Tewkesbury Athletic Club proudly presents - The Guy Fawkes 5

2009

Sunday 1st November 2009 - Race Start 11:00 AM

Tewkesbury AC's GF5 race was once again a successful event for 2009 in this the 25th Anniversary year for the club.

8 o’clock, the rain was lashing and the wind was blowing, the forecasters had got it right this time but the show had to go on as the mile markers and the caution signs were set in place.

9 o’clock saw the early birds arriving, the school gymnasium was transformed into the now familiar impressive race HQ

11 o’clock and as the rain finally relented a fantastic field of nearly 350 athletes lined up and warmly applauded our special guest for the day, Lightweight Double Sculls Olympic Gold medallist, Zac Purchase, who then marked the occasion by sounding the hooter. The race was on!

An impressive run by Worcester AC’s Christopher Wilson, who led the way finishing in a storming time of 25 minutes 35 seconds. Gloucester AC’s Steve Milward, not feeling his best, still managed to take second. Paul Richards made his journey over from Neath Harriers worthwhile by completing the podium. The top ten again included regulars and former champions, Severn AC’s Dave Lander and Dennis Walmsley from Bourton, the latter scooping the MV40 prize.

The ladies race saw an incredible performance from Gloucester AC’s Gemma Turtle, coming within one agonising second of the course record to take first place and 8th overall in a time of 27 minutes 36 seconds. Laura Kent from CLC Striders was second, with Nikki Wetherley of Almost Athletes finishing in third place proving she’s anything but almost.

Despite the weather conditions earlier in the morning, the race enjoyed the representation of 32 running clubs from as far away as Cornwall to our very own contingent of Tewkesbury athletes, who although missing out on the prizes this time produced fine performances, with Mike Primett narrowly beating Nigel Tillot to the finish line by just 2 seconds.
Sandie Harwood was first lady back for the home club ahead of new members Alison Trainor and Jacqueline Fowler.
Other new members running the race for the first time were Mike Younger, Sue Baker who sprinted the last 200 metres to the encouragement of hubby Clive, and what must be the performance of the day, MV70 Phil Taylor, who powered to an awesome finish in 43 minutes. Mungo Park, Roy Northcott and ever present Mike Ward completed the Tewkesbury line-up.

Post-race festivities back at Tewkesbury School were enjoyed with the privileged company of both the Borough and Town Mayors and of course Zac Purchase, who presented the prizes and delighted the crowds with his treasured Olympic Gold medal.

Huge thanks to all involved.

The results are now avaliable, click on the links below. If you notice any descrepencies please contact me and I will endeavour to correct them.

Guy Fawkes 5 2009 Overall Results

Guy Fawkes 5 2009 Category Results

Race Photo's courtesy of 'Yourraceday' are now on the net, please follow this link to view.

A few items were left behind in the hall / toilets. If you recognise them and you want them back, drop me a line at administrator@tewkesburyac.co.uk.

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2008

Sunday 2nd November 2008 - Race Start: 11.00 AM

Guy Fawkes 5 2008 Results

Final Race in the 2008 Gloucestershire County Road Race Championship

Thank you all for taking part in this years race, the rain just about held off, and conditions were perfect for fast times.

Race Photo's courtesy of 'Yourraceday' are now on the net, please follow this link to view.

Hope to see you all again next year

Tewkesbury AC

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2007

Sunday 4th November 2007 - Race Start: 11.00 AM

Guy Fawkes 5 2007 Results

Final Race in the 2007 Gloucestershire County Road Race Championship

2007's Guy Fawkes 5 was even more bumper than the previous years. A new record number of pre-entries laid the foundations for a successful day for race organizer Pete Foster.
It was a foggy morning in Tewkesbury but, there was little foggy about events in Walton Cardiff Lane. This is where nearly 400 athletes of all shapes and sizes eagerly waited for the 11am starting signal.
Once wheelchair racer Ed Glazier had wheeled into action to safely complete the five mile loop, the main race was started. At the head of the race Cheltenham's Andy Prophet pulled away from the masses and dipped under 5 minutes for the first mile. The lead was never challenged and the in-form runner had a good morning to take the win in a fine time but, some distance from the long standing course record.
It was the ladies course record that was under extreme threat. That threat was Welsh multinational champion Catherine Dugdale. Oozing class, Dugdale's lead over in-form Jane Wassell was comfortable. However, the women's leader looked to have missed the chance to set a new record and it wasn't until the last few hundred yards that the cross-country specialist glanced her stopwatch and calculated that her target was within reach. A dash to finish line ended in agony as the Swansea star equaled the standing record!
With the winners clear, the windless conditions meant that good performances throughout the field were achievable.

We Apologise for the timings after 38 Minutes, Technology let us down.

2006

Guy Fawkes 5 2006 Results

With more than 150 pre-entries, the field for this popular 5 miler was always going to be big.

A record number of entries on the day meant a delayed start, but once the runners were off, it was clear that the perfect running conditions were going to be conducive to some excellent times, in fact a total of 351 ran on the day making this a record turn out.