Winchester & District AC

News Archive

Note that the very latest news is now on the home page.

Cross Country - Hampshire Schools Championships
Several WADAC runners represented their schools at the Hampshire Schools Cross Country Championship on the 23rd. See coach David Vosser's report.

Cross Country
See David Vosser's race report and Dave True's photos from the U.K. Inter - Counties Cross Country Championships& World Trials Held at Cofton Park, Birmingham on 13th March 2010

Road running

Almost perfect spring running conditions greeted the thousands of competitors who descended on Reading to take part in this year's half marathon, the second largest in the country. Toby Lambert was the Winchester star runner by crossing the finish line in second place, with12,298 finishers following him into the Madjeski Stadium! See club runners' results here.
For those WADAC members seeking a change from the “Mad March 20”, the inaugural “Surrey Spitfire 20” offered a tougher twenty mile race….even harder than Bramley! With a start & finish on Dunsfold Airfield, where they film “Top Gear”, this was a well organised two lap race that may be repeated later in the year for those training for an autumn marathon. 635 people completed this undulating & at times, mentally challenging course, with Simon Stevens expertly negotiating “Gambon “on both laps to have a superb run and finish in 5th place.See club runners' results here.

Local Non-League Races
please see the the Other Local Races section of Road Running Fixtures for details of the following, road, multi-terrain or off-road endurance races: Minstead Stinger (added 23rd March), Hurstbourne Tarrant Multi-Terrain 5, Hampshire 10K Road Race, Twist Kingsclere 5 Multi-Terrain, Hursley 10K and 13th Clarendon Full, Half and Relay Marathon.

Quad Kids May Day Competition - 3/5/10
On 3rd May at Portsmouth there is a Quad Kids Competition that you may want to enter. Here is the entry form. Further details can be found on the Hampshire Athletics Association web site http://www.athletics.hampshire.org.uk/. Please note that WADAC will not be entering a team, if you wish to compete you must submit an individual entry.

Monthly Mileage Competition, Sponsored by Alton Sports
See Monthly Mileage Competition for current standings and information about the new monthly mileage competition sponsored by Alton Sports.

Note
NB the links for Beginners and Dave Kennedy's blog are now in the menu on the left. Please also check out the new club calendar.

Road Running / Endurance
Congratulations to Toby Lambert, who won the Salisbury 10. We had an excellent club turnout with our men's team coming second. Andy Carton has updated the road running grand prix standings and here are the club runners' results. We also had a good club presence at the Meon Valley Plod,. You can see from the Denmead Photos pictures that it was a very enjoyable quagmire this year.

Awards Evening Nominations
Each year the WADAC makes 2 special awards to individuals who have made a special contribution to the club.

CLUB PESONALITY AWARD for a member who by their character and presence made a significant contribution to the club
JOHN BROADWAY AWARD for a member who has quietly and efficiently worked hard behind the scenes for the overall benefit of the club.

We have already received a number of nominations but if you would like to nominate someone please send details to chairman@wadac.org.uk before 7th March. The awards will be revealed at the Awards Evening! Don't miss it.

WADAC Social and awards evening - Saturday 27th March 7-11pm Bereweeke Tennis and Squash Club, buffet supper £3 Individual, £10 Family - Tickets available from all coaching groups -tues/thurs in pavilion or email juniors@wadac.org.uk . There are limited numbers and so will be on a first come first served basis.

Sportshall
Please see coach Ewan Simmonds' race report and photos from the Aviva U13 and U15 regional sportshall finals.

Track & Field - WADAC Open Meeting
Winchester & District AC is pleased to announce that we will be hosting an Open Meeting at the track on Sunday 23rd May. Click here for an entry form and further details.

Chatterbox
March edition of Chatterbox is now available thanks to John Walker. This month's edition includes Endurance Fixtures 2009-2010, Stonehenge Stomp, Sportshall Athletics – Aviva U-15/U-13 Regional Finals, A new club award and New Team Managers for Summer Season See Chatterbox page.

Job - Community Athletics Coach
The University of Winchester is advertising a vacancy for the post of Community Athletics Coach. Applications close 11th March. For details go to the university recruitment site, select Professional Services /Support. The job is listed with reference CCS-103.

Virgin London Marathon
Congratulations to Neil Beacher, Mike Davies and Malcolm Gumbrell who won this year's guaranteed club places in the Virgin London Marathon.
Track & Field
See Track & Field Fixtures page for provisional dates for Southern Women's Track & Field League. from manager Moyna Lee.

Juniors

See Juniors Fixtures for 2010 dates in Wessex Track and Field, National Young Athletes League and some open meetings including one hosted by Winchest & District AC.
We need one or more managers for the Wessex Track and field league. Please see Wessex League section on Junior Fixtures for an appeal for volunteers. We will not be able to compete in this league without a manager.
Helpers needed for the Track and Field events that we are hosting this season. Please see Juniors News for details. No coaching/official experience necessary.

Road Running
See updated Grand Prix pages thanks to Andy Carton and results from the Romsey 5 and Bramley 20.

Sportshall - Aviva U-13/15 Regional Match - 14 Feb 10
Hants U-15 Girls, with athletes Fiona Brown and Harriet Burwood, and U-13 Boys with Callum Upton and Eddie Amos. all from WADAC, win Regional event at Burgess Hill, Sussex, on 14 Feb 10, and qualify for UK Final at NIA, Birmingham, on 18 Apr 10. Not totally expected this really reflected the effort put in by our young athletes from Hants, to which WADAC once again contributed.

Winchester Sport & Physical Activity Newsletter
See the new Winchester Sport & Physical Activity Newsletter, which is aimed to provide clubs, coaches, volunteers and officials with information on sport & physical activity opportunities throughout the Winchester district. Whether you're a club looking for funding, a coach looking for courses or just someone who's looking at what opportunities are going on out there, we hope this newsletter will give you the chance to get involved in local sport & physical activities!

Road Pruning/Endurance
Please see the latest Grand Prix pages for updates after the Ryde 10, thanks to Andy Carton.

Sportshall
Get a copy of Sunday's Daily Echo Sports Pink (31st Jan) for an end of season Sportshall report with pictures. Click here for more information about The Sports Pink.

Cross Country - CC6
The next CC6 is on 21st February at Kings Inclosure, Stoney Cross. As this is jointly organised by Romsey and Winchester it is expected that Winchester will supply a fair proportion of the marshals for the event (5 or 6 usually suffices). So long as we fulfill our commitment for marshals, there is no reason for us not to compete in the event; a good men's result here will put us in a great position to win the overall men's team event.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to take part because I am busy all that weekend; so, I would be very grateful if one of the regular (or not so regular) CC6ers could take over as CC6 Manager for the day. All you will need to do is organise the team of marshals and return the results if any of our runners compete; I'll forward any information from Romsey as soon as I get it. Thanks, John Walker.

Sportshall
- Valentines Grand Prix Wednesday 10th February. See Sportshall Fixtures page or details. Entry deadline is Friday 5th February.
- See Fixtures page for updated Training Forescast
- See Results page for reports from matches 2 (updated) and 3 (new)

Annual Awards and Disco - NB Revised Date and Venue
The annual awards and disco will now be on Saturday 27th March at
Winchester Tennis and Squash Club, Bereweeke Road. All members and families and friends welcome. Tickets will be on sale shortly from various coaching groups...limited numbers will be first come first served basis.

Cross Country
Wessex league cross country event at Langport on 23rd January has had to be called off due to flooding.

Welsh Castles Relay
While the days are short and chilly, it's time to think about mid-summer and our annual trip to Wales for the amazing Welsh Castles Relay. For those not familiar with the event, it is a series of 20 separate (10 mile) races strung across the country from Caernarfon Castle in the north to Cardiff Castle in the south. WADAC have recorded some fabulous performances over the years, with numerous stage wins for both men and women and our ladies team winning the event in 2006.Read more

Pub of the Month is back!
The Club meets on the first Thursday of every month at The Queen Inn, Kingsgate Road, Winchester SO23 9PG at 8.30pm. See social page for more information.

If you've been waiting for the thaw before "getting back out there", check out this hardy bunch of Sunday long runners. Sunday Long Runners in Snow

CC6
The next CC6 cross-country race is this Sunday, 17th January, 9:30 at Badger Farm; park cars in Sainsbury's car park. This event is ideal for club members new and old, from age 15 upwards; just turn up in a club vest and run. And as an added bonus, the race finishes just as Sainsbury's open for business! See www.cc6.co.uk for further details. John Walker.

Sportshall
See Fixtures page for entry form for the Hants Individual Championship on Sunday, 14 March 2010.

Congratulations to Kaye and Mark Mansbridge

Baby Oliver was born on New Year's Day at 4.01 am and weighed 8lb. Click on the picture to see a bigger version.

Beginners
Due to the continuing bad weather the start of both the Thursday evening 10k course and the Friday morning 10k courses have been postponed. We will plan to start 21st January and 22nd January. Keep an eye on the Beginners page for regular updates.

Road Runing/Endurance
Alan's Tuesday 12th January session organised for Harestock will not take place there. Please meet at the grass area next to the track for a session on the grass there.

Cross Country Championships 9th January Cancelled
It is with great regret, but no surprise, that Hampshire AA Executive Committee and the Race organisers have jointly decided to cancel this year's Cross-Country Championships on Saturday 9th January. We are conscious of the many miles both athletes and officials will have to travel in extreme road conditions to attend. The safety of athletes and officials was paramount in making this decision. We regret that the Championships cannot be held this year and look forward to your support in 2011. See Athletics Hampshire web site.

Marathon Des Sables
Who got hypothermia in the Sahara desert? Rode on an army truck? Dealt with flash floods and scorpions and had blisters drained by syringe? With 4 days of running including a monster 91KM overnight stage, read Michaela McCallum's account and see the photos from the Marathon des Sables, where she raised over £5,000 for charity.

Juniors - Training Cancelled Thursday 7th January
Due to current weather conditions the track will remain closed this evening (Thursday 7th Jan) and there will be no junior session. We will resume thursday junior training next Thursday, 14th Jan. If there is a need to cancel Tuesday's training this will be announced nearer the time.

Road Running - Stubbington Green 10K Cancelled
Due to the bad weather Stubbington Green Runners and AC have had to cancel their HRRL 10K on January 10th. There are no refunds - they will have incurred many costs already. See the SGR&AC web site for more information.

Road Running - TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RYDE 10
The Ryde 10 is on Sunday 7 February at 11 a.m. The club covers the cost of the ferry crossing. If you want to take advantage of this generosity, please get to Portsmouth Harbour, next to Portsmouth Harbour train station, by 8.45 a.m. at the latest. This allows us time to purchase tickets (always a big queue as so many runners) on your behalf and to benefit from the 2-for-1 offer currently operating. Club members should assemble in the area on the far side of the ticket office and newsagent, and make themselves known to the ticket purchaser. It is a short walk from the end of Ryde Pier to the start and race HQ. Ferries back are at 10 minutes past each hour.

Sportshall
See the 2009/2010 Results page for an updated report from coach Ewan Simmonds for match two in the Hampshire Sportshall League.

Road Running / Endurance Winter Training
The following dates list the whereabouts of endurance training until the week of the London marathon . The training will be geared towards a Spring marathon /5k/ 10k races. (Reps slightly different). The Harestock sessions will meet at Swanmore close (just off Bradley road.).Runners are expected to have warmed up by the meeting time of 6.50 pm. For drills.
Sessions held at track will also meet at 6.50pm. for drills.
Please regularly look at website for any changes.

JANUARY 5 :      TRACK
JANUARY 12 :   ~~HARESTOCK~~ Now on grass next to track
JANUARY 19 :    HARESTOCK
JANUARY 26 :    HARESTOCK
FEBRUARY 2 :   TRACK
FEBRUARY 9 :   TRACK
FEBRUARY 16 : HARESTOCK
FEBRUARY 23 : HARESTOCK
MARCH 2 :          TRACK
MARCH 9 :         HARESTOCK
MARCH 16 :      HARESTOCK
MARCH 23 :       TRACK
MARCH 30 :       HARESTOCK
APRIL 6 :            HARESTOCK
APRIL 13 :          TRACK
APRIL 20 :          TRACK

Chatterbox January 2010 Edition
Chatterbox January 2010 now available, featuring Endurance Fixtures 2009-2010, Hampshire Sportshall League - Match 1– Sunday 01 Nov 09, Hampshire County Sportshall Championships – Timetable & Entry Form, The Cayman Islands Marathon 2009 and Hampshire Sportshall League - Match 2– Sunday 06 Dec 09. Thanks to John Walker. See also Chatterbox previous editions.

Sportshall
See the 2009/2010 Results page for reports from coach Ewan Simmonds for matches one and two in the Hampshire Sportshall League.

Alton Sports
Come to the Brooks Day at Alton Sports on Saturday 9th January for discounts and a free gift with Brooks shoes. Click here for details and see also the Alton Sports page for their latest news.

Winter Training in the Frost
Snow and frost did not deter Pete Spelman and four hardy runners who did a great hill session on Tuesday at the top of Teg Down at 9:30 am, earning lots of Christmas brownie points! Click here or on the picture to see a bigger version. Thanks to Simon Hazlitt for the picture.

A WADAC Christmas
Here's a little Christmas Carol for the festive season: A WADAC Christmas

Endurance
Alan's Endurance Training Over Christmas is as follows:

Tuesday 22nd: meet at Magdalene Hill at 6.45pm for drills . Return to track for remainder of session (normal track opening times)
Wednesday 23rd: meet river park for training run at 7.00pm.
Thursday 24th: meet river park for training run at 7.00pm (track closed at 4.00pm)
Tuesday 29th :meet at Magdalene Hill at 6.45 pm for drills and hill session/cathedral reps.
Wednesday 30th: meet at river park at 7.00pm for training run.
Thursday 31st: meet at river park 7.00pm for training run.

Training in the snow

The Junior Middle distance squad have not been put off by the current spell of cold weather and enjoyed a snowy session at Farley Mount on Saturday. Their 'favourite' hill was bathed in glorious sunshine so the group unanimously decided to spend a good deal of time running up and down it.(pictures thanks to Robin Appleton). In preparation for the Hampshire Championships (9th Jan) there are a number of extra junior sessions being held over the Christmas period which are open to all members (age 11+).

24th December 1.45 - Bar End Track
Boxing Day - 9.30 Farley Mount
Tue 29th Dec - Farley Mount 09.30
Thur 31st Dec - Farley Mount 09.30
Sat 2nd Jan - Farley Mount 09.30

David Vosser

Alton Sports
THURS 17th ALTON SPORTS AND ELVES DOWN AT TRACK (630-8) FOR LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS AND STOCKING FILLERS.
ALSO...LAUNCH OF WADAC TRAINING DIARIES, special thanks to Neville Semple and Ian Berry for producing these.

Road Running
With Tom Payn's great run in Japan, WADAC road running is taking a strongly global feel this month, with several athletes participating in the Cayman Islands Marathon and half marathon. Steve Goodwin finished 10th overall and first V50 in a time of 3:43:49 & Sean Jones & Gill Goodwin took part in the half marathon & finished in 2:01:02 & 2:39:12 respectively.

Cross Country
See David Vosser's race report from the Popham Cross Counry meeting.

Juniors
Thursday 17th is the last Thursday training session of the year and we're going to have some fun! Bring a Santa hat and a mince pie! Parents: bring your trainers! Training resumes in the new year on January 7th.

Boxing Day Run
Romsey,Stubby,Totton & Winchester and anybody else you know, All invited to join Team Trevor section of Team Soutampton for a run on Southampton Common. 09:30a.m.start outside the Cowherds, 2 lap,5kmish. Back to pub for coffee & bacon buties for a donation to Wessex Cancer Trust. Plus unwanted Christmas present swop. John MacInnes

Road Running

Tom Payn recorded a stunning 12th pace finish at the prestigious Fukuoka Marathon in Japan on Sunday 6th, with a new Personal Best of 2:17:29.
Meanwhile, at the Cayman Islands Marathon Katherine Jones finished in an amazing third place OVERALL (beating all but one of the men!) with a time of 3:14:24

Festive Furlong Christmas Relay
On the grass next to the track - Tues 15th Dec. Everyone welcome! That means everyone! We thought it would be nice to have the occasional training session which gives everyone in the club a chance to train with and get to know a few of their club mates a bit better. And what better excuse do we need than a pre-Christmas canter? read more...

Cross Country - CC6
This Sunday the 3rd race in the CC6 cross-country series takes place at Fritham Inclosure in the New Forest - details at www.cc6.co.uk. Unfortunatley, I may not be able to attend and if I do I will have to leave immediately, so I won't be able to gather the results. Please can someone volunteer to gether the results and either email to me or Martin Loveless (martin.loveless @ btinternet.com) (copy to me). Here is the spreadsheet I use to enter the results into prior to sending it to Martin. I suggest it is printed off and additional names added as required. Lets make this another record breaking attendance. John Walker.

Cross Country
See photos from the Popham Cross Counry meeting: Dave and Sue True's photos, Ian Berry's Photos

Dave Kennedy's Blog
Dave Kennedy's weekly email is moving to a blog on the web site. See Dave Kennedy's coaching blog for this week's post.

Coaching
Please see that England Athletics information about coaching courses in the Southern area for 2009-2010

Winchester District Sports Awards

Rebecca Knapton, David Vosser and Calum Upton at the ceremony.

Congratulations to David Vosser, who won the Coach of the Year award at the 2009 Winchester and District Sports Awards ceremony, which took place on December 3rd. Pictured (from left to right) are Rebecca Knapton, David Vosser and Calum Upton at the ceremony. There were awards in the following categories:

Junior Sportsman & Junior Sportswoman
Under 18 years of age
Senior Sportsman & Senior Sportswoman
18 years or over
Master Sportsman & Master Sportswoman
40 years of age or over
Junior Disability Sportsman & Sportswoman
Under 18 years of age
Senior Disability Sportsman & Sportswoman
18 years or over
Coach of the Year (male or female)
No age criteria
Volunteer of the Year (junior & senior)
Team (junior & senior)
Official (male or female)
Service to Sport (male or female)

Winchester and District AC can be justly proud to have had five nominees this year. Many thanks to those who sent in nominations and congratulations to the following teams and people, who were shortlisted for awards:

The WADAC Quadkids Team (under 11 boys and girls) - junior team category
Calum Upton
Rebecca Knapton
David Vosser
Karen Hazlitt
Tony Bateman

Chatterbox December Edition
Chatterbox December 2009 now available, featuring help with trophies; beginners Course; English Cross Country Relay Championships; CC6 - WADAC does good; From Last to First, by Charlie Spedding; Lordshill 10; Endurance Fixtures 2009-2010; Chris Does Beachy Head; Hampshire Cross Country League @ Goodwood; H.A.A Report – Coutances Cross International; Additional Tuesday night training sessions. Thanks to John Walker. See also Chatterbox previous editions.

Road Running
Well done to Barbara Hosack (nee Yff), who ran the Florence Marathon in an amazing PB time of 2:48:00, to finish 9th lady overall after overtaking three ladies in the final 2.2km of the race!

First Time Runners - How to Run a Marathon
Huge thanks to all who helped with the making of the beginners marathon DVD, it is finally finished and will be launched on Friday 6th Nov and is now available for pre-order direct from the website www.firsttimerunners.co.uk or you can find it on Amazon. All those in it will be receiving their free copies soon!

Nearly New Running Kit Sale - Thursday nights 6.30 - 7.30.
Please bring along items you wish to sell. 70% to the seller and 30% to WADAC. Items currently available for sale:

Club vest age 7/8 £2
View Form (blue/white) vest x 2 140-152 £2
Selection mens running shorts waist 33-35 - donation
Men's running vest (m) - donation
Virtually new spikes yellow/grey size 7 £15
Junior girls spikes size 34.5 £5
Junior girls trainers size 2 £5
Junior boys spikes size 4 £5
Mizuro mens spikes size 9 - donation.

Cross Country

See Dave True's photos from the Southern Counties 2009 Cross Country meeting at Parliament Hill fields, where several Winchester and Ditrict AC athletes represented Hampshire.

London Marathon Places
We have three guaranteed club entries in to the Virgin London Marathon 2010 for those who may be interested. As in previous years the places will be issued to athletes who meet the following criteria.

Have been a WADAC member for at least 1 year
Have been rejected through the ballot system for the 2010 marathon
Have run at least 5 ‘league’ races over the past year (or so!) these may be RRL, XC, RR10 etc.

If there are not enough people who meet all the set criteria to fill the places then it will be opened to all applicants so if you are keen to run it is worth letting me know. The places will be issued at the Christmas meal and recipients will be decided by a draw if the places are over subscribed.

If you would like to be entered in the draw please send me your name and brief confirmation of which criteria you meet (just for fairness! I’m happy to take your word for it!) to secretary@wadac.org.uk. Put LONDON MARATHON PLACES in the subject so I can pick it out amongst the junk mail.

