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Running News In Southport! And Summer Time Madness Plus Born to Die!

Brian's Monday night speed session will now meet next to Ainsdale train station every Monday night at 6.30 pm!
Rob Mcgrath finished 1st vet 45 at the Great Langdale Mountain 1/2 marathon!
Scottish Steve Won the Mountain Marathon for the second time in a row!
See my post from last year!
I hope to get Steve to write about his amazing race and win1
Check bacxk here soon!
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NAME OF THE SUN!

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NO RUNNING HERE MATE!

Running Is Freedom!

Big sandhill Run
Sat
I have many feelings and thoughts going through my mind right now!
But once on the open Road-Trail these things evaporated away!
I felt the the fresh breeze and the salt air in my face.
I was one with everything, enjoying the moment!
My adrenaline pushed me on, through the over grown Rain Forest that is meant to be my local sandhills!
Once back on the road for a final two miles I pushed harder and harder!
First marathon pace, progressing faster and faster, ending in 5K pace!
Man that felt so F***king good :0]
Raising me up above all my troubles!
My fastest time for the year :0]
Fri
Weight training,core work and trigger point massage.
Thur
After a good warm-up i ran 10 mins at tempo effort followed by 20 x 20 sec sprints up short steep hills.
I got down to sub 5 min mile average pace on the last few!
Then followed 6 x 20 sec on the flat, reaching 14.7MPH Max speed.
And to finish off I ran for 10 mins progressively  harder to finish at sub 5k pace.
Felt really good.
Wed
With organizing the Rubbish 5K I only had time for core work and a short easy run.
Tue
Easy run with Tess over the Velvet trail.
Plus weight training, core work and Trigger point Massage.
Mon
Brian's session in the pinewoods, good turnout of runners.
Fast speed work.

Southport Beach 10K and updated Rubbish 5K Results

Southport Beach Race Preview

By Guest Reporter Brian Grice 

The revived Southport Beach Race returns on Sunday (September 23^rd) starting from the pier at 10am. Last year’s race was won by Ben Johnson (34.45) and Clare Constable (42.39) with Vicki Harvey a good second. The course comprises about 3K on the beach and 7K on the good wide path alongside Marine Drive. With more than 400 runners already entered it looks to be a great event and hopefully last year’s perfect race conditions will be replicated. There are good prizes on offer with sports vouchers to the value of £100, £75 and £50 awarded to the first three men and women. The first 100 finishers receive a gold medal, though probably not real gold.

The old Southport Beach Race was organised by Southport Waterloo AC from 1983 to 1996 with a record turnout of more than 1,200 runners in 1984 over a 10 mile course. Gerry Helme, runner up in the London Marathon, set the course record at a remarkable 50 minutes 27 seconds in 1986. Collette Harkin, now mayoress of Bolton, was a dual winner of the race in the eighties. Kate Harrison recorded a hat trick of wins for Southport Waterloo from 1990-1992, first over the 10 mile course and then over 10K when the distance was changed in 1991.

http://www.legacyevent.org/index.php/events/southport-beach-10k-legacy-event/

Two weeks later the Southport Seaside 10K will be held on Sunday October 7^th starting and finishing in Princes Park. Entries are going very well with a field in excess of 600 likely again this year

Rubbish 5K Updated results By Brian Grice 

 Hi Rick - I have sent you an improved version of the results with order of finish + actual times alongside each other

Hope you are not still suicidal!! - I think the event was the victim of its own success with another great turnout (44) and the vast majority of runners finishing within a minute of their handicap time - your ingenuity in devising the rubbish run is vindicated

Yes, next year we will get some cones + tape and create a funnel

If you write a report on your blog it might be worth mentioning the above and also:
[1] congratulations to matthew winning the race but will be giving simon a start next year
[2] max rothwell finished exactly to handicap but many others within a few seconds of their handicap
[3] great comeback from broken leg by christine
[4] pb by sheila

