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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 552 12th July 2019
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* AGM
* Ranelagh wins the mini-mob match v The Stragglers
* George Howard and Cordy Parker lead our mob
* Andres Arana wins the Coad Cup
* Fastest times by Marc Leyshon and Fanny Vein
* Ranelagh juniors finish 2nd in the Handicap series, fastest time by Sam Rushby
* Good road results from Nick Twomey
* James Riley wins Ham and Lyme 100km
* Nick Impey runs 70.18 in Gold Coast Half Marathon in Australia
* Ross Macdonald completes Iron Man Austria Triathlon
* Coming up – Elmbridge 10km (GP and League) and Wedding Day 7km (GP only)
* Final GP and League race is the Wimbledon Dash 5km
ATTENTION PLEASE
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 2nd July at the Ranelagh clubhouse
President Becky Curtis-Hall conducted proceedings efficiently and with nothing
contentious to discuss the meeting was concluded in double-quick time.
The detailed reports from the Hon Treasurer Chris Read and the Hon Secretary
Gordon Whitson were accepted without demur and the small number of changes in
office holders were approved. Phil Killingley stood down as Men’s
Captain and proposed Richard Kimber as his successor. Michael Morris has decided
not to continue as our 10k Race Director and we are actively seeking a replacement
or replacements for the 2020 race.
2019 STRAGGLERS / RANELAGH JUNIOR HANDICAP SERIES
All under-18s are welcome. The first five events have already taken place, and
now there is a gap for summer holidays. The final race is on August 29th at
the Hawker Centre.. Registration opens
at 6.50pm for a 7.25pm start. Pre-registration is necessary and a parental
consent form must be completed for any child taking part for the first time.
For registration and more details:
RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
The seventh club GP race is the Elmbridge 10k on 21st July - here:.
There are currently nearly 40 entries from Ranelagh and at the time of writing
there are plenty of places left, but entries close on the 13th July . following
Elmbridge is the Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park on 26th July. Entries are closed.
The final GP race is the Wimbledon Dash 5k on Sunday 11th August - here:.
More details about the Grand Prix, including current full scoreboard and the
list of races here:.
Leading scores after six events:
Open: Ted Mockett 31, Jordan Mungovan 30, Neil Rae 26, Stewart Anderson 25,
Mick Lane 25, Ian Kenton 21, Jonathan Smith 20, George Howard 18, James Riley 18,
Richard Willoughby 17, Phil Roberts 16, Nick Twomey 15, Chris Bundhun 15, Kris
Davidson 13, Carol Aikin 12, David Criniti 12, Szymon Chojnacki 12, Kathy Henry 11,
Nick Impey 11 Men Over 40: Ted Mockett 17, Neil Rae 15, George Howard 10, James
Riley 9, Kris Davidson 8, Sergio Stillacci 7, David Criniti 6, John Rose 6, Andy
Starr 6, Dan Chiechi 5 Men Over 50: Mick Lane 18, Stewart Anderson 16, Richard
Willoughby 12, Jonathan Moore 11, Marcus Atkins 10, Phil Roberts 8, Stephen Logue 7,
Martin Harris 6, Peter Haarer 6 Women: Kathy Henry 14, Laura Blazey 12, Carol Aikin 12,
Marie Synnott-Wells 11, Anna Reichwald 10, Becky Northmore 10, Wiebke Kortum 9,
Sally Bamford 7, Rachel Smith 6, Rebecca Bissell 6, Fiona Pugh 6, Claire Warner 6
Women Over 40: Kathy Henry 16, Rebecca Bissell 10, Fiona Pugh 9, Colette Doran 8,
Rachel Smith 6, Clare Fowler 6, Keeley Philips 5
Women over 50: Carol Aikin 22, Marie Synnott-Wells 18, Anna Reichwald 16, Wiebke Kortum 11,
Sally Bamford 9, Tamsin Burland 6, Bronwen Northmore 4, Susan Ritchie 4
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
The Richmond 10k was the fourth race in the Surrey Road League. Our men’s team has
moved up to 4th place while the women are 8th. Individually our best positions are
Carol Aikin, who still leads the W55 category, Anna Reichwald 3rd W55, Neil Rae 4th M40,
Richard Willoughby 10th M50 and Stephen Logue 7th M60. The next League event is the
Elmbridge 10k on the 21st July.. The final League and GP race is the Wimbledon
Dash 5k on Sunday 11th August .- see above.
