The Burn Valley half marathon has some testing climbs to encounter, and with the hot weather conditions was not to be taken lightly. Five runners from the Bedale and Aiskew Club lined up with over 220 other athletes. Paul Berry had a storming run to finish first club member in a time of 1 hour 42 minutes and 54 seconds and 42nd place overall. After the recent AGM, new club Treasurer Paul Simpson was next to finish in 1-45.36 and 54th overall. Nicola Simpson, who is running really well at present finished 75th overall in 1-51.26 and 3rd out of 27 in the W40 age group. Raymond Lightle does not miss many weekends without racing and this was no exception having competed in the Catterick 5K Parkrun the day before in a fabulous time of 21.59. Raymond finished the half marathon in 1-57.48 for 102nd overall, followed by Phil Johnston in 2-09.29 and 145th. Second claim members Isobel Starkey recorded 2-04.48 for 126th and Lena Conlin 2-13.02 for 151st.

The previous weekend an event at Bramham Park in Leeds called the Mizuno Endure 24 took place. This is a popular event where competitors challenge themselves to complete a 5 mile course as many times as possible over the 24 hour period. Club long distance runners Julie Giblin and Kim Taylor-Maskell ran in the solo women category along with 86 others. Pacing themselves well and keeping each other motivated, they both completed ten laps of the course, a total of 50 miles, in a running time of 14 hours 41 minutes, and 45th position overall.

In recent Parkrun events, Rachel Tait ran at Prudoe recording 25.48, Henry Anderson was at Fountains Abbey finishing in 22.29, and John Hunter recorded 30.25 at Barrow-in-Furness.

11th June 2018

James Bartram is a relatively new member of the Bedale and Aiskew Running Club but has made a big impact with his training on a Wednesday evening. All this hard work has culminated in him taking on several challenges this year for the British Heart Foundation. After completing the London Marathon in April his final challenge of the year was to lead a team of 18 around the National 3 Peaks in 24 hours. This takes in scaling Scafell Pike in England, Snowden in Wales and Ben Nevis in Scotland, a total of 23 miles running and 10,000 feet of ascent, never mind nearly 500 miles of travelling between the peaks. As an extra fund raising activity James was sponsored to have the highest haircut in the UK at the top of Ben Nevis, raising £700 for the charity.

 Meanwhile other members of the Club were taking on slightly less time consuming activity in five different Parkrun events. Peter Bridgstock was in Shetland recording 28.05 for the 5K course, while Paul and Nicola Simpson were at Princess Park in Liverpool finishing in 21.23 and 23.16 respectively. Nearer to home at Catterick Raymond Lightle finished in 21.56, with John Hunter in 29.38, and second claim member Lena Conlin in 26.06. At Darlington Raymond Lightle recorded 23.13, while at Northallerton Anne Johnson finished in 28.20, and Alex McNairn and granddaughter Lola in 30.11.

25th June 2018

A Wednesday evening 10 mile race in Otley recently attracted nearly 400 runners in total, from across Yorkshire, to take on a challenging route known for the long steep hills and beautiful scenery. Bedale runners Paul and Nicola Simpson took on the course with Paul finishing in a time of 1 hour 16 mins 17 secs and a position of 132. Nicola was the 35th female runner to finish in 1-23.15 and an overall position of 228.

  The next race in the Bedale club’s championship was the Newton Aycliffe 10K. The conditions were dry and warm, but the strong breeze combined with the undulating course made the two and a half lap route challenging. The course did not deter the Bedale contingent with four achieving personal best times for a 10K event. First home for the men was the consistently performing Paul Berry with a time of 43 minutes 15 seconds and an impressive position of 68th overall, and 8th finisher in his age group. Close behind was Paul Simpson, running his second race of the week, who achieved a PB of 43.48, and 79th out of the 373 finishers. New member Will Retchless is proving that he will be a strong contender in the club championship, finishing in a PB time of 44.09 for 84th overall. Next to finish was Nicola Simpson, also running her second race of the week, in a PB time of 45.39 for 112th overall, 12th female and 5th in her age catagory. Raymond Lightle had a strong finish to improve on his time last year at this event with a time of 46.42 for 127th and 5th in the M60 category. Relatively new member Alex McNairn is also making a strong impact, completing the race in 47.38 for a new PB and overall race position of 140th. 

