Ladies Round Up – March 2007
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Well the winter months are
almost over, the clocks will be changing and the lighter evenings will be with us
soon……giving us much more variety of routes from the club on a Monday night. Of course the wind, rain and the dark nights
haven’t put off the real Wesham ladies
who continue to turn out, run as hard and as fast as they can….and, of course,
have a bit of a chat en route - a good giggle followed by a cup of tea!!
New Members
A few new ladies have sampled the Wesham hospitality and look enthusiastically to improve their
running with goals already in place…. Rachel
Gray is not one to tackle easy events, preferring to train for a
triathlon! Rachel is working hard on her running and is keen to further the
distance she can run. Two other new
ladies who have signed up for the BUPA
Competitive Miles
Every mile still counts…..!!
Although there are a few main contenders this year – please be aware
that every race you enter is being recorded by our Competitive Mile Monitor, Richard Davies!! Each mile you run contributes to a your
annual total race mileage – a great way at the end of the year to look back at
your races and be amazed at how many miles you have covered in races, let alone
your training! Should you run any races
outside of the local vicinity don’t forget to let Richard know to ensure that every mile is counted and
recorded!!
Club Standards
Pauline Weller is still holding onto the ladies standard awards and can’t wait
to start giving them away! The times and
age categories are listed on the website, www.weshamroadrunners.com/ClubStandards
and are well worth checking out. You may be surprised to know that you may have
already achieved the times necessary – and if you have, you merely have to let Pauline know and the big award is
yours!! Of course, if you have yet to
achieve your standards – it’s a great personal goal to work towards. There is no pressure to achieve them, but a
nice aim for the year. You’re doing the
running and the races anyway so, where possible, go claim that bronze, silver
or gold!
Personal Bests
There have been so many great
achievements from everyone over the last few months, everyone has been so busy
and working so hard it’s great to see!
Below are a couple of times that deserve a special mention……
Joanna Goorney – travelled all the way to
Sue Fearon – another well travelled runner
who did
Aside of the above couple of hard working star runners, we are
currently enjoying every success of our other members, Carmel Sullivan –
who is just proving to be a dynamo, Julie Cruse who is back on her
famous form recording ever more impressive times each time she wears that Wesham vest – its great to see!! Sarah Sherratt is another one who is
returning to marathon training and it’s nice to see she’s still recording
impressive times. Not forgetting though one of the greatest come backs for Wesham ladies is Michaela Dempsey. Everyone is delighted to see Michaela back running having suffered a
long term injury, and, what’s even nicer, is that she’s back at the top leading
the way. Michaela is a true runner, dedicated, fast, enthusiastic and does
great – as well as offering wise words of encouragement to other members…watch
out everyone…..she’s back…!?
Cross Country
The season has now finished and
gets a mention in its own right in the magazine. However, it can’t go unnoticed that the Wesham ladies have well and truly
excelled themselves. To everyone who has
taken part in cross country a massive THANK
YOU!!! You have all done a
fantastic job – everyone of you should be justly proud of your achievement
and that of your team! Anyone that has
done cross country will tell you its not easy but equally nothing beats cross
country in terms of having a fun afternoon and really feeling part of a team!
I hope you have all enjoyed it – you deserved to – especially those who
tackled
Inter Club
Summer months brings on the joys
of all the local clubs getting together for a run! For those that haven’t taken part before it’s
normally a distance of about 5 miles, each club takes turn to host the runs and
the dates are set as follows:
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Weds 3rd April 2007, 7.30pm, Lytham |
Mon 16th July 2007, 7.30pm, Wesham |
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Weds 16th May 2007, 7.30pm, |
Weds 8th Aug, 7.30pm, |
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Weds 13th May 2007, 7.30pm, |
Weds 5th Sept 2007, 7pm, Red Rose |
It’s a great opportunity to run
as a representative for your club and every runner counts. Each finisher, (regardless of your finishing
time/position), earns points and at the end of the series points make prizes!!! It’s also a way of getting to know other
runners from other clubs who you can then look out for in other local races,
providing someone else to run with or along side at a race when you need that
extra push. Often people stay for a
drink afterwards and have a little social.
The top runners provide great competition, everyone enjoys it and its
lovely to be out running in those summer evening! Definitely dates for your diary. Please do try and support these events, they
really are good fun and a fantastic way to improve your running pace! (And it’s free to enter!!!)
Fell Championships
This starts on 22nd
April…….Paddy’s Pole!!!! Not for the
faint hearted but definitely for those of us that love great scenery and
getting away from the pavements and roads.
These are fantastic races that really offer a challenge! Fell running offers the opportunity to get
lost in a field, run/walk hills that you ordinarily wouldn’t consider, try and
run downhill, (not as easy as you think – for those that haven’t tried it!),
and yet have a brilliant time in a race that is generally more relaxed and
often smaller in numbers than a road race and cheaper too! The climbing is challenging but a real
achievement and you do really appreciate crossing that finishing line! Again, more details including dates and
times of the races are available on the website and in the Forthcoming Events section of this magazine.
This is the first year of the
fell championships so it’s a case of lets get out there and see! Helen Jolly is probably one of the
most enthusiastic lady fell runners we have – certainly one that prefers the
fells to the roads. That said, Helen is suffering with an injury at
the moment, so ‘big hope’ you get better soon Helen – we need you back to lead the way!!
Marathon Runners
Good luck to all those training
and competing for either London and/or
Windermere marathons……Helen Briggs and Carmel Sullivan are
doing London, Sarah Sherratt
and Julie Cruse will be at Windermere
– lots of luck ladies! (Helen
hopes the fund raising is going well, for those that want to sponsor Helen there is a link on the website
home page). Those doing
Good luck to you all, hope the training is going well and may you have lots of
fun on the day….!
Nights Out
Following a successful night out
organised by Captain Murphy in Poulton which involved eating and then doing
a little bit of drinking/dancing afterwards. It has been agreed another little
ladies night is needed!!! So, post
marathons, a night out will be organised.
It is hard choosing a night where no one is getting up to run the next
day but I’m sure Julie will do her
best to provide us with a date and venue where everyone is welcome to come out
and have a bit of knees up!
So, let’s enjoy
the spring, the lighter evenings and lots of running…!!
Written by: Yvonne
Russell
Submitted: 13th
March 2007
Edited by: Brenda J
Earnshaw WRR Editor