Tim Topper with his dog Poppy won the Boxing Day Groggy Doggy cross-country organised by Bungay Black Dog, where runners have the option of competing with or without a dog for the one lap competition (there is also a two lap race intended to be dog-less).
As regards the benefit of running with a dog, I can do no better than share Tim's email -
"Some people would think having a dog to pull you along is an advantage but those who attended this race and saw me a) get pulled into the river and both me and the dog go completely under b) see me trip over my dog on 3-4 occasions or c)have to carry the dog over a stye, will know that anyone with a dog was extremely disadvantaged.
I was the fastest home on the one lap course (for both individuals and dog handlers) and I was fourth overall (inc 2 lap runners) when I finished. I was leading halfway round until I spent 30 secs in the river!"
Results for Groggy Doggy 2009....top of page
At the Presentation Evening held at the Cellar House, Eaton, Kevin Youngs and Paul Higham shared the Mens Runner of the Year award for 2009. Trevor Adcock won the award for Most Improved Mens Runner. For the Ladies, Anne Ellen won the Runner of the Year, with Audrey Batchelor collecing the award for the Most Improved Lady Runner.
The race for the Roy Burfoot Cup was run at the beginning of the evening, as usual the winner being the runner who got closest to their estimated time for the distance (this year a 1.6 mile course). Basil Crisp triumphed over a big field to win the trophy, matching his estimated time exactly.
The final award was for Gazelle of the Year which is decided by the votes from all members of the Club. The worthy winner for 2009 was Tracy Stevenson in recognition of her support for the Club in so many areas.
On a shorter course at Shouldham Warren of 6.5 Km Kevin Youngs beat the previous course record by 35 seconds, winning the Mens 60+ in 24:20. Pete Johnson won the Mens 55+ in 24:08, missing a new course record by 2 seconds.
The next race is on 17th January over 5Km.
Results for 3rd Ryston XC 2009....top of page
The fourth race in the EACCL series was held at Whitwell and Reepham Station over a proper cross-country course including a section over a ploughed field. Pete Johnson was first M50, 14th overall, and Trevor Adcock was first M60, 31st overall. Pete Thompson was 24th, 4th M50, and Anthony Gordon-Gray was 40th, 4th M60. There were 47 (male) finishers.
Pete Johnson is now 8th in the cumulative standings, Pete Thompson 13th, Trevor 15th and Anthony 32nd.
Results for EACCL races 1, 2, 3 and 4 2009....top of page
Tim Topper and Paul Higham travelled nearly 7,000 miles to race successfully in the Singapore Marathon. Conditions were not good with jet lag, an 05.30 start, 30 C temperature and 95% humidity. Despite this, Tim ran 3:20:02 to finish 101st, and Paul finished 228th in 3:40:25 (having done the first half in 1:28). 17,500 started, only 14,255 finished!
Results for Singapore Marathon 2009....top of page
18 Gazelles raced in the 25th City of Norwich Half Marathon. Pete Johnson was the first Gazelle home, in 1:24:43, coming 2nd in the M55-59 class and 60th overall. John Moore was 85th in 1:26:36. Kevin Youngs won the M60-64 class in 1:26:44, 88th overall. Carol Hardy was the first lady Gazelle in 2:04:27. (All times chip times, not gun times.) The mens team of Pete, John, Kevin and Del Bridges was 6th.
The other Gazelles racing were Ady Waters, Nigel Bullen, Anthony Gordon-Gray, Jason Kelf, Ian Woods, David Barclay, Sheridan Carver, Bevan Johnson, Eurwyn Jones, Andrew Burrage, Marianne Saunders, Julie London, Carol Cooper and Rosie Rogers.
There were 2233 finishers.
Results for Norwich Half Marathon 2009....top of page
Tim Topper travelled to Hadleigh to run in their 10 Mile race and finished 8th in a time of 59:13 - this despite a false start which meant Tim ended up starting from the back of the field, and a mix-up at one of the water stations. There were 330 finishers.
Results for Hadleigh 10 Mile 2009....top of page
Congratulations to Paul Higham who won the first running of the Adnams 10K at Southwold in blustery conditions in a time of 36:22. Tracy Stevenson was the first lady Gazelle in a new PB of 46:31, 6th lady finisher and 67th overall. Anne Ellen, Jenny Burfoot and Christine Bloomfield were also racing. There were 346 finishers
Results for Southwold 10K 2009....top of page
Kevin Youngs won the M60-69 class at the first race in this year's Norwich Road Runners cross-country series, held each year at Horsford. Kevin finished in a time of 46:51 for the 6.5 mile course which is a new course record for the age group (previous record 49:51). Pete Thompson finished in 52:33, and Trevor Adcock was 3rd in the M60-69 in 52:24.
