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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 521 28th February 2018
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Ranelagh win the mob match v Blackheath & Bromley
* Our mob led by Ben Anderson and Wiebke Kortum
* Ben Anderson wins the Wynne Cup club championship
* Sealed handicap won by Kevin Kearey
* Ranelagh women and men 21st and 24th in the National cross-country
championships
* Our teams led by Ben Anderson and Fanny Vein
* Ellis and Dysart Cup race this Saturday, incl club junior champs
* Michael Brandon
ATTENTION PLEASE
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MICHAEL BRANDON
On Sunday 18th February Michael Brandon died in St Helier Hospital. He had
been ill for some time with cancer and a chest infection was just too much
for him to cope with. The funeral will be on 16th March at Putney Vale West
Chapel at 12.15 and afterwards at Pembroke Lodge. It is preferred that
donations are sent to either Royal Marsden Hospital or Princess Alice
Hospice, rather than flowers.
REMINDERS
We have been requested by the Dysart to remind everyone of a few safety
rules:
• Please don’t drive into the Dysart car park at any time.
• If you arrive on a bike please dismount and walk across the car park.
• When starting or finishing runs, please walk rather than run across the
car park.
MARSHALS
Despite the snow we’re coming to the end of the cross-country season, but
the usual pleas for volunteer marshals does not let up yet! We need lots of
helpers for our Half Marathon on Sunday 6th May. I can confidently predict
that it won’t be snowing! There’s a sign-up sheet in the clubhouse or email
ranelaghhalfhelpers@hotmail.co.uk.
Looking further ahead there’s help wanted too for the Richmond 10km on
Sunday 17th June.
SEAA EVENT SURVEY
The SEAA Endurance Working Group has compiled a survey based on suggestions
and proposals received over the past year regarding their Endurance Events.
The survey contains ten questions asking for details on your activity in
athletics and your opinions on changes to the Masters XC Championships and
the Main XC Championships. Their aim is to ascertain the views of our
affiliated club members before making any changes. The survey is available
here:.
INTER-CLUB 5.5 miles Saturday 3rd March in Richmond Park, including club
junior championships
This race incorporates the Ellis Cup for men (10 to score) and the Dysart
Cup for women (5 to score). All members are welcome to take part. Register
on the day, preferably at the clubhouse. The course starts at our usual
place opposite Pembroke Lodge at 3pm. It will be two laps of our 2.75m
“League Course”. The race also includes the club junior championships.
Seniors and juniors will all start together at 3pm but the juniors will
finish after one lap. Juniors are defined as under 20 on October 1st 2017.
More information including course map here:.
RANELAGH CUP SCHOOLS RACE Saturday 10th March in Richmond Park. 2.30pm
start
We always need plenty of marshals for our schools race, so if anyone is free
please contact Andy Bickerstaff andy.bickerstaff@goodrunguide.co.uk.
CLUTTON CUP 10 miles handicap Saturday 17th March in Richmond Park. 2pm
start.
This is our longest club handicap race. All welcome, register on the day.
Course marking will be minimal, so if you’re unsure please check the course
map which will be up on our website.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN…
…for our Half Marathon on May 6th - here: ...
and our 10k on June 17th - here:.
THAMES TOWPATH 10 miles Sunday 4th April at Chiswick
This is always a popular event and is the opening race in our 2018 Road
Grand Prix. Details:. There are
43 Ranelagh entries so far.
HOGSMILL LADIES ONLY 5 miles Sunday 13th May
Claire from Epsom Allsorts writes:
“This year’s race is set to be on 13th May 2018, once again starting from
the Harrier Centre in West Ewell at 10 am. There are also children's races
starting at 9:15.This year there is a technical t-shirt for all finishers!!
Entries are now open with an early bird entry offer until 4 March of £10.
Please see a link to our website with more information and how to enter -
here:. We can't promise perfect weather
but we can promise that there will be a charity cake sale at the end!!!”
SPECIAL OFFER SHOES
Marc Snaith writes:
“Duncan Gaskell from The Stragglers and Pace Sports Management has some
unused track spikes (men's and women's), cross country spikes (men's) and
road racing shoes (women's) that they are selling for £15 each. The shoes
are mostly Nike and were intended for elite athletes but were not used and
still boxed. All monies raised will be donated to the eye hospital in
Teddington. You will need to be available to pick up the spikes/shoes from
Pace offices in Teddington, opposite Barclays Bank. If you are interested,
contact Duncan by text or WhatsApp on 07818 452696.”
