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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 403 21 June 2013
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Gavin Jones 6th in Mt Etna race
* Becky Hall 1st in age group in Westminster Mile
* David Rowe's Lanzarote Ironman
* Karen and Peter Weir at the Comrades
* parkrun placings for Jane Craigie-Payne, Eirin McDaid, Duncan Mallison,
Wiebke Kortum, Mel Hunter, Trevor Maguire and James Whistler
* Richmond 10km at 9am on Sunday - help still needed
* Summer BBQ after the 10km
ATTENTION PLEASE
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RICHMOND 10km Sunday 23rd June
Our 10km takes place this Sunday June 23rd starting at 9am. There's still
time to volunteer to help with marshalling, water stations etc - please
contact Niall O'Connor at 10k-enquiries@ranelagh-harriers.com.
SUMMER BARBECUE
As usual we'll be holding a barbecue at the clubhouse after the 10km on
Sunday. All are welcome - in the event of rain, then we'll be inside the
clubhouse.
SUMMER ROAD GRAND PRIX
The next event in our summer road Grand Prix is the Richmond 10km on Sunday.
Next comes the Elmore 7 miles on Saturday 13th July starting at 2pm. The
event forms part of the Chipstead Flower Show. Details:.
Full GP details are on our website here:.
Leaders so far (after five events) are (Open) Trevor Maguire 44, Peter
Faull 28, Ted Mockett 27, Carl Selya-Hammer 24, Steve Whitehead 24,
Stewart Anderson 20;. (Men Over 40) Trevor Maguire 22, Stewart Anderson 15,
Steve Whitehead 12; (Men Over 50) Phil Jackson 24, Stephen Logue 15,
Bill Neely 12, Peter Fordham 12; (Women) Heather Martingell 14, Marie
Synnott-Wells 12, Rachael Holmes 9, Wiebke Kortum 9; (Women Over 40)
Heather Martingell 19, Marie Synnott-Wells 12, Ally Salisbury 12,
Wiebke Kortum 10; (Women Over 50) Lorraine Clifton 11, Sally Bamford 6,
Michele Gibson 6, Deirdre Inman 5.
CHRIS BRASHER PONDS RUN
Tuesday 2nd July sees our annual departure from usual Tuesday night training
for the Chris Brasher Ponds Run. The idea is to visit 20 specific ponds in
Richmond Park. Details here:.
RUN WITH KAREN AND YOGA FOR RUNNERS
Ranelagh Coach Karen Weir writes:
"Join me for a social run in Richmond Park followed by a special 'Yoga for
Runners' class on Sunday 7th July.
I have hooked up with the lovely ladies at Lululemon to put on a special
yoga session aimed at runners. Yoga is a great complement to running. Not
only does it help you to stay flexible, strong and balanced it can help to
reduce your injury risk. I always feel an inch taller after a yoga class!
We'll be heading out at 9am from Pembroke Lodge for a social run and then
we'll finish at the Perseverance Clinic studio close to Richmond Station
with a private yoga class from 10.30 - 11.30. The morning costs £10 (pay on
the day) and is open to runners/yogis of all levels and ability. Please do
reserve your place in advance though, so I know how many are coming. Email
karen@runwithkaren.com to reserve your place or for more details."
MARATHON HEROS
A few weeks ago Wally Garrod posed the question "Who in Ranelagh had run the
most marathons?"
Here are a few of the replies he received:
Ian Grange..41
John Hanscomb..92, best time 2:42
Mike Peace..at least 33 (every London) and more, best time 2:38
Peter Fordham..24 plus 5 Ultras, best time 3.00.28
Andy Hayward..57 plus 15 Ultras, best time 2:57 (Ultras include 100km in
8:31 and three London to Brightons, best time 7:08)
Ivan Boggis..24, best time 2:35
Heather Martingell.. 33 plus 1 Ultra, best time 3:45
Finally it would be churlish not to mention our club hero - Hugh Jones..70
(at least), best time 2. 09 in winning the London!!!!