For the Ladies, Carolyn Poole was the first and only finisher in the Ladies 50-54 in 49:18, and Jackie Harrop was 3rd in the 45-49 class in 51:34.
The next race is on 3rd January 2010.
Results for Horsford race 1 2009....Ladies....Mens....top of page
Trevor Adcock won again in the M60 class at the third EACCL race at UEA, Pete Johnson was first Gazelle, 16th overall and 2nd in the M50 class. Debbie Moore was running for the first time, and Pete Thompson and Anthony Gordon-Gray also turned out.
After three races, Pete Johnson is 1st in the M50 class, Pete Thompson is 3rd in the same class, and Trevor is leading the M60 class. The next race is at Whitwell Station near Reepham on December 9th.
Results for EACCL races 1, 2 and 3 2009....top of page
On a longer course of 9 Km, Pete Johnson was again 1st in the Mens 55-59 class in 33:42, in the second race in the Ryston Runners Cross-Country series. Kevin Youngs also won again, in the Mens 60+ class in 33:56.
The next race is on 13th December over 6.5Km.
Results for 2nd Ryston XC 2009....top of page
Pete Johnson, Pete Thompson, and Trevor Adcock ran in the first race in the East Anglian Cross-Country League, at RAF Barnham on 14th October. Pete Johnson was 11th and first in the Mens 50-59 class, Pete Thompson was 31st and Trevor Adcock was 39th, first in the Mens 60-69 class. There were 59 finishers in the Mens race.
The second race was at Easton College on 4th November. Pete Johnson was 18th, second in the 50-59 class, Pete Thompson was 25th, Trevor Adcock was first in the mens 60-69 again and 28th overall, and Anthony Gordon-Gray was 44th, out of 54 finishers.
Results for EACCL races 1 and 2 2009....top of page
Richard Gilham and Christine Bloomfield travelled to Suffolk to race in the Stowmarket 7 Mile Scenic 7 (starting at 11.02 after 2 minutes silence). Richard ran 53:48 and Christine 1:09:26. There were 275 finishers.
Results for Scenic 7 2009....top of page
John Moore was 1st in the Mens 45-49 class and first Gazelle at the Great Yarmouth East Coast Run 10k in a time of 38:51, 22nd overall. Kevin Youngs won the Mens 60-64 class in 39:29. Trevor Adcock was 3rd in the same class in 42:33. Tracy Stevenson was the first lady Gazelle in 46:41. Audrey Batchelor was 4th in the Ladies 55-59 in 53:44.
Also running were Bevan Johnson, Christine Bloomfield, Kevin Blackwell, Richard Gilham, Pete Thompson, Sheridan Carver, Tim Woods and Anthony Gordon-Gray. Times were probably adversely affected by the cramped start and the strong headwind for the last 2K. (There were 529 finishers.)
Results for Great Yarmouth 10K 2009 (Excel)....
Results for Great Yarmouth 10K 2009 (PDF file)
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Tim Topper was 9th in a very windy Fenland 10 Mile organised by Fenland Runners at West Walton. Tim's time was 58:55, just ahead of Paul Higham in 10th place in 59:01. There were 291 finishers.
Results for Fenland 10 Mile 2009....top of page
Congratulations to Lisa Netto who travelled to the Netherlands to race in the 34th Amsterdam Marathon, and finished in a time of 4:06:07 (chip time).
Results for Amsterdam Marathon 2009....top of page
Anne Ellen continued her good form by winning the Ladies 50-54 class at the North Norfolk 7 Mile race in 54:59. Matt Green was the first Gazelle to finish, in 46:12, 23rd overall, and Tracy Stevenson was first Lady Gazelle in 52:47. Tracy got a PB, as did Audrey Batchelor and Marie Davies.
The other 17 Gazelles running were Christine Bloomfield, Jenny Burfoot, Carol Cooper, Steve Corbould, Carol Hardy, Jackie Harrop, Pete Johnson, Eurwyn Jones, Hazel Laddiman, Julie London, Kim Lubbock, Carolyn Poole, Rosie Rogers, Marianne Saunders, Pete Thompson, Ian Woods and Tim Woods. There were 244 finishers.
