Ely New Year's Eve 10k - 31/12/08
Just 3 Bushies were sober or well enough to compete in this race, despite all finishers getting a bottle of beer! Results were:
Julie Tebb 00:58:23 (420)[PB], Peter Tebb 01:05:46 (487),
Angela Jones 01:05:51 (489) - 516 finishers
Derby Mid-week 5k - 17/12/08
David Mould has completed yet another "out of area" race, this time in my home town of Derby. David completed the race in 00:20:34, finishing 52/87 finishers.
Bedford Harriers Half Marathon - 14/12/08
Whilst his fellow Club mates were wallowing in the mud of Cambridgeshire, George Dawson ventured south to complete the Bedford Harriers Half Marathon. George managed an excellent 02:04:47, finishing 1079 out of 1323 finishers. He also finished cleaner than the rest of us!
Hunts AC Frostbite, Hinchingbrook Park - 14/12/08
Mud, glorious mud! This was the order for the day! Running conditions were very difficult for this, the first Frostbite to be held in Hinchingbrook Country Park, near Huntingdon. Both senior and junior teams were depleted due to injury etc., but those that took part gave their all. results were:
Seniors:
*Brian Corleys 00:31:40 (25), *Tom Johnson 00:32:54 (37), *Yvonne Cooper 00:35:48 (95),
*David Mould 00:37:05 (122), *Phil Barnes 00:38:23 (155), *Chris Stapleton 00:39:11 (167),
*Alan Condon 00:39:20 (170), *Martin Millicheap 00:39:27 (174), Dave Mason 00:39:41 (177),
Barrie Barrett 00:39:47 (180), Phil Savage 00:40:03 (186), Lionel Everitt 00:40:05 (188),
Phil Boyd 00:41:28 (209), *Alison Sinclair 00:43:57 (249), Alan Miles 00:45:16 (268),
Sean O'Driscoll 00:45:58 (276), *Hayley Dawson 00:46:22 (280),
Louise Pettman 00:46:23 (281), Danny Huddlestone 00:46:24 (282),
Yvonne Mann 00:47:01 (289), Ron Firth 00:48:37 (298), Michelle Webb 00:57:38 (333),
Dave Armstrong 00:58:49 (334) - 337 finishers
* = scoring runners
On the day, Bushfield finished 13th out of 15 teams, and currently lie 11/15.
Juniors:
*Charlotte Blessett 00:18:34 (74), *Liam Corleys 00:19:48 (80),
*Jonathan Boyd 00:21:12 (84) - 90 runners
* = scoring runners
On the day, Junior Bushy finished 11th out of 12 teams, and currently lie 9/12.
Nene Valley Harriers 10 - 07/12/08
Icy and slippery conditions made this twisting 2-lapper difficult going. Results were as follows:
Phil Barnes 01:11:48 (118), Phil Boyd 01:18:54 (176)[PB], Suzanne Ostler 01:21:39 (187),
Sean O'Driscoll 01:30:25 (253)[PB], Danny Huddlestone 01:33:40 (269),
Julie Tebb 01:37:17 (275)[PB] - 291 finishers
Harrier League 5k Race 3 - 03/12/08
Runner Finish time Handicap Actual time Position Phil Savage 00:29:58 00:07:40 00:22:18 9 Dave Mason 00:30:57 00:08:15 00:22:42 18
Malta International Challenge Marathon - 28-30/11/08
Antoinette Rendle made her annual pilgramage to Malta to compete in the International Challenge Marathon - this consists of 3 races over varying distances and terrain over 3 days, and which total a marathon distance. Antoinette did really well, and her times were as follows:
Day 1. 11k - 01:21:09
Day 2. 6k - 00:45:32
Day 3. 25k - 03:35:37
Total: 05:42:18
Hereward Relay - 23/11/08
All that was missing weather-wise for this race was a sand storm - we had wind, rain, snow, sleet & sunshine! Awful conditions for the first 2 legs of the race, but we had decent conditions for the last 2. Mind you, stage 4 was a wee bit muddy, especially after quad bikes had used part of the route! Results were as follows:
Bushy Old Gits
| Leg | Distance | Runner | Time | Place |
P'boro to Whittlesey | 6.2 miles | Danny Huddlestone | 00:57:34 | 101 |
| Whittlesey to March | 11.6 miles | Chris Stapleton | 01:32:33 | 71 |
| March to Welney | 10.3 miles | Alan Miles | 01:47:18 | 111 |
| Welney to Ely | 9.6 miles | Dave Mason | 01:26:44 | 87 |
| Totals: | 37.6 miles | 05:44:09 | 99 |
Bushy Babes
| Leg | Distance | Runner | Time | Place |
| P'boro to Whittlesey | 6.2 miles | Lindsey Woods | 00:54:58 | 92 |
| Whittlesey to March | 11.6 miles | Yvonne Mann | 01:46:38 | 110 |
| March to Welney | 10.3 miles | Phil Barnes | 01:25:38 | 55 |
| Welney to Ely | 9.6 miles | Alison Sinclair | 01:25:12 | 80 |
| Totals: | 37.6 miles | 05:32:36 | 87 |
Bushy Cruisers
| Leg | Distance | Runner | Time | Place |
| P'boro to Whittlesey | 6.2 miles | Dave Boyd | 01:04:51 | 119 |
| Whittlesey to March | 11.6 miles | Hayley Dawson | 01:41:02 | 99 |
| March to Welney | 10.3 miles | Phil Boyd | 01:34:07 | 90 |
| Welney to Ely | 9.6 miles | Phil Barnes | 01:48:45 | 114 |
| Totals: | 37.6 miles | 06:08:45 | 110 |
Bushy 1
| Leg | Distance | Runner | Time | Place |
| P'boro to Whittlesey | 6.2 miles | Alan Condon | 00:50:03 | 65 |
| Whittlesey to March | 11.6 miles | Al Stubbs | 01:28:40 | 53 |
| March to Welney | 10.3 miles | Daniel Stapleton | 01:20:55 | 30 |
| Welney to Ely | 9.6 miles | Phil Nicholson | 01:25:39 | 81 |
| Totals: | 37.6 miles | 05:05:17 | 54 |
116 teams completed all 4 legs of the Relay.
