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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 212 17 April 2006
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Good luck to all London Marathoners
* Marathon Aches and Pains Party at the Wych Elm on Sunday evening
* Team win for Ranelagh in the Thames Towpath 10
* Age-group victories for Tim Woods, Clive Beauvais and John Hanscomb
* Fast times by Jo Ronaldson and Anna McLaughlin in the Reading Half
Marathon
* Josh Keisler spearheads junior track successes
* Michael Black and Jenny Lloyd-Jones third in BPTT
* Marie Synnott-Wells in winning Surrey team at the Inter-Counties Half
Marathon
SEE HERE
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LONDON MARATHON Sunday 23rd April
Best of luck to all runners in the main event and the mini-marathon on
Sunday. The race is the second event in our Road Running Grand Prix and
incorporates the Winter Cup club marathon championship and the Brasher Bowl
women's championship. As usual Janet Turnes will be hosting the Aches and
Pains Party on Sunday evening at the Wych Elm in Elm Road, Kingston. All
runners (bring your medals!), spectators and other interested parties
welcome.
PARKLAND RELAY Wednesday 3rd May in Richmond Park
This is a 4 x 3 miles relay organised by Thames Hare & Hounds in the Park,
starting at 7pm near the Pen Ponds. Men's, women's and mixed teams can take
part. Let Andy Bickerstaff know if you are interested (contact details
below).
GREEN BELT RELAY Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May
There's still room for more runners for the GBR, men and women, any speed.
See the race web site www.greenbeltrelay.org.uk for more info about the
event. If you are interested please contact me or Anna McLaughlin (contact
details below) or Clive Beauvais (01883 347410).
RANELAGH KIT
Evelyn Joslin writes:
"I've just taken delivery of some new kit items including Simon Tyler's
fabulous new contemporary logo designs.
- Ronhill Technical Training Tops (fluorescent yellow) £21
- Knitted Hats (available in blue or fluorescent yellow) £5
- Baseball Caps (blue) £6
I'll be selling these items at the clubhouse before training on Tuesdays and
Thursdays or e-mail mailto:joslinem@yahoo.com. Supply is limited and I
expect these to sell out quickly, so act now to avoid disdisappointment..."
GOOD RUN GUIDE
Louise Piears writes on behalf of John and herself and Andy and Lana
Bickerstaff:
"Since October last year we have been working hard at our new 'family
venture', which is a service for runners called The Good Run Guide
(www.GoodRunGuide.co.uk). It does what it says on the tin! + more. Each run
is accompanied by all the information you could possibly need, including
maps, time schedules, interesting facts and even a 3D fly-through of the
route.
We hope to do an official launch in a few weeks' time, but meanwhile we are
asking for about 20 volunteers to test the site out for any bugs and make
any suggestions. We would just need you to play around on it from your
computer (we would give you special access as the site is actually hidden at
the moment) and for this you would get FREE membership for a year.
If you are interested please e-mail Louise at
mailto:louise.piears@goodrunguide.co.uk and we will get you up and running".
SURREY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our own Richmond Half Marathon on 14th May and Dysart Dash 10km on 25th June
have both been designated as county championships this year. Entry details
for both are on our website.
DORKING 10 MILES
This will be on Sunday 4th June starting at 10am. It is the Surrey 10 miles
championship and features in our Grand Prix and the Surrey Road League.
Entry details: http://www.dmvac.org.uk/dorking10/.
LONDON TO BRIGHTON RACE
The sad news comes from the Road Runners Club that the 2005 London to
Brighton race was the last. Organiser Ian Champion writes: "My personal
thanks and those of the RRC Council to everyone who has had any association
with the race over many years. Without your continued loyalty and support
the race would not have survived as long as it has".
DECADE OF DECLINE
Paul Gregory writes:
"Now that I have been promised that building/redecoration work inside the
house will be completed in time, I've decided that a further decade in my
decline and decrepitude should be marked.
The Date: Saturday April 22
The Time: midday - 11.00pm
The Place: 49 Main Street, Hanworth, TW13 6SZ.
