TRC Newsletter December 2012.pdf - Tring Running Club

Welcome to Tring Running Club.
We are a small, friendly and sociable running club based in Tring catering for
runners of all abilities. We offer the widest range of running; from off road
trails in the Chilterns and Ashridge; to fell running, to road running and to the
London Marathon.
We also offer learn to run courses just go to our website
www.tringrunningclub.org.uk if you are interested.
The core of the club's activities is the Wednesday evening club night at Tring
Park Cricket Club. We meet just before 7:30pm and run after a few short
announcements. Several groups of different abilities will run for anything from
30 to 90 minutes both on and off road. Following the Wednesday run many
members socialise in the Cricket Club bar. There are changing rooms and
showers available at the Cricket Club.
Chiltern Hills
We recommend you try us out before committing - just come along and there
will always be someone to give a hand.
Ashridge Forest
Tring Running Club Newsletter
December 2012

Editor’s drivel.
Another year, another Forest Gump trophy for Brian Layton. Lot’s in the newsletter, including some
baby animals. This is because the club logo is changing. We used to have a kingfisher, then a fallopian
tube so the committee have decided a fluffy baby animal would be best. The logic is that if we have it
printed on the back of the shirt, no one will want to overtake us. Please choose your favourite and let a
committee member know your choice.
Favourite overheard conversation of 2012:-
Dave: So, Richard, how’s the engine room after the op?
Richard: Not good. Still pretty sore.
Mitten: What’s that then?
Richard: I had a hernia op and my testicles are sore
Mitten: Crikey, you’re not beating about the bush are you!
Richard: Nope, and I won’t be for some time……
Table of Contents
TRC AGM 2012 – John Manning’s reflection .................................................................................. 3
John Boielle (1934 -2012) .......................................................................................................... 5
Gosport half marathon ............................................................................................................... 8
Herbert’s Hole ........................................................................................................................... 9
Off Road Championship 2012 .................................................................................................... 10
Cross country results ............................................................................................................... 12
Jane’s Festive recipes - Calorie Corner ....................................................................................... 13
Billy Bland Challenge Relay – June 2013 .................................................................................... 14
Chiltern Results – Slough – Ross’s ramblings .............................................................................. 15
BRENDA BARLOW RESULTS ...................................................................................................... 17
Off Road Championship ............................................................................................................ 20
Perivale 5 - 2 December 2012 ................................................................................................... 21
Committee Minutes 7 th November.............................................................................................. 22
A Bonding Day the Harding Way ............................................................................................... 25
East Coast Diaries ................................................................................................................... 27

TRC AGM 2012 – John Manning’s reflection
Editor’s note: I’ve said John’s reflection, but not in a mirror way, in a thoughtful way. He has got a reflection. I saw it
once in the changing room mirror.
It’s been another excellent year for the club and I’d like to focus this review of the year on you, our members. Helen
will present more detail on our overall membership profile so, in this Olympic year, I’ll concentrate on some heroic
achievements, both as a club and as individuals.
Personal news
As ever, the year has been a mixture of sadness and great joy. One of our greatest characters, John Boielle, sadly
died earlier this month but it was good that so many club members were able to join together to celebrate John’s life
after his funeral.
On the other hand, the circle of life blessed Simon and Kirsty with the arrival of Elizabeth May Gaw Barnett in
February. True to form, her very first visitor in hospital was Brian Layton! I don’t know if he went armed with a club
membership form but Lizzie has been a keen attender at many races already this year.
We’ve also celebrated 3 weddings – Ross and Zoe Langley, Luke and Ellen Delderfield and Nigel and Anne
Kippax. As Zoe is an honorary member of the club due to her cake baking exploits, that means all of them are club
members. Congratulations to all of you.
Our membership continues to grow but we also wish fond farewells each year and I’d like to mention especially Rich
Kennington who has moved to live in Bristol. As newsletter editor, committee member and photographer
extraordinaire, Rich made a huge contribution to the club and will be missed.
What about some unsung heroes…..
Wednesday night runs don’t (usually) “just happen”. Someone has thought about where to go and, more importantly,
how to get back. So I’d like to recognise and thank the effective leaders of the Wednesday groups - Frances Mills,
Peter Hamson, Nigel Kippax, Trevor Lark and Steve Long; Anna Scarth for organising the interval sessions and
of course Verna Burgess for her leadership of the bridging group.
Likewise, our club championships – they all take planning and organisation, so thanks to Geoff Roser and Trevor
Lark for the Road and Off-Road championships; and thanks to Nigel Lacey, Peter H, Jane Martin, Kim Reed and
Maria Cook for the Brenda Barlow this last weekend. (Geoff would like to hand over the RRC record keeping so if you
think you could take it on, please have a word with me or Geoff)
Some other unsung heroes are those members who keep the wheels of communication oiled and allow us to keep in
touch. Without them, you’d have to rely on me and Nigel making announcements on Wednesday nights to know what
was happening! So let’s all thank Shirley White for updating and running the website: Tom Hallett and Helen Page
for managing the Forum; Steve Long for being the Google Group meister; and Dave Jones for producing another
twelve months of very entertaining newsletters.
And on the social side, we have enjoyed many dinners and breakfasts as a club, as well as the hospitality of several
club members at their homes. Nigel and Anne have continued to organise the regular Saturday morning runs from
Ashridge. Thanks to all of them but particularly to Maria for being the driving force behind our social calendar.
Running heroes….
Jess Ennis, Mo Farah and the Brownlee Brothers might have been the heroes of the Olympics but we have had our
share of success too, both as individuals and as a club.
Since the turn of the century, in the Chiltern League Cross Country, we have been promoted to the top-flight
division twice before, only to be demoted again the following year. Not so in the 2011/12 season– for the first time, we
held our position in the premier league and Jane will say more about this great achievement later. But, for now, a big
well done to Jane and Ross as team captains
Another great achievement…thanks to Steve Long’s leadership, patience and skill in team selection, we entered 4
teams/24 runners in the Greensand Ridge Relay in June – the Rhinos, the Gazelles, the Zebras and the Big Game
Hunters. Not only did all the teams perform admirably in their respective categories, but the Tring Rhinos won the
competition outright in a record-breaking time.
We’ve also seen some great marathon performances – 16 club members completed London this year, many
prepared with the TRC Sunday morning training regime for which thanks are due to Nigel Lacey; 18 hacked around
the Beachy Head marathon; Mark Travers clocked up his 50 th marathon (and is still counting); and in the Berlin
marathon, out of 40,000 runners, Luke Delderfield came in 147 th and in a blistering time of 2hrs 38mins.
At even greater distances, Kim Reed became the first lady club member to complete a 100 mile event; Tom Hallett
also completed his first 100 miler in the tough Lakeland 100; Brian Layton, with the support of several club members,
succeeded in the Joss Naylor Challenge, which involved 30 Lakeland peaks in 17 hours: and Michael Burgess, with
fantastic support from the club, completed the Bob Graham Round (42 peaks, 29,000ft climb) in under 23 hours.
Brilliant achievements all round.
There have been many more successes from club members this year and they are not, by any means, all based on
fast times or ridiculous distances – so, as an example, the final one I’d like to mention is Judi Hopcroft. Judi joined
the club in 2011.
In October this year, she wrote this;