BG

Order of Finish				Ranked by Time
1	27.13	M Tobin	7.00	1	16.41	T Loveridge
2	27.51	A Gilford	2.30	2	17.38	R McGrath
3	28.02	S Marshall	0.00	3	18.16	H Doran
4	28.10	S Flanagan	0.00	4	18.56	S McLean
5	28.11	T Loveridge	11.30	5	19.04	P Cain
6	28.17	S  Rothwell	0.00	6	19.30	M Rothwell
7	28.31	H Rigg	3.00	7	19.44	B Park
8	28.33	M O'Brien	3.00	8	19.45	S Lewis
9	28.35	S Stewart	2.30	9	19.47	K Lunt
10	28.38	R McGrath	11.00	10	19.52	A Hudson
11	28.48	C James	6.00	11	19.53	M Nelson
12	28.50	P Stennett	6.30	12	19.53	N Adshead
13	28.51	A Delaney	8.30	13	19.54	C Osbaldeston
14	28.52	A Hudson	9.00	14	19.55	T Peters
15	28.53	M Nelson	9.00	15	20.01	S Tobin
16	28.54	C Osbaldeston	9.00	16	20.13	M Tobin
17	28.55	V Harvey	6.30	17	20.21	A Delaney
18	28.58	B Davey	8.30	18	20.28	B Davey
19	29.00	M Rothwell	9.30	19	21.00	P Warrington
20	29.01	S Tobin	9.00	20	22.03	P Baxendale
21	29.02	S James	6.00	21	22.20	P Stennett
22	29.03	P Baxendale	7.00	22	22.25	V Harvey
23	29.04	P Cain	10.00	23	22.32	K Wresillo
24	29.07	D Wilkinson	6.30	24	22.33	R Cosgrove
25	29.09	G Howell	0.00	25	22.37	D Wilkinson
26	29.14	B Park	9.30	26	22.48	C James
27	29.20	D Marsh	5.30	27	23.02	S James
28	29.25	T Peters	9.30	28	23.45	E Sherstone
29	29.26	S McLean	10.30	29	23.50	D Marsh
30	29.27	J Blacklin	2.30	30	25.21	A Gilford
31	29.30	P Warrington	8.30	31	25.31	H Rigg
32	29.32	C Cutner	0.00	32	25.33	M O'Brien
33	29.32	K Wresillo	7.00	33	26.05	S Stewart
34	29.33	R Cosgrove	7.00	34	26.05	A Bradbury
35	29.33	J Singleton	0.00	35	26.09	E Sutton
36	29.35	A Bradbury	3.30	36	26.57	J Blacklin
37	29.39	E Sutton	3.30	37	28.02	S Marshall
38	29.46	H Doran	11.30	38	28.10	S Flanagan
39	29.47	K Lunt	10.00	39	28.17	S  Rothwell
40	29.53	N Adshead	10.00	40	29.09	G Howell
41	30.15	E Sherstone	6.30	41	29.32	C Cutner
43	30.15	S Lewis	10.30	43	29.33	J Singleton
44	33.48	J Wade	3.00	44	30.48	J Wade

Rubbish 5K handicap Results

Matthew Tobin Wins the Rubbish Handicap!

On a windy but dry night Matthew stormed round to a New P.B. and junior course record for a well deserved second win here!
Toby Loveridge smashed the senior course record with a blisteringly fast 16.30
The Rubbish 5K is not just about fast times but also fun!
Starting with just 14 runners in the first event back in 2009 it has grown and grown, reaching almost 50 runners in one event this summer!

I hope you enjoyed the Rubbish races this year?

Stay tuned for Stevie Lewis's epic head web-cam race video which will be featured here soon!

Big thanks to Brian Grice for results and timing.

Coming soon Andy Hudson's Torchlite 5K winter series, dates will be on here as soon as I get them!

Until next year ' The Rubbish 5k Team ' :0]

Results Below:

Hi Rick - this is the order of finish though some confusion in positions 34 - 38 Brian Grice.
Sorry Brian thanks for your amazing time keeping.
Sorry I let the side down , without a finish line funnel things got out of hand!
As race Director my fault completely!
 Oh well, I'll hang myself tonight :0]!!!
Ados amigos!!!
    

