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When Jerry Cleall-Harding retired as Chairman, Jeff Wood asked John to take over temorarily. That was in 1994 - John is still ‘temporary’ hairman! John’s committee meetings do not take a minute longer than they need to - he keeps all concerned (even Derek and Reg) to the point in hand.
However, it is the non-Chairman things that make John invaluable to the club. A short list includes arranging the t-shirts and awards for the Castles, trophies for our own championships and organising the Dinner Dance.
Although John does not compete at the moment he is threatening to start again!
10k 38:51
10 miles 67:14
Half Marathon 1:26:04
Marathon 3:21:26
Jeff Aston
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After a very traumatic year, Paula is now training and racing very well, she recently reduced her 5 km. PB by 18 secs to 20:28 at the Globe Inn, Gloucester 5km in mid June [04]. Paula is now concentrating on distances in the 3 km to 5 mile range whilst building her speed endurance and aerobic base.
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Pointless Dave Headon facts:
he is a real train driver;
his name is pronounced to rhyme with Dave Weeden’s, not as in Topper H. the Clash drummer;
Dave also used to play the drums.
Dave has been a cyclist to be reckoned with. He once raced Chris Boardman, and shows the same tenacity in every race he enters. If races were held every day, Dave would run them all. Dave reached 40 in 2000, and won his first race, the Bettws 10k, which he claims he only entered to give his daughter an experience of running.
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On our way to the Merthyr Police 10 km last weekend, Scott’s girlfriend Jude drew my attention to this oversight. "Why isn’t Scott in the members bios?" Must admit I hadn’t noticed. And given that Scott has succeeded John Huggins as the most persistent heckler during the Thursday Announcements, I am forced to concede that Scott deserves a mention. I’ll come clean here. Scotty is giving me a hard time in training. He’s quicker than me on road reps. I’m hanging on to him on short distance. On our last long run together I got dropped after two hours running. At the Merthyr Race I just managed to edge away by five seconds in the final couple of kilometres. Our mutual aim is the Berlin Marathon on September 24. I suppose I ought to show him some respect. I ought to concede, given that the marathon is a hard and unpredictable event, that he might just beat me. But what I ought to do and what I’m going to do are two different things. I’m going to kick his arse.
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One of the more popular members of the club, Scott started running following heart failure in Canada and a 17 stone body (alias "The Pie Man") that needed some serious fat loss. Being one of the Famous Barry runners, Scott has become one of the key runners in Les Croupiers Running Club because of his many attributes. To list a few, the most tanned vet runner, short fat hairy legs, all his own hair despite many wrinkles (a stressed life) and his well known horse impressions. Now at the age of 46 something, Scott is starting to show is true running pedigree and will be seen to do well as a vet in the future.
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Our very own Betty Boothroyd, and possibly our finest sprinter. Clubs nights are poorer when the dapper heckler and self-appointed speaker is missing. Hard to shut up, but we wouldn’t have him any other way. The photo of John dates from his long-running ‘moustache’ phase. Ever since Rob Jones’ stag day (when we went to John’s spiritual home,— a day at the races), he’s had an off-and-on affair with the razor, but now seems to have resigned himself to spend an extra minute in front of the mirror each morning.
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Geran Hughes, Karrimor survivor, and a fine senior men’s captain in his day. Underwent something of a streak of best placings in 2000 (see Hengrove Gwent League results) on the country, all the more surprising because he’d been talking of packing it in for bi- and triathlons.
Simon Nurse, the other Karrimor crazy.
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Better known to his mates as ‘Top Man’ or ‘Charlie‘. Gary likes long distances. When he joined the club, his three qualifying races made up a total of 79 miles (40 miles, marathon, and half marathon). He’s run the Barry 40 on eight occasions, only failing to finish once, and wife Pip has for many years provided the all-too-welcome catering for the army of race helpers.
London is another of Gary’s favourites, after watching the race on TV in 1981, he’s completed the race every year since, with a best of 2:56.
A real tough cookie is Gary, but then again, what do you expect coming from Barry?
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