The May Member of the Month award is presented to Mark Chamberlain.
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Mark joined the club last year and has been a stalwart for the Men’s A team in the Hampshire Road Running League this season, competing in 8 of the races including coming 3rd at the Club Championships at Hayling in November.

He then went on to produce a series of stunning marathon results, completing the Heartbreak Marathon in 3:16 at the end of February and the London Marathon in 3:08 in April before completing the Dorchester Marathon in 2:59 at the end of May, becoming only the second HERC runner to run a sub-3 hour marathon on a notoriously hilly course.
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Very well done Mark, and a very deserving winner!

Hedge End had two teams entered in the annual Miles of Miles competition, held this evening at Southampton Track. This is an event held for all RR10 league clubs. Each team consists of ten runners, of which at least two must be female, that each run a metric mile around the track. 

Well done to all Hedgies that participated in the races. The results were as follows....
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Team A
Andy Cockerell 4.51
Kevin Martin 5.08
Matt Risden 4.52
Mike Bridgeman 5.39
Lauren Udall 6.58
Will Baggs 5.14
Christopher Chester 5.47
Christopher Lewis Collins 6.10
Kirsty Cartwright 6.31
Mark Smallwood 5.27

Team B
Richard Allen 6.39
Robert Jones 7.46
Keith Diaper 6.36
Tracy Puttock 8.00
Georgie Jones 9.12
Sarah Butler 7.01
Tom North 5.15
John Hunter 6.19
Jenna Shergold 7.59
Martyn R Judd 9.11

​A message from Billy, who organised the Hedgie teams for the event.... "Fantastic evening at Miles of Miles tonight. Thank-you so much to everyone that ran, I hope you enjoyed yourself and special thanks to Michelle Dorrington for doing the timekeeping for Team B"  

Well done to all Hedgies that participated in this year's Endure 24 at Wasing Park over the weekend. This is an event at which friendships are formed, camaraderie both within the club and with other runners/clubs is amazing, and personal and team running goals are pushed to the limit and extended beyond comfort zones.  

The Hedgie results are as follows...

Individual Female
53rd place - Rebecca Woollard - 10 laps in 22:21:01

Individual Male
96th place - Tom Cleary - 8 laps in 20:58:19

Pairs Female
2nd place - Team Bex & Gem - 27 laps in 23:42:15
Rebecca Stark (12 laps) & Gemma Burley (15 laps)

Pairs Mixed
3rd place - Team Brexin - 28 laps in 23:45:16
Marie Droniou-Bordry (14 laps) & Carlo van Leeuwen (14 laps)

Small Team Female
21st place - Tired & Emotional - 23 laps in 24:24:08
Jenna Shergold (5 laps)
Linda Francis (6 laps)
Tiggy Sinclair (6 laps)
Julie Ward (6 laps)

32nd place - Tag You Are It - 17 laps in 23:34:31
Claire Anderson (4 laps)
Michelle Harrison (4 laps)
Rachel Creasey (5 laps)
Belinda Moore (4 laps)

Small Team Mixed
102nd place - Martyns Monday Maidens - 25 laps in 24:20:21
Lesley Hoskins (5 laps)
Diane Rice-Adams (5 laps)
Rob Jones (5 laps)
Tracy Puttock (5 laps)
Martyn Judd (5 laps)

Large Team Female
24th place - Sole Mates (HERC) - 22 laps in 24:31:19
Emma-Jane Badley (3 laps)
Joanne Johnson (3 laps)
Bridget Gregory (3 laps)
Helen Evans (5 laps)
Shirley Crittell (3 laps)
Lauren Mudliar (5 laps)

Large Team Male
19th place - Costas Magnificent 8 - 25 laps in 21:04:51
Steve Whitehead (5 laps)
Matt Risden (4 laps)
Dean Ryan (4 laps)
James Kinley (4 laps)
William Isaacs (2 laps)
Glenn Fenwick (5 laps)

Large Team Mixed
33rd place - Hedgejogs - 34 laps in 24:06:05
Martin Gale (5 laps)
Chris Brooks (5 laps)
Robert Harding (5 laps)
Chris Chester (5 laps)
Kirsty Cartwright (5 laps)
Simon Minard (5 laps)
Amna Salih (4 laps)

46th place - Hedgie Power - 32 laps in 23:28:34
Jerome Bordry (7 laps)
Michele Jacobs (6 laps)
Joanne Labram (6 laps)
Kevin Rowe (6 laps)
Matthew Bowers (2 laps)
Rob Peck (5 laps)

162nd place - Anna Real Hen Do - 25 laps in 23:56:16
Dan Philp (5 laps)
Karen Rice (1 lap)
Stefan Hargrave (4 laps)
Anna Clark (4 laps)
Mark Bowers (4 laps)
Marc Ramsdale (4 laps)
Mark Staples (3 laps)

195th place - Cirque du Sore Legs - 20 laps in 24:08:14
Keith Diaper (3 laps)
Chris Collins (2 laps)
Roberta Buhagiar (3 laps)
Ben Harbach (5 laps)
Laura Wren (4 laps)
Vicki Becheley (3 laps)

Well done also to Hedgies running in other teams...
Gavin Collins (6 laps) - 26th place for Night of the Running Dead
Ian Pierce (5 laps) and Ian Bradley (5 laps) - 147th place for the A-Tom Bombs
Aurelio Bello (5 laps) - 163rd place for Mixed Nuts
Sonia Rushby (5 laps) - 12th place for ERC C

It's Hedge End Running Club's turn to host the next RR10 cross country race at Manor Farm on the 21st of June. Please could we have a good turn out of Hedgies to marshal the event and support the other clubs. A link to the signup.com event is below for those that haven't yet volunteered. 

