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Best Female Runner:Lucy Cooper
Most Improved Female: Sue Atkinson
Best Male Runner: Peter Thompson
Most Improved Male: Mick Yaxley
Marianne Neave was voted Gazelle of the Year
In the draw for the London Marathon club places, Jane Moore, Helen Laddiman and Nigel Arnold were succesful.
Anne Ellen won the first staging of the Roy Burfoot Handicap Mile......top of page
Nigel Arnold won the Men's 50/59, and was 3rd overall, at the Waveney Valley 10 Mile Turkey Trot in a time of 57:24. Paul Higham was 8th and Matt Varley was 13th, so Gazelles claimed 1st prize in the Men's event. John Moore was 6th in the Men's 40/49. There were 155 finishers.
Results page for Waveney Valley 10M Turkey Trot 16th December 2007......top of page
31 Gazelles raced in the City of Norwich Half-Marathon on 2nd December despite the appalling weather. Nigel Arnold was 12th overall and 1st in the Men's 50/54 class in 1:18:01. Michael Yaxley was 13th overall and 1st in the Men's 45/49 class in 1:19:09. Pete Johnson was 3rd in the Men's 50/54 and John Moore was 8th in the Men's 45/49.
Carol Betts was 2nd in the Ladies' 50/54 in 1:45:16. In the Ladies' 60+ Lesley Oliver was 5th, Marilyn Rankin 6th and Sue Atkinson 8th. Debbie Moore was 6th in the Ladies' 40/44.
There were 1770 finishers overall.
Another 7 Gazelles raced in the Race4Each 5K. Anne Ellen was 1st in the Ladies' 50/54 in 25:04, and Gazelles had 1st and 2nd in the Men's 45/49 with Kevin Hardingham in 20:28 and Graham Hardingham in 21:08. Basil Crisp was 1st in the Men's 55/59 in 25:23, Jenny Burfoot was 4th in the Ladies' 55/59 and Linda Farrow was 1st in the Ladies' 60+ in 30:25. Penny Powell was also running. There were 214 finishers.
Results page for Norwich Half-Marathon and 5K 2nd December......top of page
Nigel Arnold was 1st in the Men's 50/54 class, and 2nd overall, only 6 seconds behind the winner, in the first of the 3 race cross-country series organised by Norwich Road Runners at Horsford.The next race is on 6th January.
Results page for NRR Horsford Cross-country 25th November 2007......top of page
Two Gazelles entered the Brighton 10K, a long way from Norfolk. Christine Bloomfield ran 58:59 and Jeremy Sandford 59:47.
Results page for Brighton 10K 18th November 2007......top of page
Anne Ellen, Linda farrow, Hayley Gerrard, Catherine Jordan, Margaret McCartney and John Moore turned out for the Gazelles at the St Neots Half-marathon.
Results page for St Neots half-marathon 18th November 2007......top of page
Nigel Arnold was 2nd at the Coltishall Jaguars 10K in 35:51, Pete Johnson was 2nd in Men's Over 50 in 40:26. Trevor Adcock, Andrew Burrage, Carolyn Burrage, Lucy Cooper, Richard Gilham, Graham Hardingham, Jackie Harrop, Leslie Hill and Peter Thompson also ran.
Results page for Jaguars Autumn 10K 30th September 2007......top of page
The Norfolk Gazelles team for the Round Norfolk Relay was 5th in the Open class and 5th overall. The team members were Tim Lenton, Jamie Seamark, Lucy Cooper, John Moore, Sam Phillips, Nigel Arnold, Mick Yaxley, Su Brooks, Steve Baldwin, Jason Kelf, Del Bridges, Paul Higham, Pete Johnson, Phil Cooper, Peter Thompson, Ashley Lawrence and Paul Sandford. Congratulations also to Trevor Adcock and Les Hill and all the others in the Support Team.
Results page for Round Norfolk Relay 15/16th September 2007......top of page
Steve Baldwin was 3rd, Phil Cooper 5th and Paul Higham 10th in the Wymondham Abbey 5K. Sarah Ellen, Linda Farrow, Graham Hardingham, Jackie Harrop, Eurwyn Jones, Sue Smith and Peter Thompson also participated.