“Some time in the last century, I stood at Ashridge with two small children and a sign that said “Come On Daddy!” as
Martin took part in the Ridgeway Run. I was so impressed that people could run that far (through mud, no less) and
never dreamed that one day I would do the same.But here I was, years later, with a Start to Run course and a year of
Verna’s encouragement behind me, waiting at the start line of the same race.”
Needless to say, Judi completed the Ridgeway and she finished her report with these words:
“A wonderful day. I was both proud of myself and very proud to be a member of Tring Running Club. Thank you,
everyone.”
Of course, Judi has gone further by winning the club handicap race this last weekend by knocking 10 minutes off her
Ridgeway time.
So to Judi, and everyone else who got that PB, did their first race or slayed their own personal dragon this year,
Tring Running Club is proud of you too.
Inspiring others….
The London Olympics wanted to inspire a generation and we’ve been inspiring generations too.
It’s hard to believe, because it seems so familiar now, but our first Start to Run course was only in the summer of
2011. We have just finished the 5 th course and number 6 is planned for the new year. It has been a huge success.
Overall, we have encouraged 60 people to start running on a regular basis. This is due to Verna’s visionary
leadership and to the commitment of the coaches – Eli Tweed, Clive Cohen, Jane Mitchell, Helen Page, Katie
Ferguson, Dave Jones and Lindsey Dale. Many, many thanks to Verna for her drive and to all the coaches.
I’ll say a bit more about the Fun Run later but, in its twelfth year, we inspired over 600 children and their families to
get out running on a warm midsummer’s evening.
The 31 st Ridgeway Run had another record field. It was the third and final year of Peter Hamson’s race directorship
and I’d like to congratulate Peter for his superb organization. Jane Mitchell takes on the role for next year and we wish
her well.
And finally, on inspiring others, we always have a huge turnout of runners from other clubs to our invitation evening.
They say they enjoy the runs, the scenery, the clubhouse and the company. Thanks to Nigel Lacey for organizing
this.
The committee
Finally, I’m pleased to say most of the committee members are willing to continue but Kim is stepping down and Jane
is handing over the Ladies Captain role. My thanks to both Kim and Jane for their contribution as committee
members and I’d like to thank all members of the committee for their willingness to get stuck in.
John Manning
Editor’s note: Wasn’t it the 32 nd Ridgeway…….?

John Boielle (1934 -2012)
“Whoso would be a man must be a
nonconformist”. This is a quote from
Emerson, the 19 th century American
philsopher. It brings to mind so much that
was special about John…
John was born in the Parish of St. Saviour,
Jersey in 1934. He had a turbulent
childhood. His father, Richard, was an
alcoholic and, for many years, was
consigned to live in a shed in the garden.
His mother, Monica, also known in the
family as Rod, was a schoolteacher and
latterly a headmistress. She spent the last
20 years of her life in Milton Earnest,
Bedfordshire. John was close to his mother
and visited her regularly.
John was the eldest of three siblings. His
sister Andree was two years younger and,
sadly, died in January this year. John was
very fond of her, and he much regretted
that he could not attend her funeral due to his own ill health. His brother Paul is alive
and well and lives in Stevenage.
The earliest recollection of John was his stage debut aged just nine months! Of
course, this theatricality never left him… No doubt, he was strongly influenced by his
Aunty Bobby, also known as Annette, a dance teacher. During his pre-school years,
John moved from Jersey to England. However, in the summer of 1940, along with his
sister, he returned to Jersey to spend the summer with his grandparents. This proved
to be a defining moment in his life. For, in July of that year, the Germans invaded the
Channel Islands, and John and Andree were trapped - unable to return home until
after the end of the war!
John had an unconventional mind – and that’s putting it mildly! He had an extremely
high IQ and was intensely curious. He attended Victoria College – a boy’s public
school in Jersey. He resolutely resisted all attempts to channel his meandering and
tangential intellect - and, with the exception of Biology, failed his A-levels twice! But
worse was to come… His undue interest in the private lives of his teachers, together
with his newfound passion for writing satirical poetry, led to him being expelled from
school!
Aged just 23, John was diagnosed with testicular cancer, Happily, he made a good
recovery and was given the “all-clear” five years later. In 1959, he met his future wife
Linnet at a party in London. In fact, they had met just before the party when Linnet,
not fully in control of her new Austin 7, had nearly run John down. After a whirlwind
romance (when did John ever do things slowly?) they married the following year. At
first, the marriage worked well – no doubt helped by his mother-in-law’s observation
that “John looked like Jesus”! During the early 1960s, John and Linnet has two
children – Tamsin (better known as Tammy) and Matthew. Many years later, Tammy
married husband Barry and gave John two grandchildren – Rachel & Emma. Matthew
has spent the majority of his life living with, or close to, his dad.
During their 21 years of marriage John & Linnet coped well despite being, in their
words, as poor as church mice! They lived initially in Harrow, then Bushey – finally

ending up in 1967 in Tring. On a bad day, John’s family has variously described him
as argumentative, opinionated and rather strict. On a good day, they admired his
knowledge of the world, his sense of responsibility and his unswerving loyalty. The
English poet, Edith Sitwell, may have had John in mind when she wrote –“He is not
eccentric. It’s just that he is more alive than most people. He is an electric eel set in a
pond of goldfish”.
Not surprisingly, given John’s nature, he was on the left of the political spectrum. He
was instinctively suspicious of large multinationals. It’s perhaps unexpected,
therefore, that after a brief spell as a postman, he would spend the next 31 years at
Kodak! John joined their Standards Group as a lab technician.
Early on in his career at Kodak, John was called up for National Service. His public
school education, and the full marks he gained on the IQ entry test, marked John out
as officer material. However, John had other ideas… When instructed to whiten his
leather belt he took it upon himself to whiten the whole uniform! Worse was (as you
might have guessed) to follow. Despite, loudly protesting his nonviolent pacifist
beliefs, when one of John’s friends was attacked, John stepped in and knocked the
assailant out cold! So, after just three weeks serving his country, John was
discharged as “mentally unstable”.
Back at Kodak John achieved a certain fond notoriety. He was described by one of his
bosses as “cantankerous, tetchy and very fond of a drink”. With his mischevious
sense of humour, John sometimes went out of his way to embellish this roguish
reputation.
Professionally, despite being surrounded by colleagues with vastly more impressive
academic credentials, John more than held his own and ended his career at Kodak as
a research chemist. On a one-time visit to Kodak’s Headquarters in America, John
was somewhat bemused that they treated him, in his words, “as if he were someone
important”!
After his early retirement in 1984, John worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, both as
a porter and in the Specialist Drugs Manufacture unit. Drugs, of various kinds, were
one of John’s passions. Even in the last month of his life, he had vigorous discussions
with the medical team that looked after him, on interactions between his various
medications - and on whether they had prescribed the correct dose for his morphine!
John was a man of exuberant passion. He could extemporise on almost any subject –
but especially on anything even remotely related to tortoises, motorbikes, real ale,
local history, science, or unconventional cooking recipes! (Apparently, his beef
casserole with added strawberry jam was particularly well received.)
Music – especially Jazz and Blues - was a very important part of his life. He had a
huge collection of CDs and of course, being John, some of it is, quite frankly, wacky.
There will be an opportunity for all of us to hear the “Constipation Blues” at the end of
this service!
He was also a lifelong and enthusiastic poet. Here are three verses from a poem,
written by John in 1977, about Matthew:
The boys on the beaches fly kites in the air
Matthew can’t make his get up off the ground

