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| To nominate a fellow club member for runner of the month, just provide the name of your nominee, along with your reasons why you think he/she should win, to the Club Secretary. Nomination must be in writing, via e-mail to clubsecretary@abbeyrunners.co.uk or by using this form and must be received before the 1st of the following month. Members may be nominated on the basis of race performances, attitude and commitment to training, or for any other significant contribution to the club’s activities. The only restriction is that no member may win the award more than once during a 12 month period. | ||
| October 2019 Winner – Cal Clark Congratulations to Cal for being awarded Runner of the Month for October Nominated for winning the Yorkshire Water 10k and an amazing time of 35.30 at the Abbey Dash Also nominated were Lisa Persico, John Ackroyd, Aiden Curley, Sam Black and Ali Ameri |
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| September 2019 Winner – Angela Ellis Congratulations to Angela Ellis for being awarded Runner of the Month for September! Nominated for a PB at the Great North Run & again at the Vale of York Half Marathon. Also nominated were Andrea Cobo, David Leslie, Lisa Persico, Cal Clark, David Jackson, Tony Bastin and Craig Kent. |
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| August 2019 Winner – Graeme Littlewood Congratulations to Graeme for being awarded Runner of the Month for August! Nominated for working tirelessly to set up, run and now maintain the C25K and white running group. Ensuring that the new group feel at ease and fully welcomed into the club. He organised everything and even now he spends his own time designing routes for them to try out and keep their enthusiasm. He is always positive, friendly and encouraging. Also nominated were Amanda Rhodes, John Ackroyd, Lisa Persico, Janet Bastin & John Ward |
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| July 2019 Winner – Paul Greene Congratulations to Paul for being awarded Runner of the Month for July! Nominated for his ‘plucky’ running in the Donny 30k. Also nominated were Mike Smith, Alison Smith, Craig Kent and Duncan Clark. |
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| June 2019 Winner – Adam Ellis Congratulations to Adam for being awarded Runner of the Month for June! He was nominated for amazing support to the C25K team, being there for the runners for the last 10 weeks on a Tuesday, Thursday and most Sundays. Also nominated were: David Jackson and Ross Armstrong |
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| May 2019 Winner – Sophie Hodkinson Congratulations to Sophie for being awarded Runner of the Month for May! She was nominated for breaking her 10K PB (54:38) at a tough Cookridge Community Run. Also nominated were: Ross Armstrong, Cal Clark, Duncan Clark, Alex Richards, Jane Oughton, Jim Whittaker, & Katherine Scott |
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| April 2019 Joint Winners – Lisa Stansbie & Liam Jenkins Congratulations to Lisa & Liam for being awarded Runner of the Month for April! Both were nominated for amazing marathon performances. Lisa won it for her impressive 3.28 Marathon time at Manchester (and setting a new F40 Abbey record). Liam for his 2.52 London Marathon, an amazing marathon debut finish time. Also nominated were Gill Nesbitt, Amanda Rhodes, Helen Roden, Craig Kent, Katie Taylor, Jim Whittaker and Katharine Scott |
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| March 2019 Winner – Sarah Culkin Congratulations to Sarah for being awarded Runner of the Month for March! She was nominated for smashing her 10K PB with 44:47 at Bradford. Also nominated were Freddie Roden, James Balkwill, Liam Jenkins and Craig Kent |
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| February 2019 Winner – Laura Phillips Congratulations to Laura for being awarded Runner of the Month for February! She was nominated for her strong improvement, noticeable at the pecoXCs particularly race 5. She then picked up a course PB at the Roundhay Parkrun Also nominated were Gareth Carvill, Freddie Roden, Katherine Scott, Tony Bastin, Aiden Curley, Peter Badkin, Cal Clark, Tim Midgley, Jim Whittaker & Jane Oughton |
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| January 2019 Winner – Faye Mullen Congratulations to Faye for being awarded Runner of the Month for January! She was nominated for her strong improvement, her performance at PECO Race 4 and her 5k PB of 22.31. Also nominated was James Roden for his 4th place in the 17k Kirkstall Calverley Cutter and winning his age category! |
