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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 522 13th March 2018
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* RGS Guildford win the Ranelagh Cup Schools Race
* Our under 17 girls team finishes 9th in the National Championships
* Freya Thomson, Izzy Atkins and Alice Patterson represent Middlesex in the
Inter Counties
* Clutton Cup 10 miles handicap this Saturday
* Book now for the Baker Cup Prize Presentations evening on April 7th
* Wyn Williams
ATTENTION PLEASE
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WYNFORD WILLIAMS
We are very sorry indeed to pass on the sad news that our former Hon Sec Wyn
Williams passed away on March 7th. He was one of our most popular members
and will be greatly missed. The following comes from the Old Deer Park
Facebook page:
“For those of you who didn’t make it down to the ODP parkrun today, Paul
Sinton-Hewitt shared with us at the briefing the extremely sad news of the
loss of one of our dearest Old Deer parkrun friends - Wyn Williams. Wyn did
his first parkrun in Bushy Park on 5th August 2005 and since then had
volunteered over 50 times and run over 130 times. He was one of the first
ODP Run Directors and from talking to those who knew him from those early
days it’s clear that his cheerful, positive outlook helped shape ODP parkrun
into the friendly, inclusive community event that we all enjoy today.
Outside of parkrun Wyn was an integral part of the local running community
both as a result of his huge involvement with the Cabbage Patch 10 over the
last 30 years and his membership of the Ranelagh running club. As Paul later
put it - Wyn’s footprints are all over Richmond and they will be there
forever. A wonderful sentiment for us all to remember Wyn by.”
Our sincere condolences go out to Linda and family. The funeral is to take
place on Tuesday 27th March at 2pm in the Ogden Chapel at the South West
Middlesex Crematorium, Hounslow Road, Hanworth, Middlesex TW13 5JH.
MICHAEL BRANDON
A reminder that Michael’s funeral takes place at 12.15pm this Friday 16th
March at Putney Vale Crematorium West Chapel and afterwards at Pembroke
Lodge.
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.
Andy Bickerstaff writes:
“Those of you intrepid souls doing the Clutton Cup 10 miler please look at
the course beforehand as the first half of each lap won’t be flagged. Simply
follow the Mob Match course but at just after 2 miles go straight on around
the wood (not up the steep hill) and soon pass the car park and follow the
main path to the centre of the ponds where a marshal (Hello Ivan) will
direct you back on yourself following flags until you arrive back at the
start...then do it all again! Great training whether you are doing a spring
marathon or not’. More details and a course map here:.
BAKER CUP 3 miles ROAD HANDICAP Saturday 7th April in Richmond Park (by
White Lodge)
...and our shortest handicap, 3 miles road in the centre of the Park. 3pm
start, all welcome, register on the day at the clubhouse no later than
2.15pm.
BAKER CUP SUPPER - TROPHY PRESENTATIONS EVENING
Our Presentations evening will take place after the Baker Cup 3 miles
handicap on Saturday 7th April, starting at 7pm. If you have a trophy to
collect please try to attend.
The venue as usual will be upstairs at the Roebuck pub, 130 Richmond Hill,
TW10 6RN (tel 0208 948 2329). Price is £25 per person, to include welcome
drink, free beer (while stocks last) and buffet dinner. We can accommodate a
maximum of 60 people, so please reserve your place now. Your glass of bubbly
awaits you!
Please contact Michele Gibson, Email:- micheleagibson@hotmail.com,
Mobile:- 07703 518956.
Cheques payable to Ranelagh Harriers and posted / handed to Ms Michele
Gibson, c/o Baker Cup Supper, 79 Thames Side, Staines upon Thames, Middlesex
TW18 2HF or leave in the clubhouse safe with the name Michele Gibson / Baker
Cup on the envelope. Cash payable to Michele Gibson at the Club on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights. BACS Payments - Ranelagh Harriers Sort Code 401310
Account 12154501 REF- Baker Cup & YOUR NAME.
TROPHIES STEWARD
Becky and Rob have kindly stepped in to cover the Trophies Steward job up to
this year’s presentations evening, but we still urgently need a volunteer to
take on the job on a more permanent basis. Please reply to this email if you
can help, either individually or as part of a team.
