Category: Members Results

On a fine, sunny Sunday morning a good contingent of Jags convened for the last race of the Sportlink Grand Prix 2022 season. I hadn’t run it since the first one, when it was extremely wet and cold, so this was a very pleasant experience and a pretty (if undulating) route! It was especially good to see the speedy ones coming back in the opposite direction just after half way, with at least four Jags among them, before I turned up the hill to the church. 

Everyone ran really well so it was a profitable as well as an enjoyable run with some outstanding performances, as you can see, which bode well for the final Grand Prix results. Well done to everyone who entered the series this year. 

Rosemary Jackson

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Jack Stuttle	57:05	Yes, 2nd place overall and New Club Record!	Diamond
Daniel Smith	59:46	New Club Age Category Record	Diamond
Stephen Pointer	1:08:51	Yes	Silver
Graham Johnson	1:09:44		Diamond
Julian Smith	1:13:00	Yes	Gold
Sandra Roberts	1:14:37	First Timer, First in Age Category and New Club Age Category Record	Platinum
Doug Barber	1:21:53		Gold
Ruth Gainsford	1:22:20	Yes	Diamond
Sonja White	1:24:42		Silver
Rosemary Jackson	1:30:33		Diamond
Iwona Litwiniec	1:35:25	First Timer

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Sonja White	1:59:23		Bronze
Adele Bushell	2:05:07		Silver
Alan Bushell	2:05:07
Karen Evans	2:06:13		Silver
Emma Penfold	2:11:35	Yes	Bronze
Tim Evans	2:19:54
Andy Smith	2:20:59	First Timer
David Buck	2:28:53
Christine Barnett	2:28:53		Bronze

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Jack Stuttle	33:59	Yes, 3rd place overall and County Gold Medal in Age Category!	Diamond
Sandra Roberts	45:59	Yes, County Bronze Medal in Age Category and New Club Age Category Record!	Diamond
Ruth Gainsford	49:39	Yes	Diamond
Rosemary Jackson	53:04	County Silver Medal in Age Category	Diamond

This was my third year of running the Wissey Half-Marathon and it was another well organised and enjoyable event. The race starts and finishes near Oxborough Hall and the route is mainly along country roads taking in the villages of Beachamwell, Barton Bendish and Boughton. Mile 9 proved to be no easier than in my previous runs here, with a long steady incline that seems to go on forever this time with the added bonus of being into a reasonably strong headwind! However Mile 10 is always quite nice, with an enjoyable downhill section before the push towards the finish. The weather was pretty warm and humid with temperatures in the low 20s and this meant that conditions were challenging and on a personal level I was unable to get close to my PB time. There was a noticeable reduction in participants compared to previous years, with the race around 75% full in line with many local races in recent times. This did not affect the atmosphere however with a buzz around the village green and start-line and excellent support from the marshals around the course. 

Three Jags took part in this year’s race with Rachel Jackson and Iwona Litwiniec both having excellent runs. I was involved in a close battle for 5^th, 6^th and 7^th places at the end, with only 4 seconds separating these places in a sprint finish. I finished in 6^th place between two Ryston runners and taking 3^rd place in the M40-44 age category. 

Daniel Smith

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Daniel Smith	1:21:45	Third in Age Category	Diamond
Rachel Jackson	2:01:22	First Timer	Bronze
Iwona Litwiniec	2:23:26

Visiting the Leicestershire area I noticed a road closure for a race on the 4th September… Intrigued I googled and found it was part of the Leicestershire Road Race League (LRRL) and the grande finale. There are 6 races in the league all with different distances. This was an 8 mile ‘rolling’ course it states ‘it will test the legs and lungs but will reward with the beautiful countryside’.

The entry limit was 500. I was lucky enough that it wasn’t full and managed to get a last minute entry to complete my training for the GNR.

The weather had cooled down nicely and there was a pleasant breeze and during the race a few spots of rain. The race started on a farm and we had plenty of cows to cheers us on as we headed out of the farm drive onto some quiet country roads, passing through several villages. The course was indeed rolling and formed a lollipop shape, there was a beast of a hill at mile 4 (well I think that’s what I called it!) that was a mile long. It was tough going but so pleased that the hill training we do as a club had paid off. It was a great course and well marshalled. I was the only Jag competing but it was well supported by many of the local running clubs.

I completed the course in 1:13:46 and was 9th in my age category.

Adele Bushell

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Adele Bushell	1:13:46

8 jags took part in this yearly 5k race , the first since covid on a hot sunny day a relevantly flat course around the village of Hainford. Winners time was17mins 72 secs

72 people finished the race . It was good to see that new club Aylsham runners picked up some prizes presented by Iwona Lake.

