Running through Orpington's streets and the Kent countryside since 1985!

We are simply the friendliest of running clubs, and since 1985 have supported the noble sport of running in and around our little pocket of Kent. Since 1998 we have also organised a very successful series of 10k (adult) and 2k (school) races.

With our strong links with neighbouring clubs, we welcome friendly runners of all abilities. We are affiliated to UK Athletics and currently have some 280 members.

We meet every Tuesday at 7:50pm sharp for an 8pm start outside The Buff P.H., Crescent Way. Enjoy checking out our website and we look forward to running with you! 


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JANUARY 2012
RESULTS AND NEWS FROM CANTERURY 10, SUNDAY 29th:   HERE

PLUS AN URGENT APPEAL FROM YOUR RACE EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR

MOB MATCH - BBHC, ORR & BEC RC  14/01/12

Well we lost by a "big" margin, but did what we could. BBH had most runners therefore the first 32 from BEC and 34 from ORR would score against them: Great result by Suzy Yates though coming 2nd in the individual women result.   FULL results.

JAN 10th.  Handicap Results so far.   Full race details and report by your race director.
Kent Grand Prix Series - Important:   Please keep an eye out on the Grand prix Updates as per menu option above. Thanks. Gavin.
Mob Match Alert:  Saturday 14th January:

Versus Blackheath & Bromley Harriers and Beckenham Running Club. This will be incorporated in B&BH's open 10k race, a cross country route starting from a field opposite the church in Layham's Road, West Wickham, and finishing in Hayes Common. Start time 14:30. Registration at B&BH's club house, 56 Bourne Road Hayes by 1400 at the latest. From there it is "a 10 minute jog" to the start. Cost of entry £4 per person. Competition from these clubs is likely to be stiff, but remember - in a Mob Match the key to success is the number of runners, of all standards, that we can field. The more we are the better our chances, so please put this in your race diary. See Pulse for further details.

 
Dec 10th:  RESULTS from Kent Cross Country Championships. Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells. Excellent results with ORR V40 team coming 4th out of 8 teams to score!   And great effort by Peter and Mike in the V50 category. Last but not least our very own Tuesday night fast group leader Chris Marshall with a time of  20:49 for 4.8k in the V60's.
PARKRUN:  The link to the right will show results for this event on a weekly basis for ORR entrants at local Parkruns.
NOVEMBER 2011
Nov 22nd: Club AGM Tonight 9pm Greenwood Centre, Green Street Green! All club members welcome. Running starts at the normal time, 7:50pm at the Buff and the runs will be shorter than usual enabling you to be at the AGM at 9pm. See you there.
Nov 21st: Well Done to all who took part in the Mob Match yesterday. Results can be found here. PBs Galore at the Brighton 10k. Congratulations to Andy Humphreys, Betty Chan and Dave Lewis on completing the Luton Marathon.
MOB MATCH ALERT!!!

SUNDAY 20TH NOVEMBER: Mob Match at High Elms, starting at the field above the recreation ground off Old Hill, Green Street Green at 11am. A 2-lap 4 mile route around High Elms Country Park. This is not just for our fast runners, it's for runners of ALL abilities.

Afterwards, meet up at the Rose & Crown for refreshments and results.
Nov 13th CONGRATULATIONS to DICK GRIFFIN on completing his 200TH MARATHON in Athens and Dave King and Dave Lewis who also ran.

Nov 13th: Well done to all who ran the Beckenham Trail 10k and Brian Allen who ran the Bexhill Half Marathon.

Nov 10th: 10k Handicap Results: The first of season are now available. Well done to all who ran. Some excellent results including Jason Cherriman breaking the course record again with a time of 33:29.
Nov 10th: Kent Grand Prix: The Final results can be found here. Congratulations to all who took part.
Nov 9th: Just run the club 10k Handicap? Want to go faster and improve? Then why not come along to Saturday Morning Interval Training at Darrick Wood! Quicker times guaranteed and fun to be had every Saturday Morning from 9am. Start now and be quicker by the end of the season! Open to all abilities.
Nov 6th: Deal of the Day! Well Done to ALL 15 who turned out for ORR at Deal today, good performances all round - The main provisional results are here.
Nov 6th: New York Marathon: Congratulations to Keith Burgess, Dave and Denise King for completing the New York Marathon.
OCTOBER 2011
Oct 31st: Great South Run results are here.

