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02-09-10
The Spofforth Gala Trail 10k was held on a bright and sunny Bank Holiday Monday and Paul Gaile excelled with 40:34 to finish 12th place overall, he was followed by Dave Woodhead 43:15, John Pop 49:22, John Woodhead 53:29, Mandy Bannister 53:31, Karen Thrippleton 58:17 and Carol Parkinson 64:58.

On Sunday heavy rain heralded the start of the Spire 10 Mile Road Race as several Pacers enjoyed the challenging hills and lovely views around Chesterfield, with James Clark finishing in 1:04:14 and Martin Edwards in 1:19:39.

Karen Pickles and Gary Bailey travelled to Switzerland and experienced a mountain race with real altitude, climbing to around 2585 metres above sea level! In the Matterhorn International Run over 12.5k Karen finished in 1:19 and won the F35 category, while Gary finished in 1:21.

21-08-10
The annual Burnsall races featuring the Classic Fell Race and the 10 mile road race were turned into a type of Runnymoon for a couple from Sheldon Striders and their guests. The pair ran both races, which is no mean achievement. None of the Pacers managed to take in both races although three Pacers did the club proud to take 8th place in the Fell race Team Event. Stuart Walker led the way with 17.11 followed by Darryl Stead in 19.59 (breaking the magic 20 minutes for the first time) and Dominic Egan in 26.13.
In the 10 miler, Darren 'Tom Tom' Burnley was 1st V40 and finished 5th overall in a scorching 59.05, followed by Mark Nolan 1.16.52, Steve Pattison 1.17.01, John Pop 1.20.13, Don Stead 1st V70 1.24.54 and Lisa Smedley 1.37.52.

18-08-10
The latest YVAA Grand Prix event took place at West Vale over a challenging 6 mile off-road course. This included a 2 mile uphill start and a sting in the tail at the finish.
The first four counters for the men were Nigel Armitage 3rd 40.02, Robert Samuels 42.38, John Marshall 43.10 and Michael Hern 45.07. A further 15 men ran for the Pacers completing a strong male team performance.
The women's team were led home by the ever consistent Nicola Bradford 50.56, Kath Leslie 54.52, Jenny Cooper 56.45 and Sue Ransome 57.32. A three line whip is issued to all female +35 Pacers for the next event!
Team results are not yet known but Pudsey Pacers will still be in medal positions for the team and individual honours.
On a personal note, author Digger would like to thank you for all the support on his first run back since the London Marathon.

14/15-08-10
The first ever Wrose 5k was a success for two of the quickest runners at the club. Karen Pickles won the female race and finished 8th overall in 21.36, just ahead of Rob Samuels in 12th place in 22.26. Gary Bailey running in K&C colours finished 3rd in 19.58. I am reliably informed that he will soon be a Pacer.

Three Pacers travelled to Arncliffe for the Arncliffe Fete 4 mile race. Darren Burnley was first home in 9th place in 22.26, John Pop was 57th in 28.56 and Trish Cutts came 89th with 33.27.

This 30k Rugby Rover event covers the near mountainous Belper countryside and has become a yearly migration for a number of runners. Some were returning with unfinished business after getting lost last year.
Leading the Pacers home was James Clark in a superb 6th place in 2.12.39. First lady home for the Pacers was Leanne Hague in 2.38.53 to claim the 3rd F35 slot. Further Pacers racing were Paul Gaile 2.32.24, Simon Beverley 2.42.06, Steve Pattison 2.44.57, Mandy Bannister 3.10.31 and Jenny Cooper 3.17.52. Dave Cooper unfortunately retired injured.

08-08-10
On the fells, Nigel Craven finished in 44th place at the Boulsworth Show race in 1:06:09. The race covers 7.5 miles (12 km) and has 1400' (427 m) of climbing.
Stuart Walker continued his long distance exploits with 14th place at the Long Tour of Bradwell. Stuart completed the 52 km/2320 m of climb course in 6:02:43.