JOBS AT SPORTING FEET, RICHMOND
Michael Morris writes:
“We have some opportunities for part-time customer services assistants at
Sporting Feet and I thought it would be suitable for someone in the running
club who may want some part-time work. We specialize in feet and sell sports
shoes for most major sports for both adults and children but our core
business remains running shoes and accessories.
We are looking for someone with a warm and friendly manner towards customers
and with a passion for sport. The owners are really nice people to work for
and a nice perk is the staff discounts - which comes in handy for running
gear. Any interested people should contact Dominic Stead (co-owner) or
dominic@sporting-feet.com, or if anyone wants more details they could
call me for an informal chat on 07543 283442.”
TUESDAY NIGHT SOCIALS
Don’t forget that we meet for a casual drink after training on the first
Tuesday of each month. Venue is upstairs at the Roebuck on Richmond Hill.
All welcome.
THURSDAY NIGHT TRACK TRAINING AT OSTERLEY
The club is continuing to subsidise track sessions on Thursday evenings at
the Osterley track. All groups and all abilities are welcome. The sessions
are every Thursday 7.30-8.30pm. Link to the map is here:
FACEBOOK
Follow Ranelagh on Facebook.
WHAT'S COMING
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More details of the following from the men's Captains ranelagh.men@gmail.com
or the women's Captain / Team Manager ranelagh.women@gmail.com
Saturday 3rd March Inter-club 5.55 miles for the Ellis and
Dysart Cups, plus club junior championships over 2.74 miles. Start 3pm in
Richmond Park
Saturday 10th March Ranelagh Cup Schools Race 6km in Richmond
Park. 2.30pm start.
Saturday 17th March Clutton Cup 10 miles handicap. 2pm start in
Richmond Park
Sunday 18th March South of England Road Relays (men 12 stage,
women 6 stage) at Milton Keynes. 12 noon start.
5km parkruns every Saturday at 9am and 2km junior parkruns weekly or monthly
on Sundays.
Venues, more details and registration at www.parkrun.com or
www.parkrun.org.uk/events/juniorevents/.
WHAT’S HAPPENED
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PELLING RATCLIFF CUP MOB MATCH v BLACKHEATH AND BROMLEY HAC Saturday 17th
February in Richmond Park
Phil Killingley writes:
“Only a smattering of heathens made the journey from south east London on a
warm February afternoon to allow Ranelagh a comfortable mob victory on a 14
to score basis: Ranelagh 125 – Blackheath & Bromley 453.
In recent years Ralph Street posted a 41:30 course record, only for that to
be beaten by Jon Pepper in 41:29. So Ben Anderson of course posted a 41:28
to capture the crown with the minimum of effort, becoming club champion and
owner of the Wynne Cup in the process. First lady home was Wiebke Kortum,
beating the nearest Blackheath challenger by half a minute.”
Here is Dave Lawley’s report:
"Most preferred the intensity and the miserable conditions of the Surrey
League the other week to be honest and in fact lots ran better - I certainly
did. But this was largely due to the beautiful sunny conditions and knowing
that Blackheath had only brought 17 runners, deflating the braveheart
spirit. 17 turned into 16 by the first mile as one of their faster runners
pulled up. Speaking of faster runners, Carl Assmundson set off incredibly
bravely to try to beat Ben Anderson but got swallowed up by Ben at the ponds
to finish a minute or so behind. A rogue world-class Kiwi (Hamish Carson, a
mere 32nd out of 44 in Rio in the 1500m) also adorned the ranks and humoured
(jogged) his fellow Kiwi Ben around the gloriously sunny Richmond Park.
Kudos to Kevin Kearey who won the sealed handicap, a testimony to his
excellent recent training and coach Nick Twomey."
NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 24th February at Parliament
Hill
Phil Killingley reports:
“Ranelagh men finished 24th out of 162 complete teams, which is the best in
a long while. Peter Haarer reported that it was ‘Freezing cold, but
surprisingly dry underfoot for about 80% of the course, for which the
remaining 20% made up.’ He scraped into the scoring six with a respectable
414th. Leading our men home was Ben Anderson in a superb 56th. As the
leading Ranelagh man he thus adds the Roffey Salver to his collection of
trophies. Carl Assmundson and Nick Impey were both in the 200s; Eirin McDaid
and Glen Turner in the 300s. James Riley had a good one - though it was
‘Quite unlike anything I've ever run’. A great turnout too, with 18 blue
and ambers running.