 The latest race in the club’s championship was the Staveley Stampede 10K in which John Hunter was the only Bedale runner taking part. This is one of his favourite events which is well organised and has an excellent and friendly atmosphere. John ran well finishing 151st out of nearly 200 competitors in a time of 63.14. Meanwhile second claim member, Lena Conlin, was completing her 67th race over the marathon distance or more. The Hardmoor’s White Horse was a 27 mile trail race with over 4000 feet of ascent/descent. This was also the event that she passed over a thousand miles in the Hardmoor’s series over the years. Lena finished 1st FV50 for the race taking 6 hours 3 minutes to complete the course. Lena is an incredible running machine always happy to give advice and encouragement to others in the club.

 There are always a few Bedale runners at every Catterick Parkrun, and on the recent first year anniversary several members took part with four finishing with personal bests for the course. Paul McGee had his first ever run at Catterick  and recorded an impressive time of 20 mins 07 secs for 71st out of over 300 taking part. New members Mark Thompson and Rachel Tait both posted PBs with fast times of 20.27 and 25.22 respectively. Rebecca Smith is running well this season and improved on her previous best to 24.08, closely followed by regular park runner Raymond Lightle who finished in a time of 24.13. Nicola and Paul Simpson ran with Nicola setting a PB of 21.56 and finishing 4th fastest female. Paul ran with his son Joshua who also recorded a PB of 27.44. John Hunter had a strong run to complete the course in 28.41.

The Club Championship & Handicap tables have now been published detailing points and positions – Championship.

Current positions include all runners who have raced in a Championship race, but please note to be eligible at the end of the season, you will need to have run in 6 races (this can include one Wildcard race, please contact Becky Morris with race details if you would like a Wildcard race included).

In addition there are now ‘searchable’ tables detailing your finishing position in each of the races, Championship points for each race plus Handicap points for each race – Summaries

Note: The Championship points system has been rounded down to a maximum of 10 points per race rather than 100 points as originally published. This will have no effect on your finishing position against others, only that it is a smaller number for everyone to compute.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the Championship or Handicap races please get in touch with Becky Morris or one of the other Committee Members.

The club will be managing the Bedale Car Boot on Saturday 4th August. This is an opportunity for the club to make some money, as we get to keep the money collected in buckets and on the gate from sellers.

The money collected in the buckets this year will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust, and the money collected on the gate will go to Club funds. 

Please could you let any of the committee members know if you are able to help out on the day with bucket collections or clearing up the site afterwards.

Fingers are crossed for a sunny day.

A trip to the races is being organised for Saturday 22nd September – Harvest Festival Race Day. Seven races are scheduled, with the first race starting at 2:25pm. Transport to and from the race course will be investigated once we know numbers.

Ticket prices for the Grandstand/Paddock are between £12 and £15 depending on the booking size.

Please contact Tasha Miller (Social Secretary – tashamoseley@hotmail.co.uk) or one of the other Committee members to advise if you are interested in joining us, so arrangements can start to be made.

Congratulations to James McCormack, who has passed his Level 1 Coaching qualification. A great achievement!

A reminder the Club run this Wednesday will be in Masham. We will meet in Masham Square at 6:15pm. There will 3 run distances as normal, and this will be followed by sandwiches/chips in the pub at a cost of £3.
If you would like to join us for some food, can you please let Mary McDonald know by email (mel217@hotmail.co.uk) so she can advise the pub of numbers.

The Swaledale Social run has been organised for Sunday 3rd June, there will be a few route choices, 13.1m and a shorter 6m route joining the second half of the longer route.
This will be a social run with plenty of stops followed by a drink or lunch in a nearby pub.
Please contact Chris Lees (chris.lees@hotmail.com) to advise of your interest. Further information on the will follow soon.

Redmire Away run is planned for Sunday 1st July, this will be a gentle run from Redmire back to Bedale Sports Club. More details will follow soon. If you have any question please contact Chris Appleton or one of the committee members.

The weather was perfect for running last Sunday and there was an excellent atmosphere at the popular Ripon 10 mile event. Ten Bedale and Aiskew athletes were taking part in the field of just over 450. The race is a mixture of minor roads and cross country with some steep climbs along the way, so not one for fast times. Paul and Nicola Simpson are running the Liverpool Marathon in 7 days and were using this race in their preparation for that event, as well as the Catterick parkrun the day before. They ran together and were the first Bedale runners home in 1 hour 23 minutes and 118th position. Two new members of the club were running this event for the first time with Henry Anderson 168th in 1-27.50, and Tony Clark 197th in 1-31.10. Two of the older established members, who always have close competition, had top half finishes with Raymond Lightle recording 1-29.13 for 176th, and Paul Bainbridge 1-31.07 for 198th. Raymond had run the Catterick Parkrun the day before in a fantastic time of 22.35 and 1st place in the M65 group.