St Neots Half Marathon - 16/11/08
Injuries & illness depleted the Bushy contingent to this excellent, if somewhat undulating, half marathon, with only 2 Club runners competing - results were:
George Dawson 02:04:24 (762), Peter Tebb 02:15:35 (839) - 899 finishers
Bushfield Frostbite - 09/11/08
Another brilliant Frostbite race for Bushfield, with loads of marshalls (well done to all) and loads of Bushies taking part. Results were:
Seniors:
*Julian Mann 00:28:29 (12), *Brian Corleys 00:29:40 (28), *Tom Johnson 00:31:08 (58),
*Wayne Morris 00:31:54 (77), *Phil Barnes 00:32:54 (103), *Daniel Stapleton 00:33:02 (110),
*Scott Robinson 00:33:12 (115), *Yvonne Cooper 00:33:23 (120),
Barrie Barrett 00:35:04 (169), Lionel Everitt 00:36:31 (214),
Chris Stapleton 00:36:34 (216), Al Stubbs 00:36:38 (217), Phil Savage 00:37:29 (241),
Lee French 00:37:40 (248), Phil Nicholson 00:37:41 (250), Alan Condon 00:38:09 (265),
Dave Mason 00:38:11 (266), Phil Boyd 00:38:18 (269), *Hayley Dawson 00:38:30 (272),
*Suzanne Ostler 00:39:11 (295), Alison Sinclair 00:39:17 (296), David Mould 00:40:41 (331),
Alan Miles 00:40:42 (332), Yvonne Mann 00:42:01 (366), Sean O'Driscoll 00:42:14 (372),
Mick Woods 00:42:46 (378), Louise Pettman 00:43:21 (387), Sue Powell 00:44:33 (409),
Danny Huddlestone 00:44:39 (410), Peter Tebb 00:46:36 (432), Elisa Perna 00:47:09 (443),
Steven Morris 00:47:16 (444), Julie Tebb 00:47:20 (445), Dave Armstrong 00:48:13 (450),
Angela Jones 00:52:35 (476), Michelle webb 00:55:59 (482) - 489 finishers
* = scoring runners
On the day, Bushfield finished 9th out of 15 teams, and currently lie 9/15.
Juniors:
*James Keith 00:07:43 (5), *Adam Howard 00:10:29 (68), *Ed Whiting 00:10:40 (75),
*Becks Goode 00:11:00 (87), *Charlie Howard 00:11:40 (96), Jonathan Boyd 00:12:06 (100), Jess Whiting 00:12:20 (102), Kerrie Hughes 00:12:22 (103),
Charlotte Blessett 00:12:30 (106), Katie Mason 00:12:45 (111),
Liam Corleys 00:13:02 (115) - 122 runners
* = scoring runners
On the day, Junior Bushy finished 8th out of 12 teams, and currently lie 9/12.
Harrier League 5k Handicap - 05/11/08
Runner | Finish time | Handicap | Actual time | Pos |
| Sue Powell | 00:30:19 | 00:01:55 | 00:28:24 | 18 |
| Dave Mason | 00:30:39 | 00:08:40 | 00:21:49 | 20 |
| Phil Savage | 00:31:02 | 00:08:10 | 00:22:52 | 23 |
- 28 runners
After 2 events, positions are:
Phil Savage 11th/80 points
Dave Mason 15th/73 points
James Keith 20th/51 points
Sue Powell 30th/39 points
(33 runners)
Stevenage Half Marathon - 02/11/08
Only one Bushy in this half marathon. George Dawson completed the run in 02:08:39, finishing 653 out of 757 finishers.
Fenland 10 - 26/10/08
Despite manky weather conditions, 9 Bushies headed out to wildest Wisbech to compete in the Fenland 10, and for many, this was their first 10-miler! Results were as follows:
Dave Mason 01:17:42 (155), Alison Sinclair 01:20:30 (187)[CR],
Suzanne Ostler 01:20:40 (188)[PB], Alan Miles 01:26:23 (221)[PB],
Yvonne Mann 01:26:31 (227)[PB,CR], Danny Huddlestone 01:33:58 (258)[PB],
Sue Powell 01:34:30 (260)[PB], Peter Tebb 01:40:40 (279)[PB],
Julie Tebb 01:40:42 (280)[PB] - 294 finishers
Snowdonia Marathon - 25/10/08
Not content with the uplands of East Anglia, David Mould headed west to compete in the Snowdonia Marathon - this could be classed as "mildly undulating"! David finished 882/1132 in a time of 04:50:12
Great Eastern Run - 12/10/08
A superb turn-out of Bushy's (both runners and marshals) for this, our local half marathon, with a couple of Club records falling to the 2 Yvonne's. Results were:
Tom Johnson 01:27:24 (139)[PB], Yvonne Cooper 01:31:36 (253)[PB CR],
Phil Barnes 01:33:24 (297), Wayne Morris 01:37:35 (441)[PB],
Phil Savage 01:41:53 (633)[PB], David Mould 01:42:46 (679),
Chris Stapleton 01:43:40 (718)[PB], Lionel Everitt 01:45:53 (821),
Hayley Dawson 01:46:03 (833)[PB], Matt Clarkson 01:46:10 (842),
Eric McNeill 01:46:14 (847), Dave Mason 01:47:15 (897), Suzanne Ostler 01:48:10 (942)[PB],
James Trigg 01:49:37 (1008), Alison Sinclair 01:50:31 (1063),
Yvonne Mann 01:53:54 (1234)[PB CR], Sarah Robinson 01:55:00 (1281)[PB],
Phil Boyd 02:01:07 (1582), Dave Boyd 02:11:40 (2039)[PB], Peter Tebb 02:11:44 (2045),
Danny Huddlestone 02:11:46 (2047)[PB], Sue Powell 02:13:23 (2114)[PB],
George Dawson 02:16:36 (2215), Julie Tebb 02:17:07 (2231), Matt Webb 02:21:17 (2332),
Laura Porter 02:21:58 (2343), Jonathan Paice 02:26:09 (2425),
Steven Morris 02:28:18 (2465), Angela Jones 02:29:28 (2482)[PB],
Dave Armstrong 02:37:33 (2575), Antoinette Rendle 02:45:20 (2626),
Dominic McStay 02:53:44 (2658) - 2,705 finishers
Run to the Beat Half Marathon - 05/10/08
Just one Bushy in this London half - David Wilson finished 6,119 out of 7,252 finishers in a time of 02:32:02.
