28 WYe Valley Runners took off in to Mid Wales this morning to kick off the winter cross country league. Jeremy and Steven led the men home for WVR with Nicky and Becki dominating the womens race. Great start to the season - congratulations to all and to Hereford Couriers for picking up today's team award.
Muddy Woody Badge Design
Due to a request from the T- Shirt supplier we cannot wait until AGM for a decision so it will now be made at the XC on Sunday. Ralph Lloyd is coordinating, he wIll bring along numbered badge designs and members can nominate the one they like best.
Sorry for inconvenience.
MFN Cheque Presentation
The cheque presentation to Marches Family Network will be made on Monday October 27th at 7.30pm following the club run. We would like as many people as possible to attend the presentation particularly the principal fundraisers. A group photo will be take to mark the event. It looks like it will be a record breaking total.
The charity of the year for 2015 will be Midlands Air Ambulance and I am personally very grateful to them for their prompt response and treatment earlier this year - life savers .
Mighty Oak Nominations List
The Mighty Oak award is given annually to one female and one male club member in recognition of anything that they may have achieved or done throughout the year i.e. returned from injury, raised a great amount for charity or been a great all round member of the club.
Committee nominations for the 2014 award are:
Male: Bill Griffiths, Chris Walden and Antony Evans
Female: Sally Ware, Laura Tootell and Kelly Rose.
All members will be able to vote for the male & female on this ...list they feel is most deserving of the award. Reasons for the committee nominations will be given on the voting forms which will be available at the AGM. You will also be able to vote by email mikelynn8@btinternet.com.
Awards will be made at the Xmas Party,
Muddy Woody 6 2015
Provisional date February 15th 2015. Entries will open on December 1st . We will only accept on-line entries via entry central no paper entries accepted. There will be a new Technical T- Shirt for all finishers of next years race.
Furthur details to follow.
Herefordshire Winter Cross Country League - Race one 19th October

Approx 9.7k, one lap, farm tracks, woodland, total climb approx 158m, max elevation 375m.
As its a bit of a drive to get there we suggest as much shared transport as possible - meet in the rowing club at 9.00 am to grab or lift offer a ride.
Winter XC Series
For the benefit of our many new members the Winter XC season starts on Sunday 19th Oct at 11 am venue Fforest Fields Builth Wells. All 5 Winter XC races are FREE to club members, brilliant courses and friendly rivalry. In order to participate you will need a club vest contact Paul Bouston or Les Chamberlain. You will also need to register your intention to run with Paul Bouston who will issue you with a race number for the series. Paul will advise as soon as the numbers are available.
We encourage participation in the series, it really is a great way to improve your running.
Additional posts will be issued in the coming weeks on facebook and the club website.
Super 8 Series
The 3rd Super 8 series proved to be another great success and is intended to encourage participation in local races. An incredible 48 ladies and 71 men registered a score during the 13 race series.
Many congratulations to the winners who will be presented with club sports gift vouchers at the AGM:
Ladies;1st Laura Tootell - £40;2nd Jan Edwards £25; 3rd Lyn Compton £10
Men; 1st Steven Flowers - £40, 2nd Dan King £25, 3rd Paul Davies £10
We will be pleased to hear any suggestions as to how the series can be improved next year.
Muddy Woody 6 Badge Designs
Motif/Badge design ideas/suggestions required for the new 2015 Muddy Woody 6 Technical T-Shirt. Must be maximum 80mm dia. Best design to be decided at AGM.
Laura Wins Inaugral Ladies Marathon
The inaugral Marathon organised by Hereford Running Festival was won by Stacey Morgan of Croft Ambrey in the incredible time of 2.47. Laura Tootell took 7th place in a very good time of 3.29 to secure victory in the ladies race closely followed by Nikki Childs who recorded a time of 3.32. Picture of Stacey & Laura taken from Croft Ambrey web site.
Paul Jones (3.40), Kevin Artus (3.47), Steve King (3.55), Paul Watts (5.10) and Linda Wozencroft (5.36) did well to complete the course in exceptionally warm conditions for the time of year.
If anyone would like to submit race reports for the 10k, half marathon or Marathon we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Barnes and Bunce Lead the Way Article Link
Breinton 10 - Hereford Times Article
Great article with pictures on page 176 of todays edition of the Hereford Times.
