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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 531 10th August 2018
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Nick Impey and Laura Blazey lead our teams at the Wedding Day 7km
* Wimbledon 5km this Sunday – final GP and League race. Entries on the day
accepted
* Opening Run and Thomas Cup 3.8 miles handicap in Richmond Park on
Saturday 8th September preceded by annual club photo
* Surrey Road Relays at Wimbledon Park on Saturday 15th September
* 40% off club kit – buy now!
ATTENTION PLEASE
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ROAD GRAND PRIX
Here are the leading scores after nine events, with one to go. For race
details and the full scoreboard see here:.
Open Nick Impey 72, Seiko Angelo 66, Martin Halvey 45, Neil Rae 29, James
Whistler 28, Nick Twomey 27, Stewart Anderson 25, Ted Mockett 23, Michael
Everard 22, Carl Assmundson and Carl Selya-Hammer 21, Stephen Logue and
James Riley 20, Fiona Ford, Kris Davidson and Peter Haarer 19, Marc Leyshon,
Ed Perry and Richard Gurd 18
Men Over 40 Stewart Anderson 22, Stephen Logue and Michael Everard 18,
James Riley 16, Kris Davidson 12, Duncan Mallison, Nick Wright, Daniel
Chiechi and Jonathan Moore 10, Alex Ring 9
Men Over 50 Martin Halvey and Seiko Angelo 40, Stephen Logue 16, Bill Neely
and Peter Haarer 12, Steve Aikin and Bruce McLaren 9, Marcus Atkins 8, Mick
Lane and Alan Meaden 7
Women Fiona Ford 26, Adrienne Baddeley and Suzy Whatmough 15, Marie
Synnott-Wells 14, Cordelia Parker 12, Laura Blazey and Lara Werrett 11,
Wiebke Kortum, Fanny Vein, Bronwen Northmore, Rebecca Northmore and Carol
Aikin 10, Annemarie Goodridge 8, Alice Littler 7
Women Over 40 Fiona Ford 42, Rachel Revett 20, Lara Werrett 11, Marianne
Malam 9, Melanie Davison 6, Karen Campbell and Niamh Holt 5
Women Over 50 Marie Synnott-Wells 30, Carol Aikin 22, 18, Wiebke Kortum
21, Anna Reichwald 20, Bronwen Northmore 17, Annemarie Goodridge 12, Deborah
Blakemore and Jackie Dunkley 11
138 members have completed at least one race so far.
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
After six races Ranelagh’s women are in fourth place and our men in second.
Individually, Seiko Angelo leads the M50 class but with the same number of
points as his nearest rival. Martin Halvey is fourth M50. Fiona Ford is in
2nd place in the W45s. Results and current tables here:.
FINAL GRAND PRIX AND SURREY ROAD LEAGUE RACE
Perseverance Wimbledon Dash 5km: Sunday 12th August at 9.30am.
This is the final event in our 2018 Road Grand Prix and the Surrey Road
League, and also serves as the Surrey 5km championship, It starts and
finishes at the athletics stadium in Wimbledon Park. The rest of the course
is hilly and on road. Details and entry:
Entries on the day will be accepted.
OPENING RUN OF OUR 138th SEASON – THOMAS CUP 3.8miles HANDICAP Saturday 8th
September in Richmond Park
Our 138th season kicks off in the traditional fashion with the 3.8 miles /
6km handicap race for the Thomas Cup. This is one of our historic trophies,
first presented to the club in 1890 by the multi-world record holder Sid
Thomas. For those not familiar with handicaps, they work like this: our
Handicapper Angus Cater assigns a handicap start to every active member. The
runner with the biggest handicap is set off first, followed at intervals by
the rest of the runners according to their assigned starts. The fastest
runner is last away. If the handicapper has done his job perfectly all the
runners should finish together. This doesn’t happen! All members are welcome
to take part , but note that new members for whom the Handicapper does not
have sufficient data must compete as guests ineligible for the trophy. The
race starts opposite Pembroke Lodge inside Richmond Park at about 3.15pm.
Please come to the clubhouse first to register and get your handicap
assigned. Also, at about 2.45pm we’ll have the annual club photo in the Park
opposite the clubhouse.
YOGA FOR RUNNERS
Wiebke Kortum writes:
“A small group of 8 students (maximum) are invited to attend a 10-week ‘Yoga
for Runners’ course on Sunday nights (6 - 7:15 pm) at the Ranelagh Clubhouse
with me. The course starts 9th September and runs until the first week of
December. Students will learn yoga postures, how to stretch and build
strength, some basic principles of yoga philosophy and how to raise
awareness of movement and mind. Each class incorporates a breathing
technique and a relaxation at the end. The level of students should be
beginners or intermediate. The first session is free, afterwards it is £8
per session (40% donated to Ranelagh). I am first-aid trained and fully
insured through the British Wheel of Yoga. Those interested please contact
me in advance at wiebke.kortum@gmail.com.”
CLUB KIT – BUY NOW!
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 here:.
CALLING ALL JUNIORS
The annual joint Stragglers and Ranelagh junior handicap series has been
taking place again this year, and the first five events have been completed.
The last one is on Thursday 30th August at the Hawker Centre. Registration
7pm, start time 7.30pm For more details:.
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
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.”
HOLIDAY ON DARTMOOR
Mike Peace writes:
“Annie and I are now well-established in our new home on Dartmoor and 'home
improvements' have been completed. The result is that we now have a
self-contained guest suite available for visitors: double room, ensuite,
satellite TV, private entrance and parking. Superb views over Dartmoor.
Excellent running, cycling and walking opportunities with the challenging
'Parke' parkrun a mere 20 min jog down the lane. Special rates for Ranelagh
members - 2/3 days, long weekends OR extended stays if you wish. Also please
pop in if you are passing on your way to/from the South West.”
NEIL RYAN HONOURED
Not too many current members will remember Australian Neil Ryan, who ran
with us for a short time in the early 1970s. Neil made quite an impact while
he was here, including earning a place on the club honours board by running
2:25 in the Poly Marathon. Back in Australia Neil placed regularly in
Australian and Victorian Marathon championships. As a life member of
Melbourne’s Richmond Harriers and the Victorian Marathon Club he has made a
great contribution to the sport both as a runner and an administrator in a
multitude of roles over the last fifty years. His dedication has now been
rewarded with his appointment as a Life Member of Athletics Victoria, the
state’s governing body of athletics.
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:
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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
Sunday 12th August Perseverance Wimbledon Dash 5km ** Grand
Prix** and **Surrey Road League** final event. See above.
Saturday 8th September Opening Run and Thomas Cup 3.8m handicap in
Richmond Park
Saturday 15th September Surrey County Road Relays at Wimbledon Park.
Sunday 23rd September South of England Road Relays at Crystal Palace
Saturday 29th September Page Cup 5 miles handicap in Richmond Park
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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WEDDING DAY 7km Friday 27th July in Bushy Park
This race usually sees one of the biggest Ranelagh blue waves of the year.
But not so in 2018. We mustered 45, which isn’t bad but could be better.
There were, however, a couple of good reasons. First is the increasing
popularity of the race itself, which led to entries being closed a couple of
weeks early. There was a scramble to find spare numbers but inevitably a lot
of would-be runners were disappointed. Second was the strong alternative
attraction of a stag night!
Of those who did make it, we were led home by Nick Impey in 4th place. Next
in was Seiko Angelo, 3rd over 50, pursued by Vaughan Ramsay. Laura Blazey
placed 50th overall but took 3rd place in the women’s race with Adrienne
Baddeley not far behind in 5th. Fiona Ford was our third woman home and
first over 45 – though with only three seconds to spare!
1 D Jarvis (Liverpool) 21.47
2 A Jaksevicius (Belgrave) 22.46
3 T Haughian (Stragglers) 23.03
4 Nick Impey (Ranelagh) 24.06
24 Seiko Angelo 26.36
25 M Yamauchi (TH&H) 26.41 (1st woman)
30 Vaughan Ramsay 26.50
37 M Gibson (Ealing E) 27.17 (2nd woman)
38 Eliott Wells 27.17
50 Laura Blazey 28.07 (3rd woman)
60 Adrienne Baddeley 28.27 (5th woman)
64 Nick Wright 28.38
71 Stewart Anderson 28.47
77 Alex Ring 28.57
81 Fiona Ford 29.06
88 Richard Gurd 29.13
103 Marcus Atkins 29.36
122 Rebecca Northmore 30.10
152 Wiebke Kortum 31.08
158 Bruce McLaren 31.17
163 Kevin Knowles 31.25
166 Stephen Logue 31.33
169 Daniel Chiechi 31.36
179 Elisa Ferrua 31.54
195 Marianne Malam 32.31
223 Amrut Sharma 33.26
260 Anna Reichwald 34.37
261 Paul Wapshott 34.38
287 Andy Woodhouse 35.36
289 Carol Aikin 35.39
296 Lloyd Camp 35.59
308 Fiona Pugh 36.30
358 Sue Camp 38.40
363 Siobhan Sharp 38.58
366 Claire Warner 39.03
381 Lorna Smith 40.02
398 Michael White 40.35
405 Michael Sikora 40.47
416 Ashleigh Ferris 41.24
437 Jackie Dunkley 42.21
445 Clive Naish 43.05
458 Alan Meaden 43.53
474 Bronwen Northmore 44.47
489 Christine David 45.33
516 David Meaden 46.52
521 Annemarie Goodridge 47.18
524 Tracey Small 47.39
528 Anne Childs 48.06
556 Louise Wapshott 51.26
557 Beverly Walsh 51.43
COMRADES MARATHON 90.184km Sunday 10th June Pietermaritzburg to Durban,
South Africa
In addition to Jarryd Hillhouse, whose run was reported in e-news #528,
Gareth Williams also finished this South African classic ultra. Gareth
finished 2276th in a time of 8:45.54.
SECOND SUNDAY 5miles Sunday 8th July on Wimbledon Common
1 M Jones (TH&H) 33.10
19 Steve Aikin 40.33
22 Jarryd Hillhouse 42.48
31 Carol Aikin 46.01
WALES MARATHON Sunday 15th July at Tenby
1 G Petts (Tri TH) 2:45.57
60 Gareth Williams 3:26.26
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 27th July in Hyde Park
Second place for Carl Selya-Hammer.
1 J Tipper (Kent) 16.20
2 Carl Selya-Hammer 16.49
158 Alan Davidson 30.42
KINGFIELD CANTER 2.85m handicap Wednesday 1st August at Woking
1 R Baggott (Strag) 25.55 (actual time 17.10)
5 Sonia Rowland 26.31 (26.01)
6 Alan Davidson 26.32 (25.47)
BATTERSEA PARK 10km Sunday 5th August
1 J Taylor-Caldwell (ESM) 33.03
5 Ryan Hogan 35.27
parkrun results...
Follow this link
for the latest Ranelagh results:
Then follow the "Previously" link at the bottom of the parkrun screen to access previous
weeks; results.
FINALLY...
From an ad for Gatorade:
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the
sweat off of your face.
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