Cricklade 10k - 05/10/08
Another damp and hilly course! Danny Huddlestone finished in 00:56:06, and 141 out of 245 finishers.
Great North Run - 05/10/08
Two Bushy's in this, the world's biggest half marathon. Alan Miles completed the 13.1 miles in 02:07:25, finishing 17,399, and Antoinette Rendle finished 33,817 in 02:51:52. And unlike the St Neots Frostbite, the weather was glorious!
St Neots Frostbite - 05/10/08
Apparently this was a bit of a damp race! Results were as follows:
Seniors:
*Wayne Morris 00:32:22 (47), *Jimmy Robinson 00:32:52 (57), *Phil Barnes 00:33:09 (61),
*Scott Robinson 00:33:22 (66), *Yvonne Cooper 00:35:09 (101), *Tom Johnson 00:35:11 (102),
*Dave Mason 00:38:20 (171), *Jonathan Paice 00:38:27 (178 ), Chris Stapleton 00:38:37 (182), Lionel Everitt 00:38:43 (183), Phil Nicholson 00:39:37 (206),
*Hayley Dawson 00:40:26 (221), Mick Woods 00:42:06 (246), *Sheila Harrhy 00:43:42 (261),
Phil Boyd 00:44:05 (264), Yvonne Mann 00:44:34 (269), Ron Firth 00:46:53 (289),
Dave Boyd 00:47:57 (298), Peter Tebb 00:48:08 (301), Liz Lorimer 00:50:42 (313),
Jayne Woodcock 00:50:44 (314) - 328 finishers
* = scoring runners
On the day, Bushfield finished 10th out of 15 teams.
Juniors:
*James Keith 00:07:20 (5), *Carl Firth 00:09:24 (38), *Becks Goode 00:10:32 (62),
*Jess Whiting 00:11:28 (74), *Charlotte Blessett 00:12:02 (84),
Kerrie Hughes 00:12:02 (85), Katie Mason 00:13:00 (88) - 93 runners
* = scoring runners
On the day, Junior Bushy finished 8th out of 12 teams.
Harrier League 5k Handicap - 01/10/08
21 finishersRunner Finish time Handicap Actual time Position James Keith 00:31:33 00:11:35 00:19:58 6 Phil Savage 00:31:06 00:08:55 00:22:11 11 Dave Mason 00:32:41 00:10:50 00:21:51 21
Tarpley 10 - 28/09/08
David Mould completed this small, very friendly and picturesque Suffolk 10-miler in 01:14:23, finishing 39 out of 112 finishers.
Grunty Fen Half Marathon - 14/09/08
The sun and heat took its toll in this race, but congrats to Danny on completing his first half marathon. Results were:
Barrie Barrett 01:35:41 (111), David Mould 01:48:44 (241), Alan Miles 02:06:36 (395), Danny Huddlestone 02:18:09 (450), Antoinette Rendle 02:57:24 (492) - 493 finishers
Commiserations to Mandy Cook who had to retire from the race after 5 miles.
OWLS John Fraser 10 - 07/09/08
John Richmond ran an excellent race to gain a new PB in this 10-miler, finishing in 01:08:48, and 103 out of 462 finishers.
Leeds Half Marathon - 07/09/08
Just the dynamic duo represented Bushy in this rather undulating (according to Mandy, but flat according to George) half marathon. Results were:
Mandy Cook 02:03:13 (1752), George Dawson 02:07:14 (1934) - 2782 finishers
Grimsthorpe Castle 10k - 25/08/08
Phil Barnes 00:43:17 (54), Dave Mason 00:47:54 (126), Phil Boyd 00:53:49 (231),
Alan Condon 00:58:01 (279) - 385 finishers
Nene Valley 5k - 20/08/08
Phil Barnes 00:19:35 (63), Mark Pereira 00:21:08 (103), Dave Mason 00:21:09 (104),
Alan Condon 00:22:38 (126), Phil Boyd 00:23:38 (144)[PB],
Alison Sinclair 00:24:53 (156)[CR], Dave Armstrong 00:28:01 (177) - 183 finishers
Thorney 5 - 17/08/08
Another excellent Club turn-out for this local 5-miler, both racing and supporting. Results were:
Phil Barnes 00:33:09 (42), Dave Mason 00:35:40 (86), David Mould 00:36:12 (92),
Al Stubbs 00:37:16 (108), Alan Condon 00:38:35 (125), Alan Miles 00:41:50 (166),
Yvonne Mann 00:42:24 (171)[PB CR], Mandy Cook 00:44:41 [195],
Sue Powell 00:44:43 (196)[PB], Danny Huddlestone 00:45:35 (201)[PB],
Peter Tebb 00:45:41 (202), Dave Armstrong 00:47:32 (214)[PB], Julie Tebb 00:49:03 (219),
George Dawson 00:49:18 (220), David Wilson 00:49:29 (221),
Antoinette Rendle 01:00:32 (247) - 260 finishers
Newark Half Marathon - 10/08/08
This challenging half saw some excellent performances from the 7 Bushies taking part. Results were:
Phil Barnes 01:34:36 (167), Suzanne Ostler 01:50:47 (466)[PB],
Phil Boyd 01:52:28 (500)[PB], George Dawson 02:04:43 (680), Michael Woods 02:05:19 (684), Mandy Cook 02:06:51 (704), David Boyd 02:16:47 (783)[PB] - 863 finishers
Pewsey Mid-week 5 - 06/08/08
Our "out-of-area" specialist, David Mould, took part in this evening 5-miler in Wiltshire. David finished 87 out of 191, in a time of 00:36:59.
