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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 553 31st July 2019
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Ted Mockett and Wiebke Kortum lead our teams at the Elmbridge 10km
* Ranelagh men win the team race at the Wedding Day 7km
* Ross Macdonald and Cordelia Parker lead our teams
* Ranelagh Juniors finish 2nd in the latest event in the handicap series
* Paul Doyle wins M55 class in the London 10km
* Ratchford Relay and Tamsin Trail Handicap on August 6th
* Final GP and League race is the Wimbledon Dash 5km on August 11th
ATTENTION PLEASE
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CLUBHOUSE ACCESS
Please note that all access to and from the clubhouse must be via our
new gate from the public footpath.
Please do not cross the pub car park under any circumstances.
JIM FORREST
We regret to inform you that Ranelagh's former club Captain, Jim Forrest,
died recently after a long illness. A service will be held in his memory
at Holy Trinity Church, Claygate, at 14:00 on Friday 9 August 2019 and Jim's
family would welcome all Ranelagh Harriers who wish to attend.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 2nd July at the Ranelagh clubhouse
One addition to the list of club coaches is Amrut Sharma.
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 ninth and last club GP race is the Wimbledon Dash 5k on Sunday11th
August - here:
More details about the Grand Prix, including current full scoreboard and
the list of races here:.
Leading scores after eight events:
Open: Ted Mockett 43, Nick Twomey 37, Mick Lane 31, Jordan Mungovan 30,
Stewart Anderson 30, James Riley 28, Neil Rae 26, Jonathan Smith 23,
Ross Macdonald 22, Ian Kenton 21, Phil Roberts 20, George Howard 18,
Richard Willoughby 17, Carol Aikin 16, Sergio Stillacci 16, Chris Bundhun
15, Rick Jenner 15, Mark Herbert 14, Andy Starr 14
Men Over 40: Ted Mockett 23, Neil Rae 15, James Riley 14, Sergio Stillacci 11,
Andy Starr 10, George Howard 10, James Riley 9, Kris Davidson 8, Rick Jenner 8,
Dan Chiechi 7, John Rose 7, Gareth Wiliams 7
Men Over 50: Mick Lane 27, Stewart Anderson 22, Richard Willoughby 12, Jonathan
Moore 11, Marcus Atkins 11, Phil Roberts 10, Paul Doyle 9, Martin Harris 9,
Bill Neely 8, Stephen Logue 7
Women:, Laura Blazey 18, Wiebke Kortum 15, Anna Reichwald 15, Carol Aikin 14,
Kathy Henry 14, Marie Synnott-Wells 13, Rachel Smith 11, Becky Northmore 10,
Claire Warner 10, Rebecca Bissell 9, Sally Bamford 8, Fiona Pugh 7, Clare Fowler 7
Women Over 40: Rebecca Bissell 20, Kathy Henry 16, Fiona Pugh 13, Rachel Smith 12,
Clare Fowler 12, Colette Doran 8, Fiona Ford 7, Mel Davison 6, Keeley Philips 5
Women over 50: Carol Aikin 30, Marie Synnott-Wells 24, Anna Reichwald 24,
Wiebke Kortum 17, Sally Bamford 12, Susan Ritchie 10, Hedy Loran 9,
Tamsin Burland 6, Bronwen Northmore 5
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
The Elmbridge 10k was the fifth race in the Surrey Road League.
Our men's team has gained another couple of places to move up to 2nd
but the women slipped back a couple to 10th. Individually our best
positions are Anna Reichwald and Carol Aikin, who are 2nd and 3rd
respectively in the W55 category, and Neil Rae who is 6th M40.
The final League and GP race is the Wimbledon Dash 5k on Sunday
11th August .- see above.
SURREY COUNTY ROAD RELAYS
These will take place on Saturday 14th September on the usual
course at Wimbledon Park. Start time for all is 12 noon. More details
will be available shortly but please note that only Surrey-qualified
runners will be eligible to compete this year.
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. 30pm 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: here: Ranelagh Harriers Tamsin Trail
Handicap (ACW) here:
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
here:. 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 (mailto:riley.j@sky.com) know as we
could ideally do with an additional helper or two at the start / finish.
Many thanks in advance."
