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Increasing back problems restricted options in second half of year.
cc6 Badgers Farm NFR team
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Enjoying the challenge of off-road events.
Increasing back problems restricted options in second half of year. |
cc6 Badgers Farm NFR team |
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| 4th Jan 2015 | 10k mt. |
| Venue: | Somerley estate (Ellingham). |
| Travelling time: | 25mins. |
| Weather: | Cold, cloudy |
| Comments: | Very crowded start, delayed for late arrivals (road to car parking was part of course).
2 laps. Too much of route on hard estate roads for me. Alec came to support. Lunch after at Alice Lisle with Dawn,Sue,Caroline |
| Age-groups: | none |
| Results: | Rosemarie 56m28s (accuracy very doubtful, given same time as another half-dozen runners)
Garmin 55m57s; recorded on line at 56m00s 333rd of 592 finishers (no details of club or category) |
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| 11th Jan 2015 | 4.4 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Badgers Farm (Winchester). |
| Travelling time: | 45min.to Sainsbury's car park. |
| Weather: | Cold, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself, long way up M27/M3.
Good course, short lap, back to start, long lap, then repeat of first bit; claggy mud in parts, long slow drags uphill. NFR ladies team all Mudlarks again. Usual spread of cakes at finish. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 41min57sec; 33rd lady (out of 61 finishers), 3rd v60 |
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| 15th Feb 2015 | 4.9 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Denny Wood enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 20min to Milford (Dawn's) + 25min.to start. |
| Weather: | Bright, not too cold. |
| Comments: | Lift from Milford with Dawn.
Recovering from flu-ey cold, so started at back and took it very easy - full of catarrh so couldn't breathe. Quite muddy (not as bad as expected) plus a fair amount on gravel. No big hills but long 'undulations'. Lots of NFR there; 2+ NFR ladies teams. Cakes again at finish. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 51min38sec; 42nd lady (out of 54 finishers), 2nd v60 |
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| 22nd Feb 2015 | 12 miles MT |
| Venue: | Pewsey school. |
| Travelling time: | 1 hour 15min; left home 8:15am (roads a bit icy).
Arrived early enough to park near start at school. |
| Weather: | Frosty, cloudy first part, then icy wind and showers. |
| Comments: | 4 steep 'hands-on-knees' hills, plenty of slippery, sticky mud, 2 river crossings.
Not much surface water (till rain started) Back ache worse than usual, couldn't even relax on downhill bits; plus still coughing from last week's cold. Alec went for short walk before rain started. A few other NFR; met up with Sue and Andy at Woodbridge pub afterwards (lovely home-made soup). |
| Age-groups: | Up to v70 for men, v65 for ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 2h:32m:0s; 375th (of 451 finishers), 1st v65. |
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| 6th Apr 2015 | Easter Monday. MT, approx 8 miles |
| Venue: | Freshwater sports centre, IoW. |
| Travelling time: | Left 8:45, to meet Sue and Andy at Caroline's (Ashley). Lift in Sue's car.
Got 10am ferry Lymington to Yarmouth, plenty of time to get to start. |
| Weather: | Beautiful day, sunny, warm. |
| Comments: | Same route as previously, still too much road for me.
Had to walk up hills as usual, but a minute quicker than in 2012. Chip timing this year - got results almost instantly. 9 NFR runners. |
| Age-groups: | Up to v70 for men, v65 for ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 1h:21m:46s (116th overall), 1st v65 (trophy + Tesco voucher)
Caroline 1st v55. 136 finishers. |
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| 2nd May 2015 | Red Kite: half marathon 'Arch' course, trail, very hilly; start/finish at Woodlands camp site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd may 2015 | Devils Race: half marathon 'Rheidol' course, trail, very hilly; start at Woodlands camp site, finish up the road. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue: | Devils Bridge (near Aberystwyth) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Travelling time: | 5/6 hours from home. Drove there Thursday, camped at Woodlands site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weather: | Forecast bad (wet and windy) but ok for runs.
