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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 174 27 MARCH 2005
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
* Baker Cup Handicap and Supper this Saturday
* 75.29 Half Marathon by Lauren Shelley
* Junior Points Prize titles for Nadia Fidler, Alex McKenna, Annie Morris,
Robert Curtis, David Ready and Dan Jermy
* Adidas Breakfast Runs, Worthing 20 and other road race results
* Ed Whitlock to visit en route to the Rotterdam Marathon
WHAT'S COMING...
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The fixture list for the 2004/05 winter season, can be found on our web site.
More details of the following from
Andy Bickerstaff (07966 552302 / mailto: andy@norris-hobs.co.uk ) or
Phil Aiken (07739 035189 / mailto: phil.aiken@rnid.org.uk ) or
Anna McLaughlin (07971 606521 / mailto: anna.mclaughlin@itv.com ).
Saturday April 2nd Baker Cup 3 miles road handicap. Start
at 3pm near White Lodge in Richmond Park. All members welcome.
Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial
5km. 9am start
Sunday April 3rd Thames Towpath 10 miles at Chiswick
Saturday April 9th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km.
9am start
Saturday April 16th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Sunday April 17th London Marathon incl Winter Cup and
Brasher Bowl club championship and women's championship.
Saturday April 23rd Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Sunday April 24th Sam's Run 10km. 10.30am in Bushy Park.
See below.
Saturday April 30th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Sunday 1st May Sutton 10km. Details at
http://www.suttonrunners.org/.
BAKER CUP 3 miles road handicap Saturday 2nd April
The traditional end to the winter season! Cross-country is behind us, the
roads beckon. This is a three miles handicap on the traffic-free roads in
the centre of Richmond Park. So it's suitable for all ages and speeds - the
more the merrier in fact. The handicap winner gets a very handsome cup. The
start is at 3pm beside White Lodge, the nearest car park being at the Pen
Ponds - though beware that this is now quite restricted in size. So
preferably come to the clubhouse to collect your number and jog across to
White Lodge as your warm up. And in the evening...
BAKER CUP SUPPER AND PRIZE PRESENTATION Saturday 2nd April
This will be at the Hawker Centre in Lower Ham Road at 7pm for 7.30pm. There
are still plenty of tickets left, so please do come along. Tickets are £15
which includes a buffet-style dinner and, following on from the presentation
of the season's trophies, either a band or a DJ. Contact Marina Quayle
(mailto:marina_quayle@hotmail.com) or Jo Turner
(mailto:joturner_45@hotmail.com).
THAMES TOWPATH 10 miles Sunday 3rd April at Chiswick
This is the first event in the Ranelagh GP series, but entries are already
closed.
ED WHITLOCK
You'll have read much of Ed's exploits in these pages, not least his 2.54
marathon last year at the age of 73. Now's your chance to meet him. Ed, who
lives near Toronto, will be visiting the clubhouse on Tuesday 5th April as
he passes through the UK on his way to run in the Rotterdam Marathon on
April 10th. Fortunately, I doubt he'll be joining in on the speed session,
which will save a lot of us from embarrassment! The Rotterdam race promises
to be something of a showdown. Here's an extract from an article in the New
York Times:
"Unlike most younger stars, Whitlock has no team, coach, training partners,
massage therapist, nutritionist, sports psychologist, shoe contract or
high-altitude training camp. He does no stretching exercises or weight
training. He has no special diet. Whitlock, who is 5 feet 7 and 112 pounds,
does all of his training in a cemetery... He said he would not run on roads
because drivers aim at him. ... Although Whitlock shuns publicity, his
renown has spread, and, for the first time, an effective match race between
70-plus runners is planned at a major marathon. On April 10 in Rotterdam,
the Netherlands, Whitlock will race against Joop Ruter, a 71-year-old
Dutchman who ran 3:02:49 last year at Rotterdam. ... Unlike Whitlock, Ruter
has a team, runs on park trails and gets massages. In an e-mail interview
through a translator, Ruter said that after his 3:02:49 last year, he
celebrated by drinking and dancing at a pub. 'I will run against Whitlock as
though I am a youngster,' Ruter said. 'I will give him the race of his
life'."
