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03/03/2026

EP Race Report 1/3/26

Spring has sprung I reckon 🌼😎

Well done Andy Firth who travelled to Barcelona for the Half Marathon a couple of weeks back 🇪🇸

Andy has put a solid block of training in and set a target of sub 1:18 so it was great to see him rewarded with a 50 second PB and a time of 1:17:52 💪🏻👏🏻

Mick Hutchins continues on his PB streak where he has taken another big chunk off his 10k time at the Trafford 10k with a time of 36:06 🔥

Scott Houston who has recently joined the group was also at Trafford. Scott has had a calf ni**le so the recent focus has been getting him back up to fitness so it was great to see him run so well and cross the line unscathed in a time of 41:38 ✊🏼

Helen Bird is making yet more progress with her running with a massive PB coming home in 43:06 at the Nantwich 10k🙌🏻

Also at Nantwich was Hayley Green. Unfortunately Hayley was struck down with sickness earlier in the week but still managed a very respectable performance in a time of 43:56 💪🏻

Stu Nash was back racing after a hamstring tear back in Autumn and was happy to get through it without any reaction and a strong run in 48:11 👏🏻

Stu Elsam also decided to run the 10k as part of his 18 mile long run 🤯

Well done all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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03/02/2026

EP Race Report 1/2/26

I think it’s fair to say most of us are looking forward to training and racing in slightly warmer weather 😎🤣

Well done to all of our racers over the past couple of weeks 👏🏻👏🏻

James Griffiths took the flight over to sunny Valencia 🇪🇸 for the popular 10k road running race. Unfortunately, James didn’t have the performance he was hoping for and also what his training has been showing. However, he can still be proud with a solid run of 33:32 👏🏻 I have no doubt at his next outing he will be back towards 32:30 💪🏻

Well done to Jon Parton who took on the Delamere Trail 10k. Jon had no expectations and was just using it to add some variety to his training and I’m sure he’s glad he did with a strong run crossing the line in 49:31 placing him 3rd in his AG and 15th placed male 👏🏻

Pat Hudson headed over the Four Villages Half Marathon. However, due to a fall over the Christmas period Pat was forced to use it as a training run instead but still had a solid run out in 1:33 💪🏻

Well done to everyone who raced the Alsager 5 at the weekend👏🏻👏🏻

Jon Parton 33:13 - it was good to see Jon back running strong and rewarded after a solid block of training. His second fastest time ever over that course from 12 outings 💪🏻
Hayley Green 33:39 Hayley is definitely on an upwards trajectory since joining the group and her av pace shows signs of more PB’s to come 👏🏻
Mick Hutchins 29:34 a well deserved PB off the back of a solid winter where Mich has been focusing on his running 🔥
Ben Mills 36:43 this was Ben’s first race for sometime so was more about dusting off the cobwebs and getting back out there which he certainly did 👌🏻
Jenni Armitt 50:53 a strong run for Jen after a difficult couple of months but just shows she’s made of tough stuff to still get on the start line 🙌🏻
Stu Elsam 44:37 Stu picked up a ni**le mid week and was unsure he would run. However he decided to start and see how it went which he was pleased he did as he even picked up a PB 👏🏻👏🏻

Wel done all ✊🏼✊🏼

07/01/2026

EP Race Report 21/12/25 & 5/01/26

Stu Elsam finished the year with yet another PB this time over the 5k distance at the Media City 5k with a super 24:20 💪🏻

Amy Crowe was then in action at the ‘Jingle Hells’ fell race where she had a very good run on the brutal course coming home 2nd V40 6th overall lady 👏🏻👏🏻

Amy was back in action shortly after NY this time in the Cheshire XC Champs where she crossed the line in 33rd position and a time of 34:03 🙌🏻

18/12/2025

EP Race Report 14/12/25

Well done to all of our weekend racers 🤩👌🏻

It was the final North Staffs Cross Country fixture yesterday at Keele University where we had three of the group representing their clubs 👏🏻
Hayley Green continues to progress nicely with a 21:55 placing her 25th Female over the 4.8km course👌🏻

The men then took on the slightly longer 8km course where Matt Harper who has had a number of set backs lately made a late decision to have a run round and crossed the line in a solid 32:20 placing him 85th male 💪🏻 Mick Hutchins also made a late call to run due to a change of plans and had a strong run crossing the line in 30:12 placing him 54th male and 3rd in his AG 👏🏻

