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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 528 29th June 2018
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Nick Impey and Fiona Ford lead our teams to podium places at the Dorking
10m
* Another successful and fast Richmond 10km, individual victories go to
Ollie Garrod of Epsom and Stephanie Davis of Clapham
* Ranelagh men win the team awards with Nick Impey in 8th place leading
four more RH within 20 seconds
* Cordelia Parker leads our women’s team to third place
* Great ultra performances in the London 2 Brighton 100km and the Comrades
Marathon
* Ranelagh 5th in Thames’s Parkland Relay
* Ranelagh juniors finish 2nd in the Stragglers/Ranelagh handicap series.
* Mini Mob Match at the Crane Park parkrun tomorrow
* Club AGM on Tuesday
* 40% off club kit
* Annual subscriptions are overdue…
ATTENTION PLEASE
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Our AGM will take place next Tuesday 3rd July at 8.30pm in the clubhouse.
All members are welcome and snacks will be provided. You should have
received a separate notice with reports etc earlier this week. If it did not
arrive, please let us know.
CLUB SUBSCRIPTIONS and ENGLAND ATHLETICS REGISTRATION...
...for 2018-19 are now overdue.
The club membership fee includes the England Athletics registration and
despite another increase in the England Athletics registration fee to £15,
we are keeping our subscription rates unchanged for another year. That's £40
for seniors, £20 for second-claim members and those who are retired and
over 60, £10 for under 20s and students and non-running members. There is
also a £70 family membership. Preferred method of payment is by Bank
Transfer: our account is at HSBC, sort code 40-23-29, account number
81109847; please add a message, for example SubscriptionJSmith. A Standing
Order form is available from our website here: . Alternatively post a cheque
to Membership Secretary, Ranelagh Harriers, 135a Petersham Road, Richmond,
Surrey TW10 7AA or leave it in an envelope at the clubhouse. For any
queries, e-mail the Membership Secretary aachrisowens@yahoo.co.uk.
Once a member has paid her/his Club Subscription for the year, then the
Club pays to England Athletics the annual registration fee. When the Club
first registers a member with England Athletics (EA), apart from paying the
registration fee, the Club provides to EA the member’s title, name, date of
birth, competitive status and address.
Please be aware that only EA Registered athletes may compete in competitions
under UK Athletics Rules. The EA registration expires annually on 1 April
each year and athletes are considered Unregistered by UK Athletics and hence
ineligible to compete in UK Athletics sanctioned events if the registration
fee remains unpaid after 30 June. So, please pay your Club subs promptly!
ROAD GRAND PRIX
Here are the leading scores after six events. For race details and the full
scoreboard see here:.
Open Nick Impey 48, Seiko Angelo 36, Martin Halvey 30, Neil Rae 29, Ted
Mockett 23, Carl Assmundson and Carl Selya-Hammer 21, James Riley 20, Kris
Davidson 19, Marc Leyshon, Ed Perry and Stewart Anderson 18, Nick Twomey 17
Men Over 40 Neil Rae 18, James Riley 17, Stewart Anderson 14, Kris Davidson
and Michael Everard 12, Jonathan Moore 10, George Howard and Ben Shore 6
Men Over 50 Martin Halvey 31, Seiko Angelo 23, Bill Neely 12, Stephen Logue
10, Mick Lane 7, Peter Haarer 6, Bruce McLaren, Steve Aikin and Paul Doyle 5
Women Fiona Ford 16, Cordelia Parker 12, Lara Werrett 11, Adrienne Baddeley
10, Bronwen Northmore 8, Marie Synnott-Wells and Carol Aikin 7, Annemarie
Goodridge, Alice Littler and Holly McGuigan 6
Women Over 40 Fiona Ford 24, Lara Werrett 11, Rachel Revett 10, Melanie
Davison 6, Karen Campbell 5 and Niamh Holt 5,
Women Over 50 Marie Synnott-Wells 18, Bronwen Northmore13, Carol Aikin and
Deborah Blakemore 11, Wiebke Kortum 10, Annemarie Goodridge and Jackie
Dunkley 9
115 members have completed at least one race so far.
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
After four races Ranelagh’s women are in third place and our men in second.
Individually, Seiko Angelo is a close-up second in the M50 class. Results
and current tables here:.