Wednesday Night Social Run
The Social Run is held on Thursday evenings and meets at the running track and is very popular. To accomodate runners who miss the old Wednesday night slot or can't attend on Thursdays a group will now begin meeting at River Park on Wednesdays at 7pm either just outside or in reception, depending on the weather! This is not intended to become too formal and currently there will be no pre-run notices or announcements, which will remain on a Thursday at the track. Please come along if it fits your schedule. I’m sure we’ll soon get some different pace / distance groups going. Depending on how many people attend it is expected that there will at least be one group doing 8-9 minute miles and another doing about 7 minute miles, which will be building up to one hour.

Sports:Hall 2009 has been a great year for Track and Field and Sports:Hall Athletics in Hampshire. I am pleased to announce the final Sports:Hall of the event is taking place on 16th December, with the Christmas Grand Prix. Father Christmas will be attending, and there are prizes for all athletes participating ! We are hoping for a large entry, athletes are welcome to invite friends to compete - please see attached 'flyer' for the event.Please let me know name/ age- group of entries as soon as possible(and by Friday 11th December latest). Kind regards, Michael Coker. See grand prix notice for details.

Cross Country

Group picture left to right (in Hampshire vests)– Imogen Emmett, Will Stafford, Rory McCallum and Ben Dunford

Several Winchester and District junior athletes travelled across a stormy Channel this weekend to represent Hampshire at the Cross International de Coutances on Sunday 22nd November. See the report from Graeme Lowndes , higher resolution pictures and the BA Coutances web site.

Christmas Meal
Tickets for the Christmas meal at Winchester Tennis & Squash Club on 10th Dec are selling fast and the Club must confirm final numbers by 2nd Dec - if you haven't paid by then I'm afraid there won't be a place. George Hide will be at the track on Thursday evening and next Tuesday to take names and collect money. The cost is £11.50 and includes 2 courses, a glass of mulled wine, coffee, quiz and great company. In addition if you want to run beforehand you can park, change and shower at the Tennis Club before the meal. Rachel Byers and Michaela McCallum are also collecting money/names. Please don't miss out because you didn't get round to buying a ticket! If you can’t get to training, George can be contacted on 01962 842108.

Trophies
As some of you may know, Alan has done a fantastic job for many years co-ordinating the collection and engraving of the club's annual awards. Alan is now ready to hand over the baton and we need someone to collect trophies and take them for engraving (paid for by club). The awards evening will be held at the end of March (date and venue tbc). Team Managers and Coaches are aiming to finalise the award nominations by end of January (with exception of xc, sportshall and road running) and the trophies will need to be gathered by the end of Feb. Without help the club could lose it's awards night so if you feel this is something you can do please contact George. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to help club but perhaps not sure about the coaching and management side. Great chance for someone with no sport knowledge!

Also, if you would like to take on overall organisation and co-ordinating of the nominations please let us know. In the meantime any comments/suggestions - send them to Michaela, who will oversee it for this year but keen for someone else to take it on in future. Ian Berry has kindly agreed to produce a souvenir booklet as last year which was a big success. Any help welcomed! Coaches and Team Managers: we will be looking for submissions in January!

Alternative Tuesday night sessions
From now on we can offer an alternative Tuesday session for anyone, of any standard, who wants a structured session but who cannot do Alan’s Teg Down/Magdalene Hill sessions. They’ll either be on the track or the grass. We particularly welcome anyone who’s been running regularly for a few months and wants to start incorporating a quality session into their week. (Be brave - we’ll look after you!) They’ll be led by Karen Hazlitt and/or Lou Walker and will start at the normal times (6.30 own warm up jog, 6.45 drills). Road Running

Fording the large puddle at Gosport Half

We had a fantastic turnout for the Gosport Half marathon, which was won by Tom Payn. See results page for club results from the Gosport Half, Ian Berry's photos and updated grand prix results, thanks to Andy Carton.

Cross Country

In contrast to last year's rain drenched Hampshire Cross Country League fixture, this year's fixture at Goodwood was bathed in sunshine. Again we saw some tremendous performances by Winchester athletes. See David Vosser's race report and photos thanks to Ash Berntsen and Moyna Lee.

London Running Show
Whether a complete newbie or a seasoned competitor, the London Running Show at Olympia 28th-29th November is for you. The event will feature seminars, workshops and the finest kit from top brands in running.

WADAC Christmas Meal
Thursday 10th December from 8.30pm,
Winchester Tennis and Squash Club, Bereweeke Road
Tickets £11.50 in advance (2 course meal plus mulled wine & coffee)
Details

Road Running
See results page for club results from Lordshill 10 and updated grand prix pages, thanks to Andy Carton.

Chatterbox
November edition now available on the web site, thanks to John Walker - see Chatterbox.

Park and Ride Parking at Bar End
Please note that although the car park is free after 4pm Monday to Saturday, tickets are still required outside those times.

Cross Country

English Cross Country Relay Championships, Saturday 31st October 2009 Berry Hill Park Mansfield. Winchester Athletic clubs juniors recorded their best ever set of performances at the National Cross Country Relay Championships at Mansfield last Saturday (31st Oct).See race report from David Vosser and photos thanks to Ash Berntsen (link now fixed).
NB the 5th December Hampshire League fixture is at Popham Airfield not Overton. See Cross Country Fixtures page

Beginners
Well done to the runners from the beginners' group who completed today's halloween Park Run in Basingstoke. Results will be on the Park run web site. Runners at Park Run on 31st Oct

Road Running / Endurance
The club had a very strong turnout for today's Great South Run. Well done in particular to Tom Payn (17th place), Gavin Smith (27th), Simon Stevens and James Webster, who were first and second in their age groups. Ian Berry was under the hour only a week after Amsterdam. See club runners' results and photos thanks to Ian Berry/. Congratulations also to the graduates of the beginners' course who ran today. Further down the coast, Chris Setters blasted the Seven Sisters to complete the Beachy Head marathon on Saturday in 3:26 and 6th place.

New at WADAC: Nearly New Running Gear Sales
Every Thursday evening during training sessions (6:30-7:30). Bring along any running spikes, tops, trousers, leggings, shorts etc. that you wish to sell. You keep 70% of the sale proceeds and we ask you to donate the remaining 30% to club finds. Starts Thursday 5th November. For further information contact Michele Spelman (07747 798792).

Study into Barefoot Training and Running Economy
Are you interested in finding out more about your running economy and helping research into the effects of barefoot training on running performance? Heather Bowes, one of Barbara Barbara Hosack's students, is looking for adult participants in a trial as part of her BSC final year project. She will be at the track on Tuesday 27th October. See more information.

Fixtures
Dave Kennedy has kindly created a printable Winter Fixtures List.

Road Running
- Solent Half results
- Hampshire Road Race League Grand Prix pages, which Andy Carton has updated after the Solent Half
- Photos from ERRA 4 Stage Road Relay - Sutton Coldfield, 17 October 2009, thanks to Moyna Lee
- Results from Royal Parks Half and Abingdon marathon now in list of races with few WADAC runners.

Road Running
Bright, clear and windless conditions greeted the WADAC party at Sunday's Amsterdam Marathon. The beast of 42.2km was kind to some, but so cruel to others. Karen Hazlitt was our undoubted superstar. She won the FV40 category herself, and also takes credit for coaching Lynette Porter - winner of the FV45 category. Ian Berry and Karen paced one another and were inseparable all day. First WADAC finisher home was Justin Corrie with a 8-minute PB to record a stunning 2:51. Malcolm Green and Neil Beacher proved their ability with apparently effortless runs at sub-3-hour pace until they both suffered badly from cramp and were forced to slow. Lou Walker was also denied her deserved sub-4 with the same issue. Steve Goodwin's amazing 3:10 result vindicates his superman endurance abilities. The entire WADAC team flew home with broad smiles, fabulous memories and many new marathon stories! Results listing.

Cross Country
See Ash Berntsen's photos and Ian Berry's photos from Farley Mount.

Sportshall
See Fixtures page for updated training forecast.

Clarendon Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay Marathon

Barbara Hosack (nee Yff) won the ladies' half-marathon in a stunning time of 1:29:09, almost seven minutes faster than the course record! In the men's half, James Webster scored an impressive second-place.
The Marathon Relay race was won by the WADAC team of Michaela McCallum, Ian Berry, Julian Mann and Simon Stevens. Their cumulative time was 2:42:14, seven minutes ahead of second-place. Furthermore, the WADAC team managed to beat the course record (previously held by WADAC) by five minutes. Two more WADAC teams finished in 9th and 45th.
Ian Berry satisfied his mileage addiction by running the second-leg for the winning relay team, then running back from Broughton to Winchester on the half-marathon course, recording a 12th-place finish in the latter.
In the full marathon former WADAC athlete Matt King convincingly won the race - his first ever marathon. Another former member, Gareth Hardman, notched up another marathon finish despite his prep including sleeping on the floor the night before!

See photos and WADAC runners' results in the half marathon.

Sportshall
See Fixtures page for details of a Sportshall Grand Prix meeting on 21st October.

Level 2 Officials Course
WADAC will sponsor members interested in taking the Level 2 Officials course being held in Basingstoke on 15th November. For more information see letter and License Application form. NB closing date is 1st November.

Car Park Resurfacing at Sports Stadium
Please be aware that Winchester Sports Stadium car park and pathways will be being resurfaced this week (weather permitting).

Chatterbox
October 2009 edition now available online - see Chatterbox page. Please send contributions to John Walker.

Road Running
WADAC had a good weekend at the South of England Road Relay Championships in Aldershot, the highlight of which must be the senior ladies' victory. See Race report from David Vosser and photos.

Winchester District Sports Awards
Members, parents, coaches (and anyone else!): please consider nominating any person or team you think has achieved sporting success worth recognising at the Winchester District Sports Awards on the 3rd December. To make this even easier, nominations can now be made online via the Winchester District Sports Awards e-form. In just a few clicks your selection can be made, the information added and the form emailed directly to the organiser. They are hoping to make the 2009 Sports Awards even bigger than last year, so please take the time to nominate someone you think deserves it and help to celebrate the sporting achievements of Winchester! More information including nomination categories can be found at www.wdsp.co.uk/spaa/home. Don't forget the closing date for nominations is the 8th October 2009, so get nominating! For ideas about candidates from WADAC, why not check out the WADAC 2009 AGM Awards page and download the awards brochure?

Road Running
See the current positions in the Hampshire Road Race Leauge Grand Prix pages, which Andy Carton has updated after the Victory 5. See also club runners' results. Road runners are strongly encouraged to enter the other races in the Hampshire Road Race league (see fixtures) as the turnout at Victory was not up to our usual level, with men's numbers only enough for one team.

Road Running
See Alan's Autumn 2009 Tuesday Training Schedule for a printable list of the Tuesday training plan.

Test Way Relay
Test Way Relay results are now available. See also the updated photos from Moyna Lee. Well done to all the runners who took part in the Test Way Relay and all their supporters too! Congratulations the ladies team, who came first, men's second and mixed team who came third.

Juniors
See the results from the Quad Kids competition organised for club members in years 5 and 6 by Karin Gray.

Juniors
WADAC Juniors has reached capacity for the younger age groups. Juniors who are in Year 8 and above may still apply, contact Michaela. For all other age groups please send an email to the same address where you will be placed on a waiting list. We will review the situation at half term. More coaches and helpers needed to cope with the demand!

Road Running With the Hampshire road Race league under way at Overton, the Grand Prix pages have been updated by Andy Carton.

Social - Change of Pub of the Month
The club's Pub of the Month, meeting on the first Thursday every month, is now The Willow Tree due to the closure of The Roebuck. See Social page for details.

Road Running
- Winchester and District have got off to a fantastic start in the Hampshire Road Race league with over 30 members completing the Overton 5, which was won by Toby Lambert and Emma Patel, with Natalie Cain coming 3rd lady. See club runners' results, Photos from Ian Berry and Michaela McCallum and Ash Berntsen.
- Further afield, see WADAC runners' results from the Bristol Half Marathon.

Cross Country
Fixtures updated for 2009-2010 season.

Juniors
Please see Juniors News for information about Juniors training and a Quad Kids event in Winchester on Thursday 10th September.

Road Running
See Fixtures for information about the Hampshire Road Race League, which starts on September 5th, including a New Members' Guide and general information about the league.

Chatterbox
September 2009 edition now available online - see Chatterbox page. Please send contributions to John Walker.

Sportshall
The Autumn Newsletter is now available. The 2009-10 Sportshall application form is now available on the Admin Forms page.

Sportshall Co-Ordinator Needed for 2010-11 season
We need a new Sportshall Co-ordinator for the 2010-11 season. Please click here for more information and expecially if you're interested in volunteering for this important post. The 2009-10 season starts in September and this would provide an ideal opportunity to shadow Ewan Simmonds and get a feel for the role before he steps down at the end of the season after several succesful years in this role.

McCain Track & Field Show
Young athletes

This Sunday's Track and Field Show on Channel 4 features WADAC boys in the relay at our track. The show is on 23rd August at 8.25am on Channel 4 & 09.25am on Channel 4+1. Rick Edwards and the team explore the UK athletics scene. This week Rick gets a hurdling master class from GB ace Perri Shakes-Drayton. 16 year old Javelin sensation Matti Mortimore goes ‘wellie wanging’ with his brothers and Iwan Thomas enters his year 10 relay squad into their first ever race. You can also catch up with all the latest news on The McCain Track and Field Show at www.channel4.com/mccaintrackandfield and watch it later at 4 OD.

Road Running
See the Road Running Fixtures section and Hampshire Road Race leage web site for information about fixtures in the 2009-10 season, which starts with Overton, including the schedule of races, entry forms and league tables.

Quadkids League Results
After Winchester Quadkids' resounding victory at the final league match on home ground, it has been announced that we have come in 3rd place behind Slough and Oxford City after all 4 league matches. This is a fantastic achievement for the club, and also for the athletes who all put in great perfromances with many PBs across the four events. A reminder that I am still accepting names for the 29th August Quadkids match in Basingstoke. Please e-mail me. Also, a WADAC Quadkids home match in Winchester will take place on Thursday 10th September, cost is £1 for Years 5s and 6s (ie those who have just finished Years 4 and 5). Turn up at 6.15pm for 6.30 start, no need to prebook. Karin Gray.

London Marathon - Good for age
Please note that you must apply by 21st August for your Good For Age Place in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon. For more information see Good for Age entries on Virgin London Marathon web site.

Track and Field
See photos from Southern Women's Track and Field league event at Andover, 25th July. Thanks to Moyna Lee and Dave and Sue True.

Quadkids Competition-WADAC Under 11s Needed
On Saturday 29th August Basingstoke Athletic Club are hosting this event from 10.30 am to Prizegiving around 13.30. This competition will cover all the usual Quadkids events ie 75m, 600m, Long Jump and Vortex throw. Let me know if your child is interested, first come first served. I would be happy to accept any child who is a member, and who has just completed Year 4 or 5 in the last academic year. Karin Gray

Beginners
Well done to the runners who completed the beginners' course and did today's Park Run in Basingstoke. Many thanks to the official photographer Alex for this photo. Runners at 25 July Park Run

Quadkids 12th July-Poole
A full team of 14 came a very close 2nd place to Slough (only 3 points behind!). This follows on from the June excursion to Andover where WADAC came in first place! We have the final match of the season in Winchester on July 26th. Full scores to be shown on Quadkids website once they have been independently verified. A very well done to all athletes - a fantastic achievement. Please see Tom Reid's excellent photos. Contact Karin Gray if you need to know more about the Under 11s Quadkids events.

Young Athlete League
Sunday 19th July saw WADAC host the final round of the National young Athletes league Division 1 at the new University Sports Stadium. In very windy conditions the clubs athletes produced some fantastic performances and delivered their best result of the season to finish 2nd Team on the day.

Whilst the club did well overall the individual performance on the meeting went to Calum Upton who won the U13Boys 1500M in a time of 4:47.3 to achieve a National Grade 1 perfomance and move up to 13th in the National Rankings. This was an exceptional quality race, with 5 national standard times achieved in spite of the conditions and Calum confirmed his position as one of the leading middle distance runners in his age group in the country by pushing the current No1 in to second place.

Other notable performances on the day were Jack Walker 1st in U15B 1500M, Jack Mitchell 1st in U15B High Jump, Rebecca Knapton winning the U15G 1500M and Willam Ratner winning the U13B Shot in his debut for the club. Each of these were also National Grade 3 standard performances.

After the match there was a club club celebration BBQ to mark the end of the season and a graduation for the older athletes who will pass to the senior ranks next season.

Andy Greenleaf Wins JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
The JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge is an annual global running competition for teams from companies. The London event takes place in Battersea Park and is run over two July evenings due to its popularity. It provides a sociable evening of running in London, some corporate hospitality and raises a great deal for charity. The field can get very dense as it snakes its way around Battersea Park and along the Thames, with a wide range of abilities and runners jostling their way through gaps in crowds of slower participants. No such problems this year for WADAC runner Andy Greenleaf, who was representing Bank of America Merrill Lynch and blasted round in 17:22, winning the Thursday night event. With teammate Ben Reynolds coming second their male team won the London Leg of the global challenge. Read more about Andy's race at the event web site.

Road Running
See results from Winchester 5K, where Andy Greenleaf was the 2nd man, Emma Patel was 2nd Lady, Natalie Cain 4th, the ladies team won and we had several runners in the top 3 for their age categories.

FINAL 2 MATCHES OF THE SEASON..AT HOME IN WINCHESTER....ALL WELCOME!!
This Sunday and next Sunday are home matches at the track. If you are around and fancy popping down to the track at Bar End we'd love to see you. This Sunday (19th) is the final Young Athlete League match of the season, come and cheer our juniors on from 1130 onwards. If you'd like to get involved even better!! Selling refreshments, raking a long jump pit, running results...we will find you a job. Straight after the excitement of the relays, around 530 there will be a BBQ to which ALL club members are invited. Please bring a salad or pud and a donation of a £1 towards cost of BBQ food.

The following Sunday, 26th is the final Wessex League match (1130 onwards, finishing with relays around 5), again a wonderful opportunity to see an athletics match in full swing and our WADAC Juniors in action. Your cheers could make all the difference towards those valuable points and PB's. NB Cakes required for both matches to raise club funds on the refreshment stall - please drop off any contributions either to Michaela on the Saturday before each match (58 Kilham Lane) or at the track Sunday morning from 1030. Many thanks! Michaela

RR10 Itchen Valley Country Park
The club had 23 men & 13 ladies turn out for the latest race in the series. Unfortunately, this great attendance was not converted into the team results, as we ended up third in both races. However, Julian Mann (4th) and Mike Davies (8th) both ended up with top 10 finishes for the men, while Janet Littlewood (7th) and Sue True (8th) faired equally well in the ladies race.

The next race is July 22nd at Janesmoor Pond, Stoney Cross starting at 7-30 p.m. Further details are available on the RR10 website http://www.rr10.hampshire.org.uk/ . Hope to see you there. Derek Smith (for Jonathan Kane)

Track and Field See photos from Poole Quad Kids and Wessex League meeting, 12 July 2009.

Track and Field
Oxford City AC are hosting an open meeting on 30th August. See the flyer for more details.

GOLD(s) at the British Masters National Track and Field Championships -4/5th July 2009
Congratulations to our lady Gold medal winners at this weekends National Championships. Moira West (L60) took the Gold in the 100m (16.09) and 400m (75.48). Alison Fenwick triple jumped an amazing 9.04m to take Gold in the L45 Triple Jump. I also spotted in the results a fine 5th place for Andy Gannaway in the M45 800m in an incredible 2.0912. Mention also to David Blackman of Southampton (who last year ran for WADAC 2nd claim) who came 4th in the M40 800m in 2.07.30 Next and final Vets match is on 13th July at Portsmouth, please contact me if you'd like to compete, Karen Hazlitt.

Track Unavailable until 7:30 Tuesday 7th
IMPORTANT - we have just been informed by University that they have double booked track tomorrow evening as there is a schools event on until 730pm which means we will not have access until 730pm. The Garrison ground however will still be available. The University are hugely apologetic and have said we can stay on as long as we like afterwards - they will put on floodlights if necessary. Coaches have been informed so please contact your coach directly to find out session details. Sorry for this but out of our control and at this stage we need to let as many people know as possible. Please spread the word. Many thanks, Micheala.
Road Running
It was a great double for the Vosser family at the Purbrook Ladies' 5, with Madeline winning the F45 category and Hannah winning the U20.

Southern Women's Track and Field League
See Dave True's photos from the event at Kings Park on 27th June.

RR10 @ Manor Farm Country Park Wednesday 24 June
New: photos thanks to Sue and Dave True.
The club did extremely well in this race winning both the Men’s & Ladies’ events. Gavin Smith and Dave Knapman led the ‘A’ team home with a first and second respectively. Julian Mann, Mike Davies and Ian Berry all finished in the top ten. Michaela Mc Callum was first lady home finishing 4th. Support came from Katherine Jones and Sue True, both finishing in the top ten to ensure a clean sweep for their ‘A’ team.

The next race is at the Itchen Valley Country Park on July 8th at 7-30 p.m. Further details can be found at the RR10 web site. Hope to see you there. Derek Smith (acting Team Manager)

Celebrity Question of Sport
For a chance to spend an evinging with some fantastic sports stars including Iwan Thomas MBE, British 400m record holder and Jason Dodd, Ex-Southampton FC Captain and Coach, why not come to the Celebrity Question of Sport on Friday 3rd July in Romsey?

