2008 Category Winners

The 26th Keyworth Turkey Trot Half Marathon, organised by 1st Keyworth Scouts, attracted a record field of 793 runners to Keyworth on the morning of Sunday 14th December. The undulating race route took runners from Keyworth to Wysall, Willoughby, Widmerpool and Stanton, before returning to Keyworth.

Despite the poor weather during the last few days, the race was blessed with ideal running conditions. So ideal that many time race winner Tim Hartley from Loughborough, running for Barrow Runners again took the top spot, in a time of 67:39, and managed to break the course record that had eluded him for a number of years by three seconds. Tim's time last year had been 68:10. The record of 67:42 had been held by Chris Mayo since 1987. In addition Tim had just moved up to the MV40 category this year and also beat Andrew McNeill's 2005 MV40 record of 71:31. Tim has now won the race 6 times, and is steadily closing in on Richard Ironmonger's achievement of 9 wins.

A record field of 790 runners completed in the race.

Second and third men were James Douglas of Derby running for Charnwood AC, in 71:30, and Chris Southam, from Long Eaton, running for Stilton Striders, in 73:51.

The MV60 prize went to Paul Kelly, of Coventry, for Northbrook AC, in a MV60 record time of 81:19, beating Bill Johnsons 2001 record of 84:07.
Frank Makin of Ruddington, running for Holme Pierrepont, also set a new MV70 record, in a time of 105:28, beating Neil Hamilton's 105:46 record from 2006.

Ladies winner was Redhill Runners' Carolyn Hay from Arnold, in 84:10, and second lady was Sally Newman, running for Wreake Runners, in a time of 86:34.

First lady veteran FV35 was Philly Glover, from Syston, running for Wreake Runners.

The ladies team prize went to Wreake Runners, and the team was Sally Newman, Philly Glover, and Louise Newcombe.

The mens team prize went to Charnwood AC, and the team consisted of James Douglas, Glenn North and Richard Brown.

The Keyworth prize winners were Duncan Brown and Rachel France. They have both won the Keyworth categories a number of times.

The category winners are listed below including the veterans where we see many familiar names.

The organisers would like to thank Barn Garage - Keyworth's MOT test station for their valued support. Thanks go to Budgens who again generously and conveniently donated the turkeys for the prize winners, The Derby Runner who supplied the running numbers, Prince Build who supplied high visibility jackets, Out of the Hat who supplied trophies, the British Geological Survey for assisting with a lead vehicle and parking, and South Wolds Community School for use of their hall, and Friends of South Wolds School for the hot food.

Category winners are fully detailed below, and the list contains many familar names.

• In its 27th year, the Keyworth Turkey Trot, Half Marathon, is an established and popular part of the December running calendar.
• Set to take place on 13th December 2009 we hope again to attract 1000 runners, from all across Britain and beyond to Keyworth.
• Keyworth is a village nestled in the countryside of the South Nottinghamshire Wolds, eight miles to the south east of Nottingham.
• The quality of the course itself, and its organisation, means many runners return year after year.

As you would expect from an established race, the route is well marked, and marshals are present to protect, guide and encourage the runners. Radio cover around the route is provided by RAYNET enabling spectators at the start/finish line to be continuously informed about the progress of the runners, and providing reliable communication around the route.

As is our tradition, prizes of turkeys will be awarded to the individual winners of the various categories. Bring your cool box!!!!! This year, turkeys are kindly donated by Keyworth's newest supermarket, Budgens.

As well as individual prizes, ladies and men's team trophies will be awarded.

All finishers will be presented with a commemorative gift, to mark their success in completing the course.

£50 cash prizes are awarded for establishing a new male or female overall course record.

Free parking is provided in three car parks in the village. Even the most distant car park is within walking distance to the start/finish point.

