Always a pleasure, the Dave Dellar run marks the start of Summer. The clocks have just changed and we celebrate the end of the Winter series.
Dave Dellar and his wife Iris were founding members of the Isle of Wight Road Runners back in 1988 when there was only a handful of members. He has sadly passed away, but would be beaming with pride if he could see how his little club has grown.
So as a nominated race, speed is not the essence to winning the coveted trophies for this race. Runners must accurately guess how long they think it will take them to complete the 5 mile course. This leaves the competition wide open to every single entrant and an exciting reveal during the presentation.
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Runners started out from the Riverside Centre and made their way out to Blackwater along the cycle path. They then came back along Marvel Lane and up the cheeky hill in Watergate Road to bring them into Shide. Straight through to St James St, swung a right and made their way back to the Riverside Centre, where the time keepers were frantically scribbling down everyone’s times.
First over the line were…..
For the boys
1st Billy Goozee
2nd Steve Rumsey
3rd Pete Sexton
And for the ladies….
1st Polly Segar & Lou Dover
2nd Elaine Harris
3rd Charlotte Williams
But as already mentioned, the bling winners were not those out in front, but those that paced themselves accurately.
Male Winners
1st Adam Morris – 10 seconds out
2nd Ian Williams – 20 seconds out
3rd Rich Whittington – 24 seconds out
Female Winners
1st Bel Rockall – 3 seconds out
2nd Sharon Cass – 5 seconds out
3rd Elaine Harris – 20 seconds out
Well done to all xxx
Winter Series Winners
Last but by no means least the winners of the Winter Series were announced. This is a calendar of 12 nominated races (again, runners guessing their times most accurately) spanning 4 to 7 miles. Each week, each nomination will score points correlating with the runners estimated time.
This years winners are….
1st Shelley Harris – 317 points
2nd Steve Bennett – 310 points
3rd Julie Ray – 290 points
Massive congratulations to Shelley, especially as she has been battling back from injury this season. You deserve this trophy for staying strong and never giving up.
