AMAZING FEET RC : LATEST NEWS ARCHIVE ~ NOVEMBER 2007
| November 30 ~ Another London reject, as AMANDA POWELL receives her 'No Thanks' letter from the organisers. Amanda goes into the ever-growing hat for our London places |
| November 29 ~ I have added some details to ELLIE HOOPER's ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE. Apologies for missing them out originally |
| November 29 ~ More 2008 Flora London Marathon news ~ SIMON GREGG has been rejected as has DAVID PYE. They don't know what they are missing ! SHAW PYE however is in |
| November 29 ~ DAVID WHYMANT has been nominated by SIMON GREGG as the November Foot of the Month, following his M60 success at the Suicide Six-ish on the 18th. SHAW PYE has also nominated David, also citing his recent return to form |
| November 29 ~ Three weeks after the Worcs County races, the Midlands Cross Country Championships will be held (Saturday 26th January 2008) at Leamington Spa. Again, teams will consist of six runners (men) or three runners (ladies). Please register your interest with SHAW PYE or SARAH LEWIS by 28th December at the latest |
| November 29 ~ A reminder that the 2007/8 Worcestershire County Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday 5th January 2008 at Droitwich. This is a great opportunity for the club to pick up a number of both individual and team medals - please register your interest with either SHAW PYE or SARAH LEWIS by December 17th at the latest (better still, why not do it NOW, then you won't be able to forget) |
| November 28 ~ ELLIE HOOPER has received the dreaded rejection magazine from the Flora London Marathon, and goes into the ballot for the clubs' two places. GERRY SANDERS has also been rejected for the 2008 race, but his 4:11.50 finish in this year's FLM means he is banned from the 2008 ballot. Sorry Gerry |
| November 28 ~ The ROC FENCING WYRE FOREST 8 PAGE has finally been updated, and the all important entry form has been added |
| November 27 ~ CORIN ELLIOTT is the latest London reject - he goes into the ballot for the two club places |
| November 27 ~ PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER FOOT OF THE MONTH AWARD ! These should be advised to a member of the committee by this Friday |
| November 27 ~ Finally, we have entry forms for the Mortimer Forest hill race on December 16th, which are in the Club File |
| November 27 ~ The club photocopier is back in action, and a number of entry forms have been added to the Club File. These include the Forest of Dean Xmas Forest 5 on December 16th, Hereford New Years Day 10km on January 1st 2008, Gloucester New Year 10 on January 6th, Forest of Dean Trails series (races two and three to come) on January 6th and February 17th, Cannock Chase Trig Point 15 on January 13th, Stourbridge Stagger on February 3rd, Muddy Woody 6 also on February 17th, Bourton-on-the-Water 10km on February 24th, Haweswater Half marathon in Cumbria on March 2nd, Ironbridge Half marathon on March 9th, Stafford 20 also on March 9th, Chedworth Roman Trail 10 on April 6th, Langdale St Georges Day 10km in Cumbria on April 19th and Shakespeare Marathon & Half on April 27th |
| November 27 ~ To-day's Roll of Honour update is Ladies Cross Country Captain SARAH LEWIS. See ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE for details |
| November 26 ~ Another London Marathon rejection as JULIE DRAPER receives the dreaded letter |
| November 26 ~ RACHEL COOPER has received the dreaded Flora London Marathon rejection letter, and goes into the ballot |
| November 26 ~ DAVID PYE has just undergone the updating process - see the ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE. IAN HALL has also been added to the list |
| November 26 ~ GEORGE STERRY has advised that he has been accepted into the 2008 Flora London Marathon, joining JOHN AMOS. Please let me know if you have been accepted (or rejected) |
| November 25 ~ The latest member update on the ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE is RACHEL WARD |
| November 25 ~ CRAIG BONE, MARK BAILEY and PETER TROW take part in the first of the Forest of Dean Winter Trails series 15.4 kms races today. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 24 ~ SUZANNE DUNN has also been 'done' - see the ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE |
| November 24 ~ CRAIG BONE is the second club member to receive his update on the ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE |
| November 23 ~ I am aware that the ROLL OF HONOUR PAGE needs updating, specifically the individual members' pages. First to undergo the upgrade is ELLIE HOOPER and others will follow in due course. Please be patient - this is painstakingly slow work and I'll try to do one a day when possible |
| November 23 ~ The FOOT OF THE MONTH PAGE has been updated |
| November 23 ~ Looks like RACHEL COOPER will be the only club representative at the popular Wheaton Aston 10km event on December 27th. Rachel is the only AMAZING FEET member in the entry list on the D-KRC website, which also states that the race is full |
| November 23 ~ Just spotted an AMAZING FEET finisher in the 6th Wrekin Wrecker fell race on November 4th. Well done to RICHARD HAYNES who finished this 8 mile event which has 2,400 feet of climbing. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 23 ~ Congratulations to SUZANNE DUNN, who won the October Foot of the Month award for completing her marathon debut in Venice. This is Suzanne's second deserved monthly award in four months |
| November 23 ~ Contact details for committee members have been added to the new membership page (link from the Home Page above the Turtle menu) |
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PLEASE NOTE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE ::: MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2007/8 ARE £15. CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO AMAZING FEET RC & PASSED TO SARAH LEWIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. |
| November 22 ~ 27 attend tonight's Annual General Meeting, which passes off without any major problems. The committee is returned unanimously for another twelve months, and MARTIN CHILDE is re-elected as Club chairman for a further year. There is still room on the committee for one more person - anybody interested please contact Martin or RICHARD BAKER |
| November 20 ~ We have received entry forms for the Action Heart 5 in Dudley on February 24th 2008. These are available in the Club File |
| November 20 ~ We have added a report from RACHEL WARD on the Suicide Six last Sunday - see the RACE REPORTS PAGE |
| November 20 ~ We are delighted to confirm details of the charity donation that Amazing Feet RC made a couple of months ago, in keeping with the proposal adopted at last year's AGM. The committee decided to make a donation to the DANNY APPEAL ~ Danny is 10 year old Danny Sanders of Linnet Rise, Kidderminster, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe bone wasting disease. Danny is now confined to a wheelchair, and his single mum wants to buy Danny a special motorised wheelchair that helps to raise the user into a standing position. The chair costs £9,400, and we have been delighted as a club to help in a small way. For the full story and pictures, visit www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk and type Danny in the search box |
| November 19 ~ Likewise after the Suicide Six-ish, the ladies title is decided with congratulations going to AMANDA POWELL on her first league title. AMANDA is 14 points ahead of ELLIE HOOPER, while RACHEL WARD is a further 19 points back in third place. With confirmation of the points & positions still to come, these are undoubtedly the three ladies winners |
| November 19 ~ Following yesterday's Suicide Six-ish, a quick calculation of league points indicates that we have our 2007 Champions confirmed with one race still to go. CRAIG BONE has a 33 point lead over GEORGE STERRY, so with one race to go cannot be caught. Congratulations to CRAIG on retaining his Race League title - only the second member to do this (JOHN AMOS has done it twice - in 2001/2 and 2004/5). GEORGE leads MARK BAILEY by 5 points, so the destination of the runners-up and third place trophies remains in the balance. Please note, points positions still to be confirmed |
| November 19 ~ We have received entry forms for the City of Lincoln 10km on March 30th 2008. Though this is a long way to go for a 10km (and at £14 it is expensive too) the entry forms have been added to the Club File |
| November 18 ~ Well done also to ELLIE HOOPER, who finished as F50 Champion at the Suicide Six-ish today |
| November 18 ~ Congratulations to DAVID WHYMANT (M60 Champion) and RACHEL WARD (F45 Champion) at to-day's Suicide Six-ish. In all, sixteen club members (8 men/8 ladies) took part in this latest league race, CRAIG BONE finishing as second M45. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 14 ~ We have received notification from K&S AC of their 5km Christmas Cracker event which is to be held on December 16th (same day as Telford, Mortimer Forest and the Wolverhampton Turkey Trot ! Why ???? Entry forms are available in the Club File |
| November 14 ~ We have added reports from NIC HYDE (the Cardiac Arrest 8) and SHAW PYE (Sodbury Slog) to the RACE REPORTS PAGE |
| November 14 ~ We have received entry forms for the Midlands Cross Country Championships which are to be held at Newbold Comyn, Leamington Spa on Saturday 26th January 2008. There is no limit on the number of club members that can run, but in the men's race the first 6 will score for the team, and in the ladies race the first 4 will score. Closing date is January 4th 2008 - any interested members should initially contact Cross Country captains SHAW PYE or SARAH LEWIS |
| November 14 ~ We have received a supply of entry forms today for the Not The Roman IX 12km road race on January 20th, 2008, which are available in the Club File. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO BE THE FIRST RACE IN THE 2008 RACE LEAGUE, AND THAT THE RACE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY FULL WELL IN ADVANCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. Don't delay ~ get your entries in asap |
| November 13 ~ During my Lakes holiday, we have received entry forms for the 2008 Wellingborough multi-terrain series - three races on January 13th, February 3rd and February 24th 2008. On each date, there will be three races at 5km, 10km & 15km distance at Irchester Country Park just south of Wellingborough, Northants. Finishers of each race receive a medal, with tee shirts, beanie hats or long sleeved tee shirts to series finishers, depending on distance. Entry forms should you want one are in the Club File |
| November 13 ~ Will any club members who have changed their personal details during the last twelve months (ie, address, telephone or mobile numbers and e-mail addresses) please let us have their new details as soon as possible. This can be done either by e-mail to Sarah Lewis or Richard Baker, or simply by handing a note over with your annual subscriptions for 2007/8. Please do not send in your cheque for membership subscriptions before the AGM, as there is a proposal to increase the membership fee to £15 |
| November 12 ~ The last committee meeting before the Annual General Meeting on November 22nd takes place tonight at the Land Oak |
| November 11 ~ SHAW PYE finishes in an excellent 7th position in today's Sodbury Slog, out of 1,014 finishers. DAVID PYE also takes part. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 10 ~ We have received our two official club places for the 2008 Flora London Marathon. Initially, all members are eligible to take part in the ballot for these, provided they are fully paid-up members of AFRC for 2007/8, have entered the 2008 Flora London Marathon, and have been rejected. There are further conditions, which can be found Names to RICHARD BAKER as soon as you know please |
| November 4 ~ NIC HYDE tackles the second Cardiac Arrest 8 miler in Buckinghamshire, which includes two ponds, a tunnel IN a stream, and a sheep dip ! Details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 4 ~ CRAIG BONE and PETER TROW take part in today's Guy Fawkes 5 at Tewkesbury. Peter finished in a time of 34.01, to record sub 7-minute miling for the first time in a race. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 4 ~ It's RICHARD BAKER again, completing his 60th race of 2007 at the 48th running of the Derwentwater 10 road race. Details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 3 ~ RICHARD BAKER takes part in the excellent 'Steamy Surprise' - a 12.8km trail race along the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District. Details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 1 ~ There is a new MENS CROSS COUNTRY PAGE with this year's first race individual and team results now fully up to date. Access as before from the Cross Country link on the left |
| November 1 ~ Results from the opening round of the Midland Womens X-C League are now on the RESULTS PAGE. Our three ladies finished 13th out of the 24 teams who managed to finish a team, and first Worcestershire club ahead of our local rivals Stourbridge RC (14th), Halesowen C&AC (15th), Cobra RC (16th). Sadly, only two of this years' finishers were veterans, so we shall be unable to better out third position in last year's veteran competition |
| November 1 ~ Huge congratulations to SUZANNE DUNN who completed her first ever marathon in Venice on Sunday (28th October). Suzanne is recovering with nothing worse than a pair of swollen ankles to contend with. Details of Suzanne's PB run are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| November 1 ~ The committee meeting scheduled for next Monday (5th) has been put back a week and will now take place on Monday November 12th. PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OCTOBER FOOT OF THE MONTH |