Facilities at the race include British Red Cross first aid at the start/finish and roving first aid on the route, three drinks stations on the route, toilets, hot showers, refreshments, secure changing area & kit storage, trade stands including the sale of running shoes and equipment, sale of race T-shirts bearing the names of our runners and pre and post race massage.

At the finish, runners can enjoy a well earned complementary hot soup, tea or coffee or a cold beverage.

We even cater for runners' supporters who can relax indoors and enjoy a little entertainment, while they await the return of the runners.

Unlike the Robin Hood Marathon and London Marathon, Keyworth Turkey Trot is not an international event. It does however attract a small number of overseas entries. These are usually from runners who already happen to be visiting the UK at the time of the race. So if you are in the UK for a holiday, on business, or to see a friend or relative when the race is on, why not enter? We are sure you will enjoy the race. E-mail us to find out more.

The race is organised by the 1st Keyworth Scout Group Parent's committee and all funds raised will go towards supporting the activities of the 1st Keyworth Scout Group (Registered Charity Number 1030336).The race is conducted under UK Athletics rules. UK Athletics road race licencet 10920. UK Athletics certificate of accuracy NO012/08. Minimum age for entry is 17 years, on 14th December 2008. There is a race limit of 1000 runners.The organisers reserve the right to limit and refuse entries. There will be no day entries. Time limit 2 1/2 hours.

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The route and its "undulations"

The course is a single circuit, all on road, starting and finishing in the village of Keyworth passing through the undulating (up and down!) rural scenery and villages of the South Nottinghamshire Wolds. The course is considered to be both challenging and rewarding, and being a little hilly, is well suited to being run in December. An independent write-up of the race can be found here.

The mens' course record is 67 minutes and 42 seconds, and is held by Chris Mayo. The ladies' record, held by Nicola Clay of Stilton Striders is 77 minutes and 58 seconds. A full record listing is available.

The race commences at 10.15 am from South Wolds School. From there runners will head out east along Church Drive, then turn south along Wolds Drive, passing Budgens (who are kindly providing the Turkeys this year), the various other shops of The Parade and Keyworth Tavern public house on the left. At the end of gentle climb up Wolds Drive, runners will turn west onto Selby Lane, passing the Village Hall, Centenary Lounge and Parochial Hall on the right, and then The Plough public house and Methodist Church on the left. Reaching Keyworth Village Square, runners will be guided onto Bunny Lane, passing the Shops and Village Amities of the Square on the left, and the Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene on the right, noted for its short spire. Once on Bunny Lane, runners will run in a westerly direction, downhill, passing the boundary of the village at around the 1 mile point in the race.

At the end of Bunny Lane, runners will turn south onto Wysall Road heading towards the village of Wysall, passing the 2, 3 and 4 mile points before reaching the village itself. This, the most challenging, (up and downhill, a number of times!!!!), section of the race, starts when runners pass a signpost indicating a road to the west/right heading to Bunny, a little after the 2 1/2 mile mark.

Having survived the hills, runners will reach Wysall, and turn right onto Main Street, passing The Plough public house on the left, and then turn left. Runners will now find they are heading east, on Widmerpool Road and will shortly be able to take advantage of the first drinks station. A little after the drinks station, the runners will turn south east onto West Thorpe/Hades Lane passing the 5 and 6 mile points, heading for Willoughby-on-the-Wolds. 

At Willoughby runners turn left onto the A6006, Back Lane, for an uphill run, passing the 7 mile mark. Runners then turn left, onto Main Street, were they will find our second drink staion. Runners will then pass the site of the former Three Horse Shoes public house on the left, after the road has veered left, and finally turn right on to Widmerpool Lane, heading north for Widmerpool.

 

Runners soon pass the 8 mile mark, and continue north to the 9 mile mark, by which point the road has become Willoughby Road. Running downhill into Widmerpool, runners will be relieved to find the third drinks station, and will be guided northwest to Station Road, a notably flat section of the race.

