I’ll keep this short, however July’s member of the month’s effort was anything but short!! Chris Dowling took on the Wendover Woods 100 and for those who have done the ParkRun there will know its anything but flat. The 100 miler had over 20,000 feet of ascent and descent! Chris battled through the 100 miles in a fantastic 26 hours …
Jul 2019: Paula Cook
July’s Member of the Month award for the ladies goes to Paula Cook. Paula has been a rock of support in assisting the LTR group as they have progressed in their running journeys. Paula has often sacrificed her own training to help the group in making sure they always had someone consistent to train with. This is vital in building …
Jun 2019: Michael Linden
June’s winner is quite a new member to GVH joining in February. He’s been improving since joining the club and succeeded in achieving a half marathon PB at St. Albans and a 10k PB at Summer Solstice. If he keeps up the training I’m sure more PBs will follow! Congrats to Michael Linden for your excellent performances in June! Just …
Jun 2019: Lisa Newing
June’s member of the month for the ladies goes to a lady who is not only amazing running whilst dressed as a post box, but exceptionally quick when dressed in suitable run gear! Lisa Newing had a superb month in June with a fantastic finish as first lady at the Kings Langley Puffa Ten 10k on 16th June. Lisa stormed …
May 2019: Dave Goodman
May’s member of the month has been on fantastic form in recent months with a raft of PBs. In May, this minion completed his 48th marathon and followed that with a 5 mile PB the following day!!! Later in the month he also knocked 1 minute 45 off his half marathon PB. To finish the month he completed a 10k …
May 2019: Anita Berwick
This month’s Member Of The Month for the ladies goes to an absolute legend. Sometimes there are runners that make our jaws drop at the challenges they undertake and this lady is absolutely in that category. Not only does she take on marathons on a regular basis, which in itself is an enormous feat, but she has now completed ultra-marathons …
Apr 2019: Phil Mercer
April’s member of the month has been on fire of recent months. He’s gone from strength to strength over the winter and in the past few months has smashed multiple PBs including – ParkRun, 10 Miles, Half Marathon, 16 Miles, 20 Miles… And yes to wrap it up, destroying his marathon PB by 58 minutes! Yes you read that correctly! …
Apr 2019: Helen Cook
With the start of the spring marathons, April was a cracking month for fantastic achievements. After months of intense training throughout the winter, so many athletes are worthy of recognition for their results. However, I must pick just one for this accolade who has totally wowed me with their superb progress. This lady is a regular on club nights and …