Congratulations to Serena Dilnot picking up her second trophy of 2014 – first prize for Veteran Women 60s at the Battersea Park Self Transcendence 10km. Go Serena!
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Race news – results, plans, reviews
Thames River Relay 2014
Damien and Damian handover for the red team
Clapham Runners – the red team and the green team
Fiona’s sprint finish for the red team
Clapham Runners entered two teams for the Thames River Relay, an annual baton relay 26.2 mile race around Kingston and Surrey. It was a great team effort from both the reds and the greens, finishing 19th and 30th from the 51 teams taking part – and a brilliant day out! Huge thanks to Frank and Steve for organising so that we were at the finish line to see our teams finish!
Green Red
Position 19 30
Time 3:19:36 3:27:52
Predicted 3:19 3:30
Cotswolds 100 mile run!
Huge congratulations to Rachel who completed a 102 mile ultra marathon along the Cotswolds Way Trail!
The Cotswold Way is a beautiful 102 mile national trail running from the picturesque town of Chipping Campden in the North to the stunning Georgian city of Bath in the south. En route the trail passes through stunning and quintessentially English countryside, beautiful Cotswold stone villages and along the majestic Cotswold Hills, and you camp inbetween at Runners Villages.
The event took place from the 8th – 11th August. For more info and to be tempted to sign up yourself, see http://www.100milerun.com/
A blog is promised soon – keep an eye out!
Harry Hawkes 10 miler
http://www.harryhawkes10.com/harry-hawkes-2014/
A great day out – congratulations to Damian (1:12:44), Steve (1:15:22), Frank (1:25:04) and Fi (1:29:30)
Virgin London Marathon 2014
The sun was shining for the 2014 Virgin London Marathon, with seven Clapham Runners joining the 35,000 runners for London’s best road race, cheered on at miles 14 and 21! Congratulations to Damian 3:36, Rachel 3:14!, Kathryn 3:54, Amanda 3:57, Niamh 4:06, Anthony 4:14, Frank 4:34
The Cotswolds Way Ultra – 57 miles in 2 days
Fiona took part in the two-day, 57 mile ultra in the Cotswolds, finishing in an incredible 17:20:56. Hugely well done Fi!
For more information about the event, go to http://www.xnrg.co.uk/events/details/cotswold-way-challenge-2014.aspx
The Cotswold Way Ultra takes in 57 miles of quintessentially English Countryside, passing through rolling farmland and ancient beech woods, and taking in a rich slice of British history from Bronze Age barrows to Neolithic burial grounds and Stone Age hill forts. But don’t be fooled by the Cotswolds’ reputation for gentle contours: this route takes in 2750m of vertical ascent over two days (1140m over 27 miles on Day One and 1610m over 30 miles on Day Two), making it a great training weekend for anyone preparing for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc or the Marathon des Sables.
The Cotswold Way National Trail runs from Chipping Campden in the north, to Bath in the south.
Paris Marathon 2014
Congratulations to our three Clapham Runners who all set PBs in the 2014 Paris Marathon – Siobhan 5:00:09, Sarah 4:07:36, David 3:29:50 – that’s timing for you!
Everest Marathon ‘perhaps the toughest marathon in the world’ 2013
Looking for a challenge to mark his 30th birthday, Rob took on the phenomenal challenge of the 60th Diamond Jubilee Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon, running the worlds highest altitude route from Everest Base Camp (5364m), Gorakshep (5140m), Lobuche (4930m), Dingboche (4530m), Tengboche (3867m), Namche Bazar (3440m). Rob completed the race in 10hrs 48min 17 sec. Amazing achievement – and stunning photos. Well done Rob!
Read more about Rob’s experience here:
- Rob’s blog: http://www.claphamrunners.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/tenzing-hillary-everest-marathon-2013.html
- Inspiring photos: http://vimeo.com/68402366
- The Everest Marathon: http://www.everestmarathon.org.uk/
Comrades Marathon 2013
The Comrades Marathon is the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately 90 km. 56.1 miles between the capital of the Kwazulu-Natal Province of South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, and the coastal city of Durban. Fiona took part in the 2013 race – an incredible challenge!
For most people, completing a marathon is a huge goal and achievement… for Fiona, the Rome Marathon was just a step in the training! Read her blog here: http://www.claphamrunners.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/training-for-comrades_19.html
Information about the Comrades Marathon is available here: http://www.comrades.com/
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