There's quite a number of people coming, so please rsvp if coming
(mailto:pgregory1@btinternet.com) with an anticipated arrival time."
CHRISTMAS QUIZ
Sonia Rowland sends her thanks to all those who bought a copy of the "Food
Glorious Food" quiz, which raised over £100 for the Mount Edgcumbe Hospice.
If anyone has been losing sleep, there is a copy of the answers on the
noticeboard at the clubhouse.
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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 ).
Saturday 22nd April Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am start
Sunday 23rd April London Marathon and Mini-Marathon
Saturday 29th April Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am start
Monday 1st May Barry Jones 5 miles. 11am start at Wimbledon
Park. Details: http://www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/.
Wednesday 3rd May Parkland Relay. 7pm start in Richmond Park. See
above.
Saturday 6th May Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am start
Thames Turbo Junior Races. 9am start
in Bushy Park (Hampton Hill Gate)
Sunday 7th May Hogsmill Women's 5 miles. 10am at West Ewell.
Details: http://www.epsomallsorts.org.uk/html/hogsmill_2006.html.
Sutton 10km. 10.30am start. Surrey Road
League Race 1. Details: http://www.suttonrunners.org/.
Saturday 13th May Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am start
Sunday 14th May Richmond Half Marathon. 8.30am start from the
Ranelagh clubhouse. Details on our website.
WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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THAMES TOWPATH 10 miles Sunday 9th April at Chiswick. Ranelagh Road Grand
Prix Race 1
Tim Woods reports:
"First proper race since an op on my foot last summer which meant six weeks
in plaster and then lots of physio. Did the last Serpentine 5km without a
number in 17.36 and am looking forward (?) to the Ranelagh Half in May if I
have recovered. All training in Hyde Park under the watchful eye of Mr
Hanscomb, and on journeys to and from work. One long run, one hill session
and a fast session per week plus lots of steady miles as per the 1970s!
The TT10 race was local, early (so no problems with the missus) and flat
with only a slight breeze. No idea what pace I was going at to begin with or
what position I was in, but just followed a Windmiler with an unfortunate
cough and whose head leant dangerously to one side. Saw a few friendly faces
along the way which helped enormously and felt good enough in the last mile
to leave my coughing Noddy impersonator behind.
Lots of Ranelagh vests on view but sadly I knew few although it was an added
bonus to win the team prize. Mrs Woods was pleased with her M&S voucher and
I am now the proud owner of a case of London Pride which will go to the
highest bidder if anyone is interested. First prize I have won for about 30
years but at least I am now in a new age bracket and hope the old body will
stay in one piece long enough for more encounters over the roads and
country, but the number of competitive appearances may be limited.
Overall a fun morning with little pressure, a well organised race and just
about a clean sweep of the medals by Ranelagh. Pity about the youngsters".
Tim, who celebrated his 50th birthday in February, was the first over 50 to
finish and his sub-hour performance was good enough to place him 6th on
Ranelagh's all-time list for the age group. Incidentally his best time,
49.18 in 1977, is still the 5th fastest-ever by a Ranelagh Harrier. Clive
Beauvais and John Hanscomb made it a Ranelagh hat-trick as the leading over
60 and over 70 respectively. The Ranelagh team of four - Tim, Colin Frew,
Trevor Maguire and John Atkinson - were three-quarters veteran but won the
first team prizes.
In the women's event Sara Grosvenor finished 5th and with Layla Smith 16th
and Sophie Spink 17th the team finished 2nd.
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 8th April
Another PB from Roger Wilson was the Ranelagh highlight.