There was a childrens race as well

It was a very low key event turn up on the day , fill a form in pays your money , get your number & good to go. No chip timing,

This is how fun races in the 80s/90s

Well done to the people of Hainford for putting this on & raising money for their village hall

David Simpson

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Keith Brighty	21:57
Doug Barber	22:45
Ruth Gainsford	24:29
Graham Fryer	24:34
Karen Evans	25:48
David Simpson	29:57
Noel Meeks	37:51
Megan Swain	39:40

The Framlingham 10k is a really lovely event hosted by the Framlingham Flyers in their picturesque home town. The race starts in the town centre and heads out onto country lanes via the town hill. It is a two lap undulating course with good support and marshalling along the route.

Yesterday the start was at 11am and the conditions very warm to put it mildly. There were plenty of water stops though and a little shade at points round the course. The climb up the hill the second time doesn’t seem too bad but at the third count the end can’t come soon enough.

Unfortunately once you have conquered the town hill for the third time you are taken through some grassy paths to run round a rather large playing field. This can actually feel longer than the hill!

I was the only Jaguar participating yesterday but there were a few other Norfolk vests on show.

The age categories were 10 year groups and I managed to claim first FV50 with 47.55. I was rewarded with a lovely wooden plaque showing Framlingham Castle and lunch in the Castle Inn!

Sandra Roberts

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Sandra Roberts	47:55	First Timer, 1st in Age Category and New Club Age Category Record!	Diamond

I found this race when looking for a 20 miler to add to my training for the London Marathon. The usual choice of the Wymondham 20 was not an option for an Autumn Marathon so I decided we could have a nice weekend break enjoying the lovely seaside resort of Morecambe and do the Trimpell 20 as well. Anyway I managed to convince Jackie, Ellie and Ben that it would be fun, haha! 

Ben was instructed to look after the children while we ran the 20 miles. Thankfully the wind dropped from the previous day and we had excellent conditions for the 11 o’clock start. I always enjoy seeing all the different club vests and this time from the northwest and further afield for a change. 

Ellie and I set off like we were running the Wroxham 5k!!!  We never learn!  After we had run about 2 miles I realised I hadn’t even started my watch, another rookie error. 

The course was mostly traffic free and followed tarmac paths alongside the river Lune which we crossed back and forth several times. It was a nice flat route but my early pace took its toll at about mile 16. The only thing that kept me going was that I realised that if I could maintain a fairly modest pace I could still get a PB and an age group record. 

Ellie didn’t fare much better, her intolerance to gels struck again and she had to take time to throw up!!! Jackie found to her cost that jumping from 13 miles in training to this 20 miler, wasn’t the best idea and paid for it. 

I was able to hang on and get my PB and club age group record in 2:27:03.

Ellie struggled in with a smile on her face and continued heaving up after she had finished in 2:35:21.

Jackie finished in 3:18:56, battered and bruised but not completely broken. 

All in all a good race and fast course, if you pace it right, haha!  Well worth the trip to stay in the lovely Morecambe.

Rod Bye

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Rod Bye	2:27:03	Yes and Club Age Category Record	Diamond
Ellie Gaskins	2:35:21		Silver
Jackie Bye	3:18:56		Gold

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Jack Stuttle	16:05	Yes and New Club Record!	Diamond
Julian Smith	21:02		Gold
Nick Eley	21:41		Diamond
Keith Brighty	21:44		Gold
Sandra Roberts	22:01	Yes and 3rd in Age Category	Platinum
Doug Barber	22:44		Gold
Ruth Gainsford	23:11	Yes	Diamond
Megan Swain	23:45		Bronze
Sonja White	23:50		Silver
Rosemary Jackson	26:12		Diamond

A warm summer evening saw seven Jags run in the Reepham 10k, a race over a mixture of quiet country roads then back along the Marriot’s Way, finishing at the recreation ground where we were met with the cheers from the wonderful supporting Jags.

In a field of 253 runners, great running from Jack Stuttle saw him come home in 3^rd overall with a time of 34:45, Adele Bushell was the fastest female Jaguar coming home 6^th in her age group sneaking under 56 minutes in 59:59.

The finish saw us getting a wooden medal and a bottle of water – unfortunately not a bottle of beer from the sponsors Panther Brewery – with lots (and lots) of cake available afterwards so thank you for the great organisation Reepham Runners.

Nigel Stallard-Mulford

Name	Time	PB	Standard
Jack Stuttle	34:45
Stephen Pointer	41:15
Chris Johnson	47:22
Adele Bushell	55:59
Nigel Stallard-Mulford	58:56
Noel Meeks	1:16:51
Debbie Hall	1:18:26