Follow Ranelagh on 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
Sunday 23rd June Richmond 10km. 9am start. Road GP race 6
and Surrey Road League race 4. Details:.
Tuesday 2nd July Chris Brasher Ponds Run in Richmond Park.
7pm start
Saturday 13th July Elmore 7 miles at Chipstead. 2pm start.
Road GP race 7 and Surrey Road League race 5. Details:.
Tuesday 16th July Coad Cup 5 miles summer handicap in
Richmond Park. 7pm start - please arrive early. Followed by club AGM in the
clubhouse.
Sunday 21st July Elmbridge 10km at Walton. 9am start. Road
GP race 8 and Surrey Road League race 6. Details:.
Sunday 21st July MABAC League Surrey Slog Half Marathon at
Peaslake. Details and entry:.
Friday 26th July Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park. 7.30pm
start. Road GP race 9. Details and entry:.
Sunday 11th August Wimbledon 5km. 9.30am start. Final Road GP
and Surrey Road League race. Details and entry:.
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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LANZAROTE MARATHON (and warm-up) Saturday 18th May
David Rowe reports:
"In a similar style to that of Simon Burrell a few weeks ago here's a report
from the Lanzarote Marathon. With the run being twice as long as the
'Majorca Half Marathon (and warm-up)' it was only fair for the organisers to
double the distance of the swim and bike parts - 2.4 miles and 112 miles
respectively. Anyway, onto the run...
Heading onto the run is a strange feeling. You've just swum 2.4 miles,
ridden 112 and now you're about to run a marathon. Yes, a full 26.2 mile
marathon. That is one hell of a warm up for a marathon! This is when you
hope that the nutrition strategy that you've being following for the past 7+
hours is going to put you in good stead for the next few hours running in
the heat of the day. Only time will tell. In the race rules for the event
the following rule is explicitly given for the run: 'No form of locomotion
other than running, walking or crawling is allowed.' The run course is
42.2km and consists of three laps: first, one of around 12 miles and then
laps of about 7 miles each.
Four weeks ago I ran the London Marathon in 3:26 and it felt comfortable.
Running that pace after what I'd just done wouldn't feel comfortable but I
had in the back of my head that if I could run anywhere near 3 hours 30 that
would be amazing. My plan was to go for 8 minute miling and just stick with
it as long as possible. The first mile was 7:43 - OK, a little quick but
that's normal for me! Followed by 7:58, 7:56, 7:58, 8:09, 8:01, 7:58. All
was going well. It wasn't as comfortable as I'd like it to be but my heart
rate was in a good place and I felt confident.
The course is tough. It's not really flat, it's gently undulating. And
there's plenty of headwind! The surface is a mixture of tarmac and paving
along a fairly busy seafront. For a fair bit of the course there's
restaurants and bars with people sat or stood outside and cheering you on.
The only really quiet part (on the first large lap) goes past the airport -
you're literally about 10 metres away from the runway on a cycle/walking
path just beside a rather high fence with the airport on one side and the
sea on the other.
At the end of the first lap (about 12 miles) I had been averaging 8:02
miling. This was all good. I was running through the aid stations taking a
combination of water/energy drink and also picked up a couple of large ice
cubes at one point (which were lovely down my shorts!!). I felt all right
and just wanted to do the same again over the two shorter laps. Well... that
feeling didn't last for long! I was now on the shorter laps and at the far
turnaround point (about 15.5 miles in) I was really starting to struggle. I
said to myself that I'd complete this loop (3.5 miles back to the
start/finish turnaround) and then on the final 7 mile loop I'd walk the aid
stations. Well, three and a half minutes (not miles, minutes!) later and I
was walking. This wasn't in the plan but my head was telling my legs that I
needed to walk. The strategy at the aid stations was to drink whatever I
felt I could manage without having too much and then getting a large cup of
water at the last 'table' and either pouring it over my head or just
throwing it all over my face. Then start running again. And repeat. This
continued to the start/finish turnaround point at about 19 miles. My average
pace for the previous seven miles had dropped to 8:30 miling.
