Congratulations to Ian Thomas. Ian has won gold in the Mens 50-59 class in the Norfolk County Postal marathon for 2011 for his run of 2:58:20 at the Abingdon Marathon in October.
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Sandra Roberts finished 129th overall and 18th lady in a time of 43:31 for a new PB at the (presumably flat) Ely 10K. This result gave Sandra 2nd place in the Ladies 45-49 class. There were 579 finishers.
Results for Ely New Year's Eve 10K 2011....
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Gail Hardingham were the only lady Gazelle racing at the Groggy Doggy race organised on Boxing Day by the Bungay Black Dog club, a (very muddy) cross-country course of about 5 miles for two laps. Gail was 31st lady in 45:40. Pete Thompson and Kevin Hardingham were the other Gazelles running - Pete was 61st man in 37:13 and Kevin was 70th in 38:32. There were 209 finishers in the 2 lap race.
Results for Groggy Doggy 2011....
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This year's 10 Mile Turkey Trot organised by Waveney Valley AC was held in icy conditions. Nonetheless, John Moore was 11th overall and 1st in the M50-54 class in a new PB of 1:03:48. Ady Waters was 14th overall and 2nd in the M40-44 class in 1:04:11, and Tim Woods was 42nd and 5th in the M50-55 class in 1:10:09. Sandra Roberts was the only lady Gazelle racing, 55th overall and 1st in the F45-49 in a new PB of 1:13:44.
Gazelles were 3rd in the Mens team prize (which covered all age categories - sadly no separate Vets prize).
Results for Turkey Trot 2011....Prizewinners for Turkey Trot 2011....
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Pete Johnson was the only Gazelle racing at the 5th race in the EACCL series held at Reepham. Pete finished 33rd overall and 2nd in the M55-59 class. Pete is now 7th overall in the series standings and leads the M55-59 class. The next race in the series is at Shouldham Warren, RAF Marham, on 11th January.
Results for EACCL Race 5 2011....
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The annual awards were made at the Club's Christmas Dinner.
Many thanks to everyone who helped to run the 10th Anniversary Buxton 5K Fun Run. This year there were 170 finishers which is a good increase on last year. Two Gazelles raced - Ady Waters was 3rd in a time of 18:43, and Pete Thompson and his canine companion were 106th in 30:42.
Results for 10th Anniversary Buxton 5K Fun Run 2011....
Photos....
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Pete Johnson was 5th overall in the fourth EACCL cross-country run this week at UEA, finishing 1st in the M55-59 class. Pete Thompson was 30th overall and 4th in the same class. Andy Walter was 59th and 9th in the M40 class. Lucy Cooper was the only lady Gazelle, 13th lady overall and 3rd in the F40-44 class.
Pete Thompson is 8th overall in the series (1st M55-59), Pete Johnson 10th (2nd M55-59), Carol Betts is 13th (2nd F55-59) and Lucy Cooper 23rd (5th F40-44). The next race is on 14th December at Reepham.
Results for EACCL Race 4 2011....
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At this year's Norwich Half Marathon, held in very blustery conditions, Carol Betts was 1st in the F55-59 class in a time of 1:48:58. Sandra Roberts was 2nd in the F45-49 class in 1:35:39. Gail Hardingham was 8th in the F50-54 class in 1:56:16 (new PB).
First Gazelle home was Mark Grubb, 82nd overall, in 1:26:49. Ady Waters finshed in 1:32:05, and Tim Woods in 1:33:36.
The other Gazelles racing were Matt Green, Stephen Sadd, Phil Whiting, Ian Edwards, Richard Gilham (new PB 1:43:53), Ian Woods, David Barclay, Jackie Yarrop, Cathy Forth and Carol Cooper (new PB 2:05:29).
Results for City of Norwich Half Marathon 2011....
Video of Norwich Half Marathon by Jason Kelf....
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Pete Johnson was 13th male overall and 1st in the M55+ class at the third race in the EACCL held at Whitlingham, organised by the Tri-Anglia club. Pete Thompson was 31st overall and 4th in the same class. Pete Thompson is now 7th in the series and Pete Johnson 18th.
Lucy Cooper was 11th lady overall and 3rd in the F40-44 class. Carol Betts was 13th overall and 1st in the F55+ class. Carol Betts is now 4th in the series. The next race is on 7th December at UEA.
Results for EACCL Race 3 2011....
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Pete Johnson was the only Gazelle to make the journey to Essex for the Chelmsford 10K, finishing 34th overall and 3rd in the M50+ class in 37:52. There were 329 finishers.
Results for Chelmsford 10K 2011....
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Lisa was the only Gazelle racing at the Luton Marathon where she ran strongly to finish in 3:52:50, finally beating the 4 hour barrier, and taking 4th place in the Ladies 35-39 class.
Results for Luton Marathon 2011....
