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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 405 25 July 2013
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* John Scally wins the Coad Cup
* Fastest times by Eirin McDaid and Lauren Stewart
* Phil Killingley appointed as new men's Captain at the club AGM
* Trevor Maguire and Heather Martingell are our leading finishers in the
Elmore 7m
* Steve Whitehead and Marie Synnott-Wells are our leading finishers in the
Elmbridge 10km
* parkrun placings for Kerrie O'Connor, David Rowe, Lydia Louw and Emily
Kearey
* Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park this Friday
ATTENTION PLEASE
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SUMMER ROAD GRAND PRIX
The next event in our summer road Grand Prix is the Wedding Day 7km on
Friday 26th July Details:.
We're the holders of the "mob match" trophy for the club with the greatest
number of finishers in the Wedding Day race, so let's try to hang on to it
for another year! At the time of writing it looks as if entries are still
being accepted. The final event is the Perseverance Wimbledon Dash 5km on
Sunday 11th August starting at 9.30am at Wimbledon Park. Details:.
Full GP details are on our website here:.
Leaders so far (after eight events) are (Open) Trevor Maguire 71, Ted
Mockett 54, Peter Faull 50, Steve Whitehead 46, Carl Selya-Hammer 35, Duncan
Mallison 28; Ian Kenton 25; (Men Over 40) Trevor Maguire 38, Steve Whitehead
24, Stewart Anderson 16, Paul Rider 15, William Griffin 14; (Men Over 50)
Phil Jackson 37, Peter Fordham 22, Stephen Logue 19, Bill Neely 18, Mick
Lane 12; Alan Meaden 10; (Women) Heather Martingell 23, Marie Synnott-Wells
18, Wiebke Kortum 13, Hannah Doyle 12, Cathy Jones 12, Sally Dell 10; (Women
Over 40) Heather Martingell 33, Marie Synnott-Wells 18, Wiebke Kortum 15,
Ally Salisbury 14, Sally Dell 12, Deborah Blakemore 9; (Women Over 50) Sally
Bamford 18, Lorraine Clifton 16, Michele Gibson 10, Deirdre Inman 5, Lynne
Barber 4..
SPORTING FEET
Dominic Stead of the new "Sporting Feet" store in Richmond writes:
"Sporting Feet will be happy to offer a 10% discount to Ranelagh Harriers
members on all regular priced items at our Richmond store (9, King Street,
TW9 1ND). We stock great quality footwear and accessories for most key
sports including, running, tennis, gym & fitness, football, rugby, netball,
hockey, cricket and many more. We cater for adults and juniors too. Running
is our lead sport and we stock an extensive range of footwear from key
brands such as asics, Brooks, New Balance and Saucony, amongst others. We
also have a great range of clothing, accessories, technology and nutrition.
We also take feet seriously and always to aim to ensure that our customers
are wearing the most appropriate footwear for them and their chosen sports.
As part of this approach we sell a good range of sports insoles that can
help prevent injury. We offer free gait analysis and also use the latest
digital foot scanning equipment as part of our service. Do have a look at
our website: www.sporting-feet.com."
PARKRUN STATS
John Hanscomb still occupies second place in the tally of parkruns
completed, with 372 runs to his name. The only man ahead of him is our
former member Darren Wood, now with Hart Road Runners in Fleet, who is well
on the way to becoming the inaugural member of the parkrun 500 club. He is
currently on 410. Kirsty Bangham is in 8th place, and first woman, with 315
runs. The only other Ranelagh member in the 250 club is David Rowe on 266,
but several are approaching that mark. Roger and Gill Wilson are on 244 and
240 respectively and Chris Camacho is not far behind on 237. Then comes
Wally Garrod (227) and Duncan Brown (202).
Dr JOHN McGUIRE
Older members will be sorry to hear of the recent death in Perth, Australia,
of John McGuire. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and died of
pneumonia. John had been director of the South Asia Research Unit, Curtin
University of Technology in Perth. He researched and published extensively
on the social and economic history of Bengal. He was also a fine runner, and
features in our club all-time road rankings with his 1:52.04 20 miles in
1971.
Amongst other tributes this comes from Bill Bird:
"John was a rare mixture of the tough outback Aussie and a sophisticated
academic. Last time we met on the coast to coast walk a few years ago I saw
both sides of John. He slipped and cracked a rib, was obviously in some pain
but kept on for two days over the most difficult and toughest part of the
course on an aspirin or two before grudgingly allowing himself to be taken
to hospital. The other side was his obvious pride when I extracted from him
that he had been responsible for 42 books and learned papers in his career.
I personally shall always value his friendship, particularly when we did two
night sections together on the Pennine Way Relay. He never knew how to give
up, either as a runner or an academic. He stayed with me when he was
completing his doctorate. For a whole week he slogged away at the records in
the East India club, working into the wee hours and admitted he came close
to throwing all his info cards into the air (this was before computers). I
am sad that he lived on the other side of the world and we therefore missed
the opportunity to share more of his company. My thoughts go out to Anne."
