Portsmouth Joggers Club
2009/10 HRRL Reports
Salisbury 10m (Race 9)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 5th(4) with B and C
3rd(2) and 7th(4) in the B league
Ladies: A were 5th(5) with B and C
5th(3) and
10th(11) in the B league
Overall standings after 9 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Del Roberts - Men's
TBA
- Ladies
Men's Team Report
The latest round of the HRRL season was held In Salisbury last Sunday 7th March. The course is fast but has a few undulations and on the day the conditions were coldish but favourable.
The A team was again led home by Rob Ward in 54.24 but well backed up by Howard Clark and Eric Parker who ran great times both achieving new PB's and Tony Hewett completed the team also with a new PB. The B team's first 3 Home Derek, Mitch and Mark also managed decent PB's to continue recent good form, I completed that team. The C team was Russ Bestley, Tony Conway, Melvyn Bird and Patrick Harfield.
We had 17 men so well done to all who ran well outside the teams.
Thanks to all that stayed behind to cheer the rest of the team home. The flags and the team spirit was great lets keep it up. I don’t think we could of done any better in the leagues as the competition is very strong and all teams held their own. Check the HRRL for current team and individual positions with 3 races to go.
Please get in Alton and Netley to finish the season on a high with still league positons to play for. Eastleigh is next but is closed now.
For a very large Pb and to get down to 72.58 the Performance award goes to Del Roberts.
Martin Bacon - Mens Team Captain
Bramley 20m (Race 8)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 4th(4) with B and C
2nd(2) and 5th(3) in the B league
Ladies: A were 3rd(5) with B and C
1st(3) and
16th(11) in the B league
Overall standings after 8 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Howard Clark - Men's
Katie Carew Robinson
- Ladies
Men's Team Report
Bramley 20 miler was the latest round of the HRRL season we managed to field 3 mens teams and two womens teams.
Good performances and PB's throughout the Men's A, B and C team. Thanks to Nic, Mac and Rob for giving us a solid C team. Well done to Iaan for a very well paced race and a fine time in the B team.
Our A team, Howard was first in with a big new PB
and also Mitch with another big PB. Russ
brought the A team home in 2.17.13 again very good running which was
good enough for 4th place in the A league. In the B league we were 2nd
and 5th.
There were a number of performances down the field that could of won the
award but 2.10.58 cant be ignored well done Howard.
For the Ladies well done to all and another good team performance and a
big congratulations to Carmen with another
much improved time on last years race. On this occasion the winner
stands out and goes to Katie for a massive pb down to 2.39.33 well done
keep up the good work.
Martin Bacon - Men's Captain
Ladies Team Report
As we were driving up to Bramley through a blizzard of snow I was a bit concerned about what weather conditions were going to be like! However, it cleared up and it almost stayed dry throughout the run. The course is a little bit undulating and the hills definitely seemed more challenging on the second lap but it was very well marshalled by friendly marshals and police officers. The roads were quiet country lanes through farming land (some interesting smells!) and while they were not closed to traffic there weren’t many cars about and most drivers were quite considerate of the runners (makes a change!).
Good performances by all and encouraging results
for the forthcoming spring marathons!
Sandra 2:39:03
Katie 2:39:33
Catherine 2:49:03
Fran 2:52:09
Sharon 3:04:50
Laura 3:19:27
Carmen 3:31:24
Katie Carew Robinson
REMAINING HRRL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Hope you can join us and help us move up the
tables!
Salisbury 10 miles: 7th March – undulating but pleasant and scenic
Eastleigh 10K : NOTE CLOSING DATE 17TH MARCH BUT IT IS ALWAYS FULL
BEFORE THAT DATE AND IT IS FILLING UP VERY QUICKLY.STILL PLACES BUT
DON’T HANG ABOUT IF YOU ARE INTENDING ON RUNNING
Alton 10 miles: 9th May – again undulating but pleasant
last race of season: Netley 10k – flat!!
