Bedford Harriers Awards Winners: 2006

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2006 ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP

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INDIVIDUAL ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD WINNERS IN 2006

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MOST IMPROVED RUNNERS IN 2006

Ladies: Andrea Ward  : Men : David Holt

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NEW CLUB BEST TIMES IN 2006

Andrea Ward  - LV40 Club Best Times
5K – 19:33  (Cranfield)
5M – 31:55  (Cranfield)
10K – 41:05  (Silverstone)
10M – 67:39  (Nene Valley)
Half Marathon – 1:29:31 (Newcastle)

Bob Wells - MV60 Club Best Times
5M – 31:22 (Wolverton)
10M- 64:11 (Henlow)
Half Marathon – 1:24:29 (St Neots)
Marathon – 3:00:47 (Abingdon)

 Carol Cooper - LV45 Club Best Times
5M – 33:42 (Cranfield)
10M – 71:44 (Swineshead)

Richard Dorman - MV45 Club Best Time
5K- 17:42 (Balancingblues)

Anna Litchfield - LV35 Club Best Time
Half Marathon –1:29:17 (St Neots)

Donna McEwen - Senior Lady Club Best Time
Marathon – 3:09:17 (Abingdon)
(Donna also won the Ladies Marathon Shield for 2006)

 Veronica Singleton  - LV45 Club Best Time
Half Marathon – 1:29:35 (Milton Keynes)

 Morgan Walters - MV40 Club Best Time
Marathon -2:46:14 (London
(Morgan also won the men's marathon shield for 2006)

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CLUB MAN & CLUB LADY OF THE YEAR IN 2006

Ladies: Chris Armstrong : Men: Steve Crane

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STANDARD AWARDS IN 2006

3-Counties XC @ Letchworth
(Sunday 17th December 2006)

The Harriers finished in 3rd position overall in the 3-Counties XC at Letchworth -the 3rd race in the 5-race series. The Harriers ladies finished in 2nd position and the Harriers men finished in 3rd place. The results and finishing positions from Letchworth will be put on the site as soon as available.

Race Photos

Cyprus 4-day Challenge & Stevenage 5k Series (Race 3)

Adam Hills  and Peter Campbell recently took part in the 4-day international Challenge in Cyprus. The event involved a 6k time trial, an 11k hill run, a half marathon and a 10k. Adam completed the race in a combined time of 3:49:39 and Peter did 4:39:39. Well done both. (Race Photos)

Paul Raymond, Stuart Bullard and Alison Cooper ran in the final race in the 3-race Stevenage 5K series. Paul finished in 21:27 (which was his fastest time in the series), Stuart did 23:05 and Alison ran 24:21.

Bedford Harriers  Half Marathon
(Sunday 10th December 2006)

Nigel Leighton of Bristol & West AC and Issy Menzies of Aldershot Farnham & District were the winners of the 2006 Bedford Harriers Half Marathon. Nigel finished the race in 1:09:38 which was a new course record by 7 secs. The second man was Paul Gregory of Vale of Aylesbury in 1:11:39 and the third man was Reece Street also of Vale of Aylesbury in 1:12:01.

The winning ladies time of Issy Menzies was 1:20:56. The second lady was Jane Laws of Barnet & District in 1:21:08 and the third lady was Nicki Nealon of Huncote Harriers in 1:23:52.

53 Harriers ran in the race. The first to finish was JP Mitchell in 1:21:19 followed by Stuart Trevallion in 1:26:04 and Bob Wells in 1:27:05 (Bob was the 1st MV60). The first lady Harrier was Veronica Singleton in 1:35:21 followed by Sarah Lee in 1:42:55 and Sharon McCarthy in 1:46:22. (Sharon's time was a pb by 10 mins 39secs.) Well done also to all those Harriers who ran their first half marathon and/or first race for the club.

Harriers Results
 
Harriers Half: Phil's Photos
Harriers Half  Malcolm's Photos
Harriers Half:Justin's Photos

The full list of award winners is below:

Luton Marathon & Nene valley 10
(Sunday 3rd December 2006)

There were more good performances by the Harriers in Sunday's races at Luton, Peterborough and Wrexham.

In very windy conditions, Alistair Fadden completed the Luton marathon in 3:02:38 which was a pb by 12 mins. Stuart Trevallion did 3:10:18 and Richard Piron finished in 3:21:41. Paul Stuart ran 3:35:26 which was a pb by 17 mins. Alastair came 2nd in the Beds Championship and was the 1st MV40 in the Beds Championship and Richard was the 2nd MV45 and 2nd MV50 in the Beds Championship. Tony Dadd was a member of University of London's "A" Relay Team which won the Luton marathon relay race. Tony completed the 8.93 mile course in 53:30.

Only a small number of Harriers ran in the Nene Valley 10. Despite this, the Harriers ladies team of  Andrea Ward (67:51), Kathy Horsman (74:17) and Jenny Lovesey (78:33) won the team award. Andrea's time was a pb and a new LV40 club best time - it was also the  fifth LV40 club best time that Andrea has set this year, her other ones being the 5k at  Cranfield (19:33), the 5m at Cranfield (31:55), the 10k at Silverstone ( 41:05) and the half marathon in Newcastle (1:29:31). The 1st Harrier to finish at Nene Valley was N. Smith in 65:05. Joe Horsman ran 67:43, Sharon McCarthy finished in a new pb of 80:05, Richard Hales did 80:29, Robin Fiander ran 83:48 which was also a pb and Keith Lakin crossed the line in 88:07 which was again a pb by 33 secs.

Richard Watson ran in the Wrexham (Helena Tipping) 10k and finished in 45:41 which was a pb by 37 secs. Well done Richard.

Stevenage 5k
(29th November 2006)

Six Harriers ran in the 2nd race in the Stevenage 5K series. David Herincx finished in 20:26, Jim Chandler did 20:51, Paul Raymond ran 21:32, Stuart Bullard did 22:00, Alison Cooper crossed the line in 23:49 and Chris Armstrong did 25:01.

Tony Dadd also made his debut in a cross-country race in the London Colleges XC League and finished the 5-mile course in a time of 29:19 (and 27th position).

Wolverton 5
(Saturday 25th November)

Sixteen Harriers ran in Saturday's Wolverton 5 including Bob Wells who set his 4th new club best time in little more than five weeks. Bob finished in 31:22 which was a new MV60 best time by 3 secs. In October, Bob set a new MV60 best time for the marathon at Abington (3:00:47) and followed this in November with new MV60 best times for the 10 miles at Henlow (64:11) and the Half Marathon at St Neots (1:24:29).

The second Harrier to finish at Wolverton was Tony Barnes in 33:49 followed by Terry McEwen in 34:21. The 1st lady Harrier was Larissa Seabrook in 39:47 followed by Jackie Bullard in 40:05 and Zoe Willett in 42:02.

Among those getting pb's was Robin Fiander who finished in 41:36.

St Neots Half Marathon
(Sunday 19th November 2006)

It was another successful day for the Harriers at the St Neots Half Marathon, with two new club best times being set, five age category prizes being won and a host of personal bests being achieved.

The 1st Harrier to finish and the 11th overall was Jean Pierre Mitchell in 1:19:21. It was JP's first half marathon and the 1st time he has won one of our championship races. The 2nd Harrier to finish and the 13th overall was Alistair Fadden in a new pb of 1:20:22 followed in 1:20:26 and 14th overall by Kevin Willett . Alistair and Kevin were the 2nd and 3rd MV40 finishers.

The 1st lady Harrier to finish was Anna Litchfield in a new LV35 club best time of 1:29:17. It was the 1st time that Anna has won one of our championship races. The 2nd lady Harrier to finish was Denise Coghill in 1:33:16 and the 3rd  was Kathy Horsman in 1:40:22.

Among the other Harriers gaining awards was Bob Wells who was the 1st MV60 in 1:24:29. Bob's time was also a new MV60 club best time and the 2nd club best time that Bob has set in five days . On Wednesday Bob set a new 10m club best of 64:11 at Henlow. Also winning awards was David Holt who was the 1st MV50 in 1:24:39 and Richard Piron  who was the 2nd MV50 in 1:24:51.

