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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 145 12 JULY 2004
Web site: www.ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
* Brian Chard is the new club President
* South of England AA bronze long service award for John Hanscomb
* Vets prize wins at the Harry Hawkes for Marie Synnott-Wells and Mick Lane
IMPORTANT!!!
My e-mail address henceforward will be steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com.
Please update your address book.
COAD CUP 5 miles handicap Wednesday 14th July in Richmond Park
This is our summer cross-country handicap over our usual 5 miles course in
Richmond Park. All members welcome. The first starter should be away at
about 6.45pm. Register at the clubhouse by 6.30pm or at the start by
Sidmouth Wood (opposite Pembroke Lodge).
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 7th July
There was nothing too controversial at this year's AGM but there were some
key personnel changes, most notably Brian Chard taking over the reins from
Mike Peace as club President. Congratulations to Brian and thanks to Mike
for all his hard work. Chris Owens becomes the new Membership Secretary and
we now have joint Social Secretaries in Marina Quayle and Joanne Turner.
This is a post that has been dormant for the last few years so it's pleasing
to see it resurrected. Sarah Seal and Robin Drummond are the Running Reps on
the committee. All other positions remain unchanged though we are still
seeking someone to assist Alan Hedger as Chief Pioneer - i.e. someone to
organise marshalling at our home races in Richmond Park.
Anna McLaughlin and Andy Bickerstaff gave us Captains' reports of a largely
successful 12 months and David Rowntree confirmed that the club is in a
healthy financial state. Hon Sec Frances Ratchford spoke of the
recently-published Foster Report on UK Athletics and also of our new and
potentially valuable link-up with St Mary's College.
Expenditure from the Harry Sheer fund was approved for remedial work on the
showers in the clubhouse, to be completed (we hope) before the end of the
summer. This will of course entail the showers being unavailable for use for
a period - watch this space for more information. Outgoing Membership
Secretary Robin Drummond reported that 60% of the membership had yet to pay
their 2004/2005 subscriptions - check the list on the board at the clubhouse
if you're not sure whether you have coughed up or not!
Alan Hedger asked for anyone who won a medal last season but was not at the
awards presentation to collect it, to contact him (01372 740626). A
presentation of a bottle of bubbly was then made to Alan himself in
recognition of his work as Chief Race Official. There was a presentation
too, for John Hanscomb - a South of England AA bronze award to mark 20 years
of work as a club official. Congratulations to John, only the third Ranelagh
Harrier to be nominated for such an award.
Finally John - in his Fixtures Sec hat - announced the date of the 2004/2005
winter season "Opening Run" and Thomas Cup handicap: Saturday September
18th.
HARRY HAWKES 8 MILES Sunday 4th July at Thames Ditton
Marie Synnott-Wells put in an impressive performance for 12th overall, 2nd
woman and first over 35. Mick Lane also ran a strong race, as ever, to
finish 4th overall and first over 40. Stephen Instone also made the top ten
and was third veteran. Liz Kipling - in her second race in two days -
finished 6th in the women's race and Anna McLaughlin was 12th.
Team positions are calculated by cumulative times for the top four finishers
and in this our women's team finished 2nd and our men 5th.
DATCHET DASH 10Km Saturday 3rd July at Dorney Lake
The attraction of a dead-flat course around Eton College's new Olympic-sized
rowing lake was spoiled somewhat by the howling winds sweeping across the
water! Chris Owens was second over 50.
1 C Bradfield (Datchet) 33.26
23 Chris Owens 37.08
143 Steve Rowland 42.01
160 Liz Kipling 42.30
306 Sonia Rowland 46.38
WINDLESHAM MARATHON RELAY Saturday 10th July
Full results are not yet available but our scratch team finished a
creditable 10th out of 21. Some good photos of the race can be found via the
organising club's web site: www.windlevalley.com.
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5Km Friday 25th June in Hyde Park
1 H Lobb (Serpentine) 15.22
15 Tim Woods 17.28
56 Alan Davidson 19.51
105 John Pratt 21.43
158 John Hanscomb 27.09
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5Km Friday 28th May in Hyde Park
Times are inaccurate as many runners went off course.
1 D Gitau (North York Moors) 13.02
31 Jo Ronaldson 19.17
56 Stephen Stuart 19.43
86 Alan Davidson 20.06
90 Pete Warren 20.15
167 John Pratt 22.02
RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
The Harry Hawkes 8 was race seven of our ten-event 2004 Road Grand Prix.