Wibbly Wobbly Log Jog 5 - Brandon Forest - 01/08/08
Alan Miles was the sole Bushy runner in this Friday evening "stroll through the woods". A demanding and testing 5 mile (ish) course saw Alan finish 187 out of 277, in a time of 00:45:07.
Peterborough 5k Series (5) - Werrington - 30/07/08
Hot and humid conditions made this a testing end to this year's 5k series, but we still managed a few PB's and some excellent performances. Results were:
Wayne Morris 00:19:00 (40)[PB], *James Keith 00:19:55 (55), Phil Barnes 00:20:19 (67),
*Mark Pereira 00:20:47 (84), Dave Mason 00:20:47 (85), James Trigg 00:22:09 (117)[PB],
Phil Savage 00:22:23 (121), Alan Condon 00:22:39 (123), Alan Miles 00:25:23 (168),
Danny Huddlestone 00:26:23 (175), Dave Armstrong 00:27:35 (185),
*Steven Morris 00:28:03 (187) - 198 finishers
*no Club colours - do not count for Flying the Flag
Harlow 10 - 27/07/08
David Mould was the sole Bushy runner in this challenging 10 miler - somewhat undulating, and in very hot conditions. David finished in 01:16:31, 129 out of 428 finishers.
Werrington Guesstimate - 22/07/08
A goodly crew of Bushies plotted and schemed to try and win this race where no watches etc are allowed, and the route is devoid of mile markers. Some did OK, whilst others made woeful guesses.....! Results as follows:
Runner Guess Actual Diff Position
Alison Sinclair 40:00 40:02 2 2
Phil Boyd 38:00 37:46 -14 7
Phil Barnes 34:00 33:41 -19 16
Mick Woods 40:47 41:08 21 17
Dave Mason 34:30 35:01 31 32
Lionel Everitt 38:30 37:56 -34 35
John Richmond 43:15 42:41 -34 36
Alan Miles 43:20 44:07 47 43
Eric McNeill 38:29 37:34 -55 46
Phil Nicholson 45:00 43:37 -83 62
Lindsey Woods 42:00 40:21 -99 66
Ron Firth 48:10 46:28 -102 68
Dave Boyd 49:50 47:53 -117 71
Suzanne Ostler 42:42 40:45 -117 72
Peter Tebb 49:00 46:42 -138 76
Siobonne Brewster 42:56 39:58 -178 89
Hayley Dawson 44:50 41:04 -226 98
Sheila Harrhy 50:00 45:12 -288 102
Marianne Blessett 54:54 60:14 320 104
George Dawson 55:00 60:22 322 105
Mandy Cook 55:00 60:22 322 106
Laura Porter 55:00 49:01 -359 107
114 finishers
NSPCC Milton Keynes Half Marathon - 20/07/08
Matt Clarkson 01:39:23 (174)[PB], George Dawson 02:02:19 (729),
Mandy Cook 02:02:39 (735), Matt Webb 02:17:37 (961) - 1117 finishers
Dairy Crest St Ives 10k - 20/07/08
Four Bushies tackled the unforgiving tarmac of RAF Wyton airfield in this 10k race. Results were:
David Mould 00:44:114 (122), Alan Miles 00:54:12 (370), Julie Tebb 00:58:54 (466)[PB], Antoinette Rendle 01:13:13 (548) - 551 finishers
Eye Handicap - 17/07/08
The annual lottery, aka the Eye Handicap, attracted a good Bushy turn-out, and I'll leave it to the readers to decide who bribed the handicappers best! Results were:
Runner Start Net Position
Time Time
Antoinette Rendle -05:06 41:27 1
Dave Armstrong 06:12 33:25 5
Phil Nicholson 08:58 30:54 6
Suzanne Ostler 11:30 29:57 16
Phil Boyd 13:28 28:25 22
Mandy Cook 08:37 33:22 24
Alison Sinclair 12:28 30:03 32
Eric McNeill 15:29 27:28 41
Chris Stapleton 14:36 28:23 42
George Dawson 09:00 34:00 44
Brian Corleys 21:27 21:38 45
Phil Barnes 18:10 24:57 46
Yvonne Mann 09:38 33:39 48
Lionel Everitt 15:47 27:46 53
Ron Firth 08:14 35:24 59
Dave Mason 18:04 26:33 76
Marianne Blessett 03:40 41:30 80
(82 finishers)
Special mention should be made of Brian Corleys, running in Bushy colours, who put up the fastest time of the night.
Peterborough 5k Series (4) - Stamford - 16/07/08
Phil Barnes 00:20:35 (810, Mark Pereira 00:20:41 (84)[PB], Dave Mason 00:20:58 (93),
Mick Woods 00:24:48 (160)[PB], Danny Huddlestone 00:25:57 (169)[PB],
Dave Armstrong 00:26:55 (177) - 184 finishers
The Gun Run (6 mile fell race), Swythamley - 15/07/08
Not content with the rolling plains of East Anglia, David Mould completed The Gun Run, a 6-mile (ish) fell race in Cheshire. David completed the run in 0:49:07, finishing 73/143.