Arms by his sides and the wind in his hair
He stands and he stares and he makes not a sound.
Matthew can’t make his get up off the ground
Wanting to help should we wait for a sign?
He stands and he stares and he makes not a sound.
While his kite hops and flops at the end of his line
“Turn and run Matthew!” but he does not turn
And he will not play if you show him the way
One learns from one’s mistakes if one knows how to learn
But the biggest mistake is never to try.
One of John’s consuming interests was the Tring and Berkhamsted Cycling Campaign.
He was for some time its Secretary, and was renowned for his energy, commitment
and enthusiasm. Members of the group have commented that a short chat with John
often turned into a lengthy exchange of views, on a wide variety of topics – liberally
laced with wicked humour. And, of course, you were likely to come away with a
deeper understanding of something you hadn't realised could be so interesting, as
well as the name of someone from whom you could find out more. This was the
essential John – tangential , diverting and yet always informative.
I first met John in June 1985 when we (and Matthew!) joined Tring Running Club.
John was a very active member of the club. He served on the committee and, for
many years, organised our annual handicap event. Together, with Mike Blake, he also
provided unstinting support to the Sunday morning marathon training runs. At the
end of the run, everyone recovered at John’s house with tea and cake – whilst John
would give an impromptu lecture on topics including the local watercourses of Tring,
or the mating habits of an obscure Madagascan insect!
Most running club members will vividly remember their first encounter with John. On
their inaugural outing, John would manage to talk nonstop for the whole run – and
then continue his seemingly never ending story later at the bar. This informal
initiation ceremony became known as being “boielled”! His contributions to the club
newsletter ranged across the whole sphere of human endeavour! Perhaps his most
notorious piece, submitted with scant regard for political correctness, included the line
that the “women could improve their upper body strength by standing further away
from the sink when they did the washing up”. One ex-club member remarked that,
when recalling his happy times at the club, all the best of them seemed to have John
at their heart.
So, in closing, I would like to thank John’s family for asking me to give this eulogy.
John was a very special and unique man. He was loyal, steadfast and generous. He
was a true nonconformist, an eccentric with a passion for life. He made a positive
and unforgettable impact on the lives of all who knew him. I feel privileged to have
been his friend.
Tony Hill
November 2012

Gosport half marathon
It was a beautiful day on Sunday 18th November and it saw me down in Gosport for the flat and fast half marathon
there. I was surprised to be there - the previous Monday saw me inexplicably hardly able to walk and fairly
despondent about what was wrong. Things got better as the week progressed though, and I decided to risk doing the
race.
I had not had time to read the course description but was expecting something good. All I knew was it was flat. Also,
my brother-in-law is a Gosport Runner and had recommended it to me. Plus, it is by the seaside. My goodness how
wrong can you be? The first 10 miles was excruciatingly boring along the ring road and round and round and round a
never ending military base. I wanted to scream in protest at how awful it was! Even The Archers could not save me as
iPods were absolutely and completely banned on risk of internment or worse disqualification!
Things got better after 10 miles as we finally left the base and headed round less boring streets before running along
the seafront at Lee-on-Solent for the final 2 miles which was beautiful.
My strategy for the race was not to look at my watch for 10 miles. Then if I was in the zone for a good time I had 3
miles to push myself hard which I thought I could just about do. In fact I missed the 10 mile marker and so at 11 miles
I saw I had a time of 1:24 - very happy with that. So I kept sight of a runner ahead and pushed on determined not to
lose them - I crossed the line with a chip time of 1:40.24. This was a PB by over 6 minutes so very very very happy.
I was the only TRC runner (everyone else was at Herberts Hole). I finished 575/1568 runners and was 8th in my age
category.
Verna Burgess

Herbert’s Hole
15 of the Tring faithful competed in Sundays Herberts Hole race in nearby Chesham this Sunday 18th.
Hosted by Chesham Harriers the event has in the past often been a challenging and gruelling test of
man (or woman) versus mud of varying inclinations, but the events popularity has also led to rerouting
of the course to avoid early bottlenecks which has taken away a little of its former charm.
Simon Barnett brought the Tring contingent home with a 15th place finish (and I believe an event PB
for him) to effectively secure victory in the male series of our Off Road Championship. With just one
event now left (our own BRENDA BARLOW HANDICAP this SUNDAY 25th NOVEMBER from
10.00) and a 25 point lead over second placed Nigel Kippax it would take the sort of miracle that
neither a trip to Lourdes or visiting Lance Armstrongs local pharmacy is likely to conjure up for Nigel to
even finish on level pegging with Simon now. Whether buying a house next to a church resulted in any
divine intervention for Nigel is open to speculation, but it appears it's not banned in the rules anyway -
might be worth keeping an eye on Nigel’s technique for crossing the streams at Hardwick in February!
Sadly (if you’re a bloke) the men were comprehensively beaten by the women in both numbers and
best category finish as Iona Craft brought the 9 girlies in at 39th overall, and 4th quickest lady - well
done. Victoria Hobbs joined the championship tables with a 21 point finish, a result that if repeated
through the season would be enough to secure a second place finish - a thought for next year? Alice
Ely already had the female ORC title in the bag from the last event and now only needs to run to
maintain a thirst ready for the champagne at the end.
The championships Veterans categories are now sewn up with Nigel Kippax and Cathy Court both being
secure now and also both being guaranteed 2nd place overall, but overall 3rd placings in both male
and female championships are still not beyond the bounds of last shuffle in our final event.
POS NAME CAT TIME
15 Simon Barnett M 42.53
18 Gareth Craft M 43.56
39 Iona Craft F 46.57 - 4th overall lady finisher
42 Andy Collings MV40 47.19
51 John Manning MV50 47.53
92 Nigel Kippax MV50 50.42
131 Jane Porteous FV45 54.17
133 Clair Mistry FV35 54.19
158 Alice Ely F 56.27
161 Simon Stevenson MV40 56.46
200 Victoria Hobbs FV35 1.00.57
204 Cathy Court FV45 1.01.11
207 Gini Sheffield FV35 1.01.32
209 Elizabeth Daniel FV45 1.01.36
235 Anne Kippax FV45 1.04.22
Tring men and Tring women both finished second in the team
results for this event.

Off Road
Championship 2012
MEN
Jan Feb Mar Apr
Ma
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Ju
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p Oct Oct Nov
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Simon Barnett 22 24 21 24 2 24 24 24 25 210
1
Nigel Kippax V 12 19 20 17 20 1 23 22 20 21 185
1
John Manning V 16 21 18 23 8 21 22 139
1
Trevor Lark V 20 23 23 22
7 23 128
2
Ross Langley 24 25 5 25 25 124
2
Tom Sawyer 17 22
0 25 84
Clive Cohen V 19 22 20 15 76
Greg
O'Callaghan 25 24
2
1 70
1
Simon Jessop 10 13 16 2 17 68
1
Steve Long 23 25
9 67
Peter McDaid 15 22 17 5 59
David Sawyer 13 16 6 19 54
Paul Cowan 15 21
1
5 51
Simon
Stevenson 11 14 5 20 50
Gareth Craft 25 24 49
Paul Allen 23 25 48
Sean Gregory 19 9 20 48
2
Chris Egan 24
3 47
Michael
Burgess V 21 24 45
Howard Clark 22 22 44
Andy Collings 21 23 44
Paul Bayley 8 19 16 43
Peter Alford V 20 23 43
Andrew Hill 19 23 42
Tony Hill V 5 20 17 42
Mark Travers 18 22 40
Brian Layton V 14 14 7 35
Rick Ansell V 18
1
4 32
Colin Jeffs 13 18 31
Peter Hamson V 12 18 30
Geoff Head V 10 18 28
Ian Verchere V 12 16 28
Richard White V 11 16 27
Nigel Bunn 25 25
Kevin Harding V
2
4 24
Colin Rees V 21 21
Stephen
Burgess 21 21
Jeremy Pugh 17 17
Alex Gillespie
1
6 16
Tom Hallett 15 15

