In the late 70s and early 80s there was a noted local race-walker called Roger Mills, who was a member of Ilford AC. He raced in the Tokyo Olympics where he finished in 10th place. He was a regular member of the UK squad. He won a Bronze medal in European Championships in Rome in 1974. 1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 20 km 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 10th 20 km 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 37th 20 km About this time a "jogging" boom was turning into a "running" boom. Starting in the USA it quickly spread to the UK. The New York marathon was imitated by the London Marathon which started in 1981. In May 1982 Roger opened a running/sports shop in Wanstead High Street called....Athletic East. There was a well-known chain of shops in the USA called Athletic West, so we guess that this was East London's/the UK's answer. Roger's first shop was a tiny, narrow shop in the little parade just by the George Public house. It was from this shop, in 1982, that a group would meet on a Wednesday evening to go for a run and East London Runners was born, organised by Roger. The popularity grew so much that we moved to Wanstead Leisure Centre in about 1983/4, where we have been ever since. The early to mid 1990's saw the Club at it's peak in terms of numbers with over 200 active members and 104 runners one Wednesday evening when the pre run meeting had to take place in the Centre's Gymnasium. Today the membership is around 32/330 active members with an average of 50/70 running each Wednesday. September 1st 2010 saw 65 runners at the Club night with 49 then attending the Curry Night at a local Indian restaurant at 9pm following the Club run. Wednesday 5th January 2011 increased this number to 72 with 10 of this number trying out the Club for the first time. Numbers have continued to remain high with a total membership exceeding 180 as at 31st March 2012. Similar numbers have been experienced with an increase to circa 200 to 31st March 2013 and 2014 and March 2015. On 5th May 2015 we introduced a Beginners Group run of up to 5k each Wednesday in conjunction with the main Club run. Most weeks we had 3 distances of 5k, 5 miles and in excess of 6 miles. This continued through until 30th September 2015. With darkness falling earlier each week we discontinued the 5k run but continued with the other two.We also restarted Beginner Groups in May 2016 and 2017 As at the close of our financial year 31st March 2016 membership numbers had increased to 262. Renewals commenced from 1st April 2016 and including new members this figure has been exceeded. In 2016/17 membership numbers continued to increase and as at the end of our financial year, 31st March 2017, stood at 299. From 1st April 2017 renewals fell due. ELR and England Athletics allow a grace period of 3 months to renew. After that time we at ELR tidy up our membership database, after numerous renewal reminders to members, on 1st July each year. Those members choosing not to renew, some may have moved from the area, have long term injuries or their personal circumstances have changed are no longer part of the database and will lose all of their ELR and EA benefits. They can however rejoin when their circumstances change. We completed our your end 31st March 2018 with over 300 members and 2019 with 329, at end of March 2020 we reached 350 despite the coronavirus. The UK Government announced Lockdown beginning on 23rd March 2020 which resulted in suspension of all Club Axctivities. The message was STAY HOME - PROTECT THE NHS -SAVE LIVES.
Winners 2026 - Imran Mustak 2024 - Sandra Preston 2023 - Jacob Stevens 2022 - Michael Wilson 2021 - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 2020 - Above & Beyond 2019 - Frank Brownlie 2018 - Joanna Wood 2017 - Sonia Cheadle
Roger Dixon 1948 - 2017 Following Roger's death in September 2017 the Committee of East London Runners agreed that a new Award would be made to the Club Person of the Year for 2017 and for future years. This award was to be named the Roger Dixon Shield and the winner would be voted by the members of the Club each year. WINNERS 2017 - Sonia Cheadle 2018 - Joanna Wood 2019 - Frank Brownlie 2021 - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 2022 - Michael Wilson
2025 September 2025 - Becky Evans August 2025 - Neil Bianchi July 2025 - Amit Marks June 2025 - Shrehan Lynch May 2025 - Nicola Wyndham April 2025 - Mark Durrant March 2025 - Clive Stephenson February 2025 - Scott McMillan January 2025 - Sarah Burns 2024 December 2024 - Cindy Koon November 2024 - Cath Perry October 2024 - Joshua Rees Davies September 2024 - Paul Watkins August 2024 - Emma Corbett July 2024 - Maya Goodwin June 2024 - Eren Ozkan May 2024 - Imran Mustak April 2024 - Nathaniel Dye March 2024 - Fernando Espada February 2024 - Simon Nash January 2024 - Abdirahman Adan 2023 December 2023 - Tasnia Choudhury November 2023 - Ryan Friel October 2023 - Kasia Stachowiak September 2023 - Joseph Osakue August 2023 - Clare Stevens July 2023 - Shahib Ali June 2023 - Karan Gadhia May 2023 - Ian Mackie April 2023 - Ava Lee March 2023 - Sandra Preston February 2023 - Victoria Charlesworth January 2023 - Darminder Bhamra 2022 December 2022 - Sarah Burns November 2022 - Rachel Bailey October 2022 - Daniel O’Donoghue September 2022 - Joshua Rees Davies August 2022 - Betty Bohane July 2022 - Cindy Koon June 2022 - John O’Brien May 2022 - Debbie Shearing April 2022 - James Nichols March 2022 - David Kwakye February 2022 - Antonio Martin Romero January 2022 - Caroline Frith 2021 December 2021 - Joseph Gunn November 2021 - Alex Pickering October 2021 - Alice Barrett September 2021 - Becky Evans August 2021 - John Henry July 2021 - Nathaniel Dye June 2021 - Morag Campbell May 2021 - Jose Rodriguez April 2021 - Paul Woodmansey January to March 2021 - holdover due to COVID-19! 2020 November and December 2020 - holdover due to COVID-19! October 2020 - Paul Quinton April to September 2020 - holdover due to COVID-19! March 2020 - Stuart Kelly February 2020 - Antonio Martin Romero January 2020 - Jose Rodriguez 2019 December 2019 - Chloe Millan November 2019 - Paul Thompson October 2019 - John Henry September 2019 - Catriona and Nick Hoult August 2019 - Peter Craik July 2019 - Nathaniel Dye June 2019 - Euan Brown and Jose Rodriguez May 2019 - Samia Choudhury April 2019 - Antonio Martin Romero March 2019 - Arthur Diaz February 2019 - Scott McMillan January 2019 - Becky Evans 2018 December 2018 - Terry Lewsey November 2018 - Peter Hatley October 2018 - Rachel Le Roux and Karan Gadhia September 2018 - Antonio Martin Romero August 2018 - Zoila Gilham-Fernandez July - Caroline Frith June - Louis Le Roux May 2018 - Jimmy Dale April 2018 - Ciaran Canavan and Jo Wood March 2108 - Mark Moir February 2018 - Ellie Wilkinson January 2018 - Diana Rexhepaj 2017. December 2017 - Karen Levison November 2017 - Roselin Boramakot and Kat Maskell October 2017 - Michael Bamford September 2017 - Andy Balderstone and Stuart Norris August 2017 - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera July 2017 - Jason Levy June 2017 - Jennifer Ansell May 2017 - Lucy Barron April 2017 - Thomas Grimes and Antonio Martin Romero March 2017 - Suzanne Bench February 2017 - Emily Clarke and James Nichols January 2017 - Maud Hodson 2016. January 2016 - Grant Conway February 2016 - Aaron Browne March 2016 - Judith Anna Vonberg April 2016 - Bernadett Kalmar and Spencer Evans May 2016 - Billy Rayner June 2016 - Sandra Hiller and Robert Rayworth July 2016 - Dan Slipper August 2016 - Karen Levison September 2016 - Ava Lee October 2016 - Scott McMillan November 2016 - Fiona Critchley and John Paul Healy December 2016 - Paul Marshall 2015. January 2015 - Phillippa Walker February 2015 - Roberto Bruni March 2015 - The Brown Brothers (Euan Brown, Alex Day and Patrick Brown) April 2015 - Russell Price May 2015 - Maya Goodwin and Bozena Myslinska June 2015 - Thomas Grimes July 2015 - Trish Kelly August 2015 - Jennifer Ansell September 2015 - Sarah Burns October 2015 - Maud Hodson November 2015 - Carlton D'Souza December 2015 - Jonathan Wooldridge
Apart from 1984, when the Shield was first presented for the best performance by an East London Runner, when it was won by Lee Richardson, the Curtis Shield has always been awarded to the Club Person of the past year. In 1985 the award went to Trevor Cornell the Club's then Chairman. In 1986 it was awarded to Dick Pleasance for help that he gave to others, especially new members. In 1987 it was awarded to Steve Knott, who at the time was Club President. In 1988 it went to Mike Matcham who was responsible for getting the Social side of ELR going. In 1989 Peter Cowup who was also Social Secretary won the award. The award went to Trevor Jason in 1990 for his work as Coach at Walthamstow Track. Trevor was the first to also win the Most Improved Runner award.In 1991 John White won the Shield for his work as Editor of the Club Magazine Runaround. John was Editor for abour 8 years.In 1992 Peter Cowup became the first person to win the Curtis Shield twice, this time as Club President. The award went to Simon Morgan in 1993, the Club's Chairman and youngest winner of the award at that time. Winners The CURTIS SHIELD was Retired in October 2017. December 2016 - Jonathan Wooldridge December 2015 - Maya Goodwin December 2014 - Don Bennett March 2014 - Patrick Brown 2013 - Grant Conway 2012 - Ciaran Canavan 2011 - Derek Wright 2010 - Frank Brownlie 2009 - Mike Wilson 2008 - John Atkinson 2007 - Jim Bird 2006 - Kirk Johnson 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - Mike Wilson 2002 - Don Bennett 2001 - Don Bennett 2000 - 1999 - Clive Jackson 1998 - John McCarthy 1997 - Lesley Morgan 1996 - Don Bennett 1995 - Jim Bird 1994 - Doug Mansell 1993 - Simon Morgan 1992 - Peter Cowup 1991 - John White 1990 - Trevor Jason 1989 - Peter Cowup 1988 - Mike Matcham 1987 - Steve Knott 1986 - Dick Pleasance 1985 - Trevor Cornell 1984 - Lee Richardson
Early Club records show that a special Meeting was called for Wednesday 20th February 1985. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the future of East London Runners. SPECIAL MEETING Since the beginning in May 1982 the Club has been "run" by Roger. However, a number of Club members have expressed a wish to take a greater role in Club affairs.This has come at a time when Roger is anxious to make the most of what is left of his career as an International Athlete. Whilst Roger wishes to remain greatly involved with the Club, increased training and competition will make their own demands. Various topics have been pencilled in for discussion and you are welcome to make suggestions on the night. 1. Aims of the Club. 2. Money - What we do with existing Club funds etc. 3. Do we become affiliated to the A.A.A? - for and against. 4. Positions within the Club. 5. Any other business. This meeting notice was published together with the January 1985 edition of the East London Runners Newsletter. Included in the Newsletter were the following additional topics. 1. Discussion on cost of Coach hire to races. 2. London Marathon - Rejected runners. ELR issued a special limited edition T-Shirt through Roger. Grey shirt with special London Marathon logo and a big red "REJECT" stamp, all for only £4.75. 3. Race reports - Bedford Boxing Day 10 - Epsom Motorway 10 - New York Marathon - Chelmsford Half Marathon. 4. Club colours discussion - looking to agree on a specific colour for future use. 5. Donations to Charity including £200 to Bone Marrow Hospital, £300 to London Hospital Body Scanner Appeal, £950 to the Deaf. All donations totalled £1,943. 1985 The Minutes of the Meeting in June 1985 show those present as Alan Shaw, Alan Smith, Frank Bontoft, Dina Andronicus, Trevor Cornell, Hilda Mills, June Davey, Steve Knott and Gwegs Rumney. FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE: It was recognised that there is a need to clarify the status of the Committee etc ROGER Mills LEAVING: confusion among members as to reason for leaving. Decided not to replace Chairman at present time. Club. What should it represent. Agreement after discussion that the aims and objectives should be the same as ever, particularly to encourage new runners to the sport, and greater care should be shown to newcomers when they join the Club, whether beginners or experienced runners. Suggestion of maps to be drawn up of Club runs. Affiliation: Steve Knott presented draft paper weighing up pros and cons. There were mixed feelings on this subject and eventually the decision was taken NOT to affiliate at the present time but to discuss further at the AGM so that all members could consider. Club Colours: Dave Curtis is still producing a red t shirt to be used for training runs and not seen as Club Colours. The meeting decided to to produce to the membership a visual display of four sets of olours – Orange, Red, Blue and Yellow. Members to vote for favourite colour. A Club badge is to be designed. Membership: Subs to be set at £5 for the year. June Davey agreed to take over as Membership Secretary next year. Treasurer: Alan Shaw moving from the area. Gwegs to ask Graham if he would take over. Secretary: It was agreed that Comm Members would take it I turn to do the Club Minutes. London Marathon: Committee to take over liaison with John Disley re the entry places and Water Station. Steve Knott accepted responsibility. Only paid up members to be included in our draw. Committee Meeting 26th July 1985, Extracts Social: Planned events,Barbecue in August,Mystery Tour and Picnic in September. Club Disco at Christmas including fund raising raffle. A training weekend in June 1986 Newsletter Membership Renewal and Validation London Marathon Draw: It was agreed that no entrant who had been a participant in 1985/85 and who was not a paid up member would be eligible for the draw notwithstanding their paying for the year 1985/86. As in all things the Committee would judge each case on its merits but that their decision would be final. It being felt that the question of selection for the “free†places was so contentious that scrupulous fairness must exist. Club Races: Sub-Committee of Ken, Trevor and Steve Knott had been considering this. Looking at possibility of a 2,4,or 6 mile race on Hackney Marshes. Possible events at Eton Manor Sports Club, Oakfields at Fairlop, Ilford WanderersRugby Club. Frank has also joined the Sub Comm. Life Membership for Roger Mills and Hilda was Unanimously agreed. Headed Paper, to be investigated ELR Banner: Agreed to obtain quote Attendance Requirement for Committee Meetings. It was unanimously agreed that to remain on the Committee no member should miss four consecutive meetings. Post of Secretary, June has assumed that Role. Sports Centre,Use of, discussion and contact with Centre re costs and use of same by members. 5th and 9th August 1985, 3rrd September 1985. Correspondence from Steve Knott on file re Sports Centre and London Marathon Draw. Committee Meeting 30th August 1985 Present, Gwerfyl Rumney, June Davey, Frank Bontoft, Graham Rumney, Ken Wharmsby, Alan Smith, Steve Knott. Apologies, Alan Shaw, Dina Andronicos, Trevor Cornell, Bob Munday Barbecue, Fun Run Sports Centre, Fee agreed post meeting at £250 Membership Cards, All paid up members to receive a card. Club Colours, Following two recounts Red won with 27 votes, Yellow a close second with 26, Blue 9 and Orange 3 not proving to be popular. Headed Notepaper, Agreed to order 500 sheets 23rd September 2017, Letter from Steve Knott to Trevor resigning from Committee and Club Newsletter Producer for work related reasons. ELR Newssheet, September 1985 Editors, News , Steve Knott , Race Reports, Frank Bontoft Members need to carry the new Membership Card and to sign it at Reception to gain access to Wanstead Leisure Centre. Club Colours Following the recent vote by members the red vest with the white lettering emerged as the winner. Supplies of the vest are now being obtained. A range ogf Club t-shirts will be available for future years and will vary in colour. They will be sold as will the Red Club vest at a reasonable price with a small profit for the Club. Fun Run Decided not to hold one this year and not at Victoria Park. Held over until March 1986. At a recent Committee Meeting, it was unanimously agreed that Roger and Hilda Mills become Honorary Life Members. For the benefit of new members, Roger and Hilda founded the Club and worked solidly to give us the base from which we are now building and extending. London Marathon Draw Results, David Morgan, Ken Wharmsby, Jon Trevor, Barry Wyles, Neil Baker and Phil Gaskell were successful. London Marathon Feeding Station. We have every reason to believetaht we will once again be allocated a feeding station on the 1986 Marathon course. Unfortunately, the Organisers do not give details until the last minute. Although we may be informed “in principle†that we have a station, the specific location is often not confirmed until the final briefing. Details will be made as and when they are known. Other topics were , Membership Renewal, Distribution of Newsletter and Race Reports (held over to the next issue) Forthcoming Fixture List Oct 6th Windsor Gt Park Half Marathon Oct 13th Babysafe Half Marathon, local Oct 20th Brady Maccabi, Hendon Stadium 10 mile Oct 27th Twickenham 25k organised by LRCC Committee Meeting, 4th Oct 1985 Present, Gwerfyl and George Rumney, Dina Andronicas, Frank Bontoft, Trevor Cornell, Ken Wharmsby, Alan Smith, June Davey Apologies, Bob Munday Social, £211.04 profit from barbecue. Christmas disco arranged for 15th Dec. Christmas Raffle draw. £100 will be spent on travel voucher, tickets £1. Social Committee given guidelines of £500 profit per year. Fun run, date still to be set. Trevor, Frank and Ken to meet 15th Oct to discuss. Membership Cards, Cards printed thanks to Frank, cost was £50 for 250. Curtis Shield. The Shield was haded out to Lee Richardson in January. Votes for next person to be haded out to Club Members. Club Vests, Atletic East have quoted £4.95 plus £1.65 silk screening. Club Badge, would be white on red. Newsletter. Due to Steve Knotts resignation from the Committee a vacancy has arisen. A slip of paper will be handed out with membership cards for people to apply. Next Meeting, to be held at June Daveys house. THE RESIGNATION OF ROGER MILLS Item to be inserted in Newsletter The recent resignation of Roger as Chairman is to be regarded only as an admin problem in the structure of a newly formed Committee. It reflects only a difference of opinion in the running of the Club. All concerned are working for the common good. We fully recognise the contribution made by Roger in the past without which there would not be a Club today. Given time, we hope to continue the good work that he has started. We look forward to his continued help and support as an ordinary member whilst hopefully relieving him of the day to day problems of administering 120 people from different walks of life with different opinions and attitudes but with one common aim. Despite wildly exaggerated rumours, there is no major split in this Club. PROPOSED ADVERTISEMENT Photo of members. East London Runners was formed in 1982 when less than twenty novices began running around Wanstead. By 1985 one hundred and twenty had graduated in running the London, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Birmingham Marathons, the Hyde Park Fun Run, the Gt North Run and many more. They still run around Wanstead and meet twice a week at the Wanstead Leisure Centre, Redbridge Lane West on Wednesdays at 6.15pm and Sundays at 10am. Committee Meeting Monday 2nd Dec 1985 Present, Gwegs and Graham, Rumney, Alan Smith, Ken Wharmsby, Bob Mundy, Paul Davy, Dina Andronicus, Trevor Cornell and Frank Bontoft. Membership Cards, mot members have now been issued with cards, approx. 104 members. Wanstead Sports Centre not too particular whether they are produced or not but they are useful for sports shop discounts and cheap seats on race coaches reserved by Club. Disco, booked for Woodys on Dunday 15th Dec. Tickets £5 (£3 for buffet and £2 club profit). Curtis Shield, All members to vote. Distribution date 1st Jan 1986, last collection and count Wed 29th Jan, Award at AGM Wed 12th Feb 1986. Newsletter John White has offered his services as Editor. Issue due 6th Jan 1986. Bob has offered to run off newsletter and address envelopes to members. Fun Run Ken raised point that not enough time i.e. till March to organise the race. New date of 8th or 15th June agreed. Club Vest, now seen by Committee and agreed suitable quality and colour. Cost £4.95 plus £1.56 for silk screening. Two styles, all mesh for men and mesh/nylon with Ladies cut for women. Frank to order 50 asap with max price £8. Coaches Deposit of £1 to be requested from all interested parties before race and forfeited by drop outs bas coach cancellation fee is £10. Agreed. Spare Money £13.25 collected from races is to be used by Ken to buy and have engraved as many medals as poss to encourage enthusiastic runners, who have, so far, received no recognition for their efforts. AGM Wed 12th Feb 1986 agreed in Sports Hall AGM AGENDA Chairman Graham, agreed i) Report on past year, Finances, race committee, social comm etc ii) Election of Officers, treasurer, secretary, race events organisor, social secy, editor, publicity secy, annual race secretary. Need for a Charman. iii) AOB Last Committee Meeting, only two members turned up. Majority did not phone to apologise for absence. In future a nominated Comm Member to phone around one week before the meeting to check numbers. Next Meeting, Mon 13th Jan 1985 at Mansfield Road.
January 1986 News Sheet Editor John White Thank you Steve Knott Standing down as Editor of the Newssheet. Rummours circulating that he has been poached by Running Magazine and tempted by International Literary fame since his account of his heroic run in the 1984 New York Magazine was published in "Running" have been strenously denied! He also denies reports of secret training sessions with Andy Etchells, "Runnings" Editor and our current President. However personal commitments no longer afford him the time to be our Editor. Curtis Shield Voting by 29th January. Fun Run not before June. Special Award Medals - The first medal was awarded to Sylvia after the Buntingford 10. AGM 5th February in the hall at the Sports Centre. Social Events In early December 25 members approx had a meal in the Carvery at the Castle, Woodford Green. 25 was the max the Castle would agree. Sunday 15th December - The Club's Xmas buffet, Disco and Grand Draw at Woody's Snakes Lane East. Thanks to Dinah, Gwegs and June foe organising the event. Surplus of £216.00. Way back in September 1985 we had a barbecue again orgainised by the three above, over 100 attended on a chilly afternoon. 3 legged and egg and spoon races were held organised by Roger and H. Profit about £200.00. Marathons Several members made the Trip to New York in October. The astonishing humidity and heat meant the times were much slower than expected. Frank 3:03. Paul declined to give his time.Newman around 4hrs, Peter House 3:15'sh, Thomas John 3:30'sh and Lee was unable to run owing to injury. The same day Harlow hosted a marathon in much more favourable weather conditiond for running. Those running were Dick Pleasance, Mike Walters and Derek. Del(4:14) and Mike 94:18) made it to the St albans marathon on 1st december and were joined by John White (3:03). Results are a bit sketchy but we will try and get a more complete record of events results for the next newsletter.
Committee Meeting 29th May 1991 Attended by Steve Knott(Chair), Lesley Morgan, Simon Morgan, Trevor Cornell, Tom Atkinson, John White, Derek Darnell, Carol Orpin, Joe Nygate, Brian Skelton, Pete Cowup, Bryan Honey Coach Fares to League events, money to be collected up front. Marathon Feed Station, £150 received which should bring books back into the black. New Members now being asked for a passport sized photo in attempt to remember faces. RUNAROUND, JW said editing the magazine is taking an increasing amount ion his time and sometimes evoked less than constructive criticism. Production at the Centre had not been a totally smooth operation. SM in favour of A4 format. Minutes of Meetings, discussion whether concise or tom include background discussions. Committee voted in favour of concise with CA abstaining. PC proposed Club buying a PA system for use at various events costing around £400.This met general approval, for further consideration when finances allow. SK confirmed he will stand down as Chairman at the 1992 AGM. He also suggested Dinner and Dance be a special occasion. PC is open to ideas. Albany Life have sponsored the ELR Chingford 8 Race with £500 SK made £100 profit from a race he organised in the City. A General Portfolio representative veto attend the next Meeting to discuss a mutually beneficial collaboration. Committee Meeting 2nd July 1991 Attended by Steve Knott(Chair), Lesley Morgan, Simon Morgan, Tom Atkinson, John White, Derek Darnell, Carol Orpin, Joe Nygate, Pete Cowup Agreed that PC to purchase 100 jackets, increase from previously agreed 50. DD raised question of recognition for members competing all league fixtures. It was decided to award a high quality certificate. SK had received another £50 for members who helped with Marathon registration. He added that places were awarded to people who completed a certain number of hours registration duty. Tickets for Dinner Dance likely to be £25, inc cost of £21,50 for the 4 course meal. Committee Meeting 31st July 1991 Attended by Steve Knott(Chair), Lesley Morgan, Simon Morgan, Trevor Cornell, John White, Derek Darnell, Carol Orpin, Joe Nygate, Brian Skelton, Pete Cowup, Bryan Honey JW will liaise with Wanstead School for next RUNAROUND Magazine. Trophies for Track & Field to cost £150 approx, including the new Stuart Willis Trophy. Tickets for Dinner Dance will be £20 to cover cost of meal only, the guest list should receive careful consideration. Jim Bird had asked if an event for the benefit of the Centre could be arranged but the Committee felt it was not necessary to do so at present. SK had made measuring wheel available to Dagenham Joggers for a fee. Steve Cogan had offered to take over as kit person from Calvin Bobin, handover to be arranged. ELR Magazine - RUNAROUND - JULY/AUG/SEPT 1991, 20 pages, Editor John White 10th Anniversary Dinner Dance Advert for Friday 3rd Jan 1992 at the Manor Hall, Chigwell. 4 Course Meal, Dancing until 1am. 200 capacity, £5 deposit. Contact Mike Matcham and Peter Cowup. Final Results for ELR Track & Field 1991. Winning Team, Derek Darnell, Richard McHale, Steve Coogan, Dennis Taylor, Lesley Morgan, Lynn Butler. Race Reports and Results Lee Valley 10 Dunmow 5 Orion 10 x 1 mile relay Hsarlow 10m Barking 5k John's miserable Ultra efforts Fixtures List, Oct/Nov/Dec 1991 Letters London League Individual and Team Places List Amsterdam Marathon 15th Sep 1991 Chris Adams(3:59), Steve Davis(4:28) and Dave Thomas(3:50) in a field of 1,000. Weather overcast and dull, deteriorating into torrential rain during the race. The ELR Chingford 8, Advert for Sunday 13th October 1991 at Gilwell Park. Race Report on the Great North Run by Don Bennett Trevor Cornell 1:18:50 Laurent Pichon 1:23:00 Bernard Mansell 1:32:20 Simon Morgan 1:35 Don Bennett 1:41:40 Richard McHale 1:43 Julie Fairhurst 1:52 Lesley Morgan 1:55 Steve Knott tba Leaving the Leisure Centre by Coach at 1.30pm on Friday 13th September we finally reached the Washington Post Hotel at 8.30pm. WE discovered on the following day that the Wolves Team were staying in the Hotel; too as they were playing Newcastle that afternoon. A few years ago the race start time had been moved from morning to 1.45pm to suit TV coverage. Not good news on a hot day. Baggage buses left at 1pm so a bit of sitting around. We were started off by Jimmy Saville, taking us 2 minutes to cross the start line, with many in the 30,000 field taking 10 minutes or more. The first mile took 8 1/2 mins before I settled into a steady 7 1/2 minute mile pace. Spectators were out in their thousands providing encouragement and extra water. By 9 miles the heat was getting to me and I walked briefly to have a good drink of water before resumin my running.. Approaching 12 miles I passed Richard who was also struggling a little. A long run into the finish and we collected our medal, T-Shirts and diet cokes! We left South Shields on the Coach at 6.30pm arriving back at Wanstead at 4am on Monday. Many thanks to Trevor for arranging the Coach and Accommodation.
From RUNAROUND Magazine DECEMBER 1993 Edited by Yvonne Shushoua One of the comments made in the recent survey of Club Members was that we should continue to have a Newsletter. Unfortunately for me I was the one that made the comment and was volunteered to edit it! No, seriously, I enjoyed reading Runaround and would like to see it continue and develop further. Many Members of the Club are unable to meet at Wanstead on Wednesday evenings and one function of the Newsletter is to keep us all in touch. Runaround is also the place for our comments and suggestions about ELR, and for race reports, results, training tips, cartoons, jokes etc. Comments about the format of the Newsletter would also be appreciated. Any articles, typed or handwritten can be handed to me at the Wednesday night meeting, or put into the ELR folder behind the desk at Wanstead Leisure Centre or posted c/o Wanstead LC. Finally, many thanks to John White for all his hard work in producing Runaround in the past. I hope that he will have more time to enjoy writing a few articles for it. Happy reading! Yvonne Christmas Message from the Chairman - Simon Morgan Thanked Yvonne for taking on the task of organising the Newsletter after somewhat of an absence. The Members Questionnaire was a huge success. See separate article. I hope that the AGM will be better attended than the last one as several votes need to be taken. Not least the question of whether the Club remains in the Summer League. A number of members are unhappy with the League. Also the Committee is down to 8 members. This is likely to reduced still further to 5 or 6 committed Members by the end of February. The Club's Annual Dinner and Dance is in doubt unless more ticket deposits are received. The Club's Sports Day is also at risk. Survey Results - Peter Cowup, Club President Edited Summary - We received over 50 replies. The Yes/No sections will be relatively easy to process statistically but the opinions and comments will take longer to assess. Simon, Peter and Derek will be collating these. I would like to assure members that EVERY opinion expressed is appreciated and that where common themes are found, any necessary changes will be made. Part of the reason we decided to members opinions, was to remind people that to stay "vibrant", the Club needs to react to its members needs. We also wanted to remind members that ELR cannot be taken for granted. To survive and prosper the Club needs it's membership to fully participate in the broad range of events that ELR organise throughout the year. Several events have been poorly attended - we needed to determine whether this was a result of dissatisfaction, too high costs involved or simply apathy! I think one of the good things to come out of the survey is an appreciation of these facts by a wider circle of members. Chingford 8 - Sunday 17th October 1993 - Some words of thanks - Peter Cowup This race was again organised by ELR, special thanks to Wendy McLellan, Lesley Morgan, Jean and Tom Atkinson and Phyl and Peter Cowup for all their hard work. As ever, the Club acquitted itself with true style and organised a race that all members could be proud of. I continue to think it is important that ELR, as a Running Club, organises a few races/runs every year which benefit runners in general. I think that the Chingford 8, together with the recce run in the spring, our involvement in the London Marathon through the Feed Station and the odd league fixture fulfil this role. Letter received from the British Association of Road Races enclosing post race report from Dick Meredith of BARR. Further Race Reports - Ringwold 10 - by Peter Sadler - Stortford 10 - 21st November 1993 – -by Yvonne Shashoua - Cross Country League - Trent Park, 14th November 1993 Cold wet and windy. 10 Women and 26 Men from ELR finished. Women 4th of 13 Vet Women 6th of 13 Men 7th 0f 12 Vet Men 8th of 12 6th Women - Sue Donahue 23:09 9th Man - Brian McCarthy 36:40 - ELR Woodford & Waltham Forest Grand Prix - ELR Mens Div 7 - Track & Field Team Records - South of England - 6 Stage Relay - Aldershot, 25th September 1993 Guaranteed Places for the London Marathon 1994 12 places available. Eligibility Rules listed. Draw on Wednesday 22nd December 1993
RUNAROUND FEBRUARY 1994 Letter from Dick Pleasance - Good to see the Magazine in production again. Pleased to see an effort is being made to find safer routes for the Wednesday night run. Going back a few years we all used to have a warm up session 10/15 minutes before the run. Maybe we could revive this. The idea of running in defined pace groups and the mystery forest treks led by John White make a change and help newer members to mix. Don't moan or groan as I have heard several members doing: join in or think of something better. Notice of Annual General Meeting Wednesday 23rd Feb 1994 at 7.45pm in Wanstead LC Theatre. Vacancies - Social Secretary to replace Mike Matcham, plus a Publicity Officer and a Minutes Secretary. Nominations - Chairman, President, Treasurer, General Secretary, Membership Secretary, Social Secretary, XCountry Secretary or Summer League Secretary. Proposals - Any? The Curtis Shield This years vote Simon Morgan 18 Colin Waterworth 7 Derek Darnell 5 Peter Cowup 5 Bernard Mansell 2 Sue Donohue, Yvonne Shashoua, Dick Pleasance, Jim Bird, Carol Orpin and Stephanie Mc Carthy, all 1 Race Reports Dublin Marathon Oct 1993 by Brad Woodgate and Sue Donahue Ilford 10 – New Years Day by Doug Mansell Cross Country - Ruislip Woods 19th Dec 1993 Cross Country Chingford 16th Jan 1994 The Southerns and the Tough Guy in one weekend - Trevor Jayson Future Events - Gilwell Park Cross Country League Race Hosted by ELR - Details including volunteers required. London Marathon 1984 Club Guaranteed Entries 1. Jeff Lack 2. Davis Hubble 3. Jeremy Burgess 4. Mary O'Brien 5. Tanya Watkins 6. David Foster 7. Ron Martin 8. Bernard Mansell 9. Simon Fyffe 10. Trevor Jason Reserves Richard McHale Steve Davis Jim Bird London Marathon Recce Run organised by ELR - Sunday morning 27th March 1994 London Marathon Coach -Travel details Club Kit - by Derek Darnell RUNAROUND - SPRING 1994 Race Reports Standlake 10k by Doug Mansell Benfleet 15 6th Feb 1994 by Simon Fyffe 1Hr 51 min Wokingham Half Marathon by Simon Fyffe in 1:26:31 The Sidcup 10 by Brad Woodgate in 64:50 City - Pier - City Loop by Doug Mansell Race Results XC League Victor Ludorum after 5 Events Roding Half Marathon MEN Paul Collier 1:20:39 J Fowler 1:24:04 J Redfern 1:25:39 Brad Woodgate 1:26:29 Simon Fyffe 1:28:04 I Scott 1:29:22 George Whiter 1:33:45 K Ward 1:36:55 J Lack 1:39:26 D Thomas 1:41:00 John White 1:41:17 Roger Dixon 1:42:10 S Fearn 1:57:16 G Surridge 2:00:14 LADIES Yvonne Shashoua 1:29:44 2nd Lady Sue Donohue 1:36:57 K White 1:41:16 H Spence 1:41:40 Karen Levison 1:42:08 Mary O'Brien 1:49:28 B Connolly 1:52:08 Mary Connolly 1:52:08 S White 1:59:19 P Coates 2:00:18 S Hiller 2:14:51 Essex Champs - ELR 2nd Female Team Prizewinners. Essex 20 Trevor Jason 1:57:43 10th in Essex Witham Half Paul Collier 1:19 7th Man and 1st Vetr Newham 10k Sue Donohue 1st Lady Karen 3rtd Lady and 1st Vet Steph 4th. ELR Ladies Team 1st ELR Mens Division 7 - Track & Field Team Records London Marathon Drinks Station - Poplar High Street - Sunday 17th April 1994 Thanks to all the volunteers and ELR Organisers! By Peter Cowup London Marathon Results 1994 Trevor Jason 2:39 ****Club Record**** Jeremy Burgess 2:57pb John White 3:01 Yvonne Shashoua 3:07pb Roger Dixon 3:15 John Cushion 3:17 George Whiter 3:18 Brad Woodgate 3:26 Karen White 3:30 Bernard Mansell 3:30 Ron Martin 3:52 Richard McHale 4:09 Tanya Watkins 4:25 Jim Bird 6:07 Advert for ELR Annual Riverboat Disco - Sat 28th May 1984 - £12 RUNAROUND NEWSLETTER SUMMER 1994 (brief summary) Editorial by Yvonne S Letter from your Chairman Simon Morgan - mention of the Relay that Peter Cowup organised. Looking forward to a Fun Day in Hainault Forest. Riverboat Disco was cancelled as we would have suffered a huge loss if gone ahead. In the past this would have been blamed on the recession or apathy. The plain truth is that the running boom is over, something we knew for a long time. The club had around 230 members in its peak in 1988/89. Currently we have around 160 members. Anyway whatever the cause we are not alone, the story is the same at all other Running Clubs big and small alike, but for Peter it means a smaller pool of members in which to gather enough interest to organise an event. Race Reports ELR relay Race ion Clayhall Park by Peter Cowup Presidents Challenge Relay Race Results June and July Summer League Race Harrow 19th June (9 ELR Entrants) Grand Union Canal Relay Race, London to Milton Keynes (Sunday 12th June) by Brad Woodgate (7 ELR Entrants and 5 support) Wimbledon Windmilers 10k by Doug Mansell The Goodwin Sands Golden Mile 23rd June by Pete Sadler Jubilee Lodge Fun Run 2nd May by Simon Fyffe The Tour of Epping 19th to 22nd June 1994 by Simon Fyffe The Tour consists of 5 races on 4 consecutive days. A 10k, a 7+ hill race, an 8 mile cross country and 2x1 mile sprints up and down the same slope. Tour of Epping Results for ELR John McCarthy, 29th in 2:35:15 Brad Woodgate 3th 2:35:27 Simon Fyffe 35th 2:37:02 Ken Douse 46th 2:43:13 Howard Cripps 53rd 2:48:28 Kirk Johnson 56th 2:49:20 R Thomas 74th 2:57:21 Eamonn McDonnell 101st 3:42:07 Lynn Butler 103rd 3:42:43 Race Results Congratulations to Jim Redfern 7th place in the 100k British Championships at Greenwich on 8th May 1994. Congratulations also to Trevor Cornell 3rd in his first 12v hour race recently. Details of planned ELR Family Fun Day and Summer Disco on Sunday 212st Aiugust at Hainault Forest/Wadham Lodge Sports Ground ELR Chingford 8 planned for Sunday 11th Sept 1994 at 10.30am at Gilwell Park, Bury Road, Chingford RUNAROUND NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 1994 Edited by Yvonne Shashoua ELR Membership Statistics 1994 produced by Simon Morgan Male 76.4% Female 23.6% Age Under 30, 13.8% 30 to 34, 21.4% 35 to 39, 24.5% 40 to 44, 15.7% 45 to 49, 13.2% Over 50, 11.3% Report - The First ELR Parlauf and Disco - Sunday 21sty August 1994, Report by Brad Woodgate Parlauf – 9 teams, 4 in each team, over 30 laps of a 450m course. Minimum number iof laps each team members could do was 6, max 10. The winning team consisted of Jan Clennell, Jeff Lack, Eamon McDonnell and Ian Scott with the second team made up by Brad Woodgate, Don Bennett, Peter Cowup and Mark Dutton. Picnic afterwards in the warm sunshine. The followed a game of rounders with the Wrinklies v the Non Wrinklies. In the evening was the disco at Wadham Lodge with the prize presentation and a buffet Race Report - The Three Forests Way (60 miles of mud) Bill Perry Ray Saville Jim Bird Tom and Jean Atkinson Peter and Phyl Cowup Trevor Cornell Wendy McLellan Results Joe Nygate Handicap Run 1994 Lord Mayors Challenge Sat 12th November 1994 Report and Results by Steve Kerns 5.8k over 2 laps of the St Pauls area of the City. Event organiser was Dave Bedford. Eamon Martin won the race! Report and Results Epping Tough 10k by Doug Mansell “it was tough!†Results Orion 10 x 1 Mile Relay2nd August Essex XC Vets Champs at Chingford on 12th November 1994 FV35 Mary O’Brien 16th in 41:24 MV40 Paul Collier 22nd 30:41 MV40 Trevor Cornell 27th 31:05 MV40 Ken Douse 34:29 MV40 Doug Mansell 36:15 MV40 Bryan Honey 38:08 MV40 Team 10th overall MV50 John McCarthy 34:49 London Marathon 1995 - Guaranteed Entries 9 plus 2 from B.A.F
Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 15th February 1995 Committee Meetings held Wednesday 18th January Wednesday 22nd March Tuesday 18th April Wednesday 17th May Wednesday 26th July Tuesday 22nd August Wednesday 21st September Wednesday 25th October Wednesday 5th December Annual General Meeting highlights Chair Simon Morgan, Minute Carol Orpin Meeting started with 18 members in attendance Notable events during past year Ron Martin’s 100th Marathon Trevor Cornell’s success in a 12 hour race The Success of the anal Relay Team, led by John McCarthy Yvonne Shashoua’s most recent County vest Membership fell to 150 during past year. Treasurers Report John White presented the Annual Accounts and announced a deficit of £1,154.10 Club events were not supported through general apathy. Also discussed was the Replacement for the now defunct Chingford 8 race. The Committee Lesley, John White, Colin and Derek stood down. The remaining Members were elected and Steve Davis was elected. Any other Business Rumour Wanstead Leisure Centre was to close. Jim Bird advised that plans to do this had been shelved for at least the next couple of years. Question re Social events, drive to get new members. Committee Meetings throughout the Year (dates as above) edited highlights Members attending one or more meetings, Simon Morgan Chair, Carol Orpin Minutes, Peter Cowup President, Don Bennett Treasurer, Doug Mansell, Brad Woodgate, Steve Davis Dinner dance details Marathon recce run organised by ELR Chingford 8 replacement Cross Country League Summer League 1995 London Marathon Water Station London Marathon Guaranteed entries Membership fee increase? Bank Account Mandate John White elected Life Member Parlauf in Hainault Forest Club Mugs and other merchandise Memberships fees and cards New Members evening Steve Davis became General Secretary in July Chairman’s relay Peter Cowop granted time off from his Committee duties August 95 Coach travel to XC at Cheshunt and Royston Running Awards, Jeff Lack retains Most Improved with Mick Wilson and Linda as Runners up. RUNAROUND Newsletter – Spring 1995 Editorial by Yvonne Shashoua AGM Highlights, as above Club Events Cross Country Relay Race – held over a 2.5 mile course in Hainault Forest. Six teams of 4 runners competed over a muddy and undulating course. Winning Team Colin Waterworth 15:17 Karen Levison 16:54 Wendy McLellan 17:19 Patrick Dalyzell 14:00 Best time - Steve Kerns 13:54 Marshals and Officials -Tom and Jean Atkinson, Phyl Cowup, Simon Morgan, Brian Skelton, Paul Needham and Dick’s brother. London Marathon Results 1995 Paul Collier 2:43 pb Geoff Fowler 2:59 Mark Dean 3:07 pb Yvonne Shashoua 3:09 Brad Woodgate 3:15 pb Simon Fyffe 3:18 pb Peter Kerruish 3:22 George Whiter 3:25 Bernard Mansell 3:25 Patrick Dalyzell 3:27 John Cushion 3:28 Dave Thomas 3:29 pb Roger Dixon 3:32 Dave Willemson 3:35 Jeff Lack 3:42 pb Mary Connolly 3:53 Mary Obrien 3:53 pb Ron Martin 3:53 Perry Crimmins 3:3:56 Jonathon Lees 4:11 Dave Foster 4:12 Richard McHale 4:33 Dave Leader 5:13 Jim Bird tba Drinks Station in Poplar at 16 miles Track and Field Results for ELR Mens Div 7 Racing Diary – Race dates throughout the year Article by Yvonne following her stay at Mike Gratton Sporting Tours/Runners World Training week pre marathon in mid March. CURTIS SHIELD voting Results Doug Mansell 7 Peter Cowup 6 Derek Darnell 5 Colin Waterworth 3 Carol Orpin 3 Lesley Morgan 2 Brad Woodgate 2 Jean Atkinson 2 Dick Pleasance 2 Simon Morgan 1 Yvonne Shashoua 1 Geoff Clennell 1 Ropn Martin 1 Mary Obrien 1 Void 1 RUNAROUND NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 1995 EDITORIAL BY YVONNE Letter from Dick Pleasance – It seem that we have heard so much regarding the running boom being over. Maybe that is correct, but I think that it has just settled down to the way it used to be. Most Wednesday evenings we seem to get around 45+ runners except in August. This is the pattern common in most Clubs. With renewals no due it will be interesting to see the size of the membership. It is always a struggle for any Committee at times like this, when members are a bit thin on the ground, to organise activities. A poor response is rather disheartening and involves a lot of hard work for any organiser who is doing her or her best. We must not forget that we have the cheapest membership of any other Club in the area, generally good facilities and, in my opinion, a good group of runners. However we still fall down on making new members welcome, and on “giving up a run†to accompany a new, and often, slower runner. Annual Dinner and Dance advert to be held on Friday 26th January 1996 at the Manor Hall, Chigwell. Tickets £25.00 Racing Around Ten go to Southend 10k Report and results by Yvonne Springfield Striders 10m Report and Results by Yvonne Harpenden Relay report by Yvonne Harpers 1995 Relay Results Chairman’s Relay Results Racing Diary October 95 to March 96
RUNAROUND NEWSLETTER - SPRING 1996 Editorial by Yvonne Shashoua The London Marathon was a success for both runners and for those who organised and ran the Drinks Station in Poplar High Street. At the Club AGM the need for new incentives to maintain and increase our membership figures was discussed. Jean Atkinson is doing a fine job of ELR’s success at racing by contributing results to the Ilford Recorder on a regular basis. NEW MEMBERS - On Wednesday 8th May we held a new members night. Unfortunately due to a hiccup on the advertising front only one new person joined us. A few words from the new Chair, Peter Cowup As this is the first Newsletter since the Club's AGM, I thought that it was appropriate to take a few moments to reflect on where the Club is and, perhaps more importantly, where we are going. It is unlikely that the past year or so will be recorded as the most illustrious in ELR’s history! A tale of less that deep joy associated with declining membership and dwindling support for Club events is well known to most reading this, and I do not propose to continue the extensive discussion and reasoning for this here............. ........... There are reasons to be optimistic. Accepting the days of organising large, relatively complex events, have past (at least for the foreseeable future), I see a definite future focussed on the Wednesday night Club run and a mix of smaller activities organised for the direct benefit of members. In the meantime, a smaller more informal group (Don Bennett, Treasurer, Steve Davies, Secretary, Mike Wilson, Membership Secretary, Jean Atkinson, Publicity and myself, Chair will keep things ticking over. To conclude, I would take this opportunity to thank Simon Morgan for his considerable efforts as outgoing Chairman. Simon has made a very significant contribution to East London Runners over the years, some of which have not always been either apparent or recognised. FLORA LONDON MARATHON 1996 - Sunday 21st April by Yvonne Shashoua On a very warm day I lined up with the Elite Women having time qualified with a time under 3:15 in an approved marathon in the previous two years. For me Miles 1 to 6 were too fast. At Mile 12 the wheelchair competitors caught up with us with the leading pack of many passing just after 14 miles. The next point of note was, of course, the ELR Drinks Station at 16 miles. It was great to see so many familiar faces and to hear Pete Cowup’s lively patter. The ELR Station is always the best on route and is in sharp contrast to the Dockland Doldrums ahead...... ......Congratulations to all members of the Club who completed the event and many thanks to those who helped our drinks station a success. From the Ilford Recorder 2ns May 1996 - London Marathon Results Bernard Mansell 2:54 pb Paul Collier 2:55 Yvonne Shashoua 3:19 Brad Woodgate 3:29 Geopff Lack 3:29 Roger Dixon 3:34 George Whiter 3:45 Dave Thomas 3:50 Ron Martin 3:59 Karen White 4:06 Dave Tyrell 4:40 Richard McHale 5:30 Jim Bird time unknown Article by Dick Pleasance - Our Man in Malaysia Running in the Pan Asia Hash with 1,050 others. A three day event involving Hash Groups from 15 countries. Race Results Corbetts Tay 5k - 28th April Trevor Jayson 2nd in 16 mins Doug Mansell and Mike Wilson 19 mins and Paul Needham 21 mins Compton (Newbury) 40 Miles - Ron Martin in 7:42 Sunday XC League Alexandra Park 3rd March Victor Ludorum XC League after 5 events Inter Counties 20 miles at Gloucester, 17th representing Essex, Yvonne of ELR in 2 hrs 26 mins despite at one stage being forced to change her footwear. Fixture card for June 1996 ELR Summer Relay Race in Clayhall Park 7pm Wed 26h June In place of the usual Club Runn. Free to all ELR Members. The ELR Celebration Meal took place on Saturday 12th April at the La Ruga Restaurant. Good company, tasty food and a great atmosphere.
