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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 392 6 January 2013
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL READERS
HEADLINE NEWS
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* Ranelagh wins the Stubbs Cup mob match v South London Harriers
* Peter Haarer wins the Wynne Cup club championship, Stephen Logue takes
the sealed handicap
* Carl Selya-Hammer and Marie Synnott-Wells lead our teams at the South of
the Thames
* Mark Herbert, Livvy Ricketts and Wally Garrod win the Henty Relay
* parkrun placings for Michelle Davies, Ralph Street, James Whistler, Simon
Burrell, Mel Hunter, Jane Craigie-Payne, Becky Hall, Duncan Mallison, Phil
Killingley, Mark Herbert, Ted Mockett, Rachael Holmes and Ben Shore
* Vital Surrey League races for men and women this Saturday
* Mike Rowland obituary
ATTENTION PLEASE
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MIKE ROWLAND
I'm deeply saddened to report the death at the age of 67 of my brother the
club handicapper Mike Rowland. He died peacefully at home on December 27th
only a few weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. He had still been
running as recently as the beginning of November and framed his last
handicap at the Page Cup in September.
Mike's first association with Ranelagh dates back some fifty years to when
his school, Emanuel, used the club's changing rooms for their cross-country
on Wednesday afternoons. However, at that time he thought of himself as more
of a sprinter and briefly became a member of South London Harriers. On
leaving school he decided to combine his mathematical skills and enthusiasm
for horse racing to join the bookmaking industry. As well as the gee-gees
Mike took an interest in most sports - particularly cricket, football,
speedway and athletics - but active participation came to a halt and by his
mid-thirties he was a 17-stone heavy smoker. It was then that he decided
that something had to be done before it was too late. He gave up the
cigarettes, changed jobs - joining the Civil Service - and began to
exercise. He met his future wife and then - if more motivation were needed -
along came the inaugural London Marathon in 1981. Like so many others Mike
found inspiration in this - "If they can do it, why shouldn't I?".
So he set to, joining Ranelagh in the summer of 1981 and competing in his
first club race, the Thomas Cup handicap, in September of that year. He
recorded outside 28 minutes but it was a measure of the speed of Mike's
improvement that only two months later in his first mob match he was able to
cover two laps of the same course each a minute faster - which performance
earned him a silver medal in the sealed handicap. He obtained an entry for
the 1982 "London" and ran a commendable 3.35. He went on to compete
regularly in club events for many years, winning the Page Cup handicap in
1987 and the Clutton Cup handicap in 1991 and finishing 3rd again in the
Page in 2001. He completed a total of 30 mob matches.
A casual request that he might pick up some easy points for his department
in the Civil Service Sports introduced Mike to race walking, which he
quickly took to - though always continuing with the running too. He
eventually completed 26 London Marathons, all of them since 1992 as a race
walker, with a best time of 5.04 in 1992. In April 2012 he recorded 5.53.
As a member of Surrey Walking Club he competed in a number of long-distance
events including the classic point-to-points London to Brighton and
Manchester to Blackpool - both now sadly defunct as a result of traffic
pressures. In Battersea Park he twice completed a 24 hours walking race,
both times falling a little short of his 100 miles target but earning the
consolation of a national 100 miles team gold medal as a member of the
Surrey WC team.
In 2005 Mike took over as club handicapper. Our club stats guru - and former
handicapper - Ken Powley writes:
"It was in my very first handicap, back in 1981, that Mike Rowland ran as a
'guest', as he was running his first ever race for Ranelagh. Not knowing
then, that he himself would become handicapper, twenty-four years later.
I always remember him looking at the notice board before the Clutton Cup of
1991, to check on his handicap mark. His face lit up, as he realised he had
a chance - and he went for it. His subsequent win was his best ever club
performance.
Mike became club handicapper in late 2005. A statistician in his own right,
he immediately took to the challenge, and with very little help from me,
made it a fine art. Some of his recent handicaps were really excellent. He
will be an extremely hard act to follow, and sorely missed."
