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