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2008
2007
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Gosforth Hall Blengdale
Runners Handicap Run – Tuesday May 22 2007
In preparation for next months Gosforth 10 Mile road race on Wednesday 13
June the Blengdale Runners Club congregated at The Gosforth Hall Hotel on
Tuesday for their annual handicap 7 mile run around the Blengdale forest.
Barbara and Rod Davies owners of the Gosforth Hall and keen Blengdale
supporters had kindly offered their beer garden to host the start and
finish and sponsored the prizes with bottles of wine and polo-shirts for
the first home.
Lindsay Buck was the first of 12 runners set off by handicapper Mel Gould,
with runners setting off at varying intervals until Dave Atkinson, 17
minutes down, was released from the traps.
Supporters waited anxiously at the finish for the first arrival and it was
Seascale based Christine Simcock (actual time 55.52) who appeared first
round the church corner. Two minutes down Angela Ball and Chris Cripps
(both 47.25) were closely followed in by Lindsay Buck (59.43), Dave
Atkinson (42.49 fastest time), Chris Dowling (52.12), Peter Manning
(52.39), Andy Fletcher (51.54), Annette Morris (53.53), Mike Kenwright
(54,55) and finally Gay and Richard Eastoe running together in Richard's
first club event, finishing in a time of 59.59. Gay had also ran the
Windermere Marathon on the previous Sunday in a time of less than four
hours and was pleased to announce that another club member Simon Mosley had
come first in the Brathy 10 Windermere Marathons in 10 Days Challenge. Ali
Strafford made up a Blengdale threesome in supporting the return of the
popular race.
Rod and Barbara thanked all for supporting the event and presented each
runner with a commemorative certificate before retiring to the bar.
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Well
done to the following people for successfully completing marathons this
year-
London - Paul, Larry, Andy and Mike (Andys first Marathon)
Prague - Sian
Windermere - Gay, Ali and Simon (Simon completed an amazing 10 marathons in 10
days!)
2006
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Congratulations to Paul Curtis on
retaining the Club Championship, and to Gay Eastoe on taking the Ladies
title. See the final table - click
here
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Great performances by Blengdale at the
London Marathon
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Larry would like to dedicate this years
run to his Dad - "Thinking of him kept me going when it got tough"
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Paul and Larry both broke the 3 hour
mark, with Richard, Christine and Susan both successfully completing their
first marathons. Well done everyone
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Sian Beaty has a great run at the Paris,
getting under the 4 hour mark in 3:59:32
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Great Blengdale performances at recent
races. Paul and Dave take first and second place (1st Vet 40) at Derwent's
Isel Cross race, with Gay as first Lady Super Vet. Click
here for results. Click here for
Championship table
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Larry and Dave were joint first place in
the annual Workington to Keswick event in a time of 4:30. Gay was first lady
with a superb time of 4:50. Lindsay, Christine, Richard and Mike also
successfully completed the 32 mile route.
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Places available on the Blengdale Bus to
the Great North Run, £16 return. Contact Mike
Kenwright or Jim Davis .
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Fab, fit & forty!! Sian and Ali
(joined by local runner Viv Winter) will be
celebrating their fortieth birthdays in style next autumn by running Dublin
marathon on 30th October 2006. If any Blengdale runners fancy joining
us
in this madness, get yourselves entered!!! Birthday celebrations in
Dublin
after the marathon.
2005
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Well done to Paul Curtis who gained
another maximum points at the Derwentwater 10 to clinch his second Club
Championship title.
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Congratulations to Lindsay on an
excellent run up the Sears Tower in Chicago, finishing 79th overall from
1500 runners, 8th lady (4th vet 40)
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Well done to Lindsay Buck who completed
her 100th half marathon at this years Great Cumbrian Run. Lindsay is also
competing in a stair race up the Sears Tower in Chicago later in November
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Congratulations to Larry Abel on running
the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 3:05. We couldn't help noticing a Susan
Abel finishing in 4:02 - Is there something he's not telling us????????????
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Gay Eastoe is featured in the September
issue of Runners World magazine, explaining how she manages Asperger's
Syndrome and running (page 26)
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Well done to the following recent
Blengdale Prize Winners :-
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Overall Derwent AC
Summer Series Winner - kevin Kirkham
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Male V40 Derwent AC
Summer Series Winner - Larry Abel
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3rd Lady Derwent AC
Summer series - Lindsay Buck
- Ladies 4th Team
prize at Swinside 6 (Ali, Lindsay & Gay)
- 1st female Vet 50 at
Swinside 6 - Gay Eastoe
- 3rd junior at Swinside
6 - Kevin Kirkham
- 1st Lady Vet O35 at
Setmurthy Snap - Ali Strafford
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Richard Kirkham receives Most Improved
Runner Award at the Kirkcudbright Half Marathon
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Paul Curtis held of the challenge from
Kevin Kirkham to take another maximum points at the Derwent Hilly 10K.
