New Year catch up!

The last couple or so weeks in December were a hectic time for club and members.

First up was a wet and miserable Crowborough - see photo below for proof!

Then, of course, we had all the excitement of the Christmas Dinner plus, that long -awaited draw for FLM places. The lucky Waddies drawn for a place in the 2008 London Marathon were Peter Burfoot and Sam Craven, although Sam subsequently passed up her place to the 1st reserve Michael Paine. Peter and Mike will join a host of other Waddies who have already secured their places in the main ballot.

A number of Waddies competed in the vest at events around the region, including Peter Burfoot who finished 259th out of 1,385 finishers with a time of 1:35:46 at the Bedford Half marathon.

We also saw a number of waddies turn out for the Christmas Pudding dash held at ashburnham Place, near Battle.

WebEd suffered a cold and miserable Swanley Christmas Caper and won a Pudding! That was followed up by one of the toughest 10Ks in the area - the Westfield 10K. Never advertised this Hastings AC organised event is helpd on Boxing day morning and includes some of the most punishing hills to be found in East Sussex. A much more pleasurable 10K was found in the Ribble Valley a couple of days later - a unique opportunity to see Ron Hill competing against ... well, err Ron! (You need to know!)

Finally, in December, we had another staging of the Christmas Handicap. There was a great turnout this year, with 15 Waddies and 5 Crowborough runners taking part in ideal (if a little frosty) conditions. Congratulations to Helen for being 1st Lady and Eddie for being 1st Male across the line. Wadhurst results below:

1. Helen
2. Eddie
3. Maya
4. Sally
5. David B
6. Mike
7. Albert
8. Shane
9. Maria
10. Peter
11. Tim
12. Andy
13. Lynn
14. Sara
15. David J

These results will be combined with the results from the Summer Handicap and the Overall Handicap Winners will be announced at the AGM on the 22nd Jan. See you all there.