04-08-10
A 30 strong team of Pudsey Pacers descended on the Knavesmire at York for the latest Yorkshire Veterans Athletics Association race. The 5+ mile trail race was hotly contested. As a result the Pacers Women lie in 1st place with the Men 2nd in their respective blue riband 1st four to count tables.
On the day Darren Burnley was 2nd in 33.34, Nigel Armitage 6th in 34.57 and Rob Samuels 15th in 36.25. For the women Karen Pickles was 2nd in 37.00, Nicola Bradford 10th in 43.11 and Kath Leslie 15th in 44.13.
As the race for individual honours hots up Karen Pickles is 1st F35, Nicola Bradford 1st F40 and Sue Ransome 1st F50. For the men John Marshall is 2nd M40, Darren Burnley 1st M45 and Jim Wheldon 1st M55.
The next race is on the 18th August from West Vale, Stainland Lions HQ

The long overdue results of the Yorkshire Wolds Half Marathon are now available, leading the Pacers runners home was Gary Phillips in 1.37.22 followed by Andy Hardaker 1.37.43, David Lighten 1.44.08, Pam Goldthorpe 1.55.30, Karen Thrippleton 2.05.36, David Shipley 2.09.24 and Jonathan and Stacey Kite crossing the line together in 2.15.02.

01-08-10
Pudsey Pacers has a succesfull day at the local Idle Trail race. Darren Burnley came home in 4th place in 37.02 followed by Karen Pickles in 39.24 for 1st place in the womens race. Other Pacers running were Nigel Armitage 40.47, Rob Samuels 40.57, Gary Phillips 42.58, Darryl Stead 45.34, Steve Pattison 46.22, Paula Bray 53.16 and Don Stead 55.13.

Sunday 1st August saw some of the Pacers take to the fells to take part in the 8th running of the Roundhill Fell Race organised by Otley AC. This race is approx 8.75 miles with 1,200’ of climbing but it was a perfect day for running and for appreciating the stunning scenery. First home was Nigel “Fellboy” Craven in a time of 1:10, 6th MV50 and 51st overall followed by Dave Cooper with a new PB of 1:13 in 62nd, then Jenny Cooper flew home with a massive PB of over 17 mins in a time of 1:24, 11th in the Female Open category and last but not least was Dominic Egan, 101st overall in a time of 1:26.

Over the last few weeks there has been two record turnouts from the Pacers at two local relay races. The first took place on a warm Friday evening up at Fewston/Swinsty reservoir and saw the Pacers entry six teams into the Washburn Valley Relay hosted by Otley AC. Over 50 teams took part in this cracking little relay that involves teams running 3 legs of between 3 and 4 miles each. The mixed team won the 1st Mixed Team trophy, taking it from usual winners, the Probation Service and came 6th overall. Karen Pickles also beat the ladies record for Leg 3 by running it in a remarkable time of 20.12. The other teams representing Pudsey finished 15th, 21st, 27th, 29th and the ladies team were 38th overall but finished 5th in the Ladies overall rankings - this is despite Leg 2 runner going an extra quarter of mile !!!

The second event took place at Golden Acre park on Wednesday 21 July on again what was a perfect evening for running. The event saw a record breaking number of entries with 80 teams taking part, with over 7 of those being from Pudsey. No trophies were won at this fiercely competitive race but some very good solid performances all the same, notably from Men's Vets team who came 7th overall. The three Men's teams finished 22nd, 24th and 37th with a good recovery performance from the "Re-Cooper ators" - Cooper, Burdon & Hardaker. In 54th was the only mixed team entry followed by Team Woodhead in 65th and the Ladies finished in a respectable 69th - Diane Rollin running on relay debut. Sadly, due to injury one team was recorded as DNF but this team still put in excellent times with Al Chapman doing it in 17.56 and Gary Bailey in 15.37. Also running was Diane Wood and Dominic Egan - they ran as part of other teams in order to ensure entry into the race and both did Pudsey proud. Diane ran in 20.25 and her team finished 30th overall and Dominic ran 20.48 and finished 43rd.

Well done everyone that took part - hope you will sign up again next year and let's see if we can break these records again in 2011!! Cheers. Jenny (retired relay rounder upper!).

