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Running for Charity – sprinter Helen steps up the distance!
Many of you will know Helen Butt who trained with Keith for many years as a sprinter before going to Bristol University in 2010. Here is a note she sent Keith the other day (as someone who’s never seen the attraction of sprinting alone it’s nice to see she’s seen the light as well!!):
How is everything at the club? I thought I’d contact you seeing as I’ve entered the Ollie Johnson memorial run, you’re probably wondering if I’ve lost my mind. I’ve been meaning to enter for a long time and it’s definitely about time I took part, considering its for a very good cause.
I’m actually running the Bristol 10k on the 20th of May because I’m raising money for a charity that’s going to send me to Uganda this summer to do construction work and teaching in a small village in eastern Uganda. I signed up with the charity this term through University and I’m going to Uganda for 7 weeks in June, July and August, we’re going to be building fuel efficient stoves and a water tanks for the village and teaching the children about health and sanitation. It should be a great experience, and a once in a lifetime opportunity. We each have to raise £750 though which is quite a challenge! That’s why I’m running the 10k and asking people to sponsor me. The Ollie Johnson run is the weekend after so seeing as I’ll be trained-up already I thought it would be a good time to do it.
Otherwise, uni is going well, completely swamped with work at the moment though so athletics has taken a bit of a back seat unfortunately, apart from training for the 10k.
I don’t want to sound cheeky or anything but I’ve actually got a fundraising page for the Uganda project, I wondered if you could send it round a few people from the club who might be interested in helping me reach my target, any amount of donation would be so helpful and I need all the help I can get. Here’s the link: https://www.charitygiving.co.uk/helenbutt
Susie wins in the states
Susie Bush is taking the opportunity to take in some races while she is back in the USA, and it did not take long for Susie to get back to winning ways. Taking part in the Anthem 5km Fitness Classic held in Louisville, Kentucky, Susie was the first Woman home in a very impressive time of 17mins,10 secs.
Well done Susie, and we wish you well in your forthcoming races.
Arthur Killbery Memorial Throws Meeting – 11th March
Photos taken by Graham Whitton can be viewed here
Newbury’s annual throws meeting took place in perfect spring weather at the Crookham Common track on Sunday. The event is one of the very best throws meetings in the country, and this year attracted 160 throwers from across the south of England.
There were many outstanding performances, but none better than Newbury AC’s own Jamie Kuehnel who added 8 metres to his personal best, throwing 53m42 in the Under 15 Hammer. Jamie added another pb in the Discus going beyond 33m for the first time. Under 13 Jack Hall threw a PB in the discus with a distance of 19.02m.
Newbury’s Under 20 men also delivered some great performances. In the Hammer Ricky Doran went beyond 50 metres for the first time, and brother Lee was close to his best with 47m97. Derek Philbey threw personal bests of 12m97 in the Shot and 36m86 in the Discus. Also in the Discus Ricky Doran threw beyond 40 metres for the first time, with Lee Doran close to his 38 metre best.
Veteran Bob Broadbridge threw 46m31 in the Hammer, won the Men’s Shot with 12m72, and came second in the Men’s Discus with 44m11 – a throw which beat his best performance from last season.
The Newbury ladies also had a successful day. Under 20 Kayleigh Partleton set a new personal best in the Shot with 8m59. In the Under 15s there were pbs for Michaela Whitton in the Discus and the Shot with with 20m60 and 8m51 respectively, and in the Javelin Rosie Stanton threw a pb of 19m61. In the Senior ladies Emma Carter threw close to her best in Shot, Hammer and Discus.
Ian Hopkins once again led the organisation of the meeting – supported by many volunteers and officials. The events began at 9am with the last event finishing under floodlights, continuing without a pause or a hitch. A terrific effort by everyone involved!
Full results available on Power of 10
Best for Berkshire
Berkshire's women 2012
The Berkshire cross country team enjoyed their best ever showing at the UK Inter Counties Championships held at Cofton Park on Saturday. The County came away with three Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medal to set the record.
