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Club September Handicap - 31st August 2010.

The Club September Handicap was held on 31st August 2010. 21 runners took part including 1 new Handicap runner - welcome to Joe Dallison. Congratulations to John Harte, who won with a PB. Well done also to the other 3 runners with PBs. There were 13 men and 8 ladies.

Maiden NewTen Madness 10k - 14th August 2010

The Maiden NewTen Madness 10k was held on 14th August 2010.

Club August Handicap - 10th August 2010.

The Club August Handicap was held on 10th August 2010. 10 club members ran in the race, 6 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Paul Lewis, who was this month's winner and to Dave Gitter who managed a PB.

The Sturminster Newton Half Marathon - 1st August 2010.

The Stur Half was run on the 1st August 2010. 10 club members ran in the race, 6 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Des Downey, who was 2nd male Vet 70, and to Mark Pittaway, who was 3rd male Vet 40. The weather was overcast and cool - good for running. The theme for this year's fancy dress water station helpers was Flower Power.

Click Here for the full results - 453 finishers.

The 5k race was started by a young lady who was just on her way to be married and all togged up in her wedding dress. She stood in the middle of the road to start the race with an air horn and was then nearly crushed in the resulting rush of runners.

Kymin Dash - 7.1m - 25th July 2010.

Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Kymin Dash - 7.1 miles - held on 25th July 2010.

Telford 5K Vic Musgrove Fast Five - 21st July 2010.

Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Telford 5K Vic Musgrove Fast Five held on 21st July 2010.

Portland 10 - 2010 - Photographs.

Will Carden, who took photographs at this year's Portland 10, tells me that there has been a glitch on his website link which has prevented sales from the website. This has now been fixed so Click Here if you want to buy photographs from Will.

Next Club Committee Meeting.

The next Club Committee Meeting will be on 13th September 2010 and will be hosted by Becky.

Swanage Half Marathon - 17th July 2010.

The Swanage Half Marathon was held on 17th July 2010. 10 RMPAC members completed the race, the 4 men and 2 ladies. Congratulations to Mark Pittaway who was 4th overall and 1st Vet40

Click Here for the full results - 510 finishers.

The all new Droitwich 10k – Wednesday 14th July 2010.

Click Here to see Mark Pittaway's report on the all new Droitwich 10k which was held on Wednesday 14th July 2010.

E-mail from Garry Perratt regarding Grizzzly T-shirts and 25 mile option.

Click Here to see the e-mail/questionnaire I received from Garry Perratt of the Axe Valley Runners regarding T-shirts for the Grizzzly and also considering the possibility of a 25-mile version for the 25th year in 2012.

Fursday Jog with Weymouth St Pauls - Return fixture 15th July 2010.

The return run with Weymouth St Pauls took place on Fursday 15th July. Just over 30 runners met at the YMCA in Reforne and formed into 3 groups depending on pace. Each group ran on a route which took us along interesting cliff paths with outstanding views for about an hour. Heavy rain had been forecast but we had a cool breeze with a little rain before the end of the run. Afterwards Kath Sanderson and her team had prepared a buffet and provided hot and cold drinks. Norman White from Weymouth St Pauls thanked Dave Darby, for organising the evening, and Kath Sanderson for providing the refreshments.

Club July Handicap - 6th July 2010.

Results for the Club July Handicap are now on the website.

Portland 10 - 4th July 2010.

The Portland 10 was held on 4th July 2010. The weather was very kind to us, bright sunshine but with a cool breeze. There were 291 finishers, the second largest number for the race. The race winner was Steve Way from Bournemouth AC in 52m 56s. This was Steve's first entry for the Portland 10 but he had previously won the BMAF 10 mile championship on this course last October. Ian Habgood, 55m 59s, was second and Mark Hargreaves, 56m 12s was third - both were also from Bournemouth AC who were consequently the convincing winning team. The first lady was unattached Abigail Bayley from Weymouth in 61m 42s; second lady was Jenny Moore, 64m 02s, from Wells City Harriers, and third lady was Becky Griffith, 68m 23s, from Poole runners. The first Ladies team was Poole Runners.