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Graham Hardingham was the first Gazelle to finish at the Adnams Southwold 10K, in 48:41. Anne Ellen finished in 49:26 and Chris Baldwin in 54:30.
Results for Southwold 10K 2011....
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Pete Johnson was 2nd in the M55-59 class at the second of the Ryston cross-country series finishing the 9K course in 32.41. Pete was the only Gazelle competing. The next race in the series is on 18th December.
Results for 2nd Ryston Cross-Country....
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Bungay Black Dog club organised both a 20K and a 10K on 6th November. In the 20K race, John Moore was the first Gazelle, finishing 12th overall and 1st in the M50-54 class in 1:20:16. Mark Grubb was two place behind in 1:21:02, with Ady Waters a further two places back in 1:21:46. Anne Ellen was the first lady Gazelle, in a time of 1:43:19, to take 2nd place in the F55-59 class. Carolyn Burrage was 3rd in the same class in 1:52:43 (all times are chip times). The other Gazelles racing were Tim Woods, Stephen Sadd and Andrew Burrage. John Mark Tim and Ady all ran PBs! There were 244 finishers.
In the 10K race Phil Hurr was the first Gazelle, taking 15th place overall and 3rd in the M50-59 class in 44:13. The other Gazelles racing in the 10K were Carolyn Poole, Helen Coyte-McKenzie and Christine Warren. There were 179 finishers.
Results for Great East Run 2011....
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Ian Thomas raced in the Marriotts Way Ultra, distance 36 miles, and came first in a new course record of 4:51. Ian was the only Gazelle competing. There were 21 runners doing the whole 36 miles and a further 38 doing 18 miles.
Results for Marriotts Way Ultra 2011....
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Pete Johnson was 10th overall and 2nd in the M55+ class at the second race in the EACCL held at Caldecott Hall, organised by GYRR. Pete Thompson was 36th overall and 4th in the same class.
Carol Betts was 11th overall and 2nd in the F55+ class.The next race is on 23rd November close to home at Whitlingham Park.
Results for EACCL Race 2 2011....
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Pete Johnson was first Gazelle at the Fenland 10 Mile, finishing 24th overall and 1st in the M55-59 class in 1:03:06. Ian Thomas finished in 1:05:55. Sandra Roberts was the first (and only) lady Gazelle, 3rd in the F45-49 class in 1:14:34. There were 284 finishers.
Results for Fenland 10 Mile 2011....
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John Moore was the first Gazelle at the East Coast Run in a time of 37:34 (new PB) to take 19th overall and 3rd in the M50-54 class. Ady Waters was 25th in 38:17 and Mark Grubb was 28th in 38:29. Pete Thompson was 4th in the M55-59 class and Tim Woods 5th in the M45-49 class.
Sandra Roberts was the first lady Gazelle taking 1st place in the F45-49 in 44:47 and Jackie Harrop was 3rd in the same class in 51:44. Louise Somner, Sandra and Jackie together took the Ladies Vets Prize. The other Gazelles were Russell Bird, Kevin Blackwell, Graham Hardingham and Christine Warren. There were 418 finishers.
Results for East Coast Run 10K 2011....
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There was a very large turn out of Gazelles at the first Holt 10K that has taken the place of the North Norfolk 7. John Moore was the first Gazelle to finish, winning the M50-54 class in 37:51, and taking 10th place overall. Sandra Roberts was the first lady Gazelle, winning the F45-49 class in a time of 44.17. Anne Ellen won the F55-59 class in 48:24. Pete Johnson won the M55-59 class in 38:42 taking 16th place overall. Ady Waters was 15th overall and Mark Grubb 17th.
The other Gazelles racing were Pete Thompson, Kevin Hardingham, Phil Hurr, Stephen Sadd, Jason Kelf, Ian Woods, Carol Betts, Graham Hardingham, Jackie Harrop, Gail Hardingham (new PB of 51:09), Robert Wells, Cathy Forth, Andy Walter, Audrey Batchelor, Steve Corbould, Carolyn Poole, Rebecca Littleboy, Helen Coyte-McKenzie, Michelle Waters and Julie London.
There were 267 finishers.
Results for Holt 10K 2011....Prizewinners for Holt 10K 2011....
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Congratulations to Ian Thomas who finished 61st overall and 7th in the M50-59 class at the Abingdon in a chip time of 2:58:20, his first time under 3 hours. There were 777 finishers.
Results for Abingdon Marathon 2011....
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Sandra Roberts finished the Great Eastern Run half marathon at Peterborough in 491st place in a time of 1:36:29 (chip time) for a new PB. There were 3261 finishers. Sandra thoroughly recommends the event.
Results for Great Eastern Run 2011....
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Pete Thompson was the only male Gazelle racing in the first of the East Anglian cross-country series held at RAF Barnham, finshing 25th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class. Carol Betts was the only lady Gazelle, finishing 9th overall and 3rd in the 50-54 class. The next race is on 2nd November near Gt Yarmouth.