A busy few weekends for Team BAR!

Helmsley 10k:

Both Raymond and Lena took part in this multi terrain race last weekend, with Raymond finishing first in his age group, in a time of 53:50, and Lena in 57:42.

Thirsk 10 mile:

The rescheduled race took place today, with the Simpson’s representing the club, with some great times. Paul finished in 1:13:39, and Nicola finishing 3rd in her age group, in a time of 1:14:35.

Manchester Marathon:

The BAR team were out in force in Manchester today.

Jamie Berry completed another PB by 36 mins – 3:07:44. Paul Berry in 3:23:38 (PB), very closely followed by Chris Lees 3:24:40 (PB), Lena Conlin completed in 4:14:46 and Julie Giblin in 4:44.

Rutland Half Marathon:

Well done to Paul Bainbridge and his 2 daughter’s for doing the Rutland Half Marathon today. Paul finished in 1:50:06.

Catterick Parkrun:

John Hunter got a PB at Catterick, finishing in 27:38 (86). Paul & Nicola Simpson both flew round at lightning speed (Paul 21:24 (18), Nicola 22:12 (25) as first female finisher). Closely followed by Anne Johnson 26:36 (78), Nicola Watkinson 25:35 (60) and Raymond Lightle 23:01 (34).

Newby Bridge Parkrun:

Trog ran an amazing parkrun yesterday, finishing in 20:36 (20).

Some absolutely amazing times at Lightwater Valley 10k today, well done to everyone who took part.

*Please note the Championship table will be updated in early May, once the membership list has been updated. All fully paid members will be eligible to include Championship races they have taken part in prior to April. Please contact Becky Morris – becky_morris@live.co.uk, if you have any questions on this.

The Thirsk 10m has been rearranged for Sunday 8th April at 11:00.

Well done to Anna and Lena who ran in the Hardmoors trail race at Saltburn last weekend.

10k – Anna Welch – 1:35:27, coming 52nd out of 116 runners

Full marathon – Lena Conlin – 6:21:18, coming 45th out of 130 runners, and 2nd in her category.

Great turn out from BAR members today, at the first Championship race in the season. Some amazing times, in very muddy conditions, the race living up to its name!!!

A reminder that tickets for our annual Awards Night are still on sale. Deadline for tickets is 31st January.

The event will be taking place on Saturday 24th February 2018, at Romanby Golf Club, 7pm til 00:30

Please get in touch with Becky Morris (becky_morris@live.co.uk) to communicate menu choices and arrange payment. If there are any special dietary requirements please let Becky know so she can organise an alternative. Menu is below.

The coach will be picking up outside the Black Swan in Bedale at 18:30, and then returning from Romanby at 00:45.

We look forward to celebrating and dancing the night away with you all.

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We have a cracking date for the Bedale car boot this year – Saturday 4th August.

While it’s a long way off, please keep this date in mind as any support on the day to help organise, take money and clear up would be greatly appreciated!

Well done to the Anna and Mark for firstly getting in to the Brass Monkey event, and secondly for completing it!

Anna Welch 2:12:34 (1334); Mark Stewart 2:08:42 (1283)

1478 runners

The Club Championship for this year has now been finalised and is ready to view on the website.

There has been a change to the way the Club Championship results are calculated, with a new points system – the rules for this can be found on the website – http://bedaleandaiskewrunners-org-uk.stackstaging.com/club-championship-2018/. 

The number of races available to enter has increased  giving you more opportunity to meet the minimum qualification requirement of 6 races through the year. In addition this year, the Committee have agreed that 1 wildcard race can count as one of the qualifying races. It has to meet certain requirements, and the rules can be found on the website.

Championship races – http://bedaleandaiskewrunners-org-uk.stackstaging.com/club-championship-2018/club-championship-races-2018/

If you have any questions on the Championship please contact Chris Lees  or Becky Morris.

Many of the races are now available for booking, so get your England Athletics membership number out and get booking!!

Don’t forget we are meeting at the Xmas tree on the high street in Bedale on Wednesday night this week, for our annual run around the brightly lit houses of the town.