Results page for Wymondham Abbey 5K 9th September 2007......top of page
Jane Clarke was 1st in the Ladies' 45-49 and Catherine Jordan was 1st in the Ladies' 50-54. Kevin Youngs was 1st in the Men's 55-59, Lawrence Ashley was 2nd in the Junior Men's, and Steve Baldwin was 4th in the Senior Men's.
The Gazelles team of Jane Clarke, Debbie Moore and Catherine Jordan won the Veteran Ladies' prize, and Phil Cooper, Kevin Youngs, John Moore and Peter Thompson won the Veteran Men's prize. Kevin Blackwell, Stephen Corbould, Linda Farrow, Hayley Gerrard, Matthew Green, Graham Hardingham, Carol Hardy, Jackie Harrop, Eurwyn Jones, Marianne Neave and Tracy Stevenson also turned out for the Gazelles.
Results page for 3rd Wroxham 5K 22nd August 2007......top of page
Pete Johnson was 1st in 38:08 and Kevin Youngs was 2nd in 38:23 in the M50 class at the Great Yarmouth Promenade 10K on 12th August. Jane Clarke was 1st in 38:52 in the Ladies' 40 class. Tim Lenton was 9th overall and Paul Sandford 10th. Sue Atkinson, Kevin Blackwell, Linda Farrow, Hayley Gerrard, Charlie Middleton and Peter Thompson were also running.
Results page for Promenade 10K 12th August 2007......top of page
Nigel Arnold was 1st in the Male Vets 45-49 at the Worstead 5 mile race on 27th July in 28:38, and 8th overall. Phil Cooper was 2nd in the Male Vets 40-44 in 29:50, and Catherine Jordan was 3rd in the Female Vets 50-54 in 37:43. Altogether there were 27 Gazelles amongst the 392 finishers!
Results page for Worstead 5 Mile 27th July 2007......top of page
Rob Joy was 9th in 15:14 at the Lord Mayor's 5K round Norwich city centre. Paul Higham, Phil Cooper and Ashley Lawrence all finished well.
Results for Lord Mayor's 5K City Centre Classic 14th July 2007......top of page
Pete Johnson was 2nd at the Marham 10 mile in the Men's 50-60 class in 1:15:32. Julia Knights was the only other Gazelle to turn out.
Results page for Marham 10 mile 14th July 2007......top of page
Tim Lenton was 2nd in 19:53 at the Mike Groves Run on 11th July. Anne Ellen was first Ladies' Gazelle home at 44th. There were 8 Gazelles amongst 83 finishers.
Results for Mike Groves Run 11th July 2007......top of page
Catherine Jordan was first in the Ladies' 50-54 in 37:43 and Pete Johnson was placed 2nd in the Men's 50-54 class, in the same time as the first placed vet in 30:41. There were 7 Gazelles in the 181 finishers.
Results for Ryston Runners Midsummer 5M 5th July 2007......top of page
There were lots of successes for Norfolk Gazelles at the Norfolk County Championship run as the second Wroxham 5K on 27th June. In the Senior Men's, Tim Lenton won Bronze, in the Men's 40-49 Mick Yaxley won Silver, and in the Men's 50-59 Pete Johnson won Gold and Kevin Youngs Bronze. In the Ladies' 40-49 Lucy Cooper won Silver and Debbie Moore won Bronze, and in the Ladies' 60+ Linda Farrow won Bronze. In the Team categories, the Gazelles Vets Team won Gold and the Senior Men's team Bronze, whilst Gazelles teams won both Gold and Bronze in the Vets Ladies'. Finally, in the Individual Prize list for the Wroxham 5K, Ashley Lawrence was second in the Junior Men's category.
Altogether 25 Gazelles competed out of a total field of 274 finishers.
Full results of the Norfolk County Championship and 2nd Wroxham 5K 27th June 2007......top of page
Tim Lenton was 2nd overall in 58:36 and Mick Yaxley was 3rd in 59:21 at the Wymondham 10 Mile. Catherine Jordan was placed 3rd in the Ladies' 50-59 category in 1:22:16. There were 205 finishers, other Gazelles were Andrew Burrage, Carolyn Burrage, Pete Johnson, Margaret McCartney, Charlie Middleton, John Moore and Peter Thompson.