Oct 22nd: Steve Nimmo Wins the Beachy Head Marathon in an incredible 3:02! Suzy Yates finishes 3rd Lady. Well done to all who took part. Results are here.

Oct 16th: Results are now available for the Croydon10k, Abingdon Marathon and Maidstone Half.
Oct 9th: Petts Wood 10k: Thanks to Petts Wood Runners for hosting another great event. Congratulations to all who took part today. Our Mens' team came 1st, Suzy Yates was 2nd Lady home and Gavin Kitchingham finished 1st in the MV40 category. Results now available.

Oct 9th: Liverpool Marathon: Jason "Champ" Cherriman finishes 3rd (2:39:02) and Stephen Wright sets a new PB (3:41:26). Well done guys.

Oct 9th: Tonbridge Half Marathon: Belated results, our Mens' team wins 3rd prize. Well done to Stephen Garvey, Andrew Ingram and Stuart Adams. Results are here.

Oct 8th: X-Country: Latest results can be found here. More details will be available in Pulse!

Oct 2nd: Well Done to all who braved today's hot conditions. Gavin Kitchingham finishes 3rd in the Sittingbourne 10. Dulwick 10k results are now available.
SEPTEMBER 2011

Sep 27th: Our Very Own Alan Pope is opening a New Running Shop in Sevenoaks this Saturday, 1st October, address:

Up & Running
150 High Street
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 1XE


More details can be found here. We wish Alan all the best with his venture.

Sep 25th: Berlin Marathon: Steve Mason (3:51) and Pippa Rudman running her first marathon (4:24) represented us in Berlin. Suzy Yates finished 2nd lady at the Chislehurst Chase. Well done to all who ran this weekend.

Sep 18th: Congratulations to Suzy Yates finishing 2nd lady in the Green Chain Marathon. Great North Run results are now available.  Please let me know if you're missed off the results and I will add you.
Sep 17th: Will Bolton Relays:

Well done to our teams, results are here.
Sep 15th: Kent Coastal Marathon: Our marathon success make the latest edition of the NewsShopper. Read the article here.
Sep 12th: Kent Coastal Marathon: Jason Cherriman has produced an excellent video of the race which can be seen here.
Sep 12th: Eridge 10: Results are now available.

Sep 7th: Trophy Cabinet: Due to impracticalities of having a trophy cabinet at the lamp post, we now have a Virtual Trophy Cabinet. If you have pictures of any trophies that have been won by the club or members representing the club regardless of how long ago, please email them for inclusion in the cabinet.

Sep 7th: Kent Grand Prix: The latest results can be found here.

Sep 4th: A GREAT DAY ON THE KENT COAST:

Not only did we retain the Kent County Marathon Champions team title, Jason Cherriman WON the race (2:47) and is now Individual Kent County Marathon Champion, Steve Nimmo came 2nd (2:50) and Ian Hailes came 4th (3:01). Suzy Yates set a great new PB of 3:22. Well done to all who ran, results are now available.

Sep 4th: Weald St.George's 10k results are here.

AUGUST 2011

Aug 29th: HEROS Long Run Dates Announced.......

Sunday 3nd Oct: HEROS Westerham 17 miler (1st Beachy Head warm-up). Meet in the car park of The Grasshopper pub at Moorhouse, 1 mile west of Westerham on the A25. 9:30am.

Sunday 9th Oct: HEROS "Round Orpington Run" 22 miler (2nd Beachy Head warm-up). Meet at Sainsbury's car park, Locksbottom at 9am. Back about 1pm.

