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There was a good turnout from Uckfield Runners for the Chichester 10k on Sunday with 16 of our runners running this gently undulating course. The weather was reasonable, dry (makes a change not to be getting west) but it was windy and quite cold, I needed thosse long sleaves. This is the first race in the 2014 Sussex Grand Prix Calendar, (runners need to complete at least 8 races from a schedule of 20 races from 5k to 20 miles: see races tab for more details). Graham West was first home in 44.01 followed by Racheal Hornigold in 46.52. Next in was Catherine Harker achieving a personal best time of 48.14. Catherine finished second in her lady 35 to 44 age category for 2013 having collected her trophy at the presentation on on Friday 7 February. It was also good to see two of Dayles Monday beginners group completing their first 10k, Sinead Taylor and Emma Tolson: well done ladies. Also running was Ray Edmondson now competing in the Men over 70 category and still going strong. The finishers from Uckfield Runners were: Graham West 44:01, Rachael Hornigold 46:52, Catherine Harker 48:14, Sonia Edmondson 50.18, Rebecca Stonebanks 51:02, Charlotte Menzies 51:06, Tanya Edmondson 51:17, Christopher Lugg 51:11, Dayle Bryant 53:25, Peter Wilkes 53:52, Emma Hyland 54:25, Lorna Ford 56:22, Sarah Ballinger 60:06, Sinead Taylor 64.26, Raymond Edmondson 67:41 and Emma Tolson 69.02.
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The rain held off and the sun came out for this rather muddy and hilly 5 mile cross country. Excellent team result of second place for the joint Uckfield/Heathfield Team. Well done to Graham West, Kathleen Southall, Andrew Stolton, Richard Page, Lynette Corke and Chris Lugg.
To celebrate the first anniversary of the Uckfield beginners group a club attendance at the Eastbourne Parkrun 5k was arranged. Gary Roach, Kassie Smith, Alex Butcher, Sarah Cooper, Caroline Penny and Nikkie Beard and Lorraine West all ran from the Monday and Thursday beginners group supported by the group leaders Emma Hyland (Thursday Group) and Dayle Bryant (Monday Group) and also Rachael Hornigold and Tara Twyman from the main group. This was their first Parkrun for all except for Lorraine for which it was her fifth and she reduced her personal by 2 minutes.
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With the Pett cross country cancelled there were no races this Sunday so a joint training run with Heathfield was organised on the South Downs Way (legs 3 and 4 of the relay). Cold to start but a dry day and a good turnout with 15 runners for the 12 mile training run. A very scenic run With runners of differing pace there were regular stops to ensure no one was left behind.
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This event was hosted by Uckfield Runners. In fact the first time the club has fully hosted an event (we used to co host the Wealden Whizz with what was then the Utopia Centre). The event ran well and we have had plenty of positive feedback. So well done to all of those who helped to put this event on. The core sub committee Graham, Peter, Ray and Tanya and all those who helped with marshalling, parking, registration, finishing and refreshments. There was heavy rain all day Saturday and early Sunday but fortunately it stopped for the race itself. However this did ensure the course was very muddy: a proper cross country.
It is of course one of the league races show it was also important that we continued to have a strong turn out running the event. We run the league as a joint team with Heathfield and had our best result this season so far finishing third overall. So also well done to Nigel Gates (finished 7th overall and first male 60), Kevin Burnham, Racheal Hornigold, Chris Lugg, Catherine Harker, Tanya Edmondson, Beckie Stonebanks, Lynette Corke and Sarah Cooper.
It was good to see Nigel Gates running in yellow. Most of you will know of Nigel but for those who do not apart from being a very formidable runner Nigel was involved in originally setting up Uckfield Runners (or as it was them Utopia Runners). In those early days Nigel would train with us and we were always keen to hear the advice he would offer and the encouragement to develop our running.
Also well done to Sarah Cooper from Emma's Thursday beginners group completing her first cross country.
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As is traditional we went checking out the best Christmas lights in Uckfield appropriately
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