Full results of the Wymondham 10 Mile 17th June 2007......top of page
Tim Lenton was 4th overall in 34:32 and Pete Johnson was 2nd in the Men's 50-59 in 38:28, in the second running of the Guy Fawkes 10K (shifted to the summer whilst the Norwich half-marathon has moved to December). There were 14 other Gazelles amongst the 243 finishers; Sue Atkinson, Jennifer Burfoot, Roy Burfoot, Karren Dix, Hayley Gerrard, Anthony Gordon-Gray, Eurwyn Jones, Catherine Jordan, Charlie Middleton, Marianne Neave, Sam Phillips, Carolyn Poole, Rosie Rogers and Peter Thompson.
Full results of the Guy Fawkes 10K 8th June 2007......top of page
Gazelles had 19 runners in the 266 strong field for the first Wroxham 5K. Rob Joy was 2nd overall in 15:20, Steve Baldwin was 4th in 16:32 and Paul Higham 9th in 17:25. Mick Yaxley was first in the Men's 45-49 in 17:13 and 8th overall. In the Ladies' Jane Clarke was 1st in the Ladies' 45-49 in 18:06. The Norfolk Gazelles team Jane Clarke, Catherine Jordan and Carolyn Poole won the Veteran Ladies' Team Prize, and the Men's team of Mick Yaxley, Kevin Youngs, Nigel Arnold and Peter Thompson won the Veteran Men's Team Prize.
Also running were Sue Atkinson, Chris Baldwin, Kevin Blackwell, Linda Farrow, Carol Hardy, Jackie Harrop, Lesley Lennex, Charlie Middleton and Marianne Neave.
Full results of the first Wroxham 5K 30th May 2007......top of page
Lucy Cooper had a great result as series winner for the Ladies' 35-44 age group.
In the third race on 23rd May there were again 7 Gazelles in the 141 finishers. Steve Baldwin was first Gazelle home, 4th this time, in 27:38; Paul Higham, Peter Thompson and Graham Hardingham all ran for the third time in the series, Phil Cooper also competed. In the Ladies', Lucy Cooper was 2nd in her age group in 34:44; Linda Farrow was competing for the third time and was 2nd in her age group in 45:47.
In the second race on 9th May, numbers were down with 7 Gazelles amongst 135 finishers. Steve Baldwin was 3rd again in 27:42, Lucy Cooper moved up to 1st in F35 in 34:29 and Linda Farrow was once more 3rd in F55 in 46:43. Graham Hardingham, Paul Higham and Peter Thompson were there again, joined this time by Del Bridges.
In the first race of the series on 25th April there were 12 Gazelles amongst the 162 finishers. Steve Baldwin was 3rd in 27:09.24, Jamie Seamark was 10th in 28:38.27. In the M50 class Kevin Youngs was 1st in 29:41.21 and Pete Johnson was 2nd. For the Ladies', Lucy Cooper was 2nd in the F35 class in 34:23.52, Jane Clarke was 1st in F45 in 29:48.46, and Linda Farrow was 3rd in F55 in 45:24.34. Also running were Trevor Adcock, Graham Hardingham, Paul Higham, Sam Phillips and Peter Thompson.
Full results of the Great Yarmouth Promenade 5 Mile Series 2007......top of page
Gazelles put in five teams for the Coltishall Jaguars 5.25K relay. The Senior Men's team of Paul Higham, Chris Baldwin and Steve Baldwin were 3rd in a time of 1:01:05. The Lady Masters team of Jenny Burfoot, Jane Moore and Hayley Gerrard won their class, and the Male Masters team of Graham Hardingham, Kevin Hardingham and Anthony Gordon-Gray were second in their's. Welcome back to competition for Nigel Arnold who was running with Ian Woods and Steve Corbould, and Linda Farrow, Jackie Harrop and Jackie May made up the final team. Peter Thompson ran in the individual 5.25K race.
Full results of the Coltishall Jaguars Relay 25th May
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Jane Clarke won the Ladies' Great East Anglia Run 10K in a time of 37:35. Debbie Moore was 30th. Catherine Jordan was 3rd for female vets over 50, so the team of Jane Clarke, Debbie Moore and Catherine Jordan were the 1st Ladies' Vet team; the team of Carolyn Poole, Carol Hardy and Jenny Burfoot were 5th. In addition, the Ladies' Seniors team of Emily Spray, Marianne Neave and Hayley Gerrard were 2nd.