Aug 22nd: Stephen Wright becomes the first person EVER to run every station in the London Tube Network, a total distance of 435 miles. You can read more here.
Aug 8th: Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Mob Match last tuesday. 1st finisher was Gavin Kitchingham and 1st lady was Suzy Yates. A big Thank you to Petts Wood Runners for hosting the evening. Results are here.
JULY 2011
SUMMER MOB MATCH ALERT!!!

TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST Mob Match at Petts Woods. This is not just for our fast runners, it's for runners of ALL abilities.

Meet at 7:50pm at Willett Recreational Ground, Petts Wood. The course will be a 7k run around the streets and woods in the Petts Wood locality of which 25% will be off road. Normal running shoes should be fine.

Afterwards, meet up at Bradley's Wine Bar (just opposite the Memorial Hall) for the results.

July 29th: Kent Grand Prix: The latest results can be found here.

July 24th: Dartford Half: Our Men's team came 1st and a top 10 finish for Suzy Yates. Results are here.

July 20th: PHOTOS from the ORPINGTON RACES can be found here. PLEASE NOTE: View the link in Internet Explorer. Other browsers such as Mozilla FireFox have problems viewing the full size pictures.

July 14th: The Group Leader's Guide referred to in Pulse! is available here.

July 10th: CROYDON ULTRA: 6th place for Jerry Smallwood in this 30 mile race. Well done to all who took part at Croydon and in the Chichester (Marathon) Challenge.

July 7th: SWANLEY RELAYS: A great performance by our 4x1 mile relay teams. Our 1st team WON and our 2nd team finished 6th out of 30+ teams.

July 3rd: Well Done to all who ran the Orpington Races today and Thankyou to everyone who helped stage the race. Click to see Full Results (revised 12th July) and Summary Results. The date of next year's race is Sunday 1st July 2012.

July 2nd: SATURDAY SESSIONS: Congratulations to all who took part in the Bromley Park Run today. Halfords are running an advert at the Tour De France which says "Yellow is not a colour, it's a state of mind where only the best will do". 23 runners took that to heart today and produced excellent results with 16 PBs! Results are here. A BIG Thankyou to Paul O'Grady for some excellent coaching that led to these results. If you haven't joined in the saturday sessions yet you can next and every Saturday at 9am at the Darrick Wood Running Track.

July 1st: ORPINGTON 10k/2k/Fun Run SUNDAY 3RD JULY: SPACES STILL AVAILABLE! Courtesy of Brooks and Sweatshop there will be a £5 Sweatshop Voucher included in your entry. A list of entries as of the 16th June is available here. We hope to post race numbers out next week. Click here for Entry forms etc..

Club members please make yourself available to help on the day.

JUNE 2011
SATURDAY SESSIONS: Saturday 2nd July The regular Saturday Session will take place at Park Run in Norman Park where everybody will be giving a 5k a go. So we will NOT be meeting at Darrick Wood that day so please don't turn up. Everyone welcome, remember if you haven't run it before, you have to pre- register here.
June 20th: This Tuesday (21st) is the annual "Chevening Run". 7:30pm - The Slow group leaves The Buff for the 12 mile route, 7:50pm - The Fast group leaves The Buff for the 12 mile route. 8pm - 5 milers leave The Buff BY CAR to reach "The Three Horseshoes" Knockholt Pound by 8:15pm.
June 20th: Congratulations to all who ran the North Downs 30k on sunday.
June 20th: Kent Grand Prix: The latest results can be found here.
June 15th: ORPINGTON 10k/2k./Fun Run: Courtesy of Brooks and Sweatshop there will be a £5 Sweatshop voucher included with your race number. A list of entries as received by 14th June is available here. We hope to post race numbers out next week.

June 13th: YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU... The Swanley Relays, Wednesday 6th July at 6:30pm. This is a 4x1 mile relay. Paul O'Grady is putting together teams and is looking for more runners, male and female. Contact Paul if you can run or need more details.

