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Runfurther August 2010 Newsletter
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The UK Ultra-running Championships 2010
Appologies First - we did not get the July newsletter out to you as we had a few website mailmerge problems - we have had a few weeks of hectic sorting and we have now combined it with Augusts letter as have had another race since!! Sorry - we are only human and obviously a bit techno phoebish at the moment!!! All hopefully back to normal now.....
THEN - we had another website glitch - we lost the whole website, domain name, server - the lot - for 5 days we had alot of stress and eventually we sorted it and we are back online and stress free - BIG SORRY!
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The 2010 Champs so far...
Record numbers at Osmotherley Phoenix and Lakeland 100/50 and Long Tour of Bradwell. Runfurther runners really are running further this year - we have had record entries in all our races so far this year.
Osmotherley Phoenix saw top runners competing for the record - Adam Perry won for the mens and Nicky Spinks won the ladies title. Read Martin Beales (3rd) race report HERE and Jayne Anguilley's report HERE (Jayne is one of two new members of Team Runfurther - read all about their exploits further down the newsletter). To see loads of photos taken by Mark Hartell click HERE
Montane Lakeland 100 and 50 again saw record numbers of entries, now in its 3rd year this race is set to become one of the "big" UK ultras to rival some of the European races so many of us have been travelling to over the last few years. Again we had some fantastic battles at the top end of this race and here's a report from Britta Sendlhofer who was fist lady in the 100 and wrote a great report HERE (it includes the battle of the injured leg over the last 10 miles). Hannah Moore-Barton (Team Run like a Girl) who came in as 3rd female home in the 100, a position she really didn't expect - it's a great read and she did it all for charity - read her report HERE (Hannah and fellow runner Nigel were First Mixed Pair) and Andy Mouncey's report HERE (Second male) See loads of photos HERE and some more HERE. Winners were Stuart Mills (read his report HERE) and Britta in the 100 and Sarah Rowell and Andrew James in the 50.
The Long Tour of Bradwell - saw the sun come out for the second half of the race with more runners than last year entered and finishing this toughy (that did seem to stretch beyond the "short" ultra criteria - so sorry for this we will adjust for next year!!!) See Nick Hams report HERE and a whole load of photos HERE or HERE. Did anyone know that Nicky Spinks came 4th in Borrowdale on the Saturday and then came first lady in the Long Tour of Bradwell - bonkers and very fit - well done Nicky....
The one next is the roughty tuffty (never seen such big tussocks as the ones half way through this supperb event!) Pumlumon Challenge - enter HERE
And there is alot of us going to make a weekend of it, as it is a saturday race, why not join Runfurther on this campsite HERE for the saturday night
See the Leader Board HERE - please check you are on it if you have raced so far, if you have not raced yet you will get on once you complete your first Champs event.
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Osmotherley Winners
Adam & Nicky
Click on Logo above for reports and photos
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Runfurther End of Year Bash
This years prize giving, cake eating, slide show watching and a moderate amount of drinking.... will be on Saturday 23rd october 2010 and is in the Peak District.
Hopefully many of you will make the party this year - we will be planning a run (orienteering stylie) on the saturday afternoon and then the evening will be around 7pm - in the Hope Valley area - venue to be announced next week so keep an eye on the "Party" pages for the link to book your place...
We will have photos up, sponsors there, slide shows, drinks, food and alot of chatting about our year and your year of racing - be good to see you all.... We may even organise a run, a bike ride or something else for the Sunday.
The accommodation will be various options and links will be up on the "Party" page next week.
Prizes will be for all the category winners plus loads and loads of spot prizes for anyone turning up....
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Runfurther Buff
We have a new product for you - you can now runfurther with your very own Runfurther Buff - spread the word about running further and help support the website that brings you the UK Ultra-running Champs - they are also pretty cool we think!!! Click on the picture to go to our online shop - the Buffs are £15 (inc p&p) online or catch us at the races where they are only £12 each.
 
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Supporting the Championships
Ian Barnes who most of us know from Lakesrunner but as some of us remember - he helped start Runfurther and the Ultra-Running Championships back in 2006 with Mark Hartell, they hatched this plan and now we have the well established UK Ultra-running Champs supported by all you runners. Ian soon moved on to become the Manager of Lakerunner and continued his support of the Champs by becoming our Retail Partner - BUT as of the end of July he moved on from Lakes Runner to pursue a career in Physics teaching - gulp - we wish Ian all the luck in the world on that one... AND...
How about a big vote of thanks for his commitment to Runfurther and the UK Ultra Running Champs from its very beginning. No doubt he will be greatly missed as the oracle and purveyor of great running gear at Lakes Runner, but hopefully we will be seeing him still taking part and supporting Runfurther and the UK Ultra-running Champs. In fact whilst supporting a race a few weekends ago he was overheard saying 'I might just smash the Lakeland 100 next year, with a field like this I think I have a pretty good chance' - now thats a red rag and sounds like he may have been taking lessons from Joss. Come on Ian and good luck from the Runfurther team - Si, Mark and Karen.
See Lakesrunners "deals " on their home page - there is a new deal of the week every week - so get your bargains from our retail partner - Lakesrunner by clicking HERE then going to the "Home" page
(see here for details of how you spending money on Lakesrunner helps the champs and runfurther run - as we don't get paid for this - it is all for fun to go further!) |
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Spot Prizes July - Please email us HERE if you have won a spot prize
Oliver Sinclair - Box of ClifBars (claimed)
Edward Chapman - Thorlo Socks (Ed gave them back for the Party prize fund as he is sponsored by another sock company - he doesn't know what he is missing but thank you Ed!!!)
Jenny Wyles - Elete
Liz Fullford - OMM Waiste Pouch
Craig Henderson - Running Fitness Subscription
Spot Prizes August - Please email us HERE if you have won a spot prize
David Chippett - Box of ClifBars
Jonathon Meyer - Thorlo Socks (please provide your UK size)
Anthony Plummer - OMM Waiste Pouch
Maria Wolf - Running Fitness Subscription
Any unclaimed prizes go to the end of year prize giving party and are given out as spot prizes there instead - so get claiming! Only two were claimed last month!!!
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Team Runfurther went out to play on the saturday before the Long Tour of Bradwell - for a bit of kit testing and some photos - see the lovely heathery pictures HERE scroll down the page for all the photos....
Read all about Team Runfurther's runners on the Blog, in Running Fitness and their online partner www.run247.com
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Downdloads for runners....
Try Podrunner out for free - something new to run to... (click on the logo to the right)
And try podcasts from Clif one of our sponsors... (click on the logo to the left)
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Read Julia Armstrongs Interviews...
Including an interview with Chris McDougal the author of Born to Run....
(Click on the logo on the right, then scroll down the page to his interview)
There are heaps more Links & Downloads available HERE on a whole range of running subjects and articles...
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Running Fitness - Three issues for £1 offer - click on the link right
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Other Races
This year has been a good year on the water - we not only saw Mark Hartell's boat and runners win in the Scottish Island peaks race last month but this month saw Team Runfurthers Martin Beale and Martin Indge won the Three peaks Yacht Race - read their report by clicking on the picture to the right
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Finally, check out our Facebook page for race news and updates – we would like you all to contribute and pass it on to mates...
Keep on running, further.......
Karen, Mark and Si - The Runfurther Crew
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