Six runners spent Sunday running The Grizzly. This is a very tough race starting in Seaton running
along a shingle beach before turning onto the promenade to start one of the many steep climbs out of Seaton. Once leaving Seaton the race
goes over multiterain being knee deep in either water or thick gooey mud at one stage, taking in Branscombe and Beer following the cliff path
at times and with a Force 9 Gale blowing it made it even more difficult to run across, dropping back to the beach at Branscombe another shingle
run, another climb out at times to steep to contemplate running, then the climb up Stairway to Heaven before dropping back into Beer for
the final climb to the cliff path before dropping back for the final run along the shingle beach to the finish. A total of somewhere between
18 and 20 miles completed by:
Mick Williams 11th 2.08.25; Stan Alexander 255th 2.44.18; Celia Mills 316th 2.48.24; Kerry Waine 371st 2.52.25; Roger Wilkes 396th 2.53.58; Robert
Griffiths 1164th 3.52.57;
A total of 1306 runners completed the race a very commendable effort by these runners.
10/03/02
Stef Shillington - intrepid explorer!
On 3rd March Kenilworth Runners Stef Shillington contested a new challenge walk in the Chilterns
called ‘The Wendover Gap‘. A field of less than a hundred completed the muddy, undulating and scenic 26 mile event, but after an eighteen
month lay-off Stef was pleased to finish in 6hrs 25mins an excellent effort that called for relentless application given the difficult
conditions and which put him in a prestigious position among the first five finishers. Undaunted by this effort, last Saturday, Stef travelled
north to Derbyshire to compete in a race called ‘The Grindleford Gallop’. This 21 mile event is marked by steep climbs and descents in the
picturesque Chatsworth Park area. Over a hundred runners contested the event, made particularly challenging by the atrocious weather. Again
Stef had a good event and finished the race in an impressive 3hrs 52mins, an excellent time for such a difficult event.
17/03/02
Winter League Race 8 - Shillington's Shally.
On Sunday morning a group of Kenilworth Runners travelled to Norton Lindsey to take part in
the 8th and final event in the Winter Road Race Handicap League. The course for this six mile race starts and ends outside The New Inn in
the village and proceeds to Snitterfied where after two sharp right hand turns the course follows the mainly uphill road through Wolverton
and to the cross roads near Langley Green before turning right to return to Norton Lindsey. Being the last event of the series the final positions
are withheld until the Club’s annual general meeting in April, however on the day Richard Steel was the first past the post with a splendid
run in 40 minutes and 38 seconds. He was followed by Mike Cruickshank in 43.26 and Stef Shillington in 43.57. Roger Wilkes was the only runner to
beat his handicap time with a most impressive run on a difficult course and so earned the full 50 points.
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17/03/02
Ashby 20.
After yesterdays race, Mick Williams and Lou Frondella
tackled this traditional pre London Marathon race ably assisted by John McNally, and in doing so took third place in the team event.The course
was altered this year due to the construction of the Ashby by pass which meant that instead of the one 20 mile circuit, it was broken down
into two. Not that it stopped our intrepid duo of Mick & Lou who completed the course together in 2:11 for 37th= place.(Mick would actually
say he beat Lou in the run in - but we know Mick). John McNally, warming up for this weekends trip to Holland finished in a very creditable
2:14. Also running were Terry Dyer (2:29) & Andy Biss (2:45)
17/03/02
Bath Half Marathon
Further away in the picturesque City of Bath Gwyn Davies
was running in the prestigious Bath Half Marathon. The race comprises two laps which are generally flat and conducive to fast running. Gwyn had
an impressive run finishing in the time of 1 hour 29 minutes.
23/03/02
- Richard Elliot - A National Hero.
Richard Elliot became the first member of the Kenilworth Runners Club to hold a National Title when,
on the 17th March 2002 at Glasgow Kelvin Hall indoor track, he came first in the over 50 veterans 3000 metre race, clocking the magnificent time
of 9 minutes and 50 seconds.
On the previous day he came second in the 1500 metre race with a time of 4 minutes and 35 seconds and was only denied the first place by 0.7 of a second. He
added the third of his trio of medals by winning the 3rd place in the 800 metre race which again was a very close finish with barely a second
between the first three runners. Not satisfied with this superb achievement on Saturday 23rd March 2002 he went to Berry Hill, Mansfield
to run in the National Veterans Cross Country Championships and on a fast 10 kilometre course took 15th place in a select field of 150 runners
with a storming run of 37 minutes and 13 seconds
24/03/02
- City Pier City.
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I'm still awaiting official confirmation of the results........
Sunday 3rd March