Results for EACCL Race 1 2011....
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Nigel Arnold was 2nd overall (and 1st in the Mens 50-59 class) at the Coltishall Jaguars Autumn 10K in a time of 35:46. Sandra Roberts was the first lady Gazelle to finish taking 2nd place in the Ladies 40-49 class in 46:03. Carol Betts was 2nd in the Ladies 50-59 class in 49:40.
Ady Waters was 21st, Ian Thomas 23rd and Pete Johnson 25th with 15 seconds covering these three runners. The other Gazelles racing were Ian Edwards, Michelle Waters and Tim Woods. There were 146 finishers.
Results for Autumn 10K 2011....Prizewinners for Autumn 10K 2011....
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A solid performance from all the runners meant that Norfolk Gazelles finished 10th overall out of 57 teams and 5th in the Open class in the 2011 Round Norfolk Relay. Gazelles won bronze medal in the competition for ARC teams. The team's time was 23:13:33 at an average pace of 7:08 min/mile. Many thanks to all those who raced for the Club.
Nigel Arnold was the highest placed Gazelle finishing 2nd in Stage 8 in 43:43 for a pace of 5:48 mins/mile, and won the ARC prize for best age-graded performance. Matt Varley was 5th in Stage 3 in 37:39 at a pace of 6:32.
| Stage | Runner | Distance | Time | Position | Age grade |
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| 1 | John Moore | 16.81 | 1:56:27 | 11 | 74.44 |
| 2 | Russell de Beer | 14.06 | 1:43:59 | 23 | 61.87 |
| 3 | Matt Varley | 5.76 | 0:37:39 | 5 | 66.51 |
| 4 | Richard Johnson | 11.14 | 1:17:14 | 10 | 64.93 |
| 5 | Del Bridges | 10.81 | 1:27.06 | 23 | 57.31 |
| 6 | Richard Gilham | 7.90 | 1:00:06 | 25 | 63.79 |
| 7 | Ady Waters | 9.24 | 1:00:20 | 10 | 72.11 |
| 8 | Nigel Arnold | 7.52 | 0:43:43 | 2 | 85.98 |
| 9 | Tim Woods | 11.30 | 1:20.38 | 19 | 69.36 |
| 10 | Mark Grubb | 20.06 | 2:25.41 | 21 | 65.14 |
| 11 | Nigel Bullen | 14.60 | 1:54:36 | 39 | 69.06 |
| 12 | Ian Thomas | 19.67 | 2:11:48 | 9 | 77.90 |
| 13 | Pete Thompson | 13.25 | 1:40:39 | 28 | 69.02 |
| 14 | Kevin Hardingham | 8.80 | 1:01:24 | 14 | 72.25 |
| 15 | Graham Hardingham | 7.20 | 0:55:19 | 30 | 63.35 |
| 16 | Lucy Cooper | 5.49 | 0:40.34 | 22 | 69.93 |
| 17 | Pete Johnson | 11.73 | 1:16.20 | 11 | 81.47 |
Many thanks also to all the Gazelles members and their families who donated their time to support the event, especially those who drove all through the night.
Carol Hardy and her helpers manned the change-over point at the start of Stage 4 at Wells: Steve Corbould, Kevin Saunders, Steve and Carol Matthews, Graham Hardingham, Carol Stimpson, Julie London, Carol Cooper, Mark Silvester, John Moore, Margaret McCartney, and Brian Bromley and grandchildren.
Audrey and John Batchelor, Russell de Beer, Lisa Netto, Gail Hardingham, Les Hill, Tracy Stevenson, Marianne Saunders and Anthony Gordon-Gray cycled with the runners, kept time, moved runners' cars and drove the support cars.
Especial thanks to Tracy Stevenson and Marianne Saunders worked so hard to organise the runners and support teams.
Photos of Round Norfolk Relay 2011
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The County Half-Marathon Championships were held as part of the Wissey Half organised by Ryston Runners. The Mens Vets team of John Moore, Pete Johnson, Ian Thomas and Ady Waters won gold. John Moore was 2nd in the Mens 50-54 class in 1:24:47, 14th overall and a new PB. Pete Johnson was 2nd in the Mens 55-59 class in 1:26:12. Ian Thomas ran 1:29:42 followed one place behind by Ady Waters in 1:29:45 (new PB).
The other Gazelles racing were Cathy Forth, Carol Betts and Tim Woods. There were 191 finishers.
Results for Wissey Half-Marathon 2011....
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The 3rd Broadland 5K on 24th August also hosted the County 5K Championships. The Ladies Vets team of Tracy Stevenson, Anne Ellen and Gail Hardingham (new PB) came away with Gold medals. The Mens Vets team of John Moore, Ian Thomas, Ady Waters and Tim Woods won Silver. John Moore won the Mens 50-59 class in a time of 17:50 (new PB), finishing 15th overall. Anne Ellen was 2nd in the Ladies 50-59 in 23:47. Ian Thomas was 5th in the Mens 50-59 and Tracy Stevenson was 6th in the Ladies 40-49.
