Presentation Night and awards

The presentation night at The Running Hare was very successful and enjoyable.

It was great to see around 25 people there, arriving from 8.00 onwards after training and racing. A chance to chat and eat was followed by the presentation of awards. Rob thanked everyone who had contributed to another very successful year. He reminded everyone that the club awards are there to encourage and reward competing on behalf of the club. He added thanks to the staff at The Running Hare for organising the area for us and to Peter at Dragon Trophies for his help with the awards. The full results are below. It is great to see many new names on the list.

The Members Award was awarded to Mike Austin for his continuous improved performance throughout the year and contribution to the club. It was a difficult decisions with so many other strong nominations, but Mike is a very worthy winner – congratulations, Mike.

Other strong contenders included: -

Les for his unstinting work as coach and support for runners

John for his amazing 70 races in his 70^th year (actually it was 73)

Jane for her support for new club members

Jez for all-round performance especially on the hills (just look at the results!)

An enjoyable evening all round. Thanks everybody

Men’s Cross Country

1st         Jez Brown

2nd        Eddie Davies

3rd        Mike Austin

4th         John Morris

5th         Les Coathup

6th         Rob Mackey

Ladies Cross Country

1st         Dawn Urquhart

2nd        Alice Williams

3rd        Jane Lindley

4th         Amanda Garner

Men’s Borders League

1st         Jez Brown

2nd        David Gilbert

3rd        Eddie Davies

4th         Mike Jones

5th         Paul Stinton

6th         Mike Austin

7th         Matthew Rose

8th         Simon Roberts

9th         Les Coathup

10th =    Steve Bellis

10th =    John Morris

10th =    Ian Bayliss

Ladies Borders League

1st         Lisa Gittins

2nd        Jane Lindley

3rd        Dawn Urquhart

4th         Hayley Evans

Club Championship

Winner                   Jez Brown

Second                 Simon Roberts

Third                      John Morris

1^st Lady  Dawn Urquhart

Buckley Runners Members Award        Mike Austin

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Meet 7.00 for 7.15 start on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Presentation night and races in June

Presentation night is on Tuesday (3rd June) in The Running Hare at Ewloe from 8.00 pm onwards. I have collected the trophies from Dragon Trophies. Two extra trophies this year! You will see why if you are there! It would be really useful if I could have some idea of numbers. Can you let me know if you are planning to go. Thanks.

And you need to give some thought to the Members Award!

The response to the requests for payment of club and WA subs has been fantastic; much better than previous years. I am very grateful - it makes the things so much easier for the club officials who have to deal with them. But there are still plenty of members who haven't paid (nearly 20 I think). Please remember, the club officials are volunteers, they give up their own time to support the club. Late payment of subscriptions makes extra work. 

BL AGM is on 2nd July. If you have any thoughts about how the league works that you would like raised at AGM please let you BL Reps know (Eric or Jane)

Races

Deeside Off-Road Series Race 1  Thursday 5th June at 7.30

The Beast on Tuesday 10th June from The Miners at Maeshafn at 7.30 (is that correct John Morris?)

Moel-y-Gamelin Sunday 15th (From The Ponderosa) 10.00 I think

Hotfoot up Moel Famau 7.30 on 18th June

See you Tuesday

Rob

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Update for May and June 2014

Hope you are all settling down into "Summer running" routines.

The club presentation night is on Tuesday 3rd June in the Running Hare. We shall be there from about 8.00 onwards. The aim is to have eaten and be ready for the presentation about 9.15. The competition results have been calculated, trophies are ordered, and the pub has agreed to set aside a corner for us as they have done in the past. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

On the night we will select the winner of the "Members Award". This is awarded to the person who the members feel has made an important contribution to the club; not necessarily by winning lots of races and trophies, but perhaps by improved performance, supporting other runners, organising social events, recruiting new members or an outstanding achievement in a specific event.

Nomination forms will be circulated on the night but anyone who cannot attend or wants to nominate early can email me explaining in no more than twenty words why that person deserves to win. It is the reason that is most important, it is not a vote, it is the strength of the reason that counts.

Forthcoming events

Ras Pen Cader this Saturday. Anyone going?

Chester Half on Sunday

The Beast on Tuesday 10th June 

Moel-y-Gamelin Sunday 15th

Deeside Off-Road Series

The open race of the series is on Thursday 5th June at 7.30.