RATCHFORD RELAY Tuesday 6th August in Richmond Park
This is our women-only relay on a course of 1km laps inside the Park opposite
the clubhouse. 7.15pm start. All welcome, enter on the night.
INAUGURAL TAMSIN TRAIL HANDICAP Tuesday 6th August in Richmond Park
James Riley writes:
“In a change to the advertised sessions for Advanced 1 & 2, while the ladies compete
in the Ratchford Relay we are going to do an informal handicap race followed by
drinks in the Roebuck.
The race will be run as a traditional handicap with a staggered start and our
‘scratch man’ starting last. If our handicapper, Simon Martin, gets his calculations
correct there should be a simultaneous finish of all the runners!
Session location & race route:
- Meet first at 19:00 at the clubhouse as usual or at 19:10 by Petersham Gate
- 8 mile (approximately 13km) anti-clockwise lap of the Tamsin Trail in Richmond
Park starting and finishing just inside Richmond Park near Petersham Gate
- Map of the route
- Ranelagh Harriers Tamsin Trail Handicap (ACW) Strava segment
The route was inspired by some of the club greats of the 80’s who allegedly used
to run the route in about 45 minutes! Conveniently GPS watches and Strava did not
exist at that time so we can only rely on word of mouth...
How to register your interest:
- Handicaps will be determined in advance
- So, if you think you might like to run please complete this doodle ASAP.
It does not commit you to running but will assist the handicapper to assign
you a fair handicap!
If you do not fancy running but would instead like to help out on the night please
let James Riley riley.j@sky.com know as we could ideally do with an
additional helper or two at the start / finish. Many thanks in advance.”
CLUB KIT
Our supplier for club singlets, men’s and women’s,. is iProsports. Details and orders:
TUESDAY NIGHT SOCIALS
Don’t forget that we meet for a casual drink after training on the first Tuesday
of each month. Venue is 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
Sunday 21st July Elmbridge 10km *GP race 7*
Details:.
9am start.
Friday 26th July Wedding Day 7km in Bushy Park *GP race 8*.
Entries already closed. 7.30pm start.
Tuesday 6th August Ratchford Relay in Richmond Park. Enter on the night
7.15pm start
Tuesday 6th August Tamsin Trail Handicap. Pre-entry required – see above.
7.10pm start
Sunday 11th August Wimbledon Dash 5km at Wimbledon Park *GP race 9* 9am start
Details:
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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MINI-MOB MATCH v THE STRAGGLERS Saturday 29th June at the Bushy Park parkrun
Phil Killingley reports on his last race as men’s Captain:
“Trust this to fall on the hottest day of the year so far, with the mercury
hitting 34C later on in the day.
Following Stragglers' easy win last year on Ranelagh turf at Crane Park,
competing in their back yard never felt like it was going to produce anything
other than a massacre, hardly an ideal swansong for a departing captain.
But Ranelagh turned out in massive numbers - 89 - still a bit short of Stragglers'
117 but with enough pace in our legs to storm a victory by 6786 (Ranelagh) to 8166 (Stragglers).
What a score!!! Special mentions to:
- George Howard - first scorer in 16:42 with an age graded 82.93% (parkrun calculation)
- Chris Owens - narrowly behind George in an age graded of 82.8%, though a bit
further behind in time terms - all those who got my scalp for the first time, as
I sneaked in under 19 minutes (v. happy with that too!) - Cordelia Parker - first
lady home in 18:48. - Ivan Boggis winning the M80 category - Ken Powley for getting
the results of the mob match up on our website approximately 3 nanoseconds
after the parkrun results were posted online.
This really meant a lot to go out on a high - thank you all so much for your
brilliant running.”
TEAMS (Scoring 86 a side )
1 Ranelagh 676
2 The Stragglers 8660
COAD CUP SUMMER 5 miles HANDICAP Tuesday 9th July in Richmond Park
68 Ranelagh Harriers took part in our summer handicap held on a still and
sultry Tuesday evening.
The idea of asking members to pre-register was only partly successful, as only
about half of the 68 actually did so. However, we will stick with the idea for
our next handicap, the Thomas Cup in September.
Clear winner was infrequent racer Andres Arana Garcia who made full use of his
13.10 handicap to come home over a minute ahead of Mike White. Marc Leyshon
impressively ran through most of the field to 3rd place, catching ex- men’s
skipper Phil Killingley in the closing straight and Amrut Sharma on the line..
