Jonathan Strong

Firstly, a big thank you and well done to everyone who has raced, supported or helped out at any of
the XC races. The HRC hosted race at the Bosworth Battlefield Center which was a huge success,
the course layout, the mud and marshals all received lots of positive feedback.

2017/2018 Season stats compared to last season:
Holly Hayes Woods 30/10/2016
14 men (up 3), 12 ladies (same)
Men 5 th (up 1) League 1, Ladies 1st (up 2) League 2, Team 5th (same) League 1

Markfield 13/11/2016
16 men (same), 10 ladies (up 2)
Men 6 th (down 1), Ladies 1st (up 2), Team 6th (down 4)

Bradgate Park 11/12/2016
11 men (down 5), 10 ladies (up 2)
Men 9th (down 4), Ladies 2nd (up 3), Team 9th (down 4)

Sinai Park 15/01/2017
10 men (up 2), 4 ladies (down 1)
Men 8th, Ladies 3rd, Team 8th

Bagworth Heath 29/01/2017
14 men (up 4), 5 ladies (down 1)
Men 4 th , Ladies 1 st , Team 4th

Allestree Park 19/02/2017
6 men (down 6), 4 ladies (down 1)
Man no score, Ladies 2 nd , Team 10 th

Bosworth Battlefield (Hinckley) 05/03/2017
9 men (up 1), 5 ladies (same)
Men 4 th (up 3), Ladies 1 st (up 1), Team 3 rd (up 2)

End of season positions:
Team 7 th in League 1 (down 2)
Men 7 th in League 1 (same)
Ladies 1 st in League 2 (up 1 and now promoted to League 1 for the 2017/2018 season)

Individual achievements:
100% finishers of all the XC races:
Ben Harding
Joe Langham
Bethan Padbury

Ben Harding 1st Overall and VM40
Bethan Padbury 2nd U20F
Harry Langham 2nd U20M
Becca Gould 3 rd senior lady
Kate Perkins 5 th senior lady

The junior section had an excellent year with 10 members achieving final placings. Juniors coach
Shawn Wilebore said: “3 podium finishes, and two in 4th place, I’ve never seen so many of our
runners finish in the top 6, very well done juniors.”

Great to see so many different members taking part. If we can get a similar or even better turnout
this season that would be fantastic. Also, some brilliant individual achievements as well as team
performances.

County Championships:
Ben Harding was 6 th in the men’s masters
Simon Birch was 20 th in the senior men’s
Ben Masser and Harry Langham were 7 th and 9 th in U20 men
Michelle Fowler was 21 st in Masters ladies
Becca Gould and Kate Perkins 11 th and 12 th in senior ladies
Bethan Padbury was 9th in the Under 17 women

If as many of the club can keep Sunday 11 th March 2018 free please to either help out or run the
HRC XC at Bosworth Battlefield.

Hinckley Running Club is proud to present HRC Training T-shirts. These are Hinckley blue with the logo on the front and Hinckley Running Club on the back in white. See the photos below, kindly modelled by Ben.

These will be on sale shortly, and as with other kit, at cost price and in a range of sizes kindly organised by Penny. They cost £10.

The club would like to give away 10 t-shirts. To be in with a chance, you just need to turn up to the Leisure Centre and take part in a Tuesday or Thursday session during May 2017. Each time you do we will put your name in a hat. At the end of May we will draw 10 names. So the more sessions you go to, the more chance you have.

I will be at the Leisure Centre to take a register of names at each session. Good luck everyone. We all look forward to seeing these out and about in the streets of Hinckley, or even further afield!

The Derby Runner Cross Country League  2017 season has come to a close and the results are in.

Well done to the Ladies for coming first in Division 2.

