THE 10k TIMES - Silson Joggers

THE 10k TIMES
April 2016
TIME TO HIT THE ROADS
As a fair weather runner it's always nice to welcome the start of the road racing season. There
are plenty of events for you to get involved in and Heather has written a piece about the
NRRL and the EMGP.
Happy running!
Paul Holmes
33rd Sil verst one Grand Prix 10k Race
Wednesday 4t h May 2016
(Under UKA rules, Licence No 2016 - 19030)
Vol unt eers Pl ease
The 10K is the highlight of the Club events calendar and financially its
success is essential so that we can fund Club activities for the coming year.
The UKA requirements for race organisation are greater than ever before and
we will be monitored by a UK Athletics scrutineer
In order to make the event a continuing success, we will need at least 70
volunteers (almost the whole club) to help out on the evening of 4th May so
we ask that members don?t enter the race but volunteer to help instead. The
main tasks are Car Parking, Registration, Timing Chip Distribution and
Collection, Circuit and Pit Lane Marshalling, Refreshments and of course
Clearing Up afterwards.
We have access to the circuit from 5.00pm, but the main help is needed from
6.00pm.
If you can hel p out t hen pl ease e-mail andyf iel d01@gmail .com
Many thanks
Brian
Brian Keers
Race Director
STOWE TRAINING STARTS THIS MONTH
SILSON JUNIORS
Congrat ul at ions!
Huge well done to Katy Mannix, pictured with Chris Wood,
on gaining her county vest whilst representing
Northamptonshire at the Inter-Counties Cross Country
Champs.
Chris has provided a race report that you can read here.
Congratulations to Georgia, Katy and Cara. County
Schools Sportshall Athletics Champs and part of the
team from Sponne School. Fantastic effort girls!
SILSON JUNIORS
Mil t on Keynes junior parkrun - 6t h March 2016
Lauren Thomas 11:16
Mil t on Keynes junior parkrun - 13t h March 2016
Amanda Salkeld 9:49
Mil t on Keynes junior parkrun - 20t h March 2016
Emily Hinton
7:47
Mil t on Keynes junior parkrun - 27t h March 2016
Lauren Thomas
10:07
Bridgend junior parkrun - 27t h March 2016
Holly Rees
11:07
Buckingham junior parkrun - 27t h March 2016
Jake Morris
8:49
SILSON JUNIORS
Junior Cup - Final resul t s
SILSON JUNIORS
Junior Cup - 2016 Winners
SILSON JUNIORS
Junior Shiel d - Final resul t s
SILSON JUNIORS
Junior Shiel d - Final resul t s
SILSON JUNIORS
Junior Shiel d - 2016 Winners
SILSON JUNIORS
Sport hal l At hl et ics ? March 2016
Javel in
Long Jump
6 Laps
Vert ical
Adela Simackova
12.25
185
46.0
35
Alfie Pace
12.75
179
46.1
35
Caitlin Neale Johnston
13.00
165
48.4
35
Caleb Slater
5.25
130
58.3
26
Ewan Rigby
8.75
155
55.2
25
Eyrn Haynes
8.00
130
55.7
25
Harry Webster
7.75
135
52.8
24
Holly Rees
6.75
130
58.3
24
Jake Storer
11.50
150
49.6
36
Jedan Stewart
7.70
170
54.5
36
Lauren Thomas
10.50
115
54.2
27
Lily Brown
9.75
140
53.4
24
Lucy King
5.50
171
53.9
29
Ondra Simacek
11.00
135
53.1
23
Sam Shears
12.50
155
50.3
36
Abbie Burnett
Amber Salkeld
Ella Darby
James Darby
Liam Cowley
Zara Pickwick
SILSON JUNIORS
Training Groups
School Years 3-8 will train together as one larger training group until end Summer Term.
School Years 9 and over train with seniors until the end of Summer Term.
In September, children will be in new school year groups. Tuesday nights=Years 3-6,
Wednesday night junior group = Years 7-9, Wednesday night older junior group training
with adults = Years 9+
Juniors are expected to come to every training session unless it is their birthday or they
are injured. We now have a waiting list in place for all age groups and we hate having to
turn away enthusiastic runners. For safety reasons we limit numbers at training sessions as
we often run in the dark. There is nothing more frustrating for coaches than running
sessions when juniors didn?t attend because they simply didn?t fancy running that night.