June 13th: WELL DONE to all who took part in the Eltham Park Five, Southend Half Marathon and the South Downs Marathon over the weekend. Jason Cherriman comes 6th at the Liverpool 10k with a PB of 33:47.

June 5th: Jason Cherriman WINS the Beckenham 10k and Gavin Kitchingham was 1st V40 in 6th position.Well done to all who took part . Results are here.

June 5th: Stephen Garvey gets a Top 20 finish at the Bluewater 10k which included international elite athletes Edwin Kipyego and Isaac Kimutai. Results are now available.

June 4th: A Fantastic effort by our relay team completing the 100 mile South Downs Way Relay in 13 hours 29 minutes.


MAY 2011

May 30th: George "Granite" Fairbrother completes the Grand Union Canal 145 Mile Race (yes, 145 miles!) in a time of 43:13. Is this a new Road Runner record for completing the longest single stage race? I think so.

May 30th: Jason Cherriman completes the 2012 Olympic Marathon Test
Event in London this morning and puts our yellow shirt in the
national press.

May 29th: Outstanding performances from Steve Nimmo, Dave King and Dick Griffin who all completed the Comrades Marathon today. Results are here.

May 23rd: Congratulations to Nicola Cotton for a new PB (3:49:17) and Annette Shrimpton (3:57:25) at the Edinburgh Marathon.

Myra Garrett 10k results are here.

May 18th: Orpington Marafun results are now available.

May 16th: Steve Nimmo won the Orpington Marafun Marathon for the 2nd year in a row and Will Bisley came 2nd in the Orpington Marafun 10k. PBs for Andy Humphreys, Tom Milsom and Clive Ellis in the marathon. Results to follow.

Results now available for the Sevenoaks Seven.

May 9th: Well done to all who ran this weekend. Results available for the Halstead & Essex Marathon and the Larkfield 10k.

"ROADS? WHERE WE'RE GOING WE DON'T NEED ROADS".

HEROS (High Elms Runners On Sunday) meet this and every sunday. Meet at 9am at the small car park in High Elms Road for an off road run of 1 to 1.5 hours. Come and join us.

May 3rd: A BUSY WEEKEND: Congratulations to all who ran the Neolithic Marathon. Results now available for the Ted Pepper 10k, Whitstable 10k and the Three Forts Marathon and Half.
APRIL 2011
Apr 27th: SATURDAY SESSIONS: Now could be a great time for you to work on your speed!  Paul O'Grady has put together a Summer Track Programme. More information here.
Apr 25th: Well done to George Fairbrother for completing the Connemara ultra 40 miler in Galway, Ireland and a special mention must go to Jerry Smallwood who ran the London Marathon not once, but twice!! last weekend.

Apr 24th: FOLKESTONE 10: Congratulations to Gavin Kitchingham for coming 9th and winning the V40 category with a new PB of 59:33!

LONDON MARATHON: WELL DONE to all who took part, runners and the baggage team.  At the sharp end, Jason Cherriman finished 84th with a new PB of 2:33, followed by Steve Nimmo in 195th also with a new PB of 2:42.  There were other great performances today and plenty of PBs, not enough space here but hopefully Pulse! will be able to elaborate. Results are available. Please let me know if you've been missed off the results and I will add you.

LONDON MARATHON: GOOD LUCK to everyone running on sunday. If you're running, come and join us on the 07:29 Orpington to London Bridge. A big THANKYOU to all helping on the baggage lorries. Hope you have a great day!

Also, don't forget the London Marathon Post Race Drink in The Buff from 6pm on Sunday evening.

REMINDER! Tickets for the club's "Annual Bash" on Saturday 7th May are now on sale. See Pulse for more details. Tickets are limited so make sure you reserve yours as soon as possible.

Apr 10th: BRIGHTON MARATHON: Some brave performances in hot conditions. Well done to Karen Coleman who ran her first marathon and all our runners. Results are here.

Apr 10th: DARENTH VALLEY 10K: Steve Nimmo and Gavin Kitchingham both finished in the top ten. Congratulations to all who ran. results are now available.