Ladies Captain Eileen Hegarty
Ryde 10m (Race 7)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 5th(5) with B and C
2nd(2) and 3rd(3) in the B league
Ladies: A were 2nd(5) with B and C
1st(4) and
4th(10) in the B league
Overall standings after 7 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Scott Elliot - Men's
Carly Kirk
- Ladies
Men's Team Report
After the cancellation of the Stubbington 10k it was onto Ryde in the IOW for the 6th leg of the HRRL. We sent another strong squad with 18 men and a very healthy 16 women with the club again funding the entries.
On a perfect day for road running there were too many pb's and good performances to mention individually. It was a great team effort with our 12th man home in 74 mins. The Men's A team were brought home by Scott Elliot in an excellent 61.32 and the B team by Derek Powles in a big pb of 64.42. The C team by Mark Grandy in another pb of 66.52. The teams were 5th in an ultra competitive A league and the B and C team were 2nd and 3rd in the B league. Well done to our Ladies who put together their strongest team for years and got the results they deserved with many stand out performances.
Onwards to Bramley for the 20 miler Sunday hope to see some of you there.
The performance award which will be given out at the summer barbecue
so please make all efforts to turn up there to receive your prizes for
this and future performance prizes. This goes to Scott Elliot one of our
youngest team members who set it up from the front and stayed on well
late on to stay ahead of his teammates with a gutsy run on a hilly
course. Well done Scott get under that hour mark before the end of the
season. Many deserved the prize for their pb's and well done to all the
team for the team spirit shown, everyone's run counts for the team in
the HRRL whether your first in for the Joggers or down the field.
Martin Bacon - Men's Captain
Ladies Team Report
We had a fantastic turn out of 15 ladies for the scenic Ryde 10. It was great to get to the Hard and see loads of Joggers descending on the Hard going in two by two to get their 2 for 1 offer on the ferry! It was a bit like a school outing: jokes and food being showered around. The weather was much kinder this year and it was actually quite a pleasant warm up walking from the terminal to the clubhouse ( unlike the sandstorm of last year!!) It stayed dry and bright throughout the race and the only problems were a few hairy roundabouts and some angry motorists but the marshalling was excellent on the whole course. We saw some brilliant runs on this pleasant but tough and hilly course particularly from Sandie Howard- 8th lady in and our first lady Jogger home in a personal best of 1.10.16 Completing our A team were Victoria Glassett and third home was Carly Kirk. This was only her second race and she finished with a great PB in a time of 1.13.14. We had a full B and C team and still had 6 more lady finishers!
A team:
Sandie Howard Victoria Glassett Carly Kirk
B team:
Catherine Durkin Katie Carew-Robinson Ros Marsh
C team:
Sandra Hopkins Fran Grove Faye Trickett
A fantastic turnout and well done to all who ran. Hope to see you again over the next few races!!
Gosport Half (Race 5)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 5th(4) with B and C 3rd(2) and
4th(4) in the B league
Ladies: A were 4th(5) with B and C
3rd(4) and
8th(12) in the B league
Overall standings after 5 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Neal Dobson - Men's
Laura Clark
- Ladies
Men's Team Report
Gosport Half Marathon was the 5th event in the HRRL season. We had
another strong and large team at Gosport with 30 men taking part.
Although everyone performed well with a few pb's scattered between us we
finished in 5th place in the A league because of the very strong teams
sent out by our nearest rivals who really do have strength in depth at
the top of these races. Just to name a few, well done to Bob and Reg who
are still well into our B team with solid times in the 1.25's and
considering they are both in the 55/59 category there experience is
great to have, to Derek and Howard who are still improving race on race
with further pb's and to Shimpei who ran with a lot of promise on his
debut for the team at 1.27.
We will have nearly 50 men in Stubbington but again will be up against
some crack teams so one or two more pb's will be needed so don’t go mad
over Christmas. See you at our pub to pub race a
7 miles'ish undulating
course, which is a great warm up race for Stubbington and
recommended.
