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Karl C · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: BENFLEET 15 - 25th January 2009

Benfleet 15
10:30am, Sunday 25 January 2009
Castle View School, Meppel Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9RZ

Entry forms will be available from our website shortly.
We will also be taking our own online entries via our website, with secure payment being taken via Paypal or your credit card.

Another first for 2009 will be the first staging of the Benfleet 1.5 Junior Run prior to the main run.

http://www.benfleetrunningclub.com/benfleet15

Mike Mason · #7 Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1055 Location: Hockley

woohoo I am re-ironing last years untouched number....
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Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

This is going to be seriously muddy now. Ran the downs bit to leigh Station last Sunday and it was bad! It will be really treacherous! Excellent sorts the men from the boys.............. And the ladies from the girls!
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Oh goodie - should be some excellent quotes from the winners! Pity the Echo can't print the expletives!

Andy F · #2 Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 272 Location: Hullbridge

I can confirm that Jez, I ran/swam the course with Graeme Moore this morning and the Downs are quite badly flooded. The hill and top section before the station is unbelievably slippery, you will need something with plenty of grip on your feet.
I am unfortunatley working all weekend, so will not be able to be out there to support all those racing.
So good luck to you all, and to those Marshalling.
Your going to need it.
Cheers
Andy

Mike Mason · #7 Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1055 Location: Hockley

unfortunately I have been exiled to Romania for 6 months and will be flying over the course as the race starts. Hope that the weather is really really horrible....

The good news, for me at least, is that I will be back soon. It did seem like a drastic action to not have to watch Spurs playing regularly...but there you go.

All the best to you all....

Mike
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Tony Mead · #1 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 38

The wind looks like a southwesterly on Sunday so if I'm right it should push us a long on the way back from Leigh. Good O.
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Aren't you running westerly on the way back surely?

I'm not sure you'll find the wind helpful from that direction, I'd make the most of it on the way out.

Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

MM1

Does this mean you will be adding another pristine Benfleet 15 number to your collection?

Are you just going to keep entering until you get a number you like?

Enjoy/endure Romania!
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Tony Mead · #1 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 38

Yes i got that wrong. My only hope dashed thanks Debbie.
Now ill never keep up with jez. I'm not looking forward to this at all
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Mike Mason · #7 Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 1055 Location: Hockley

thanks Jez. Yes 2 races completed and 2 ironed and pressed numbers in my drawer thanks to a holiday and an exiling clash..take care. MM1
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Ah don't despair Tony you'll be fine my forecast says the wind is predominantly southerly at worst SSW - so still more southerly than west so it won't be right in the face on any long stretches. It will be a bit strong early on but is easing through the morning so I think it's been worse at other times when you've run the Benfleet 15. Am I cheering you up yet? Honestly I think you'll do well on this we have a great Benfleet mens team running with you Jez and Graham - go for it - team prize is up for grabs guys!

Good luck Tony I'll be waiting at the finish for a classic quote

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

It will be raining the entire duration of the race though...

but I'm sure that won't bother you tough guys

Us marshals will probably be moaning more !!

and the forecast could always change...

JBD · #3 Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 317

It is grim out there....with my own training run scuppered fttb, and no prospect of tennis, sorely tempted to see the sights of mud covered runners at the other end of the downs at around 10/11 miles....!

Good luck to all the runners and the marshalls !

Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

Well done to all the guys and girls who ran today, excellent race!

Special thanks to all the marshalls for all the encouragement along the route and everyone at Benfleet for a problem free race.

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Lee O · #3 Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 385 Location: Canvey Island

Well done to all who ran and Marshalled.

Superb run by Jez to finish 2nd.

Well done Bob who ran Marshalls race yesterday and Swept today..

and finally What FINE WEATHER we had...
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bobby · #2 Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 257

Well done to all who ran todays race in rotten conditions. We had lots of comments from runners as they came through the finish line on the quality of the organisation and the helpfulness and encouragement of the marshalling. Well done to all of you. It wasn't fun out there but it makes you proud to be Benfleet.

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

I would also like to add well done and thanks to Terry and Karl - can't believe any other club would get the results out that quickly on the website and I've emailed the full report to the Echo by 5.15 pm! What a team we are!

Thanks to the winning teams both men and ladies for posing for photos for me and I even got printable quotes from both Jez and Lucy!! - hope they print them!

WELL DONE BENFLEET, brilliant results in the race and excellent marshalling and organisation as ever

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Oh yes full spread and full results with pics will be in the Echo Tuesday.

Lucycat · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject:

Deb - what did I say! I do remember finishing feeling absolutely ****ed and pretty much saying so which wont make the greatest quote!

Happy days in the mancer house!!!! Champers is a great recovery drink for a girl with expensive tastes.
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Lucy and Paddy

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Ah ah Lucy I just stand around earwigging things you say to each other and grab the best quote! It wasn't much you were just decribing the course and so was Gail - I put both in anyway. Jez made a throw away remark I latched onto as well. I certainly wasn't printing what Graham said as he came through the finish line!!!