Junior Diary - April 2016
Urgent need of parent volunteers for upcoming sessions. Please email
[email protected]
Dat e Event
Locat ion
Time
Coach / Leader Hel pers
Friday
15 th
April
All Juniors
Stowe School
6.30-7.45
David M
Friday
22 nd
April
All Juniors
Stowe School
6.30-7.45
TBC
Wednesday
Track Event
Horspath Rd
First event 6pm
David M
27 th
Age 11 and
Oxford
Friday
29 th
April
All Juniors
Stowe School
6.30-7.45
TBC
Thurston Drive
First event
12pm
TBC
Training
Training
Tasha
Not
needed
Training
SaturdayTrack Event
30 th
All juniors
April
Kettering
Not
Needed
SILSON SENIORS
Buckingham parkrun ? 5t h March 2016
Simon
Woodward
18:42
Paul Holmes
24:32
James Darcy
20:56
Sue Torrance
24:44
Davent ry parkrun ? 5t h March 2016
David Jarrett
25:05
Al bert Park, Middl esbrough parkrun ? 5t h March 2016
David Coates
20:42
Groundhog Marat hon - 5t h March 2016
105.5 Laps of a t rack!
Paul Rose
4:02:54
Nasebe Bat t l ef iel ds 10k - 5t h March 2016
Juliet Hanson
1:04:54
SILSON SENIORS
Mil t on Keynes Fest ival of Running 10k - 6t h March 2016
Paul Holmes
51:22
Anne Williams
1:02:33
Mil t on Keynes Fest ival of Running Hal f Marat hon - 6t h March 2016
Stephanie Spencer
2:23:01
Mil t on Keynes Fest ival of Running 20 mil e - 6t h March 2016
James Darcy
2:20:06
Caroline Mackenzie
3:25:55
Berkhamst ed Hal f Marat hon - 6t h March 2016
Paul Rose
1:47:31
Chelsey Rose
1:59:40
Wimborne 20 - 6t h March 2016
Richard Popiel
2:39:28
Sue Torrance
3:00:19
Congratulations to Sue on a new club age group record
SILSON SENIORS
Buckingham parkrun ? 12t h March 2016
Jake Morris
23:48
Layne Wray
31:30
Sue Torrance
26:21
Marie Wray
32:14
Karen Dykes
29:54
Neave Wray
32:15
Nort hampt on parkrun ? 12t h March 2016
David Jarrett
27:51
Rushmere parkrun ? 12t h March 2016
David Morley
36:36
Millie Rees
36:36
Original Hampshire Maverick 15km - 12t h March 2016
Richard Popeil
1:35:17
Justine Verwey 1:36:01
Kit Rapson
1:50:40
SILSON SENIORS
Int er count ies cross count ry championships ? 12t h March 2016
203rd Chris Wood 45:45
And so, once more with feeling? ..having gained selection for the county team at the county champs back
in January it was finally time to head to Cofton Park in Birmingham for the season finale. Yes, voluntarily
running a horrendously long (12k? ..madness!) cross country race I?m guaranteed to get a good kicking at.
In Birmingham. Clearly I?m a glutton for punishment on many levels.
Anyhoo, trundling up the motorway the morning fog lifted, the
temperature rose and a funny yellow thing appeared in the sky.
Having navigated to Longridge and successfully parked I pushed
against the flow of junior athletes already done for the day and
located first Cofton Park and then the Northamptonshire basecamp
for the day.
With my shiny new Northants vest on I went to dodge the hordes of
spectators whilst pretending to warm up and have a recce. This was
actually just an excuse to start this year?s tan. I found a slightly
different course from the one I last ran on two years ago and Cofton
Park seemed to have gained some new hills. Soon enough start time
came around and I gathered with my team mates for the day to
negotiate the theme park-like barriers to the starting pens. Since I
didn?t indulge in any over-priced fast food after the race, this was
the last time the day bore any resemblance to being at a theme
park.
A fast and frantic grassy downhill start led to a muddy bottleneck and a bit of elbow bumping. There was
then the first of two long grassy climbs - the first looping round on itself to come straight back down via a
lightening quick descent. The second ascent was slightly longer with a steep and muddy descent that
required a bit of commitment and trust in the spikes. Earlier in the day someone had somehow needed to
be extracted from this section by ambulance. From the bottom the remaining third of the course was as I
remembered it from last time ? deep muddy sections then a fast grassy loop around some fields before a
slight rise leading to the spectator-packed finishing straight. Laps two and three also featured a slight
climb away from the finish line for good measure.
