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Tony Trembirth Award

Date: 22/01/2012 - 17:52

This award is in memory of our great friend Tony who has been "gone" almost eight year now.
The recipient is chosen by the rank and file who, in their opinion, has achieved something outstanding during the year.


This year's winner(s) are Jim Robinson & Stuart Whittaker.
1. For nearly ten years now they have been organising the Club Patterdale trip which they have made so popular that there is usually a waiting list !!
2. They have also designed and set up "our" cross country course at Bramcote Park for use in the East Midlands Cross Country League for quite a nuber of years.
3. But their biggest achievement this year has been their cycle ride from Land's End to John O' Groats completely unaided. This meant carrying everything they needed and stopping where-ever theY could en route whether it was bed & breakfast, Hostels, Bothies or even "bivvying" where neccessary!!

CONGRATULATIONS STUART & JIM

Presentation/Buffet Evening

Date: 22/01/2012 - 17:25

A very good evening was had by all who attended our annual "do" last night at The Roal Oak, Ockbrook.
The food, once again, was excellent and the beer went down a treat.
We all managed to hear ourselves speak, with just soft music in the background and not the deafening discos of the past.
The presentations went off without too many problems (See other places in the website for details)
Stuart & Jim won the light hearted quiz (If anyone wants to organise the next one make sure it is not geographical !!!)
The loudest cheer of the evening was saved for Anne when she FINALLY won a raffle prize !!

The roll of honour
Sue Baker           -    For organising the whole thing.
Richard Hyde       -    For sorting out the music.
George Brownhill    -    For organising the Quiz. (and presenting the trophies)
Brian Goodall        -    For doing his chairmand duties with the usual aplomb.

OVERALL A VERY GOOD EVENING  - THANKS TO ONE AND ALL

 

 

Garmin route

Date: 18/01/2012 - 13:30

Here's a Garmin route created by Matt.  If you think it would be useful to include these on the site let us know and we can do it for races and training runs alike.

Fell champs races

Date: 12/01/2012 - 18:26

After last nights exhaustive discussions we agreed on the following for our EVRC Fell Champs 2012 counting races: 

SHORT:     24th April, Masson Hills
            
                 22nd June, Tideswell
 
MEDIUM:    5th May, Coniston
 
                 2nd Dec, Cardington
 
LONG:        19th August, Sedburgh
 
                 11th November, The Roaches
 
For this year we also agreed that we would add a new category of navigation events, which are anything classified as an 'O' event in the FRA calendar. We chose:
 
'O'            25th July, Peak District Mini Mountain Marathon (2 hour event)
                
                30th December, Peak O Trial
 
No idea how Phil is going to work out how to factor in the new category into his spreadsheet but we will leave that with him!
 
Enjoy.

NEW MEMBER??

Date: 23/12/2011 - 21:32

Very many congratulations to Clare Labram and Andy Watson on the birth of their son Edwasd Arthur.
Is this a fell runner in the making??

Xmas Lights Night

Date: 23/12/2011 - 21:42

A great night was had by all on Wednesday with our annual run round Sandiacre to see the house decorations AND we almost all stuck together!!! Thanks to "Smiler" for organising the route (looks like you have a job for life!).
This was followed by an excellent buffet and beer upstairs afterwards. Thanks to all who contributed.
The usual draw for the club "London" places took place. These were won by Dennis Parker and Simon Pitts. Great things are now expected from these two!!. 
(Apologies for the picture quality)

E.R.I.C. Change

Date: 10/11/2011 - 21:41

It has been decided to change the format for the E.R.I.C. Trophy.
This will now be awarded to the athlete deemed to have been the best improved runner over the previous year. Check out the rules HERE

Hill Rep Sessions

Date: 24/09/2011 - 21:07
I am proposing that on Mondays we do an evening of hill reps. Start time will be 6.30pm at the club. It will last 1 hour so plenty of time to then get home for tea. So far I have the following volunteers: Andy Kenyon, Gary Newham, Liz Bridgen and me. 
 
First official session will be Monday (26th Sept). Which I can't actually make but we rehearsed this last Wednesday so Andy K and Gary N know where to go and what to do.  
 