Among the Harriers obtaining pb's were Justin Openshaw (1:32:23), David Herincx (1:36:44), Richard Watson (1:41:20), Caroline Maher (1:45:04), Liz Stockton (147:06) and Alison Campion (1:48:09). If any other Harriers ran pb's lets know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

71 Harriers ran in the race including many who were running in their first half marathons. Well done all.

Race Photos

Stevenage 5k
(Wednesday 15th November 2006)

Eight Harriers ran in the 1st race of the 3-race Stevenage 5k series. David Herincx was the 1st Harrier to finish in 20:43 followed by Jim Chandler in 21:47 and  Stuart Bullard in 22:31. Paul Raymond & David Russell finished in 23:17 and 23:34 respectively and Alison Cooper and Christine Armstrong did 25:06 and 25:29 respectively. Paul Hudson who was late to start, crossed the line in 40:41.

Harriers results from the Henlow 10 will be put on the site as soon as available.

Three Counties XC @ Shuttleworth
(Sunday 12th November 2006)

The Harriers once again finished in 3rd position in the second race in the 5-race 3-Counties XC League.  The Harriers ladies did particularly well winning their race. Donna McEwen was the 1st Harrier lady to finish and the 3rd lady overall, Shantha Dickinson was the 2nd Harrier lady and the 4th overall and Anna Litchfield was the 3rd Harriers lady and the 6th overall.

The mens team finished in 3rd position. The 1st Harriers man to finish was James Elsworthy (5th overall), the 2nd was JP Mitchell (11th overall), the 3rd was Alistair Fadden (25th overall), the 4th was Mark Prior (30th overall), the 5th was Richard Piron (38th overall), the 6th was David Holt (42nd overall) and the 7th was Simon North (46th overall). Many thanks to all 47 Harriers who took part in the race. Shuttleworth Race Photos

Four Harriers also ran in the Cardiac Arrest XC in Milton Keynes. The 1st Harrier to finish, the 9th overall and the 1st MV was Stuart Trevallion in 54:51. The second Harrier was Andrew Moore in 65:55, Malcolm McEwen finish in 1:21:43 and Martine Moon did 1:22:39.  Race Photos: Stuart's - Malcolm's

Finally, Tony Dadd, Tony Parello and Simon Fisher took part in the Ballbuster Duathlon (which is a tough event). Tony Dadd finished in 3:12:35, Simon did 3:29:32 and Tony Parello did 3:33:39.

New York Marathon,  Stevenage Half Marathon & Lordshill 10
(Sunday 4th November 2006)

Harriers took part in at least three races over the weekend.  Graham King ran in the New York marathon and finished in 3:10:30. Well done Graham. Mark Tinkler, David Herincx and Alison Cooper ran in the Stevenage Half Marathon. Mark finished in 1:36:34, David ran 1:38:54 (just 17 secs outside his pb) and Alison running her 1st race for the Harriers did 1:54:26. Peter Gillott and Elaine Reynolds ran in the Lordshill 10. Peter ran around 1:25:00 and Elaine finished in a new pb of 1:26:31.

Fenland 10 & Snowdon Marathon & Wootton XC
(Sunday 29th October 2006)

Harriers took part in at least races over the weekend, the 3-Counties XC at Wootton, the Fenland 10 and the Snowdon Marathon.

The first race in the 2006/07 3-Counties XC series took place at Wootton. The Harriers men finished in 3rd place with a total of 181 points and the ladies finished in second place with 15 points. The overall total of 196 points put the Harriers in 3rd position at the start of the 5-race series. The seven Harriers men to score were James Elsworthy, Jean Pierre Mitchell, Stephen Earley, Mark Pryor, Alastair Fadden, Simon North and Adam Hills. Donna McEwen, Anna Litchfield and Shantha Dickinson scored for the ladies.

Many thanks to all 32 Harriers who ran in the race. Race 2 in the series takes place at Biggleswade on the 12th November.

Five Harriers ran in the Fenland 10. The 1st to finish was Richard Watson in a new pb of 1:15:48. Sarah Lee who was running her 1st 10m race was next in 1:18:47 followed by David Russell in 1:20:23. Keith Lakin did 1:31:14 and Maria McBeth finished in 1:31:21 which was a new pb.

Abingdon Marathon & Ampthill Trophy
(Sunday 22nd October 2006)

It was another successful race for the Harriers at the Abingdon Marathon with two new club best times being set run and a number of pbs being run. The Harriers ladies also won the team prize.

The first of the new club best times was set by Bob Wells who finished in 3:00:47 a MV60 best. According to athleticsdata.com Bob's V60 time was the 2nd fastest by a MV60 UK athlete during 2006. Bob was also the 1st MV60 at Abingdon. The second new club best time was set by  Donna McEwen who was running her first marathon. Donna's time of 3:09:17 was a senior lady best. Also running their 1st marathons were  Andrea Ward who finished in 3:24:35 and Kate Barnard who ran well to finish in 4:14:29. Getting pb's were Steve Gaunt who did 3:28:30 and David Herincx who ran 3:53:11. The first Harrier to finish in the race was Stuart Trevallion who just missed going under three hours by 14 seconds (3:00:14). Shantha Dickinson also had a good run to finish in 3:14:44 and Kevin McPhillips crossed the line in 3:34:47. Donna, Shantha and Andrea won the ladies team prize.

Over in Chicago,  Peter Gillott competed in the marathon and finished in 4:13:47 which was a pb by 3 mins 46 secs. Peter has recently retired from work and now lives in Winchester.

Eleven Harriers also took part in the 8k Ampthill X-C Trophy. The first  to finish was Alistair Fadden in 33:39 followed by Anna Litchfield in 36:49 and Andrew Moore in 36:59. Anna was the 3rd lady overall and Carol Cooper was the 1st LV45 in 41:56.

 Gt Eastern,  Cardiff & Tiptree
(Sunday 15th October)

Well done first of all to Justin Openshaw who completed his 1st Marathon at Cardiff. Justin's time was 3:54:33

Seven Harriers ran in the Gt Eastern Half Marathon at Peterborough. The first to finish was David Holt in an excellent time of 1:22:2, a new pb. Andy Sewell was the next Harrier to finish in 1:25:25 followed by Cliff Smith in 1:28:15 and Ian Marshall  in 1:38:13, Andrea Ranson finished in 1:55:55, just ahead of Larry Corkery in 1:55:55. Karen Robinson  came next in 2:04:25, followed by Stephen Scott in 2:14:40 and Paul Hudson in 3:24:00

Over at the Tiptree 10, Richard Watson finished in a new pb of 78:24. Well done Richard.

No results yet from the Biddenham 10k. The first Harrier to finish here was Jean Pierre Mitchell in around 36:00 while the first Harrier lady, and the 3rd lady overall, was Denise Coghill in around 43:00. The times of all the Harriers running at Biddenham will be put on the site as soon as available.

Woburn 10k & Ridgeway 15k
(Sunday 8th October)

Nine Harriers ran in the Woburn 10k which is held inside Woburn Safari Park. The first Harrier to finish was Anna Litchfield in 41:04. Anna was also the 2nd LV35 and 32nd overall. Janet Taylor was the 2nd LV50 in  51:35 and and Justin Openshaw was the  7th MV40 in 41:19. Richard Watson ran 46:18 which was a new pb, Linda Watson finished her first 10k in 1:01:02 and Martine Moon ran 58:05. Philip Indge (53:29), Helen Haxell (1:01:02) and Lisa Donovan (1:06:00) all completed their first race for the club.

Seven Harriers ran in the Ridgeway Run, a 15k off-road race. The 1st Harrier to finish, and the 2nd lady overall was Donna McEwen in 1:05:50.Donna was just 41 seconds behind the 1st lady. The 2nd Harriers was Joe Horsman in 1:09:21 followed by Carol Cooper  in 1:13:29- Carol was the 1st LV45. Andy Purdy was next in 1:18:51 followed by David Holt and Viv Kilgour who both finished in 1:24:34. Deirdre Bethune completed the Harriers participation with a time of 1:26:55.(Photos from the Ridgeway 15k).

Over in Milton Keynes, Martine Moon ran in the Campbell Park Canter 5k and finished in 36:58. Martine has written a report on the race.

A number of Harriers also ran in the Woburn 10k. Their times will be put on the site as soon as available.

Gt North Run & Standalone 10k
(Sunday 1st October 2006)

The Harriers made their annual trip up to Newcastle over the weekend for the 2006 Great North. The trip was once again organised by Leey Barnes and Steve Gaunt who as always did an excellent job. Many thanks to Leey and Steve for all of their efforts.