The ladies were 21st out of 112 teams, with Fanny Vein, Laura Blazey, Suzy
Whatmough and Becky C-H forming the scoring four - another great result.
Fanny will take the Aotearoa Trophy as the top Ranelagh woman.”
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 16th February in Hyde Park
1 A Greenleaf (Serp) 15.15
199 Alan Davidson 27.13
SELF TRANSCENDENCE VALENTINE’S 10km Saturday 17th February in Battersea
Park
1 H Blatge (unatt) 33.30
20 David Ready 36.27
22 Jonathan Moore 36.55
HAMPTON COURT HALF MARATHON Sunday 18th February
1 P Hawkings (Highgate) 1:10.11 (chip time 1:10.11)
52 Michael Everard (Rane) 1:21.35 (1:21.33)
53 Jordan Mungovan 1:21.38 (1:21.28)
67 B Scott (London Hth) 1:22.35 (1:22.32 – 1st woman)
128 Peter Faull 1:25.23 (1:25.04)
193 Matthew Williams 1:27.58 (1:27.39)
235 Nick Wright 1:29.12 (1:28.57)
362 Richard Gurd 1:32.49 (1:32.34)
557 Lara Werrett 1:38.16 (1:37.20)
720 Jarryd Hillhouse 1:41.15 (1:38.17)
795 James Ritchie 1:42.22 (1:42.07)
1186 Michelle Ogilvie 1:49.11 (1:49.07)
1232 Matt Sowton 1:49.58 (1:45.03)
1329 Sarah Holland 1:51.45 (1:46.45)
1833 Peter Gatley 1:59.21 (1:54.12)
2180 Aoife Kilpatrick 2:04.26 (1:54.56)
2284 Karima Graham 2:05.52 (1:57.36)
2284 Colette Doran 2:12.45 (2:04.14)
2734 Claire Warner 2:13.32 (2:04.03)
3211 Richard Johnson 2:24.54 (2:07.31)
WOKINGHAM HALF MARATHON Sunday 18th February
1 S Overall (B&B) 1:05.11 (chip time 1:05.11)
45 Ted Mockett (Ranelagh) 1:15.55 (1:15.51)
71 Nick Twomey 1:17.39 (1:17.35)
354 Stewart Anderson 1:30.45 (1:30.13)
742 Rob Curtis 1:43.38 (1:42.14)
DASH FOR THE SPLASH 10km Sunday 25th February on Wimbledon Common
1 J Allchin (Westm) 36.15
16 A Evans (Westm) 44.17 (1st woman)28
40 Stephen Aikin 49.21
118 Carol Aikin 58.10
131 Gavin Hillhouse 60.15
BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON Sunday 25th February
1 P Pollock (Kent) 1:06.57 (chip time 66.57)
207 Lars Lundqvist 1:27.29 (1:27.22)
1045 Stephen Logue 1:42.12 (1:41.50)
RODING VALLEY HALF MARATHON Sunday 25th February
1 J Connor (Kent) 1:09.47
6 Carl Selya-Hammer 1:20.54
THORPE PARK HALF MARATHON Sunday 25th February
1 B Fish (Blackburn) 1:09.06 (chip time 1:09.05)
35 David Ready 1:22.21 (1:22.17)
parkrun results...
For those of you who are not currently shown as Ranelagh in the parkrun
database, it would be very helpful if you could update your details. You can
also access Ranelagh results here:.