This year our main sponsor is Compass Point Estates LLP who now own the Self Operated Storage facility at Southwell Business Park on Portland. After the race, Nina Seymour, of Compass Point Estates LLP, presented prizes, together with Les Ames, the Club President.

Click Here for the RMPAC results - 28 finishers.

Photographs of the Portland 10 were taken by Will Carden.

More information on the Portland 10 Page.

RMPAC would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters, in particular Compass Point Estates LLP, our main sponsor, and also:

St. John Ambulance, Portland Youth Centre, 3rd Wyke Rangers, Portland Amateur Radio Club, Macdonalds, Dorset Police, Borough of Poole , Portland United Football Club, Royal Manor Arts College.

Also, the race relies on the support of a small army of volunteers who act as marshals and man the water stations etc, etc - thank you all.

Ironbridge 4 - 30th June 2010.

Click Here to see Mark Pittaway's report on the Ironbridge 4, held on 30th June 2010

Blandford Bridges 10k - 27th June 2010.

The Blandford Bridges 10k was held on 27th June 2010. 4 club runners ran the race, 1 man and 3 ladies. This is a very pleasant course, a mixture of some roads and some off-road. The off-road mainly on tarmac paths and on the hot sunny day of the race the parts across grassy fields were dry and firm. Some gentle uphills. The first bridge memorable for the mass of water lilies.

Tamworth Gate Gallop 10k (MT) - 23rd June 2010

Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Tamworth Gate Gallop 10k (MT) - Sunday 23rd June 2010 .

Malvern 10k and Summer Solstice 8k.

Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Malvern 10k.

Click Here Jaqui Pittaway's report on the Summer Solstice 8k.

Puddletown Plod - 13th June 2010.

The Puddletown Plod was held on 13th June 2010. 9 RMPAC members ran, 5 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Mark Pittaway, who was 1st Vet 40. Although it was a bright, sunny day, there was enough breeze to keep the conditions fairly reasonable. The undulating course was well marshalled and there were plenty of water stations. From a tail-ender's perspective, the sweeper vehicle followed at a considerate distance which was much appreciated. The choc ice at the finish went down a treat! Unusually, there were still small tee-shirts available for later finishers.

Poole 10k - 6th June 2010.

The Poole 10k results are now on the website. 5 club men ran in the race - congratulations to Dave Darby, who was 3rd Vet70. I know that some club runners were unable to get to the race, but with nearly 600 runners with no club listed there may be some RMPAC runners I have missed, if so please let me know.

Click Here for the full results - 985 finishers.

Run in the Wild 10k - 6th June 2010.

Click Here for Jacqui Pittaway's report on the Run in the Wild 10k.

Club February Handicap - 2nd February 2010.

The Club February Handicap was held on 2nd February 2010. This was a massive turn-out with 26 runners competing. We haven't had this many runners for a handicap since November 2006. Congratulations to the winner, Philip Pavelin with a PB. Well done also to the other 6 runners with PBs. And a warm welcome to Mark Sutherland, Jim Young, John Crook, Geraldine Pavelin, Sean Phelps, Jordan Brown and Josh Bent who were all running the handicap for the first time.

RMPAC - Round the Rock 10k - 2nd May 2010.

The second Round the Rock 10k was held on 2nd May 2010. This year's race attracted a larger entry than in 2009 with 111 finishers. After driving through rain to get to the race it appeared that we were in for a cold wet experience. Then the sun came out briefly and lifted the spirits. By the time the race started it was cloudy again with a few drops of rain, but in the end it was dry and cool, good conditions for running - except for the wind blowing from The Heights Hotel towards Avalanche Road!

Congratulations to Simon Munro, of Bournemouth AC, who won in 35m 41s, and to Ali Young, who was the first lady in 40m 36s.

Click Here for the full results.

Click Here for the list of prizewinners.

Click Here for the Club results.

Congratulations also go to Caprice Locke, who was the first girl in the Island Dash Fun Run and to Khai Locke who was the first boy for the second consecutive year.

Many thanks go to all who gave their time to support the race - such an event would not be possible without their help. Thanks also to the race sponsors Albion Stone and Quay Healthcare.