The ladies did particularly well in the race with Donna McEwen being the 1st Harrier to finish in a time of 1:26:03; Andrea Ward  was the 3rd Harrier in a new pb and LV40 club best time of 1:29:31 and Anna Litchfield was the 4th Harrier in 1:30:42. For the men. Neil Lovesey was the first to finish in 1:27:51 followed by Steve Gaunt in 1:31:32 and Adam Hills in 1:34:14. Almost 40 Harriers ran in the race, and if any one got a pb let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Fifteen Harriers ran in the Standalone 10k. The first to finish was David Holt in 39:22 followed by Shantna Dickinson in 41:03 and Andrew Wilkinson  in 42:11. If anyone ran a pb here, let's know also at the usual address. David Sutcliffe has written a report on the race.

Leighton 10, Berlin Marathon & Jersey Spartans Autumn 10k
(24th September 2006)

Six Harriers ran in the Leighton 10. The 1st Harrier to finish and the 1st MV50 in the race was David Holt in a new pb of 1:03:06. The second Harrier and the 3rd MV55 was Bob Wells in 1:05:20 and the 3rd Harrier was Joe Horsman in 1:07:24. It was Joe's 1st race for the Harriers and also Kathy Horsman's who was the 1st LV45 in 1:13:55. Stuart Bullard  was the next Harrier to finish in 1:20:55 followed by Larry Corkery in 1:41:15.

Four Harriers ran in Sunday's Berlin Marathon. Fiona Bell finished in 4:12:44, Lynne Gingell did 4:17:56, Nigel Anstee crossed the line in 5:06:55 and Paul Hudson ran 6:53:54.

Over in Jersey, Elizabeth Whitaker ran in the Jersey Spartans Autumn 10k and was the 7th lady to finish in 45:37.

New Forest Marathon, Dunstable Downs 20, Craney Half Marathon
and Glenn Miller 10k

It was a busy weekend for races with Harriers members running in events from 10k to a marathon.

Running in the New Forest Marathon were Cliff Smith and Peter Gillott who finished in 3:26:05 and 4:23:48 respectively. Peter has written a report on the race. Five Harriers ran in the Dunstable Downs 2. Despite getting lost a couple of times and doing an extra few miles because of it, Donna McEwen was the 1st Harrier to finish and the 1st lady overall in 2:45:29, Bob Wells did 2:56:29, Veronica Singleton finished in 2:59:48, Alex Rothwell ran 3:11:58 and David Herincx did 3:11:58. (Photos from Dunstable). Over at the Craney Half Marathon Simon Smith finished in around 1:46:00 while 19 Harriers competed in the  Glenn Miller 10k including David Holt who was 3rd overall in 37:59, Sarah Lee who was the 2nd  in 46:32 and Janet Taylor who was the 1st LV50 in 50.48

Swineshead 10, Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
& Grunty Fen Half Marathon
(Sunday 10th September 2006)

Harriers took part in at least three races on Sunday and there were more excellent performances.

Jean Pierre Mitchell in 60:53 was the first Harrier home in the Swineshead 10 and the second man on the day. JP was well supported by Morgan Walters in 62:27 and Stuart Trevallion in 63:47 who won the men’s team prize. Morgan, and Anna Litchfield  (71;07) also won age category prizes.  Well done to those Harriers who ran their 1st 10 mile race.

Donna McEwen's run of pb's continues relentlesy. The latest one was at the Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon which Donna finished in 1:25:07. Donna's time was a 5 mins 14 secs improvement on her run in the 2005 Lake Vyrnwy Half and a pb by almost 2 mins. Donna was also the 4th lady to finish. Also running well at Lake Vyrnwy was Cliff Smith who finished in 1:28:07 and Paul Raymond who did 1:45:48

Three Harriers ran in the Grunty Fen Half Marathon. Graham King was the first Harrier to finish in 1:24:26 followed by Andrea Ward in a new pb of 1:31:04, an improvement of around 4 mins 45 secs. Andrea was the 1st LV40 and the 1st lady in the Eastern Vets half marathon championship. Andrea's time was also a new club best time for the age category. Completing the Harriers participation in the race was David Herincx who ran 1:45:20.

Photos from Swineshead

Bedford Harriers Club Run
(Wednesday 6th October 2006)

There was a good turnout of Harriers at the Club Run in Priory Marina. The race involved 2 laps of the Marina - around 4k in total - with male and female runners randomly selected to run as a team. The first team to finish were Adam Hills (15:18) and Eimear Mulcan (15:32) in 30:50. In 2nd place in 32:28 were Simon North (15:32) and Elizabeth Whittaker (16:56) and in 3rd place in 33:18 were Ralph Ward (16:26) and Carol Cooper (16:52). The first runner overall to finish was JP Mitchell in 14:11.

Well done to all those who helped to organise the night.

Garden City 10: Irchester 10k & Budapest Half Marathon
(Sunday 3rd September 2006)

Harriers members took part in four races over the weekend. David Dormer and Sarah Lee ran in the Irchester 10k. On a demanding multi-terrain course,  David was the 3rd man to finish in 38:56 and Sarah crossed the line in 50:10. Paul Hudson went over to Hungary for the Budapest Half Marathon and did 2:46:08. In addition to Budapest, Paul's overseas runs this year have taken him to Paris (twice), Prague and Rome. Five Harriers ran in the Garden City 10. Nora Haggart did 83.21,  Steve Crane ran 87.18 Andrew Beadle finished in 90.25 Larry Corkery did 97.04 and  Maria McBeth finished in 101.06

Six Harriers also competed in the Northampton Sprint & Triathlon Series. In the 1500 swim, 23k bike and 10k run triathlon, Gary Rudd finished in 2:22:57. In the shorter sprint triathlon (750m swim-15k bike -4m run),  Stuart McLeish finished in 1:24;14, Rob Miller did 1;25:57, Steve Young ran 1:33:56, Tony Dadd did 1:34:56 and Carla Fisher finished in 1:25:57.

Burnham Beeches Half Marathon, Werrington 5k & Thorney 5

There have been more good performances by the Harriers at a number of recent races. In a high quality field at the the Burnham Beeches Half Marathon, Donna McEwen improved her pb by around a minute to finish in 1:27:01.Julie Wargent and  David Hutchings both did 1:46:14 and Malcolm McEwen ran 2:10:41. In the Werrington 5k, Graham King finished in 18:30, David Herincx ran a new pb of 20:11 and Peter Campbell did 20:32. In the Thorney 5, Stuart Trevallion was 19th overall and the 3rd MV40 in 30:10 and Larry Corkery ran 42:34. Over at Newark, Julie Wargent ran in the half marathon and finished in a new pb of 1:37:37.

Bedford Bypass Run
(Sunday 20th August 2006)

Quite a few Harriers ran in Sunday's Bedford Bypass 10k. J.P. Mitchell was the first Harrier to finish (and around the 3rd overall) followed by Mark Pryor (5th overall), Justin Openshaw (8th or 9th overall in 40:04) then James Dunn. Iva, Suet, Ralph, Linda, Penny, Stuart, Janet, Morris, Richard, Bill and Maria were amongst the other Harriers who ran.

Cranfield 5 & Blisworth 5
(Friday 11th August 2006)

It was another successful night for the Harriers at the Cranfield 5 with two new club best times being run, the ladies once again winning the team prize and many Harriers getting pb's.

The first Harrier to finish and the 6th man overall was Stephen Earley in 28:29. The second Harrier and the 15th overall was Mark Pryor in 29:28 and the 3rd Harrier was David Holt in 30:46. The first lady Harrier to finish and the 2nd lady overall was Donna McEwen in new pb of 30:53. The second lady Harriers and the 1st LV40 was Andrea Ward in 31:55. This was a pb for Andrea and a new club best time by 53 secs. (The previous LV40 5M best of 32:48 was set by Veronica at Blisworth in 2002). The 3rd lady Harrier to finish and the 1st LV45 was Carol Cooper in 33:42. Carol's run was also a new club best time by 15 secs. (The previous LV45 best of 33:57 was set by Veronica at Banbury in June 2006). Jackie Keenan was the LV55 in 40:15 and Donna, Andrea and Carol won the ladies team prize..

Among the other Harriers getting pb's at Cranfield were Justin Openshaw, Adam Hills, Gabriel Arpaia, David Herincx, Keith Lakin, Robin Fiander and Fiona Fiander. If any other Harriers ran a pb, let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Over at Blisworth, Graham King and Jack Chana ran in the 5-mile. Graham finished in 31:03 and Jack did 40:51.

Wellingborough 5
(Sunday 6th August 2006)

There was a good turnout of Harriers at the Wellingborough 5, our 5-mile championship race, and the club came away with both individual and team prizes.