25-07-10
The 20th running of the Puma Pudsey 10K was a resounding success with 378 runners completing the main race. Carl Thackery of Sheffield won the race in 36.33 closely followed by a duo of P&B runners. James Clark was first Pacer home in 7th place in an excellent 39.57. Other Pacers men completing the race were Rob Samuels 41.40, Phil Dutton 45.09, Steve Boom 47.12, Mark Pawson 48.35, Dominic Hand 50.21, Kylie Castle 51.14, Don Stead 56.43, Christopher Harris 58.32. Leading the Pacers ladies home was Marie O'Conner 103rd place in 50.37, Sue Ransome 53.31, Dianne Rollin 1.00.15, Alison Glover 1.01.16, Louise Crawshaw 1.03.00, Barbara Conley 1.05.55, Ruth Kettle 1.08.22 and Zoe Tebbutt 1.08.35. Lets not forget our own daffodil who completed all three races - Dave Butler!

24-07-10
Stuart Walker was in the Lake District for the Lakeland 100 mile event. He came home in 10th place in an amazing time of 29 hours 44 minutes. This was the latest event in the Vasque UK Ultra Running Championships.

19-07-10
The 5th Yorkshire Vets race of the season took place at Honley. Darren Burnley was first the first Pacer home in 39.02 for 4th place, Karen Pickles won the womens race in 42.12. In the overall standings Pacers Women are 1st and the Men 2nd. In the individual male standings John Marshall is 2nd M40, Darren Burnley 1st M45, Russell Stead 3rd M45 and Jim Whelson 1st M55. In the individual womens standings Karen Pickles is 1st F35, Carol Limbert 2nd F35, Nicola Bradford 1st F40 and Sue Ransome is 1st F50.
A stong Pacers turnout is expected at the next event on the 04-08-10 at the Knavesmire, York.

18-07-10
John Pop travelled to Burton Leonard for the 10K event and came home in 50.27 for 104th place.

12-07-10
Stuart Walker missed first place by 4 seconds at the Cliff Hanger fell race finishing in 15.19, at Stoodley Pike Nigel Craven and Leanne Hague both ran well for 86th place and 106th place respectively.
David Lighten completed the London 10k and finished in a new PB of 42.10 to claim 165st place out of 25,000!
Closer to home a number of Pudsey Pacers tackled the popular Eccup 10 in place order these were; Dave Woodhead 1.08.55, Dave Butler 1.11.46, Martin Edwards 1.22.44, Don Stead 1.23.33, John Woodhead 1.24 and Christopher Harris 1.30.43.

04-07-10
Karen Pickles enjoyed success at a very windy Birdsedge 10K coming home 1st Lady in 39.31. Jim Wheldon wasn't far behind in 18th place with 42.34.
Nigel Craven was in Pateley Bridge for the Guisecliff Gallop a short 3.5 miles fell race with 500' of ascent coming home in 15th place.
Other confirmed finishers at the Leeds Run For All 10K were Michael Reynard 42.41, Chris Wilson 44.16, Andy Hardaker 1.06.07 and Karen & Andrew Thrippleton were seen running the course together, no finish time available.

26-06-10
Nigel Craven completed the Compton's Cross fell race in 1.19.55 finishing in an excellent 13th place.

27-06-10
A number of Pacers travelled to East Yorkshire for the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. Al Chapman was the first Pacers back continuing his good form with 1.36.02 followed by Andy Hardaker 1.42.55, Emily Lawrence 1.59.16 and Karen Thrippleton in 2.07.20.

30-06-10
Nigel Craven hit the fells again at the Cragg Vale fell race, home in a speedy 35.05 for the 800' 4 mile race.

30-06-10
Three Pudsey Pacers teams completed the Danefield Relay, Darren Burnley, Nigel Armitage and Paul Gaille led the A team to a Top 10 finish.

04-07-10
Thousands of runners took to the streets of Leeds for the Jane Tomlinson Run for All 10K. First Pacer home was Mark Pawson 45.11, others completing the event in memory of the great lady were Tim McCaughey 46.17, Kye Castle 51.53, Christopher Harris 52.49, Diane Rollin 56.27, Joy Good squeezing inside the hour in 59.55 and Zoe Tebbutt 1.02.39.

27 June
Pam Goldthorpe travelled to Bristol to compete in the She Active Every Womans Duathalon. This consisted of a 5K Run / 20K Bike / 5K run, this was Pam's first Duathalon and she scorched home in 1.32.04.