2005 RANELAGH ROAD RUNNING GRAND PRIX
The next event will be the London Marathon and race 3 is the Sutton 10km.
Full details on our web site.
GREEN BELT RELAY Saturday May 21st and Sunday May 22nd
There's room for a few more runners in our teams - all you marathon runners
should be fit enough to take in in your stride! You can find lots of info at
www.greenbeltrelay.org.uk. If you're interested please contact me or Anna
McLaughlin (details above) or Bev Ali (mailto:bev.ali@blueyonder.co.uk) as
soon as possible.
SAM'S RUN
Many people will remember Sam Haughian, one of Britain's most promising
young runners who was tragically killed in a road accident in South Africa
last year. Sam was a second-claim member of Ranelagh for a while as a
teenager. Some of his friends have got together to organise a one-off
memorial 10km run which will take place on Sunday 24th April at 10.30am in
Bushy Park. All proceeds will go into a trust fund that has been set up in
Sam's name to assist young runners of potential.
RANELAGH RICHMOND HALF MARATHON Sunday 15th May
We are introducing chip timing this year, and entries and results will all
be handled by Sports Systems. It's important therefore that if you are
thinking about running the race you should get your entry in early. It may
not be possible to slip late entries in, even if they are from Ranelagh. In
fact, with so many races reaching their entry limits nowadays it's advice
that applies right across the board. Details and forms are at
http://www.sportsystems.net/ranelagh/Scripts/default.asp.
WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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JUNIOR POINTS PRIZE FINAL RACE Saturday 19th March 1.37 miles in Richmond
Park
There was a much better turn-out for the final race of the series, helped no
doubt by some warm almost summery weather. There were some new faces and a
lot of personal bests. The outstanding run of the day came from Georgia
Miansarow who hacked a huge amount off her previous fastest to win the Under
13 girls race and take one second off the Under 13s course record set in the
last race by Nadia Fidler. Nadia herself was a little slower this time but,
safe in 2nd place, she did enough to take the overall title by two points
from Georgia. Amelie Hunton ran her personal best in 3rd place and finished
3rd overall.
The Boys Under 13 saw a close finish for the overall title too, as Robert
Curtis - 2nd today to newcomer Sam Webb - overhauled Luke Wilson by just one
point. Sam Hunton was 3rd home but overall 3rd place went to Luke Penney.
Alex McKenna in the Under 15 Girls was the only competitor to register an
impressive 100% record of four straight wins. Her 8.51 was only a few
seconds away from her fastest, while behind her Victoria Elbourne and
Rebecca Clayden finished 2nd and 3rd today and overall. The Under 15 Boys
section was also won by a newcomer, Alfie Purdue, but David Ready's 2nd
place was good enough to leapfrog him past Matt Hirschler - who was absent
today - to the overall title.
Dan Jermy was the only Under 17 running today and he was by far the fastest
on parade. He's also Mr Consistent - his times for the three races he has
contested have varied by only five seconds! He won the title of course while
in the poorly-supported Under 17 girls section Annie Morris is the winner
even though she ran only one race.
The full score chart, extra stats and photos are in our results section.
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 19th March
A good run by Nick Wright to beat the 18 minute barrier but pipped to the
post by "regular" Shane McDermott.
1 S McDermott (Raheny) 17.51
2 Nick Wright 17.55
5 Matt Hirschler 19.45
6 Darren Wood 20.16
10 Adam Wright 21.28
15 Gill Wilson 24.35
16 Carol Barnshaw 25.01
18 Robin Drummond 25.03
20 John Hanscomb 26.11
22 Julie Drummond 26.44
RHYADER ROUND THE LAKES 20 miles Saturday 19th March
1 M Garratt (RRC) 2.03.46
146 Lucy Burnett 2.54.58
213 Stephen Roberts 3.08.26
BATH HALF MARATHON Sunday 20th March
Lauren Shelley is back in the UK for the London Marathon and warmed up with
a 4th place and a personal best some half minute faster than she ran at the
Great North Run last September.