The 1st Harrier to finish and the 3rd overall was Stephen Early in 28.18. The 2nd man was Stuart Trevallion in 30:31 and the 3rd man and 3rd MV45/50 was Neal Lovesey in 31:49.

The 1st lady Harrier and the 3rd lady overall was Donna McEwen in 31:20. The second Harrier lady was Shantna Dickinson in 31:58 and the 3rd lady Harrier and 2nd LV35/40 was Andrea Ward in 32:58. Anna Litchfield in 33:51 was the 3rd LV35/45, Carol Cooper was the 1st LV45 in 34:41 and Jackie Keenan was the 1st LV55 in 41:48.

 Donna, Andrea and Shantna won the ladies team prize and the Harriers mens team finished 3rd.

The official times are provisional and subject to change.

The Doug Anderson 5k
(Wednesday 26th July 2006)

Matthew Janes of Beds & County was 1st man finish in the Doug Anderson 5k. Matthew's time of 14:59 was a new course record, beating the previous course record of 15:10 which was set by Neo Molema in 2005. The 2nd man to finish was Scott Hazell of Coventry Godiva in 15:47 and the 3rd man was James Fewtrell of Beds & County in 16:06.

The first lady to finish was Sarah Fensome of Shaftsbury Barnet in 19:16. The 2nd lady finisher was Bedford Harriers Donna McEwen in 19:18 and the 3rd lady was Jackie Cooper of Newbury AC in 19:33.

Bedford Harriers (Donna McEwen, Denise Coghill and Veronica Singleton) won the ladies team prize.

The male age category winners are: 1st MV40 Mark Pryor (Bedford Harriers) 17:43, 1st MV45Joe Horsman (Beds & County) 20:07, 1st MV50 Jeff Haynes (Silson Joggers) 17:45, 1st MV60 Dave Stubbins (Beds & County) 22:18,  1st MV65 Ken Wilford (Beds & County) 22:10.

The female age category winners are: 1st LV35 Eugenie Carr (Bedford Harriers) 21:05,  1st LV40 Diane Gill (Milton Keynes) 22:04, 1st LV45 Veronica Singleton (Bedford Harriers) 20:38,  1st LV50 Janet Taylor (Bedford Harriers) 25:41, 1st LV55 Jackie Keenan (Bedford Harriers) 25:17, 1st LV60 Jean Winchester (Maldwyn Harriers) 30:43.

Stevenage 3K Relays
(Tuesday 25th July 2006)

Seven Harriers teams, four men and three ladies, took part in the annual Stevenage 3k relays. The Harriers ladies came away with the honours with Anna Litchfield (11:50), Veronica Singleton (12:16) and Andrea Ward (11:23), winning the vets team prize in a combined time of 35:29 and Shantna Dickinson (11:02), Denise Coghill (11:48) and Donna McEwen (11:06) coming 3rd overall in the ladies race in 33:56. The 3rd Harriers ladies team of Penny Duffin (14:07), Carla Fisher (13:02) and Eugenie Carr (11:49) finished in 38:58.

The Harriers senior men's team of Sean Newbury (10:32), JP Mitchell (9:55), David Dormer (10:03) Tony Dadd (10:12) and Kevin Willett (10:03) finished in a combined time of 50:45.  The Harriers 1st male vets team consisting of Stuart Trevallion, Richard Piron, Morgan Walters, Mark Prior and Graham King finished in  53:42 and the 2nd vets team of Bob Wells, Tony Parello,  David Holt, Kevin Ward and Steve Gaunt finished in 56:38. A mixed age team of Adam Hills, Kevin McPhillips, Franck Monmont, Stuart Bullard and Alex Rothwell finished in 59:29.

The Stevenage Relays double up as the  Beds County Championship Relays and Harriers should be among the winning teams for this. The results will be known shortly.

St Ives 10k, Milton Keynes Half & Haytor Heller 6

Six Harriers ran in the Milton Keynes Half Marathon on Sunday. Bob Wells was the 1st Harrier to finish in 1:31:42 followed by David Herincx in 1:44:31 and Nora Haggart in 1:45:16. Peter Gillott crossed the line in 2:02:06, Sharon McCarthy did 2:02:48 and Jack Chana ran 2:05:00.

Neil Lovesey and Paul Hudson ran in the St Ives 10k. Neil finished in 40:19 and Paul did 85:54.

Richard Watson took part in the Haytor Heller 6 on 16th July. Run on Dartmoor and described as 'six miles of hell', Richard, finished in 70:59.

Quite a few lady harriers took part in the Bedford Race for Life around the Embankment though no times are recorded  for this race.

Trailwalker UK
(15th-16th July 2006)

Andy Sewell  and  Matt Burgin picked the hottest weekend of the year to run in the 62 miles Trailwalker UK, which is Oxfam's biggest annual fundraising event. Andy, Matt and around 1,700 other people set off from the start point, near Petersfield, on Saturday morning to follow the South Downs Way to Brighton.  Each team of four ran or walked the 100km or 62 miles, mostly non-stop, to the finish at Brighton Racecourse.  Andy and Matt completed the course in 17½ hours. Needless to say, it was quite an achievement! The official results will be available shortly.

Over in Canada, Richard Piron ran in the Desert Half Ironman. Richard finished, what sounds like a very tough 2k swim, 90k bike and 13.1 mile course in 5:57:34.  

Cranfield 5k
(Friday 7th July 2006)

There are a record number of 84 Harriers finishers in this year's Cranfield 5k, the club's 5k championship race. The club also had another successful night gaining a number of awards including the 1st ladies team, the 3rd mens team, the 3rd lady, the 1st LV40 and the 1st MV50. A new club best time was also set. 

The first Harrier to finish, and the 11th overall was Kevin Willett in 16:51. Kevin's time was only 8 secs outside his pb of 16:43 which he set at Cranfield in 2003. The second Harrier to finish was Stephen Earley in 16:57, this was Stephen's fastest 5k run this year. The third Harrier was  David Dormer in 17:22. Kevin, Steve and David were the 3rd mens team.

The first lady Harrier and the 3rd lady overall was Donna McEwen in 18:55. Donna's run was just 7 secs outside her pb of 18:48. The second lady Harrier and the 1st LV40 in the race was Andrea Ward in 19:33. Andrea's time was also a new LV40 club best clipping some 30 secs of the previous best of 20:03 which was also set by  Andrea at Blisworth in May.  The 3rd lady Harrier to finish was Kim Bolland in 20.05.  Well done to Donna, Andrea and Kim who won the ladies team prize against strong opposition.

Amongst the many other Harriers who ran well at Cranfield were;  Steve Gaunt  who was the 2nd MV40 in 18:49, Neil Lovesey who was the 1st MV50 in 18:59, David Holt who was the 2nd MV50 in 19:08, Anna Litchfield  who was the 2nd LV35 in 20:08,  Nora Haggart  who was the 3rd LV45 in 21:54, Bill Billington who was the 3rd MV60 in 22;43, Jackie Keenan who was the 2nd LV55 IN 24:40 and Janet Taylor who was the 3rd LV50 in 25:22.

If anyone ran a  pb at Cranfield. lets know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Milton Keynes 10k
(Tuesday 4th July 2006)

There was more success for the Harriers in the eighth and final race in this season's East Midlands Grand Prix Series at Milton Keynes. The prize winners on the night were Andrea Ward who was the 1st LV40 in 41:13, Veronica Singleton who was the 2nd LV45 in 41:46 and Anna Litchfield who was the 3rd LV35 in 42:04. The Harriers ladies team of Donna McEwen (who was the 6th lady overall in 39:18), Andrea and Veronica won the 2nd ladies team award and the Harriers ladies vets team of Andrea, Veronica and Eugenie Carr (42:49), were the 2nd ladies vets team. The first Harrier to finish at Milton Keynes and the 8th overall was Stephen Earley in 36:12, Stuart Bartlett was the 6th MV40 in 38:43 and Tony Barnes was the 3rd Harrier man in 40:59.

For the series overall, Andrea was the 1st LV40, Veronica was the 2nd LV45, Donna was the 4th  and Denise Coghill was the 9th . For the men, Stephen was the 4th SM, Stuart was the 4th MV40 and Tony was the 14th MV40.

Particularly well done to the Harriers ladies who won the overall team award for the series and were 2nd in the vets category. Great Effort!

Maulden Woods 5
(Saturday 1st July)

13 Harriers ran in the 5 mile multi-terrain Maulden Woods race. Mark Pryor was the 1st Harrier to finish and the 4th overall in 31:21 and Rob Miller was 6th overall in 32:54. Donna McEwen was the 1st lady to finish and the 8th overall in 33:27 and David Holt was the 1st MV50 in 33:40.