Our B and C team were again very strong and finished right up in the B
league with our 12th man home in 1,28.03 for any who just missed out on
the C team we intend to have a D team next year just need a D team
captain ( Russ I think this job is being earmarked for you for next year
if you can improve a bit ).
Well done to all the team whatever time you ran was a great turn out,
can I make a request that everyone supports their slower team mates in
when you have finished your run, get some kit on and come back if the
weather is bad.
After all that there was I am told one stand out run and the performance
award goes to Neal Dobson who apparently smashed his pb and is down to
1.35.06 well done Neal hope to see you at all the races.
Martin Bacon - Men's Captain
Ladies Team Report
Congratulations
to the ladies who ran in the Gosport Half Marathon last Sunday.
It was great to see 13 ladies wearing the Joggers vest and giving us our
A /B and C team results. Despite the earlier heavy rains conditions were
good, quite mild and not much wind. As a spectator there were only a few
drops of rain but out on the course there was one heavier rain shower.
Unfortunately the main problem was that one area of the course was water
logged and runners were advised to run through the water which turned
out to be icy cold ( and they had to do this twice!) . Most runners ran
( slightly) slower times and it
would seem that the shock of the cold water and
the time taken to recover
was most probably the factor which slowed everyone down.
Our first lady home for the A team was Christina
Spiers (taking a day off from football) followed by Victoria Glassett
and Sandra Hopkins.
The B team were Catherine Durkin, Naoele Chamcham and
Katie Carew-Robinson and the
C team were Fran Groves , Louise Cheeseman and Laura Clark.
And we still had Carmen Scales, Nadia Chambers, Julie
Biles and Debbie Pentland as back up!
This result leaves the ladies A team in fifth place
and the B team in 4 place. Everyone can now take a rest until the New
Year when the HRRL kicks off with the Stubbington 10K ( almost full)
followed by the Ryde 10 and then the Bramley 20 ( great for marathon
training!).Hope you have got these
dates in your diary
and have already sent off the forms and will be there to help the ladies
move up the results ladder!! Thanks once again to all ladies who have
turned out to support our club.
Eileen Hegarty
Lordshill 10m (Race 4)
Results to follow.
Mens : A were 6th(4) with B and C 2nd(2) and 3rd(3) in the B league
Ladies: A were 5th(6) with B and C 4th(6) and 9th(13) in the B league
Overall standings after 4 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Eric Parker - Men's (63.17 and 35th)
Ali Bone - Ladies
The Lordshill 10 was the 4th round of the HRRL season. In ridiculous weather conditions and a flooded course it was quite surprising that the race even started. We had 16 Men and 9 Women at a race that is historically not particularly well supported so that was a good turnout going into Events at Gosport and Stubbington where we are always strong.
In very tough conditions most of our runners performed very well with lots of good times considering the driving rain and deep flooded areas. Our men's team were strong again with Rob, Eric, Tony and Scott making up the A team, B team was Chris, Howard, Reg and Myself and the C team all in before 70 mins were Russ, Mich, Phil and Derek. Thanks for the good back up outside the top 12 from Neal Dobson, Paul Channing, Rick Stamp and Tom Roberts.
Vicky, Roz and Sandra made up our ladies A team, with the B team filled by Catherine, Noelle and Maria. Unfortunately our C team were incomplete because Michelle twisted her ankle in the flood water and had to pull out. Well done though to Ali and Carmen who brought in the team and with another pb for Carmen.
Apologies to Laura Clark who was our 7th Lady home at Lordshill and enabled The Ladies C team to be complete. Well done to Laura, we didn’t know you were there, say hello to one of us before or after the event so we can give you some support. With Michelle having to pull out it has made a big difference that you did race. The Ladies C team being 9th complete instead of 16th incomplete.
Martin Bacon - Men's Captain
Solent Half (Race 3)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 4th(3) with B and C 3rd(2) and 5th(6) in the B league
Ladies: A were 9th(7) with B and C 16th(8) and 16th(14) in the B league
Overall standings after 3 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Robin Ward - Men's
Rachel Cole - Ladies
Reg Ball and Sandra Hopkins were both 3rd in their age groups in the Hampshire Championships.