Committee Meetings were held on March 5th April 16th May 21st June 25th July 16th November 26th Present at the November Meeting were Simon Morgan, Don, Bennett, Karen White, Mike Wilson, Doug Mansell and Lesley Morgan (Minutes) 1997 Committee Meetings - Highlights Peter Cowup no longer a Committee Member and awarded Honorary Membership with his wife Phyllis. It was also agreed to present Peter with an engraved decanter in recognition of his service to the Club. Redbridge Sports Centre - Letter receive from RSC regarding use of their facilities for an alternative Tuesday night run. Doug will reply by advising we do not back this idea. Redbridge replied that it respected our decision to stay at Wanstead. London Marathon - Coach to start arranged by Don. Drinks Station again a great success. A cheque for £200 received from London Marathon for our servicers at the water station. It was agreed to pass a similar amount to Geoff Clennell for his disco services. Marathon Meal –held at Asta La Pasta in Snaresbrook as the venue and date is 13th April at 8pm. 1998 - Pete Cowup has volunteered once again to take charge of the London Marathon for ELR with Doug as his assistant. Kit- Fair amount held in Club stock. To re-assess price of kit to reduce levels. Curtis Shield - Jim Bird has purchased a new Shield as the engraving space on the existing one has run out. Jim agreed to accept a cheque for £25 payable to St Francis Hospice. New Members Welcome Letter - Not in existing at present. It was agreed that each new member would be issued with one going forward. Newsletter - Rather than a full-blown magazine that we have enjoyed ion the past Doug suggested that it was an important life blood of the Club to have a newssheet to keep members abre4ast of what is going on. May 97 it was agreed that 4 Newsletters would be issued per annum. Lesley agreed to typeset and print but would need someone to collate the articles . Noticeboard and Publicity - Ron informed us that Mary O'Brien was willing to fulfil the publicity function for the time being. ELR Handicap Race took place on Wednesday 28th May. Only 18 members took part. Membership - 100 approx in May 1997. Annual renewals will be distributed on 23rd July at the Club. Those not in attendance will be posted. It was agreed that a membership card should be issued to those renewing. New Members night- Agreed for 30th July. Social - 10 people attend a Bowling night in October. Dinner Dance planned for Friday December 5th at Il Toscano in Walthamstow to celebrate the Club's 15th Anniversary at £16 per head. ELR NEWSLETTER JULY 1997 The Chairman's Blurb by Doug MansellThe Club looks in reasonable shape and I am optimistic for the future. We are trying to re-establish some Social events and the numbers attending the Wednesday Club runs are fairly consistent. We are offering Social Membership to lapsed members ELR Women Rule! Our Women continue to go from strength to strength. They retained the Team Prize at the Woodbridge 10k(Pauline Cahill, Mary Connolly, Mary O'Brien). Sue Donohue 1st Lady at Stanstead 10k Karen Levison 1st Lady Woodford 10k and 2nd Lady Raphael Park 5 miles. Karen White 1st Lady Vet Raphael Park 5 miles. Lesley Morgan 3rd Lady Thurrock 5k Track & Field Report ELR NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS 1997 Yvonne's Amsterdam Experience - Article by Yvonne Shashaou Amsterdam Marathon held on Sunday November 2nd 1997. Started at midday, temp 5c. Two identical laps, very flat course. Paced myself slower than usual and reached halfway in 1:28 feeling strong. I was missing the support of the London Marathon crowds. After 2 hours my legs were feeling weary. I had a strong finish though into the Olympic Stadium and crossed the line as 7th woman in a time of 3:04:05 a PB by 3 minutes. Two weeks later I heard officially that I was the first British woman to finish and second woman over 35 attracting a prize of £140. Pete and Phyl Honoured Congratulations to Pete and Phyl Cowup on being awarded Lifetime Membership of ELR in commemoration of their service over many years. They were presented with a crystal decanter at the Dinner and Dance by the Club President Simon Morgan, as a mark of gratitude for their previous efforts. Annual General Meeting will be held at Wanstead Leisure Centre on either 11th or 18th February 1998. ELR Mens Track & Field Records Chairman's Epistle by Doug Mansell, thanking everyone who attended the Dinner & Dance and also those who have participated in the various Club activities over the previous year. RESULTS Essex Vets XC Championships FV35 Yvonne Shashoua - 2nd in 35:51 Sunday XC League at Gilwell Park, a good turnout from ELR with 7 Women and 12 Men running with others marshalling. Unfortunately, there was a poor turnout at the following event at Alexandra Palace and we didn’t manage to field enough runners for either team.
Committee Meetings 7th January 1998 18th March 1998 8th April 1998 3rd June 1998 1st July 1998 2nd September 1998 14th October 1998 9th December 1998 ELR Spring and Summer Newssheets (double sided single page) Committee Simon Morgan, President, advised ELR at the October 1998 meeting that he had applied to Woodford Green AC as 1st Claim and that he would be stepping down as Club President at the next AGM. Doug Mansell, Chairman Don Bennett, Treasurer Mike Wilson, Memberships, Mike Wilson advised standing down as Membership Secretary at next AGM Brad Woodgate, Kit Clive Jackson, Fixtures AGM Scheduled for 11th February 1998 Wanstead Leisure Centre - School Governors had proposed to Redbridge Council that the School take full control of the Centre. ELR are to write to the Council opposing this as it will have adverse implications for us. ELR are to ask individual Club Members to also write to Council objecting. ELR Grand Prix 10k Race Series - Doug suggested the Club use existing b10k road racers already popular with members, e.g. Hatfield Broad Oak. At the end of the series the aggregate time of the best 4 races out of sat 6 would decide the final positions for both male and female. To be put to the Club Members at the upcoming AGM. RESULT - Disappointing only 3 members completed 4 out of 7 races in the series. They were Karen Levison, Doug Mansell and Kirk Johnson. Karen and Kirk to receive a ££5 Boots voucher each! Most Improved Runner 1997 - To be awarded to Tam McNamara, with other awards to Hasina Zaman, Sue Hughes and Bal Sidhu. Most Improved Runner 1998 - Hassena to receive overall prize. Paula Barteneus, Karen Levison, Martin Griffiths and Colin Waterworth to receive runners up trophies. Guaranteed London Marathon Places - June 98, Doug has produced a set of rules for the admin of the allocated Club place. Will be published in the July Newsletter. Drink Station at 15 miles- Peter Cowup is organising this with Doug. This went well. Peter willing to carry on in 1999 as well. A donation of £50 was agreed for the Rathbone Institute instead of the £200 suggested by PC. October 1998 Peter and Doug will organise The Rathbone Institute, Abbery Scaffolding and Geoff Clennell's Disco again for 1999. Jim Bird's 60th Birthday Bash - It was agreed that a surprise would be arranged for mid-August and the Club would spend up to £60. Subsequently £50 was spent on food and drink. The evening was well received by Jim. Post Marathon Meal - May try Pepes Pizza of Leytonstone. Subsequently took place with 21 people attending. Marathon Coach - Don to arrange. Confirmed. Track- Simon to stand down as Track Manager at the end of the season. Kit- Brad is to order sample shorts plus a new stock of vests and long sleeve t's. At December Meeting Brad advised Kit has arrived at a cost of £600 approx. Membership - It was highlighted that the database needed to be updated (June 98). Lesley Morgan has advised changing status to second Claim with ELR. September, about 40 fees had now been received. Mike to chase non-payers. Athletics UK Vote - ELR to vote in favour of the proposed structure for British Athletrics Annual Dinner and Dance - Doug suggested Casa Verde in Buckhurst Hill, proposed date is Friday 15th January 1999. Confirmed at £16.50 pp. ELR Newsheet Spring 98 Chairman's Blurb by Doug Mention about the lack of support from members in providing articles for the Newsheet hence only a single page and next one will be published in July. Yvonne has had more success recently in winning the Essex County Champs 20 miles and the Brentford half marathon. Race details for the ELR Summer 10k Grand Prix Series published plus the Track and Field League Fixtures. Newsheet Summer 1998 Chairman Doug thanked all who helped at the London Marathon Drinks Station and also published rules for the ELR London Marathon Draw for Guaranteed Club places. Results London Marathon 1998 Bernard Mansell 3:06 Mike Wilson 3:28 Pauline Cahill 3:37 Ron Martin 4:05 Bal Sidhu 4:12 Dave Foster 4:42 Des Mullaney 4:53
Annual General Meeting 24th February New Committee Elected Chairman, Clive Jackson President, Lesley Morgan (March 1999) Treasurer, Don Bennett Membership, Brian Marshall Kit, Brian Marshall (March 199) Doug Mansell Without Portfolio, Denise Lewis, Mary O'Brien and Mike Wilson Treasurers Report, Don Bennett Don went through the accounts. Explained why Club opened a high Interest Rate Girobank Account for Excess funds. Old Nat West Ac was closed. Query from member re high stock of Kit held. Plus, could a list of kit prices be published as the one on the Notice Board was out of date. Summer 10k Series, Doug advised would not continue owing to lack of support from members for last year’s event. Curtis Shield was presented to John McCarthy for his efforts in coaching the Ladies team to many victories in the past year. AOB, question from John White as to how we are going to enthuse members New Members, it was decided that a list be made of those willing to run with new members. A list of 20 names was drawn up and these will be collated so that 2 members will be allocated to each week. Committee Meetings 20th January 23rd June 26th July Annual Dinner, it was agreed that this was a successful venue albeit there was no dance area. Kit, Denise advised the women were unhappy with the vests as they were cut wrongly under the arms and also that the long sleeve t shirts were non user friendly. Brian to look at future kit from a new supplier. London Marathon Minibus, Don arranging Post Race Meal, Doug has spoken to Asta La Pasta and it was agreed to proceed subject to advance uptake by members. Cut of date 14th April 1999. Drinks Station, Doug and Don will attend Marathon Meeting on 7th April. The pre race briefing that Peter holds the week before the race is still set to go ahead. Wednesday Night runs, Clive advised he would like, once a month, to organise a longer run of 9 to 10 miles in addition to the 5 to 7 mile run. Denise suggested finishing at a pub. Clive also suggested that we have 3 groups to run a s a social group club run once in a while. New Buddy List, it was decided to draw this up. Lesley agreed to start this on 17th March, whereby two different members each week would be allocated this task. Essex Way Relay Denise suggested we hire a minibus to cover the whole event. Little interest was subsequently shown by Club Members. Clayhall Park Relay Clive will be arranging this as a Wednesday night run. Teams of 5 to 6 people to be picked to be as even as possible. ELR NEWSHEET Spring 1999 Chairman Clive wrote thanking outgoing Committee Members Doug, Simon and Brad for all the hard work that they have done over the years. While retiring as Chair, Doug has agreed to stay on as General Club Secretary. Clive welcomed Denise, Mary and Brian to the Committee. Clive, on his first Wednesday night as Chair was pleased to hand out Essex Championship Silver medals for the Roding Half Marathon to Karen, Trish and Denise. Another great result for the ELR Ladies. Race Report and Results Las Vegas 5k, Half and full Marathon, by Lesley Morgan Brad and Lee ran in the half and Dawn and Lesley in the 5k. Lee Richardson 1:29:55 Brad Woodgate 1:52 Lesley Morgan 27:54 Dawn Adams 43:01 ELR NEWSHEET Summer 1999 Chairman’s Blurb Essex Way Relay info Sunday XC Dates and venues Clayhall Park Relay Race details Race Report, Grand Union Canal Relay Race Little Venice to Milton Keynes, 66 miles approx. ELR finished 6th and 8th in 8:13:19 and 8:51:56 Race Results, Ilford Hilly 5 Lee Richardson 31:02 Dave Gates 31:05 Paul Collier 32:41 Karen Levison 33:02 John McCarthy 34:03 John White 34:42 Doug Mansell 35:06 Brian Marshall 35:51 Andy Rands 36:45 Karen White 36:50 Mary Connolly 36:56 Bal Sidhu 37:39 Brad Woodgate 38:06 Sunil Datta 38:32 Vanessa Chatterley 38:52 Clive Jackson 38:59 Des Mullany 39:23 Dick Pleasance 39:58 Tricia O’Neill 40:342 George Whiter 40:34 John Grantham 41:36 Lesley Morgan 46:06 News from Abroad by Yvonne Shashoua Large report by Yvonne, edited here. I can't believe that I have been here in Denmark for 6 months already.......been training with KIF (Copenhagen Athletics Club). To date I have raced 9 times in Denmark and 3 times in Sweden.......the Club Coach entered me in some indoor events. I found out that I had a qualifying time for the European Vets Indoor Championships which I had recorded for Newham and Essex Beagles, guesting in the Summer past. At the Danish Championships I ran 10:41 and won the Danish Gold Medal and a pb of 11 seconds! Two weeks later I was in Malmo for the Vets Champs. I was third, winning bronze in a time of 10.40 another pb, just beaten by Lynne Parr of GB.
Annual General Meeting 1st March 2000, Summary by Clive Jackson, Chair, published in the Spring 2000 ELR Newsletter Chairman's Address: Membership is at its lowest ever but there are still enough members for the Club to be viable, there still seems to be a fair amount of enthusiasm in the Club. Our Ladies have had an extremely successful year. For the next year we will try to promote events where we compete as a Club, the Essex Way and Canal Relays. We will probably have to stage a cross country race. Finances: Bank balances stand at £3,043.38, with overall £300 added to the capital balance. The income from membership at £755 is the lowest in the Club History. Annual sub to Wanstead Leisure Centre is £150. Membership: We currently have 63 Annual members and a number of Life Members. Resolutions: The Club Balance was discussed; it was resolved that we should not reduce the capital for the sake of it. It was decided to make a one of Charitable donation. Most Improved Runners, Winner was Dave Gates, Runners Up, Denise Lewis and Guy McPartlin. The Curtis Shield was presented to Clive Jackson. Committee, for the coming year will remain unchanged. Committee Meetings were held on !7th May 2000 21st June 2000 12th July 2000 9th August 2000 20th September 2000 1st November 2000 5th December 2000 Victoria Park Race - Organised by the London Chest Hospital. ELR to use as a Club Race and make a charitable donation. Club will pay a nominal entry fee for our members who enter. Don will try and obtain a large presentation cheque. Club also to use the race as an ELR Club Team Championship race. Clive subsequently contacted the Ilford Recorder about covering the event. Don obtained a large cheque. We had a good turnout for this race, 19 runners plus some families supporting. Nothing from Ilford Recorder though. Membership Renewals, 38 by 20th September 2000. We are looking to increase from the 60 from last year. Annual Meal, likely to be at Elephant Royale, Gants Hill, post Christmas. Arranged for Friday 26th January 2001 Cost £20 pp approximately. Cross Country, authorised Denise to buy a ground sheet for Club. London Marathon 2001, we have received 2 Club places through England Athletics and are expecting a further 11 for the drink station. We will give 2 entries to Rathbone again for them to raffle or get people to run for them. Subsequently only one place was given to Rathbone. The drink station will be promoted as a joint ELR/Fire Brigade effort. Club draw will be in December. ELR NEWSLETTER Spring 2000, 12 pages Chairman's Blurb by Clive. Off road training by Steve/Mary/Denise/Lee Race Reports, Welwyn GC X Country, Benfleet 15, Royston XC Photos from Annual Dinner at Jailhouse Rock, South Woodford AGM Highlights Sunday League Results, 5 Race Series The Perfect Run by Anon. ELR NEWSLETTER June 2000, 24 pages! Spotlight on Front Page on George Whiter, inc photo Chairman's Blurb London Marathon Results Paul Collier 3:10 Mike Wilson 3:15pb Steven Jay 3:36 Richard Mainwaring 3:39 Denise Lewis 3:46pb Carinne Jay 3:58 Brian Marshall 3:59pb Ron Martin 4:02 George Whiter 4:05 Dave Foster 4:40 Christina White 4:45 debut Jim Bird 6:02 Article on Drinks Station The Way we were by Steve Kerns From the Archives Fun Run in the Sun, article on the Victoria Park Charity Race. Des and Bals Quiz Night 8th Grand Union Canal Relay, report and Photos Seven Sisters Walk, suggested by Karen Levison, a weekend of walking at the Burling Gap Hotel, Near Eastbourne. Thirteen or so members had a great weekend away. Article by Steve Kerns Puzzle Corner and Spot the Difference. Nutrition, put it to the test. East London Dog Runners, by Purdey the (New))Hound Race and Run reports for Hainault 10k, Hatfield Broad Oak 10k, City of London Road Race, Grand Union Canal relay, Springfield Striders 5 mile. Know your feet and Choosing the right shoe articles The Back Page ELR NEWSLETTER (ROUNDUP)AUTUMN 2000 Sydney 2000 Olympic Edition – 28 pages Introduction Chairman's Blurb Spotlight on Mary O'Brien A Brief History of Wanstead How we Used to Be? Not the Essex Way Olympic Quiz and Answers Mont Blanc 4807m Runners behaving badly Club Kit Olympic Predictions Cross Country Dates Lee's Birthday Bash Fun Run in the Sun, Victoria Park 233rd July, report and photos Olympic Spirit Great Moments in Olympic History Race and Run Reports, Chingford Orion 10, Clayhall Park Relay on 18th August Points of View Fluid Fluency Committee Meeting Minutes for 12th July and 9th August 2000 Stretching before and after every run The Back Page ROUNDUP Christmas 2000 28 pagesIntroduction Chairman's Blurb Spotlight on Lee and Lesley Puzzles Storytime Articles Letters Annual Meal The Great North Run Cross Country Committee Meeting Minutes, 20th September 2000 Articles Heart Rates Race Reports
Annual General Meeting - Spring 2001 (Summary) Chairman's Address by Clive Jackson. Membership is around the same as last year. Some new members have joined after gaining a place in this year’s London Marathon, this has not happened in previous years. Cross Country has been good for the Club, full teams for every event. Our Ladies very successful again in both XC and Essex Championship Races. The Summer Team Champs in Victoria Park were a considerable success and we were able to donate £500 to the London Chest Hospital. In general the Club is still ‘viable’, although small in number we seem to be big on enthusiasm, as long as this continues, Club should be ok. Treasurers Report Opening balance £3k closing £2.2k. Main reasons for loss £500 Charitable donation, kit purchase still to sell £250. Membership and Kit details Brian was unavailable on the night, so number estimated at 68 members, including Life Members. About 60% are Veterans. No details itinerary of kit in stock. Presidents Address Lesley commented on success of the Club both on individual and team basis. Again, the Ladies led the way, but also a number of notable performances from the men. Cross Country Karen White 3rd Overall, 2nd Vet Mary O'Brien 6th Overall, 3rd Vet Lee Richardson, 7th Overall, 2nd Vet ELR Ladies Team, 2nd Overall and 3rd Vets Runners of the Year Karen White and Maggie O'Conner Lee Richardson and Guy McPartlin Most Improved Runner Karen White Chair, Clive Jackson President, Lesley Morgan Secretary, Doug Mansell Treasurer, Don Bennett Membership, Brian Marshall Kit, Andy Rands Members without Portfolio, Mary O'Brien, Denise Lewis and Andy Walsh Committee Meetings 31st January 2001 Annual Meal was a big success, shortfall of £80 Runner of the Year Trophies. We have 2 Ladies and 2 Mens. Format of AGM discussed Discussion of proposed Club 10k Championship London Marathon. We have a lot of people running this year, concern about effect on number of volunteers, advertise early to get people to help. Joint venture with LFBrigade and Peter will be bringing a reasonable number to help. Don will arrange a Bus again. ROUNDUP Magazine Spring 2001, 28 pages, Editor Clive Jackson Chairman's Blurb by Clive Jackson The AGM signifies the end of yet another year in the life of ELR. It would be nice to think that we’ll suddenly be inundated with another 100 members, but the reality check is that if we can gain a few members in the coming year we will be doing well. We have stabilised the Membership. We have had a good set of Cross Country results, we enjoyed a good meal as a Club. We are very social. Our current membership is composed of Male Seniors 30%. Female Seniors 15%, Male Vets 37%, Female Vets 18%. It would appear that there is a lack of new younger runners at this and other Clubs. We still get a good turnout on a Wednesday; we also get a reasonable turnout when we turn a race into a more sociable occasion. Miscellaneous Articles ELR Annual Meal at the Elephant Royale, photos and comments ELR Walking Weekend by Steve Kerns A hardy band of 12 travelled to Springfield Country Hotel & Leisure Club in Wareham, Dorset. Organised by Karen Levison who used it to celebrate with her hubbie Dave their 11th Wedding Anniversary. Others attending were Lee Richardson, Jon Trevor, Steve Kerns, Mary O'Brien, Mary Connolly, Wendy Drake, Virginia McKenzie, John McCarthy and his rowing friends Steve Wimpole and Jerry McCarthy. Walking along the coast from Korfe Castle to Swanage and back included a few hills. A pre breakfast run the next morning for some. Beat Stress Spotlight on Steve Kerns Pictures from Races Cross Country Results and positions Race Reports Cross Country THE AGM Roll of Honour (see AGM Report above) Race and Run reports, Buntingford 10, Fred Hughes, St Albans 10, Benfleet 15 (Ladies Team 1st Prize, Karen White (also 2nd Lady Vet), Amanda Lovegrove and Trish O’Neill Committee Minutes 5th Dec 2000 and 31st January 2001 Snooze Control The Back page Committee Meeting 28th March 2001 Marathon Planning Races, update on ELR Prizes and Foot and Mouth Wednesday off road runs Weekend at Activity Centre in the Wye Valley arranged for 10th to 12 th August 2001 AOB ROUNDUP Magazine - London Marathon Special 2001 Editor Clive Jackson Chairman's Blurb Intro to the Marathon re 20 members who ran which was a bumper number for ELR Thanks to all who helped make the day a big success on the Water Station. This year was joint effort by ELR and London Fire Brigade.Personally Clive thought that this was a good idea.ELR certainly loses nothing(the Brigade gets a number of Guaranteed Entries and do not require any places for running the station with us). Members Times Mike Wilson 3:20 Maggie O'Connor 3:26 Tony Bennett 3:42 Amanda Lovegrove 3:54 Steven Jay 3:45 Trish O'Neill 3:54 Carinne Jay 3:55 Mary Connolly 3:56 Bal Sidhu 3:58 Mary O'Brien 3:58 Susan Pyefinch 4:14 Brad Woodgate 4:15 Paul Collier 4:18 David Foster 4:31 Ron Martin 4:52 Eleanor Smith 5:20 Carole Husted 6:03 Jim Bird 6:05 Karen White, Retired London Marathon History Suzanne Pyefinch Bal Sidhu Marathon Shortcuts Pete Cowup Tony Bennett Handicap Races Marathon Snippets Activity Weekend Jubilee Lodge Meet The Committee A view from Poplar Unwritten Rules of Training Dumbell Workout Committee Meeting Minutes28th March 2001 The Back Page ROUNDUP Magazine Summer 2001. Edited and published by Clive Jackson, 24 pages Chairman's Blurb. Just recently we have had an increase in the number of people interested in coming to the Club. However we have to decide on where we want the Club to go. I set up the 'Buddy 'List a while ago from response at the AGM. I've now had a couple of people wanting to be removed from the list. We really have to decide what we want the Club to be. If all that is wanted is for the existing members to run and socialise and just carry on until there are not enough members to carry on as a Club we can do this. But if we do want to keep it going with new members it puts a different slant on how the Club is run. We cannot try to encourage new members if only one or two people are prepared to put themselves out to do this. I think social running, as apposed to out and out racing clubs has changed. A few years ago running, even just a regular club run consisted as 'friendly rivalry', with the emphasis on the rivalry!. Now there has been a shift towards using running as a means to keep a bit fit, but without pushing yourself too hard. What I would say is that if the Buddy List is scrapped don't expect the same people to carry on doing it as a favour to the Club. I need to know what your views are on this important subject, it does have a very significant effect on how the Club is run. Miscellaneous After they were famous See the Sights of London The Top Europe Orion 10 Handicap Race Lazy Days of Summer Committee Meeting Minutes 13th June and 29th August 2001 Weekend in Wye Over the Edge Fact or Fiction? Did you know? Marathon Schedule Running through the Ages Sprains, Strains and Planes Trovia Answers The Back Page Committee Meeting 13th June 2001 Buddy List Membership Renewals Races for Prizes Victoria Park/Hainault Hilly 5 Races Dublin Marathon AOB Committee Meeting 29th August 2001 Membership Renewal;s Race Prizes Dublin Marathon Advertising the Club ROUNDUP Magazine Christmas 2001 Edited/Produced by Clive, 28 pages Chairman's Blurb The Stuff of Legends, Jesse Owens Misc AGM Notice, Wednesday 20th Feb 2002 Dublin Marathon Mike Wilson 3:06:40 Karen Levison 3:38 Lee Richardson 3:38 Steve Harbutt 3:43 Mary O'Brien 3:48 Tricia O'Neill 3:57 Dave Thomas 4:06 Steve Kerns 4:37 Jon Trevor 5:30 Eastway Duathlon The Ramamuri Indians Marathon Draw Misc Cross Country Results Annual Meal to e held at Jailhouse Rock in Soput Woodford on Friday 25th January 2002 Committee Meetings Race and Run Reports The Truth about Dublin An ELR Christmas Truth Games The Back Page Committee Meeting 22nd August 2001 Membership Renewals Next Prize Race Dublin Marathon Newsletter AOB - Buddy List Committee Meeting 17th October 2001 Membership Renewals, from July, we have around 45 renewals to date. Cross Country Other Races Christmas Meal Christmas Runs London Marathon Draw AOB
Roundup Magazine Issue 9: 20 Year Anniversary Issue Winter 2002: Ed Clive Jackson Committee Notes President - Lesley Richardson Secretary - Doug Mansell Treasurer - Don Bennett Membership Secretary - Bal Sidhu Committee Members - Andy Rands and Lee Richardson The first thing to note that there is no Chairman this year. There was much discussion at the AGM on what this exactly meant to the Club. The Chairman, has in the past given announcements and set the run on a Wednesday night. This isn't seen as a problem that we do not have a Chairman. Most people know most runs and a decision can be made on which one to go on. The main job of the Chairman is to drive the Club in a direction over the year. This Club is not a one person affair but it has been the Chairman that has really taken things forward from the "why don't we " stage to the actual doing stage. Since the Club is now less active in races this may not be such a problem. The one theme that came out very strong was that the Club is not dead, while there are people wanting to continue to run there will always be a place for the Club. On behalf of the Committee I would ask that everyone plays a part in the running of the Club for the coming year. Treasurer. Club funds increased from £2,222 at the start of the year to £2,698. We have few overheads. The Centre costs £150 and we have a few affiliation fees and not nuch else. London Marathon. Some questions were asked about Marathon monies. We receive all the money from the Drinks Station. We also pay for the sound and food. We neither gain nor lose from the marathon, this is not affected by having a joint ELR/LFB station. Memberships The Club has 61 full and honorary members, pretty much the same as last year. Thoughts from a Retiring Chairman - Clive Jackson it may not seem it but I was Chairman for three years. I Joined the Club only in 1995 so I never knew it in its real hayday of 200+ members when the running scene was booming and everyone was wearing really short shorts. Even in just the last six years the Club has changed, and I'm sure for those that knew the Club in the 1980's it's changed beyond all recognition. The Club has always had a reputation for being friendly, less interested in pure results and more interested in making sure that you had a good time in getting the results. Many of the current members are in their prime. Some people at the Club are still achieving pb's but to be honest most of us just being able to run, do the odd race and not get too embarrassed is enough. I always tried to maintain the "fun" element in the Club. Probably the main highlight for me was in the Summer of 2000 with the Victoria Park races where we donated a large amount of money from the Club to the London Chest Hospital. This event epitomised the spirit of the Club, we had a good turnout, we actually won a number of trophies, but at the end of the day everyone really just turned up to have a good day out. Personally I think that it is good to have a change of "ownership" in the Club. It's very difficult to think of new things to do, it ends up that maybe for the first year you can do things differently, but after that you are just following the patterns of the previous year. I think that a change in the running of the Club stops it from becoming stale and encourages members to more participation in events. The Club is officially 20 years old this year, the membership has shrunk since the the 10 year anniversary but there is still a hard core of runners going out in all weathers and I certainly hope that we will be clebrating 30 years of East London running. Although it has meant putting in quite a lot of effort into the Club, the last three years have been enjoyable, thank you for having me as Chairman. - Discussion re "Buddy lists". - LADIES STRIKE GOLD ELR Ladies won the Gold Medal at the Essex Vets Cross Country Championships at Claybury in Dec 2001. Our Winning Squad was: Sue Donahue Karen White Maggie O'Connor Virginia McKenzie Karen Levison Mary O'Brien - Article re Wanstead Park by Clive - Marathon Drink Station - Rodings Rally 2001 by Peter Cowup - Selection of races in March 2002 - Strengthen your feet - East London Drinker's at the Jailhouse Rock - Also was Mary Connolly's birthday. - Race Report Essex Senior XC Champs - Gloucester Park, Basildon - Government backtracks on Voluntary Sports Club Tax - Promoting Sport in the Community - A Public Consultation from HM Treasury - Cross Country the lat three - Stevenage, Digswell and Royston, race reports - Race and Run reports - Buntingford 10, Benfleet 15, ELR Annual Awards Curtis Shield - Don Bennett Runners of the Year - Amanda Lovegrove, Andy Rands and Mick Wilson Most Improved - Amanda Lovegrove Runners completing four or more XC Races Amnda Lovegrove Karen White Paul Collier Clive Jackson Andy Rands John White Roundup Magazine Issue 10 : Spring 2002 : Editor Clive Jackson - Paula Radcliffe - Wow. Fantastic run 2:18:56 effort - in a women-only race! - Sheffield Marathon - Well done to Bal Sidhu - 4:20. - Orion 15 Race report by Clive Jackson Run on the Old Course via Copped Hall Estate in very muddy conditions. 81st - John White - 2:08:57 110 - Paul Collier - 2:14:10 125 - Karen White - 2:18:05 128 - Dave Knight - 2:18:31 140 - Doug Mansell - 2:20:35 151 - Steve Harbut - 2:23:17 157 - Bal Sidhu - 2:25:30 159 - Maggie O'Connor - 2:26:11 162 - Clive Jackson - 2:26:30 181 - Phyl Cowup - 2:38:30 - Victoria Park Race to be held on Sunday 14th July 2002 - 6 miles. - The Dragonslayer Duathlon is held on the Sunday after St Georges day - 3 mile run, 20 mile cycle, 5 mile run. Clive Jackson - 2:10 - The 2002 Flora London Marathon by Clive Jackson Perfect weather. We had ELR runners competing plus we manned the Poplar High Street Drinks Station at 15 miles (old course). Once again Carole Hurry and Graham Cole from the Rathbone Centre provided a base for the Drinks Station and excellent refreshments. Terry from TJ Scaffolding again erected the scaffolding for DJ Pete to wake up the street. Since I arrived on my bike I decided to ride the length of Poplar High Street in the morning. It's a brilliant sight, banners and balloons going up, lorries unloading water and bins, it completely transforms the road.There is a real carnival atmosphere around. The set up of the Station went remarkably smoothly, the water lorries arrived at a good time, there were no cars to be moved by the police, so we started loading the tables by 8am. There were loads of people helping, both old and current ELR Members and many people from LFB, all of the tables were hives of activity. Just for good measure we had a 20 foot mock smoke alarm suspended from a crane just outside of the Centre. With Geoff and Jan supplying music from Villa Audio we were all set up for another London Marathon.............. Once again this was a very successful London Marathon for everyone from the Club and LFB. Mick Wilson 3:42:29 Dave Knight 3:48:09 Phyllis Cowup 3:53:40 Chris Stephens 3:50 George Whiter 4:19:20 - Race and Run Reports Do-Tri, Novice Triathlon, Arborfield Jubilee Lodge 5 mile race on 6th May Gt Baddow 10 mile - 19th May Hatfield Broad Oak 10k 2002 We had 8 runners turn out for this popular race. ELR Women - Karen Levison, Maggie O'Connor, Lesley Richardson and Linda Jackson Men - Doug Mansell, Richard Mainwaring, Don Bennett and Clive Jackson Karen finished in 39:15 pb. Roundup Magazine: Issue 11: Summer 2002 East London Runners Clean Up at Victoria Park. The weather was warm and the racing was hot! Ladies 6 Mile 1st Karen Levison - 37:30 2nd Karen White - 41:27 1st FV35 - Maggie O'Connor - 43:55 1st FV45 - Mary O'Brien - 46:44 Male 6 Mile 1st MV40 - Doug Mansell - 39:49 1st MV50 - Paul Collier - 38:17 Cross Country Season is soon to be upon us plus the Tiptree Ten is on Sunday 20th October. Article by Steve Kerns - Flying Finns, Never heard of them! Article by Clive Jackson - Walking in the Brecon Becons Article by Clive Jackson re Rberta Louise (Bobbi) Gibb the first woman to run the Boston Marathon (1966) Article by Steve Kerns - The Best ever Commonwealth Games - Manchester Article by Steve Kerns - When Silver is better than Gold. ELR Subscriptions of £12 now due. The Sports Centre is getting more strict about allowing people in without paying if they don't have a Club Membership card on them! Wednesday Evening's Runs article Race and Run Reports Ongar Tri Again - 8th September - finished Mary O'Brien (1:30:02), Jon Trevor (1:12:08) and Clive Jackson (1:09:04. A 300m swim, cycle 10.5k, run 4k. Brighton Triathlon Saturday 30th August 750m,20k, 5k. Clive Jackson 1:27:19. Roundup Magazine: Issue 12 : Autumn 2002: Editor Clive Jackson - The Marathon draw - Selection of Races over December 2002 and January/February 2003 - Wednesday Night routes/maps - Cambridge by Air by Clive Jackson - Boxing Day Run details - Have you ever thought of doing an Adventure Race? - Ode to Cross Country by Clive jackson - You know you're living in the 2002's when....by Clive Jackson - Ask ELR by Clive Jackson - Spot the words in the puzzle - Conclusion of A-Z of running disorders (O-Z) - Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge, Chingford by Clive Jackson - Race and Run reports - Sunday League XC Cheshunt (Winner if the ladies was ELR's Linda Jackson) and Watford. - Athletic gear at M&S - Congratulations to Sue Donoghue on the birth of son Reece on 9th November.
