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MONTH	NOMINATIONS	REASON	....AND THE WINNER IS ....

MARCH 2008	BEV GULLIVER	Completed her first ever half marathon at Milton Keynes	????
FEBRUARY 2008	HELEN PARISH ROGER CANAVAN LOUISE MASSEY DAVID WHYMANT MARTIN CHILDE	3rd lady at the Stourbridge Stagger Knocked 13 minutes off his 2007 time at the Long Mynd Valleys fell race First F40 at the Stourbridge Stagger First M60 at the Stourbridge Stagger Organised another excellent ROC 8	????
JANUARY 2008	LOUISE MASSEY RICHARD BAKER DAVID WHYMANT MARTIN CHILDE RACHEL WARD	1st F40 at Hereford; 5th F40 at Worcs XC & 8th F40 at NTRIX Putting together the facts & figures for Presentation Evening M60 CHAMPION at Hereford 10km & NTRIX, 3rd M60 at Worcs XC Processing over 300 entries for the ROC 8 Chosen to represent GB at the World Sprint Tri Champs	DAVID WHYMANT
DECEMBER 2007	DAVID WHYMANT ROGER CANAVAN CRAIG LEWIS	3rd M60 at Sneyd; 2nd M60 at Mortimer Forest - nominated by Jean Maffei Travelled to 3rd XC League match by train to ensure we had enough runners Support for the ladies at Cross Country race in Coventry - nominated by Rachel Ward	ROGER CANAVAN
NOVEMBER 2007	DAVID WHYMANT	M60 Champion at the Suicide Six - nominated by Simon Gregg & Shaw Pye	DAVID WHYMANT
OCTOBER 2007	CRAIG LEWIS RACHEL WARD JULIE DRAPER SUZANNE DUNN HELEN PARISH SARAH LEWIS	Marathon debut in Jersey F40 Champion at the Bells of Pattingham run PB at the Lady Godiva Coventry half marathon Marathon debut in Venice Second lady at the Wellcombe Wobbler in Stratford PB at the Jersey Marathon	SUZANNE DUNN
SEPTEMBER 2007	DAVID PYE SIMONE BUZINK SARAH ARMSTRONG MARK BAILEY AMANDA POWELL	PB (under 4 hours for first time) AND Club record at the Robin Hood Marathon PB at the Robin Hood half marathon Set Club F40 record at the Swansea Bay 10km PB at the Shuttle/Mercer 10km County Gold medallist at the Shuttle/Mercer 10km	DAVID PYE
AUGUST 2007	MARK BAILEY DAVID WHYMANT	PB at the Coventry Autumnal 5 4th M60 at Tenbury and 3rd M60 at Frampton 10kms	MARK BAILEY
JULY 2007	JEAN MAFFEI RICHARD BAKER SUZANNE DUNN SARAH LEWIS	F40 Champion at the Thank Clent It's Friday series & 2nd F40 at Enville 10km Set club record of competing in most races in 50 days at 31 Knocked over 5 minutes from her 10km PB at the Great Wales Run F35 Champion at the Thank Clent It's Friday series	SUZANNE DUNN
JUNE 2007	SHAW PYE CRAIG LEWIS CRAIG BONE RICHARD BAKER	Second place at the Blakedown Bolt Second place at the Clent 5.3 hill race Second place at the Warndon Villages 15km Completed 18 races during the month of June	CRAIG LEWIS
MAY 2007	ADAM CHILDE SIMON GREGG MARIE BYRNE	First for the club at the Tour of Derwent Valley 2007 An amazing marathon PB at Windermere, by 34 minutes ! Arranged the Tour of Derwent Valley weekend away for the club	SIMON GREGG
APRIL 2007	SHAW PYE GEORGE STERRY ROGER CANAVAN DAVID WHYMANT	Brilliant club record 2:54.28 in Shakespeare Marathon and club record half marathon at White Horse Half JM Champion at the 20 mile Offa's Orror Ran the 16 mile 3 mountain Llanbedr to Blaenavon fell race in last position Back to form as M60 Champion at the Leamington Regency 10km	SHAW PYE
MARCH 2007	STEVEN HAWKES RACHEL COOPER ELLIE HOOPER	Excellent debut for club at the Treat, finishing 9th and part of the winning team Knocked 20 minutes off her previous best at the Stafford Half Another club record at the Stafford Half - and by 15 minutes	RACHEL COOPER
FEBRUARY 2007	SHAW PYE RACHEL WARD JANE PYE / SARAH LEWIS RACHEL WARD / SARAH ARMSTRONG	Finishing 2nd in the Titterstone Clee fell race on Saturday, then 6th in the Stourbridge Stagger on Sunday F45 Champion in the Stourbridge Stagger Telephoned 404 ROC 8 entries up on Saturday 10th February to advise that the race was cancelled Represented Worcestershire in the UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships	JANE PYE & SARAH LEWIS
JANUARY 2007	NONE		NONE
DECEMBER 2006	RACHEAL MOSS/ANITA JONES/AMANDA CROFTS JOHN AMOS CRAIG BONE RACHEL WARD ELLIE HOOPER	First ladies team at Sneyd 10 First M50 at the Wolverhampton Turkey Trot Won thrilling last race decider to take League title for 2007 First F45 at Mortimer Forest 10 First F50 at Wheaton Aston 10km and Sneyd 10 setting new club records.	CRAIG BONE