In recent years Mike was also joint quizmaster for the club quiz nights. In
the tributes that have come in the word "gentleman" appears frequently. He
was invariably kind and considerate of others - for example insisting on
starting at the very back of the London Marathon lest his walking pace
should impede runners - and he was also most generous. When appeals for
sponsorship appeared in the e-news it would more often than not be Mike's
name that appeared at the top of the list of donations. He was himself a
great supporter of Wateraid and wrote passionately in the e-news about the
plight of children in Africa.
We offer our sincere condolences to Mike's wife Rosemary and children Glyn,
Vikki (who herself ran the Helsinki Marathon in 2010), Paul and Tom.
SURREY LEAGUE
The penultimate of the four Surrey League races for men and women take place
this Saturday (January 12th). With both teams teetering on the brink of
relegation from Division 1, these races are absolutely crucial. We'd like to
see as many as possible taking part, particularly those who might be within
range of making the scoring team (ten for the men and five for the women) -
but not forgetting that we also have an unofficial B team competition
against the Stragglers in the men's race and there is B and C team scoring
in the women's, so all are welcome. We're almost at home in the men's event
- just a mile down the road from our clubhouse at Ham Lands (HQ is the
Hawker Centre). The Under 13, 15 and 17 race comes first at 2pm followed by
the seniors at 2.30pm - note this is half an hour earlier than usual. The
women are running on Mitcham Common, the senior race coming first at 12
noon, followed by the under 15s and 17s at 1pm and the under 13s at 1.30pm.
Details are on our website: Men and Women.
MABAC LEAGUE
MABAC's 8 miles road race within the confines of Windsor Great Park takes
place on Sunday 13th January starting at 10am. Free to enter, register on
the day. Details:.
BAKER CUP
It has been pointed out that the date originally fixed for our Baker Cup
handicap and prize presentations supper - March 30th - is Easter Saturday.
It has been agreed therefore that we will put the race and supper back one
week to Saturday April 6th.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR COACHES - LIGHTS and ID
Please wear them for Tuesday sessions! Particularly in the park in the dark
or if running on roads. For lights, head torches, or lit armbands are good
options. For ID, shoe tags, or the ROAD ID wristband product from the USA
(Google it!) - please include an emergency phone number just in case.
Coaches make sessions as safe as they can, but ultimate responsibility rests
for health and safety with individuals. Please act on this message."
FRANCKEISS CUP RUNNERS' SKIFF RACE
Continued heavy rain means the river is still unsafe and Paul Gregory has
decided to push the race date back one week further to 1.00PM on SUNDAY 24th
FEBRUARY.
Paul writes:
"Here is the opportunity to learn sculling - and if experienced, to rehearse
that skill in a skiff. There are men's and ladies' crews from four running
clubs entering for the Franckeiss Cup Trophy and for The Skiff Club Ladies'
Cup - these are held by the winning club for a year, until the next race.
There are no entry or training fees. River conditions are now improving and
we can commence training as follows:-
Saturday mornings at 8.30 am first - we could then offer Sunday mornings by
exception. We currently have one men's and one women's pair from Ranelagh
but more would be welcome."
Please contact Paul p_gregory@talktalk.net if you're interested.
JUNIOR COACHING...
...continues at 6pm on Tuesday evenings from the clubhouse. All under 17s
welcome.
BASTA!
Gavin Jones writes from Italy:
"That means enough is enough by the way!
I think I'm finally calling it a day on the racing. I've had injury problems
for 15 months now, and while they haven't stopped me running, or even
racing, they stop me training as hard as I'd like to and have taken a lot of
the fun out of it. Anyway, I did 34;38 in a 10k a while ago, and then last
week I did a half marathon in Umbria in 1:17:19, which I was actually quite
happy with, all things considered, even though it's two and a half minutes
slower than I was running a year ago. It kind of told me it was best to get
out while I was on top (sort of!), in the sense of still topping my age
category in a lot of races, because now I am really going to have to take
some rest or I risk hobbling myself long-term, and I don't want to not be
able to play football with Oscar in a few years! And I know that if I take a
rest, at my age when I come back I'll be going slower, possibly a lot
slower. I think having those 13 years off allowed me to last pretty well as
a hard-training Vet, but having run very hard when I was younger is now
taking its toll. Most of my age peers who are now running fast took it up in
their late 30s/early 40s.