In the Men's race, Rob Joy was placed 2nd in a time of 31:45. Steve Baldwin was 28th, Pete Johnson was 41st and 1st Veteran over 50, Kevin Youngs 42nd and 2nd Vet over 50, Paul Higham 45th, and Sam Phillips 47th. This meant 2nd place for the Men's Senior team. The Men's Vets team - Pete Johnson, Kevin Youngs, Sean Kent, and Eurwyn Jones - were 6th.
Also running from the Gazelles were Jason Black, Roy Burfoot, Basil Crisp, Carol Hardy, Rosie Rogers and Jeremy Sandford.
Full results of the Great East Anglia Run 10K 6th May
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Rob Joy was first in the Breckland 10K held at Thetford in a time of 31:30. Mark Sexton and Tracy Stevenson also represented the Club.
Full results of the Breckland 10K 29th April.....top of page
Congratulations to all 17 Gazelles completing the London, especially Dena Parfitt for 3rd in her age group.....
London Marathon results website.....top of page
The Gazelles' Mens team - Paul Higham, Sam Phillips, Scott Lemon and Steve Baldwin - were 2nd at Trowse on 1st April, the Ladies team - Debbie Moore, Jackie Harrop and Tracy Stevenson - were 4th, and the Veteran Mens team - Mick Yaxley, Trevor Adcock, Ian Fowlie and Stephen Corbould - were 5th. Also running were Eurwyn Jones, Charlie Middleton and Marianne Neave.
Full results of the Trowse 10K 8th April 2007
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Tim Topper won 3rd prize at the Bungay Black Dog Half-Marathon in a time of 1:18:04.0. Debbie Moore, David Barclay and Thirza Radford Gore also ran.
Full results of the Bungay Half Marathon and Full Marathon 1st April 2007.....top of page
Alison Fiddy won the Ladies 35-39 Class at the Broadland Half-Marathon in 1:44:23, and Kevin Youngs won the Mens 50-59 Class in 1:21:48. Altogether Gazelles had 8 ladies and 7 men in the race.
Full results of the Broadland Half-Marathon 25th March 2007.....top of page
Jane Clarke had great success abroad, winning the 3000M at the European Veterans' Athletics Indoors Championships in Helsinki on 22nd March in a PB of 10.09.05, and following up with gold in the 5K cross-country two days later. (EDP article).....top of page
The Gazelles team of Tim Lenton, Jamie Seamark, Tim Topper and Paul Higham won the Mens Senior Team prize at the Wymondham 10 mile race on March 4th. The Gazelles Ladies Team of Lucy Cooper, Debbie Moore, Catherine Jordan, and Melanie Overy won the Veterans Ladies prize in the same race.
Results of Wymondham 10 mile 4th March 2007 Full results of Wymondham 20 mile 4th March 2007.....top of page
Jane Clarke won the Masters indoor 3000M at the national meeting at Picketts Lock on 4th March.....top of page
Steve Baldwin and Paul Higham were chosen to be in the team representing Norfolk at the UK Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championship at Nottingham (full account of the day and results).....top of page
There was a good turnout for the SEAA Cross Country Championships at Holkham Hall. Our 12 man team finished 7th and our 6 man team finished 10th. Rob Joy finished 23rd overall and was 1st Norfolk man while Deanna Parfitt was 1st Norfolk lady.....top of page
10 men and 8 ladies from the Gazelles took part in the New Years Day race this year. Jane Clarke was first lady home in her class and 2nd lady overall, Tim Lenton was first Gazelle home in 8th.....top of page
Jane Clarke (on the right) was awarded the Ladies County Road Runner of the Year 2006 trophy at the Wymondham 10k event on New Year's Day. Jane Clarke (46) had an exceptional year winning three of the County road running championships: 5k, 10k, 10 miles. A PB for 5k (17.34) at Wroxham in August took her to the top of the UK women's 5K rankings for the year. An invitation for an elite start at the Women's Hydro Active Challenge in Hyde Park provided opportunity to run in a world class field and Jane finished a very creditable 17th. Her year ended on a high when she was selected to represent England in the British and Irish Masters International Cross Country Championships. She ran a storming race to win the gold medal in her age group and finish 4th overall. Jane is now looking forward to going to Helsinki in March to take part in the European Indoor Track and Field Championships where she will compete in the 3000 metres and Cross Country events for Great Britain.....top of page