20 June - Karen Pickles was the first female in the 10 mile Staveley Stampede 64:30, also running were Ann Francis 78:30 and John Pop in 79:44

20 June - Karen Thrippleton is clearly back to fitness and ran the Freckleton Half Marathon in 2:03:11.

18/19/20 June - Nigel Craven completed three fell races on consecutive days to come home 18th overall in the series. Wichen Hill Whizz in 28.38, The Reservoir Bogs in 1.30.36 and finally the Timothy Taylors Tom Tittiman in 37.51.

19 June - Rachel Churney completed the Race For Life at Temple Newsam, her first ever 10k in 60:04. Well done.

13 June - Steve Pattison was the solo Pacer at the Castle Howard 10k in 48.12.

13 June - James Clark grabbed the silver medal at the Prestwich Challenge in 1.06 for the 8 mile adventure course,

9 June - The Otley 10 is a popular long running local race and there was a strong contingent from Pudsey. First home was James Clark 1.03.09, PaulGaille 1.05.14, Gary Phillips 1.14.07, Steve Pattisnson 1.17.02, David Hudson 1.18.31, Dominic Hand 1.19.41, John Woodhead 1.26.42, Karen Thrippleton 1.35.05 and Joanna Nicholson 1.25.40.

6 June - Karen Thrippleton completed the Roberttown 7 in 61:49.

06-06-10
It was a warm and humid day on Saturday 5 June when a number of Pudsey Pacers competed in the Wharfedale Off-Road Marathon and Half Marathon events. After completing the 13 mile distance that includes the long climb up Mastiles Lane, Darryl Stead was first Pacer with 1:59:42 followed by Nigel Craven in 2:01:27, Stephen Pattison 2:11:55, Leanne Hague 2:13:26, Dave Cooper 2:13:27 and Jenny Cooper 2:24:52. Shaun Denham and Simon Beverley both completed the full 25 mile route in good time and returned to Threshfield wearing matching hats in 4:19:51.

It was rather cooler on Sunday 6 June when James Clark ran the Goole Riverbank Challenge over a 1/3 marathon distance and 52:40 was good for 6th place overall.

Joy Good was the sole Pacer representative at the Full Bronte 5 mile race at Haworth on 3 June and finished in 47:27.

There was an excellent turnout on 1 June for the second race of the 2010 YVAA Grand Prix Series at Kirkstall. The Pacers women were led by Karen Pickles who collected maximum points, Diane Wood, Carol Limbert and Kath Leslie. The counters for the men were Darren Burnley, Paul Gaile, Rob Samuels and John Marshall. After two races the Women's Team lead the '1st 4 to count' and 'all to count' tables and so far the Men's Team top the '1st 4 to count' and 'all to count' and 'rest to count' points tables.

Further results for the recent John Carr 5k series show that several Pacers completed races 2 and 3; with Jennifer Baldwin in 25.28 and 25.15 respectively, while Debbie Day ran times of 25.37 and 25.36.

30-05-10
On 30 May the Pudsey Pacers tour bus descended on Driffield for the multi-terrain Mucky Duck 8.5 mile race and returned with a healthy prize bounty on board. Karen Pickles was the first female home and set a new course record of 53:51 (beating her own course record of two years ago) helping the women retain the Ladies' Team Trophy. Karen was assisted by Leanne Hague (in only her 2nd race for the club) 63:21, Nicola Bradford 64:30, Marie O'Connor (in her début race for the club) 64:51, Jenny Cooper 70:08, Trish Cutts 70:12, Mandy Bannister 72:23, Sarah Turner 74:20, Joy Good 80:00, Sarah Dutson 80:39 and Carol Parkinson 84:17. For the men Darren Burnley finished first M45 with 50:52, while Paul Gaile finished first M40 with 52:17. Other Pacers men running were James Clark 53:45, John Marshall 55:36, Nigel Armitage 56:39, Mick Hern 59:42, Steve Boom 60:20, Stephen Pattison 64:11, John Pop 67:12, Roy Bamford 67:28, Kye Castle 70:01, John Woodhead 70:53 and David Shipley 78:36.

