Race Roundup - 15th to 21st August

The north east race calendar and Elswick members seemed seemed to take a little breath this week, with fewer events and entries.

However, Sunday 21st was an exception with a couple of longer distance gatherings to report on.

Lambton Estate Trail 10 Miler

Intrepid as ever our single entrant into this race was David Hodgson. The course is on trails and estate roads around Lambton Castle and is described as “gently undulating” – not like the cross country course then! Or maybe it’s that understated description we often hear about from those who want us to enter a run that requires ropes and crampons.

David Hodgson was the Elswick Harriers representative at the Wild Deer Lambton Trail 10 miler on Sunday, finishing 92/155 in 1:44.

After 2 weeks all inclusive in Mexico I needed a steady-away hilly trail race to blow the cobwebs away. I feel much better for it and enjoyed the lovely route that you can rarely access unless you’re running a race. Next up: Stanhope 10 miler road race next Sunday.
David Hodgson

Well done , David.

Jelly Tea 10 Mile Road Race

The seventh race in the Elswick Harriers Club Championship this year saw a wonderful turnout of the famous red and white vests.

This was the first of two 10 milers in the championship – something of an unusual distance nowadays.

Our club secretary Sean Mennim reports:

Sunday 21st August saw the return of the popular annual Tynedale Harriers’ 10-mile “Jelly Tea” Race, which runs from Ovingham Middle School towards Bywell and back again.
There was an impressive turnout from Team Elswick which saw 21 of our athletes powering their way around this undulating rural course. Notwithstanding the glorious sunshine and spectacular views, the course was made particularly challenging by brutal inclines and brisk headwinds throughout.
244 runners completed the course, with 11 runners coming in under the hour, including our very own Luke Hilliard (5th – 57:21) and Danny Spoor (10th – 59:08 (PB). In the Men’s V55, Martin Connelly came 3^rd (1:08:51).
In the women’s race, Amy Fuller battled it out for 2nd place in the (1:04:40). In the V45 category, Felicity Smith earned 2^nd place (1:10:23), 59th overall, closely followed by Andrea Banner in the V50 (1^st – 1:10:47), Arabella Pearce (2^nd – 1:15:50) and Debbie Spoor (3^rd – 1:16:48).
As is tradition, all finishers were treated to the legendary post-race meal of sandwiches, a pot of jelly and drinks.
Sean Mennim

The strength of the team at Elswick continues to impress, with the women coming 1st (Amy, Felicity, Andrea), and the men placing 2nd (Luke, Danny, Sean).

There were some superb efforts by the Elswick squad that show some impressive times and obvious gains.

Here’s the full list:

Pos	Race No	Name	Time	Net Time	Category	Cat Pos	Gender	Gen Pos
5	88	Luke Hilliard	57:24	57:21	SEN	5	Male	5
10	197	Daniel Spoor	59:10	59:08	SEN	10	Male	10
18	130	Sean Mennim	1:02:30	1:02:27	SEN	15	Male	18
20	174	Jonathan Rewcastle	1:03:31	1:03:27	SEN	16	Male	20
26	250	Amy Fuller	1:04:44	1:04:40	SEN	1	Female	2
49	45	Martin Connelly	1:08:54	1:08:51	V55	3	Male	44
55	4	Simon Allen	1:09:46	1:09:35	V55	4	Male	48
57	161	Chris Pearce	1:10:13	1:10:03	V45	8	Male	50
59	190	Felicity Smith	1:10:28	1:10:23	V45	2	Female	8
62	44	Shaun Connelly	1:10:54	1:10:51	V55	5	Male	54
63	13	Andrea Banner	1:10:57	1:10:47	V50	1	Female	9
70	177	Paul Robinson	1:11:53	1:11:46	V45	9	Male	59
75	82	Ben Hall	1:12:27	1:12:20	V40	10	Male	62
102	160	Arabella Pearce	1:15:50	1:15:43	V50	2	Female	21
107	198	Debbie Spoor	1:16:48	1:16:42	V50	3	Female	23
110	143	Daniel Nettle	1:17:30	1:17:20	V50	7	Male	87
112	124	Simon McEnaney	1:17:38	1:17:30	SEN	37	Male	89
113	170	Eden Ratcliffe	1:17:40	1:17:30	SEN	11	Female	24
121	202	Mike Steven	1:19:09	1:18:58	V65	4	Male	95
144	81	Mary Hall	1:22:30	1:22:22	V40	7	Female	37
147	17	Melissa Bateson	1:23:55	1:23:47	V50	7	Female	38