We’ll follow the run with a little drink in the Black Swan.

Don’t forget your Xmas hat!

The jolly season is in full swing with the Loftus Poultry Run taking place this weekend. An 8 mile mixed terrain race which Billy, Lena and Mary took part in.
Billy Conlin 1:12:30; Lena Conlin 1:12:30; Mary Brown 1:14:56.

Cash for kids, Yoga fundraiser on Sunday 3rd December 12pm-4pm.

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Well done Raymond!!

The running clubs London Marathon place will be drawn on Wednesday 1st November before the club run.

If you are interested in putting your name in and have not yet done so please contact one of the committee members .

There are a number of members taking part in the Rock n Roll Liverpool marathon and half marathon 2018. It is taking place on 20th May. If anyone fancies taking part you can register, or come and join in the atmosphere.

Andy Gibb took part in the Great South run, a 10 mile race held in Southsea, Portsmouth.

He completed it in 1:28:04 – well done Andy!!

Well done to the BAR members who took part in this local race.

Henry Anderson 55:18 (55), Anna Welch 1:02:41 (105), Rebecca Hesketh 1:07:17 ( 136).

249 runners

A great turn out for the last Club Championship race of 2017.  Well done to everyone who took part.

There was also a special mention for John Hunter, who has completed every single race since it began 10 years ago. In recognition, John was presented with a special trophy. A great race in memory of Ray Johnstone’s son Shaun, and raises funds for the Brain Tumour Charity.

Race results link

158 runners

Lucy Atkinson, Raymond Lightle, Mark Stewart and Wil Goldsworthy all completed the Yorkshire Marathon yesterday.

Mark 4:43:12 (2772); Lucy 4:28:21 (2339); Wil 4:01:12 (1468); Raymond 3:44:53 (837)

Well done, amazing achievements!!

Following Ripon Ultra 35 yesterday, Lena took part in the Kielder Marathon today, completing it in 4:35:43. Truly amazing or bonkers!!

A tough course with some great times at the Richmond Castle 10k race today.

Paul Berry 44:35 (35); Chris Lees 45:51 (51); Paul Simpson 47:50 (67); Jake Gallini 47:57 (71); Nicola Simpson 49:07 (88); Stuart Black 50:26 (103); Henry Anderson 52:48 (130).

306 runners

Fantastic achievements at the Ripon Ultra 35 miles yesterday.

Paul Ellis completing in 5:46, finishing in 11th position, Lena Conlin completing in 6:45, in 34th and Helen Shields completing in 6:45 in 35th place. Unfortunately Billy Conlin dropped out half way due to injury.

102 runners

In a weekend of half marathons, Rita Berry also completed her first half marathon, with husband Paul. Finishing time was 2:10:06 (5553).

Some amazing achievements today at the Redcar Half Marathon. In spite of a detour via the 5k race, Yvonne & Becky completed 13.1 miles in a great time, in Becky’s first half marathon. Also completing their first ever half were Paul & Nicola, who must have had rockets attached to their shoes!

Paul Simpson 1:42:29 (244), Nicola Simpson 1:42:29 (245), Raymond Lightle 1:44:00 (255), Mark Stewart 2:00:58 (575), Yvonne Smith 1:56:24 (unofficial), Rebecca Smith 1:59:54 (unofficial).

928 runners

Well done to Stuart Black, who took part in the Coastal Trails Series Half Marathon 23. 9km today, completing it in in 2hrs 46mins. “It was hard but an excellent experience. Will definitely do another one.”

A huge well done to Julie Giblin, Kim Taylor-Maskell and Lena Conlin, who took part in Equinox this weekend. A race run over a 24 hour period, where competitors have to complete a 10km course as many times as possible.

Kim completed 7 laps (70km), 232nd position and 71st in her category.

Julie completed 10 laps (100km), finishing in 95th position and 26/139 in her category.

Lena completed 17 laps (170km), finishing in 10th place, and 4th in her category.

(387 solo runners)

After a great turn out from the members at the Snape 10k on Saturday, the results have now been published. Some amazing times, well done to everyone! 

Link to the results

The Conlin pair had a busy weekend, with Billy taking part in the Double Brutal Triathalon in Llanberis. Which involved a 4.8m swim, 232m bike, 51.1m run (including a little jaunt up Snowdon). AMAZING!!! Whilst Lena ran the HM60, finishing in a time of 13.56. That must be her warm up before Equinox this weekend. Inspirational!