1 S Tanui (Kenya) 1.02.53
54 Lauren Shelley 1.15.29
4323 Hazel Carr 2.14.34
4325 Lynne Barber 2.14.35
4701 Jane Wyatt 2.20.20
ADIDAS BREAKFAST RUNS Sunday 20th March at Kingston
This is one of those events where the results get a bit complicated!
Thousands of runners, two different distances and various separate starts
must risk chaos, but the organisers seem to know what they are doing and
everything gets sorted out in the wash.
Phil Aiken notes:
"Marie was 4th in the Elite Women's 16 mile race. She said she felt better
than at Finchley but wasn't that impressed with her time. Sally was 7th
woman home in the 8.2 mile race.
Last I heard of Stephen W was that he had suffered a collapsed lung late
last year, so this was something of a successful comeback. And I'd say the
same about Adam (first over 40 in the 8.2 miles, according to 'AW') if his
limping hadn't been so pronounced".
8.2 miles
1 P Wicks (WSEH) 41.09
10 Adam Tapley 49.52
57 Sally Piesse 55.43
64 Stephen Arneil 56.36
402 Roger Wilson 67.23
536 Morgane de Verdiere 71.01
557 Janet Turnes 71.15
913 Katie Clare 78.36
968 Frances Ratchford 80.01
1100 Daphne Moynier 83.39
1146 Caitlin Limmer 85.04
16 miles elite women
1 A Braham (BBC) 1.39.13
4 Marie Synnott-Wells 1.49.55
16 miles women
1 D Mills (unatt) 1.49.06
68 Julia Langensiepen 2.09.15
143 Rachel Turtle 2.16.51
159 Eleonora Gavin 2.18.22
352 Sally Meekley 2.31.55
360 Marina Quayle 2.32.25
528 Clodagh Fahy 2.44.55
541 Jo Turner 2.46.27
16 miles men
1 T Bedford (Shaft B) 1.29.14
20 Stephen Whitehead 1.38.35
74 Stephen Instone 1.47.32
252 John Gavin 1.58.28
596 Jonny Rowan 2.11.31
743 Simon Tyler 2.16.11
962 Geoff Bell 2.25.00
1037 John Hanscomb 2.28.41
WORTHING 20 miles Sunday 20th March
Chris Read reports:
"Conditions for the Worthing 20 were good. The very hot weather that we
feared had not materialised. There was some cloud and a pleasant sea breeze
to keep us cool. We had good support provided by Evelyn's friend Mark, Neil
Walford and members of the Beverly and Burrell families.
I set out with a target time of two and a half hours in mind. The first two
laps went well. I was sustained by Lucozade provided by Mark and by his
assurance that I was ahead of schedule. In the third lap, however, I
started to slow down. Any remaining complacency disappeared when I was
lapped by the race leader. He was nearing the end of a 20 mile race and
running faster than I can sprint. As I progressed round the fourth and
final lap it became clear that the achievement or otherwise of my target
time was going to be close. I was concentrating so hard on maintaining the
required pace that I did not even notice passing Celia until I heard a shout
of "Come on Ranelagh!" from behind me. I just made it, crossing the line
with 25 seconds to spare.
I then watched as the other Ranelagh runners came in. Evelyn and Simon both
finished tired but delighted to have run personal bests. Celia came in
looking surprisingly fresh after running for nearly three and a half hours.
It was a good and well organised race, although it is a bit too far for me
to want to repeat too many times".
1 K Kyreme (Shaft B) 1.46.15
129 Chris Read 2.29.35
199 Simon Burrell 2.39.21
218 Michael Beverly 2.41.32
240 Evelyn Joslin 2.43.42
392 Tom Reay 2.59.21
538 Celia Beverly 3.27.15
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 25th March in Hyde Park
1 H Lobb (Bedford) 14.41
99 Alan Davidson 20.08
MAIDENHEAD 10 miles Friday 25th March
1 P Wicks (Belgrave) 50.48
761 John Hanscomb 91.31
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 26th March
Two wins in a row for Irishman Shane McDermott, again just outsprinting a
Ranelagh man, this time Rob Stillwell.