Heading back onto the final loop the course was really starting to get busy
with other runners (as we all took different amounts of time to do our
'warm-up'). Getting onto the run fairly early means lots of space but now it
was getting busier as more and more people were coming in from the bike
segment. It was great to get to the final turnaround - at this point it was
shortly before 5:30pm and the overall time was therefore 10 hours 30
minutes. I had 30 minutes to do the final 3.5 miles to beat 11 hours. Under
normal circumstances that should be fine. This was not. I'd just run the
previous 3.5 miles in nearly 35 minutes. That's 10 minute miling pace. Not
what I had planned. I was falling apart.
A chap I found myself talking to tried to convince me that I could finish
the race in under 11 hours. 'We've got 17 minutes to cover 3km. We can do
this.' For about 30 seconds I still believed that it wasn't possible and
then thought that I should do whatever I can over the last couple of miles.
It didn't matter. The finish was so close. Food, drink, warm clothes.
Actually, the thought of not having to run another step was the main selling
point for me. Right, let's get this show on the road. I pushed on. I moved
ahead of Chris and he said 'Good running, stay strong' or something similar.
I ran through the aid stations without getting anything. I went up and down
kerbs to avoid other runners. I took the 'racing line' wherever possible.
This is what they call zipping up your mansuit. Mine was done right up to
the top!
Next thing I'm getting closer to the line. The support was amazing and I
remember seeing a friend Alan standing there raising his pint of beer to me!
As I got to the finishing chute I waved my arm - showing my two coloured
wristbands (that showed I had done my laps) and was let through. I looked
up, saw the clock was reading almost 10 hours 57 so I eased off and enjoyed
the moment. Sunglasses off (it's all about the finish photo you know!) and I
crossed the line. My marathon time was 3:38:26. This is an average of 8:20
miling. The final 3.5 miles I got back from 10 minutes miling to 8:34
miling. I'd call that a comeback.
Marathon time: 3:38:26, Ironman Lanzarote: 10 hours 57 minutes 2 seconds.
My marathon was the 215th quickest on the day. I ran the 46th quickest
marathon in my age group but as a number of the faster runners actually
finished behind me (so were slower in the swim/bike) I moved further up the
field. The fastest marathon was run in 2:50:52. The male winner ran 2:55:03.
The female winner ran 2:58:37 - outstanding. The slowest was 7:15. With the
final scores on the doors I finished the race overall in 193rd place and was
35th in my age group. Photos and more information about the warm-up can be
read here:"
BUPA WESTMINSTER MILE Sunday 26th May
With a separate race for each age group the action continued from 9.30am
through to 3.30pm. The course started on The Mall and finished in front of
Buckingham Palace. Shown below are overall positions. Individually, Becky
Hall was first in the 30-35 age group and Marc Snaith and Wally Garrod took
fourth place in the 35-40 and over 70 groups respectively.
1 J Wildrianne (Derby) 4.23
31 Marc Snaith 4.57
188 Becky Hall 5.59
194 Rob Curtis 6.00
466 Hannah Doyle 7.04
470 Sharon Dooley 7.06
525 Heather Martingell 7.21
745 Wally Garrod 8.21
757 Teresa Segovia 8.24
COMRADES MARATHON 54 miles / 87 km Sunday 2nd June Durban -
Pietermaritzburg
Karen Weir reports:
"Comrades Up Run 2013, will go down as one of the toughest days of my life.
I can't really say I enjoyed any of the 87km I covered. The 4000m of
climbing and 2000m of descending in 30 degree heat whilst battling the
Bergwind which comes from the north across the Sahara bringing sand and the
occasional stray rubbish bin into your path, drained me physically and
mentally. Plagued by cramp, an unquenchable thirst and some really quite
unpleasant chafing in places that you really don't need to know about, Peter
and I kept telling each other 'We are never doing this again', or 'Once this
is over we are never coming back'. However, less than 24 hours after finally
crossing the finish line we had both convinced ourselves that we have to go
back in 2014 to do the Down Run and get our back to back medals.
So why would we consider putting ourselves through this torturous journey
again? Well simply because we know we can go faster and do better! And also
because it was an extraordinary experience to be part of something with such
a long and moving history, that is part of the fabric of South Africa. And
because the supporters were amazing, the other runners inspirational, the
finish line unforgettable, the aid stations plentiful, well organised and
stocked with ice cold water even after 10 hours. Because you get goose bumps
at the start when 18,000 people sing Shosholoza and then Chariots of Fire
rings out. Because there are 5 brutal hills with names and about 25 others
without, but if they were in any other marathon they'd be called Heartbreak
Hill or Cardiac Climb. Because I cried at the end when it got to the 12 hour
cut off and people didn't get to register a finish, pushing for the line,
but it was too late. Because I have an even bigger respect for the legend
that is Bruce Fordyce after having the honour to meet and run with him, how
he has raced that distance 30 times winning 9 times is incredible. Because
it didn't really hurt that much, because the weather can't be that
challenging two years in a row, or simply because we're not quite right in
the head. Or maybe it's just because no matter what I tell people, I just
like the challenge, I like the uncertainty of whether it is possible and I
just want to see what I am truly capable of - more than I ever dreamed.
So we will be going back in 2014, everyone has told us it's the easier
direction. Mind you before we started this year, everyone said the Up Run
was the easiest option. But this is our only chance to get Comrades back to
back medals and to really say 'I've run Comrades'. If anyone is keen to try
it for themselves, let me know. Would be great to get a Ranelagh Ultra
Racing Team together and I know someone who can help with logistics so start
saving your pennies. Entries open in September!!"
Results were in the last e-news.
SELF TRANSCENDENCE 5km Monday 3rd June at Battersea Park
Phil Jackson was first over 60.
1 R Wowenicki (TH&H) 15.32
108 Phil Jackson 22.01
130 Alan Davidson 22.51
YATELEY 10km Wednesday 5th June
Mick Lane missed the third over 50 place by just a few metres.
1 M Worringham (Read) 33.49 (chip time 33.48)
34 Mick Lane 38.44 (38.42)
KINGFIELD CANTER 2.85 miles handicap Wednesday 5th June at Woking
1 A Smith (unatt) 21.46 (actual time 17.31)
9 Steve Rowland 26.48 (21.03)
11 Sonia Rowland 26.51 (20.51)
30 Alan Davidson 30.30 (25.00)
SOUTH DOWNS WAY MARATHON RELAY Saturday 8th June at Slindon
Jar O'Brien reports:
"As we set off to the South Downs Marathon Relay I think it is safe to say
that our expectations were fairly low. Mike was driving, my newly acquired
veteran's legs in the front, and the two youngsters, Vaughan and Mark, in
the back. We were pleased to find that everyone had brought supplies for the
day out. Mark had water, Vaughan had kiwi fruit and cherries. I had mini
pork pies and caramel short bread. As we were starting as we meant to go on
we cracked open the pies and the short bread. This was followed a short time
after arrival at the start by bacon butties for those of us not running the
first leg. Mark went off to do a warm up rather than have us wave our
sarnies at him.
We got our first suspicion things might not go to plan shortly after the
start when Mark took the lead in the first 200m of the school track. He
still held 2nd place after leaving the track and heading out on the road.
Mike took great pleasure in telling me that I was likely to take over in the
top three. In my mind I had a picture of the reaction of the other
competitors when Team Ranelagh went from 1st to 10th before making it out of
the field at the start of the second leg.
Thankfully Mark did the honourable thing and came in in 4th place. A great
effort by him and not quite so embarrassing for me. I can truthfully say
that I have never started a race so fast in my life. I was easily under 7
min a mile, uphill and into the wind as I took off. I kept this up all the
way to the gate out of the field and until I was safely sheltered behind an
impressive South Downs hedgerow. This soon became a walk as the hill got
steeper and I was swiftly passed by two runners, leaving me in 6th. I did
however feel a certain amount of pressure not to let the side down and as I
got half way into the admittedly easiest leg and was still in 6th and in
sight of 5th I thought I should give it a lash. I didn't so much speed up as
not slow down. In the end I got passed by three more but passed one and came
down the hill to hand over to Vaughan in 8th.