The other Gazelles racing were Pete Johnson, Richard Gilham, Graham Hardingham, Jeff Arden, Chris Carey and Michelle Waters. There were 168 finishers.
Results for 3rd Broadland 5K 2011....
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John Moore was the first Gazelle at the Reepham Summer Sunday 10K finishing 8th overall and 1st in the Mens 50-59 class in 37:54. Ady Waters was next in 39:23, Pete Johnson finished in 39:32 to take 3rd place in the Mens 50-59 class with Ian Thomas taking 4th place in the same class with 40:34.
Tracy Stevenson was the first lady Gazelle to finish in 48:45. The other Gazelles racing were Carol Betts, Steve Corbould, Richard Gilham, Gail Hardingham (another new PB of 52:20), Graham Hardingham, Kevin Hardingham, Christine Warren and Tim Woods. There were 303 finishers.
Results for Reepham Summer Sunday 10K 2011....
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Ian Thomas was the only Gazelle racing at the Half Marathon organised by Gt Yarmouth Road Runners. Ian finished 35th overall and 4th in the Mens 50-54 class in 1:32:17. There were 238 finishers.
Results for Yarmouth half marathon 2011....
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Kevin Hardingham was the first Gazelle to finish at the running of the 3rd Summer Series 10K organised by the Bungay Black Dog club on a muggy, rainy evening, in a time of 45:10. Richard Gilham was close behind with a time of 45:26, with Graham Hardingham at 47:13.
Gail Hardingham was the sole lady Gazelle racing, finishing in 54:57, a new PB by nearly 5 minutes. There were 132 finishers.
Results for 3rd Broome Summer Series 10K 2011....
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The published results for the Worstead Festival 5M are incomplete (I have some sympathy with the organisers having been involved with race results myself). As well as those on the NNBR website, Ian Thomas and Nigel Arnold were racing and posted good times, and there may have been other Gazelles of whom I have not heard. As published, John Moore was the first Gazelle to finish in 29:52 to finish 16th overall and I think 2nd in the M50+ class. Richard Gilham was next in 35:34 followed by Graham Hardingham. Tracy Stevenson was the first lady Gazelle to finish in 38:22.
The other Gazelles known to be racing were Carol Betts, Kevin Blackwell, Anne Ellen, Carolyn Poole, Audrey Batchelor and Jenny Burfoot.There were 322 finishers.
Results for Worstead 5M 2011....
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Pete Johnson was the first Gazelle in the Dereham Celebration 5K, finishing 3rd in the Mens 50-59 class in 18:43, 26th overall. Ian Thomas was 4th in the same class in 19:36. Graham Hardingham finished in 22:18. Carol Betts was the sole lady Gazelle, finishing in 23:37 to be 3rd in the Ladies 50-59 class. There were 191 finishers.
Results for Dereham 5K 2011....
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Ian Thomas was the only Gazelle racing in the Marham 10 Mile. Despite the very blustery conditions on the windswept airfield Ian recorded a time 1:07:23 to finish 8th overall and win the Mens 50-59 class. There were 92 finishers.
Results for Marham 10 Mile 2011....
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Gazelles sent two teams to the Ekiden Relay at Ipswich on 17th July. The Ladies team of Tracy Stevenson, Michelle Waters, Lucy Cooper, Sherry Gowing, Anne Ellen and Carrie Poole won the Ladies Vets Team prize in a time of 3:37:21.
The Mens team of Tim Woods, Graham Hardingham, Pete Johnson, Nigel Bullen, Ady Waters and Pete Thompson came 6th in the Mens Vets Team race and 21st overall in 2:58:24. There were 102 teams taking part.
Results for Ekiden Relay 2011 as Excel file....Results for Ekiden relay 2011 by stage....
*PHOTOS*....
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Pete Thompson was the first Gazelle at the annual Mike Groves Run: Pete finished 24th overall in 34:35. Carol Betts was the first lady Gazelle in 39:11. The other Gazelles racing were Les Hill, Graham Hardingham, Carol Hardy and Marianne Saunders. There were 88 finishers.
Results for Mike Groves Run 2011....
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Nigel Arnold was 5th Veteran Male and 35th overall in the Lord Mayor's 5K in a time of 16:54. John Moore finished in a time of 18:49. (The race was won in 14:26.) There were 100 finishers.
Results for Lord Mayor's 5K 2011....
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Nigel Arnold was 1st in the M50 class at the second of the Bungay Black Dog Summer Series 10Ks (a hilly course) and 3rd overall. Nigel's time was 34:29, his best for some years. Tim Woods was 24th overall, 7th M40, in 39:57, for a new PB. There were 132 finishers. The last race in the series is on 3rd August.
