Buxton & District Athletic Club

Club Championship Standings and An Appeal - 03 September 2010

Emma Wentworth has kindly forwarded the Club Championship standings as of 3 September 2010. The results include the recent Taddington Lanes Race. Please follow the link Club Championship Standings 2010 to view the standings. Emma also requests that all runners who are taking part in the championships send their best times over the half marahotn and full marathon distances (set in 2010) to her so that she can complete the standings.

Upcoming Races - 30 August 2010

Please remember that the Roy Fowler Memorial Relays are being held in Leek on Sunday 5 September 2010, with a 10:30 start time. The relay consists of four legs of two miles each. We have entered a number of teams. Nigel Critchlow is coordinating the teams. The Longnor Races are held on Thursday 9 September 2010. The start time is around 18:30, but will depend on the horse and motorbike races that precede the running races. There is a junior race over 2 miles (one lap) and senior race over 4 miles (two laps). Please note that the Longnor race involves a stream crossing - wet feet are inevitable!

Rudisha Strikes Again - 30 August 2010

Kenya's David Rudisha has lowered the 800 m world record again. He inched very, very close to a 1:40 clocking. His time was 1:41:01 and he won by almost two seconds. It is also worth noting that they went through 400 m in 48.20 - exceedingly quick. Another fine performance by Michael Rimmer who came fourth in the same race and set a new PB with 1:43:89 to boot!

Website Update - 30 August 2010

I have moved the news from July 2010 to the archive, which you can visit by going to News from 2010.

Reports from the Race the Train Race - 25 August 2010

We have two reports from the Race the Train Race. Ros Barrett sends the following report: "In the Dolgoch Challenge over 5.5 miles, Louisa Ramsay finished 3rd lady and 26th overall out of 104 finishers. Louisa's time was 44.19 and she beat the train to the top!! Danny, Louisa's older brother, who hates running, finished 21st overall with a time of 42:46. Excellent performances from Louisa and Danny! The seniors all had great fun teetering on the muddy edges of the precipices and wading through stinky bogs. The train beat all of us! We were too tired to go to the party afterwards!

Ann Roberts-Dinsley send the second report. Ann writes: "What a wonderful weekend for the club weekend away. Myself, my husband jarrod, Ros and Sarah Guise all travelled to Tywyn, west Wales for the prestigous Race the Train weekend. The weather was wet and the bogs deep but we had a brilliant time. Our times were: Ros - 2.18.01, Sarah - 2.26.35, Ann - 2.31.09, and Jarrod - 2.45.37. It rained throughout the race but then the sun came out. Tywyn is a beautiful seaside town with a great atmosphere with lots of other clubs taking advantage of the weekend with the entertainment in the marquee afterwards. Perhaps next year we'll get more Buxton runners up there, see the link to the race website: Race the Train website". Ann also send a photograph, which you can see by going to Three happy ladies at Race the Train race 2010.

Brief Report from the Dorset Doddle - 25 August 2010

Emma Wentworth took part in the Dorset Doddle, a 31 mile jaunt along the coastal footpath, and sends the following report: "Dorset Doodle was no Doddle! it was very hard with 7000 ft of climbing and mud like I have never seen! I finished with no injuries in 8 hours."

Rudisha Sets New 800 m World Record - 22 August 2010

The latest Kenyan super talent, David Rudisha, set a new world record over 800 m at the Grand Prix competition in Berlin today. Rudisha shaved off 0.02 s from Wilson Kipketer's 13-year old record so the new record stands at 1:41:09; thus pushing down Sir Seb Coe to third place on the all-time list. Rudisha has gone under 1:42 at least once previously this year. Awesome! BTW, Rudisha's only 21 years old. The lad could go very far. We could see a 1:40 clocking before long.

Mo Farah Sets Phenomenal New 5000 m National Record - 20 August 2010

Dave Moorcroft has always been a favourtite of mine. His UK record for 5000 m has stood since 1982. I wished he had been allowed to break 13 minutes; alas, it was not to be. It is fitting that the person to break his record is Mo Farah, who has blossomed properly this summer, thus fulfilling the potential he showed as a Junior athlete. Mo's new record stands at 12:57:94(!) and was set tonight at the Diamond League meeting in Zürich.

Taddington Lanes Race [24 August 2010] - 18 August 2010

The next Club Championship race is the Taddington Lanes race, which will be held on Tuesday 24 August 2010. The race starts at 7pm. The junior race is over 2 miles, while the senior race route is 4 miles. Entry on the day only. The race HQ is the village hall.

Wednesday Night Speed Sessions [4 September 2010] - 18 August 2010

Mark Quince will lead a new Wednesday night speed session. The first session will be held on 4 September 2010. No need to sign up for the session, just join in on the night.

The Junior Section Takes a Summer Break - 12 August 2010

The Junior section will take a short summer break. The Junior section training sessions will commence again on Thursday 2 September at 18:00 in the Sportshall at Buxton Community School.

Results of Meerbrook 15 km race - 08 August 2010

Four Buxtonians travelled the short distance to Meerbrook to take part in the Meerbrook 15 km race. Nigel Critchlow was the first Buxton runner to cross the finish line; Nigel finished 45th with a time of 1:05:54. Ros Barrett finished 168th (and second in her age group) with 1:20:44, just ahead of Brent Greenway in 177th place with a time of 1:22:01. Emma Wentworth, still nursing her poorly wrist, completed the distance in 1:26:53, which earned her 206th place. Tracey Greenway, now representing Ilkley Harriers, took time out from fell running to finish a fine 59th overall; Tracey's time was 1:07:56. Well done, Nigel, Tracey, Ros, Brent and Emma.

Another Date for your Diary [4 December 2010] - 03 August 2010

Christmas is just round the corner, well maybe not quite. In the anticipation that there will a Christmas this year (a fair bet) Sheila has made a provisional booking for our Christmas Do. The date is Saturday 4 December 2010 and the venue is the Railway. There is no need to make any menu choices right now. This is merely to give you time to put the date in your diary. We will post further details of the event nearer the time.

Cross Country Dates for your Diary - 03 August 2010

The North Staffordshire Cross Country League has announced the dates and venues for the four races this year. They are as follows: 2 October 2010 at Winsford, 6 November 2010 at Park Hall, 13 November 2010 at Stafford Common, and 11 December 2010 at Westwood High School in Leek. Winsford is a new venue so I do not know anything about the course, while the other three are all well-loved, nay cherished, especially the Westwood course. I will post further details closer to the time.

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