We then had Stu Elsam over at the Aintree 10k where although far from ideal conditions and certainly not the fastest course managed a small PB in a time of 50:35 which was 40 secs quicker than last year 👌🏻

Finally, Helen Bird has been working very hard on her 5k running to try and secure an AG GB spot in the Aquathlon. Today at the Halesowen Aquathlon it was her last event to try and secure a spot for next year. She didn’t just run a touch quicker but smashed her target with a 21:02 5k and overall time of 29:26 placing her 6th overall and first female🥇which is hopefully enough to secure her spot 🤞🏻🇬🇧

📸 Brian Dale - Race Photos 🙌🏻👌🏻

04/12/2025

Today was all about CPD 🤓

Our clients health and safety is our priority so myself and headed to at their Holmes Chapel facility for our emergency first aid renewal 🤕🙌🏻

A really informative day - thank you 👏🏻👌🏻

25/11/2025

EP Race Report 23/11/25

We were certainly back with a bang this weekend after a quieter couple of weeks on the racing front 🤩

Well done to all our racers 👏🏻👏🏻

Amy Crowe was at the 3rd North Staffs XC at Parkhall where she had another very solid outing with a 26:28 which placed her 30th 👌🏻 she then doubled this up today with a 26.5 mile reccie of some of the Lakeland 100 course - crazy lady 😆🤯

We then had 5 of the group at the Wilmslow 10k with very different targets and all at very different stages of their season.

James Griffiths was back in action after a period of injury with a very strong 33:32 🙌🏻
Pat Hudson who has had a superb year is looking to up his running over the winter so was using it to put a marker down which he did with a respectable 39:58 💪🏻
Jenni Armitt was back in her first race after her superb Ironman a few months ago. Jenni was also using it as run marker to build from which she did with a fine 56:16 👏🏻
Dennis Robinson yet again showed that age is just a number with a course PB in a superb time of 49:45 🤩
Stu Elsam with his first race post marathon and also using it to see where his faster legs are at. Stu had a super run equalling his best time of 51:19 and his fastest time on that course 🔥

Well done all 🙌🏻🙌🏻

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05/11/2025

EP Race Report 2/11/25

A quieter week on the racing front from the group. Well done to our two racers this weekend 👏🏻

Dennis Robinson and Pat Hudson took on the hilly Flying Fox 10miler 💪🏻

Pat has struggled the last couple of weeks with the lurgy so always a difficult task to race but he still managed a solid run in a time of 1:11 placing him 64th male 👏🏻

Dennis continues his fine season with a very strong run crossing the line in 1:26 placing him 136th male and 3rd V65 👌🏻

Well done the pair of you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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30/10/2025

EP Race Report 26/20/25

It was a quieter weekend on the racing front but training was certainly in full flow 👌🏻

Well done to Amy Crowe who took on and completed the OMM - a 2 day mountain marathon 😱👏🏻 which was all self supported and equated to 26.2 miles on day 1 then approx 12 miles on day 2. It also involved camping overnight and by all accounts was very very cold 🥶 well done Amy - you’re certainly made of tough stuff 💪🏻👏🏻
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21/10/2025

EP Race Report 19/10/25 😎

A busy week for the EP crew 🙌🏻 So good to see so many getting stuck in 👏🏻

Well done to Stu Nash who represented GB in the 60-64 AG in the World Championships over the Olympic distance in Wollongong Australia 🇦🇺
Unfortunately Stu picked up a hamstring strain the week before and was unable to run. However he battled on regardless and put in a fine swim and bike which was up their in the middle of the pack but unfortunately when it came to the run he had to walk. Well done Stu for getting the job done 👏🏻🙌🏻

To less sunnier climates 😆 It was round two of the North Staffs XC League at Stafford where we had three runners running in the mud. Amy Crowe and Helen Bird were in action for the ladies who both had strong races. Amy crossed the line in 21:52 which placed her 35th and Helen was not far behind in 23:00 which gave her 50th overall 👏🏻

Matt Harper was out for the men and built on his previous strong outing with a 29:27 which placed him 67th 💪🏻

Mick Hutchins headed to the Trafford 10k and after a few weeks of solid focus on his running was happy to be rewarded with a superb 24 sec PB in a time of 36:27 👌🏻