 
Any more takers?

 

Special Message From Karen

Date: 05/07/2011 - 20:13

To all members of EVRC -
 
Some of you may have heard that I actually managed to bring back not just one but THREE medals from the World Transplant Games.
 
I was very relieved and very proud to get my first medal, a bronze in the 3km - a big 'phew' as I so wanted to do well as a big thank you for all the support the club has given me. This was followed by a silver in the 1500m & bronze in the 400m.  I was up against some tough opposition e.g the best time in the 3km for the women was 14 mins and it was actually a 2.3 miles run around a hilly country park.
 
I had a great time in Sweden and met some amazing fellow transplantees.  The most important thing is that we were able to help raise awareness about the desparate need for organ donation and just how fit and well people can become after facing death's door and receiving a life saving transplant.  Registration tends to go up by 30% after these kind of events.
 
I have also managed to get EVRC on local radio and in the papers as well - so bonus!
 
I feel very honoured to have been accepted by all you 'proper' runners.  I was always that 'slow' kid struggling to 'keep up' but didn't know I had a heart condition.  I then spent 17 years being very ill when my condition really showed itself. It means so much to me now that I can just about manage to keep up on a wednesday night!
 
Thank you to everyone once again
 
Lots of Love - Karen

More info here on organ donation

 

Bike O/Trailquest Hillclimb Test on August 3rd

Date: 24/06/2011 - 17:08

If you need hill training, why not try it on a mountain bike?

Dark & White are offering the following on 3rd August 2011...

A 2 hour evening Bike O run along slightly different lines to the traditional score/route choice style event. Starting from a central point, there are 6 routes to follow all of which go uphill. Each uphill has control points (SPORTident boxes) in ascending order of value i.e. the higher you go the greater the points!

Get the full details here.

Karen gets bronze in the 3K and silver in the 1500m at the Transplant Games

Date: 20/06/2011 - 09:49

Karen got her first medal in Gothenburg, at the World Transplant Games in the 3K women's run.  She was up against stiff competition so did extremely well.

She has now got a silver in the 1500m.

Video of the finish of the 3K below.  Jump to 4 minutes in.  She was raced to the finish by 2 runners close behind her but managed to hold her position.

Away Day follow-up

Date: 14/06/2011 - 14:51

Apparently the AWAY-DAY was a resounding success centred in and around The Bell & Harp somewhere near Duffield/Coxbench. Everyone is looking forward to the next one !!

Some photos submitted by Gary Newham ... If anyone has more please send to George, usual address.

 

 

Stretch your iliopsoas muscle

Date: 06/06/2011 - 10:28

Having studied back injuries for a while now, I'd seriously recommend that you stretch your psoas muscles regularly to avoid injury.

This muscle attaches to the femor and lumbar spine.  It gets tight through exercise and pulls the lumbar spine forwards.  This tilts the pelvis forward and can lead to lumbar injuries such as disk instability, herniated disks, etc.  I wish I'd done this years ago!

A good test of a tight psoas is to do the exercise in the video below.  If the loose leg does not go lower than the horizontal when it hangs freely then you have a tight psoas.

The first time I did this stretch I got immediate relief from a year old back injury.

Wednesday night club away run - Wed 25th May

Date: 12/05/2011 - 16:49

We have planned one of our now traditional Wednesday nights in May and June when we decamp to a local hostelry and go for a social run around a few tracks and trails.

The terrain will be gentle with maybe only one or two easy climbs and distance wise it will be approx 6miles. There will be a couple of routes provided for a faster and a slower group and you will have a group leader with a map with you for good measure.

So not too strenuous and you won't get lost, promise.

The first date is Wed 25th May.

Timings are; gather at pub, The Bell Harp, between Coxbench and Little Eaton on the B6179 Alfreton Road, DE21 5AE  (plenty of parking in car park and on the road in front), aim to start running at 7pm and be back in the pub by 8.15.