Results for North Norfolk 7 2009....top of page
Anne Ellen raced in the Birmingham Half Marathon which was also hosting the World Half Marathon Championships, amongst a field of 12,000. Anne ran a PB of 1:48:39.
Results for Birmingham Half Marathon 2009....top of page
Pete Johnson was 1st in the Mens 55-59 class in 19:09 in the first race in the Ryston Runners Open Cross-Country Grand Prix series held over 5K at Shouldham Warren. Kevin Youngs was the other Gazelles running and he won the Mens 60+ class in 19:04. The next race is on 15th November.
Results for 1st Ryston XC 2009....top of page
Paul Higham finished 19th out of 2,870 runners in the Great Eastern Run half marathon, in a time of 1:16:21. Tim Topper was 31st, in 1:17:55. Marianne Saunders was a little further back.
Results for Peterborough Half Marathon 2009....top of page
Pete Thompson was 11th overall and 2nd in the Mens 50-54 class, in 44:22, in the first running of the Marriotts Way 10K organised by Broadland District Council. Phil Whiting was the other Gazelle racing, finishing just behind in 44:36, 13th overall and 3rd Senior. There were 89 finishers.
Results for Marriotts Way 10K 2009....Commercial photos from Marriotts Way 10K 2009....top of page
Congratulations to the Gazelles who won the Vets Ladies Team prize in the Norfolk 10K County Championships at the Jaguars Autumn 10K: the team was Tracy Stevenson (46:33), Debbie Moore (50:42) and Audrey Batchelor (52:53). Tracy Stevenson was also 2nd in both the Open and the County Championship Ladies 40-49 class.
Amongst the men, Trevor Adcock was 2nd in both the Open and the County Championship Mens 60+ class. Pete Johnson was the first Gazelle finisher, in 22nd place in 42:18, 4th in the Mens 50-59 class.
Also racing were Pete Thompson (42:18), Les Hill (45:35) and Kim Lubbock (56:22). There were 138 finishers.
Full results for Jaguars Autumn 10K 2009....10K Norfolk County Championship results 2009...Jaguars Autumn 10K Open prizewinners 2009...top of page
Tim Woods and Christine Bloomfield crossed the border to run in the Diss 7.5M race. Tim was 2nd in the Mens 45-50, 11th overall, in 54:12. Christine was 2nd in the Ladies 50+ in 1:17:10. There were 79 finishers.
Results for Diss 7.5M 2009....top of page
Norfolk Gazelles ran really strongly to gain 4th place overall in the 2009 Round Norfolk Relay, improving on the 5th place of last year. Gazelles were 3rd in the Open class, and the 2nd ARC team to finish. The team finished in 21:59:05 at an average pace of 6:48 min/mile.
Individually, Tim Topper won Stage 2 and Rob Joy won Stage 4, Paul Sanford was 3rd in Stage 10 and Paul Higham 4th in Stage 12. Steve Baldwin received a special prize for competing in his 10th RNR event.
| Stage | Runner | Distance | Time | Position | Age grade |
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| 1 | John Moore | 16.32 | 1:59:53 | 22 | 68.94 |
| 2 | Tim Topper | 14.06 | 1:31:09 | 1 | 71.32 |
| 3 | Kevin Youngs | 5.39 | 0:38:41 | 8 | 72.97 |
| 4 | Rob Joy | 12.85 | 1:12:24 | 1 | 80.64 |
| 5 | Chris Perfect | 8.61 | 1:07:59 | 14 | 56.15 |
| 6 | Trevor Adcock | 7.86 | 0:55:06 | 11 | 76.04 |
| 7 | Pete Johnson | 9.24 | 0:59:03 | 7 | 80.39 |
| 8 | Peter Thompson | 7.52 | 0:51:16 | 9 | 73.32 |
| 9 | Sam Phillips | 11.30 | 1:19:20 | 12 | 64.18 |
| 10 | Paul Sanford | 15.08 | 1:33:31 | 3 | 74.17 |
| 11 | Del Bridges | 19.60 | 2:23:39 | 18 | 64.64 |
| 12 | Paul Higham | 19.67 | 2:02:10 | 4 | 76.09 |
| 13 | Tim Woods | 13.25 | 1:36:59 | 21 | 67.16 |
| 14 | Matt Green | 8.80 | 0:58:38 | 6 | 68.01 |
| 15 | Kevin Hardingham | 7.20 | 0:49:33 | 6 | 71.30 |
| 16 | Bevan Johnson | 5.49 | 0:37:16 | 12 | 64.01 |
| 17 | Steve Baldwin | 11.73 | 1:22:28 | 12 | 64.36 |
Many thanks also to all the Gazelles members who donated their time to support the event:
Pete Thompson, Anne Ellen, Stephen and Carole Matthews, Graham Hardingham, Brian Bromley, Julie London, Rosie Rogers, Lucy Cooper and Carol Hardy manned the change-over point at the start of Stage 4 at Wells, and did such an excellent job they were praised by the RNR organisers.
