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Lee O · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 320 Location: Canvey Island

The Following Have Entered Via Club

John Boram-730
Steve Higgins-729
Graeme Newman-731
Susanne Barton-732
Denise Neville-733
Jo Barber-734
Lorna Garrod-735
Steve Desborough-736
Dean Hipperson737
Steve Dear-738
Sarah Grabowski-739
Paul Todd-740

Good Luck To All

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pete the young one · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Benfleet

Good luck everyone!

I'm out injured so will be taking as many embarrassing photos as i can, so everyone do something silly please, haha! compress

Andy F · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 132 Location: Hullbridge

I will see if I can fall over for the second week in a row if you want Pete, just leave a large stone/ rock in the ground at the point where you are taking photos and I will see what I can do!.
Andy

Lee O · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 320 Location: Canvey Island

Yeah, watch your Step Andy, now pity im working..
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Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Well done to everybody that ran today, some very impressive times considering how windy it was.

Support today was great, thanks Pete the young one for the encouragement on the way round - top stuff thumbleft

JBD · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 204

Well done Stevie, I know you did a good time.

Thanks to the supporters, those shouts of "come on Benfleet" keep you going just enough !

Legs just about got me home, thanks to Susanne for dragging me along, especially the last 2 miles, really pleased with time too.....wasn't it gusty !!

Good work all !!

debbie g · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 298

I stayed for the results Julia Palmer, Lorna and Louisa won the Essex Champs team silver. Well done ladies. Julia got over 45's silver, Lorna won the race over 35's trophy and got Essex bronze. Brilliant ladies, really well done!!

Not to be outdone Paul Todd took over 40's silver medal. Well done Toddy awesome time in the wind - 1:17 !!

I would also like to say I briefly held the o45's bronze medal till it was discovered they'd made a mistake and I was actually 4th. Ah well easy come easy go...!

You were right Deb S I should have made a run for it with the medal!

Well done Steve (Dear) - finally a half marathon time you deserve (I bet you shudder now to think of us running the Southend half together!) And I didn't tell Ian your time!! Hope you did though!

Well done to all who ran today there were some excellent times and very impressive to hear of so many PB's in difficult conditions.

cheers

Andy F · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 132 Location: Hullbridge

Well done ladies, Great performances all round.

Pretty tough conditions today, but I think everybody should be pleased with their times. A great course, but just a little bit too breezy today.

Thanks for the great support around the course and at the finish.

Andy

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

15 740 1.17.44 TODD Paul Benfleet R.C. MV40
31 736 1.20.12 DESBOROUGH Steve Benfleet R.C. MV40
117 738 1.28.49 DEAR Steve Benfleet R.C. MO
142 749 1.30.53 PALMER Julia Benfleet R.C. FV45
146 735 1.31.10 GARROD Lorna Benfleet R.C. FV35
157 731 1.32.00 NEWMAN Graeme Benfleet R.C. MV55
199 489 1.34.25 LATHAM Louisa Benfleet R.C. FO
205 862 1.34.48 CHALLIS Kevin Benfleet R.C. MO
242 525 1.36.16 GIBBINS Deborah Benfleet R.C. FV45
287 48 1.39.02 FRITH Andy Benfleet R.C. MO
298 893 1.39.37 MOORE Graeme Benfleet R.C. MV45
337 730 1.42.29 BORAM John Benfleet R.C. MV45
402 909 1.45.54 SMITH Debbie Benfleet R.C. FV45
403 732 1.45.59 BARTON Susanne Benfleet R.C. FV35
404 729 1.46.00 HIGGINS Steve Benfleet R.C. MV40
429 874 1.47.23 BURTONSHAW Jo Benfleet R.C. FV35
430 739 1.47.23 GRABOWSKI Sarah Benfleet R.C. FO
459 623 1.49.30 HYDE David Benfleet R.C. MV45
466 167 1.49.41 ASHLEY Philip Benfleet R.C. MV40
593 648 1.57.52 JOHNSON Robert Benfleet R.C. MV45
597 712 1.58.02 JOHNSON Kirk Benfleet R.C. MO
599 87 1.58.16 MACMILLAN Robert Benfleet R.C. MO
634 193 2.00.42 GIBSON Lorri Benfleet R.C. FV35
709 424 2.07.45 NORTON Sarah Benfleet R.C. FV35

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Thanks Steve, before this race my PB was 1 hour 46, the same as you got today so keep training hard and improving as you are and you will be running with me in no time

Thanks too Debbie, that's nice of you to say, i'm going to run harder at Paddock Wood and see if I either blow up too early or can shave some more mins off that time.
That's annoying about the bronze medal but i'm sure there are more medals to come your way.

Well done Paul, thats amazing running there, and well done ladies for for winning the Silver - great stuff cheers

JBD · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 204

Well done guys.

Result puts me in first 50% just, cool ! Improvement on previous races, all going in the right direction.

Also got reasonable movement in all limbs so all hail to improved fitness and big love to Benfleet Running Club....I have had possibly one too many JDs but I deserve it cheers

Graham · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 239

Well done all. Especially you girls & Toddy. Great stuff.

pete the young one · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Benfleet

well done to all, that was some nasty weather today. I took photos at 1, 3 and 11 miles and all you guys were going so fast at 3 some of the pics have come out blurry. Good to see everyone enjoying the race and smiling at the camera. already sent to Karl so should be up soon.

The PB's i definitely know about were Steve, Lorna and Graeme Newman, and I think a few others ran PB's but not sure.

Steve I'm gonna have to work really hard now if i'm going to try and catch you before the end of the year! Can't you slow down a bit just for me, please, haha. well done tho, perseverance through injury and a PB well deserved.

Andy, I couldn't find any rocks big enough so theres a good pic of you still standing and smiling at the camera.

For full results

http://www.gbrc.org.uk/Half_Marat...08/Half_marathon_2008_Results.htm

well done again guys

debbie g · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 298

I think Louisa's small 18 minute PB might be worth a mention too!! And her first Essex medal good work Louisa.

It was also Sarah G's 1st half marathon and a PB I believe for Jo. Well done girls.

I'm pretty sure it was a PB for Suzanne too both she and Steve H were well chuffed with their times and rightly so excellent work guys.

Good pics Pete I like the blurred one of me makes me look like I was going fast blackeye

Graham · Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 239

18 minute PB!! Essex silver....Louisa that's fantastic. We can probably give her next years Merit Table trophy at the end of the month

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Thats strange as I got a 18 min PB too, im working hard this year as I want that top spot cyclops_ani

Lee O · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 320 Location: Canvey Island

Top Spot Steve, think that as already gone.. bounce

Good time also, Keep it up
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Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Like Dessie boy said its the Year of the Deer - lol

mikey · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

Believe Lorna also got a 15 min plus PB

Will have to talk to Karl ....

Usually don't start Merit Table until Roding Valley 1/2M !!!

I'm sure Karl will be generous and make this the first race of the season

Or will he ?

Stevie · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 413 Location: Benfleet

Good point Mike, i forgot about that - Dohh.

Please start the merit table early sunny