Thursday 11th July saw the final running of this year’s Time Trial.

With a good turnout and competitive running at all the events it was the the young legs of Joyce and Samuel that triumphed in the end.

Thanks as always to Rob for organising us all Chris for his support around the course – much appreciated.

Click HERE for all the results.

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Chris Rainsford clocked a personal best and new club record at the Frankfurt Marathon in October.

The 34-year-old ran 2:21:02 in wet and windy conditions to take more than eight minutes off the previous Heanor Running Club record.

Looking distinctive in his yellow and blue vest, pink shorts and white HOKA cap, Chris nestled himself into a large group behind the pacemakers for the elite women.

In only his second attempt at the distance and first marathon in almost six years, the sports marketing manager for HOKA ran an even-paced effort throughout, finishing inside the top-20 at the World Athletics Elite Label race.

“I’m really happy with the effort I put in today and how the race played out,” said Chris immediately after the race.

“I know the training I’ve done, and also the training I haven’t done, so to come away with that time in those conditions gives me a lot of confidence for the future.”

After a late-summer punctuated by travel and work commitments, specific marathon training was boiled down to a six-week block from the middle of September.

It proved sufficient as Chris ran with the elite women’s group through to halfway.

“There was a nice big group to clip along with, shielded from the wind, through the first half of the race,” said Chris.

“I just let the miles tick by and wasn’t too focused on the splits, trusting more how I was feeling and making sure I stayed in control.”

After going through halfway in 70:15, the group began to splinter as the pacers chased sub-2:20:00.

“I decided to just sit and focus on my own race,” said Chris.

“I didn’t feel ready to push the pace at that point, so let the group get away over the next few kilometres, knowing that I wasn’t slowing in the slightest.”

Sticking to his game plan, some of those athletes inevitably came back during the second half of the race, and provided the psychological lift that enabled Chris to pick up the momentum in the latter stages.

“There was a moment at around kilometre 34 where I had found a nice groove in the road and just felt so strong,” recalls Chris.

“I reached a group of four and decided to go straight past rather than sit. I broke free and continued the momentum back into the city centre.”

The Frankfurt course began with 14k amid skyscrapers and switchbacks, before heading out for 10k along the south side of the River Main, then back along the north side to the centre.

The final 5k was back among twists, turns and cobblestone sections, which led to a marked slowing for all athletes compared to previous 5k splits, bar the race winner,

Chris’s fuelling strategy involved taking on 30g of Precision Fuel and Hydration carbohydrate gels every 9k, plus approximately 200ml of High5 electrolyte drink at 5k intervals from 10k onwards.

It provided the energy that would see him clock a 5:04 last mile before entering the Festhalle, finishing inside amid lights, music and cheering friends and family.

“The finish was insane, so surreal, it just didn’t last long enough,” said Chris.

“Even though I’d already run a marathon, I wanted to experience that feeling a little longer.”

Covering 13.1 miles the route is as follows:

• Start at The Bell Inn
• Turn left on to Bell lane all the way to the Derby Lodge Tea Rooms (just over 2 miles)
• Turn right onto Shipley Lane, past Mapperly Reservoir (3 miles), through Mapperly to High Lane.
• Turn left on to High Lane heading towards Ilkeston (just before the 4 mile mark)
• Just past Straw’s Bridge (5 miles)  bear right to run up Derby Road
• At the Fire Station turn left on to Oakwell Drive until West End Drive
• Run down West End Drive (6 miles) in to the Golf Club following the footpath keeping the golf course on your left
• Turn right on to the Nutbrook Trail, past the Nutbrook Coffee Shop to pick up Slack Lane
• Slack Lane merges in to Coronation Road then you turn right back onto Mapperley Lane.
• Run Back along Mapperley Lane/Shipley Lane (10 miles), past the Tea Rooms going straight on down to Osborne’s Pond
• Turn left just before Osborne’s Pond following the path past 11 miles to the Visitor’s Centre
• Looping round the Visitor’s Centre building bear right to take the right hand path towards Bell Lane
• At Bell Lane, turn right to head backup towards Smalley Dam where the finish awaits!