Last but not least, well done to Bill, Becky and Wayne.

Dumble Bimble - 8th September 2009

Another overall record for entries - 100 for the 2 mile race (34 more than last year) and 125 for the 5 mile race (same as last year). The weather was very kind again, calm and cool - very good conditions for running.

Congratulations to Niall Laming who won the 5 mile race again (he also won in 2008 and 2007) and to Chris Perham who won the 2 mile race for the second year in a row.

2-Mile Race Results:

1 - Chris Perham 9m 47s
2 - Sam Huristone
3 - Will Gould

Ladies:
1 - Katy Wilkinson 12m 30s
2 - Rachael Locke
3 - Lisa White

5-Mile Race Results:

1 - Niall Laming 26m 59s
2 - Mark Pittaway
3 - Ben Davis

Ladies:
1 - Charlie Davies
2 - Frances Johnson
3 - Frances Anderson

The race was supported by entries from the following local clubs:

Portland United Football Club both senior and junior players
Easton United.
Portland Boxing Club
Dorchester Raiders - youth football team
Egdon Heath Harriers
Weymouth St. Pauls

Proceeds so far amount to £551.50

Click Here for RMPAC results.

New Official Road Running Website

There is now a new official Road Running Website.

Here is an extract from the new website explaining what it is about:

"RunBritain is the new focal point of Road Running in the UK.

It is a unique partnership between UK Athletics, England Athletics, Scottish Athletics, Welsh Athletics, Athletics Northern Ireland and road race organisers from across the country, realbuzzrunbritain.com will be the definitive website for all road runners and road race organisers. All profits from realbuzzrunbritain.com are invested back into the development of endurance running in the UK."

Goals include:

"Engage more unattached runners in the community of the sport
Leave more money in the hands of race organisers – the majority of which are running clubs - to grow and improve their events
Raise funds and re-invest in the sport of road racing
Raise funds through other means and deliver them to all levels of the sport."

PRINT Facility.

If you use the "File - Print" in the top tool bar of the results window (or "File - Print Preview" to see the effect), the printed version will be black type on a white background instead of the coloured bar background used on the screen.