Results for Broome Summer Series 10K Race 2 2011....
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Ady Waters was first Gazelle at the Humpty Dumpty 10K organised by Gt Yarmouth & District AC, finishing in 39:57 to be 3rd in the Mens 40-44 class and 22nd overall. Ian Thomas was 4th in the Mens 50-54 class in 41:59. Carol Betts was the first lady Gazelle, 3rd in the Ladies 55-59 class in 50:32.
The other Gazelles racing were Andrew Burrage, Carolyn Burrage, Chris Carey, Steve Corbould, Basil Crisp, Cathy Forth, Simon Forth, Graham Hardingham, Michelle Waters and Tim Woods.
There were 368 finishers.
Results for Humpty Dumpty 10K 2011....
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Nigel Arnold was the first Gazelle at the second of the Broadland 5K series, finishing 7th overall and winning the Mens 50-54 class in 17:00. John Moore was 2nd in the Mens 45-49 class in 18:40 and Ady Waters was 4th in the Mens 40-44 in 18:19. The Gazelles team of Ian Thomas and these three were second in the Mens Masters team classifications.
Anne Ellen was the first lady Gazelle finishing in 24:30 to win the Ladies 55-59 class. The Ladies Masters team of Anne, Carolyn Poole and Michelle Waters were second in the Ladies Masters team classification.
Jeff Arden, Carol Cooper and Graham Hardingham also raced. There were 164 finishers.
Results for 2nd Broadland 5K 2011....
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John Moore was the first Gazelle to finish in the Midsummer 10 Mile race organised by Wymondham AC. John finished 20th overall and 2nd in the Mens 50-54 class in a time of 1:05:20. Pete Johnson was 24th overall and 3rd in the Mens 55-59 class in 1:06:20. Carol Betts was the first lady Gazelle, with a time of 1:24:30, 3rd in the Ladies 55-59 class. Carolyn Burrage was 4th in the same class in 1:28:31, with Andrew Burrage just behind. There were 188 finishers.
Results for Midsummer 10 2011....
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Graham Hardingham was the first Gazelle at the Edingthorpe 4 Mile race, finishing in 29:50 for 22nd overall. The other Gazelles racing were Basil Crisp and Chris Carey. There were 59 finishers.
Results for Edingthorpe 4 2011....
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Pete Thompson was 29th overall and 4th in the M50-59 class in the first of the Summer Series 10Ks organised by the Black Dog Running club, finishing in 42:55. Graham Hardingham was the other Gazelle racing, in a time of 47:13. There were 112 finishers. The next race in the series is on 29th June.
Results for Broome Summer Series 10K race 1 2011....
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This year's Alex Moore Memorial Relay was a great success with 43 teams entered. The race was won by the Gazelles Mens Vets team, Norfolk Gallops, of Pete Johnson, Mick Yaxley and Nigel Arnold, in a new course record of 1:15:53. The other four Gazelles teams racing were the Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Les Hill, Pete Thompson and Ady Waters; the H Factor - Gail Hardingham, Graham Hardingham and Kevin Hardingham; the Norfolk Broads - Kim Lubbock, Sherry Gowing and Jackie Harrop; and the Stragglers - Mel Derbyshire, Juni West and Louise Somner.
Many thanks to all whop helped to put on a memorable event.
Results for Alex Moore Relay 2011....
Prizewinners at Alex Moore Relay 2011....*PHOTOS*....top of page
For the second week running, Nigel was the first Gazelle to finish, this time at the first in the NRR 5K series, relocated from Wroxham to Broadland; Nigel finished 7th overall and first in the Mens 50-54 class in 17:03. Ady Waters was 25th overall and 4th in the Mens 40-44 class in 18:10 (new PB by 61 secs). Ian Thomas finished in 19:04 and Tim Woods in 19:27 (new PB) to make up the Mens Vets team that won First Prize. Pete Johnson finished in 20:08 to take 2nd place in the Mens 55-59 class.
The first lady Gazelle to finish was Gail Hardingham in 25:36 (new PB). The other Gazelles running were Jeff Arden, Kevin Blackwell, Richard Gilham, Graham Hardingham, Kevin Hardingham and Michelle Waters (new PB). There were 223 finishers. The next race in the series is on 22nd June.
Results for 'Wroxham' 5K Race 1 2011....top of page
Mark Grubb went to Scotland to race in the 9th Edinburgh, alleged to be the second largest marathon in the UK. Mark finished in 3:12:39, 443rd out of 9,662 finishers.
Results for Edinburgh Marathon 2011....top of page
Nigel Arnold was the first Gazelle at the last of the Yarmouth 5 Mile races, finshing 9th overall and 1st in the M50-59 class in 28:03. Ady Waters was the second Gazelle, 21st overall and 5th in the M40-49 class in 29:58. Ian Thomas was third Gazelle, 4th in the M50-59 class. These three therefore won the Mens Vets prize. The first Lady Gazelle was Jackie Harrop, finishing in 40:40.
