RR10 Race 10, Hursley IBM - Results

What a blast that was! The last race of the season at Hurley IBM. Superb results, well done everyone that took part in any of the 10 races. You were all a part of scoring for one of the many WADAC teams that made up this league. Thank you!

Hursley House, home to IBM and in the 1940's the developers of the Spitfire, positively glowed in the evening sun as we sped past and enjoyed the beautifully kept grounds. The course was 4.5 miles, grass and gravel tracks, short, sharp inclines and some super tight cornering. None of this seemed to slow our Winchester runners though.

Helen Hall led the ladies home, first lady to finish and excellently supported by Erin Willmers who was 3rd (first of many RR10's we hope!) and ever reliable, jolly, chatty and consistent Ellie Davies 5th. Ellie has excelled in all 10 races this year. Our ladies team came first.

Our men's team came first on the night and comprised of Jacques Caignard 5th, James Moore 7th, Glenn Churchill 8th (first of many...), Paul Boyd-Leslie 11th and super consistent Pete Sansome 12th.

Overall big season achievements are:

Ladies won the league

Men came 2nd behind Romsey by 2 points

Ellie Davies was our top performing lady, 2nd overall, beating 99.19 of the other female runners in the best of 6 races (PFB)

Paul Boyd-Leslie was our top performing man, 10th overall beating 96.41 other male runners and also winning the M50 category, beating every other M50 in every single race that he took part in

Pete Sansome 2nd M40 beating 98.43 of his age category

Wayne Bevan 3rd M40 and beating 97.97

Martyn West won M70, beating every other M70 in every single race that he took part in!

(W60 is an age category that has lots of scope for a bit more action next year!)

Simone Paulson has taken part in 6 of the races and has gently got a little larger at each race and baby is due in a couple of months time!

Finally, enormous thanks to Alan Tulip, who publishes and processes the results so quickly, calmly and efficiently.

Well done everyone. Sit back and relax and recharge ready for the first CC6 on Sunday 8th October at 9.30am.

RR10 Race 9, Whiteshute Ridge, Winchester

It was Winchester's turn to host our RR10 on Wednesday evening amidst the heavy rain showers and forecasts of thunder and lightening that the day threw at us. Luckily for everyone the rain stopped just after 5pm and the sun moved in to give us a lovely evening for marshalling and good but slippy conditions for the runners on the course.

Numbers were well below the other races and even 40 people less than our last race, not surprising due to the weather conditions.

40 WADAC members came and helped with the marshalling, providing delicious cakes for the runners and scanning of finishing tokens. Thank you to everyone that came to help, it really is very much appreciated, as these races could not take place without your help. Particular mention must go to Sarah Witt for excellent mapping and along with Mark Craven being a lead marshal, John Mills for organising marshal parking and Kevin Frisby with his team for runners parking and signs. Great job everyone.

The last race of the season is Wednesday 16th August at Hursley IBM, 7pm. Please come and have your last blast of the RR10 season. Our ladies team is currently 1st (by 1 point) and our men's team is 2nd! There is also a bar at the end of this race that we are very welcome to use!

See you there.

RR10 Race 7, River Hamble Country Park - Results

On a slightly damp evening with otherwise perfect running conditions, WADAC athletes enjoyed possibly the best course of the year so far. The trails were long, flowing and wide, making for an evening of fast and consistent running, finishing on the big hill that we all both love and hate seeing at the end of this course.

Our ladies team finished first and our men's team third.

The ladies team comprised of Ellie Swire 2nd, Ellie Davies 3rd and Emma Carter 8th. The men's team was made up of Wayne Bevan 9th (even after a 3am start!), Paul Boyd-Leslie 10th, Pete Sansome 11th, John Reed 20th (first timer) and James Moore 32nd.

Last night had the lowest number of runners so far this season due to other events taking place and the start of the holiday season for some. 396 runners took part, 233 men (22 WADAC) and 163 ladies (13 WADAC).

Race 8 is Wednesday 19th July 7.30pm at University Playing Fields, Wide Lane. Only 2 more that we are able to run in, so it would be magnificent if we could have 2 bumper numbers of WADAC runners before the end of the season. It is an interesting course as you are able to see a lot of the action happening around you and it is flat, fast and even ground, perfect for speedy road runners.

Please also put 2nd August in your diary for marshalling and cake duties at Whiteshute Ridge when we host Race 9.

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