REMAINING GRAND PRIX AND / OR SURREY ROAD LEAGUE RACES
Elmore 7 miles: Saturday 14th July at 1.30pm:
An uncommon Saturday afternoon race starting and finishing at the Chipstead
Flower Show, a typical English fete. Undulating course on country lanes.
Grand Prix and Surrey Road League event. Details and entry:.
Entries on the day normally accepted.
Elmbridge 10km: Sunday 22nd July at 9am.
Flat course, partly on road, partly Thames tow path. Grand Prix and Surrey
Road League event. Fewer than 100 entries still available at the time of
writing, so will soon sell out. Details and entry:.
Wedding Day 7km: Friday 27th July at 7.30pm
The ever-popular Friday evening 7km race on the roads and tracks in Bushy
Park. The race usually sells out, so don’t delay. Juniors welcome. Grand
Prix event only. Details and entry:.
Wimbledon Dash 5km: Sunday 12th August at 9.30am.
Final event in the Grand Prix and the Surrey Road League, and also serves as
the Surrey 5km championship, Starts and finishes at the athletics stadium in
Wimbledon Park. The rest of the course is hilly and on road. Details and entry:.
MINI MOB MATCH v THE STRAGGLERS Saturday 30th June at the Crane Park
parkrun.
Our annual “Mini Mob Match” against The Stragglers will take place on
Saturday 30th June incorporated with the Crane Park parkrun. If you’re
running a parkrun that day, please choose Crane Park if you can. Wear
Ranelagh kit and make sure your parkrun profile identifies you as Ranelagh,
otherwise you won’t count. The more runners we have, the better our chances.
JUNIOR CHAMPS
Our club junior championships and all of the junior age group trophies will
also be competed for in the mini mob match on 30th June. Please note that
there are separate trophies for boys and girls in each category and that the
age cut-off date is the 1st Sep 2017 (i.e. aligns with the school calendar
year):
- Club Junior Champs - all under 20s are eligible
- Age Group Champs - U17, U15, U13 and U11s. Runners only qualify for one
age category i.e. cannot win both the U13 and U15s (U11s accompanied by
appropriate parent/carer as per parkrun rules)
- Junior Trophy presentations planned for Tuesday 3rd July at 18:55 at the
Clubhouse
COAD CUP 5 miles SUMMER CROSS-COUNTRY HANDICAP Tuesday 10th July in
Richmond Park
For one week only, this replaces our normal Tuesday night sessions. It’s a
staggered start 5 miles race, with the fastest going off last. Your starting
position will be decided by the club handicapper Angus Cater. Please arrive
at the clubhouse earlier than normal to give time for the handicaps to be
drawn up without delaying the start to later than the scheduled 7.15pm. Be
prepared to be a little later getting home than usual. Nearer the time there
will be a course map on our website.
CLUB KIT
We’re changing kit suppliers and we have a lot of kit to move. Many items
are on offer at 40% discount. Treat yourself! It may not be the weather for
fleeces and log-sleeved tops right now, but take advantage of these prices!
Order direct from the AlleyCatz website:.
ALSO FOR JUNIORS:
The annual joint Stragglers and Ranelagh junior handicap series is taking
place again this year, and the first four events have been completed. The
next is on Thursday 12th July at the Hawker Centre. Registration 7pm, start
time 7.30pm It is also necessary to pre-register before your first race –
this can be done now. For more details:.
2018 Junior Handicap remaining dates and venues (main race is 2km, and there
is also a “minis” race over 800m)
Thursday 12th July 2018 (Hawker Centre)
Thursday 30th August 2018 (Hawker Centre)
WIMBLEDON COMMON TRAIL RUNS
Wednesday 4th July sees the last in the summer events: (Andy
Bickerstaff's Good Run guide). This one is 8 miles. 7pm start at the
Windmill, Wimbledon Common.
RIVER THAMES HALF MARATHON Sunday 28th October
Roy Reeder writes:
"I'm once again organising the River Thames Half Marathon. The start is in
Walton-on-Thames and a fair bit of the route is along the towpath, so it's
flat, scenic and mostly traffic free – ideal if you are looking for a PB.
Full details:. I'm offering £5 off the
entry fee to Ranelagh runners till 30th September. Use the entry code RANHAR
at the Sport Systems store."
LONDON DUATHLON Sunday 16th September in Richmond Park
Rick Jenner writes:
“The London Duathlon is held on closed roads in Richmond Park every autumn.