Order of Finish
1	27.13	M Tobin	7.00
2	27.51	A Gilford	2.30
3	28.02	S Marshall	0.00
4	28.10	S Flanagan	0.00
5	28.11	T Loveridge	11.30
6	28.17	S  Rothwell	0.00
7	28.31	H Rigg	3.00
8	28.33	M O'Brien	3.00
9	28.35	S Stewart	2.30
10	28.38	R McGrath	11.00
11	28.48	C James	6.00
12	28.50	P Stennett	6.30
13	28.51	A Delaney	8.30
14	28.52	A Hudson	9.00
15	28.53	M Nelson	9.00
16	28.54	C Osbaldeston	9.00
17	28.55	V Harvey	6.30
18	28.58	B Davey	8.30
19	29.00	M Rothwell	9.30
20	29.01	S Tobin	9.00
21	29.02	S James	6.00
22	29.03	P Baxendale	7.00
23	29.04	P Cain	10.00
24	29.07	D Wilkinson	6.30
25	29.09	G Howell	0.00
26	29.14	B Park	9.30
27	29.20	D Marsh	5.30
28	29.25	T Peters	9.30
29	29.26	S McLean	10.30
30	29.27	J Blacklin	2.30
31	29.30	P Warrington	8.30
32	29.32	C Cutner	0.00
33	29.32	K Wresillo	7.00
34	29.33	R Cosgrove	7.00
35	29.33	J Singleton	0.00
36	29.35	A Bradbury	3.30
37	29.39	E Sutton	3.30
38	29.46	H Doran	11.30
39	29.47	K Lunt	10.00
40	29.53	N Adshead	10.00
41	30.15	E Sherstone	6.30
43	30.15	S Lewis	10.30
44	33.48	J Wade	3.00

Rubbish 5K Handicap 12Th Sep

It's your last chance to race on the Rubbish 5K trail course this summer.
This last edition will be a handicap event, see starting list below.
Or if you have not run before give Brian Grice your best recent 5K-10K times.
The Event will start at 7pm prompt.

HANDICAP	EXPECTED TIME	RUBBISH HANDICAP
SCRATCH	29 mins	Jon Singleton   Gill Gillison   Sheila Marshall   Sarah Reynolds   S Flannagan   Ginny Howell   Sarah Lunt
2 mins	27 mins	Donna Spencer   Jess Spencer   Mike Lavender   Lindsey Mutch
2.30	26.30	Sue Stewart   Jane Blacklin   Andy Gilford
3 mins	26 mins	Helen Rigg   Dave Aspinall   V Heredith
3.30	25.30	Elaine Sutton   Nick Meredith   T Bond   A Bradbury
4 mins	25 mins	Carol Wright
5 mins	24 mins	Rachel Thomas
5.30	23.30	David Marsh
6 mins	23 mins	Steve James   Carole James   Michelle Spencer
6.30	22.30	Vicky Harvey   Ed Sherstone   Paul Stennett  Jenny Caton   Geoff Caton   Don Wilkinson
7 mins	22 mins	Matthew Tobin   Rob Cosgrove   Sue Cooper Ian Kilshaw   Phil Baxendale   K Wresillo   P Todd
7.30	21.30	Marc Taylor
8 mins	21 mins	Terry Bolland   Gareth Williams   Clare Constable
8.30	20.30	Brian Davey   Neil Silcock   Trevor Williams P Warrington   M Sutton   Angela Delaney
9 mins	20 mins	Andy Hudson   Rob Johnson   Simon Tobin Matthew Nelson   Paul Talbot   Paul Ashby
9.30	19.30	S Bennett   Howard Nuttall   Tracey Peters Max Rothwell   Boyd Park   K Evans
10 mins	19 mins	Keith Lunt   Paul Cain
10.30	18.30	Rick Bowker   Steve Lewis   Steve McLean Greg Callaghan   Chis Dunn   Rob Berry
11 mins	18 mins	Steve Wilkinson   Rob McGrath
11.30	17.30	Ben Johnson   Harry Doran   David Hamilton Matthew Thompson   Rob Ashworth Toby Loveridge

Map and video of the Rubbish 5K here;RUBBISH 5K, SOUTHPORT