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Martin Clarke

Sep 012020

Name: Martin Clarke Born: 29/02/1952 (Oldchurch Hospital Romford). Date Joined : 1997 Personal Bests: (most as a vet 45+, bit of a late starter) Track 800m 2min 20? sec 1500m 4min 55sec 3000m 10min 03sec 3000m s/c ?? Forever. Spent most of the evening trying to get out the water jump 5000m 17.00 dead. (Special thanks go to the Timekeeper for rounding up) 10000m 35min 45sec Road 5k 16min 55sec 5 miles 27min 56sec 10k 34min 55sec 10 miles 58min 21sec (over 50 club record) Half Mar 77min 17sec 20 miles 2hr 5min 15sec Marathon 2hr 52min 03sec What was your pathway into running: I was always fairly fit and had enjoyed and participated in many sports but …Read More

Jill Plater

Aug 282020

Name: JILL PLATER Born: 26.05.1939 Date Joined April 1952 Personal Bests: 100m 13.5 200m 26.1 400m 59.5 800m 2m.23.1 1500m 5.11.0 10K 42.02 5miles 31.20 10mile 67.27 ½ marathon 89.00 Marathon 3h.15m.33s 1500 to marathon times mostly when over 45 First Club Race: May 1952 – Inter club meeting at Tooting Bec – 2nd junior 150yds, 1st junior 4 x 110 relay Favourite Race: Any 400m Notable Performances: Represented Essex Schools in the sprints at the All-England Schools’ Champs 1953 and 1954 Medal winner at National track junior champs in both 60y and 100y in 1953 and 1954 Represented Essex in the Inter-County Champs for the 400 in 1960’s Numerous medal wins in the Southern and National Vets …Read More

Nicola Hopkinson

Aug 232020

Name: Nicola Hopkinson Born: September 1962 Date Joined : June 2002, Bree introduced me to the club. Personal Bests: Marathon 3:26:31 V40 20 miles 2:36:00 V40 Half 1:37:42 V40 10 M 72:15 V40 10K 43:01 V40 5M 35:04 V40 5K 21:15 V40 Favourite Race: The races with a sense of occasion so my journey to collect the six major marathons with all the holidays that went with them, and on the Marathon du Medoc I got to drink wine all the way round 😉 A few select pictures, see if you can recognise the marathons – don’t look at the bibs. I also have a habit of falling over a couple of times a year, one of which was at the Paris Marathon …Read More

Henry Ricketts

Aug 162020

Name: Henry Ricketts Born: 29.01.1967 Date Joined Probably 01.04.2004 Personal Bests: 100m 12.3 200m 25.5 (24.5 age 14) 400m 56.8 (55.9 age 15) 800m 2.24.8 1500m 6.07.51 (5.25.2 age 13) 5 mile (did the Vicky Park 5 but can’t find the time) 10K road 44.27ish Half marathon 1hr 43.47ish First Club Race: Gloucester Park, Basildon Cross Country Favourite Race: Stubbers Cross Country Upminster Notable Performances: Ranked 12th in the UK for Long Jump in my age group in 2012. 3rd placed team in The Southern Counties Vets Final last summer Biggest Disappointment: Not being fit enough due to injury to get consistent winter training in to take into the summer …Read More

Press Report August 11th 2020

Aug 112020

The Chelmsford ‘Mile of Miles’ which is normally held on the track was held this year in a completely different format due to the ongoing covid restrictions. The event was held at Writtle college on a multi terrain course which allowed for social distancing. The races were spread out over the course of five hours with each race consisting of 6 athletes going off at 6 minute intervals. It was an Impressive day for the Grange Wrights as they picked up three wins. The first race for the three was Joseph Grange’s(13) who ran in the U15s race. He won in 5:26 leveling his PB. Next was Jak Wright who attacked his over 20 race strategically, going of slow to …Read More