William
Harvey 15 15
Paul Steel
1
3 13
Max Ansell
1
0 10
Kingsley
Basson 5 5
Rich
Kennington 5 5
0
0
0
0
0
Tring Running
Club
Off Road Championship
2012
WOME
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Jan Feb Mar Apr
Ma
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Alice Ely 23 23 25 23 25 25 3 24 24 24 22 261
2
Cathy Court V 20 21 19 22 23 1 21 22 20 189
Anne Kippax V 19 20 21
1
9 20 23 17 139
Jane Mitchell 21 20 21 24
2
0 21 127
Jane Porteous V 22 22 24 23 24 115
Kirsty Barnett 21 23
2
2 23 25 114
Iona Craft 25 25 25 75
Geni Sheffield 19 22 19 60
Liz Daniel V 22 19 18 59
Amber Jessop 18 17 22 57
Alison Harding V 25
2
4 49
Claire Mistry 25 23 48
Hilary Warrell
V
2
4 17 41
Shona Mullen
V
1
8 18 36
Sophie Green 25 25
Verna Burgess V 25 25
Mary Ward
2
4 24
Michaela Colwell
2
4 24
Kim Reed V 22 22
Frances Mills V 21 21
Victoria Hobbs 21 21
Sandra Mogan V 20 20
Caroline Harvey 19 19
Sarah Hill 0

Cross country results
Hi all,
Cross country results are below.
Well done to all who ran and completed tough courses in the grounds of Shuttleworth college. It is no
Shotover in terms of height difference, but the hills made things interesting. Thanks to the ladies for all the
cake baking too! Delicious. (Ed. Note:- I wondered why we bothered with a ladies team…)
Some good veterans performances - I would not bet against a win or placing for a TRC runner in MV50 and
LV45 at the end of the season. Good to see Iona running as first claim, a great boost for the ladies team.
Senior/Junior/Veteran Men (197 ran) What does this do for us overall? All positions out of 14.
Overall for Shuttleworth: 10th
Division 1 position: 11th (up 1)
Men overall: 9th
Division 1 position: 10th (up 1)
Ladies overall: 12th
Division 1 position: 14th (no change, but that's not say it can't
change!)
Senior Men: 6th (10 to score, 197 ran)
Division 1 position: 7th (no change)
Veteran Men: 3rd (4 to score)
Division 1 position: 7th (up 2)
Senior Ladies: 8th (4 to score, 71 ran)
Division 1 position: 8th (no change)
Veteran Ladies: 3rd (4 to score)
Division 1 position: 3rd (no change)
Spotlight on actual scores after 2 rounds:
8. Headington 3042
9. Leighton Buzzard 2884
10. Oxford City 2787
11. Tring 2697
12. Silson 2472
13. Wycombe Phoenix 2428
14. Dacorum and Tring 2001
Last year we finished ahead of Oxford City and were pipped by
Silson in the very last round.
Looking at the scores if can maintain a good turnout we should
catch Oxford, hold off Silson, and Leighton Buzzard could well
be in our sights! Now that would be quite something, beating our
local rivals.
Cheers,
Steve

Jane’s Festive recipes - Calorie Corner
Editor’s Note – That’s “EX Ladies Captain” Jane, you may have forgotten her now…..
One of the benefits of running in the Chiltern League
Cross Country (as well as the bracing weather and
wonderful camaraderie of course), is the amazing array of
buns and biscuits that we get to sample...well we do use a
good few calories up racing around fields and woods you
know! So here are a few favourites that we have baked
and tested...and it’s not just the ladies who have been in
the kitchen, our Men’s Captain turns out a mean Chocolate Brownie or two
...where’s that recipe Ross?
Jane’s Date and Apple Squares
225g/8oz butter, plus a little extra for greasing
140g/5oz apple, peeled, cored and chopped (I used eating apples but cookers will do too)
140g/5oz stones dates, chopped
280g/10oz light soft brown sugar
175g/6oz plain flour
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
100g/4oz porridge oats
1 Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Grease an 18cm square tin and line with baking
parchment.
2 Tip the apples into a pan with 2tbsp water. Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for 5
mins until tender ans slightly pulpy. Add the dates and 50g of the sugar, cook for a further 5
mins. Take off the heat and break the apples down with the back of the spoon until smoothish
and well mixed with the dates. Set aside.
3 Gently melt the butter in a saucepan. Mix the flour, bicarb,
oats and remaining sugar in a bowl. Pour in the melted
butter and stir well until the oats are coated.
4 Press half the mixture firmly into the tin, spread the apple
mix on top and smooth over. Cover with the remaining oat
mixture and press down. Bake for 30-45 mins until golden
and firm. Cool in the tin before cutting into squares.
Editor’s note: For variation, cut into Rhomboid shapes.
Flappy Shorts FlapJacks
140g/5oz porridge oats
75g/3oz Demerara sugar
100g/4oz butter or margarine
Any optional additions you can find eg. chopped apricots and hazlenuts; cherries and
coconuts; dates and pumpkin seeds. Find your favourite combination. I normally just add a
cupful or two and maybe a splash of maple syrup or golden syrup.
Editors Note: For true Flappy shorts effect, use beans, prunes or any other flatulence related
product…
1 Heat the oven to 190C/gas 5. Grease a shallow baking tin 28cm x 18cm.

2 Weigh out the oats and sugar, place in a bowl and mix. Add the other dry ingredients if you
are using them. Gently melt the butter or marg. In a saucepan and add the sugar and oats
mixture, stir well.
3 Tip mixture into prepared tin a nd press down firmly.
4 Bake on the centre shelf of oven for 15 minutes or until a nice pale golden colour. Remove
from oven and cut into portions. Leave in tin until cold.
(You could even drizzle over some melted chocolate after they have cooled...yum yum!)
Alison’s Mincemeat Brownies
6 oz SR flour2 oz soft marg
6 oz dark soft brown sugar
1 egg
4 tbsp mincemeat
Oven 350 F 180 C or Gas 4
1 Grease & line 8" square tin
2 Beat all ingredients for 2-3 mins
spread mixture into tin bake for 40 mins
cool, cut into 12, turn out and leave until cold (if you can!)
Editor’s Note: Surprise! Alison’s recipe is much quicker…. Alice’s is, “buy cake – eat”
Billy Bland Challenge Relay – June 2013
The Challenge
The Billy Bland Challenge Relay is a 5 leg relay for 10 people running in pairs around the Bob Graham route in
June each year. Given the LAMM and the Greensand Ridge Relays are also in June the best weekend to miss any
clash would be 1 st / 2 nd June 2013.
The Route
Start – Leg 1, Moot Hall - Skiddaw [3054 ft.]. Great Calva [2265]. Blencathra [2847]. Threlkeld.
Leg 2 - Clough Head [2382]. Great Dodd [2807]. Watson’s Dodd [2584]. Stybarrow Dodd [2756]. Raise [2889].
White Side [2832]. Helvellyn Low Man [3033]. Helvellyn [3116]. Nethermost Pike [2910]. Dollywagon Pike
[2810]. Fairfield [2864]. Seat Sandal [2863]. Dunmail.
Leg 3 - Steel Fell [2811]. Calf Crag [1762]. Sergeant Man [2414]. High Raise [2500]. Thunacar Knott [2351].
Harrison Sickle [2415]. Pike O’Stickle [2323]. Rossett Pike 2106]. Bowfell [2960]. Esk Pike [2903]. Great End
[2984]. Ill Crag [3025]. Broad Crag [3054]. Scafell Pike [3205]. Scafell [3162]. Wasdale.
Leg 4 - Yewbarrow [2058]. Red Pike [2629]. Steeple [2687]. Pillar [2927]. Kirk Fell [2630]. Great Gable [2949].
Green Gable [2628]. Brandreth [2344]. Grey Knotts [2287]. Honister.
Leg 5 - Dale Head [2473]. Hindscath [2385]. Robinson [2417]. Moot Hall – Finish.
The Aim
Saturday 1 st June – Lady challenge team (supported by folk with leg experience and navigational skills to
support in pacing, recording times and carrying kit).
Sunday 2 nd June – Men’s challenge (self-supporting pairs).
The Base
Burnside Farm Campsite, Nr Threlkeld
Next Step
Confirm interest to Michael Burgess in one of the following categories:
a) Lady contender – and or
b) Running support for Lady Contender – and or
c) Male contender

