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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 183 3 July 2005
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
* Dysart Dash win for Paul Doyle
* Jo Ronaldson, Marie Synnott-Wells and Anna McLaughlin 2nd, 3rd and 4th
and first team
* Marie Synnott-Wells and Anna McLaughlin 1st and 2nd in Harry Hawkes 8
miles
* Good debut runs from Mark Middleton and Noel Stoddart
* South Downs Way Relay inaugural over 50s record for Sonia Rowland, Sue
Ashley and Kathy Mallett
* AGM this Wednesday
* Coad Cup on Tuesday 12th July
WELCOME...
to the following new members:
Anna Mallett, Elizabeth Everett, Bente Klitgaard, Julie Smith, Elinor Busby,
Karyn Cotcher, Paul Murphy, Marc Snaith and Andrew Cioffi.
SEE HERE
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Don't forget the club AGM on Wednesday July 6th at 7.45pm in the clubhouse.
Agenda and reports were sent out last week in a separate e-mail but I did
get several delivery failures. So if you have not received them and would
like to, let me know and I will try to send them again.
COAD CUP
Our five miles summer cross-country handicap will be held on Tuesday 12th
July in Richmond Park. The start will be at 7.15pm and all members are
welcome to take part in what I believe is to be Phil Aiken's first race as
club Handicapper! Be at the clubhouse by 7pm to register.
WHAT'S COMING...
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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 ).
Wednesday July 6th Ranelagh AGM. 7.45pm in the clubhouse.
Saturday July 9th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Brickmakers' Arms Relay at
Windlesham. 2pm start
Tuesday July 12th Coad Cup summer 5 miles handicap 7.15pm
start in Richmond Park.
Saturday July 16th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Saturday July 23rd Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am
start
Sunday July 24th Elmbridge 10km at Walton. 10.30am start.
Ranelagh Grand Prix Race 8 and Surrey Road league event. Details and entry
at http://www.elmbridgeroadrunners.co.uk.
Friday July 29th Wedding Day 7km 7.30pm in Bushy Park.
Ranelagh Grand Prix Race 9. Details and entry at
http://www.stragglers.org/Weddingday.htm.
WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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CHRIS BRASHER PONDS RUN Tuesday 21st June
Well over a hundred Ranelagh members set off in various groups and at
various speeds to visit some or all of the Park's 20 ponds. This seems set
to become an annual event in memory of Chris Brasher who first came up with
the idea, and this year it was especially pleasing to have Chris's son Hugh
in one of the groups.
In truth nobody visited 20 ponds, if the definition of a pond is a small
body of water - the recent dry weather has reduced several of them to
nothing more than patches of dried and cracked mud! But everyone enjoyed
exploring the more obscure corners of the Park, except perhaps Ken Powley
who took a purler - no lasting damage to his keyboard wrist, fortunately!
Some ran quite fast, prompting later discussion in the pub about the fastest
time set for the tour. Unless anyone knows different, the best seems to be
57 minutes, starting and finishing opposite the clubhouse. The discussions
were lubricated by a round stood for all by Hugh Brasher - cheers Hugh!
DYSART DASH 10km Sunday 26th June incorporating the Surrey 10km
Championship
Wth no entries on the day this year the overall numbers were a little down,
but that's no bad thing on an increasingly congested towpath. A group of
half a dozen or so broke clear of the 400-strong field in the first mile,
with Popeye Doyle and former winner Stuart Major prominent. Paul takes up
the story:
"Stuart started at a good pace. We went through the first mile in a shade
under 5 mins, then settled into around 5.08 pace. Both Stuart and I felt
comfortable and we went though 5k in around 15.50. As we came to the towpath
the second time round, I was still feeling good and picked up the pace at
bit. Stuart I think was starting to suffer. I opened up a gap fairly
quickly. I started to feel some pain at the 5 mile mark, but was clear by
then. In terms of a PB, I think I bottled it on the last mile or so, didn't
want to really hurt, never mind it was quite rightly a %PB. I think
conditions were relatively fast. The only thing that concerns me slightly is
that I'm not sure why I'm running so well, I'm not training that hard.
Hopefully I can put in a decent Elmbridge 10k".
Paul's 31.53 equalled his 10km personal best but more importantly won him
his first Surrey title. Behind him new member Mark Middleton made an
aggressive start and was only just off the back of the leading group at the
one mile marker. He faded a bit in the middle stages and allowed Marcus
Gohar past, but then came back with a scintillating sprint finish to pip
Marcus for 18th place. Marcus was compensated by taking third place in the
over 40s category. Stephen Whitehead was the only other Ranelagh man home
ahead of Jo Ronaldson who recorded a great 36.25, only three seconds outside
her PB. Naomi Warner of Thames led the women's field all the way but Jo was
a clear second.