At present there is no information on Deestriders website but I am assured that it is going ahead. If I can get an electronic copy of the entry form I will email it out. This is an excellent series of races, a challenging course and organised by a local club. Definitely worthwhile. 

Rob 

Last BL Race at Shotton

Once again we had a brilliant turn-out and some fine performances at Shotton on Wednesday; 17 men and 4 ladies. Obviously very disappointing that the race result had to be void. We will never know what would have happened. For info there is a set of results being prepared, based on the process of awarding 1 point to everyone who ran and penalty points to anyone who didn't (150 for ladies, 500 for men). That means the race will count as a race for those people who are counting up their BL races. But please see note at the bottom. 

But we got some brilliant results:

Hayley picked up 4th SL - but if there was an  improvers medal for ladies she would win it!

Jez and Simon picked up 2nd and 4th in MV40 (tough group that one with Lee Jones in it)

Dawn was 2nd in LV45

Dave Gilbert won the MV45 category, with Eddie in 3rd place, great to see newer members of the club getting the rewards for hard work

Lisa got 2nd in LV45 and

Jane got 3rd LV45 - good to see her back in the medals after a season of great effort

Ian  was 3rd MV45

Les was 2nd MV60

John was 2nd MV65 and 

Jack won the MV70 category

and the Vets were second€ overall.

I am trying to collate the results for the Buckley Runners competition within the Borders League. I have a copy of our results sheet from Race 7. They show the order that we finished. They appear to make sense, I think. I know that the majority of runners ran the two loops (instead of 1) running about 5.6 miles (almost exactly the same course as we used last year). A few runners ran three loops - they are easy to spot as those runners are 5-7 minutes and 100 places behind where they should be and I don't think any Buckley Runners were in this group. But a small number of runners ran a part loop before being turned back putting them a minute or two down on where they should be. Did an Buckley Runners do this? If you can let me know I can look at where you should have finished. If not I will collate results on the finish positions I have.

Thanks for your help on this.

Rob

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April already

Just a reminder that next Tuesday is Pub Night - 8.30 ish in The Running Hare

Several races coming up too: -

• Race 6 of Borders League is on Sunday 6th April at Wallasey (its a new course). Need to confirm details of meeting but we will need to leave about 9.15, probably from Buckley Sports Centre (to be confirmed)
• Final Race is on Wednesday 23rd April at Deestriders followed by presentation of awards 
• Chester Spring 5 is on Wednesday 16th April (not 2nd as on the inf I sent out) - on-line entry through West Cheshire AC website
• Wrexham 10 is on Saturday 26th April at 2pm (Not Sunday 27th) Entries by post.

Reminder that subs are due. Huge thanks to those who have already paid. 

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Buckley Runners Subs 2014-15

Subs for Buckley Runners and Welsh Athletics are due on April 1st. The amounts are unchanged from last year. We would be grateful if you could pay as soon as possible after April 1st. It is very hard work for Jack and others if we have to spend all year chasing them; last year we were still struggling to get some paid long after the start of the Borders League and Cross Country seasons, that is not fair on people give a lot of their time voluntarily to keep the club running.  

Unless your details have changed there is no need to complete any paperwork, all we need is two cheques; £10 payable to Buckley Runners and £15 payable to Welsh Athletics (preferably in an envelop marked "BR Subs 2014-15" addressed to Jack Thomas with your name on the outside.

Many thanks

Rob

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Meet 7.00 for 7.15 start on Tuesdays and Thursdays

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Next Borders League Race Sunday 23rd

BORDERS LEAGUE Race 5 Sunday 23rd 2014

Venue Coleg Cambria (formerly Deeside College main campus) Post Code CH5 4BR

Course is 5 miles. Start is at the Front of the college with 1 lap around the college, then onto roads, steep incline up to mile 2. Steep descend from mile 3. Finish back on the campus, with lap round the grounds then finish on the running track.

Drink station at the finish. Showers and changing rooms available at the college

There will be a Sport Relief mile happening at 9.15am on the track and around the campus, can all runners please park at Connahs Quay High School.

See you there

Rob

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Buckley Runners

Road, Multi-terrain, Cross Country, Fell Running

Meeting at Buckley Sport Centre in North Wales

Meet 7.00 for 7.15 start on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Visit our blog on http://buckleyrunners.blogspot.co.uk/

You can follow us on Twitter @buckleyrunners or find us on Facebook