Final Tables

Men

League	Pos	Club	Tot Pts	Count	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7
1	1	Hermitage	66	2281	10	9	10	10	10	7	10
	2	Derwent	51	3875	9	7	3	7	8	8	9
	3	S.Derbyshire	50	3730	3	6	6	9	9	9	8
	4	Shelton	47	4340	8	10	9	5	2	10	3
	5	Barrow	42	4509	7	8	8	6	3	5	5
	6	Derby Tri	32	5333	5	1	4	8	6	4	4
	7	Hinckley	30	4508	6	5	2	3	7		7
	8	Beaumont	28	4777	4	4	7		4	3	6
	9	Hatton	20	4776	2	3	5	4		6
	10	Leicester Tri	15	7438	1	2	1	2	5	2	2
2	1	Badgers	130	2862	18	19	18	19	19	18	19
	2	Ivanhoe	126	3621	19	17	17	18	18	19	18
	3	Westend	122	3818	17	18	19	17	17	17	17
	4	Poplar RC	98	7340	14	13	10	14	15	16	16
	5	R.Hoggs	90	8161	9	12	11	16	14	14	14
	6	Birstall	88	8324	10	14	12	12	13	15	12
	7	Desford	86	6970	16	16	16		12	11	15
	8	Wigston	72	8197	13		15	13	10	10	11
	9	Huncote	68	6879	15	10	14		16		13
	10	Shepshed	67	9057	11	9	8	15	11	13
	11	Wreake	40	4727	12	15	13
	12	Coalville Tri	26	9225	7	8		11
	13	R.Royce	20	7371	8					12
	14	Team Anstey	20	8441		11	9
	15	Team Derby Runner	9	6096						9
		Harborough
		Soar Valley		1896
		Stilton		2292
		Fleckney		4861

Ladies

League	Pos	Club	Tot Pts	Count	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7
1	1	Westend	66	465	10	9	10	10	9	8	10
	2	Hermitage	59	624	9	8	7	8	10	9	8
	3	Ivanhoe	58	619	8	10	6	9	6	10	9
	4	Derwent	50	913	6	7	9	7	7	7	7
	5	Birstall	30	1384	5	5	2	4	8	4	2
	6	Shelton	29	1450	7	4	1	6	2	6	3
	7	Leicester Tri	29	1477	3	2	8	2	5	3	6
	8	Barrow	27	1576	1	6	5	5	3	2	5
	9	Desford	24	1505	4	3	4	3	1	5	4
	10	Shepshed	13	1850	2	1	3	1	4	1	1
2	1	Hinckley	129	1057	19	19	18	17	19	18	19
	2	Poplar RC	125	1161	18	18	19	16	17	19	18
	3	S.Derbyshire	113	1576	13	17	14	18	19	17	15
	4	Hatton	106	1779	12	15	17	19	10	16	17
	5	Badgers	91	2226	10	9	12	15	14	15	16
	6	Wigston	89	2336	14	13	8	14	13	14	13
	7	R.Hoggs	78	2849	7	6	15	13	12	11	14
	8	Team Derby Runner	71	2797	15	5	7	12	9	13	10
	9	Wreake	63	990	17	14	16		16
	10	Huncote	57	1872	9	16	5		15		12
	11	Derby Tri	57	2304	16	7	13			10	11
	12	Beaumont	47	2669	8	10	6	11		12
	13	Team Anstey	34	2553	5	9	9		11
	14	Coalville Tri	32	2403	11	13			8
	15	Fleckney	30	1945		11	10			9
	16	Stilton	17	1193	6		11
	17	R.Royce	4	1320			4
		Harborough
		Soar Valley		494