So I'm certainly going to keep running but I don't plan getting up at 6 on a
Sunday morning to do battle in races anymore. It'll just be tootling round
the park nice and easy three or four times a week from now on. That's the
plan anyway, though I'm sure I'll get withdrawal symptoms from the
adrenaline and competition, so who knows if I'll stick to it ...I'll stop
wittering on about myself now as though I was Seb Coe or David Beckham
announcing his retirement!"
Follow Ranelagh Facebook.
WHAT'S COMING
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More details of the following from Marc Snaith (07717 213035 / e-mail Marc and Chris
ranelagh.men@gmail.com or e-mail Estelle and Phil ranelagh.women@gmail.com
Saturday 12th January Surrey League - men at Ham Lands (2.30pm),
women at Mitcham Common (12 noon)
Sunday 13th January MABAC League 8 miles road in Windsor Great
Park. 10am start, register on the day. Details:.
Saturday 19th January Inter-club v Bank of England and others in
Richmond Park (Roehampton Gate). 2.30pm start.
Saturday 26th January South of England Cross-Country
Championships at Parliament Hill
parkruns every Saturday at 9am
Bushy Park Diana Fountain car park
Richmond Park Richmond Gate
Wimbledon Common Windmill car park
Banstead Woods Car park off B2219 Park Lane, Chipstead
Bedfont Lakes Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Ashford,
Middlesex
Kingston The Hawker Centre
Old Deer Park Pools in the Park on the A316
Crane Park Near the Hospital Bridge Roundabout
on the A316 in Twickenham
Other venues, more details and registration at www.parkrun.com
2km junior parkruns for under 14s take place on the first Sunday of each
month from Bushy Park's Teddington Gate (11am start) and from Savill Garden
car park, Windsor Great Park (9.30am start).
WHAT'S HAPPENED
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SOUTH OF THE THAMES 7.5 MILES CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 15th December in
Richmond Park
Richmond Park yes, but not as we know it, Jim. This race was hosted by
Kingston & Poly on a course down near Kingston Gate. Carl Selya-Hammer
continued his good form to finish in 34th place, followed by Mark Herbert
and the improving Ben Shore and Lars Lundqvist all not too far apart. The
team of six runners to score was completed by Stewart Anderson and Niall
O'Connor and we filled 12th place. In the women's event we fell one short of
a full team of six. Marie Synnott-Wells was our first finisher in 27th place
followed in by Wiebke Kortum, Sandra Prosser, Cathy Jones and Heather
Martingell.
CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday 15th December
We returned to the Richmond Hill Hotel for our Christmas Party, which was
once again efficiently organised by Michele Gibson and Andy Hayward. More
than seventy sat down to an excellent dinner, following which the draw was
made for the four guaranteed club places for the 2013 London Marathon. Nine
names went into the hat and the lucky winners were Andy Hayward, Martin
Halvey, William Griffin and Cindy Croucher. Then came the grand auction.
Cindy, who works at St Mary's University College, had managed to collar Mo
Farah on one of his visits there and got the great man to sign a Ranelagh
singlet, which Cindy then had framed. With proceeds going to Cornwall
Hospices the bidding quickly went up to £100 whereupon Simon Burrell crushed
all opposition with an untoppable £200 bid. Well done, Simon! Dancing then
ensued, the high point being Sharon's Riverdance...
STUBBS CUP MOB MATCH v SOUTH LONDON HARRIERS 7.7 miles Saturday 22nd
December in Richmond Park
We trail well behind SLH in the overall reckoning in our mob match series
which dates back more than a hundred years. However, today turned out to be
our third win in a row so we are doing something to redress the balance!
After South London had mustered only 23 at home for last season's mob match
we felt fairly confident that this time on our own turf we could outnumber
them and register another victory. Of course it's dangerous to be complacent
but our confidence turned out to be justified when the SLH declaration sheet
was seen to contain only 17 names. We eventually counted nearly 50 blue
vests at the start, not bad for a very wet last Saturday before Christmas.
