Mercia Fell Runners Club

A small field of elite athletes took to the slopes
of Church Stretton as part of The Lingen Davies fund raising event held in
Church Stretton each year, there was a rumour going round that all the runners
were going to do it as a pack running together the whole way round, but the
ranks were soon broken and I shot to the front (acting as the Hare you
understand) the pack followed and the pace picked up soon Nick Jones and Graham
Spencer were up the front pushing for the lead, Graham had obviously forgotten

 IN AID OF THE LINGEN DAVIES TRUST    -    Phil Harris
Come along and enjoy a Sunday Morning Run on May 11th in and around
Church Stretton,  this 4 1/2 mile run and Family Walk (if you
don't want to run, bring your family for the walk) starts at 11 o'clock
in Rectory Field, this is by the Scout Hut behind the Church, a lot of
Mercia members will recognise this as the field where we help out at
the Annual Bonfire.
There are no other major events that weekend

Provisional results from last weekends 3 day event are now on the race on the Race Results Pages of the website, well done to all those who took part in the event, the toughest yet, full race reports to follow

The existing club constitution has been added to the club menu. This was written a very long time ago and is overdue for updating. Anybody with any comments on changes, please add them to this news item. Comments from Bob Dredge (club chairman) are as follows:

MERCIA FELL RUNNERS

Sheinton Steeplechase 2008

With the recent wet weather and cooler temperatures, I confidently assured the band of willing neighbours who help out in this event that ‘I expect about 50 to turn up…………….’

The Sheinton Steeplechase is not really a fell race, its definately not a road race, but it,s better than a trail race, the course start on the roads then finds itself on the rolling hillside that borders the Severn Valley, its a real goody where some of Shropshires best fell runners can take on road runners in a duel on neutral ground, the prize giving is one of the best too, runners file into the church after the race to a wonderful and sometime bizarre array of prizes, The race is organised by Mercia fellrunner Grahame Hughes in aid of the local church in Sheinton where the prize-giving is

Wow - nearly one hundred and thirty runners turned out for the first race in the Shropshire Summer Race Series, the Car Park at the Fairy Glen was heaving, the evening was quite warm with no wind and Simon started the race on time with his usual efficiency.  Being at the back I was not quite sure who got killed in the rush to the trig point but by the time the lead man (Richard Roberts, Eryri and Wales) came by me he had an impressive lead on the second man (Stanley Charles, Clwydian).  In the Ladies field the leading lady (Anna Bartlett, SAC and Welsh International) came by in an

 IN AID OF THE LINGEN DAVIES TRUST    -    Phil Harris
Come along and enjoy a Sunday Morning Run on May 11th in and around
Church Stretton,  this 4 1/2 mile run and Family Walk (if you
don't want to run, bring your family for the walk) starts at 11 o'clock
in Rectory Field, this is by the Scout Hut behind the Church, a lot of
Mercia members will recognise this as the field where we help out at
the Annual Bonfire.