The event info sent to the other clubs in the league is as follows:

Hedge End Running Club has the pleasure of hosting Race #6 of the 2017 RR10 series. This will take place on Wednesday the 21st of June at Manor Farm Country Park, which is on the outskirts of Hedge End, just off Junction 8 of the M27. The nearest postcode is SO31 1BH… Link to Map
 
The drop out club is New Forest Runners.
 
Route:
The route is the same as the past few years. It is a single lap of about 5 miles with a small climb towards the end of the race. The course map can be downloaded from here.

Safety:
The course is mainly dry at the moment, although one section in the woods is quite muddy and trail shoes are recommended. Spikes are not suitable. The dry weather in the Spring has exposed more tree roots than normal, which we will try and mark wherever possible. There are narrow sections through the woods and a very uneven section along a bridleway where extra care should be taken. 
  
Parking: 
As ever, we expect parking to be tight, so please car share as much as possible. There will be no parking charges for the evening, so there is no need to buy a parking ticket. Please do not park on the access road outside the Country Park entrance. We plan to fill the car parks closest to the entrance first and work back towards the start. This will hopefully help avoid congestion with cars attempting to leave the park being blocked by runners arriving. Please follow the Car Park marshals’ instructions and be aware of traffic while walking along the road to the start area.
 
General Notes:

• The start is 19:30 prompt.  Please allow time to arrive, park and get to the start.
• We do not have exclusive access to the Country Park, which is popular with dog walkers, cyclists, and other users, so please be considerate to the local residents. If the weather is fine, there may also be families picnicking in the Country Park.
• We have been promised that the Ladies and Gents toilets in Barnfield will be left unlocked for the race.
• The Start and Finish will be in Barnfield
• The route is a mixture of grass, gravel paths, trails and bridleways, with muddy sections through fields and copses and along the river bank. Tree roots, ruts, large stones, low branches, posts, steps, bridges and a cheeky incline at the end are some of our interesting features. These will be indicated by marshals where possible.
• If you have a car, please leave the Country Park by 9.10pm… the entrance gate for vehicles is locked at 9.15pm

We look forward to seeing you all next week!

'Well done to all the Hedgies that made the short journey from J7 to J5 of the M27 for round 5 of the 2017 RR10 Summer Cross Country Series. Many thanks to our friends at Solent Running Sisters and Halterworth Harriers for putting on another great cross country race. 
As per normal, there were lots of wonderful Hedgies and LOADS of cake!.... and also a fantastic top 4 for the men.
As well as the superb racing and cakes... for some, the highlight of the evening was watching Sheryl's tent eventually being folded to fit into the bag it was supplied in. It only took about 40 Hedgies watching/trying and then calling the emergency services from another club member - he got a very loud cheer when he succeeded!
The ladies results are as follows:

And the men's results are as follows:

The ladies had 15 runners and 5 full teams and the men had 31 runners and 6 full teams.
HERC ladies were placed in 14th, 25th, 30th, 37th and 42nd place
The men were placed in 6th, 17th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th place.

It's our turn to host the next race on the 21st of June. Anyone that can marshal and provide some fantastic Hedgie support to the other clubs on the night, please register on the signup.com event. 

 Many thanks to Tracy Puttock for taking the trouble to write the following event report for the Women's Running Southampton 5K/10K race on the 4th of June 2017.....

​This morning I ran the Women’s Running  5k / 10K at Southampton Common. I chose to run the 5k as I ran the London 10000 last Monday, have Endure 24 next weekend as well as some ongoing knee problems     
The event was well organised and had a small race village with stalls selling running goods. Hedge End Running Club was well represented in both the 5k by myself, Yvonne Coxhill and Karen Massey and in the 10k by Kate Maslin, Kelly Greig, Isla Henderson, Sarah Martin and Gemma Hargrave (70 minute pacer).
The races started at 10am and were laps around the common of tree lined paths with more laps depending on which race you were running.
We had great results in both races with Kate finishing 1st in the 10k and myself in 4th in the 5k. All the other Hedgies had great times too.
I would recommend this race to all female runners because it has a wide ability range and everyone was given fantastic support. 
Tracy. 

Well done to everyone that went to Southampton Common this morning for the Women's Running 5K and 10K races. Congratulation to Kate for finishing first in the 10K, to Tracy for her 4th place in the 5K and to Gemma for volunteering to be the 70 minute pacer in the 10K.
The results are as follows:

We held a minutes silence at the start and then we got underway. After the lap of the cricket pitch you head out to the village and up hill towards Timsbury. This is great for me as I am really terrible at pacing so I always go off too fast. I started with Carol and Sheryl but after 3 miles I couldn't keep up with them. Both ladies are really on form and I had to eat their dust. 
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The second loop is a shorter version of the first and I'll admit I walked the hill. We got into the recreation ground which is where the finish lies and did the loop of the field. Its easy to forget this loop as the finish line lies right in the middle so if you are anything like me it is really easy to start your sprint finish too early. Thankfully, I know this race so I didn't sprint until the last turn and then I totally went for it. 

I love a sprint finish. I can't always manage it any more but I tried today. I was raced by a man (pictured in purple) and he pipped me to the line but at least I gave it a good go. 

The best part about the race is the finish. There is a free pint of beer for all the runners (or 4 if you are Terry Orr and your friends don't want theirs). There are cakes which would put any school fete to shame. ​

It's a great race, short and sweet, rewarded with an ice cold beer and cake. I'd encourage anyone to have a go. 

Lauren x

With lots of race options today, many Hedgies elected to enter the ever popular Braishfield Beer race organised by Romsey Runners. 
Congratulations to Keith Sheppard for finishing first in his category, and to Ali Morant for finishing third in hers... and to all the other Hedgies that were able to reward their efforts with cake and beer after the race.
The results for those that entered with their club as HERC are as follows....