In fact the rain had stopped by the time the race started but the Park was
very damp indeed. Many thanks as always go to the officials and marshals for
braving the elements.
Stuart Major never misses an opportunity to turn out against Ranelagh in a
mob match, be it in a South London or a Thames Hare and Hounds vest. He
quickly took control of the race and eventually won by more than three
minutes in a fairly modest time of 45.07, though the conditions underfoot
were certainly slow. Peter Haarer had missed the whole cross-country season
to date owing to injury but a steady 48 minutes run turned out to be good
enough for second place and also - with most other possible contenders
absent - for his tenth Wynne Cup club championship. Mark Herbert and Marc
Snaith filled the minor places in the championship in 5th and 7th positions
overall. Then in close order came Ted Mockett, Ben Shore, Lars Lundqvist and
Duncan Mallison.
We were scoring only 14 a side and closed in our counters by 24th place -
which included leading woman Becky Hall and two thirds of Team Peace. Of
course the rest of the Ranelagh contingent was also doing its bit by pushing
the remaining SLH scorers down the field. The result was a fairly
comfortable win for Ranelagh by 176 points to 261.
Second and third women home were Marie Synnott-Wells and Wiebke Kortum and
it was good to see Cindy, Bev, Penny and Deirdre completing the course.
The sealed handicap result announced on the day was slightly incorrect -
Stephen Logue is confirmed as the winner but second and third places went to
Alberto Esguevillas and Ben Shore. Many thanks to Ken Powley for stepping
into the breach as temporary handicapper.
HENTY RELAY Saturday 29th December in Richmond Park
At the tail end of what was officially the wettest year in England since
records began over a century ago, it was only appropriate that the Henty
should be held amid high winds and driving rain. Not too surprisingly the
result was a small field of only half a dozen teams. Perhaps we should try
holding the Henty in mid-summer!
Unusually the winning team led all the way. Mark Herbert completed the first
lap with a commanding lead and though Peter Haarer closed up most of the
deficit on lap 2 it was Livvy Ricketts who held on to the lead. Mark
consolidated his team's lead on lap 3 but then Peter Haarer ran the fastest
lap of the day to finish within sight of Wally Garrod of Mark's team. Livvy
extended the lead again on lap 5 and Mark brought the team home first over a
minute and a half clear of Peter, Tony Clark and Martin Clark. Chris Read,
Alan Davidson and Michele Gibson finished third.
Peter Haarer's 7.38 was the fastest of the day while the quickest woman was
Katherine Mercer on 10.23.
BEDFORD HALF MARATHON Sunday 9th December
1 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 1:09.55 (chip time 1:09.54)
134 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 1:29.30 (1:29.19)
875 Heather Martingell 1:54.36 (1:53.16)
1137 Dee Mondair 2:06.26 (2:04.54)
TWICKENHAM 10km Sunday 9th December
1 J Tomlinson (CSC) 35.13
136 Pete Warren 50.35
137 Melissa Glackin 50.37
197 Phil Roberts 55.05
BRIDGES 2.3 miles handicap Wednesday 12th December at Westminster
1 C Helder (unatt) 17.48 (actual time 17.48)
24 Alan Davidson 21.28 (17.28)
28 John Hanscomb 21.54 (24.54)
30 Simon Hedger 22.08 (15.08)
HORTON 10km Sunday 16th December at Epsom
This was the concluding race in the Surrey Classic series. Wally and Alan
both completed all three, finishing 67th and 70th respectively in the
overall standings.
1 D Norman (26.2) 34.17
146 Wally Garrod 60.03
151 Alan Meaden 63.09
156 David Meaden 64.45
SANTA DASH 5km Sunday 16th December at Cranleigh
THE big race of the weekend...complete with full Santa Claus costumes. Phil
Killingley was the winner, though there were rumours that he was guilty of
flagrant beard removal. Steve and Sonia were 5th and 6th and Sonia was the
first Mrs Santa.
