One point of feedback from last year’s event, in common with many others, was that participants struggled to hear the race briefing at the start. A loudhailer will again be used this year, but to give everyone the best chance of receiving key messages, below is a link to the briefing:
For all other Stilton 7 information, please see the race page
Ahead of race day on Sunday 24th February, the race information sheet has now been added to the Stilton 7 page of the website and is also attached below:
The 2019 Stilton 7 road race is scheduled for Sunday 24th February 2019.
Entries will open at 8.30pm on Tuesday 29th January (and close as soon as the race is full) – via the following link: https://www.runbritain.com/entries/EnterRace.aspx?evid=7fbb0fcc5e75&erid=78b906cc5e63
It’s an undulating 7 mile road race that forms part of the Leicestershire Road Running League. Please be aware, that this race is for LRRL affiliated members only.
CONFIRMATION OF CHANGES FOR 2019
In 2019 the league shall revert to a “split” system of being in two parts for individual competition, and one part for team competition.
The 12 league races shall be split into two groups of six – part 1 being the “Spring” league and part 2 being the “Summer” league.
For each mini-league, for individuals, an athlete’s best 4 of 6 races will count for their final score. This allows a participant to miss 2 races and still remain in contention for a prize.
For teams, to compensate clubs who cannot get full teams out for every race, they shall be allowed 2 dropped race scores across the 12 race series. A team’s final score will therefore be based on a best 10 of 12 races.
The league shall be split as follows for 2019:-
Part 1 (“Spring”):-
Race 1 – Stilton 7 – Sunday 24 February 2019
Race 2 – Kibworth 6 – Sunday 17 March 2019
Race 3 – Desford 5 – Sunday 31 March 2019
Race 4 – Bosworth Half Marathon – Sunday 12 May 2019
Race 5 – West End 8 – Sunday 19 May 2019
Race 6 – Swithland 6 – Sunday 2 June 2019
Part 2 (“Summer”):-
Race 1 (7) – Gaddesby 7 – Sunday 9 June 2019
Race 2 (8) – Prestwold 10km – Sunday 23 June 2019
Race 3 (9) – Joy Cann 5 – Wednesday 31 July 2019
Race 4 (10) – Carl Rutt 10km – Sunday 11 August 2019
Race 5 (11) – Wreake & Soar Valley 6/10km – Sunday 25 August 2019
Race 6 (12) – John Fraser 10 – Sunday 8 September 2019
In addition, the age category prizes shall be extended above the age of 60 for 2019, for both genders, in increments of 5 years (65,70, 75 etc).
For ALL age categories the following rules apply for 2019:-
A winners trophy will be awarded for each age category where a competitor has run the required 4 of 6 races in each series (3 for U20 to allow for age restrictions that apply on race licences) for both genders.
Further prizes up to 3rd (6th for Seniors) will be awarded on a minimum 3:1 runner to prize ratio for all age categories.
These changes were proposed to member clubs following the AGM/Open Meeting in November and were met with approval so will be in place for 2019.
For further background on the LRRL, please click here.
Please see attached for latest diary dates for January to March 2019:
The 2019 Stilton 7 road race is scheduled for Sunday 24th February 2019.
Entries will open at 8.30pm on Tuesday 29th January (and close as soon as the race is full) – further details, including the link for online entries will be publicised shortly.
It’s an undulating 7 mile road race that forms part of the Leicestershire Road Running League. Please be aware that this race is for LRRL affiliated members only.
Discounts will be available for those joining the club late in the membership year (which runs from 1 April each year) – please see the membership page, or see the details here: Fees for new joiners Jan to Mar 2019.
Thank you to everyone who attended this week’s AGM. As emailed to the mailing list following the AGM, the club’s committee and associated roles are as follows for the year ahead:
Committee Roles
Shane Sharkey – Chairman
Andy Nicholls – Club Secretary
Theresa Coltman – Treasurer
Darren Glover – Men’s Captain
Vicki Lowe – Ladies’ Captain
Simon Bottrill – Run Co-ordinator
Di Underwood – Juniors Head Coach/Safeguarding Officer
Other Committee Members
Ian Johnson
Abi Arnott
Katie Hateley
Ian Mason
John Houghton
Dan Valencia
Matt Chalmers
Key Club Roles (not already mentioned)
Mark Stoneley – Coach
Matt Chalmers – Social Media
Clive Kent/Mark Ashmore – Website
Michael Cooke – Melton Sports – Club Kit
Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list of the roles that people perform within the club – there are many many more who do very important things to support the progression of the club, but it would be impossible to name them all individually, so to everyone else I would like to issue a blanket thank-you for all your hard work.
For link to final results, masses of photos, video and the Melton Times race report, please see the main Stilton 7 page.
I decided to try out this half. Standing at the start line in my lonely striders vest thinking I wouldn’t know anyone – at the side of me was our fellow Melton parkrunners Emma Machowska and Gosia Garnier and was a lovely surprise to see them. The course was a winding first half mainly streets, but second half made up for it along the Thames river bank and past the grounds of Hampton court palace. I was pleased with my efforts 1.42.00 and 8th in age cat. A well organised and friendly race in a beautiful part of London, nice thick medal and tech teeshirt. [Vicki]