Follow Ranelagh on Facebook:.
WHAT'S COMING
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More details of the following from the men's Captains ( e-mail Phil, Duncan
or Trevor ranelagh.men@gmail.com or the women's Captains
( e-mail Estelle, Becky or Phil ranelagh.women@gmail.com )
Friday 26th July Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park. 7.30pm
start. Road GP race 9. Details and entry:.
Tuesday 6th August MABAC 5 miles on Wimbledon Common. 7.30pm
start. Details:.
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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ELMORE 7 miles Saturday 13th July
We were well into the longest UK heatwave this millennium, and the
combination of little shade on the country lanes and a 2pm start made it
exceptionally tough going for everyone.
Trevor Maguire ran well to lead our team home in 13th place, well clear of
Ted Mockett, Duncan Mallison and Peter Faull. Then a small gap to Paul
Rider, William Griffin and Mick Lane all inside 7 minute miling which wasn't
bad by any means in the conditions. Trevor therefore extended his lead in
the open and over 40 categories in our Grand Prix. In the Surrey League team
event our men finished 3rd on the day and surprisingly moved up to the
overall lead. But this was something of a freak result, as both Clapham and
Tadworth have a low score to discard which will soon propel them back past
us.
Heather Martingell was our leading woman, keeping up her interest in both
the Grand Prix and Surrey League. Hannah Doyle and Deborah Blakemore
followed.
COAD CUP 5 miles SUMMER HANDICAP Tuesday 16th July in Richmond Park
With a lot of guests and new members requiring handicapping "on the hoof"
the Coad Cup race was somewhat late getting underway this year, but that
could have been a blessing in disguise. It had been the hottest day of the
year so far and the extra half hour gave a little more time for the
afternoon's heat to dissipate. Conditions were still sultry, however, and
the ground rock hard and dusty. In the circumstances, the times were quite
promising: only two men, Eirin McDade and Nick Twomey, inside the half-hour
but another eight at 31.24 or faster. Also in the mix was Lauren Stewart,
whose 31.08 was the fastest woman's time by over three minutes from Becky
Hall and Wiebke Kortum.
Clear winner of the Coad Cup, however, was John Scally. John has lost three
and a half stones in weight over the past few months and the new streamlined
version duly played havoc with the handicapping. Guest Paula Duqua actually
led most of the way, but John was running steadily minutes clear of his
nearest rival for the trophy. John passed Paula after the last corner and so
had the pleasure of crossing the line first. Another guest, Wellington
Satyro, followed them in but almost another two minutes passed before the
silver medallist Vaughan Ramsay appeared, having just overtaken bronze
medallist Wiebke Kortum. Ted Mockett was closing fast in fourth place.
It was nice to see 74 taking part, including a good smattering of new faces.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 16th July in the clubhouse
A bit of a late start too for the AGM, so next year we'll probably take it
away from Coad Cup day. There was no Presidential PB this year but to
everyone's relief proceedings did not take too long. After apologies for
absence had been heard and the 2012 meeting's minutes had been approved, the
2013 reports from the President, the Captains, the Treasurer and the
Secretary were all accepted with a minimum of fuss
Most of the club's officers had indicated their willingness to continue in
their roles but there were one or two changes. Marc Snaith was standing down
after a five year stretch as men's Captain and several tributes were made to
his excellent work. Phil Killingley was voted in as Marc's successor and we
all wish him the greatest success in his new post. Phil has appointed joint
Vice-Captains in Trevor Maguire (cross-country) and Duncan Mallison (road).
Estelle Damant remains as women's Captain and she has appointed Becky Hall
as her new Vice-Captain. Annemarie Goodridge handed over the keys to the kit
cupboard to Heather Martingell and Jane Craigie-Payne and our thanks go to
Annemarie for her sterling work as kit quartermaster. Finally the
appointment of Angus Cater as the club's new Handicapper was confirmed. Good
luck, Angus, you'll need it!
A new class of membership had been proposed and this was approved. It
relates to a fairly small section of our membership - those over the age of
70 with at least 10 years of membership who no longer run or play an active
role in club affairs. The proposal accepted was that for a one-off payment
of £25 they could become associate members for life.
The recipients of the President's Prize for 2013 were not in attendance so
the presentation was held over to another occasion.
Under Any Other Business there was a discussion as to how we might persuade
more members to volunteer for marshalling duties during the cross-country
season, and Peter Fordham appealed for more support for proposed trips to
races abroad or in other parts of this country.
The full minutes of the meeting will be available to anyone contacting the
Hon Sec Wyn Williams.
