Dear All,
I hope you are all well and injury free.
The Essex Way Relay Race is on the 2nd September 2012 and I need as many of our men as possible to put themselves forward to represent the club. For those of you who have not competed in the race before it covers the 82 miles of the Essex way from Epping Station to Harwich Old Lighthouse in 10 stages. The route is mostly cross country and please find below details of each leg:
- STAGE 1 EPPING - CHIPPING ONGAR 7.5 miles 8am
- STAGE 2 CHIPPING ONGAR - GOOD EASTER 9.5 miles 9am
- STAGE 3 GOOD EASTER - LITTLE LEIGHS 9.5 miles 10.15am
- STAGE 4 LITTLE LEIGHS - CRESSING 10.1 miles 11.30am
- STAGE 5 CRESSING - GREAT TEY 9.4 miles 12.45pm
- STAGE 6 GREAT TEY - WEST BERGHOLT 5.7 miles 2pm
- STAGE 7 WEST BERGHOLT - DEDHAM 11.2 miles 2.40pm
- STAGE 8 DEDHAM - BRADFIELD 8.0 miles 4.15pm
- STAGE 9 BRADFIELD - RAMSAY 5.3 miles 5.15pm
- STAGE 10 RAMSAY - HARWICH LIGHTHOUSE 5.5 miles 6pm
For further details on the race please go to the following website:
Please can ask for all those who are interested in running the race to contact me as soon as possible as I am hoping to put together our teams a couple of weeks prior to the race. This will allow ample time for those who haven't raced their route before to trial it. If you have a preferred leg please let me know and I shall try to accommodate your request as best I can. As an added incentive, 30 club championship points will be awarded to all those who participate.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me and I look forward to receiving all of your responses.
Best regards
Dan Reynolds
Hi Dan,
Leg 4 is my fave if possible
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If you are stuck I will try to fit in on other legs if needed
Hi Dan,
You know my preferences ..
Leg 2 for me.
Thanks
Leg 3 for me if possibe please
Cheers Dan
Hi Dan,
Trying again! - Think I have already given you my choice which is a short one!! At current level of fitness probably 5 or so miles is max but if desperate could manage a few more albbeit at somewhat reduced pace.
Paul
Please can you reveal the teams so far so that we can make arrangements for reconnaissance runs and transport on the day.
All who wish to take part have had plenty of time to make their preferences known.
Regards
John
Dan,
Injured Achilles tendon about 10 days ago and tried it out on Wednesday but still not good so at moment unsure if I will be able to run the Essex Way. Will keep you posted on progress but be prepared for me not to be able to run.
Paul
Hi Dan
Any news on who is down to do which legs?
Cheers
Lee
Hi All,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you with teams. I have a few more phone calls to make and I am hoping to have put together the teams at some point next week. That way people will have around two weeks to trial their routes.
Thanks
Dan
Hi Dan,
Sorry to spoil the plans but at the moment I have got to pull out of the essex way as I have other commitments.
DaveS
Hi Dan,
As I feared, after last night my Achilles is sore again despite trying to take it easy so I am sorry to say will have to drop out of any leg you had me down for on the Essex Way relay.
Saying that sure my absence will not be a great loss at current level of fitness!!
Hope you can find enough people to make up the teams else you will have to do a couple of legs yourself!!!!!!
Paul
Hi Dan,
As I feared, after last night my Achilles is sore again despite trying to take it easy so I am sorry to say will have to drop out of any leg you had me down for on the Essex Way relay.
Saying that sure my absence will not be a great loss at current level of fitness!!
Hope you can find enough people to make up the teams else you will have to do a couple of legs yourself!!!!!!
Paul
Hi All,
Please find below the confirmed teams for the Essex Way Relay. Please note that these are subject to change if people fall injured prior to the race. Fingers crossed this doesn't happen! Those who have not been mentioned will feature in the mixed team which will be finalised in the next couple of days.
Team 1
Leg 1 - James Huertas
Leg 2 - David Andrews
Leg 3 - Steve Reed
Leg 4 - Geoff Maidment
Leg 5 - Mark Eden
Leg 6 - Nick Laughton
Leg 7 - Ian Lawson
Leg 8 - Dan Reynolds
Leg 9 - Trevor Brockwell
Leg 10 - Kevin Marshall
Team 2
Leg 1 - David Cronk
Leg 2 - Simon Burpitt
Leg 3 - David Kelsey
Leg 4 - Lee Prowse
Leg 5 - Ian Baines
Leg 6 - Stuart Adams
Leg 7 - John Smith
Leg 8 - John Hardy
Leg 9 - Jon Flack
Leg 10 - Darren Thomas
Please can you ensure that you bring your own trail instructions which can be downloaded from the website. Please also don't forget to bring safety pins for your number.
If you have any problems please do not hesitate to contact me via email or the following telephone number: 07816428965
Best regards
Dan Reynolds
Thanks Dan
Is anyone interested in checking out leg 4 over the weekend (prob Geoff is the key person ... but anyone is welcome) ... But slowly:-).
Who is doing each leg for the ladies team(s)? Is there a mixed team?
