Friday 28 January was in the Dashers calendar not as another run but as the night when we could celebrate the achievements of the club and its members.
Our running year had a delayed start as we were in lockdown but our members were able to organise informal runs with a few others while observing government restrictions.
What a joy when we were able to organise our summer relay event - we had a full turnout, a beautiful evening and an amazing team of Dashers volunteers. It was a little bit of normality in (at that point) an otherwise strange time.
Our Tuesday and Thursday training sessions resumed in late summer and, perhaps predictably, we saw great turnouts at each.
We were able to participate in the Summer 5K series which went ahead with varying degrees of restrictions. It was still good to be running and competing with friends from other local running clubs. The winter cross country season has just ended and we fielded great teams at each event.If ever we recognised and appreciated the benefits and joy of running with friends, it was 2021 and so it was only fitting that we celebrated in style at the Castle Hotel in Windsor, ironically we run past this hotel on one of our training routes!
We all had our own goals and aims and we all worked towards them - in many ways we all won. However, we do have some club trophies which are awarded for specific events and achievements. The trophies and recipients are listed below.
Congratulations on your 2021 achievements, we’re now looking forward to 2022!
JULES JOG - Female
Sarah Holland
JULES JOG - Male
Dave Lee
The Nina Smith Trophy for The Mad Nina
1st Assist Anne Mograby
Winner Veronika Gill
Mad Nina Distance Awards
25 miles
Clive Allen - 7 laps
Yvonne Olney - 7 laps
Stuart Williams - 6 laps
Sam Barrett - 6 laps
Emily Hicks - 6 laps
50 miles
Anne Mograby - 14 laps
Veronika Gill - 15 laps
Age Graded Champion
5th Kenneth Brown
4th Stuart Armstrong
3rd Mark Ferguson
2nd Rob Foster
Winner Helen Bolt
Men’s Veteran Champion
Rob Foster
Ladies Veteran Champion
Jilly Raw
Men’s Championship
5th Peter Totays
4th Mark Ferguson
3rd Satnam Singh
2nd Chris Hunt
Winner Rob Foster
Ladies Championship
5th Catherine Foster
4th Helen Bolt
3rd Veronika Gill
Winners Jilly Raw & Sarah Holland
Terry Purser Trophy – Most Improved Male
Stephen Hartigan
Julia Martin Heaven Trophy - Most Improved Female
Anne Mograby
Hannah Wheeler Merit Trophy – outstanding contribution
Mick Hill
Harry Trigg Trophy – Dasher of the Year
David Priddy