Chiltern Results – Slough – Ross’s ramblings
Saturday afternoon saw the third round of this years Chiltern League take place in a cold and
featureless Slough.
It's hard to get excited by the prospect of Slough in December and that was reflected with a relatively
low turnout by recent standards.
Fortunately the cake was high in both volume and quality.
It's hard to dress this up so I'll say that on the day we finished last in Division One.
Div One - Overall Score - Slough
1 WINDSOR SE&H 2680 2000 680
2 MARSHALL MILTON KEYNES 2285 1588 697
3 BEDFORD & COUNTY 2235 1515 720
4 CHILTERN HARRIERS 2013 1367 646
5 HARROW A.C. 2000 1528 472
6 LUTON A.C. 1808 1341 467
7 VALE OF AYLESBURY 1591 1238 353
8 WYCOMBE PHOENIX 1388 1055 333
9 HEADINGTON R.R. 1333 1151 182
10 DACORUM & TRING 1206 1027 179
11 SILSON JOGGERS 1145 950 195
12 LEIGHTON BUZZARD 1140 955 185
13 OXFORD CITY 1115 1028 87
14 TRING RUNNING CLUB 1093 945 148
The Ladies fared slightly better than the men finishing 13th out of 14 teams. They were lead home by Claire who was
followed through the finish line by a train of Tring Ladies who occupied 38th, 39th, 40th & 41st place.
Tring Ladies - Slough
35 CLAIRE DOHERTY 24.48
38 ALISON HARDING 25.25
39 ANNA SCARTH 25.27
40 MANDY BONTHRONE 25.27
41 KATE FERGUSSON 25.30
52 HILARY WARRELL 26.49
54 KIRSTY BARNETT 27.17
56 ALICE ELY 27.35
59 JANE PORTEOUS 27.49
The Men were last in Division One despite an impressive run
from Luke Delderfield and a return to form for Nigel Bunn who
narrowly beat Greg O'Callaghan & John Millen.
Tring Men - Slough
17 LUKE DELDERFIELD 28.55
38 ROSS LANGLEY 30.18
67 NIGEL BUNN 32.02
68 GREG O'CALLAGHAN 32.08
69 JOHN MILLEN 32.10
94 KEVIN HARDING 33.42
105 STEVE LONG 34.18
118 ANDY COLLINGS 35.18
132 ANDREW HILL 36.02
136 JOHN MANNING 36.38
163 MARK TRAVERS 41.22
170 BRIAN LAYTON 44.01
Overall the club are in 12th place in Division One narrowly above
13th place Silson but not too far off 11th place Wycombe with
just two fixtures remaining.
Total Overall Score 1 2 3 4 5

1 BEDFORD & COUNTY 7868 2935 2698 2235
2 WINDSOR SE&H 7646 2805 2161 2680
3 MARSHALL MILTON KEYNES 7234 2669 2280 2285
4 HARROW A.C. 6940 2665 2275 2000
5 CHILTERN HARRIERS 6416 2395 2008 2013
6 LUTON A.C. 6400 2614 1978 1808
7 VALE OF AYLESBURY 5292 2066 1635 1591
8 HEADINGTON R.R. 4375 1541 1501 1333
9 LEIGHTON BUZZARD 4024 1473 1411 1140
10 OXFORD CITY 3902 1882 905 1115
11 WYCOMBE PHOENIX 3816 1371 1057 1388
12 TRING RUNNING CLUB 3790 1309 1388 1093
13 SILSON JOGGERS 3617 1176 1296 1145
14 DACORUM & TRING 3207 1034 967 1206
Thanks to every one who ran this weekend. I appreciate that it isn't the best course, so thank you for
making the effort to support the club.
The next fixture takes place on Saturday 12th January at Wigmore Valley near Luton Airport. If you
like planes, you'll like this. It's a flat parkland loop.
We need all the runners we can muster for the next two rounds, so please do support the club. The
Chiltern League races are free and there is normally a pretty decent selection of cake available.
Go on...start 2013 as you mean to go on!
Ross

BRENDA BARLOW RESULTS
Hi TRC Runners,
My hamster has been running round the wheel and powering the TRC Results Computer. Unfortunately, my poor
Hamster is now lying on his back gasping, legs in the air and tongue hanging out limply to one side. However, the
good news is that I can now publish our 21st Brenda Barlow Handicap results. Big well done to Judi, our 1st finisher,
after shaving a huge 10 minutes from her very recent Ridgeway Run time ~ fantastic result and very well deserved.
Our fastest person around the course was Ross, in a very splendid 1:00:46 and it would be very rude not to mention
Iona's fastest lady in a equally impressive 1:12:21. May I also add my thanks to Peter Hamson for the very
controversial task of allocating the handicaps. I am sure that you will all agree that the close time that all 42 runners
arrived back at the Cricket Club goes to demonstrate just how very accurate his handicaps were. May I also say a big
thanks to Jane Martin for working with me to start you all off in a chilly (but dry) Marshcroft Lane and to pen the results
as you all arrived back through the very make-shift 'finish funnel'! I have attached the results document to this email
for those of you who wish to save it.
Cheers
Nigel
Dear Runners,
No more banter ~ the hamster's dead:
Pos Number Finish Time Name Course Time
1. 94 11:31:50 Judi Hopcroft 1:51:50
2. 662 11:36:15 Simon Stevenson 1:26:15
3. 665 11:36:16 Simon Jessop 1:26:16
4. 658 11:39:03 Nigel Kippax 1:17:03
5. 681 11:39:15 Adam Delderfield 1:19:15
6. 675 11:39:50 Mandy Bonthrone 1:16:50
7. 669 11:40:52 Howard Clark 1:14:52
8. 663 11:41:21 Iona Craft 1:12:21
9. 683 11:41:28 Sophie Green 1:12:28
10. 690 11:41:46 Ross Langley 1:00:46
11. 660 11:42:00 Paul Carolan 1:30:25
12. 689 11:42:25 Nick Williams 1:06:25
13. 670 11:42:33 Trevor Lark 1:09:33
14. 679 11:42:43 Paul Bayley 1:26:43
15. 687 11:43:15 Clive Cohen 1:15:15
16. 688 11:43:24 Paul Cowan 1:15:24
17. 678 11:43:30 Marc Davies 1:22:30
18. 684 11:44:00 Alex Gillespie 1:16:00
19. 657 11:44:10 John Manning 1:14:10
20. 668 11:44:13 Mark Travers 1:24:13
21. 685 11:44:32 Paul Steel 1:14:32
22. 677 11:44:54 Kirsty Barnett 1:27:54
23. 666 11:44:55 Tony Hill 1:26:55
24. 664 11:44:55 Paul Terrett 1:28:55
25. 686 11:45:10 Andrew Hill 1:12:10
26. 680 11:45:47 Alice Ely 1:25:47
27. 691 11:45:50 Simon Barnett 1:08:50
28. 661 11:46:00 David Sawyer 1:26:00
29. 674 11:46:44 Tom Griffin 1:17:44