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News Note: Click on highlighted text to go to the related link. Club September Handicap - 31st August 2010. The Club September Handicap was held on 31st August 2010. 21 runners took part including 1 new Handicap runner - welcome to Joe Dallison. Congratulations to John Harte, who won with a PB. Well done also to the other 3 runners with PBs. There were 13 men and 8 ladies. Maiden NewTen Madness 10k - 14th August 2010 The Maiden NewTen Madness 10k was held on 14th August 2010. Club August Handicap - 10th August 2010. The Club August Handicap was held on 10th August 2010. 10 club members ran in the race, 6 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Paul Lewis, who was this month's winner and to Dave Gitter who managed a PB. The Sturminster Newton Half Marathon - 1st August 2010. The Stur Half was run on the 1st August 2010. 10 club members ran in the race, 6 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Des Downey, who was 2nd male Vet 70, and to Mark Pittaway, who was 3rd male Vet 40. The weather was overcast and cool - good for running. The theme for this year's fancy dress water station helpers was Flower Power. Click Here for the full results - 453 finishers. The 5k race was started by a young lady who was just on her way to be married and all togged up in her wedding dress. She stood in the middle of the road to start the race with an air horn and was then nearly crushed in the resulting rush of runners. Kymin Dash - 7.1m - 25th July 2010. Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Kymin Dash - 7.1 miles - held on 25th July 2010. Telford 5K Vic Musgrove Fast Five - 21st July 2010. Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Telford 5K Vic Musgrove Fast Five held on 21st July 2010. Portland 10 - 2010 - Photographs. Will Carden, who took photographs at this year's Portland 10, tells me that there has been a glitch on his website link which has prevented sales from the website. This has now been fixed so Click Here if you want to buy photographs from Will. Next Club Committee Meeting. The next Club Committee Meeting will be on 13th September 2010 and will be hosted by Becky. Swanage Half Marathon - 17th July 2010. The Swanage Half Marathon was held on 17th July 2010. 10 RMPAC members completed the race, the 4 men and 2 ladies. Congratulations to Mark Pittaway who was 4th overall and 1st Vet40 Click Here for the full results - 510 finishers. The all new Droitwich 10k – Wednesday 14th July 2010. Click Here to see Mark Pittaway's report on the all new Droitwich 10k which was held on Wednesday 14th July 2010. E-mail from Garry Perratt regarding Grizzzly T-shirts and 25 mile option. Click Here to see the e-mail/questionnaire I received from Garry Perratt of the Axe Valley Runners regarding T-shirts for the Grizzzly and also considering the possibility of a 25-mile version for the 25th year in 2012. Fursday Jog with Weymouth St Pauls - Return fixture 15th July 2010. The return run with Weymouth St Pauls took place on Fursday 15th July. Just over 30 runners met at the YMCA in Reforne and formed into 3 groups depending on pace. Each group ran on a route which took us along interesting cliff paths with outstanding views for about an hour. Heavy rain had been forecast but we had a cool breeze with a little rain before the end of the run. Afterwards Kath Sanderson and her team had prepared a buffet and provided hot and cold drinks. Norman White from Weymouth St Pauls thanked Dave Darby, for organising the evening, and Kath Sanderson for providing the refreshments. Club July Handicap - 6th July 2010. Results for the Club July Handicap are now on the website. Portland 10 - 4th July 2010. The Portland 10 was held on 4th July 2010. The weather was very kind to us, bright sunshine but with a cool breeze. There were 291 finishers, the second largest number for the race. The race winner was Steve Way from Bournemouth AC in 52m 56s. This was Steve's first entry for the Portland 10 but he had previously won the BMAF 10 mile championship on this course last October. Ian Habgood, 55m 59s, was second and Mark Hargreaves, 56m 12s was third - both were also from Bournemouth AC who were consequently the convincing winning team. The first lady was unattached Abigail Bayley from Weymouth in 61m 42s; second lady was Jenny Moore, 64m 02s, from Wells City Harriers, and third lady was Becky Griffith, 68m 23s, from Poole runners. The first Ladies team was Poole Runners. This year our main sponsor is Compass Point Estates LLP who now own the Self Operated Storage facility at Southwell Business Park on Portland. After the race, Nina Seymour, of Compass Point Estates LLP, presented prizes, together with Les Ames, the Club President. Click Here for the RMPAC results - 28 finishers. Photographs of the Portland 10 were taken by Will Carden. More information on the Portland 10 Page. RMPAC would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters, in particular Compass Point Estates LLP, our main sponsor, and also: St. John Ambulance, Portland Youth Centre, 3rd Wyke Rangers, Portland Amateur Radio Club, Macdonalds, Dorset Police, Borough of Poole , Portland United Football Club, Royal Manor Arts College. Also, the race relies on the support of a small army of volunteers who act as marshals and man the water stations etc, etc - thank you all. Ironbridge 4 - 30th June 2010. Click Here to see Mark Pittaway's report on the Ironbridge 4, held on 30th June 2010 Blandford Bridges 10k - 27th June 2010. The Blandford Bridges 10k was held on 27th June 2010. 