Running Club Awards
Newport and District Running Club recently held their Christmas celebration and awards ceremony at Moreton Millenium Hall, where well over 100 members and partners enjoyed an excellent evening.
The evening started with the formalities of the awards for the fastest club runners during the year. However, to make it fair, these were awarded using a carefully worked out formula which took into account the runner's age to give an adjusted time so that everyone had a fair chance of success.
In the ladies section, Lyndsay Ferguson took the prize for the fastest 5K and marathon, while Pauline Newton took the prizes for the fastest 10K and half marathon.
The men's prize for the fastest 5K went to Steve Fowles while the 10K honours went to a surprised Paul Parkinson. Steve Tudor was pleased to receive the award for the quickest half marathon and Robin Guy capped a good year by taking the fastest marathon prize.
Mark Deighton took the honours for running the most races in the year, having completed 27 events and Helen MacDonald-Jones was the most prolific female racer in the club.
The evening continued with an excellent meal expertly presented by some of the club members and their partners.
Then came the highlight of the evening for many of those gathered when half a dozen members took the stage to entertain those present with their own versions of several well known songs, but with a running theme or twist to them. This proved to be extremely popular and they were forced to do two extra songs for an encore before the disco and bar took over.
This event really pulled everyone in the club together and was a great way to celebrate the growth of the club through the year as well as looking forward to even more success next year.
The evening started with the formalities of the awards for the fastest club runners during the year. However, to make it fair, these were awarded using a carefully worked out formula which took into account the runner's age to give an adjusted time so that everyone had a fair chance of success.
In the ladies section, Lyndsay Ferguson took the prize for the fastest 5K and marathon, while Pauline Newton took the prizes for the fastest 10K and half marathon.
The men's prize for the fastest 5K went to Steve Fowles while the 10K honours went to a surprised Paul Parkinson. Steve Tudor was pleased to receive the award for the quickest half marathon and Robin Guy capped a good year by taking the fastest marathon prize.
Mark Deighton took the honours for running the most races in the year, having completed 27 events and Helen MacDonald-Jones was the most prolific female racer in the club.
The evening continued with an excellent meal expertly presented by some of the club members and their partners.
Then came the highlight of the evening for many of those gathered when half a dozen members took the stage to entertain those present with their own versions of several well known songs, but with a running theme or twist to them. This proved to be extremely popular and they were forced to do two extra songs for an encore before the disco and bar took over.
This event really pulled everyone in the club together and was a great way to celebrate the growth of the club through the year as well as looking forward to even more success next year.
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