ELMBRIDGE 10km Sunday 21st July at Walton
It was mainly the "usual suspects" who were out in Ranelagh colours for
this, the penultimate race in both the Surrey Road League and our own Grand
Prix series. Conditions were a little milder than of late, but on a course
with scant shade it was still quite warm enough.
Steve Whitehead was our leading man, 17th overall and taking 2nd place in
the over 40 category (albeit also behind the leading over 50!). Ian Kenton
took some 20 seconds off his PB to finish 28th in 36.23, and he was followed
by Trevor Maguire. Ted Mockett, Nick Wright and Peter Faull all inside 39
minutes with Niall O'Connor following a couple of seconds outside. Our only
other man "in the frame" was Wally Garrod, 4th over 70.
Marie Synnott-Wells was our first woman home and she and Wiebke Kortum were
2nd and 4th respectively in the over 45 category. Finishing between them was
Cathy Jones with a PB of 44.11. Hannah Doyle's sub-50 clocking may also have
been a PB.
THAMES TURBO AQUATHLON Thursday 20th June at Hampton
Wiebke Kortum writes:
"Yesterday I did the Thames Turbo Senior Aquathlon. I came in as third woman
in the run (21.27) and was 6th woman overall (from 27) in 30.41. For those
playing with the idea of a duathlon, triathlon or aquathlon it is a truly
lovely beginners' event. Local, short, small, open to all abilities.
The 5k run takes place in Bushy Park and ends at Hampton Pool, where you
grab your goggles and get rid of your shoes and socks and off you go for 12
lengths in the pool. With only 50-60 people competing, some in trim
trisuits, others in baggy shorts and bras, children helping out with the
body-marking (scribbling your race number on your arms and hands) an
improvised starting line at a crack in the tarmac, and friends and family at
the pool side it has an easy-going, friendly feel to it. Very
recommendable!"
1 P Rooprai (T Turbo) 22.20 (run 16.44, swim 5.36)
19 Wiebke Kortum 30.41 (run 21.27, swim 9.14)
SELF TRANSCENDENCE 3 x 1 MILE RELAY Monday 8th July in Battersea Park.
Alan Davidson was a member of the winning over 60s team, recording 6.41 for
his stint. John Pratt and Bill Harvey recorded 6.50 and 8.16 respectively in
the second-placed over 60s team.
YEOVIL TOWN 5km Wednesday 10th July
1 T Merson (Brstol & W) 15.15
98 Sonia Rowland 22.53
121 Steve Rowland 24.57
GIBBET HILL 10km Wednesday 10th July at Haslemere
1 J Baker (Chich) 33.44
104 Louise Piears 50.55
STANDARD CHARTERED GREAT CITY RUN 5km Thursday 11th July at Moorgate
Steve Whitehead representing Barclays and Mark Herbert and Mike White for
Fuller's were in the field, but there may have been other Ranelagh members
present.
1 P Wicks (Leg & Gen) 14.45
31 Steve Whitehead (Bar) 16.59
84 Mark Herbert (Full) 18.02
1450 Mike White (Full) 23.26
CLAYGATE COUNTRY 5 miles Sunday 14th July
1 P Bearman (K&P) 28.08
179 Alan Davidson 42.11
353 Wally Garrod 53.02
399 John Hanscomb 60.00
DARTFORD HALF MARATHON Sunday 14th July
Mel Hunter reports:
"Just did the Dartford Half. Official time 2:12:39. A personal worst but I'm
very happy. It was 22deg with very little shade and very hilly. That was the
hardest half marathon I've ever done."
1 P Tucker (Black & B) 1:15.09 (chip time 1:15.06)
331 Mel Hunter 2:13.45 (2:12.39)
KONIGSSCHLOSSER ROMANTIK MARATHON Sunday 21st July at Fussen
Michelle Davies writes on Facebook:
"Well it was .3 miles too long, hot and hilly.. I didn't get what I wanted
but 3:35 bang on was a 2 min PB!!! And I won first into age group!! Woo hoo!
Mike ran around 4:59 and Mark was just ahead of me (he helped me round, I
was hot and grumpy!)".
1 D Kiptum (Kenya) 2:24.45 (chip time 2:24.25)
102 Mark Herbert 3:35.08 (3:34.45)
105 Michelle Davies 3:35.24 (3:35.01)
483 Mike White 4:58.19 (4:57.06)
SAVILL GARDENS JUNIORS parkrun 2km Sunday 7th July
1 M Berardi (unatt) 7.56
44 Connor Scally 26.56
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
Kerrie O'Connor and Lydia Louw were first and third women home.
