14/01/10 UPDATE - We have just received a cheque for £1,000 from The Lady Eileen Joseph Foundation, taking the total beyond £4,000! Many thanks to Joe Simpson, of Laughton.

The race has been run, and 34 runners cantered their way from post to pint. Thanks and well done to all - a great turnout and superb fundraising effort thus far. Results (now fully corrected) are online now at www.kingsheadcanter5k.org.uk

Prize-winners are as follows:

Fastest Novice

Male

Jon Pearson: 22mins 37secs (67th)

Female

Stefanie Fuller: 27mins 50secs (145th)

Best Age-Grading

Mike Scholes (56 years old): 75.73%, 20mins 10secs (33rd)

Most Improved Time

Louise Crowe: 11.4% improvement, 30mins 53secs (181st)

Outstanding Effort

The prize for Outstanding Effort - a year's Lewes AC membership - has been awarded to Matthew Oades, who finished in 23.47, which was almost a minute-and-a-half faster than last year. Over the past year or so, Matt has shed a stone in weight and lopped 10 minutes off his 10K time.

The prizes have now been distributed.

Please keep the donations coming in, and look out for a race report in the Sussex Express - in the Friday 18th September edition.

Photos from the race are available from:

http://www.jimmythesnaps.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=10140

The ’09 team included: Simon Bomford; Matt & David Bradford; Ben Clear; Louise Crowe; Kath Everitt; John Everton; Jenni & Andy Foulkes; Carole & Stefanie Fuller; Neil Gower; Andy Hoskins; Ian Housden; Sam James; Mike Lane; Charlotte Lockyer; Andy, Peter & Stephanie Masters; Peter Miller; Tim, Fiona, Alex and Sam Monson; Scott Nicholson; Matt Oades; Jonny Palmer; Julian Parkin; Jon Pearson; Rupert Purchase; Mike Scholes; Simon Thomas; Callum & Kelly Tomsett; Jeremy Wainwright; Martin Wicker; and Huw Williams.

Inter-team prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Fastest novice* (male & female)

Male: Polypin of Harveys Best Bitter (36 pints)

Female: Bottle of quality wine

Best age-graded percentage**

Bottle of quality wine

Outstanding effort – novice***   

Free membership to Lewes AC (worth £60)

Most improved time – open

Technical running T-shirt & bottle of wine

* Novice is defined as any runner who is not a member of a club and has not followed any form of regular cardio-vascular training for the past two years (excluding training specifically related to the Canter, in the 1-2 months).

** Age-graded percentage is this figure that compares a runner's performance to the world record for their age and sex at given distance. (These percentages will figure in the final results.) According to WAVA, these percentages can be categorised as follows: 100% = Approximate world record; Over 90% = World Class; Over 80% = National Class; Over 70% = Regional Class; Over 60% = Local Class.

*** The outstanding effort winner will be chosen at the discretion of the judges – and will be awarded to someone who, in the judges’ opinion, a) exerted themselves to the max b) will benefit from the prize.  

 

 

Many thanks to prize sponsors:

Brewery

Lewes AC

Shop,

Mrs Janet Bradford

Thanks also to race director Stuart Mills for his ongoing help and support.

For more details about any of the above, email David: bradfordd@hotmail.co.uk

The Canter for Sight run is a rural, point-to-point 5K from Chiddingly to , in . For more information about the run, go to: www.kingsheadcanter5k.org.uk

Background info

David Bradford was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2006. RP is a progressive eyesight disorder that causes a gradual breakdown of the retina, and is the most common cause of blindness among the working population of the . RP Fighting Blindness funds research into finding treatment and, hopefully, one day, a cure. 

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