A number of Pudsey Pacers opted instead for the 6.9 mile Ilkley Trail Race, with Richard Gibson home in 50:03, Gary Philips 54:50, Nigel Craven 56:11, Paula Bray 63:57 and Don Stead 68:06.

The 27 May saw a strong Pudsey Pacers turnout for the Apperley Bridge Canter. Simon Lowe finished our quickest in 36:51 and James Clark in 37:48. These were followed by Paul Gaile 39:02, Robert Samuels 39:23, Richard Gibson 41:17, Phil Dutton 42:35, Mark Nolan 43:07, Mick Hern 44:01, Gary Phillips 44:10, Simon Beverley 44:44, Stephen Pattison 46:03, Nigel Craven 46:05, John Pop 46:36, Christopher Harris 52:00, David Shipley 56:30. The ladies were represented by Karen Pickles 39:19, Paula Bray 50:47, Trish Cutts 52:12, Alyson Glover 52:37, Anne Gowing 53:05, Joanna Nicholson 55:54, Kara Stead 58:05, Joy Good 58:32, Karen Nelson 59:00 and Gemma Storr 1:08:23

23-05-10
Scotland's capital hosted both the Edinburgh Marathon and the 2010 Scottish Half Marathon on Sunday 23 May and a sweltering hot day was forecast. The early start benefitted the half marathon runners and John Marshall ran an impressive new personal best time of 1:25:40, followed by Sarah Turner 1:55:05 and Joy Good 2:08:08. For the full marathon runners conditions were more challenging with Mick Hern home in 3:36:28, followed by Sue Ransome in 3:40:43, Kevin Meakin in 4:58:44 and Jayne Greensill 5:29:06.

On Wednesday 19 May James Clark completed the Askern 10k near Doncaster with a time of 37:25. Meanwhile the three-race John Carr 5k series at Esholt was reaching its conclusion; and with excellent weekly times of 17:27, 17:17 and 17:18 Rob Samuels finished 3rd M50. Mick Hern finished 4th M35 with 18:49, 18.48 and 18.47, achieving a personal best by 1 second each week! Also running were Dave Woodhead (19:26, 18:51, 19:05) and Jim Wheldon (19:48, 19:39, 19:23). For the Pudsey Pacers women Nicola Bradford was 1st F40 (22:22, 22:04 and 22:07), followed by Jenny Cooper (23:28, 23:18, 23:15), Paula Bray (23:48, 23:49, 24:20) and Carol Parkinson (27:43, 26:53, 27:18).

On Sunday 16 May Nigel Craven travelled to the east coast and enjoyed the picturesque Ravenscar Coastal Half Marathon, run over a variety of terrains and finishing in 20th place with 1:59:59. David Shipley ran the Chester Half Marathon with a time of 2:05:54, while Diane Rollin completed the Manchester Great Run 10k and was pleased with an impressive 55:44.

Saturday 15 May saw the popular multi-terrain Meanwood Valley Trail held in woodland north of Leeds and Stuart Walker impressed with a 10th place finish of 48:32, followed by Jim Wheldon 54:18, Gary Phillips 58:04, Jonathan Kite 68:25, Stacey Kite 70:39, Alyson Glover 70:50 and Sarah Dutson 74:53.

Official results are now available for the Mytholmroyd Fell Race held on Sunday 9 May, these show that Karen Pickles completed the 7 miles and 1350ft climb as first female in 54.29 beating the previous course record by just 1 second!!!

09/05/10
On Sunday 9 May some 27 Pudsey Pacers descended on Millennium Square to run the Leeds Half Marathon and many more lined the route to support the race. For the Pacers men James Clark was first in 1:23:22, while also finishing under 90 minutes were Matt Harrison 1:28:49 and Michael Hern 1:29:53. Tim McCaughey was home in 1:30:02 whilst Alistair Chapman set a new personal best of 1:30:10. Other Pacers men running were Morven Wallace 1:36:05, Simon Beverley 1:37:59, Steve Pattison 1:40:35, David Hudson 1:41:35, Martin Edwards 1:42:47, Gary Phillips 1:44:04, Roy Bamford 1:47:45, Kye Castle 1:48:37, John Woodhead 1:52:00, Christopher Harris 1:54:56, Steve Ellis 1:57:44 and David Shipley 2:06:42. The Pudsey Pacers women were led home by Carol Limbert running her first half marathon in an excellent 1:43:07, ahead of Nicola Bradford 1:44:22, Lisa Heath 1:49:36, Sharon Hague 1:51:21, Paula Bray 1:51:47, Denise McGeachy 1:58:44, Carol Parkinson 2:06:49, Karen Nelson 2:06:54 and Caroline Parish 2:19:38.