Bushy 10k - 13/07/08
Individual Bushy results as follows (see Bushy 10k page for full results):
Tom Johnson 00:39:57 (44)[PB], John Richmond 00:40:18 (49)[PB],
Wayne Morris 00:40:49 (54)[PB], Phil Barnes 00:41:16 (59), Yvonne Cooper 00:41:29 (61)[PB], Daniel Stapleton 00:42:52 (79)[PB], Darren Fellows 00:44:29 (106),
Dave Mason 00:44:44 (111), Martin Millicheap 00:45:35 (126), Phil Savage 00:45:42 (129)[PB], Mark Pereira 00:46:39 (146)[PB], Lionel Everitt 00:46:50 (153),
James Trigg 00:46:53 (154)[PB], Chris Stapleton 00:47:14 (157)[PB],
Alison Sinclair 00:49:56 (190)[CR], Phil Boyd 00:50:23 (199)[PB], Suzanne Ostler 00:52:01 (224), Sarah Robinson 00:52:08 (225)[PB], Danny Huddlestone 00:57:23 (273)[PB],
Dave Boyd 00:58:19 (283)[PB], Julie Tebb 00:59:47 (290)[PB], David Mould 00:59:47 (291), Dave Armstrong 01:00:10 (294), Angela Jones 01:05:59 (318), Gill Millicheap 01:07:18 (326), David Wilson 01:07:25 (327) - 339 finishers
Whissendine 6 - 10/07/08
The annual Bushy Handicap Race was again held as part of teh Whissendine 6 - a course that redefines the term "undulating"! Results were as follows:
Phil Barnes 00:40:12 (30), Eric McNeill 00:45:38 (73), Lionel Everitt 00:45:41 (75),
Alan Miles 00:52:53 (135), Yvonne Mann 00:53:23 (144), George Dawson 00:55:36 (166#),
Mandy Cook 00:55:36 (166#), Ron Firth 00:56:51 (174), Dave Armstrong 00:59:04 (191),
Graham Jackson 01:10:58 (213), Antoinette Rendle 01:14:37 (216) - 218 finishers
Final results taking into handicaps will be announced at this year's Awards Evening.
Thurlby 10k - 06/07/08
A small contingent of Bushy's tackled this somewhat undulating 10k course. Results were as follows:
Phil Barnes 00:43:05 (35), Tom Johnson 00:43:05 (36), Dave Mason 00:44:57 (52),
Alison Sinclair 00:50:05 (100)[CR], Suzanne Ostler 00:51:28 (110)[PB],
Phil Boyd 00:55:53 (141) - 184 finishers
Peterborough 5k Series (3) - Eye - 02/07/08
3rd race of the Series was held at Eye in almost perfect running conditions. Results were as follows:
Wayne Morris 00:19:17 (37), Phil Barnes 00:20:09 (55), Dave Mason 00:20:52 (73),
Alan Condon 00:21:51 (103)[PB], Raymond Gale 00:22:10 (114), James Trigg 00:22:15 (115)[PB], Phil Savage 00:22:33 (124), Alan Miles 00:24:52 (164), Matt Webb 00:26:35 (176),
Dave Armstrong 00:27:57(181), Julie Tebb 00:28:57 (185)[PB], Steven Morris 00:29:21(188), Angela Jones 00:31:07 (191)[PB] - 193 finishers
Humber Bridge Half Marathon - 29/06/08
George Dawson 02:06:07 (917) - 1445 finishers)
Torbay Half Marathon - 22/06/08
Antoinette Rendle 02:52:39 (1203) - 1216 finishers
Peterborough 5k Series (2) - Ferry Meadows - 18/06/08
The second race of the 2008 5k Series was back at Ferry Meadows. the weather was a wee bit cooler than the previous race, making for pretty good running conditions. Results were as follows:
Wayne Morris 00:19:36 (63)[PB], Phil Barnes 00:20:15 (81), Dave Mason 00:20:34 (88),
Darren Fellows 00:20:57 (98), Phil Savage 00:22:01 (129), Alan Condon 00:22:11 (132),
James Trigg 00:22:38 (147), Alan Miles 00:24:26 (178), Matt Webb 00:26:10 (198),
Danny Huddleston 00:26:57 (205)[PB], Peter Tebb 00:27:08 (207)[PB],
Dave Armstrong 00:27:35 211 - 219 finishers
Abbey 10k, Ramsey - 15/06/08
Another good turn-out of Bushies for this multi-terrain 10k, with again some excellent performances. Results were as follows:
Tom Johnson 00:40:23 (37)[PB], John Richmond 00:42:07 (57)[PB], Daniel Stapleton 00:43:05 (75)[PB], Dave Mason 00:43:46 (91), Alan Condon 00:46:02 (137)[PB],
Chris Stapleton 00:47:53 (172)[PB], Mick Woods 00:50:44 (213),
Martin Millicheap 00:51:45 (225), Alan Miles 00:51:45 (226)[PB],
Yvonne Mann 00:53:01 (242)[PB,CR], Matt Webb 00:57:28 (282),
Gill Millicheap 01:02:54 (313) -322 finishers
Eye Charity 5 - 12/06/08
Well, the beer brought the Bushies out for this one! A great Bushy turnout and tremendous support for this charity run. And some excellent performance too! Results were as follows:
Brian Corleys 00:29:27 (4)[CR], Tom Johnson 00:31:58 (17)[PB], Dave Mason 00:33:40 (29),
David Mould 00:33:49 (33)[PB], Daniel Stapleton 00:33:52 (34)[PB],
Al Stubbs 00:35:04 (47)[PB], Barrie Barrett 00:35:12 (48), Alan Condon 00:35:46 (59)[PB],
Lionel Everitt 00:36:32 (64), Eric McNeill 00:36:54 (70), Chris Stapleton 00:38:01 (84)[PB], Phil Boyd 00:39:26 (103)[PB], Alison Sinclair 00:40:46 (110)[CR],
Alan Miles 00:41:24 (113), Yvonne Mann 00:44:28 (137), Peter Tebb 00:45:23 (143)[PB],