Trevor Maguire, Andrew McLauchlan and Chris Owens were the next Ranelagh
home, just ahead of a titanic struggle between Marie Synnott-Wells and Anna
McLaughlin who ran side by side for most of the distance before Marie
slipped away by less than 10 seconds at the finish. They were 3rd and 4th
home in the women's race and both set PBs, moving into 11th and 12th places
on the Ranelagh all-time list. Unsurprisingly they also secured the team
awards with Jo. This gives the Ranelagh women yet another Surrey team
championship to add to the relay, cross-country, cross-country league and 10
miles titles they already hold!
Jo and Marie were also the first two vets over 35 home and further back Pete
Warren took 2nd place in the men's over 60s category. Over 40 RH crossed the
line and many more of course helped in various capacities. Organiser Bev Ali
adds:
"I would like to say a big thank-you to all who contributed to the success
of the Dysart Dash on Sunday. If I try to name all who did their part, I
would almost surely leave someone out, so please, and you all know who you
are, accept my gratitude anonymously. Having said that, I would like to
specifically mention that without the efforts and experience of Alan Hedger
and Ken Powley in the field, and Carol Barnshaw in the clubhouse, no event
could go as smoothly.
Please let me know if you had any problems or have any suggestions for
improvements. The only real problems that I was aware of on the day were
with my data input! The first lady V45 turned out to be a man..oh well".
You can see the full results on our website. Incidentally, Ken Powley
had these up on the site by about 2pm on Sunday afternoon. Well done, Ken!
HARRY HAWKES 8 miles Sunday 3rd July at Thames Ditton
Thames Hare and Hounds use this event as their club championship and were
out in strength, with winner Phil Sly setting a new course record. But
thanks to new member Noel Stoddart, Trevor Maguire and Nathan Mills all
inside the top twenty home, Ranelagh took second place.
Behind this trio it was a case of deja vu as Marie Synnott-Wells and Anna
McLaughlin "enjoyed" another great battle. Again it was Marie who came out
ahead but their efforts carried them to first and second places in the
women's race. Anna-Maria Plaza was some way behind them but well enough
placed to enable Ranelagh to win the team award ahead of Thames.
Pete Warren and Frances Ratchford were 3rd amongst the men over 60 and women
over 55 respectively. There was another good turnout for the club, with
nearly 30 Ranelagh names in the results.
RANELAGH SUMMER PARTY Friday 24th June
By all accounts this was another great success for social secs Marina Quayle
and Jo Turner. The boat could have taken a few more but the 70-odd who
boarded the Kingston Royale had a great time as they partied their way down
to Richmond and back up to Hampton Court.
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 25th June
Just a few stalwarts this week, with the party the night before and the
Dysart Dash to follow tomorrow.
1 D Symons (THH) 16.36
9 Darren Wood 20.07
14 Chris Hunton 21.01
27 Luke Wilson 26.26
28 Gill Wilson 26.27
29 John Hanscomb 27.08
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 2nd July
Sara Grosvenor made her first BPTT appearance and moved into the women's top
ten list. Stephen Instone equalled his pb in 3rd place.
1 D Cummins (W Water) 18.04
3 Stephen Instone 18.38
11 Sara Grosvenor 19.47
12 Darren Wood 20.25
20 Chris Hunton 22.29
21 Sam Hunton 22.33
25 Roger Wilson 24.13
28 Luke Wilson 26.14
29 Gill Wilson 26.15
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 24th June in Hyde Park
1 D Gitau (Nth Yk Moors) 15.36
99 Niels Andersen 21.37
134 Mike Rowland 23.52
162 John Hanscomb 26.48
LONDON PRIDE 10km Saturday 25th June in Brockwell Park
Steve Rowland was first over 50.
1 S Whelan (London FR) 32.55
22 Steve Rowland 40.11
DORNEY DASH 10km Saturday 2nd July at Dorney Lake
1 M Simpson 32.50
40 Adam Tapley 37.35
SOUTH DOWNS WAY RELAY Saturday 2nd July Buriton to Beachy Head
Sonia Rowland celebrated the big 5 0 by recruiting Sue Ashley and Kathy
Mallett to make up a team to set an inaugural women's over 50s record for
the Brasher-rules SDW Relay. The event was another Chris Brasher innovation
and calls for teams of three supported by one car to cover the 70-odd miles
section of the SDW from Buriton (near Petersfield) to Beachy Head. Chris's
own team set the first record time back in 1973 and some thirty Ranelagh
teams have covered the route over the years. The overall record still stands
to David Wright, Mike Riley and Geoff Jones with their outstanding 7.08.33
in 1985.