Comberton 10k
(Sunday 2nd July 2006)

Graham King ran in the Eastern Vets 10k and finished in 39:05.Graham was 6th overall and the 2nd MV50

Marston Vale 5k
(23rd June 2006)

Over 50 Harriers ran in the 2nd running of the Marston Vale 5k and it was another successful night with a individual and team prizes being won and lots of individual pb's being set.

The 1st Harrier to finish and the 11th overall was Stephen Earley in 16:58. David Dormer was the 2nd Harrier in 17:14 and Simon North was the 3rd Harrier to finish in 18:11. The Harriers ladies had a particularly successful night. Andrea Ward was the 1st lady overall in 19:10. a new pb by 53secs. The second Harrier lady to finish and the 3rd overall was Kim Bolland in 19:58 and the 3rd Harrier lady was Veronica Singleton in 20:45. Andrea, Kim and Veronica won the ladies team prize. Also winning an age category award was Jackie Keenan who was the 1st LV55 in 24:39.

Whipsnade 10k & Harborough 5
(18th - 22nd June 2006)

David Dormer was the 4th man to finish in the Whipsnade 10k and Donna McEwen, Anna Litchfield and Veronica Singleton won the ladies team prize at the Harborough 5. In a field of over 400 runners at Whipsnade, David finished in 36:14 followed by Graham King in 39:10. Graham was the 1st MV50. Also at Whipsnade, Richard Watson did 48:29, Keith Gray ran 53:54 and Paul Hudson crossed the line in  81:24.

Over at the Harborough 5, Donna ran 31:07- another pb, Anna did 33:45 and Veronica finished in 3:57. Veronica's time equalled the club's LV45 5m best time (of 33:57), which Veronica set at Banbury in May. Also running at Harborough were Stuart Bartlett (30:23), Tony Barnes (33:17) and Denise Coghill (34:02).

Colworth Marathon Challenge
(Friday 16th June - Sunday 18th June)

Well done to Kevin Willett and Donna McEwen who won the mens and ladies races in the Colworth Marathon Challenge. Well done also to the Harriers overall as the Club won the team event.

Kevin Completed the 3-day marathon challenge race in an overall time of 2:43:52 and Donna finished in 2:59:51. Two Harriers won their age categories: David Holt (MV50) 3:03:27 and Andrea Ward (LV35) 3:17:01. Stuart Trevallion was the 1st Colworth man (3:01:18).

-Race Results-

Colworth 5 - Colworth Trail Race - Colworth Half Marathon - Colworth Marathon Challenge

-Race Photos-

Colworth Winners Photos :  Phil's Colworth Photos :  Malcolm's Photos Colworth 5:  Malcolm's Photos - Half Marathon

Banbury 5
(Tuesday 13th June 2006)

Veronica Singleton set a new LV45 club best time of 33:57 at the Banbury 5. Veronica's run was a 52 secs improvement on the previous best for the age category and distance of 34:49 which was also set by Veronica at Corby in May 2006. The 1st Harrier to finish at Banbury and the 10th overall was Stephen Earley in 28:08. Stuart Bartlett did 30:32 and Tony Barnes ran 32:52.

Cubert 5, Weymouth & St Albans Half Marathon
(4th, 6th & 11th June 2006)

Good to hear from Derek Morrison again. Derek, who is now living in Cornwall ran in the Cubert 5 and finished in 34:24.Derek aims to do a couple more short runs before tackling the Truro Half in September and Newquay in October.

Simon Smith took part in the Weymouth Half Ironman and finished in 5:04:09. Simon aims to do Ironman Austria on the 16th July followed by Ironman Germany on 23rd July.

Weedon 10k
(Tuesday 6th June 2006)

Eleven Harriers ran in the Weedon 10k, the 5th race in this year's 8-race East Midland Grand Prix Series and one of the hilliest 10k courses in the area.

The first Harrier to finish and the 10th overall was Stephen Earley in 36:05. The second Harrier and the 2nd MV40 was Stuart Bartlett in 39.00 and the third Harrier and the 3rd lady on the night was Donna McEwen in 39:52. Tony Barnes was next to finish in 43:05 followed by Andrea Ward, who was the 1st LV40, in 43:08. Veronica Singleton was next in 43:48 (3rd LV45) and Denise Coghill did 44:31. Particularly good to see the next Harrier competing, Eugenia Carr, who was the 4th LV35 in 45:18. It was Eugenia's first race for the Harriers for about four years. Completing the Harriers participation was Rachel Burrage who finished in 52:29, Nigel Anstee who did 55:15 and Helen Belk who ran 56:03. Bedford Harriers also won the ladies team award (Donna, Andrea & Veronica) and were the second ladies vets team (Andrea, Veronica & Eugenia).

A belated well done to Keith Lakin who managed to get under two hours for the half marathon for the first time at Blackpool  on Sunday.  Another belated well done to Andrea Ward who set another club best time for the 10k at the Bid Cow Summer Sizzler last Saturday. Andrea's time of 41:05 was an 11 seconds improvement on the previous LV40 best of 41:16 which was also set by Andrea at Silverstone in May.

Harrold 10k
(Sunday 4th June 2006)

The first man to finish in the Harrold 10k  was Terry Fowler of  Garden City Runners in 35:15. The second man was Stephen Earley of Bedford Harriers in 35:25  and the 3rd man was Steve McKeown of North Herts Road Runners in 35:51.

The first lady was Astrid McKeown of North Herts Road Runners in 37:57. The 2nd lady was Fiona Bailey of Riverside Runners in 40:19 and the 3rd lady was Lisa Newing of Bitton Road Runners in 40:30.

The male age category winners were;  MV40-Brad Plummer (Garden City Runners) 37:07; MV45-Gary Halsey 40:49, MV50-David Frampton (North Herts Road Runners) 38:50, MV55-Colin Steptoe (Vale of Aylesbury) 36:23, MV60-Paul Rainbow 45:50. MV65-Ken Wilford (Beds & County) 45:40.

The ladies age category winners were LV35- Yvonne Scarrott (Werrington Joggers) 43:42, LV40-Simone Kimberley (Barnett & District) 46:34,  LV45-Sally Hegenbarth 53:36, LV50-Janet Taylor (Bedford Harriers) 54:47, LV60-Sandra Butler (Ramsey Road Runners) 60:04.

Dunvegan Castle 10K & Boddington 10k
Saturday 27th May & Monday 29th May

The Boddington 10k appears to be a course on which to get pb's, judged by the fact that three of the Harriers who ran there on Monday managed to achieve them. David Herincx improved his by 33 secs to 43:34, Keith Lakin improved his by 44 secs to did 51:10  and Martine Moon improved her pb by 19 secs to 57:06. Bob Wells also ran his fastest 10k this year to finish in 41:04 and Robin and Fiona Fiander who only attended the Harriers beginners night in May did 53:26 and 59:36 respectively. Well done Robin and Fiona.

According to Keith, the Boddington course was mostly flat/downhill for the first 4/5k with a steep down hill section in the first mile. Ropes were provided.  As you can probably guess the second half did have some uphill bits but not particularly steep, with the exceptions of the hump back bridges over the railway and the canal.  The winning time was 34:03, the first lady finished in 41:06 and there were 178 finishers. The race was well organised and the course could easily cope with more runners; however, Keith is not sure if the village hall is big enough for many more and the sale of local plants and produce.

Andrea Ward travelled up to the Ie of Skye over the weekend and ran in the Dunvegan Castle 10K.  Andrea reports that it was a great little race with a mix of terrain:road, forest trail including a peat bog!, 1st 4K uphill, last 6K downhill or flat into a head-wind, almost every type of weather you could imagine. Finishing with home-made scotch broth & sandwiches for the runners! A long way to go but well worth it as Andrea's dad got to see Andrea race again after a 25 year break. Andrea was the 1st lady to finish in 41:51.

Corby 5
Wednesday 24th May 2006

There was more success for the Harrier at the Corby 5, the 4th race in this season's 8-race East Midland Grand Prix Series. Stephen Earley was the 11th finisher overall in 28:29. Donna McEwen was the 2nd lady in a new pb of 31:10. Stuart Bartlett 30:33 was the 2nd MV40, Andrea Ward was the 2nd LV40 in a new pb of 33:37 and Anna Litchfield 33;54 was the 3rd LV35.  Particularly well done to Veronica Singleton who set a  new LV45 club best time of 34:49. Veronica's run was a 1 min 9 secs improvement on the previous best for the age category and distance. Donna, Andrea  and Anna were the 1st ladies team and  Andrea, Anna and Veronica were the 1st ladies vets team.