Trevor Adcock, Les Hill, Lisa Netto, Audrey and John Batchelor, Tracy Stevenson, Marianne Saunders and Anthony Gordon-Gray cycled with the runners, kept time, moved runners' cars and drove the support cars.
And special thanks to Marianne Saunders, Tracy Stevenson and Paul Higham who worked so hard to organise our entry.
After doing so well the Club now has a rather nice trophy for 3rd place in the Open class, and silver medals from ARC for the 2nd place.
Full Results for Round Norfolk Relay 2009....top of page
Tim Topper travelled to Essex to race in the Langham 10K (www.langham10km.org.uk), run in Constable country. Tim finished 2nd in 35:24 and was first male senior. There were 119 finishers.
Results for Langham 10K 2009....top of page
Pete Thompson finished in 42:35 at a very hilly Framlingham 10K in deepest Suffolk. Richard Gilham was the other Gazelle racing, finishing in 48:52. There were 266 finishers.
Results for Framlingham 10K 2009....top of page
Pete Johnson was 1st in the Mens 55-59 class and 14th overall at the Wissey half marathon, in 1:23:57 (beating the second in the class by 1 second). Trevor Adcock was the other Gazelle racing and was 2nd in the Mens 60+ class in 1:32:22. There were 233 finishers.
Results for Wissey half marathon 2009....top of page
Tracy Stevenson won Gold in the Ladies 40-49 class in the Norfolk 5K County Championship in a time of 21:51. In the Ladies Veterans (40+) Norfolk County Championship the Gazelles team of Tracy, Jackie Harrop (24:53) and Carol Hardy (25:27) won Silver.
Paul Higham was the first Gazelle, 14th in 16:57. John Moore was 3rd in the Mens 45-49 class, 37th overall, in 18:28. Pete Johnson was 4th in the Mens 55-59, 81st overall, in 19:54. The other Gazelles racing were Pete Thompson, Kevin Hardingham (6th and 7th in the Mens 50-54), Tim Woods, Richard Gilham, Jeff Arden, Audrey Batchelor, Kim Lubbock, Julie London, Carol Cooper, and Rosie Rogers. There were 366 finishers.
Results for Wroxham 5K Race 3 2009....top of page
John Moore was again the first Gazelle to finish, 23rd in a time of 39:22, with Pete Johnson three places back in 39:540. Trevor Adcock was 2nd in the Mens 60-69 class in 43:37. Tracy Stevenson was the first lady Gazelle in 47:52, beating her previous PB by over a minute.
The other Gazelles running were Kevin Hardingham, Pete Thompson, Tim Woods, Les Hill, Jackie Harrop, Debbie Moore, Audrey Batchelor, Carol Hardy, Kim Lubbock, Marianne Saunders, Julie London and Jenny Burfoot. There were 351 finishers.
Results for Reepham Summer Run 10K 2009....top of page
Pete Thompson finished the 3rd Broome 10K in 42:17, for 36th overall. Christine Bloomfield was the other Gazelle racing, with a time of 1:01:41. Pete and Christine have competed in all three races in the series, joined by Tim Woods in the second race.
Results for third Broome 10K 2009....top of page
There were 20 Norfolk Gazelles amongst the 372 finishers at this year's Worstead 5. John Moore was the first to finish, 12th overall in 30:09, followed by Del Bridges and Pete Thompson. The first lady Gazelle was Tracy Stevenson in 37:42. The other runners were Jason Kelf, Steve Baldwin, Phil Cooper, David Barclay, Les Hill, Lucy Cooper, Jon Kelf, Andrew Burrage, Basil Crisp, Carol Hardy, Audrey Batchelor, Kim Lubbock, Marianne Saunders, Julie London and Rosie Rogers. Jackie Yarrop also raced but was omitted from the list of finishers by NNBR.
Carol Hardy, 42:24, and Tracy Stevenson, 37:42, ran new PBs (as did John Moore, Kim Lubbock and Julie London because it was their first race at this distance).