REMINDER! Tickets for the club's "Annual Bash" on Saturday 7th May are now on sale. See the latest edition of Pulse for more details. Tickets are limited so make sure you reserve yours as soon as possible.

Apr 5th: DARTFORD 10 Results are now available. Jason Cherriman was 6th and Gavin Kitchingham came 11th. Well Done to all who ran.

Apr 3rd: SUNDAY: Steve Nimmo came 2nd in the 1st Sussex Marathon in a time of 2:55:49. Congratulations to Tony Graves, setting a new PB at the inaugural Croydon Half Marathon. Results are here.

Apr 2nd: SATURDAY: WELL DONE to all who took part in the mob match on saturday. Provisional results are here. Dave King came 3rd and Dick Griffin 4th in the Crawley 6 Hour Track Race completing 38.7 and 37 miles respectively. Not content with running for 6 hours, Jerry Smallwood came 8th in the Crawley 12 Hour Track Race completing a distance of 62.6 miles!

MOB MATCH ALERT!!!

On SATURDAY 2ND APRIL there will be a 3-way mob match with Beckenham Running Club and Petts Wood Runners at 9am at Norman Park (The Bromley Parkrun venue). This is not just for our fast runners, it's for runners of ALL abilities. Come and represent the club.

There will be no SATURDAY MORNING SESSION this saturday due to the mob match.

MARCH 2011

Mar 27th: Amongst the PBs at the Paddock Wood Half Marathon today were Paul O'Grady, Steve Nimmo and Jason Cherriman.  Well done to all who took part. Congratulations also to Stephen Garvey who finished 29th at the Worthing 20 in an impressive 2:17.

Mar 21st: Well Done to George Fairbrother and Jerry Smallwood for completing the Sevenoaks Circular 30 mile race. Perfect conditions and fast times.
Mar 20th: Congratulations to all our runners at the Hastings Half Marathon today and to Frances Salisbury for completing the Reading Half Marathon.
Mar 14th: More INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS as Betty Chan wins her category in the Cyprus Marathon in Paphos.

Mar 14th: PBs for Stephen Wright and Denise King at the Spitfire 20.
Results now available for the Sevenoaks 10k. Congratulations to Andy Whitefield for completing the Finchley 20.

Mar 10th: Well done to Danny Baker for running the Silverstone Half Marathon.
Mar 9th: JASON CHERRIMAN BREAKS THE 20 YEAR 10K HANDICAP COURSE RECORD with a time of 33:35. The results are now available.
Mar 7th: Gavin Kitchingham finished 8th and Pippa Rudman set a new PB at the  Greenwich Meridian 10k. Well done to all who took part. Results are now available.
Mar 7th: A bright and fresh morning on the South Downs for those that ran the Steyning Stinger Marathon. Results are here.
Mar 7th: Karen Samuel ran the Eastbourne Half Marathon on sunday. Well done Karen.
FEBRUARY 2011
Feb 28th: CONGRATULATIONS to DAVE KING

