Away days, athletes, exaggerations and much more…
Hi everyone,
Here’s what’s happening in the world of EVRC…
Next up:
- EVRC ParkRun Away Day: Saturday 12 April at Brierley Forest.
- Fell Championships: Sunday 13 April at the Wirksworth Incline.
- Summer League: Wednesday 23 April at Sherwood Pines.
- Club runs: Wednesday 7 May will be the predicted time race.
See the fixtures calendar below for the full list.
Email your news, races, milestones and anything of interest to craig.trembirth@gmail.com for inclusion in next week’s newsletter.
ParkRun Away Day
Last Sunday saw five humans and two dogs descend (or ascend, depending on where they came from) upon Rushcliffe Country Park for the first EVRC Away Day of 2025. Guy Owen led the group home in a great time of 21:11, while the course also proved the perfect stomping ground for Debbie Brown, who continued her fine ParkRun form with another PB.
Let the race be-gin
Flat course? Tick! A fun run? Tick! Gin? Tick! Tick! Tick! Sunday 4 May sees the Flat 10k Gin Fun Run take place at Stapleford Estate in Leicestershire, consisting of a 10k off-road loop through the beautiful Rutland countryside, stopping at three locations for a finely crafted gin cocktail. The £42 entry fee might seem steep, but this includes cocktails at each of the bar stops, entertainment from great bands and DJs and an event medal!
Name that tune!
The lyrics below belong to which hit record – answer at the foot of the newsletter.
There will come a time
When the love of a man is first in line
Soon the tide will turn
And this world will be a place to learn
Name that runner!
The next instalment in our new feature where we ask you to name that runner! What makes it slightly more difficult is the smiley face disguising them – answer at the foot of the newsletter.
Results
This weekend saw Wayne Handley take on the Retford Half Marathon, which incorporates the Nottinghamshire County Championship race. Wayne ran an excellent 1:43:54 to come home in 336th place overall, and the 25th MV50. Well done Wayne!
ParkRun – Saturday 15 March
In addition to the Rushcliffe ParkRun, we had our presence felt at four other ParkRuns across the land. Well done to Debbie who achieved a ParkRun PB!
- Guy Owen – 21:11 (Rushcliffe)
- Craig Trembirth – 21:30 (Rushcliffe)
- Debbie Brown – 25:47* (Rushcliffe) *ParkRun PB
- Paul Boothroyd – 26:20 (Long Eaton)
- Steve Brown – 26:28 (Rushcliffe)
- Neil Roberts – 32:33 (Rushcliffe)
- Faith Richardson – 33:31 (Long Eaton)
- Bethan Davis-Skilton – 35:27 (Rushcliffe)
- Anne Brownhill – 36:31 (Shipley)
- Lisa Rull – 44:23 (Beeston)
- Sofia Poole – 46:37 (Wollaton Park)
- Maurice Davey – 53:18 (Long Eaton)
- Dennis Parker – 55:50 (Long Eaton)
- Wayne Handley – 57:39 and volunteer (Long Eaton)
- George Brownhill – Volunteer (Shipley)
Is your race missing? Use the Your race missing? function on the website results page.
Fixtures
| Date | Location | Type | League |
| Saturday 12 April, 9:00 | Brierley Forest | ParkRun | ParkRun Away Day |
| Sunday 13 April, 11:00 | Wirksworth Incline | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 23 April, 19:15 | Sherwood Pines | Road | Summer League |
| Wednesday 7 May, 19:00 | Predicted Time Race | Road | EVRC Championships |
| Saturday 17 May, 9:00 | Shipley Country Park | ParkRun | ParkRun Away Day |
| Sunday 18 May, 11:00 | Youlgrave’s Pommie Panter | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 28 May, 19:15 | Holme Pierrepont | Road | Summer League |
| Wednesday 4 June, 19:30 | Calver Peak | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 11 June, 19:00 | Club Handicap (Breaston) | Road | EVRC Championships |
| Wednesday 18 June, 19:15 | Wollaton Park | Road | Summer League |
| Saturday 21 June, 9:00 | Black Rocks | ParkRun | ParkRun Away Day |
| Wednesday 2 July, 19:00 | Pairs Race | Road | EVRC Championships |
| Thursday 3 July, 19:00 | Winster Fell Race | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 16 July, 19:15 | Worksop | Road | Summer League |
| Saturday 19 July, 9:00 | Sherwood Pines | ParkRun | ParkRun Away Day |
| Wednesday 23 July, 19:00 | The Run | Road | Race organised by EVRC |
| Thursday 31 July, 19:30 | Stoney Middleton | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Tuesday 5 August, 19:30 | Parwich Panoramic | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 13 August, 19:15 | Holme Pierrepont | Road | Summer League |
| Saturday 16 August, 9:00 | Beeston | ParkRun | ParkRun Away Day |
| Tuesday 26 August, 18:30 | Eyam Fell Race | Fell | Fell Championships |
| Wednesday 3 September, 19:00 | Mystery Race | Road | EVRC Championships |
| Sunday 9 November, 11:30 | Leg It Round Lathkill | Fell | Fell Championships |
And another thing…
In response to an 1897 newspaper report, American author, Mark Twain, wrote “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated!” In a similar vein, the life of Belgian footballer, Petko Ganchev, was commemorated by his former team with a minute’s silence last Sunday, despite Ganchev being very much alive. The former striker responded to reports with a quote that may become equally as infamous as Twain’s by saying, “When I heard the terrible news, I poured myself a small brandy.”
Answers
Name that tune!
It was, of course, the Nightcrawlers’ classic, Push the Feeling On, which was a Number 7 hit this week back in 1995.
Name that runner!
It was Kathrine Switzer. Registering under her initials rather than her full name allowed Kathrine Switzer to bypass the rule that women could not run the Boston Marathon in 1967. She did indeed start and finish the race, despite the attempts made by race director, Jock Semple himself, to physically try to remove her from the course once race organisers realized Switzer was indeed female.