1 J Goulis (Unatt) 16.16
7 Nick Wright 17.48
17 Paul Murphy 18.46
30 Steve Ellswood 19.22
31 Darren Wood 19.23
42 Roger Wilson 20.17
58 Chris Wright 21.25
77 Adam Wright 22.27
111 John Hanscomb 26.36
115 Steve McClune 27.54
READING HALF MARATHON Sunday 9th April
Chris Read reports that there were several personal bests amongst the
Ranelagh contingent. Pride of place though to Jo Ronaldson and Anna
McLaughlin who finished 6th and 9th in the women's race with times that take
them to 5th and 7th on Ranelagh's all-time list. Anna writes: "My race was
very mixed, in the first 6 miles I was out of sorts, struggling with my
asthma and general well-being which forced me to stop twice, and then just
after the half way mark it all seemed to settle down and I completed the
last few miles feeling strong. am a little full of ifs and buts, but I guess
that that is the beauty of running!"
1 S Kasimili (Kenya) 1.04.51 (chip time 1.04.51)
73 Jo Ronaldson 1.19.13 (chip time 1.19.09)
93 Anna McLaughlin 1.20.32 (chip time 1.20.30)
157 Rob Pagnamenta 1.23.27 (chip time 1.23.12)
343 Chris Read 1.27.55 (chip time 1.27.06)
781 Stephen Logue 1.33.57 (chip time 1.33.07)
2210 Evelyn Joslin 1.45.58 (chip time 1.42.30)
2219 Simon Tyler 1.45.52 (chip time 1.42.06)
2758 Stephen Roberts 1.49.25 (chip time 1.46.38)
3045 Matthew Webb 1.51.03 (chip time 1.50.34)
5862 Clodagh Fahy 2.08.31 (chip time 2.00.08)
5959 Derek Bieniek 2.09.17 (chip time 2.00.53)
PARIS MARATHON Sunday 9th April
Nathan Mills took 15 minutes off his previous best to crack three hours.
1 G Melese (Ethiopia) 2.08.03 (chip time 2.08.00)
1211 Nathan Mills 2.57.57 (chip time 2.56.09)
NEXUS CROYDON 10km Sunday 9th April
Fari Shams finished 4th in the women's race, tantalisingly close to the 40
minutes barrier.
1 I Lockett (Herne Hill) 31.26 (chip time 31.24)
64 Fari Shams 40.12 (chip time 40.10)
MAIDENHEAD 10 miles Friday 14th April
1 P Wicks (Belgrave) 48.34
540 Keith Firkin 83.02
785 John Hanscomb 93.05
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 15th April
There was a brace of third places for Ranelagh this week in a bumper Easter
Saturday field of 148 runners. Michael Black led in five RH in the top
twenty and missed his course PB by a single second. No mistake for Peter
Weir, though, who took 15 seconds off his. Third woman home Jenny
Lloyd-Jones ran just outside 20 minutes.
1 R Stannard (Unatt) 15.55
3 Michael Black 16.36
7 Duncan Bell 17.02
10 Peter Weir 17.26
14 Andy Bickerstaff 18.01
19 Chris Owens 18.12
42 Jenny Lloyd-Jones 20.14
50 Chris Wright 20.48
55 Darren Wood 21.07
59 Simon Burrell 21.23
63 Adam Wright 21.48
69 George Hutchinson 22.09
76 Jo Turner 22.41
78 Evelyn Joslin 22.54
83 George Inman 23.15
93 Holly Clemens 23.45
99 Karen Broadbent 24.16
109 Luke Wilson 25.10
113 Gill Wilson 25.38
115 Steph Croucher 25.46
121 Steve McClune 26.24
125 John Hanscomb 26.43
140 Deborah Blakemore 30.04
141 Danni Croucher 30.13
142 Cindy Croucher 31.14
ASTHMA UK 10km Saturday 15th April at Dorney Lake
1 R Lee 32.39
12 Nick Wright 36.44
55 Alan Davidson 41.26
70 Pete Warren 42.50
ACKWORTH HALF MARATHON Sunday 2nd April
This incorporated the inter-counties championship, though only seven
counties took part. Surrey was one of them and they took the gold medals in
the women's event, with Marie Synnott-Wells second scorer.