The Solent Half Marathon hosted the Hampshire Championships at Hardley, it was also the third round of the HRRL season. In perfect conditions PJC fielded 3 full teams.
All our runners performed well with several easing back due to Marathons next week. Special mention should go to Howard Clark, Mich Hardie and Derek Powles who all achieved impressive pb's. Any of these names and Reg Ball who was first in his age category could of won the Performance of the Day award but on this occasion the only winner can be Rob Ward who won the race and is now the Hampshire Champion over the half marathon distance. It may not of been a pb but it takes a lot of guts to win a race especially in the closing stages. Well done Rob everybody in the team are proud of you but don’t forget join us in as many events as you can because the standards this year are even higher and your results at the front of these races make all the difference to our A team.
Unfortunately we only had 2 Ladies and didn’t have a complete team let alone 3 teams which is a shame so come on Ladies have a go at Lordshill over 10 miles in a few weeks time. Lets keep getting our forms in early, I think we lost at least 7 potential runners at Solent because forms were in too late.
We were 4th in the A league and 3rd and 5th in the B league a great result against very strong opposition.
Martin Bacon - Men's Captain
Victory 5 (Race 2)
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 3rd(3) with B and C 2nd(2) and 4th(5) in the B league
Ladies: A were 6th(5) with B and C 10th(7) and 16th(13) in the B league
Overall standings after 2 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Tom Roberts (35.44) - Men's
Catherine Durkin (34.49) - Ladies
This race came round quickly after the previous 5 miler at Overton so provided a good chance of improvement and pbs on a flatter track. The only problem being the amount of local races on this weekend which is annoying.
The men fielded 20 runners and the ladies a disappointing 5 runners and therefore only one team.
Robin Ward led the team home in 26.56 and there were improved times from Overton from Martin Williams, Eric Parker, Howard Clark, Tony Hewett, Mark Ferguson, Martin Bacon, and Tom Roberts. There were also pb's within this list and also amongst our other runners. Welcome back to Reg Ball and Mark Campion we hope you both can do as many events as possible.
A special thanks to the runners that came down from our Stansted event in the morning and supported the team it was much appreciated and must have been a tough run after running off road earlier.
Another good result for our men's team with our C team being brought home by Derek Powles in a PB time of 32.12, which is significantly quicker than we achieved at Overton. Well done to everyone that ran and keep up the numbers in our next few events.
If you haven't already got in Solent (11/10) do so asap just in case the limit is reached and the same applies for Lordshill.
The Men's Performance award goes to Tom Roberts who ran 2 minutes
quicker than Overton in 35.44.
Although both Michelle and Carole ran much quicker than Overton the
Performance award for the Women goes to Catherine Durkin who ran 2
minutes 27 seconds quicker than her Overton time.
Martin Bacon - Men's Team captain
Overton 5
PJC Results HRRL Full Results HRRL League Standings
Mens : A were 4th(4) with B and C 4th(4) and 7th(7) in the B league
Ladies: A were 4th(4) with B and C 4th(4) and 10th(10) in the B league
Overall standings after 1 races shown in brackets.
Performance Awards
Mich Hardie (31.46) - Men's
Maria Stamp 39.06) - Ladies
There were notable performances throughout both the men's and the women's race from our runners.
Our Men's A team were home in a time of 30.02 with Martin Williams leading us in 28.39 and an age group category prize for the over 50's. The B team were all home by 30.49, and the C team were brought home by Steve Maclean in a pb time of 34.54.
The Team results are very good, against strong opposition on a short course and sets us up for the season.
The next event is Victory on our home soil so get in that one and support the team.
The longer distance races start at Solent over a half marathon in October so lets get out for that one, last year we we sent a weakened team over a distance we are strong at so lets go there in force this time. If you have a Marathon coming up ease off you might still score for the teams.
Martin Bacon - Men's Team Captain