Pat Hudson and Jon Parton made the short trip to Oulton Park for the Autumn Duathlon. Jon was first in action over the sprint distance and had a his strongest race of the season with a very solid 1:17 finish time which placed him 12th overall and 2nd in his AG 🙌🏻

Pat was racing over the standard distance which was also the British Champs. There must have been something in the air as Pat also had one of his strongest performances of the year against a super tough field of athletes with a 1:55 which placed him 49th overall and 7th in his AG 🔥

Birthday boy Dennis Robinson continued his fine season this time over the half marathon at Madeley where he ran a fantastic race crossing the line in 1:58 which was a course PB and enough for the 🥇in his AG 👌🏻

Fantastic performances all round - top work everyone 🤜🏻🤛🏻🙌🏻

16/10/2025

EP Race Report 12/10/25

Another fantastic week of racing by the gang 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We had Matt Harper and Andy Firth both at the Manchester Half Marathon 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃

Matt was a little unsure what to expect after a disruptive few months of training so was looking at putting a marker down ready for his marathon build but was over the moon with his best half marathon post injury in a time of 1:24:59 💪🏻

Andy has had a superb block where he has made some big leaps in his progress which was rewarded with a 6 min PB 😱 in a time of 1:18:49 🤩

Another athlete who has had a super consistent last few months is Dennis Robinson. Dennis was also rewarded for all of his hard work with a course PB at the Werrington 10k in a time of 51:37 👌🏻

Amy Crowe loves a challenge and opted for an unconventional race in the Drop Chester 15+miles which is basically where you get dropped off at a point and run to the finish which was just under 16 miles. Amy had a very strong run finishing 1st overall lady in a time of 2:38 👏🏻👏🏻

Last but certainly not least is Stu Elsam who travelled to Chicago 🇺🇸 for the marathon. Stu has also worked incredibly hard and continues to make strong progress across all run distances. Although it wasn’t Stu’s best day he was super pleased to equal his PB with a time of 4:51 - well done Stu 👏🏻
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10/10/2025

EP Race Report 5/10/25

Well done to our two racers last week 🙌🏻

Pat Hudson had a hit out at the Wilmslow Duathlon in prep for the British Champs at Oulton Park in just over a week. A challenging little course with steps, woodland paths and tight turns which didn’t make for a fast course but Pat still put in a strong performance and crossed the line in 1:16 and was 3rd overall 💪🏻👏🏻

Jenni Armitt travelled to the Barcelona Ironman which has been her target for over a year and with an Ironman being an event she has wanted to do since she started with the group. It’s amazing to report that our real life superwoman smashed it in a sub 14 hour time of 13:37. Jenni has worked so hard for this where she has juggled every day life to fit in 12-15 hrs of training most weeks. Well done Jenni, amazing performance 🤩🙌🏻
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30/09/2025

EP Race Report 28/09/25

Wow what a weekend of racing for the EP crew 🤩

It was so good to see the mix of disciplines across the group from cross country running to road cycling sportives 👏🏻

It was the first fixture of the North Staffs Cross Country league with fixture 1 being held at Betley. It was also the host for the England Masters XC selection so the fields were much more competitive.

Helen Bird had her first run out at XC for some time and did a great job coming home in 22:24 placing her 44th overall 👌🏻

Amy Crowe was also in the same race and as always executed a perfectly paced run crossing the line in 20:44 placing her 29th overall 🙌🏻

We then had Matt Harper and Mick Hutchins in the men’s race and both of them had really strong runs with Matt coming home in 31:46 and 78th place and Mick in 29:55 and 51st place 2nd age cat 💪🏻

Nick Holland took on the streets of Stoke on Trent at the Potters Half Marathon dressed as a mobile phone. He’s building up for his world record attempt at the Oulton Park marathon in a few weeks time. He had a super strong run coming home in 1:37 which was a 7 min course PB 🔥

Steve Gannon aka Mr Cycling was back in action at the Bakewell sportive. Although these events aren’t officially road races they are still very competitive at the front end and knowing Steve he’s not one to hold back 😆 Yet again he showed his strength by finishing second overall in a time of 5hrs 41mins over the 100 mile course with over 9,000ft of elevation 😱👏🏻

Well done all of you 🤩👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

📸 Bryan Dale (Race Photos)
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