PORTSMOUTH COASTAL WATERSIDE MARATHON Sunday 23rd December
Simon Burrell reports:
"So, I was coaxed out of marathon retirement for this one day and the
weather seemed to have other ideas. 20+ MPH winds and significant rainfall
beforehand made conditions 'interesting'. The majority of the course is off
road, with four sections of about a mile in total on shingle beach and much
of the rest on coastal paths and tracks, so it was a bit like a sticky cross
country but without the hills. After a lot of sliding around and a couple
of tumbles the course eventually got back onto a hard surface for the final
few miles, only to head directly into a headwind all the way to the finish;
tougher still as I was chasing a time.
My training had been pretty much uninterrupted, so I was keen to make the
most of it. As it happened my target pace of 7:20 was split into a series
of 6:50-7:00 sections when I could find dry(ish) ground and several slower
parts when the main aim was just to keep upright. Somehow it all seemed to
come together and I did manage to hit my target time, which took about 22
minutes off my pb set in Paris 2005. My main target was a guaranteed entry
for London in 2014 and I achieved that - sometimes the running Gods just
seem to smile on you.
Thanks for my achievement go to the exceptional coaching I enjoy at Ranelagh
Harriers and the many fellow runners who I regularly chase around on a
Tuesday night, each helping me to keep improving - very much a team effort!"
1 B Evans (G&G) 2:50.41 (chip time 2:50.40)
33 Simon Burrell 3:13.09 (3:12.31)
402 Jane Craigie-Payne 4:06.50 (4:05.50)
483 Heather Martingell 4:16.11 (4:15.11)
571 Phil Roberts 4:26.56 (4:26.33)
CHRISTMAS MORNING 30 Minutes PAARLAUF Tuesday 25th December on Wimbledon
Common
1 M Sharp & F Wood (HW) 5m 822yds
5 Darryl McDonald & H Fernando (HW) 5m 307yds
CABBAGE PATCH BOXING DAY 4 miles Wednesday 26th December at Twickenham
Paul Martingell won the Birthday prize!
1 D Norman (26.2) 21.31
5 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 23.44
6 Peter Weir 24.01
25 Wyn Williams 28.15
42 Helen Nance 31.44
44 Ally Salisbury 31.56
45 Paul Martingell 31.58
46 Kirsty Bangham 32.07
55 Heather Martingell 34.57
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 28th December in Hyde Park
1 J McMurray (St Alb) 15.12
95 Alan Davidson 23.34
NEW YEAR'S DAY 10km Tuesday 1st January in Hyde Park
1 R Kowenicki (TH&H) 32.24 (chip time 32.22)
60 Stewart Anderson 41.42 (41.34)
128 Paul Gilbert 45.22 (45.08)
196 Alan Davidson 48.20 (48.10)
229 Melissa Glackin 49.25 (48.55)
243 Pete Warren 49.57 (49.27)
265 Heather Martingell 51.03 (49.48)
347 Paul Martingell 55.03 (54.13)
KINGFIELD CANTER 2.85 miles handicap Wednesday 2nd January at Woking
1 A Knowles (unatt) 23.06 (actual time 22.06)
2 Alan Davidson 24.03 (21.18)
10 Sonia Rowland 26.25 (21.10)
13 Steve Rowland 26.50 (21.05)
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 H Mackenzie (unatt) 17.06
58 Matt Copp 19.58
194 Amrut Sharma 23.39
195 Alberto Esguevillas 23.41
202 Polly White 23.52
235 Tomas Sterner 24.55
242 Tony Appleby 25.05
251 Alan Davidson 25.19
277 Sue Camp 26.14
317 Colin Rogal 27.18
360 Val Lowman 29.11
386 Bronwen Northmore 30.50
391 Claire French 31.04
441 Penny Merrett 36.40
442 Pat Hewlett 36.41
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
Ted Mockett missed victory by just ten seconds.
1 J Moran (SMR) 18.48
2 Ted Mockett 18.58
7 Phil Aiken 21.13
28 Lynne Barber 26.46
34 Stacey Barber 28.53
38 Christine David 29.52
39 Cindy Croucher 32.02
40 Deirdre Inman 32.09
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 B Goater (WSEH) 15.29
21 James Whistler 18.36
72 Sean Paynter 20.29
75 David Rowe 20.33
173 Ian Grange 22.39
503 Rachel Revett 27.53
569 Kirsty Bangham 29.31
612 Sharon Rowe 30.59
685 John Hanscomb 35.47
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
Third place for Mark Herbert.