All Club History for 2003 is taken from edited highlights of the ROUNDUP Club Magazines. ROUNDUP MAGAZINE WINTER (2002)/SPRING 2003 Edited by Clive Jackson, 20 pages Introduction by Clive Jackson Clive congratulated Linda Jackson on her 100% winning record on the Cross Country League. "I don't think that I have ever seen such impressive running before outside of International races!" Congrats also to all the Ladies in our XC Squad. They won the Vets and were a close 2nd in the Senior Event Essex Championship The Club's best ever runner to date, Linda Jackson, finished second in the Championships over an 8k course in Basildon. Always up with the leading group Linda ran a great time of 31:31, fantastic running over a tough, hilly, wind-swept course, almost 4 minutes quicker than last year on the same course with drier conditions. Miscellaneous Running Routes The RICE Method High-Tech Running 21 Years of ELR. East London Runners was founded in 1982. The membership has fluctuated ver the years from humble beginnings to a dizzy 200 plus members in the late 1980's and early 1990's. The fact is though that we have survived asa Club where many have folded. Notice of AGM Forthcoming Races Women Runners Grudge Matches XC League League Results Marathon Marshals The Back Page ROUNDUP MAGAZINE SPRING-SUMMER 2003 - Edited by Clive Jackson, 20 pages Introduction by Clive Tribute to Chris Brasher (Dec'd) ELR London Marathon Results Mike Wilson 3:25 Ben Danquah (debut) 3:47 Steve Jay 3:58 Chris Stephens 4:00 George Whiter 4:18 David Foster 4:53 Suzie Tomkins (debut) 5:01 The Celebrated Pedestrian London Marathon Elite Report and SEAA Notice re Individual Membership SchemeResults inc Paula Radcliffe 2:15:25 WR SEAA Notice re Individual Membership Scheme proposals, subsequently defeated at a Meeting ELR Award Winners Most Improved Runners - Linda Jackson, Overall Winner plus Ben Danquah, Emma Mason and Mike Cook Winner of the Curtis Shield - Don Bennett Committee Members President - Clive Jackson Treasurer - Don Bennett Secretary - Doug Mansell Membership - Bal Sidhu Kit - Jim Bird Fixtures - Su Powell and Mike Cook Routes Planning - Mike Wilson Other - Lesley and Lee Richardson Hilly 5 Notice and Entry Form AGM 2003 Notes Don Bennett gave the Club Address. As a Club it was felt that we suffered by not having a Chairman. Don has taken on many of the tasks associated with the role in addition to his duties as Treasurer. We had few meetings in the last year and the annual meal was not organised.The perennial question of how we get and retain new members was discussed in greater depth in AOB. Treasurer's Report. Don summarised the Club's Financial Statement. Increase in funds by approx £80. A donation of £50 had been made to St Francis Hospice. Membership, remained circa 60, including Life Members, with a few new members replacing those who didn't renew. Curtis Shield Following a Ballot of those present the Shield was awarded and presented to Don Bennett. Committee Lesley stood down as President and Clive was elected plus a number of new members were also elected on to the Committee, list shown above. AOB Discussion on attracting and retaining new members. Also discussed were Kit, Photo of Ladies XC Team, Club Notice Board, Annual Meal and an expression of thanks from Mike Cook. Financial Statement of he Club as at 12th March 2003 Additional Notes on the AGM by Don Bennett New additions to the Committee have been helping me out on Wednesday Nights, Mike organising the runs, Sue and Mike with the Fixtures Folder and Jim with the KIT. The London Marathon was again a great success.Many thanks to Rathbone for the Venue and Buffet. To Pete and the LFB for their assistance and hiring of the scaffold. To Geoff Clennell for the sound system. And of course members past and present, families and friends who make the day go amazingly well. Looking ahead Ilford AC are trying to return the HILLY 5 or a version of it in memory of Newman Sargent a member of ELR and Ilford AC who sadly passed away earlier this year. Cycle Training Jubilee Lodge - a canine's tail Cross Country League 2003/4 Club Kit Chariots of Fire The Back Page ROUNDUP MAGAZINE AUTUMN 2003 EDITED By Clive Jackson, 16 pages Intro by Clive Congratulations to ELR Ladies Team on Winning the Orion 10 Ladies Team Championship, Karen Levison 69:46, Karen White 76:02 and Jayne Pope 72:05. The London Triathlon Change for the Better by Mike Cook Hainault Hilly 5 Results Karen Levison 34:11 Ben Danquah 34:29 Paul Collier 35:53 Jayne Pope 36:02 Doug Mansell 36:28 Paul Needham 36:40 Karen White 37:53 Clive Jackson 39:25 Mary O'Brien 40:55 Mike Cook 41:24 Mary Connolly 41:28 Trish O'Neill 41:51 Dave Knight 42:27 Natasha Sevant 44:06 John White 44:06 Don Bennett 44:39 George Whiter 46:41 Breda O'Leary 46:42 Rob Elvins 47:33 Su Tomkins 50:34 C Elvins 56:11 Jim Bird 56:20 Miscellaneous Orienteering XC League Fixtures Our Bodies - Our Selves Up & Down the Rodings The Back Page ROUNDUP MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS 2003 Editee by Clive Jackson, 20 pages Intro by Clive Various The State of UK Athletics by Steve Kerns Medical Aid for Races XC Training, 4 weeks to a perfect Cross Country The Meaning of Running Dear Diary Marathon Schedule, Prepare for it by Clive Jackson Races Weight Training XC League, the story of the season so far Trail Running Stretching Techniques The Back Page
ROUNDUP Magazine Issue 18 Summer 2004 - Editor Clive Jackson Report on the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k 30th May 2004 plus results Mary Connolly - 46:54 Clive Jackson - 47:30 Mary O'Brien - 48:24 Don Bennett - 52:25 London Marathon Mick Wilson - 3:35:20 Amanda Lovegrove - 3:44:08 Tricia O'Neill - 3:56:13 Siraj Patel - 4:05:24 Mike Cook - 4:06:28 Emma Hanson - 4:32:39 debut Kirk Johnson - 4:32:50 Frank Brownlie - 4:39:40 debut George Whiter - 5:04:06 Dave Foster - 4:48:05 Jim Bird - 6:03:30 Carole Husted - 6:28:39 Article by Jim Bird on his marathon experience. Dazed and Confused? Large (6 page) article by Dave Knight on the London Marathon. Article by Clive?- Older Runners are Different. ROUNDUP Magazine Issue 19 Autumn 2004 - Editor Clive Jackson Numbers on Wednesday nights have been dwindling a bit. Article by Steve Kerns - The Olympic Long Jump The Benefits of REd wine by Clive Wanstread Flats by Clive Why Protein is Important to the distance runner Sunday XC League The Varsity Bike Ride by Clive Club Kit Nights by Clive Chatting with John White after one of the Wednesday Runs, he suggested that we should try to make our name a bit more prominent and came up with the idea of choosing a night in the month and wearing Club Kit and do this on a regular basis. We could choose the first Wednesday of every month and make it into a Club Night - so wear ELR vest or shirt. It might also help sell some of our kit stock! Also run in a couple of groups? It wouldn't be fair to ask everyone to stay together as there is too big a difference in abilities but depending on numbers we could run in a couple of groups wearing Club Kit which would give a bigger impact to the general public. Race report - Southgate Grosvenor Park - 24th October 2004 First race of the XC Season. The start was a combined Ladies and gents race of 250/300 runners. ELR had 6 Ladies and 14 Men competing. Jamal Mohammed - 4th overall ROUNDUP Magazine Issue 20 Winter 2004 - Editor Clive Jackson AGM to be held on Wednesday 23rd February 2005 at 7pm. We are particularly in need of a Chairman for the Club. Don has been unofficially acting in the position for the past two years, as well as continuing to be Treasurer. This is a key role to the continued existence of the Club. Stevenage Marathon Report by Kirk Johnson in 4:04:32 Club Sweatshirts for Sale at £10 - see Jim Bird First Wednesday of the Month - Club Shirts/Vest Run is now in place Are you racing? Cross Country enthusiasts or sad old gits? Essex Senior XC Basildon on 15th Jan 2005. London Martahon 2005 The Club had a draw for the Guaranteed London Marathon places this year, the first time for a number of years. We had 7 places and 8 qualifying members in our ballot.
ELR AGM - Wednesday 23rd February 2005 - Summary take from April Roundup Magazine 17 Members were present. Address by Don Bennett. Highlights for the Club this last year. Karen White had an excellent XC Season, 2nd FV45 overall and Jamal Mohammed 4th overall in the Senior Men's event.The Ladies were 4th overall in the Masters (Essex). Treasurers Report by Don Increase in funds of £90 for the year. Memberships by Clive Membership is 50 including 10 Life Members and 8 new members. Main problem is retaining members both new and old. Presentations Decided not to award any this year. Not enough nominations for the Curtis Shield so held over until next year. Committee Doug has decided to stand down as Both Club Secretary and from the Committee too. Thanked for his past service by all present. Simon was elected as Chair and Kirk joined the Committee. Chairman - Simon Morgan Treasurer - Don Bennett Membership (and Club Magazine) - Clive Jackson Kiit - Jim Bird Member - Kirk Johnson Club Promotion Simon is setting up a Website for the Club. Discussion on how searches in Running Magazine and AAA could return details of the Club. The Club will fund creating the website on an ISP hosted webspace, approx £50 per a annum cost. Kirk is putting together a new starters pack. We will also produce leaflets to be placed by the reception desk in the Centre and add more details to our Notice Board. XC review Looking for feedback from Club Members re the League and it's races. The Ladies rules were changed for this year with the start being combined with the Men's but still the same shorter distance. Some feedback from the AGM that the Ladies race is too short, driving 25 miles to race just 3 miles, especially when you are trying to put in miles for marathon training can be a waste of time. London Marathon This year is a new route, The Poplar Road section has been reversed, therefore the water station will be at 20 miles instead of 15 miles.The station has also moved 500/600 metres further back from Cotton Street. Therefore we cannot use the Rathbone Centre. Peter is negotiating with with local premises to try and get some room and power for the sound system. AOB Some talks on Kit. ROUNDUP MAGAZINE APRIL 2005, Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive including reminder to Members of Friday Night Track Sessions Miscellaneous New Members Simon and Kirk have been producing a "New Members Pack" following on from work by Trevor. Simon has also set up a new Website as well at www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk, still in it's infancy, but any help or comments are appreciated. 2004/5 XC League Results Cross Country Photos AGM The Three Peaks by Kirk with Roger The Back Page ROUNDUP MAGAZINE JUNE 2005, Edited by Clive Jackson, 16 pages Intro by Clive Oxford 10k by Paul Needham 41:00 Marathon Facts Three Peaks part 2 by Kirk London Marathon 2005 Results Mary Connolly 3:38:21 Mike Wilson 3:49:16 Dave Knight 3:56:20 Louise Gray 4:20:03 debut Frank Brownlie 4:24:08 pb David Foster 4:30:05 George Whiter 4:35:20 Jim Bird 5:56:51 Marathon 2005 Photos at the Water Station Drink Station view, the best Marathon yet? Our first time at the 20 Mile Mark, although owing to the race being re-routed we were only a few hundred yards from our old 15 mile spot. Thanks to Pete Cowup efforts we had power from Tower Hamlets College and use of the Poplar Community Centre (St Matthias's) to set up food and drinks for the Marshalls and volunteers. Both proved to be brilliant places, the Community Centre in particular was like an oasis in a desert, very quiet and peaceful being set back from the main road. We also still had Jean and Tom Atkinson and friends manning the Special Drinks Station for ELR at the new 15 mile mark. There were so many helping at the Drinks Station from both past and present members of the Club and from London Fire Brigade. We did run out of water alarmingly quickly but even then LFB Blue Watch saved the day and disaster was averted. Guess your Time took place in May , winner Ben Danquah Hatfield Broad Oak 10k Race Report and Results Simon Morgan38:30 Paul Needham 39:50 Kirk 45:55 Clive Jackson 47:30 Mary Connolly and Mary O'Brien 48:30 Don Bennett 52:10 Dear Doc Ilford Hilly 5 advert for race in July The Back Page, Wednesday night Club runs having attendances of 20 plus consistently, first Wednesday of the month is wear Club Kit night. I do think that there has been a marked increase in the amount of energy on a Wednesday night. I can't really say why, but to me it definitely feels like a Running Club again. ROUNDUP MAGAZINE AUGUST 2005 Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive Membership Miscellaneous Marathon Times XC Dates London Tri Miscellaneous Sleep ELR at Hilly 5 Photo The Back Page ROUNDUP MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2005, Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive, magazine now in colour! Wandering Ways by Kirk Johnson Meet the heart Southend 10k Report and Results Paul Needham 42:11 Kenny Wilson 47:51 Kirk Johnson 48:07 Teddy Persand 50:21 Breeda O'Leary 54:40 Jim Bird 1:09:22 XC Dave Curtis RIP We were all saddened to hear of the recent and sudden death of one of East London Runners founding members David Curtis. Dave brought a tremendous enthusiasm and humour to the Club. He was part of the "A" Team that won ELR's very first trophy and there are many remembered events and incidents that revolved around Dave. He was great inspiration and friend to all Club Members. His memory will live on at the Club in the form of the "Curtis Shield", donated by Dave, this is awarded annually to the member that does the most for the Club. This is a fitting tribute to a person that put a lot of time and effort into the Club during the early years. He will be missed by many and our thoughts and sympathy gores to his family at this time. Dear Doc Slow Burn Christmas Meal to be held at Uffizzi's on Saturday 17th December 2005 The Back Page. In case you are unaware the Licensed Bar at the Centre is closing down for good.If you want to have a chat and drink after the Club run we'll be using The George, Wanstead instead!
ROUNDUP MAGAZINE JANUARY 2006 Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive Reflections Shin Splints Uffizzi's XC Club AGM to be held on 1st February 2006 Tasty Soup Immunity The Back Page Annual General Meeting 1st February 2006 Club Address by Simon There were many highlights and Simon commented not on races but what the Club has done for it's members, from the Christmas Meal to hill sprint sessions. A lot of people have put a lot of effort into the Club from Simon creating the website to Kirk taking time to talk to all potential members on a Wednesday night. The Club has grown from around 45 to 65. Next year a good target would be adding another 20. Treasurer The finances under Don's guidance are as healthy as ever, we are around £200 down on last year but this AGM is early. Committee Simon stood down as Chairman and from the Committee as has he has moved away from the area, Kirk will take over as Chair and John White has joined the Committee. Most Improved Runners of the Year Frances Oakley won the award with the joint runners up were Jacqui Brun and Mark Hine. Curtis Shield Was awarded to Kirk Johnson. ROUNDUP Magazine March 2006, Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive Thanks to those who attended the AGM on 1st February. One of the discussions was whether we should continue to belong to the Sunday XC League, in fact should we belong to any League. We agreed to issue a questionnaire to Members re this which I have expanded to also ask whether members are interested in racing in general and if so at what distance. Recovery Essex Senior XC was held at Claybury recently. First for our Ladies was Karen Levison (34:15) followed by Karen White(38:19), Kirsty Weston(38:25), Ruth Mercer(40:41), Frances Oakley(44:15) and Jacqui Brun(44:51). In the Men's race Mark Hine(51:31) narrowly beat Simon Morgan(51:50) followed by John White(55:32), Richard Mainwaring(57:04), Mike Wilson(60:10), Clive Jackson(61:34), Kirk Johnson(61:45) and Don Bennett (70:27). Royston XC Report and Photos. Deals AGM How to lose weight Forthcoming Races The Back Page Roundup Magazine June 2006, Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive Marathon Roll of Honour Miscellaneous Mick's Marathon, report by Mick Wilson Marathon Photos Kirk Johnson and there Legend of the Black Dog. The Back Page Results London Marathon Sunday 23rd April 2006 Siraj Patel M20 3:27:40 John White M50 3:28:40 Mike Wilson M40 3:31:50 Kenny Wilson M40 3:43:21 Dave Knight M50 3:51:30 Mark Hine M30 4:00:13 Andy Soar M30 4:05:12 Jason Brawn M30 4:07:58 Ruth Mercer W40 4:19:05 David Foster M60 4:26:09 Frances Oakley W40 4:26:25 John Hackwell M20 4:28:22 David Taylor M30 4:29:04 Mark Raza M20 4:29:19 Don Bennett M40 4:43:27 Daniel Winters M20 4:39:11 Richard Weber M20 4:39:11 Rauf Karim M40 5:40:42 Jim Bird M60 6:48:53 Hatfield Broad Oak 10k Paul Needham 40:17 Mick Wilson 43:45 Clive Jackson 49:04 Don Bennett 49:43 Southend Half Marathon Mark Raza 1:52 Roger Dixon 2:10 Don Bennett 2:19 Kirk Johnson 2:28 Roundup Magazine, Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive Miscellaneous Running Schedule Ferries are for wimps Lance Armstrong Runner? Newman Hilly 5 Bowling Night Book Review, The 50 Greatest Marathon Races of all time by William Cockerall, reviewed by Steve Kerns One foot in front, Kirk's tale of moving to Ultras! Roundup Magazine, December 2006 Edited by Clive Jackson, 12 pages Intro by Clive A Whippets Tale, the Burnham Beeches Half Marathon in 1:35:18 Wanstead Parejk A stitch ion time Linear Park Biomechanics 25th Anniversary, Saturday 28th Ap[ril 2007 at Social Club, Forest Road, £15 pp Christmas Ghost Story Good Egg The Back Page
From RoundUP Magazine Issue 30 April 2007 - Editor, Clive jackson. The Club's 25th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Saturday 28th April 2007 Congratulations to our Award Winners Most Improved Runner - Louise Jones Runner of the Year - Ian Horritt Club Person of the Year and winner of the Curtis Shield - Jim Bird Benfleet 15 Results Ian Horritt - 1:53:49 John White - 1:56:02 Mike Wilson - 2:01:10 Richard Mainwaring - 2:07:11 Jayne Pope - 2:08:49 Karen White - 2:08:49 Dave Knight - 2:14:30 Frank Brownlie - 2:15:54 Kirk Johnson - 2:29:55 Report from Membership Secretary - Clive Jackson Thanks to Don Bennett for his help recently in my absence, between us we have the membership under control.For the second year running we have seen a big turnover in the Club. Last year we finished with 65 members, so far we have 68 this year with around 20-25 being runners new to the Club. Annual General Meeting - 28th February 2007 Kirk introduced the AGM, it's been a strong year for the Club setting out to have a membership of 70 we currently have 68 excluding life members. The Essex Way was a success fielding a full team. The Cross Country League hasn't been well supported but a few new faces ran for ELR. The Website is going strong, not a brilliant format, but it is being updated regularly which is the main thing. Don gave a run down of the Club Finances. A surplus of £480 mainly due to sales of kit held in stock.We also haven't been charged by the Leisure Centre because of changes that Management are making to the Centre. Once work is completed we should be advised. Jim led a talk on the Leisure Centre, the ownership has changed from the School to the Council and it is being extensively redeveloped. Our meeting room and most of the Upper Floor will be replaced by a Gym, we will lose our room. We are unsure as yet where we will meet. The Centre has committed to us that they want us to stay, we will continue to have access to the showers. Further discussion took place with some concern that if we agree a formal contract we may end up losing the Centre as a venue. We will keep everyone updated on our website. Fortunately we will hopefully get some better weather soon, so the problem of not having a room will not be critical, but must be resolved. An update was given by Jim on the plans for the 25th Anniversaery Party. Kirk and Don led an interesting discussion of membership of Athletics Associations. The face of English Athletics is changing with governance being moved to EA. Rules and costs will also change. A rival has been created ARC, The Association of Running Clubs. We will explore the benefits of both organisation to the Club and its members and we will look to have a Club Ballot possibly in September. The Election of Officers was held with Jim Bird advising that he will be standing down after the 25th Anniversary Party. A plea was made for more female members to join the Committee as Kirsty Weston is the only female on the Committee, with nearly half of the membership female. Results - Roding Valley Half Marathon Miguel Angel Martinez - 1:36:43 Paul Charters - 1:40:09 Ben Danquah - 1:41:08 Karen White - 1:41:59 Mike Wilson - 1:46:00 Frank Brownlie - 1:48:24 pb Rachel Coombs - 1:50:30 Ruth Mercer - 1:51:05 Ken Wilson - 1:51:13 Dave Knight - 1:51:38 Greg Bonser - 1:54:44 Edward Barnard - 1:56:02 Helen Witt - !:56:36 Dave Foster - 2:06:19 Sara Pearson - 2:10:00 ELR 25th Birthday Bash The ELR Committee cordially invites all current and ex-members of the Club to the Waltham Forest Social Club to celebrate 25 years of running. A night of drinking dancing and eating! Saturday 28th april 2007 7.30pm - Midnight Cost £15 per person Dress Code: Go on, put the glad rags on! RoundUP Magazine Issue 31 May 2007 Marathon Special - Editor Clive Jackson Congratulations and well done to all Marathon runners, we had members completing their first and their 22nd Londons, 13 at London, 2 at Paris and 3 in Edinburgh. London Miguel Angel Martinez - 3:39:44 Mick Wilson - 3:53:13 Dave Knight - 3:57:22 Helen Witt - 4:00:11 Trish O'Neill - 4:02:25 Ruth Mercer - 4:04:27 Frank Brownlie - 4:12:45 Rachel Coombs - 4:28:06 Dave Foster - 4:20:07 Sara Pearson - 4:58:47 Kenny Wilson - 5:05:37 Louise Jones - 5:46:01 Jim Bird - 7:10:53 Paris Jody Burnett - 3:38:49 Jayne Pope - 3:55:06 Edinburgh Rita Kingdon - 4:01:02 Holly Chabowski - 4:08:06 Richie Feder - 4:28:09 A brief update on the Leisure Centre The last few Wednesday's have been difficult.With the extensive work being undertaken we have been using and paying for the Eton Manor Rugby Club pavilion. We are targetting getting back to the Leisure Centre on Wednesday 1st July 2007. We are still in negotiation with the Centre and the Council re a meeting room, costs etc. Other notes John and Karen White are leading the Sunday runs at 9.50am, mainly in the forests, up to 10 miles. The "Ten to Ten Club"! Membership renewal £12 will be due at end of July. We have ordered a new range of kit which will be breathable and a ladies fit will be available. Kirsty is looking after orders. The first Wednesday of the month is Club Kit night. Please wear your Club Kit! RoundUP Magazine Issue 32 October 2007 - Editor Clive Jackson Articles on Essex Way and Wednesday Night Club Runs (Room and Fees. How to choose winter kit. Negative splits and positive splits. Warm up and cool down. Do the Elvis Wiggle. Running with an ipod. Recovery. Re Wednesday Nights - The good news is that we have the use of a room at Wanstead Leisure Centre/High School again. It's one of the school rooms at the side of the building. It's great to have a roof over our heads again. The bad news is they want to charge us £30 per week. Because we are an Affiliated Club this would be reduced to £24.75 per weeek or £1,300 per annum. We used to pay about £150 per annum so we could be looking at a substantial increase in subs. Without increasing memberships our reserve funds would run out in two to three years.This is a serious concern for the Club. To be honest although we do have a room it is not very good. John White has been putting in a tremendous amount of work in trying to contact the School/Centre and Council to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion for all involved. We have been in existence for over 25 years based at Wanstead Leisure Centre and have always been a non-elitist Club. We certainly haven't finished with discussions, but might need to escalate.
From the Roundup Magazine Issue 33, February 2008 - Editor Clive Jackson. Results from Royston XC, Benfleet 15 and Watford XC with Ian Horritt beimng home first for ELR in all 3! Around 25 members attended the ELR post Christmas meal at Uffizi's in Leytonstone. Thanks to John Atkinson who has been running with a lot of newer members recently. Wednesday nights are seeing around 30-35 with most people running in pairs. When we start the Wednesday run we appoint a "leader" for the first mile or so to keep the pace down and keep everyone together. Please respect this. An article by Clive on Run Longer- Run Faster which covered Lactate Training, Cross Training, Eat Properly, Drink, Go Long, Taper the Running, Avoid Injury and Rest. The ELR AGM is going to be on Wednesday 12th March 2008 at 7.15pm. An article by Clive on the Do's and Dont's for the London Marathon. Wanstead Leisure Centre We've trying for a couple of months to re-negotiate our contract with the Leisure Centre and Redbridge Sports Council. They want £30 per week. These fees would not be sustainable for the Club (of our size), with current membership fees having to quadruple to cover this increase. We have been unable to get to sit down with those in authority to discuss this matter. Our stance is that we're refusing to pay until we can have a meaningful discussion where we can present our case. Article by Clive on Wanstead Park. Issue 34 of RoundUp April 2008 Editor Clive Jackson. London Marathon Results Edward Barnard - 3:23;03 Miguel Angel Martinez - 3:39:30 Mick Wilson - 3:41:11 Carinne Jay - 3;42:18 Stephen Jay - 3:47:20 Suzanne Bench - 3:57:40 Dave Knight - 3:57:56 Paul Charters - 3:58:03 Pat Charlambous - 4:11:48 John Atkinson - 4:18:25 Prab Bajwa - 4:23:43 Caroline Moore - 4:25:35 Aaron Williams - 4:27:53 Dave Foster - 4:44:35 Ian Wheeler - 4:56:23 Andrea Green - 5:00:25 Jim Bird - 7:20:49 AGM 12th March 2008 - Highlights Attended by all Committee Members. There was also a good percentage of Club Members present, much better than in previous years. Mike Wilson gave the Chairman's report in the absence of Kirk. The report included mention of races over the past 12 months plus an excellent 25th Anniversary night. Don's Treasurer's report include details of a surplus of £300 in the past year although we haven't paid any Centre fees as yet. Awards - John Atkinson was Runner of the Year and also won the Curtis Shield. Edward Barnard was the most Improved Runner of the Year. A full discussion of membership fees took place. The motion was to increase from £12 to £18 per year. The Committee felt that this was necessary because of the pending increase in the Leisure Centre fees. John Whiet gave a precis on negotiations so far and the challenges faced.The motion was carried by a majority decision with fees rising to £18 from July 2008. Election of Officers was the last item on the Agenda. All present Committee Members were re-elected with no one new offering to join. London Marathon - Thanks! The Marathon is now a distant memory But thanks to Pete and Phyl Cowup - we simply wouldn't have the Drinks Station without you. Geoff and Jan Clenell for the music. To Don and Pam Bennett for arranging the food and drink for the helpers in the Community Hall. To Sister Christine for the use of the Hall. Also to the London Fire Brigade. To the "old" members, such as the Lack family, Dick Pleasance and Trevor Eley's Eighteen Plus Club. To all the Volunteers from ELR and LFB and their friends and family. Sports Centre Update Following an extremely productive meeting between Iain Varah and Bob Littlewood from Redbridge Sports and Culture Council and John White and Clive Jackson of ELR the cost was agreed at £600 per year with an increase to £700 next year. RoundUP Magazine Issue 35 - September 2008 Editor, Clive Jackson Big Article(s) about the Essex Way. Results from the Newman Hilly 5 Aaron Williams - 33:40 Karen Levison - 34:36 Aaron and Karen were first home ftom ELR (21 runners). Also results from:- Dagenham 88 5 miles Barking Park 5k Harlow 10 Havering 90 Midweek 5m Springfield Striders Friday night 5 mile Hatfield Broad Oak 10k Reminder re ELR Subs of £18 now overdue PLUS if you wish to race an extra £5 for England Athletics registration.
From the ELR Roundup magazine Issue 36 March 2009 - Editor Clive Jackson. We've just had the AGM of the Club, one of the best attended in recent years. Some brilliant race results including 26 members running in the Roding Valley Half Marathon. "The Club is going from strength with 30-40 regular Wednesday nighters." RVHM results Aaron Williams - 1:25:45 Ian Horritt - 1:30:18 Manjit Singh - 1:30:39 Dave Pereira - 1:31:44 Roberto Bruni 1:33:48 Mick Wilson - 1:33:45 Derek Wright - 1:34:25 Miguel Martinez - 1:34:55 Alan Lee - 1:36:55 Carinne Jay - 137:34 Jamie Coombs - 1:40:13 Frank Brownlie - 1:43:32pb Patrick Farren - 1:46:47 Steve Jay - 1:48:51 Pat Charalambous - 1:54:57 Dave Knight - 1:55:24 Bernie Hill = 1:57:56 Grant Conway - 1:58:13 Ruth Kerr - 2:03:06 Don Bennett - 2:06:09 Andrea Middleton - 2:06:50 Katrina Dixon - 2:07:33 Baldev Singh - 2:13:19 M Gill - 2:13:19 Dave Foster - 2:21:18 Akram Choudhury - 2:22:50 Marathon Tips Article ELR AGM Kirk Johnston, Chairman We had a good Men's XC Season but need to sort out a Women's Team for next season.We also had a number of Social Events including a night at Walthamstow Dog Track and a pre and post Christmas meal. Membership We have 74 Members plus a few Life Members, this is about the same as last year 2008. The goal is to break 80 members by the end of the current membership year(July). Jean and Tom Atkinson are to be elected Life Members to thank them for their hard work every year with the Special Drinks Station at the London Marathon and for everything that they have done for the Club over the years. Treasurers Report Given by Don Bennett, Treasurer. Overall loss of £343.65 but we paid £300 to Leisure Centre for last year and we have a fair amount of unsold kit in stock. Motions for debate Mick Wilson, secretary proposed that we change the membership yrear from July to April to match England Athletics. The motion was carried unanimously with £12 to be collected from members for the interim period July to April then in April 2010 we will start collecting a combined membership and EAA fee (For those wishing to join EAA) In separate discussions we concluded that the £18 membership fees do not have to change as Club finances are good and balanced. The Curtis Shield Was awarded to Mike Wilson. Committee Everyone is staying with the exception of Clive Jackson who is standing down. Frank Brownlie and Jim Bird were elected to the Committee. Jamie Coombs will go through the format of the Club Magazine with a view to taking on it's production. Any other Business New Noticeboard at the Leisure Centre soon. Derek Wright will look at the Website to make it more professional and will add some photos too. We would like to start the Wednesday night run earlier, starting 5 mins earlier each week until we ge announcements starting at 7pm prompt. All are encouraged to wear Club Kit and we will publicise the montly Club Kit run more often. Ian suggested (and it was generally agreed)that we try to push some Club races. Race Results Benfleet 15 Simon Morgan - 1:47:38 Ian Horritt - 1:50:29 Mike Wilson - 1:55:29 Roberto Bruni - 1:58:11 Jimmy Hartwell - 2:11:33 Frank Brownlie - 2:12:43 Dave Knight - 2:22:12 John Atkinson - 2:22:34 Patrick Farren - 2:28:05 Dartford 10 mile Ciaran Canavan - 1:09:10 PB Bedford Half Ciaran Canavan - 1:31:24 Lisbon Marathon David Pereira - 3:12 PB On a Wednesday night we will always appoint a leader for the first mile or so. If you are one of the faster runners please stay behind the leader until the designated point where you can speed off. Also please be aware of runners at the back. We had an instance recently where one of our members was on their own at the back. Please don't assume there is someone at the back as a sweeper - make sure and if you have to hang back please do. We need to look out for evveryone - Thanks. The Back Page by Clive Jackson At the AGM on 4th March I stood down as a Committee member and as Editor of the Club Magazine RoundUp.
Annual General Meeting 3rd March 2010. In attendance were 28 Full Members Chair's Report. The meeting started with Kirk in the Chair who had given prior notice that he was standing down during this meeting. Kirk gave his report which covered the past year's events including the XC Season, Flora London Marathon, Hilly 5, Essex Way Relay Race and the Bluebell run. He also commented upon the increase in attendance at the Wednesday Night and Sunday Morning Club runs and also the general increase in membership. Treasurer's Report. Don provided the meeting with copies of the Annual Accounts and Balance Sheet. The meeting endorsed that the Club's Finances were in a healthy state. Election of Officers As previously advised Kirk was standing down as Chairman and Frank Brownlie, who had advised that he was willing to stand in his place, was duly elected. The Chair of the Club and the Meeting therefore passed from Kirk to Frank immediately. Frank thanked Kirk on behalf of the members for his stewardship of the Club over the past four years. Particular mention was made in respect of his promotion of the Club to attract new members which has shown some success. Kirk was also a great advocate for the XC League. Kirk advised that he would like to remain on the Committee and this was agreed. In addition four other Club Members , three of whom were in attendance, advised that they wished to be considered for election to the Committee. The feeling of the meeting was that we should move to elect all four and this was unanimously agreed. The Committee going forward was therefore:- Chairman - Frank Brownlie Club Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurer - Don Bennett Membership Secretary - John White Webmaster - Derek Wright (new) Committee Members without Portfolio - Kirsty Weston, Julie Onwukegu (new), Katherine Jones (new), Ciaran Canavan (new), Miguel Martinez, Kirk Johnson, Jim Bird. Curtis Shield Club Person of the Year. Members present voted and Frank Brownlie was declared as the recipient. Members suggested that in future years voting in advance of the meeting should be arranged, perhaps by e.mail. AOB Grant Conway expressed concern that some people were taking advantage by trying us out for more than the normal two or three runs and then disappearing. It was agreed after discussion that greater monitoring would take place. Grant also rated the point as to whether as a Club we would consider switching from the present XC League owing to the great distances in. travelling involved with some of the races. It was agreed that Kirsty Weston would do some research and present her findings to the next Committee Meeting for consideration. Frank proposed that the existing rules re our guaranteed London Marathon places for Club Members be amended to - Fully paid up member by 1st July prior to the year marathon being held. After discussion the meeting agreed this change. Frank advised that he, Don and Mike had attended a recent ELVIS CLUBS Meeting and that ELR was now a full partner in the ELVIS Series and in addition we would be hosting Jointly with Ilford AC the Valentines Park Charity 5k on the last Sunday in September each year. April 2010 - London Marathon Ciaran Canavan 3.05.38. Having missed 4 weeks training in March due to injury, I decided that I was simply going to enjoy the day, and to give it my best shot depending on how I felt. When the race started, I managed to find my pace and stick to it, crossing the halfway marker in 1:30:27. I knew though that it was going to be difficult to keep this pace up as my legs were already telling me that they were tired. Another 13.1 miles to go, how could I cope? By Mile 16, the demons in my head were telling me I needed to walk, but I pushed on and continued to run. Seeing the ELR guys at the Mile 20 Water Station was an incredible boost, giving me a surge of energy as I raced through! From there I knew it was only 10K to go. I was homeward bound, but this would be the hardest 10K of my life. I didn't beat last year's time, but came incredibly close on 3:05:38. Having now discovered that my time qualifies me for 'Good for age' Entry in 2011, I've been on cloud nine ever since!" Suzanne Bench 3.51.14. "There were significantly more runners than previous years and it was difficult to run the first few miles due to the sheer number of people. I was anxious to achieve my desired finish time! On the plus side, the crowd were fantastic and seemed to line the whole route and provided really enthu siastic support. The first half flew by and I really enjoyed it. Getting to the 20 mile mark where the Club and my family were at the ELR Water Station was a high point and kept me going as things were getting tough. Passing the 23 mile mark which runs parallel to the 13 mile mark was another significant point, reminding me of how much I had achieved when most people now passing that way were walking. Crossing the finish in 3h.51mins (6 minutes quicker than my previous time) felt brilliant and I was rewarded with a bottle of Champagne and my husbands' Ambulance car to drive me home!! 20 mile Water Feed Station Thanks to all those Members and their Friends and Families who helped in running the East London Runners/London Fire Brigade Water Feed Station at 20 miles and especially to Don Bennett for organising the East London Runners part. Also for organising the minibus for Runners and together with his wife Pam for the food and drink in the local Church for all the Helpers.On the day a fantastic atmosphere was generated on the sound system by Peter Cowup,Senior Fire Brigade Manager and Life Member of East London Runners and the main organiser of the Water Station. Many thanks to Tom and Jean Atkinson, Club Life Members for once again manning the ELR Special Drinks Sttation at the Marathon. ELVIS 2010 including Valentines Park 5k Charity Race Full results from the race are available courtesy of Ilford Athletic Club here Womens Team Series (best 5 of 6 Results) Ilford - 173points East London Runners - 223 points Dagenham 88 - 306 points Havering 90 - 713 points Orion Harriers - 728 Barking Road Runners - 864 points Eton Manor - 962 points Mens Team Series Ilford AC - 429 points East London Runners - 971 points Barking Road Runners - 1158 points Dagenham 88 - 1480 points Orion Harriers - 1509 points Havering 90 - 2118 points Eton Manor - 2138 points Valentines Park 5k - Sunday 26th september 2010 148 Finishers Sunday 26th September Saw East London Runners co-host with Ilford Athletic the last of the ELVIS races for 2010. On a cool and breezy morning, the scene was set in Valentines Park for what was undoubtedly going to be a fantastic finish to the series. East London Runners had a amazing turn out once again, fielding 16 runners, as well as supporting the organisation of the event with the help of about 15 members to take registration, marshal and time keep. This was a 2 lap course, fairly flat, with a number of twists and turns to keep runners on their toes. Lap one was led by Manjit and Derek for the men, and Karen for the ladies. Lap 2 saw Ciaran come home first for ELR, in 23rd position overall, and Karen first lady for ELR, 3rd lady overall. Conditions were obviously good for Derek Wright, Grant Conway, Ramesh Pala, Caroline Meaby, Natalie Dale and Jennifer Garven who all scored Personal Bests. Congratulations to you all, and to everyone who took part. Prize giving was held shortly after the finish, with our delectable chairman Frank Brownlie assigned the responsibility of awarding the prizes for this race, and for the overall winners throughout the Elvis series. With series prizes going to Karen, Kirsty and Mary, East London men were left only to marvel at the success of the fairer sex. Our inaugural year as a full participating ELVIS club has undoubtedly been a success, with East London Runners coming second in both the Mens and Ladies team competitions, but the series trophies were awarded to the Ilford athletic Mens and Ladies teams who successfully retained the top prize in the team competitions. Congratulations to Ilford from your opponents, co-hosts and friends at East London Runners. Close to the finish line, with Karen leading members in the ELR ‘Haka’, we demonstrated not only how proud we were to take part, but also our determination to come back bigger and stronger in 2011, determined to make a challenge for the top spot then. The final huge word of thanks goes to ELR members who offered their time to assist in the marshalling and running of the race. Rachel, Jim, Dave, Jamie, Don to name just a few, and to all the marshals. Without all your support and assistance on the day, the event would not have been the success that it was! Thank you! Club Newsletters 2010. elrNEWSLETTERS January 2010 - First Edition -Short History of East London Runners - Annual General Meeting (AGM, Wednesday 3rd March 2010 at 7.15pm - Benfleet 15 Results February 2010 - History of East London Runners, Founded 1982 - to date. - Roding Valley Half Marathon, Sunday 28th February 2010 - 9am. - February 2010 Fixtures. - Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM), Wednesday 3rd March 2010 at 7.15pm. - Benfleet 15, Results. March 2010 -Membership Renewals, For Year 1 st April 2010 to 31st March 2011 -Virgin London Marathon - Sunday 25th April 2010, Minibus for Runners - Water Station (20 mile Feed Station) helpers needed! -Social Nights, An informal get together after the Club Run on the first Wednesday of each month Starting April 2010. -Publicity, Potential Press Releases. -ELVIS GRAND PRIX SERIES 2010, East London Runners now a Full Partner in the East London 5 Interclub Series. -Valentines Park 5k, Provisional date - Sunday 26th September 2010. -Virgin London Marathon 2011, Online entries and East London Rules for Club places. -Jurassic Coast Challenge - 27th/28th and 29th March 2010 - 78.6 miles in 3 days, Good luck to East London Runner Roberto Bruni in his big challenge! -Runners Shorts! By Long Legs. April 2010 -Virgin London Marathon - Sunday 25th April 2010. Water Station (20 mile Feed Station - Helpers required! -Virgin London Marathon Exhibition 2010, Excel - 21st to 24th April 2010 -CHANGES TO THE 2011 VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON PUBLIC BALLOT SYSTEM, Virgin London Marathon - Sunday April 17th 2011. -Virgin London Marathon 2011, Rules for Club places. -Social Nights, An informal get together after the Club Run on the first Wednesday of each month Starting April 2010. -Flickr, East London Runners join Flickr! -Jurassic Coast Challenge - 27th/28th and 29th March 2010 - 78.6 miles in 3 days. Well done Roberto in completing this Challenge! -Runners Shorts! By Long Legs May 2010 -Virgin London Marathon - Sunday 25th April 2010, East London Runners - Results! -Target Races - Summer 2010. A selection of East London Runners favourites! -Club Social Nights. An informal get together after the Club Run on the first Wednesday of each month Starting April 2010 -Runners Shorts!by Long Legs. June 2010 -ELVIS GRAND PRIX SERIES 2010, East London Runners now a Full Partner in the East London 5 Interclub Series. -ELVIS Races - Summer 2010, East London 5 Interclub Series. -Newman Hilly Off Road 5 Miles Race - Wednesday 21st July 2010 - 7.30pm. Replaces the Wednesday night Club run! -Race Reports, Comments by East London Runners members after completing a recent race. -Club Social Nights. An informal get together after the Club Run on the first Wednesday of each month Starting April 2010 -Summer Training Sessions, The Glade Hills. -Tip of the Month. How can I prevent blisters? -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. July 2010 -East London Runners get married in their running shoes! Congratulations to Magda Socha and Rob Heppell on their marriage. -Newman Hilly 5 Results - Wednesday 21st July 2010. Second leg of the ELVIS Grand Prix Series. -Havering 90 Results - 5 mile race - Sunday 11th July 2010. First leg of the ELVIS Grand Prix Series. -ELVIS Team Standings after race 2 on 21st July 2010.East London Ladies and Mens Teams are both in 2nd place after two races! -Remaining ELVIS Races - Summer 2010 -Essex Way Relay Race - Sunday 5th September 2010.East London Runners competing and supporting again in 2010. -Valentines Park 5k. Sunday 26th September 2010 - 10.30am. -Race Reports. Orion Fell race. -Tip of the Month. Can you drink too much? Not related to the Great British Beer Festival outing! -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. August 2010 -Triathlon Results - Olympic Distances - August 2010. East London Runners had 7 members compete in Triathlons in recent weeks. -Triathlon Results - Sprint Distances - August 2010. Swim 750m, Bike 20k, Run 5k! -From the Wanstead & Woodford Guardian - Friday 13th August 2010 East London Runner Tom Lawrence is running for Charity in the Great North Run. -Orion Forest 5 - ELVIS Race 3 of 6 - Saturday 7th August 2010. Individual results for East London Runners. -ELVIS Team Standings after race 3 on 7th August 2010. East London Ladies and Mens Teams are both in 2nd place after three races, unofficial results! -Remaining ELVIS Races - Summer 2010. -Club Social Nights. -Valentines Park 5k - Volunteers Required! Sunday 26th September 2010 - 10.30am. -Essex Way Relay Race - Sunday 5th September 2010. -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. September 2010 -ELR SPOTLIGHT ...........on Jimmy Hartwell. The trials and tribulations of a long distance runner! -Dagenham 88 - 5 mile'sh - ELVIS race 5 of 6 - Sunday 19th September 2010. Results from the above race. -Barking 5k - ELVIS Race 4 of 6 - Monday 30th August 2010. Individual results for East London Runners. -ELVIS Team Standings after race 5 of 6 on Sunday 19th September 2010. East London Ladies and Mens Teams both remain in 2nd place after five races. -Sikh Marathon Relay - Redbridge, Sunday 29th August 2010. -Essex Way Relay Race Results - Sunday 5th September 2010. -Cross Country Season 2010/11. East London Runners are competing again in t he Cross Country League. -Virgin London Marathon 2011. East London Runners - Rules for Club places. -Tip of the Month. Improving with Age. -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. October 2010 -ELVIS Has Left The Building! Final ELVIS Results for 2010. -Cross Country. The Cross Country season is upon us! -Essex Vets Cross Country 4th December 2010. Closing Date for Entries - Saturday 6th November. -Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, Sunday 10th 10th 2010. Results and report. -Improving with Age. Run Britain Rankings - Handicaps Launched. -Tip of the Month. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS). -Christmas Dinner Wednesday 15th December 2010, Venue: Upstairs at the George. -Virgin London Marathon 2011. Club Ballot Early December - Rules for Club places. -Runners Shorts! by Short Legs November 2010 -Spotlight on.........Ian Horritt. Ian heads West to new running trails! -Race Results - Cross Country League Fixtures. Results from Cheshunt and Chicksands. -Target Races - Winter 2010/Spring 2011. Some favourite races in which members of East London Runners compete. -Virgin London Marathon 2011. Club Ballot 1st December - Rules for Club places. -Christmas Dinner Wednesday 15th December 2010. Venue: Upstairs at the George. -Tip of the Month. Cross Country Footwear. -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. December 2010 -Season's Greetings! Merry Chris tmas and a Happy New Year. -Target Races - Winter 2010/Spring 2011. Some favourite races in which members of East London Runners compete. -Sunday Cross Country League - Race 3 Digswell - 12th December 2010 Results from the latest Cross Country race. -Results - Essex Vets Cross Country Championships. Hainault Forest, Chigwell Row on Saturday 4th December 2010. -Weekend runs - January 2011. Proposed runs for the New Year. -Race reports - Bedford Half Marathon - Angkor Wat, Cambodia - Half Marathon. -Tip of the Month. Running in cold weather. -Runners Shorts! by Long Legs.