MARSHALS
We still need lots more helpers for our Half Marathon on Sunday 6th May.
Please let us know if you can help. 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.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN…
…for our Half Marathon on May 6th here:...
…and our 10k on June 17th - here:.
THAMES TOWPATH 10 miles Sunday 8th April at Chiswick
This is always a popular event and is the opening race in our 2018 Road
Grand Prix. Details:. There are
45 Ranelagh entries at the time of writing. Full details of the Road Grand
Prix: here:.
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. 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!!!”
RICHMOND RUNFEST
This takes place on the 15th and 16th September, though note it clashes with
the Surrey Road Relays on the 15th. There’s a 10k, Half Marathon and
Marathon. We have been offered a £2 discount on the entry fee by quoting
“RANELAGH18”
THAMES HARE & HOUNDS 150th BIRTHDAY
Gordon Whitson writes:
“I and Aegli my wife attended as representatives of Ranelagh Harriers a
dinner organised by Thames Hare & Hounds to celebrate their 150th Season on
Saturday, 3rd March at the Whitehall Suite near Horse Guards Parade. The
location was magnificent, food excellent and the wine copious. Thames made
us and their other guests most welcome and everybody seemed to enjoy this
very well attended event.
As befits such an occasion, there were a number of speeches, not least of
which was that of James McMullan, Captain of Thames, in which he made very
specific reference to the 561 point victory secured by Thames on Wimbledon
Common over Ranelagh in the annual mob match last November. Obviously, this
victory is a matter of considerable satisfaction to Thames and we must
therefore make absolutely sure that it is not repeated when we meet them
again this coming autumn in Richmond Park.”
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 17th March Clutton Cup 10 miles handicap. 2pm start in
Richmond Park
Sunday 18th March Finchley 20 miles at Ruislip
Saturday 7th April Baker Cup 3 miles road handicap in
Richmond Park (White Lodge) 3pm start
Sunday 8th April Thames Towpath 10 miles at Chiswick
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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ELLIS CUP and DYSART CUP Saturday 3rd March in Richmond Park
The decision was taken on Friday afternoon to cancel the race in view of the
icy conditions, for the sake of the officials as much as the runners. As it
turned out a thaw had set in by Saturday afternoon, but unfortunately too
late for a change of plan.
RANELAGH CUP SCHOOLS RACE Saturday 10th March in Richmond Park
Once again schools fixture clashes resulted in a fairly small field for our
event. There were 55 runners representing eight schools, of which seven
closed in a complete team of four. The Judd School came into the race with a
sequence of four straight wins but this time they were narrowly outscored
by last year’s runners-up RGS Guildford. Brighton College took the bronze
medals. Individually there were some very impressive times by the top two,
Kershaw and Fitzpatrick of RGS Guildford. The clear winner Charlie Kershaw
is a member of the powerful Aldershot squad.
1 C Kershaw (RGS Guild) 20.35
2 B Fitzpatrick (RGS Guild 20.57
3 A van der Plas (Judd) 21.35
4 A Emm (Judd) 21.55
5 O Hurdle (RGS Guild) 22.13
6 A Thompson (Judd) 22.44
7 J Davies (Brighton) 22.55
8 S Southall (Hampton) 22.57
9 T Jones (RGS Guild) 22.59
10 D Seaton Judd) 23.03
32 Euan Sinclair (Tiffin) 26.10
Teams (4 to score)
1 RGS Guildford 17
2 The Judd School 23
3 Brighton College 84
4 University College School 87
5 Tiffin School 108
6 Charterhouse School 119
7 King’s College School
NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 24th February at Parliament
Hill
Apologies for omitting some excellent junior results from the report in the
last e-news. Our under 17 girls were outstanding, with Freya Thomson and
Izzy Atkins both in the top thirty and Emily Coulson and Jennifer Silva
backing up well to bring the team home in 9th place. Lexi Keech was our only
runner in the under 15 race and she also ran well to finish in the top half
of the field.