NEW LEADER FOR INTERMEDIATE 2 TRAINING GROUP
John Herriott writes:
"I am pleased to report that Anna Reichwald recently passed her UK
Athletics Leader Course and is now helping out Intermediate 2 with myself
and Martin Nance. She will be a great help to the group with her unique
style of help and encouragement to members of Intermediate 2!
If anyone else would like to become an accredited leader please speak to
any of the leaders at the club. The club will pay for the course fees
which is run by UK Athletics."
CLUB KIT
Our supplier for club singlets, men's and women's,. is iProsports.
Details and orders:
BIOMECHANICAL STUDY
Paul Head from St Mary's University writes:
"Do you want to improve the size and strength of your quadriceps
muscles without having to move? If this sounds appealing, then this
study is for you! This study is looking at combing two novel techniques;
blood flow restriction training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
to improve muscular strength and size when movement is not possible
i.e. after surgery or during neurological disorders.
The combination of these two techniques has never been assessed in the
UK and the protocol that we have developed has never been studied before
globally! We need your help to conduct this cutting-edge research!
Who do we want: healthy adults aged between 18-65. What does it involve:
You will be relaxed in a chair and your quadriceps muscles electrically
stimulated to a level that is comfortable for you.
How many sessions: 18 over six weeks, three sessions a week, with the
training sessions taking 30 minutes of your time at the biomechanics
lab in St Mary's University.
What will be tested: Quadriceps strength (isokinetic dynamometer),
quadriceps size, endurance and architecture (ultrasound) and muscle
oxidative capacity (NIRS) The only active part is the quadriceps strength
and endurance testing.
Contact Paul Head for further phphysio@hotmail.com
Where: St Mary's University, Twickenham: Biomechanics laboratory."
THE EXCHANGE
Cindy Croucher-Wright writes:
"I work with The Exchange, an arts venue in Twickenham (opposite
the train station). They are looking for volunteer ushers for all
their events. This involves coming around 30 minutes before an event,
seeing the audience into the auditorium/helping people to their seats
and then seeing them out afterwards. In return, you get to see the
show for free! If anyone is interested please email
catherine.lencz@stmarys.ac.uk for more information.
To see if the events are your cup of tea look here: for the schedule.
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 ( mailto:ranelagh.men@gmail.com)
or the women's Captain / Team Manager ( mailto:ranelagh.women@gmail.com )
Tuesday 6th August Ratchford Relay in Richmond Park. Enter on the night 7. 30pm 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 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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ELMBRIDGE 10k Sunday 21st July at Walton-on Thames
This was the fifth Surrey League race, with one more - the Wimbledon Dash 5k - still
to come. The men's competition is four to score and our quartet - Ted Mockett,
Nick Twomey, James Riley and Sergio Stillacci - placed 4th today and moved up
to 2nd overall. Unfortunately Fulham RC won the race, so they will carry a two
point advantage into the final decider. They would have to be the bookies'
favourites but the title isn't out of our reach. It will all depend, of course,
on which club fields the stronger team on the day.
Our leading women was Wiebke Kortum and she led the team of herself, Rachel Smith
and Anna Reichwald - only three to score - into 13th place today and 10th overall.
Anna is probably best placed to come away from the final race with an individual
League medal, though it's a close thing.
WEDDING DAY 7k Friday 26th July in Bushy Park
The spectacular heat that had been broiling us for a few days peaked on
Thursday with temperatures soaring to 38 degrees plus. Had it lasted
another day there would have been carnage in the Wedding Day 7k. As it
was, by Friday evening the thermometers were thankfully reading a
relatively comfortable 25 degrees.
Ranelagh was well represented as usual , even though the "Race Full"
signs went up several weeks before race day. We had 71 finishers, and we've
become accustomed to that sort of figure being ample to win us the
"Mob Match" trophy. Alas, this year Ealing Eagles came in numbers
and waltzed home first with 89 finishers. Fortunately they had few at the
sharp end and we were able to regain the handsome Stag trophy for the
winning men's team. Our squad consisted of Ross Macdonald in a fine
5th place, Nick Twomey 9th, Mark Herbert 17th and James Whistler 18th.