1 S McDermott (Raheny) 18.15
2 Rob Stillwell 18.18
4 Stephen Instone 19.08
5 Clive Beauvais 19.13
8 Darren Wood 19.58
13 Adam Wright 21.07
17 Sue Ashley 22.09
19 Karen Broadbent 22.57
22 Alan Craig 24.20
23 Luke Wilson 24.41
24 Wally Garrod 24.43
25 Roger Wilson 24.47
27 Gill Wilson 24.57
33 John Hanscomb 28.19
WOBURN 10km Sunday 20th February
1 M McKay (Rugby) 32.39
35 Clive Beauvais 39.46
STAG NIGHT - NO RUNNING REQUIRED
Julian Smith would like to offer an open invitation to all male members of
Ranelagh to attend his Stag Do (Round 2) at the Fox & Grapes on Camp Road on
Saturday 9th April 2005, from 6pm onwards.
TRAINING
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Tough Tuesdays continue as normal, with speed work for various groups and
Wally's beginners' club, at 7pm from the clubhouse. Full details are on our
web site, the next few sessions are shown below.
Robin Drummond's "Improvers Sessions" continue on Thursday nights at 7pm
from the clubhouse, concentrating on speed and technique.
As an alternative on Thursday nights, Margaret Auerback and Frances
Ratchford are holding Strength and Conditioning coaching sessions at 7.30pm
in the free-weights room at the gym at St Mary's College, Waldegrave Road.
Coaching at the gym on other days is negotiable. For more information
contact Frances at mailto:grapevineproductions@compuserve.com.
Also Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 10am at the clubhouse for a steady
run in the Park.
Tuesday sessions. Each also includes a steady run warm up and warm down.
Mar 29th 12 x 2 mins efforts
Apr 5th 3 x 5 mins efforts, 3 x 3 mins (except for marathoners!)
Apr 12th 5 x (2 x 30 secs, 2 x 1 min efforts) on Holly Lodge Hill (except
for marathoners!)
Apr 19th 2 x (3mins, 2 mins, 1 min, 2 mins, 3 mins efforts) + 4 x 30 secs
(except for marathoners!)
NEWS FROM NEWZ
Marius Acker writes:
"Over the summer I took part in the 'Stroke and Stride' multi-sport series.
It was a series of eight events that took place every fortnight in St
Helliers Bay in Auckland. The STROKE is the swim leg and the STRIDE is the
run leg of the event. The swim was followed immediately by a run on the
beautiful beachfront. There were between 220 to 250 competitors at each
event. Some of the athletes are sponsored and are professional athletes.
Being from a running background I placed better in the events where the run
leg was longer and the swim legs shorter. In event six I was full of joy
when I came in 6th and left the commentator speechless as he did not know my
name. My goal was to finish in the top ten for each event and the series
overall. I managed only two top ten finishes and just missed overall 10th
place for the series by finishing 12th on the series Grand Prix points log.
My age group (30-34) was very competitive and I managed to take the series.
The trophy is in the shape of a breaking wave and was handed to me by Hamish
Carter. Hamish is the Kiwi Triathliate who took Gold at Athens 2004 for
Triathlon".
FINALLY
Phil Aiken would prefer to remain anonymous:
"Last night I was in the pool. It was busy and there happened to be someone
else aquarunning so we began chatting. She'd got a calf injury, would
normally use Teddington pool and was a runner. Serious? I asked. She said
yes in what I first thought was in a so-so sort of way but now I think she
was trying not to laugh. What club? Exeter Harriers. Well, you don't find
many of those in Teddington and she did sort of look familiar. And then the
penny dropped. I'd only asked Jo Pavey if she was a serious runner!"