Combined Team

League	Pos	Club	Tot Pts	Count	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7
1	1	Hermitage	69	1989	10	10	10	10	10	9	10
	2	Ivanhoe	57	3315	9	7	6	8	9	8	10
	3	Shelton	49	4195	8	9	9	7	2	10	4
	4	S.Derbyshire	46	3801	3	6	7	9	8	7	6
	5	Derwent	42	3702	7	4	6	6	6	6	7
	6	Barrow	38	4586	4	8	8	5	4	4	5
	7	Hinckley	32	4662	6	5	2	3	7	1	8
	8	Hatton	21	5127	2	3	4	4	3	5
	9	Derby Tri	17	5471	5	1	3	2		3	3
	10	Leicester Tri	14	6844	1	2	1	1	5	2	2
2	1	Westend	131	3139	19	19	19	18	19	19	18
	2	Badgers	128	3512	18	18	18	19	18	18	19
	3	Poplar RC	106	6569	15	13	13	16	16	17	16
	4	Beaumont	97	5591	16	17	17		15	15	17
	5	Birstall	90	7807	11	14	10	13	14	16	12
	6	R.Hoggs	88	8526	9	11	11	17	13	13	14
	7	Desford	87	6598	17	16	16		12	11	15
	8	Huncote	80	6920	12	12	12		17	14	13
	9	Wigston	72	8354	13		15	14	9	10	11
	10	Shepshed	66	8689	10	10	9	15	10	12
	11	Wreake	54	4833	14	15	14		11
	12	Coalville Tri	34	10459	6	8		12	8
	13	Team Anstey	24	10086		9	8		7
	14	Team Derby Runner	16	8065	7					9
	15	R.Royce	15	8424	8		7
		Harborough
		Soar Valley		2390
		Stilton		3053
		Fleckney		6332

Individual winners and placings can be found on a previous article:

Final Individuals Standings from the Derby Runner XC League

Results and runners of the day can be found on our results page here:

Races 2016/17

Well done to everyone who has taken part, either as a runner, supporter or volunteer.
100% finishers of all the XC races go to the following; Ben Haring, Joe Langham and Bethan Padbury.

Please find below the details of the first cross country of the season for the Derby Runner XC league. It would be brilliant to have a strong turn out for the first of the season.

Last season was a lot of fun and everyone did really well. The Ladies came 2nd in Division 2, Men 7th in Division 1, Team 5th in Division 1.

It is only £3, less than a pint in most places!

A club vest and a pair of shoes is really all you need, but studs, spikes or other off road shoes would help.

A men’s team would be brilliant, that is 8 men including at least 2 over 40. Even if you are last, you are still helping as without a full team, we get last place +1. And don’t just stop at 8, the more the merrier and you will help to push down the places of runners from other teams.

The ladies need 4, including 1 over 40.

It is a fun morning, great training, nice bit of strength work and a break from pounding the pavements.

CAR SHARE- Let’s meet at the Old Leisure centre car park from 9:15am, ready to go at 9:30 am.

 

For those on Facebook an event will be or has been created. More info at http://www.hermitageharriers.co.uk/fixturesMain.asp?RaceDateID=HHW16

Same Venue as 2015 – Staged with the kind permission of Friends of Holly Hayes Wood
MAIN/OFFICIAL MARSHALLED CAR PARKING is at King Edward VII College/Castle Rock High
School reached off both Meadow Lane and Warren Hills Road. Use LE67 4BR on Sat Navs.
In light of increasing numbers, 3 people minimum in a car please.
Additional parking for a few cars at Midland Quarry Products, Leicester Rd. near the northernmost
extremity of the course (you pass this in the Hermitage 10K) and Forest Rock Offices, top of Meadow Lane.
Additional street parking along Meadow Lane.
Please allow 10 minutes walk to the start/finish area from MAIN car parking.
Thereafter several roads also border the woods/course with direct footpaths leading from Abbots Oak Dr,
Rosslyn Rd, Holly Hayes Rd, St. Bernard’s Rd, Leicester Rd. Not an official endorsement ….just telling you
what these roads are called. IF you park on these or Rosemary Cres, Peterfield Rd & Tressell Rd then please
do NOT block drives or cause inconvenience to residents. DO NOT PARK on Hayes Close
Grid ref for X/C course (not the car parking) is SK443 154
New Tent Area on Hilary Crescent near to start/finish, and just a 2 minute walk from
the Pub/Results. Please only drop tents off here and DO NOT PARK – the
Paramedics will park up here.
No Toilets available.
Start Times: Juniors 10:30 am Adults 11:00 am
Course details/footwear: 80 metres of tarmac per lap (Adults), some slightly gravelled paths – otherwise
grass, and woodland (tree roots, rocks, mud and trail paths) with 1 stile crossing per lap and 5 brook
crossing in total for adults.
Junior (2015 course but start/finish nearer to new tent area) Under 10’s 1 lap woodland trail (approx. 1
mile), Under 16’s 2 laps. Loop prior to moving start/finish shown here:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/routes-view.php?id=1177689
Adults (approx. 6 miles) –2 large woodland/trail/grass laps described/shown. Slightly more rolling than
previous years. http://www.fetcheveryone.com/routes-view.php?id=1765437