Enjoy the champers both of you, well done you were both truly awesome

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Tony would you like a copy of the pic I took? If so send me a PM with your email address and I'll email it on. Came out well.

Tony Mead · #1 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 38

Didn't we all do well thanks everyone involved great job.
No idea what a pm is Debbie but i would like a copy of the photo.
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debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Click on my name and send me a Personal Message with your email address Tony.

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

At the bottom of this post you'll see pm click on that it'll get a message direct to me.

mikemoreton · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject:

Well done to all.

Congrats to te Mancers too

Can you save me te paper

guess i need a new keyboard ere in Andorra.

Regards

MM2

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

It's sent to you Tony

Do you want me to pick you up an Echo Mike? I'm hoping they'll print my team photos too but they had their own photographer so I think they'll just use those.

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

You can just say yes Mike you won't have to type an "h" then!

boabmac1 · #1 Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 131

Thanks for the opportunity of running sweeper. It was great to be last with a licence. But I did get tired of people telling me 'well done, keep going you're nearly there! - you are doing really well'. I always run as if I havn't got another mile in me, but please remember I am the Chairman of the self preservation society!

I ran 15 yesterday but I must confess to missing out the downs. However, it was like a sheet of ice particularly at Leigh station (and what about all those cars with the windows smashed! The yobs had a field day.)
I needed to be home for Rangers v Aberdeen at 11:30 so I had to set off early.

I have to admire all who participated and completed- only two dropped out at 4 and 6 miles respectively. What a fantastic performance from the Benfleet runners with Jez, Graeme and tony claiming the mens team prize.

This is a fantastic race and probably the hardest of any that I have done. I almost started swimming , being just a wee fat bloke, at 7 miles just before the castle!

Well done to all- Benfleet Running Club done the Running world proud!

boabmac1 · #1 Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 131

By the way- well done debbie you weather forecast was spot on!
You are the new ulrika1

JBD · #3 Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 317

Well this race looked like great fun from what I saw....managed to nip out for an hour to get to the 9 mile mark, just as all the runners came out of the mud bath of the downs to the solid ground just before Leigh Station.

Saw at least 6 people fall over on the downhill bit, reminded me of classic It's a Knockout, only needed the Stuart Hall laugh and a camera and you're talking tv gold !

Lots of smiles though, and for every mud splattered struggler there was a canny smug clean clothed athlete who clearly stayed upright !

I had so much fun there that when i found out my tennis match was cancelled, I carried on over to Canvey to witness many of the same runners i saw at 9 miles finishing off the race....i really really really want to have a go, genuinely jealous of the participants, and well done to the Benfleet boys and especially the girls who did so brilliantly !

Well done to all the marshalls and time recorders, i only dipped in to this race, there were people at their stations for hours getting cold, fair play to them and well done Benfleet RC, lots of runners complimenting the organisation at the finish.

But the race, well, tough doesn't quite describe it, and one lady was saying "never again" at 9 miles and the first thing she said as she crossed the line was........."never again" ! Ah well......she'll get that euphoria of achievement round about now supping a glass of wine

Good work everybody

Graham · #3 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 395

Add my thanks to all the marshalls, timekeepers, administrators and of course the lovely kitchen wenches slaving away all day. Ho ho.

Can't forget all Clive & Lyn's hard graft in running the event like clockwork, and of course our generous sponsors.

Jez & Lucy truly are the endurance King & Queen of Benfleet (Jez you're the Queen!)

And Bob - you're a wee legend mate.

erasedcitizen · #1 Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 79 Location: Benfleet

Well done all, I'll look out for the write up in the Echo!

Benfleet runners in the limelight again!

bobby · #2 Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 257

The amazing thing was Bob wasstill smiling when he came over the finish. Excellent job to you Bob and everyone else involved. Especially the backroom boys who nobody ever sees. i.e.Lyn, Sue, Carol, Joyce Diane, etc. And of course all those who ran on Saturday and managed to churn it up nicely for everybody else. I almost wish I had been there.

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Jez · #2 Joined: 18 Feb 2007 Posts: 291 Location: Eastwood

Graham, thanks for your kind words. It might be funnier to tip you out of our Kayak next Sunday.................... I know how much you love the cold!!!
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Karl C · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject:

Who won the team prizes then.....??

Karl C · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

oh yes, it was us wasn't it ?!

Graham · #3 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 395

Jez - I was planning on wearing a wetsuit for the entire race.

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

The Echo say a 2 page spread is in tomorrow and they hope to use my photos (shown on this thread above) in Friday's paper with a bit more about the winning teams (who were they again? - oh yes US!).

Comments on RW forum are brilliant

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mikemoreton · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:34 pm Post subject:

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Yes!! I have a better keyboard!!

Been telling everybody I see here in Andorra what a fantastic running club we have having just had our men and ladies team take top prizes. Well done again.

Debbie, Can you buy me an echo and I should be over on Tuesday 3rd.

debbie g · #6 Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 707

Will do Mike and thanks for the international PR !! Get them all to vote on the Echo awards too!!

www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/awards/achievement/

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