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George Beecham MBE
George Beecham C 716 has been awarded the MBE in
the New Years Honours List for services to the community on Canvey
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March
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invited to participate in the 2008 Paris-Colmar. A website has been set up to keep
everybody informed in the lead up to the race. The address is
www.kevinmarshallpariscolmar08.co.uk
 Kevin
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| Sandra Brown comes 2nd in the 200km de Chateau
Thierry
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| Milton Keynes 100 miles
28th March - Just announced today by
Chris Flint.... the date and venue of the this years 100 miles now finalised
and confirmed as 16-17th August 2008 at Milton Keynes. It will be a track
race and so there is a limit of 35 participants. The criteria and standards
put forward by the Centurions committee (laid down at the 2008 AGM in
February) have been accepted by Milton Keynes AC, the race organisers. |
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8Entry form or from the
Milton Keynes
website. JUNE UPDATE :
entries still available but closing date is 14th July. Volunteers
wanted. Contact Marks Wall. Full details on the Milton Keynes AC
website.
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April |
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| Chris Flint and Kevin
Marshall successfully completed the Bar le Duc 24 hours/200km.
Kevin came in 7th with 188km and Chris was
14th with around 162.5km. The weather was intermittent showers - quite a
change from the 36 degrees of 2007! (or even the snow in 2006)
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Annie Van Der Meer (C.xxxx ) and fellow Dutch ultra
walker Huib van Broekhoven (C.xxx) embarked on March 24th
on a challenge of walking 1200 km
in 18 days. The plan was to walk 80 km per day – the breakdown was 6
days walking, 1 rest day, 6 days walking, one rest day and finally 4
days of walking. When they finished on 10th
April, they had covered the full
Ronde van Nederland, a 1200 km cycling route which consists of an almost
complete lap of Holland. It was not just an endurance challenge; it was
also a fund raising exercise for the Kika Foundation which treats
childhood cancer.
Ably supported by Huib's wife Carla and Annie's husband Joop, they had
different people walking with them each dayas they made their way around
the Netherlands. The website
http://www.stappenvoorkika.nl
gives full detail of their
adventure but, be warned, it's in Dutch! (from Tim Erickson's
Australian Centurions Newsletter) |
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| Sandra Brown wins the ladies
200km at Dijon.
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| Paris Colmar qualifiers for the
2008-2009 season will be 24 hours - not the usual 200km (men)
170km (women). Roubaix will still be 28 hours. |
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June |
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| Schiedam 2008 - RWV Wandelweekend
Sandra Brown beat everyone hands down (or feet up) in Rotterdam this
weekend with a stunning performance of 20 hours 14 mins
Chris Flint (Hon. Secretary) was 13th with 22hours 22 mins
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Results|Report
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from the race
Kathy Crilley walked in the 50 miles event and completed in 12
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| Kevin Marshall took part in the
2008 Paris Colmar. Sadly, Kevin was timed out at Gondrecourt after
completing 355 km - just a 100km from the finish. Kevin vows to
participate in the 2009 edition. Neverthless, it was a terrific
achievement, and something so few UK athletes have indeed achieved.
View Kevin's website.
http://www.kevinmarshallpariscolmar08.co.uk/
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Parish Walk, Isle of Man. This
year's event has attracted an all-time record entry of 1598. 26
Centurions are listed as starters in the programme.
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