On the same day the multi-terrain Ripon 10 saw impressive performances from Jon Pop 1:18:39, Ann Francis 1:20:41 and Sue Ransome 1:22:10, while Trish Cutts set a new F50 10 mile personal best with 1:26:13.

On Wednesday 5 May the village of Esholt hosted the first race in the 2010 Jon Carr 5k Series. Rob Samuels completed the course in a speedy 17:27, while Michael Hern ran a new personal best time of 18:49, followed by Dave Woodhead 19:26, Jim Wheldon 19:48, Nicola Bradford 22:22, Jenny Cooper 23:28, Alyson Glover 24:02 and Carol Parkinson 27:43.

03/05/10
This Bank Holiday saw two of the finest local races in the Bluebell Trail 10 and the Rothwell 10K, with some Pudsey Pacers even choosing to run more than one. On Monday 3 May Rothwell saw a good turnout by Pacers; who were undeterred by breezy conditions and the new there-and-back course. James Clark was first Pacer in 36:09, followed by John Marshall with new Personal Best of 38:21, Dave Woodhead with 40:23 and Alistair Chapman set a new Personal Best of 40:46. Also at Rothwell were Darryl Stead 41:45, Steve Boom 41:58, Mark Pawson 45:00, Martin Edwards 45:54, Stephen Pattison 46:05, Don Stead 48:19, John Woodhead 49:34, Sarah Turner 50:21, Paula Bray 50:28, Alyson Glover 50:44, Debra Day 54:25, David Shipley 55:25, Carol Parkinson 56:12 and Joy Good 56:56.

On Sunday 2 May the multi-terrain Bluebell Trail 10 mile race was held near Halifax. The first Pudsey Pacer to run across the River Calder was Sean Casey home in 1:23:45, followed by Gary Phillips 1:29:53, Dave Cooper 1:31:11, Kev Meakin 1:41:05, Jenny Cooper 1:42:49, Anne Gowing 1:51:59, Sarah Dutson 1:59:09, Joy Good 2:01:31 and Jayne Greensill 2:02:59. The Kirkbymoorside 10K in North Yorkshire was held on the same day, with John Pop finishing in 45.03, Stephen Pattison 45.47 and Trish Cutts 49.57.

Every Tuesday evening in April Rob Samuels raced for chocolate eggs at Penistone Hill Country Park. For each of the four Bunny Run races his times were (in order) 19:36, 18:36, 18:41 and 18:13.

25/04/10
On Sunday 25 April the eyes of the nation fell on the London Marathon and a sizeable contingent of Pudsey Pacers did their club proud with some fine performances. Paul Gaile was first Pacer home with a superb new personal best of 2:48:12; followed by Richard Gibson running his first marathon with an excellent 3:12:58; and another debut marathon performance from Alistair Chapman in 3:33:21.

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Other Pacers running in the metropolis were Emily Lawrence in 3:46:46, Dave Cooper with a personal best of 3:47:28, Dave Byrom completing his first sub-4 marathon with 3:55:36, Jenny Cooper with a personal best of 3:58:02, Sharon Hague 4:05:24, Mark Bennett 4:15:10, Stacey Kite 4:40:35, Jonathan Kite 4:40:36 David Shipley 4:50:28, Carol Parkinson 4:50:43 and Anna Quinlan 5:22:26

Warm sunshine welcomed participants to the Sheffield Half Marathon and running the steel city streets were Morven Wallace1:37:43, Roy Bamford 1:47:23, Martin Edwards 1:49:48, Karen Thrippleton 1:55:41, Ky Castle 2:03:53 and Paula Bray 2:05:19.

