The club's AGM, which was originally to be held on Thursday the 23rd of March 2017, has been postponed to Thursday the 6th of April. 

The meeting will be held in the Shaun Udal suite at the Ageas Bowl, commencing at 20.00.

Many thanks to Marie and Michele for coordinating the advance race information and results for the 2016/17 CC6 Winter Cross Country series.

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Marie's final report...

It was HERC's first CC6 season and it has proved a success!
 
22 men and 15 ladies took part in at least one race and we were able to have a team in each of the 7 races. We did sit out the first one at Fleming Park and marshalled instead, with a really good turn out of helpers from the club!

The courses were varied but mud, hills and excellent team support and spirit were definitely the common features! The last race of the season on Sunday 12th March even challenged us with a stream and some killer down and up hills, and with some falls in a mud bath! Luckily no one was injured and we all laughed about it! The amazing cake buffet (topped up with Kirsty’s amazing shortbread millionaires) and hot drinks definitely kept a smile on our faces after the finish!

Hedge End Ladies team finished 4th in the league and the Men's team finished 10th.
 
4 ladies and 5 men qualified to feature in the final results (they have to run at least 4 races). Well done Claire Powell and Kevin Martin for being 1st Hedgies! A very special mention to Bethan Davis who ran the 7 races, that is impressive!

Overall results (at least 4 races) 

Claire Powell - 7th
Elizabeth Bamber - 10th
Michele Jacobs - 11th
Bethan Davis - 30th

Kevin Martin - 13th
Keith Spiers - 56th
Chris Brooks - 60th
Tim Steele - 72nd
Paul Miller - 91st

No matter how many races you run or what place you get, everyone’s effort counts towards the final results. The CC6 Cross Country races are free, really well organised and definitely worth trying if you haven’t yet!
 
We look forward to seeing more of you next season!
Marie & Michele.

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Overall the results were as follows:
This season we had 253 woman and 358 men take part in at least one race, congratulations to everyone of you, you are all HARD CORE!
Some are hard core, and very fast, and below you can see who they are:
LADIES
1st – Sarah Winstone, Lordshill Road Runners
2nd – Hannah Fround, New Forest Runners
3rd – Connie Green, Lordshill Road Runners
MEN
1st – Ashley Forbes, Southampton Athletics Club
2nd – Tom Culley, Southampton Athletics Club
3rd – Pete Boustred, Southampton Tri
LADIES TEAMS
1st – Lordshill Road Runners
2nd – New Forest Runners
3rd – Eastleigh Running Club
MENS TEAMS
1st – Lordshill Road Runners
2nd – Southampton Athletics Club
3rd – Eastleigh Running Club

Well done to everyone!

Next up is the RR10 Summer Cross Country Series!

The final CC6 race of the 2016/17 season was held at Wilverley Plain on Sunday the 12th of March. Thanks very much to  New Forest Runners, Lymington Tri and Lymington Athletes for organising a wonderful finale to the series. 

Well done to all Hedgies that came along to run and support.

The Ladies Results are as follows: 
Kirsty Cartwright - 8
Marie Droniou-Bordry - 9
Elizabeth Bamber - 10
Michele Jacobs - 13
Bethan Davis - 29

The Men's results are as follows:
Peter o'Donnell - 13
Kevin Martin - 14
Christopher Chester - 51
Chris Brooks - 54
Keith Sheppard - 66
Tim Steele - 72
Jerome Bordry - 76
Paul Miller - 104

Billy Isaacs was Member of the Month for February 2017.

Billy has been the Men's captain for the past couple of years and although recently he hasn't been able to lead from the front due to injuries that have prevented him running, he has been extremely supportive at races from the sidelines.

He has also been leading many coaching sessions, particularly at the Southampton track on Tuesdays; training which have seen many members significantly improve their performances, leading to lots of PB's and the achievement of personal running goals.