This year it is on Sunday 16th September and incorporates a new Club
Championships to find out who is the best sports club in London and beyond.
Lots of Ranelagh people have taken part before and are again this year, so
it would be great to put in a team. If you’re interested there are more
details here: and you can enter
at here: and receive £10 off with
the code CB_RANELAGHHARRIERS. Please note this is the day after the Surrey
Road Relays so anyone targeting that may want to steer clear, and I must
declare my interest as the event is put on by my company.”
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
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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 30th June Mini Mob Match v The Stragglers with the
Crane Park parkrun. 9am start. Details:.
Tuesday 3rd July Club Annual General Meeting. Start 8.30pm
in the clubhouse.
Tuesday 10th July Coad Cup summer 5 miles handicap in
Richmond Park. 7.15pm start. All welcome but arrive earlier than usual if
you can.
Thursday 12th July Stragglers/Ranelagh junior handicap series
race 5 at the Hawker Centre. See above
Saturday 14th July Elmore 7 miles **Grand Prix** and **Surrey
Road League** event. See above.
Sunday 22nd July Elmbridge 10km **Grand Prix** and **Surrey
Road League** event. See above.
Friday 27th July Wedding Day 7km **Grand Prix** event. See
above.
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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VITALITY LONDON 10km Monday 28th May
Philippides reports (individual results were in the last e-news):
“To rise with the lark and travel fifty miles through the morning mist to a
race is perhaps one of the less orthodox ways in which to spend a May Bank
Holiday Monday (and the hottest day of the year so far); but it was a rare
pleasure to see London quite so quiet during what would normally be the rush
hour, and the areas around Hyde Park looking deceptively sleepy - almost
like a leafy rural suburb. Green Park was also suitably sub-duvet when I
arrived at 8.00 am, but within an hour had filled astonishingly quickly with
throngs of runners, about half of whom seemed to be queuing for cubicles.
Soon after 09.30 we had assembled dutifully on the start grid and began a
long wait for the 'off' ("take six dozen runners, remove wrappings, and
leave to fry in the sun until well cooked"). Various briefings were given
(is it reassuring to know that you are being funnelled according to the
principles of fluid dynamics?) and a host of celebrities appeared, either to
run (Mo Farah, Jo Pavey, etc) or to start the race (Jessica Ennis-Hill,
Sebastian Coe).
Looking around, although the organisers had sensibly banded everyone into
coloured starts graded by anticipated speed order, "Blue" was a very broad
church indeed, embracing, but unwisely intermingling, denominations of the
'just outside 32 mins' through to the 'unlikely to break 40'. This had the
nice effect that the men and women of Ranelagh could coalesce into a blue
droplet within the sea of the crowd, but once we did get under way the mix
produced unhappy results, with the slower runners impeding the faster, and
the faster fretting the slower: it was only by some rather acrobatic
high-stepping over kerbs that it was possible to break free from the masses
and find room in which to run (it took Impey and Haarer about a mile to
achieve this).
Once under way, Vaughan Ramsay's assessment of the relative difficulty of
the various sections of the course was spot on, with a fast beginning, some
energy-sapping twists and turns around the City, and then a burn-up along
the Strand towards the finish. There were sections that were dusty or hot
or both, and other places where crowds had gathered and it felt as if all
the oxygen had been sucked out of the air (or had it all been consumed as Mo
motored through?). There was, however, more than adequate compensation from
the fun of running about London along streets that are usually clogged with
traffic and passing the various landmarks. Support around the course was
also most welcome from Rob and Becky Curtis-Hall and others.
Of the men, Nick Impey led them home in fine style, followed in close order
by Peter Haarer, James Whistler and Marc Leyshon to make up the team. Of
the women Abi Weeds crossed the line first, followed by Fanny Vein and Suzy
Whatmough. It was good to see Marie Synnott-Wells back in action.”
British Championship Team Results (3 to count, based on aggregate times)
Women
1 Cambridge & Coleridge AC 1:47.32
23 Ranelagh H 1:43.46
Men
1 Aldershot F&D 1:30.25
53 Ranelagh H 2:02.42
DORKING 10 miles Sunday 3rd June
If you want the weather to be nice for your holiday, book it for the weekend
of the Dorking 10. Nick Impey reports:
"As the weather repeated itself as per the VLM in April, the roads and hills
of Dorking made for a very warm and tough morning running for all. I
finished 57 mins (7th) not my best time and the wedding all day Saturday
paid its price at half way. Seiko continues his fine form finishing second
Ranelagh scorer, having given it all. Very impressive. I managed to lure Mr
and Mrs Twomey out of Bagshot at short notice for Nick to finish 3rd
Ranelagh home. Alan H, Steve and Sonia as always very supportive
spectating!"