Thanks again to everyone that made this such a great day
Club Sports Hereford Open Night
Club Sports Hereford are having a Wye Valley Runners open night Tuesday 7th Oct 6 to 7.30 pm. 20% discount on many items.
This event proved popular with many club members last year.
Breinton 10 Race Photos
A selection of race photos now on flickr.Many thanks to Wayne Smith for taking the photos.
Three sets Start line/Finish Line/Awards can be accessed via photo gallery on home page.
Don't forget to check out Sophie Prothero's pictures:
https://m.facebook.com/342252482551887/albums/592167350893731/?ref=bookmark
Breinton 10 Fundraising
Sarah's flapjacks raised £60 yesterday; tea & coffees a furthur £79.83 making a grand total of £139.83 for Marches Family Network
BREINTON 10 2014 AWARD WINNERS
Tom Pugsley Memorial Trophies Men James Pugsley (Bideford AC); Ladies Becky Humphreys (Wye Valley Runners) Ross Jones Memorial ; Stacey Morgan (Croft Ambrey)
Men’s: 1. Jon Barnes (Cheltenham Harriers) 57.59; 2. Daniel King (Wye Valley Runners) 58.57; 3. James Pugsley (Bideford AC) 59.15. MV40 Stacey Morgan (Croft Ambrey) 59.18: MV45 Daren Smith (Forest of Dean) 68.33; MV50 Mark Dunscombe (Aberdare Vaac) 64.39; MV55 Peter Carwardine (Hereford Couriers) 71.31; MV60 Andrew James (Liss Runners) 71.07; MV65 Peter Smith (Wye Valley Runners) 87.14 ; MV70 Brian Symonds (Wye Valley Runners) 83.33.
Winning Team: Wye Valley Runners Dan King, Steven Flowers & Jeremy Jehan.
Ladies 1. Clare Bunce (Red Rose Runners) 71.13; 2. Megan Judge( Malvern Joggers) 71.16; 3. Nikki Childs (Wye Valley Runners) 71.48; FV35 Laura Tootell (Wye Valley Runners) 72.13; FV40 Alex Champ (Wye Valley Runners) 84.18; FV45 Lynne Compton (Wye Valley Runners) 82.34; FV50 Nikki Childs (Wye Valley Runners) 71.48; FV55 Kareen Mann ( Malvern Joggers) 81.46
Winning Team; Wye Valley Runners Nikki Childs, Daneen Hughes & Laura Tootell
County Championships:
Men 1. Jon Barnes (Cheltenham Harriers) 57.59; 2 Dan King (Wye Valley Runners) 58.57; 3. Greg Wisniowski ( Hereford Triathlon Club) 60.57; Veterans 1. Stacey Morgan (Croft Ambrey) 59.18; 2. Jeremy Jehan (Wye Valley Runners) 64.12; 3. Andy Taylor (Hereford Triathlon Club) 64.29
Ladies 1. Megan Judge(Malvern Joggers) 71.16; 2. Daneen Hughes (Wye Valley Runners) 71.49; 3. Claire Conway (Wye Valley Runners) 76.22; Veterans:1. Nikki Childs (Wye Valley Runners) 71.48; 2. Laura Tootell (Wye Valley Runners) 72.13 3. Becki Ansfield (Wye Valley Runners) 77.59
Super 8 2014 Final Results
Many congratulations to Laura Tootell and Steven Flowers - winners of the 2014 Super 8 Series.
Laura finished 50 points clear in the end - a resounding result. Consistency paid off for Jan Edwards and Lyn Compton who came in 2nd and 3rd place. Many congratulations to them.
Dan King paid the price for missing one race with Steven finishsing with a clear 22 point lead to take pole position. Paul Davies finished an excellent third despite missing today's race.
Well done to them all. A fantastic summer of running.
Full results here. Presentations will take place at the AGM in November.
This year following feedback we added up the highest score rather than using the best 8 from 13 races. Let us know which systenm you prefer for future seasons.
Breinton 10 Results
Many thanks to all the runners, helpers and marshals for your support today. It really is a massive team effort to put on a race of this nature but very worthwhile based on the positive feedback we have received. Lots more about the race & pictures will be posted later but for now we will post the results so that you can check your positions and times.
Results:
Wye Valley Runners