Here runners will pass the 10 mile mark, and subsequently turn left, in a north westerly direction onto Thurlby Lane (uphill initially, and then again after a while, be warned!!!!). Runners will pass the 11 mile point, were the course thankfully becomes flat, and continue into the village of Stanton-on-the-Wolds, passing the 12 mile mark, by which time the route is starting to go downhill.

The road becomes Stanton Lane, and continues heading downhill, and then the road becomes Nicker Hill. Runners will turn left, seeing the British Geological Survey (BGS) on the right, having had a long downhill run, and then head along Wolds Drive, which is uphill at the beginning, right onto Walton Drive, gently uphill again and finally left onto Church Drive heading towards the FINISH LINE.

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Getting to the race and where to stay

Keyworth is located south east of Nottingham, and is off the A606 Nottingham to Melton Mowbray road.

Keyworth is also located off the A60 Nottingham to Loughborough Road.

The race starts and finishes at South Wolds School, Church Drive, Keyworth, NG12 5FF. Use Multi Media Mapping to get directions to South Wolds School.

Parking is available on the day, free of charge, in four car parks in and around the village. Follow the parking signs when entering Keyworth. All car parks are within walking distance of the start/finish. The most distant car park additionally has a free shuttle bus service to and from the start/finish.

A bus service operates from Nottingham to Keyworth. It is called the "Keyworth Connection". Barton Buses operate the service and timetables are available online. Alight at The Parade on Wolds Drive (referred to as Wolds Drive Shops on the bus timetable). Head up Church Drive to South Wolds School.

The British Geological Survey (BGS), which is Keyworth’s major employer, has more detailed bus and rail travel information on its web site www.bgs.ac.uk, together with details of local accommodation.

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Multi Media Mapping.

How to enter

Postal Entries
The postal entry fee is £13 for affiliated and £15 for unaffiliated runners. Closing date for postal entries: we expect the race to be full by mid-October.
Cheques payable to: 1st Keyworth Scout Group.

A PDF entry form is available for you to download and print. Or ask for printed entry forms by e-mail, giving your postal address.

NO DAY ENTRIES. Race limit 1000 entries. The race has been oversubscribed since 2003.

Online Entries CLOSED
Online entry charges are £1.25 higher than postal entries. This is to cover the cost of credit card processing, postage and administration.

When you click to enter online, you are taken to an external site operated by www.raceentry.com, a service that is provided by D M Robins Ltd., in a new window.

• Click on Keyworth Turkey Trot
• Fill out the on-screen entry form.
• Check that the details are correct.
• Pay by credit or debit card.

You will receive one confirmation email.

All credit card numbers are captured and processed through secure servers at payment services provider "secure trading ".

The online entry service will be withdrawn around one week before the anticipated date of the race becoming full. This will enable the last few places in the race to be allocated in a manner accessible to everyone.

Click here to enter online. Your browser will open a new window.

Any questions e-mail keyworth.turkeytrot@virgin.net

NO DAY ENTRIES. Race limit 1000 entries.
The race has been oversubscribed since 2003.

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Entry form CLOSED

Click here to open an easily printable version of the Keyworth Turkey Trot 2008, Half Marathon entry form.
Alternatively right click here and choose "Save Target As..." to download and save the Keyworth Turkey Trot 2008 Half Marathon entry form.

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Links

Running & Athletics Clubs
Holme Pierrepont Running Club, based at The National Watersports Center, Nottingham. Close to Keyworth.
Redhill Road Runners based in Arnold, Nottingham.
Long Eaton Running Club, located between Nottingham and Derby.
Notts AC, of Nottingham. Now there's a surprise!
Rushcliffe Athletics Club, based in Bingham near Keyworth and organisers of the Cropwell10.
Barrow Runners Running Club, based near Loughborough, not far from Keyworth.
Rutland Running Club, of Rutlandshire.
Ropsley Road Runners of Lincolnshire.
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC of Bromley. The former Blacheath Harriers merged with Bromley AC.
Ryston Runners of Norfolk.
Wollaton run local, a new club based around Wollaton Park in Nottingham.