The other Gazelles running were Phil Whiting, Pete Thompson, Kevin Hardingham, Mark Grubb, Richard Gilham, Graham Hardingham, Jeff Arden, Gail Hardingham, Les Hill, Carol Cooper, Sherry Gowing, Julie London and Rebecca Littleboy. There were 208 finishers.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile Race 3 2011 as Excel file....top of page
Ian Thomas was the first Gazelle to finish at the Dereham 10 mile, posting a time of 65:59 for 31st place overall and 6th in the M50 class. Tim Woods ran in 67:22. Carolyn Burrage was the only lady Gazelle running, finishing in 87:58. There were 280 finishers.
Results for Dereham 10 Mile 2011....top of page
Ady Waters was the first Gazelle in the second race in the Yarmouth 5 Mile three race series, finshing 19th overall, 6th in the M40-49 class, in 29:58 - a new PB by 1 second. Ian Thomas was 4th in the M50-59 class in 31:25. Anne Ellen was 2nd in the F55+ class in 38:08.
The other Gazelles racing were Tim Woods, Phil Whiting, Mark Grubb, Kevin Hardingham, Richard Gilham, Graham Hardingham, Pete Thompson, Carl Gilbert, Jeff Arden, Gail Hardingham, Les Hill, Audrey Batchelor, Rebecca Littleboy, Sherry Gowing and Julie London.
There were 231 finishers.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile Race 2 2011 as Excel file....top of page
Nigel Arnold was 5th overall and 2nd in the M50-59 class at the Breckland 10K in a time of 35:05. Graham Hardingham was the other Gazelle racing, finishing in 47:32. There were 288 finishers.
Results for Breckland 10K 2011....top of page
Tim Woods was the first Gazelle to finish at the Grand East Anglia 10K race, finishing 91st overall in 41:12. The first Lady Gazelle was Jackie Harrop in 50:40. Audrey Batchelor was 5th in the Ladies 50-59 class in 51:32 (all times chip times). The other Gazelles were Ian Woods, Stephen Corbould, Chris Carey, Basil Crisp, Helen Coyte-McKenzie, Carol Hardy, Marianne Saunders and Christine Warren. There were 1478 finishers.
Results for Grand East Anglia 10K 2011....top of page
Tracy Stevenson was the first Gazelle to finish this year's Trowse 10K, finishing 2nd in the Ladies 40-44 class in 48:18. Graham Hardingham ran 49:37. Chris Carey ran 54:02 to finish 3rd in the Mens 65+ class.
Results for Trowse 10K 2011....top of page
On a hot day, Pete Thompson was the first Gazelle at the Roger Wing 10K run by the Bungay Black Dog club, finishing 40th overall in 43:34. Gail Hardingham was the first and only lady Gazelle in the race, finishing in 59:08 for a PB. Kevin and Graham Hardingham were the other Gazelles racing.
Results for Roger Wing 10K 2011....top of page
Nigel Arnold was 4th overall and 1st in the M50 class in a time of 28:19 at the first of the Yarmouth 5 Mile series organised by Great Yarmouth Road Runners. Ady Waters was 13th (29:59, first time under 30 minutes so a new PB) and Matt Varley 14th. Jackie Harrop was the first Lady Gazelle in 40:33. The Gazelles team of Nigel Arnold, Ady Waters and Pete Thompson won the Mens Vets prize.
The other Gazelles racing were Jeff Arden, Steven Baldwin, Carol Cooper, Carl Gilbert, Richard Gilham, Sherry Gowing, Mark Grubb (30:47 for a new PB), Gail Hardingham (42:28, new PB), Kevin Hardingham, Les Hill, Rebecca Littleboy, Julie London and Phil Whiting, making 18 Gazelles out of a field of 211 finishers.
Results for Yarmouth 5 Mile Race 1 2011 as Excel file....top of page
Jason Kelf was the first of the seven Gazelles running in this year's London marathon to finish. All the times are:
Results for London Marathon 2011....top of page
Audrey Batchelor was the only representative from Norfolk Gazelles at the Chase the Train race organised by North Norfolk Beach Runners. Audrey finished the 8.9 miles in 1:18:04.
Results for Chase the Train 2011....top of page
Lisa Netto, Carolyn Poole and David Barclay flew the flag for Norfolk Gazelles at the Paris Marathon. David finished in 4:23:21, Lisa in 4:24:28 and Carolyn in 4:35:53. Carry said she would strongly recommend this race to anyone looking for a marathon to do.
Results for Paris Marathon 2011....top of page
Mark Grubb was the only Gazelle racing in the Bungay Black Dog half marathon; Mark produced a time of 1:26:21 to finish 14th overall out a big field of 424 finishers.