The senior men were treated to three laps, which with the hills and the mud felt like a great opportunity
for blowing up spectacularly. Despite starting a little too fast and attacking the first climb as hard as I
dared I soon found myself going backwards, the tight twists of the course giving a good view of both the
front and back of the field. Completing lap two without being lapped felt like an accomplishment. For a
change I seemed to feel better as the race went on so I pushed as hard as I could for the last lap and even
managed something resembling a sprint finish.
In the end I was 203rd out of 261 finishers and third scorer from the Northants team of 7, a slight
improvement on my 234th out of 276 in 2014. Well done to Katy for battling through a cold to claim her
own county vest earlier in the day.
Here endeth the season.
Chris Wood
SILSON SENIORS
Sil verst one Hal f Marat hon ? 13t h March 2016
Thomas Phelps 1:22:38
David Morris
1:42:45
Nick Pacey
1:31:34
Sue Torrance
1:43:40
Andy Pacey
1:39:21
Lindsay Thomas
2:00:38
Stephanie Spencer
2:18:53
Buckingham parkrun ? 19t h March 2016
Simon Woodward 19:17
Tasha King
24:19
James Darcy
22:17
Karen Dykes
27:36
Jake Morris
23:23
David Morris
28:51
Sue Torrance
23:53
Paul Holmes
33:38
Nort hampt on parkrun ? 19t h March 2016
David Jarrett
23:16
SILSON SENIORS
Mil t on Keynes parkrun - 19t h March 2016
Layne Wray
26:52
Neave Wray
Marie Wray
27:38
28:08
Davent ry parkrun ? 19t h March 2016
Brian Keers
24:54
Stella-Maria
Thomas
34:13
Draycot e Wat er 10 mil e - 20t h March
Bob Kellam
1:17:52
Paul Holmes
1:36:50
Banbury 15 - 20t h March 2016
Simon Woodward
1:40:03
Matt Spenceley
1:57:34
James Darcy
1:41:19
Sue Torrance
2:03:36
Lorna Spenceley 2:05:03
SILSON SENIORS
Ferrara Hal f Marat hon ? 20t h March 2016
Kevin Reboul
1:34:11
Greg Ball
1:44:31
Madeleine Moutrie 2:01:32
Linda Lytollis
2:01:32
Melanie Bignell
2:01:32
Ferrara Marat hon ? 20t h March 2016
Adrian Jelley
3:31:10
Richard Popiel
3:52:16
SILSON SENIORS
PAUL ROSE SPECIAL!!
East er Quad Marat hons
25th March - Bletchley Enigma Marathon
4:13:33
26th March - Easter around The Reservoir, Brackmills 4:21:00
27th March - Easter around The Reservoir, Brackmills 4:31:00
28th March - Enigma Reverse
4:22:21
SILSON SENIORS
Fair weat her runners rejoice it 's Road Running season!
After all the mud of the winter and cross country, it's now the time for our
attention to turn to the road racing season!
For Silson, the main focus over the coming few months is to have plenty of
representation at all the races of the East Midlands Grand Prix series (EMGP),
which also incorporates some the Northants Road Racing League events
(NRRL).
The EMGP series starts with the Silverstone 10km in May (Club members are
expected to help by volunteering at this event-details to follow from our
volunteer co-ordinator) and continues with mid-week races over 5/ 6 mile, or
10km distance for 8 events. Individual runners for Silson have done well over
the years but it really is all due to team support-similarly to Cross country
having your team mates there running alongside and cheering for you really
helps! There is also a huge sense of personal pride at having completed a
series of races!
The NRRL is the team event for Northants Clubs which picks a selection of
races, covering distances from 5km to half-marathon, taking place during the
year. Previously Silson have won team titles in the competition, and individual
placings too, but this can only be repeated with a coordinated team effort!!
The first NRRL race is the Corby 5km on April 17th. Details can be found on the
link below
http:/ / www.northantsnet2012series.org.uk/
Please consider entering these events and helping support the club to really
show off the results of all the exceptional training undertaken, the hard work
and support from the coaches and volunteers is all worth it!!
Heather Kirk
TRAINING AND EVENTS
April 2016 t raining pl an
Details for the Stowe training sessions are still to be confirmed. Keep your eye on
Facebook for updates.