Karen Pickles ran in the multi-terrain Fountains 10k near Ripon and finished 1st female and 21st overall with a time of 39.49.

The Yorkshire Dales basked in glorious sunshine on Saturday 24 April for the Three Peaks Race. After visiting the summits of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough the first Pacer back to Horton was Stuart Walker with an impressive 3:46:46 followed by Nigel Armitage in 4:16:05. Shaun Denham accompanied Simon Beverley with 4:56:18 and 4:56:19 respectively, then Neil Reed 5:09:42 and Nigel Craven 5:33:14.

18/04/10
The Pennine 10K (originally scheduled for 3 January) was held in bright sunshine on 18 April and there were excellent performances from a number of Pudsey Pacers, with Richard Gibson home in 13th place with 39:24, followed by Dave Byrom with a impressive 44:06 and Stephen Pattison in 48:02.
Ann Francis also enjoyed fine weather for her first Lakeland fell race on 17 April, she completed the picturesque Coledale Horseshoe Fell race covering 3000ft of ascent over 9 miles and finished with a fine time of 2:11:14.

11/04/10
On 11 April Doncaster held its own 'Grand National' style event in the form of the Rossington Gallop. Karen Pickles (on foot rather than horseback) tackled the 10K off-road course including obstacles such as Beeches Brook and The Chair to romp home as first female with an excellent 39:31. Meanwhile the Hornsea 1/3 Marathon attracted several Pudsey Pacers to the East Coast and saw a strong performance from Jon Pop in a time of 65:31, accompanied by Trish Cutts in 70:00 precisely.

On 10 April Stuart Walker chose to run the 36 mile Calderdale Hike, completing the 6000' of ascent in 7th place with a fine time of 6:10.

Official results from the recent Blubberhouses Moor 25 are now available, on the 28 March Sharon Hague ran this scenic 25 mile challenge with a most impressive time of 4:29 and finished in 28th position.

04/04/10
The Guiseley Gallop 10K proved a popular Easter Sunday choice for the Pudsey Pacers and Paul Gaile completed the multi-terrain course in 8th place with an excellent 39:50. He was followed by Rob Samuels in 15th place with 41:15 and John Marshall in 26th place with an impressive 42:33. Also getting rather muddy at Guiseley were Jim Wheldon 44:34, Dave Butler 46:23, Darryl Stead 46:50, David Byrom 49:39, Ky-Lie Castle 50:22, Karen Thrippleton 58:00, Sarah Turner 58:26, Tamsin Constable 63:00.

On 3 April Stuart Walker proved his ultra credentials at the Manx Mountain Marathon, running the island from north to south and covering 31.5 miles and 8000ft of ascent he finished an impressive 10th place with 6:03:50.

Anne Gowing travelled to Gloucestershire on 28 March and was rewarded with a new Personal Best time of 1:54:36 at The Forest of Dean Half Marathon. Meanwhile, three Pacers made the shorter trip down the M1 to the Wakefield Hospice 10k. On a sunny but windy morning the ever-consistent James Clark claimed 28th place with 37:03, followed by Rob Samuels in 36th place with 37:50 (also 2nd M50), while Nicola Bradford finished in 45:33.

Also on 28 March, Jayne Greensill and Kevin Meakin travelled to Bamber Bridge and greatly enjoyed the aptly-named Muddy Bottoms off-roader, both completed the 17 mile race in 3:49:35.

28-03-10
Sunday 28 March saw the 16th running of the Baildon Boundary Way multi-terrain half marathon and Nigel Armitage was the first Pudsey Pacer home in 1:34:51. He was accompanied by Sean Casey 1:41:32, Steve Pattison 1:49:40, Mark Dixson 1:50:16, Roy Bamford 2:05:26, Stephen Ellis 2:12:40 and Karen Thrippleton 2:14:41.

A number of Pacers travelled the long and winding road to the Liverpool Half Marathon with Morven Wallace finishing in an excellent 1:34:13, followed by David Hudson 1:42:16 and Mark Bennett 1:44:59; while Martin Edwards also travelled to the North-West and completed the Wilmslow Half Marathon with a time of 1:42:11.