Road Running
Toby Lambert made it six consecutive wins in the Torbay Half Malf Marathon, finishing in a superb 1:08:11.

Juniors
Winchester Juniors' excellent season continued with a string of medal winning performances at last weekend's County Schools championships. Gabriella Oliver (300m Hurdles), Rebecca Knapton (1500m), Jen McLachlan (3000m), Nicola Ferris (Long Jump) and Jamie Knapp (1,500) all won Hampshire Schools Titles at Southampton, whilst Amy Rochford took the 800m title in the Wiltshire Championships at Salisbury and younger sisters Phoebe and Lucy Rochford had both won 800m SW District titles at their championships in Bournemouth. Thanks to Neville Semple for compiling the full results which can be found in the July edition of Chatterbox.

Road Running
See some more photos from the Welsh Castles Relay thanks to Sue and Dave True.

Track and Field
Ian Berry has some great photos from the Vets Track and Field Event hosted by WADAC at the new Winchester track.

RR10
See Moyna Lee's photos from the 3rd June RR10 at Deerleap Enclosure, Ashurst.

Track and Field
- See some photos from the Southern Women's Track and Field event at Salisbury, 30th May 2009, with thanks to Sue and Dave True.
- Vets Track and Field: see Ian Berry's photos from the Basingstoke Vets meeting on 18th May.

Road Running
See Ian Berry's photos from the Welsh Castles Relay.

Road Running
- Congratulations to Toby Lambert, winner of the Poole Festival of Running 10K. See club runners' results and photos thanks to Sue and Dave True.
- The Final 2008-2009 Grand Prix pages are now available, thanks to Andy Carton.

Great North Run
Dentaid Charity places available in Great North Run - details.

Track and Field
See fixtures for details of a floodlit open meeting at Havant on September 16th.

Ultra
Well done to Steve Goodwin and Marie Evans, who ran the the 32 mile Dartmoor Discovery Ultra marathon together, completing it in in 5:18:32. See the July issue of Chatterbox for a race report.

Regents Park 10K
Well done to Stephen Thompson, who won the 6th June event in the monthly Regents Park 10K Series in 35:27.

Chatterbox
June 2009 edition now available online - see Chatterbox page. Please send contributions to John Walker.

Neolithic Marathon and Half Marathon
Congratulations to Andy Carton, who came 14th in the Neolithic Marathon on May 3rd in 3:26:08 and Lou Walker, 91st in the Neolithic Half Marathon in 2:01:54. The Marathon went from Avebury to Stonehenge. As well as the full and half marathon, there was an opportunity enter as a relay team, walk, race with your dog over 4 or 13 miles and for the first time this year ride your bike.

Juniors
See photos from Wessex League meeting at Andover on 7th June, thanks to tony Miller.

Track and Field
Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletics Club Sprints & Jumps open meeting with electronic timing on the 24th of June (7:00 – 9:30). See www.bmhac.co.uk/fixtures/OpenMeeting.html for more information and an entry form.

Major medal haul at the County Championships
Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in Hampshire County Track & Field Championships with the team coming away with 21 medals, including two from the previous weekend with a win for Nicola Ferris in the under 20 Multi events and a second for Jess maw in the under 15's. Charlie Maw (u13 boys) went home with the biggest collection of medals with Gold in the High Jump and Pole Vault plus Silver in the 75 meter hurdles and Long Jump. Callum Upton (u13 boys) achieved a famous double winning the 800m and 1500m and added a Silver in the 200m. Sarah Burgin (u20 women) gave a demonstration of how to win an 800m race with a fantastic kick with 250m to go. Congratulations once again to all, Neville Semple has kindly summarised the club's performances and medal winners here and demonstrated a flair for statistics in the Medal Table.

RR10
Thank you to all the 34 club runners who turned out for the last race in the RR10 league. The Men came 4th and now are 2= overall. The Ladies came 2nd and are now 4th overall. The next race is on Wednesday 20th May at the Wilverley Enclosure Nr Sway starting at 7.30pm but suggest you aim to get there by 7pm at the latest as parking can be fun! Jonathan Kane

Road Running
The Grand Prix pages have now been updated after the Alton 10, thanks to Andy Carton.

Chatterbox
May 2009 edition now available online - see Chatterbox page. Please send contributions to John Walker.

Local Races
If you're looking for a local race after the Road Race League ends, check out these:

Sock It to Autism 5, Itchen Valley Country Park, Saturday 20th June 2009
Purbrook Ladies' 5, Sunday 28th June 2009

Alton Sports
Alton Sports are celebrating the Alton 10 and Hampshire Country Championships this weekend with special discounts in store and Adidas specialists at the Alton 10 and in store on Sunday. If you're in Alton for the 10 miler this weekend why not pop in to the store and check out these offers? Click here for details

Juniors
See Ian Berry's photos from the McCain Young Athletes League. Winchester, 03-May-2009.

Juniors
Well done to all who competed in the U11 and U10 Hampshire AA May Day Athletics Competition. In the U11 Boys, WADAC's Harry Tosen came 1st and Thomas Whitehead 3rd, with Jack Tibbit in 7th. In the U11 Girls Isobel Gray was 6th. In the U10 Boys David Hurrell was 2nd on the same points as the winner (who was given 1st on count back), with Tom Lane in 4th. See results. Well done to all. The next Quad Kids match is on 7th June at Andover, Karen Hazlitt.

Track - Official opening
Ian Berry has some great photos of the official opening of the track by Olympic marathon runner, Liz Yelling.

Road Running
While many of the club's endurance runners were pounding the streets of London, Chris Setters achieved 35th place in the Stratford Shakespeare Marathon in 3:04:42. Well done!

Vets
See Ian Berry's Photos from the Southern Vets Track and Field meeting in Portsmouth.

Urgent Request for PA/Tannoy
URGENT - we are desperately seeking a PA/tannoy system for use at the Young Athlete League match on Sunday in Winchester. Unfortunately the University cannot supply one. Does anyone have/know of anyone with/know where we can get hold of one at preferably no or low cost? Please contact Michaela.

Winchester Sports Festival
Saturday 2nd May is the Official opening of the track (2pm) combined with the Winchester Sports Festival. We are aiming to have a publicity stand on the day (10-4) and need some friendly WADAC faces to man the stand, the more we have the less for everyone to do and doing this type of thing is usually quite social, children welcome!

Iwan Thomas, Jason Dodd and Kim Chesterfield are organising Fun Runs to promote their Charity, Sprint Start and would welcome help also. This would be from 10-12 approx. Races to take place on the track. If you would like to be involved with this then please let Michaela know.

Flora London Marathon
Another amazing day in London with a great turnout from the club. Superb results in particular for Andy Greenleaf, Dave Knapman and Ian Berry. Karen Hazlitt was third in her category, Charlotte Sharman broke four hours and Gill Goodwin who completed her first marathon. Well done to all the runners. Results and photos (updated 28th April), plus more photos, care of Mrs Berry.

Adidas Mini Marathon
Well done to Rebecca Knapton, who came 16th in the regional girls 13-14 category, representing the South East.

Social Run
Reminder: social runs are now on Thursdays from the track - see Road Running - Training.

Track and Field - Juniors
See the photos from the Wessex League meeting at Woking on 19th April, thanks to Ash Berntsen.

Flora London Marathon and Mini Marathon
Best of luck to all of the club runners who are doing the Flora London Marathon on Sunday: Ian Berry, Rosie Bowerman, Sandra Bowers, Jackie Ducker, Marie Evans, Gill Goodwin, Steve Goodwin, Andy Greenleaf, Karen Hazlitt, Richard Herrington, Janet Littlewood, Richard Littlewood, Cleo Oliver, Jonathan Kane, Dave Knapman, Tom Payn, Sarah Reid, Charlotte Sharman and Sue True. Good luck also for Rebecca Knapton who represents Hampshire in the mini marathon.

National 6/12 Stage Road Relays – 18 April 2009
Photos now available thanks to Moyna Lee and Andy Greenleaf.
It was another great day for the Club at the National Road relays. The women, who first competed in 2006 have been remarkably consistent with their times and continue to enjoy a glowing reputation nationally:

2006 - 2nd : 1hr 44mins 42 seconds
2007 - 4th : 1-42-18
2008 - 3rd : 1-44-45
2009 - 7th : 1-44-43

For the men, this was a new adventure, great experience for everyone, especially the juniors who, are the future of the Club, but it is to the older statesmen that I really am particularly grateful. A number of real team players ran gruelling long legs and without them, we would not have had a team, so my praise really does go to them. See the press report from Coach Dave Kennedy.

Annual Awards and Disco - Saturday 18th April
The awards ceremony was fun and with such a successful year there were many deserving candidates for this year's awards. See The 2009 Awards Page for details of award recipients and to see an online version of the excellent awards brochure created by Ian Berry.

Aviva London Grand Prix
Find out how you can see some of the world's greatest stars of track and field at the Aviva Grand Prix this July - see Juniors News.

Juniors
Juniors training is taking place on Thursday 15th April. Please allow time to get around the Chesil Street roadworks. See Juniors News for important Juniors messages from club chairman George McCallum.

Track and Field
See Track and Field Fixtures or Juniors fixtures for information about a an open meeting being hosted by Oxford City AC on 23rd May with Oxford twin city Bonn and a series of Open meetings being hosted by Team Southampton this summer.

Road Running
Photos from the South of England road relay now updated to include a set from Ash Berntsen.

Wessex Track and Field League and Quad Kids
Wessex League Match 1 and Quad Kids competition - Sunday 19th April at Woking. See Juniors Fixtures page for more details.

Track and Field
I am team manager for the Southern Women's League 2009. The first match is on 25th April. There is a good range of events both track and field. It is fairly near by in Horspath, near Cowley, Oxford. It would be great for us to move up to Division 1 so in order for us to do this we need as much participation as possible. You DO NOT have to have experience of track and field events previously to participate and is a great league for both novice and more experienced track and field athletes. If you are interested please take a look at the timetable of all the events and send me a brief email letting me know you are interested. If travel is a concern I can sort out ways/groups of people so we can lift share. For more information see www.swtfl.co.uk. Thanks, Emma Patel.

Road Running
See Dave Kennedy's race report from the South of England road relays and pictures thanks to Moyna Lee.

Beginners
Two more beginners' courses will start in May. Places will be limited. If you wish to join the course please attend the beginners introduction evening on April 21st. Email beginners@wadac.org.uk for details and see beginners page for more information.

Road Running

Despite having to set the alarms for 5:15am, three WADAC members ventured in to West Sussex to take part in the Worthing 20. Although an early 9:00am start time, this was a well organised 4 lap race with near perfect weather conditions and ideal preparation for London. An added bonus was the solar heated expanse of water near the finish enabling tired legs to be rejuvenated by the obligatory 10 minutes immersion. After achieving a PB at the Reading Half marathon only the previous week, Marie continued her improvement with another PB, reducing her 20 mile time by 2:22 and Alan was very pleased to finish 4:40 faster than the Bramley 20. See times .

Several WADAC runners took part in the Combe Gibbet to Overton 16 on April 5th. Congratulations to Matt King, who came third. See all club runners' results.

Endurance
On Saturday 4th April Tom Meldrum competed in the Crawley 12hr track ultra marathon. In only his second ultra marathon, and first on a track, Tom had a good race and won the event with 75.8 miles, clinching victory by just 800 metres having seen the lead change hands several times over the final 4 hours. He is now looking forward to a good performance in the 85 mile Ridgeway Challenge in August and, his goal race this year, the Sri Chinmoy 24hr race in October.

Marathon des Sables
They did it! Team MDS has completed the Marathon des Sables:

Michaela : 32h 51m 51s - 21st female (298th overall)
Debs : 32h 25m 30s - 17th female (285th overall)
Sarah : 36h 06m 06s - 30th female (389th overall)
Zayne : 29h 07m 23s - 11th female (155th overall)

See their blog, photos and videos of the race at MDS run MdS team website. Well done team MDS!

Road Running
The Grand Prix pages have now been updated after Eastliegh 10K, thanks to Andy Carton.

Chatterbox
April edition of Chatterbox now available online. Thanks to John Walker.

Endurance
On Saturday 28th March Sandra Bowers ran the Anglo Celtic 100k Challenge in Galway, representing her home country of Scotland (can I hear cheers of approval from our new Chairman?). Not only did she gain a PB of 8:28 and regain her Scottish National Title but she has also qualified to represent Great Britain in the 100k World Championships in Belgium on the 19th June 2009. To crown that, on Sunday morning, Norman Wilson of Team GB informed her that she had been selected to represent Great Britain in the team event of this competition - her first GB vest! Well done Sandra.

Sportshall
Our Under 13 Girls’ U-15 Boys’ teams both gained second place at the UK Sportshall finals in Birmingham, with Robert Ellis coming second overall U-15 Boy and Fiona Brown setting a club shot put record of 9.26m. See report and photos from coach Ewan Simmonds.

21 of our athletes competed in the Hampshire Individual Championships this year and came away with 18 first-place, 10 second-place, and 7 third-place awards. See report and photos from coach Ewan Simmonds.

English Schools Cross Country Championships
Twelve Winchester and District athletes ran in the national schools championships, with some amazing performances and Rebecca Knapton earning her first England vest. Well done! For full details, see the race report from coach David Vosser.

Jurassic Coast Challenge
Most runners preparing for the London marathon plan a long weekend run of 2-3 hours in these vital weeks before they taper their training for the race. Cleo Oliver, however, went a little bit further this weekend, coming 3rd Lady in the 3-day, 82 mile Jurassic Coast Challenge. Despite a cruel four mile detour to avoid a landslide she managed to shave five hours off last year's time and come 15th overall in a field of 149. After that, the marathon should feel like a fast flat sprint!

Juniors
Open meetings table now available on juniors fixtures page.

Road Running
Well done Toby Lambert, 5th in the Reading half marathon in a superb 1:05:28. See club runners' results from Eastleigh 10K, Reading Half and Marwell 10K and photos from the Marwell 10K, thanks to Paul Hammond.
See also club runners' results from the Blackmore Vale half marathon, Sidcup 10, The Terminator, Barcelona Marathon, Rome Marathon and Sidcup 21.

Road Running
From the 28th April 2009 the social run will move from River Park on Wednesdays to the Bar End Track on Thursdays (meeting at 18:45). See the formal announcement for more details. This is now shown in the road running training information and road running calendar. NB runners' parking is at the Barfield Close car park, NOT at the club house.

Sportshall
Very well done to the WADAC athletes who contributed to Hampshire achieving its best ever Sportshall performance on a National stage: 2nd out of over 50 counties in both U13 girls and U15 boys is a phenomenal achievement. Particular congratulations to Robert Ellis, who came 2nd overall in the U15 boys. See AVIVA results page. Report with more details to follow.

The Toughest Foot Race on Earth
Our close friends and fellow WADAC members, Michaela and Debs and Sarah will soon be jetting off to Morocco, for the Marathon des Sables - known as the "toughest foot race on earth". Their challenge is to run across 151 miles of desert in six days, maintaining a pace fast enough to avoid being caught by the sweep "vehicles" (four camels!). They'll face fierce heat and have to carry everything they need for the entire trip (except water, issued each day). They'll even be offered their share of the organisers' 27,000 Compeed plasters!!

To have one WADAC runner in this race would be incredible, but for WADAC to have an entire team, indeed the only all-female team, is a truly unique event for the ladies and for our club. See the MDS run MdS team website for more information. Follow the race live (photos, results, etc) and send messages to the runners on the event site, see an example roadbook from the race.

Finally, please consider helping our team mates to reach their fundraising targets by supporting their charities. They are close to their targets, and a little help from each of us will make a world of difference to those worthwhile causes benefiting from this awesome challenge. Please learn about their chosen charities and donate online via their MDS website or see Michaela after she returns, or see Ian Berry at a training session.

The race starts after a hearty breakfast on Sunday 29-March, and ends on Saturday 4-April, with Morocco being in the time-zone as the UK. Our collective willpower can only help the girls in making history for our great club. Good luck to our team "MDS Run MdS".

Road Running
Bath half marathon: the club had a very strong presence and excellent results at the Bath half marathon, especially from Tom Payn (3rd), Toby Lambert (4th) and Karen Hazlitt (first FV40). See photos from Sue and Dave True and Ian Berry. Club runners' results.

Beginners
Congratulations to all runners who have completed the 8 week programme led by coaches Sarah Reid, Esme Ireland and Sandra Bartlett: Sue Cole, Louise Hudson, Sara Reed, Dee Povey, Anna Payne, Caroline Barter, Lynn Broughton, Marion Buckett, Moyna Lee, Viktoria Lyne, Tracey Seymour, Judith Beard, Sharon Munden, Debbie Germain, Rita Carton and Louise Lucas. A massive well done too to those who took part in the Basingstoke 5k Parkrun this weekend. Results are now online. Do let us know when you do your next PB!

Road Running
Congratulations to Matt West who won the Exbury Gardens 10K. WADAC runners were also busy at the Fleet Half and further afield at the Finchley 20: club runners' results.

Road Running
Well done to the club runners who had a great Salisbury 10. We had winners in several categories: Toby Lambert (M), Emma Patel (F), Katharine Jones (F45), Joy Radford (F55) and William Davies (M75). See club runners' results from the Salisbury 10 and updated Grand Prix pages, thanks to Andy Carton.

Sportshall
Easter Sportshall Grand Prix, West Hill Park School, Wednesday 1st April 2009 – 5.45-8.00PM More information and how to apply (broken link now fixed). Please note the deadline of 27th March for applications.

Road Running / Endurance
See results page for club runners' results from Mad March 20 and Meon Valley Plod. Photos from Meon valley Plod, thanks to Ian Berry.

Chatterbox
March edition of Chatterbox now available online. Thanks to John Walker.

Running up Snowdon for Comic Relief
This weekend (March 7th and 8th) Klara Lyne, age 10 and Lucas Lyne age 8 will attempt to run to the top of Snowdon in Wales (weather permitting). They will be raising money for Red Nose Day 2009. There is a web site set up for donations: www.justgiving.com/runsnowdon

Cross Country
Race report from National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hills on 21st February, thanks to Dave Kennedy and David Vosser.

Sportshall
See Sporthall Results for a report and photos from the Sportshall Regional Finals on 8th February, where Hants and WADAC achieved their best ever result overall, with the U-13 Girls also qualifying for the UK Final.

Photos, Photos, Photos!
Hanpshire Chronicle Winchester 10K thanks to Ian Berry
Bramley 20, again thanks to Ian
Hants Cross Country League - Salisbury 14 Feb 2009, thanks to Ash Berntsen
Stubbington 10K, thanks to Sue and Dave True
Hampshire Schools Cross Country Finals in January, thanks to Ash Berntsen.
Photos from the Ryde 10, thanks to David Vosser

Cross Country
Report from Salisbury, the final fixture in the Hampshire Cross Country league, thanks to Dave Kennedy and David Vosser.

Juniors
See Junior Fixtures for details of Andover AC Young Athletes Bank Holiday Meeting 25 May 2009 and Young Athletes Graded Open Meeting Saturday 4th April 2009, Basingstoke.

Road Running
club runners' results from Hampshire Chronicle Winchester 10K.
See club runners' results from the Bramley 20 and 10 (updated 22 Feb)
Grand Prix pages updated after Bramley. Thanks to Andy Carton (updated 23 Feb). Coaches
Kaye Mansbridge, Peter Spelman, Karen Hazlitt and Michaela McCallum completed their Level 2 coaching awards at the weekend at Thames Valley Athletic Centre, Eton. Anyone interested in doing coaching awards (level 1 upwards) please contact Coaching Co-ordinator Kaye Mansbridge.

Marathon Des Sables
Check out MDS run MdS, the new web site for the WADAC team, Michaeala McCallum, Debs Whiston (Coslett) and Sarah Frost. The Marathon des Sables is a 7 day, 151 mile race over tough terrain in extreme temperatures. Find out more about the race, check out their blog, read about the charities they are supporting and sponsor them online.

Sportshall
See Sportshall Fixtures for details of Valentines Sportshall Grand Prix, Wednesday 11th February and Hampshire County Championships, 15th March and Ewan Simmonds' Report on the third and final fixture in the Sportshall league. Well done to sportshall athletes for making this the club's best season ever, with medallists in every age-group, both team and individual - the first time this has ever happened on Ewan's watch.

Road Running
Grand Prix pages updated, so as not to miss out Steve Goodwin. thanks to Andy Carton.

Chatterbox
February 2009 edition now available on the web site. Thanks to editor John Walker.

Alton Sports
Saucony and Adidas Event Days - 12th and 13th February, discounts on all footwear, free gait analysis, free goody bag and special deals on sunglasses. Click here for details

Road Running
The road runners who made the trip across a choppy Solent to the Ryde 10 were rewarded with wins in both men's and ladies' teams. Karen Hazlitt won the ladies' race and set the course record to boot! Simon Stevens and Robin Houghton took second and third in the men's race. See WADAC individual results and updated Grand Prix pages, thanks to Andy Carton.