Seiko’s run was rewarded with the county M50 championship silver. Fiona Ford
was the first Ranelagh lady home in just over 70 minutes. Nick and Fiona now
top the open and women's grand prix tables respectively. At the time of
writing, the V40 class is led by Neil Rae and M50 by Martin Halvey. Fiona
also leads the W40 and Marie Synnott-Wells the W50. Ranelagh men and women
placed 2nd and 3rd in the team competitions.
1 Tom Aldred (London Hth) 53.17
2 Andrius Jaksevicius (Bel) 53.42
3 Ollie Garrod (Epsom & E) 54.09
7 Nick Impey (Ranelagh) 57.23
13 Stephanie Davis (Clapham) 59.58 (1st woman)
21 Seiko Angelo 61.11
26 Nick Twomey 61.51
28 Ed Perry 61.56
45 Michael Everard 64.03
69 Martin Halvey 66.44
89 Neil Rae 68.31
114 Fiona Ford 70.37
119 Bill Neely 71.11
129 Stewart Anderson 72.08
136 Simon Hedger 72.23
155 Lara Werrett 73.50
157 Marie Synnott-Wells 73.56
188 Wiebke Kortum 76.09
227 Stephen Logue 79.08
254 Phil Roberts 81.01
285 Rob Curtis 83.09
356 Ian Anderson 88.33
415 Chris Read 93.09
500 Colette Doran 112.49
502 Bronwen Northmore 114.20
509 Deborah Blakemore 121.43
510 Anne Childs 121.44
RANELAGH RICHMOND 10km Sunday 17th June
For once it wasn’t too hot for our 10km and a crop of personal bests all
down the field was the result. We had sixty runners in Ranelagh colours, not
bad when you consider the same number again were marshalling and
officiating.
Phil Killingley writes:
“Another great race organised by Ranelagh - well done to first-time race
director Michael Morris and his team.
Ollie Garrod of Epsom won in a time just under 32min. Ranelagh had a mini
blue wave with Nick Impey in 8th (33:58); Ted Mockett in 11th and George
Howard in 13th all within twelve seconds, securing victory for the Blue and
Amber team on home territory! Marc Leyshon was only 9 seconds back in 16th
and Peter Haarer was first M50 home.”
Cordelia Parker was our first woman home and with Adrienne Baddeley and Suzy
Whatmough both sub-40 the women claimed third place.
Peter Haarer produced the best age-related performance for Ranelagh with
85.8% and that earned him the Whitlock-Welch trophy. It was a close thing
though as Seiko Angelo came in at 84.2% and also above 80% were Martin
Halvey, George Howard, Ted Mockett, Mick Lane and Nick Impey.
1 Ollie Garrod (Epsom & E) 31.55 (chip time 31.54)
2 Ben Goddard (Woking) 33.05 (33.05)
3 Steve Woolley (West 4) 33.30 (33.29)
8 Nick Impey (Ranelagh) 33.59 (33.58)
11 Ted Mockett 34.08 (34.07)
13 George Howard 34.10 (34.08)
16 Marc Leyshon 34.19 (34.18)
23 Peter Haarer 34.49 (34.47)
37 James Whistler 35.30 (35.26
39 Stephanie Davis (Clapham) 35.43 (35.41 - 1st woman)
43 Graham Brook 35.52 (35.49)
46 Emma Houchell (Basildon) 35.58 (33.56 - 2nd woman)
47 Jordan Mungovan 36.00 (35.01)
51 James Riley 36.19 (36.17)
55 Nick Twomey 36.25 (36.23)
58 Richard Kimber 36.28 (36.25)
62 Seiko Angelo 36.39 (36.39)
63 M Bagnati (Serpentine) 36.40 (36.37 – 3rd woman)
71 David Ready 36.55 (36.52)
82 Jonathan Moore 37.18 (37.16)
87 Rick Jenner 37.45 (37.42)
89 Michael Everard 37.47 (37.43)