When we arrived at the handover for the final leg we were immediately hailed
by a Reading official of some sort who knew Ranelagh very well and seemed to
expect great things of us. When we told him that we were the Ranelagh
Harriers B Team and there was in fact only one team entered he walked off
looking a bit confused and muttering to himself. Before long Vaughan came
charging out of the bushes still in 8th place but closely followed by the
chap in 9th. He says he was dazzled by emerging so fast into the light but
we think the manoeuvre he pulled at this point looked more like it came from
the rugby fields of his native New Zealand than the running track. He handed
over to Mike who was immediately impeded by the opposition runner in a
revenge attack dropping us to 9th. He claims that this put him off so much
that he was prevented from mounting a challenge for the top three.
We were under strict instructions from Mike to have the BBQ up and running
when he got in so Mark and I used a whole box of matches trying to get it
lit. It was only then we realised that we were sitting there with Vaughan
who had spent much of his youth in Australia and therefore was genetically
programmed to be able to light a BBQ in any conditions!!! It was difficult
to spot the relay teams finishing amongst the Half Marathoners and
Marathoners but as we counted them in we thought we were still in with a
chance of a respectable finish. Soon Mike came into view looking strong but
we were still unsure of where we had finished. The only person Mike
remembered being passed by was the individual Marathon winner (a very
impressive sub 3hrs). At one point post race we thought we might have come
7th which, based on Mike not having actually passed anyone could only have
come about by some other runners getting lost on route. I am not ashamed to
say that we did take some pleasure in that thought but in the end we were
confirmed as 9th out of over 80 teams.
All that remained was for us to have our BBQ and get told off by a Park
Ranger for having a hot BBQ in a national park. The trip home was spent in
the satisfied glow of having represented Ranelagh to the best of our
abilities. Performance of the day I think went to Mike for a great effort on
a tough leg four, with an honourable mention to Mark for his first 400m and
to Vaughan for taking on the toughest leg of the day. I would recommend this
race to everyone. It accommodates all standards and the legs range from
fairly easy to tough so there is something for everyone. The element of
having to actually tag your next runner gives it a real sense of excitement
and the finish area is perfect for a post race relax."
1 Whispering Grass 2:50.37
9 Ranelagh 3:19.03
Mark Herbert 4 52.17
Jar O'Brien 8 41.56
Vaughan Ramsay 8 55.11
Mike White 9 49.34
CHILTERN CHASE 10km Sunday 9th June at Ewelme
1 N Jones (Newbury) 34.37 (chip time 34.37)
254 Marina Quayle 57.43 (57.37)
378 Louise Atkinson 69.22 (68.47)
MOUNT ETNA SUPER MARATHON Saturday 15th June in Sicily
Gavin Jones retires from racing...again:
"I know I said I was packing in the competitive stuff, but there was one
race that tickled my imagination which I thought I would like to do one day
- slightly more than a marathon all the way up Mount Etna from the beach to
3,000 metres. Well, they suspended it for a few years due to organisational
problems and I sort of forgot about it but then believe it or not I actually
dreamed about it a couple of months ago - and that prompted me to Google it
again. I saw that they had resumed it last year and I thought it just might
be a fitting Last Hurrah - more so than the fairly anonymous Half Marathon I
did in December. So I started putting in some 2 and 3 hour runs, finding as
many hills as possible.
The race was on Saturday - and it was truly amazing. You start on the edge
of the beach with this colossal volcano in front of you and you run all the
way up, or let's say you run up to 33k when you leave the road, at an
altitude of 1,800 metres, and go onto the gravelly lava path. From there you
climb 1,200 metres in 10k on difficult terrain. And many stretches are so
steep that you try to run but you are going no faster than if you walk so
you are just wasting energy. In recent years only the winner has run all the
way, and I think most participants walk all of the last 10k.