parkruns 5km Saturday 17th February
Bushy Park
Kris DAVIDSON 18:16, Euan SINCLAIR (jnr) 19:24, Nick WRIGHT 20:14, Finlay
SINCLAIR (jnr) 20:33, Joe BRYANT (jnr) 21:11, Matt SOWTON 21:26, Adam WRIGHT
23:02, Rebecca NORTHMORE 23:33, Julie DRUMMOND 27:15, Verka LAFEUILLE 28:25,
Robin DRUMMOND 29:05, Jackie DUNKLEY 29:12, Julie NAISMITH 30:37, Wally
GARROD 41:07, Emma WELLHAM 41:45, John HANSCOMB 54:06
Wimbledon Common
Jarryd HILLHOUSE 22:04
Banstead Woods
Christopher PARSONS 23:41
Richmond Park
Tom BRADLEY (jnr) 18:12, Jeremy DAY 22:30, Alberto ESGUEVILLAS 23:09, Amrut
SHARMA 23:24, Karl GARVEY 24:32, Carol AIKIN 25:11, Clare DAY 26:02, Ian
HARRISON 26:08, Karen HARBERT 26:16, John HOBSON 27:18, Sue CAMP 27:53,
Margie MARSHALL 29:24, Andrew BROWN 29:44, Gavin HILLHOUSE 31:26, Deepa
SHARMA 32:07, Annemarie GOODRIDGE 34:43, Robert HILLHOUSE 37:42, Martin
CLARK 40:40, Penny MERRETT 41:14, Pat HEWLETT 45:47
Brighton and Hove
Ally PICKARD 26:33
Finsbury
Aoife KILPATRICK 29:36
Old Deer Park
Gareth WILLIAMS 18:55, Melanie DAVISON 29:39, Lorna SMITH 29:43, Sarah
HOVELL 31:05, Katrina ROCHE 33:52
Hampstead Heath
Katie WALTON 32:23
Kingston
Chris CAMACHO 25:09, Simon TAYLOR 26:27, Tom REAY 26:58, Kirsty NOBLE 27:33,
Fiona PUGH 30:39, Chris CATO 33:16
Oxford
Evelyn JOSLIN 30:07, Ian BINGHAM 30:08
Southsea
Alan DAVIDSON 27:23
York
Rick JENNER 18:11
Nonsuch Park
Toby COOPER 24:20
Newbury
Angus CATER 27:07
Roodepoort, South Africa
Lexi Keech was the leading female.
Lexi KEECH (jnr) 23:36
Crane Park
Eliott WELLS 19:28, Daniel LITTLE 19:30, Glen TURNER 19:41, Eric PLUE 20:43,
Richard GURD 20:48, Daniel CHIECHI 22:26, Clare FOWLER 22:58, Rue TURNER
24:56, Alan ELDER 25:28, Paul WAPSHOTT 26:46, Ellen VAN KEULEN 27:57,
Colette DORAN 29:03, Christine DAVID 30:01, Heather MARTINGELL 30:50,
Michael WHITE 30:53, Victoria ORME 31:51, Anne CHILDS 34:14, Deirdre INMAN
34:23, Nigel COOMBES 43:25
Clair
Ian Kenton was second overall.
Ian KENTON 18:18
Fulham Palace
Pete WARREN 27:22
Beeston
Marianne MALAM 22:44, Hannah MALAM (jnr) 26:02, Abigail MALAM (jnr) 27:02
Reigate Priory
Duncan MALLISON 20:35
Bowral, Australia
Matthew Clarke was first home in Australia.
Matthew CLARKE 20:18
Lad de Divonne, France
Alastair RITCHIE 24:59
Clover Point, Canada
John ATKINSON was the first finisher.
John ATKINSON 22:32
Bakewell
Paul SINTON-HEWITT 19:39, Peter WEIR 20:33, Karen WEIR 23:07, Jo
SINTON-HEWITT 26:02
Exmouth
Julia Bailey was the second woman.
Julia BAILEY 21:23
Letchworth
Peter FORDHAM 29:46
parkruns 5km Saturday 24th February
Bushy Park
Ted MOCKETT 16:57, Euan SINCLAIR (jnr) 19:30, Glen TURNER 19:33, Finlay
SINCLAIR (jnr) 20:20, Joe BRYANT (jnr) 20:37, Rachel REVETT 22:56, Ian
GRANGE 24:54, Ashleigh FERRIS 28:30, Jackie DUNKLEY 29:24, Wally GARROD
42:11, John HANSCOMB 53:44
Richmond Park
Adrienne Baddeley finished 3rd in the women’s section.