Blisworth 5k, Market Deeping 10k & Bedford Triathlon
Friday 19th May & Sunday 21st May

Well done Tony Dadd who was the 1st to finish in the Market Deeping 10k in a new pb of 35:32. This is the second race that Tony has finished 1st in this year, the other being the Mondi 15 in March. Also setting new pb's at Market Deeping were Stuart Trevallion in 37:56 and Mark Tinkler in 42:53.

Well done also to Andrea Ward who set another LV40 club best time for the 5k of 20:03 at Blisworth. Andrea was  the 1st LV40 to finish at Blisworth and Anna Litchfield 20:27 was 1st LV35. Andrea, Anna and Nora Haggart 22:08 won the ladies team prize. The first Harrier to finish and the 9th overall was Stephen Earley in another excellent time of 17:19 - Stephen's fastest 5k time this year. The second Harrier was Rob Miller in 18:46 followed by Justin Openshaw in a new pb of 18:52. Bill Billington in 22:41 was the 1st MV65.

Over in Oxford, Bob Wells did the Town & Gown 10k in 41:10, while in Staines, Kate Barnard did their 10k and finished in 46:05, a new pb. Kate has now improved her pb for 10k by over 3 mins since 2005.   Also putting in a good run was Richard Watson who got a new 5m pb by 1 min 40 secs of 37:39 at Colchester. In France Bill Billington and David Sutcliffe  did the Beziers 10. Bill finished in 52:41 and David was the 2nd MV70 in 57:06.

Nine Harriers competed in race 2 of the 3-race Bedford Sprint Triathlon Series. The first Harrier to finish and the 6th overall was Simon North in 1:04:10.Carla Fisher in 1:19:23 was the 1st lady in her age category.

Bedford 6
Wednesday 17th May 2006

On a rainy night, forty-four Harriers ran in the Bedford 6. There were many excellent performances including the fifth finisher overall, three age-group category winners and two who were second in their age category. The first Harrier to finish and the 5th overall in a time of 34:06 was Stephen Earley. The three age category winners were Richard Piron MV50 36:58, Andrea Ward LV40 40:40 and Veronica Singleton LV45 40:49. The Harriers who were second in their age group were Morris Dempster MV55 39:33 and Sally Cartwright LV35 40;33.  The third Harrier to finish after Stephen and Richard was Stuart Bartlett in 37:01.  Well done all who ran.  

Among the Harriers getting pbs were Justin Openshaw 38:28, Adam Hills  39:30 and David Herincx 43:15. If any others Harriers got pb's lets know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Eye 10k : St Albans 10k
Sunday 14th May 2006

Six Harriers made the journey to Eye in Peterborough on Sunday for the 10k. The first Harrier to finish in a time of 39:19 was Neil Lovesey. It was Neil's best 10k run since Standalone 2004. The second Harrier to finish was Ian Marshall in 44:01 followed by Owen Lewis in 45:09. Jenny Lovesey ran 46:18, Chris Capps did 48:43 and Paul Hudson  crossed the line in 80:59.

Over at the St Albans 10k, David Dormer's time of 36:25 put him in 8th position. Henry Downes finished in 43:31, Larry Corkery ran 53:18 and Keith Gray did 56:44.

Rugby 6
Wednesday 10th May 2006

Five Harriers ran in the Rugby 6,  the second race in this year's East Midland Grand Prix Series. The first to finish, and the 12th overall was Stephen Earley in 34:08. Stuart Bartlett was next in 37:08 and Sally Cartwright was the 3rd LV35 in 39:50. Tony Barnes finished in 41:57 and Rachel Burrage ran 49:39.

Stevington 12k : Shakespeare Marathon & Tewkesbury Half
Sunday 7th May 2006

27 Harriers, or around a quarter of the field, ran in the Stevington 12k. The first Harrier to finish, and the second man overall was Mark Pryor  in 44:35. The second Harrier and the 4th overall was David Dormer in 45:01 and the third Harrier and the 5th overall was  Stuart Trevallion in 47:07. The first lady Harrier and the 1st lady overall was Donna McEwen in 48:22. The second lady Harrier and the 4th lady overall was Carla Fisher in 52:45 and the third lady Harrier was Penny Duffin in 63:19. The race was won by James Elsworthy in 43:51. James ran for the Harriers as a 2nd claim runner in the Three-Counties Cross Country Series which has just finished.

Up in Stratford, Steve Crane and Helen Broughton  ran in the Shakespeare Marathon. Steve finished in 4:28:45 and Helen did 5:25:06. Well done both Steve and Helen on what was a warm day to do that distance. We thinks it was Helen's first marathon.

Richard Watson ran in the half marathon at Tewkesbury and finished in 1:51:20. Up in Blackpool, Stephen Scott did the  Beaverbrooks 10K and finished in a new pb of 59:07.

Silverstone 10k
Tuesday 2nd May 2006

There was another good turnout by the Harriers and some excellent times at the Silverstone 10k. The first Harrier to finish was Stephen Earley in 34:52. Steve's time was the best by a Harrier over this distance since 2003. The second Harrier was  Stuart Bartlett  in 37:45 and the third was Rob Miller in 37:48. Rob's time was a pb. The first lady Harrier was Donna McEwen in 38:31. Donna's time was also a pb by 45 secs. Next was Sally Cartwright in 41:07 and third was Andrea Ward  in 41:16. Andrea's time was a pb and a new LV40 club best time, beating the previous best by 10 secs.

Titchmarsh 10k
Sunday 30th April 2006

On a fairly quiet weekend for racing, six Harriers ran in the Titchmarsk 10k. The 1st Harrier was Gary McBeth in 47:52  a pb - we think!, followed by Paul Raymond in 48:46. The third Harrier was Philip Brummell in 51:49. Well done also to Keith Lakin who improved his 10k pb for the 4th time this year to finish in 51:54, a 46 secs improvement. Dave Guerin was next to finish in 52:00 followed by Maria McBeth in 60:22.

London Marathon
Sunday 23rd April 2006

Over 30 Harriers ran in the 2006 London Marathon, including some members who were doing their race over the distance.

The first Harrier to finish was Morgan Walters  in the terrific time of 2:46:15. Morgan's run was a new MV40 club best time by 2 mins 32 secs. The previous MV40 marathon best was Richard Dorman's 2:48:14 set at Luton in December 2005. The second Harrier to finish was Andy Sewell in 3:01:56 followed by Tony Parello in 3:12:06.

The first lady Harrier was Karen Hanlen in another excellent time of 3:13:47.  Karen only joined the club in January 2006 and this was her first race for the Harriers. The second lady Harrier to finish was Veronica Singleton in 3:21:48 Veronica ran for her first claim club Les Croupiers and the third lady Harrier was Bev Hayes in 4:02:50. Bev was running her first marathon.

Among the other Harriers running their first marathon we think were Adam Hills 3:46:29, Stuart Snelson 3:52:21, Liz Stockton 4:12:26, Muzzamil Lakhani  4:36:41, Rebecca Kier 5:35:11, Melanie Pyman 543:21,Victoria Barnes  5:43:58 and Michelle Sparman 5:50:32. Well done all.

If any Harriers London Marathon times has not been included, let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Stanwick 10k
Sunday 16th April 2006

57 Harriers ran in the Stanwick 10k, the club's 10k championship race. Mark Pryor was the 1st Harrier to finish in the official time of 36:35 followed by Alastair Fadden in 38:03 and Stuart Trevallion in 38:59. Donna McEwen in 39:36, Andrea ward in 41:14 and Sally Cartwright in 41:50 were the first three Harriers ladies. Donna was also the second lady overall to finish and Andrea and Sally were the first and second lady vets. Donna, Andrea and Sally won the ladies team prize. For the men, Neil Lovesey in 39:21 picked up the MV50 award and David Sutcliffe in 53:27 the MV70 prize.

It should be noted that the accuracy of the official results from Stanwick cannot be guaranteed. The official times of a number of runners are up to half a minute faster than they actually ran with the error seemingly starting sometime after Donna finished. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that any set of amended results will be issued.

Stanwick Photos

Rotterdam Marathon, Flitwick 10k, Reading Half  & Paris Marathon
Sunday 9th April 2006

Harriers members took part in at least four races over the weekend.

