Weekend Roundup – 22/10/23 – Derwent Valley Running Club

Shorter roundup than usual, this week… but try telling that to those club members who were completing Ultras – nothing short about that!

Taking on the Wild Deer Ultra and the 53km course around the finest trails of the Derwent Walk and Waskerley Way, was Laura Peacock, Susan Chambers, Sarah Reay, Sally Ann Greenwell, Pam Lane-Jameson and Andrew O’Malley.

We’re very proud of all of them for starting AND finishing, in what was Sarah’s first ever Ultra distance.

*We grabbed the appropriate canine approval for use of this photo, despite what the facial expression suggests…*

We’ve grabbed some words from a few of them, to sum up their thoughts and feelings…

“If you’re going to run an ultra make sure you do it with amazing people. Big congrats to Sarah Reay for completing her first ultra and keeping me company, well done Susan Chambers, Laura Peacock and Andrew for also finishing lovely to see you at the finish line. Big shout out to our fab support and drink supplier Megan Williams and Gem who popped up just when we needed it, think you did nearly as many miles as us. Thanks to everyone who we saw throughout the day and took time to support us, Sue Urwin for the haribo, Stuart and Carys, Lindsey Dover for running us to the finish and Rachael Smith who surprised us at the end. DVRC definitely has the best supporters thank you”
Sally Ann

“Lovely day out doing the Wild Deer Ultra. Can’t believe how lucky we were with the weather. Fantastic views and mostly brilliant route (just some rubbish roads which I didn’t enjoy). Also Coke Zero at the end. What the…?! Fantastic DVRC support all the way around – like a team of Scarlet Pimpernels popping up everywhere! Thanks everyone”
Laura

*Smile like you’ve just finished running 53 kilometres…*

And we couldn’t not share this photo of head of DVRC security for the day, Lindsey Dover, seeing the team into the finish, safely and securely… phew!

Amazing work from everyone… Whilst news also reaches us that Grant Ramsden completed the 55 mile Nidderdale Ultra in Pateley Bridge, in just shy of 15 hours!

While over at ParkRun, we had members managing to find courses still runnable at Prudhoe Riverside and Blackhill – with Sue Urwin finishing as first female at the latter! Great work Sue!

And as ever – Sunday Social