Two Pudsey Pacers preparing for the London Marathon both achieved outstanding times in the East Hull 20, with Richard Gibson finishing in 2:20:02 (PB) and Alistair Chapman in 2:28:30 (PB).

Meanwhile, Darren Burnley splashed into 6th place at the waterlogged Arkendale 10K with a time of 36:34, followed by first female Karen Pickles in 39:57. Dave Cooper saw a return to form with a strong 46:48, followed by John Pop in 47:55 and Jenny Cooper in 52:18.

On Saturday 27 March David Shipley completed 'probably the most beautiful road race in Britain' when he finished the Coniston 14 in 2:41:10.

21-03-10
A band of Pudsey Pacers travelled Shobnall near Burton-on-Trent to take their place in the National Cross Country Plate Race. On an undulating course the Pacers finished a creditable 2nd overall with Karen Pickles first home for the ladies supported by Sharon Hague, Nicola Bradford, Jenny Cooper and Trish Cutts. Andy Teal led the men home, followed by Russell Stead, John Marshall, Jim Wheldon, Phil Dutton, Nigel Craven, Ky Castle, Dave Cooper, Mark Pawson and Jon Pop.

Also in The Midlands, Karen Thrippleton achieved a new Personal Best of 3:09:26 in the Ashby 20 Road Race.

On a bright and sunny morning in Bradford, The Epilepsy Action 10K saw James Clark finish in 36:37, followed by Rob Samuels (1st M50) 37:29, Darryl Stead 43:03, Steve Boom 44:24, Carol Limbert 46:21, Don Stead (1st M70) 48:06, Christopher Harris 48:52, Alyson Glover 50:02, Catherine O'Leary-Steele 59:41 and Caroline Parish 63:31.

14-03-10
The 14 March saw the world's first Kilamathon - and Pudsey Pacer Steve Pattison completed the 26.2km 'metric marathon' from Nottingham to Derby in 2:07:23, followed by Sue Ransome 2:15:50, Karen Thrippleton 2:28:56 and Karen Nelson 2:39:06.

Over a longer 20 mile distance the Spen 20 saw excellent performances from a number of Pacers - with Sharon Hague finishing in 2:35:56 (PB), followed Emily Lawrence 2:51:55, Jenny Cooper 2:58:58 (PB), Pam Goldthorpe 3:01:17 and Don Stead 3:12:51.

Meanwhile over in Lancaster, Dave Byrom completed the Trimpell 20 with an impressive 2:40:46 (PB) and Karen Pickles was first female to finish the multi-terrain Big K 10K at Keighley, with 37:42 (PB).

Nigel Craven completed a weekend 'mountain-goat' double-header finishing Saturday's Windmills Whizz Fell Race at Ogden (7m/800') in 50:33, while on Sunday he ran the Ian Roberts Fell Race at Marsden (5.9m/900'), finishing strongly in 63:01.

Several Pudsey Pacers travelled to sunny Doncaster on 7 March for the Norton 9 Mile Road Race, with Mike Reynard running an excellent 60:12, with Martin Edwards completing the rolling rural route in in 67:41.

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On 7 March The 2010 Yorkshire Vets AA Grand Prix got off to a fine start in bright sunshine at Meltham. As in previous years the Pudsey Pacers were represented by a huge turnout - some 37 runners; and there were some fine performances. Among these were Karen Pickles 42.54 (1st female), a turbocharged Sharon Hague 48.53 (1st F40) and an excellent performance from Nicola Bradford 51.09. For the men the first Pacer was Darren Burnley (2nd male), with Paul Gaile 40.35 (1st M40), Robert Samuels 41.54, John Marshall 43.10 and Russell Stead 43.45 all achieving top 25 places.

Several Pudsey Pacers travelled over to Cumbria for the very scenic Haweswater Half Marathon, with Dave Burdon running down to the lake and back in 1:47:09 followed by Karen Thrippleton in 1:59:29. Also venturing over the Pennines was Ann Francis who completed the 9 mile and 2250' ascent Half Tour Pendle fell race on 6 March with a time of 1:43:12.

On 28 February James Clark tackled the hilly Huddersfield 10K and finished in 13th place with 39:39, followed by Matt Harrison in 41:41.