Here are the reports on the Championship, Finances, and Membership which were presented at the AGM. The Secretary’s report will be in a separate post as it is quite long 🙂
Championship Report
by Chris Bowen
Main Championship 2019
I am delighted that the number of members taking part in the Main Championship increased in 2019 compared to recent years. 36 people took part in the Lyme Park Park Run in January and February making an excellent start to the year.
16 people did 8 races or more – your best 8 races count. 18 people did a qualifying set of races – ie one of each terrain (fell, trail and road) and one of each distance (short, medium and long) and earned themselves a T-shirt. All except 2 races has 10 or more members taking part and the two that had fewer were the Kinder Trog which is long and quite hard and Newlands Memorial which is in the Lakes and is also quite hard. The Bullock Smithy (56 miles), however, had 10 people taking part which is fantastic.
We faced some challenges along the way with three races that were due to be in the championship being cancelled due to difficulty of gaining permissions or because of wet parking fields. We found alternatives on the same day or, on one occasion, Sue and Brian organised a replacement event for us.
On a personal note, I would like to thank everyone who took part or helped with registration and results at Fell n’ Back in aid of Buxton Mountain Rescue. They are very grateful for our support.
PRIZE WINNERS 2019
Overall Champion – Nathan Porter
Ladies’ Championship – 1st Ita Kelly, 2nd Helen Gray, 3rd Christine Hill
Mens’ Championship – 1st Nathan Porter, 2nd Aidan Grant, 3rd Lucas Jones
Ladies’ V40 Championship – 1st Julia Carter, 2nd Mary Jones
Mens’ V40 Championship – 1st Aidan Grant, 2nd Lucas Jones , 3rd Wayne Grant
Ladies’ V50 Championship – 1st Christine Hill, 2nd Ita Kelly, 3rd Helen Gray,
Mens’ V50 Championship – 1st Matt Biglin, 2nd John Moore, 3rd Chris Tetley
Summer Fell 2019
This series remained popular with 35 people doing at least one race.
PRIZE WINNERS 2019
Ladies’ Championship – 1st Linette Ruston, 2nd Moira Hunt, 3rd Julia Carter
Mens’ Championship – 1stEddy Webb, 2nd Wayne Grant, 3rd Neil Colquhoun
2020
This year the Main Championship has started very well with 28 members having already done at least one Park Run – this time at Marple. Our first road race the Meltham Tough 10k had 19 GVS running. There are some good races to look forward to in the rest of the year.
If problems arise this year with races being cancelled for any reason we will find alternatives or put on our own events if necessary.
The Summer Fell series will start on 22nd April with Herod Farm, as is traditional!
Treasurer’s Report
by Brian Holland
The accounts are summarised in the attached file. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Brian who will answer them 🙂
Membership Report
by Kevin Day
Membership for the year is around 130, of which roughly three quarters are affiliated to UK Athletics. The gender mix is roughly 50:50. These figures are broadly similar to last year.