Havering Men: Ciaran Canavan, Andrew Baxter, Derek Wright, Russell Price, Mike Wilson & Grant Conway. Women: Karen Levison, Kirsty Weston, Karen White & Mary Connolly. Hilly 5 Men: Aaron Williams, Ciaran, Andrew, Russell, Mike & Rob Heppell. Women: Karen L, Kirsty, Karen W & Magdalena Socha. Orion Men: Aaron, Ciaran, Andrew, Russell, Mike & Frank Brownlie. Women: Karen L, Sharon Springfield, Mary Connolly and Angela Bowen. Barking Men: Aaron, Ciaran, Andrew, Derek, Mike & Robert Moye. Women: Karen L, Sharon, Kirsty & Caroline Meaby. Dagenham Men: Andrew, Rob, Derek, Russell, Mike & Grant. Women: Karen L, Kirsty, Sharon & Anne Gombert. Valentines Men: Ciaran, Derek, Russell, Grant, Ramesh Pala & Edward Barnard.
January 2011. YELLOW PAGES - EAST LONDON - Just released the new edition of the Yellow Pages East London edition featuring 26 great ways to get the most from your area. At No 20 East London Runners feature and the Wanstead Park group photo. Annual General Meeting 28th February 2011 26 Members were present including Frank Brownlie in the Chair. Chairman's Report (Full report below) Frank reported on the events of the year past including the Virgin London Marathon, ELVIS Series, and Essex Way. The Club received 10 places for the Marathon, 3 from EA and 7 for the Special Drinks and 20 mile water feed station. 6 Committee Meetings were held since 2010 AGM with Frank, Don, Derek and Jim at all 6. Ciaran, Mike and John 5, Kirsty and Jaime(Co-opted) 4, Julie 3, Sarah 2 as a guest, Katherine and Miguel 1. Kirk none. Membership - a successful year numbers rose from 90 on 31/3/10 to 161 as at 28/02/11. Frank and Don now look after the membership, with Don updating the database and Frank issuing welcome e.mails.The paper/excel version of the membership was converted by our Webmaster Derek Wright to a hidden/private website database. Derek also set up the IT Framework for the whole of the Website and for the Monthly eNewsletters from January 2010, Frank providing most of the content with Ciaran's help on occasions!. Derek continues to assist with all IT matters for which we are extremely grateful. VLM 2010 Don and Pam continued to do their sterling work providing the food and drink for not only the 20 mile water station volunteers but for all the local race Marshals etc too. We received 8 Guaranteed places for 2010 and 10 for 2011. Social, the monthly Social at the George didn't take off other than the post Marathon one. A successful Curry Night with 50 attendees was held in early Sep 2010, well organised by Jaime Towns with help from Mike Wilson and on the night John Atkinson. Don organised a successful Christmas Dinner at The George in mid December. Media and PR, Katherine and Sarah had success with articles re Jim Bird, Tom Lawrence and the Club feature in Yellow Pages. Kit, Jim looks after Kit with Kirsty helping with orders. Wednesday Night Club Runs, chosen and announced by Doug Mansell or Mike Wilson in Doug's absence. Don and Jim ever present. We were surprised that we were not given any notice by the Centre/School of the works carried out over Summer 2010 which affected access to our usual meeting room. We tried various rooms before finding one large and suitable enough for us. The Centre have been flexible in respect of additional access on extra Tuesday night marathon training runs etc. ELVIS, To Don, Mike and Rachel for attending the Meetings and helping to publicise the races.For Jaime Towns and all who helped at the Val Park 5k in September 2010. Both the Mens and Women's Teams finished 2nd in the Series. Karen Levison was leading lady overall. Series prizes were also won by Kirsty Weston and Mary O'Brien. Essex Way Relay Race, to Edward Barnard and Don for organising before and on the day. Cross Country, Derek Wright Captain attended at
Havering -Men :Brendan OGrady, Ciaran Canavan, Manjit Bedi, Patrick Brown, Danny Lee & Andrew Baxter. Women: Karen Levison, Ava Lee, Helen Ringham & Rachel Coombs. Eton Manor - Men: Brendan, Ciaran, Andrew, Patrick, Rob Heppell & Derek Wright. Women - Karen, Sharon Springfield, Helen & Lucy Jarvis. Hilly 5 - Men: Ciaran, Patrick, Andrew, M Bedi, Manjit Singh & Danny Lee. Women: Ava, Holly Chabowski, Helen & Patricia ONeill. Orion - Men: M Bedi, Patrick, Mark Boulton, M Singh, Danny & Derek. Women: Ava, Joanna OSullivan, Helen & Andrea Waller. Barking - Men: Brendan, Ciaran, Mark, M Bedi, Andrew & Danny. Women: Karen, Ava, Joanna & Helen. Dagenham - Men: Brendan, Ciaran, Mark, M Bedi, Danny & Carlton DSouza. Women: Karen, Ava, Andrea & Mary OBrien. Valentines - Men: Brendan, Ciaran, Mark, Andrew, Danny & M Singh. Women: Karen, Ava, Joanna & Andrea.
Annual General Meeting , Monday 27th February 2012 18 Members attended CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Frank gave a report of the past year's events. Membership increased from 162 to 173 paid members. Frank proposed votes of thanks to Derek for his excellent work on our website; to Pam and Don Bennett for arranging the food and drinks at the Marathon, to Jim Bird for once again helping with the scaffolding set up on Marathon Saturday: to John Atkinson, Clive Jackson, Roger Dixon, Derek Wright and Doug Mansell for manning our Special Drinks Station on West Ferry Road and to the Committee and all Members for their help during the year. Social, A successful Curry Night was held on Wednesday 20th April 2011 organised by Frank and held two days prior to his 60th Birthday! Doug organised a successful Bowling Night at Westfield in November. Don again organised the Annual visit to the Great British Beer Festival on 4th August. He also arranged another successful Christmas Dinner at The George in mid December which also doubled as a farewell to Maz (Amanda Lovegrove) who was emigrating to Australia on 1st Jan 2012. Media PR and Internal Communications Frank thanked Katherine and Sarah for their efforts. Katherine succeeded in getting the Club a full page feature in the Club Watch Page of Running and Fitness Magazine, June 2011 edition. In addition we received £200 worth of energy supplements which we distributed, mainly to Club Members, after the Val Park 5k in September. We (Ciaran on behalf of the Committee, researched, costed) and subsequently ordered two Wind Blades in June 2011 which we have used to great effect at most local races since. Derek continues to look after the technical side of the Website with Don and Frank providing most of the content. During the year Derek and Frank planned and changed the Homepage and montages of the site to maintain a modern fresh look. Frank continues to produce the monthly eNewsletter with occasional content from members. We were approached by a PR Company re potential Sponsorship by their client Premier Inns who were to open a new Hotel in Stratford near the Olympic Site. This was discussed in Committee with full investigation of the implications for the Club, rules, regulations and costs. There was some division but we decided to test the water by putting a proposal forward which the Client took no further. We have within the last two weeks become a London Marathon Partner/Approved Club. Jim Bird continues to look after the Club Kit. ELVIS Thanks to Mike and Frank for attending the meetings and to our Captains Karen and Grant who encouraged member participation and for the success it brought. Congratulations to Karen Levison and Brendan O'Grady leading Lady and Gent overall and all other prize-winners and participants. Both the Ladies and Men's Team won the Team Trophies for the first time. The ELVIS Series fosters a great team spirit and social atmosphere within the Club and has brought us to the attention of all other competing Clubs. We joined the Chingford League for the first time for the 2011/12 season but as in the Cross Country League participating levels of our Members have been disappointing. TREASURER'S REPORT Copies of the Club's Accounts and Balance Sheet were given by Don to those members present. Don ran through the figures and answered questions. The Accounts were duly adopted by the meeting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Jaime Towns gave notice of resignation at a recent Committee Meeting plus Kirsty Weston and Russell Price had given notice prior to the AGM. There were no new nominations. All other Members wished to stand for reelection and all were reelected. Chairman - Frank Brownlie Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurer - Don Bennett Webmaster - Derek Wright Media & PR - Katherine Jones Media & PR - Sarah Burns (new) Kit - Jim Bird Committee Members - John White, Ciaran Canavan, Robert Heppell) CURTIS SHIELD Following counting of the votes the Shield was awarded to Ciaran Canavan ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE - MOTION FOR DEBATE Following suggestions at last year's AGM re the healthy finances of the Club and giving back to members Ciaran proposed an increase in the fee to £20 to Include EA registration. The present Club membership fee of £18 does not include EA fee of £5. Following discussion the proposal was seconded and subsequently agreed unanimously. AOB After discussion it was agreed to continue with membership of the Chingford League. Grant questioned whether we could get results and articles published in the local papers. This will be dealt with in future races. Following difficulties in travelling to last year's London Marathon grant will check for road closures etc in. future. A date and venue is to be arranged for the ELR 30th Anniversary celebrations. 1st March 2012 - Ilford Recorder. Check out today's Ilford Recorder, page 45, Sports Section. Report and pictures from both the Roding Valley HM and the Hotelympia 10k. Headline - Ciaran picks himself up, dusts himself off to take the silver. Photo of Ciaran with Steve Cram plus one of Thomas Grimes. Manjit Bedi and Patrick Brown with their medals. Name check for all ELR's who finished the Roding plus Grant! Thanks to Jim Bird for going that extra mile to get this article and photos in the paper! Ciaran received his prizes from GB 400m Athlete Nigel Levine and legendary GB Olympian Steve Cram. National Lottery Olympic Park and Stadium run - 2pm Sat 31st March 2012 - 5 miles. 5707 finishers. The East London Runners Marshal Team! A cool and cloudy day welcomed over 5,000 Runners, 10,000 Spectators and numerous Marshalls and other Organisers to the Olympic Park on Saturday. East London Runners were well represented by 20 participants, 40 Spectators and 9 Marshalls all of whom enjoyed their day in history! After passing through the Security checks it was easy to proceed to the Olympic Stadium and it's surroundings including the pens for the race start. A cold wind welcomed the runners who were glad and excited when the first wave of runners was set off by Princess Beatrice at 2pm, who then joined the race at the start of the second wave some 12 minutes later. A further two waves subsequently followed. A stylish Mark Boulton sprints home! The 5 mile course passed by all of the iconic Olympic stadia including the Veledrome, Basketball and other buildings. Twisting and turning throughout the course ended at the main Olympic Stadium with the final 300 metres on the running track with the finish line at the end of the 100 metre straight. For most runners this was the most thrilling part, entering the stadium to the strains of Chariots of Fire belting out of the loudspeakers and the roars of the crowd cheering you to the finish. East London Runners Thomas Grimes had a fantastic time and finished in 10th place overall with Mark Boulton joining him in the top 100. However for Tom and Mark and the rest of us following in their wake it was the thrill and joy of taking part and finishing in the Stadium which was the most important aspect of the whole day. Picking up our Goody Bags which included a quality race medal was an added bonus. ELR' Don Bennett in party mood! It was also great to see the many smiles on everyone's faces whether they were Runners, Marshall or Spectators. Julie Creffieldsaid - "ELR marshals did a fab job today, as did the runners...the club got a great mention just before the pink group went off. An amazing event!!!" I've written a post about the race on my blog. wp.me/p13GvN-52 22nd April 2012 - London Marathon Congratulations to all 26 East London Runners who started and finished the Marathon on Sunday, many with personal bests. All with great memories of the day Full results and reports can be found on both our Results page and London Marathon page. Photographs in the Photo Gallery. Well done also and a big thank you to all Members, Family and Friends who helped set up and hand out water on the East London Runners/London Fire Brigade Water Feed Station at the 20 mile mark on Poplar High Street. Not forgetting Pam and Don Bennett who arranged over the previous weeks and prepared the food and drink for the Marshalls and Water Station Helpers on Sunday. A selection of ELR helpers at the ELR/LFB 20 mile feed station. To Peter Cowup, former ELR Chairman and all his London Fire Brigade colleagues family and friends for all the work they did on Saturday and Sunday with many of them there from 7.30am on Sunday till late in the afternoon. Peter again gave an excellent commentary on the PA system and to those who supplied the music and performed on the day, very well done. Peter encouraging the runners at the 20 mile feed station. August 2012. East London Runners has been recognised as an approved Running Club by Virgin London Marathon, with a link to our Club details and Logo on their website. Only a limited number of Clubs have become partners. Aimed at helping first time marathon runners of whom ELR have many running in the marathon each year. Sometimes Clubs are overlooked because of their perceived reputation of being only interested in fast runners. Many first time marathon runners will train by themselves not knowing that help is close at hand. East London Runners will continue to man a Special Drinks Station at the Virgin London Marathon plus together with the London Fire Brigade will also man the 20 mile Water Station in Polar High Street. www.virginlondonmarathon.com/training-centre/search-running-club/running-clubs/ Jimmy Hartwell completes the Ultra Tour du Mont Blanc 2012 - 103k Race in the French Alps! Jimmy's report. Jimmy in full race togs! A bit of déjà vu again this year for the UTMB, a day before flying out to the Alps, the race organisers were already sending out texts about heavy snow and wind chill of -10 at 2000m. Further texts said the weather was deteriorating and that competitors had to start the race with a minimum of four layers. On race day, there were reports of 60 km per hour winds and heavy snow at high altitude mountain passes to Italy and Switzerland which could constitute serious risk to the competitors. Fortunately the race wasn't cancelled ( like the 2010 edition) or a nearly cancelled like the previous year which started off five hours late and had major last minute route changes and deviations as high altitude sections became impassable as the race progressed. This year the classic 170km loop around Mont Blanc was shortened to a 103km course restricted to the French Alps with climbs only approaching 2000m. The race organiser Catherine Poletti still gleefully informed everybody that the race would be very difficult with the usual insane upward & downward climbs and a total upward ascent of 6850m. On Friday the 31st August 2012, at roughly 7:10pm the race eventually kicked off from Chamonix centre to the deafening sound of Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis. I let the rest of the team to speed off to the front. I wasn't race fit; the last few months I had been plagued with injuries, so my sole intention was to plod slowly around the course and just complete it. (It just meant I would only have time to stop off at checkpoints for a max of 15 or 20 minutes.) After 7 hours of continual rain and fog, it was now sleeting sideways as I gingerly plodded through the 1800 metre snow capped mountain trail of the La Balme. Previous descents had turned into a total mud fest and once again I had twisted my ankle (it hadn’t fully recovered from the South Downs Ultra earlier in the year). Weather conditions were tough higher up in the mountains! Training in Epping Forest in the summer was of little help! Saturday 9:15pm caked in mud and with very sore feet I jogged into the finish at Chamonix where this madness had started 26 hours earlier to be greeted by loopy French people ringing cow bells, my partner, the rest of the team and friends. All in all a very well organised race bearing in mind the changes that had to be made at short notice because of the extreme weather. Ok it was an abridged version of the race however I was happy to come in 2117 place and now possess the coveted race finishers fleece gilet. www.ultratrailmb.com Jimmy with the rest of his running team in Chamonix! ELVIS 2012 Men - Final placings Joint 1st place East London Runners & Ilford AC 8 - 481pts each. 3rd Orion Harriers 9 - 443pts, 4th Eton Manor 25 - 1316pts, 5th Havering 90 joggers 25 - 1553pts, 6th Dagenham 26 - 1164pts , 7th Barking Road Runners 28 - 1408pts, 8th East End Road Runners 30 - 1519pts. Ladies - Final placings 1st Eton Manor 6 - 153pts , 2nd ilford AC 8 - 215pts, 3rd East London Runners 14 - 301pts, 4th East End Road Runners 17 - 343pts, 5th Dagenham 20 - 435pts, 6th Orion Harriers 29 - 716pts, 7th Havering 29 - 729pts, 8th Barking Road Runners 33 - 755pts. October 2012.- New Life Members East London Runners is pleased to announce that Clive Jackson and Doug Mansell have recently (Oct 2012) been appointed as Life Members for their loyalty and services to the Club. Around 70 Members and guests attended the Annual Christmas Dinner. Big thanks to Treasurer Don Bennett for organising this event both before and during this evening Club Chairman Frank Brownlie made the following awards - Flower display to Pam Bennett for her hard work for ELR especially at VLM time when she organises the food in the Church Hall for all the Marshalls and water Station helpers at the ELR/London Fire Brigade 20 mile point. Jimmy Hartwell was the Ultra runner of the Year. Having qualified for the ULtra Tour De Mont Blanc, Jimmy completed this race in August. Marathon performance of the year was won by John Atkinson, aged 70 who completed the Berlin Marathon in 4 hrs 07 mins in a good for age time. Most improved female Runner of the Year was Katherine Harris for her personal best performances over many distances during the year. Most improved male Runner of the Year was Dan Spinks for his personal best performances over many distances and the number of races completed. Female Runner of the Year was Ninette Fernandes both for her pb results, representing the Club at many races including the ELVIS Series, her enthusiasm and her attendance at Club run nights. Male Runner of the Year was Patrick Brown both for his pb results, representing the Club at many races including the ELVIS Series, Cross Country and Chingford League and his enthusiasm and attendance at Club run nights. Club Chairman Frank Brownlie presents the award to Patrick Brown. Lifetime Achievement award to Jim Bird for his Committee work, his attendance at all Wednesday night runs, organising the Club kit, his achievement of completing the London Marathon 26 times. He also represented the Club as a Marshall when attending the Olympic Park Run in March and at the Great London Swim. He was also an Olympic Games Maker at the Paralympic Games. Special awards to Grant Conway and Mike Wilson for all the work they carry out on behalf of the Club throughout the year. Club Newsletters 2012. elrNEWSLETTERS January 2012 - Benfleet 15 - Sunday 22nd January 2012. Results and report from this tough 15 mile race. - VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON - April 22nd 2012. Training updates from successful ELR Club ballot winners. - Essex Cross Country Championships - Gloucester Park, Basildon - Saturday 7th January 2012 - Results and report! - The 2,012 in 2012 Challenge! Join in with other ELR Members in this tough challenge for Olympic Year 2012. - Charity Entries for Future Races - Includes Marathons, Half Marathons and 10k's! - East London Triathletes - Dragonslayer Duathlon - Sunday 29th April 2012! Looking for both Competitors and Marshalls at Hainault Cycle Centre! - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. February 2012 - Roding Valley Half Marathon - 27/2/12 - Results and reports. - Annual General Meeting - New Committee and Subscription change. - National Lottery Olympic Park Run - Volunteer Marshals - Saturday 31st March 2012 - Can you volunteer on behalf of the Club? - VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON - April 22nd 2012 - Travel and help required at the Water Feed Station. - Hotelympia 10k - Docklands - Great run by Ciaran on Sunday 27th February 2012. - The 2,012 in 2012 Challenge! Join in with other ELR Members in this tough challenge for Olympic Year 2012. - ELVIS GRAND PRIX SERIES - Summer 2012. ELVIS (East London 5m/5k Interclub Series) - Race Dates and Rules. - East London Triathletes - Dragonslayer Duathlon - Sunday 29th April 2012! Looking for both Competitors and Marshalls at Hainault Cycle Centre! - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. March 2012 - Orion races - Mercury 10 and Orion 15 - Reports and results and photos. - National Lottery Olympic Park Run - Saturday 31st March 2012 At 2pm a 5 mile race through the Olympic Park finishing in the Olympic Stadium. East London Runners will be participating in the above event in three capacities. - VIRGIN LONDON MARATHON - April 22nd 2012 Travel and help required at the Water Feed Station. - Home Run London Home Run is a series of guided group runs home from Central London…they even carry your bag! - East London Runners Membership Renewal 2012/13 Annual Club membership fee of £20 due from 1st April 2012 - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs Marathon Special - May 2012 - Virgin London Marathon -Sunday 22nd April 2012 - Race Results and Reports and photos. - Milton Keynes Marathon - Sunday 29th April 2012 - Results and reports from ELR participants. - ELVIS is Coming. ELVIS GRAND PRIX SERIES 2012 - Race dates and Your Club needs you! - Sweatshop - Olympic Offer to East London Runners - Week commencing Monday 14th May 2012. - Kirsty Weston, Thank you and Good Luck! - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs August 2012 - 70th Birthday Club run for ELR John Atkinson - Wednesday 22nd August 2012 Both runners and non runners are welcome! - ELVIS UPDATE, Full turnout required from ELR in the two remaining races! - Sikh Marathon Relay - Redbridge - Sunday 26th August 2012. Runners required to form ELR Team. - Essex Way Relay Team Event 2012- Epping to Harwich 82 miles - Sunday September 2nd 2012. Can you run a leg for one of t he East London Runner Teams? - ELVIS 7 - Valentines Park 5k - Volunteers Required!! Sunday 30th September 2012 - 10.00am. - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. September 2012 - ELVIS 7 - Valentines Park 5k - Volunteers (and runners) Required!! Sunday 30th September 2012 - 10.00am. - ELVIS Presentation Night 2012 Friday 5th October 2012 at 7.30/8pm. - Virgin London Marat hon - Sunday April 21st 2013 Club draw will take place on Wednesday 7th November 2012 at 6.50pm. - Chingford League 2012/13 and Sunday Cross Country League - Provisional Fixtures. Race entry in both Leagues is FREE to all ELR Club Members. - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs. Christmas 2012- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Seasons greetings from East London Runners. - Club Runs during the Festive Period. Runs at Christmas and New Year. - Training for a Spring Marathon in 2013. Suggested races and training runs. - FREE Marathon Seminar/Workshop - Monday 21st January 2013, 6.00-7.30pm. Held by and at Runnersworld, Riverside House 2 Chadwell Heath Lane Romford, Essex RM6 4LS. - Sunday Cross Country League and Chingford League. Remaining Fixtures 2012/13. - Runners Shorts! by Long Legs.
Eton Manor Men: Thomas Grimes, Ciaran, Patrick, M Bedi, Derek & Paul Thompson. Women: Rocio Navarro, Jamee Gould, Patricia ONeill & Mary Connolly. Havering Men: Thomas, Brendan Oneill, M Boulton, M Bedi, Danny & Andrew B. Women: Ava, Lisa Mullen, Tricia & Sarah Burns. Dagenham Men: Thomas, Ciaran, Mark, M Bedi, Danny & Andrew. Women: Joanne OSullivan, Rocio Navarro, Tricia & Sarah. Hilly 5 Men: Thomas, Ciaran, Mark, M Bedi, Andrew & Derek. Women: Ava, Joanne, Suzanne Bench, Emily Hart. Orion Men: Patrick, Mark B, M Bedi, James Wilson, Paul Thompson & Derek. Women: Kate Mercer, Chloe Longstaff, Tricia & Sarah. Barking Men: Thomas, Mark, James, Andrew, Tommo & Derek. Women: Sarah McCrea, Katherine Harris, Sarah & Mary Connolly Valentines Men: Thomas, Brendan, Patrick, Andrew, Derek & Grant Conway. Women: Phoebe Kallin, Katherine , Sharon Springfield & Mary OBrien.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 4th March 2013. Chair - Frank Brownlie Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurer - Don Bennett Webmaster - Derek Wright Media and PR - Katherine Jones and Sarah Burns Kit - Jim Bird Member - Ciaran Canavan Member - John White Member - Ninette Fernandes Congratulations to Grant Conway for winning the Curtis Shield at the Annual General Meeting on Monday 4th March 2013. April 2013 - London Marathon East London Runners have 22 competing at London Marathon with four finishing in the top 500! www.guardian-series.co.uk/sport/10381041.East_London_Runners_pack_out_London_Marathon Thomas Grimes 2.40.57 pb 204th Ciaran Canavan 2.43.20 pb Manjit Bedi 2.48.20 pb Patrick Brown 2.48.59 pb Danny Lee 2.53.14 pb James Wilson 3.08.37 pb Andrew Baxter 3.10.03 pb Ava Lee 3.13.25 pb Mark Boulton 3.19.05 Allan Todd 3.22.23 debut Richard Guest 3.37.07 pb Michael Wilson 3.42.11 Robert Heppell 3.46.07 Richard Potter 3.56.33 pb Lucy Leddy 3.58.26 debut Jamie Xavier 4.06.25 Tom Woods 4.10.03 Dave Knight 4.12.23 Sheila Kennedy 4.14.33 pb Tom Edworthy 4.49.41 debut Harsh Pershad 5.29.58 pb Jim Bird 7.46.41 As can be seen above there were many other personal bests recorded as well as fine debuts in what was an excellent day for East London Runners and its endurance athletes. The morning dawned bright but cold as the ELR competitors met early to travel together to the start in Greenwich Park.At Greenwich park on the way to the Marathon start. Similarly Pam and Don were up early and away to St Mathias Church Hall, close by the 20 mile Water Feed Station, with the food and beverage for the Marshalls and Volunteers at the Water Station. Ciaran Canavan,Thomas Grimes, Manjit Bedi, Patrick Brown, Mark Boulton and Danny Lee at Greenwich Park before the start. There was a chill in the air despite the cloudless conditions leading to a warmer afternoon. The benefits of this were felt by the faster runners and ELR did not disappoint, with the first 5 home breaking the 3 hour time barrier (15 went under 4 hours) and all with personal bests. Championship times were recorded by Thomas and Ciaran and similarly by our first Lady finisher Ava. Manjit Bedi excelled with an Age Related figure of 81.4% in finishing in 2;48:20 pb. Manjit in full flow. East London Runners volunteers at the 20 Mile Water Station prior to the race. Those who helped on the water station and the Church Hall had a great day too and it was good to see so many members, families and friends enjoying both the occasion and the fine weather. Patrick, Danny, Thomas and Ciaran celebrate after the race in the Ship and Shovell. ELVIS 2013 Full Race Results available here. Many thanks to all those runners who competed in Sunday's race which will raise approximately £1,000 for Local Charity. Also a special thanks to all those Club Members, partners, families and friends who helped in organising the race both before and on the day. Grateful thanks to Martin Clarke of Ilford AC for his help and guidance throughout the whole process. On Thursday 31/10/13 at 7pm we held an ELVIS celebration and awards evening at The Lane Indian Restaurant, 82 Nightingale Lane London E11 2EZ. This event was open to ALL club members new and old whether you were involved in the ELVIS series or not. There were lots of prizes The cost was £20 which included an all you can eat buffet including vegetarian options, a free drink on arrival and a raffle.Tickets were available from either of us from Wednesday 7th October and thereafter at track on Mondays or at club on Wednesdays. There were 45 people who attended and agreat time was had by all. Thanks to all who turned up. Ninette and Grant Prizewinners were - Best male performance - Danny Lee and James Wilson Best female performance - Sarah McCrea and Alexandra Wilkinson... Best male improver - Rameh Ramesh Pala Best female improver - Sarah Burns Best female newcomer - Laura Jenkin Best male newcomer - Shailesh Patel Well done to Kieran Brown and Diana Rex who also won special effort and inspirational awards! Also the 5 who did all 7 races were: Fiona Day Tom Woods Chloe Longstaff Andrew Baxter Patrick Brown. November 2013 ELR' Julie Creffield publishes e.book on Amazon(Kindle). 10k Julie Creffield - Tuesday 19th November 2013. Last nights track session inspired me to come home and finish off the ebook I have been writing. It went live on Amazon early this morning and even has a cheeky mention of the mighty ELR. Please show your support peeps and forward it on to your non running friends xx 10K http://amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GRKLJQG This book is a straight to the point,easy to use 10K training guide to get you up and running (or run/walking) a 10K in just 10 weeks. With 10 straight forward training sessions, a simple to follow nutrition plan and tricks and tips to maintain motivation, this book gives you all the support you could possibly need, bar running the thing for you. Designed for those new or returning to running there is a focus on supporting athletes with a few extra pounds to lose and is written in a simple to follow way without the unnecessary running terminology or complicated pace/speed formulas of other training guides. Author Julie "Fattymustrun" Creffield is behind the successful blog http://thefatgirlsguidetorunning.com where she supports overweight runners from all over the world to achieve their dreams. In her first published ebook she uses her 10 years of race experience to get you to the start line of her favourite race distance...and more importantly across the finishing line in one piece too. December 2013 Thursday 12th December 2013 - Christmas Dinner at The George, Wanstead. Around 70 Members and Guests gathered upstairs at The George, Wanstead with lots of drink and food consumed. Club Chairman Frank Brownlie, on behalf of all present, thanked Club Treasurer Don Bennett for once again organising the Dinner. Frank then proceeded to make the following awards. Ultra Runners of the Year - Trish Kelly and Roberto Bruni. Trish and her husband Robert completed the Galapogos Marathon in April 2013 and in October they completed 3 Marathons in 3 days on the Pembrokeshire Coast. Marathon Runners of the Year - Ava Lee and Ciaran Canavan. Both Ava (3:13:25) and Ciaran (2:43:20)recorded personal best times in London in April and Ciaran also completed New York (2:50:16) in early November. Good for Age Runner of the Year - Manjit Bedi. Manjit recorded age related ratios of 81.4% and 82% in the Marathon (London 2:48:20) and Half Marathon in 2013. A fantastic performance made possible by his prodigious training regime. Most Improved Runners of the Year - Fiona Day and Lee Wollaston. Fiona and Lee both improved their running times throughout the year and are regular attenders on the Club runs and races. Club Runners of the Year - Ninette Fernandes and Tom Woods. Ninette is the Ladies Elvis Captain, helps with the Monday track sessions, a Committee Member and has a great enthusiasm for our Club and it's members. Tom has a typical weekend of running 30 miles or so as well as attending our Tuesday and Wednesday Club nights and Sunday runs. He competed in all 7 ELVIS races this year and completed Marathons in London,Chicago (3:53 pb) and New York in 2013. Not bad for a Vet 60! Special Awards - Pam and Don Bennett. Pam and Don always have the Club's best interests at heart. On London Marathon weekend Pam and Don for many years have organised the food and drink in the Church Hall at our 20 mile Drink Station. Don is of course the Club Treasurer and also organises Social functions, ELVIS and other race entries as well as many other duties that he carries out unselfishly. Congratulations to Patrick Brown of ELR - First in the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon on Sunday 22nd December 2013 in 2:49:36! It was a fight to the finish for Patrick Brown as he landed the Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon title. From a field of more than 1,000 runners it came down to just two in contention for victory. Brown, from East London Runners, managed to hold off Robin Jones in the final stretch as the duo powered into the wall of wind
March 2014 At The Annual General Meeting held in Wanstead High School on Thursday 6th March 2014 at 8.00pm the following Committee was re-elected for the coming year. Chair - Frank Brownlie Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurer - Don Bennett Webmaster - Derek Wright Media and PR - Katherine Jones and Sarah Burns Kit - Jim Bird Member - Ciaran Canavan Member - John White Member - Ninette Fernandes Congratulations to Patrick Brown in winning the Curtis Shield - Club Person of the Year! Congratulations to the following who were elected as Life Members of East London Runners at the Annual General Meeting last night. This is in recognition of their Service and Loyalty to ELR over the last 20 years or longer! Mary Connolly, Karen Levison, Mary O'Brien, Tricia O'Neill, Kirk Johnson and Roger Dixon. Congratulations also to Pam Bennett who was elected as a Full Honorary Member of East London Runners at the AGM last night in recognition of her selfless work in preparing for and running the food and drinks in the Church Hall at the London Marathon over many years and for her assistance and support at races and Social Functions. East London Runners - Annual General Meeting - Thursday 6th March 2014 at 8pm CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Committee Meetings . We held 5 meetings during the year with Frank , Don, Mick, Jim at all 5. John, Derek and Ciaran 4, Ninette 3,. Sarah 2 and Katherine 0. In addition to the meetings we are in regular contact with each other by e.mail and Facebook and on Club nights and events/races. Membership. Another successful year in terms of numbers and participation. We have plateau�'d over the past 3 years with numbers very similar with many new people joining and the usual fall off following the Spring Marathons and with some regulars missing through illness, injury or personal circumstances. 2010/11 161 as at 28/02/11 to maximum 162 at the membership year end 31st March 2011/12. From renewal on 1st April 2011 to 1st June was 109. The 133 as at 31st August 2011 to 160 at 16th November 2011 to 170 at 31st January 2012. The figure to as at 27th February 2012 was 173. 180 plus 5LM at 31/3/2012. 2012/13 - 10/7/12 120 paid +5. 27/9/12 150 +5 10/01/13 168 +5 - 28th Feb 2013 = 172 + 5 = 177 . 31/3/13 -175 2013/14 - 5/6/13 125 - 19/9/13 156 - 16/1/14 - 170 to date 175+2 sec claim+7LM/HM Some of our members have suffered injury and illness over the past year or so. Valerie Edworthy lost her battle with cancer in March 2013. Richard Mainwaring is comfortable at home and receives regular visits from members of ELR. On behalf of the membership we send our best wishes to them and their families and where appropriate for a timely recovery to good health. Congrats to those members/partners who have given birth – Tara Syed, Emmet Fitzgerald, Edward Barnard and Will Pearce. Don Bennett and Frank Brownlie look after the membership records with Don updating the database. Mike Wilson welcomes the new runners and new members at the weekly Wednesday run nights and administers our membership with England Athletics. Jim Bird continues to open and close our Wednesday night facilities with 100% attendance over many years. Volunteers Westminster Mile and Prudential Bike Ride Jim Bird, Carlton, Jaime and Nathalie, Don, Gareth and Ali Jones. The Club receives a small fee for these services. The Club recompensed Grant Conway for his EA Training Course , Leadership in Running. Jim Bird looks after Club Kit. Club kit has sold well this past year as again we have had a fair turnover of members. Jim has also attended every Wednesday Club night and Committee Meeting and also various races throughout the year in support of club runners. We purchased a good quality technical t-shirt from our supplier Ron Hill in April 2013 and this has proven to be a popular garment with our membership and sells well. VLM 2013 - On the Saturday prior to the Marathon, FB, Jim Bird., John White and Tanbir Jasimudden attended to assist in preparing the Water Station with Peter Cowup and others from LFB. Don and Pam continued to do sterling work providing food and drink for not only all the feed station helpers but in addition numerous other helpers/marshals etc. Again in addition to all the WFS 20 helpers we were also asked to provide breakfast for up to 75 marshalls and helpers prior to the race by way of Danish pastries, fruit etc for which we received suitable recompense. Don, Pam and myself attended Costco on the day before the race to buy these items, taking them to the Church Hall at 7am on Marathon day. Pam with Don's help was very busy in the kitchen as usual and our thanks go out to both of them for their sterling work. However Pam had an accident at home a few weeks prior to the Marathon date and found the organising and preparation of the food etc before and on the day extremely tiring and strenuous. Pam and Don subsequently intimated to the Club's Committee that they would be standing down from these duties in future. Since then Don and Pam have agreed to organise and buy the food and drink and attnd on marathon day as usual. The difference this year is that we will buy food that is already prepared from outlets such as Costco and other sources within a budget of circa �500. Don also organised the coach for our Marathon runners to Island Gardens. Many thanks also to all members and their families and friends who assisted on the Water Station and to Jean and Tom Atkinson and friends who ran the special Drinks Station at Island Gardens. Subsequently I was invited to attend a reception in Waterloo by London Marathon Ltd for the Special Drinks in November 2013 and took the opportunity to chat with Lisa Thompson, Assistant Race Director and Claire Larbey who is the new Volunteer Manager with whom I am in regular contact. We had 22 members complete this year's race with 5 breaking the 3 hour mark and 4 in the top 500. 12 had pb's and 3 debuts. Congratulations to all our runners. Thomas Grimes 2:40:57pb For 2013 and 2014 we received a total of 10 guaranteed entry places, 7 of 9 from Water FS 20m and 25k Special DS and 3 from UKA. VLM 2014 - The Good for Age Qualifying times were changed by VLM at a very late stage. The ELR Committee confirmed that the Club Rules on VLM inall circumstances regarding ELR club ballot places. ELVIS -To Grant for attending the meetings. To Grant and Ninette) our ELVIS Captains who encouraged participation of members in all races and for the success that it brought. To Don for organising the discounted entries for the Hilly 5. The Ladies team finished 3rd overall. The Men's Teams were 2nd overall . The ELVIS competition fosters a great team spirit and social atmosphere within the Club. However only 3 members attended the end of competition disco, Frank, Grant, Patrick plus Jaime and Nathalie. Valentines Park 5k - Held on the last Sunday of September each year and previously organised by ILFORD AC. Over the past 3 years or so ELR have gradually taken over the organisation of this race. In 2013 we assumed over 95% responsibility with FB meeting and liaising with Martin Clarke of Ilford, the Local Authorityt and EA. FB is now aware of the process and what is required to hold a licensed EA race and the organisation required beforehand, on the day and post race. It is important that one or more other ELR members should experience and learn the process. Many members and their friends and family members attended and assisted on the day and a great big thanks to all. The race was considered to have been very successfully run and the surplus funds were circa �1k which were passed to 2 local Charities (�500) each to Haven House Childrens Hospice and St Francis Hospice. Cross Country- To all who participated or supported the Cross Country throughout the winter. The numbers varied somewhat through the series but were up on the previous year (over 4 races), with more ladies running. . 2011/12 38M and 4F. In 2012/13 reduced to 24M and 3F. 2013 increased to 37M and 13F We joined the Chingford League for the first time for the 2011/12 season and participation levels were low at 16M and 3F. Numbers increased in 2012/13 to 45M and 12F with more members enjoying the variation of this race series and the local venues. 