It's about 25 degrees when you start on the beach at 8:30 am, and when you
get to the top it's often close to freezing with snow on the ground. You go
through every type of landscape and the last 8k or so, past the tree line,
are amazing - just black lava everywhere and amazing views over Sicily and
Calabria. It's no mass event, with a limit of about 160 starters. From 0 to
3000 metres the organizers claim it's in the Guinness Book of Records as the
official race with the biggest altitude change from start to finish in the
world.
Anyway, I came 6th in 4 hours 44 minutes, first M50 (Ed's note: first M50 by
over an hour!). I started very cautiously and I was overtaking people the
whole way, which is obviously good for morale. I hauled in the first woman
in the last kilometre. I really recommend it to anyone, whether for a
grueling challenge or just an amazing and 'different' holiday experience.
The only problem is that there is an 8 hours time limit and you have to pass
33k in 4 hrs 30 mins, so you can't walk it all!"
1 L Trincheri (Italy) 3:50.38
6 Gavin Jones 4:44.51
SELF TRANSCENDENCE 2 miles Monday 17th June at Battersea Park
1 T Beedell (WGEL) 9.43
59 Alan Davidson 14.40
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 1st June
In addition to those shown in the last e-news, Nick Twomey also ran and
finished 10th in 17.29.
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 M Ismail (HHH) 16.57
5 Lars Lundqvist 18.17
13 Matthew Copp 19.50
57 Stephen Logue 22.32
65 Karl Garvey 22.56
77 Eugenio Carmo 23.32
123 Sally Yau 25.51
126 Michael Sikora 26.08
166 Val Lowman 27.32
171 Tomas Sterner 27.43
241 Peter Lowman 32.03
243 Bronwen Northmore 32.15
265 Pat Hewlett 37.49
270 Andrew Brown 38.31
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
Jane Craigie-Payne was the leading woman and a few of our beginners' course
graduates made their parkrun debuts.
1 D Tanner (Clapham) 17.15
18 Duncan Mallison 21.45
24 Jane Craigie-Payne 22.11
56 Kevin Kearey 24.51
57 Emily Kearey 24.52
71 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 25.39
74 Lynne Barber 25.52
99 Ed Josey 28.12
101 Mary Hickson 28.18
108 Stacey Barber 29.21
110 Elizabeth Everett 29.58
118 Josie Kearey 30.58
120 Christine David 31.07
122 Ann Kearey 31.23
131 Rachel Allen 33.17
132 Tanya Allen 33.18
142 Annie Recuerda 35.46
143 Deirdre Inman 35.46
146 Jane Hart 36.11
154 Carole Varney 39.24
158 Sarah Cheshire 42.13
159 Cindy Croucher 42.14
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
Trevor Maguire was third.
1 S Shaw (unatt) 17.35
3 Trevor Maguire 18.16
10 Stewart Anderson 20.57
26 Sally Bamford 25.25
33 Mel Hunter 27.26
35 Molly Smith 27.39
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 J Mays (Basing & MH) 15.47
11 Ian Kenton 18.05
15 Nick Wright 18.23
16 David Rowe 18.25
125 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 21.17
144 Alex Fordham 21.38
208 Ian Grange 22.27
245 Peter Fordham 23.06
559 Kirsty Bangham 26.42
613 Teresa Segovia 27.32
679 Wally Garrod 28.28
951 John Hanscomb 34.57
WORMWOOD SCRUBS parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 L Smith (Imp C) 16.40
9 Alberto Esguevillas 19.22
27 Amrut Sharma 22.37
33 Phil Jackson 23.12
57 Sue Camp 26.22
62 Tony Clark 27.18
82 Deepa Sharma 32.40
PRESTON PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 Unknown 17.38
57 John Pratt 23.08
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
Wiebke Kortum was second woman home.
