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July 2010

• 6 Cobras take part in the Birmingham and Black Country Half Marathon on Saturday 3rd July. 

June 2010

• Andy Pincher has his first open water swim in the Liverpool Triathlon (Olympic distance) on Sunday 27th June around Liverpool Docks!

• 11 Cobras take part in the Blakedown Bolt on Friday 25th June.  Steve Fletcher had a cracking race finishing 1st in his category. 

• Mike and Ursula Elwell take part in the Horwich Carnival 5K Road Race on Sunday 20th June.  Both Mike and 'S' got a 2nd place in their respective categories.

• 4 Cobras take part in the inaugural Wombounre Half Marathon on Sunday 20th June.

• 9 Cobras take part in the Baggeridge 10K on Thursday 17th June, including Francine Orme in her second (ever?) race.

• Carolyn Kelly and Richard Brooks complete the 26 mile Baslow Bootbash LDWA on 12th June.  They ran at Aldridge the next day too!

• 8 Cobras take part in the Malvern Half Marathon in the heat of Sunday 6th June.  Kristina Newton wins her age category.

May 2010

• Paul Westwood, Jenny Pledger and Judith Bazeley take part in the Forces March; running a marathon a day for five consecutive days over a multi terrain course which is self navigated. 

• Mike Elwell wins his category at the Midland Masters 10K Track Championships on 23rd May.

• 6 Cobras take part in the Hagley MT 10K on Wednesday 19th May

• New Cobra members Andy Morley and Wayne Harper compete alongside Paul Westwood and Judith Bazeley in the Tewkesbury Sprint Triathlon on Sunday 16th May 2010.

• Carolyn Kelly wins her category at the Kingsbury Classic 10k on Sunday 11th May 2010

• Mark Woodall runs 34.4 miles in 6 hours at the Gordon Bentley Memorial 6h Track Race on Sunday 9th May 2010

• 16 Cobras take part in the DK10K on Wednesday 5th May.

April 2010

• Four Cobras take part in the Shakespeare Marathon on Sunday 25th April: Jane Cleary, Angela Glover, Jenny Pledger and Judith Bazeley.

• Six Cobras take part in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 25th April: Steve Cleary, Paul Orme, Carolyn Kelly, Ursula Elwell, Doug Crowe and Ade Garbett.

• Big Ade Garbett is running the London Marathon on Sunday and he's after sponsorship. 

• Rich Brooks and Carolyn Kelly run the Exe to Axe 20 miler on Sunday 4th April.

March 2010

• Michael Elwell takes Bronze in the final of the 3000m, and gets a 4th place with a PB in the final of the 800m at the BMAF Indoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday 28th March.

• Steve Fletcher, Paul Orme, Adrian Garbett and Doug Crowe travel to Merthyr Tydfil to take on the San Domenico 20 miler .

• Rich Brooks, Brian Jones and Paul Connor complete the Milford 21 miler on Sunday 28th March.

• Michael and Ursula Elwell go to Monte Carol on Sunday 21st March.  Mike runs in the 10K and 'S' runs in the Half Marathon.

• Danny Peisley, Rich Heaven, Jane Cleary and Angela Glover run in the Ironbridge Half Marathon on Sunday 21st March.  Jane beat her PB by some 8 minuets!

• Steve Cleary, Rich Brooks, Sarah Collett, Paul Orme, Carolyn Kelly and Gill Harper race the Round The Lakes 20 in Rhayader on Saturday 20th March.

• Tim Williams, Adrian Garbett and Nicola Robinson compete in the Silverstone Half Marathon on Sunday 14th March.  Tim secures a 3rd place finish in his category.

• Steve Amos, Clive Bucknall, Sarah Collette, Carolyn Kelly and Patricia Potter take part in the inaugural Kilomathon race (Nottingham to Derby - 26.2K) on 14th March 2010.

• Steve Cleary and Ursula Elwell run the Stafford 20 on 14th March.

• The Sunday Club run on 7th March ran up to Mark's Memorial Bench, which is on the 'easy access' path onto Walton Hill.  The bench is now in place for all to see and use.  We are pleased to report a very kind donation from Halesowen A&CC towards the bench fund.

February 2010

• 12 Cobras take part part in The Action Heart 5 on Sunday 28th.

• Judith Bazeley and Sally Folkes brave the snow at the Wyre Forest MT8 on Sunday 21st February. 

• Richard Brooks and Carolyn Kelly complete a tough 21 mile Brecon Bash on Saturday 20th February.

• Saturday 13th February saw a big turn out of Cobra runners at the Birmingham XC League in West Bromwich.  There were 12 men who made up two teams and 3 ladies. 