2013 big increase to 63M and 29F. Other XC races - London at Hampstead 10/2 - Essex Vets 10/4 - ESSEX 5/2 - SEAA 3/1 - ILFORD 1 Special mention to Celia P and Patrick B who competed in almost all of these races. Essex Way - Owing to Edward's absence in 2013 we did not participate in this event. Wednesday night club runs - Chosen and announced by Mike Wilson. Thanks also to Don for his input and attendance and organisational skills and back marking. Jim Bird as previously mentioned. Also to all other club members who assist and look after newer runners each week. Numbers again varied throughout the year from 30 plus to 70 plus each evening. Also to Mike for the Tuesday night runs. To those who organise the Sunday runs and Marathon Training runs. Track Sessions - Thanks to Grant for planning and carrying out the Monday track sessions which have proved to be very popular and well attended. Grant is hoping to extend his coaching skills with ELR looking to partially help financially in this respect. Social . Don again organised a visit to the Great British Beer Festival on Thursday 15th August 2013 and another successful Xmas dinner at the George on Thursday 12th December 2013 when 70 or so Members attended and Frank presented the unofficial Club awards. Ninette and Grant organised a buffet style curry evening and presentation evening on Thursday 31st Oct 2013 to celebrate the completion of the 2013 ELVIS Series. Media , PR & Internal Communications/Website/Facebook -Thanks to Katherine Jones and Sarah Burns for their efforts this past Year. Frank or Don send our Race Results/photos to both the Ilford Recorder and to the Guardian Gazette Group every Tuesday morning and the local newspapers have published each week on a Thursday and online occasionally with photos. Frank continues to produce the elrNEWSLETTER now mainly on an Ad Hoc forward looking basis and not repeating past results etc. Derek continues to look after the technical side of the website with Don, Mike and Frank providing most of the content. Derek and Frank continue to look at changes to the facing page style and montages to keep it looking fresh. Derek is looking to overhaul the whole website to make it even more user friendly and more interesting. Derek continues to assist with all IT matters at no cost to the Club and is doing an invaluable job. A vote of thanks to Derek on behalf of the membership is proposed. Facebook - Our Group page on Facebook is open to all including non-members although we do have administrators who monitor the content and have the power to delete content and ban users. It has been my intention for a number of years now for ELR to have a page on Wikipedia and I would ask for a volunteer(s) to help in this respect from our more savvy internet users. Other Topics Proposed ELR 10k. Using their own initiative a group of members within the Club, including CC,NF,DS,GC and others met and researched the possibility of ELR holding their own 10k race in Victoria Park. This was on the basis that a self funding realistic proposal was then submitted to the ELR Committee for consideration. Much research was done but it was felt that there was insufficient time in 2013 to organise one and with ELR virtually organising the Val Park 5k the project was put on hold. Gazebo - The committee resarched the possible purchase of an ELR Gazebo during 2013. The initial cost could be as low as �100/150 but for a quality branded product the cost soared to �700/800. It was felt that due to the limited usage and high cost involved the majority of CM attending declined to proceed. Finally - To anyone that I have left out, apologies. To all members who attended Club nights, races, social nights, meetings and any other occasions, thank you. The focus throughout the year, has been in communicating quickly and electronically in a friendly manner through the Website, Facebook , Newsletter, e.mail and then face to face at Club Nights. Races and Meetings. The Club continues to prosper . Again throughout the past year we have attracted many new members and both they and the existing membership have gained from the benefits of being members of ELR as witnessed by the improvements in times (pb's) and in attendances at races, club runs and social functions. Particular mention to Patrick Brown winner of the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon in Dec 2013. Many new friendships have been established and advice given on injuries, race conditions etc. I therefore propose a vote of thanks to all the Committee members for their work throughout the year and to all members for what they have contributed to the Club also. Roding Valley Half Marathon - Sunday 9th March 2014 Euan Brown and his brother Patrick picked up prizes for being 3rd and 4th overall in 1:15:25 and 1:17:22 respectively. APRIL 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon 2014 - Sunday 13th April 2014 - Volunteers - 20 Mile Water Station, Hall and Security. Hi, All Members, Family and Friends, It's that time of the year again. Any help that you can give will be very much appreciated. Frank 20 mile Water Feed Station, Poplar High Street. The Drinks Station is jointly organised by East London Runners and the London Fire Brigade. You are welcome to bring family and friends along with you, but please note that this event is not really suitable for children under 10 years old. Three/Four ELR VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED:- Saturday 12th April 2014 - 10.00am till 12 noon. Help at the 20 mile Water Station in setting up the fencing etc. Please advise Frank by text, Facebook or e.mail via the webmaster@eastlondonrunners.org.uk if you can attend. 1. Sunday 13th April 2014 - 7.30am/8am - Don and Pam require help to set up the Church Hall for the tea/coffee and food for the Marshalls and Water Station helpers. 2. Sunday 13th April 2014 - 20 mile Water Feed Station jointly with London Fire Brigade - from 7.30/8am. Volunteers required on delivery of the water to set up the tables and move the water bottles to the appropriate places. 3. From 9am/10am until 3pm/4pm. We will be handing out the water to the runners, the bulk of whom will be passing us between 11.30am and 3pm. Any time that can be spared will be much appreciated. Security If you can attend without carrying a back or backpack it would be very helpful. Otherwise we would ask all volunteers to place all bags in one of the London Fire Brigade support vehicles when they arrive to minimise the risk of 'suspect packages' being reported and ask people to remain especially vigilant for anything they spot at the water station that seems out of place. We always have a police presence at the water station and, as in previous years, we are confident that good communication with them before and during the event will ensure that we have effective arrangements in place on the ground to deal with any reasonably foreseeable eventuality. For the 10th year we will be located adjacent to Tower Hamlets College, Poplar High Street, London E14 0EF. Parking is limited, try the roads to the north of Poplar High St, but you may get blocked in by the closed roads. Please use Docklands Light Railway and get off at Poplar. Come down the stairs or lifts and pass between the College and Sports Centre. See location on this map. - www.mapometer.com/en/running/route_1118415.html Most helpers arrive around 9am/10am but we also require some to be there at 7.30am/8am(see above) so that they can help set up, although any help at anytime would be appreciated. We have 40,000 bottles of water to distribute and set out ready for the expected 34,000 runners. Although the roads are closed there will be some traffic official or local moving through the station. Please be alert and keep the road clear at all times. Competitors will follow the blue line on the road showing the shortest route. Please be careful with the sharp knives provided to cut open the packaging and do not overload the tables as they may collapse (2 layers only). Setting up: we will have between 150-200 people helping out, divided between 12 tables. Each table will have an experienced table captain to co-ordinate things. The water station will be set up on both sides of the road, over a distance of 150m. Clothing: We always hope for good weather, but bring waterproofs in case. All ELR helpers will receive Nestle shirts and hats as usual. Please wear them. Refreshments/toilets: These are provided in the nearby St Mathias Church Hall, where we will provide a buffet (which is free for all helpers), tea and coffee and access to toilets. Clearing up: We try our best to clear up at the end, many hands make light work and your help will mean this unpopular job can be completed in the shortest time possible. Bags, bins, brooms and shovels available. April 6th 2014 - Marathons Brighton Marathon. David Baldwin 3:22:00 Roberto Bruni 3:22:54 Julie Creffield 5:54:16 Jamee Gould 3:43:27 Laura Jenkin 4:22:09 Trish Kelly 4:08:03 Natasha Tweedie 3:49:17 debut David Wyatt 5:05:00 Greater Manchester Marathon. Joseph Browne 3:45:37 debut Samuel Browne 3.02.59 pb Grant Conway 3:41:53 Russell Price 3.12.45 pb by nearly 28 mins Roger Stubbs 4:32:40 Emma Warburton 3.39.56 Manchester Marathon Relay. Jayne Browne 2:29:32 Paul Browne 1:31:46 TOTAL : 4.01.19 for 39th place of 84 teams. Paris Marathon 2014. Keiran Brown 4:42:16 Fiona Day 4:42:16 Danny Lee 2:53:01 pb Jonathan Shaw 3:54:47 Runners Shorts - April/May 2014 Congratulations to Julie and Patrick Brown on the recent birth of their daughter Annalise and to their families, many of whom are also members of East London Runners! Congratulations also to Kelly Leedham and Jamie Xavier who were married on Saturday 26th April 2014. Kelly and Jamie first met at East London Runners in 2011. Love blossomed over a Chicken Bhuna. Kelly has her eye on Jamie at the Club's Curry night in April 2011! ELR Media Stars. 1. Well done to Julie Creffield in completing the Brighton Marathon in April and featuring in Channel 4's coverage. Julie travelled down to Brighton a few days prior to the Marathon to film a pre-marathon piece and was also shown during and after the race. 2. The recent Lucozade Sport: The Fuel to Rule: TV advert features Steven Gerrard, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and from East London Runners our own Mark Boulton. Superstars all! www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=862013737146979&set=vb.576388689042820&type=2&theater 3. Film 4 is currently showing the movie Fast Girls which allegedly shows our ELVIS Captain Grant Conway in a small cameo part as a UK Athletics Official! Many thanks to all those members, families and friends who helped support our runners and Water Feed Stations and Church Hall at the Recent Virgin Money London Marathon 2014.. Longest Day Social Run - Wednesday 25th June 2014 - Run, Beer, Pizza! Meet at Wanstead Leisure Centre at 6.55pm for a 7.05pm start. Please NOTE that we will not be returning to Wanstead Leisure Centre as a Group. Please wear Club colours! A social run from Wanstead Leisure Centre to The Green, Wanstead then to Felstead Road and turn left into Blake Hall Road, cross over and turn right through trees to Green Man Roundabout. Down Leytonstone High Rd and turn right into Cathall Rd then left into Grove Green Road. Cross over Leyton High Road and follow road round to Ruckholt Rd and Eastway. Left along path into Olympic Park opposite Hackney Marshes just past New Spitalfields Market. Follow paths to and around the Velodrome then paths across Park towards the Olympic Pool and Stadium to the dancing waters. Head back towards Copper Box and go down onto Loop Road and left to Crate Brewery which is in the White Building on the canalside (Lea Navigation). We finish at The Crate Brewery, The White Building, Unit 7, Queen's Yard, London E9 5EN. thewhitebuilding.org.uk/crate-brewery-pizza. Location Map - Its canalside and opposite the Olympic Park. thewhitebuilding.org.uk/contact Alternatively you can return by Tube from Stratford or the Overground from Hackney Wick......or run home or back to Wanstead! Route Map - www.mapometer.com/en/running/route_3870690.html Note - It would be best if you brought an extra top/sweatshirt to wear after the run and John Atkinson has kindly offered to transport the extra tops from Wanstead LC to the Crate Brewery for us! Richard Mainwaring RIP We were very saddened to learn that Richard, after a two year illness, passed away on Sunday 17th August 2014, aged 51. Richard a keen runner has been a member of East London Runners for over 20 years. He particularly enjoyed running in the Orion 15 and Benfleet 15 races, both races being a tough off road challenge. Richard has many friends at East London Runners and will be fondly remembered not only as a very strong runner but more importantly as the kind, helpful, inquisitive, friendly and enthusiastic human being that he was. We offer our condolences to Richard's wife Debbie and to his daughters Claire and Grace. Richard's funeral was at St-Peters-in-the-Forest Church, Woodford New Road, Walthamstow, E173PP. The service took place at 2 pm on Monday September 1st 2014. In December 2014 the Club donated £500 to MacMillan Cancer Support in memory of Richard. Congratulations to the following East London Runners who completed a Marathon in September 2014! - Mike Wilson - Kent Coastal - 3:47:36 - 52nd place - Peter Hatley - Chesterfield - 3:26:24 - 35th - Wayne Kelly - Loch Ness - 5:12:24 - Ian Cooper - Loch Ness - 4:58:13 - Sean Richardson - Warsaw - 2:52:51 - 61st - Ninette Fernandes - Berlin - 4:52:38 - Emmet Fitzgibbon - Berlin - 4:07:45 - Carlton D'Souza - Berlin - 3:20:35 - Mark Boulton - Berlin - 2:52:19pb - Ciaran Canavan - Berlin - 2:42:00pb - 219th place. ELVIS 7 - Valentines Park 5k Charity Race - 28th September 2014 The ELR members who were in Valentines Park early on Sunday morning to set up the course and the race were thankful that the fine September weather had remained overnight. There was no wind and a high temperature for early morning. By the time the race had started the sun was out and there were plenty of hot perspiring runners crossing the finishing line later. This race was the 7th and last in the ELVIS Race Series 2014 and once again female runners from east London Runners dominated for the Ladies and Ilford AC for the Men. Both these teams were to win the overall ELVIS 2014 Team races. Individually for ELR Karen Levison was 1st Female overall in a pb time of 19.21 and Ava Lee 3rd. Sylvia Brown making her competitive debut for ELR had a great race too. The mens race saw Iford AC have a one two with ELR' Euan Brown in a creditable 3rd place. With 48 runners finishing for ELR we were once again the largest team competing and as can be see in the results all had fine performances. Special thanks go to all of those from ELR who helped to plan and organise the race both beforehand and on the day. We also again thank Martin Clarke of Ilford AC for his help and guidance. There was a great turnout of runners and helpers from ELR and it was especially great to see the children having fun in both helping and in their own race after the main event. The full ELVIS 2014 results will be availble soon and will be published separately together with reports from our ELVIS Captains Ninette Fernandes and Grant Conway. Please see Race Results here. here ELR Members results can also be seen in our Results Page on this website. Ninette said. Thanks everyone for coming this evening, was lovely to catch up and what a great venue! To recap the ELVIS prizes awarded by Grant Conway and I : Best Male - Danny Lee Best Female - Sharon Springfield (I have your prize) Best Male Newcomer - Spence Evans Best Female Newcomer - Caroline Moore Most Improved Male - Alex Bee (I have your prize) Most Improved Female - Claire Parker The FIVE people who ran ALL seven races were Fiona Day, Patrick Brown, Richard Guest, Spencer Evans and Thomas Grimes (I have your prize). Let's not forget the 32 people who ran 5/7 races. Special thanks to Don Bennett, Frank Brownlie, Jamie and Natalie for their commitment throughout the series - and the year in general. Thanks for a great 2014 series - 1st and 2nd place, can't be bad. Let's get two 1sts next year guys, let's do this! Saturday 29th November 2014 - Essex Seniors XC Championships - Hainault Forest It seemed like a balmy spring like morning but in reality it was the last Saturday in November when the old folks of Essex including the ELR teams rolled up for the County's Vets Championships of 2014 in the Woodland Trust area of Hainault Forest. However despite the calm dry weather conditions underfoot were extremely wet and muddy following the heavy rains of recent weeks. At 11am the Ladies 35+ and the Male Vets 50+ set off on the 2 lap 5.4 mile challenge and within 200 metres they met their first "obstacle", into the trees, uphill, smelly, muddy, boggy ground that seemed to go on for 200 metres or so. This led to better paths and before long they were cruising down a big hill(also muddy in parts) before heading back uphill to Squires Oak and a short downhill, past the two houses and back into the heart of the forest. A long diagonal drag and a big uphill challenge awaited before more normal and flatter ground could be gained which led to the run back to and on the plain to the start/finish. Just another lap and it was all over, easy? Never, enjoyable? Yes, Great sense of achievement? Definitely! Then at 12 noon, having had the course softened up for them the young males aged 40 to 50 did the same except faster, allegedly. Hosted by Ilford AC on behalf of ESSEX AAA the race was expertly organised and marshalled. Thanks to Mike and Jim for their support. Thursday 18th December 2014 - Christmas Dinner and East London Runners Awards 2014 Curtis Shield - Club Person of the Year - Don Bennett. Marathon Runner of the Year - Mark Boulton Most improved Female - Sarah Burns Most improved Male - Russell Price Male Runner of the Year - Ciaran Canavan Female Runner of the Year - Maud Hodson Congratulations to all of our Award Winners!The Club finished 2014 with around 200 active members!
JANUARY 2015 Wednesday 28th January 2015 - ELR SOCIAL AND MARATHON DISCUSSION - Upstairs at The George, Wanstead after the Club run! Please come and join Ciaran Canavan, Maya Goodwin and yours truly for a drink or two after the club run on Wednesday 28th January 2015 upstairs at the George, Wanstead. February 2015 - East London Runners Mark Boulton features in the new Gaz Coombes video for his new song Detroit. www.shortlist.com/entertainment/music/the-shortlisten Hi everyone. Are you running in the VLM or other marathons this spring or this year? Are you thinking of running a marathon in the future? Is this your first marathon? Have you run marathons before and have ideas on training or strategy that you would share or you would like to improve your times? Would you like to discuss your training plans, your taper, your nutrition on your long runs and generally your approach to running a marathon? Are you new to ELR and would like the opportunity to get to know other members or are you an "old" member looking to catch up over a drink even if you are not entered for a marathon? If so please come along, I have reserved an area upstairs at the George. Grant. March 2015 East London Runners - Annual General Meeting - Thursday 5th March 2015 at 8pm CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Committee Meetings . We held 4 meetings during the year. Membership. Another successful year in terms of numbers and participation. While we have plateaud over the previous 3 years with numbers very similar with many new people joining and the usual fall off following the Spring Marathons and with some regulars missing through illness, injury or personal circumstances, this past year has see a significant increase with membership now exceeding 200. 2010/11 161 as at 28/02/11 to maximum 162 at the membership year end 31st March 2011/12. From renewal on 1st April 2011 to 1st June was 109. The 133 as at 31st August 2011 to 160 at 16th November 2011 to 170 at 31st January 2012. The figure to as at 27th February 2012 was 173. 180 plus 5LM at 31/3/2012 2012/13 - 10/7/12 120 paid +5. 27/9/12 150 +5 10/01/13 168 +5 - 28th Feb 2013 = 172 + 5 = 177 - 31/3/13 -175 2013/14 - 5/6/13 125 - 19/9/13 156 - 16/1/14 - 170 to date 175+2 sec claim+7LM/HM Some of our members have suffered injury and illness over the past year or so. Very sadly, Richard Mainwaring passed away on Sunday 17th August 2014 almost 2 years since the discovery of a brain tumour. Richard, aged 51 had been a member of ELR for over 20 years and was a very popular person. Many of the Club Members attended his funeral on 1st September 2014. . Congrats to those members/partners who have given birth - Julie and Patrick Brown, Jamie Xavier and Kelly, Phoebe Bowman, Richard Guest, James Creed and others Don Bennett and Frank Brownlie look after the membership records with Don updating the database. Mike Wilson welcomes the new runners and new members at the weekly Wednesday run nights and administers our membership with England Athletics. Jim Bird continues to open and close our Wednesday night facilities with 100% attendance over many years. Volunteers - Prudential Bike Ride - Jim Bird, Don, Gareth and Ali Jones, Frank all had an early morning start. The Club receives a small fee for these services plus a place in the race the following year, usually. . Jim Bird looks after Club Kit. Club kit has sold very well this past year as again we have had a fair turnover of members. Jim has also attended every Wednesday Club night and Committee Meeting and also various races throughout the year in support of club runners. <>VLM 2014 - On the Saturday prior to the Marathon, FB, Jim Bird, plus 2 or 3 others attended to assist in preparing the Water Station with Peter Cowup and others from LFB. Don and Pam, Jaime and Natalie, provided and prepared and served food and drink for not only all the feed station helpers but in addition numerous other helpers/marshals etc. Again in addition to all the WFS 20 helpers we were also asked to provide "breakfast" for up to 102 marshalls and helpers prior to the race by way of Danish pastries, fruit etc for which we received suitable recompense. Pam and Rose attended Costco on the day before the race to buy these items, passing some to Jaime then to the Church Hall at 7.30am on Marathon day. Unfortunately the Coach on marathon morning did not turn up (on time) and runners made their way to Greenwich . Subsequently Don and I plus Tom Atkinson were invited to attend a reception in City Hall by London Marathon Ltd for the Special Drinks in November 2013. We had 31(22) members complete this year's race with 5(5) breaking the 3 hour mark. 7(12) had pb's and 8(3) debuts. Congratulations to all our runners. Euan Brown 2:44 debut. For 2013 and 2014 and 2015 we received a total of 10 guaranteed entry places, 7 of 9 from Water FS 20m and 25k Special DS and 3 from UKA. ELVIS - To Grant for attending the meetings. To Grant and Ninette) our ELVIS Captains who encouraged participation of members in all races and for the success that it brought. To Don for organising the discounted entries for the Hilly 5 and the other races. Congrats to the Ladies team who finished 1st overall. The Men's Teams were 2nd overall. Many thanks to Ninette who has now stood down as ELVIS Ladies Captain for her great work in promting ELVIS among our membership and her social skills in organising events. Ava Lee 12 pts 1st Vet 35 Karen Levison 14 pts 1st Vt 45 Euan Brown 15 pts 1st Senior Men Thomas Grimes 19 pts 2nd Senior Men Patrick Brown 28 pts 3rd Senior Men Mark Boulton 35 pts 4th Senior Men Sharon Springfield 37 pts 3rd Vet 35 Claire Parker 47 pts 3rd Senior Ladies Alex Bee 48 pts 6th Senior Men Paula Bedford 60 pts 5th Vet 35 Ciaran Canavan 66 pts 3rd Vet 40 Fiona Day 122 pts 2nd Vet 55 Ladies The ELVIS competition fosters a great team spirit and social atmosphere within the Club. Valentines Park Charity 5k - Held on the last Sunday of September each year and organised by ELR.. Many members and their friends and family members attended and assisted on the day and a great big thanks to all. The race was considered to have been very successfully run and the surplus funds were circa £1k which were passed to 2 Charities (£500) each to Haven House Childrens Hospice in Woodford and MacMillan Cancer Support in memory of Richard Mainwaring.. Cross Country - To all who participated or supported the Cross Country throughout the winter. The numbers varied somewhat through the series but were up on the previous year (over 4 races), with more ladies running. . 2011/12 38M and 4F. In 2012/13 reduced to 24M and 3F. 2013 increased to 37M and 13F 2014/15 = 23m-6f We joined the Chingford League for the first time for the 2011/12 season and participation levels were low at 16M and 3F. Numbers increased in 2012/13 to 45M and 12F with more members enjoying the variation of this race series and the local venues. 2013 big increase to 63M and 29F. 2014/15 48M -12F Other XC races - London at Hampstead 7-4 (10/2) - Essex Vets 10/8(10/4 )- ESSEX 11/6( 5/2) - SEAA 11/4(3/1) - Nationals at Hampstead 5/3. SEAA Relay 1 team of 4. Thanks to Patrick Brown and Mikev Wilson for pushing the CL and Grant for the Counties and Nationals. Wednesday night club runs - Chosen and announced by Mike Wilson. Thanks also to Don for his input and attendance and organisational skills and back marking. Also to the other back markers, Frank, Roberto, John A and others.Jim Bird as previously mentioned. Also to all other club members who assist and look after newer runners each week. Numbers again varied throughout the year from 30 plus to 70 plus each evening. Also to Mike and Robert/Don etc for the Tuesday night runs. To those who organise the Sunday runs, Dave Knight, John White and Marathon Training runs, Roberto, Grant and others.. Track Sessions - Thanks to Grant for planning and carrying out the Monday track sessions which have proved to be very popular and well attended. Social.Don again organised a visit to the Great British Beer Festival in August and a
January 2016. Thursday 14th January 2016. Congratulations to our Webmaster, Derek Wright, elected as a Life Member of East London Runners. Derek, in his own time, set up our original website, replacing it with the existing one and has worked many long hours on our behalf on all of our IT needs. He has been working for many months on his latest ELR project which we are hoping to reveal this weekend! Watch this space. 15th January 2016 - Club Kit Sale. ++++ Late January and February 2016 SALE++++ ELR are planning to renew and expand their CLUB KIT in the near future. We are therefore selling off our existing ELR branded stock (which may prove to become Collectors Items in future years) at a healthy discount to Members. Ron Hill Ladies and Mens Tech Vests and Tech Tshirts normally £15 now £12! Fruit of the Loom Fruit of the Loom Hoodies normally £15 now £12. Fruit of the Loom Sweatshirts £10 now £8. Ladies and Mens Cotton T Shirts £5 now £3. Stock in most sizes, S,M,L and XL. Interested? Then please advise Don Bennett or Frank Brownlie if you wish to buy, either on Facebook, Messenger, Webmaster e.mail or at any of the Club runs/activities. While stocks last. Pay us in cash or online to our bank! All items are RED with the ELR Logo in white. Saturday 16th January 2016 - East London Runners launch Mobile version of their Website! Webmaster Derek Wright has virtually completed his work on a mobile friendly phone version of our Website. When using your smartphones you will see a difference from yesterday. You can now easily add to your Distance Log and Race Entries for example. Race Results show the last 30 days with an option to see six months more. Your Results further back, to 2007 in some cases, can still be viewd on your laptops and desktops as the main website remains the same. You may spot a few glitches which Derek will fix. Any Feedback will be greatly appreciated! Saturday 16th January 2016 - Dan completed the Country to Capital 45 miler in 6:14:32! Dan said " I started running in November 2007 and have never looked back, ran my first Marathon the following April - Vienna and been running ever since - I love it! Dan is close to completing 100 marathons which is one of his targets for 2016! His schedule for 2016 is:- Planned Races 30 Jan 16 SEAA XC Champs (Senior Men) 13 Feb 16 Unusual Suspects 6 hr Challenge 14 Feb 16 Sunday League XC #5 Royston 14 Feb 16 Sunday XC League Event 5: Royston 20 Feb 16 Chingford League Event 5: Victoria Park 27 Feb 16 Run Richmond Park 10k Race 2 2016 05 Mar 16 Self-Transcendence 10k 06 Mar 16 Frank Harmer Memorial 10K Road Race 12 Mar 16 Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships 12 Mar 16 Thames Meander Spring Marathon 13 Mar 16 Bath Half Marathon 13 Mar 16 Dartford Half Marathon 20 Mar 16 Fleet Half Marathon 03 Apr 16 Freiburg Marathon 24 Apr 16 Shakespeare Marathon 07 May 16 Orpington Marafun 14 May 16 Arun River Marathon 18 Jun 16 South Downs Marathon 09 Jul 16 Ham to Lyme 50/100km 10 Jul 16 North Downs Marathon 2016 03 Sep 16 Saturday Night Marathon - Thames Trail Marathon Benfleet 15 - Sunday 17th January 2016 - Jennifer Ansell 3rd Lady Finisher! Eighteen members of East London Runners travelled the 30 or so miles to Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet in Essex to complete in the very challenging Benfleet 15. Seen by many runners as a great training run/race for the Spring Marathons in April/May the course has a variety of surfaces ranging from grass,trail, paths, tarmac and of course lots of mud and in the first and last 2 or 3 miles many tough hills. One of the main features of today's race was that although it was cold there was little or NO WIND which is virtually unknown for this location. Jennifer Ansell of ELR, 3rd Lady finisher in the Benfleet 15 with her trophy! February 2016 Sunday 14th February 2016 - Sunday Cross Country League Congratulations to Thomas Grimes who won the Sunday League trophy for 1st Senior Male, after finishing 2nd at Royston XC today! February 2016 - Charity Donations. After hosting the Valentines Park Charity 5k in late September 2015 East London Runners distributed the surplus funds of £700 to three local Charities this month. After research and recommendations by Committee Member Sarah Burns the Committee were able to confirm the receiving Charities were as follows:- 1. Sally's Kitchen, Leytonstone. A local CIC run by Volunteers for the wellbeing of the more isolated and vulnerable members of the Local Community and all are welcome. https://www.facebook.com/SallysKitchenE11/ 2. Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelters. A collaberation of 7 local partner churches to meet the need of those sleeping rough in Waltham Forest during the winter months. http://forestnightshelter.org.uk/ 3. ELHAP - Adventure Playground for Disabled Children in Roding Lane North. ELHAP is a magical and unique charity, providing adventure play opportunities to disabled and disadvantaged children, young people and adults since 1976. They don't believe that "one size fits all" - people and families have diverse and changing needs. This is why they offer a wide array of unique adventure play projects. http://www.elhap.org.uk/ Sunday 28th February 2016 - Roding Valley Half Marathon. East London Runners were awarded the Team Trophy thanks to the fantastic running performances of Thomas Grimes, Russell Price and Jennifer Ansell. Russell, Thomas and Jennifer with the Team Trophy! Jennifer finished 2nd Lady (43rd overall), Russell 5th Male/overall and Thomas 2nd Male/overall, their combined finishing places being lower than any other team or Club who competed. East London Runners also had the most finishers of any Club in the race with a fantastic total of 52. There were many personal bests and great debuts from Gemma Foxall, Gina Radford, Stuart Barton and Emma Hobbs among others! Congratulations to all who ran plus our many terrific supporters. MARCH 2016 From the 1st March 2016 you will now be able to order your Club Kit online and have it delivered to your home. All you need to do is visit http://www.pbteamwear.co.uk and select "East London Runners" under the "Club Shops" tab. There are several advantages to this, including the fact that you will be able to buy what you want, when you want it from an extended range of Club Kit. For the first 15 days there will be an opening 10% Discount available on orders using Discount Code ELR10. The Club Code has to be entered as a Discount Voucher prior to payment in the Shopping Cart. Please log in/create an account prior to using the voucher remembering to select our Club from the drop down menu. Your orders will be despatched in approximately 5 -15 working days. If there are any stock shortages you will be notified as soon as possible. Please note, kit is not returnable if it doesn't fit. In these circumstances it will be possible to sell on to fellow Club Members assuming that you haven't added your name to it! We strongly recommend you make use of the size charts on the website. The online club shop is best viewed on a PC or Laptop. Should you encounter any problems please contact Paul Bailey at PB Teamwear. Preferably by email on paul@pbteamwear.co.uk or on 01709 519101 (10am-4pm Mon-Thur and 10-1 Fri). 3rd March 2016 - Annual General Meeting Annual General Meeting - 3rd March 2016 - New Committee Members - Annual Subscriptions held! We are pleased to advise that Ava Lee, Ellie Wilkinson, Grant Conway and Roger Dixon were elected to the Committee of East London Runners. The Full Committee is now:- Chair - Frank Brownlie Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurers - Don Bennett and Roger Dixon Webmaster - Derek Wright Members - Sarah Burns, Maud Hodson, Maya Goodwin, Ava Lee, Ellie Wilkinson, Patrick Brown, Jonathan Wooldridge, Grant Conway and John White. Further specific roles within the Committee will be allocated at our next Meeting on 31st March 2016. The Meeting also agreed that our Annual Subscription(due from 1st April 2016) will remain at £20 (which includes Annual Membership of England Athletics of £13). For a copy of the Minutes of the 2016 AGM please click on this link Saturday 5th March 2016 - East london runners host the Chingford League Relay Races on Wanstead Flats. Congratulations to Patrick Brown for organising this event on behalf of ELR and to his team of helpers on the day including Sarah burns, Paula Bedford and family who provided tea, coffee and cakes and raied over £250 for the Sport Relief Charity. Saturday 26th March 2016 - World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff. Congratulations to Russell Price in completing the World Championship Cardiff Half Marathon in difficult weather conditions (wet and windy) in a personal best time of 1:17:45 in 161st place of 12,068 finishers. A delighted Russell after the Race. Sunday 27th March 2016 - Canathlon 100k Ultra Race, Sowerby Bridge. Congratulations to Maud Hodson of East London Runners in completing the 100k Canalathon Ultra in 13.03.25, 8th lady, 3rd V40. Sunday 3rd April 2016 East London Runners Member Dan Gritton travelled to Freiburg in Germany to complete his 100th Marathon in a time of 3:03:37. This was Dan's third Marathon this year having completed others in Mill Hill and Gravesend. In 2015 Dan travelled abroad to Rome (2 hours 59 min), Hamburg (2:54), Riga, Latvia (2:57), La Rochelle (2:59) as well as completing the Kent Road Runner Marathon in 3 hours. Dan's plans for the rest of 2016 are just as ambitious - 24 Apr 16 Shakespeare Marathon 07 May 16 Orpington Marafun 14 May 16 Arun River Marathon 18 Jun 16 South Downs Marathon 09 Jul 16 Ham to Lyme 50/100km 10 Jul 16 North Downs Marathon 2016 03 Sep 16 Saturday Night Marathon - Thames Trail Marathon London Marathon Sunday 24th April 2016. Congratulations to all our runners today in completing the London and Blackpool Marathons! Virgin Money London Marathon. Paul Quinton and Mark Boulton looking cool on their way to sub 3 hour finishes! Antonio Martin Romero 2.42.37 pb & championship Mark Boulton 2.45.51 pb & gfa Paul Quinton 2.54.35 gfa Dan Slipper 2.59.07 pb & gfa Manjit Bedi 2.59.25 gfa Ciaran Canavan 3.09.05 gfa Spencer Evans 3.20.58 debut Saheb Yousefi 3.21.04 pb? Jonathan Wooldridge 3.21.52 pb Peter Hatley 3.23.05 David Baldwin 3.25.30 Diccon Loy 3.27.44 Mark Wyatt 3.30.29 Natasha Tweedie 3.30.33 pb & gfa Ramesh Pala 3.34.45 pb? Neil Gage 3.37.39 debut Ellie Wilkinson 3.37.40 debut & gfa Craig Livermore 3.54.26 Manjit Singh 4.13.22 Dave Knight 4.24.00 Bernadett Kalmar 4.28.03 debut Adrian Buckley 4.33.28 Tanbir Jasimuddin 4.34.16 Caroline McGirr 5.02.21 Emma 'Murphy' Hobbs 5.13.28 debut Wayne Kelly 5.40.00 Natalie A J Powell 6.44.06 debut? A happy Bernadett passing through the 20 mile Water Station! Two Super Heroes on Poplar High Street about to pass the 20 mile Balloon Arch but only one is a Member of East London Runners! Blackpool Marathon. Katherine Harris 3.55.20 pb by 41 mins East London Runners would like to thank all of our Members, Families and Friends who helped and supporeted the Club and it's Runners prepare and run in the London Marathon 2016. On Saturday 23rd April Mohammed Aklaqul-Ambea and Danny Lee together with Chairman Frank attended the 20 mile Water Station location to assist Peter Cowup and Narinder (London Fire Brigade), Paul and Barry prepare the site for the following day. Jaime Towns and Gareth Jones for many weeks had been planning and preparing the logistics of catering for 80 Marshalls ariving at St Mathias Church around 7.15am on Marathon morning for "breakfast" and then all day providing tea, coffee and food for all the helpers from ELR and the LFB who had ben manning the 20 mile Water Feed Station on Poplar High Street. They were ably supported by their partners Nathalie and Ali Jones. A big thanks too to Mohammed Aklaqul-Ambea who provided the Halal food and for the time and effort taking to prepare and supply this food. Jaime, Ali, Gareth and Nathalie in St Mathias Church! At the 20 Mile water Feed Station on Poplar High Street, manned by Volunteers from both ELR and LFB Roger Dixon and John White of ELR were tasked with looking after the ELR side of the station. They were helped by many members of ELR, their families and friends plus many others who have helped over many years at our Water Station location. In addition to handing out much needed water to the marathon runners they were also very vocal in their support of the many ELR members and other runners known to them as they passed through the 20 mile'sh distance. Also to Jean and Tom Atkinson and their friends for manning the ELR Special Drinks Station on the Isle of Dogs once again this year.. Last but by no means least to Peter Cowup, family and friends, Narinder and all at London Fire Brigade for all that they continue to do to make the 20 Mile point one of the highlights of Marathon day for the runners, spectators and helpers. ELVIS 2016 May to September ELVIS 2016 - Awards and Prizes The 9th Annual ELVIS Awards Presentation Evening was held on Friday 7th October 2016. Hosted this year by East London Runners more than 80 ELVIS Club members attended at The Duke Pub in Wanstead. The Prizes were presented by Martin Clarke and the ELVIS 2016 Prizewinners were as follows. Ladies Team - East London Runners (winning all 7 races) 1st Lady - Ava Lee - East London Runners 2nd Lady - Judith Vonberg - East London Runners 3rd Lady - Eleanor Wilkinson - East London Runners 1st FV 35 - Kate Malcolm - Eton Manor AC 1st FV 45 - Amanda Heslegrave - Barking Road Runners 1st FV 55 - Catherine Jane Apps - East End Road Runners Mens Team - Ilford AC 1st Male - Thomas Grimes - East London Runners 2nd Male - Patrick Brown - East London Runners 3rd Male - Billy Rayner - East London Runners 1st MV40 - Paul Holloway - Ilford AC 1st MV50 - Steven Philcox - Ilford AC 1st MV60 - Andy Catton - Ilford AC Sunday 16th October 2016 - Ava Lee qualifies for Team GB Duathlon in her Age Group Despite freezing cold wind and driving rain, Ava Lee qualified for Team GB age Group Duathlon at Bedford Autodrome this morning! European Duathlon Championship, are in Spain and Ava is really looking forward to the challenge of representing GB, hopefully in better weather. Ava after the Bedford Duathlon. In sunnier climes. Annual Awards - Thursday 15th December 2016 Awards Shortlists 2016 Female Marathon Runner of the Year 2016 Bernadett Kalmar Ellie Wilkinson Jenny Ansell Maud Hodson Natasha Tweedie Male Marathon Runner of the Year 2016 Aaron Browne Carlton D'Souza Dan Gritton Jonathan Wooldridge Tom Woods Most Improved Female Runner 2016 Amy Boorn Diana Rexhepaj Judith Vonberg Katherine Gardner Roisin Archer Most Improved Male Runner 2016 Aaron Browne John Healy Robert Rayworth Scott McMillan Spencer Evans Female Runner of the Year 2016 Ava Lee Ellie Wilkinson Judith Vonberg Maud Hodson Roisin Archer Male Runner of the Year 2016 Aaron Browne Dan Slipper Grant Conway Robert Rayworth Thomas Grimes Annual Awards 2016 - Thursday 15th December 2016 East London Runners celebrated the festive season, and their annual awards at the Duke pub in Wanstead on Thursday night with about 100 members and their guests attending. The club made its annual awards to mark the occasion. Opening the proceedings, the Club's Chairman Frank Brownlie addressed the members, noting how the club continued to grow in numbers, and its continued success. He then announced the Club Runners of the previous months and Vice Chair, Jonathan Wooldridge awarded each with the next must have - an ELR mug. Frank went on to present a mug to each of the committee, thanking them for their ongoing hard work and dedication to the club over the past year. Coach Grant Conway presented Alan Branch with the Track Star award. Grant said, "Alan has a fantastic attitude and has hardly missed a week all year come rain or shine." Maya announced the Beginner of the year which was awarded to Liz O'Donnell saying that "Liz wanted to run but was nervous about joining a club. So she did the C25K programme all on her own for 6 months before she felt confident to join Don's 5k runs on Tuesday nights." Liz couldn't attend on the night. The main awards Congratulations go to all of the nominees, and the winners. It was a really difficult decision to find this year's winners, as the standard of running in the club, from new runners to championship competitors is so high. Thank you to all of the committee for their contributions to find our winners. The 2016 winners in each of the categories are: Female Marathon Runner of the Year 2016 Jenny Ansell Male Marathon Runner of the Year 2016 Dan Gritton Most Improved Female Runner 2016 Judith Vonberg Most Improved Male Runner 2016 Robert Rayworth Female Runner of the Year 2016 Ava Lee Male Runner of the Year 2016 Thomas Grimes The Curtis Shied's winner is chosen by the club members who they consider has contributed most to the Club throughout the past year. Curtis Shield - Club Person of the Year 2016 Jonathan Wooldridge Photos of the night can be viewed in Dan Seniors' Vimeo feed here. Fight the Festive Fat Xmas 2016/New Year 2017 Wednesday 21st December 2016 - Normal Club run. Saturday 24th December 2016 - Normal parkruns. Saturday 24th December 2016 - 10 mile'sh Off Road Social run in Epping Forest 10am meet at Lakeside Diner, Whipps Cross Road, E11 Christmas Day Sunday 25th December 2016 - 8am - At 8am on Christmas Morning meet Grant and Carlton at Lakeside Diner, Whipps Cross Road, E11 for an 8.5 min mile paced run in the mud of Epping Forest. - parkruns - Wanstead Flats, Hackney and Barking at 9.00am. Check http://www.parkrun.org.uk/christmas-compendium/ for up to date details. Boxing Day, Monday 26th December 2016 - 10am - Traditional Club run at High Beach, Epping Forest. 6 mile easy run on good woodland paths. Monday 26th December 2016 - NO Track session. Tuesday 27th December 2016 - 11.30am Ilford AC 10 mile Cross Country race at Hainault Forest. Entries in advance or on the day. Check https://www.entrycentral.com/IlfordAC-10milesXC Wednesday 28th December 2016 Wanstead Leisure Centre is closing at 4pm! There will be a 7pm Club run from outside WLC of 10k approx. Saturday 30th December 2016 - Normal parkruns. New Years Day Sunday 1st January 2017 - parkruns Wanstead Flats & Hackney at 9.00am plus Valentines Park at 10.00am for those that want to double up. Check Check http://www.parkrun.org.uk/christmas-compendium/ Monday 2nd January 2017 At 10am a 10 mile-ish social run and or marathon training run. Check the website for more details. Monday 2nd January 2017 - NO Track session..