30. 667 11:46:44 Greg O’Callaghan 1:06:44
31. 659 11:46:50 Clara Willett 1:41:50
32. 655 11:47:05 Anne Kippax 1:40:05
33. 682 11:48:24 Michaela Colwell 1:27:24
34. 654 11:48:59 William Harvey 1:30:59
35. 671 11:49:25 Bob Ford 1:39:25
36. 652 11:49:42 Claire Murray 1:31:42
37. 653 11:49:50 Francis Mills 1:49:50
38. 676 11:50:21 Helen Page 1:34:21
39. 656 11:50:22 Nick Knight 1:34:22
40. 673 11:56:44 Sophie Cole 1:39:44
41. 672 11:59:28 Richard White 1:44:28
42 651 12:05:52 Caroline Harvey 2:25:52
Cheers
Nige
Trevors bit
Below are the Brenda Barlow results in order of actual time taken for the purpose of concluding this
years Tring running Club Off Road Championship.
Ross annihilated the field with a time almost 6 minutes ahead of the next nearest finisher Nick
Williams, who's own time was all the more impressive considering the lack of racing miles in his legs
this year. Iona Craft who's ability is equally well recognised as Ross was given a much closer call to
stamp her authority at the fore of the females with just a slender 7 second advantage at the end over
Sophie Green in a race long tussle following them both sharing the same start times.
Had they been competing in our actual Ridgeway event, Ross's time would have been good enough for
4th overall whilst Iona and Sophie would have taken 6th & 7th overall in the female category. Also
worth a mention in this respect is that Mandy Bonthrone and Tom Griffin (who appeared to be having
an off-day) would each have taken 2nd place in their respective categories with their times.
The respective leaders in both male and female categories of the ORC (Simon Barnett and Alice Ely)
who already had their championships sewn up have gone on to extend their leads over second place
and veteran champions in each category, Nigel Kippax and Cathy Court. Very well done to all 4
participants.
Third place in each male and female category also remained unchanged, though it was a long shot in
both cases that it was ever likely to. Therefor Anne adds to the Kippax family glory whilst our glorious
leader John Manning has to settle for runner up in the Veteran category -again!
FINISH STARTING
NUMBER
ORDER TIME
FINISHING
TIME
NAME
RUN TIME
10 690 10:41 11:41:46 Ross Langley 01:00:46
12 689 10:36 11:42:25 Nick Williams 01:06:25
30 667 10:40 11:46:44 Greg O’Callaghan 01:06:44
27 691 10:35 11:45:50 Simon Barnett 01:08:50
13 670 10:33 11:42:33 Trevor Lark 01:09:33
25 686 10:33 11:45:10 Andrew Hill 01:12:10
8 663 10:29 11:41:21 Iona Craft 01:12:21
9 683 10:29 11:41:28 Sophie Green 01:12:28
19 657 10:30 11:44:10 John Manning 01:14:10
21 685 10:30 11:44:32 Paul Steel 01:14:32
7 669 10:26 11:40:52 Howard Clark 01:14:52
15 687 10:28 11:43:15 Clive Cohen 01:15:15
16 688 10:28 11:43:24 Paul Cowan 01:15:24
18 684 10:28 11:44:00 Alex Gillespie 01:16:00
6 675 10:23 11:39:50 Mandy Bonthrone 01:16:50

4 658 10:22 11:39:03 Nigel Kippax 01:17:03
29 674 10:29 11:46:44 Tom Griffin 01:17:44
5 681 10:20 11:39:15 Adam Delderfield 01:19:15
17 678 10:21 11:43:30 Marc Davies 01:22:30
20 668 10:20 11:44:13 Mark Travers 01:24:13
26 680 10:20 11:45:47 Alice Ely 01:25:47
28 661 10:20 11:46:00 David Sawyer 01:26:00
2 662 10:10 11:36:15 Simon Stevenson 01:26:15
3 665 10:10 11:36:16 Simon Jessop 01:26:16
14 679 10:16 11:42:43 Paul Bayley 01:26:43
23 666 10:18 11:44:55 Tony Hill 01:26:55
33 682 10:21 11:48:24 Michaela Colwell 01:27:24
22 677 10:17 11:44:54 Kirsty Barnett 01:27:54
24 664 10:16 11:44:55 Paul Terrett 01:28:55
11 660 10:12 11:42:00 Paul Carolan 01:30:25
34 654 10:18 11:48:59 William Harvey 01:30:59
36 652 10:18 11:49:42 Claire Murray 01:31:42
38 676 10:16 11:50:21 Helen Page 01:34:21
39 656 10:16 11:50:22 Nick Knight 01:34:22
35 671 10:10 11:49:25 Bob Ford 01:39:25
40 673 10:17 11:56:44 Sophie Cole 01:39:44
32 655 10:07 11:47:05 Anne Kippax 01:40:05
31 659 10:05 11:46:50 Clara Willett 01:41:50
41 672 10:15 11:59:28 Richard White 01:44:28
37 653 10:00 11:49:50 Francis Mills 01:49:50
1 94 09:40 11:31:50 Judi Hopcroft 01:51:50
42 651 09:40 12:05:52 Caroline Harvey 02:25:52
Editors note: Well whichever way you look at it, that was a pretty crap run from Whitey….Can’t wait for
the excuses “I’ve had an op…. My foot hurts…. Shirley hadn’t ironed my lucky vest….” I say all this
from the perspective of someone who didn’t run at all…..
Well done and thank you to everyone who has taken part in our 2012 Off Road Championship.
Although the full program of next years 2013 ORC has still to be agreed, the first 2 events (which are
guaranteed to be part of the series due to their unique structure and popularity with our club) are
already taking entries, the Box Hill Fell race on Saturday 19th January (with a 250 limit their
entries are already into the 280's of which 34 are from Tring, they allow for some FTA's on the day) -
contact: http://sloweb.org.uk/, and the Hardwick X-Stream on Sunday 17th February - contact:
http://www.bearbrookrunningclub.co.uk/index.php (although the date is announced I can not find
entry details yet - the limit for this race is 300).
All the races in our series are chosen for specific merits and combine to make a championship of
interesting off-road racing. Most are local, all are reasonably priced, and none are beyond what our
Wednesday night social/training runs will prepare you for.
All Off Road Championship details and updates are available at any time on the Forum in the 'Off-Road'
section.
Finally, I have attached the completed and season ending version of the 2012 championship for you to
gloat at, commiserate upon, or use as toilet paper again - but if you must print it out remember to
save paper and use both sides!
Trevor.