1 J Millbank (SMUC) 18.24
3 Mark Herbert 19.22
9 Chris Camacho 20.54
45 Hannah Doyle 25.58
56 Mike White 28.25
57 Michelle Davies 28.25
58 Lee Davies 28.26
62 Annemarie Goodridge 29.53
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
Simon Burrell ducked inside 20 minutes for his first parkrun victory, and
Mel Hunter was second woman.
1 Simon Burrell 19.57
7 Wyn Williams 22.57
8 Phil Roberts 23.03
12 Mel Hunter 24.07
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 R Berry (West 4) 17.22
26 Phil Jackson 21.25
93 Sharon Dooley 25.28
BANSTEAD WOODS parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 D Freeman (Tadworth) 18.14
58 Tom Reay 25.39
CONGLETON parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 R Alsop (Salford) 17.13
9 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 19.18
WOODLEY parkrun 5km Saturday 15th December
1 R Brookling (unatt) 17.14
99 Louise Atkinson 28.40
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 P Cheetham (Barnes) 17.58
6 Peter Weir 19.45
13 Bill Neely 20.30
41 Phil Aiken 22.41
71 Polly White 25.06
73 Tomas Sterner 25.12
77 Tony Appleby 25.33
125 Tony Clark 28.57
127 Michael Sikora 29.41
133 Val Lowman 30.20
151 Pat Hewlett 37.24
153 Andrew Brown 39.30
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 A Keane (unatt) 19.07
13 Lewis Emery 23.50
31 Mike White 28.45
32 Michelle Davies 28.45
33 Mark Herbert 28.47
35 Christine David 30.21
39 Tamsin Burland 31.31
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 J West (Strag) 16.51
29 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 19.41
381 Kirsty Bangham 29.38
440 Wally Garrod 32.20
487 John Hanscomb 35.53
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
James Whistler was today's winner...
1 James Whistler 18.39
8 Chris Camacho 21.31
26 Tom Reay 25.06
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
... and so was Mel Hunter.
1 S Amory (Thames T) 19.05
9 Mel Hunter 25.11
17 Deborah Blakemore 33.37
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 R Berry (West 4) 17.27
28 Phil Jackson 22.23
107 Lexi Slaughter 37.59
108 Waldron Slaughter 38.03
WOODLEY parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 M Rainbow (Reading) 17.47
97 Louise Atkinson 30.22
BRAUNSTONE parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 P Branney (Leeds) 16.25
19 David Rowe 19.46
102 Sharon Rowe 29.54
FINSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 D Steen (VP&TH) 18.39
5 Sean Paynter 20.41
BEDFONT LAKES parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 Unknown 19.46
11 Chris Spink 23.50
ALICE HOLT parkrun 5km Saturday 22nd December
1 I Carley (Farnham) 19.50
21 Louise Davies 27.18
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Tuesday 25th December
1 Unknown 16.37
17 James Whistler 18.53
60 Sean Paynter 20.35
61 David Rowe 20.38
83 Bruce McLaren 21.40
96 Michelle Davies 21.55
97 Mark Herbert 21.56
135 Phil Aiken 22.43
163 Chris Spink 23.20
239 David Bell 25.03
302 Kirsty Bangham 26.39
330 Chris Brook 27.18
393 Mike White 28.19
406 Alan Davidson 28.29
438 Ivan Boggis 29.22
475 Euan Sinclair 30.03
476 Alastair Sinclair 30.05
482 Wally Garrod 30.10
489 Heather Martingell 30.19
511 Sharon Rowe 30.57
548 Mary Hickson 31.57
592 Tanya Allen 34.07
605 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 34.44
662 Tamsin Burland 42.34
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Tuesday 25th December
Ralph Street was the clear winner on a visit home from Sweden where he has
been living since graduating from Sheffield Uni in the summer. Phil
Killingley was runner-up and Rachael Holmes was third in the women's
section.