Regards
Lee
Hi lee they must make some mixed team up or they won't get there 30 pts for doing. Or it will only be the fast runners or elite getting the points I think that was the idea of the points system to get them to participate
Hi All,
Please find below the current mixed team. As you can see I am currently short of runners for leg 3 and 4. Please can anyone who may be interested in running these get back to me as soon as possible. Please note that this team is provisional and may be subject to change later in the week.
Stage 1 - Gavin Foster / Lesley Burpitt
Stage 2 - Sandra Smith
Stage 3 -
Stage 4 -
Stage 5 - Robert Gall
Stage 6 - Jeanette & Jane Pom
Stage 7 - Joe Dilworth
Stage 8 - Steve Warwick
Stage 9 - Darren McLagen
Stage 10 - Richard Percy
Best regards
Dan Reynolds
hi all had another catasraphy with a car the exasust this time on my newer car should have it back by sun those who are doing the epping leg are you all meeting at ongar and leaving your cars there and getting ferryed to epping i will be able to help out when i have done my leg at epping on another leg for transporting any way hope every one has stayed fit and uninjured take care gavin ps text me if you do no whats going on cheers my number is 07599279574
Hi All,
Please find below the confirmed teams for the Essex Way Relay and a reminder of the legs:
STAGE 1 EPPING - CHIPPING ONGAR 7.5 miles 8am
STAGE 2 CHIPPING ONGAR - GOOD EASTER 9.5 miles 9am
STAGE 3 GOOD EASTER - LITTLE LEIGHS 9.5 miles 10.15am
STAGE 4 LITTLE LEIGHS - CRESSING 10.1 miles 11.30am
STAGE 5 CRESSING - GREAT TEY 9.4 miles 12.45pm
STAGE 6 GREAT TEY - WEST BERGHOLT 5.7 miles 2pm
STAGE 7 WEST BERGHOLT - DEDHAM 11.2 miles 2.40pm
STAGE 8 DEDHAM - BRADFIELD 8.0 miles 4.15pm
STAGE 9 BRADFIELD - RAMSAY 5.3 miles 5.15pm
STAGE 10 RAMSAY - HARWICH LIGHTHOUSE 5.5 miles 6pm
Mens Team 1
Stage 1 - James Huertas
Stage 2 - David Andrews
Stage 3 - Steve Reed
Stage 4 - Geoff Maidment
Stage 5 - Mark Eden
Stage 6 - Nick Laughton
Stage 7 - John Smith
Stage 8 - Dan Reynolds
Stage 9 - Trevor Brockwell
Stage 10 - Kevin Marshall
Mens Team 2
Stage 1 - Gavin Foster
Stage 2 - Simon Burpitt
Stage 3 - David Kelsey
Stage 4 - Andy Smith
Stage 5 - Ian Baines
Stage 6 - Stuart Adams
Stage 7 - Ian Lawson
Stage 8 - John Hardy
Stage 9 - Jon Flack
Stage 10 - Darren Thoms
Mixed Team
Stage 1 - Lesley Burpitt
Stage 2 - Sandra Smith
Stage 3 -
Stage 4 - Chris Hayhow
Stage 5 - Robert Gall
Stage 6 - Jeanette & Jane Pom
Stage 7 - Joe Dilworth
Stage 8 - Stuart Warwick
Stage 9 - Darren McLagen
Stage 10 - Richard Percy / Sue Harrington
Best regards
Dan Reynolds
Hi All,
Just to confirm, James Hawkes will be running leg three for the mixed team.
Best regards
Dan Reynolds
Just wanted to say well done for keeping us all informed about the teams and positions ETC.
Good use of the Forum..
SB
Jane Pomfret has had to drop out as she is suffering with Plantar Fasciitis ... My brilliant son, Rory has stepped up to the plate and is running with me instead.
A massive well done to all our GFDR runners that took part in the Essex Way Relay today! we have had some good results and await the final scores!!!
Hayley
Essex Way photographs are attached to the Essex Way Relay page under "Popular content"
Anyone out there know how we got on?
The Administrator (Graeme from Harwich Runners) has posted that he is "really busy at work so maybe the weekend before I get to a computer".
Why can't he ask someone else to post the results?
Probably not that bright because he doesn't run for grangefarm as you say give the results with somebody else with computers perhaps they should run the event the other way and will get more people supporting at the end at Epping instead of Harwich it would freshen it up a bit well done to every one who did it because was humid all day take care gavin
Probably not that bright because he doesn't run for grangefarm as you say give the results with somebody else with computers perhaps they should run the event the other way and will get more people supporting at the end at Epping instead of Harwich it would freshen it up a bit well done to every one who did it because was humid all day take care gavin
Results
Men's A team 8th out of 36. Highest position was 2nd in Stage 5 - well done Mark Eden.
Men's B team 15th
Mixed team 29th
Women's team 4th out of 12
Total number of teams 53, including 5 vets teams.
Hi All
I've found a copy of the results (not yet on the official site so they may be provisional) and have posted them on the site. Well done everyone that ran it !!
Lee