Saturday: overcast, cold, very windy. Sunday: bright, bit warmer, but still windy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Group of NFR Mudlarks: me, Dawn, Sue, Andy, Caroline, plus supporters Alec and Craham
Very hard runs, hilly all the way, great scenery; walked uphill as usual. Routes well-marked with signs and tapes (except those blown away on Saturday); water stations with jelly-babies and sultanas. Tried harder on Saturday (as UK Trail champs), but lost time due to missing marker. On Sunday could only manage social walk/jog pace with Sue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes in 5-year age-groups. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24th May 2015 | Ox 'half marathon' MT 14 miles (also ultra and marathon options) | ||||||
| Venue: | Rushmore Estate, Tollard Royal | ||||||
| Travelling time: | 40 mins | ||||||
| Weather: | Warm, cloudy, slight dampness on hilltops | ||||||
| Comments: | Over-distance, with a final steep hill when I expected to have already finished.
Still had to walk up hills, a couple of steep ones, but none of it flat, with long 'undulations' and scenic valleys. My back suffered because there was quite a lot on hard tracks - either the old stony droves, or concrete farm roads. Only a couple of water stations, but well-stocked one at 11 miles. Chip timing, using paper loop tied to laces - worried it might get torn off on narrow paths. Well organised, plenty of route markers but not one I think I'll do again. The best bit was lunch afterwards, at the golf club where it was based. | ||||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes only for 1st 3, M and F. | ||||||
| Results: |
252 finishers. |
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| 20th June 2015 | 26mile/4, trail, hilly (approx 2x5½ miles, 2x7½ miles) | ||||||||||
| Venue: | Slindon College to Queen Elizabeth park (Petersfield): 2nd leg start near Upwaltham, finish near Cocking. | ||||||||||
| Travelling time: | 1½ hours. No problems parking. | ||||||||||
| Weather: | Cloudy, warm, slight dampness. | ||||||||||
| Comments: | As the slowest in our team, I bagged the shortest and easiest section.
Dawn got our numbers beforehand so we didn't all have to register at the start. Graham drove Dawn to the start, Alec took me (leg 2), Sue and Caroline went together (legs 3/4). Arriving at our changeover venue, we were met by Graham, bringing news of a mix-up in our race numbers, and a new number to pin on my vest! Fortunately we had plenty of time, and watching the opposite hill through binoculars, we could see Dawn coming down the track from afar. Only one long steep hill for me, then relatively easy going, on wide undulating chalk tracks. Overtaken by faster marathon runners, who had started a half hour later than us, but did manage to pass a few other ladies carrying batons. My last mile was steeply downhill, on a very solid farm track – jarring on the legs, but I managed a 7½ -minute mile (haven’t gone that fast for ages!) No problems with handover of baton containing the chip. Ground dry - luckily it wasn't wet, or it would have been slippery and much more difficult. Team rehydration and lunch at '5 Bells' in Buriton after. | ||||||||||
| Age-groups: | Relay - v40, v50, gents/ladies (mixed included with gents). | ||||||||||
| Results: |
14th ladies team, of 25 finishers; 1st fv50 team 66th team overall, of 112 finishers |
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| 4th July 2015 | 7.8mile, fell, v.hilly |
| Venue: | Charmouth school. |
| Travelling time: | 3 hours going (took scenic 'Roman Road'); 1.5 hours return. |
| Weather: | Hot,sunny, breezy. |
| Comments: | Used same camp site as last year (Manor Farm)
Afternoon race, 2:30 start. Very hard run, classed as category BM fell-race. Walked most of long first hill on tarmac and quite a lot of other bits. 5 minutes slower than last year (hamstring/sciatica very painful). Several other NFR there. More runners in older age-groups. |
| Age-groups: | Up to v60 gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie: 1h:32m:20s (4th fv60, out of 10) 177 out of 231 finishers |
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| 18th July 2015 | 5 x 5k; off-road | ||||||||||||
| Venue: | Holton Lee (just south of Lytchett Minster). | ||||||||||||
| Travelling time: | 45mins | ||||||||||||
| Weather: | Bright, chilly breeze. | ||||||||||||
| Comments: | Organised by Lytchett Manor Striders club.
