Posts from — June 2015

On Sunday morning despite the drizzle the Absolutely Fabulous ladies (and 3 hardy men) of HAC turned out to run the picturesque Concorde 5 mile race.

Leading the men, Captain Dave Smith jetted off despite carrying a rib injury finishing in a time of 33.52, shortly followed by his co-pilot Andy Torrence in 36.55 and Denis ‘Baggage handler’ Cavey in just over 39 minutes.

First HAC lady, Zoe ‘Patsy’ Dobbs was first to the exit door and kept with Andy Torrence, past the mattress dump and over the motorway bridge before hitting cruising height and edging past him to come in with a PB of 36.19 followed closely by Lynn Hyde in 36.35 and Karen O’Rourke in 37.29 to win the Ladies trophy and more importantly a bottle of wine each!

A great team effort saw the rest of the cabin crew come flying home with Melanie ‘Eddie’ Spencer leading the way flying high on champagne flavoured gels, joined by Debs Brown, Babz Kedge, Lucy Duncan, Lyndsey Browne and the inspirational Angela Duncan.

Absolutely Fabulous and a great turn out from HAC again.

Well done to James Laing & Eva Mack for their first place finishes plus everyone else that took part in energy sapping conditions. Massive thanks to the race officials, Cathy Girvan, Phil Welch and Gavin Collett plus anyone I have missed off and to Jill Miller for laying on the post race buffet and Peter Humm for the quiz.

Race results here.

Hoping to see many club members competing in the 5k training race this Thursday. Please register at the clubhouse by 6.30pm for a 6.40pm start. All Club members are welcome to run, with a £3 fee for any non-Club members.

The measured course starts in Howletts Lane and is two and a half laps of a loop of Breakspear Road, Howletts Lane, Marlborough Avenue & Bury Street. The finish is just past the clubhouse in Bury Street.

Afterwards homemade food will be served at the clubhouse, followed by a fun quiz. Please write your name on the list at the clubhouse if you would like food.

This is a great club event, so please support it

Finchley 20 Race Coordinator 

The Finchley 20 is the U.K.’s oldest 20 mile road race, and is an important fundraiser for the club, helping to keep the cost of full annual membership to less than £1.50 per week. A vacancy has arisen for a race coordinator for the 2016 Finchley 20. This is an exciting opportunity to make a contribution to the club, whilst developing new skills.The new post holder will be able to draw on a wealth of experience from previous race coordinators and supporters.

Duties:

• To recruit and lead a group of club members to deliver a safe and enjoyable race environment for participants
• Liaise with all statutory organisations and race officials
• Ensure all aspects of health and safety are complied with

John Doyle and Dave Smith, race coordinators in previous years, will be on hand to inform and assist the new holder of this post

Contact:

David Smith davidalan.smith2@gmail.com