Races for runners
Newstead Abbey Dash 3m, 22nd August 2008.
Crossdale 10K Trail, 21st September 2008. Run in Keyworth when it's a bit warmer!
Robin Hood Marathon, Nottingham's big race. 14th September 2008.
Bestwood Park 10k, mid-October - uncertain 2008.
Dovedale Dash, 2nd November 2008. A highly recommended event for fans of mud! More spectacle than race
Leicester Marathon 19th October 2008
Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon 2009, May 2009?.

Races for runners & walkers
Belvoir Challenge, 15 or 26 mile event for walkers and runners around the Vale of Belvoir and Belvoir Escarpment. Late February 2009?.
Waltham Winder 10, 16 or 26 mile event, in the Vale of Belvoir, for runners and walkers. 11th October
Seagrave Wolds Challenge 15.7 mile event, around Seagrave and North Leics, suitable for both runners and walkers. 15th Novermber 2008.

Running resources
Runners' Medical Resource
Runners Web UK, lots of useful information on running
John Schofield's Race Listings and Results, www.ukresults.net, lots of really usefull info.
Runner's World UK, excellent site bursting with information, including event listings and discussion forums. Read what other runners say about Keyworth Turkey Trot, here, here, here, here, here, here and most recently here.
Dead Runners Society, with write-ups of their races including three Turkey Trots and 1995 Turkey Trot photos.
Ever wondered what all the people with clipboards and stopwatches are up to at the finishing line of a race. Why results are not produced instantly? Runtime Services of the USA explain all.
UK Athletics Rules for Competions, these are the rules that races and runners need to comply with. The rules on clothing are quite interesting!

What not to do at a race
Organisers spend a lot of time trying to get their race to run smoothly. Runners sometimes do things that cause major problems, and often have no idea what they have done wrong. The links give some observations made by race organisers.
The organisers of the Wilmslow Half Marathon list "12 tips how to upset the race secretary"
John Schofield's Listings and Results site includes an article that John wrote for Northern Runner listing annoying things that runners do, called "Top Tips for Considerate Athletes".

People and organisations that help us
Barn Garage, Keyworths MOT Testing Station, 0115 937 4483 supporting the 2006/07 race.
Buzz Fitness (formally Key IV Life), Keyworth's Health Club.
Budgens, Keyworth's newest supermarket and the race's turkey provider.
The Derby Runner attended the race in 2003 and then since 2005.
RAYNET the Radio Amateurs' Emergency Network.
The British Red Cross providers of first aid to Turkey Trot.
The British Geological Survey, Keyworth's biggest employer. Keyworth's biggest car park!
Out of the Hat, Keyworth based online suppliers of "personalised gifts, puzzles and games" who help us with webspace.
Viva Sports Massage (Hickling), and The Stress Shop (Syston), have are able to offer sports massage in the Notts/Leics area.
www.raceentry.com, a service that is provided by D M Robins Ltd, online entry for races.
Sendentry, a service from Joe Lee Computing, online entry for races.
Sweatshop UK, who have many shops have assisted Turkey Trot with entry form distribution.
The Lincolnshire Runner
Pymmwenn Printing supplier of race numbers
PrinceBuild

Keyworth
Keyworth now has a web site. Visit to find out about the village.
Keyworth Parish Council has a web site with useful information about the village.
Keyworth & District Local History Society has historical information about Keyworth and some of the other places on the Turkey Trot route.
Keyworth United Football Club Notts FA’s Community Club of The Year 2003-2004.
Keyworth review is a useful site that advertises local Keyworth businesses, and contains reviews and local links.
OurKeyworth has lots of info on the village.

Scouting
1st Keyworth Scouts contact information
SE Notts Scouts
Scoutbase

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