Date
Group
Sun 3 rd
April
Wed 6 th
April
Training Session
Location
Leader(s)
Sunday Long Run
Sulgrave
Greg Bal l
Circuit/ Car park
St ewart Shears/ Heat her
Kirk
Towcester
Tasha & Paul King
David Coat es/ Tasha King
1&2
Fartlek
together
Sun 10 th
April
Sunday Long Run
Wed 13 th
April
1&2
Relays
together
Circuit/ Car park/ Dadford Rd
Friday
15 th April
Seniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Juniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Northamptonshire 5k
Series
Corby
Sun 17 th
April
Wed 20 th
April
1&2
Winter Cup 10k
together
Caldecotte Lake
Friday
22 nd April
Seniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Juniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Sunday Long Run
Silverstone Infants School
Seniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Juniors
tbc
Stowe School Athletics Track
Sun 24 th
April
Friday
29 th April
Milton Keynes
Brian Keers/ David Coat es
UPCOMING RACES
Type
Event
Dat e
Link
parkrun
Northampton Parkrun 5k, every Saturday 9am
Saturday 9am
Website
parkrun
Milton Keynes Park Run 5k - 9am every Saturday, Willen Lake
Saturday 9am
Website
parkrun
Buckingham Park Run - every Saturday 9am
Saturday 9am
Website
Training
STOWE FRIDAY TRAINING STARTS 6:30pm
15/ 4/ 2016
Flitwick 10k
17/ 4/ 2016
Website
Northants Network 5k Series, Corby **NRRL**
17/ 4/ 2016
Website
Leamington Regency 10k
17/ 4/ 2016
Website
Shakespeare Half and Marathon, Stratford
24/ 4/ 2016
Website
Virgin Money London Marathon
24/ 4/ 2016
Website
Pitsford Triathlon (Sprint Distance)
1/ 5/ 2016
Website
Mk Marathon and Half
2/ 5/ 2016
Website
Mayday Mayday 10k, Kenilworth (this is v. hilly in a park)
2/ 5/ 2016
Website
Thornborough 10 (plus 5m fun run)
2/ 5/ 2016
Website
Sil verst one 10k -THE BIG ONE - Al l Sil son members t o marshal and
organise
4/ 5/ 2016
Pitsford 10k
8/ 5/ 2016
Website
Rugby 6 **EMGP**
11/ 5/ 2016
Website
Northants Network 5k Series, Wellingborough
13/ 5/ 2016
Website
Oxford Town and Gown 10k
15/ 5/ 2016
Website
EMGP, NRRL
Blisworth Friday 5m **EMGP, NRRL** 7:45pm
20/ 5/ 2016
Website
EMGP, NRRL
Corby 5 **EMGP, NRRL**
1/ 6/ 2016
Website
EMGP
Banbury 5 **EMGP**
7/ 6/ 2016
Website
EMGP
Harborough 5 **EMGP**
14/ 6/ 2016
Website
Network 5k Series - Kettering
20/ 6/ 2016
Website
EMGP, NRRL
Weedon 10k **EMGP, NRRL**
21/ 6/ 2016
Website
EMGP
MK 10k **EMGP**
28/ 6/ 2016
Website
Northants Network 5k Series - Northampton
13/ 7/ 2016
Website
NRRL Series
Wellingborough 5 **NRRL**
31/ 7/ 2016
Website
NRRL Series
Northampton Half **NRRL**
4/ 9/ 2016
Website
NRRL Series
Cransley 10k **NRRL**
18/ 9/ 2016
Website
NRRL Series
Rockingham 10m **NRRL**
6/ 11/ 2016
Website
NRRL Series
Marshal
EMGP
FANTASY FOOTBALL
Capt ain Kirk Kl ingon t o t op spot ;
Marie on t he March; Morl ey?s
Misery cont inues!
If this was a marathon we would be getting to
the 20 mile mark, when the going starts to get
really tough. So Heather is still at the top of the
table this month, but with a much reduced lead
as Marie?s Dirty Dirty Leeds, sorry, Mighty
Leeds, have had a stellar month in March
outscoring everyone, and closing the gap on
Heather by 40 points, so this one is definitely
going to go all the way to the wire. Also having
a tremendous month is last season?s champion
Jim, who scored the second highest total and
moved up the table 4 places to 12 th.
Michael still leads the Spencer collective, but
has slipped one place to third, mainly because
of Marie?s charge. After Leicester?s fabulous
fairy-tale march to the summit, Andy is now
following in their footsteps and has moved up 4
places to 4 th. Could it yet be a Kirk 1-2, and
who will be number one??? Tom is another
who has had a good month moving up to 5 th
position just behind Andy. Top Junior by just 4
points is Joseph, with Alfie hot on his heels.
At the wrong end of the table David is still there
as he has been most of the season, but the gap
is definitely closing on Ben, so he might just yet
avoid the dreaded wooden spoon.
Keep on making those transfers and
substitutions and who knows where your
team might end up.