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Olney Runners Retain 1st place in
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r hours on end drinking
Old Man Steptoe. You
need to find an elderly
person who can come
across as an outdated,
bad tempered, bigoted old git.”
Geoff, if you can think of anyone, could you let
Just Racing’s Wellingborough
Multi-Terrain Series
WELL, WE DID it (again!), thanks to the fantastic turn out, many great individual performances and wonderful support, Olney Runners proved once again that team effort and invidual perserverance really pays off!
On the morning of the final race in the series, we were greeted with
going on, surrounded by
torrential rain and bitterly cold winds...but were we deterred? Well
ultants, make up ladies
Then the director tells
David Pibworth is currently adapting ‘Steptoe
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me know?
OK, we were maybe a little less enthusiastic than on previous
outings! However, 24 ‘hardy’ Olney Runners turned up to brave the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>e>le>m>>e>n>t>s>!>A>n>d>>t>h>e>re>>w>>e>re>>‘e>l>e>m>>e>n>ts>’>>in>abundance...we almost ‘lost’
about 20 minutes you’re ack to tea drinking. I ding my part of a script
ve a clue about it all.
of elation when we’d finished certainly made the racing all the more
and Son’ to the stage. He is involved in various
films as an actor and in stage combat. David is
a member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain
one member as she followed a much taller co-runner through a puddle....right up to his middle...she never went there again! There was mud, mud and more mud and ice and rain and a cold wind blowing! But we all rose to the challenge and although the conditions

and specialises in slapstick comedy. His
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were such that personal bests were not really achievable, the feeling
sionally bump into once
Costume hire and many other aspects of the

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entertainment business. committedthemurder.DavidandhisteamruntheOlneyDrama School
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that I had reworked
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I merely acted in them. s successful ‘Ripping
next term and a similar school to be run at Harrold is being set up.
be fun. The reason I s speaking to Ray
rs, and we were
s of casting the correct
demand, for 1 extra performance at The Bull in
Olney on the 15th April at the FatLarryComedy
Night with all proceeds to Help For Heroes
So, the Irchester Series has once again been a success for the club
and individuals on a number of levels, as we achieved a plethora of

Locally David can be seen in ‘From Fringe To Flying Circus’, selected sketches from Monty
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t for the stage, I am Python and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore ge adaption of ‘Steptoe which has been extended, due to popular
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I’m sure many of you performances have been sponsored locally by where Harry H Corbett Garrard and Allen, The Phonebox, The Bull Inn,
podium places and personal bests! There were also some 'virgin'
racers, who were motivated to give it a go upon seeing the obvious '!ple'asure theirfellowrunnersweregetting from the experience!
oe and Wilfrid Bramble Kevin Viney, Stephen Oakley, Twinkle Twinkle,
Ray said“#Themajor andBorneos.All detailsfrom01234241(357#or&
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inclement weather and focussing on the summer racing calendar. For %,%-somethi.sm&ay beworkingtowardstheir first 5 or 10k race, or maybe
even a half marathon; for others it may involve training to improve on
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Alan Richardson Well known Local Historian
previous race times; some of the club are looking forward to the beginning of the Triathlon season and some members will continue to enjoy training on a Wednesday and then catching up with people over a beer in the pub afterwards.
There are a number of club members who will be competing in the London Marathon in April; we wish them all the best with their training and on race day itself...some of us (who couldn’t imagine ever running a marathon!) will be there to cheer them on!
For further information on joining Olney Runners please visit www.olneyrunners.org.uk or telephone Craig Austin on 07768 451430.
Major J.B.G. Chester Elizabeth Thompson Chris Rowe
To be arranged
Jane Baile Ann Leaver Steve Young
Rtd. Member of HM Forces Daughter of Sir Frank Markham Local Historian
Curator and Owner of Prebendal Manor Blue Badge Guide
Archaeologist Locality
he month in room 4 of the Olney Centre at 7.30 pm.
Moreover, we have all really enjoyed the great camaraderie...and of course the mud and filth!
So, now we are looking forward to training and racing in less
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