In the process Marc set the day’s fastest time of 28.08, some 25 seconds ahead of
Ted Mockett with new men’s skipper Rich Kimber on 29.32. Fanny Vein was the fastest
woman with 34.15, just quicker than Suzy Whatmough’s 34..27. Third fastest was
Becky Northmore’s 36.29.
Special mention to James Riley who cruised round in 31.38 just three days after
completing a 100km race!.
STRAGGLERS / RANELAGH JUNIOR HANDICAP SERIES Race 4 Thursday 27th June at the
Hawker Centre
It was the same old story – the Flaming Penguins team out in front and Ranelagh in
an isolated second place – though not so far behind this time. There were 15 Ranelagh
youngsters in the field of 81 runners, and again we provided the fastest boy in Sam
Rushby and the second fastest in Bertie Thomas. But one up for the girls - the fastest
Isabel Melbourne was actually quicker than Sam and Bertie..
1 W Judd (unatt) 14.22 (actual time 9.32)
8 I Melbourne (Lovelace) 18.06 (6.36 – fastest girl)
9 Sam Rushby 18.49 (6.49 – fastest boy)
13 Angus O’Brien 19.30 (8.00)
28 Tate Lawler 19.45 (9.15)
30 Isabella Taylor 19.53 (9.53)
31 Ned Thomas 19.53 (7.23)
33 Bertie Thomas 19.54 (6.54)
34 Josh Harwood-White 19.55 (7.25)
35 Nathaniel Bond 20.00 (8.30)
37 James Ricketts 20.04 (10.04)
45 Alfie Lafeuille 20.14 (8.14)
46 Ben Rushby 20.14 (8.44)
47 Daniel Rushby 20.22 (9.22)
58 Remy Lafeuille 20.41 (10.41)
61 Chase Lawler 20.45 (8.45)
68 Cian O’Brien 21.14 (12.44)
Teams
1 Flaming Penguins 40 (total after 4 races 239)
2 Ranelagh Harriers 28 (131)
3 26.2 RRC 12 (45)
4 Lovelace School 11 (20)
5 The Stragglers RC 10 (67)
6 Meadlands School 5 (27)
7 Coombe Hill School 3 (31)
TIME TRIAL 5km Tuesday 2nd July in Richmond Park
Daniel Chiechi writes: “Coaches of the Adv2, Int1 and Int2 groups ran a joint
training session last week.
It was a fun 5km time trial of the Richmond Park parkrun course.
Coaches of the three groups collaborated and contributed to make the training
session as parkrun like as possible, including taking down times and having pacers.”
1 Neil Rae 19.04
2 Michael Thomas 19.35
3 James Ritchie 19.40
4 Philip Scard 19.42
5 James Riley 19.48
6 Richard Willoughby 20.35
7 Jarryd Hillhouse 20.38
8 Si Martin 20.47
9 Tony Tailor 21.02
10 Chike Nweke 21.15
11 Marcus Atkins 21.21
12 Alex Ring 21.27
13 Rebecca Northmore 21.45
14 Ria Woodfield 22.03
15 Paul Wapshott 23.32
16 Michael Osborne 23.34
17 Simon Taylor 23.42
18 Gavin Hillhouse 23.48
19 Rue Turner 23.43
20 Hadi Khatamizadeh 23.56
21 Sarah Savage 24.08
22 Ian Grange 24.08
23 Perry Rendell 24.11
24 Amrut Sharma 24.18
25 Chris Read 24.44
26 Felix Von Schubert 24.54
27 Rachel Revett 24.58
28 Dave Kew 25.31
29 Clare Day 25.39
30 Sally Bamford 25.48
31 Lloyd Camp 25.56
32 Roger Wallace 26.05
33 Anna Reichwald 26.05
34 Matt Wilson 26.51
35 Sue Camp 27.02
36 Colette Doran 27.12
37 Jules Monnery 27.13
38 Phil Roberts 27.13
39 Michael Sikora 28.06
40 Chris Camacho 28.09
41 Prelini Chiechi 29.46
42 laura Blazey 29.49
FOREST 5 miles Wednesday 19th June at Bracknell Forest
Nick Twomey was runner-up.