Under 17 Girls
1 E McNiven (Liv H) 18.27
25 Freya Thomson (Rane) 19.52
30 Izzy Atkins 19.55
156 Emily Coulson 22.41
168 Jennifer Silva 22.55
Teams (4 to score)
1 Liverpool H 95
9 Ranelagh H 379
Under 15 Girls
1 S Heslop (Macc) 14.35
206 Lexi Keech (Rane) 17.23
Here’s an additional report of the senior men’s race by Pheidippides:
“Parliament Hill is a regular venue for the Southern and the National, but
still manages to surprise. This year we had the brightness of sunshine on a
weekend less than a month from the vernal equinox combined with the rawness
of a late winter cold snap. Other clubs sheltered from the wind on the
sunnier south-facing slopes of Hampstead Heath, but such soft-living
luxuries were not for the men and women of Ranelagh who pitched near the
track at the most icy spot in all of London Town. Members of other teams
duly shuffled past on their way to the start and shivered in fear at our
Spartan hardiness (or was it the cold?).
After the sogginess of the final league races and mob matches this season,
the ground would surely have its traditional consistency of over-done school
porridge left to go cold overnight but was surprisingly dry - or rather this
was true of about four-fifths of the way with the remaining fraction making
up in due measure and justifying 15mm spikes. The men's course was modified
at the last minute and was identical to the usual route of the Southern with
the exception of a shortened first lap. This made things rather lively as
we reached the tumulus for the first time and quite a large portion of the
field collided with the tail-end runners of the senior women's race.
Liveliness was to be found also on the start-line at the gun as our lead
runners shot out of the blocks and charged away up the hill with enthusiasm
(or were we simply still cold and trying to warm up?). Ben Anderson headed
the team in fine style, only just missing the top fifty but comfortably
winning the Roffey Salver. The National was popular this year (2328
finishers) and therefore rather crowded further down the field. The team
finished a very creditable 24th of the 162 which closed in, and was
supported by a very good turnout (though we were sorry that Mike Peace was
not able to run this year due to an injury). Of course, the real reason for
competing was not the challenge, the occasion, or a crown of wild celery /
vel sim, but the rich reward of Alan Hedger's finisher's coffee with special
additive: what would we do without him?”
…And a note from Bill Bird about the Centennial Shield:
“I wonder if you noticed that we were fourth in the contest for the
Centennial Shield, which is competed for in the men’s race in the National
championships between the 11 clubs founded when the ECCU was formed in 1883
and still going strong when it celebrated its 100th anniversary.” For the
record, the eleven clubs involved are Bristol & West AC (then plain Bristol
AC, finished 2nd today), Highgate H (4th), Thames H&H (13th), Ranelagh H
(24th), Blackheath & Bromley HAC (25th), Coventry Godiva H (49th),
Birchfield H (87th), South London H (124th), Liverpool H (did not close in),
Reading AC (did not close in), Cheshire Tally Ho H&H (did not compete).
RICHMOND HALF MARATHON Sunday 18th February
Margie Marshall took second place in the over 60 class.
1 J Wilson (unatt) 1:17.56 (chip time 1:17.56)
15 Duncan Mallison (Rane) 1:23.57 (1:23.54)
379 Margie Marshall 1:53.33 (1:53.27)
622 Ian Harrison 2:09.02 (2:08.57)
VITALITY BIG HALF MARATHON Sunday 4th March in London
The “team” filter on the official results does not seem to work, so the
following list is probably incomplete.
1 Mo Farah (N&EB) 1:01.40
150 Carl Selya-Hammer (Rane) 1:16.03
228 Gareth Williams 1:18.51
238 James Whistler 1:18.58
369 Kris Davidson 1:22.42
CAU INTER-COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 10th March at Loughborough
Ranelagh provided three members of the 8th placed Middlesex team in the
Under 17 Women’s race.
Under 17 Women
1 G Brock (Cornwall) 21.57
48 Freya Thomson (Middlesex) 24.42
52 Izzy Atkins 24.56
144 Alice Patterson 26.58
SURREY HALF MARATHON Sunday 11th March at Woking
This fast-growing event had over 3,000 finishers, with Ted Mockett and Nick
Twomey both in the top thirty.