Sonia, Sue and Kathy were greeted with a dry but dull and sultry day and a
welcome following wind. With Steve R in the car they started confidently and
at one point were as much as half an hour ahead of their 10h 30m schedule.
They encountered some low cloud over the highest points during the early
afternoon and fatigue and one or two navigational errors began to eat into
the advantage.
But they stuck to the task and as all three joined in for the final mile
along the clifftop to Beachy Head the sun finally appeared. Clive Beauvais
was waiting with the champagne as they touched the trig point in a time of
10h 26m 57s.
It was a long but enjoyable day and a great performance from Sonia, Sue and
Kathy. It would be nice to see a few more teams having a try - contact me if
you'd like more information.
RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
The Dysart Dash and the Harry Hawkes were events six and seven in the 2005
GP. The three remaining races are the Elmbridge 10km on July 24th, the
Wedding Day 7km on July 29th and the Surrey 5km on August 14th. Entry
details are on our web site at http://www.ranelagh-harriers.com/gp.html,
where you can also find the full score sheet. 104 Ranelagh Harriers have so
far competed in at least one event and the leading scores are as follows:
Open
Marcus Gohar 43 Trevor Maguire 37 Paul Doyle 36 Nathan Mills 34 Marie
Synnott-Wells 31 Dave Powell 25 Stephen Instone 25 Mick Lane 20 Anna
McLaughlin 20 Stephen Whitehead 19 Pete Warren 19
Men Over 40
Marcus Gohar 23 Stephen Logue 17 Chris Read 13 Simon Lawrence 12 Mick
Lane 11
Men Over 50
Dave Powell 29 Stephen Instone 24 Mike Peace 21 Pete Warren 18 John
Hanscomb 8
Women
Marie Synnott-Wells 22 Anna McLaughlin 19 Anna-Maria Plaza 11 Janet
Turnes 8 Kathy Mallett 8
Women Over 40
Marie Synnott-Wells 24 Janet Turnes 21 Joanne Muirlittle 6 Hazel carr 5
Louise Piears 5 Sonia Rowland 5
Women Over 50
Kathy Mallett 12 Corinne Bishop 12 Frances Ratchford 6 Pat Hewlett 6
Celia Beverly 6
FROM THE LOCAL PAPER...
"Kew College junior school is delighted to announce the creation of a new
sports bursary in honour of Celia Beverly, who is retiring after fifteen
years as a governor".
AEROPLANE NOISE
Bev Ali writes:
"If anybody else has had their hours of useful sleep restricted to less than
4 hours by aircraft noise lately, as I have, please make sure that your
views are known! They can be sent to mailto:noise_complaints@baa.com and/or
to mailto:nr-stagetwo@dft.gsi.gov.uk".
TRAINING
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TRACK
Frances Ratchford writes:
"The track at St Mary's College is now open and even better we can use it.
The track has been designed for endurance runners not sprinters so you will
find it a little kinder to your legs. There will be training on Wednesdays
and Thursdays from 7.30 with Frances & Margaret.
The cost is £2.50 per session, or £10 per month. If you are coming along
bring a cheque made out to St Mary's College and a passport photo. St Mary's
College is on Waldegrave Road, Twickenham. Enter by the white gate and the
track is straight in front of you. Changing room and showers are available.
If you are under 18 and a member of Ranelagh there are training sessions on
Saturdays at 10.30am. Contact Frances
(mailto:grapevineproductions@compuserve.com) for details".
GENERAL
Tough Tuesdays continue as normal, with speed work for various groups and
Wally's beginners' club, at 7pm from the clubhouse.
Robin Drummond's "Improvers Sessions" continue on Thursday nights at 7pm
from the clubhouse, concentrating on speed and technique.
Also Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 10am at the clubhouse for a steady
run in the Park.
MASTERS TRACK LEAGUE
Margaret Auerback writes:
"The next Masters League is on Monday 11th July at the Millennium Track in
Battersea Park. It is the final match for this year and we need to have a
high turnout to cover as many events as possible. Travel is easy, it's about
a ten minute walk from Queenstown Road Station which is on the main Waterloo
to Richmond line.
Events are 2k walk, 200m, 800m, 3000m, and relay on the track. Shot, discus
and long jump in the field. First event is at 18.30. The walk is at 18.40
and the evening finishes with the relay at 20.35. We needs lots of you, in
the unlikely event of there being too many of us you can still run as a
non-scorer. Look forward to seeing you there. Contact me for more
information: mailto:m.auerback@btinternet.com".