Off Road Championship
Tring Running Club Off Road Championship 2012 WOMEN
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Sep Oct Oct Nov Nov
Vet BxH Xstm Or15 Ald5 Wht CHill WW Shd AmT BHm HHo BB Total
Alice Ely 23 23 25 23 25 25 23 24 24 24 21 22 282
Cathy Court V 20 21 19 22 23 21 21 22 19 188
Anne Kippax V 19 20 21 19 20 23 16 16 154
Kirsty Barnett 21 23 22 23 25 20 134
Jane Mitchell 21 20 21 24 20 21 127
Jane Porteous V 22 22 24 23 23 114
Iona Craft 25 25 25 25 100
Geni Sheffield 19 22 18 59
Liz Daniel V 22 19 17 58
Amber Jessop 18 17 22 57
Alison Harding V 25 24 49
Sophie Green 25 24 49
Claire Mistry 25 22 47
Michaela Colwell 24 21 45
Hilary Warrell V 24 17 41
Shona Mullen V 18 18 36
Frances Mills V 21 14 35
Caroline Harvey 19 12 31
Verna Burgess V 25 25
Anna Scarth 24 24
Mary Ward 24 24
Mandy Bonthrone V 23 23
Kim Reed V 22 22
Sandra Mogan V 20 20
Victoria Hobbs 20 20
Claire Murray 19 19
Helen Page 18 18
Sophie Cole 17 17
Clara Willett 15 15
Judi Hopcroft V 13 13
Sarah Hill 0
Editor’s note: In a break with Tradition, I’ve decided to put the women on top of the men. Read into
that what you want, watch any video that you want – new club motto?….
Tring Running Club Off Road Championship 2012 MEN
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Sep Oct Oct Nov Nov
Vet BxH Xstm Or15 Ald5 Wht CHill WW Shd AmT BHm HHo BB Total
Simon Barnett 22 24 21 24 22 24 24 24 25 22 232
Nigel Kippax V 12 19 20 17 20 11 23 22 20 21 13 198
John Manning V 16 21 18 23 18 21 22 19 158
Ross Langley 24 25 25 25 25 25 149
Trevor Lark V 20 23 23 22 17 23 21 149
Greg O'Callaghan 25 24 21 23 93
Clive Cohen V 19 22 20 15 16 92
Tom Sawyer 17 22 20 25 84
Simon Jessop 10 13 16 12 17 6 74
Steve Long 23 25 19 67
Paul Cowan 15 21 15 15 66
Andrew Hill 19 23 20 62
David Sawyer 13 16 6 19 8 62
Howard Clark 22 22 17 61
Peter McDaid 15 22 17 5 59
Simon Stevenson 11 14 5 20 7 57

Gareth Craft 25 24 49
Mark Travers 18 22 9 49
Paul Allen 23 25 48
Paul Bayley 8 19 16 5 48
Sean Gregory 19 9 20 48
Chris Egan 24 23 47
Tony Hill V 5 20 17 5 47
Michael Burgess V 21 24 45
Andy Collings 21 23 44
Peter Alford V 20 23 43
Brian Layton V 14 14 7 35
Richard White V 11 16 5 32
Rick Ansell V 18 14 32
Colin Jeffs 13 18 31
Paul Steel 13 18 31
Alex Gillespie 16 14 30
Peter Hamson V 12 18 30
Geoff Head V 10 18 28
Ian Verchere V 12 16 28
Nigel Bunn 25 25
Kevin Harding V 24 24
Nick Williams 24 24
Colin Rees V 21 21
Stephen Burgess 21 21
William Harvey 15 5 20
Jeremy Pugh 17 17
Tom Hallett 15 15
Tom Griffin V 12 12
Adam Delderfield 11 11
Max Ansell 10 10
Marc Davies 10 10
Kingsley Basson 5 5
Rich Kennington 5 5
Paul Terrett 5 5
Paul Carolan 5 5
Nick Knight 5 5
Bob Ford 5 5
Perivale 5 - 2 December 2012
There was a pensioners outing to the Perivale 5, a dead flat road race organised by Ealing Southall and
Middlesex Athletic club. The conditions were perfect with clear skies and a frost. Two laps of the route and
a finish on a proper track at Perivale stadium - it felt like the Olympics.
Tom Griffin has form at this race and retained his title as first vet 60 and a very impressive 83% age-related
- well done Tom. Unfortunately Colin Rees had to pull up with an injury.
Results
John Manning 44th 32.46 80.25% 3rd vet 50
Tom Griffin 45th 32.47 83.85% 1st vet 60
Tony Hill 142nd 39.21 68.61% 4th vet 60
240 ran
Editor’s Note: In honour of the TRC folk who ran, the organisers have
decided to call it the “Last of the Summer Wine 5” next year….

Committee Minutes 7 th November
Present
Apologies
Chairman
Secretary
John Manning
Maria Cook
Jane Porteous
Verna Burgess
Richard White
Sandra Mogan
Nigel Lacey
Ross Langley
Helen Page
Kim Reed
Dave Jones
Item Minute Action
1. Minutes of the Last Meeting.
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and agreed.
Secretary
2. Matters Arising from the Minutes
Item 3. Departing Committee Members. Jane confirmed that she
was content to stand down to enable someone else to stand as
Ladies Capt, although as yet no-one had come forward. Kim has
also asked to stand down.
Item 8. Fun Run Race Director. Nigel Kippax has offered to stand
as Fun Run Race Director (RD) next year. It was agreed that the
format of having a Fun Run Working Group (FRWG) assisting the
RD worked exceptionally well and it was planned to continue with
this format.
Item 10. London Marathon Ballot. The secretary was asked to
forward the list of Members wishing to be entered in the Ballot be
forwarded to the Membership Sec to ensure that they are all
eligible under the rules of the competition for the 3 TRC places.
Nigel Kippax
Secretary
Membership Sec
3. Brenda Barlow Handicap Race (25 Nov 2012)
The Chairman reported that Peter Hamson was already drawing
up the Handicap List. The Committee were asked to encourage
the new Members to take part in this fun event.
All
4. AGM (28 Nov 2012)
Membership. Helen was asked if she would produce a Report outlining
the current position and the benefits of EA Membership.
TRC Logo. It was suggested that as this was an outstanding action from
last year’s AGM, the position should be briefed to Members, under AOB,
with the designs being put to the Members to see which they preferred.
Helen
Chairman / Sec
Coaching. It was decided that the subject of ‘coaching’ also be
discussed as AOB.
5. New Members Night
In view of this last month being rather busy, it was decided to
postpone the New Members ‘Welcome Evening’ until then end of
Jan 2013. Adam to be notified to rebook catering. (Done)
Secretary