January 2017 Congratulations to Jennifer Ansell of ELR who finished 2nd in the Benfleet 15 this year after being 3rd in 2016. Jenny after receiving her race prize! February 2017 Thursday 9th February 2017 - Annual General Meeting At the East London Runners Annual General Meeting the following Committee was elected for 2017. Chair - Frank Brownlie Vice Chair - Jonathan Wooldridge Secretary - Mike Wilson Treasurer - Roger Dixon Vice Treasurer and Memberships - Don Bennett Media, PR and Beginners - Maya Goodwin Social Secretary - Sonia Cheadle Race Secretary - Ellie Wilkinson Race Secretary and Track/Coaching - Grant Conway Volunteer Co-Ordinator - Ciaran Canavan Webmaster - Derek Wright Members - Jennifer Ansell, Sarah Burns, Patrick Brown and Dan Slipper In addition it is expected that the following will remain in their posts for 2017/18. ELVIS Team Captains Ladies - Ava Lee Mens - Paul Thompson Cross Country Captains Maud Hodson and Mike Wilson Chingford League Captains Patrick Brown and Mike Wilson John White - ELR Legend (and Life Member) Hi John, a little bird tells me that you are stepping down from the Club Committee at the AGM on the 9th February 2017. Tell me it's not true! It's true and it's a huge step for me. I've been on the Committee since about 1986, when a small group of renegades, led by Steve Knott, ousted the original committee, which was controlled by Roger Mills, and took the club into the control of the members. Key to this was that Roger had always wanted the club to be a local, informal jogging group and completely opposed affiliation to the national body (through the Southern Counties AA, then). We wanted a fully-legitimate and affiliated running club. What were your duties in the early years? I became the Newsletter Editor, taking over a 2-page news-sheet and eventually editing a 24/36 page Club Magazine called Runaround. I also became the Treasurer, growing the club-finances from about £500 to about £2/3k. I resigned these posts in about 94/95/96. Under what was effectively a triumvirate of Steve Knott, Trevor Cornell and myself, the club grew to a (then) staggering 180+ members in the mid-90s, and was winning stuff! Notably, many Essex County women's championships. What about your running during this period, how was that progressing? I had a a staggering training and racing programme, 90 to 120 miles per week for many years. Thanks to the Club I progressed from someone who ran about a bit in cut-down jeans, hence I was called -Johnny Cut-downs - and I've still got them! To someone who achieved significant stuff in ultra-running, gold and silver medals in the Southern Counties AA 100km championships, 2nd Brit to the legendary multi-world-record-holder Don Ritchie, in the AAA 100km international race, coming 4th, won the Ultra-Distance British Championship series, won the 1st Trail Runners Association Championship series, won races (Otter High Peak 40, Punchbowl Marathon (33 miles), Fat-Ass 54, Mendip Way Trail Race and others) set course records (3 Forests Way, Punchbowl Marathon, Fat-Ass 54 and others). I won prizes in many other events, and for a while held the club's marathon best time (2.43.49, chip-equivalent time). Perhaps my greatest achievements were in coming 5th in the 1st “World Championship Trail Race†in the South Downs Way 80 in a time of 10.40, and coming 9th in the RRC's London to Brighton race, a famous and prestigious race which always attracted a strong international field. None of this would have been possible without the club. I owe it so much. I believe that some of your ideas and innovations are still with the Club today? I am glad that I have had the opportunity to pay back a little to the Club of which I owe, though I have contributed very little in the recent years that most of you have known me. Many of my past initiatives are now regular activities, e.g. the re-introduction of Sunday runs, after an absence of many years, switching from road to off-road running when possible (we never used to run off-road, but you will have noticed my emphasis on trail-running races. In the early days of the club trying this, I was the only one who could lead the club throughout our beautiful and plentiful local countryside), the first-mile running as a club (it used to be a race from before the end of the notices and new/slow runners never stood a chance, and so we lost them. I remember so well the first time, people were actually talking to each other! Also, the Bluebell run and the Midsummer Mystery Run which seems to have dropped out now. Back in the day, just to enter the Forest was a mystery to everyone. Now, people know it well enough for the Mystery Run to no longer be a mystery, killed off by the success of switching to off-road! You also played a big part in stopping the Club from disappearing? I did take the lead in the horrible period when WLC tried to evict and extinguish us. I wasn't going to let my dear club collapse into oblivion! Just sorry that I couldn't stop the bar at WLC from disappearing...! You will still be running with the Club in future but are we likely to see less of you? I have taken early-retirement from work and am spending much time in my other house in the South of France (cruel running country!). In 2016 I spent most of the year there and I anticipate spending some 9 months of 2017 there. Life has changed direction for me and I must now accept that I shall be (even more) useless as a committee-member. So, I must let go, and let the club and myself go in our separate directions. It is a massive change-of-life for me and very much a wrench from a club/activity/inspiration that has shaped half of my life. How do you view the Club today and in the immediate future? The club continues to face challenges and will continue to do so in the future, but I am so heartened to see that there are many energetic and committed people who are taking on the many responsibilities to guide it successfully. It is in excellent hands and I could wish no better for it. I am so pleased. I know that it will survive very well for a long time. Just a little word, always continue to focus the large majority of the attention on the ordinary runners, average runners, slow runners, new runners, novices, not much on the more elite runners, they can and do look after themselves. On Wednesdays they are just another club-member at a club-meeting. By nurturing the grass-roots, the future's plush pastures are assured. This is how the club has always been. And how it has got to today, the only one of a myriad of the 80s-boom-clubs for many miles around that survived. Thank you John, for the past, the present and best wishes for your future. Sunday 23rd April 2017 - Club Marathon record broken in London! Thomas Grimes (left) and Antonio Martin Romero of East London Runners in a race for the line in Sunday's London Marathon! Thomas Grimes narrowly beat Club colleague Antonio Martin-Romero in breaking the ELR Club Marathon record, previously 2:39, in London today in 2:38:01. Congratulations Thomas and Antonio. Congratulations also to:- Antonio Martin Romero - 2.38.04pb - 236th Alex Day - 2.44.29 - 517th Daniel Lee - 2.51.54 - 974th Mark Boulton - 2.54.13 -1178th Daniel Slipper -2.57.16 -1476th Stuart Kelly - 2.59.38 - 1869th Billy Rayner - 3.01.03 -2048th Aaron Browne - 3.14.23 - 3665th Manjit Bedi - 3.14.41 - 3720th Carlton DSouza - 3.16.19 -4004th Ciaran Canavan - 3.19.55 - 4565th Roisin Archer - 3.22.09 - 4871st James Nichols - 3.27.24 - 5749th Morgan Francis - 3.27.26 - 5763rd Peter Hatley - 3.28.28 - 5979th Alain Fieulaine - 3.30.14 - 6360th Shahib Miah Ali - 3.30.42pb - 6448th Andrew Baxter - 3.30.44 - 6453rd Regis Martin -3.31.14 - 6540th Eleanor Wilkinson - 3.37.22 pb - 7679th Robert Rayworth - 3.37.49 - 7771st Michael Wilson - 3.41.56 - 8620th John Healy - 3.42.58 - 8829th Suzanne Bench -3.44.57 - 9323rd Tom Woods - 3.54.38 - 11645th Ramesh Pala - 3.55.03 - 11786th Manjit Singh - 4.13.05 -16284th George Pite - 4.14.41 - 16691st Gareth Jones - 4.15.03 - 16801st Paul Marshall - 4.15.20 debut - 16863th Steven Bywater - 4.27.14 - 19897th George Georgiou - 4.35.26 - 21928th Andy Bolderstone - 4.38.25 pb -2271st Tina Bennett - 5.08.23 debut - 29506th Also - Yvonne Shashoua 3.44.55 and Kelly Xavier 5:03.18. ELVIS 1 - Dagenham 88 5 Miler - Wednesday 17th May 2017 Men's team (3 to score) Paul, Billy and Patrick. Ladies team (3 to score) Emily, Ellie & Julia. Elvis Score: Men - Paul, Billy, Patrick, Dan, Danny & Scott. Elvis Score: Ladies - Emily, Ellie, Suzanne & Sarah. 1st V60 man - Calvin Bobin 1st V45 lady - Suzanne Bench Elvis team scores - Men - 1st ELR 69, 2nd Ilford 131, 3rd Barking 188. Team Scores - Ladies - 1st 42, 2nd EERR 45, 3rd Barking 59. Saturday 20th May 2017 - White Peak Half Marathon - Winner is Patrick Brown Congratulations to Patrick Brown of East London Runners who won the White Peak Half Marathon in a new personal best time of 1:13:41. Tuesday 6th June 2017 - ELR have great success in ELVIS 2 - H90 Joggers 5 mile race On a very blustery and showery evening 67 members of East London Runners completed the second race in the ELVIS 2017 Series in Raphaels Park, Romford. 67 ELR,271 finishers. 1st Mens Team , Thomas, Euan & Patrick. 1st Lady - Ava Lee 1st V35 - Paula Bedford, 1st V60 - Calvin Bobin. Elvis Scores MEN 1st ELR 1pt, 75pts, - 2nd Ilford AC 2pts, 107pts - 3rd Havering 90 3pts, 159pts. LADIES 1st ELR 1pt, 20pts - 2nd Orion 2pts, 36pts - 3rd EERR 3pts, 54pts. Wednesday 21st June 2017 - ELVIS 3 - East End Road Runners 5k - Olympic Park, Stratford On a very hot evening more than 100 ELR Members took part in the second running of the East End Road Runners 5k in the Olympic Park in Stratford. A very well organised race again this year. 101 ELR's of 364 finishers. 1st Man - Euan Brown 3rd Man - Thomas Grimes 1st Lady - Jenny Ansell 1st Vet35 Lady - Ava Lee. No Team prizes were awarded for this race BUT in the ELVIS SERIES results ELR again won both the Ladies and Mens categories to maintain our overall lead in the 2017 Series. Weekend 23rd to 25th June 2017 - Colworth Marathon Challenge More than 40 ELR members, families, dogs Flash, Jinx and Harvey, drove the 70 or so miles from East London to the pretty Bedfordshire countryside around Sharnbrook and Colworth. With everyone camping, except Chairman Frank, the weather was fine, cool and dry, but with a strongish breeze! We even saw some sun during the weekend. Friday night at 7pm was the start of the 5m race and with ELR winning both Team Prizes and Jennifer Ansell and Thomas Grimes being race winners with Patrick Brown in second place. Our other prize winners on the night were Fiona Day first FV55 It was a great start for ELR for the weekend.. These winning results were replicated on both the 8.1m race on the Saturday and the Half Marathon on the Sunday with the addition of Suzanne Bench winning the FV45 category in one race. Overall Thomas completed and won the event in 2:34:21, Patrick was 2nd overall in 2:41:12. Jennifer was 9th overall and 1st Lady in 2:58:32. Suzanne was to win FV45 overall as was Fiona in the FV55 category. East London Runners were the top Team overall having won all of the Team events in the three races. However it was not so much about the winning but in the taking part as someone once said. Therefore we must congratulate all who took part in what is a very tough event. Although the underfoot conditions were very dry compared to previous years there was still some very rutted, undulating and tricky terrain to conquer. A great achievment by all who took part. A special thanks to ELR's Manjit Bedi who pioneered this event to ELR encouraging fellow Club members to participate over the previous years. Wednesday 12th July - ELVIS 4 - Newman Hilly 5k - Hainault Forest. Another great Hilly 5 hosted by Ilford AC. On a two lap hilly course in Hainault Forest mainly on good forest paths with a short distance on tarmac. Conditions were good as the heavy rain of the previous day/night had little effect on the ground. ELR had 78 of the 287 finishers. 1st Lady - Jenny Ansell 2nd Lady - Ava Lee 1st FV35 - Paula Bedford Ladies Team 1st - Jenny, Ava & Emily Clarke. 2nd man - Thomas Grimes Men's team 1st Thomas, Antonio Martin Romero and Mark Boulton. 1st Elvis Team Men - ELR - Thomas, Antonio, Mark, James Wilson, Danny Lee & Scott Mc Millan - 67pts. 1st Elvis Team Ladies - 1st ELR - Jenny, Ava, Emily & Paula Bedford - 12pts. Saturday 5th August 2017 - ELVIS 5 - Orion Forest 5m On a calm and warmish morning over 300 runners gathered on the Chingford Plain to run the third and last race in the Orion Forest 5 Summer Series 2017. East London Runners once again had the most Club entries with 58 members completing the off road route in Epping Forest. It was the ELR Ladies who took the honours this time with Jennifer Ansell being the first Lady to finish in a time of 31:40 which gave her 24th position overall in the Race. Jennifer won all 3 races in the Series and was awarded a further prize for the Leading Lady! Karen Levison who has been nursing an injury for the last few months ran a great race finishing first Female Vet 45 in a time of 34:38. It was good to see Karen back racing again. The ELR Men had 4 top 10 finishers with Thomas Grimes finishing 4th in 28:33 being first to finish for our Club. Both Ladies and Mens Team were narrowly beaten to the Race Team Prizes by very strong teams from Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets. New Club Members Anna Dingle and Jess Traylor-Moore made their race debuts for ELR and many other members raced at Orion for the first time. In terms of the ELVIS 2017 standing both the Ladies and Mens Teams were winners (VP&TH are not in ELVIS and look certain to win the Team Prizes for the Series. Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2017 - ELVIS 6 - Barking 5k Gaz was happy to make an appearance in the hot sunshine In recent years this popular race held on August Bank Holiday Monday has been hit by cool and wet weather. Not this year as the whole weekend was warm/hot and sunny. With over 300 entrants (293 finishers) and with East London Runners supplying almost 25% of both it was once again a very friendly and sociable event. Suzanne, Chloe and Kiaran looking determined Our Ladies were the stars again with Jennifer Ansell in 1st place overall and Karen Levison and Ava Lee also collecting awards for 1st FV45 and FV35 respectively. A strong finish from Jenny The 3 Ladies named above won the Race Team event for ELR and Thomas Grimes, Patrick Brown and Euan Brown won the Mens Team race event. In terms of the ELVIS Team Results for this race The Ladies Team of Jennifer, Karen, Ava and Sheetal Dandgey were the scorers and winners making it 6 out of 6 wins for our Ladies in ELVIS 2017. Similarly the ELR Men were 1st ELVIS Team for this race and again for all 6 races in 2017. The scorers for the Men were Thomas. Patrick, Euan, Dan Senior, Danny Lee and Scott McMillan. Geoff Bench and Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera look happy" Jo is happy too! Wednesday 6th September 2017 - John Atkinson's 75th Birthday Celebrations! Following the Club runs approximately 40 Club Members gathered in John's back garden at his home which is close to our base of Wanstead Leisure Centre. John hosted a similar event in 2012 on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Once again Club Members were treated to lots of food and drink. It was also an occasion to get together with each other and meet some new faces from the Club. There was also a very special Birthday cake expertly made by Club Member Jo Wood. Don, John, Ava and an old friend at the party. Wednesday 13th September 2017 - Roger Dixon RIP (1948 - 2017) It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden and untimely death of Roger during his walking holiday on the South Coastal Path. Roger passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday 13th September 2017. Roger joined East London Runners over 25 years ago and has always been an active Member and an avid runner and walker. His other passions in life included supporting Leyton Orient and Motorsports. From school he studied and qualified as a Chartered Accountant working until his retirement in 2016. He was made a Life Member of East London Runners for his services to our Club and since Spring 2016 performed the duties of Club Treasurer. Our condolences are given to his daughter Sally, Son Robert, Sister Jill and all in his extended Family and to his Friends. A very popular member of our Club we can pay no bigger tribute to Roger than publish the tributes that we received in the first few days following Roger's passing. See further down this Website page - Roger Dixon. Dave Knight I am lucky to have been able to count Roger as a friend. He was always friendly, kind and generous and a great conversationalist. East London Runners and Leyton Orient Supporters Club will both feel the loss. Roger was one of the good guys. Sympathy goes out to his family. RIP Roger. Roger and Dave at an ELR Social. Sunday 17th September 2017 Ava Lee - ITU Age Group World Championships, Rotterdam, Ava Lee 2:25, 28th out of 89 in age category - triathletes from all over the World! Amazing! Jennifer Ansell - 1st Lady in the Purbeck Marathon, 10th Overall in a time of 3:49:10. Thomas Grimes - Winner of the Enfield Mayor's Charity 10k in a time of 35:20. Robert Rayworth - Personal best in the Reigate half Marathon in a time of 1:29:23. Sunday 24th September 2017 - ELVIS 7 - Valentines Park Charity 5k - A Tribute to Roger Dixon. We've been struck with some really sad news this month, and this year's race run in beautiful Valentines Park, on a magnificently glorious early autumn day in Roger's honour was a fitting tribute. The whole club, whether present as a runner, as one of team or supporting from a far came together to deliver a brilliant race - the best of the 2017 season by far! Some special thank yous to start with: Carlton D'Souza, Jan Webb, Louis Le Roux, Susannah Maclaren, Morag Campbell, Doug Mansell, Maya Goodwin, Ella Hatley, Peter Craik, Maud Hodson, Stuart Hodson, Sarah Bhatt, Fiona Critchley, Mike Wilson, Sonia Cheadle, Rihanna-Clare Jarvis, Jo Bull, Calvin Bobin, Shaun DeSena, Stuart Barton, Steve Swann, Jay Sangha, Pam Bennett, Don Bennett, Miranda Thompson, Ciaran Canavan, Lance Fuller, Antonio Martin-Romero, Sophie Edwards, Liz O'Donnell, Michael Bamford, Josh Bhatt, Trisha O'Neill, John Atkinson, Sarah Burns, Dave Knight, Juno, Akville and John from ELHAP who helped with marshalling, Martin and Ken from The Race Organiser, everyone who baked, everyone who entered the race, and everyone who bought cake or a raffle ticket. Thank you for making the day very special indeed. There are also many unnamed heroes and heroins who stayed behind to clear up - thank you too. We've tried to remember everyone that played a part, but there are so many of you, we do hope not to have missed anyone off. We hope you agree that it was an amazingly successful day. The club is very proud of all the hard work put in on the day and in advance by so many of you. And that was before any of the racing started.... The race was won by Liviu Ionita, of Barking in 16:36, followed by the first home for ELR Thomas Grimes in 16:52. The Women's race was won by an unaffiliated runner, Morgan Campbell in 19:08, with first for ELR Jenny Ansell in 19:20 close behind her. Men's Captain, Paul Thompson said "Based on the provisional results I have both the ELR Women & Men winning the ELVIS 7 team result! Scorers for the women's team were Jennifer, Karen, Ava & Ellie Scorers for the men's team were Thomas, Patrick, John, Dan, Danny & Ciaran. Well done all!" Prizes were presented by the ELVIS captains - Ava Lee and Paul Thompson Women 1st Place - 19:08 - Morgan Campbell - Unaffiliated 2nd Place - 19:20 - Jennifer Ansell - East London Runners 3rd Place - 19:44 - Ella Wilson - Orion Harriers 1st FV35 - 20:06 - Ava Lee - East London Runners 1st FV45 - 19:58 - Karen Levison - East London Runners 1st FV55 - 23:08 - Gail Hennessy - Eton Manor AC 1st FV65 - 31:21 - Pam Jones - Ilford AC Men 1st Place - 16:36 - Liviu Ionita - Barking Road Runners 2nd Place - 16:52 - Thomas Grimes - East London Runners 3rd Place - 17:26 - Patrick Brown - East London Runners 1st MV40 - 17:22 - Carl Partis - Unaffiliated (was 3rd Male overall but MV40 was a higher prize) 1st MV50 - 18:05 - Colin Read - Orion Harriers 1st MV60 - 20:24 - Martin Page - Barking Road Runners 1st MV70 - 26:18 - Brian Slade - Havering 90 Joggers A copy of the full results can be accessed here. Having spent the last few days updating them, they are now finalised. The ELVIS standings are also now complete and these can be viewed here. The 5K race was followed by a children's race - which was approximately 2km. Maybe it was a tad short, and Jonathan made a hasty retreat from the discussion as to whether 1.74km was roughly 2km or not. The disappointment of the young athletes, was somewhat quelled by the ELR medal they all received. As you may know the race was sponsored by Leyton Sports Massage, and those of you who entered will have a discount coupon to redeem, on top of your usual ELR discount. The club is extremely grateful to LSM's founder Katherine Creighton-Crook for her continued support of the club and its members. Katherine and her team offered their services to the runners and some volunteers on the day, providing mini massages and other treatments. The club is equally thankful to Physicals Fitness Club, for its donation towards the water and fruit refreshments we offered after the race. These were very well received on such a warm day. Trisha O'Neill once again set The Great ELR Bake Off Challenge to the club members - and so many of you rose to the occasion, icing and piping your way to the top. There were no soggy bottoms in that tent! Trisha said "They are all amazing and it's going to be so difficult to choose the top three. I will reel in some assistance to help me make the decision. I want to say a big thank you for all the effort you made, it made a great day fabulous! The best of all the ELVIS races I'd say." Come along to the club night this Wednesday to find out who the star bakers are. The grand total raised by the cake sale was a mouth-watering £260! We have yet to complete a final reckoning, but when complete, the Club Committee to will decide how to distribute the proceeds. More details on that in a subsequent newsletter. One of the beneficiaries of the club's charity race is ELHAP, the magical adventure playground for disabled children. We've supported this children's playground for a few years now, and again they had much anticipated raffle at the end of the prizes giving ceremony. The charity raised £243 towards the cost of their activities, and send grateful thanks to all that bought raffle tickets on the day. until next year.... Best wishes Frank and Jonathan Now where are those mud claws? ELVIS 2017 - East London Runners ELVIS Round Up 159 ELR's took part in at least one Elvis race, 7 completed all 7 races,18 completed 6 events and 23 completed 5 races. 48 made the final results with 5 races or more. All 7 Races completed - Danny Lee 90pts (2nd V40), Paul Thompson 249pts, Caroline Moore 275pts, Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 317pts,Shailesh Patel 408pts, Rotimi Oyegunie 513pts and Stuart Barton 621pts. 6 of the 7 Races completed - Thomas Grimes 12pts (1st overall), Ava Lee 17ps (1st V35, 3rd overall),Dan Senior 92pts (3rd V40), Ellie Wilkinson 41pts (4th overall), Katherine Harris 94pts (4th overall), Patricia ONeill 158pts(3rd V45), John Atkinson 732 pts(2nd V70),Spencer Evans 132pts, Mark Moir 198pts, Grant Conway 291pts, Ramesh Pala 448pts,Marc Akers 614pts, George Georgiou 570pts, Jason Levy 651pts, Rachel LeRoux 227pts, Fiona Day 225pts,Diana Rexhepaj 306 pts and Sarah Pascal 406pts. 5 Races completed - Jenny Ansell 6pts(1st lady overall), Patrick Brown 26pts (3rd overall), Billy Rayner 33pts (4th overall),Scott McMillan 102pts (4th V40), Suzanne Bench 99pts (2nd V45), Julie Campbell 161pts (2nd V55),Sheetal Dandgey 89pts, Sarah Burns 150pts,Chloe Millan 122pts, Helen McGuiness 411pts, Sandra Hiller 436pts, James Nichols 153pts, Shahib Miah Ali 275pts, Ashley Faria 278pts, Jonny Shaw 310pts, Paul Marshall 344pts, Andrew Howard 387pts, John Healy 452pts, Nathaniel Dye 479pts, Andy Bolderstone 535pts, David Hallybone 538pts, Kieran Brown 539pts and Frank Brownlie 697pts. Saturday 30th September 2017 - East London Runners 35th Anniversary Party Dear Guest! Instructions for the ELR 35th Anniversary Party Thank you for purchasing your ticket(s) for the East London Runners 35th Anniversary Party this coming Saturday, 30th September 2017. It is promising to be a truly wonderful evening. I am excited and glad that you can attend. Below is all the information you need prior to the event. If your +1 is not an East London Runners member, please can I ask you share the following email with them too? 1. The 'P-A-R-T-Y!' kicks off at 7pm, with food being served by around 8.30. Please do aim to arrive between 7-8pm. 2. Blake Hall Club, Blake Hall Road, East London, E11 2QW. 3. 1980's Themed fancy dress encouraged, but not compulsory. 4. Parking is available on the grass to the right, immediately inside the gate. 5. Food, Music, DJ, Dancing & 1 or 2 surprises included. 6. We are having a raffle on the evening, with some fabulous prizes up for grabs. 7. Bar is a cash bar (cards accepted). 8. Evening due to draw to a close around 12 midnight. I cannot wait! See you on Saturday for the spectacular ELR event of 2017! Ciaran (on behalf of the PARTY crew) Many ELR Members, some who had joined the Club in the 1980's and 1990's gathered together with current day members, partners, friends and guests from Leyton Sports Massage(Katherine), LFB (Narinder) and Colworth Striders (Trevor) to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the founding of East London Runners in May 1982. The Venue was the Wanstead Sports Club in Blake Hall Road and Social secretary Sonia together with her Party Planning team of Ciaran, Jenny, Ellie and Lance with on the day help from Don and Jonathan set about the transformation of the grounds and Hall. Inside the hall the giant 1982 letters featured and together with the red and white balloons the glittering backdrop and subdued lighting all was set for a great night. Outside the ELR Gazebo and two windflags were added to great effect. Guests enjoyed Paella which was cooked on site in a pop up restaurant just outside the front door by Spanish Labs and later in the evening with ice creams. Chair Frank Brownlie said a few words of greeting to all who attended and remarked that it was due to the loyalty and dedication of many members during the past 35 years that we were today thriving successfully. Frank also spoke in fond memory of Roger Dixon, Life Member and Treasurer of ELR who had many, many friends within the Club over the past 30 years but who had tragically passed away while on holiday on 13th September 2017. Following Awards for those members who had completed races in the past year in a time of 35 minutes approx and a very successful raffle the music was turned up and the party really started and with the Bar open until 12.30am a good time was had by all! Tuesday 3rd October 2017 - Chingford League Race 1 at Hog Hill, Redbridge Cycle Circuit Men's A Team 3rd 8pts B Team 4th 7pts Vets 5th 6pts Ladies Team 2nd 9th Ladies Vets 3rd 8th Mike Reports.ELR turned up in force for the first race in the Chingford League calendar, with a record 54 Runners taking part. The formidable Karen Levison was first for ELR in the ladies race with a time of 20.07 to take 3rd place. Ellie Wilkinson and Emily Clarke (9th and 10th place respectively) and Paula Bedford (12th) also impressed. Thomas Grimes looked to have taken 3rd position in the men's race in very close finish, but was ultimately placed 4th with both athletes given the same time of 16.29. Not far behind was Euan Brown in 4th place, whilst his brother Patrick was 15th and Billy Rayner 25th. There were many debuts and fine performances - too many to mention. Thanks to all our Runners, also our marshalls and spectators who turned up on the night. Saturday 14th october 2017 - Essex Cross Country Realy Championships at Stubbers Adventure Centre, Upminster East London Runners turned out in force with six teams for the Essex Cross Country Relays held at Stubbers Adventure Centre, near Upminster. The course was fast and fairly flat, with just a couple of undulations, very twisty and a run through the trees. With no rain all week, the course was dry and great for spectators. Mixed team 5th place - 1.11.28 Women's teams 24th place 26th place Men's teams 28th - 1.11.48 37th - 1.17.52 41st - 1.21.45 Friday 13th October 2017 - ELVIS 2017 Awards Night The ELVIS Clubs gathered together once again at The Duke, Wanstead for their Annual Awards Night. With ILFORD AC hosting the Race Series in 2017, Martin Clarke with the assistance of Barking Road Runners presented the awards. East London Runners were well represented both on the night, throughout the Series and especially winning many of the Awards. Ladies 1st Overall - Jennifer Ansell 3rd Overall - Eleanor Wilkinson 1st FV35 - Ava Lee Ladies Team Winners winning all 7 races - East London Runners Men's 1st Overall - Thomas Grimes 3rd Overall - Patrick Brown Men's Team Winners winning all 7 races - East London Runners Saturday 28th Ocober 2017 - Beachy Head Marathon Looking confident before the Race! Jennifer Ansell - 3.49.35 - 90th, 9th lady Regis Martin - 3.54.53 - 116th Nathaniel Dye - 4.10.21 - 238th Michael Bamford - 4.29.57 - 394th Louis Le Roux - 5.19.57 - 972nd Rachel Le Roux - 5.45.06 - 1264th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - 6.00.52 - 1428th Diana Rexhepaj - 6.00.58 - 1429th Roselin Boramakot - 6.05.07 - 1457th Helen McGuinness - 6.17.36 - 1594th Geoff Bench - 6.27.31 - 1650th Stuart Barton - 6.31.55 - 1704th Victoria Charlesworth - 6.31.35 - 1706th Sandra Hiller - 7.51.00 - 2015th Rachel reports: Beachy Head Marathon - 5 hours 45 mins, first ever Marathon and last ever Marathon. That was torture. I even cried at the end! I,m glad that I've done it and can now finally say I've run a Marathon but it's defo not for the faint hearted it is mentally and physically tough! What a great weekend I've had with great company, lovely food, nice weather lots of laughing and some tears to and some proper torture and that was just the Marathon, today I ache all over and can't move much haha but can happily say I'm glad I did it but just as glad it's all over but it's all thanks to ELR and the people in it who are all so supportive and amazing, honestly can't believe I've ran a Marathon. #ELR The Best!! Friday 17th November 2017 - Annual Awards - Nominations The Awards Committee met recently with the difficult task of producing a shortlist in each category for our Club's main Running Awards. There were many contenders and this year it was decided to list the top seven in each category from whom the winners will be selected and announced at the Party on December 14th at The Birds in Leytonstone. The Nominees are listed alphabetically by surname below. Female Runner of the Year 2017 Suzanne Bench Emily Clarke Fiona Critchley Rachel Le Roux Caroline Moore Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Joanne Wood Male Runner of the Year 2017 Michael Bamford Stuart Barton Grant Conway Lance Fuller Antonio Martin Romero James Nicholls Dan Senior Most Improved Female Runner of the Year 2017 Lucy Barron Janet Bywater Emily Clarke Sheetal Dandgey Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Eleanor Wilkinson Joanne Wood Most Improved Male Runner of the Year 2017 Michael Bamford John Booth Ashley Faria Scott McMillan Mark Moir James Nicholls Dan Senior Female Marathon Runner of the Year 2017 Jennifer Ansell Suzanne Bench Roselin Boramakot Sheetal Dandgey Rachel Le Roux Helen McGuinness Ellie Wilkinson Male Marathon Runner of the Year 2017 Andy Bolderstone Carlton D'Souza Thomas Grimes Antonio Martin Romero Dan Senior Tom Woods Jonathan Wooldridge East London Runners met up with Barbara Windsor who was the Celebrity starting these Races on a very cold but dry morning in Vicky Park. Thursday 14th December 2017 - Christmas Party and Annual awards 2017 Jonathan, Sally, Sonia (with the Roger Dixon Shield) and Frank Around 100 ELR Members and partners attended the Annual Christmas Party expertly organised by Social Secretary Sonia Cheadle and fellow Committee Member Jennifer Ansell with Don Bennett also involved on the ticketing and financial side. We also welcomed Sally Dixon, daughter of the late Roger Dixon, and her partner Adam to our event as guests of the Club. Sally very kindly presented the new Roger Dixon Shield to Sonia who was voted by the Club Members as the Club Person of the Year for 2017. This was in recognition of Sonia's sterling efforts throughout the year as our Social Secretary, particularly in establishing and organising our monthly social runs as well as the very successful 35th Anniversary Party in September. Jonathan, Sally, Sonia and Frank The winners of the other Awards, which were presented on the Club's behalf by Jonathan, Grant and Frank were:- Female Club Runner of the Year - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera. Our winner is a woman who has an effervescent character to match her plethora of PBs that she achieved this year. Her enthusiasm for running appears unstoppable, and is equally motivating to others as she is to focusing on her own objectives. Club runner of the month for August, this person knocked 9 minutes off her half marathon PB, ran the beachy head marathon and continues to chip away at her shorter race times regularly achieving a new personal best. Male Club Runner of the Year - Michael Bamford. If there was a duathlon award this person would certainly be our winner. Always stepping up to help others, support the club in volunteering and assisting with organizing on club nights. He ran in the Essex way relay (and was so fast he did not get recorded), and loved it so much he's going to organize a team for 2018! This prize is so well deserved, already achieving CROTM in October 2017. He is really not bad. Most Improved Female Runner of the Year - Emily Clarke. Your winner started the year with a PB at Roding Valley, was a Colworth debutant in 2017, this person has now taken up running over obstacles too. They completed 2016 with an 5K age grade of 70.34%, and this year achieved, so far 74.29%. She's funny, bubbly, outrageously fun to be around. You have to go back to February to find this CROTM. Your most improved female runner of the year is Emily Clarke. Most Improved Male Runner of the Year - Dan Senior Exceeding his 2016 5K age grade way back in January and matching it again last month, he's been consistently improving throughout – scoring for the club at ELVIS. They completed a marathon debut this year in 3.07, not afraid of giving it everything at triathlon, duathlon and even obstacles. This person is described as articulate, talented, but better known to his friends with a different name of party Dan. Your most improved male runner is Party Dan, Dan Senior Female Marathon Runner of the Year - Suzanne Bench. This person has been a member of the club for 10 years. A friendly face at any event, she always has time to talk. Completed in 3 London marathons in that time. In preparation she took part in Benfleet 15 and Orion 15 races amongst others. Her marathon times were 2008 3.57, 2010 3.51, but 2017 3.44.57 and went on to a fourth marathon, The Robin Hood Marathon a few months later. A proud member and great ambassador for the Club, who was celebrated in March 2017 with CROTM. Your female marathon runner of the year Suzanne Bench. Male Marathon Runner of the Year - Andy Bolderstone. Competing in several marathons so far this year, this marathon man has PB'd in 3 out of four of them. A charming, consistent, and determined runner who enjoys his overseas marathons along with the family holidayw- achieving 4.40, 4.38, 4.56, 4.33 in each of them. Very humble and a quiet, unassuming man who every one hears, he was your CROTM in September 2017. And now he is male marathon runner of the year Andy Bolderstone. Track Stars of 2017 - Kathryn Hertzberg and Marc Akers. Kathryn, Dan, Emily, Michael, Alexandra,Sonia, Suzanne, Andy and Marc The Club Runners of the Month for 2017 were also recognised for their achievements throughout the Year and presented with a 2018 ELR Calendar displaying their photos for the relevant months of 2017. Our Calendar Girls and Boys with Jonathan! The ELVIS Captains Ava and Paul plus the Committee Members were also praised by Club Chair Frank who had commented in his opening remarks that 2017 had been another very successful year for the Club. Sunday 17th December 2017 - Sikhs in the City Dawn to Dusk Ultra, Marathom, Half and 10k The SITC Dawn to Dusk race in Redbridge is proving more popular wirh ELR members each year. Run on 2k laps of the "Fauja Singh Circuit" which takes in parts of Roding Lane South, Woodford Bridge Road and the Woodford Avenue it is a hilly route which becomes more challenging with each lap. Karen and Maud Karen Levison was the overall race winner running 36 laps totalling 45 miles/72km. Maud Hodson was second overalliwth 64 laps/64k/40 miles. Great performances by all our runners with Craig Livermore and Maran Raju second and third in the half marathon and Helen McGuinness 2nd in the 10k. Craig Livermore and Maran Raju, 2nd and 3rd in the Half Marathon Karen Levison 7.30.05 1st, 36 laps, 72km 1st Maud Hodson 7.17.37 2nd, 32 laps, 64km 2nd Kirk Johnson 7.52.04 8th, 26 laps, 52km Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 6.01.53 12th, 25 laps, 50km Marc Akers 5.05.39 35th, 21 laps. marathon Katherine Harris 5.19.17 39th, 21 laps. marathon Maya Goodwin 5.38.23 42nd, 21 laps. marathon Joanna Wood 6.18.08 44th, 21 laps. marathon Manjit Singh 2.07.31 52nd, 12 laps Craig Livermore 1.42.01 55th, 11 laps, hm 2nd Maran Raju 1.48.36 57th, 11 laps hm 3rd Stuart Barton 2.30.51 67th, 11 laps. hm Anna Dingle 2.43.11 72nd, 11 laps. hm Helen McGuinness 1.02.49 2nd, 5 laps 10km.2nd Our ELR Race Competitors (Manjit singh missing)
Roger's Funeral was held on Monday 16th October at 3.30pm City of London Crematorium, South Chapel Aldersbrook Road Manor Park, London E12 5DQ Roger Dixon RIP It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden and untimely death of Roger during his walking holiday on the South Coastal Path. Roger passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday 13th September 2017. Roger joined East London Runners almost 30 years ago and has always been an active Member and an avid runner and walker. He was made a Life Member of East London Runners for his services to our Club and since Spring 2016 performed the duties of Club Treasurer. In addition to his Family Roger's other passions in life included supporting Leyton Orient and Motorsports. From school he studied and qualified as a Chartered Accountant working until his retirement in 2016. Our condolences are given to his daughter Sally, Son Robert, Sister Jill and all in his extended Family and to his Friends. A very popular member of our Club we can pay no bigger compliment to Roger than publish the tributes that we received in the first few days following his passing. John White, Dave Knight, Mary o'Brien and Mary Connolly met at the Lakeside Diner, Whipps Cross Road, E11 and walked to the Crematorium. Frank, Doug, Mike, Jim and many others met at Wanstead Leisure Centre to Car Share to the Crematorium. Around thirty members of East London Runners attended with Roger's Family and Friends to bid a fond farewell to Roger. In lieu of flowers Roger's Family suggested donations to the Cornwall Air Ambulance. A JustGiving page to donate has been set up here - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sally-a-dixon" East London Runners as a Club have donated £500 direct to the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust in memory of Roger Dixon. Members were invited to make any personal donations via the Just Giving Page above. Roger's Wake was held Upstairs at The George Pub - 159 High St, Wanstead, London E11 2RL. Kirk Johnson, Past Chairman and Life Member of ELR - I have run, trekked, walked and been in Rogers company for more years and adventures than I care to say. It was an honour and a privilege to have known him. The only regret that I have, is why did he have to leave us so early? On the Kilimanjaro trip Kirk - This is how I will always remember Roger as out there living the adventures. John White - Friend, ELR Life Member, former Treasurer, Magazine Editor etc. A bit stunned. I've known Roger for, quite literally, longer than I can remember. I was in the Club when he joined, maybe 1986/87, and I do remember that he helped me solve the mystery of a member called Goldspink, after an appeal I launched in Runaround (the ELR Magazine) to identify a person unknown to the rest of us. In recent years he has been my frequent companion at the rear of the club runs and he and I have had many good times and laughs. He mentored me on how to dodge about to keep up with the others. He had a weak ankle, but what's that got to do with anything? How can a fit, strong, young man just go like that? He was planning to come out to my place, in France, for a walking holiday - didn't happen this year, we hoped for next year. I shall so miss him. Bob Louth, Friend and fellow runner - My running mate and friend for 32 years. Totally shocked at the news last week. He will be sadly missed. Our last run together was at Hainault Forest the Monday night before his trip to Cornwall again. Robert Bruni - I was so stunned by the news I could hardly speak. We shall miss him so much on the runs and at the Orient. Please do let me know when the funeral is. Mary Connolly - Like everyone else I am shocked and saddened to hear about Roger. The suddenness of it makes it so hard to take in. Such a nice and friendly man with everyone and a big part of the Club . He will be sadly missed. Patricia ONeill - I'm so shocked and saddened to hear this. I've known Roger a very long time, we go back a long way. Such a nice man. This is so sad, hard to take in. Let's raise a glass in his honour at the Clubs 35th Anniversary celebrations, think he'd like that. Maud Hodson - He was so warm and supportive, always asking after my family when things were tough. I will miss him very much. Sarah Burns - So sad. Roger ran with me on first ever run with the club. He was always warm and supportive and always good to chat to. A great loss. Sympathies to his family. Carlton D'Souza - Still trying to comprehend this sad news. An absolute gentleman. Always a pleasure to chat to him, with his words of wisdom. Will truly miss Roger. Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - A very sad news...a very gentle man! We will carry him in our heart while running with club colours... Stuart Barton - He always had time for everyone, a true gent RIP. Bernadett Kalmar - Roger was always so kind, a true gentleman, I will miss him a lot. Incredibly sad to hear he is no longer here. Dave Knight I am lucky to have been able to count Roger as a friend. He was always friendly, kind and generous and a great conversationalist. East London Runners and Leyton Orient Supporters Club will both feel the loss. Roger was one of the good guys. Sympathy goes out to his family. RIP Roger. Roger and Dave at an ELR Social. Mary OBrien - I was shocked and saddened to hear this. Roger was a kind and gentle man who will be very much missed. Suzanne Bench - So sad to hear this. He was a great man and always kept me entertained on runs hearing about his adventures. Sincere condolences to his family. Marc Akers - A truly wonderful man. He was one of the first people to talk to me & made me very welcome on my first Wednesday club run. I'll miss his comments & his advice. My deepest condolences to his family. Sonia Cheadle- Deeply saddened to hear the news.... a wonderful soul taken far too soon. Jonathan Wooldridge - I was very saddened when I heard of Roger's passing. He was a very kind and generous person, always having a story and experience to share. His insight to running, and the club was very valuable and we will mioss him terribly. RIP Roger. Thinking of his family. Paul Thompson - RIP Roger. A real gentleman & a great character within ELR. So sad. Sandra Hiller - Roger a truly lovely gentleman. RIP Roger, you will be greatly missed. Ciaran Canavan - Dear Roger. Thank you for being such an amazing and supportive member of East London Runners. You are one of the longest standing members I know from my 9 years, and your company was always happy, friendly and welcome. You are missed already. RIP and ELR will continue to run in your memory. Ciaran. Maya Goodwin - I'm also in complete shock. I remember talking to him about his running and how great it was that he was back. He said 'I remember a friend of mine who died suddenly, and I decided life was too short and to always do things that made me happy.' So very true. I'll miss him, and his grin so much. Jan Webb - A true gentleman, a very generous and supportive runner who I will remember fondly. My condolences to his family. Katherine Harris What a shock to hear this sad news. Roger really was a true gent who had so much time for everyone. He was such a kind man, always so reassuring and supportive. He will be sorely missed. Roger with Don Bennett and John Atkinson at the ELR Medals Night on 13th May 2017. Ava Lee - I'm so sorry to hear the sad news about Roger. He was a great guy and always had time to have a chat. Even when he wasn't able to run after his injury he would still be around, supporting the club. My very best wishes to Sally and the rest of his family. Ava x Jay Sangha - That is sad news. Such a lovely, friendly guy. My condolences to his family and friends. Andrea Waller - Will miss him on club runs telling me about his latest trips and greeting me with "How is Andrea?". A true gent. Frank Brownlie - Roger was always very friendly and helpful to me as a newbie to ELR in 2003 and in particular in later years when I became Chairman. His experience and practical advice on many occasions was very much appreciated. I and we as a Club will miss him. Roger was a great and loyal supporter of Leyton Orient. It was good to dissect the O's often poor performances with him over a pint in the Supporters Club after the game. Gareth and Ali Jones - Shocked and saddened by the news. We had a lovely friendship with Roger and I know he had long friendships with many Club Members, our thoughts are with all ELR, and Roger's family. Fiona Day - Very sad and sorry to hear this. Roger was lovely, so kind to me when I first joined the club. He knew so much about the local area, always had time for a chat. He seemed so full of life too. such a loss. Thinking of his family. Victoria Charlesworth - He was a lovely chap. Always happy to chat, he told me lots about the local area when I first moved here. So sorry for his family Andy Kumar - Sincerest condolences to Roger's family. Lee Rand - Oh gosh. He really was lovely. Richard Guest - I heard the news about Roger earlier today and was very shocked and sad to hear of his passing. From my 'first claim' days I remember how he was always ready for a chat, joke or laugh before, during and after runs and he was a top guy and I'm sure will be sorely missed by all at ELR. Thoughts with his family too at this time. Sheila Kennedy - Very sad news. We will miss him. Katherine Harris - I am so sorry to hear this and my condolences go to Roger's family. What a lovely man he was. Kirk, Jim and Roger, one of Roger's favourite photos. Muhammad Iqbal Roger Dixon... condolence to all friends and family. The asset of ELR and a friend of every known heart. Roger was very cooperative and friendly. I took several marathon advises from him. Roger will always be remembered on every marathon of me and there is no doubt his memories will remain forever in ELR. Roger is belongs to the place where he actually belongs to. May God be with him. Roger Dixon - Rest in Peace. Calvin Bobin - Shocked and sad to hear this news. I spoke to Roger many times about walking the Cornwall coast path and know he was very pleased to be back walking it in June following recovery of his broken leg. Appeared to be fit and healthy. My thoughts go out to his family. Karen Levison - Really lovely to see so many people pay tribute to such a popular and friendly member of our Club and it is very clear he will be missed by those who had known him over the many years he had been a member and also the newer members who he had taken the time to get to know and share his knowledge and wisdom not only in running but many other topics. Sending my condolences to his family and may be rest in peace. Julie Campbell Such sad, sad news. I can't say that I knew Roger well, but he was always very friendly when we met on Wednesday evenings. Just two weeks ago, he let me leave my stuff in his car whilst I went for the run. Afterwards we had a chat about the cows that used to roam around Leytonstone and Wanstead Flats and that when he attended Wanstead High, the teachers used to make the students jump in the outdoor pool even on the coldest days. My condolences to his family and friends. Trish Kelly - I was so shocked and saddened to hear this news. I was often 'bringing up the rear' with Roger on Sunday forest runs. Such an interesting and genuinely lovely man. My thoughts are with his family. x Roger Dixon Roger in action at the Dagengham 88 5 miler Keeping an eye on things and the camera before the Newman Hilly 5 Finishing the Hilly 5 Jimmy Hartwell, Jim Bird and Roger after one of Jim's 27 London Marathon finishes! Roger and Jaime Towns at the London Marathon ELR/LFB 20 Mile Water Station on Poplar High Street Clive Jackson, Roger, John Atkinson and Doug Mansell at the 25k Special Drinks Station for ELR on the London Marathon route. Roger and Geoff Bench at an ELR Christmas Party in The George, Wanstead Roger, Carlton,Dave and Richard enjoying a post Marathon pint(or two) Jaime, Jim and Roger, another Marathon for Jim and his support team Roger and ELR friends at the Water Station on Poplar High Street Roger supervising the ELR part of the Water Station Some memories from our archives. 10th March 1991 - Roding Valley Half Marathon - 1:40:15 378th 23rd Feb 1992 - Roding Valley Half Marathon - 1:44:55 551st 1993 London Marathon - 3:23 pb
Gender Equality in Cross Country Running - January 2018 East London Runners supports the movement to bring about Gender Equality in Cross Country Running at all ages and levels. We also recognise and respect the rights of Individual Club Members to choose to run in cross country races that do not currently have gender equality. The #runequal campaign was started in December 2017 to lobby for gender equality in cross-country running. While men and women race over the same distances on the roads and on the track, in cross-country the women's races are often much shorter than the men's. It is common for men to race 50% further, and in some events nearly twice as far. This both downgrades the women's event compared to the men's, and sends an insidious message to girls that they are not expected to challenge themselves so much. Sport should empower girls and women, not keep them in their places. We would encourage anyone who would like to see greater parity in XC running to sign and share the petition, tweet your support using the #runequal hashtag, and write to national, regional and local governing bodies and event promoters. Maud Hodson being interviewed for Sky News on Wednesday 10th January 2018 - Video broadcast on TV on Sunday 14th January 2018 https://news.sky.com/video/women-bidding-for-cross-country-equality-11207357 Maud leads runners from Eton Maor AC, Woodford Green and Essex Ladies, Unaffiliated and East London Runners as part of the Sky News feature in Wanstead Park. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/equalise-cross-country-races-for-men-and-women-in-england The On-line Petition https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2018/jan/12/different-race-lengths-for-men-and-women-its-time-things-changed The Guardian Article - Friday 12th January 2018 https://www.fastrunning.com/opinion/comment/male-female-cross-country-races-distance/11107 fastrunning.com - by Robbie Britton January 10, 2018 - Should male and female cross country races be the same distance? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-cross-country-gender-inequality-calls-athletes-petition-a8156481.html Independent article by Judith Vonberg - Saturday 13th January 2018 - UK athletes call for end to 'outdated' gender inequality in cross country races http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/15/cross-country-revolt-former-gb-medal-winner-jo-pavey-complains/ Article in Daily Telegraph on-line and print editions on Monday 15th Jan 2018 by Ben Farmer Twitter Chrissie Wellington @chrissiesmiles 100% behind you @maudhodson. Women & men can race the same distances in triathlon, so why should cross-country running be any different? Great to see @jopavey on @SkyNews supporting the #runequal campaign - helping to bring cross-country into the 21st century... Facebook Jo Pavey - Cross country running should be supporting equality. Sport should be about empowering women. It should not suggest that women are less capable of an event than men. https://t.co/LDTgagogOM The counter argument from Paula Radcliffe - Tuesday 16th Jan 2018 - Equality actually means Equal Rights and Respect for every person on this earth. It does not mean we must make everything we do exactly the same as men in the name of equality. Many things we already do better. Leave them be. #concentrateontherealissues #XCworksbest8k The races are muddy and hilly But if you are only a filly You run half as far As the gentlemen are And in this day and age that is silly.
