As some of you may know, the Coventry Runner shop was broken into and hundreds of pounds worth of kit and shoes were stolen. The owners, Vince and Sandy Clisham, are very generous supporters of Sphinx AC races and would very much appreciate it if you reported to the police any instances of somebody trying to sell cheap running gear. Thanks, Paul
Lisa, Laura, Helen and Jackie competed well for the club in the 3rd round of the Midland Women’s Cross-Country league.
13 Sphinx runners braved the wintry conditions to complete this popular road race of approximately 7.5 miles, organised by Stratford AC.
Kev Naughton finished 1st in his category and Tom Marchi finished 2nd in his category – well done!
9 Sphinx men made the trip to Droitwich to compete in the third league fixture of the 15-16 cross-country season. A big thanks to all 9 that represented the club, including those contending with illness and injury.
Imran made his cross-country debut, did well, and enjoyed it (notwithstanding the car journey conversations!). Thanks to David, Colin and Nick for driving.
The final league fixture is on 13th February.
Coventry parkrun did not go ahead due to the slippery conditions underfoot, so we have fewer results than usual.
3 made the short trip to Leamington for some mixed-terrain parkrun action; Alex continues his road to recovery; and the Anstiss men were at Norwich.
10 ladies and 6 men represented the club at Warley Woods, with the Ladies’ team finishing in 6th place whilst the men’s team was 16th.
Mitch has sent in the following report:
Profile says it all really……
http://www.woodcote10k.org.uk/#!race-details/c1ecz
A mile of flat, 2.4 miles down 2.8 miles up and very nice Oxfordshire countryside.
Pleasant running conditions, all on road. Very well organised event, but a bit of a rip-off at £18 otd (Rotary Club event, not a running club one).
Got to 5k in about 21 minutes then, to take my mind off the forthcoming climbs I added one for every runner I overtook and deducted one for everyone that overtook me (sad old git, I know). Finished up on minus 11, so happy with that.
26 mins for the last 5k brought me home in 47 mins dead (and that’s exactly how I felt at the end of the final 2 mile climb!). Just managed to finish in the top quartile of my age category too 😀
It was the 300th Coventry parkrun and Andy, Ian and Paul (along with Coventry parkrun regulars Sarj and Mak) donned the whites, leather and willow to mark the 300 not out milestone. Thanks to Jason and the team for all their dedication over the years!
There was also a record attendance of 675, the Goughs were part of the volunteer team, and there were PBs for Lisa and Lacey Abbott.
Bryan Pears completed this unique event, describing conditions as:
Hard going, very muddy, mostly under water & river was knee deep
The organisers describe it as:
This is nuts. A 10k (approx.) cross country race incorporating a stride up Croft Hill.
10 Sphinx runners turned out in cold and wet conditions for the 3rd race in the 6 race series, with Nigel, Paul and Lisa improving on last month’s time.
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