Please find some information below about the Cross Country races from the Derby Runner League website (http://www.derbyrunnerleague.com/).

These races are CLOSED events, i.e. only members of affiliated clubs can take part.

This closed league consists of 7 cross country races of 5-7 miles, October-March. Individuals score for their team if they are in the counting 8 (men) or 4 (ladies). If individuals attend 4 out of the 5 races they can win the individual awards.

The team events have three components. The mens event needs 8 men to count, including 2 vets. The ladies event needs 4 ladies to count, including 1 vet. The overall team event needs 7 men (including 2 vets) and 3 ladies (including 1 vet). Vets are runners aged 40+, for both men and ladies.

Although the races can be competitive, they are fairly low-key events with a good friendly club atmosphere. The courses are usually proper cross country, so muddy and hilly. Results are usually finalised after the race in a nearby pub.

Start times: Junior race; 10:15am, Senior Race 10:55am
Distances: Junior U/11; 1 mile, Junior O/11, 2 miles, Senior; 8-11K
Entry fees: Junior; £1, Senior £3
Club kit: Club vests or T shirt must be worn for all races
Footwear: Studded fell shoes or cross country spikes. Trail shoes/studded road shoes may be ok depending upon conditions and the course

Prize Categories: Men

Senior (up to 39), VM40 (40-49), VM50 (50-59), VM60 (60+)

Prize Categories: Women

Senior (up to 39), VL40 (40-49), VL50 (50-59), VL60 (60+)

Age status for veterans – age as on 2nd October 2016

Car parking is often a problem because the races are popular and most of the locations are small village areas, so please car-share if possible.

Rules:

-Runners, MUST return their finishing disks (to the Captains or Vice Captains)
-Runners must run in club kit (Club vest mandatory, please contact Penny Masser if you require one)
-NO Earphones MP3s or other devices – it makes insurance invalid
-At stiles if you jump any queue, you and your team will be disqualified
-Host clubs are to make sure that all marshals know the mobile phone number of the first aid co-ordinator
-Host clubs are to make sure that the children’s race has hares and/or marshals
-Please turn up early and car share
-Finally, enjoy

Men
For each club, the top 8 men score for the “A” team in a race. Points for the race are awarded in line with their finishing position.
E.g. if the top 8 men finish 3, 12, 26, 42, 55, 67, 89, 103 then in total 397 points are scored.

The scorers can be from any category – eg U20, Sen, V40, V50 etc.

The next 8 men will score for the club’s “B” team.
Teams are not picked, so it is possible for a man to score for the club’s “B” team in one race, and the “A” team in the next.

All of the team’s points are added up, and the lower the team score, the higher you finish on the day overall.
E.g. – a team score of 150 points is a better score than a team score of 250 points!

The teams are then sorted into their respective divisions to score accordingly for league points.

The league points are awarded as follows:-
Leagues with < 10 teams – 20, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 etc Leagues with > 10 teams – 25, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 etc

So if West End score 250 points in one race, and finish 3rd in Division 2 (with 8 teams), they will score 15 league points.

The teams competition is not split into Winter/Summer league, so the scores across the whole season count.
Two teams are promoted and relegated from each “A” league.

The “B” league is one big division, which is due to be split into Divisions 1, 2 and 3 for 2017, so watch this space!