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| December 2018 Winner – Jo Holland Congratulations to Jo – Runner of the Month for December Nominated for a great performance at the Ribble Valley 10K, and for being a supportive club member Also nominated was Matt Ellis and the complete Abbey Women’s PecoXC team |
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| November 2018 Winner – Alice Rogers Congratulations to Alice – Runner of the Month for November A amazing debut for the club, winning the first PecoXC race at Middleton Park by quite a margin. Also nominated was James Balkwill |
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| October 2018 Winner – Bev Bemjamin Congratulations to Bev for being Runner of the Month for October Nominated for her 3.53 time at the New York Marathon and her commitment to training in he run up to this. She was also 3rd in her age group in the Vale of York Half Marathon. Also nominated were James Balkwill, Helen Roden, Peter Persico, Freddie Rodden and David Leslie |
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| September 2018 Winner – Simon Jones | ||
| Congratulations to Simon for being Runner of the Month for September Simon was nominated for winning the 15m coastal trail race at Ravenscar and for setting a new course record Also nominated were John Ward, Dave Jackson, Jasmine Salih, Katie Taylor and James Balkwill  |
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| August 2018 Winner – Alison Smith & Matt Ellis Congratulations to Alison & Matt for being joint Runner of the Month for August Alison achieved a sub 22 minutes 5K and ran well at the Firefighters 5 mile. Matt ran an impressive 37.53 at the Firefighters 5 mile. Also nominated was Cal Clark for stepping in at the Leeds Country Way at short notice.
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| July 2018 Winner – Graeme Littlewood Congratulations to Graeme for being our Runner of the Month for July. Awarded for PBs in 10K and breaking 23 minutes for a 5K. Other nominations were Thomas Hetherington, Kaiden Balkwill, Laura Philips and Lisa Stansbie.  |
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| June 2018 Winner – Zellany Neal Congratulations to Zellany for being our Runner of the Month for June. Awarded for coming first in her age category in both the Otley 10 mile and the Pudsey 10K. Other nominations were Helen Roden, Ryan Clark & Alex Kilcoyne.  |
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| May 2018 Winner – Jon Laye Congratulations to Jon for being our Runner of the Month for May. Nominated for running the Edinburgh Marathon (with an injury) in 3:28 Other nominations were Duncan Clark,Helen Roden and David Nahal  |
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| April 2018 Winner – David Leslie Congratulations to David for being our Runner of the Month for April. Awarded for running the Krakow marathon in 4:07 and six days later running the 3 Peaks in 5:15  Other nominations were Aiden Curley, John Ward, Peter Persico, Helen Roden and James Balkwill.Nominated, but not eligible having won the RoM in the last 12 months were, Lisa Stansbie and Suzanne Caley |
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March 2018 Winner – Connor Clark |
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February 2018 Winner – Freddie Roden & Lisa Stansbie |
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January 2018 Winner – Liam Jenkins Congratulations to Liam Jenkins for being our Runner of the Month for January. Awarded for his strong (and improving!) performances in the PECO XC Races.
Also well done to our other nominees Jon Laye, Adam Ellis, Mark Hetherington, Liam Jenkins and Zen |
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December 2017- Winner – Michaela Clark Congratulations to Michaela Clark for being our Runner of the Month for December. Michaela achieved 3rd in her age category at the Chevin Chase followed by 2nd in her age category a few days later at the Ribble Valley 10k with a PB of 40:46. Well done, Michaela!
Also well done to our other nominees Elizabeth Willis, Aaron Badkin, Aidan Curley and Dave Jackson
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November 2017- Winner – Suzanne Caley Congratulations to Suzanne Caley for being our Runner of the Month for November. In recognition of her continued progress towards 40 races in her 40th year challenge.In November, she has been wearing the Abbey vest to race in the Abbey Dash, the Bolton Abbey 10m and the Manchester Christmas pudding 5, all done with a big smile and stacks of enthusiasm. Also well done to our other nominees Michaela Clark, Flick Jackson, Lisa Hulme-Vickerstaff
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October 2017- Winner – Robin Warden Congratulations to Robin Warden for being our October Runner of the Month! Well done also to our two other most worthy nominees, Zen and Connor Clark.