• 11 Cobras took part in the Stourbridge Stagger on Sunday 7th February (10 in the 10 mile race and 1 in the 6K). 

• Richard Heaven and Julie Coxon, took part in The Asics Alsager 5 on Sunday 7th February, which was their first race for Cobra.

• Mike Elwell wins the Midland Masters AC Handicap race at Kingshurst on Sunday 7th February.  Mike beat his course PB by over a minute and described it as "my best run since I joined the club 3 years ago". 

• Happy 60th Birthday to Francine Orme.

• Happy 50th Birthday to Paul Connor.

January 2010

• Mike Elwell competes in the Vets AC Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Sunday 24th January and won Silvers in both the 800m and 1500m races. 

• Well done to all Cobras who ran in the DK New Year's Day Handicap race, in cold and icy conditions.

• Happy New Year to all!  May 2010 be a prosperous, happy and healthy one.  May all your PB dreams come true...

December 2009

• Well done to all Cobras for taking part in the (snowy) Cobra Christmas Cracker on 20 December 2009.  Steve Fletcher was the overall winner with the fastest lap, Kristina Newton was fastest female and Jenny Pledger was first female.  Steve Cleary won the fancy dress prize.  Thanks go to John Lloyd (Race Director), Francine Orme (Starter), and Clive Murch (Time Keeper).  Hospitality was kindly provided by Jude Bazeley, Paul Westwood, Francine Orme, Steve Fletcher, Chris and Jan Pearson; who provided a splendid spread! Steve Cleary and Steve Gaul won the club's London Marathon Places.  It was great to see Mark's family turn out in good spirits and run over a difficult snowy course - Mark would have been dead proud with that.

• Paul Orme’s wedding is on Friday 18th December. He is marrying Andrea at St Leonards Church in Clent.  Their reception is to be held at the Curradine Barns, Shrawley. And they are honeymooning in the Maldives (lucky pair). 

• We have a second wedding to announce, as Steve Holmes is also tying the knot in December

November 2009

• 20 Cobra runners took part in the Suicide Six on Sunday 15th November - well done to all.  This was a tough race for a number of reasons; which had a minute silence at the start to remember Mark Perry.  Thanks go to Mike Elwell for providing black ribbons for us all to wear on our Cobra vests.

• Congratulations to Steve Hayes and Louise Littlewood have a bouncing baby boy. Oliver Timothy, who weighed in at 7lb was born on Friday 30^th October. Mum and baby both doing well and are now back home.

• It is with great regret to have to report the death of Mark Perry, who passed away in a tragic accident on Friday night.  Mark, 36, has been a member of Cobra since 2004 and to say he was a keen racer, is a big understatement.  He represented the club many, many times each year; preferring the longer runs (100 mile Ultra's and Marathons for example) along with the odd 10K and Cross Country.  Not only was Mark an avid 'club' racer, but he was also very popular and a really nice, genuine person to boot.  He was instrumental in the staging of our Classic race each year and quite simply put is a massive loss to the club; which can not truly be expressed in words here.  Our sincere condolences go to Mark's family; particularly his wife Emma and three children Meg, Molly and George.

October 2009

• Cobra Men's XC Team finishes 9th in Division 3 at Senneleys Park on Saturday 24th October.

• Marsha Brazier completes the Cancer Research 10K Run at Himley Hall on Sunday 18th October.

• Clive Bucknall gets a PB in the Cardiff Half Marathon on Sunday 18th October.

• 14 Cobra runners take part in the Bells of Pattingham on Sunday 18th October.

• Mark Perry complete's Rowbotham's Round Rotherham Trail Event.  Not an easy race at 50 miles!!!

• 33 Cobra runners take part in the EDF Birmingham Half Marathon on Sunday 11th October.

• Chris Pearson and Ursula Elwell win their age categories at the Bournville Leafy 10K on Sunday 4th October.

September 2009

• Cobra website transferred to new hosting company.

• Mike Elwell finishes third in his age category in the Sexarathon Series, whilst Ursula Elwell finishes fourth in her age category.

August 2009

• Jacqui Phillips is first female at the Rugby Triathlon on Sunday 30th August.

• Three races in under three hours - Mike Elwell gets a Gold and two Silvers in his age category at the Vets AC Track and Field Championship on Sunday 30th August.

• Paul Westwood came second in his age category at the Buxton Triathlon on Sunday 23rd August.

• Dave Daniels secured another age category win at the Vic Musgrove Fast 5K on 19th August.

• Dave Daniels and Chris Pearson win their age categories at the Halesowen 8K on 12th August.

• Dave Daniels wins his age category at the Summer Sun 10K on 8th August.

• Charlotte Whorton comes first in her age category at the Wychaven Triathlon on 2nd August, whilst Jacqui Phillips is second.

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