1 N Kevern (Brack F) 27.36
2 Nick Twomey 28.21
HERCULES WIMBLEDON NIGHT OF 3000s Wednesday 26th June at Wimbledon Park
Race 1
1 M Wilson (Highgate) 9:55.54
7 Cordelia Parker 10:16.78
11 Neil Rae 10:30.85
RUN THROUGH CHASE THE SUN 10k Wednesday 26th June on Wimbledon Common
1 A Jaksevicius (Belg) 33.50
110 Roger Wallace 53.40
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5k Friday 28th June in Hyde Park
1 A Greenleaf (Serp) 15.21
195 Andy Bickerstaff 24.25
236 Alan Davidson 29.22
RUN THROUGH LEE VALLEY VELO PARK Saturday 29th June
1 A Jaksevicius (Belg) 33.50
110 Roger Wallace 53.40
BRACKNELL SAMARITANS 10k Saturday 29th June
A clear win for Nick Twomey
1 Nick Twomey 37.57
WIMBLEDON COMMON TRAIL SERIES RACE 3 Wednesday 3rd July
This was the final event in the series organised by Andy Bickerstaff. John Shaw
finished 2nd over 50 and Marie Synnott-Wells was 3rd over 45.
1 S Farmer (Fulham) 45.26
10 Al Morgan (Ranelagh) 49.35
11 L Custance (Claphamm) 49.51 (1st woman)
38 John Shaw (Ranelagh) 53.44
66 Nick Fordham 58.03
95 Marie Synnott-Wells 62.51
98 Wiebke Kortum 63.10
152 john Ricketts 77.13 (started late)
RUN THROUGH VICTORIA PARK 10k Wednesday 3rd July
1 C Preece (unatt) 34.07
167 Roger Wallace 55.01
REIGATE PRIORY SUMMER EVENING 10k Wednesday 3rd July
1 G Grassly (DMV) 33.13
15 Neil Rae (Ranelagh) 39.51
YATELEY 10km Wednesday 3rd July
1 N Kevern (Bracknell F) 32.18
8 Nick Twomey 35.30
GOLD COAST HALF MARATHON Saturday 6th July
Life in Singapore seems to suit Nick Impey as he set another big PB.
He travelled over to Australia for this very high standard race and made the trip
worthwhile by a great piece of even-paced running which brought him home in the
excellentt time of 70.15. He was 3rd in the 35-39 category and leading Brit.
1 J Rayner (Australia) 62.30
47 Nick Impey 70.15
HAM and LYNE 100km Saturday 6th July at Lyme Regis
James Riley reports:
“At 6:30 am on 6th July, I found myself stood in a car park in Lyme Regis with a
small group of hardy souls. A chest infection had rendered an adventure with my
wife a solo challenge.
Talk of course records added to the ever so slightly intimidating atmosphere for
an ultra newbie like me.
At 7 we were off. I'd been told navigation was difficult and, despite a watch with
the GPX file, it was. The first real turn caused complete confusion amongst the
large group of us. Two leaders quickly disappeared with a large chase group forming,
splintering and reforming as breakaways took wrong turns. By 35k two of us had caught
the leaders. The lead group of three, me included, was then surprised at the top of
Ham Hill by one of the runners we had left behind but had taken a shortcut..
He promised to wait a while at the top but was gone within the two minutes it took
us to refill our water bottles. The three of us set off again, quickly dropping to two.
By 60k, I found myself on my own in second place...
The weather forecast had promised a relatively cool, cloudy day. But reality was
temperatures in the mid-twenties and sunshine, with the fields seemingly radiating
heat. I was now way beyond any distance I had previously run with a daunting 4+ hours
of running left. Chunking it down seemed to help, I could make the next aid station,
the next 5k...
Passing through the checkpoints, I was told that the leader was ten minutes, five
minutes then two minutes ahead. With 6k to go I was past him. It was then downhill
to the sea front in Lyme and a win I couldn't have contemplated at the start!”
1 James Riley 10:29.10
IRONMAN AUSTRIA TRIATHLON Sunday 7th July at Klagenfurt
Ross Macdonald put together a 59.09 swim, 5:01.35 on the bike and a 3:10.09
marathon to finish in an impressive 35th place.
1 D Baekkegard (Denmark) 8:14,26
35 Ross Macdonald 9:16.33
CLAYGATE COUNTRY 5 miles Sunday 7th July
1 O Garrod (SLH) 26.45
316 Jackie Dunkley 48.10
397 Katrina Roche 56.03
SRI CHINMOY KANGAROO HOP 5km Monday 8th July in Battersea Park
1 S Eglen (AFD) 15.19
159 Alan Davidson 28.28 (2nd over 70)
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
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