4 club runners ran the race, 1 man and 3 ladies. This is a very pleasant course, a mixture of some roads and some off-road. The off-road mainly on tarmac paths and on the hot sunny day of the race the parts across grassy fields were dry and firm. Some gentle uphills. The first bridge memorable for the mass of water lilies. Tamworth Gate Gallop 10k (MT) - 23rd June 2010 Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Tamworth Gate Gallop 10k (MT) - Sunday 23rd June 2010 . Malvern 10k and Summer Solstice 8k. Click Here for Mark Pittaway's report on the Malvern 10k. Click Here Jaqui Pittaway's report on the Summer Solstice 8k. Puddletown Plod - 13th June 2010. The Puddletown Plod was held on 13th June 2010. 9 RMPAC members ran, 5 men and 4 ladies. Congratulations to Mark Pittaway, who was 1st Vet 40. Although it was a bright, sunny day, there was enough breeze to keep the conditions fairly reasonable. The undulating course was well marshalled and there were plenty of water stations. From a tail-ender's perspective, the sweeper vehicle followed at a considerate distance which was much appreciated. The choc ice at the finish went down a treat! Unusually, there were still small tee-shirts available for later finishers. Poole 10k - 6th June 2010. The Poole 10k results are now on the website. 5 club men ran in the race - congratulations to Dave Darby, who was 3rd Vet70. I know that some club runners were unable to get to the race, but with nearly 600 runners with no club listed there may be some RMPAC runners I have missed, if so please let me know. Click Here for the full results - 985 finishers. Run in the Wild 10k - 6th June 2010. Click Here for Jacqui Pittaway's report on the Run in the Wild 10k. Club February Handicap - 2nd February 2010. The Club February Handicap was held on 2nd February 2010. This was a massive turn-out with 26 runners competing. We haven't had this many runners for a handicap since November 2006. Congratulations to the winner, Philip Pavelin with a PB. Well done also to the other 6 runners with PBs. And a warm welcome to Mark Sutherland, Jim Young, John Crook, Geraldine Pavelin, Sean Phelps, Jordan Brown and Josh Bent who were all running the handicap for the first time. RMPAC - Round the Rock 10k - 2nd May 2010. The second Round the Rock 10k was held on 2nd May 2010. This year's race attracted a larger entry than in 2009 with 111 finishers. After driving through rain to get to the race it appeared that we were in for a cold wet experience. Then the sun came out briefly and lifted the spirits. By the time the race started it was cloudy again with a few drops of rain, but in the end it was dry and cool, good conditions for running - except for the wind blowing from The Heights Hotel towards Avalanche Road! Congratulations to Simon Munro, of Bournemouth AC, who won in 35m 41s, and to Ali Young, who was the first lady in 40m 36s. Click Here for the full results. Click Here for the list of prizewinners. Click Here for the Club results. Congratulations also go to Caprice Locke, who was the first girl in the Island Dash Fun Run and to Khai Locke who was the first boy for the second consecutive year. Many thanks go to all who gave their time to support the race - such an event would not be possible without their help. Thanks also to the race sponsors Albion Stone and Quay Healthcare. Last but not least, well done to Bill, Becky and Wayne. Dumble Bimble - 8th September 2009 Another overall record for entries - 100 for the 2 mile race (34 more than last year) and 125 for the 5 mile race (same as last year). The weather was very kind again, calm and cool - very good conditions for running. Congratulations to Niall Laming who won the 5 mile race again (he also won in 2008 and 2007) and to Chris Perham who won the 2 mile race for the second year in a row. 2-Mile Race Results: 1 - Chris Perham 9m 47s 2 - Sam Huristone 3 - Will Gould Ladies: 1 - Katy Wilkinson 12m 30s 2 - Rachael Locke 3 - Lisa White 5-Mile Race Results: 1 - Niall Laming 26m 59s 2 - Mark Pittaway 3 - Ben Davis Ladies: 1 - Charlie Davies 2 - Frances Johnson 3 - Frances Anderson The race was supported by entries from the following local clubs: Portland United Football Club both senior and junior players Easton United. Portland Boxing Club Dorchester Raiders - youth football team Egdon Heath Harriers Weymouth St. Pauls Proceeds so far amount to £551.50 Click Here for RMPAC results. New Official Road Running Website There is now a new official Road Running Website. Here is an extract from the new website explaining what it is about: "RunBritain is the new focal point of Road Running in the UK. It is a unique partnership between UK Athletics, England Athletics, Scottish Athletics, Welsh Athletics, Athletics Northern Ireland and road race organisers from across the country, realbuzzrunbritain.com will be the definitive website for all road runners and road race organisers. All profits from realbuzzrunbritain.com are invested back into the development of endurance running in the UK." Goals include: "Engage more unattached runners in the community of the sport Leave more money in the hands of race organisers – the majority of which are running clubs - to grow and improve their events Raise funds and re-invest in the sport of road racing Raise funds through other means and deliver them to all levels of the sport." PRINT Facility. If you use the "File - Print" in the top tool bar of the results window (or "File - Print Preview" to see the effect), the printed version will be black type on a white background instead of the coloured bar background used on the screen.
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