Results for Worstead 5M 2009....top of page
Apologies to the 12 members of the team (and the supporters) that raced at the SEAA Road Relay Championships at Milton Keynes on 5th April that their efforts were not detailed here. Belatedly, Tracy has provided some photos.
Photos from 12 Stage Relay 5th April 2009
Results for SEAA Road Relay Championships 2009....top of page
The Ekiden relay organised by the Ipswich Jaffa club is a six stage relay over a full marathon distance, run on a 2.5K grass course. The Gazelles team was made up of Doug Bridges, Pete Thompson, Paul Higham, Tim Woods, Pete Johnson and Steve Corbould, and finished a very creditable 11th out 57 in a time of 2:51:08.
Tracy Stevenson accompanied the team intending to be a supporter but ended up runnning for the Norwich Road Runners ladies team who were short. Paul ran twice in the afternoon, turning out a second time again in a NRR vest to help them out (NRR had very tasty buns apparently.)
Photos from Ediken relay 2009
Results for Ediken relay 2009....top of page
Trevor Adcock was the only Gazelle at the Marham 10 Mile race and ran an excellent 69:18. He was placed 29th overall and was first in the mens 60-69 class.
Results for Marham 10 M 2009....
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Paul Higham was placed 27th in a high class field for the Lord Mayor's City Centre 5K, finishing in a time of 17:12. Mick Yaxley was 30th in 17:23, 5th in the Veteran Mens class. The winner's time was 14:25, there were 82 finishers with the last person timed at 20:30.
Results for Lord Mayor's 5K 2009....top of page
Pete Thompson was placed 8th overall and won the Mens 50-59 class at the Mike Groves Run, organised by Coltishall Jaguars over a 3.63 mile course. Pete's time was 22:48. The first lady Gazelle was Anne Ellen in 28:05, 2nd in the Ladies 50-59, with Audrey Batchelor finishing in 3rd place in the same class in 31:15. The other Gazelles racing were Carol Hardy, Marianne Saunders, Kim Lubbock, Julie London, Carol Cooper and Carol Betts. There were 116 finishers.
Results for Mike Groves Run 2009....top of page
Pete Thompson was the first Gazelle home in a very hot Broome 10K, the second in their series, finishing 18th, 3rd in the Mens 50-59 class, in 42:05. Tim Woods finished in 43:58 and Christine Bloomfield in 1:03:25. There were 94 finishers.
The final race in the Bungay Black Dog Broome 10K series is on 29th July.
Results for second Broome 10K 2009....top of page
John Moore was first Gazelle at the Humpty Dumpty 10K, finishing 2nd in the Mens 45-49 class and 17th overall, in 39:02. Jackie Harrop was first lady Gazelle, finishing 3rd in the Ladies 45-49 class, 140th overall in 51:35. Audrey Batchelor was 3rd in the Ladies 55-59 class in 54:38 and Carolyn Burrage was 3rd in the Ladies 50-54 class in 58:35.
Jason Kelf, Kevin Blackwell, Stephen Corbould, Andrew Burrage, Marianne Saunders and Christine Bloomfield also raced. There were 268 finishers.
The final race in the club's Three Tenors series is the Great Yarmouth 10K on 25th October.
Results for Humpty Dumpty 10K 2009....top of page
Mick Yaxley was the leading Gazelle at the second in the Wroxham 5K midweek series organised by Norwich Road Runners, winning the Mens 45-49 class in 17:12 and finishing 10th overall. John Moore was 2nd in the same class in 18:15, 23rd overall. Debbie Moore was the first Gazelle lady, 3rd in the Ladies 40-44 class in 23:21. Audrey Batchelor won the Ladies 55-59 in 25:35. Trevor Adcock was 2nd in the Mens 60+ in 20:22, Pete Thompson was 3rd in the Mens 50-54 in 19:40, and Jackie Harrop was 3rd in the Ladies 45-49 in 24:41.
Also racing were Jeff Arden, Richard Gilham, Carol Hardy, Les Hill and Rosie Rogers. There were 271 finishers.
Note that the last race in the series is on 26th August, at 19.15, and incorporates the Norfolk County AAA 5K Championship.
Results for Wroxham 5K Race 2 2009....top of page
Paul Higham was 3rd in the Hethel 10 Mile in 59:05, in a race which was run in very hot conditions. Mick Yaxley was just behind Paul in 1:00:02, 4th overall and 1st in the Mens 45-49 class. John Moore was 11th in 1:05:48 (4th in the Mens 45-49), and Trevor Adcock won the Mens 60+ class in 1:11:18.