Jo Watson 00:45:47 (144)[PB], Ron Firth 00:45:58 (145), Danny Huddlestone 00:47:18 (152) [PB], Julie Tebb 00:47:33 (153)[PB], Dave Armstrong 00:48:31 (156)[PB],
Marianne Blessett 00:51:40 (168), Angela Jones 00:52:30 (170)[PB],
Antoinette Rendle 01:03:33 (175) - 175 finishers
St Albans Half Marathon - 08/06/08
Another hotty! Six Bushies took part in this half marathon on a somewhat warm day, and results were as follows:
Dave Mason 01:41:28 (267), Hayley Dawson 01:50:02 (559), Suzanne Ostler 01:58:38 (974),
Mandy Cook 02:04:04 (1187), Dave Boyd 02:29:21 (1751)[PB], George Dawson 02:29:21 (1752)
- 1896 finishers
Peterborough 5k Series (1) - Ferry Meadows - 04/06/08
A hot and sunny evening saw a sizeable Bushy contingent compete in the opening round of the Peterborough 5k Grand Prix. Results were as follows:
Phil Barnes 00:19:51 (74), John Richmond 00:19:56 (79) [PB],
David Mould 00:20:08 (83) [PB, CR], Dave Mason 00:20:37 (97),
Al Stubbs 00:21:21 (118), Phil Savage 00:22:19 (152), James Trigg 00:22:53 (165),
Alan Condon 00:21:52 (137) [PB], Alan Miles 00:24:59 (211), Mandy Cook 00:25:40 (221) [CR],
Matt Webb 00:26:33 (227), Dave Boyd 00:27:38 (234) [PB], Dave Armstrong 00:29:05 (239)
- 245 finishers
Deepings Bentley Charles 10k - 18/05/08
Sue Powell 00:56:52 (108)[PB], Peter Tebb 00:58:52 (116)[PB] - 134 finishers
Eye 10k - 11/05/08
Well, that was a scorcher! On a gloriously hot day, 21 Bushies completed this 10k, with results as follows:
Matt Clarkson 00:42:55 (100)[[PB], Yvonne Cooper 00:43:09 (108)[PB], Barrie Barrett 00:44:15 (131), David Mould 00:44:34 (135), Liz Hales 00:45:11 (143),
Dave Mason 00:46:30 (169), Al Condon 00:47:13 (184)[PB], Hayley Dawson 00:47:44 (198)[PB], Martin Millicheap 00:48:02 (206), John Richmond 00:48:35 (214), James Trigg 00:49:37 (234)[PB], Alison Sinclair 00:50:50 (260), Phil Boyd 00:53:35 (303), Yvonne Mann 00:55:16 (328), Alan Miles 00:55:26 (333), Mandy Cook 00:56:52 (356),
Matt Webb 00:58:42 (379), Barbara Gunn 01:01:29 (403), Ann Barrett 01:03:26 (419),
Gill Millicheap 01:12:11 (473), Antoinette Rendle 01:17:59 (483)
(485 finishers)
Breckland 10k - 04/05/08
David Mould 00:44:44 (65), Alan Miles 00:54:16 (171) - 271 finishers
Great East Anglia Run - 04/05/08
Peter Tebb 00:59:25 (1036)[PB], Julie Tebb 01:03:58 (1264)[PB] - 1720 finishers
Langtoft 10k - 04/05/08
Matt Clarkson 00:41:57 (44), Phil Barnes 00:43:37 (62), Alison Sinclair 00:50:30 (133), Phil Boyd 00:50:30 (134), Antoinette Rendle 01:19:11 (217) - 218 finishers
Vienna Marathon - 27/04/08
Another overseas run for a Bushy, and what a run! John Richmond completed this historic marathon in a new PB of 03:21:26, finishing 861 out of 6,231 finishers. He also smashed the Club record by 20 minutes!
Sheffield Half Marathon - 27/04/08
Just one Bushy in this out-of-area run over a "somewhat undulating" half marathon course: Matt Webb 02:14:27 (3852) - 4537 finishers
Flitwick 10k - 20/04/08
Matt Webb 00:57:45 (619) - 841 finishers
Flora London Marathon - 13/04/08
Some excellent results from this year's FLM, with 6 Bushy's completing the course in pretty difficult weather conditions. Results were:
Lee Croft 03:58:03 (9180)[PB], David Mould 04:00:39 (9853)[PB, CR],
James Trigg 04:21:12 (13599)[PB], Rob Tappenden 04:21:17 (13610),
Jonathan Paice 04:25:18 (14336)[PB], Julie Tebb 05:12:15 (7651)[PB, CR]
(placings by gender)
Friskney Half Marathon - 30/03/08
John Richmond 01:34:39 (12)[PB] - 45 finishers
Thorney 10k - 30/03/08
Thankfully the rain held off, but it was damned windy! Results were:
Dave Mason 00:43:59 (65), Barrie Barrett 00:45:21 (84), Yvonne Cooper 00:46:34 (97)[PB],
Alan Miles 00:54:34 (179), Matt Webb 00:56:44 (191), Sue Powell 00:58:08 (201)[PB],
Angela Jones 01:05:21 (247)[PB], David Wilson 01:08:39 (2560, Antoinette Rendle 01:21:49 (262) - 262 finishers
Prague Half Marathon - 29/03/08
4 Bushy's headed overseas to compete in the Prague Half Marathon, with results as follows:
Tom Johnson 01:30:20 (338), Mick Woods 01:54:09 (2192), George Dawson 02:08:40 (3260), Barbara Gunn 02:15:12 (3612)[PB]
Cyprus Half Marathon - 16/03/08
One Bushy Babe forsook the snow's of Cambridgeshire to run in the sun in Cyprus! Antoinette Rendle completed the Paphos Half Marathon in 02:37:25, finishing 180 out of 184 finishers. Aunty was also the second lady home in her age group - well done!