for completing his 200th Marathon in Malta yesterday in an impressive 3:29:59 and congratulations also to DENISE KING for setting a new PB in the Malta Half Marathon.
Feb 27th: WELL DONE to all who took part in the Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon. Amongst the PBs recorded were Jason Cherriman, Michael Bennett, Tim Aldred and Stephen Wright. Results are here.
Feb 21st: Results are now available for the Brighton Half Marathon.
Feb 15th: THURSDAY GROUP: This Thursday (17th Feb), the Thursday Group will be running 13 miles with an optional 8 for those who prefer it. Meet under the lamp post opposite The Buff at 7:30pm.
Feb 14th: Very Fast times recorded at the Sidcup 10. Congratulations to all who took part.
Feb 14th: INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS for Dick Griffin finishing 18th and winning the V50 category at the Orlando Half Marathon.
Feb 14th: Well Done to Dave King. Not content with running an Ultra-Marathon on saturday, Dave ran another one on sunday!
Feb 9th: The latest Winter Handicap Results are now available.
Feb 9th: THURSDAY GROUP: From Nick "Forget the Sidcup 10, Thursday (10th Feb) is Sidcup 12 night with an alternative 8 thrown in for good measure." Meet under the lamp post opposite The Buff at 7:30pm.
Feb 7th: CONGRATULATIONS!  to George Fairbrother and Jerry Smallwood for completing the Thames Trot 50 mile race. Jerry finished in 9:35, George in 10 hours. Well done guys!
Feb 4th: SATURDAY SESSIONS: Don't forget tomorrow's 'POWER HOUR' ...fun and fitness guaranteed from 9am at the field near Darrick Wood.
Feb 3rd: The THURSDAY GROUP will be running 11 miles tonight to Badgers Mount and back via Orpington High Street. Meet under the lamp post opposite The Buff at 7:30pm.
JANUARY 2011
Jan 31st: Gavin Kitchingham  wins the v40 category at the Canterbury 10. Well done to all who ran. Results are available here.

Jan 30th: HEROS Long Run Dates Announced.......

27th Mar: HEROS Westerham Run (17 Miles)
3rd Apr: HEROS Orpington Run (22 Miles)

Jan 26th: The THURSDAY GROUP will be running 10 miles with an option of 7 for anyone wanting a shorter run this Thursday (27th). Meet under the lamp post opposite The Buff at 7:30pm.
Jan 25th: Last Tuesday of the Month! After tonight's run, Beckenham runner Andrew Rees will be in "The Buff" to discuss his novel "Running Over" about a runner attempting his first marathon.
Jan 24th:

RESULTS now available for the Benfleet 15.
Jan 24th: NIGHT RUN 2

The second Night Run took place last saturday very ably led by Jerry Smallwood. 10 miles of trail running with only head torches for light, finishing with a run up the 1 in 4 Berry's Hill with the Blacksmiths Arms visible at the very top. Great incentive with a pint waiting at the finish and thoroughly recommended. Next proposed date is Saturday 19th March.
Jan 21st: Orpington Road Runners' very own Mike Abousselam is offering a generous discount to club members for Sports Massage which could be timely for those training for a Spring marathon. Check out his website www.orpingtonsportsmassage.co.uk. Mike comes well recommended from members who have already used his services.
MOB MATCH ALERT!!!

On SATURDAY 2ND APRIL there will be a 3-way mob match with Beckenham Running Club and Petts Wood Runners at 9am at Norman Park (The Bromley Parkrun venue). This is not just for our fast runners, it's for runners of ALL abilities. Come and represent the club. More details nearer the time.
Jan 17: Congratulations to Rob Cogan and David Rhodes for completing the Bromley 10k.
Jan 13th: The THURSDAY GROUP will be running 8 miles tonight increasing by 1 mile a week until they reach 14 miles. Meet under the lamp post opposite The Buff at 7:30pm.
Jan 12th: Orpington Road Runners in the London Evening Standard! Tonight's edition extols the virtues of Orpington for commuters and names us as one of the highlights. See the article here.
Jan 12th: The latest Winter Handicap Results are now available.
Jan 4th: ANNUAL SUBS are due!  It's that time of year again and the Club Subs are due. You should receive the details through email. If not, please contact Membership Secretary Jennie Moreton at members@orprunners.com.
 
Jan 3rd: HAPPY NEW YEAR!  After the cancellations in December some have been keen to get some races under their belts at the start of the new year.  Danny McLaughlin has started in great form with a 42:48 at the Serpentine Runners 10k at Hyde Park. Also, results now available for the Tadworth 10 and the Knacker Cracker.
Jan 3rd: SATURDAY SESSIONS: They're back! Starting on January 8th at 9am. A running fitness workout through January and February is based on a warm up followed by running and core body circuit training followed by a warm down. Suitable for all abilities, if you have not been before give it a go and feel the the difference! Meet at the usual place, the athletics track next to Darrick Wood School.

 

 
 
 





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