Cross Country
It was another landmark occasion last Saturday in the history of Winchester & District A.C. as their senior men captured their biggest prize thus far at the South of England Cross Country Championships and the stature of the Club continues to grow. See Dave Kennedy and David Vosser's race report and WADAC runners' results, photos from Ash Berntsen, photos on Ian Berry's web site and Official Photos.

Track and Field
If you would like to participate in an open throws competition at Greenham, Berks on 15th March, please see the entry form. Thanks to Karen Hazlitt for sharing this.

Road Running
- See the latest Grand Prix pages from Andy Carton after Stubbington 10K.
- New multi-terrain Hurstbourne Tarrant 5-miler added to Fixtures page

Vacancy - Club Secretary
After 6 years as WADAC Club Secretary, George Hide has indicated that he will be stepping down in April. George’s contributions to WADAC will be greatly missed and as a result this will leave open a Main Committee position which is vital to the smooth running of the Club.

The role handles all of the club general correspondence as well as attendance at the Main Committee meetings – co-ordinating the Agenda and taking minutes as well as contributing to the discussions and decisions. It is estimated that this will involve 8-10 meetings per annum (2 hours each) and up to 1 hour per week on general admin.

We are looking for someone who is not only good at admin (with access to PC, Internet etc) but also who is interested in the overall development of the club as part of the Main Committee. The role is subject to election at the AGM in April but if you think can help us shape the future of WADAC then why not find out more by contacting:

Endurance
Congratulations to Cleo Oliver and new member Tom Meldrum, who completed the Thames Path Ultra (50 miles) on 17th January in 8:01:4 and 07:47:05 respectively, offically 2nd lady and 17th man out of about 200.

Road Running
There was a great club presence at the Stubbington 10K, where Andy Greenleaf won the men's race, Emma Patel was second lady and Marius Kwint won the M40 category. The men's A team came 1st and B 4th, with ladies teams coming 1st, 3rd and 11th. Vet men were 4th and ladies 2nd. See WADAC individual results from Stubbington 10K

Road Running
- WADAC results from Romsey 5
- Fixtures page now includes links to remaining HRRL entry forms.
- If you're not doing the Fleet Half, how about the highly-rated Exbury Gardens 10K on the 15th March? More details on the Fixtures page.

Last Minute Places Available on Coaching Course
There is a Level 1 Coaching Course Saturday 17th Jan at King Alfreds Campus, Winchester University. There are places available on the above course one day course (this weekend!). Full funding is usually available. Pleases contact George Hide if you are interested (see contacts page.

Cross Country
Despite the cold the club had a fantastic day in the New Forest for the Hampshire Championships. With superb results all round, see Dave Kenndy and David Vosser's race report. Also see a new photo of the Under 15 girls champions with their medals.

Parkrun
Parkrun is a series of small, friendly, weekly running events. Athletes of all abilities are always welcome - everyone from beginners through to Olympians, and from juniors through to pensioners. You can never be too slow, but you can also never be too quick! The local Parkrun event is in Basingstoke on Saturdays at 9AM. For more information or to register see Basingstoke Parkrun.

Cross Country
See Ian Berry's photos from the Hampshire Championships in Dibden Purlieu today (Sat 10th Jan) - thanks also to Peter Spelman as chief photographer.
See More photos from the Hampshire Championships, thanks to Dave True and Ash Berntsen.

Cross Country
See Dave Kennedy and David Vosser's race report and Ash Berntsen's photos (new 8 Jan) from Hampshire Cross Country League, race 4 at Prospect Park Reading on 3rd January 2009.

Longmoor Lollop
Well done to Michaela McCallum, first lady in the hilly 13-mile Longmoor Lollop, and Ian Berry who came 3rd. See Stuart and Rory McCallum's photos.

Welsh Castles Relay
I am organising the WADAC team(s) for the Welsh Castles Relay this year. At the moment I am waiting to see if we have enough men and women to have 2 separate teams , if not 1 mixed team at least. The event is held over 2 days starting in North Wales and finishing at Cardiff castle. The race has 20 stages therefore we need 20 runners and a few reserves. The race is a highlight in the running calendar, and takes place this year on Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th June. This event takes a lot of organising therefore please can you email me ASAP and by Friday 9th Jan letting me know if you are keen to run. I realise it is several months away and hard to commit to a race so far ahead but all I need is a quick email saying you are keen to run. Emma Patel.

Juniors
Happy New Year to Everyone! Training resumes at Bar End on Thursday 8th January, we look forward to seeing you then. WADAC Junior Coaching Team

Chatterbox
January 2009 edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

Sportshall
An updated version of the report on the second Sportshall fixture at Eastleigh is now available, which shows the correct date for match 3 (18 Jan).

Road Running
Several club runners have been busy over the Christmas break:
- Andy Greenleaf and Ian Berry clearly had a sensible New Year's Eve as they both gave excellent performances at the Serpentine New Years Day 10K, with Andy narrowly missing 3rd place and Ian gaining a huge new PB. See details and photos.
- Cleo Oliver made her 10k race debut with a great result of 42:00 at the Poole Boxing Day 10K. Alan Doney ran an excellent 39:33. - Ian Berry was the lone WADAC runner at this year's 7.4 mile Pub to Pub race in Horndean, coming 7th in 44'07", improving his pace vs last year by a whopping 1 minute per mile.

Juniors
- The next Hampshire Cross Country League race is on Saturday 3rd Jan at Prospect Park, full details here. Any Questions please contact Team Manager, Joy Radford or Coach David Vosser.

Cross Country
See David Vosser and Dave Kennedy's race report from Overton, the third event in the Hampshire Cross Country League, where both the ladies and men were the fastest teams, U15 girls were second, U17 ladies maintained their unbeaten record. Congratulations to Toby Lambert for his emphatic win in the men's race and Louisa Warwick, first U17 and in line for the individual title.

Sportshall
See the Sportshall Results Page for coach Ewan Simmonds' report from the second Sportshall Match, in Eastleigh.

European Cross Country Championships Brussels 14th Dec 2008
New: photos thanks to Ash Berntsen.
All Great Britain athletes who competed in the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels last weekend came home with a medal, individual or team. An unprecedented set of results which shows the excellent form of GB cross country running. Proudly 3 members of WADAC flew the flag.

Louise Damen came 9th in the Senior Women's race, and took team silver
John Beattie came 6th in the U23 Men's race, and took team gold
Phil Berntsen came 18th in the Junior Men's race, and took team bronze.

Many congratulations to all. The full results can be found on the IAAF web site. Karen

Road Running
Great running from Sandra Bowers, who was the 3rd lady in the Hastings Marathon. See all WADAC runners' results.

Chatterbox
December edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

Road Running
- See Photos from the New York City marathon, thanks to Michaela McCallum.
- See the latest road running Grand Prix information, which Andy Carton has updated after the Victory 5
- See WADAC runners' individual results from the Victory 5 on 7th Dec, where the men's team came 5th (vets 3rd) and ladies came 2nd (vets 3rd).

Cross Country
See David Vosser's race report from the McCain UK Cross Country Challenge in Liverpool on 29th November and the first race in the Wessex League at Bournemouth.

Cross Country
Huge congratulations to the Winchester ladies who braved the sub-zero temperatures and thirty miles of hills at yesterday's Doyen of the Downs cross-country race from Arundel in West Sussex.

Michaela McCallum ran a perfect strategy, looking comfortable over the entire route and taking a well-deserved victory in the ladies' race. She finished just ahead of Debbie Coslett, followed by the pair's Marathon des Sables teammate, Sarah Frost. Demonstrating she's just as comfortable in the cold as the heat, Cleo Oliver took fourth place - after a nail-biting sprint for the line to beat the fifth-placed lady. Cleo's training partner Zayne Crow finished close behind to complete an amazing showing. See Ian Berry's Photos.

Cross Country
See Moyna Lee's photos from yesterday's (6 Dec) Hants Cross Country League race at Overton.

Alton Sports
Alton Sports Special WADAC Late Evenings - 12th and 19th December with special offers. Click here for details

Road Running
See WADAC runners' superb results from the Florence Marathon.

Cross Country
See Ash Berntsen's photos from a very misty McCain Cross Country Challenge in Liverpool on Saturday (29/11/08).

Calendars for Road Running/Endurance and Cross Country
Check out the new Road Running/Endurance Calendar and Cross Country Calendar. These both use Google Calendar and can be updated by authorised users e.g. coaches and team managers. For example, keep an eye on the road running/endurance calendar for Alan's training schedule and the recently announced Full Potential weekend and Algarve camps.

Cross Counrty
See Dave Kennedy's race report from the London Cross Country Championships and McCain UK Cross Challenge.

District Schools Championships
Several WADAC Junior athletes represented their schools at the finals of the District Schools Championships. Report and photos both thanks to Michaela McCallum.

Road Running
- Three WADAC ladies braved the atrocious weather conditions & took part in the hilly Boscombe 10K on the 23rd with excellent results.
- Well done to Tom Payn, who came 3rd in the Brooks Brighton 10K on the 15th November. WADAC runners' results..
Thanks to Steve Goowin for these updates.

Full Potential Adidas Marathon Training Weekends
Whether it’s your first, fourth or fifteenth marathon, or if you’re training to improve your half marathon or 10K times, the Full Potential running weekends will ensure you reach the start line fit, confident and ready to go. Their top coaching team, led by Beijing Olympic marathoner, Liz Yelling and British Endurance (and WADAC) Coach Nick Anderson will help you make all the right choices leading up to your big day.

Weekends take place on 10-11 January, 17-18 January and 21-22 February at Wellington College, Berkshire. Click here for more info or email Full Potential to book your place.

Full Potential Algarve Training Weeks: 19-26 March and 26 March-2 April
A favourite on the WADAC training calendar is the warm-weather training with Full Potential in the Algarve. The training weeks are specifically timed for anybody training for a spring marathon, half marathon or 10K race but are also the perfect way of getting some real motivation to kick-start your training.

The exciting agenda will ensure you not only have a fantastic week but also the chance to improve your knowledge under the guidance of the Full Potential team: Nick Anderson, Liz Yelling, Keith Anderson, Martin Yelling and Richard Pickering. Click here for more details or email Full Potential to receive more information and a booking form.

Sportshall
Christmas Sports Hall Grand Prix, West Hill Park School, 17th December - more information (PDF file), map (post code PO14 4BS).

Road Running
Congratulations to Ian Berry, who came third in the Self-Transcendence 5 Mile road race at Battersea Park on 8th November. Photos.

Sportshall
See report from Match one in Winchester, 4th Nov and photos - both thanks to coach Ewan Simmonds.

Road Running
- See the latest road running Grand Prix information, which Andy Carton has updated after the Gosport Half
Congratulations to the club's winning men's and ladies' teams at the Gosport half marathon. See club runners' results and Ian Berry's photos here.

Cross Country
See Max Kiralyfi and Phill Berntsen's photos from the Gateshead International cross challenge race. Congratulations to Louise Damen (2nd snr lady), Nicole Roberts (4th U17F), Phil Berntsen (3rd junior man) and Max Kiralyfi (21st, Jnr men).

Cross Country
The conditions were far from ideal at yesterday's Hants Cross Country league meet at Goodwood, but Winchester and District athletes still turned out and performed very well. See results on the league site, photos from Ash Berntsen and link to Ian Berry's photos. *New: race reports from Dave Kennedy and David Vosser.
See also Ash Berntsen's photos from the National Cross Country Relays at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield.

Sportshall
See the Sportshall Fixtures page for an updated training forecast letter from Coach Ewan Simmons.

Cross Country
Winchester fielded several teams for the National Cross Country Relays at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield last weekend (1 Nov) with strong performances by all teams. See David Vosser's race report.

Road Running
- See the latest road running Grand Prix information, which Andy Carton has updated after the Lordshill 10 (women's table updated 6 Nov).
- See some more photos of the WADAC runners at the Lordshill 10, thanks to Dave True.

Beginners' running group
If you or anyone you know are interested in joining a beginners' group, we are planning to run a brand new 8-week course for complete beginners. The first course will be specifically for women beginners. It will take place on Friday mornings starting in January. We are holding an informal introduction on Tueday 25th November in Winchester, where we will discuss the course and its aims and your goals. We are excited about this new development in the club and look forward to hearing from you. Please contact beginners@wadac.org.uk to register your interest or find out more. Places are available to members and non-members alike with a fee of £25. This will be the first of several beginners' courses. Sarah Reid and Esme Ireland, coaches.

A day with Liz Yelling
Read about Rebecca Knapton's day with Liz Yelling, Beijing Olympian and good friend of Paula Radcliffe, her junior training partner.

Road Running
With a 1-2 from Tom Payn and Nick Anderson and Robin Houghton coming 10th in the Lordshill 10, the men's team took first place. Louise Damen and Sue True were first and fifth ladies respectively with Rachel Byers putting in a strong performance, bringing the A team into a strong second place. See Club runners' results and Photos of only some of the WADAC runners.

Chatterbox
November edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

New York Marathon
Karen Hazlitt and Michaela McCallum take less than 3 hours out of their weekend trip to New York to complete the New York City Marathon, coming joint 52nd in 2:56:47. Live split times show that they must have been running together from start to finish as planned. Their ability to knock out a sub-3 when not racing all-out is a testament to their amazing ability. What inspiring ambassadors for the club!

Sahara Race
Maintaining the diplomatic theme but on another continent, well done to Cleo Oliver, who not only completed 7-day, 150 mile Sahara Race, but was 3rd lady in 36h:19:56. See Cleo's Blog, and sponsorship for Water Aid.

Great South Run
See these great photos from the Great South Run, Portsmouth Mile and Junior Great South Run, including several of Paula Radcliffe. Some great results.

Juniors
A Training Log for all Juniors is now available full details are in the Junior news section. Many Thanks to Neville Semple for creating this Log.

Level 2 Officials Courses - Reminder
If you wish to take part WADAC will cover the cost of this course, please contact Michaela ASAP and she will forward list of names to the organisers, who are Hampshire AA UKA accredited Tutors. WADAC will cover the course fee, but you will need to bring lunch or buy it at the location. Location: Down Grange, Basingstoke & Basingstoke track as follows:-

9th November 10AM-4PM ‐ Starter/Marksmen, Timekeepers and Track
16th November ‐ Field

Christmas Training Camp and Party
Here are details of the Fullpotential Christmas Training camp & party 2008. The theme is the 80's this year and there will be the usual mix of wonderful running, seminar opportunities, good food and terrible dancing. Fancy Dress is a must for Saturday night with an 80's theme. This is great value at £125 for 2 nights with all food, accomodation and coaching included. This camp is especially good as a springboard to train for a spring marathon.

English National Road Relays
After their success at the Southern Road Relays in September, WADAC runners had a fantastic weekend at the national road relays in Sutton Coldfield. For more details, see the race report from Dave Kennedy and David Vosser and Photos from Ash Berntsen.

Sportshall
See Sportshall Fixtures for an updated training forecast.

Road Running
Andy Carton has updated the road running grand prix information after the Solent Half. See Grand Prix home page for details. This also includes an update to the ladies 2007 GP results.

Cross Country
See full race report (updated Weds 16th)including Juniors, thanks to Dave Kennedy and David Vosser.

Clarendon Way Marathon and Half Marathon
Paul Elderkin would like to give thanks to all those who supported the event by taking part and to John Fuller, Ernie, John Walker and in the past for course routing Tony for helping to make the day a big success. See press release and Updated photos. Please note that more photos can be found at www.clarendon-marathon.co.uk

Cross Country
See Hampshire Cross Country League page for full results from Farley Mount event on 11th October.

Sahara Race
Good luck to Cleo Oliver, who's heading to Egypt next weekend for the Sahara Race, 150 miles across the Sahara Desert over 7 days, carrying everything she will need for the week except water which is issued 1 1/2 L at a time. More inforamtion: Sahara Race official site, Cleo's Blog, which will be updated daily (26 Oct - 2 Nov) and sponsorship for Water Aid.

Road Running
Club results now available from the Solent Half and the Chichester 10K.

Cross Country
More photos now available from the Farley Mount event.

Road Running
Solent Half: a great club result from the Solent Half with wins for Toby Lambert and Michaela McCallum, with Andy Greenleaf 2nd man, Rachel Byers 3rd woman and George Hide 2nd in age group. Both A teams came first and the men's B was second. Photos. Full results to follow.

Clarendon Way Half Marathon
Club results now available.

Cross Country
See Dave Kennedy's seniors race report and Ian Berry's photo site for some great pictures from the first Race in the Hampshire Cross Country League at Farley Mount on Saturday 11th October.

Juniors
October 2008 Newsletter now available on Juniors News.

Level 2 Officials Courses
If you wish to take part WADAC will cover the cost of this course, please contact Michaela before 20th Oct and she will forward list of names to the organisers, who are Hampshire AA UKA accredited Tutors. WADAC will cover the course fee, but you will need to bring lunch or buy it at the location. Location: Down Grange, Basingstoke & Basingstoke track as follows:-

9th November 10AM-4PM ‐ Starter/Marksmen, Timekeepers and Track
16th November ‐ Field

Juniors
- See fixtures for Wessex XC League Dates.
- Note Juniors training is currently running a waiting list for years 4-6 - see Juniors News for more information.

Clarendon Way Marathon and Half Marathon
Congratulations to Michaela McCallum, who won the Clarendon Way marathon on Sunday, and the Winchester ladies who made up the winning team. See club results and Photos. Well done to Matt King, who won the half marathon and Sue True, 2nd lady in the half marathon (full club results to follow). Team results in the half: men 1st, 5th and 13th; ladies 4th and 9th.

Road Running
Last weekend saw Winchester & District A.C.’s athletes out in force as they again made their mark in the South of England Championships incorporated within the Aldershot Road Relays. Read the race report from Dave Kennedy (updated 2 Oct to include Juniors) and see the photos.

Sportshall
See Sportshall page for an updated Autumn sportshall letter (Rev 20th Sept 08) from coach Ewan Simmons.

Cross Country
WADAC is hosting the first Hampshire Cross Country League event of the season at the lovely venue of Farley Mount on Saturday 11th October. We urgently need volunteers to help with this event. See Farley Mount Cross Country page for details of how to help and directions to Farley Mount.

Social
With effect from Wednesday 1st October and for the first Wednesday in the month thereafter, we shall be meeting at: The Roebuck Inn, 57 Stockbridge Road, Winchester SO22 6RP Peter Spelman has reserved a table for up to 20 people. Food can be ordered up to 9.30pm. There is a car park at the pub.

Sportshall
Please see the 2008/2009 Sportshall Training Forecast (16 Sept 08 version) for details about sportshall training.

Edinburgh Marathon
The organisers have been in touch to notify us that there is no ballot at the 2009 Edinburgh Marathon (31 May). Entries are on a first come first serve basis until they reach 11,500 entries or 15th January 2009, whichever is sooner. To attract the top club marathon runners in the UK to Scotland the Edinburgh Marathon is offering free entry to British sub 2:40 males and sub 3:00 females. If you want to do this race, get your entry in soon.

Road Running
Winchester and District AC had a busy weekends with half marathons all over the country!
- We had some great results at the Bristol Half Marathon, with a 1-2 from Tom Payne and Toby Lambert and both Lance Birkby and Sue True finishing well under the 90 minute mark.
- Emma Patel and Kaye Mansbridge also both came in well under the 90 minute mark at the Nottingham Half Marathon.
- Ian Berry did the Next Generation (Cambridge) Grunty Fen Half Marathonin 1:20:43.
- Gavin Smith was 11th in the Stockholm half Marathon on 6th September in a pb of 68.48.
- Jo Jefferies was 5th lady in the Great Scottish run 10k in Glasgow on 7th September in 38.53.
Photos: Bristol, Grunty Fen.

Road Running
With Overton 5, the road running Grand Prix is under way for the 2008/9 season! See Grand Prix home page for details - thanks to Andy Carton.

Test Way Relay
Results are now available on the Hardley Runners, along with some photos from Wherwell, Stockbridge and the finish. WADAC teams' final positions are confirmed as follows:

Men: 3rd (after Stubbington Green and Southampton RC)
Ladies: 1st
Mixed: 4th (after Team Southampton, Southampton RC and Totton)

Many thanks to Rachel Byers and Julian Mann for managing the teams.

Road Running
Overton 5. WADAC has started the Hampshire road race season very solidly. Congratulations to Toby Lambert and Karen Hazlitt, who won the Overton 5, Emma Patel (2nd lady) and Jade Bowling, 2nd in the "fun run" juniors race.
WADAC results: 5 Mile Race, Fun Run. Photos from Overton 5.

Chatterbox
September edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

Test Way Relay
Photos, thanks to Moyna Lee, Ian Berry and Sue and Dave True.

Road Running
See the following results on the road running results page
Sturminster Half, thanks to Steve Goodwin
Portsmouth 5K Series, thanks to Jo Jeffries.
Everton 10K - congratulations to Sue True for her first race win!

Pewsey Half
Photos thanks to Dave and Sue True.