Bedford Harriers Oakley 20 - 16/03/08
Two Bushy's headed off into the wilds of Bedfordshire to tackle this 20-miler. Phil Barnes managed 02:55:18, finishing 373, and James Trigg completed the course in 03:09:57, finishing 500 - there were 684 finishers.
adidas London (Silverstone) Half Marathon - 09/03/08
Making their debut for Bushfield, Peter & Julie Tebb tackled the twists and turns of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit to complete half marathons in the following times:
Peter Tebb 02:11:30 (3539) [PB], Julie Tebb 02:14:18 (3692) [PB]
Mondi 15 - 09/03/08
Just one Bushy runner in this 15-miler - Phil Barnes completed the course is an excellent 01:48:40, finishing 38 out of 128.
Harrier League 5k (6) - 05/03/08
Brilliant news - Phil Savage has won the Harrier 5k Series, finishing with 255 points, 21 points ahead of Mick Russell (Yaxley).
Results from the last race in the Series are:
Phil Barnes 00:19:05 (1), Phil Savage 00:21:33 (4) - 22 runners.
Final positions after 6 races are:
Phil Savage 1 (255 points), Phil Barnes 10 (216 points), Dave Mason 13 (192 points),
Jamie Everitt 36 (60 points) - 54 competitors across the Series.
BRJ Huntingdon Frostbite - 02/03/08
Well done to everyone for another superb team performance.
Senior team:
Brian Corleys 00:28:27 (12), Jimmy Robinson 00:31:14 (46) [PB], Wayne Morris 00:31:25 (51) [PB], Tom Johnson 00:32:09 (66), Ian Corleys 00:32:42 (79), John Richmond 00:33:05 (87), Phil Barnes 00:33:35 (97), Yvonne Cooper 00:34:09 (112), Dave Mason 00:34:09 (113),
Matt Clarkson 00:35:04 (128), Barrie Barrett 00:35:23 (137),
Pep Brown 00:35:30 (138) [PB], Lionel Everitt 00:36:43 (164), Eric McNeil 00:37:19 (178), James Trigg 00:37:25 (180), Hayley Dawson 00:38:00 (197) [PB], Alison Sinclair 00:39:29 (224), Phil Boyd 00:40:25 (238), Martin Millicheap 00:40:58 (253), Suzanne Ostler 00:41:41 (267) [PB], Mandy Cook 00:42:58 (288), Matt Webb 00:44:10 (300), Alan Miles 00:44:56 (312), Ron Firth 00:46:45 (320), Barbara Gunn 00:48:19 (327), Ann Barrett 00:48:25 (328), Gill Millicheap 00:49:50 (335), David Boyd 00:49:54 (336) [PB], Bill Colverson 00:50:33 (337), Dave Armstrong 00:53:42 (347), Antoinette Rendle 00:56:01 (349) - 352 finishers
On the day, Bushfield finished 7th out of 15 teams, and finished the series 7th overall with 53 points. This is a brilliant achievement as we finished 14/15 last year with just 19 points, and 17/17 the year before with only 14 points. We also managed to have over 30 runners compete in every race of the series!
Junior team:
Carl Firth 00:11:44 (53), Ed Whiting 00:12:11 (58), Oscar Smith 00:12:22 (61), Becks Goode 00:12:47 (70), Adam Howard 00:13:02 (76), Jess Whiting 00:13:23 (91), Chloe Nelson 00:13:41 (97), Charlotte Blessett 00:14:18 (106), Jonathan Boyd 00:14:46 (108), Sophie Slack 00:15:33 (111), Katie Mason 00:16:01 (114) - 122 finishers
On the day, Junior Bushy finished 7th out of 12 teams, and finished the series 8th overall with 34 points. This was also another very good performance, comparing well with last year (7/12 with 37 points) and the year before (8/12 with 28 points).
Reading Half Marathon - 02/03/08
Just the one runner here preparing for the Marathon - David Mould ran an excellent 01:38:45, finishing 1,991 out of 11,181 finishers.
Muscular Dystrophy Bury 20 - 24/02/2008
Just the one Bushy runner - Lee Croft - who completed this undulating 20-miler in 02:52:44, finishing 229 out of 328 finishers.
Great East Run 20k, Bungay - 17/02/08
David Mould 01:36:14 (186) - 542 finishers
National X-Country Championships, Alton Towers - 23/02/08
Phil Barnes 00:48:36 (940), Dave Mason 00:51:56 (1094) - 1244 finishers
Sussex Beacon Half Marathon - 17/02/08
Barrie Barrett 01:34:56 (421), Dave Mason 01:42:24 (955), James Trigg 01:46:49 (1201)[PB], Hayley Dawson 01:47:59 (1392)[PB], Alison Sinclair 01:49:22 (1501)[CR], Phil Boyd 01:54:38 (1921)[PB], David Boyd 02:33:50 (3567)[PB] - 3714 finishers
Stamford Striders Valentines 30k - 10/02/08
Four Bushy's tackled the hilly and very challenging Stamford 30k race on a glorious but chilly day. Results were:
Barrie Barrett 02:17:29 (143), Phil Barnes 02:32:27 (300), Sue Watson 02:50:35 (463), Mandy Cook 03:12:06 (564) - 608 finishers
Harrier League 5k (5) - 06/02/08
Phil Barnes 00:19:39 (5), Dave Mason 00:20:02 (6), Phil Savage 00:21:46 (11) - 31 runners
Positions based on handicap time.