Results for Bungay Half 2011....top of page
Pete Johnson won 1st prize in the Mens 50-59 class and was 5th overall at the rescheduled Broadland Half, in a time of 1:23:59. Carol Cooper was the first lady Gazelle to finish, in 2:06:17, a new PB. The other Gazelles competing were Russell de Beer, Tim Woods and Ian Edwards.
Results for Broadland Half 2011....top of page
There were prizes everywhere for Gazelles at the Jaguars Spring 10K. Nigel Arnold finished 2nd overall and won first prize in the Mens 50-59 class in 35:55. Audrey Batchelor won first prize in the Ladies 50-59 class in 51:14. Ady Waters was 13th overall in 38:03, winning second prize in the Mens 40-49 class (and new PB), and just ahead of Pete Johnson, 14th in 38:20, who won second prize in the Mens 50-59 class.
The other Gazelles racing were Carol Cooper, Lucy Cooper, Stephen Corbould, Richard Gilham, Sherrry Gowing, Graham Hardingham, Les Hill, Julie London, Kim Lubbock, Tracy Stevenson (first Lady Gazelle to finish, in 45:48), Pete Thompson, Michelle Waters, Phil Whiting (new PB) and Tim Woods, making 18 Gazelles out of 189 finishers.
As a result of the contributions from all those running, the Gazelles team of Nigel Arnold, Ady Waters and Pete Johnson won the Mens 40+ team competetion, and the team of Pete Thompson, Tim Woods and Richard Gilham were 8th. Norfolk Gazelles won the Ladies 40+ team competetion as well with Tracy Stevenson, Lucy Cooper and Audrey Batchelor, and the team of Michelle Waters, Carol Cooper and Kim Lubbock were 3rd.
Individual results for Spring 10K 2011....Prizes for Spring 10K 2011....Team prizes for Spring 10K 2011....top of page
Mark Grubb was the first Gazelle to finish in a high class field at the Norwich Half Marathon postponed from last November, with a time of 1:27:56, 84th overall. John Moore was the next Gazelle in 1:29:14, finishing 4th in the M50 class. Nigel Bullen was 6th in the M55 class in 1:41:30. Carol Betts was the first lady Gazelle in 1:46:26 and 4th in the F55 class. (All times from the gun, chip times obviously quicker or much quicker.)
The other Gazelles racing were Jason Kelf, Tim Woods, Ian Woods (a new PB for his age), Richard Gilham, David Barclay, Debbie Moore, Carolyn Burrage, Jackie Harrop, Andrew Burrage, Kim Lubbock, Julie London, Rebecca Littleboy and Sherry Gowing. There were 1971 finishers.
Results for Norwich Half 2011....top of page
Apologies for the late publication, but Norfolk Gazelles had two entries in the Bath Half Marathon. Russell de Beer finished in 1:35:00. Anne Ellen finished in 1:46:52 to gain 2nd place in the WV55 class.
Results for Bath Half Marathon 2011....top of page
Mark Grubb was the first Gazelle home in the Wymondham 20 Miler, finishing in 2:29:30 and 60th overall. Doug Bridges was 4 places behind in 2:31:29, and Jason Kelf was a further 2 places back in 2:32:03.
Carol Betts was the first Lady Gazelle in 2:46:55. The other Gazelles racing were Ian Edwards, Carolyn Poole and Christine Warren. There were 271 finishers.
Results for Wymondham 20M 2011....top of page
Pete Johnson finished 13th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class and Pete Thompson finished 30th overall and 5th in the Mens 50-54 class at the last round of the EACCL series run at RAF Barnham. Over the whole series, Pete Thompson was 21st overall and 5th in his class, Pete Johnson was 10th overall and 1st in his class. Pete Thompson ran in all 10 events in the series, and Pete Johnson in 7.
Results for East Anglian Cross-country League 2010/11....top of page
Pete Thompson was 5th in the Mens 50-54 class on 27th February at the last in the three race cross-country series at Horsford. This meant that Pete was 2nd overall in the Mens 50-54 class for the series. Apologies for the late reporting!
Results of 3rd Horsford cross-country 2010/11....Series results for Horsford cross-country 2010/11....top of page
Apologies for not reporting sooner on the performance of Gazelles runners in our own race, the Valentine 10K. Ady Waters was the first Gazelle to finish, 11th overall and 2nd in the Mens 40-44 class, in 38:55. Pete Johnson was the next Gazelle, finishing 19th overall in 39:27, 2nd in the Mens 55+ class and missing out on 1st place by only two seconds.
Louise Somner was the first lady Gazelle, finishing in 55:28. Michelle Waters finshed in 57:00, a new PB by nearly six minutes. Juni West was the other Gazelle racing, finishing in 57:27.