Sportshall
See Autumn 08 Sportshall Newsletter on main sportshall page, new training forescast on Fixtures page and new Sportshall application form on Admin Forms page and

Physiotherapy - Physical Health Dynamics
Physical Health Dynamics provide physiotherapy services to many club members. They offer special rates for club members and physio services at the Back the Track and Winchester 10K events and have helped many club members to prevent or deal with niggles and injury.

Test Way Relay See Test Way Relay page for information about the Test Way Relay and WADAC teams.

Alton Sports
Special Late Night Evenings - Asics 14th August and Saucony 20th August

Rose Bowl Run Cancelled
NB the Wessex Cancer Trust Rose Bowl Run (28 Sept 2008) has been cancelled.

Social
The Club is organising a free B-B-Q & social at Bar End on 11th September. Open to all members and families to introduce everyone to our new home! Make a note of the date - more details nearer the time.

Laugavegur Ultra Marathon - Iceland - July 2008
A small group of brave WADAC athletes ran the Laugavegur Ultra Marathon in Iceland last month. See Race report thanks to Steve Goodwin and Photos thanks to Michaela McCallum and Steve Goowin. Are those the largest race medals ever seen!

Officials Course
There will be a Level 1 officials course held in Winchester, at the track, over 2 Monday evenings - 22nd and 29th Sept 630-830pm. The club is currently very short of officials and will fund the course for anyone wishing to do it. A minimum of 10 people are required, maximum 16. Please let Michaela know ASAP if you wish to take part as the organisers need to order equipment before they go on holiday. First come first served for places. Great opportunity to learn more about track and field! See also http://www.ukathletics.net/competitions/officials/education-and-training, which has some interesting info on the course and also the pathway for officials should they wish to progress further.

Southern Women's League
See photos from Southern Women's League final match, Abingdon. thanks to Moyna Lee.

Test Way Relay
If you're doing the Test Way Relay on August 30th, have a look at this leaflet from Hampshire county council. Good luck to both teams taking part and thanks to Rachel Byers for organising the teams.

Road Running
WADAC results from winchester 5K now available, thanks Derek Smith and Sue True.

SOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS A.C. TRACK & FIELD LEAGUE
Please see race report, and official results from the vets track and field match 4, Portsmouth - Monday 14 July 2008. Thanks to Karen Hazlitt.

Young Athlete League - Division 1 Here We Come!
Congratulations to every one of you who took part in YAL this season. We set out with the aim of gaining promotion this year to Division 1 and we did it, a fabulous achievement! See Juniors News for more details.

Somme Poppy Marathon
A race in September that might appeal to those who like a bit of variety and does not clash with Hant Road Race League:
The Somme Poppy Marathon and Half Marathon, 14 Sept 2008.

August Workshops from Full Potential
The Full Potential team, which includes WADAC coach Nick Anderson and athlete Barbara Yff, is delighted to welcome Liz and Martin Yelling to their team. See Full Potential web site for details about two workshops they are running in August:
- Saturday 30th August: The Mental Game of Running
- Sunday 31st August: Running Strength & Conditioning.

WADAC MEMBERS NEEDED FOR OLYMPIC PROCESSION IN WINCHESTER
Sunday 24th August is Olympic handover day when Beijing pass the Games to London. Winchester City Council are organising a festival in Winchester to celebrate and would like WADAC to be part of it all. They are seeking at least 30 members to take part in a drumming procession which will march down the High St and end up at the Guildhall. The event will start at 11am with a drumming workshop and culminate in the procession which will end at 4pm. Throughout the day there will be events at North Walls and Gavin Smith (new Community Athletics Coach) will be heading up a WADAC stand (Gavin is seeking 2-3 coaches to help him on the day). Adults and Junior members welcome although juniors would need to be accompanied by an adult. Club vests or GB kit (if you have it) to be worn. If you are interested in taking part please contact Gavin Smith ASAP.

University of Winchester Freshers Fayre
WADAC has applied for a stand at the University of Winchester Freshers Fayre on 27th Sept (9-4)and we need a co-ordinator and volunteers for this year. It involves gathering a list of and managing the volunteers, displaying info about the club (we have a club stand), seeking out a few freebies, eg last year we had nibbles in form of "GO bars" kindly donated from Alton Sports. It is a fun day and you can decorate the stand as you wish, organise what is on it etc - nobody need commit to all of it but it does need someone to pull it all together and it would be great to have as many different areas of the club represented as poss. Any offers? Please contact Jackie Ducker, who has kindly volunteered to coordinate this.

Track
Photos from Thursday junior session held on track for first time...Thursday 17th July. At the penultimate session of the season some very excited young athletes..and coaches (!) were able to make use of the beautiful new facilities at Bar End. Thanks to Moyna Lee.

RR10 League
Many thanks to all those who braved the weather last Wednesday's RR 10 race. The Club did well winning both the Men's and Ladies Teams. Emma Patel came first in the Ladies who are still top and the Men are second equal. The next one on July 23rd at Janesmoor Pond, New Forest, same venue as last year. However,I am informed that the finish is easier!!! Jonathan Kane.

Chatterbox
July edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

Track and Field
Important news: Vets Track and Field match 4 is now at Portsmouth not Winchester. Sadly our track will not quite be ready in time for the final match of this season, so Portsmouth have very kindly agreed to provide the facility however we are still the hosts. It is important to have a good showing at this final match to help support, officiate, compete just as if it was taking part in Winchester. Please can you try and make an effort to be there?

As ever. availability to me asap. Key events to fill are the ladies 5000m run and 2000m walk, pole vault and 4 x 200m relay, and the mens 2000m walk, pole vault and 3000m, plus 4 x 200m relay.
See Match report and full results thanks to Karen Hazlitt.

Help WADAC to Secure £50,000 Funding from Norwich Union
WADAC has an opportunity to secure £50,000 funding from the Norwich Union via its Join Our Team initiative. To do this we need your votes. Since our last appeal our bid has moved 10th to 8th place in the South East, with a total of 198 votes. This is going in the right direction but is not good enough to succeed. Please see this message from coach Ewan Simmons , who is striving tirelessly to secure votes, for details of how to help.

Track and Field
Photos from Southern Women's Track and Field event at Salisbury, 31 May, thanks to Sue and Dave True.

Road Running Grand Prix Awards
Sam Smart and Joy Radford win the Grand Prix Most Improved runners awards.
Congratulations also to the other award winners:
- Men: 1st=Simon Stevens, 2nd=Toby Lambert, 3rd=David Knapman
- Men age-adjusted: 1st=Bill Davies, 2nd=Nick Anderson, 3rd=George Hide
- Women: 1st=Sue True, 2nd=Alison Heywood, 3rd=Shona Crombie-Hicks,
- Women age-adjusted: 1st=Shirley Dyson-Laurie, 2nd=Joy Radford, 3rd=Michaela McCallum
- "10 out of 10" awards: Simon Stevens, Andy Smart, Alison Heywood and Shirley Dyson-Laurie.
Thanks to Andy Carton for running the grand prix.

Welsh Castles Relay
Well done to the Winchester and District AC who completed this year's Welsh Castles Relay. Photos from Dave and Sue True. See also photos from the Les Croupiers web site.
Results.

Juniors
See Juniors News for news about:
- Young Athlete League in Salisbury NOT Winchester 20th July
- Tuesday throws training at Kings School.

Road Running
With the Race for AAIR concluding the Hampshire Road Race League, Andy Carton is able to announce the 2007/2008 Road Running Grand Prix Results.

Juniors
See Juniors News for news about training on Thursday 12th June.

Road Running
Race for AIIR 10K Results 2008 and photos - new photos added 11 June.

Juniors
Please note that there is no Young Athlete League match on the 22nd June. The next and final match is to be held in Winchester on 20th July.

Road Running
- WADAC results from Poole 10K now available, thanks to Jo Jefferies. Congratulations to Toby Lambert 3rd) and Louise Damen (2nd woman).
- WADAC results from Ropley 10K now available, thanks to Derek Smith. Congratulations to Matt King - Winner in 33:18.

Chatterbox
June edition now available thanks to John Walker. See Chatterbox page.

RR10
- The last race was at Ashurst but a different course. Well done to the ladies who came first again and Michaela for being the individual winner. Also, they retain their first place overall. The men came 2nd on the night and are 4th overall. Well done to Ed Lawrenson who came 19th on his debut. The next Race is on the 11th June at Itchen Valley Country Park, we can run in the race this year as it is not our race. It starts at 7.30pm and there is no charge for the car park. Jonathan Kane.
- See Ian Berry's great photos from the RR10 in Ashurst on 28th May.

Edinburgh Marathon
Congratulations to Karen Hazlitt, second lady and first female V40 in the 2008 Edinburgh Marathon, and Katharine Jones, first female V45 in 02:59:21. See Race report and photos from Karen Hazlitt, and results.

Marlborough Downs Challenge
Six Winchester and District runners ran the 20 or 33 mile Marlborough Downs Challenge:

Distance	Place	Name	Time
20 miles	18	Andy Carton	02:33:56
20 miles	64	Ann Henderson	03:09:09
20 miles	80	Charlotte Sharman	03:23:32
20 miles	81	Christiane Livingston	03:23:36
20 miles	87	Paul Roberts	03:30:05
33 miles	60	Cleo Oliver	06:23:32

Florence Marathon - 30 Nov 2008 - Full Potential Marathon Package
Nick Anderson, WADAC and national coach, is offering the opportunity to run the Florence marathon with a Full Potential package:
We¹re excited to be able to offer you the chance to join the Full Potential team and run in the Florence Marathon on 30th November. We know a number of you are already interested in this race as your goal for an autumn marathon and we think there are some great reasons for choosing this particular marathon:

it's a flat and fast course,
weather conditions are generally good
travel time and time difference are minimal
it¹s a beautiful city with fantastic shopping
flights into Pisa or Florence are very reasonable at the moment
and tell me somebody who doesn¹t love Italian style and food!!

We can¹t wait to enjoy Florence in true Full Potential style, so book up now and join us for a great and memorable trip! Let us know if you're interested and we can send your more information and booking forms.
Keith, Nick and the Full Potential Team For mote information, see Florence Brochure and www.fullpotential.co.uk.

RR10 League
The men came 3rd at Wilverley on 21st May and are 4th overall in the 3rd race in the RR10 League. The Ladies won on the night and are 1st overall. Well done to Georgie who came 2nd and is Top of the Ranking Table. Thank you to all those who ran and the next one is on Wednesday 28th May at Ashurst but a different course. Jonathan Kane - RR10 Team Manager.

Track and Field - New Records for Sprinters
Winchester and District athletes set new champhionship records at the this year's Hampshire Track and Field Championships on 10-11 May: Kieran Showler-Davis set new U17 men's records for 100m (10.91) and 200m (21.14) and Holly Croxford set new U20 women's records for 100m (11.94) and 400m (55.64). See photos thanks to Ashley Berntsen.

Cape Wrath Marathon
Malcolm Green & Steve Goodwin recently travelled to Durness on the North West coast of Scotland to take part in the Cape Wrath Marathon. This off-road marathon, described as "what could be the toughest marathon in the UK", is unusual is that you are ferried by a motorboat to the start, then commence the race in small groups, by running to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse and back (22 miles). The race clock is then paused briefly while competitors are then ferried back, for the start of the final uphill 4.5 miles to the finish in Durness. Malcolm finished in 3rd position in a time of 3:25:02 & Steve was 15th in 3:50:48. New: see photos from Cape Wrath.

Marshals wanted
- Race for AAIR
We need marshals for the WADAC-hosted Race for AIIR (8th June). The most important aspect of any event is the safety of the runners , officals and the public and to meet this requirement we require people to act as marshals around the course and within the start and finish areas. In addition helpers are also needed to hand out medals and water to incoming runners. As well as raising funds for the club and more importantly Asthma Allergy Information Research (AAIR) this years race incorporates a Hants Road League Race the 10th and last run of the series. To volunteer please contact Ernie Chambers.
- Race for Life
The Race for Life (1st June in Winchester) also needs marshals and has asked for help from club members, and have offered a promotional stand for the club at the event. To volunteer as a Marshal at the Race for Life, please contact Hannah White, Area Event Manager - Race for Life at Cancer Research UK.

Juniors
See Juniors News for news about the second Young Athlete League match at Portsmouth.

Road Running
Winchester and District runners scooped several prizes at the Alton 10K. In the men's race, WADAC teams were first and third. Toby Lambert, David Kanpman and Andy Greenleaf secured the first three places, with Robin Houghton close behind (5th). Karen Hazlitt won the ladies' race, with Debbie Coslett 3rd and Katharine Jones 4th. The ladies' teams came first and fifth.
WADAC results, and updated Grand Prix Results thanks to Andy Carton

RR10
Many thanks to the 21 runners who took part in race 2 of the RR10 series at Longdown Inclosure. The Men's 'A' team were 5th overall with Julian leading the club standings in 7th position, followed by Matt West(9), Malcolm Green(35), Ian Berry(36)and Sean Davies(51). The Ladies 'A' team won their event with Georgia McNicol leading the field home, she was followed by Sue True(5) and Madeleine Vosser(18).

The next race is on May 21st at Wilverley Inclosure, Sway. Start is 7-30p.m. Full results and schedule can be found at www.rr10.org.uk. Derek Smith, Acting Team Manager.

Juniors
See Juniors News for news about the first Young Athlete League match.

Normally you only get one vote, but if someone who has already voted sends you an email request to vote and you use that then they get a bonus vote! To take advantage of this two for one scheme I will be sending nomination emails to club members throughout May asking them to vote.

This is how it works:

I will send a vote request email to club members.
If you receive an email message from "Norwich Union Sports Fund" with the subject title "Your friend has invited you to help a sporting initiative", and you have not already voted, please follow the instructions in the email message to register and vote for our initiative.
By voting in response to my message you will entitle me to another vital bonus vote.
Once you have registered, and if you have already voted, please use the Join Our Team web site to contact friends and family and ask them to vote.

Please do vote once you hear from me and use the Join Our Team website to invite as many relatives, friends, and colleagues to vote. NU have clear terms and conditions and you can opt out from receiving any follow-on messages from them. If you have not received a request to vote from me by the end of May then please click here to send me a message and I will nominate you.

This is a heaven sent opportunity to do something for the club by getting funding for what we do. My sincere thanks go to Jackie Ducker and Michaela McCallum, without whose help our original submission would not have been selected. Many thanks in anticipation of your good work and anticipated efforts on behalf of the Club. Ewan Simmons, Sportshall coach.

Chatterbox
May edition now available - see Chatterbox page.

Road Running
Congratulations to Jo Jefferies, Louise Damen, Lorna Russell, Rebecca Gough, Emma Patel and Karen Hazlitt, who secured a superb third place in the ERRA National Women's Road Relay Championship in Birmingham on the 26th April. See Race report from David Kennedy, results and general race photos, including one or two Winchester runners.

Road Running
Marwell 10K: Results for club runners, Photos.

Three Peaks Race, 26th April
Four Winchester and District AC runners travelled north to complete the 54th annual Three Peaks race, which covers 24 miles of the most rugged and spectacular countryside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, taking competitors to a height of 2,500 feet above sea level. Not bad considering two of them ran the Flora London Marathon two weeks ago: Gareth Hardman 4:24:02, Joy Radford 5:13:50, Mike Davies 5:25:43, Steve Goodwin 5:25:44.

Club Annual Awards and Disco - Saturday 26th April
Photo of a trophy

There was an excellent turnout at the awards ceremony and disco on Saturday. See the 2008 awards page for award details.

RR10 League
Thank you to all those 30 members who turn out for the first RR10 race at Royal Victoria Country Park. The men came first and Gavin Smith was the individual men's winner. The Ladies came third. Please see www.rr10.org.uk for the full results. The next event is May 7th at Ashurst. Jonathan Kane, RR10 Team Manager.

Juniors
See Juniors News page for April Juniors newsletter.

Young Athlete League - First Match 4th May Salisbury
All juniors U13, U15,U17 keen to take part in the above match please contact Michaela or your coach asap. If you are prepared to do more than one event, even to gain a point then that would be fantastic, our aim this season is to have fun and try to get out of the bottom division! More details on timings and venue to follow although indication is that timetable will be as last year. Date for second match is 18th May at Portsmouth. Officials and volunteers also required, if you are able help then please contact either Michaela or John Fuller.

Club Annual Awards and Disco
Tickets for the Annual Awards and Disco on 26th April will be available on the door.

Fixture Card
New handy printable 2008 Fixture Card now available (V4 updated 22 April 2008). To download, right-click then select Save As.

Road Running
Completing a sub 3-hour marathon is an achievement to be proud of, but doing this twice in eight days is truly remarkable. This is what WADAC athlete Ian Berry has done, completing last week's Flora London Marathon in an excellent 2:55:12, then jetting off to run the Boston Marathon in an excellent 2:57:03. Well done Ian!

Membership
NB Membership renewals are due this month to avoid an additional fee. See Membership page for details.

Juniors
- See Juniors News page for latest information about Thursday training in first half of summer term.
- The Winchester and District AC Young Athlete Development Policy sets out our approach to young athlete development. This shows how we will approach young athlete development, what to expect from us and what we expect from you.

Road Running
Bayer Newbury 10K, 1st June 2008. For the first time in over 10 years, Bayer plc, in partnership with the Newbury Athletic Club (NAC), are proud to announce the return of a 10K run in the heart of Newbury. Further details and entry forms.

Track and Field
- Southern Women's Track and Field 4-event League starts on April 26th. This is a great chance to experience Track and Field events. Click here for full Details
- The track and field season is fast approaching and Hampshire is in urgent need of a team manager for the under 13 boys team. The county have accepted an invitation to the under 13 boys inter counties match at Kingsmeadow on Sunday 27th July but without a team manager we cannot send a team. If you are interested in taking on this role please contact the WADAC Webmaster as soon as possible for further details. No previous experience necessary.

Flora London Marathon 2008
This year's Flora London Marathon was another great event for Winchester and District runners. Toby Lambert was the 4th British man home in an amazing 2:18:40, Phil Killingly and Andrew Greenleaf were both under the 2:30 mark, closely followed by Julian Mann and George Hide. Ian Berry, Debbie Coslett and Kaye Mansbridge all came in under 3 hours. Joy Radford had a great run, the fastest runner in her category. Jonathan Kane was 4th in his category.
According to Athletics Weekly (17 April) Winchester men's team was provisionally assigned third place in the London Marathon (Phil Killingley, Andy Greenleaf, Julian Mann). That is an excellent result if it is confirmed. Results for Winchester and District and associated runners.
Photos (updated 17th April).

Run Bristol Forest of Dean Training Weekend - April 19th-20th
In partnership with Bristol City Council and RunBristol (the half marathon and 10k), join Liz Yelling (Marathon runner and Olympian) and Nick Anderson (Runners World writer, British team and WADAC coach) at a running weekend in the Forest of Dean on April 19th/20th. The weekend will be packed full of high quality coaching and good fun! It won't be all tight lycra and fast running, infact, the weekend is intended to cater for runners of all abilities, fitness and experience levels from first timers to pb seekers!

The camp costs £99.00 and that includes all meals and accomodation, coaching and best of all - a free guaranteed entry into the popular Bristol Half Marathon. Click here for more information

The Hampshire and IOW Sports Awards 2008
The Club's Ladies Endurance Section were nominated for Senior Team of the Year at the Hampshire and IOW Sports Awards 2008, held on 2nd April at the Rosebowl.

The team, represented on the night by Louise Damen, Michaela McCallum, Kath Bailey, Emma Patel, Lucy Elliot, Kaye Mansbridge and Karen Hazlitt, had been nominated in recognition for their success in 2007, particularity their National and Southern Cross Country Titles, and their UK and AAA's half marathon and 10 km success. Up against 3 other teams including Havant and Waterlooville FC for reaching the 4th round of the FA Cup the girls thought they didn't have a chance, how wrong they were! After wowing Roger Johnson with tales of endurance, he announced that they are the winners for 2008.

Michaela Mccallum was nominated for Senior Volunteer of the Year, narrowly missing out to David Ball from the IOW. However Michaela did not miss the opportunity to extol the virtues of the Club and the benefits the new track will give to us all.

Club member, Pete Spelman's Mum won the Veteran Sportswoman category for her 3 Gold medals at the World Masters Track and Field Championships in the 5000m, 10,000m and 20,000m walks (seen in the 3rd photo).

See Photos.

Road Running
WADAC's ladies team came 8th in the SEAA road relays in Aldershot on April 6th. Special thanks to Kath Bailey for joining the team at the last minute. Results listing.

Road Running
Chatterbox
April edition (large file: 1MB), featuring Nove Miglia di Bra( 9 Mile race in Bra), Sportshall End of Season Summary, Vets Corner, WADAC Grand Prix, Kieran Wins National Title, Hampshire Road Race League Status So Far, Eastleigh 10K Report and Easter Sportshall Grand Prix Poster.