1 Ralph Street 16.38
2 Phil Killingley 17.18
9 Peter Weir 20.04
13 Bill Neely 20.56
24 Rachael Holmes 22.12
32 Phil Jackson 22.42
57 Amrut Sharma 25.10
62 Rob Curtis 25.38
63 Becky Hall 25.38
81 Sharon Dooley 26.46
96 Lorraine Clifton 28.34
116 Ally Salisbury 31.42
125 Christine David 33.36
132 Pat Hewlett 37.50
133 Cindy Croucher 37.51
LLOYD PARK parkrun 5km Tuesday 25th December
Second place for Duncan Mallison...
1 D Macenhill (SoC) 20.40
2 Duncan Mallison 22.15
BARKING parkrun 5km Tuesday 25th December
...and third for Ben Shore.
1 M Muir (Ilford) 17.07
3 Ben Shore 20.16
WOODLEY parkrun 5km Tuesday 25th December
1 B Priddle (Reading) 18.06
44 Louise Atkinson 30.36
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 P Wright (Tadworth) 17.21
13 Sean Paynter 19.47
14 James Whistler 19.54
19 Peter Faull 20.32
62 Tomas Sterner 23.27
70 Simon Taylor 23.52
86 Tony Appleby 24.57
100 Stewart Anderson 26.02
110 Sue Camp 26.53
125 Ally Salisbury 27.49
135 Michael Sikora 28.20
198 Penny Merrett 35.50
199 Bev Ali 36.45
205 Andrew Brown 38.12
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
Michelle Davies celebrated her 100th parkrun in style by winning the women's
section and setting a new PB. Jane Craigie-Payne was runner-up.
1 S Amory (T Turbo) 18.18
6 David Rowe 19.59
10 Michelle Davies 21.09
11 Mark Herbert 21.09
17 Jane Craigie-Payne 22.26
27 Lewis Emery 23.56
59 Christine David 30.51
61 Lee Davies 31.39
62 Mike White 31.40
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 D Coales (Bath) 17.01
22 Nick Wright 19.29
92 Phil Aiken 21.46
663 John Hanscomb 35.06
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
Back to second place for Mel Hunter.
1 F Campbell (Heading) 18.58
5 Phil Roberts 25.06
8 Mel Hunter 26.54
9 Simon Burrell 26.55
16 Deborah Blakemore 32.36
17 Lorna Smith 32.36
UPTON COURT parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
Another second place - Becky Hall...
1 J Kew (Maidenhead) 20.24
14 Becky Hall 26.55
15 Rob Curtis 26.56
HARROGATE parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
...and yet another - Duncan Mallison again.
1 I Bush (unatt) 18.35
2 Duncan Mallison 18.47
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 M Vesterinen (unatt) 17.43
8 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 19.16
WOODLEY parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 A Stay (R Navy) 18.06
113 Louise Atkinson 28.56
WIMBLEDON COMMON parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 M Scotney (RRC) 18.01
137 Stacey Barber 30.29
YORK parkrun 5km Saturday 29th December
1 N Williams (N York M) 16.43
25 Phil Jackson 21.31
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Tuesday 1st January
1 K White (Herc Wimb) 16.16
14 Duncan Mallison 18.35
32 Sean Paynter 19.38
34 James Whistler 19.40
46 David Rowe 20.08
114 Phil Jackson 21.56
124 Chris Camacho 22.09
176 Phil Aiken 23.24
201 Amrut Sharma 23.48
226 Tomas Sterner 24.32
247 Tom Reay 24.53
282 Adam Wright 25.37
287 Martin Wolfson 25.43
298 Jane Craigie-Payne 25.54
344 Becky Hall 26.40
345 Rob Curtis 26.40
353 Andrew Brown 26.50
384 Kirsty Bangham 27.23
403 Philippa Kitchen 27.43
419 Chris Brook 28.14
483 Sharon Rowe 29.59
571 John Hanscomb 35.05
573 Sue Camp 35.24
591 Tony Clark 36.53
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Tuesday 1st January
A 10am start time allowed an impressive number to run Bushy first then
cross the river to Kingston!
