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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 251 9 May 2007
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Paul Doyle and Kerry Anley both 4th in Sutton 10km
* Paul Doyle and Clive Beauvais win over 40 and over 60 sections
* Tim Woods 5th (and first over 50) in Regents Park 10km
* More volunteers needed for our Richmond Half Marathon on Sunday
SEE HERE
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URGENT - MORE HELP NEEDED AT RICHMOND HALF MARATHON
Carol Barnshaw writes:
"The Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon takes place this Sunday starting at
8.30am. We are still desperately short of about 10 marshals. Please let me
know if you can help out - there are positions in Twickenham, Kingston and
Ham. Please contact me on 020 8547 6600 in office hours, 020 8898 9285 at
home or by email on c_barnshaw@yahoo.com
For those who are still thinking of taking part, entries are still open, but
none will be taken on the day.
ANOTHER REQUEST FOR YOUR VIEWS
Building on the excellent response from the previous request for your views
on subscriptions and club activities, your opinions are sought again! Hon
Sec Simon Burrell has prepared a second attachment, this time regarding the
future of our half marathon. Please take a look and if you have any views
reply to Simon at simon_burrell2000@yahoo.com
SUBSCRIPTIONS...
...for 2007/08 are now due. Rates are unchanged this year and will cover the
new £3 affiliation fee required by UKA:
Juniors £6, Seniors £30, Over 60 AND retired £5, Family £60, non-running,
second claim or "country" members £10.
Cheques should be payable to Ranelagh Harriers. See Chris Owens at training
nights or send your cheque to the clubhouse in an envelope marked
"Membership Secretary". Address is Ranelagh Harriers, 135A Petersham Road,
Richmond, Surrey TW10 7AA.
PARKLAND RELAY Wednesday 16th May in Richmond Park
This event is a 4 x 3 miles relay in the Park, organised by Thames Hare and
Hounds and starting at 7pm. Anyone interested in having a run should contact
Andy Bickerstaff (contact details below).
NORWICH UNION ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX Friday 3rd August at Crystal Palace
Jim Forrest is organising a Ranelagh party to London's premier athletics
event this summer. He will be booking seats in the Jubilee Stand (roughly
opposite the finish on the far side of the track) at a cost of £18 each (£12
for senior citizens and under 16s). The meeting starts at about 5pm, though
the main senior events are later. If you'd like to join the party contact
Jim without delay, as tickets are already selling fast and he needs to make
the booking in the next week or so. Contact Jim on jim@jimfo.freeserve.co.uk
GREEN BELT RELAY Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May.
We are running two teams of eleven in this year's Green Belt Relay - a
women's team and a men's vets team. These are the two classes we won last
year, so no pressure then! The first stage starts in front of Hampton Court
Palace at 8.30am on Saturday morning, so early arrivals for the Bushy Park
Time Trial might like to see our teams on their way. The finish is at the
Hawker Centre in Ham on Sunday afternoon, with the first finisher expected a
few minutes before 6pm. Everybody is welcome to join the teams there too.
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WHAT'S COMING...
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More details of the following from
Andy Bickerstaff ( 07772 111491 / mailto: andy@norris-hobs.co.uk ) or
Mark Middleton ( 07725 119649 / mailto: markjmiddleton@yahoo.co.uk ) or
Phil Aiken (07739 035189 / mailto: phil.aiken@rnid.org.uk ) or
Anna McLaughlin (07971 606521 / mailto: anna.mclaughlin@talk21.com ).
Sunday 13th May Ranelagh Richmond Half Marathon. Ranelagh GP race.
Sat 19th / Sun 20th May Green Belt Relay. See above.
Sunday 3rd June Dorking 10 miles. Ranelagh GP race and Surrey 10m
championship. A new course is being introduced this year.
Sunday 24th June Dysart Dash 10km at Ham. Ranelagh GP race and
Surrey 10km championship.
Every Saturday Bushy Park Time Trial: 9am start at the Diana
Fountain car park.
Wimbledon Common Time Trial: 9am start
at the Windmill car park.
Details:
RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
Full details
WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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SUTTON 10km Sunday 6th May Ranelagh Grand Prix race 3 and Surrey Road
League race 1
Sutton isn't the most scenic of courses, and sandwiched between the London
Marathon and the Richmond Half it did not attract a large Ranelagh turn-out.
But the reliable Paul Doyle flew the flag for us at the front of the field.
He was just outrun for third place overall but was a convincing winner in
the vets over 40 category by over a minute. Kerry Anley matched Paul by
taking 4th place in the women's race in a new personal best of 40.20.
The team race was four to score, and Paul was backed up by Peter Weir,
Trevor Maguire (no marathon after-effects there!) and Marc Snaith to take
third place. Not far behind Marc, Clive Beauvais loped in as the leading
over 60. Then, following Clive came David Rowe, inside 40 minutes for the
first time. Here's David's account: "After a number of months of hard
training (and regular Tuesday night training sessions at Ranelagh) I was
aiming for a sub 40 minute time, and after setting off too quickly for the
first 2k's I managed to bring my pacing back under control for the remainder
of the race. After 10km's I'd taken nearly four minutes off of my PB, and at
the same time made it inside of the 40 minute barrier - finishing in 39:45.
As for Sharon, this was her third ever 10k race, and she smashed her
previous PB (from the Chichester 10k in February) by over four minutes,
finishing in 61:14".
REGENTS PARK 10km Saturday 5th May
"Not so good" writes Tim Woods, who was the leading over 50 by a very long
street. It's all relative, I suppose.
1 H Raidi (Belgrave) 32.34
5 Tim Woods 35.39
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 5th May
Rare appearances from John Herries and Simon Collingridge.
1 J McIlroy (WSEH) 16.19
17 John Herries 18.30
45 Darren Wood 19.42
48 David Rowe 19.45
49 Simon Collingridge 19.46
102 Edward Smith 21.21
122 Andy Woodhouse 21.47
131 Paul Bisping 22.03
141 Phil Aiken 22.18
168 Stephanie Croucher 23.07
179 Ray Smith 23.26
197 Luke Wilson 24.02
244 Gill Wilson 25.54
290 Wally Garrod 27.46
319 Sharon Rowe 30.21
WIMBLEDON COMMON TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 5th May
1 A Wilson (unatt) 16.19
17 Stephen Instone 20.23
WHITSTABLE 10km Monday 7th May
"A bank holiday means...a trip to the English seaside," writes Phil Aiken,
"and the chance to run a third race in as many days. Quite a pleasant run
this. An out and back course on quiet roads, through a holiday camp and a
short uphill on grass before turning at halfway back along the promenade
into a headwind. And, of course, no bank holiday trip to the seaside would
be complete without beer and chips (served with a baguette - posh chip
butties in Kent!)"
1 N Renault (Med & M) 32.17
128 Phil Aiken 45.33
REGENTS PARK 10km Saturday 7th April
1 C Schwartzler (Unatt) 32.39
177 Daphne Moynier 59.58
FINALLY...
The coach to Italian Olympic gold medallists in the marathon Gelindo Bordin
and Stefano Baldini is quoted as saying that while Bordin did 280km (175
miles) a week in the months leading up to his victory, Baldini did "only"
230km (145 miles)...
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