91 Cordelia Parker 37.48 (37.45)
94 Dave Lawley 37.57 (37.54)
95 Peter Smith 38.06 (38.00)
106 Neil Rae 38.30 (38.26)
114 Marco Perinelli 38.41 (38.27)
135 Martin Halvey 39.22 (39.19)
138 Adrienne Baddeley 39.27 (39.24)
142 Suzy Whatmough 39.34 (39.31)
145 Mick Lane 39.45 (39.41)
186 Paul Doyle 41.11 (41.07)
191 Marcus Atkins 41.23 (41.17)
194 Stewart Anderson 41.34 (41.27)
204 Fiona Ford 42.15 (42.07)
208 Alberto Esguevillas 42.24 (42.18)
216 Simon Hedger 42.48 (42.41)
225 Michelle Beaumont 43.09 (43.03)
231 Gordon Whitson 43.15 (43.08)
238 William Griffin 43.31 (43.23)
264 Stephen Aikin 44.16 (44.11)
265 Alice Littler 44.16 (44.06)
274 Ben Shore 44.41 (44.26)
280 Richard Gurd 44.56 (44.44)
287 James Ritchie 45.14 (44.59)
308 Rebecca Northmore 46.25 (46.18)
320 Niamh Holt 46.43 (46.22)
328 Matt Sowton 47.14 (46.48)
371 Amrut Sharma 49.17 (49.10)
378 Anna Reichwald 49.28 (49.18)
396 Chris Read 49.57 (49.36)
397 Duncan Brown 50.00 (49.32)
406 Carol Aikin 50.30 (50.18)
414 Paul Wapshott 50.59 (50.38)
416 Alison O'Brien 51.20 (51.55)
456 Michael Sikora 55.27 (55.15)
461 Claire McKenzie 55.53 (55.19)
468 Leeanne Bryce 56.25 (56.03)
469 Melanie Davison 56.25 (56.03)
472 Claire Warner 56.42 (56.17)
482 Charlotte Hyde 58.01 (57.36)
488 Roger Wallace 59.24 (58.47)
510 Jackie Dunkley 62.39 (62.04)
522 Deborah Blakemore 64.07 (63.31)
523 Bronwen Northmore 64.23 (63.48)
524 Alan Meaden 64.44 (64.14)
531 Victoria Orme 66.33 (65.57)
TEAMS MEN: (3 to Score) TEAMS WOMEN: (3 to Score)
1. Ranelagh Harriers 29 1. Clapham Chasers 24
2. Woking AC 42 2. Guildford & Godalming 30
3. Fulham RC 53 3. Ranelagh Harriers 40
LONDON 10 miles Sunday 13th May in Richmond Park
1 J Shelley (Shaft B) 54.00
15 James Riley (Ranelagh) 62.13
18 M Renfer (Highgate) 62.56 (1st woman)
31 Marco Perinelli 65.37
86 Richard Gurd 69.47
130 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 71.57
309 Michael Everard 77.41
386 Matt Sowton 79.33
BLACKHEATH & BROMLEY TRACK SERIES Monday 21st May at Bromley
Junior Louis Sartori finished 3rd in his 1500 metres race in a PB 4:28.53.
LONDON 2 BRIGHTON 100km CHALLENGE Saturday 26th May
The Ranelagh Ultra Crew was in action, headed by a great 5th place from Si
Martin. “A brutal day in the heat, but delighted with 28th,” wrote Bruce
McLaren. 842 finished.
1 R Nicholls (unatt) 10:09.05
5 Si Martin (Ranelagh) 10:43.56
28 Bruce McLaren 13:02.08
42 Richard Gurd 13:41.37
56 Kris Davidson 14:01.17
57 Michel Groeneveld 14:01.23
LAND AID 10km Thursday 7th June on Clapham Common
Marc Leyshon finished third.
1 M Wright (Watts) 34.52
3 Marc Leyshon 35.55
COMRADES MARATHON Sunday 10th June Pietermaritzburg to Durban 90km
Lloyd Camp reports:
“Jarryd Hillhouse fulfilled a dream by finishing the 90km Comrades Marathon
in South Africa in the colours of Ranelagh Harriers in the very respectable
time of 10.48.33 (gun time) and 10.42.36 (chip). The race has been run since
1921 in memory of the many South African men at arms, the “Comrades of the
Great War” who lost their lives in WW1.