1 A Jackson (Sitting) 16.50
10 James Whistler 18.54
13 Peter Weir 19.00
17 Duncan Mallison 19.16
27 David Rowe 20.20
60 Chris Camacho 22.13
67 Phil Jackson 22.24
79 Karen Weir 22.56
80 Rob Curtis 22.58
81 Becky Hall 22.59
85 Phil Aiken 23.05
88 Jane Craigie-Payne 23.10
97 Amrut Sharma 23.39
102 Tomas Sterner 24.05
111 Martin Wolfson 24.36
136 Hannah Doyle 25.39
139 Tom Reay 26.17
144 Ally Salisbury 26.39
156 Rob Kitchen 26.58
165 Kirsty Bangham 27.23
174 Sue Camp 27.49
207 Tony Clark 31.28
210 Chris Wright 32.26
211 Andrew Brown 32.27
212 Mary Hickson 32.28
216 Sharon Rowe 33.11
LLOYD PARK parkrun 5km Tuesday 1st January
1 T Holden (SLH) 18.56
35 Michelle Davies 26.20
36 Mark Herbert 26.22
54 Mike White 32.16
55 Lee Davies 32.17
ROUNDSHAW DOWNS parkrun 5km Tuesday 1st January
...and some more doubling up. Mark Herbert finished in second place.
1 D Gillett (SLH) 19.58
2 Mark Herbert 20.32
51 Lee Davies 28.06
71 Michelle Davies 31.49
72 Mike White 31.50
FINALLY...
Jeff Bull sends the following, which appeared in last Monday's Guardian:
"Call it the Richmond Park test. Yesterday morning, amazing to report, it
wasn't belting down with rain, and the park was crammed. It was a joyful
sight - families, dog-walkers, runners. But what would have amazed a time
traveller from a couple of decades ago would have been the thousands and
thousands of cyclists. Something has happened. There are the dolphin-like
schools of muscular men and women in matching Lycra, teams from Britain and
the continent, moving as one; there are the men of a certain age, still on
racing bikes, but swaddled in woollens; there are the kids with their
parents; and there are the stately amateurs, sitting up straight on their
three-gear Raleighs. But the main thing is the sheer number of them, a
constant, gleaming, metallic stream.
Richmond Park is unusual, granted. It's a huge urban park, with hills and
views that attract the big cycling clubs as well as many individuals from
the rest of London. It now has a 20mph speed limit. But the something that's
happened there is hardly unique, and is spreading, and should spread. And
it's simply that cycling has reached a tipping point, a critical mass, that
has turned the motorists into a minority, and an increasingly boxed-in,
nervous minority at that. On most of Britain's roads, if a couple of
cyclists are side by side, causing cars or vans to brake, there will be
shouts and hoots and waved fists. Here, drivers simply have to accept that
the world has changed. Drivers who lose their temper find it isn't so easy
in the park. They can't zoom off. And they are outnumbered by cyclists.
The Richmond Park test is how to push more of Britain's roads to the
critical cycling mass, which means cycling is safer (safety in numbers
works) but which acknowledges that what Margaret Thatcher called 'the great
car economy' isn't going to simply vanish. Some cyclists are in danger of
treating cycling as a cult, or even a secular religion - on your saddles,
brethren, and be saved! But cycling isn't for everyone. There are people
with small kids, older people, people whose journeys are too long, people
who don't like it. They have rights too.
In this particular park, a transport microclimate, there is a quiet,
undeclared war of attrition against cars - fewer parking places, lower speed
limits, regular gate closures for special events - which readers may
recognise going on in many other parts of the UK too. We are going to see
more congestion charging, increasingly pricey and restricted parking and
lower speeds. And this is tolerable - if proper help is also given to those
who need to drive, or who can be offered good and reliable buses instead.
It's the intricate balancing act of a proper transport policy.
What we can't have, however, is a country in which this balancing act fails
to push forward the cycling boom. A quarter of us, roughly, are obese,
children as well as adults. Our urban air is still filthy. We are using far
too much carbon. But the great thing is, millions of us are getting the
message. Real revolutions come from below, and this one is too. That's
perhaps the brightest message from 2012, the year of the bike."
Jackie Ashley