Tom ARMSTRONG (jnr) 19:19, Graham BROOK 19:51, Adrienne BADDELEY 20:24,
Stewart ANDERSON 20:32, James RITCHIE 20:44, Ben RIEDEL (jnr) 22:24, Richard
PENDER 22:28, Sam RUSHBY (jnr) 22:32, Alberto ESGUEVILLAS 22:37, Jeremy DAY
23:00, Amrut SHARMA 23:29, Jarryd HILLHOUSE 23:46, Karl GARVEY 23:54, Margie
MARSHALL 24:01, Daniel RUSHBY (jnr) 24:30, Matilda HARRISON 26:05, Clare DAY
26:11, Ian HARRISON 26:24, Michael BEVERLY 26:58, Karen HARBERT 27:02, Sue
CAMP 27:56, Eugenio CARMO 27:57, James RUSHBY (jnr) 28:00, Ben RUSHBY (jnr)
28:33, Maia RUSHBY 28:34, Aoife KILPATRICK 28:55, Hadi KHATAMIZADEH 28:57,
Ewa SOLTYS 32:26, Gavin HILLHOUSE 32:27, Deepa SHARMA 32:28, Carol AIKIN
33:02, Bronwen NORTHMORE 33:11, Andrew BROWN 34:39, Wendy FISHER 35:30,
Martin CLARK 39:50, Penny MERRETT 40:38, Beverley ALI 44:38, Pat HEWLETT
46:31
Heaton
Fiona PUGH 31:18
Frimley Lodge
Nick Twomey placed second.
Nicholas TWOMEY 17:41
Old Deer Park
Kris Davidson finished third.
Kris DAVIDSON 19:15, Melanie DAVISON 28:15, Sarah HOVELL 30:44, Katie WALTON
30:56, Deborah BLAKEMORE 33:00, Katrina ROCHE 36:49, Julian HOLDEN 44:19
Kingston
Nick WRIGHT 18:52, Freddie LETT (jnr) 19:29, Matt SOWTON 21:47, Adam WRIGHT
22:44, Chris CAMACHO 23:29, Simon TAYLOR 24:06, Alison DICKS 26:23, Kirsty
NOBLE 27:08
Southsea
Alan Davidson 28:01
Rickmansworth
Paul SINTON-HEWITT 19:11, Jo SINTON-HEWITT 26:26
Colchester Castle
Anna REICHWALD 25:40
Newbury
Henry MAGUIRE 50:41
Wormwood Scrubs
Pete WARREN 19:14
Houghton Hall
Andy BICKERSTAFF 23:37, Peter FORDHAM 29:03
Rondebosch Common, South Africa
Sam DALGLEISH 17:50
Crane Park
Gareth Williams was first home.
Gareth WILLIAMS 17:51, Daniel LITTLE 19:23, Eliott WELLS 19:36, Charlie
BROOK 21:27, Richard GURD 21:50, Marianne MALAM 23:46, Chris BROOK 24:05,
Rue TURNER 24:13, Hannah MALAM (jnr) 25:43, Abigail MALAM (jnr) 27:49, Ellen
VAN KEULEN 28:14, Michael WHITE 28:17, Heather MARTINGELL 28:18, Christine
DAVID 30:23, Tracey SMALL 33:04, Anne CHILDS 33:27, Louise WAPSHOTT 33:51,
Nigel COOMBES 35:36, Deirdre INMAN 38:32, Sally SPAULL 39:33, Lexi SLAUGHTER
39:38
Osterley Park
Michael OSBORNE 29:36
Parke
Mike PEACE 25:12
Comber
Victoria ORME 31:52
Fell Foot, Newby Bridge
Colette DORAN 30:47
Lac de Divonne, France
Alastair RITCHIE 24:44
Clover Point, Canada
John Atkinson was first in.
John ATKINSON 20:40
Ladysmith, South Africa
Lloyd CAMP 24:20
Junior parkruns 2km Sunday 25th February
Moormead
Chase LAWLER 8:36, Tate LAWLER 10:47
Surbiton
Nathaniel BOND 9:06
FINALLY...
From Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll:
Alice never could quite make out, in thinking it over afterwards, how it was
that they began: all she remembers is, that they were running hand in hand,
and the Queen went so fast that it was all she could do to keep up with her:
and still the Queen kept crying ‘Faster! Faster!' but Alice felt she could
not go faster, though she had not breath left to say so.
The most curious part of the thing was, that the trees and the other things
round them never changed their places at all: however fast they went, they
never seemed to pass anything. ‘I wonder if all the things move along with
us?' thought poor puzzled Alice. And the Queen seemed to guess her thoughts,
for she cried, ‘Faster! Don't try to talk!'
(Eventually, the Queen stops running and props Alice up against a tree,
telling her to rest).
Alice looked round her in great surprise. ‘Why, I do believe we've been
under this tree the whole time! Everything's just as it was!'
‘Of course it is,' said the Queen, ‘what would you have it?'
‘Well, in our country,' said Alice, still panting a little, ‘you'd generally
get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been
doing.'
‘A slow sort of country!' said the Queen. ‘Now, here, you see, it takes all
the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get
somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!'