Road Running
- Grand Prix Results, updated after Totton 10K, thanks to Andy Carton
- Flora London Marathon: Good luck to the following WADAC runners who will be doing the Flora London Marathon on Sunday: Ian Berry, Sandra Bowers, Jackie Ducker, Steve Goodwin, Andrew Greenleaf, George Hide, Esme Ireland, Jonathon Kane, Phil Killingly, Toby Lambert, Steve Lawrence, Jeff Lynn, Julian Mann, Kaye Mansbridge, Heidi Penrose, Bill Reed, Tom Reid, Joy Radford, Jane Rollitt, Charlotte Sharman, Judith Smallman, Andrew Smart, Christina Tomlinson, Sue True, Claire Warwick-Smith. Also good luck to Debbie Rhodes [Alton] and Audra Dennison [Overton], who train with WInchester and District.
- Paris Marathon: Congratulations to Marie Evans and Tony Britten, who completed the Paris Marathon on the 6th.
- Totton 10K: WADAC runners' results and photos from Gill Berry. Team positions: Men 1 & 2, Women 1, Men and women's vets both 3rd.

World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh 30th March
Not only did Winchester and District AC have three athletes running for GB on Sunday but a sizeable posse also made the journey from Winchester to Edinburgh to support them. Read Karen Hazlitt's race report and see photos from Michaela McCallum.

Jurassic Coast Marathon
Congratulations to Christian Burge, who completed the Jurassic Coast Marathon last weekend. Here is his race report:

The event took place in less than perfect weather, in fact it started on Saturday night in such driving rain and a blustery wind that the race was postponed after 8 miles because we were being blow over along the cliff top in the pitch black and the Met forecast was for storm force winds overnight!

The event resumed at 5:00am and the distance reduced to just over 50 miles. Blazing hot by the end of the day and a totally awesome day, although my wife doesn't necessary agree! Feel a little stiff and sore and missing a few toe nails otherwise feel fine and a little lighter!

Finished the whole thing, 59"ish" miles in about 11:40 (official results aren't out yet). Total altitude climbed: 3,987 meters (equivalent to climbing up the empire state building 9 times!!!) Total descent: 4,013 meters Finish position: 11th, 35 people entered in total with only 16 finishing.

Vets' Track
Here is the Timetable for this season's Southern Counties Vets AC Track and Field League - Hants and Surrey Division. Please advise Karen Hazlitt if you are interested in taking part in any of the events. We also need an official at each event, see the letter "J" for Winchester beside each event where an official is required.

Cross Country
Good luck to John Beattie and Rachel Townend, club members who both qualified to compete in the GB & NI team at this weekend's World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh (30th March), and to Phil Berntsen (Andover AC), who trains with the WADAC group, and made the GB junior men's team. TV coverage is on BBC2 2:00-3:30PM on Sunday 30th.

Track
See the latest photos of the Bar End track (March 08). It is really taking shape.

Fixture Card
New handy printable 2008 Fixture Card now available (V3 updated 25 March 2008)

Track and Field
Click here for details of Havant Athletic Club's Open Track and Field Meeting, 19th April 2008, Portsmouth. Thanks to Ewan Simmons.

Cross Country
Photos from the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships and English Schools Cross Country Championships, thanks to Ash Berntsen.

Road Running (and Social!)
If you can read Italian, the results are available at the official web site, which includes photos. For a crude translation, see the same page run through Google Translate. Alternatively, just look at the WADAC runners' results. Further photos available here and here.

Road Running
Some photos from the Bath Half Marathon, including cameo appearances from Gareth Hardman in his Bridgend kit.

Admin Forms
The following updated forms are now available on the Admin Forms page: Accident Form, Child Protection Policy, Codes of Conduct, Constitution, Open Membership Policy and UK Athletics Code of Ethics for Coaches.

Sportshall
Fixture: Easter Grand Prix, West Hill Park School, 9th April, map.

Road Running
- Updated Grand Prix Results thanks to Andy Carton
- Bath Half results
- Men and women fastest teams at Eastleigh 10K.
- Fleet Half results.

Road Running (and Social!)
7-10 March 2008. Nove Miglia di Bra (9 Mile race in Bra, Italy). Photos updated thanks to new pictures from David Vosser (added 14 March) and John Radford (added 15 March).

Sportshall
WADAC athletes perform well at Hampshire individual championships on 8th March. Report and photos from Ewan Simmons.

Road Running
Finchley 20: Kay Mansbridge and Phil Killingley had a good trip to West London, coming in as second lady in 2:10:20 and 6th man in 1:57:54. With Jackie Ducker and Esme Ireland competing we had enough runners for a Winchester ladies team, which came an impressive fourth. Results.

Road Running (and Social!)
7-10 March 2008. Nove Miglia di Bra (9 Mile race in Bra, Italy). See Mike Davies' race report. and Photos from Michaela McCallum.

Chatterbox
See the March edition, featuring a report from the European Champion Clubs Cup, Albufeira, Portugal; WADAC Ladies Retain National Cross-Country Title; Bourton on the Water 10k; Vets' Corner; Track and Field results; Sportshall - U15 Boys to Nationals Tokyo Marathon and lots more.

Road Running
- Reading Half: Results and photos
- Mad March 20: Results and photos

Cross Country - Ladies Retain National Title
Winchester and District ladies continued their long run of form when they retained their national title at National Championships at Alton Towers on 23rd February.
Race Report from Dave Kennedy photos from Ash Berntsen Dave Kennedy.

Road Running
Winchester 10K Results, thanks to Derek Smith.

AGM
With Christmas over and Easter on its way, it must be time for the club's AGM.

This year we've decided to separate the AGM and awards night. A social event is being organised for Saturday 26th April during which our annual awards will be presented - more details later.

This year the AGM is being held in the Milner Hall - part of the St Peter's catholic church site between Jury Street and St Peter's Street in Winchester. Pedestrian access from Jury Street opposite the new Discovery Centre or from St Peter's Street. Parking available behind the Discovery Centre or in the Gordon Road car park (on the way to River Park).

In line with the club rules, any nominations for the posts of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer need to be with the Secretary by the 3rd March. A statement signed by the proposer and nominee stating that they are prepared to be appointed needs to accompany all nominations.

The AGM is an important event in the club's year and we hope to see as many members as possible on the 10th March at the Milner Hall.

John Fuller, Club Chairman on behalf of the committee

AGM Agenda, 7.30pm Monday 10th March 2008, Milner Hall, St Peter's Street, Winchester
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of the 2007 AGM
3. Chairman's Report
4. Treasurer's Report
5. Update on progress on the Outdoor Sports Centre
6. Election of Chairman, Secretary & Treasurer
7. Any Other Business

Juniors
See the junior athlete Rosie Upton's Race report from the South of England Championships on 26th January.

Hampshire Athletics
Please note that entry forms for the Hampshire Track & Field Championships, Multi Event Championships, Under 11's Championships and the U17/U20/Senior Womens 2K Steeplechase, are now available on the Hampshire Athletics web site.

Sportshall
The club had great results from the Norwich Union Regional Sporthall Finals on 16th February, where the U-15 boys won and go through to the UK finals and the U-15 girls came second. See race report from coach Ewan Simmons.

Road Running
Local non-league races:
Winchester 10K takes place this Sunday (24 Feb) with entries on the day.
Marwell 10K - 27th April.
Alresford 10K (15 June) - new local race.

RR10 League
The new season starts on the 23rd April 2008 at The Royal Victoria Country Park at 7pm. All the dates and venues can be found at the RR10 web site (or by clicking the "RR10" under Leagues in our web site menu). Ladies, you have won the team event for the last 2 years, 3 in a row would be good. Lets hope the men can win again. Kath Bailey was the ladies individual champion, hopefully she will defend her title.

Please note the race we organize is on the 20th August at IBM Hursley and not at Itchen Valley Country Park. A note in your dairies would be appreciated as we have to get the course ready and marshal it.

Many Thanks, Jonathan J Kane, Team Manager, 842970

Cross Country
WADAC ladies win the final Hampshire league event at Wimborne on 16th February with 5 of 7 top finishers. See David Vosser's race report for full details of this and some great results in other categories, plus photos from Ash Berntsen, David Vosser and Dave & Sue True.

Cross Country
Read Dave Kennedy's race report from the European Champion Clubs Cup in Albufeira, Portugal at the start of February.

Sportshall
See the Sportshall Fixtures page for information about the Sportshall Grand Prix at West Hill Park School on 20 February 2008.

Please Support the Club to Bid for up to £50,000 Norwich Union Funding
Ewan Simmonds, with the help of Jackie Ducker and Michaela McCallum has put together a bid to seek funding through NU's "Make Local Sport the Winner" initiative, which has been accepted. The principle is simple. Please:
1. Go to the website www.joinourteam.com
2. Enter a Winchester postcode (If you use Ewan's, SO225DU, the WADAC bid comes up first)
3. Click on "vote for us"
4. After that, follow directions as given. You will be asked to either "log in" if you have already registered with NU previously. If not you will be asked to register, if you have not already done so.

Your first vote may then give you the right to contact three friends. If you do this you get another "free" 3 votes. It is the only way you will get a second vote, because your email address is recorded the first time you vote, and you cannot vote again.

Please do vote and pass on your message to 3 friends (thereby getting 3 more free votes) before asking friends, relatives, colleagues, fellow students ..............etc to log in, vote for us, and send emails to three friends etc to get 3 more votes.. You can continue to do this as long as you have the energy!!! This is a heaven sent opportunity to do something for the club by getting funding for what we do. Don't delay - vote and act now! My sincere thanks go to Jackie Ducker and Michaela McCallum, without whose help our submission would not have been selected.

Many thanks in anticipation of your good work and anticipated efforts on behalf of the Club.

Sportshall
- Updated training forecest and sportshall newsletter are both now available on the main Sportshall page.
- "Hampshire Boys give Oxfordshire a close run for their Money" - see Ewan Simmons' match report from the Norwich Union Regional Under 11 Competition, Portsmouth, 20 Jan 2008.
- Hampshire Individual Sportshall Championships - Saturday 8th March
We have just received notification, together with Application Forms and Timings, for this end-of-season event at which WADAC athletes have always done well. For more information and link to download entry forms, see the Sportshall Fixtures page

Juniors
Updated winter season training information now available.

Cross Country
Re Hants XC League event at Canford Park Wimborne on 16th February, there will be fooball matches on at Canford arena on the same day, which means the possibiloity of using the changing room toilets only – NOT TO BE USED for CHANGING. However, the changing rooms are operated by the football teams and we will have to ask their permission on the day to use the toilets.

The footballers have access to the changing room car park – we are not allowed to use this – car park marshals will be in attendance. Once the footie people finish they wil leave and lock all the relevant gates. ALL XC runners/spectators must park in the desiganated Car Park located via Gate 1 at Canford Arena

Cross Country
Hampshire Cross Country League Reading Saturday 12th Jan 2008:
- Race report from David Vosser
- Photos thanks to Karl Bowling

Road Running
Salisbury 10, hosted by City of Salisbury AC takes place on 9th March. Entry form

Track and Field
- Havant AC is staging an Open track and field meeting on Saturday 19th April 2008 at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth. Entry form
- The Radley A.C. Annual Track and Field Open Meeting will be held on Saturday 22nd March 2008 at Tilsley Park, Abingdon. This year Radley A.C. is pleased to announce that there will be electronic timing with Photo Finish on the track and there will be electronic measuring for the long throws events on the field. Radley A.C. is also looking for officials. Contact Tom for details. Entry form

Track and Field
Please note that entry forms for the Hampshire Track & Field Championships, Multi Event Championships, Under 11’s Championships and the U17/U20/Senior Womens 2K Steeplechase, are now available on the Hampshire Athletics web site.

2008 Winchester District Inter-Primary Schools Cross-Country
The above event, the third year it has been running, will take place on Wednesday 5th March at Sparsholt College. This was a WADAC initiative and has been well supported by the local primary schools, giving many children their first taste of real cross-country. The event has even led to recruitment of some of our juniors and schools setting up running clubs. This time Year 3's will be able to compete for the first time (8 and 9 year olds). Sparholt students assist with the planning, set up and marshalling on the day and members of WADAC usually provide some assistance. If you are available on the afternoon of 5th March (1230-4pm) and would like to help, please contact me using the wadac volunteers email address. Spectators are of course always welcome, it's a great local event! Michaela.

Chatterbox
See the February edition, featuring Norwich Union Funding, Track updates, Sportshall Championships, Welsh Castles, Kieran Storms to Southern Title, Ekiden Relays, Race Reports and much more.

Road Running
Winchester and District AC had a great outing to the Isle of Wight, with the men getting 1st, 2nd and 4th places and men's A-C teams coming 1st, 3rd and 7th and the women getting 2nd and 4th spot and A-C teams coming 1st, 4th and 7th.
- Club results
- Updated Grand Prix Results thanks to Andy Carton

Cross Country
Winchester and District runners redefined the phrase, "quick and dirty" with a fantastic outing to the South of England Championships at Parliament Hill on the 26th January, winning the Senior Women's title for the 4th time and the Under 20 girls title.
- Race report from David Vosser
- Photos

Road Running
Romsey 5
- Club results and race report thanks to Derek Smith and Mike Davies.

Sportshall
Under 13 girls triumph and Jake Joslin wins a cloesley contested uder 15 boys' competition. See the report on the third Sportshall fixture held at the Mountbatten Centre on January 19th, from coach Ewan Simmonds.

Road Running
See the new Other Local Races section on the Fixures page for details of the following local races:
- Fordingbridge Fire Station 10K, Sunday 4th May
- Lordshill Road Runners 10K, Sunday 29 June
Thanks to the respective race directors for these details.

Sportshall
Updated Spring term newlsetter available now, thanks to coach Ewan Simmonds. Also take a look at the new slideshow pictures on the Sporthall home page.

Indoor Athletics
Congratulations to Kieran Showler-Davis, who won the SEAA U17 indoor 60m in a Championship Best of 6.86 at the "Super Saturday" indoor event on the 19th January.

Welsh Castles Relay - 14-15 June 2008
The dates are out for the 2008 Welsh Castles relay. For those of you who have not heard of this race before, it is a team event covering about 200 miles from North to South Wales over the course of two days, on the roads. Teams run all 20 legs, with each team member running between 8-13 miles, from flattish to very hilly.

For the last two years we have fielded a men's and a women's team, and it would be good if we could do the same in 2008. Generally, lifts can be shared and we have had a minibus in previous years which has had a great atmosphere. Most people camp on Saturday night, but there are some bedrooms where we camp, and obviously some people make their own arrangements. Entry costs £13.75 each, and we've always had a t-shirt for finishing the leg, plus we have had quite a few leg winners (and a ladies' team overall win in 2006), so it's good value!

At the moment, we are just trying to establish what interest there is out there, to see if we can make up one or two teams. I've set up an e-mail address specifically for this event, so if you would like to know more/would be interested in running please e-mail with your contact details and your availability, by mid February, and we’ll go from there. Thanks, Angela Mann

London Marathon Accommodation
I am currently in the process of enquiring about a group booking in a hotel in London for the Saturday night before the London Marathon for runners and supporters. I have spoken to Steve, who organised this for a group of people from the club last year and he said how well it worked and how good the hotel was, so I am making enquiries into doing the same thing this year using the Thistle Kensington Palace/Park, opposite Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park.

The idea is to arrive in London relaxed after travelling up by train, check into the hotel, then go for an evening meal in a recommended Italian restaurant nearby. On the morning of the race, get breakfast in the hotel and taxis to the start (the least stress and walking the better!. Then after the race take a walk / crawl / piggy-back (for about a mile) back to the hotel. The hotel even had showers available for the group after the race last year.

Please contact me using this email address (advised not to publish personal address on web) if you are interested and would like me to book a room for you? Last year the group rate was £100 per couple for a double/twin room with breakfast, so I am hoping for something similar.

Thanks, Sue True.

Juniors
Congratulations to Klara Lyne, who won the Great Winter Run (for girls age 7 to 10) in Edinburgh on 12th January. See photo on Juniors News page.

Sportshall
For all those selected to represent Hampshire in the Norwich Union U-11 Regional Sportshall Final at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth (where the last League Match took place), on Sunday, 20 January 2008, the start time is 12:30 pm. It is normal for competitors to arrive between 1145 - 1200 pm to met the rest of the team, report to the Team Manager, and get warmed up. Good luck to you all. Ewan Simmonds

Back the Track
See the latest news and photos of the Bar End running track as it nears completion this spring. Thanks to Michaela McCallum.
New panoramic photo added 17 January.

Community Athletics Coach Post
Winchester will soon have its first Olympic standard 8-lane athletics track based at the University of Winchester Sports Ground at Bar End. We have an exciting opportunity for a committed Community Athletics Coach who will encourage participation in Athletics and develop usage of this facility when it opens in Spring 2008. This part-time post is initially for a fixed term from April 2008 to March 3009. See the job description for more details. Entries close 9AM on 31st Jan.

Road Running
- Grand Prix results updated plus a correction to the 2006 ladies Grand Prix results. Thanks to Andy Carton.
- Some photos from the Stubbington 10K Thanks to Ian Berry.
- Club results from Stubbington 10K - with a men's win from Toby Lambert and Ladies' 1-2-3 from Karen Hazlitt, Emma Patel and Debbie Coslett.

Cross Country
Race report from Hampshire Championships - thanks to David Vosser.

Chatterbox
January 2008 issue and addendum (containing information about the Winchester CC6 on the 20th and Senior Endurance 2007 highlights) now available online - see Chatterbox section for details. Thanks to John Walker.

Cross Country
Photos from the Hampshire Cross Country at Dibden Purlieu on 5th January. Updated 8th January.

The Italian Job 2008
March 9th 2008, picture yourself in the Po Valley, south of Turin running 15km round the beautiful Piemonte countryside. This is the date for this years "Novemiglia", the annual road race for the town of Bra. This will be the fourth trip for WADAC (5th for Tony B) and those who have travelled in previous years (either to run or simply to eat) will testify it is an event not to be missed. Click here for more details.

Sportshall
See the Spring Term Sportshall Newsletter from coach Ewan Simmonds.

Theatre Trip
I am organising a trip to Theatre Royal Winchester to see stand up comedian, Andy Parsons on Thursday 27th March 2008 at 8pm. Tickets are £14 each. If you would like a ticket please contact me on 01962 866622 or email me. Pete Spelman

Flora London Marathon – Club Places
Congratulations to Gina Hardman, Sue True, Jackie Ducker, Judith Smallman and Jane Rollitt. Each has received one of the Club’s five guaranteed entries to the 2008 Flora London Marathon. Good luck in your training ladies!

Juniors
- Junior Training will take place at Farley Mount on Thursday 27th at 9.30 and Saturday 29th
- Merry Christmas to all, from the Juniors' Coaches. See Juniors News for photos from Santa's visit to Junior training.

Algarve Warm Weather Training Camp, February 2008
The information page and booking forms have been updated again (20 Dec) to show the special rates for WADAC members. Thanks to Nick Anderson for the corrected information.
More details Booking forms: Word format PDF format
NB Flights are cheaper when booked early. You can reserve your place now and pay later.

Sportshall
Report and Photos from Hampshire Sportshall League Match 2 at Eastleigh, thanks to Ewan Simmonds and Colin Burville.

Sustrans Connect2 wins lottery £50 million
If you voted for Sustrans Connect2 you will have helped it to secure £50 million lottery funding from the Big Lottery Fund to invest in 79 communities UK-wide, building new walking and cycling bridges and crossings over busy roads, railways and rivers, and linking these into networks of paths. Its Connect2 project competed with 3 other organisations: the Eden Project-The Edge; Black Country Urban Park; Sherwood: The Living Legend. The winner was decided by public vote which concludes on Monday, 10th December.More information

Alton Sports
See the Alton Sports page for new special offers on Garmin, Phiten, New Saucony Paramount shoes and Timex iPod Watch.

Training Camp
Many thanks to Nick Anderson, Keith Anderson, Bud Buldaro and especially Liz Yelling for an excellent endurance training camp in the Forest of Dean at the weekend. They provided a great combination of practical experience, guidance and running sessions that were applicable to runners at all levels. Nick and Keith are hosting further camps in the Algarve in February (with a WADAC discount) and April. See links above for details. Reserve your place and book flights early for cheaper flights!
Photos from the Heroes and Villains party kindly provided by Sue True and Simon Hazlitt.

Cross Country
Race report from Southern Inter-Counties Cross Country - thanks to Karen Hazlitt.

Road Running
Bramley 20 has been cancelled for safety reasons due to road works. The organisers will refund entry fees. Details. Places are still available in the Reading Half Marathon on March 2nd for those who were aiming to use Bramley as a pre-London preparation run.

Flora London Marathon Places
The Club has just received an allocation of 5 guaranteed places in the Flora London Marathon for April, 2008. To qualify for one of these places you have to meet the following criteria:

Have been rejected from the ballot entry for 2008 (and be able to show your rejection slip)
Have been (and still are) a fully paid up Club member for at least 12 months
Have represented the Club in at least 5 league events (eg HRRL, CC6, RR10, track & field, etc) during the last year

If more than 5 meet these criteria then a draw will be held. If less than 5 meet the criteria, then the unallocated places will be offered to individuals meeting criteria 1 & 2 and are who closest to meeting criteria 3 (ie who has represented the Club the most). If you have been rejected (or if you are still waiting to hear) and you would like a Club place please let me know (842108) by Friday 14th December. Good luck, George Hide.