Vet Men
For each club, the top 4 vet men score for the “A” team in a race. Points for the race are awarded in line with their finishing position.
E.g. if the top 4 vet men finish 3, 12, 26, 42 then in total 83 points are scored.

The scorers can be from category V40 + only.

The next 4 vet men will score for the club’s “B” team.
Teams are not picked, so it is possible for a vet man to score for the club’s “B” team in one race, and the “A” team in the next.

All of the team’s points are added up, and the lower the team score, the higher you finish on the day overall.
E.g. – a team score of 150 points is a better score than a team score of 250 points!

The teams are then sorted into their respective divisions to score accordingly for league points.

The league points are awarded as follows:-
Leagues with < 10 teams – 20, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 etc Leagues with > 10 teams – 25, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 etc

So if West End score 250 points in one race, and finish 3rd in Division 2 (with 8 teams), they will score 15 league points.

The teams competition is not split into Winter/Summer league, so the scores across the whole season count.
Two teams are promoted and relegated from each “A” league.

The “B” league is one big division, which is due to be split into Divisions 1, 2 and 3 for 2017, so watch this space!

Ladies
For each club, the top 4 ladies score for the “A” team in a race. Points for the race are awarded in line with their finishing position.
E.g. if the top 4 ladies finish 3, 12, 26, 42 then in total 83 points are scored.

The scorers can be from any ladies category – eg U20, Sen, V40, V50 etc.

The next 4 ladies will score for the club’s “B” team.
Teams are not picked, so it is possible for a lady to score for the club’s “B” team in one race, and the “A” team in the next.

All of the team’s points are added up, and the lower the team score, the higher you finish on the day overall.
Eg – a team score of 150 points is a better score than a team score of 250 points!

The teams are then sorted into their respective divisions to score accordingly for league points.

The league points are awarded as follows:-
Leagues with < 10 teams – 20, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 etc Leagues with > 10 teams – 25, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 etc

So if West End score 250 points in one race, and finish 3rd in Division 2 (with 8 teams), they will score 15 league points.

The teams competition is not split into Winter/Summer league, so the scores across the whole season count.
Two teams are promoted and relegated from each “A” league.

The “B” leagues have been split for 2016 (they used to be in the same system as “A” teams) but we are waiting for confirmation
on how the league are working it exactly. For now we have made them as one big division just to give people an idea on
which clubs have the most strength in depth.

Vet Ladies
For each club, the top 3 vet ladies score for the “A” team in a race. Points for the race are awarded in line with their finishing position.
E.g. if the top 3 ladies finish 3, 12, 26 then in total 41 points are scored.

The scorers can be from category V40 + only.

The next 3 vet ladies will score for the club’s “B” team.
Teams are not picked, so it is possible for a vet lady to score for the club’s “B” team in one race, and the “A” team in the next.

All of the team’s points are added up, and the lower the team score, the higher you finish on the day overall.
E.g. – a team score of 150 points is a better score than a team score of 250 points!

The team’s are then sorted into their respective divisions to score accordingly for league points.

The league points are awarded as follows:-
Leagues with < 10 teams – 20, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 etc Leagues with > 10 teams – 25, 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 etc

So if West End score 250 points in one race, and finish 3rd in Division 2 (with 8 teams), they will score 15 league points.

The teams competition is not split into Winter/Summer league, so the scores across the whole season count.
Two teams are promoted and relegated from each “A” league.

The “B” league is one big division, which is due to be split into Divisions 1, 2 and 3 for 2017, so watch this space!

This week we are running route S08, the long route is 9 miles and follows the canal to Dadlington before heading back to Hinckley along Stoke Rd.

To reduce this to 7 miles ( rather than following ‘S08 short’ ) you should leave the canal towpath at Stoke Golding (to omit the Dadlington loop) then follow Stoke Road as per the route below.

