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The Downlander 27.06.10

Report:  10 mile trail race, a really tough race, both in terms of the course and the weather.  Interestingly despite being in Wiltshire there were two other runners from Littledown there!

Southampton Lordshill 10k 27.06.10

 Report: Over 30 degrees! Well run Becky…you easily beat Nick.

Portland 10m 04.07.10 - Littledown Harrier’s Results DRRL and CC Race

291 finishers        

Full Results: http://www.rmpac.co.uk/index.php?page=PO_10_2010_Results

Men’s Report: Portland 10 mile race saw a return of the 'Guns' and a 17 strong men's team!!!

Saluting our top 3 Harriers. Top Gun: Mark Packer, Pistol Pete Peter:  Peter Hellawell, I don't need a gun:  Gary Worsley.  Also great to see a return from the marathon from Jon and Richard… by the looks of it the 1st DRRL Podium finish of the year for the team!!! Cheers,                        

Ben R

Women’s Report: Hi, great day out had by all in sunny Portland!  A lovely team atmosphere from the Harriers as usual, which makes it so enjoyable and supportive. It’s pretty hilly all round, especially the last couple of miles which tests your energy reserves, so quite tough but there was a lovely breeze for a large part of the race.  The views are lovely out there and the journey out was worth it.  I thought it was well organised, plenty of water stations and some nice little prize mementos… Oh, and a lovely sports towel on finishing too. We did well on the prizes, the first four ladies got the 2nd team prize, well done Heather, Hayley, Naomi and Kathy and also well done to Janet who won an age cat. prize.                                                                                                                             

Sarah H

New Forest 10m   11.07.10

857 Finishers

Men’s Report: Hi Folks, from a very warm and sunny New Forest 10 mile yesterday..... Great (PB) run by Steve Scally to lead us home in 68 mins! I know Lawrence was running too, but I couldn't spot on the results.  Well done everyone!  Cheers.                                                                Richard M

 

Women’s Report:  Lovely run in the forest had by all yesterday, first time for me and thought it was a great route, scorching heat tho,.. So well done all it was tough at the end when your whole body feels like it’s on fire and your head‘s pumping with the heat or was that just me!?! A great turn out by the Harriers                                                                                                                               Sarah H

Full results: http://www.chromedaisy.co.uk/nf10/results/2010NewForest10Results.pdf

Maiden Castle Loop 10K 11.07.10

145 finishers

Full results: http://egdonheathharriers.com/Documents/Loop_Results.pdf

Swanage Carnival 2010 Half Marathon

Saturday 17th July 10am  - Littledown Harriers - Results by Time (provisional)

Report: Hello all, I think there was a very fast and close race today in Swanage from our ladies.  From what I can see the famous four were keeping it tight and pacing fast and focussed!! Leading in was Heather on her shoulder was Hayley, not far behind was Tracey and on her shoulder, Kathy. Also another 3 ladies running in well were; Naomi, Sam and Maxine. Great day by the looks of it, well done girlies!                                                                             See ya Sarah H   Women’s Capt.

Report: Hi Sarah, yes you’re right...it was a very tight and close shave between us all, and I must say that Hayley did absolutely fantastic as she started behind us all and worked her way  through each and every one of us ladies, she passed me at about 10.5 miles  and was pulling away very  strong. I was very lucky to have the benefit of a downhill section at 12 miles and was able to get back and stay there...but I knew dear Hayley was there, and we both fought hard after a very tough race, and like you said, Tracey and Kathy were right there as well. What a fantastic sight that must have been, all so close and bright and proud in our tangerine vests!  We got the 1st team prize, and I also won the 2nd vet prize.  So we left the Littledown mark in Swanage :-). Well done to Naomi, Sam and Max and all the Orange boys who also did some tremendous times and PBs. A good day out was had by all!                                                                                                                        Hev K    

Report: There was a welcome return to the Littledown team to our Iron Men - Paolo having just completed his ninth, and Greg his first Iron Man Triathlon –amazing achievement congratulations to you both! However I’m sure I wasn’t alone when I saw Greg at the start of the half marathon and whilst congratulating him for achievements in Nice was secretly thinking ‘that’s one less Championship point for me today then’  and  so it proved….. 

The Swanage half marathon was one hell of a gruelling race in itself - hills after hills after hills….. It did however appear that some of the boys hadn’t read the script and went on to beat their Personal Bests!!! 

Wayne Walford-Jelks – sponsored by duracell

Mike Pugh – must have been the extra energy from the fish and chips you had just before the race J

Mike Neal – latest member of the sub 100 mins club!

Steve Scally – man of the race for me for destroying his previous PB.  The man’s on fire, New Forest 10, Swanage Half, watch this space eh! 

Of course a salute to the top 3 Harrier Men

1.  Greg ‘The Iron Man’ Pienaar

2.  Peter ‘Hamish’ Hellawell

3.  Gary ‘The Show Boat’ Worsely (I’m sure I saw you run an extra loop around a water station at one point!) 

And to the ladies for winning the team prize, and the rest of the men’s team a very, very well done, I know how much that race hurt (and if you didn’t see me at the finish – trust me it showed!).

