Ice, Ice Baby!

Ely NYE 10km
 At 11am on New Years Eve, there was the Ely NYE 10k, which started and finished in the village of Little Downham, 3 miles north of Ely. Though it was bitterly cold and icy underfoot, the sun was shining in a cloudless sky when five North Herts Runners joined around 600 other competitors attempting to conquer their Christmas cobwebs.
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At first, the freezing air took its toll, numbing faces and making for challenging conditions, but once warmed up, life became a little easier. It was a relatively flat race, with only a shallow downhill drop near the start and a gentle climb at about the 8.5km mark, so the route made for a good, fast event.
The pleasant countryside provided a nice backdrop, and the local villagy feel made for a most agreeable event – the lone bagpiper at the start and mid-race was somewhat unexpected, but welcome none the less. They even gave each runner an ale of their choice upon finishing, which was most welcome for New Years Eve.

The results were as follows:
Richard weber                   (00:46.52)
Lucy O’Connor                   (00:55.01)
Meyrick Jenkins                (01:03.31)
Greg Bowie                        (01:08.49)
Brian Judkins                     (01:16.32)

First Saturday of the Month - Results

2: Steve Mckeown           (21:45)
4: Rhia Botha                     (23:36)
5: James Dalton                (24:3)
6: Astrid Mckeown          (24:23)
7: Matt Ankers                  (25:14)
8: Joanne Hoare               (25:57)
9: Andrew Coates            (26:24)
10: Simon Clapham         (26:39)
12: Mel Flynn                    (27:20)
14: John Auld                    (27:32)

15: Paul Bowal                  (27:46)
16: Caroline Thrussell     (27:50)
18: Victoria Markham     (27:59)
19: Andrew Robson         (28:2)
22: Eugene Concannon (28:41)
25: Geoff Davis                 (29:56)
26: Helen Cairns               (31:19)
27: Jane Clarke                 (31:21)
29: Sue Vaughan              (33:3)
31: Brian Judkins              (36:42)

Parkrun Roundup
It was a cold and frosty start to the new year, but that proved no deterrent to North Herts Road Runners, who went out in their droves to attend the New Years Day Parkruns, the First Saturday of the month around Norton Common, and the Ely NYE 10k. Despite the Icy conditions and challenging terrain, there were some tremendous performances on display:

​Ashton Court
Richard Barker                  (25:05)
Georgia Barker                 (39:07)

Castle Park
Dawn Power                      (27:25)

Coldhams Common
Simon Hawes                    (29:08)

Colney Lane
Chloe Lucas                       (23:10)

Drumchapel
Georgina Quayle              (26:33)

Franksfarm
Chris Stokes                       (21:23)
Jon Hunt                             (24:51)

Great Denham
Tracy Pitcairn                    (20:11)
Peter Sibbett                     (22:00)
Hannah Ridley                  (23:47)
Michael Over                    (23:47)

Henlow Bridge Lakes
Ben Snowden                    (22:05)
Sophie Thrussell               (22:19)
Craig Snowden                 (29:24)
Dave Braybrook                (29:28)
Matthew Sayers               (31:57)
James Poulton                  (32:29)
Bob Davis                           (33:08)

Highbury fields
David Brewer                    (21:38)

Jubilee Bedford
Thomas Buzzard               (20:46)
George Wright                  (23:20)
Ellie Scott                           (24:58)

​Letchworth
Martin Jackson                 (23:26)
Daniel Wrigley                  (24:30)
John Russell                      (26:00)

Millennium Country
Kris Whitmore                  (19:14)
Sam Whitmore                 (23:14)

Northampton
Joseph Barker-sherry      (26:13)

Pallara
Paula Holm                        (23:24)

Rockingham
Oliver Babik                       (19:55)