6. Shed Progress
The Secretary reported on the researched cost of laying a concrete
hardstand, using paving slabs. It was agreed that some form of base
would be required exceeding the funds set aside. An overspend was
approved. It was agreed that a revised total amount should not exceed a
sum of £750.00. (The area has already been cleared by Club Members and an
aggregate hard standing laid. The shed has been ordered and expected early Dec)
Chairman
Treasurer
7. John Boielle / Mike Blake Awards
8. AOB
The Chairman reported that a card had been sent to John Boielle’s
daughter Tammy and son Matthew, expressing our sadness at their loss.
It was agreed that commemorative awards were better discussed at a
later meeting.
APEX Sports. APEX Sports, of Farnham Common and sponsors of
TRC events, had asked to have access to post on the TRC Forum. This
matter has been amicably resolved when they were informed that it is a
Members only Forum and company advertising was not permitted. They
were content with the reply and look forward to our business in the future.
Head torches. It was proposed that the Club purchase some head
torches for new Members. It was agreed, that not only would this be a
prohibitively expensive venture, it would also require, rather impractically,
a Member to attend every week to sign out the equipment. Moreover, it
was felt that the majority of Members wishing run off-road during the
darker hours, would much prefer to have their own properly charged
head torch. It was agreed that Members would be encouraged to bring
along any old torches or spare items for use by new Members.
9. Next Meeting
The next Committee Meeting will be held on Weds 5 th Dec 2012 at Tring
Park Cricket Club at 2115 hrs. (Cttee Room Booked)
All
Signed on File
Nigel Lacey
Club Secretary
T 01442 822381
M 07976 286812
Editor’s Note: This picture is randomly
allocated and is in no way a reference to
Nigel’s wrinkliness or weight gain. p.s. The
hippo is also a special constable

Editor’s note: this is me

A Bonding Day the Harding Way
One of the expectations of 21 st century Dads is to have Bonding Days with their daughters, and are on a par
with “Take your daughter to work” days. The idea is to do something together that your daughter will enjoy,
e.g. shopping interspersed with coffee breaks, but also ensure that there is some cultural and educational
content, The last few years I have gotten off lightly having spent my day with Bry recording the finishers at
the Ridgeway Run. This year I pushed the boat out and we arranged to spend the day in the village of Barley
in Lancashire. OK, it was mainly due to the fact that now that she is at uni she couldn't help me at the finish.
Why Barley? you might ask. Well it is steeped in history. A quick perusal of Wonkipedia on my smartphone
and I knew all about its witches; Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon lived their until Jack
Nicholson moved in and upset the harmony. A further enquiry of Goofle and I knew that Robinsons source
all their Barley water for Wimbledon from the village. Amazing!The next item on our educational agenda
was a piece of Market research. It just so happened that they were running the Tour of Pendle race on our
visit so we thought we would see how it stacked up against our very own Ridgeway Race. There are many
similarities
• the entry fee, £7, includes a T shirt
• the car park is too small, though there are no marshalls to assist.
• it is a race put on by runners for runners and it has that feel.
• the marshals are friendly and encouraging, though only placed at the checkpoints
• the route is scenic and hilly
• it is a popular race, attracting nearly 400 runners
It also has its differences. It is a category A long fell race so as well as being 17 miles, it has 4600ft of climb
and a roller coaster elevation profile, which just adds to enjoyment in my eyes. Even though it is run over a
compact region of moorland, it feels wild and remote. A feeling enhanced by the swirling clag, and the wolf
like baying of a husky belonging to one of the spectators .The route is colourfully named with the delights of
“The Nick of Pendle”, “Geronimo Hill”, and “The Big End”. Perhaps this is an idea we should take on; “The
Rick of Pitstone”?
This was Bry's first fell race and we had agreed to run together. Our tactics were spot on. We started slowly,
and took the first climb steadily. From there Bry was in her element and she picked up the pace over the next
4 downhill miles overtaking numerous runners. We continued pulling our way through the field to the 10
mile point where the real fun starts – the series of switch backs up and down Pendle Hill. We were still
managing to gain places with those runners that had started too hard now paying the penalty. Bry had to dig
in hard for the last climb, and we were fortunate that the Bowland (my surrogate club) support team were on
hand to furnish her with a cold spud and drink. At the top the effects of the spud kicked in and she
lengthened her stride to run the final 3 miles to the finish.

We even found time for the shopping and coffee too. Pete Bland's mobile shop was in the car park and a
rummage through one of his bargain buckets produced a £5 pair of gloves. For the coffee, we boycotted the
big chains that avoid their tax responsibilities, and visited “The Cabin” also conveniently sited in the car
park.
Did the bonding day work? I think so as we already have planned a 2 day extravaganza for next year that
will see us on a geology field trip to the Lake District in early July. I'd also recommend running the Tour of
Pendle race if you just happen to be passing through Barley at the end of November.

East Coast Diaries
A Raw,
Impenetrable
Wilderness
MILE HAMMOCK BAY (North Carolina) -- Most people explore North America coast-to-coast via its back roads,
super-highways or railroads. A small two-seater plane is another good medium if you have a pilot's license and a pair
of wings. To the less orthodox traveller with a taste for history, however, journeying up the eastern seaboard along
America’s tortuous ICW offers a very different perspective.
This is the fractured landfall along which intrepid 16th and 17th century colonists from England first set foot after
crossing the Atlantic. Their fortitude must have been extraordinary in the face of such daunting discomfort and
remoteness. In some places the coast is still a raw, impenetrable wilderness; in others -- notably at estuaries and
ocean inlets -- the orderly symmetry of civilisation brings you back to maritime activity, fuel docks, supermarkets and
restless humanity.
At Statute Mile 245 -- our distance from the ICW's northern start-point in Norfolk, Virginia -- we quit the channel and
motor into the oddly-named Mile Hammock Bay, an abandoned US Marine Corps training facility. Docked on one side
is a WWII landing barge. We're the only vessel in this cosy anchorage on the edge of Camp LeJeune! That night a big
storm lights up the sky. Then the marines take over with nocturnal exercises and flocks of hovering choppers
popping up and down along the nearby tree line…and stabbing the darkness with their blinding searchlights. The
show continues next day with rotocopter training flights in and around our "sanctuary". It's like a ringside seat at the
Paris Air Show.
Weekend anglers drift across the small lake, indifferent to the racket of lethal weaponry, waiting for their first bite of
the day. Up to now our ICW passage has been wild and unpredictable. In North Carolina, however, man-made canals
take away some of the
variety. There are long, tedious stretches in sweltering heat -- often over 100 degrees (F) – running parallel to the
Atlantic coastline. Parts of the ICW can be brutally straight with only the prospect of evening cocktails and a
magnificent sunset to keep you sane.
Journeying up the eastern seaboard in sweltering heat
At Morehead City in North Carolina, I finally catch up with Sheila and Brian. They're languishing at Dockside Yacht
Club for a month doing some maintenance work. We wine and dine aboard our respective craft and then, after a
couple of days, I continue north. I'm rendezvousing with daughter Christina at Great Bridge on the outskirts of Norfolk
and have a tightening schedule to keep. She's been holidaying in Brazil, lucky lass, and is coming to spend a week
sailing with Dad.
It's Saturday and I tune in to my favourite mentor on things American -- National Public Radio (NPR). There are over
450 NPR stations across the USA and they all take big chunks of BBC World Service, Britain's most coherent
voice into the American heartlands. But most of all, it's Garison Keilor's ‘Prairie Home Companion’ that reassures me
this country -- notwithstanding the insanity of the Bush Administration -- still has its heart in the right place. This week
he and Guy Noir, Private Eye, is in Miami "one of America's great cities." It's the best two hours on American radio (an
otherwise tortured wasteland). He's doing a wonderful send-up of the cruise business, Miami's passport to
nowhere...for the obese, the lonely and those with a taste for over-stated luxury. Yes please.