21,272 people entered the race (it was fully subscribed within weeks of
opening), 19,058 actually started (of which 1,438 were international
entrants), and Jarryd came 9202nd out of the 16,477 who crossed the line
before the 12 hour cut-off. (No medals are awarded to runners who take
longer than 12 hours, In fact, they are removed from the course).
The Comrades is a gruelling event run in alternate directions every June
between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. This year was a “down” run, although
there are numerous demanding up-hills along the way that make the runner
wonder about that. It was also the longest one ever because the finish was
moved 3 km further down the road to the cavernous 2010 Football World Cup
stadium because it had become such a major event on the South African sports
calendar. Jarryd moved strongly through halfway in 4.59 and then added 48
minutes to his second half because he was enjoying the experience so much!
He finished in excellent shape and high spirits, a deserving medallist who
trained with tremendous discipline for one of the toughest road races on the
planet. Nearly half of the field finish in the final hour, so Jarryd was
well ahead of the crowd.
Not only is he the only member of his family to run Comrades, he tells me
that he is also the only Hillhouse ever to take part in the history of the
event. And all this started with a Richmond parkrun in January 2016!
Comrades is 18.5 consecutive parkruns, and you don’t go for breakfast
afterwards, you go for dinner! Jarryd has completely changed his lifestyle
and running has played a vital part in that. Unbelievable progress and a
wonderful effort!”
SECOND SUNDAY 5 miles Sunday 10th June on Wimbledon Common
1 J Gale (TH&H) 31.50
54 Tom Reay 51.10
25th THAMES HARE & HOUNDS PARKLAND RELAYS Wednesday 13th June in Richmond
Park
Phil Killingley reports
“Andy Maud beat his own course record but could not prevent Thames Hare and
Hounds from beating Clapham for the team win. Ranelagh's quickest team came
5th of 55, which is our best since we renewed our participation in this
event - great work. The team was made up of James Whistler (fastest for us
on the day with 15:38), Nick Twomey, Mark Herbert and
still-fit-despite-newborn Dave Lawley! Well done to the other Ranelagh teams
in 36th and 50th, and many thanks to Peter Fordham for organising us all.”
Gordon Whitson comments:
"Congrats to the senior men team for a good effort – looking at the times
recorded by Nick Twomey, David Lawley and Mark Herbert, it seems Ranelagh
can’t help producing blue waves even when running a relay! James Whistler,
however, was in a class of his own. The old codgers team ran better than the
form book would have predicted. In particular, Andy Bickerstaff should be
happy with an almost respectable time after all his travails of recent
years. The first three in the team set up Rick Jenner nicely to carve
through the lower orders of the field on the glory leg. The mixed squad did
what mixed squads do and that is to ensure that everybody gets the chance to
join in the fun and have a good work-out, although Simon Martin’s pre-team
selection modesty was clearly misplaced."
1 Clapham Chasers 58.20
5 Ranelagh H ‘A’ 64.06
Nick Twomey 16.01
Dave Lawley 16.12
Mark Herbert 16.15
James Whistler 15.38
37 Ranelagh H Vets 75.44
Gordon Whitson 19.23
Andy Bickerstaff 20.22
Marcus Atkins 18.32
Rick Jenner 17.27
50 Ranelagh H Mixed 85.52
Wiebke Kortum 20.03
Peter Fordham 25.48
Si Martin 17.58
Alison Dicks 22.03
STRAGGLERS / RANELAGH JUNIOR HANDICAP SERIES RACE 3 Thursday 14th June at
the Russell School
There was a new venue at the Russell School, with perhaps a slightly shorter
course. Numbers taking part topped one hundred, with the Flaming Penguins
team once again dominating the proceedings. They now hold a seemingly
unassailable lead with three of the six races done, and even the best late
surge from Ranelagh is unlikely to repeat last year’s last gasp victory.
There were thirteen Ranelaghs in the main race, led by Megan Donovan in 11th
place overall. We did not come away entirely empty-handed as Osian Jones set
the day’s fastest time of 7.07. It was very much a family affair for
Ranelagh, with three Rushbys, two Beals, two Joneses, two O’Briens and two
Lafeuilles in the line-up. Remy Lafeuille was first finisher in the Minis
event.