The largest turnout was in the Flitwick 10k with 44 Harriers running. The first Harrier to finish was Dave Dormer in 36:54 followed by Tristan Windley in 37:44 and Stuart Bartlett in 38:35. Donna McEwen was the first lady Harrier in 39:34, followed by Sally Cartwright in 41:56 and Carla Fisher in 44:34.

There were some excellent performances by the Harriers in the Rotterdam Marathon. Finishing in under three hours were Tony Dadd in 2:49:19 and Stuart Trevallion in 2:58;07. Tony's time was a pb by 37 secs. Also running well were Mark Pryor who knocked 15 mins of his pb to finish in 3:05:00 and Richard Piron who ran 3:08:45. Mark Tinkler clipped 10 mins of his pb in 3:29:55 and Richard Ogborne ran 3:58:19. Lakhani Muzzamil ran in the Rotterdam 10k and finished in 62 mins.

Four Harriers ran in the Reading Half Marathon. Steve Daniels finished in 1:40:19, Bev Hayes 1:48:08, Jenny Lovesey 1:49:09 and Janet Lehain 2:27:18.

Nigel Anstee and Paul Hudson did the Paris Marathon. Nigel finished in 4:39:36 and Paul 6:11:10

Race Photos from Flitwick

Oakley 20
Sunday 2nd April 2006

Frank Dudbridge of Thames Hare and Hounds and Imogen Thornburgh of Milton Keynes AC were the 1st male and 1st women to finish in the Oakley 20. On a very windy course, Frank finished in 1:59:18 with Philip Critchlow of Beaumont RR second in 1:59:57 and  Simon Markley of Thomas Cook RRC third in  in 2:03:10.

Imogen Thornburgh won the race for the second year in successive. Her time of 2:10:50 was also over two and half minutes faster than in 2005. The second lady to finish was Anghared Care of Woodford Green in 2:11:53 with Paula Adams of North Herts the third lady in 2:17:15.

The age category prizes can be be viewed here.

654 runners completed the race in 2006 up from 459 in 2005.

Harriers Results:

27 Harriers also ran in the race. The first to finish was Duncan Dickinson in 2:21:45, the second was Adam Hills in 2:27:25 and the third was Alistair Vile in  2:30:25. The first lady Harrier was Bev Hayes in 2:51:07 followed by Liz Stockton in 2:55:53.

Sandy 10
Sunday 26th March 2006

The Harriers picked up both individual and team awards at the Sandy 10, the Club's 10 mile Championship Race.

The first Harrier to finish and the seventh overall in a time of 60:24 was Kevin Willett. Kevin was also the 3rd MV40 on the day. The second Harrier was Stuart Trevallion in 62:01 and the third was Graham King in 64:25. Graham also won the MV50 prize.

Donna McEwen was the first lady Harriers to finish and the 3rd lady overall in 67:16. Andrea Ward was the second lady Harrier and the 1st LV35 in 71:04 and Anna Litchfield was the 3rd lady Harrier in 71:18. Donna, Andrea and Anna won the ladies team prize.

Among the Harriers getting PB were Justin Openshaw 66:49, Andrea Ward 71:04 and David Herincx 73:24. Among the Harriers running their first 10m race was Kevin Ward 73:46.

Over 50 Harriers ran in the race and the Club was awarded the Erlensee Cup for the most number of Club entrants.

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Silverstone Half Marathon, Thorney 10k & Stafford Half Marathon
Sunday 19th March 2006

Harriers members ran in at least two races over the weekend, the Silverstone half marathon and the Thorney 10k.

The first Harrier to finish in the Silverstone Half Marathon and the 49th overall from a field of around 5,000 was Morgan Walters in 1:21:25. The second Harrier to finish, just 2 secs behind Morgan and the 50th overall was Stuart Trevallion  in 1:21:27. It was a good run for Stuart. In addition to it being a new pb by over 3 mins, Stuart also set new pb's for the 10k and the 10m while on the way around. The third harrier to finish was Bill Billington in 1:48:11 followed by Jack Chana in 2:03:53 and Rachel Burrage  in 2:05:09.

Over at Thorney, Martine Moon ran the 10k in 57:25. Martine was the 2nd LV45.

Keith Lakin had a good run at the Stafford Half Marathon and set a new pb of 2:05:42, a 3 mins 12 secs improvement on his previous half best. Its the second pb Keith has set in the last couple of weeks having improved his 10k best at the Daffodil on the 12th March.

Still waiting for the results from the Ashby 20.

Mondi 15 : The Grizzly

Daffodil 10k  & 15m : Milton Keynes Half Marathon
Sunday 12th March 2006

It was a busy weekend for racing with club members taking part in five events; the inter-counties cross country championships at Wollaton Park in Nottingham, the Mondi 15, the Daffoldil 10k and 15m, the Milton Keynes Half Marathon and the Grizzly 20m in Devon.

First mention must go to Tony Dadd who won the Mondi 15 in a terrific time of 1:28:23. This is the second race that Tony has won - his first was Stevington in 2003. Tony's next race is the Rotterdam Marathon on April 9th.

13 Harriers ran in the Milton Keynes Half Marathon. Particularly well done to Veronica Singleton whose time of 1:29:35 set a new LV45 club best time for the distance. Veronica was also the 1st LV45 to finish. The first Harrier at Milton Keynes and the 2nd MV50 was Richard Piron in 1:23:11. The second Harrier was Peter Gowans in 1:25:34 and the third was Rob Miller in 1:27:07. Also finishing inside 90 mins were Steve Gaunt 1:27:45 and Tony Parello 1:29:36.

Donna McEwen, Anna Litchfield and Carla Fisher represented Bedfordshire in the inter-counties cross country championship in Nottingham. Over an 8k course, Donna finished in 34:03, Anna ran 35:39 and Carla did 36:32.  No news on positions yet but well done girls.

13 Harriers ran in the Daffoldil 10k. The first to finish was Sally Cartwright in 32:16. The second was Steve Young in 46:48 and the third was Bill Billington in 48:45. Eight Harriers also ran in the Daffodil 15. Ian Marshall was the first Harrier to finish here in 2:01:18, followed by Simon Smith in 2:02:13 and Julie Wargent in 2;07:04..

Finally, 13 Harriers ran in the Grizzly. The first three Harriers to finish in this gruelling 20 mile multi-terrain race were David Holt in 2:46:17, Graham King inn 2:47:51 and Andy Sewell in 2:51:16.

Three Countries X-C League
Race 5 - Bedford 5th March 2006

The Harriers finished in 2nd position in the fifth and final race in the 2005/06 Three-Counties Cross Country Series. The Harriers scoring ladies team of Donna McEwen 2nd, Sally Cartwright 6th and Anna Litchfield 7th won the ladies race and the men's scoring team of Tristan Windley 7th, Kevin Willett 10th, David Dormer 14th, Richard Piron 31st, Duncan Dickinson 39th, Alastair Fadden 41st and Alistair Vile 46th were 3rd in the men's race. The race positions of Steve Earley who was the 4th runner to finish at Bedford and James Elsworthy who was the 20th to finish, did not count as they are currently classed as 2nd-claim club runners.

Final Series Results

In terms of the series overall, the Harriers finished in 3rd place up from 4th position last year. The ladies team won their race series and the men's team finished in fourth position. Very well done to Donna McEwen who was the second lady to finish in the series overall and to Anna Litchfield who was the 3rd lady overall. Congratulations also to Bill Billington who won the MV60 prize.

Harriers Race Positions at Bedford

Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon & Bury 20
Sunday 26th February 2006

Two Harriers ran in Sunday's Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon. Stuart Bartlett finished in 1:25:53 and Charlie Hempstead ran 1:34:14,  1:34:02 by own watch, a new pb.

Mark Tinkler and David Herincx ran in  the very tough Bury 20. Both finished in 2:56:28.

Woburn 10k
Sunday 19th February 2006

There was an excellent turnout of Harriers in the Woburn 10k with 44 taking part, up from 21 in 2005.

The first Harrier to finish and the 3rd lady overall was Donna McEwen in 39:16, a new pb. The second Harrier lady and the 8th overall was Anna Litchfield in 41:43 and the third lady Harrier and the 2nd LV40 was Andrea Ward in 42:39. The first Harrier man to finish was Justin Openshaw in 39:51, the second man was Steve Gaunt in 40:04 and the third was Tony Parello in 40:52.

Full Results

Balancingblues 5k Series
Wednesday 15th February 2006

It was another successful night for the Harriers in the third and final race in the Balancingblues 5k race series.