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Name Time Position Dan Gritton 51.07 77th Spencer Evans 51.25 83rd James Nichols 52.28 98th Paul Thompson 56.40 140th Race report - Essex XC Senior Championships by Paul Thompson. This year's race was held at the Great Notley Country Park and hosted by Witham runners and for a change I only had a 15 minute journey to get to the venue from home. Fortunately I arrived in good time as due to a full car park I had to park in a Tesco's about a mile away & then a jog back to the venue ! I met up with Dan Gritton & Spencer Evans in the park café and we were able to keep warm ahead of the race start. James Nichols was waiting for us at the start & had to rapidly put his number on with about a minute to spare, sorry for keeping you waiting Jim ! Conditions were cold but sunny and the race involved 3 laps of the park of around 2.5 miles each. A very flat course with one hill to negotiate that although steep was only about 75m long, it was also very well marshalled with no chance of wrong turns. Underfoot was very wet with heavy, slippery mud in parts with either studs or spikes absolutely essential. For once, I decided to start a little slower & build up my pace which seemed to work and I was soon into a great rhythm and each mile around 7:30. I ended with a sprint finish to hold off another runner. I could have finished a few places higher, but I made an error by getting boxed in behind 2 slower runners towards the end and probably should have pushed my way through rather than being quite so polite ! Times still tbc, but I was the last ELR man home with Dan leading the way followed by Spencer & Jim. Well done guys, a very enjoyable race !
Thomas Grimes 4th Antonio Martin Romero 11th Billy Rayner 20th James Nichols 78th Mark Moir 100th Michael Wilson 193rd Chloe Millan 252nd Judith Vonberg 264th Kathryn Hertzberg 288th Maud Hodson 302nd Doug Mansell 319th Katie Whitton 324th Alex Jameson 327th East London Runners at the Run Herts Sunday Cross Country League Race 4 at Cassiobury Park, Watford on Sunday 14th January 2018 where Women and Men ran the same distance. A mild, dry morning with little mud at leafy Cassiobury Park, made the conditions ideal for the 4th Cross Country League fixture of the season. The scenic 6 mile course started with a run down to the hilly woods, then two laps before returning back up to the finish. An enjoyable morning and it was great running this course again on a personal note, after being a spectator for the previous two years due to injury. Great support from the marshals as well. Well done to all who ran today. ELR fielded full Men's and Ladies teams, with Thomas Grimes (4th) and Chloe Millan (252nd overall) first back for the club. Judith Anna Vonberg, Kathryn Hertzberg and Katie Whitton all made their Sunday league debuts. Thanks to Alex and Maud for driving from Wanstead LC. We look forward to seeing everyone for the final race of the season at Royston on 18th February 2018. Michael Wilson
6th - Antonio Martin Romero - 1.35.17 44th - Jennifer Ansell - 1.48.15 (3rd lady) 60th - Joseph Browne - 1.51.42 68th - James Nichols - 1.52.22 123rd - Paul Thompson - 1.59.38 129th - Regis Martin - 2.00.16 168 - Paul Marshall - 2.04.26 182 - Calvin Bobin - 2.06.28 (5th V60) 186 - Nathaniel Dye - 2.06.52 202 - Peter Hatley - 2.08.38 233 - Jonathan Wooldridge - 2.12.43 265 Grant Conway 2.15.46 266 Shahib Ali 2.15.47 296 Andy Bolderstone 2.19.14 303 Kathryn Hertberg 2.19.43 343 Maud Hodson 2.23.24 (9th V45) 401 Kathryn Maskell 2.31.38 430 Sarah Burns 2.34.52 472 Kate Brett 2.40.11 474 Alexandra Rutishauser 2.40.50 488 Diana Rexhepaj 2.43.08 516 Roselin Boramakot 2.47.21 588 Helen McGuinness 3.04.13 589 Jayne Browne 3.04.10 590 Andrea Waller 3.04.10
Rachel Le Roux 51.17 328th Diana Rexhepaj 52.07 332nd Thomas Grimes 1.01.17 181st Spencer Evans 1.13.03 517th Paul Marshall 1.16.46 597th Mark Moir 1.24.16 686th
Maud Hodson 9.57.24 123rd, 24th lady, 3rd W45 Race Report - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results
Andrew Baxter 1.28.27 118th Peter Hatley 1.36.36 297th Paul Thompson 1.39.37 383rd Grant Conway 1.42.02 443rd Richard Guest 1.43.12 480th Jonathan Wooldridge 1.45.29 545th Carlton DSouza 2.00.55 912th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 2.06.01 123rd Helen McGuinness 2.21.37
News from the AGM The Club's Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 15th February, at Wanstead Leisure Centre. Minutes of the meeting will be circulated separately, but the club is pleased to be able to announce that the following officers were elected. Chair - Frank Brownlie Vice Chair - Jonathan Wooldridge Hon Secretary - Mike Wilson Hon Treasurer - Don Bennett Vice Treasurer - currently vacant Race Secretary - currently vacant Webmaster - Derek Wright Volunteer Co-ordinator - Ciarán Canavan Media and PR/Beginners - Maya Goodwin Social Secretary - Sonia Cheadle Committee Members - Lucy Barron, Sheetal Dandgey, Jason Levy, Paul Marshall and Jo Wood. The club expresses the greatest thanks to Jenny Ansell, Sarah Burns, Grant Conway, Dan Slipper,Ellie Wilkinson and Ava Lee for their hard work and dedication to the club. At the AGM members voted on three motions relating to subscriptions. The outcome of these are as follows. . That for the year 2018/19, first claim membership will be £22, including the English Athletics fee of £15. . That for new members the membership will be £25 in the first year, including EA Fee. . That for second claim members renewing or joining for the year 2018/19 will be £10.00.
Eleanor Wilkinson 39.54 453rd Chloe Millan 44.52 763rd Diana Rexhepaj 53.50 1033rd Thomas Grimes 50.50 677th Billy Rayner 51.56 794th Mark Moir 58.55 1492nd Paul Marshall 1.04.56 1934th Stuart Norris 1.11.28 2166th
East London Runners winning team of Emily Clarke, Ellie Wilkinson and Antonio Martin-Romero being presented with the Team Cup! Results for all the ELR competitors can be found on the Results page of this Website. Many more Photos are in the Photos 2018 page!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2018/02/24/cross-country-new-battleground-women-step-bid-equality/
Cross Country Captain Mike Wilson reports With the Cross Country season drawing to a close, I would like to congratulate Thomas Grimes who was crowned overall winner of the Sunday League title. He achieved this with a top five finish at the final fixture at Royston. This is a great achievement with record attendances of over 500 runners at some of the races. I am pleased with the turnout from the club in both Leagues, with numbers increasing from last year. We had 10 enjoyable races in total on on a variation of surfaces and conditions, appealing to novices and experienced athletes alike. In the Chingford League we had a record 54 runners compete on a cold autumn evening at Hog Hill in October. The ladies and men's 'A' teams finished 4th and 5th in this League respectively. I would like to thank everyone who took part in 2017/18 and look forward to welcoming new and old members again, when the season starts again in October.
Thomas Grimes - 1.39.12 - 5th Alex Day - 1.55.34 - 46th Andrew Baxter - 1.56.50 - 51st Patrick Brown - 1.57.59 - 56th Stuart Kelly - 1.58.22 - 61st Chris Green - 2.08.17 - 103rd Calvin Bobin - 2.10.02 -117th, 1st M60 Paul Thompson - 2.10.49 - 120th Robert Rayworth -2.11.50 - 130th Nick Hoult - 2.16.00 - 146th Caroline Frith - 2.19.58 - 175th Paul Marshall - 2.20.51 - 177th Jimmy Dale - 2.25.44 - 198th Andy Bolderstone - 2.26.20 - 201st Suzanne Bench - 2.27.02 - 208th Nathaniel Dye - 2.27.02 - 209th Grant Conway - 2.27.02 - 210th Maud Hodson - 2.28.50 - 220th David Hallybone - 2.30.02 227th Kat Maskell - 2.39.15 - 253rd John Healy - 2.48.54 - 275th Catherine Brett - 2.56.32 - 287th Diana Rexhepaj - 3.00.40 - 295th Gareth Davies - 3.00.41 - 296th Caroline Moore - 3.09.41 - 299th 300 finishers.
Rome Roselin Boramakot - 5.08.33 Paris James Nichols - 3.20.52 pb - 3232nd Chris Green - 3.23.36 - 3644th Rotterdam Daniel Lee - 3.01.01 - 528th Ava Lee 3.11.14 pb - 914th Manchester Mark Boulton - 2.43.49 pb by 2 mins - 74th Joseph Browne - 3.14.18 pb by 30 mins - 1004th Craig Livermore - 3.19.17 pb by 7 mins - 1269th Mark Moir - 3.20.08 debut - 1318th Shahib Miah Ali - 3.22.46 pb by 8 mins - 1443rd Regis Martin - 3.23.14- 1469th - 8 mins faster than London 2017 Robert Rayworth - 3.23.33 - 1485th Declan McDonagh - 3.31.16 - 1996th Peter Hatley - 3.31.25 - 2004th Nick Hoult - 3.34.07 pb by 16 mins - 2163rd Jimmy Dale - 3.55.12 pb by 18 mins - 3904th Paul Marshall - 4.05.00 pb by 10 mins - 4765th Georgie Hooper - 4.29.02 pb by 10 mins - 6404th Rachel Le Roux - 4.34.10 pb by 1hr 10 mins - 6724th Zuzana Urbanova - 4.42.12 debut - 155th, Jayne Browne - 4.57.26 pb by 18 mins - 7892nd Geoff Bench - 5.07.26 pb by 1 hr 20 mins - 8198th Jason Levy - 5.18.15 - 8464th Spencer Evans - 2.17.18 (20 miles) - dnf - injured in fall Geoff, Jason, Zuzana and Rachel proudly show off their medals!
Jo, Emma and Sarah Jose Rodriguez - 2.57.31 pb by 16 mins - 93rd Andrew Baxter - 3.11.51 - 313th Nathaniel Dye - 3.21.56 - 609th, pb by 28 mins Robert Rayworth - 3.25.12 - 702nd, 1 wk after Manchester Paula Bedford - 3.47.15 - 1980th, pb/gfa by 12 mins. Joanna Neville - 4.17.29 - 4741st, pb by 12 mins. Matthew Sharpe - 4.19.56 - 4954th Andy Bolderstone - 4.23.47 - 5286th, pb by 9 mins. Jimmy Dale - 4.31.40 6040th Amy Fontain - 4.41.40 debut - 6915th, Emma Wing - 4.47.07 - 7420th, Sarah Pascal - 5.26.16 debut- 9761st, Joanna Wood - 5.28.29 - 9846th, pb by 49 mins.
Ciaran Canavan - 3.11.52 - 3678th Tom Woods - 4.34.49 - 20927th Tom Woods - I think I will be shaking for the rest of my life , god that was the worst weather imaginable , it just never let up , not for a second!
Dan Gritton - 3:00:54 - 136th - Dan's 116th Marathon
Some of our Marathoners at the gates of Greenwich Park 54396 Michael Bamford - 4.07.14 PB 20269 Lucy Barron - 4.14.49 26369 Manjit Bedi - 3.29.55 29748 Suzanne Bench - 4.01.21 38362 Gemma Caitlin - 4.09.33 28880 Emily Clarke - 3.37.14 PB 16559 Jakub Czeczotka - 3.59.44 1476 Alex Day - 2.53.28 54139 Elizabeth Day - 5.24.43 debut? 45046 Colin Dryland - 3.51.33 PB 38388 James Eggleton - 4.26.33 40734 Kate Frost - 5.05.13 PB 46581 Sian Glover - 5.12.48 debut? 54400 David Hallybone - 4.36.03 debut 54395 Sandra Hiller - 6.11.13 54397 Maud Hodson - 4.27.33 22987 Nick Hoult - 4.26.23 32392 Stuart Kelly - 3.12.43 19684 Sheila Kennedy - 4.31.21 693 Ava Lee - 3.20.13 41113 Sharon Lincoln - 5.13.14 PB 17098 Caroline McGirr - 5.21.28 19075 Susannah McLaren - 5.38.11 19145 Abdirahman Mohammed - 5.06.10 54401 Ruel Ordonio - 4.36.06 debut 31437 Paul Quinton - 2.44.35 PB 20271 Maran Raju - 4.06.32 54398 Diana Rexhepaj - 4.46.09 1300 Antonio Martin Romero DNF Injury 53113 Alexandra Rutishauser Perera - 4.44.06 PB 3558 Jay Sangha - 4.59.15 debut 26006 Dan Senior - 3.13.05 43480 Rosie Shrimplin - 5.49.49 debut? 20270 Roger Stubbs - 4.06.14 PB 57582 Tom Timson 5.37.55 54399 Robyn Turtle - 4.32.32 PB 39752 Selina Vernal - 3.57.13 debut 8389 Andrea Waller - 4.58.36 43475 Ben Warry - 5.19.59 debut? EX ELR 31193 Russell Price. - 2.55.18 32980 William Pearce - 3.06.44
Gutenburg Dan Gritton - 2.59.31 - 25th - Dan's 117 Marathon! Geneva Jennifer Ansell - 3.22.26 - 141st overall, 11th Female Eleanor Wilkinson - 3.26.16pb - 174th overall ,16th, Boston Qualifying time!
Congratulations Thomas, from all of your fellow runners at ELR! Bon Secours Hospital Great Limerick Run (Marathon) - Sunday 6th May 2018 Thomas Grimes - 2.37.35pb -5th - NEW East London Runners Club Record beating his time in London 2017 of 2:38:01 Split times in Limerick 10k 35.33 20k 1.11.22 half 1.15.27 30k 1.49.53 40k 2.29.08 finish 2.37.35 5th place 2nd M 35-39 pace 6.01 Min Mile
Antonio Martin Romero - 2.36.23pb -10th in the race overall and a NEW Club Record Time Mary Nisbet - 3.30.17 - 1037th - 18th V35. Robyn Turtle - 4.25.57 pb - 4145th Split times - Antonio 10k: 36m 45s Half: 1h 17m 18s 30k: 1h 50m 51s Gun Time:2h 36m 25s An extract from Antonio's Race Report (Full report can be read on the Results Page of this Website) We changed the direction to the west after 30K, just before mile 19. Finally, the wind had disappeared! I started pushing my pace and doing some miles at 5:51 pace, I checked my watch and thought, f*** a PB is very possible today. I wanted to catch another runner who was 200m in front of me, and that made me go faster as he increased his pace as well, people started to yell at me, top 10, top 10. All the miles after mile 19 were between 5:51-5:55 pace except the last one, that I relaxed a bit the pace in 6:02. I didn't know what time I was doing, with 200m to go, I could see the watch in the finish line, 2:35 something! I enjoyed those last 200m and finished with a time of 2:36:23. Definitely, 2:35 is not out of reach now. It is time to rest a little bit and focus on Berlin in September. As always, thank you very much to this club and all its runners to make me improve every year.
ELR travellers Stuart Barton, Fiona Critchley, Shaun DeSena and Jonathan Wooldridge have been travelling the globe to compete their parkrun alphabet challenge. Today this has been completed with a final trip to Zary in Poland. Furthermore the challenge has been taken to a whole new level by Fiona who has the ELR club record on each of the events in her alphabet. This is a fantastic and unique achievement. Travelling to eight countries, spanning three continents the globe trotters have gone to some extreme lengths of endurance, some might say of stupidity, to get to the events eg weekends away, holidays, honeymoon, and 18 hr road trips. Whilst parkrun tourism is becoming ever more popular, and with Andrew Howard conducting much of his tourism by bike, it wont be long before this pioneering group of four grows; but will he make it all the way to Zary on two wheels?
Congratulations to Maud in being the Last Lady Standing! Its a simple concept - 4.1 mile lap, starting on the hour every hour. The winner is the one who completes the most laps. Maud said "I called it a day at the end of lap 20 - 82 miles and a triple marathon in the bag. My form was going and my motivation was crumbling..... I had won my first ever race (I don't count the Essex Titles where there was no-one else running). The trophy is so large that my shelf isn't going to cope. The Last One Standing - race report (Full report on our Results Page) - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results/ Its a simple concept - 4.1 mile lap, starting on the hour every hour. The winner is the one who completes the most laps...... The first few laps were straight-forward, and there were very few drop-outs before we got to night-time, but Dave was really suffering with a dodgy knee after only about three laps. He took some painkillers and kept going, because ultra-runners are tough cookies. He got to a double marathon before packing it in. We put our head torches on for lap 10 (9pm), as the forest sections would be getting gloomy by then.
Patrick Brown 2.49.25 3rd James Nichols 3.05.41 8th Louis Le Roux 3.09.16 10th Manjit Bedi 3.19.06 15th Michael Bamford 3.34.05 33rd Mike Brett 3.35.01 36th Paul Thompson 3.40.03 41st Grant Conway 3.40.53 45th Suzanne Bench 3.49.27 50th Stephen Swan 4.02.38 65th Jonathan Wooldridge 4.06.06 71st Fiona Critchley 4.09.49 80th Rachel Le Roux 4.10.21 81st Bernadett Kalmar 4.19.27 91st Frank Brownlie 4.23.56 95th Catherine Brett 4.31.17 106th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera 4.32.49 107th Jayne Browne 4.56.34 128th Geoff Bench 4.56.41 129th Also Stuart Barton and Victor Szabadi Colworth Marathon Challenge 2018, Overall Results. Winner FV45 : Suzanne Bench 3rd Male - Patrick Brown Team Winners - East London Runners (Patrick, Thomas, James, Louis and Manjit)
Congratulations to Euan Brown of East London Runners who was 3rd in Orion's Fast Friday 5k at Walthamstow Track last night in a time of 15:26!
Well done to Sam Browne of East London Runners who was 1st in the Chse the Sun VeloPark Half Marathon this morning in a time of 1:20:10.
London's only 24-hour trail race. If you've run TR24 or Endure 24 or the like, think that, but probably with better 3G signal and a flyby from an actual Spitfire! Ultra runners competing in the solo category receive priority camping space and dedicated fuel table near your own start/finish exit. Rest when you need to, run as much as you like. The course is just under 6 miles, a mixture of trail, grass, gravel and a little tarmac. There is one winding gradient near the finish and one short, sharp slope but no singificant hills other than those two. The male course record is 20 laps in 24 hours, with the female record standing at 18. Catering available, showers available, camping is free, parking is free. Spitfire Scramble Race Report Running is stupid Running in hot weather is stupid Running for 24 hours is stupid Camping out in a field with no shade is stupid loved it all I must be stupid, Thanks ELR #Amazing Stuart Barton Alexandra's race report for Spitfire Scramble : Take a group of people and put them into test with intense heat, no showers, mosquitoes, lack of sleep and strenuous activity,if they are still supportive of each other, smile and laugh after 24 hours, do keep them in your life forever! Thank you to all the ELRs who ran this weekend and to Sandra and Susannah for coming to support us (you both were smelling very good! Craig said - " This was by far one of the most surreal experiences I've ever been through. One being up since 05:30 on Saturday, to 15:00 the next day has had some repercussions, let alone the conditions and the course. Searing heat combined with the pace I was going at led to me retiring after the fourth stint, near 7am. I really wanted to go on for a 5th, but couldn't muster the strength to do so. As it was I was in tears at the end, the only other run to have ever broken me down that much can be traced back to early 2016, but arguably that was worse. I couldn't be more proud of my team, when I couldn't muster any more strength Catriona, Katherine, and Anthony Leckerman of Barking Road Runners put in the extra. Everyone well done, and the same goes to the other two ELR teams. I'll come back again for another round next year, as I have unfinished business. But for now, more sleep is required."
Congratulations to Maud Hodson in winning another ULTRA RACE. The weather was hot and sunny! Maud Hodson- 9.48.01 - 1st Maud Tweeted - Ultra marathon wins are like buses - after my Last One Standing win, 1st at @ChallengeRunnin Essex 50. And this time I beat all the guys too! A fast flat 50 mile race covering 6 out and back loops along a flat disused old railway line which is now a country park called the Flitch Way. Starting in Felsted Essex its a perfect course for a 50 mile race (100 and 30 mile options), regular support every 4.3 miles and access to your drop bag every 8.6 miles and with no hills and an easy trail it will suit runners who want fast times and a first 30,50,100 under their belt. Maud's Essex 50 Mile (51.6 mile) race report: If you think Ive been a bit quiet about this race, well thats because I only entered it on Thursday. I had been planning to do a 50 mile training run this week, and I saw a FB post about this one, organised by Challenge Running, who put on the Last One Standing. I had now plans for Saturday so I signed up. It is primarily a 100 mile event, with 50 and 30 mile options, leaving me in the slightly unusual position of taking on a 50 mile race and feeling like a bit of a lightweight. You can read the rest of the report on our Results Page - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results
Michael Wilson- 5:24:53 - 6th, 2nd V55 Kirk Johnson - 9.12.30 - 17th, 2nd V50 Congratulations to Mike Wilson and Kirk Johnson in completing this 50k Ultra on the very hilly Redbridge Cuycle Circuit. Remarkable, especially for Kirk in light of the following extract from the Club Newsletter in February 2018: Kirk Johnson, Former ELR Chairman and Life Member had increased his running and training mileage in the latter part of 2017 culminating in completing 26 laps, 52km in the SITC Dawn to Dusk race on Sunday 17th December 2017 in a time of 7.52.04. However in early January 2018 Kirk was knocked off his motorbike when in Central London ending up in St Mary's Hospital in Paddington with many broken bones and subsequently spent a number of weeks in hospital and had a shoulder operation.
Maud Hodson 13.16.05 49th, 10th woman SVP 100K - Maud's Race Report - the not-so-concise version. I recommend a cup of tea or a stiff gin! - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results
www.fastrunning.com/running-athletics-news/10-fastest-times-at-uk-parkruns-on-saturday-1st-september-2018/19059
About 80 ELR Members attended the Club's Birthday Barbecue after the Club Run. The event was held at the Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Clubhouse on Overton Drive, Wanstead a short distance from our ususl meeting Place/HQ at Wanstead Leisure Centre. Expertly organised by Social Secretary Sonia Cheadle she was helped by Jo Wood and Don Bennett. Also on the night Carlton, Michael B and Son plus a few other Members assisted greatly.
Congratulations to Euan Brown, Mark Boulton and Paul Quinton in winning the Team Trophy in fantastic times.
In what has been a great year for our Club and our members, a battle has been raging between our fastest distance runners for the title of Club Marathon Record Holder. • Sunday 6th May 2018 - Thomas Grimes – Limerick - 2:37:35pb • Sunday 27th May - Antonio Martin Romero - Edinburgh 2.36.23pb - 10th in the race overall • Sunday 16th September 2018 – Antonio Martin Romero – Berlin – 2:29:29pb – 95th in the race Congratulations are due to both runners. Antonio for his Herculean effort in Berlin a few weeks ago holds the record but I am sure that Thomas and hopefully others in the Club will be challenging his record in 2019 and over the ensuing years. Both athletes are great Ambassadors for our Club and while they train prodigiously they also take time out to have a Social life as well. Antonio Martin Romero - 2.29.29pb & club record - 95th Jose Rodriguez - 2.58.45 - 1395th Zoila Gilham-Fernandez - 3.42.07pb by 35 mins - 1315th (women) Shahib Miah Ali - 3.46.44 - 9715th Jonathan Wooldridge - 3.47.52 - 9973rd Antonio Martin Romero: Berlin Marathon Report (Sorry! A bit long) I am still digesting my yesterday's race. After 12 weeks of hard training, the big day arrived. I did a 20-minute warm-up before heading to the start. The idea was to go out at 3:39/km (5:52 per mile) and try to keep that pace as much as I can to achieve a sub 2h35'. The race started and the first two kilometres were at the target pace, which were the slowest ones in my race. After 6 km I managed to find a group, but they slowed down a little bit and I moved to the next one, where I stayed until the 20th kilometre, I began to create a gap and ran on my own, I saw my wife just after the first half marathon, which I passed in 1h16'14" To read the rest of Antonio's report please click here - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results Zoila Fernandes: Berlin race report (sorry its a long one) When I finished the London Marathon earlier on this year. I didnt think I would run another marathon, maybe and only maybe I had been lucky enough to get into the London next year. However at the charity stand for the charity I was running for, my partner and I had met another couple from new york. The girl also had the same insulin pump as me (we are both type one diabetics). They convinced us to come and run Berlin with them when we met up a couple of days later Seeing as I also LOVED running London it didnt take much to convince me and meeting up with new friends was also another good excuse. Seeing as I had gotten into another marathon I thought joining a running club (ELR) would be a wise idea to get some more running done. To read the rest of Zoila's report please click here - www.eastlondonrunners.org.uk/results
CLUB RESULTS - EAST LONDON RUNNERS 80 Elr's from 274 finishers. Ladies: 1st Jennifer Ansell 2nd Paula Bedford 3rd Ellie Wilkinson 1st Vet 40 - Caroline Frith Ladies team - 1st Jenny, Paula and Ellie. Elvis team - 1st East London Runners (Jenny, Paula, Ellie and Caroline) Men 1st Euan Brown 1st Vet 60 - Calvin Bobin Mens team - 1st - Euan, Paul Quinton and Patrick Brown. Elvis team - 1st East London Runners (Euan, Paul , Patrick , James Wilson, Robert Rayworth and Tim Le Rasle)
East London Annual Awards and Christmas Party Around 120 Members and Guests attended the "Party" during which the Annual Awards were presented, as below. Sonia Cheadle and her Social "Team" had made great preparations ensuring that events proceeded smoothly on the night. NEW for this year, thanks to the benevolence of Club Member Terry Lewsey, was a fantastic staging and lighting system/set. Terry and his team had arrived at lunchtime and worked tirelessly until just before 7pm in setting everything up and again when the party finished, after midnight, they took it all down and packed it all away in their vans ready for paid work the next day! Many thanks to Terry for all of the hard work from the team and for his generosity. Ciaran and Lance supplied the sound system and Sonia put all of the music together. Many thanks to them too! Food in the form of chicken and/or vegetarian curry with rice and noodles was served at 8pm and later in the evening seasonal "cakes" were eaten having been made for us by our Master Baker Jo Wood. The Awards Ceremony hosted by Chair Frank Brownlie and Vice Chair Jonathan Wooldridge started at 9pm with Frank welcoming all members present and any plus ones. Our invited Club Guests Katherine Creighton-Crook, Justin and Kush from Leyton Sports Massage, Main Sponsors of our Valentines Park 5k Charity Race each September. He then welcomed James Quinlan, Volunteers Manager and Lucy Ferguson from London Marathon Events Ltd. Our relationship with LME incudes the London Marathon, The Big Half and the Pru Ride London Weekend. Frank thanked the Committee for all of their hard work during the year and those present were called up and given a new ELR Mug! Similarly with the Life and Honorary Members present. The Club Runners of the Month were also presented with their bespoke trophies prior to Coach Grant Conway announcing that the winner of the Track Star of 2018 was Lance Fuller. Lance was unable to attend on the evening so his prize was collected by Ciaran. Frank then introduced and awarded a Special bespoke Trophy to Antonio Martin Romero for his achievement in setiing a new CLUB Marathon Record time of 2:29:29 in Berlin in September 2018. Frank also announced that following the voting by the Club Membership a clear winner of the Roger Dixon Shield had emerged. Jo Wood joined East London Runners four years ago and joined our Committee in Spring 2018. Jo has had a very busy year for ELR both in setting up and overseeing the "new" Wednesday Night Club Run format and she has established and managed the Improvers Group on Wednesday nights. Jo has also managed to represent the Club in many events throughout the year and has also competed in some long distance swimming events/races. Jo was also Joint Club Runner of the Month - April 2018 an award that had the following citation - Jo completed the Brighton Marathon on 15th April in a time of 5.28.29, despite suffering a cracked rib and illness in the weeks leading up to race day. Jo achieved a PB which was 49 minutes faster than her previous marathon; Sikhs in the City - Dawn to Dusk. Club Person of the Year 2018 and Winner of the Roger Dixon Shield Joanna Wood Jonathan Wooldridge introduced the Shorlists of Nominees in the six Club Running Award Categories and announced the winner in each one giving a short biography of their running year 2018. Female Runner of the Year 2018 Caroline Frith Male Runner of the Year 2018 Stuart Barton Most Improved Female Runner of the Year 2018 Rachel Le Roux Most Improved Male Runner of the Year 2018 Jimmy Dale Female Marathon Runner of the Year 2018 Zoila Gilham-Fernandez Male Marathon Runner of the Year 2018 Antonio Martin Romero ELR NEWSLETTERS 2018 January 2018 - First Issue Click link - January 2018 Run Equal - Gender Equality in Cross Country Running February 2018 Click link - February 2018 Includes Gaz interview with Social Secretary Sonia Cheadle. Click link - March 2018 Includes Gaz interview with Stuart Barton. April 2018 Click linkApril 2018 Club Runners of the Month - Jo Wood and Ciaran Canavan May 2018 Click linkMay 2018 Club Runner of the Month - Jimmy Dale June 2018 Click linkJune 2018 Includes Gaz interview with Shahib Ali. July 2018 Click linkJuly 2018 Includes Gaz Interview with Louis Le Roux. August 2018 Click linkAugust 2018 Includes Gaz interview with Caroline Frith. September 2018 Click linkSeptember 2018 Includes Gaz interview with Zoila Gilham-Fernandez. October 2018 Click linkOctober 2018 Includes Gaz Interview - Antonio Martin Romero. November 2018 Click linkNovember 2018 Includes Gaz Interview - Rachel Le Roux and Karan Gadhia. December 2018 Click linkDecember 2018
Jennifer Ansell - 43.17 - 24th Sarah Burns - 49.01 - 59th Maud Hodson - 50.38 - 64th Fiona Critchley - 51.46 - 70th Kasia Stachowiak - 54.15 - 86th Georgie Hooper - 54.28 - 89th Joanna Neville - 55.29 - 98th Catriona Hoult - 56.03 - 101st Fiona Day - 56.19 - 103rd Tricia ONeill - 56.57 - 108th Hayley Collins - 56.58 - 109th Filipa Soares - 57.24 - 111th Kathryn Hertzberg - 57.40 - 112th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - 57.48 - 113th Susan Edwards - 57.50 - 114th(WG&EL)(2nd Claim ELR) Diana Rexhepaj - 1.03.53 - 137th Susan Bushnell - 1.21.03 - 149th Euan Brown - 34.13 - 10th Dan Gritton - 39.41 - 97th Spencer Evans - 40.06 - 103rd James Nichols - 41.00 - 122nd Dan Senior - 41.53 - 138th Terry Lewsey - 44.56 - 171st Emmet Fitzgibbon - 47.07 - 188th Gareth Davies - 47.18 - 191st Paul Thompson - 48.18 - 196th Arthur Diaz - 1.02.24 - 229th Team results: Womens teams 11th ELR, 18th ELR B, 22nd ELR C and 25th ELR D of 27 teams. Team - Men 18th ELR
Mark Boulton - 1.42.01 - 18th Joseph Browne - 1.52.51 - 74th James Nichols - 1.52.53 - 75th Calvin Bobin - 2.00.16 - 135th, 2nd M60 Jacob Stevens - 2.04.03 - 172nd Regis Martin - 2.04.13 - 174th Caroline Frith - 2.04.34 - 176th Jimmy Dale - 2.06.48 - 195th Robert Rayworth - 2.07.21 - 198th James Creed - 2.08.27 - 216th Nathaniel Dye - 2.08.39 - 220th Nick Hoult - 2.08.50 - 222nd Stephen Taylor - 2.09.30 - 234th Peter Hatley - 2.10.22 - 240th Emmet Fitzgibbon - 2.10.35 - 243rd Maud Hodson - 2.14.48 - 291st, 42ndF Karan Gadhia - 2.16.06 - 306th Kasia Stachowiak - 2.17.09 - - 51stF Ged Browne - 2.17.30 - 340th John Healy - 2.23.30 - 405th Shahib Miah Ali - 2.28.24 - 453rd Grant Conway - 2.28.24 - 454th Georgie Hooper - 2.29.38 - 461st Kathryn Hertzberg - 2.29.01 - 464th Alex Jameson - 2.31.29 - 494th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - 2.31.53 - 501st Catriona Hoult - 2.37.03 - 547th Hayley Collins - 2.37.03 - 565th Shanavaz Malayodu - 2.43.34 - 605th Fiona Day - 2.52.48 - 681st Roselin Boramakot - 2.56.07 - 715th Helen McGuinness - 3.00.54 - 736th Jason Levy - 3.04.57 - 750th Lee Rand - 3.21.32 -799th 824 finishers.