1 Unknown 17.33
18 Chris Camacho 21.27
21 Wiebke Kortum 21.57
32 Alan Davidson 23.18
43 Rob Kitchen 24.37
89 Annemarie Goodridge 31.58
CLAISEBROOK COVE parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
James Whistler placed third in Perth, West Australia.
1 B Hartwell (unatt) 17.32
3 James Whistler 17.48
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 C Dettmar (Head) 16.07
211 Lexi Slaughter 37.18
212 Waldron Slaughter 37.18
ALICE HOLT parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 I Carley (Farnham) 19.03
23 Gareth Davies 24.26
OXFORD parkrun 5km Saturday 8th June
1 J Parkinson (Fell RA) 17.09
74 Evelyn Joslin 27.40
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
Eirin McDaid won from a field of over 1,000, dragging Ian Kenton, Mark
Herbert, Peter Faull and Rachel Revett to PBs in the process.
1 Eirin McDaid 16.25
7 Ian Kenton 17.43
9 Mark Herbert 17.49
13 Peter Faull 18.00
14 Nick Wright 18.09
16 Ted Mockett 18.12
49 Matthew Copp 19.55
145 Simon Rothwell 21.52
396 Rachel Revett 24.46
410 Clive Naish 25.04
489 Kirsty Bangham 26.02
718 Wally Garrod 29.04
967 John Hanscomb 34.37
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
Duncan Mallison chalked up another victory.
1 Duncan Mallison 18.18
6 Kevin Kearey 20.47
13 Tom Kearey 22.24
16 Kabir Sait 22.49
57 Tamsin Burland 27.08
60 Mary Hickson 27.42
62 Lynne Barber 28.34
67 Christine David 29.48
68 Stacey Barber 29.48
71 Heather Martingell 30.03
73 Josie Kearey 30.55
74 Cindy Croucher 30.56
76 Penny Merrett 31.13
77 Ann Kearey 31.17
80 Rachel Allen 32.23
85 Janet Russell 33.05
87 Meredith Bell 35.02
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 C MacLellan (unatt) 18.14
14 Stewart Anderson 20.30
40 Stephen Logue 22.00
51 Chris Read 22.27
61 Eugenio Carmo 23.14
74 Peter Fordham 23.52
104 Alan Davidson 25.24
109 Sally Yau 25.57
142 Michael Sikora 27.27
161 Nick Fordham 28.35
236 Pat Hewlett 36.55
242 Andrew Brown 47.17
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 R Eveson (SMR) 17.48
6 Alberto Esguevillas 19.28
7 Rob Stillwell 19.34
28 Tomas Sterner 22.02
42 Chris Camacho 22.33
48 Amrut Sharma 22.51
76 Sue Camp 25.37
94 Philippa Kitchen 27.35
95 Rob Kitchen 27.35
113 Annemarie Goodridge 30.50
114 Deepa Sharma 31.26
WIMBEDON COMMON parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 J Raso (HHH) 15.55
46 Marie Synnott-Wells 20.58
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
Mel Hunter was third woman.
1 A Lee (unatt) 19.09
21 Mel Hunter 24.27
NONSUCH parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 K Macintosh (Wimb W) 17.17
254 Phil Jackson 29.26
BEDFONT LAKES parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 T Haughian (SMR) 17.08
23 Lee Davies 23.06
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 R Carol (Clapham) 16.38
23 David Lawley 19.01
OXFORD parkrun 5km Saturday 15th June
1 G Turner (Black & B) 17.57
60 Evelyn Joslin 27.28
FINALLY...
Australian Jessica Pinney has had a map of Richmond Park tattooed onto her
thigh. According to the Daily Mail, "Walks through Richmond Park helped her
beat depression when she lived in England. Although she's now back in
Melbourne, she says the Park is still part of her. 'I feel like Richmond
Park is my home and I wanted to have it tattooed on me so it's always with
me and I'm kind of always there,' she said. 'It'll be hilarious if I ever
get asked for directions in the park again - I can pull down my trousers or
pull up my skirt and give them some really good advice'."
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