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Race Report 11th July 2016

Gloucester 10k

Gloucester 10kTen members competed in this year’s Gloucester 10K with John Featherstone first home in 44.34 followed by Henry Willis in 47.52. First lady was Micaela Swan in 51.37 with Susan Pritt coming second in her category (F55-64) in 57.44. Other results: Phil Rowe 48.23; Andrew Lloyd 51.37; Chloe Barnes 54.15; Yvonne Featherstone 1.00.24; Lisa Mansfield 1.00.45; Adele Mitchell 1.00.48.
Ruth Hayden-Cox and Becky Musgrove travelled to the capital to take part in the Vitality British 10K London Run, finishing in 49.22 and 59.35 respectively.

David Jones completed his 250th parkrun at Porthcawl this weekend (Newent parkrun being his home parkrun), an impressive achievement!

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Newent Parkrun

The following have enjoyed personal best Parkrun times in July.

Henry Willis, Claire Swift, Angela Sonn, Char Hamer, Frances Huntingford, Adrian Dover, Julie Willis, John Featherstone, Adrian Fishpool, Simon Barker, Jonathan Miles, Hazel Cutting, and Kath Watson.

Litter on the park run course. Letters have gone out about this worsening problem, to the head teacher of the school. It is my understanding that steps will be taken by the governors and staff, to improve the situation in the Autumn term.

There cannot be many of us who do not take part in the Newent Parkrun, for the few that may not, please try and support it. It is a good way of getting at least one speed session in, in a week, and the spirit and camaraderie makes it all worth the effort, plus the home made cake at the end, of course. Also please try and take up a volunteer role as often as you are able. Having this free, weekly event on our doorstep is something we should keep, and without volunteers it will be difficult to carry it on.

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August 2014 Report

by Chris Barber

It has been a very quiet month, events wise, for Newent Runners, with holidays , cycling adventures, and an emphasis on training to prepare for races in September and October.
Five members took part in the inaugural Severn Bridge half marathon, which was mainly based around Thornbury. John Featherstone was the pick of the Newent contingent, finishing within the top 200, with a time of 1 hour 35 minutes. Philip Rowe (   1 hr 50  ) Ruth Mowday (  1hr 51 )  Adrian Fishpool ( 1 hr 53 ) and Wayne Holford ( 1hr 54 ) were the other finishers.  All of them were full of praise for the event which afforded great views over the estuary, and a chance to run along a piece of iconic British construction.
Jonathan Miles entered the Oxford  triathlon. Though new to the sport, Jon has made great progress, working particularly hard on his swimming. Jon finished 60th out of 129 finishers with a time of 1 hour 29, for the 400 metre swim, 20 kilometre bike and 5 kilometre run.
The following Newent Runners have achieved PB’s in the towns park run, this month. Liza Barber, Simon Barker, John Featherstone, Mandy Whittington, Yvonne Featherstone, Maggie Pettit, Matthew Cole and Russ Dyer.
Newent Runners are launching a 0-5k initiative, for those who are completely new to running, or are thinking of returning after a long lay off. The sessions will take place on a Wednesday night at Newent sports centre. Two qualified and registered leaders in running fitness will be in charge of the hour long training, and the course will last for eight weeks. Please see the clubs website, or the Newent Runners facebook page for details.