Mick Lane took advantage of Paul Doyle's absence to leap-frog him into the
lead in the Open category and at the same time moves further ahead in the
men's over 40 section. In the women's section Liz Kipling took one more
point out of Anna McLaughlin but now Marie Synnott-Wells is closing up on
them both. Sonia Rowland remains just in the lead amongst the over 40 women
and Mike Peace and Corinne Bishop retain clear leads in the over 50
categories.
There is a full scorechart and fixture list on our web site. Leading scores
to date are:
Open
Mick Lane 56, Paul Doyle 48, Stephen Instone 38, Trevor Maguire 32, Liz
Kipling 32, Mike Peace 29, Marie Synnott-Wells 26, Anna McLaughlin 25,
John Hughes 19, Jo Ronaldson 18, Corinne Bishop 16, Alan Meaden 13, Andy
Hayward 12, Peter Haarer 12, Chris Read 12, Ken Fotherby 11, Marius Acker
11, Nick Henderson 11
Men Over 40
Mick Lane 30, Stephen Instone 20, Andy Hayward 8, Chris Read 8, Ken
Fotherby 6, Tim Woods 5, Andy Bickerstaff 5, Simon Lawrence 4, Neil
Walford 4, Marcus Gohar 3, Clive Naish 3
Men Over 50
Mike Peace 29, Alan Meaden 21, John Hughes 15, John Hanscomb 14, David
Meaden 13, Alan Davidson 10, Simon Rothwell 6, David Fangen 6, Bill
Harvey 5, Brian Coles 4, Wyn Williams 4
Women
Liz Kipling 25, Anna McLaughlin 22, Marie Synnott-Wells 17, Corinne
Bishop 13, Jo Ronaldson 12, Sonia Rowland 6, Kathy Mallett 5, Janet
Turnes 5, Jenni Kruse 4, Mariette Engelbrecht 4, Sara Grosvenor 4,
Michele Gibson 4, Evelyn Joslin 4
Women Over 40
Sonia Rowland 12, Michele Gibson 11, Janet Turnes 10, Jackie Alderton 6,
Lynne Barber 5, Marina Quayle 5, Julie Naismith 5, Hazel Carr 4,
Catherine Carthy 4
Women Over 50
Corinne Bishop 29, Bev Ali 10, Kathy Mallett 6, Mei Fei Wickham 5
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
Our men's team's second place in the Dysart Dash takes us into the top
position but only one point clear of the Stragglers. So we need another good
result at the Elmbridge 10km to bolster our position. The women's team's win
at the Dysart takes them up to 4th place but five points behind leaders
Sutton Runners. Individually, Anna McLaughlin and Mick Lane are still top of
the table in the women's and men's over 40 categories respectively.
The remaining fixtures in the League are the Elmbridge 10km on July 25th and
the Surrey 5km on August 22nd. The best four scores from the five races
count for the final result.
NEXT...
The 2003/04 fixture list, together with details of the 2004 Ranelagh Road
Grand Prix, can be found on our web site.
More details of the following from Andy Bickerstaff (07966 552302 /
mailto:andy@norris-hobs.co.uk ) or Anna McLaughlin (07971 606521 /
mailto:anna.mclaughlin@itv.com ).
Wednesday July 14th Coad Cup summer 5 miles handicap in
Richmond Park. Enter on the night at the clubhouse or at the start by
Sidmouth Wood - first starter 6.45pm.
Saturday July 17th Elmore 7 miles at Chipstead. Start 2pm.
See www.southlondonharriers.org.uk.
Sunday July 25th Elmbridge 10km at Walton. Ranelagh Road
GP race 8 and Surrey Road League race 4. See www.elmbridgeroadrunners.co.uk
for details.
Friday July 30th Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park.
Ranelagh Road GP race 9. Start 7.30pm. See www.stragglers.org/weddingday.htm
for details. Probably no entries on the day.
Sunday August 22nd Surrey 5km at Wimbledon. Ranelagh Road GP
race 10 and Surrey Road League race 5. Entry forms at the clubhouse or just
send your details to Derek Crookes, 209 Lynmouth Avenue, Morden, Surrey SM4
4RX. Entry fee £3 payable to Surrey County AA. Entries usually also accepted
on the day (£4).
Steve Rowland
e-mail: Steve Rowland