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30th March Social Run round Brown Moss followed by AGM and a Curry. Not to be missed!

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8th March Farndon results now up on the Racing page I've now had a chance to go through the results and the club had an excellent day at Farndon. There were PB's for Bob Wilson, Ken Robbins, Helen Robbins and Alison Birch. Helen and Ken Robbins both lowered their own club age records, whilst Chris Bennion set a new age best in the M55 category. Richard Stewart ran an excellent 46:40 at Farndon having run even faster for a 44:27 PB at Trafford earlier that morning! Well done to you all. I would have loved to have run - but the bacon bap was just too tempting.

7th March A glorious, if chilly, day saw 14 whippets course round the Farndon 10k. Colin Jones was the first Whippet home whilst Dean and Keith take the bravery award for running 13 miles to get there and then racing! Their feat was matched - if not beaten by Richard Stewart for whom the race was his second 10k race of the day. I've sent for the Doctor! Bob and Helen were overjoyed with their runs - both had big PB's if confirmed by the official results. It was also good to see Chris Bennion and Jackie Ecclestone run their first races in club colours. Apologies to those I haven't mentioned. Mark this race in your race calendar for next year - it is a cracking rural circuit. Photos.

28th February February was seen out with a social run for 20 of us round Brown Moss followed by a blow out breakfast at the Raven Cafe. It was great to run in daylight and out of town. Some strange people preferred the run - I know which I enjoyed most! Kate Waterhouse was unable to take part as she was still tired after wading through mud on Saturday.

25th February It has been announced that the Wrexham - Village Bakeries Half Marathon will not be rearranged. Anyone wishing for a refund must do so before March 21st. see update

24th February Dates have just been set for the 2010 Summer Handicap series

21st February Sadly, the Village Bakery Half was cancelled due to an overnight dump of snow. Hopefully nobody travelled over to Wrexham. To make up for the disappointment, I've just added some races to the diary for April.

20th February Some 30 Whippets sat down at Hannah's for the curry buffet. From what little I remember, it was a very good night! Hopefully there'll be a few pictures in due course!

I've also posted an update on Don on the Noticeboard.

17th February Village Bakery Half and Stafford 20 see Notices

As a result of adding in Bangor University, who didn't take part in the last league fixture, there has been a slight correction to both the men's and women's XC league position. Consequently both teams have dropped down to 9th place - still a good result.

16th February Finally got round to updating the final XC league results. A very successful season for both our men's and women's teams - with both finishing in 8th place. This was a two place improvement for our men and a very good start for the ladies. The girls will be relieved to learn that their late arrival at the last fixture does not appear to have affected the final league results! Well done folks - I'm sure we can make another step forward next season. Thanks to Simon Phillips and Sara Rogers for their work in managing the teams, and to everyone who took part. Cross Country League.

14th February Half a dozen whippets ran the Ennstone 7 on Sunday with Gareth Dodd yomping round in 43:18 for an excellent 5th place. Next home was Ken Robbins closely tracked by Kate Waterhouse. In 103,104 and 105th place were Sara, Helen and Elaine. Hmm, they were either holding hands most of the way round or were racing really hard - now be honest, girls, which was it? Kate says that Gareth's run was "very impressive as there were a couple of nasty inclines to test your legs in the last mile. Hot soup and a medal for all finishers".

12th February Don Wilbraham would love to see people. Update here.

7th February Congratulations to Helen Robbins. The organiser of the North Wales XC league phoned to say that Helen has won her age group in the individual competition. It was well worth finding the school on Saturday then!

Sunday also saw a number of whippets run in the Alsager 5, including Sara and Kate who ran the previous day at Oswestry. The first whippet home was Colin Jones in 29:44 over the 5 mile circuit. Next back was Richard Stewart in what looks like an excellent time of 36:27. Also barking at their heels were Elaine Dines, Alison Birch and John Rowlands.

6th February The final fixture in this year's North Wales XC series saw our men's and women's teams in action at Oswestry. I say saw our teams in action - but as you can see from the poor photos it was a very foggy afternoon and quite hard to see anything at all!

The men recorded their best ever results so it was a real pity that the team was one short. The women decided to give the other teams a chance, so drove twice round Oswestry to ensure they missed the start by eight minutes. Bravely they set off after the fast disappearing field. Fortunately they were still smiling at the end of the afternoon.

The men were delighted the women did turn up - not just for the support, but also for the excellent ginger cake and shortbread courtesy of Sara and Helen. Thanks, girls! Who said men were shallow! It was also good to see the twins making their Cross country debut.

Full results in due course but the men's positions were Rob Sharam(51), Simon Phillips(72), Dean Richards(79), Rob Wilson(85) and Dave Wilson(92). If Dave's shoe hadn't come off in the mud I'm sure the twins would have finished more or less together. I think we'll draw a discrete veil over the ladies results as they don't bear any resemblance to how well they ran!

3rd February John Rowlands looks like having been the sole Whippet in action over the weekend with a run in the Shifnal Gallop 10k.

1st February Don Wilbraham begins radiotherapy today. We wish Don and his family all the best. There's a fuller update on the notice board.

24th January It was third time lucky for the Telford 10k as it finally took place on Sunday with 7 Whippets in the field. First back was Rob Sharam in 39:35. Ken Robbins had the best run of the day, setting a new club M60 record - not bad for the first race of the year! Full results are on the racing page.

22nd January Two new notices posted.

19th January It was too chaotic to count but it looked like we had our biggest ever winter turnout tonight, with around 35 whippets out for a run. A big welcome to new members Katie, Michelle and Chris. Good news keeps coming in. As well as a number of PB's, last Sunday saw Sarah Wilson set a new Half Marathon club record record in the open age group.

17th January Looks like things are back to normal with 6 whippets in action in the sun at Helsby. The Half Marathon distance obviously suited the Wilson family - with Dave and, new member Sarah, posting great times and PB's to head the rankings for 2010. There was also a PB for Andy Forrester as it was his first Half Marathon, although Andy was more pleased just to be back running again; and it looks like Kate, Keith and Adele all relished the opportunity to shake a few cobwebs off! Photo to come I believe. Dave Wilson reports that there was a good quality medal and a free bottle of locally brewed beer for all runners, which he said can't be bad.

14th January Just been announced that this weekend's XC fixture at Wrexham has been cancelled.

10th January I know that some of you are aware that Don Wilbraham is not too well at present, but many of you won't have heard. His wife, Liz, has given us an update which she is happy to have posted on the Notice Board. I am sure you will join me in wishing Don a speedy recovery.

10th January I have updated the racing page with races through to the end of March - weather permitting!

7th January A big welcome to Vicky and Sarah as 9 members braved the arctic conditions to run round the rugby pitches. Hopefully there's only another week of this.

5th January Simon Phillips, Bob Wilson, John Dillon and John Hopwood bravely turned out in the snow to run round the rugby pitches. It even looked like they enjoyed it!If you don't fancy running in snow and ice why not devise a circuit training session you can do indoors? See Notice Board page for ideas. Now would also be a good time to shed those extra Xmas pounds before the serious running starts again.

1st jan 2010 Reliable sources inform me that eleven of you had an enjoyable run round Brown Moss while I struggled to keep my Beamer on the A49.Well done, folks. Get the runs in when you can.

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