The ladies race was won by Donna McEwen in a time of 18:58, Andrea Ward was the 3rd lady to finish and the 1st LV40 in 20:33 and Iva Bar was the 1st LV70 in 37:51. Donna, Andrea and Anna Litchfield 20:44, won the ladies team prize. The first Harrier man to finish and the 7th overall was Stephen Early in 17:34. The second Harrier man and the 1st MV40 was Kevin Willett in 19:25 and the 3rd Harrier man was Tristan Windley in 18:10. Stephen, Kevin and Tristan won the men's team prize. Also winning age category prizes were Norman Beckwith who was the 1st MV60 in 22:17 and Bill Billington who was the 1st MV65 in 23:02.

The Harriers picked up half a dozen prizes for the series overall. Andrea Ward won the ladies race in a combined 3-race time of 1:01:34 and Anna Litchfield was the second lady overall in 1:02:21. Elaine Munday was the 1st LV35 in 1:10:10 and Iva Barr was the 1st LV70 in 1:57:27. For the men, Bill Billington won the MV60 award in 1:09:10. The Harriers also won the overall male and female team prizes for the series.

42 Harriers ran in the final race in series - well done all.

Stamford 30k & Robertstown Half Marathon
Sunday 12th February 2006

There were more excellent runs by the Harriers at the very tough Stamford 30km on Sunday 12th February.

The first Harrier to finish and the 20th overall was Tony Dadd in 1:58:30. Tony's time was just over 3 mins faster than his previous best on the Stamford course. It was also his first race for seven months. The second Harrier to finish was Stuart Trevallion in 2:03:31. Staurt's time was faster than he had expected. The third Harrier to finish and the 2nd MV55 on the day was Morris Dempster in 2:04:41. An excellent run by Morris in what what his first race for the club. Veronica Singleton also had terrific run and was the first LV45 in 2:16:05.

The other Harriers times were: Peter Gowans 2:12:42, Mark Tinkler 2:24:24, Mike Barnard 2:26:10, David Herincx 2:37:26, Simon Smith 2:38:26, Bruce Mehew 2:52:03 and Jack Chana 2:58:13.

Up in West Yorkshire, Richard Dorman ran in the Roberttown Half Marathon. On a very hilly course, Richard was the sixth overall to finished in 1:19:34.

Three Countries X-C League
Race 4 - Dunstable 5th February

The Harriers finished in 3rd position in the 4th race in the three-counties X-C league at Dunstable. The ladies team once again won their race while the men finished in 4th position. The scoring  mens team were Mark Pryor 16th, Dave Dormer 26th, Morgan Walters 28th, Matt Burgin 34th, Alastair Fadden 38th, Neil Lovesey 50 and Alastair Vile 52nd. The scoring ladies team were Donna McEwen 2nd, Anna Litchfield 4th and Veronica Singleton 10th.

The men's team scored a total of 244 points and the ladies team scored 16 points. The Harriers overall scored 260 points.

The Harriers also had two guest runners in the race. Steve Early finished in 11th position and James Elsworthy finished in 13th place.

Balancingblues 5k Series- Race 2
Wednesday 25th 2006

It was another successful night for the Harriers in the 2nd race of the Balancingblues 5k series with two new club best times being set and both team prizes being won by the club.

The two new club best times were set by Richard Dorman and Andrea Ward. Richard's time of 17:42 was a new MV45 5k best time and Andrea's run of 20:14 was a new LV40 best. Richard was the 3rd Harriers to finish behind Morgan Walters and Stephen Early who ran 17:34 and 17:35 respectively. Well done Stephen who ran his 1st race for the Harriers. Morgan, Stephen and Richard won the men's team prize. Andrea was the 2nd lady to finish overall and Anna Litchfield in 20:39 was the 3rd lady to finish. The third lady Harrier was Veronica Singleton in 21:05. Andrea, Anna and Veronica won the ladies team prize.

42 Harriers ran in the race including a number who ran for the club for the first time. Well done all.

Folksworth 15
Sunday 22nd January 2005

There were more excellent performances by the Harriers at this weekend's races. Pride of place however must go to Donna McEwen who was the 1st lady to finish in the Folksworth 15 in a time of 1:38:25. Donna, along with Carla Fisher 1:51:26 and Liz Stockton 1:59:14 also won the ladies team prize. The first Harrier man to finish was Bob Wells in 1:41:12. followed by Tom Inman in 1:44:39 and Gabriel Arpaia in 1:50:30.

The time of the other Harriers running at Folksworth were: Michael Barnard 1:50:35, Carla Fisher 1:51:26,, Mark Tinkler 1:57:01, Phil Wainwright 1:58:48, Liz Stockton 1:59:14, Andy Purdy 01:59:23, David Herincx 2:01:09, Colin Bennetts 2:18:11 and Suet Lua 2:19:42.

Photos from race:

Eastern Vets Cross-Country

Around a dozen Harriers also ran in the Eastern Vets Cross Country in Arrington Park. Martin Leach was the 1st MV60, Bill Billington was the 3rd MV65 and David Sutcliffe, John Keenan and James Hendry won the MV70 team award. Well done lads.

 Phil Gray reports on the Race:

"A seriouy crisp January morning as yours truly and a number of Harriers made their way in Arrington Park in Cambridgeshire via the A603 and B1042. Why? Why indeed I ask myself but a sensible reply is never forthcoming. A little matter of the Eastern Vets Cross Country event held on the Wimpole Estate. Two races within 1 race: LV35 plus and MV70 race over a 1 loop distance of 4k and the MV35 upwards over a 2 loop course of 8k. A number of Bedford Harriers participating and good to see all go the distance on this chilly January morn. Graham King the first Harrier in the main event, with Tony Barnes 2nd Harrier and Martin Leach 3rd Harrier on the day. A number of prizes came our way in the guise on 1st MV60 to Martin Leach - 3rd MV65 to Bill Billington and 1st MV70 team to John Keenan, Dave Sutcliffe and James Hendry. More may be forthcoming as David and I made a welcome return to Bedford via the B1042  and A603.Thanks to Dave for transport and to all who represented the club."

Photos from race:

Three Countries X-C League
Race 3 - Ampthill 8th January

-Provisional Results-

The Harriers finished in 3rd position, just 25 points behind the winning team Wootton, in the 3rd race in the three-counties X-C league at Ampthill. The ladies team won their race while the men finished in 3rd position. The scoring  mens team were Tristan Windley 5, James Elsworthy 10, Mark Pryor 12,  Kevin Willett 19, David Dormer 27, Matt Burgin 37 and Alastair Fadden 41 -151 points in total. The scoring ladies Harriers team were Donna McEwen 3, Sally Cartwright 6- running her first race for the club and Andrea Ward 9 - 18 points in total. The overall score for the Harriers was 169 points.

Well done to all of the 45 Harriers who ran in the race.

The results are provisional.

Harriers Scorers Team

Club Finishing Positions

Balancingblues 5k Series - Race 1
Wednesday 4th January 2006

There was an excellent turnout of Harriers for the 1st race in the 3-race Balancingblues 5k series. The first Harrier to finish and the 5th overall was Tristan Windley in 17:18. The second Harrier and the tenth overall was Morgan Walters in 18:00 and the third Harriers and 13th overall was Stuart Bartlett in 18:31.

The harriers ladies did particularly well. Andrea Ward was the first lady overall to finish in 20:47 and Anna Litchfield was the second lady in 20:58. Well done Andrea and Anna. Elaine Munday in 23:09 was the 3rd lady Harrier. Andrea, Anna and Elaine deservedly won the ladies team prize.

The second race in the series is on Wednesday 25th January.

Mulligitawny XC
Monday 2nd January 2006

The Harriers along with seven other local clubs clubs - North herts, Wooton, Ampthill, Valley spartans, Stopey, Garden City and FVS tri - were invited to take part in the Mulligtawny XC challenge.  There were 15 members per team of which at least 3 had to be ladies. Scoring was 3 men & 3 ladies of any age category.

The course was 7 miles of mud very sticky as well and 1000ft of climb over and around the Barton Hills area.. It was also  very ippy this year which made everyone question their sanity.

The race started on a narrow track which went straight up making cemetery hill look like a mole hill. From then on it was either very boggy or on good path going either down or up and by golly was the up UP. Each area of hazard was called a name such as the swamp or cardiac hill but the Hexton point should have been called Mount Everest because it looked so high. The race finished where it started, going down the ippery ope which by now was extremely churned up. Everyone really enjoyed it and as a bonus the ladies won the ladies team prize. Valley spartans were the 1st male team and we are still waiting conformation on the overall positions. The first Harrier home was Kevin W. and the 1st lady Donna.