On Saturday 11th March, Trish Kay took part in the Dentdale Run, taking part in the 7.9 mile race with this undulating course set around the lanes of beautiful Dentdale in the Yorkshire Dales. Trish finished the race in a time of 1:09:00 and was also first in the female over 60 category, an excellent achievement.
On the same day Richard Holland took part in the At The Double Fell Run which was an 11km fell run with 400 metres of climbing. Richard completed the race in a time of 1:06:20.
On Sunday 12th March, five members took part in the Thirsk 10 mile race. This included Dave Blewitt (1:19:48), Kevin Tatham (1:21:29), David Stothard (1:37:11), Kirsty Cameron (1:40:08) and Richard Tonge (1:51:16).
On Saturday, three members started their weekend with a parkrun taking in the Hartlepool and Carlisle Park in Morpeth events. Due to the weather, there were a number of parkruns cancelled, with members focusing on their own individual training this weekend.
At Hartlepool David Stothard (26:06) and Ian Stothard (38:41) took part. Over at Carlisle Park, Carley Gibson completed the course for the first time finishing in a time of 28:05.
It has been a positive start to the year for the club with some excellent performances already. It has also been positive with a number of new members joining and we are always keen to see more people join. It is never too late to get involved and we strongly encourage non-members, who are perhaps interested in training with us to come along to see what we offer, initially on a ‘try before you buy’ basis. We hope that after a few sessions you will have enjoyed training with us, and will want to become a Member of the Club.
Our structured outdoor sessions take place every Tuesday at 7pm and we usually meet at the Sports Complex. There are occasions where we meet somewhere else. We do these in 3 groups so that the session can fit around people of all abilities. Again, ideal if you want to take your running to the next level and good for all abilities On Thursday’s we meet at Shildon 2000 Stadium with the session starting at 6:30pm. We usually meet at Sunnydale Leisure Centre from 6:15pm with the option for a warm up around the edge of the track.
There is a more informal beginner’s session every Monday as well as a social run on Wednesday which can be used as a recovery run. It is also a good opportunity to have a chat with someone as you run. Those sessions usually start at 6:30pm at the OakLeaf Sports Complex but check out our Facebook page before attending any of the sessions to make sure they are still taking place.
If you are interested in joining the club, you can just turn up for one of our sessions. More information is available on our website www.ayclifferunningclub.org.uk or our Facebook page. If you would like to chat with someone, then you can email ayclifferunningclub@gmail.com – Make this year the year you get into running and join us to keep it going for many years to come.