 

Derby Kilomathon

Date: 22/03/2011 - 16:43

Last Sunday a group of Erewash runners volunteered to marshall the last 5 kilometres of this year's England Kilomathon. We did this on the understanding that any financial reward would be donated to Karen Hodgson as she attempts to win medals at the forthcoming World Transplant Games in Goteborg.
The group did us proud giving lots of encouragement to all the runners from first to last. This was depite the abuse from some motorists who were in a hurry to get home for their dinner or whatever! It was a bit chaotic a times but on the whole, most spectators and drivers were quite considerate.
Afterwards we all went back to the Rolls Royce Social Club where a buffet and FREE BEER was laid on.
A big thankyou from Chairman Brian for all who helped

Some pictures from Bob B are here

"tongue-in-cheek" view from Nick who wishes to remain anonymous:

 

The art of Law Enforcement
The good Sheriff Brian gathered his posse of marshalls, gave them bright yellow vests and radios to play with and then sent them forth to keep the restless natives of Sinfin off the roads for the day.
Luckily some of the marshalls had special skills and could charm the natives with their social work and counselling skills and others (no names Brendan) managed to get a cup of coffee from the local vicar after nearly being crucified for cutting off the church from its congregation.
We were enthralled by the radio traffic where we learnt that if we thought we were having a tough time Tom Hanson had it tougher as he hung on against insurmountable odds until the cavalry eventually turned up.
I can only speak for the group near me but when we first arrived at our posts we hadn’t a clue what was going on. We weren’t the only ones as the marshalls on sector five were also in the dark. Luckily Clare, Gary and George acted with maturity and calmly handled all the problems and abuse that were thrown their way whilst I was entertained throughout my stint by some of the local youths who were impressive with their unstinting support of the runners, and walking wounded, who wandered (generally in an exceedingly slow fashion) past our sector.
Now for the rant: I felt that the local residents had not been very well informed about what was happening and to tell them that the roads were closed for the day was ridiculous. I would argue that by the time runners (and the crippled) reached us there was no need for a full road closure or, at worst, it could have been shut for an hour or two (max) whilst the main body of participants went past. I appreciate that there are problems with organising an event for such a wide range of ability but there is room for improvement.
Well done Andy Clayton and well done Brian and the marshalls – it did prove the club can still turn up and cope with most things if we want to and it was for a good cause. No pressure Karen but we are expecting you to bring back medals, or at least some foreign sweets and booze.
On a more important point if this ever happens again can I be near a large bush or  public convenience.

 

Nick

 

 

Plas Y Brenin OMM training course

Date: 24/02/2011 - 11:53

I think some people I know need this course more than others.

Plas Y Brenin are offering a weekend OMM training course, all for £160.

Seems to cover just about everything, including how to survive the overnight camp.  Ear plugs would be my advice.

Read all about it here.

Marshalls Required

Date: 15/02/2011 - 16:07

A request has been received from NOTTS AC for help at a couple of prestigous events coming up in the next couple of weeks.

So if you are at a loose end why not go along and help out

You could always run there and back afterwards!

Hi everyone

The English schools Cross country Champs are being held at Wollaton Park on Saturday 19 March, if you have anyone at your club who is interested in marshalling please contact myself or John Knight (Notts AAA Sec)
 

also on Sunday 27 February we are holding the East Midlands Region London Mini Marathon trials at Holme Pierrepont 12 - 00 start we require marshalls please, again if you have anyone willing to help please contact myself or John Knight
 

Cheers Harold
 

 
 

Mud bath at the cross country championships

Date: 09/02/2011 - 11:51

Great footage of the Midland Cross Country Championships.  Check out the guy in blue who face plants in to the mud.

Off road trainer that lasts 1000 miles

Date: 02/02/2011 - 11:31

Developed in collaboration with the army, this trainer is not cheap but is supposed to last 1000 miles of on and off road treatment.

Check it out here.

Tony Trembirth Award

Date: 23/01/2011 - 16:11

The winner this year is KAREN HODGSON.

Karen has been an inspiration to all athletes and not just those at our club. She has proved that, no matter what trials and tribulations stand in ones way, she has the strength and courage to make the most of the situation and just get on with life.

She has won medals at both the British and European Transplant Games and is currently in training for the World Transplant Games in Goteberg, hoping to compete in the Great North Run and next year's (2012) London Marathon.

Well done Karen, you have been an inspiration to us all!

 

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