Ten Newbury A.C members represented the Berkshire squad at this seasons championship. Alex Muir surpassed his last seasons result to finish 86th in the Senior Men’s race, together with Tom Watkins in 121st and Peter Crisp making his County debut in 222nd, the team finished 12th and were rewarded with the most improved County award. Jess Franklin goes from strength to strength as she improved 69 places on last years performance to come 96th in the Senior Women’s race. Sophie Crumly competed for the County for her 10th consecutive year, she finished 149th, Sue Van Huyssteen was delighted to make the top 200, finishing 199th and it was great to see both Chloe Coxhead 205th, and Bev Hall 221st back running for the County. With five of the seven runners coming from Newbury A.C, it was very rewarding to see the team come a very respectible 20th. Sophie Fowler was the leading Berkshire runner in the under 20 Women’s race as she finished 114th, and Charlotte Fowler in 126th place was the second best placed Berkshire athlete.
Thank you all very much for representing the Berkshire team.
Andy Tuttle
Champions again!!!!!!
Proud Newbury X-country runners with some of their trophies
Newbury A.C successfully defended both of the Senior titles in the Oxford Mail Cross Country League, with the Men’s team setting another club record score down from 134 points to just 77. It was also our first win in the Senior Men’s race as good pals Alex Muir and Tom Watkins crossed the line in unison to win by a good margin. Individually the Women had an amazing season with no fewer than eight Women coming away with an individual medal. Our club leader Sarah Fowler won Gold in the veteran 3 age group where she was unbeaten all season, Sarah is also the first athlete to run 30 races in the Oxford Mail having not missed one since the club joined the league in 2006. Sue Van Huyssteen was also crowned champion in the Veteran 2 age group. There were well earned Silver medals for Sophie Fowler in the Under 20′s, and Sophie Crumly in the Senior Women. Under 17 Victoria Duncan has really taken to running cross country as she won the Bronze in her first full season, Charlotte Fowler picked up her first individual award with a Bronze in the under 20′s. Jess Franklin was one of a handful of athletes who ran every race the club entered in to this season, this time she was rewarded with the Bronze in the Senior Women’s, and Bev Hall rounded off another fine season with a Bronze in the Veteran 2 age group. Special thanks go to our superb team of officials who braved the worst conditions of the season, Karen Yewer, Bev Hall, Brian Ireland, Dave Mason, Tony Mason and Charles Fowler. Thank you everyone who ran for our club on the Country this season, you really have been fantastic ! – Andy Tuttle
Annual Subscriptions are now due
The following annual subscriptions were proposed by the Committee for 2012 and have become due for payment following the AGM on February 28th when members attending the meeting voted to accept them. We are delighted to announce that there has been no increase from 2011.
Please make your cheque payable to Newbury Athletic Club and post/hand it to Mrs B Hall, Oakley Farm House, Wash Water, Newbury, Berks. RG20 0LP as soon as possible.
See here for full fees listing: clubfees2012
National Pleasure
Twelve Newbury A.C members enjoyed the glorious sunshine in London when competing at the English National cross country championships held on the notorious Parliament Hill fields, Hampstead Heath on Saturday. With just a few patches of mud still present it was only the hills left to slow the proceedings down a little. Alex Muir was first out on the course as he tackled the Junior Men’s race, he had a fine run to come home in 35th place. Newbury were just one short to make a Senior Women’s team but with all three Women taking part for the first time at the championships there are encouraging signs we will be able to field a full team next year. The ever present Jess Franklin delivered another good run to finish in 80th place, Becky Coxhead has also done every cross country this season and ran well in 428th, and Emma Carter found the event good preparation for longer races to come, she finished 643rd.
The clubs Senior Men continued their superb season, they closed a team in 49th place out of 125 and ahead of any other club in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon region. They were Mark Vardy 351st, James Craggs 364th, Peter Crisp 531st, Sam Hall 665th, Dave Wright 723rd, Andy Tuttle 834th, Dean Makar 890th and Chris Hobson 980th, out of over 1600 finishers.