NOVEMBER 2006	RACHEL WARD ELLIE HOOPER IAN HALL RACHEAL MOSS	First F45 in the Wrekin Wrecker fell race and 2nd F45 in the Suicide Six First F50 in the Suicide Six Fastest man at the Club handicap Fastest Lady at the Club handicap	ELLIE HOOPER
OCTOBER 2006	CASSIE BELCHER JENNY BADHAM ANITA JONES RICHARD BAKER	Ran her first half marathon at Kenilworth, AND her first marathon in Chicago. Turned up at Pattingham late, but still started and passed dozens of runners. Completed her first marathon in Cardiff in 3:37.16 Organised and presented another excellent quiz night.	ANITA JONES
SEPTEMBER 2006	ELLIE HOOPER	Ran her first race as a F50 at the Shuttle/Mercer 10km, won her category AND set a new club record. Not a bad start.	ELLIE HOOPER
AUGUST 2006	LINDSAY PULLEY MAUREEN OAKLEY SHAW PYE MIKE CLACKSON	Hosted the month's guest run despite being injured Non-running support at Tenbury 10km Cycled to Tenbury 10km to support club runners Only club finisher in this year's Worcestershire mid-week series	MIKE CLACKSON
JULY 2006	DAVID WHYMANT SIMON GREGG SARAH LEWIS ANITA JONES SHAW PYE	Winner of M60 category at the Milton Keynes Half Marathon 5kms PB at Himley Park Agreed to take over as Membership Secretary Winner of F35 category at the Crown Classic Overall winner of the Rubery multi-terrain 10km race	DAVID WHYMANT
JUNE 2006	RACHEL WARD COLIN LUCAS JANE PYE	Ran 2 triathlons and hosted the Friday night guest run Sadly ended his excellent term as Committee Member Agreed to take over as Social Secretary	JANE PYE
MAY 2006	CORIN ELLIOTT JOHN AMOS DANIELA MAFFEI ADAM CHILDE JEAN LUCAS JENNY BADHAM MONICA GUISE MARIE BYRNE	Ran 2 marathons in 2 weeks London & Stratford, recording a PB at Stratford, just 4 days after scoring another PB at the D-K 10km County Champion gold medallist at Halesowen Hillock Second JF & PB at Tewkesbury 5 AND Junior female winner of the Tour of Derwent Valley Junior Male winner of the Tour of Derwent Valley F50 winner of the Tour of Derwent Valley & organiser of the weekend F55 winner of the Tour of Derwent Valley - her first ever prize Official club interpreter with the Chileans, and sorted out the race organisers when they missed one of our prize winners Ran in the final race of the Tour of Derwent valley - her first race after serious illness	ADAM CHILDE
APRIL 2006	GERRY SANDERS RACHEL WARD DAVID WHYMANT SIMON GREGG & ELLIE HOOPER JANE PYE	Arranging for printing of Wyre Forest Half entry forms First F45 at the Scenic Six First M60 at the Scenic Six Winners of the Easter Sunday Treasure Hunt Organising a superb club Treasure Hunt on Easter Sunday	JANE PYE
MARCH 2006	CRAIG LEWIS SHAW PYE WENDY BROWN	Continuing to arrange interesting training routes despite the increased difficulty of having to please so many runners, especially on Wednesdays Not for any running ability as such, but simply for turning out to run the Forest of Dean half Marathon just 24 hours after running the Rhayader Round the Lakes 20. Bloody mad ! Completing her very first half marathon at the Forest of Dean	SHAW PYE
FEBRUARY 2006	JANE PYE MARTIN CHILDE JEAN LUCAS	Running the final Cross Country league race to ensure we fielded a full team, despite her long recent injury lay-off Once again processing over 400 entries for the ROC fencing Wyre Forest 8 as well as all the other tasks he undertakes to make the race a success For her continued hard work and efforts in fundraising and organising social events	MARTIN CHILDE
JANUARY 2006	MIKE WARREN LINDSAY PULLEY JOHN AMOS GERRY SANDERS JACQUIEY ATKINSON	Taking photos at the Presentation night and uploading them to the club website Arranging Nike Bowerman Van visit to training night First member to race in the New Year at the Hereford 10km For his efforts in organising Human Bingo at the Presentation night Showed bottle to keep going at the Aldridge Cross Country in face of serious opposition	MIKE WARREN
DECEMBER 2005	DAVE SCRIVEN	Brand new member who turned up at the second Cross Country league race despite injury to help club out. Beyond the call of duty !	DAVE SCRIVEN