Gareth Williams - 21st overall - was the 6th M40 home, followed in 7th
and 8th places by Rick Jenner and Andy Starr. Ed Perry and Dave Lawley
were our last finishers before our leading woman Cordy Parker, who was
3rd senior. John Shaw and Paul Doyle were 4th and 7th M50s, while Dave Kew
was 3rd over 70. Laura Blazey was our next woman home after Cordy, and she
placed 4th in the W35 class. In the W45s Marie Synnott-Wells was 8th.
STRAGGLERS / RANELAGH JUNIOR HANDICAP SERIES Race 5 Thursday 11th July
at the Ranelagh clubhouse
There was definitely some déjà vu in the latest junior race,
with Flaming Penguins finishing well clear in the lead and Ranelagh
equally clear in 2nd place.
There were 18 Ranelagh youngsters in the field of 77. Unusually we did
not provide the day's fastest runners - our quickest on the day was
Oliver Beal who just missed the 8 minutes barrier, with his brother Matthew
just three seconds behind. Our fastest girl was Alexandra Bramwell who
recorded 8.56. First Ranelagh home in the handicap was Marcus and Eliete's
son Fabio Gohar .
In the individual reckoning, Tate Lawler is currently in 3rd place, with
Ben Rushby 6th, Cian O'Brien 9th and James Ricketts 10th.
There is a summer break now, the 6th and final event being at the Hawker
Centre on 29th August.
1 Y Follman (unatt)
15.19 (actual time 10.19)
12 Fabio Gohar 19.23 (11.23)
14 Tate Lawler 19.24 (8.54)
17 Daniel Rushby 19.40 (8.40)
23 Alexandra Bramwell 19.56 (8.56)
24 Connor Clarke 19.57 (8.27)
27 Oliver Beal 20.03 (8.03)
30 Matthew Beal 20.06 (8.06)
37 Cian O'Brien 20.27 (11.57)
38 Isabella Taylor 20.28 (10.28)
45 Remy Lafeuille 20.35 (10.35)
46 Alfie Lafeuille 20.36 (8.36)
48 Nathaniel Bond 20.37 (9.07)
49 James Ricketts 20.40 (10.40)
52 Ben Rushby 20.45 (9.15)
53 Chase Lawler 20.46 (8.46)
59 Angus O'Brien 20.55 (9.25)
65 Ellis Macmillan 21.11 (10.11)
71 Diae Cheon 21.33 (9.33)
Teams
1 Flaming Penguins
45 (total after 5 races 282)
2 Ranelagh Harriers 29 (162)
3 The Stragglers RC 12 (94)
4 26.2 RRC 5 (48)
5 Meadlands School 5 (33)
6 Coombe Hill School 3 (33)
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)
RUN THROUGH REGENTS PARK 10k Saturday 13th July
1 W Durkin (unatt) 34.25
280 Roger Wallace 55.37
SECOND SUNDAY 5 miles Sunday 14th July on Wimbledon Common
1 N Altmann (TH&H) 30.25
40 Steve Aikin 39.04
65 Dave Kew 44.14
66 Carol Aikin 44.17
SRI CHINMOY SILVER STARLING 5km Monday 15th July in Battersea Park
1 N Torry (Serp) 14.34
210 Alan Davidson 28.48 (1st over 70)
ASICS LONDON 10k Sunday 21st July
Paul Doyle ran well to win the 55-59 category.
1 J Griffiths (Swansea) 29.47
129 Paul Doyle 38.30
SRI CHINMOY BATTERSEA RELAYS Monday 22nd July
Alan Davidson (lap in 8.23) and John Pratt (9.13) linked up with Strags'
Steve Satchell (8.03) to win the over 70 class.
RUN THROUGH CHASE THE SUN 10k Wednesday 24th July in Hyde Park
1 A Jaksevicius (Belg) 33.05
187 Roger Wallace 60.14
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5k Friday 26th July in Hyde Park
1 N Besson (Serp) 15.44
18 Ian Kenton 16.46
213 Alan Davidson 29.012
SRI CHINMOY FLYING FALCON 5km Monday 29th July in Battersea Park
1 R Corney (Reading) 15.05
167 Alan Davidson 29.11 (3rd 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
The NYC Triathlon was cancelled owing to excessive heat, but the
weekend's big race went ahead - the 2019 Diaper Derby: Video:
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