News – Runners-next-the-Sea

August 10, 2024

Run-next-the-Sea: Wells Carnival 2024

On Thursday 8th August Runners-next-the-Sea was delighted to once again help organise the annual Run-next-the-Sea, as part of Wells Carnival 2024

A 1.3 mile ‘fun run’ for all the family, and a 5 mile competitive event for those up for more of a challenge.

Funds raised this year were split between Runners-next-the-Sea and the East Anglian Air Ambulance. So thank you to everyone who entered (even Charlie who couldn’t make it, but sent his entry fee in with his Mum as he wanted to help the charity).

The only day of the week where we had any rain and the forecast of a 6pm shower (the run start time), we still had 63 runners take part in the fun run and another 41 intrepid runners taking part in the miler. A big thank you to everyone who took part, those that volunteered their evening to help out to make the event happen and to Black Dog Computer Services for sponsoring.

Well done everyone, congratulations to the winners, and same time next year?

Fun Run Results (1.3 miles)

Position	Name	No.	Time
1	Monty Wood-Davis	23	00:07:50	1st Male Finisher
2	Elliot Yaxley	52	00:08:30
3	Charley Schofield	47	00:09:03
4	Allison North	42	00:09:09	1st Female Finisher
5	Alfie Pollard	43	00:09:51
6	Brian Cordery	44	00:10:00
7	Ben Cordery	46	00:10:01
8	Eden Bland	33	00:10:12
9	Ferney Rose	63	00:10:27
10	Lilly Schofield	46	00:10:32
11	Charlie Foley-Wray	19	00:10:49
12	Henry Wood-Davis	24	00:10:50
13	Bentley Hall	6	00:10:51
14	Krystal Hall	5	00:10:57
15	Rosie Randlesome	50	00:11:04
16	Ken Randlesome	51	00:11:04
17	Thomas Wynne	40	00:11:16
18	Arthur North	41	00:11:17
19	Emily Kemp	54	00:11:18
20	Sophie Kemp	55	00:11:22
21	Lottie Wynne	38	00:11:24
22	Matthew Cordery	45	00:11:25
23	Robin Kemp	53	00:11:26
24	Elisabeth Tillett	31	00:11:42
25	Chris Rose	62	00:12:11
26	Kitty Hopkinson	15	00:12:29
27	Matilda Mackenzie	27	00:12:35
28	Sean Mackenzie	28	00:12:36
29	Elle Taylor	29	00:12:41
30	Jack Clarke	30	00:12:42
31	Harry Dawson	48	00:12:47
32	Adam Dawson	49	00:12:47
33	Charlie Mullan	12	00:12:52
34	Beth Mullan	13	00:12:53
35	Rosa Keane	57	00:12:58
36	Brendan Keane	59	00:12:58
37	Emilia Wynne	39	00:13:06
38	Chloe Mumm	37	00:13:07
39	Eva Clarke	14	00:13:10
40	Dylan Clarke	9	00:13:11
41	Jasmynn Hall	4	00:13:12
42	Leo Keane	60	00:13:14
43	Molly Keane	56	00:13:16
44	Rebecca Keane	58	00:13:16
45	Seth Foley-Wray	18	00:13:28
46	Orla Croker	8	00:13:32
47	Richard Page	25	00:13:46
48	Beattie Bland	34	00:13:49
49	Amelia Woodhouse	10	00:13:50
50	Dan Bland	35	00:13:53
51	Gary Sharp	3	00:13:58
52	Thomas Riley	22	00:14:30
53	Amy Brown	20	00:14:49
54	Sarah Page	26	00:15:04
55	Lee Brown	21	00:15:27
56	Angie Barker	11	00:16:00
57	Kay King	2	00:18:15
58	Sam King	1	00:18:16
59	Rupert Foley-Wray	17	00:19:20
60	Alex Foley-Wray	16	00:19:22
61	Tracy Linger	32	00:19:32
62	Amy Morris	61	00:21:15
63	Kai Kozoll	7	00:26:07

Competitive Run Results (5 miles)