We needed 5 ladies for our Mudlarks team, Rosemarie, Dawn, Sue and Caroline, plus we persuaded Maggie to join us, despite her aversion to rough terrain. Support team of Alec, Graham and Bruce. Each runner did a 5k loop around Holton heath on gravel tracks and woodland paths, with only a very short tarmac section. Undulating rather than hilly, though there was a short sharp climb to test tired legs near the end. Some very competitive runners at the front, but we were just pleased not to be last! Very pleased with my time considering dodgy hamstring. Very sociable and well-organised, with plenty of space for everyone to picnic, and a barbecue, cake-stall and well-stocked bar to keep us happy. Also an excellent free pre- and post-race massage, which we made full use of. | ||||||||||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes to first mens, mixed, ladies and junior teams. | ||||||||||||
| Results: |
3rd ladies team, of 4 finishers 29th team overall, of 33 finishers |
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| 11th Oct 2015 | 7.5mile (12k) trail | |||||
| Venue: | Knoll beach NT car park, Studland. | |||||
| Travelling time: | 35mins to ferry | |||||
| Weather: | Bright, chilly breeze. | |||||
| Comments: | Organised by VN events.
Early entry needed as race full by July. Lift there with Claire and Phil (he ran too). Expensive travel: £3.80 each way on ferry, +£4 carparking. Crowded start on beach, ok with chip timing, but then big hold-up at zig-zag steps after ½ mile. Undulating rather than hilly, but a killer mile of soft sandy dunes before the last section along beach. Not really fit enough for run - little training due to back/hamstring problems. Excellent free pre-race massage. Several other NFR there (including our usual ladies group). | |||||
| Age-groups: | Prizes in 10-year age-groups. | |||||
| Results: |
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| 18th Oct 2015 | 5mile (+10mile option) trail |
| Venue: | Ocknells campsite (off A31, near Minstead), Hants |
| Travelling time: | about 30mins, left home 8:30am |
| Weather: | Mild, bright. |
| Comments: | aka Minstead Stinger. Drove there on my own.
Based in campsite, but no use of facilities (only portaloos). Not fit enough for 10 miles so took the easier 5 mile option. Planned to enter on-the-day but got transferred entry from injured NFR. Same course as last year: all off-road but very little mud this time. Undulating, mainly down for first half, mainly up coming back, with long hill to finish. 5 mile route (actually 5.4miles) covered first and last part of full course, with cut across in the middle. Well marked and marshalled, goody bag. Waited for presentations - some NFR age-group winners. 8 NFR runners in the 5 mile race. Pleased to be under 10-min per mile. |
| Age-groups: | 40+,50+,60+, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | Rosemarie 53m:05s (4th v60)
36th, of 74 finishers (17th lady of 46). |
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| 22nd Nov 2015 | 4.8 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Dibden enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 20min.to Ashley; 30min to Dibden. |
| Weather: | Freezing, sunny. |
| Comments: | Drove to Ashley for lift with Kathy T. Restricted parking along tracks.
Course changed from last year, less mud than expected. Still 1 short steep hill, over it in both directions, other long drags. Just pipped on line by sprinter again. 30 NFR (19 ladies) so no need to worry about placings. Lots of lovely cakes at finish! |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 48min20sec; 70th lady (of 98 finishers), 6th v60 (of 12) |
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| 13th Dec 2015 | 4.8 miles, inter-club cross-country |
| Venue: | Janesmoor pond. |
| Travelling time: | 25min.to Janesmoor car park. |
| Weather: | Mild,cloudy. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself, got there early to park in road near start.
Same route as last year, lots of mud. Only 3 NFR ladies, so we were the team (clash with Xmas pud 10k). Santa-themed organisation. Lots of cakes as usual. |
| Age-groups: | Every 10 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: | No official times just placings
Rosemarie: 48min52sec; 37th lady (out of 56 finishers), 3rd v60 (of 5) |
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| 26th Dec 2015 | 5k |
| Venue: | Wilverley enclosure. |
| Travelling time: | 15min. |
| Weather: | Mild,cloudy. |
| Comments: | Drove by myself. My first park-run!
No entry fee, my printed barcode ok for finish recording. Clockwise circuit of enclosure, with extra out&back bit to make up distance. Dawn encouraged me around, but just failed to get under ½ hour (sore hamstring didn't help). Impressed by speed and detail of results service - online by same afternoon. |
| Age-groups: | Every 5 years, gents and ladies. |
| Results: |
Rosemarie: 30min01sec; 36th lady (out of 50 finishers), 2nd v65 |
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