1 S Overall (B&B) 1:08.38 (chip time 1:08.37)
24 Ted Mockett (Ranelagh) 1:15.15 (1:15.13)
28 Nick Twomey 1:16.17 (1:16.16)
43 J Hill (Sale) 1:19.20 (1:19.20 – 1st woman)
392 Lara Werrett 1:35.36 (1:35.09)
958 Michelle Ogilvie 1:47.03 (1:46.30)
972 Mark Westwood 1:47.11 (1:46.38)
2244 John Herriott 2:09.28 (2:04.01)
SECOND SUNDAY 5 miles Sunday 11th March on Wimbledon Common
1 N Marriage (Fulham) 31.06
11 A Riddell-Webster (Ful) 36.12 (1st woman)
19 Stephen Aikin (Rane) 40.18
33 Perry Rendell 43.15
53 Carol Aikin 47.25
60 Sue Camp 50.15
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 3rd March
Bushy Park
Glen TURNER 18:03, Nick WRIGHT 18:51, Eliott WELLS 19:59, Emily COULSON
(jnr) 20:56, James WHISTLER 21:49, Richard GURD 24:35, Hannah MALAM (jnr)
27:07, Marianne MALAM 27:09, Paul SINTON-HEWITT 28:07, Joanne SINTON-HEWITT
28:08, Jackie DUNKLEY 30:21, Janet TURNES 33:20, Wally GARROD 44:17
Richmond Park
Ed Perry was first overall while Suzy Whatmough was third woman.
Ed PERRY 18:29, Graham BROOK 19:19, Suzy WHATMOUGH 20:51, James RITCHIE
21:04, Adrienne BADDELEY 21:28, Alberto ESGUEVILLAS 22:20, Philip ANDREWS
22:54, Jeremy DAY 24:11, Rachel REVETT 24:27, James RUSHBY (jnr) 24:45,
Chris CAMACHO 25:59, Carol AIKIN 26:28, Clare DAY 26:46, Matilda HARRISON
(jnr) 28:08, Andrew BROWN 29:14, Verka LAFEUILLE 29:30, Alison DICKS 29:31,
Ally PICKARD 29:41, Wiebke KORTUM 30:23, Aoife KILPATRICK 30:25, Hadi
KHATAMIZADEH 30:26, Michael WHITE 30:27, Sue CAMP 30:27, Gavin HILLHOUSE
30:28, Bronwen NORTHMORE 34:23, Ewa SOLTYS 36:27, Katie WALTON 38:30, Cindy
CROUCHER 39:42, Martin CLARK 48:10
Old Deer Park
Gareth WILLIAMS 20:14, Vaughan RAMSAY 20:42, Niamh HOLT 24:07, Mark ROPER
27:31, Lorna SMITH 30:57, Julian HOLDEN 32:24, Colette DORAN 33:04, Louise
ROPER 35:41, Katrina ROCHE 37:01, Deborah BLAKEMORE 37:02
Kingston
Bonnie Morgan was the leading woman.
Bonnie MORGAN 22.53, Kirsty NOBLE 26:27, Fiona PUGH 26:54
Hoblingwell
Peter FORDHAM 35:22
Osterley Park
Dave LAWLEY 19:37, Ted MOCKETT 20:33, Tom CAMERON 20:48, Mark HERBERT 20:51
Cranleigh
Julian SMITH 26:25
Atholl, South Africa
Sam DALGLEISH 19:24
Junior parkruns 2km Sunday 4th March
Moormead
Chase LAWLER 8:47, Astrid ROPER 9:49
Bushy Park
Jonny Brook and Freddie Lett finished first and third.
Jonny BROOK 7:11, Freddie LETT 7:22, Euan SINCLAIR 7:41, Finlay SINCLAIR
7:58, Eilidh SINCLAIR 11:45
parkruns 5km Saturday 10th March
Bushy Park
Nick WRIGHT 18:47, Joe BRYANT (jnr) 21:13, Simon COLLINGRIDGE 22:58, Julie
DRUMMOND 26:55, Noel SIMPSON 27:46, Clive NAISH 29:29, Wally GARROD 41:10,
John HANSCOMB 56:48
Richmond Park
Tom BRADLEY (jnr) 20:23, Nick FORDHAM 21:51, Richard PENDER 22:25, Stephen
AIKIN 22:28, Will CAVENDISH 22:56, James RUSHBY (jnr) 23:52, Amrut SHARMA
24:16, Christopher READ 25:12, Carol AIKIN 25:23, Margie MARSHALL 25:51, Ben
RUSHBY (jnr) 26:41, Maia RUSHBY 26:43, Andrew BROWN 27:16, Karen HARBERT
27:24, Ian HARRISON 27:37, Aoife KILPATRICK 27:40, Sue CAMP 27:51, Jarryd
HILLHOUSE 28:07, Gavin HILLHOUSE 28:08, Phil RUSHBY 29:16, Bronwen NORTHMORE
33:59, Deepa SHARMA 34:11, Wendy FISHER 37:32, Beverley ALI 62:39, Pat
HEWLETT 62:41
Finsbury
Carl Assmundson finished second...