Andy Tuttle
Cross Country Presentation Evening – Saturday 24th March
Our annual Cross Country Presentation Evening is to be held on Saturday 24th March at Oakley Farm, Wash Water, Newbury, Berks. RG20 0LP (Bev’s place).
The evening will start at 6.30pm with the presentations commencing at 7pm.
All members and their families are welcome to attend There will be a buffet meal (please can everyone attending the evening bring a contribution of food along). Please also bring your own drinks.
To reserve your place please speak to Bev Hall, phone 01635 36581 or email Bev directly.
Women’s team increase their lead at snowy Cirencester
"Newbury AC Mascot !!??"
The Senior Women’s team have opened up a massive 195 point lead at the top of the Oxford Mail cross country league following some superb results in the penultimate fixture at a snowy Cirencester Park. Jess Franklin delivered her best league performance to date finishing runner up and coming within 11 seconds of the winning athlete. Sophie Fowler was one of several athletes that were competing in their 3rd cross country race in five days but she showed no signs of tiring as she not only earned 12th place in the Senior race but also 2nd in the under 20 age group, with sister Charlotte 3rd under 20, both now occupy medal placings in the league.
Chloe Coxhead produced her best run in recent years in 16th place to close the A team, Bev Hall was one place behind claiming 2nd place in the vet 45 age group in the process. Sarah Fowler made it four wins out of four as she pushed on to an unassailable lead in the vet 55 age group, while Sue Van Huyssteen hot off her 50 mile race the day before moved one step closer to sealing the veteran 45 age group crown with her 20th place finish. On the day our Senior Men came up against a very strong host club who packed all their 7 A team athletes in to record only 99 points, we did well to see our second best score of the season with 157 points. Thank you to all the athletes that made the trip despite the weather, it was very rewarding to see we still managed to get the required 14 Senior Men out to keep the B team flying high in division 2.
Full Results:
Under 11 G – Maddy Mitton 13th. Under 11 B – Ed Fry 8th, Oscar Reeves 20th. Under 13 G – Izzy Fry 7th, Holly Blower 14th. Under 13 B – Benji Fry 9th, Matthew Pudney 18th, Joshua Reeves 20th. Under 15 G – Jenny Pudney 14th, Polly Mitton 16th.
Under 15 B – Harry Russell 7th, Phillip Carter 9th. Under 17 W – Victoria Duncan 5th, Samantha Van Huyssteen 6th. Under 17 M – William Tyson 9th. Senior Women – Jess Franklin 2nd, Sophie Fowler 12th, Chloe Coxhead 16th, Bev Hall 17th, Sue Van Huyssteen 20th, Charlotte Fowler 22nd, Sarah Fowler 23rd, Fiona Pocklington 29th, Becky Coxhead 30th, Tania Whitby 41st, Julie Coxhead 59th, Catherine Tuttle 65th, Emma Carter 89th.
Senior Men – Mark Vardy 11th, James Craggs 18th, Sam Hall 21st, Peter Crisp 23rd, Steve Barnes 24th, Wayne Lillis 28th, Alan Money 32nd, Dave Wright 54th, Irwin Fairclough 63rd, Mike Robbins 68th, Andy Tuttle 70th, Chris Hobson 74th, Bruce Bamber 102nd, Paul Reeves 125th.
It was so good to see fifteen of our regular young athletes turn out on such a day, many acheiving their best runs to date.
Tuesday 28th February – 7:30pm – CCAT
Annual General Meeting. Crookham Common Athletic Track
All members are invited to attend. If anyone would like to join the committee then please send your nominations to Emma Carter (Club Secretary) by Tuesday 14th February.
Note: Due to the AGM, Andy Tuttle’s Middle-Distance session will start at 6:15pm at CCAT.