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Crawley A.I.M. Charity 6 & 12 hour Track Race 2013 Results

SupergirlPam — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:57:08 +0000

Adam Holland

These are the Crawley A.I.M. Charity 6 & 12 hour Track Race 2013 Results.
Race directors report to follow.

Crawley A.I.M. Charity 6 Hour Track Race 2013 Results

Crawley A.I.M. Charity 12 Hour Track Race 2013 Results

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No Finish Line report

SupergirlPam — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:43:38 +0000

Well at last I thought I had better post something about my favourite multi day race, the No Finish Line race in Monaco.
This was my fourth visit to this event and probably the best so far. We had a nice little team from the U.K. this time. Of course our star was William Sichel and we also had Heather Foundling Hawker, Iveagh Jameson (from Ireland) Abichal Sherrington, Linsey Stewart, Elaine Oddie and of course moi.
Great results by all with William completing 1019 kms for 2nd place and Iveagh in his first multi day race, 758 kms for 8th place overall. Abichal who is a very experienced multi day runner did 500 kms but had to leave before the end due to a commitment at home.
Heather set a U.K. record for 48 hours (sorry Heather, not sure of your distance). Linsey and Elaine both enjoyed their 24 hours and, having set a very ambitious target of 50 kms per day for myself I managed a total of 356 kms (221 miles) not quite reaching my target. Nevertheless I had a great time especially meeting up with my chums David and Andrew who live in Monaco and, of course Alan Young and Tim Rainey from U.K.who were crewing for William. Flight is now booked for 2013 but I will spend more time helping/crewing others and less time competing myself.

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No Finish Line 8 day race in Monaco

SupergirlPam — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:01:33 +0000

Next Friday I will be jetting off to Monaco once again for my favourite multi day race. My target is to complete 50K a day for 8 days to raise more money by sponsorship for my charity Advance International Ministries.
I shall be visiting Kiyindi, Uganda again in January so will have plenty to think about as I go round and round in circles again.
If you wish to sponsor me please follow the link on the right hand side to justgiving.com
Please give generously.
Thank you

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The British Ultrafest

SupergirlPam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:37:07 +0000

At last, after 2 years planning, I am pleased to announce that our 6 day ultrafest is well and truly on!
With the help of my good friends Alan Young and Abichal Sherrington the races will take place in August 2013.
The website is up and running www.britishultrafest.com
Please contact me if you would like to run or come along and help at the event.

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A.I.M. charity fund raising tea party

SupergirlPam — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:26:35 +0000

On a beautiful sunny afternoon recently, Gerry, Rose and I organised a cream tea party in a friend, Margarets, beautiful garden. 17 people attended and it was a great success. Gerry and Rose gave a talk about the work in Uganda and we had a raffle. There were so many prizes that everybody went home witth a prize!
A total of £196 was raised for the charity and it is hoped that this will become an annual event.
Thank you to Margaret and Jeremy for hosting the party.

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Crawley A.I.M. charity 6 &12 hour race 2013 entry form can be downloaded here.

SupergirlPam — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:52:27 +0000

The entry form for next years race can be downloaded by clicking on ‘entry’ above. If you would like to find out more about our charity and see a little film about our project in Uganda, there is a link on the right hand column.
Also, why not check out our Facebook page to see who is coming to the race.

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Crawley A.I.M. Charity 6 & 12 hour track race