Anne Ellen was the only lady Gazelle, also running very well to win the Ladies 50-54 class in 1:21:30.
There were 117 finishers.
Results for Hethel Engineering 10 Mile 2009....top of page
John Moore was the fastest Gazelle at the Guy Fawkes 10K at Easton, finishing 15th in a time of 38:28 (the race was won in 32:12). Pete Johnson was 3rd in the Mens 55-59 class in 39:15, 21st overall. Anthony Gordon-Gray was 3rd in the Mens 60-64 in 46:26 and Jackie Harrop was the first lady Gazelle in 51:51. Del Bridges, Richard Gilham, Carol Hardy, Marianne Saunders and Rosie Rogers were the other Gazelles running. There were 193 finishers.
Results for Guy Fawkes 10K 2009....top of page
Kevin Youngs competed in his first track race, a 3000M race, at the Eastern Veterans Athletics Club meeting at Kings Lynn. He finished 2nd in the Mens 40+ class in 10:54, just behind the winner.
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Pete Thompson was 11th overall and 3rd in the Mens 50-60 class at the Broome 10K on 3rd June in 42:11. Christine Bloomfield was the other Gazelle running, finishing in 1:00:58. This was the first of the Broome 10K 3 race series organised by the Black Dog club. The other two races are on 1st July and 29th July (both Wednesdays).
Results for 1st Broome 10K 2009....top of page
Paul Higham was the 1st Gazelle in the first in the traditional Wroxham 5K three race series, finishing 5th in 16:36. Mick Yaxley was 1st in the Mens 45-49 class in 17:02 (9th overall); in his first race since his 60th birthday, Kevin Youngs was 1st in the Mens 60+ class in 18:38 (27th overall); Anne Ellen was 1st in the Ladies 50-54 in 23:44; and Audrey Batchelor was 1st in the Ladies 55-59 in 26:00. Lucy Cooper was the first lady Gazelle in 22:30
The other Gazelles running were Peter Thompson, Marianne Saunders, Rosie Rogers, Jackie Harrop, Carol Hardy, Kevin Hardingham, Graham Hardingham, Richard Gilham and Trevor Adcock. There were 237 finishers. The next race is on 24th June at 19.15.
Results for Wroxham 5K Race 1 2009....top of page
Following the international appearances of Gazelles in Prague (Paul Higham and Tim Topper) and Canada (Anthony Gordon-Gray) Jason Kelf competed in the I-Drive 5K at International Drive, Florida, USA on 9th May. Despite the (sweaty) heat - 30 degrees - Jason ran a time of 20:58, so posted results of 1st non USA resident, 4th non Florida resident, 5th in the Mens 40-44 class, and 55th overall in a field of 1068.
Results for I-Drive 5K 2009....top of page
Paul Higham was 7th in the 3rd of the Yarmouth 5M three race series, in 27:37. Mick Yaxley was 10th in 28:33 and 2nd in the Mens 40-49 class. Lucy Cooper was the first lady Gazelle in 37:41.
The other Gazelles running in a big contingent were Audrey Batchelor, Anne Ellen, Richard Gilham, Kevin Hardingham, Carol Hardy, Jackie Harrop, Les Hill, Carolyn Poole, Marianne Saunders, Tracy Stevenson and Pete Thompson. There were 169 finishers.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile Race 3 2009....top of page
Pete Johnson was 1st in the Mens 55-59 class at the Dereham 10M in 62:31, and 12th overall. This result gained Pete the silver County Award. Trevor Adcock was 2nd in the Mens 60-64 class in 68:58, winning the silver County Award in his class.
Carolyn Burrage was the first lady Gazelle to finish, in 91:28. The other Gazelle runners were John Moore, Tim Woods, David Barclay, Andrew Burrage, Christine Bloomfield and Jeff Arden.
Results for Dereham 10 Mile 2009....top of page
Paul Higham ran his second PB of the week to finish 4th in the second race in the Yarmouth 5M series, in 27:09. Pete Johnson was 4th in the Mens 50-59 class in 31:22 (24th overall). Audrey Batchelor was the first Lady Gazelle, finishing 3rd in the 55+ class in 43:08.