At the Meeting the Following Committee was elected by the Members present. Chair - Frank Brownlie Vice Chair - Jonathan Wooldridge Club Secretary - Mike Wilson Club Treasurer - James Nicholls Race Secretary - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Club Run Co-Ordinator - Jo Wood Webmaster - Derek Wright Volunteer Co-Ordinator - Michael Bamford Assistant Volunteer Co-Ordinator - Rachel Le Roux Assistant Volunteer Co-Ordinator - Louis le Roux Welfare Officer - Sheetal Dandgey Social Secretary - Sonia Cheadle Media Officer - Maya Goodwin Newsletter Publisher - Jason Levy Member without Portfolio - Stuart Barton In addition the following Club Members were proposed and elected unanimously as LIFE MEMBERS John Atkinson, Frank Brownlie, Dave Foster and Dave Knight. Membership Fees 2019/20 The Meeting also agreed the Membership Fees for the coming year 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020. Existing Members - Fee to remain at £22.00 which includes the England Athletics Membership fee (£15.00) for the same period. New Members - Fee to remain at £25.00 which includes the England Athletics Membership fee (£15.00) for the same period. Second Claim Members - Fee to reamin at £10.00 Lapsed ELR Members - The Fee will be £25.00 which includes the England Athletics Membership fee (£15.00) for the same period.
At the meeting following a proposal by the Committee which was carried unanimously by the members present, John Atkinson, Dave Foster and Dave Knight were duly elected as Life Members. All three have been members of the Club for many, many years and have represented the Club in an outstanding manner at many races, events, training runs and socials. In addition, the meeting proposed that Club Chair, Frank Brownlie also be elected as a Life Member. Again, this motion was carried unanimously. Frank joined the Club in 2004 to train for the London Marathon. He was elected to the Committee in 2009 and became Chairman the following year in 2010. Frank has overseen the dramatic rise in both the membership numbers and the success of the Club in the many races and events that it participates in. Frank said "John and the two Dave's thoroughly deserve their recognition and I was very pleased to be included too!"
Paul Quinton : 1.26.40 15th Richard Kimmens : 1.32.03 35th Spencer Evans : 1.32.11 38th Manjit Bedi : 1.35.47 57th James Creed : 1.37.40 69th Caroline Frith : 1.37.59 71st, 1st VF40 Andrew Jackson : 1.40.22 84th Lawrence Foster : 1.42.09 104th Emmet Fitzgibbon : 1.43.11 113th Colin Dryland : 1.46.28 130th Jonathan Shaw : 1.45.27 135th Maran Raju : 1.47.42 138th Lauren Kelly : 1.48.47 154th Ged Browne : 1.49.03 156th David Hallybone : 1.49.59 166th Manjit Singh : 1.55.48 214th Laura Tapper : 1.56.30 pb 225th Sarah Burns : 2.00.45 248th Marc Akers : 2.00.48 250th Catriona Hoult : 2.01.32 256th Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera : 2.01.38 259th Ford Cadiogan : 2.04.02 273rd Jason Levy : 2.14.05 317th Helen McGuinness : 2.15.54 325th Sandra Hiller : 2.30.01 338th 353 finishers. Team Prize Winners: East London Runners: Paul Quinton, Spencer Evans & Caroline Frith. Trophy collected by Caroline (right) and Catriona(left) on behalf of ELR. Caroline reports: Roding Valley Half Marathon number 8. I first ran it in 2007 so I haven't managed every year but I do feel a strange compulsion drawing me back over and over again. The course doesn't get any more picturesque, the hills dont get easier, the medal and goodie bag arent much to write home about.....and today my chip didnt even work so my official time is actually my garmin time. So why do I go back year after year? Because I like supporting a local club in their efforts to put on a race which is friendly, relatively inexpensive and close to home. Admittedly I used to train with WGEL - over 10 years ago - so I do feel an affiliation but I think it would be a shame if small races like this die a death as more and more events like the Big Half draw people in. Today's field was the smallest I have ever seen it, partly I suspect due to the weather and Essex 20, but also because people are drawn to big, commercial races instead. It was lovely to see so many ELR today, lets have even more next year.
Congratulations to Antonio Martin Romero smashing a new ELR club record of 2:27:26 at today's Manchester Marathon - Felicidades Antonio!
Antonio Martin Romero - 2.27.26 pb (club record) - 13th Stuart Kelly - 2.46.58 pb - 166th Joseph Gunn - 3.00.02 pb - 866th Robert Rayworth - 3.19.28 pb - 1991st Jacob Stevens - 3.24.36 pb - 2390th Eleanor Wilkinson - 3.28.40 gfa - 2421st Selina Vernal - 3.32.21 pb - 3322nd Gemma Foxall - 3.36.49 pb - 3664th Maud Hodson - 3.49.29 pb & gfa - 4764th Lucy Barron - 3.51.37 pb - 4999th Lauren Kelly - 3.52.29 debut - 4907th Suzanne Bench 3.49.12 gfa - 5633rd Nathaniel Dye - 4.10.47 - 6657th Robyn Turtle - 4.16.49 pb - 8104th Ford Cadiogan - 4.32.07 - 8222nd Karan Gadhia - 4.40.06 - 8436th Marc Akers - 4.26.26 - 9181st Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - 4.29.17 pb - 9312th Roselin Boramakot - 5.06.15 - 11621st Jason Levy - 5.16.31 - 11925th
Well done to all our Members and Friends of ELR who completed the London Marathon yesterday. A great achievment for all. Also to our Volunteer Teams. 25k Special Drinks- Leader Jonathan Wooldridge, assisted by Miranda and Paul Thompson, Grant Conway and John Paul Healy 20 Mile Water Station - Leaders Michael Bamford, Rachel and Louis Le Roux plus about 100 ELR Members, Family and Friends St Matthias Church Hall, Food and Drink Leader Maya Goodwin with Jo Wood and Jan Webb and anyone else who helped. Mark Boulton - 2.44.26 - 682nd Jose Rodriguez - 2.51.18 pb - 1171st Billy Rayner - 2.56.36 pb - 1696th Chris Green - 3.03.01 pb - 2545th Daniel Slipper - 3.07.40 - 3046th Roisin Archer - 3.17.00 pb - 4294th Carlton DSouza - 3.17.41 - 4387th John Booth -3.19.10 pb - 4632nd Shahib Miah Ali - 3.29.10 - 6534th Manjit Bedi - 3.36.32 - 8186th Stephen Taylor - 3.43.08 - 9767th Paula Bedford - 3.45.18 pb - 10306th Ashley Faria - 4.00.14 debut - 14892nd Katie Whitton - 4.05.02 pb - 16103rd Janet Bywater - 4.06.18 - 16424th Alex Jameson - 4.15.26 debut - 18819th Sarah Dale - 4.23.32 - 20862nd Stuart Norris - 4.27.51 - 22093rd Sophie Edwards - 4.41.13 debut - 25549th Fiona Day - 4.43.17 - 26111th Ian Cooper - 4.43.41 pb - 26225th Helen McGuinness - 4.48.58 debut - 27548th Marc Akers - 4.49.40 - 27739th Graham Peacock - 4.59.53 debut - 30272nd Deva Payaniandy - 5.12.07 - 32521st Stuart Barton - 5.17.18 pb - 33445th Isabella Allan - 5.36.01 debut - 36282nd Sandra Hiller - 5.54.16 pb - 38428th Samia Choudhury - 6.10.06 debut - 39724th Julie Creffield - 7.10.25 - 41980th
Regeneron Greater Limerick Run Half Marathon - Sunday 5th May 2019 Thomas Grimes 1.14.15 pb 7th
David Jordan 2.36.42 3rd Nathan Jones 3.26.57 233rd Martin Quinlan 4.46.25 1380th
Maud Hodson 5.25.05 1st lady, 2nd overall Maud reports: Hare & Tortoise Revenge of the Sixth Ultra I'd been feeling a bit out-of-sorts running-wise since Manchester, so I decided to enter an ultra to pick myself up. This was a small, relaxed event consisting of a 6.55 mile lap, which you could run once, twice, four times or five times for the 10K, HM, Marathon or Ultra distances. For the most part, a very attractive route, starting from the Essex village of Brightlingsea. The first section was along the sea wall (sweeping views, cute lambs, but windy), then turning along the Colne Estuary, winding back inland through some lovely bluebell woods, then running adjacent to the sea wall, waving to runners coming the other way on the upper level. Not a quick course, mostly trail, with a one hill on each lap and a few quite rutty bits. I enjoyed seeing the tide coming in over the course of the day. I ran the first three laps with the only other woman in the ultra, Jess, and the other two by myself. Overtaking a few people and lapping the marathon runner (we had different coloured bibs). At no point did I lose the will to live or decide I was never going to go running ever again, which is quite unusual for me. For the first time ever (I think) I ran a sub-9 mile in a ultra - two of them, miles 32 & 33 out of 33. My lap splits made me purr. Maybe I was a bit easy on myself for the first half of the race, but it was so good to finish in a blaze of glory rather that coming-back-from-the-dead malarkey I did in Manchester. 2nd out of 5 in the ultra, and first woman (the other woman was 14 years younger than me). No trophy, but £20 off my next race with them.
Ava Lee 5.30.09 Daniel Lee 5.33.36 Sarah Burns 6.01.19 Michael Bamford 6.38.55 Jimmy Dale 6.51.51 Emily Clarke 7.15.06 Rachel Le Roux 7.26.42 Half Ironman Mallorca swim 1.9km /T1 / cycle 90km /T2 / 21.1k run Ava Lee 35.40/ 4.08/ 3.09.24/ 2.35 /1.38.23 = 5.30.09 Finish Danny Lee 41.42/ 6.02/ 3.02.48/ 3.26 / 1.39.24 = 5.33.36 Sarah Burns 32.18/ 5.02/3.11.41/4.39/ 2.07.40 = 6.01.19 Michael Bamford 47.46/ 9.42/ 3.41.59/ 5.41/1.53.50 = 6.38.55 Jimmy Dale 34.31/ 8.02/3.45.38/ 8.40 /2.15.01 = 6.51.51 Emily Clarke 49.15/ 10.25/ 4.11.48/7.18/ 1.56.22 = 7.15.06 Rachel Le Roux 49.09/ 7.14/ 4.04.13/ 5.39/ 2.20.29 = 7.26.42 Placings - Age Cat - Gender - Overall Ava 9th of 79 - 60th of 493 - 915th of 2877 Danny 80th of 306 - 920th of 2384 - 992nd Sarah 29th of 79 - 157th - 1636th Michael 247th of 306 - 2014th - 2305th Jimmy 326th of 554 - 2110th - 2438th Emily 58th of 67 - 400th - 2632nd Rachel 61st of 67 - 428th - 2713th
Maud Hodson 4.44.56 13th, 3rd lady, 1st FV40-49 - SUNDAY
Stuart Kelly - 1.19.25 - 68th John Henry - 1.25.59 - 303rd Joseph Gunn - 1.26.30 - 335th Craig Livermore - 1.28.12 pb - 492nd Spencer Evans - 1.28.20 - 506th Jacob Stevens - 1.32.11 - 936th Tom Howourth - 1.32.57 - 1030th Jamie Xavier - 1.38.45 - 2133rd Paula Bedford - 1.40.41 - 2605th David Hallybone - 1.40.57 - 2664th Selina Vernal - 1.41.30 - 2808th Jimmy Dale - 1.42.40 - 3142nd Jakub Czeczotka - 1.44.57 - 3856th Jonathan Shaw - 1.45.14 - 3947th Craig Simpson - 1.46.49 - 4411th Lance Fuller - 1.48.10 - 4812th Becky Evans - 1.51.01 pb - 5819th Ged Browne - 1.51.16 - 5909th Rebecca Pollard - 1.52.34 - 6378th Lauren Kelly - 1.53.04 - 6566th Kimberley Burnett - 1.55.28 - 7420th Stephen Swan - 1.58.43 - 8732nd Kasia Stachowiak - 1.59.18 - 8970th Kat Maskell - 1.59.48 - 9157th Arthur Diaz - 2.00.56 - 9544th Lee Rand - 2.01.41 pb - 9822nd Stuart Barton - 2.02.00 pb - 9933rd Catriona Hoult - 2.04.21 - 10628th Graham Peacock - 2.04.21 - 10686th Marcela Vasques - 2.05.24 - 10945th Jane Scott - 2.15.57 - 13712th Joanna Wood - 2.16.15 (Course pb by 13 mins)- 13777th Rajeshwari Parthasarathy - 2.21.06 pb - 14714th Alice Barrett - 2.28.28 pb - 15685th Vicky Allen - 2.28.48 - 15737th Kathy Morrissey - 2.29.25 - 15823rd Marvin Vernal - 2.31.27 - 16019th Maya Goodwin - 2.33.00 (Course pb) - 16143rd Sarah Dale - 2.40.11 - 16660th Elizabeth ODonnell - 2.59.14 - 17218th
Maud Hodson 24.47.57 25 laps of 4.1 miles
Thomas Grimes- 2.43.13 - 1st Patrick Brown - 2.45.54 - 2nd James Nichols - 3.09.58 - 14th Michael Bamford - 3.23.37 - 24th Stephen Swan - 3.46.42 - 43rd Stuart Barton - 4.26.37 - 84th Rachel Le Roux - 4.28.20 - 85th Diana Rexhepaj - 4.48.32 - 104th Kirk Johnson - 4.57.32 - 112th Mens Team Overall: 2nd team: East London Runners. 1st man overall Thomas Grimes 2nd man overall Patrick Brown
Euan Brown - 14.55.17 - 1st, race 7 Antonio Martin Romero - 15.53.75 pb - 14th, race 7 Patrick Brown - 16.40.31 - 25th, race 7 Mark Boulton - 16.14.11 - 4th, race 6
Paula Bedford 6.05.40 9th, 1st Lady! 4 laps - lap 1 1.11.52 - lap 2 1.22.26 - lap 3 1.47.07 - lap 4 1.44.14
Maud Hodson 4.49.59 6th, 1st Lady Maud Hodson: Roding Around Marathon race report - See Results Page!
Nathaniel Dye - 103 miles ,18 laps - Male SOLO(4th of 25) Richard Butterworth - 12 laps - Men United (2nd of 15) Gareth Davies - 10 laps - Men United (2nd of 15) Jason Levy - 4 laps - ELR Legends Alex Jameson = 5 laps - ELR Legends Craig Livermore - 5 laps - ELR Legends Catriona Hoult - 5 laps - ELR Legends Diana Rexhepaj - 4 laps - ELR Legends Stuart Barton - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Abdirahman Adan - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - 3 laps, - ELR Spitters Joanna Wood - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Stephen Swan - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Sandra Hiller - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Geoff Bench - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Suzanne Bench - 3 laps - ELR Spitters Maya Goodwin - 2 laps - EERR 2 Fiona Critchley - 3 laps - EERR 2 Bernadett Kalmar - 3 laps - EERR 2 Rakesh Sandhu Richard Kimmens - 7 laps - Scrambled legs 1 (1st of 14) Race Reports on our Results Page
Saturday 24th August 2019 Today we learned that our great friend and fellow runner Dave Knight had lost his battle with cancer. We offer condolences to his wife Ann, Daughter Ellie, Son Joe and all of his extended family and friends. Dave joined East London Runners over 20 years ago, after being encouraged to join by John White.He quickly fitted in and began competing for the Club in the Sunday Cross Country League, a tradition he maintained until earlier this year. Dave also competed for the Club in the ELVIS Races and was a regular in the Benfleet 15, Essex Way Relay and completed the London and other Marathons more than 15 times. After a London Marathon at the Ship & Shovell drinking pints of Badger, Dave with the late Roger Dixon, Carlton D'Souza and Richard Guest He introduced many new runners to our Club and was always helpful to all on the Wednesday night Club runs. He often organised and attended the Sunday Social runs, being a great believer in encouraging all abilities to take part. Almost always he was accompanied by his dog Juno and before that his previous dog Jelly. Dave was delighted to be honoured as a Life Member of ELR at the Annual General Meeting in February 2019. Dave's funeral will take place at the City of London Cemetery & Cremetorium, Aldersbrook Road, London, E12 5DQ at 3.30pm on Monday 16th September 2019. Dave's wife Ann and family wishes to thank everyone for their tributes and messages of condolence. Ann has also asked that those attending should feel free to wear their running tops, Orient Shirts or band t shirts etc. Post funeral arrangements to be advised. Many ELR Members have already added tributes on our Group Facebook page and I add a few here, with more on our website, Club History Page. Frank Brownlie Dave had many passions in life. We were lucky that one of these was running. We were even luckier when he chose to join East London Runners over 20 years ago. I had the great privilige of training for many spring marathons with Dave and other Club Members. We also enjoyed his company, together with his dogs Jelly and Juno on hundreds of Sunday Social runs. In March this year when Dave was attending Barts for his chemotherapy sessions he took time out to visit me in the cardiac recovery ward following my bypass operation. He very kindly gave me two football magazines to read. He always had time for others, enjoyed a pint on our many social functions and we shall miss him greatly. John White - Such a lovely guy. My running mate for 23+ years. I would feel privileged to be part of any celebration the club organised, of his contribution to the club, and life. No more Sunday and Monday runs....Bye, mate. Andrea Waller - A true gent. Lucky enough to have run with him for more than 10 years. RIP Dave. X Grant Conway - RIP my dear friend Dave. At least you won't be suffering any more. James Nichols - Such sad news. It was Dave who encouraged me to join ELR having known him at Leyton Orient when I was getting into running. He remained a friend and source of encouragement ever since. I will raise a drink or two in his memory this evening. RIP Anna Dingle - I am sad to hear this. Dave was such a lovely man. I will always remember him for encouraging me round on my first Roding Half. I wasn't part of ELR then, but he ran with me most of the way and made me laugh lots and made me run that bit faster to get me to run my half marathon PB. I am so glad that I was able to thank him for that on social runs. A true gentleman with a big heart. He will be greatly missed. Jonathan Wooldridge - RIP Dave. Your support and encouragement were inspirational to me and so many others inside and outside the club. You leave us all so sad, but with such rich and very fond memories.
Dave's funeral took place at the City of London Cemetery & Cremetorium, Aldersbrook Road, London, E12 5DQ at 3.30pm on Monday 16th September 2019. Dave's wife Anne and family wishes to thank everyone for their tributes and messages of condolence. Anne had also asked that those attending should feel free to wear their running tops, Orient Shirts or band t shirts etc. Details of the Charity chosen by Dave's Family - To remember Dave Knight we are fundraising for Dogs Trust because Dave loved his dogs and supported this charity. John White, Caroline and 16 others met at the Lakeside Diner around 2pm, and had tea and a bacon roll there in Dave Knight's honour (veggie options were available). They then left around 2:20pm'sh to walk approx 2.5 miles to the City of London Cemetary & Crematorium, Aldersbrook Road, Manor Park, E12 5DQ. There was a massive attendance of Dave's Family and Friends at the Funeral Service, including around 50 from East London Runners. Post funeral many of the mourners attended the Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel, 147 Whipps Cross Rd, Leytonstone, London E11 1NP Tribute to Dave Knight read by Frank Brownlie, Chair, East London Runners Dave had many passions in life. We were lucky that one of these was running. We were even luckier when he chose to join East London Runners over 20 years ago. He quickly fitted in and began competing for the Club in the Sunday Cross Country League. He introduced many new runners to our Club and helped and took great interest in everyone. Dave often organised the Sunday Social runs, being a great believer in encouraging all abilities to take part. Almost always he was accompanied by his dog Juno and before that Jelly. On many Sunday mornings the group would meet at The Lakeside Diner on Whipps Cross road, a few minutes drive from Dave's house. Invariably he was the last to arrive, always wearing an Orient top. It was difficult to ascertain who was most excited to be out running 10 miles or more in Epping Forest, Dave or Juno. We had the great privilege of training for many spring marathons with Dave and his dogs. Dave completed 14 London Marathons and a Brighton Marathon, raising money for many Charities. We would often run 18/23 miles to Hyde Park via the canal towpaths. After coffee and cake, we would return by tube with Dave carrying Juno down the escalators. I recall the first occasion when he admitted to me that Juno had never been on the tube before. Other than a few whines Juno was fine and as always had a great number of admirers on board. A few years ago, we had finished our 10 mile run in Hainault Forest, stopping at the Park Café for the inevitable tea/coffee and bacon and egg roll. Afterwards, setting off to jog the last mile back to our cars, we were about 100 yards down the path when Dave suddenly realised that he had left Juno behind, tied to the picnic table. She was quickly retrieved. Dave was delighted to be honoured as a Life Member of East London Runners at the Annual General Meeting this year. He always had time for others, enjoyed a pint and a chat on our many social functions. We will never forget Dave and we shall miss him greatly.
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Ciaran completed the 6 Marathon Majors in Chicago on Sunday 13th October 2019 Completing the Abbott World Marathon Majors So what are the Abbot World Marathon Majors? The World Marathon Majors is a series of the most prestigious and renowned marathons across the globe. Formed in 2006, initially 5 events being Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York, these were joined by Tokyo in 2013 to become the 6 World Marathon Majors. Although a series for the elite, the headline sponsor, Abbott, also applauds and celebrates the achievements of "everyday champions from around the world" through their Six Star System. They now have an online results system where amateur runners can claim a "Star" for each of the geographic Majors they've run. When all Six Stars are achieved, Abbott reward runners for their achievement with a certificate and with the Prestigious 6 Star Finishers medal too. When I ran the London Marathon in 2009, unbeknown to me at the time, I was beginning on my journey of the the Six Marathon Majors, and I spent the next 10 years on this Journey. My 2nd Major was New York in 2013, and Berlin my 3rd in 2014. Thereafter I knew I wanted to complete the series as quickly as I possibly could, but the introduction of Tokyo into the series in 2013 had made this a much more difficult task. Luckily I managed to combine a hop to Tokyo for the marathon weekend as a stopover on return from visiting New Zealand in 2017! Once I had achieved this, I realised that the end game was within my grasp. Just Boston and Chicago to go, which I completed in 2018 and 2019. Ciaran with Majors and Chicago Medals! Now a Six Star finisher, I can look back with fondness on my journey. My Six Star Challenge has taken me on a personal journey, across the globe, from the UK, to the EU, to the US and Japan. With the benefit of hindsight I can see how my journey has been a physical, mental, emotional and financial challenge. It's been tough, yet easy. Demanding and rewarding. It's been painful, yet joyful, thought provoking and memory making. Joining the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Finishers Club goes beyond the physical form of just running 6 marathons, and so this makes joining this Club an ever so special and prestigious accomplishment. Since completing my Sixth Star on Sunday 13th October 2019, the most common question that I have been asked is which Star has been my favourite? Her is my answer. London: Because it was my first, and my hometown. ELR's Water station, and lots of support. New York: Because I ran it for my 40th Birthday, and I then got to spend a couple of days in the Big Apple and the US for the first time. Berlin: Because it is my PB, the (alcohol free) free beer, and the Eurotrash party at the finish line. Tokyo: Because everything is just so polite. Polite bowing and polite clapping and everyone is made to feel like a king. Boston: Because I finished in the face of adversity. The weather was horrendous. Torrential downpours and 45 mph headwinds. Chicago: Because of the drag performers in boys town, and because I'm now a Six Star Finisher! They are all unique, and I have a favourite memory from each. Got the Six Star Marathon Majors big marathon bug? On your own Six Star Finishers Journey? Then check out the Abbott World Marathon Majors website here: www.worldmarathonmajors.com Ciaran's 6 Star medal plus individual medals from the 6 Major Marathons!
Anne Knight and Frank Brownlie unveiling the Dave Knight Memorial Plaque at the Lakeside Diner. His friends from the Club and family attended to remember our friend who passed this year. In tribute, like every Sunday, club members ran through the forest on our Sunday Social run.
The ELR Running Awards 2019 winners were announced at the ANNUAL AWARDS FESTIVE DINNER - Red Lion, Leytonstone - Thursday 19th December 2019 - The Roger Dixon Shield - Club Person of the Year 2019 - Frank Brownlie New Award - The Dave Knight Trophy - Newcomer of the Year 2019 - Warren Ibrahim. The Winners of our annual awards are listed below. Congratulations to all winners and nominees. Female Marathon Runner of the Year 2019 - Roselin Boramakot also nominated: Paula Bedford Samia Choudhury Fiona Day Maud Hodson Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Male Marathon Runner of the Year 2019 - Jose Rodriguez also nominated: Ciaran Canavan Arthur Diaz Antonio Martin-Romero James Nichols Jonathan Wooldridge Female Most Improved Runner of the Year 2019 - Alice Barrett also nominated: Becky Evans Maya Goodwin Catriona Hoult Helen McGuinness Kasia Stachowiak Male Most Improved Runner of the Year 2019 - Karan Gadhia also nominated: Peter Craik Arthur Diaz John Henry Scott McMillan Mark Moir Female Runner of the Year 2019 - Becky Evans also nominated: Caroline Frith Maud Hodson Catriona Hoult Karen Levison Alexandra Rutishauser- Perera Kasia Stachowiak Male Runner of the Year 2019 - Scott McMillan also nominated: Euan Brown Arthur Diaz Nathaniel Dye Jose Rodriguez Rak Sandhu Jacob Stevens 2019 ELR MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS December 2019 Click link - December 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Chloe Millan November 2019 Click link - November 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Paul Thompson October 2019 Click link - October 2019 Club Runner of the Month - John Henry September 2019 Click link - September 2019 Club Runners of the Month - Catriona and Nick Hoult August 2019 - Dave Knight RIP Click link - August 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Peter Craik July 2019 Click link - July 2019 Club Runners of the Month - Nathaniel Dye June 2019 Click link - June 2019 Club Runners of the Month - Euan Brown and Jose Rodriguez May 2019 Click Link - May 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Samia Choudhury April 2019 Click Link - April 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Antonio Martin Romero March 2019 Click Link - March 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Arthur Diaz February 2019 Click link - February 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Scott McMillan January 2019 Click link - January 2019 Club Runner of the Month - Becky Evans
CLUB NEWSLETTERS January 2020 Click link - January 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Jose Rodriguez February 2020 Click link - February 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Antonio Martin Romero March 2020 Click link - March 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Stuart Kelly April 2020 Click link - April 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Not awarded owing to Covid 19 May 2020 Click link - May 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Not awarded owing to Covid 19 June 2020 Click link - June 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Not awarded owing to Covid 19 July 2020 Click link - July 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Not awarded owing to Covid 19 August 2020 Click link - August 2020 Club Runner of the Month - Not awarded owing to Covid 19 September 2020 Click link - CROTM withheld October 2020 Click link - Club Runner of the Month - Paul Quinton November 2020 Click link - CROTM withheld December 2020 Click link - CRotM withheld
Thank you to all the members that attended the clubs AGM. The following have been elected to the club management committee for the year 2020/21. Chair - Jonathan Wooldridge Vice Chair - Ciaran Canavan Club Secretary - Michael Wilson Treasurer - James Nichols Wednesday Night coordinator - Jo Wood Social Secretary - Sonia Cheadle Race Secretary - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Webmaster - Derek Wright Website and Newsletter Lead - Jason Levy Volunteer Co-ordinator - Michael Bamford Assistant Volunteer Coordinators - Rachel Le Roux, Becky Evans Media and PR Lead - Maya Goodwin Welfare Officer and Newsletter Editor - Sheetal Dandgey Additional members - with roles to be defined, are Stuart Barton Bernadette Kalmar Regis Martin Tricia ONeill Jacob Stevens Further details to be advised in the February edition of the club newsletter.
So as of the 01st June England Athletics have now updated their guidance for restricted return to activity for Coaches, Leaders, Athletes, Runners and Facilities. I know many of you are following this closely but I wanted to confirm what it means for us both individually and as a Club. Following the government advise, England Athletics have aligned directly with the current advice. Permittable activities now include: * Outdoor Exercise only, in groups of up to 6 runners max. These groups must maintain social distancing of 2 metres apart if they come from different households. * Outdoor Coaching only, where the Coach/Athlete ratio can now increase from 1 coach:1 athlete to 1 coach:5 athletes. Again both coach and athletes must maintain social distancing of 2 metres apart if they come from different households. * As an alternative, virtual alternatives should continue for large group training /coaching and for committee meetings. As we seek to gradually return to some resemblance of normality, there are things we must do as a Club to ensure that we are covered by England Athletics and by their Insurance. I hereby ask that all Club Leaders, Coaches, Run Organisers, Track leaders, Sunday run, Social, Committee and any person who seeks to organise an activity on behalf of the Club be aware of the following: * A Covid coordinator must be appointed. That's me, so ELR are already on step ahead here! * Risk Assessments and plans must be in place in order for insurance to be valid. The Club will draft these coordinating these with the relevant Leaders of our activities. * Clubs should liaise directly with venue operators for updates and guidance. * Club activity can begin per each Club's plan based upon both the Government and England Athletics advice. Bottom line, if you want to organise anything under the banner of ELR, please seek clearance from the Covid Coordinator first. As you know, ELR are a Volunteer led Club, so we need your help and understanding as we tick these boxes while responding to the adapting Covid situation. The guidelines issued by England Athletics can be viewed here. Thanks, Ciaran Canavan ELR Covid Coordinator
Over the past 2 months as a Club, ELR has had to adapt to these surreal times. What has become increasingly clear is that we are all going to be dealing with the Covid-19 fallout for some significant time to come. Under the initial lockdown it was clearly understood that our group activities had to stop! It shall not be quite so clear cut as we respond and begin to initiate club activities again under the Government's Coronavirus alert system. As such, I have been nominated as ELR's Covid-19 Response Champion and shall be your first point of call for reviewing club activities in response to the adapting situation. That said, we are guided by our governing body, English Athletics so ELR shall continue to be led and guided by their Coronavirus response. As we adapt to the changing situation, there will be many questions like "When can we run as a group, have a social run or organise a group long training run?" or even "Can I meet a Coach and can we now run at track?" Last week the Government released their Coronavirus Alert System, announcing that we are beginning the transition from Alert 4 (Social distancing continues) to Alert 3 (Gradual relaxation of restrictions). So what has changed for us as a group? On the face of it, not very much as social distancing is still the main driver of the current response. Though we remain at alert level 4 we can begin to increase our bubble and we can now exercise more than once a day; however keeping socially distant remains key and non household groups are still banned. In light of the published alert system, England Athletics have reviewed and revised their guidelines for runners, coaches and for venues. Their guidelines can be viewed here. Under the Coronavirus alert level 4, there has been a very gentle lifting of the restrictions in that a runner and coach can now come together from separate households, but they must maintain and respect social distancing at all times. To be clear, this is for a single runner and a single coach, and there are a lot of guidelines for the use and cleaning of equipment and the likes. For ELR it remains that all group activities are still currently suspended. As such all members are reminded to continue to keep chatter clear of invitations to gather together in physical groups, but please do continue to come together to interact and run virtually as you have been. I love the spirit of ELR, and I have been proud of our Club, it's members and our spirit throughout this crisis so far. As the alert level changes and as government advice changes, ELR will maintain our duty of care for all of our members and we will respond appropriately. As the door begins to open ever so slightly, and as we want to return to our previous normality, please note that any group activity that can be construed as a "club activity" should first be cleared by the Club Committee. These can be brought directly to me as your Covid-19 Response Champion. In the meantime please be rest assured that the Club and Committee are working tirelessly behind the scenes, reviewing everything and anything we can do to support you all in response to the Coronavirus situation. #TEAMELR Ciaran Canavan Vice Chair & Covid-19 Response Champion
Update 29 April 2020 In accordance with Government advice surrounding the coronavirus COVID-19, the instructions to avoid non-essential travel and contact with others we have made a decision on 16 March to immediately cease all club activities until further notice. On 29 April England Athletics, our governing body has made a statement on the Suspension of athletics competition extended to 30 June 2020. "We have collectively taken the decision to extend the suspension of licensed competition activity due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and in recognition that event organisers, clubs, athletes, officials and coaches at all levels of the sport need clarity, advanced notice and time to plan." Our primary concern is always the health and safety of members and their families, so of course will following these guidelines until lifted. Please take care and look after yourselves and loved ones. We look forward to running and racing together real soon. Until then we'll be maintaining contact through our website, newsletter and social media as best we can. Please keep in touch. Please cascade through your networks. Best wishes ELR committee
An East London Runners response to 2020... what a crazy year!!!! #ELRStrong ELR Review of 2020 on YouTube
Club Newsletters 2021 January 2021 Click link - January 2021 Club Runner Of The Month - Withheld February 2021 Click link - February 2021 CROTM - Withheld https://mailchi.mp/ef6dd23009e2/east-london-runners-draft-newsletter-5671422?e=5024d0410f March 2021 Click link - March 2021 CROTM - Withheld April 2021 Click link - April 2021 CROTM - Paul Woodmansey May 2021 Click link - May 2021 CROTM - Jose Rodriguez Meet the new Club Committee At the AGM on 11th February 2021, the following were elected as the club’s management committee: Chair - Jacob Stevens Vice Chair - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Club and Membership Secretary - Michael Wilson Treasurer - Calvin Bobin Race Secretary - Sandra Preston Media Officer & Newsletter Editor - Tricia O'Neill Assistant Media Officer - Susan Edwards Newsletter & Website Designer - Jason Levy Webmaster - Derek Wright Website & IT Specialist - Denys Vuika Welfare Officer - Alice Barrett Assistant Welfare Officer - Michael Wilson Wednesday & Sunday Run Coordinator - Catriona Hoult Social Secretary - Sonia Cheadle Volunteer Coordinator - Michael Bamford Assistant Volunteer Coordinators - Caroline Frith, Susannah McLaren, Mark Moir Athlete Liaison - Scott McMillan Ciaran Canavan and Jacob Stevens will continue to act as COVID Coordinator and Track Coordinator respectively, for the time being. These roles will be re-assigned to new committee members in due course.
Thank you to our Chairman Jacob, Vice Chair Alexandra and the wonderful organising committee for a great night at the ELR awards party in the Coach and Horses, Leyton. An evening of excellent company, good food and drink with ELR, the greatest club! Congratulations to all the main award winners, who are as follows: Most Improved Female Runner - Morag Campbell Most Improved Male Runner - John Henry Female Marathon Runner of the Year - Becky Evans Male Marathon Runner of the Year - Scott McMillan Female Runner of the Year - Caroline Frith Male Runner of the Year - Calvin Bobin The Dave Knight Trophy (Newcomer of the year) - Alex Pickering The Roger Dixon Shield (Club Person of the Year) - Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Well done to all the award winners and to all those who were nominated. See you all at our next event in 2022 - ELR’s 40th Anniversary Year.
The awards panel is delighted to announce the 2022 ELR Annual Awards nominations (listed alphabetically below). This year, we have three new awards: male & female cross-country runner of the year, and volunteer of the year. The winners will be announced at our Awards Night on Thursday 15th December. Have you got your ticket yet? Female marathon runner of the year Betty Bohane Samia Choudhury Kathryn Hertzberg Catriona Hoult Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Debbie Shearing Male marathon runner of the year Jimmy Dale Nathaniel Dye John Henry James Nichols Jose Rodriguez Paul Woodmansey Female cross-country runner of the year Fiona Day Becky Evans Caroline Frith Catriona Hoult Sandra Preston Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Male cross-country runner of the year Karan Gadhia Amit Marks Mark Moir John O'Brien Jacob Stevens Michael Wilson Most improved female runner Rachel Bailey Katrina Betteridge Ann Dunne Kathryn Hertzberg Cindy Koon Sandra Preston Most improved male runner Darminder Bhamra Mark Durrant Ian Mackie Imran Mustak John O'Brien Daniel O'Donoghue Female runner of the year Rachel Bailey Betty Bohane Becky Evans Caroline Frith Catriona Hoult Sandra Preston Male runner of the year Joshua Rees Davies Ryan Friel John Henry Scott McMillan James Nichols Jose Rodriguez Volunteer of the year Stuart Barton Don Bennett Carlton D'Souza Tricia O'Neill Ramesh Pala Michael Wilson The 2022 winners of the two ELR perpetual trophies will also be announced at the Awards Night: Newcomer of the Year - The Dave Knight Trophy Club Person of the Year - The Roger Dixon Shield
Congratulations to the Winners at the ELR Annual Christmas Party and Awards Night. Track star: Calvin Bobin Volunteer of the year: Stuart Barton Female marathon runner of the year: Betty Bohane Male marathon runner of the year: Jose Nacho Aguirre RodrÃÂguez Female cross-country runner of the year: Becky Evans Male cross-country runner of the year: Michael Wilson Most improved female runner: Sandra Preston Most improved male runner: Imran Mustak Female runner of the year: Caroline Frith Male runner of the year: John Henry Newcomer of the year - The Dave Knight Trophy: Cindy Koon Club person of the year - The Roger Dixon Shield: Michael Wilson
On behalf of the Awards Panel, I am delighted to announce the nominations for the 2023 ELR Annual Awards: Female Marathon Runner of the Year Victoria Charlesworth Caroline Frith Catriona Hoult Cindy Koon Ava Lee Kasia Stachowiak Male Marathon Runner of the Year Shahib Ali Ryan Friel John O'Brien Joseph Osakue Jose RodrÃguez Paul Woodmansey Female Cross-Country Runner of the Year Rachel Bailey Ann Dunne Becky Evans Catriona Hoult Cindy Koon Sandra Preston Male Cross-Country Runner of the Year Karan Gadhia Amit Marks John O'Brien Alex Pickering Clive Stephenson Michael Wilson Most Improved Female Runner Jane Burton Tasnia Choudhury Cindy Koon Cath Perry Kasia Stachowiak Clare Stevens Most Improved Male Runner Shahib Ali Darminder Bhamra Joshua Rees Davies Ian Mackie Simon Nash Joseph Osakue Female Runner of the Year Rachel Bailey Becky Evans Catriona Hoult Cindy Koon Sandra Preston Clare Stevens Male Runner of the Year Ryan Friel Karan Gadhia Ian Mackie James Nichols Alex Pickering Jose RodrÃguez Volunteer of the Year Don Bennett Morag Campbell Carlton D'Souza Fiona Day Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera Jacob Stevens Many congratulations to all nominees The winner of each award will be announced at our Christmas Party on 14th December, along with the recipients of the Dave Knight Trophy and the Roger Dixon Shield. Club runners of the month and top Grand Prix scorers will also be presented with trophies at our biggest event of the year.
Congratulations to the Winners at the ELR Annual Christmas Party and Awards Night. What a fabulous Awards party we had last night! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped on the night and particularly our Social Secretary: Ann Dunne. You all did such a fabulous job. We first rewarded all the 2023 Club Runners of the month. We then distributed trophies to our committed ELR Grand Prix 2022/2023 winners Coach Grant Conway rewarded the track star of the Year: Ian Mackie But the surprise, surprise was in who were the winners of our yearly awards (you will find all the nominees in the last newsletter): Female Marathon Runner of the Year: Caroline Frith Male Marathon Runner of the Year: Ryan Friel Female Cross-Country Runner of the Year: Rachel Bailey Male Cross-Country Runner of the Year: Karan Gadhia Most Improved Female Runner: Cindy Koon Most Improved Male Runner: Shahib Ali Female Runner of the Year: Becky Evans Male Runner of the Year: Jose Rodriguez Volunteer of the Year: Morag Campbell Dave Knight Award: Clare Clarissa Stevens Roger Dixon Shield: Jacob Stevens Congratulations to all the winners, you all made your club very proud this year!
2025 Annual Awards - Nominations The awards panel are delighted to announce the 2025 ELR Annual Awards nominations (listed alphabetically below). The winners will be announced at our Christmas Party on 11th December. Female marathon runner of the year Tasnia Choudhury Annette Clark Emma Corbett Cindy Koon Ava Lee Kasia Stachowiak Male marathon runner of the year Shahib Ali Joshua Rees Davies Mark Durrant John Henry Simon Nash Jose Rodriguez Female cross country runner of the year Veronica Carrasco Emma Corbett Becky Evans Cindy Koon Sandra Preston Clare Stevens Male cross country runner of the year Darminder Bhamra Neil Bianchi Amit Marks John O'Brien Clive Stephenson Michael Wilson Most improved female runner Tina Bennett Anna Dingle Becky Evans Cindy Koon Sherika Ranasinghe Nicola Wyndham Most improved male runner Joshua Rees Davies Guy Lambert Ross Lucas Ian Mackie Imran Mustak Joseph Osakue Kris Shuttleworth Female runner of the year Victoria Charlesworth Emma Corbett Cath Perry Sandra Preston Clare Stevens Nicola Wyndham Male runner of the year Neil Bianchi Joshua Rees Davies John Henry Imran Mustak Alex Pickering Clive Stephenson Volunteer of the year Edward Barnard Steve Bywater Carlton D'Souza Ann Dunne Catriona Hoult Clare Stevens The 2025 winners of the two ELR perpetual trophies will also be announced at the Awards Night: Newcomer of the Year - The Dave Knight Trophy Club Person of the Year - The Roger Dixon Shield
2025 Christmas Party Award Winners Many thanks to Ann and helpers for another brilliant ELR party! Congratulations to all the award winners: Female Marathon Runner of the Year: Cindy Koon Male Marathon Runner of the Year: John Henry Female Cross Country Runner of the Year: Becky Evans Male Cross Country Runner of the Year: Clive Stephenson Most Improved Female Runner: Nicola Wyndham Most Improved Male Runner: Imran Mustak Female Runner of the Year: Emma Corbett Male Runner of the Year: Joshua Rees Davies Volunteer of the Year: Carlton DSouza Track Star: Bernard Mansell Dave Knight Trophy - Newcomer of the Year: Neil Bianchi Roger Dixon Shield - Club Person of the Year: Imran Mustak