NOVEMBER 2005	SHAW PYE/SARAH LEWIS SHAW PYE SIMON JAROSINSKI	Jointly for hard work as Cross Country captains to get such a good start to season New Cross Country captain who got two teams out for the first time ever at Senneleys Excellent performances in his first two races for the club	SHAW PYE and SARAH LEWIS
OCTOBER 2005	SHAW PYE MIKE WARREN JANE PYE TAMARA CARSE	PB at Stroud and Excellent performances over recent months Support & photographic duties at Pattingham and help with website Support at Pattingham and leafletting cars for ROC 8 First time under two hours for half marathon at Stroud	MIKE WARREN
SEPTEMBER 2005	DAVID PYE SARAH ARMSTRONG ANNE RENDELL GERRY SANDERS	Knocked 25 mins off his Marathon PB at Wolverhampton, AFTER 18 YEARS ! Ran her first ever marathon at Wolverhampton and qualified for London 2006 Ran her first ever half marathon at the Great North Run Continuing efforts with kit supplies & new reflective bibs	DAVID PYE
AUGUST 2005	BRIAN HUMPHRIES SIMON GREGG SHAW PYE	Travelled to Bugatti 10km WITHOUT an entry to take photos of club members Ran both races at Race The Train despite only ever having run a half marathon Ran both races at Race The Train finishing first for the club in each	BRIAN HUMPHRIES
JULY 2005	MARTIN CHILDE PETE WALL MONICA GUISE	Processing 240 entries for the Half Marathon & efforts on the day Providing his Land Rover & trailer for the Half Marathon Completed the summer Tough Guy despite problems with dehydration - also gave up coffee AND alcohol (?) to be able to take part !	PETE WALL
JANUARY 2005	LINDSAY PULLEY SARAH LEWIS RICHARD BAKER MARTIN CHILDE ROGER CANAVAN GERRY SANDERS CRAIG LEWIS	County X-C medal County X-C medal Not The Roman 9 entries Work on ROC 8 entries Amazing journey to represent AFRC at X-C meeting Photocopied all the ROC 8 information packs Arranged & drove minibus to Not The Roman 9	ROGER CANAVAN
FEBRUARY 2005	MARTIN CHILDE SARAH LEWIS PETE WALL SHAW PYE	Work on entries & on the day at ROC 8 Forest of Dean Half entries Provided second vehicle for ROC 8 despite theft of trailer 2 days before Tremendous run at Dursley Dozen finishing 15th & gaining first ever prize	SARAH LEWIS
MARCH 2005	RICHARD BAKER JAMES YOUNG TAMARA CARSE JANE PYE CRAIG LEWIS	Work on FEET FIRST, website, notice board, press releases etc First half marathon run at Forest of Dean First half marathon run at Forest of Dean PB at Forest of Dean, running well, regular at training, mainstay of X-C team Arranged and drove minibus to Forest of Dean Half	JANE PYE
APRIL 2005	MONICA GUISE RICHARD BAKER SARAH ARMSTRONG	Represented the club at the Paris Marathon Heavy workload plus major headaches with PC crash & injury Won ladies race at the Scenic Six in Peopleton	SARAH ARMSTRONG
MAY 2005	NIC HYDE DANIELA MAFFEI MARIANNE HAYCOX PHIL BUBB RICHARD BAKER SHAW PYE JEAN LUCAS DANIELA MAFFEI	Took charge of training session on the night we were all at the D-K 10km Ran her first ever 5 miler at Tewkesbury and came 2nd in her age group Two 10km PB's in 4 days ending in an agonising 50.03 at St. Alban's Two PB's in 4 days at D-K 10k & Tewkesbury Half All the hard work behind the scenes keeping everything going General improvement in running, regular at training, agreed to take over position of Cross Country captain, excellent race results Organising the excellent weekend at Ilam Hall Running 3 of the 4 races in the Tour of Derwent Valley at such a young age	DANIELA MAFFEI
JUNE 2005	MATT SMITH JEAN LUCAS RICHARD BAKER JENNY BADHAM	Completed the Dartmoor Discovery 32 mile race Organised second weekend away in two months at Torbay Half Marathon that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone Sheer persistence and bloody-mindedness in travelling to Derbyshire TWICE to complete the Tour of Derwent Valley after missing the final race due to a puncture. Despite her broken foot and disappointment of missing recent events, Jenny has continued to support club activities, including weekends away in Derbyshire & Devon, and coming to Friday training nights	RICHARD BAKER