                                                                                                                                    Ben R Men’s Capt.

Official race photos:  http://trevrich.zenfolio.com/swanage_carnival_2010

Results: http://www.swanagecarnival.com/PDFs/Swanagemarathon2010_ByPosition.pdf

 

Coincidence Corner - Mike Terry’s race result times

Portland 10m 1:24:16 ……….New Forest 10m 1:24:16

 

EXTRA!!!!

Ironman -  Nice, France  27.06.10  Rank No NAME FISRT NAME NAT CAT 2.4m SWIM 112m BIKE MarathonRUN FINISH 399 554 PIENAAR GREGORY RSA M30 0:54:55 5:49:03 4:10:37 11:04:46 1388 1557 DE LUCA PAOLO GB M40 1:10:15 6:54:37 4:31:48 12:51:13

2,734 finishers                      Full Results: http://www.tri247.com/results_7778.html

Report: A group of 2 Harriers (Greg Pienaar & I) were in Nice, for Ironman Triathlon on the 27th of June 2010. Ironman is a great event consisting of: Swim 2.4m, Bike 112m, Run 26.2m Marathon. The event has such a great camaraderie and atmosphere. Usually with a cut off of 16-17hrs. Most finishers waited around to cheer in the final finishers. Greg had a cracking race, this being his first attempt at the distance. Finishing in an amazing time of 11hrs 4mins 46secs. (40th out of the swim). Well done Greg!! Amazing... & me in 12hrs 51min.                                                                                                                                                       Cheers Paolo

Votwo Kamikaze 'BANZAI CHARGE' 18.07.10

An 8 mile off-road run with physical obstacles and challenges en route.

Report: Just thought I’d drop you a line to let you know that Adrian (Bonner), Paul (Milliard) and I did the Kamikaze at Mapperton Farm near Bridport. We got very muddy and it certainly wasn't ever going to be one for a PB, but we all had a lot of fun and really enjoyed ourselves! Our results are as follows; 8th place - Adrian 1:14:01. 15th place - Paul 1:17:20. 51st place - Caroline 1:34:12 (3rd lady). The pic shows you how filthy we all were.                                                                      Caroline M

http://www.votwo.co.uk/votwo2007/docs/Results_sheet_Kamikaze%20Jul%2010.pdf

Coming Events…

 24 July 2010 (Saturday) WAYFARERS RELAYS plus disco, camping and Sunday morning run.

This is fast approaching and is the start of our week of 20^th anniversary celebrations so it’d be great to get lots of runners / family / friends along. It’s a low-key fun event and very much a social weekend for Dorset running clubs!  

Location: Wayfarer’s cricket club just outside Ferndown.

Time: Relays start at 3pm

Barbecues and silly games: from 5:30pm

Bar opens: as soon as the relays finish.

Disco: from 9pm

Bring your running shoes, barbecues, tents, dancing shoes … & your families and friends along (children very welcome). The more the merrier!  

Here’s the info on the running bit: - Distance is just less than 3 miles on flat off-road country tracks

 - Men’s and mixed teams are 6 runners, ladies teams 4 runners. We need to make a list of runners and sort out teams. We usually organise mixed ability teams to make it a friendly intra-club competition.  All you have to do is give your details to the Littledown organiser.              Tracey L

1 August 2010 STURMINSTER HALF MARATHON CC DRRL - 10:30am Start http://www.dorsetdoddlers.org/DODDLERS/DD%20FRAMES/DDFrames.htm

8 August 2010 SALISBURY 54321Challange run or trail 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k, 42k/Marathon, or 50k an event suited to all the family, with a choice of distances from 5km to 50k Ultra.  The routes will be over footpaths, bridleways and quiet country roads in the Salisbury Wessex area. The walk/trail runs, will take you past a variety of sites of historical and scientific interest and through country estates not usually open to the general public http://www.salisburyfirestation.info/diary.htm

5 September 2010 THE BEAST CC 13 mile, multi-terrain ENTER EARLY -10:30am Start Corfe Common, West Street, Corfe http://www.pooleac.co.uk/infopage.asp?infoid=264

26 September 2010 NEW FOREST MARATHON and ½ MARATHON - 10:00am and 9:30 am Starts New Milton Town Centre www.newforestmarathon.org.uk

14 November 2010 NICE MARATHON - Just in case anyone's interested in a w/e away running along the French Riviera from Nice to Cannes. Last year c10,000 runners and this is the 3rd year. It’s a Point to Point route from Nice to Cannes with free train back afterwards. Fly from Gatwick with Easyjet for £60 plenty of cheap hotels in Nice c£20 per night http://www.marathon06.com/2010/AN/1-epreuve-infos-generales.htm
 
FULL 12 December 2010 FULL CHRISTCHURCH 10K FULL - 11am Start Martins Hill Lane, Burton FULL http://www.christchurch-runners.org.uk/docs/xmas10k.pdf FULL

Still want more!!! See Littledown Harrier’s links page for more running related sites (in no particular order).