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6 intrepid runners completed the 32-mile Wimot Wander, an off-road route circumnavigating Derby. The team of six (Nick Prince, Dave Richardson, Tim Pope, Matt Evans, John Sheil & Vicky Sims) started out just after 8:30am from the Chaddesden Scout Hut.

• Leg 1 - Chaddesden - Stanley (4.3 miles)
• Leg 2 - Stanley - Duffield (5.4 miles)
• Leg 3 - Duffield - Radbourne (7.2 miles)
• Leg 4 - Radbourne - Burnaston (4.2 miles)
• Leg 5 - Burnaston - Swarkestone (5.6 miles)
• Leg 6 - Swarkestone - Chaddesden (5.2 miles)

For the first two legs, we were accompanied by Gary Andrews, Jo Crilly, and Nick's Becky, with Duncan (Becky's workmate) completing legs 3-6 of their "relay". Rob and Carol Sharratt met us at Swarkestone lock for the last leg.

Nick & Dave completed the route in ~6hrs 05mins, while Tim, John & Vicky finished in ~7hrs 45mins, while Matt brought up the rear (with grateful help from Rob Sharratt) to recieve an official team finishing time of just over 8 hours. While it was definitely a gruelling challenge, we all enjoyed it. Maybe we'll have an even better turnout next year.

The annual "Christmas" Meal was held at the Mickleover Court Hotel. It was a great evening, with food and drink flowing freely.

The Presentations for the 2008/9 season were awarded as follows:-

• Road Races Men - Matt Radbourne

• Road Races Ladies - Helen Ripley

• X/C Men - Chris Morrison

• X/C Ladies - Caroline Scott

• Best Male Performance - Phil Scope

• Best Female Performance - Yvette Lander

• Tom Campbell Memorial Trophy - Dave Richardson & Soo Boo

• A special farewell presentation was given to Mick George, as out-going Club Secretary.

The disco kept everyone busy til 1am, and a fun time was had by all.

A fantastic time was had at our annual pre-Christmas 'pub-crawl' around town, although many never left the Standing Order!

The club AGM went by without any significant issues. A big thanks to Mick for taking the helm as Club Secretary for many years, and we wish him a relaxing retirement. Reminder to all those who offered help, that a committee meeting will be held in January to decide on the new roles.

A very interesting presentation and discussion was held, relating to pre-, during-, and post- race (or training) food/drinks ... and then we ate chips and drank beer as normal! The freebies were much appreciated.

There was a good turn out for the Bramcote Cross-Country this year. As ever it was a tough race, but we had time to pose for this photo beforehand..

Sinfin was well represented at the 2009 Dovedale Dash, with 11 taking part. The majority of us also dressed up for the occasion - Tutus and wigs were order of the day.

Fifteen Sinfin RC members travelled by plane, train and automobile to run the Edinburgh marathon on 31st May. Everyone had trained really hard and were ready and prepared for the big day.

Prior to the race, Jules' inspirational story was featured in the Derby Evening Telegraph (to view the article, Click Here). Jules and most of the team ran the marathon in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care.

It turned out to be one of the hottest June days on record, and it was already 18degrees as we lined up for the 9:00am start. The race passed downhill towards Holyrood Palace and beneath Arthur's Seat, where our trusty band of supporters could be easily identified by the huge Derbyshire flag which Mick was waving with gusto.

Out of the city and onto the seafront, past Musselburgh racecourse for the first time. A cheery wave to our supporters again at the 16 / 19 mile point at Longniddry.

The heat was intense, and some of the water-stations had run out of water, so the miles took their toll more than usual.

Dave R crossed the line first, followed by Barry who had lead the race for the first 18miles. Phil finished his 2nd marathon with a PB and beating the 4hour barrier.

Vicky was ony seconds behind, but was gutted to miss the 4-hour mark by just 24seconds... at least she had the satisfaction of beating John (again!)

Julie C, Jules and Julie M all finished under 4:30 - a superb effort from all three - a debut for the two Julies, and well... what can we say about Jules? After what she's been through in the last year, what an inspiration !!

Tim had struggled with an ankle injury throughout the race, so finished disappointingly over 30minutes slower than London just 5 weeks before. Jo did very well on her debut, easily beating her 5hour target, with John McAleavey and Dave Lander just a few minutes behind her, all under 5hours. Dave had struggled during the race,, later saying "You've got to respect the distance".

A superb effort from Becky, posting a very respectable 5:07 on her marathon debut, followed by Karen in just under 5 1/2 hours. Last, but not least, our utmost respect goes to Yvette who battled through the heat, sunburn, lack of water, and threats from the sweeper to finish in 6hrs 40mins !!

We all met up at the Macmillan tent for a well-deserved and much appreciated massage, to rehydrate, and to congratulate each other on a fantastic race. Fielding 15 runners in a marathon has got to be a Sinfin RC record. Well done to all !!