The other Gazelles were Kevin Hardingham, Pete Thompson, Trevor Adcock, Jeff Lansdell, Graham Hardingham, Les Hill, Carolyn Burrage, Marianne Saunders and Rosie Rogers.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile race 2 2009....top of page
Paul Higham was first Gazelle at the Grand East Anglia Run, 11th in 34:47 (the race was won in 31:34, with 1550 finishers.) Trevor Adcock was 6th in the Mens 50-59 class (123rd overall) in 41:46. Lisa Netto was the first lady Gazelle to finish, in 52:13. Audrey Batchelor was 5th in the Ladies 50-59 class in 52:46. The Ladies Gazelles Team of Lisa Netto, Audrey Batchelor, Carol Hardy and Marianne Saunders were 6th, and the Mens Team of Paul Higham, Trevor Adcock, Ian Woods and Jason Black were 11th.
Also there were Stephen Corbould, Andrew Coyte-McKenzie, Basil Crisp, Richard Gilham, Eurwyn Jones and Rosie Rogers.
Full Results for Grand East Anglian Run 2009....Ladies Team Results....Mens Team Results....top of page
Congratulations to all the Gazelles running in this year's London Marathon
London Marathon results website 2009.....top of page
Kevin Youngs won the Mens 50-59 class at the first race in the Great Yarmouth Road Runners 5 Mile three race series (his last race in this category as he was 59 years and 51 weeks on race day). Kevin was 12th overall in a time of 30:18. Audrey Batchelor was 3rd in the Ladies 55+ in 42:32.
In a good showing by Gazelles the other runners from the Club were Pete Thompson, Marianne Saunders, Rosie Rogers, Jeff Lansdell, Les Hill, Kevin Hardingham, Graham Hardingham, Richard Gilham, and Del Bridges.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile race 1 2009....top of page
Jason Kelf was the first (and only) male Gazelle to finish the Bungay Black Dog marathon, just beating 3 1/2 hours in 3:29:53. Lisa Netto was the first (and only) lady in 4:30:41. There were 249 finishers.
In the Half Marathon, John Moore was first Gazelle, 24th overall and 7th in the Mens 40-49, in 1:32:39. Andrew Burrage finished in 1:59:45 and Carolyn Burrage in 2:04:14. There were 465 finishers.
Results for Bungay Marathon 2009....Results for Bungay Half Marathon 2009....top of page
Mick Yaxley finished 10th in the Trowse Easter Sunday 10K in 36:00 and was first in the Mens 45-49 class. Carol Hardy was the first lady Gazelle to finish, in 55:57. Also racing were Jeff Arden (second time in three days!), Chris Baldwin, Richard Gilham, Eurwyn Jones and Marianne Saunders. There were 364 finishers.
Results for Trowse 10K 2009....top of page
Pete Johnson was the first Gazelle in the Broome Good Friday 10K, 20th overall in 39:17, and won the Mens 50-59 class. Pete Thompson was 3rd in the same class in 42:24. Christine Bloomfield was the first (and only) lady Gazelle. Les Hill, Graham Hardingham and Jeff Arden also raced. There were 222 finishers.
Results for Broome 10K 2009....Category winners at Broome 10K 2009...top of page
Paul Higham ran a PB of 1:15:48 to finish 50th in an elite field in the Prague Half Marathon. Tim Topper also ran a PB, of 1:17:46, to come 70th. Norfolk Gazelles were therefore the leading two man team in the race. To illustrate the quality of the entry, the race was won in 1:00:07 and the first four men ran under 61 minutes. There were 4537 finishers.
Results for Prague Half Marathon 2009 - click on "Ranking on the line"....top of page
13 Gazelles ran in the Coltishall Jaguars Spring 10K, the first race in the Gazelles 3 Tenors series. Nigel Arnold was 1st in the Mens 50-54 class and 9th overall in a time of 36:32. Audrey Batchelor was 1st in the Ladies 55-59 class in 52:23. Trevor Adcock was 3rd in the Mens 55-59 class and 34th overall. The other Gazelles running were Tim Woods, Ian Woods, Phil Whiting, Pete Thompson, Jason Kelf (thanks for the photos, link below), Graham Hardingham, Helen Coyte-McKenzie, Andrew Coyte-McKenzie, Kevin Blackwell and Jeff Arden (PB).
Results for Coltishall Spring 10K 2009.....Prizewinners at Coltishall Spring 10K 2009....top of page
Jason's photos from Coltishall Spring 10K 2009
Richard Gilham ran the Reading Half in a time of 1:54:07 but because of the huge field of 11867 finishers, his gun time was 1:57:32. Similarly, Thirza's gun time was 2:25:30 but the chip time was 2:12:48. (The race was won in 1:02:46, and there were several finishers over 3:30.)