Women
1 O Kimaiyo (Kenya) 75.36
11 Marie Synnott-Wells 86.04
HERCULES WIMBLEDON YOUNG ATHLETES OPEN MEETING Sunday 9th April at Crystal
Palace
Frances Ratchford reports:
"Crystal Palace track has seen numerous records broken by everyone from Dave
Moorcroft to Zola Budd but Josh Keisler must be one of the youngest. Last
Sunday he ran the 1000m (U11) in 3.13.2 and broke the meeting record by 6
seconds. It was a classic race with Keisler sitting on the shoulder of Adam
Hulin for the first lap then confidently taking lead and then strongly
pulling away from the field to win by over 20 metres.
In the 1500m (U15) Nadia Fidler faced tough competition but managed a
creditable 5th and Matt Wilson and Richard Crowther were both awarded
certificates for 7th & 8th places in 1500 (U13). Eve Edmunds ran a PB in
her 800m heat but sadly finished just outside the time for a certificate.
The athletics meeting attracted over 1000 juniors from all over the South of
England plus international teams from Cuba, Nicaragua and Czechoslovakia".
Under 15 Girls 800m
1 N Twine (Basildon) 2.25.5
8 Beccy Culverwell 2.35.5
Under 15 Girls 1500m
1 B Carter (Invicta EK) 4.50.6
5 Nadia Fidler 5.14.8
11 Georgia Miansarow 5.34.7
12 Lucy Edmunds 5.36.3
Under 13 Girls 800m
1 E Gilmore (Ports) 2.29.5
14 Eve Edmunds 2.57.6
Under 17 Boys 800m
1 P Haines (Basildon) 1.59.0
15 Tom Lloyd 2.26.7
Under 13 Boys 1500m
1 J Tidd (Aldershot F&D) 4.48.9
7 Matthew Wilson 5.13.8
8 Richard Crowther 5.16.2
15 George Inman 5.55.0
17 Toby Piachaud 6.01.6
Under 11 Boys 1000m
1 Josh Keisler 3.13.2
MODERN PENTATHLON WORLD CUP Friday 7th April at Millfield School, Somerset
Liz Kipling performed well in three out of the four disciplines that are
contested in the World Cup semi-finals (the horse-riding, one of Liz's
strongest events, is reserved for the final only). But a below-par fencing
competition lost her too many points and she finished in 22nd place in her
semi-final, with the only the top sixteen advancing to the final.
CATCHING UP
We missed Nick Wright in the results of the Bath Half Marathon and the
Kingston Breakfast Run 16 miles. He finished 232nd in 86.17 and 106th in
1.48.10 respectively.
FINCHLEY 20
Anthony Eady writes:
"May one of your regular, though non-Ranelagh, readers offer a couple of
stories set at that enjoyable race the Finchley 20?
The race, like the London Marathon, can be run in very varying temperatures.
One year, some time ago, it was cold so I wore my woolly hat in club colours
(white with black insignia, not unknown to you perhaps). Running along not
long after the start I was astonished to find my hat pulled down sharply all
round my head and on recovering I found the perpetrator to be the well known
and very successful lady runner of that era Leslie Watson. She must have
started slowly that day, but as I only knew her by sight I was puzzled at
her action until I saw lurking behind her and pretending to look the other
way one John Hanscomb. No explanation needed!
The race is attractive I think because it is over four 5 mile laps. The lap
is of course not precisely 5 miles and the start and finish have varied a
bit over the years. On one ocasion they were 100 yards or so down a side
road. There was a drinks station sited where the side road joined the lap.
Throughout the third and fourth laps I found myself running 100 yards behind
another runner, on whom I could make no impression and though I kept
plugging away I was resigned to being beaten by him, but to my amazement he
stopped for a material amount of time at the final drinks station before
turning down the side road so that I sailed past him and beat him by several
seconds. A real lesson of the benefits of perseverance!"
FINALLY...
Sports scientists in America believe that tight-fitting lycra shorts improve
exercise performance. Physiologists at the University of Connecticut have
shown that Linford Lycra improves "proprioceptive" feedback: the compression
of the fabric on receptors in skin and muscle enhances the exchange of
information between body and brain. They found the muscles had more power
and the legs had a higher skin temperature, helping to prevent muscle tears.