Juniors 2km
1 J Danz (Flaming Penguins) 13.30 (actual time 8.30 – first timer)
5 M Ray (unatt) 15.03 (10.03 – 1st gal)
7 D Gupta (unatt) 15.57 (10.57 – 1st boy)
11 Megan Donovan 16.30 (9.30)
27 Ben Rushby 17.45 (8.45)
51 Oliver Beal 18.25 (7.55)
52 Nathaniel Bond 18.26 (7.56)
63 Osian Jones 18.37 (7.07 – fastest boy)
64 Matthew Beal 18.41 (7.41)
65 Angus O’Brien 18.43 (8.43)
69 Daniel Rushby 18.46 (7.16)
72 Alfie Lafeuille 18.48 (8.18)
76 Tate Lawler 18.53 (9.23)
78 Cian O’Brien 18.54 (11.54)
83 Sam Rushby 19.02 (7.32)
87 Seren Jones 19.21 (8.51)
Teams
Overall after three races
1 Flaming Penguins 119 1 Flaming Penguins 297
2 Ranelagh H 32 2 Ranelagh H 88
3 Coombe Hill School 22 3 The Stragglers 61
4 The Stragglers 18 4 Coombe Hill School 36
Minis 800m
1 Remy Lafeuille 2.00
OSTERLEY PARK 10km Saturday 16th June
1 N Hutchinson (QPH) 36.47 (chip time 36.46)
14 Eliott Wells 40.01 (40.00)
15 M Gibson (Ealing E) 40.14 (40.14)
29 Alex Ring 41.56 (41.46)
153 Marianne Malam 49.22 (49.11)
723 Colette Doran 98.46 (98.02)
LAKESMAN IRONMAN TRIATHLON Sunday 17th June at Keswick
Tom Fairbrother had never competed in a Triathlon before, so naturally he
opted to make his debut in a full Ironman race – that’s 2.4 miles swimming
in Derwent Water, 112 miles on the bike and a full 26.2 miles marathon. Tom
writes: “A very new experience for me. But I was really pleased to finish
the marathon in 3:35, for an overall time of 11:43. It was incredibly tough,
but I loved the challenge.”
1 D Bluff (Tri Force) 9:15.30 (swim 1:03.27, T1 2.54, bike 4:51.48,
T2 1.24, run 3:16.05)
61 Tom Fairbrother 11:43.48 (1:36.02, 7.20, 6:15.58, 9.11,
3:35.17)
GRINDLEFORD FELL RACE Thursday 21st June
1 L Kemp (Totley) 32.16
14 C Brock (Steel City) 36.49 (1st woman)
88 Peter Weir 44.01
162 Karen Weir 49.15
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE MIDSUMMER 10km Saturday 23rd June in Battersea Park
Paul Doyle was the leading over 50.
1 N Handley (JP Morgan) 32.15
35 Paul Doyle 39.36
HARRY HAWKES 10 miles Sunday 24th June
1 A Jaksevicius (Belgrave) 53.21 (chip time 53.21)
23 J Collett (Datchet) 62.18 (62.16 - 1st woman)
69 Bill Neely 70.01 (69.57)
337 Margie Marshall 90.01 (89.45)
343 Mark Lansley 90.42 (89.46)
377 Ian Harrison 92.56 (92.40)
425 Carol Aikin 96.30 (96.14)
584 Anne Childs 119.26 (118.55)
DITTON DASH 10km Sunday 24th June
1 J Lurkins (Strag) 36.55
4 Duncan Mallison 39.22
25 Kevin Knowles 45.17
27 Kirsty Steel 45.31
SELF-TRANSCENDENCE DASHING DEER 5km Monday 25th June in Battersea Park
1 S Pearce-Higgins (TVH) 15.57
26 Jonathan Moore 18.02
134 Alan Davidson 27.56
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FINALLY...
World records fell at the Vitality Westminster Mile on Sunday 27 May but
they were for the level of participation and a Guinness World Record rather
than conventional athleticism on a muggy day in central London. A total of
8,048 runners in 39 races completed the picturesque course around St James’s
Park to finish in front of Buckingham Palace, smashing the previous world
record of 7,664 set at the New York Fifth Avenue Mile last year, making
Vitality Westminster Mile the biggest ever timed mile in the world.
The first record fell to Dani Nimmock and her husband Mark Burgess who
crossed the line hand-in-hand to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest
mile run while holding hands. The Essex couple sprinted across the line in
5:24, almost a minute inside the old mark set here last year, before
receiving their certificate from GWR adjudicator Richard Stenning. “We’re
really happy to have broken 5:30 – we thought we could but you never know
what will happen on the day,” said Dani.
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