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September 2017- Winner – Laura Beesley
Congratulations to Laura Beesley for being our Runner of the Month for September. Also well done to our other nominees Daisy Nia Moore, Amanda Rhodes and David Beesley. |
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August 2017 – Winner – Peter Badkin
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July 2017- Winner – Laurence Lennon Congratulations to Laurence Lennon for being our Runner of the Month for July! Laurence was nominated for his strong performance at the East Leeds 10k (47 mins!), excellent recent improvement in pace and race performances generally (inc half marathon PB in May) and overall commitment to the club. Also nominated for July was Stephen Greene for his time of 39 mins at the Leeds 10k, running in very hot conditions. Plus he did a pretty sterling job again that month as Eccup 10 Race Director!
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June 2017 – Winner – Rob Vincent & Alex Kilcoyne
Also nominated Josh Holmes, Suzanne Calley, David Leslie, Peter Persico |
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May 2017 – Winner – Katie Taylor For her 1:47 PB at Leeds Half Marathon as well as a 5K PB at John Carr Race 1. Also Nominated: Suzanne Caley, Laurence Lennon, Adam Ellis April 2017 – Winner – Gill Nesbitt and Jim Whittaker
Jim Whittaker: Outstanding performance and P.b. in the Manchester marathon, defying convention and all the rules he achieved this on just a couple of long runs. Well done Jim!
Gill Nesbitt: For her first half marathon in Liverpool, coming in ahead of a 2 hour target in 1:57 and a new 10 mile PB. Also Nominated: Craig Kent, Peter Persico, Adam Ellis, Michaela Clark, Aidan Curley March 2017 – Winner – Ross Armstrong For coming 13th male out of 745 in the PECO individual league and being part of the Abbey Relay team that won the club shield.
Also Nominated: Jim Whittaker, Laurence Lennon, Zellany Neal, David Leslie February 2017 – Winner – Claire Barrett-Mold and Sunny Cheema Claire, for her performance at the PECO races and a PB at the Liversedge Half Marathon. Sunny achieved PB’s for both Dewsbury 10K and Snake Lane 10 mile.
Also Nominated: Ian Patchett, James Balkwell
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| January 2017 – Winner – Roger Wilson Roger is a bit of an unsung hero and may not be known to many of our newer members, but he steadfastly turns out in all weathers for all the PECO races to time the junior races. He represents the best of the running community, selflessly volunteering so that others can run and I am proud to be a member of a club that has Roger as a member.  Also nominated: Simon Jones,Gill Nesbit |
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December 2016 – Winner – Adam Ellis For his Parkrun PB on Christmas Eve
Also nominated: Jim Whittaker, Angela Ellis, Adam Ellis |
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November 2016- Winner – Simon Jones For his performances at the Guy Fawkes 10 and the Holly Hustle.
Also nominated was Stephen Greene |
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| October 2016- Winner – Duncan Clark
For picking up the silver medal at a 35m ultra marathon
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| September 2016- Winner – Michaela Clark
For coming 1st in her age category at the Kirkstall 7.
Also nominated: Sunny Cheema and Ian Patchet |
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| August 2016- Winner – John Ward
for coming 3rd in his age category at the West Yorkshire 5 and his strong performances at the YVAA races. Also nominated was Jasmine Salih |
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| July 2016 – Winner – Emma Vincent
for her Race the Stones charity run.
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| June 2016 – Winner – Robert Cumming
for his performance at the Summer Mile (5 mins 2 secs), 10k PB at the Leeds 10k and sub-3 hour London Marathon
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| May 2016 – Winner – Lisa Hitchen
for her PBs in recent 5k, 10k and half marathon distances
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| April 2016 – Winner – Freddie Roden –
Parkrun PBs Also Nominated: Luke Wray-Rogers, Claire Huggins, Laura Shaw, Lisa Hitchen, Martin Jones |
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| March 2016 – Winner – Aiden Curley
for continued hard work in training & his performance in Guiseley Gallop
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| February 2016 – Helen Roden
for competing in all of the PECO’s & for her sterling work with the juniors Also Nominated:
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| January 2016 Sam Black
Sam Black for passing 100 parkruns, for first M70 at TNT, for still finding new challenges to motivate himself to get out and run, regular runner at the PECOs and for all round commitment to the club.
Alex Kilcoyne for PECO performance & for always giving her all at Tuesday & Thursday training sessions
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Also nominated was Stephen Greene.
Also Nominated: Lisa Stansbie, Andy Wicks, Lisa Hitchen, Sunny Cheema
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