Results for Valentine 10K 2011....top of page
Pete Johnson finished 7th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class and Pete Thompson finished 18th overall and 4th in the Mens 50-54 class at the latest round of the EACCL series run at Bury St Edmunds. In the series rankings, Pete Thompson is 19th overall and 4th in his class, Pete Johnson is 10th overall and 1st in his class. The last race in this year's series is on 1st March at RAF Barnham.
Results for East Anglian Cross-country League 2010/11....top of page
Pete Thompson was the only representative from Norfolk Gazelles at the cross-country organised by Reepham Runners at Whitwell. Pete was 14th overall and 2nd in the Mens 50-54 class, finishing the 10K course (which included ploughed fields) in 51:34. There were 42 finishers.
Results for Reepham Cross-country 2011....top of page
Pete Johnson finished 10th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class, Pete Thompson finished 30th overall and 4th in the Mens 50-54 class at the latest round of the EACCL series run at Easton College. In the series rankings, Pete Thompson is 19th overall and 4th in his class, Pete Johnson is now 18th overall and 1st in his class. The next race is on 23rd February near Bury St Edmunds.
Results for East Anglian Cross-country League 2010/11....top of page
There was a big turnout for the Reedham 10 Mile race organised by Gt Yarmouth & District AC, with 18 Gazelles racing.The first Gazelle to finish was Ady Waters, 23rd overall and 5th in the Mens 40-44 class, in a time of 1:03:27, a new PB. Pete Johnson was 24th overall, and won 1st prize in the Mens 55-59 class in 1:03:43. Mark Grubb was 33rd in 1:05:19, new PB, and Tim Woods was 42nd overall and 4th in the Mens 45-49 in 1:06:24, another new PB.
Lucy Cooper was the first lady Gazelle to finish, 4th in the Ladies 45-49 class in 1:17:18. Carol Betts won 1st prize in the Ladies 55-59 class in 1:18:48, Anne Ellen won 2nd prize and Carolyn Poole and Carolyn Burrage were 4th and 5th respectively, all in the same Ladies 55-59 class. Jackie Harrop was 6th in the Ladies 45-49 class.
The other Gazelles racing were Andrew Burrage, Richard Gilham, Kevin Hardingham, Rebecca Littleboy, Sam Phillips, Pete Thompson, Christine Warren and Robert Wells. There were 402 finishers.
Results for Reedham 10 Mile 2011....Prizewinners for Reedham 10 Mile 2011....top of page
Pete Thompson finished 23rd overall and 5th in the Mens 50-54 class at the latest round of the EACCL series run at Ipswich. In the series rankings, Pete Thompson is 15th overall and 2nd in his class. (Pete Johnson is now 28th overall and still 1st in his class.) The next race is on 2nd February at Easton College.
Results for East Anglian Cross-country League 2010/11....top of page
Congratulations to Anne Ellen and Chris Carey who both won bronze in the Norfolk postal marathon that was run last December.
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Pete Johnson finished 12th overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class at the latest round of the EACCL series organised by RAF Marham. Pete Thompson was 25th, 3rd in the Mens 50-54 class. In the series rankings, Pete Thompson is 12th overall and 2nd in his class, Pete Johnson is 22nd overall and 1st in his class. The next race is on 26th January organised by RAF Wattisham.
Results for East Anglian Cross-country League 2010/11....top of page
The Norfolk Cross-Country Championships were held at UEA on 9th January. The Mens Masters team of Pete Johnson, Ady Waters, Tim Woods and Pete Thompson won Gold, and the Ladies Masters team of Tracy Stevenson, Anne Ellen and Carolyn Poole won Bronze. In addition, Pete Johnson was 3rd in the individual results for the Mens Masters. Jackie Harrop and Michelle Waters were also racing.
Results of Norfolk cross-country championships 2011....Photo 1...Photo 2...Photo 3...top of page
The second Horsford cross-country, organised by Norwich Road Runners, was held on 2nd January. Tracy Stevenson was 4th in the Ladies 40-44 class, and Pete Thompson was 2nd in the Mens 50-54 class. The last race in the series is on 27th February.
Results of second Horsford cross-country 2010/11....top of page
There was a big turn out from the Club for the first race of the year at Wymondham on New Year's Day. Ady Waters was the first Gazelle to finish, 24th overall and 2nd in the Mens 40-44 class, in a time of 38:41. Pete Johnson was the second Gazelle, 33rd overall and 1st in the Mens 55-59 class in 39:41. Carol Betts was the first lady Gazelle, and was 1st in the Ladies 55-59 class in 49:59. Audrey Batchelor was 3rd and Carolyn Burrage 4th in the same class.
The other Gazelles racing were Jason Black, Andrew Burrage, Brian Day, Richard Gilham, Rebecca Littleboy, Margaret McCartney, John Moore, Christine Warren, Robert Wells and Tim Woods. There were 340 finishers.
Results Wymondham New Year's Day 10K 2011....top of page