All summer routes are now available on the club website. See the ‘Thursday Evening Routes’ tab under the Training menu or use this link:

Hinckley Running Routes

Meet 18:15 at new Leisure Centre near the park benches outside the cafe or inside in the lower floor room if it’s raining. Run departs at 18:30.

​Routes for Thursday evening (for those who are running from the Club rather than going to Bradgate)…

Longer route : 8.7 miles

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4372874.html

Shorter route : 6.3 miles

http://gb.mapometer.com/running/route_4372883.html

6.15pm meet outside (new) Hinckley Leisure Centre for a 6.30pm start.

This week we are running route S18, out to Stapleton and through the lanes to the north of Hinckley. Probably worth taking a drink.

All summer routes are now available on the club website. See the ‘Thursday Evening Routes’ tab under the Training menu or use this link:
https://hinckleyrunningclub.com/?page_id=2881

This week we are running route S17, out to Stoney Stanton. I’d take some drinks along as the forecast is to be hot. For those at Thunder Run this weekend, will see you there.

All summer routes are now available on the club website. See the ‘Thursday Evening Routes’ tab under the Training menu or use this link:
https://hinckleyrunningclub.com/?page_id=2881

This week we are running route S16, this features the canal and a bit across a field. I hope it isn’t too bad underfoot in those sections, but you never know with this British weather, not long sections and should be ok.

All summer routes are now available on the club website. See the ‘Thursday Evening Routes’ tab under the Training menu or use this link:
https://hinckleyrunningclub.com/?page_id=2881

Cross-country PROVISIONAL Fixtures for your diaries for the 16/17 season. Please keep an eye out as we can probably expect one or two changes as we approach the start of the season.
30 Oct 2016 Holly Hayes Woods (Hermitage)
13 Nov 2016 Markfield (Westend Runners)
27 Nov 2016 Bagworth Heath (Desford Striders)
11 Dec 2016 Bradgate Park (RoadHoggs)
15 Jan 2017 Sinai Park (Hatton Darts)
19 Feb 2017 Allestree Park (Derwent Runners)
05 Mar 2017 Bosworth Battlefield = HINCKLEY!!!
The most important is of course Hinckley! 🙂 Support will be needed on the day for Marshalls, car parkers, timers, etc.

UPDATE 20/02/2016 – course details changed and updated on main event page here.

 

I have just updated the page above with the full details of the event (the next Derby Runner League XC race). Click the link at the top or here to go to the page.

To download the details as a PDF please click here.

Look forward to seeing you all on the day.

Details for Race 5: Grace Dieu XC

Race Start: Juniors 10.30, Men 10:55, Women 11:05

Location: Grace Dieu Manor School, Thringstone, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 5UG. On the A512 between Shepshed and Ashby. Approximately 2 miles from Shepshed.
Grid Reference: SK438179

Distance: Juniors 1 mile or 2 miles. Adult approx 5.5 miles.

Parking: Parking is very limited. Please car share.”

Shoes: Studs advised, spikes not recommended for main race because of rocky ground, boardwalk and hard path.

Course details Approximately 5.5 miles over 2 laps, undulating with some steep sections, across fields and through woods. There are sections of wooden boardwalk and hard path and two stream crossings.

Changing facility = HRC Club tent. No toilets or other changing facilities on site.

Entry details – Race fee is £3, payable on the day to Steve Hatcher or one of the club captains. You must wear a club vest (contact Penny Masser if you need one).

Official Event Page: ttp://www.shepshedrc.org.uk/benidorm.html

Details for Barrow 6

Race Start: 10:30am

Location: Humphrey Perkins School, Cotes Rd, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire LE12 8JU

Entry details – Anyone in the club can run. Just turn up in a club vest, pay me £5 and I will get you a race number and chip. (Please remember to keep your number for the other winter LRRL races if you intend to run them) If you can get there before 10am with your money that would be much appreciated:)

Minimum Age: 15

Parking: Is at the school but restricted so please car share

Event website: http://www.barrowrunners.co.uk/events/details.aspx?e=2404