Algarve Warm Weather Training Camp, February 2008
Get through winter by joining Nick Anderson and Keith Anderson at the superb Full Potential February training weekend in the Algarve. It will include tempo and hill running, a guided long run, core stability and body conditioning, stretching and relaxation and lots more. More details Booking forms: Word format PDF format
NB Flights are cheaper when booked early. You can reserve your place now and pay later. Ask for a club discount when booking.

Chatterbox
December 2007 issue now available online - thanks to John Walker.

Cross Country
Hants Cross Country League Event at Overton 1 December:
- WADAC Results
- Race report from David Vosser
- Photos, again thanks to David Vosser

Road Running
- See the Results page for WADAC results from the Victory 5. WADAC runners who were particularly rewarded for turning out in the appalling weather include Kath Bailey and Emma Patel, first and second ladies and each first in their category, and Jonathan Kane (1st M65).
- The Grand Prix results have been swiftly updated thanks to Andy Carton.

Juniors
Entries close this week (7 Dec) for Hants XC Championships on 5th Jan at Dibden Enclosure. See Juniors News section for more details.

Cross Country
Good luck to Louise Damen, who is running for Great Britain at the 14th European Cross Country Championships in Toro, Spain on Saturday 9th December. She joins Liz and Hayley Yelling, Helen Clitheroe, Hatti Deanis and Kate Reed in the Senior Women's team. Full team details .

Cross Country
UK Cross Country Challenge Race report, thanks to David Kennedy

Press Officer
The club is looking for a Press Officer. If you are interested please contact information@wadac.org.uk for more information.

Sportshall
- Sportshall Grand Prix - West Hill Park School – 19 December 2007
Click here for details and here for a printable map.
- Updated report on the first Sportshall fixture of the season (Match 1 - Sunday 4th November, Winchester) from coach Ewan Simmons

Road Running
- See the Results page for WADAC results from the Gosport Half, including wins for men and women senior teans, wins for Toby Lambert and Shona Crombie Hicks and first F40 for Michaela McCallum.
- The Grand Prix results have been updated thanks to Andy Carton.
- Photos from Gosport Half - thanks to Dave and Sue True

Cross Country
- Photos from Cross Country meetings in Coutances, France, Wessex XC league at Salisbury
- HCCL Overton 1 December
NB The main car park is at Overton Mill run by De La Rue, about 1 mile from the Start & Finish Area, and will be signposted.
Please car share where possible to avoid congestion.
Drivers will be asked pay £1 for parking. Proceeds will go towards the building of a new sports facility at Overton.

New Arrival
I am delighted to annouce the arrival of baby Freddie, born on Tuesday 20th November at 11:19, 7lb 7oz. Sarah and he are both doing well. Tom R.

Membership
If you have not renewed your membership you MUST NOT COMPETE - you are not insured. Please go to the Membership section to renew today.

Cross Country
Hants XC Leage Event at Goodwood 10 Nov: photos, thanks to Ash Berntsen and David Vosser, and WADAC results.

Road Running
Photo of Leonie Stewart who finished 2nd in the BUPA Great South Junior Race - thanks to Dave Vosser.

Cross Country
National Cross Country Relay Championships – Berry Hill Park, Mansfield.
Race Report and Photos from Dave Vosser.

Seminar 6 Dec - GPS for Runners / Benefits of Threshold Training
On Thursday December 6th, Garmin will give a short talk about GPS for runners, with a full explaination on features, how to make best use of GPS and questions. Useful if you have one or are thinking of getting one (Xmas ?). This talk has been requested by several runners.
This will be followed by a short talk by Nick Anderson on the benefits of threshold training. It starts at 8.00pm at River Park function room, and will last up to two hours. The cost is £3 and is expect to include refreshment (fresh orange drinks).

Chatterbox
The November Edition of the Chatterbox newsletter is now available online.

Road Running
Congratulations to Michaela McCallum, who finished the New York City Marathon yesterday in 2:51:55, 4th F40, the only GB woman in front of Michaela being Paula Radcliffe!

Back the Track
See the panoramic photo of the Bar End running track as it begins to take shape under heavy construction equipment. Thanks to Louise Rowland, Sports Development Officer, Winchester City Council.

Membership
Please note that membership renewals received after 1st November incur a £5 renewal fee.

Alton Sports
Alton Sports are holding a several special event days in November. See the Alton Sports page for details.

Road Running
- Dublin Marathon: Lucy Elliott gets a great result as first FV40 and 16th lady overall in a superb time of 02:53:58.
- Great South Run: Results (updated) and Photos.
- Well done to Emma Patel, who was also busy in the wind and rain yesterday, winning the Barns Green Half Marathon in Sussex in 82 mins on a hilly course.
- Some great photos from the National Road Relays in Sutton Coldfield, thanks to Simon Hazlitt.
- Race Report from National Road Relay Championships, Sutton Coldfield, 20th October 2007 and Junior Road Relays. Thanks to Dave Kennedy.
- Entry is now open for Bramley 10/20 in February, Fleet Half Marathon and ASICS Reading Half Marathon, both in March.
- Reminder: The AGC's A Worthy 1/2 Marathon takes place on 04 Nov 07 at Worthy Down just north of Winchester. Registration is by the entry form or via runnersworld.co.uk web site events listing. The course is multi terrain and is undulating to hilly. The AGC's 10K last year was an enjoyable and very well organised race.

Chatterbox
The Chatterbox newsletter is now available online. Back issues to follow soon.

Road Running
- Video from National Road Relays. Thanks to Karen and Simon Hazlitt.
- Congratulations to Debbie Coslett, who was 9th lady in the Amsterdam Marathon on 21st October in a fantastic PB time of 2:47:50.
- Well done to Shona Crombie-Hicks, who ran in the Granada Half Marathon in Spain on Sunday & was 3rd Lady overall & 1st V35 in 1:24:57
- Well done to Emma Patel who broke the course record at the Saffron Walden 10K on Sept 30th with a time of 37min 51sec, more than three and a half minutes faster than her nearest rival.

Road Running
Some more good pictures from the Solent Half. Thanks to Steve Goodwin.

Cross Country
Race Report from Farley Mount Hants League Cross Country (PDF). Thanks to Dave Vosser.
Additional photos from Farley Mount race. Thanks to Dave and Sue True.

Cross Country - Bolbec International Cross Country Meeting, Normandy, France, 25 Nov 2007

"The Groupement Athletique de la Basse Seine – the GABS, hereby invites WADAC to the 45th Bolbec Cross-country event, at the Thomas Tetlow stadium on Sunday 25th November, 2007. Participants should be no younger than “Minimes” (aged 13/14 as determined by their age on Sept 1st 2007), with mix of competitors/managers/supporters kept to 33, owing to the limited private, hotel or hostel accommodation available"

Until a few years ago WADAC regularly took teams (all age groups) to the above event (kindly organised by Graeme Lowndes). This year we have received an invitation to once again participate in what used to be an annual fun/competitive club outing. This is one of Europe’s top cross country races which attracts many top international athletes. WADAC started going to this meeting in 1992 and did so for 10 years until the races were suspended for a few years. This was a highlight in the x- country calendar with some memorable results from Winchester athletes. However, here’s the catch….it requires someone to organise it! This is obviously at very short notice for this year but if by chance a few willing volunteers are keen to seize the opportunity and someone is happy to co-ordinate it then please contact volunteer@wadac.org.uk before 31st October. Otherwise we will politely decline and maybe keep it in mind for next year. is near Le Havre so very convenient for the Portsmouth crossing.

If there are just a small number of competitors it may be possible to arrange travel with another participating club or the organisers who have a coach.

Road Running
Tadley 10 Results
Congratulations to Matt King for his win and Michaela McCallum for her 2nd place.
Swindon Half Result
Congratulations to Shona Crombie-Hicks - first Lady.

Cross Country
Hants XC League - Farley Mount Results
Photos from Farley Mount Cross Country 13th October 2007. Thanks to Moyna Lee.

Tesco Sport for Schools and Clubs Tokens
Winchester and District AC is collecting Tesco Sport for Schools and Clubs tokens to get new sports equipment. Please collect tokens when you shop at Tesco until 4 Nov 2007 and hand them in to the club by 11 Jan 08 for Club action by 18 Jan 08. Please hand in tokens to coaches at junior and Sportshall sessions. Adults please hang on to your tokens and watch out on the web site for details of where to take them.

Sportshall
Please see the Autumn 2007 Sportshall Letter (PDF fomat) and 2007/2008 Sportshall Training Forecast (PDF fomat), both of which have been updated by coach Ewan Simmons on 8 Oct.

Let's hear it for the Ladies!
The Winchester and District AC Ladies' team are the 2007 National Cross Country Champions, AAA's Half Marathon Champions (Bristol Half Marathon) and on Sunday won the AAA's 10K Championships at the Chichester 10K. Fantastic!

Algarve Warm Weather Training Camp, 3-10 April 2008
Join Nick Anderson and Keith Anderson for an Easter warm weather training camp in the Algarve. More details.

Cross Country
Wessex Cross Country dates now available on Cross Country Fixtures page.

Juniors
Provisional fixture list and link to Cross Country fixtures now available on Junior Fixtures.

Road Running
Chichester Priory 10K Results - thanks to Derek Smith.
Solent Half: Results Photos
Grand Prix Results Updated thanks to Andy Carton.

Christmas Endurance Training Camp, 14-16 December
Join Nick Anderson, Bud Buldaro and Keith Anderson for a pre-Christmas Endurance training camp in the Forest of Dean. These excellent camps are becoming a regular fixture on the WADAC calendar and are great opportunity for all endurance runners, and a must for those preparing for a spring marathon. More details.

Level 1 Coaching Course - Saturday 1st December, Portsmouth
On Saturday 1st December, 5 WADAC members are attending a one day level 1 coaching course taking place in Porstmouth. It will be a fun and informative day and most importantly provide desperately needed qualified coaches for the Club. As the Club expands the need for coaches increases, this does not commit you to a regular coaching slot but merely helps to spread the load of the existing dedicated coaches. No experience required, parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, runners, non runners - everyone and all ages welcome! If anyone would like to join us or just would like to know more please contact Karen Hazlitt.

Sportshall Fixture
Grand Prix, West Hill Park School, Wednesday 17th October 2007 - printable map. Note that this is an open event.

Southern Road Relays
Race report and some photos- thanks to Dave Kennedy
Results now available thanks to Michaela McCallum.

Clarendon Way Marathon and Half Marathon
Individual Runners' Results now available thanks to Derek Smith. These are under XC for want of a better home for results from an off-road marathon. Special congratulations to Katharine Jones who won the ladies' marathon, Matt King, first in the men's half marathon and George Hide, Harriet Hide, Julian Mann and David Knapman for their win in the marathon relay in a combined time of 2:47:33. Wow!

UKA REGIONAL AWARDS - TVAC, ETON
David Vosser and Michaela McCallum travelled up to Eton on Saturday 29th September as nominees for Club Development Coach and Volunteer respectively and were delighted to win their categories. The prizes didn't end there as Mandy Ford proudly collected a trophy on behalf of Winchester City Council for most supportive authority and WADAC was presented with the Off Track Club Award...a huge achievement for the club. David Vosser, Michaela McCallum and Mandy Ford with their awards

David Vosser, Michaela McCallum and Mandy Ford with their awards

Juniors
Langport race, Sunday 7th Oct. See Fixtures for more information.

Road Running
Photos from the South of England Road Relays, Aldershot, Sept 30th. Many thanks to Moyna Lee and Dave and Sue True. WADAC ladies' A and B teams were both impressive. The Ladies' A team (Karen Hazlitt, Louise Damen, Lucy Elliot and Rachel Townsend) ran a great race and came in 2nd very close to Aldershot, Farnham and District. Lorna Russell, India Lee, Michaela McCallum and Kaye Mansbridge ran magnificently and came 5th overall and first B team by a very significant margin.

Further afield, congratulations to Tony Britten who ran the Berlin marathon, making Sunday a very busy day for WADAC. Result.

Clarendon Way Marathon and Half Marathon Photos
Photos of some of the WADAC runners finishing the marathon and half marathon (updated). Congratulations to the relay team for their first place.

Road Running
Belated results from the Bristol Half Marathon and Robin Hood Marathon now available. Please email webmaster@wadac.org.uk with any results from non-league races.

Norwich Union Join Our Team Initiative - Winchester Track Wins Silver Award
Great News! The University of Winchester Community Sports Ground has won the £12,500 Silver Award in the South East England Region of the Norwich Union Join Our Team Initiative and now goes foward as one of the 12 finalists to the National Judges to try and win the Gold award worth £50,000. Many thanks to everyone who voted online to Back the Track in this competition!

New Club Post - Official Co-ordinator for Track and Field
We are looking for someone to be our "Official Co-ordinator". This is a brand new post within the club. You will just hold the list of club officials and at the beginning of season allocate them to matches, make sure they know where to go and when. This is a great way to be involved with track and field. Please contact club chairman John Fuller (01962 880421 / chairman@wadac.org.uk) or any committee member if you are interested. Thank you!

New Arrival
Congratulations to Natalie and Adam Cain on the arrival of Phillip, who weighed in at 8 lbs 5 ozs. Both doing well.

Track and Field
WANTED - TRACK AND FIELD OFFICIALS. As many of you will know the track is now just months away and we are still desperately short of officials within the club. There are a couple of officials courses to be held soon in Basingstoke. You do NOT have to have done a level 1 course first. Officials Courses - NO EXAM AT END! Location: Down Grange Farm, Basingstoke
- Sunday 28th October - Starter/Marksmen, Timekeepers and Track
- 4th November - Field, 10am-4pm (please bring own lunch)
The £10 course fee will be refunded by the club - contact George Hide
Make cheque payable to England Athletics Ltd, c/o Eileen and Terry Williams, HAA Joint County Officials Secretaries, 73 Marrowbrook Lane, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 OAE
Closing date for registration is 21st October 2007

Road Running

Note that the Solent Half Marathon at Hardley on 7th October does NOT accept entries on the day. If you're planning to run and have not entered, please get an entry form and enter asap.
West Tytherley 10K Results

Chatterbox
John Walker is the new Chatterbox newsletter editor. Please send contributions to him at chatterbox@wadac.org.uk by the last day of the month for publication on or around the 10th. Thanks to Gareth and Gina Hardman for producing the Chatterbox newsletter over the last few years and best wishes to them in their new home in Wales.

Road Running

Please note that the date of the Gosport Half in the Hampshire Road Race League has been moved from 18 November to 25 November. Simon Stevens.
Grand Prix awards for 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 are now available. Thanks to Andy Carton.
Road Running Training Page has been reinstated and updated. Thanks to Shirley Dyson-Laurie.

Alton Sports
Alton Sports are holding a several special event days in September and October:

Saturday 22nd September brooks shoe party 10 - 5
Saturday 29th September Nike great run day 10 - 5
Wednesday 10th October adidas Footscan 10 - 4
Saturday 13th Mizuno wave experience day 10 - 5
Thursday 18th October Asics tech tour 10 - 4
Saturday 20th October Saucony shoe lab 10 - 5

For more details see the Events page on the Alton Runners web site.

Juniors - Second Hand Spikes
See Second Hand Kids' Kit in Juniors News for information about how to help buy and sell used spikes.

Juniors
Juniors September Newsletter is now available. Thanks to Micheala McCallum.

Clubmark Presentation Christine Benning presents Clubmark status to John Fuller club chairman

Christine Benning, former Olympic athlete, presents John Fuller the club chairman with Clubmark certificate and a cheque for £200 on Tuesday at Kings' School before the sportshall session. The Clubmark system was developed by Sport England in conjunction with individual sports governing bodies to establish criteria for sports clubs and to ensure that members of junior sections are properly protected and coached. It has taken the club over a year to gather the evidence and put procedures in place to show that the club is worthy of the accreditation. The club is proud to be able to use the Clubmark logo and will be eligable for support and funding from national, regional & local sports agencies.

Test Way Relay 2007 - Another win for the ladies!
Congratulations to the ladies team on not only winning this year's event but on breaking their own course record with a time of 5 hours and 22 minutes, 42 seconds quicker than last year!

The team was Georgia McNicol, Janet Littlewood, Katharine Jones, Lorna Russell, India Lee, Jackie Ducker, Harriet Hide, Rachel Byers and Kath Bailey. Congratulations to Lorna and India who both broke the course records on their legs of the relay which means that Winchester ladies now hold course records on all nine legs!

The mixed team finished in a superb time of 5 hrs 25 mins and 20 seconds to give them a second place finish. The mixed team was Lucy Elliott who broke the leg one record, Steve Goodwin, Jo Jefferies, Glynis Sheppard, Will Clarkson, Joy Radford, Gareth Hardman, Mike Davies and Gina Hardman.

A big thank you to Gina and Gareth for coming back from Wales to run!
Rachel Byers.

Back the Track - NOW!
The Bar End track is currently running second in the race to gain funding from Norwich Union, which ends in less than two weeks. If you have not voted yet, please click here to vote for the Bar End running track at Norwich Union's web site to help secure funding from Norwich Union. It takes only a couple of minutes to register and vote and there's up to £50,000 at stake.

Sportshall
Map showing gym location at Kings' School.

Alton Sports
Alton Sports are holding a Saucony day on Thursday 6th and an Adidas and Mizuno day on Saturday 8th, both 10 - 5.

Juniors
The Winter Season Training schedule is now available. Right-click the link to save this file.

Road Running

Grand Prix results thanks to Andy Carton:
Grand Prix Race Results Grand Prix - Men Grand Prix - Women (links now fixed)
Entry form now available for Stubbington Green 10K, which fills up early.
WADAC results from Midhurst 10K, thanks to Derek Smith.
The AGC's A Worthy 1/2 Marathon takes place on 04 Nov 07 at Worthy Down just north of Winchester. Registration is by the entry form or via runnersworld.co.uk web site events listing. The course is multi terrain and is undulating to hilly. The AGC's 10K last year was an enjoyable and very well organised race.
Photos from Overton 5 on 1 Sept. Thanks to Sarah Reid, Sue and Dave True . Please send any photos to webmaster@wadac.org.uk
WADAC results from Overton 5

Sportshall
See About Sportshall and Sportshall Fixtures for a major update about Autumn 07-Spring 08 Sportshall Training and Fixtures from Ewan Simmons.

Cross Country - WADAC Hosts First Race at Farley Mount (Saturday Oct 13th)
OUR CLUB ORGANISING FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON
Wadac organise the first event of the season at the lovely venue of Farley Mount .It is extremely popular with the cross country fraternity and an amazing sight to watch. It is really good to watch all the different age groups for Boys and Girls and then the Senior Men and Women .To do this we need help from club members, please offer if you think you can manage just a few hours on Saturday 7th. October . Perhaps you maybe able to help with one of the following:

We need people to help set up the course first thing in morning.(about 2 hours )
Need people to Marshall at various points on course .(3.5 hours ,from midday )
Need people to help with refreshments .(various times from 11.00 onwards )

Please volunteer to Alan Coveney W. 882719
NOTE: If you have never helped with an event before, no worries ! It is not hard and you will be shown exactly what to do .Thankyou, Alan Coveney

Cross Country - 13th October
There will be a charge of £2 per car at this year's XC at Farley Mount. This will cover charges imposed by Hampshire County Council for the use of their land for the races, and from the Forestry Commission for the use of car parking areas.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Please note that this year there will be a different parking area with a separate entrance and exit.
Do allow extra time to get to Farley Mount, and do not park on the road where there are Police cones. The Police will be noting number plates of cars causing an obstruction.
Please respect everything associated with the organisation of the event, as this could affect the future of the event being held in this beautiful location.

Work Starts on the new Track!
Celebration of work starting on the new track

On Weds 8th August (coincidentally one year from the start of Beijing Olympics), members of City Council, University, WADAC, Meridian TV, Win FM, Hants Chronicle were present to witness Joy Carter (vice-chancellor of the University of Winchester) cut the first turf for the track at Bar End. Loud cheers (esp from WADAC!) rang out as the JCB swung into action. The project is underway and is on target for completion Spring 2008. Although this ends a 25 year campaign for a track in Winchester it is just the beginning for us as a club - it will be fantastic to have a base from which we can all get to know one another, develop all aspects of the club and look ahead to some major successes in track, field, cross-country and road running.

10K Cross Country at Hursley Estate
The friends of Hursley School have organised a 10k cross country event on 23rd sept in the private grounds of hursley estate. The course has been permited by UK athletics and stands to be a great annual event. The gates open at 08.30 and we are limiting it to 250 runners . There is a children's fun run at 12.00. There is lots of off road parking , changing facilities, prizes for the winners and BBQ and Beer tent!
People can enter on line as we have a web site www.hursley10k.co.uk .
Thanks Liz ( A Hardley runner! may see you at the rr10 on 15th)

Track and Field
Photos from the UK Championships, Manchester, 27-29 July 2007. Thanks to Gary Mitchell.