Bourne Woods Frostbite - 03/02/08
Another brilliant Club performance on a very cold day over the somewhat undulating Bourne Woods' course. results were:
Senior team:
Brian Corleys 00:29:32 (10), Jimmy Robinson 00:32:31 (56), Matt Clarkson 00:33:42 (77),Scott Robinson 00:34:06 (88), Tom Johnson 00:34:10 (89), John Richmond 00:34:20 (94), Ian Corleys 00:34:36 (101), Phil Barnes 00:34:52 (109), Barrie Barrett 00:35:10 (119), Yvonne Cooper 00:36:00 (137), Al Stubbs 00:36:26 (142), Dave Mason 00:36:29 (144),
Jonathan Paice 00:37:13 (160), Martin Millicheap 00:38:05 (182), Hayley Dawson 00:38:29 (188), Lionel Everitt 00:38:59 (199), Darren Fellows 00:39:19 (205), James Trigg 00:39:31 (210), Eric McNeill 00:40:39 (230), Alison Sinclair 00:40:56 (237), Phil Boyd 00:41:09 (238), Suzanne Ostler 00:43:41 (284), Rob Tappenden 00:44:10 (294), Matt Webb 00:45:04 (305),
Mandy Cook 00:45:46 (316), Alan Miles 00:47:11 (328), Ann Barrett 00:47:49 (337), Ron Firth 00:48:40 (341), Dave Armstrong 00:49:48 (344), Gill Millicheap 00:49:54 (345), Barbara Gunn 00:50:04 (346), David Boyd 00:52:48 (354), Antoinette Rendle 01:00:34 (363) - 363 finishers
On the day, Bushfield finished 9th out of 15 teams, and currently lie 7th overall.
Junior team:
Carl Firth 00:10:48 (44), Ed Whiting 00:11:23 (50), Oscar Smith 00:11:41 (52),
Becks Goode 00:11:41 (53), Jess Whiting 00:12:47 (74), Chloe Nelson 00:12:49 (75), Charlotte Blessett 00:12:55 (76), Sophie Slack 00:13:34 (85), Katie Mason 00:17:01 (99)
- 101 runners
On the day, Junior Bushy finished 8th out of 12 teams, and currently lie 8th overall.
Fred Hughes 10, St Albans - 20/01/08
Just the one Bushy in this event, David Mould, who completed this rather wet course in 01:16:59, finishing 317 out of 911 finishers.
Folksworth 15 - 20/01/08
Blustery but thankfully dry conditions faced the runners in this challenging 15-miler course which redefines the term "undulating"! There was also a healthy (?) contingent of Bushy members marshalling, especially around the 14 mile mark, offering encouragement to all runners! Results were:
Barrie Barrett 01:54:00 (139), John Richmond 01:57:06 (165), Eric McNeill 02:08:51 (284), James Trigg 02:14:25 (326), Sue Watson 02:17:41 (355), Anne Barrett 02:33:43 (414), Mandy Cook 02:33:43 (415) - 435 finishers
NOTE: Eric McNeill ran with someone else's number and was not wearing a Club or Charity vest. As a result, this event will not be included in his "Flying the Flag" tally or the A! Series rankings.
Ramsey Frostbite - 13/01/08
Still awaiting official times. However, placings were as follows:
Senior team:
Brian Corleys (16), Wayne Morris (56), Jimmy Robinson (62), John Richmond (83), Yvonne Cooper (106), Ian Corleys (108), Barrie Barrett (114), Tom Johnson (118), Phil Barnes (122), David Mould (129), Dave Mason (135), Scott Robinson (157), Lionel Everitt (175), Al Stubbs (181), Alan Condon (188), Phil Savage (197), James Trigg (215), Mick Woods (247), Sheila Harrhy (294), Sue Watson (301), Mandy Cook (331), Yvonne Mann (336), Ann Barrett (340), Alan Miles (346), Sue Powell (354), Laura Porter (356), ron Firth (360), Dave Armstrong (372), Barbara Gunn (376), Dave Boyd (379), Antoinette Rendle (379) - 382 finishers
The team finished 11th on the day, and currently lie 6th overall (out of 15 teams).
Junior team:
Carl Firth 00:11:18 (53), Adam Howard 00:12:33 (74), Becks Goode 00:13:00 (83), Jess Whiting 00:13:55 (92), Ed Whiting 00:14:20 (95), Charlotte Blessett 00:15:08 (99), Katie Mason 00:17:06 (105) - 109 finishers
The juniors finished 9th on the day, and currently lie 8th overall (out of 12 teams).
Cambs Cross Country Championships (St Neots) - 06/01/08
Second race of 2008 saw a number of Bushy's swap the road for mud by competing in the county x-country races at St Neots. Results were:
Male senior (10k):
Phil Barnes 00:46:41 (63), Dave Mason 00:47:59 (69), Alan Condon 00:48:30 (72), Eric McNeill 00:52:25 (80), Phil Boyd 00:56:03 (84) - 87 finishers
Female senior (6k):
Hayley Dawson 00:29:42 (18) - 30 finishers
Under 11 Girls (1.5k):
Katie Mason 00:10:41 (17) - 18 finishers
Harrier League 5k (4) - 02/01/08
Dave Mason 00:21:00 (7), Phil Barnes 00:20:37 (13), Phil Savage 00:22:30 (14),
(Places based on handicap timings)
Overall positions after 4 races: results awaited