Position	Name	No.	Time
1	Ryan Orton	00:30:20	113	1st male finisher
2	Ben Drysdale	00:32:08	108
3	Benjamin Simpson	00:32:51	103
4	Alex Morton	00:34:50	104
5	Gareth Pemberton	00:35:56	106
6	Rorie Evans	00:36:12	133
7	Dan Gillies	00:36:39	132
8	Richard Lee	00:37:29	124
9	Robert Hodgkinson	00:38:29	105
10	Martha Davies	00:38:34	137	1st female finisher
11	Bram Lyddon	00:38:39	118
12	Amanda Marshall	00:38:52	111
13	Archie Davies	00:39:01	135
14	Simon Steward	00:39:20	127
15	Taylor Fawcett	00:39:31	109
16	Phil King	00:39:48	101
17	Ewan Clarke	00:40:17	125
18	Alex Howard	00:41:05	112
19	Susi Crane	00:42:43	141
20	Andy Page	00:42:55	114
21	Robyn McCarron	00:44:10	102
22	Daniel Morris	00:44:37	134
23	Henry Steward	00:44:55	128
24	Victoria van Buuren	00:45:54	121
25	Nick van Buuren	00:45:54	122
26	Mark Manley	00:46:18	129
27	James Staveley	00:47:23	139
28	Charlotte Lyddon	00:47:36	117
29	Martin Davies	00:47:42	136
30	Paul Rodriguez	00:47:51	126
31	Selica Lee	00:48:57	123
32	Robert Page	00:50:38	115
33	Iona Drysdale	00:51:25	110
34	Lee-Anne Manley	00:52:03	130
35	Johann Engl	00:52:50	120
36	Jude Gillies	00:52:58	131
37	Jake Hewitt	00:53:14	116
38	Sally Staveley	00:54:55	140
39	Yvonne Sawcross	00:55:09	138
40	Rebecca Floyd	00:58:29	107
41	Francesca Vane	01:05:52	119

July 28, 2024

Dereham parkrun – A NENDY for most of us!

Thanks to Sarah B for her report of Dereham parkrun. Event number 2:

I thought it might be useful to provide a run report following my attendance at the newly launched Dereham parkrun this morning, to give an insight for those who may venture there as a tourist in the future!

Dereham parkrun launched last Saturday, with 151 finishers at their inaugural event. Word had clearly spread as there appeared to be the best part of 400 people gathered at the start of today’s run (according to the ‘Results’ page, there were 365 finishers this week).

The start and finish are near the outdoor gym area north of Dereham Town FC. Parking is available at the Club, but I didn’t have to use this option, as I parked on the driveway of a family member who lives nearby, which also provided a nice little 1km warm up and cool down.

The start area was a bit chaotic, with runners trying to self-seed along a very narrow grassy track but we all managed to get ourselves into position and just after 9am, we were off!

The course comprises one anti-clockwise half lap followed by one anti-clockwise full lap on a mixture of grass paths and trail paths. These paths are very narrow in places especially at the beginning, so don’t expect to make a hasty getaway, unless you are near the front!

The route was well-signed and marshalled/supported. The nature of the paths means it is quite uneven in places and I can imagine that as soon as we get some rain, it’s going to be a pretty muddy undertaking! Aside from the surface undulations, it is a flat course.

I sense it will be a popular Parkrun, especially for those in the Dereham catchment who would otherwise head to one of the Norwich options.

My finish time was 28:18 and I was pleased to come 2nd in my age category. I would do it again but will probably stick to dry conditions like today!

July 17, 2024

Sportlink Grand Prix 2024 – Up to race 9

Some of you may know about the Sportlink Grand Prix. If you don’t, the Sportlink Running & Fitness Grand Prix Series is a series of established road races at a variety of distances across the county of Norfolk.

The final standings aggregates the best nine performances from any of the Grand Prix races in this year’s Series.

At present, we have 5 club members within the top 20 of their class.
They are:
Bob L
George F
Seb
Ant
But a special mention goes to Paula, who is currently third in her class.

You can download the full results tables here.

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

RntS 2 Mile Handicap – Run 2

Thanks to the volunteers and well done runners!

Sort-able by position, name and time.

Some questionable warm up arrivals! 😉

Position	Name	Time
1	Kirsty L	17:54
2	Lavona	18:00
3	Maddie	17:03
4	Lesley	21:23
5	Allison	21:44
6	Bethany	16:35
7	Cathrine	21:13
8	Deb	19:55
9	Marie P	17:20
10	Kerrie	19:05
11	Seb	17:34
12	Denise	23:05
13	Paula	15:35
14	Tim	11:34
15	Becki	17:38
16	Lucy J	20:53
17	Matthew	15:31
18	Kat	18:29
19	Lorraine	14:47
20	Becky	21:19
21	Alex	22:36
22	Bob H	15:49
23	Suzanne	18:16
24	Olie	15:22
25	Hannah	18:53
26	Freya	15:33

May 24, 2024

A message from Sportlink

We thought your members might like to know about the New Balance Instore Day coming up this Saturday the 25th May. The New Balance Tech rep, Jack Wadsworth, will be bringing try on sets on the New Balance 1080 v13, Vongo v6, 880 v14 and 860 v13 for customers to put on and join us for a gentle 5km run around Taverham.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to put the shoes through their paces and to ask Jack about the New Balance range. Absolutely no obligation to buy, but don’t forget that all your club members get 15% discount in store at Sportlink!

We look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday. We will be setting out for the run at 10.30am so come in early to make sure you get the shoe of your choice!

Best wishes

Sportlink.

https://www.sportlink.co.uk/

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

RntS 2 Mile Handicap – Run 1

Cake! Lots of cake! Oh, and some running beforehand!

Thanks to the volunteers and well done runners!