1 Unknown 16.42
5 David Lawley 19.11
12 Steve Aikin 20.49
17 Kerrie O'Connor 21.09
32 Eugenio Carmo 22.30
41 Lydia Louw 23.03
66 Tomas Sterner 24.59
95 Alberto Esguevillas 26.42
100 Sue Camp 26.55
105 Lorraine Clifton 27.03
117 Rob Kitchen 27.58
127 Arthur Louw 28.54
153 Tony Clark 30.37
170 Philippa Kitchen 32.14
189 Deepa Sharma 34.19
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 M Slade (Hatton) 19.10
7 Kevin Kearey 21.03
42 Mike White 27.16
51 Stacey Barber 29.11
53 Josie Kearey 30.53
54 Tamsin Burland 31.01
55 Ann Kearey 31.07
60 Tanya Allen 34.06
61 Deirdre Inman 34.06
62 Cindy Croucher 34.22
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 M Trees (Belgrave) 15.55
21 Nick Wright 18.13
59 David Rowe 19.47
100 David Ready 20.44
222 Ian Grange 23.00
611 Vicci Randle 29.18
627 Mary Hickson 29.28
718 Sharon Rowe 31.59
772 John Hanscomb 35.34
775 Wally Garrod 35.36
792 Lexi Slaughter 37.37
793 Waldron Slaughter 37.41
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 B Kennard ( WSEH) 17.15
14 Phil Roberts 23.57
30 Mel Hunter 27.09
32 Vanessa McConkey 27.27
33 Holly Conolly 27.49
35 Molly Smith 28.45
38 Natalia Slattery 30.48
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 S Stanton (Sutton) 18.26
48 Chris Camacho 24.22
BEDFONT LAKES parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 G Russell (unatt) 18.29
33 John Scally 23.33
WORMWOOD SCRUBS parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 A Yahye (TVH) 16.36
30 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 26.47
31 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 26.48
BLACK PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 B Sutherland (Wyc P) 16.52
35 Michelle Davies 21.18
36 Mark Herbert 21.19
40 Lee Davies 21.29
OXFORD parkrun 5km Saturday 13th July
1 C Williams (Eynsham) 19.22
39 Ian Bingham 26.02
52 Evelyn Joslin 27.57
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 M Chaston (Belgrave) 17.27
11 Wellington Satyro 19.49
33 Steve Aikin 21.23
38 Eugenio Carmo 21.41
49 Lydia Louw 22.44
55 Phil Jackson 23.00
59 Alberto Esguevillas 23.07
62 Amrut Sharma 23.15
85 Tomas Sterner 24.46
124 Jenny Rogal 26.57
132 Arthur Louw 27.25
158 Tony Clark 28.51
166 Rob Kitchen 29.14
180 Jar O'Brien 30.24
181 Philippa Kitchen 30.25
190 Andrew Brown 31.21
194 Deepa Sharma 31.43
197 Claire French 31.49
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
There was a win today for David Rowe and third place in the women's section
for Emily Kearey.
1 David Rowe 18.08
9 Kevin Kearey 20.40
16 Tom Kearey 22.06
36 Emily Kearey 26.17
42 Oliver Bheemul 26.49
56 Stacey Barber 29.24
57 Josie Kearey 29.28
58 Ann Kearey 29.29
59 Janet Russell 29.30
65 Rachel Allen 30.19
68 Deirdre Inman 33.28
69 Cindy Croucher 33.28
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 J Mays (Bas & MH) 15.21
15 Nick Wright 18.01
153 Ian Grange 21.47
364 Clive Naish 25.05
739 Kirsty Bangham 33.50
769 John Hanscomb 36.26
770 Wally Garrod 36.33
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 R Young (unatt) 19.37
26 Mel Hunter 27.05
27 Natalia Slattery 28.33
31 Heather Mason 29.39
35 Paula Maguire 31.01
38 Deborah Blakemore 32.58
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 G Turner (Black & B) 17.00
45 Alan Davidson 23.25
49 Chris Camacho 23.49
WALTHAMSTOW parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 D Tumaitis (Eton M) 17.33
30 Cathy Jones 26.49
31 Ben Shore 26.50
FRIMLEY LODGE parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 M Symes (unatt) 17.03
130 Steve Rowland 24.20
131 Sonia Rowland 24.21
ABINGDON parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 Unknown 16.45
8 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 19.05
69 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 25.48
OXFORD parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 A Phelps (Head) 18.17
45 Evelyn Joslin 24.58
48 Ian Bingham 25.13
POOLE parkrun 5km Saturday 20th July
1 J Gibson (Army) 16.51
391 Waldron Slaughter 37.03
398 Lexi Slaughter 38.02
FINALLY...
Ed Whitlock is still setting world records at the age of 82. Here he runs a
sub-3 mins 800 metres relay leg in the Ontario Masters Championships and
passes the baton on to 84 year-old Earl Fee who recorded 3:04. Together with
Ray Wardle, 80, and Bill Thompson, 82, the Canadians eclipsed the previous
mark for the over 80s 4x800m relay with a time of 14:24, a 1:40 improvement
on the old record held by an Australian team. Video: