AMAZING FEET RC : LATEST NEWS ARCHIVE ~ OCTOBER 2011
| October 26 ~ The INTER-CLUB RACE LEAGUE PAGE has now been fully updated with both the Shuttle 10km and Pattingham results |
| October 26 ~ Congratulations to DAVID WHYMANT who becomes the only the sixth different winner of the Inter-Club Race League in 12 seasons. Strong performances (and 59 points) at the Shuttle and Pattingham races means he is 69 points clear with two races to go. |
| October 26 ~ E-mails regarding the Annual General Meeting have been sent out to-day to all but three of the clubs' members (the only ones without e-mail). If you have not received your notification and copy of the agenda, please let RICHARD BAKER know as soon as possible and I'll try again |
| October 26 ~ With staggering efficiency for our sport, we have received our two guaranteed Virgin London Marathon places this morning (only THREE working days after applying), and these will now be allocated via a draw at the Annual General Meeting on November 24th. Will all those members who have entered and been rejected please let Club Secretary RICHARD BAKER have their names as soon as possible. If you want to know the full conditions required to be eligible for the draw, please e-mail Richard |
| October 25 ~ Congratulations to IAN HALL who completed his first 160km (100 mile) single stage race at Andalucia over the weekend of October 22/33. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 24 ~ The 18th Annual General Meeting of AMAZING FEET RC has been confirmed for THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24th 2011 at 7.30 pm for an 8.00 pm start. The venue will be as in previous years, though now renamed the Academy Suite, at Kidderminster Harriers FC. Tea & coffee will be provided before the meeting, and 2011/2012 subscriptions will be due on the night. All members will be contacted with full details and an agenda in the next few days |
| October 24 ~ DAVE PERRIGO is the latest new member of AMAZING FEET RC ~ his application was unanimously approved at tonight's committee meeting. Dave is 39 years old and lives in Hartlebury. He becomes the 59th club member, and we trust he will enjoy his time with us |
| October 24 ~ The latest club committee meeting takes place at the King & Castle tonight - all four committee members are present |
| October 23 ~ A good turnout of FEET in the Bupa Great Birmingham half marathon to-day, with nine club members taking part. All nine appear to have finished well within the top half of the field, with four of them in the first 200. SHAW PYE came home in 62nd place out of a total field of around 11,500 (though as with all these large chip timing events, it is impossible to actually view the full results). Full details of all our finishers are on the RESULTS PAGE ~ note these are chip timings ONLY as there are no official gun timings available outside the first ten finishers |
| October 21 ~ Our application for the club's guaranteed entries into the 2012 Virgin London Marathon has been sent off to-day. Now is the time for any club member who has been with AMAZING FEET RC for over a year, has entered the 2012 London Marathon, AND been rejected to put their names into the draw for the club places (we usually receive two). You MUST be able to prove that you have been rejected - ie one of the committee will need to see your rejection letter before the draw is made, hopefully at the AGM |
| October 16 ~ Following to-day's League race at Pattingham, DAVID WHYMANT is confirmed as the 2011 race League winner, having completed his victorious title win with two races still to go |
| October 16 ~ Just six FEET took part in the latest of this year's Club League races at the Bells of Pattingham Run - our lowest entry in this event for many years. Full details can be found on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 16 ~ STACY HEWERDINE ran in the Mud Runner Classic at Eastnor Castle to-day. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 16 ~ RICHARD SAVERY took part in the Cardiff half marathon to-day. Full results are still awaited, but details of Richard's time are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 16 ~ Four FEET completed to-day's Abingdon Marathon, with SHAW PYE, RACHID TAIBI and SARAH LEWIS all recording PB's. Shaw also set a new club marathon record, knocking over four minutes off the previous mark which he set himself at Stratford-upon-Avon in 2007. Apparently Rachid recorded his PB running in flip-flops (see Shaw's race report) ! DAVID PYE also completed the race. Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 15 ~ STU HAWKES has 400 Wyre Forest 8 entry forms some of which need to be circulated at Pattingham on Sunday. If any member who is doing the Bells run and is willing to take the entry forms over can let Stu or Richard Baker know TO-DAY, we will arrange to get them to you. |
| October 13 ~ SIMON GREGG has advised that the track sessions at Stourport start at 6.30 on a Wednesday evening. Please note the amendment above to the time |
| October 9 ~ CRAIG LEWIS completed the Breiddens Fell Race to-day - full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 9 ~ STEVE CLARKE had an excellent run at the Bournville Leafy 10km to-day, finishing in 10th place overall. MARK COOPER arrived late and missed the start, but managed to complete the race having passed over a third of the field ! Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 8 ~ Three of the best of AMAZING FEET's ladies tackled the Worcestershire Beacon Race to-day which follows a course up to the top of the Malvern Hills and back down into the town. SARAH ARMSTRONG finished ONE SECOND faster than last year, was 4th lady home and won her category. ANITA JONES and SARAH LEWIS also completed the race, which Sarah A reports had excellent tea and cakes at the end ! Full details are on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 7 ~ With grateful thanks to JON FLEMING, we now have the full results from last Sunday's Shuttle 10km (2nd) where in fact seven FEET completed the course. DAVID WHYMANT took the M65 title, while RACHEAL MOSS finished as runner-up in her category. Full details are now on the RESULTS PAGE |
| October 5 ~ The RACE DIARY PAGE has now been fully updated. Any club member who wants an entry form and cannot find it on the internet or at races can contact me for a copy if the RACE DIARY PAGE indicates that they are available in the club file |
| October 2 ~ JON FLEMING completed the Shuttle 10km to-day, somewhat disappointed with his time but this was due to the heat of this October weekend ! Jon's time is on the RESULTS PAGE with full details to follow |