See also the course map below

The Undulator Course

Please see below for directions, course maps and  event timetable

Event Licence- North Midlands XC League

Click HERE for directions to get to Shipley Park

Course Maps

Course – All Laps
U11 Girls U11 Boys
U13 Girls U13 Boys U15 Girls
U15 Boys U17 Girls
U17 Men
Junior Senior and Vet Women
Junior Senior and Vet Mens

Event Timetable

12:30 U11 Girls 1.6k

12:40 U11 Boys 1.6k

12:50 U13 Girls 3.4k

13:05 U13 Boys & U15 Girls 3.4k

13:25 U15 Boys & U17 Girls 4.7k

13:45 U17 Men 6.1k

13:50 Sen/Jun/Vet Women 6.8k

14:20 Sen/Jun/Vet Men 9.5k

Date: Saturday 6th March 2021
Location: Shipley Park, Heanor
Organiser: Rob Rainsford
Contact email: rrainsford61@gmail.com

For more details and to enter visit:

www.entryhub.co.uk/20-midlands-mob-match

Heanor Running Club 5k team race

MIDLANDS MOB MATCH

UKA Licence applied for

Officially measured course

Starting and Finishing in Shipley Country Park, Derby Lodge, Heanor, Derbyshire.

Saturday 6th March 2021

Ages U20 and Senior

Chip timing

Men’s Race (8 per team) at 10am

Women’s Race (5 per team) at 11:30am

Entry fees:

£50 per men’s team

£30 per women’s team

https://www.entryhub.co.uk/20-midlands-mob-match

Race Adjudicator: Steve Winfield

Event Organiser and Covid-19 Officer: Rob Rainsford

And so, after four gruelling races over two weeks we can now announce the winners of this year’s Heanor Running Club GrandPrix.

Our runners had to complete all four races (5 mile; 7 mile; 10k and 5k) to qualify.

So CONGRATULATIONS to our winners who are:

The penultimate round of the Dog Kennel Challenge on a cold and icy Saturday morning saw things tighten up in the race to become King & Queen of the Dog Kennel Hill.

Rita (45 circuits from 4 rounds), Georgina (43 from 4) and Heather (43 from 4) have completed the most so far but it’s in a number of the age categories where the real interest lies.
In the Senior Ladies, Georgina and Heather lead the way but only by six from Kelsey.
Only two circuits separate first and second in the VM40 category with Ian M leading Glenn with both having completed three rounds.
In the MV50 category Tony leapfrogged both Pete and Eamon to move to 39 from 3.
Remember, competitors need to have competed in FOUR rounds to qualify!

As an added incentive to bring runners out on a Saturday, Rob and Jo held the draw for the club’s London Marathon place with Pete Edwards the “lucky” winner.
A hard winters training awaits!

Go to the main Dog Kennel page for the full results and standings.

So give it up for your 2019 Club Champions, they’ve all worked so hard for this and all had brilliant running years

Senior Men:

1. Lewis Whiting

Vet Men:

1. Ashley Deeming
2. Darran Furness

Senior Ladies:

1. Kelsey Moloney
2. Paige Roadley

Vet Ladies

1. Jayne Lynas
2. Jo Potter

Congratulations and well ran to you all!

• There are now 22 events to choose from
• You’ll need to complete 10 out of the 22 events to qualify for awards
• Jokers can still be played for double points – 1 event and 1 event only so choose wisely!
• New this year:
  • Parkrun (3 out of 4 of the ones listed)
  • ANY licensed 20 mile race
• North Mids XC, BDL XC, BDL summer and Parkrun all count as one event each

So, download the list below, stick on the fridge and get the dates in your diary – got to be in it to win it!

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 2020

Just two events to go and there are still 21 runners who can reach the required 4 – keep and eye out on social media for the dates of the next running of the Dog Kennel Challenge!

RESULTS & STANDIINGS