Once again, sortable by position, name and time.

Position	Name	Time
1	Christine	0:23:40
2	Zoe	0:21:11
3	Jenny	0:19:16
4	Kirsty	0:19:21
5	Gill	0:22:58
6	Madeleine	0:17:43
7	Denise	0:23:13
8	Sarah	0:24:48
9	Teresa	0:24:49
10	Malcolm	0:18:24
11	Alex	0:13:13
12	Denise	0:19:39
13	Debbie	0:20:55
14	Becky	0:20:38
15	Vikki	0:19:49
16	Suzanne	0:17:12
17	Francesca	0:21:24
18	Andrew	0:19:46
19	Rob	0:14:14
20	Pete	0:15:44
21	Seb	0:17:41
22	Melissa	0:18:45
23	Allison	0:23:01
24	William	0:14:04
25	Marie	0:17:53
26	Mark	0:20:30
27	Sean	0:15:17
28	Lucy	0:20:51
29	Paul	0:17:22
30	Kerrie	0:18:50
31	Paula	0:15:53
32	Lucy	0:17:39
33	Maureen	0:17:33
34	Gordana	0:14:54
35	Vicki	0:23:42
36	Chris	0:20:23

February 4, 2024

Autumn Blickling Half Marathon

Official Results:
Kevin H – 1:34:49.3
Ana – 1:36:40.1
Andrew S – 1:49:07.8
Gemma – 1:57:09.1
Theresa – 1:57:38.5
Andy – 1:57:53.7
Roland – 1:58:06.8
Laura W – 2:04:53.8
Pete – 2:04:53.9

January 8, 2024January 9, 2024

Norfolk Cross Country Championships

Thanks to Will for this week’s race report:

A classic staple of the cross country racing scene and everyone’s favourite event to start the new year off on a positive.

Maybe favourite is a strong word give the 3 laps of a rather hilly and chilly Earlham park but none the less it’s well organised and definitely worth doing.

Four RntS runners took part with track side support provided by Francesca and joint marshalling / cheering from Evette and Kevin. This was greatly appreciated by all especially by the third lap!

This year the course was cut short by about 300 metres (according to Garmin anyway) due to a bit of flooding in the woodland. Dry feet is definitely a winner in my book that’s for sure!

Excellent running by the team today. Well done all, great job!

If you are looking for something different to try in addition to road running and are after a challenge then I can highly recommend this event.

Official Results:
Liam – 00:39:36.1
Cat F-W – 00:41:14.5 – 2nd in class
Will – 00:45:38.0
Bob L – 00:52:02.9

December 31, 2023January 1, 2024

Marham Flyers New Year’s Eve 10K

Marham Flyers New Year’s Eve 10K

Report from Will:
What an excellent way to finish the year!
A nice one loop fast course (although very windy in places), a good crowd of runners of all abilities, great marshal support, the most amazing medal ever created! (I mean seriously, who doesn’t love a spinning plane medal right?!) and of course being part of the best running club in Norfolk! (Go RntS!)
Great running everyone.
Thanks to Mark for the Photos and track side support.

Official Results:
Ana – 00:43:13.4
Will – 00:46:32.8
Andrew – 00:49:29.5
Marie P – 00:56:42.9
Michelle – 01:00:49.10
Debbie – 01:10:42.2
Francesca – 01:10:43.4

December 4, 2023

Lanzarote half-marathon

Lanzarote half-marathon.

Sábado 2 Diciembre

‘This race was recommended via someone on Twitter (before it changed to X) as a good one for a solo traveller to do as both a race and a winter sun holiday. They were right. Great atmosphere, very well organised. Costa Teguise was heaving with runners from all over, with the UK having the largest representation by far. There’s a marathon, half and 10k. Plus, the day before, there’s a kids’ race and a 5k Santa run.

The race itself went OK. I am not great running in the heat, so I was happy with my time of 2:18.25. We actually started during a rain shower, but it then got pretty warm. Lots of support on the route and plenty of fuel stations with water, isotonic drinks, fresh fruit, and (horrible) gels. Luckily, I’d brought my own gels. The course is along the coast (back from the marathon halfway turning point) and is mainly on promenade with lovely views, but also a bit of road and an industrial estate. And one big incline at about 8 miles.

I bumped into the only two other Norfolk runners, including Gary from Norwich Road Runners who had done it before so made a great guide on the day.

Overall a good experience (I’m still here as I write this, just back from a dip in the sea to cool off, which I guess you all did today too ). May even make it an annual trip. One thing I noticed was a number of UK clubs with a large group of runners here together. Perhaps there may be a gang of RntS next year (7th December).

Finally, thanks to Hayley’s mum for cheering me on towards the end. And also for the incredibly special support I’ve had via WhatsApp to help me enjoy my first time abroad on my own which I was a bit apprehensive about. Never underestimate the effect of a good luck/well done message.’

Pete