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Larry Abel wins his first Vet Prize at
Lambfoot Loop
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Well done to Ali and Larry who both
completed the London Marathon -
| 2005
Results - London Marathon |
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Happy Birthday to Dave Atkinson and
Larry Abel who have both reached the magic Vets category
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Well done to Lindsay Buck who was first
girl on the Workington
to Keswick 32 mile run (20 March) in a time of about 5:34 her second
consecutive win over the distance.
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Congratulations to Sian Beaty on
completing her first marathon in Rome, in an excellent time (4:06)
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Paul Curtis takes the first step towards
retaining his title by taking maximum points at Netherhall, finishing in
overall third place
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Tuesday club runs now start at 6:00
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Well done to Lindsay on completing the
Empire State Building race in New York finishing as 13th Lady.
Click here for details
2004
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Blengdale take their fair share of the
prizes at the Glaxo Xmas Pud 10K - Kevin is first Junior, Ali is second FV35
and Gay is second FV50. The Kirkhams take full advantage at the
last championship race of the year, both running PB's to finish first
(Kevin) and third (Richard). Chris Cripps consolidated his championship
place by finish second to Kevin, Mike Kenwright finished fourth closely
followed by Ali Strafford who had a good run to confirm her as Ladies
Champion. Sixth was Gay Eastoe, seventh was Lindsay Buck fresh from her
Irton Pike victory.
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Dave Atkinson beats this years new Club
Champion Paul Curtis at Derwentwater 10
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Paul Curtis confirms Club Championship
win at the Great Cumbrian Run, reaching 100points. He says he will be
calling at Larry's house to measure the trophy so he can make sure it fits
his mantlepiece.
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Well done to Kevin Kirkham on taking 1st
junior and 2nd overall position in the 4.5 mile race on Great Cumbrian Run
day. His dad did pretty well over the half marathon as well !
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Welcome to 2 new Blengdale members Sian
Beaty and Gay Eastoe.
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A good day was had by all on the
Blengdale bus to the Great North Run. Well done to Dave for not stopping the
bus on the way back!
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Well done to Kevin Kirkham on finishing
in the top 20 of the junior Great North Run out of a field of 6000!
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Don't forget to pass on any items for
this News Page - if I don't know the details I can't put it in!
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Well done to Chris Cripps for completing
the Full Ironman Triathlon at the end of August
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Dave Atkinson wins this years Arnison
Dash at the annual Patterdale Show - Further details when available. Well
done Dave.
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Running is obviously in the blood in the
Bowness and Amor families as they took
first and second places in the Gosforth 10 Road Race and the fun run.
International Cumberland fell runner, Alan Bowness, of Bigrigg, won the
annual Gosforth 10-mile road race. Hot on his heels was CFR's Martin Amor,
of Cleator Moor. But the event was made more unique when Alan's nephew,
James Bowness, won the village fun run from Lee Amor, Martin's son, in
second.
In the main event, Geoff Ayres in fourth (first MV 40) and Neil Cockbain,
fifth,
made up the CFR quartet that took the team prize for the fourth year
running.
In the ladies race Julie Jones (Derwent Athletic LV45) eased clear of Pat
Parker
(Cumberland AC LV50) and Blengdale runner Annette Morris (LV40), of
Gosforth,
to record her first victory.
Local Blengdale runners featured strongly with Kevin Kirkham ninth overall
in
63.24 coming in just ahead of team mates Larry Abel (64:02), Dave Atkinson
(66.05), Mike Kenwright (70:02), Andy Fletcher (79.41), and Kevin's dad,
Richard
(89.16).
Alongside Annette Morris in the Blengdale ladies team were Christine Bradley
and
Lindsay Buck.
In the fun run, Joanne Buchanan and Charlotte Boow battled it out in third
and
fourth to become the first village girls home, taking the under-16 and
under-12
girls prizes. (Report courtesy of the Whitehaven News)
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Blengdale secured the
third place team prize at the Kirkcudbright Half Marathon on 29th June -
Larry Abel, Mike Kenwright, Chris Dowling and Richard Kirkham were the
successful runners. It was Chris's first race for almost a year because of
injury and it was Richard's first ever Half Marathon! Well done lads.
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Blengdale was well
represented at this years Keswick to Barrow 40 mile event. Lindsay Buck,
Christine Bradley, Larry Abel, Dave Atkinson and Mike Kenwright all had good
runs as part of the BNFL team that was superbly organised by Chris Dowling.
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know and I'll include it on the site - webmaster@blengdalerunners.co.uk
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