Triathlon
Coungratulations to the five WADAC athletes who completed the Winchester Fast Twitch Triathlon on Sunday 22nd July:
Marius Kwint (4th) 1:43:12
Jonathan Talbot-Weiss 2:03.16
Jenny Thomson 2:08
Jackie Ducker 2:17:27
Anna Goldsmith 2:24:46

Road Running
Photos from the Winchester 5K. Thanks to Derek Smith.
Solent Half Marathon (Hardley) entry form is now available. Thanks to Simon Stevens.

WADAC Achieves Clubmark status
Winchester and District AC is proud to have achieved Clubmark status with Sport England. A formal presentation will be made in the near future, time and venue TBA. Many thanks to all who helped achieve this by assisting with completion of the file.

British Masters
Congratulations to Karen Hazlitt for winning the British Masters 2007 5k Road Championships at Horwich on June 24th.
Note that this year's New Forest Marathon on September 16th is the British Masters marathon championship this year. That race is now full, but the BMAF 10 mile championships are incorporated into the TADLEY (North Hants) 10 mile race on 14th October. Thanks to John Radford for this information.

Juniors
Young Athlete's League Summer 2007 report from Joy Radford.

Road Running
WADAC Runners' resuts in the Winchester 5K. Thanks to Derek Smith.

Special Notice - Help us bid for £200k to spend on play
Children and young people in the Winchester district could benefit from a £200,000 investment through the development of a play strategy. Your help is urgently needed by the City Council to help them craft their bid to meet the needs of people in the city and district. See the Winchester Play Strategy to find out more and take part in the consultation via the simple online questionnaire or downloadable forms.

Juniors See the Juniors section for news and pictures from the Quadkids' final and photos from the Picnic in the Park.

Winchester 10K - Race for AAIR Results - with some corrections.

Welsh Castles Relay. Here are some photos from the Welsh Castles Relay that did not make it onto the DVD. Thanks to Sue True.

Winchester 10K - Race for AAIR - More photos of adult race

Winchester 10K - Race for AAIR - Photos of adult race Sorry not to have got all runners - had to join children's race! Thanks to Paul Hammond for the pictures of the start. Please send any photos for the web site to the web maintainer.

Winchester 10K - Race for AAIR - Results 8 July 2007

Wincheser and District's new King of the Mountains Congratulations to Andy Greenleaf, who had his first taste of Fell Running last Sunday by winning the Skiddaw Fell Race from Keswick. Not bad for a first attempt at the 9 mile race with 2800 feet of climbing and descent in 70 minutes in pretty bad weather.

Southern Women's Track and Field League Southern Women's Track and Field League Fixtures for Division 3 West are July 7th and September 1st. Details and a timetable are now in the Track and field Fixtures section.

Web Update As you can see, I have updated the design of the WADAC home page. I will be applying the new design throughout the site, starting with the most frequently updated pages, over the next few weeks. During this period some pages that have not yet been updated will have no navigation bar.

Once it has been applied, the new design will make it much easier to update the web site as it separates the content from format. It will also allow people to link directly to their favourite parts of the site such as http://www.wadac.org.uk/juniors. This change builds on the existing structure, content and colour scheme. It will take some time but will hopefully create a modern looking, uncluttered site that should also be easier to navigate once the update is complete. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks, Tom Reid, web maintainer.

Road Running Entry forms now available for Gosport Half Marathon.

Juniors Newsletter - June 2007

Alton Sports
Oakley Sunglasses now availale at Alton Sports

Juniors - Check out the new Juniors section of the web site.

Road Running Poole 10K Reults. Thanks to Derek Smith.

Track and Field - Wessex League Meetings Sunday 15th July
The final meeting for U11's is provisionally timetabled for Sunday 15th July at Tidworth, further details to follow but if you're keen please pencil it in your diary!
For further details and event timings please follow this link http://www.quadkids.org/wessex/index.htm.
Michaela

Juniors This Thursday's training is at Palmer field - 5th July. See Juniors section for more information.

Web Update As you can see, I have updated the design of the WADAC home page. I will be applying the new design throughout the site, starting with the most frequently updated pages, over the next few weeks. During this period some pages that have not yet been updated will have no navigation bar.

Once it has been applied, the new design will make it much easier to update the web site as it separates the content from format. It will also allow people to link directly to their favourite parts of the site such as http://www.wadac.org.uk/juniors. This change builds on the existing structure, content and colour scheme. It will take some time but will hopefully create a modern looking, uncluttered site that should also be easier to navigate once the update is complete. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks, Tom Reid, web maintainer.

Juniors See the Juniors section for information about the Picnic in the Park,

Road Running Entry forms now available for Gosport Half Marathon.

Juniors Newsletter - June 2007

Alton Sports
Oakley Sunglasses now availale at Alton Sports

Alton Sports
Nike Night - Tuesday 19th June at Palmers Field
Kids Night - Thursday 21st June at Pilgrims Field
Orders can be brought to the training venue

Juniors - Check out the new Juniors section of the web site.

Road Running Poole 10K Results. Thanks to Derek Smith.

Alton Sports
The Alton Sports van will be back at training this Thursday evening (7th June) at Pilgrims field and have some great kids training gear in stock.

Track and Field - Wessex League Meetings Sunday 10th June and Sunday 15th July
Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine! Just to remind you all that this Sunday 10th June is the next Wessex League U11's (Quadkids) athletics meeting. It is at TVAC, Eton and there are various events on offer..long jump, ball throwing, and running. You must be a WADAC member to compete (membership forms downloadable from www.wadac.org.uk ) .If you are interested in competing then please let me know ( wyal@wadac.org.uk ) . Clare Knapton (Rebecca and Hannah's Mum) has kindly offered to stand in as team manager on the day as I am unavailable (running for WADAC in the Welsh castles relay..up some large hill!!), apologies but am sure Clare will look after everyone brilliantly. Older siblings are very welcome to compete as non-scorers.
For further details and event timings please follow this link http://www.quadkids.org/wessex/index.htm .The postcode for TVAC is SL4 6HN for those with SatNav.
The final meeting for U11's is provisionally timetabled for Sunday 15th July at Tidworth, further details to follow but if you're keen please pencil it in your diary! Micheala.

Back the Track - NOW! Click here to vote for the Bar End running track at Norwich Union 's web site to help secure funding from Norwich Union. It takes only a couple of minutes to register and vote.
Expenses Message about expenses from John Fuller, club chairman
Road Running - Ropley 10K Results Thanks to Derek Smith

Alton Sports
Try Out New WADAC clothing and Nike kit at
Palmer's Field training session on Tuesday 5th June
Click Here for More Information

Men's Vet Records for Road Running and Track and Field - thanks to Alan Coveney

Road Running - Photos from Ropley 10K - thanks to Sue True

Sportshall - WADAC U-15 GIRLS PERFORM WELL IN HAMPSHIRE TEAM AT NORWICH UNION NATIONAL SPORTSHALL FINALS
Report from Ewan Simmonds

Alton Sports Visiting Junior Session on Thursday
Alton Sports will be at this Thursday (24th May) junior session, Pilgrims Field 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Shoes, spikes, kit on sale, orders taken, cards, cheques & cash accepted!!!
Check out www.cautionrunners.com

Road Running - Alton 10 Results Thanks to Derek Smith

Race for AIIR
Updated Entry Form now available (sponsors updated)

Young Athletes League - Change of Venue
NB. The second Young Athletes League fixture for this Sunday 19th May has a change of advertised venue from Southampton to Portsmouth, Mountbatten Centre. It will be a single header fixture [i.e 7 teams]....contact Joy Radford for details 02380 610752.....
N.B. The following fixture is our Home fixture on June 3rd at Southampton track, Sports centre.
Joy Radford

Hampshire Road Race League
Fixture dates for the 2007-2008 season. Thanks to Alan Coveney.

Please Help Distribute 10K Flyers at Races
The club is having a big push on advertising our 10K road race which is July 8th. We would like to distribute as many entry forms as possible over the next 6 weeks at road races . We have some volunteers for the Alton 10, but if anybody is going to other races, e.g. Ropley 10k etc. we would really appreciate it they could also take with them a pile of forms and spread them around. Entry forms can be obtained from me please.
Alan Coveney

Sportshall
End of Season summary and photo in Sportshall Results. Thanks to Ewan Simmonds.

Membership
2007-08 Fees and membership forms now available on Membership page. Thanks to Tina Tognarelli.

Road Running Grand Prix

The Winchester teams had yet another fantastic season in the Hampshire Road Running League. Both the men’s and women’s A and B teams finished in the highest possible position. The A teams finished 1st in the A league (division 1) and the B teams finished 1st in the B league. In addition the men’s C team finished 4th in the B league. The number of WADAC women entering each of the races was sufficient to merit Winchester entering a women’s C team next season. Had we entered a women’s C team this season I am confident that they would have finished in the highest possible position: 2nd in the B league behind the Winchester B team.

For a number of years now the club has operated a Grand Prix to encourage runners to enter the HRRL. The winners of the 2006/07 Grand Prix have now been decided - see the prize table.

Prize	2006/07 Winner
1st man	George Hide
2nd man	Simon Stevens
3rd man	Mike Davies
Vet 40 man	Peter Spelman
Vet 50 man	Steve Goodwin
Vet 60 man	Jonathan Kane
1st woman	Katharine Jones
2nd woman	Rachel Byers
3rd woman	Emma Patel
Vet 35 woman	Shona Crombie-Hicks
Vet 45 woman	Joy Radford
10 out of 10	Rachel Byers

Two further prizes, for most improved man and most improved woman, will be announced at the Grand Prix award ceremony. The date, time and venue of this ceremony have yet to be decided. Congratulations to all the prizewinners and a big thanks to all the runners who turned out to the races and helped Winchester reign supreme. Two further tables give the full details of the Grand Prix points for all the 62 men and 43 women who took part.

Andy Carton

Marwell 10K Results

Pos.	Name	Club	Age	Pos.	Time
34	ROBINSON Andrew	Winchester & District AC	Snr	24	39.44
3	TRUE Sue	Winchester & District AC	Snr	3	42.39
82	REID Tom	Winchester & District AC	Snr	50	43.31
89	SMITH Derek	Winchester & District AC	V50	9	43.54
268	BENNETT Bernard	Winchester & District AC	V70	3	50.56

Special Offers
Check out the new special offers from WADAC sponsor, Alton Sports

Road Running
Road Running Fixtures: new grand Prix race results and men's table and women's table . Thanks to Andy Carton. 29 April 2007
Flora London Marathon Photos - thanks to Clare Warwick-Smith
Marwell 10K Photos

Wessex Young Athletes' League
Congratulations from Micheala for great runs at Tidworth on April 22nd and information about the next match at Eton on June the 10th. See Track and Field fixtures for full item.

Flora London Marathon 22 April 2007
Congratulations to all the Winchester and District runners who completed the hottest ever London Marathon today. Provisional results so far are shown below. If there are any runners not listed below, for example because they are not listed against WADAC on the FLM results page, please send an email to request an update.

Men's Results

place	pl.age	#	name	age	club	time
113	16	684	» MR HIDE, GEORGE (GBR)	M40	WINCHESTER & DI...	2:38:50
121	36	575	» MR HOUGHTON, ROBIN J (GBR)	M35	WINCHESTER & DI...	2:39:18
198	54	609	» MR MANN, JULIAN (GBR)	M30	WINCHESTER & DI...	2:43:49
1327	287	28902	» MR LYNN, JEFF (GBR)	M40	HART ROAD RUNNERS	3:08:36
1516	91	29165	» MR CARTON, ANDY D (GBR)	M50	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:11:14
1688	382	31138	» MR HARDMAN, GARETH P (GBR)	M40	WINCHESTER AND...	3:13:12
2606	185	31011	» MR GOODWIN, STEPHEN H (GBR)	M50	WINCHESTER & D...	3:23:59
2745	302	25808	» MR SMART, ANDREW D (GBR)	M25	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:25:29
3079	582	8822	» MR HERRINGTON, RICHARD C (GBR)	M30	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:28:23
3561	735	25811	» MR MCNICOL, ALISTAIR L (GBR)	M40	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:32:12
3816	37	28890	» MR KANE, JONATHAN J (GBR)	M60	WINCHESTER DIST...	3:34:30
4117	771	10967	» MR LETCHWORTH, NICHOLAS T (GBR)	M30	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:37:10
9928	738	24136	» MR HAMMOND, PAUL A (GBR)	M50	WINCHESTER DIST...	4:15:10
11991	879	44648	» MR SMART, SAM D (GBR)	M50	WINCHESTER DIST...	4:25:42

Women's Results

place	pl.age	#	name	age	club	time
17	5	421	» MISS KELSEY, JO R (GBR)	W25		2:47:59
39	17	424	» MRS MANSBRIDGE, KAYE (GBR)	W30	WINCHESTER AND...	2:56:27
100	24	375	» MRS GIBSON, BEVERLEY J (GBR)	W35	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:07:25
155	47	30572	» MS BOWERS, SANDRA (GBR)	W30	WINCHESTER DIST...	3:13:14
355	104	365	» MRS MCNICOL, GEORGIA S (GBR)	W30	WINCHESTER AND...	3:26:52
392	12	30440	» MRS RADFORD, JOY C (GBR)	W50	WINCHESTER AND...	3:28:31
913	9	25807	» MRS DYSON-LAURIE, SHIRLEY A (GBR)	W55	WINCHESTER & DI...	3:47:01
1204	125	11036	» MRS SHARMAN, CHARLOTTE A (GBR)	W45	WINCHESTER AND...	3:54:14
1645	81	43173	» MS BROOKER, FIONA C (GBR)	W20	WINCHESTER AND...	4:02:37
2291	433	12475	» MISS COUNDLEY, HELEN C (GBR)	W25	WINCHESTER & D...	4:15:10

Totton 10K ROAD RACE 15 April 2007 - WADAC Men and Ladies Crowned Hampshire Road Race League Champions

The Totton 10K last weekend was the last race of the Hampshire Road Race League, which comprises of 10 races. The unseasonably hot weather made racing conditions more challenging for the competitors. However, this did not stop the Winchester and District A.C. Men and Women's teams from having yet another successful day.

The overall race winner was the Club's John Beattie, in a superb time of 30 mins, 54 seconds. We was followed home with some more great positions by Steve Philips 6th. in 32.15, 7th Nick Anderson in 32.18 and 10th, Matt King in 33.10, giving them a well earned 1st place in the Men's team event. The B and C teams also had great strength with 22nd Simon Stevens, 26th. George Hide, 29th.Mathew West, 31st. Julian Mann, 48th David Knapman, 43rd. Mike Davies, 70th.Nick Letchworth and 73rd Peter Spellman.

The ladies, not to be outdone by the men, had great success by winning the team event for the 9th time. The team was led home by Kath Bailey in 2nd place, in an excellent time of 35minutes 26 seconds, supported by 3rd Barbara Yff in 36.36, and 7th.Georgia McNichol in 37.27. The B team also had a good result with 8th. Emma Patel 37.44, 9th Debbie Coslett 37.57, 16th. Jan Ross 40.48, 20th. Rachel Byers 41.22, 33rd. Sue True 43.50 and 37th.Gina Hardman 44.29. The depth of the lady runners in the club has resulted in a choice of 15 different members to score in the A team throughout the season.

It was a proud moment for retiring Team Manager Alan Coveney who has helped build the teams from scratch over the past 10 years. Today's Men and Women's victories, combined with their previous League successes, meant they were crowned the overall Hampshire Road Race League Champions . In addition they also won both the B Divisions in the League a superb feat for the Winchester and District A.C. runners and something no other club has achieved..

Alan Coveney
Team Manager

RR10
Winchester and District got off to a flying start in this summer's RR10 league on Wednesday 18th April, winning both men's and women's categories. Thanks to Jonathan Kane for the update.

Totton 10K
Winchester teams take first place in all categories at Totton 10K.

Men

Position	Name	Category	Time
1	BEATTIE John	Snr 1st	30.54
6	PHILLIPS Steven	Snr 6th	32.15
7	ANDERSON Nick	Snr 7th	32.18
10	KING Matthew	Snr 9th	33.10
22	STEVENS Simon	Snr 18th	33.59
26	HIDE George	V40 3rd	34.49
29	WEST Matthew	Snr 23rd	34.57
31	MANN Julian	Snr 24th	35.03
48	KNAPMAN David	Snr 33rd	36.09
53	DAVIES Mike	V40 11th	36.39
70	LETCHWORTH Nicholas	Snr 41st	37.37
73	SPELMAN Peter	V40 16th	37.48
117	McNICOL Alistair	V40 31st	40.09
125	ROBINSON Andrew	Snr 63rd	40.39
126	BIRKBY Lance	V40 34th	40.40
133	REED William	V50 18th	40.51
200	SMITH Derek	V50 31st	43.26
215	CARTON Andy	V50 36th	43.58
258	GOODWIN Steve	V50 44th	45.35
281	HARDCASTLE Ken	V50 51st	46.34
367	LAWSON Steve	V50 68th	51.00
372	BENNETT Bernard	V70 4th	51.09

Women

Position	Name	Category	Time
2	BAILEY Kathryn	V35 1st	35.26
3	YFF Barbara	Snr 2nd	36.36
7	McNICOL Georgia	Snr 5th	37.27
8	PATEL Emma	Snr 6th	37.44
9	COSLETT Deborah	Snr 7th	37.57
16	ROSS Jan	V45 3rd	40.48
20	BYERS Rachel	V35 3rd	41.22
33	TRUE Sue	Snr 15th	43.50
37	HARDMAN Gina	V35 13th	44.29
49	JONES Katharine	V45 10th	45.33
57	RADFORD Joy	V45 12th	46.36
61	MANN Angela	Snr 28th	46.53
65	IRELAND Esme	V45 14th	47.20
71	DUCKER Jackie	V35 26th	47.55
73	EVANS Marie	V35 27th	47.59
113	WARWICK-SMITH Clare	V35 39th	52.28
117	DAVIES Sue	V45 28th	52.52
237	GOODWIN Gillian	V45 50th	1.05.39

Full Results.

English National 6 Stage Road Relay Championships

Fresh from their staggering performance in comprehensively winning the Senior Ladies team title at the National Cross Country Championships last month where 5 of their runners placed in the first 27 finishers, it was perhaps natural to anticipate another huge result for Winchester & District A.C. at the English National 6 Stage Road Relay Championships held in Sutton Coldfield. Especially, as it was felt that the travelling team were stronger in depth than last year's silver medal winning squad.

However different athletes running styles favour different surfaces and this was not cross country but road and a much shorter course to run for each athlete compared to the more endurance suited cross country distance. There were therefore other athletic clubs who were also confident of their team's chances to excel and this intensified the excitement before the event.

Rachel Townend got the team off to a fabulous start in oppressive hot and almost windless conditions that were a major consideration for all the runners. Returning from injury that blighted her winter season, Rachel completed her leg in 8th place (17.04) of the 70 entered teams, perhaps 10 places higher than was expected of her. Karen Hazlitt followed with another eye catching performance (16.39), as she lifted the team into second spot, and this position was maintained as half way was reached through Kath Bailey (17.01) with another solid run.

Next in the spotlight was Scotland's Commonwealth Games marathon representative Shona Crombie-Hicks and with the 3 other most favoured Clubs all within approximately 1 minute of Shona, it was expected 2nd position would come under threat and so it proved as Shona, running to form (17.56) slipped to 4th spot. Hopes were then pinned on Louise Damen, who was the Club's "in form" runner. However, being slightly under the weather, and in the heat, her challenge for one of the leading times of the day was not to be. She did however lift the team back to 2nd, (16.27), the fastest of the Club's sextet. With the strength of the leading Club's at this year's event hotter than for some years, the Club's final runner, Jo Kelsey had an incredibly tough challenge and her gutsy performance (17.11) and the girls combined heroics proved not enough to secure medals this year, as the team wound up 4th.

This was however a fantastic performance, nearly 2 ½ minutes faster than their effort last year, and with the 9th quickest time in the 8 years the event has been held, it was in fact remarkable, that the team's achievements on the day were not more suitably rewarded.

The "B" team of Emma Patel (17.57), India Lee (17.59), Kaye Mansbridge (17.48), Jan Ross (19.30), Sue True (19.50) and Rachel Byers (19.57) also ran superbly, as Emma and India who both ran last year, improved on their times and collectively the team skirted just outside the top 10 teams, finally placing 18th. Perhaps most significantly though, they were the second "B" team, just 7 seconds shy of the leading team and this cemented another proud day for the Club's endurance runners.

Track and Field: 2007 Southern Vet's timetable. Thanks to Phil Manly.

POST LONDON MARATHON CHILLI & CHAT 2007 22 APRIL

VENUE: 1 Denbigh Close, Boyatt wood, Eastleigh.SO50 4QN Tel:02380 610752

6 pm onwards.

CONGRATS!! COMMISERATIONS!! CHILLOUT!! CHILLI [inc options!] & CHAT!!

Drop a POUND in the bucket to help with costs....we will provide drinks.

No need to RSVP....you won't know yet!

Welcome to all runners, supporters and coaches! From John & Joy Radford.

More News...

Winchester and District Athletic Club

The Friendly Club

News Archive