Carl ASSMUNDSON 17:08
Frimley Lodge
…and so did Nick Twomey
Nick TWOMEY 18:31
Old Deer Park
Tributes were made to former Ranelagh Hon Sec and Old Deer Park parkrun
director Wyn Williams who sadly died a few days ago. Eirin McDaid and Wiebke
Kortum were the leading finishers, with Tom Cameron taking third place
overall.
Eirin MCDAID 17:37, Tom CAMERON 20:35, Vaughan RAMSAY 22:15, Wiebke KORTUM
23:18, Kevin KNOWLES 23:58, Clare FOWLER 24:14, Niamh HOLT 24:27, Grace
MUNRO (jnr) 27:24, Ciara MCLAREN (jnr) 29:04, Bruce MCLAREN 29:10, Lorna
SMITH 29:46, Melanie DAVISON 31:30, Julian HOLDEN 31:38, Katie WALTON 33:35,
Katrina ROCHE 38:03, Deborah BLAKEMORE 41:49, Joanne SINTON-HEWITT 49:52
Andover
Adrienne Baddeley was the leading woman.
Adrienne BADDELEY 21:32
Kingston
Julia Bailey was second woman.
Julia BAILEY 22:42, Chris Camacho 24:16, Fiona PUGH 26:28
Oxford
Peter Haarer placed third.
Peter HAARER 17:17
Southsea
Alan DAVIDSON 28:46
Cambridge
Emma WELLHAM 32:16
Gunnersbury
Mark HERBERT 18:04
Newbury
Angus CATER 30:09
Conkers
Ellie LAWLEY 34:32
Eastville
Alex FORDHAM 19:29
Crane Park
Marianne Malam was second woman to finish.
Gareth WILLIAMS 19:59, Eliott WELLS 21:03, Kevin KEAREY 21:11, Richard GURD
21:47, Marianne MALAM 23:05, Hannah MALAM (jnr) 24:51, Ann KEAREY 25:25, Rue
TURNER 25:33, Abigail MALAM (jnr) 27:18, Josie KEAREY (jnr) 27:43, Michelle
BEAUMONT 28:05, Hilary THOMSON 33:18, Cindy CROUCHER 34:50, Anne CHILDS
35:26, Nigel COOMBES 40:11
Walthamstow
Richard Kimber was first home.
Richard KIMBER 19:22
Southwark
Ranelagh filled positions 2-5 in the women’s section.
Becky CURTIS-HALL 19:22, Laura BLAZEY 19:34, Fanny VEIN 19:49, Rebecca
NORTHMORE 20:32, Rob CURTIS 21:37
Osterley Park
Charlie BROOK (jnr) 20:54, Kate BROOK 25:02
Fulham Palace
Pete WARREN 26:39
Bryanston, South Africa
Sam DALGLEISH 18:09
Exeter Riverside
Cecily Day was the leading woman.
Cecily DAY 21.10
Bois de Boulonge, France
Ally PICKARD 26.10
Clover Point, Canada
John ATKINSON 20:06
Black Combe
Glen Turner was first in.
Glen TURNER 18:32
Bakewell
Peter WEIR 20:28, Karen WEIR 22:23
Exmouth
Jackie DUNKLEY 29:30
Farfalle, Italy
Peter FORDHAM 30:15
Junior parkruns 2km Sunday 11th March
Moormead
Chase LAWLER 8:38, Piper LAWLER 10:30
Surbiton
Nathaniel BOND 9:03
FINALLY...
“Why, what a rascal art thou then, to praise him so for running!”
William Shakespeare, Henry IV Part1