needed.
PARKING, TOILETS & CHANGING (NO SHOWERS) and POST-RACE REFRESHMENTS ARE AT THE MARTLESHAM COMMUNITY HALL.
£2 PER SENIOR RUNNER. NO GUESTS ALLOWED. NO JUNIORS FEE
Martlesham Community Hall is situated on Felixstowe Road very close to the Tesco superstore. Turn off the A12 into Anson Road. Go past the left turn to Tesco and take next left into Felixstowe Road. The Hall is on your left within 200 metres.
There is parking at the Hall and on the opposite side of Felixstowe Road but both have height restrictions of 2 metres – please advise me if this causes a problem.
IT IS THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE FROM THE HALL TO THE START SO PLEASE ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO THE COURSE.
AT THE FINISH – There will be a container for team captains to leave their score-sheets for first 8 (6) men and first 4 (3) women. Please do not wait until all your runners are home before filling this out as this will delay the results. Results will be announced in the Community Hall asap (around midday).
For More Info contact Brian Rogers 01394-386189 (home), 01473-613604 (office),
07733157024 (mobile), brianrogers810@aol.com
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