Results for Reading Half 2009....top of page
In a high class field at the Bath Half-Marathon, Paul Higham was 65th in a Personal Best time of 1:16:33 (chip time 1:16:28).
The winner's time was 1:03:09, there were 10,685 finishers.
Results for Bath Half 2009....top of page
Kevin Youngs was again the first Gazelle, this time at the Broadland Half-Marathon, finishing 2nd in the Mens 50-59 clas and 17th overall, in 1:24:12. Anne Ellen was first Gazelle lady in 1:49:56 (a PB). Also running the hilly course were Trevor Adcock, Sue Atkinson, Richard Gilham, Carol Hardy, Jeff Lansdell, Carolyn Poole and Tim Woods.
The race was won in 1:14:10 and there were 299 finishers.
Results for Broadland Half 2009....top of page
Anthony Gordon-Gray ran in the Bazan Bay 5K in Sidney, Canada on 8th March, finishing 255th out of a field of 610 in 22:53. The race was won in 14:37.
Results for Bazan Bay 2009....top of page
Jason Kelf was the first Gazelle home in the 20 Mile race organised by Wymondham AC, 41st in 2:25:30. Kevin Blackwell finished in 2:56:41, Lisa Netto in 3:11:08, and David Barclay in 3:11:53. (There was no Wymondham 10 Mile this year.)
Results for Wymondham 20M 2009....top of page
Kevin Youngs was first in the Mens 55-59 class at the third race at Horsford in the Norwich Road Runners Cross-Country Series, in a time of 47:26. In the same class Trevor Adcock was 2nd in 54:07. Nigel Arnold was 2nd in the Mens 50-54 in 46:18, and Phil Cooper was 2nd in the Mens 45-49 in 46:35.
This result meant that overall Phil Cooper was the Series Winner in the Mens 55-59 class.
Results for 3rd Horsford Cross-Country 2009....Overall results for NRR Horsford Cross-Country Series 2008/09.....top of page
Kevin Youngs was 1st in the Mens 55-59 age group and 22nd overall at the Great East Run 20K organised by the Bungay Black Dog club, in 1:20:14. Meanwhile Tim Topper was 6th and 3rd Senior Man to finish in 1:13:48, Anne Ellen was 5th in the Ladies 50-54 category in 1:46:03, and Christine Bloomfield finished in 2:11:27.
Results for Great East Run 20K 2009.....top of page
Despite the bitterly cold conditions Steve Baldwin was 2nd in the Reedham 10 Mile in 59:03, followed by Tim Topper 5th in 1:00:23, Paul Higham 8th in 1:01:36, and Matt Green 21st in 1:05:49, so Gazelles won the Senior Mens Team Prize. Ady Waters was 26th, 5th in the Mens 40-44, and Pete Johnson was 31st, 4th in the Mens 50-54. Tracy Stevenson was first lady Gazelle, 3rd in the Ladies 40-44 in 1:19:37.
The other Gazelles running were Marianne Saunders, Rosie Rogers, Stephen Robinson, Thirza Radford-Gore, Carol Hardy, Richard Gilham, Jill Fisher, Anne Ellen and Christine Bloomfield. There were 16 Gazelles in all amongst 226 finishers.
Results for Reedham 10 Mile 2009.....top of page
Steve Baldwin was 4th in the Senior Mens Norfolk County AAA Cross Country 2009 Championships, covering the five laps at UEA in 32:58. Mick Yaxley was 2nd in the Veteran Mens in 43:01. In the same class Kevin Youngs was 8th, Les Hill 14th and Kevin Blackwell 16th. The Gazelles were the 2nd Vets team, unfortunately no silver prize was awarded.
Results for Norfolk AAA Cross Country Championship 2009.....top of page
19 Gazelles competed in the Wymondham New Years Day 10K. Kevin Youngs was the first Gazelle, 25th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59, in 38:41. Pete Johnson was 35th, 3rd in the Mens 50-54, in 39:40, with Pete Thompson 48th in 40:53 and Kevin Hardingham 52nd in 41:12. Carol Betts was first female Gazelle in 49:44. The other Gazelles running were Jeff Arden, Audrey and Neil Batchelor, Deborah Belini, Jason Black, Nigel Bullen, Carolyn and Andrew Burrage, Hayley Gerrard, Richard Gilham, Carol Hardy, Hazel Laddiman, Stephen Robinson and Marianne Saunders. There were 359 finishers.
Results for Wymondham New Years Day 10K 2009.....top of page