SupergirlPam — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:26:34 +0000

This years race was held on Saturday 28th April on a very wet and windy day at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley. As Race Director it is my responsibilty for arranging the venue, lap recorders, refreshments, weather! and of course the competitors.
This year I accepted a record number of entries (31) in the 12 hour race and 19 in the 6 hours.
On the day 20 started the 12 hours and 16 the 6 hours.
I’m afraid I didn’t do a very good job with the weather as it was windy and rained on and off all day!Two gazebos were completely wrecked but, thank God, no one was injured.
The favourite for the 12 hour race which started at 7-00am was Richard Quennell (2nd last year) and he did not disappoint maintaining a good pace once the early leaders had fallen back after a few hours, falling just short of his best with 80.91 miles (130.21km) The women’s winner Ann Bath, set a British W60 distance of 54.77 miles (88.14km).
At 10.00am the 6 hour race began and by 4 hours Allen Smalls already had a 3 mile lead over Paul Fernandez. Running smoothly through the 5 hour mark Allen still looked fluent until he passed the previous M/40 record (84.9km) when he eased off the gas. Over the last hour Paul found an extra gear and pulled a lap back but it was too late to seriously threaten the winner whose final distance was 53.87 miles (86.70km) a new World M/40 age group record. It was very exiting but made a lot of extra paperwork for me to get it ratified (still pending).
The women’s 6 hour winner, Helen James, set a P.B. in her fourth such race recording 41.3 miles (66.45km).
As usual all concerned had an enjoyable day and I would like to thank everyone who helped me especially the timekeepers, lap recorders, my friends from Gloucester, Mandy the Track Manager and Sid Morrison.
Thanks also to John Greatrex for bringing along the 1948 Olympic torch which was carried around the track by the runners, and Mark Easton for taking photos.
A cheque for £1200 was presented to Gerry & Rose from Advance International Ministries to help with the work taking place in Kiyindi, Uganda.

The date for next years race is Saturday 27th of April.

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Virgin London Marathon

SupergirlPam — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:43:08 +0000

The plan for John and I for this years Marathon was to try and stay ahead of other runners carrying buckets so we tried to get in to a starting pen further forward than usual as it usually takes about 15 minutes to cross the start line on the Blue start. Unfortunately the marshals were doing their job and each time we tried to ‘push in’ we were sent to the back! So, off we went caught up in the usual crush.

We met up with Robbie (Robin the Hood) at 1 mile and stayed together for the entire race. The crowds as usual were great but there didn’t seem to be quite so much money for our buckets this year. When we went past a pub with music we put our buckets down and jived, did the Can Can etc. hoping for more money. There didn’t seem to be as many Women Police Officers for John to kiss this year so that saved a bit of time! It was great running past the newly restored Cutty Sark near where our buckets were emptied for the first time. We had a team of ‘bucket emptiers’ including Gerry & Rose from the A.I.M. Charity and their friends Sue and Dave. They hopped around the route and did a sterling job. Thanks to you all.

Unfortunately we did not get interviewed on Tower Bridge this year so no chance of being on T.V. ! Anyway, time was of the essence so we pressed on enjoying the atmosphere and seeing the faster runners heading the opposite way for a couple of miles near the Tower. It was evident that this was going to be another slow one but we kept jog/walking as best we could. After we left the Docklands we had a very heaver shower of rain which really soaked us but, fortunately, it stopped before we reached the embankment and the sun came out. By the time we reached the Mall we were nearly dry!

Our finishing time was 7 hours 12 mins 27 secs, just a few seconds quicker than last year. It was great to see Gerry & Co at the finish.

The final total in the buckets was £609, well down on previous years but, nevertheless, gratefully received by the Charity.

I have already applied to go in the ballot for 2013!

For the first time ever I didn’t go home after the race but went to North London to stay the night with friends. The following day I went on a bus tour with the Road Runners Club around the three Olympic Marathon routes, 1908, 1948 and 2012. It was very interesting and we had a nice pub lunch. I have to say that I think the 2012 route is horrible and I will be very surprised if any of the Olympic runners enjoy the course.

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Goodbye to a dear friend

SupergirlPam — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:04:09 +0000

Poppy’s health had been deteriorating gradually since July last year when she was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She was taking medication but was not going to get any better. Walkies were getting less and less and most of her day was spent sleeping. After Christmas it became clear that she was really slowing down and finding diffuculty getting up and down the back door steps.

We decided therefore that it was time to say goodbye but would let her have her 11th birthday on the 1st of April. The following day the vet came to the house and she passed away peacefully to the sound of Bruch’s Violin Concerto, just as Holly had done some 7 years years earlier. She was cremated and her ashes have been buried alongside Holly in our back garden.

We have got used to a dog free house now and are not planning to have another one for the forseeable future.

R.I.P. little friend.

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Virgin London Marathon 22nd April 2012

SupergirlPam — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:07:47 +0000

This year I will be running the Virgin London Marathon with Superman (John Wallace) and Robbie Wilson (Robin the Hood).

If anyone would like to sponsor us, my just giving.com site is still running (see link).

We will all be carrying buckets and hoping to collect £1500 minimum.

Also, if anyone can spare time to come to London to help empty our buckets please contact me.

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