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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 554 15th August 2019
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Suzie Whatmough, Claire Warner and Katie Walton win the Ratchford Relay
* Phil Killingley wins the Tamsin Trail Handicap, Jackson Creegan is
fastest
* Szymon Chojnacki and Megan de Silva lead our teams at the Wimbledon Dash
5k
* Road GP winners – Ted Mockett, Stewart Anderson, Wiebke Kortum, Rebecca
Bissell, Marie Synnott-Wells and Carol Aikin
* Surrey Road League – Ranelagh men finish 4th, women 10th
* League W55 bronze for Anna Reichwald
* Good results from Nick Twomey
* Ben Anderson on the track
* Coming up – Thomas Cup 4m handicap on September 7th, Surrey Road Relays
on the 14th
* London Marathon Good For Age entry deadline this Friday
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.
CONGRATULATIONS…
…to our women’s Captain Becky Northmore on her recent marriage.
THOMAS CUP 4 miles handicap
The Thomas Cup is the traditional Opening Run of the winter season – our
139th. It’s a 4 miles handicap in Richmond Park on Saturday 7th September
preceded by the annual club photo at 2.30pm and followed as soon as possible
by the race. All members are welcome to take part.
RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
The ninth and last club GP race was the Wimbledon Dash 5k on Sunday 11th
August. Final scoreboard is here:.
An impressive total of 156 members competed in at least one Grand Prix race.
Thanks to Ken Powley for keeping the scores.
Leading scores after all nine events:
Open: Ted Mockett 43, Stewart Anderson 38, Nick Twomey 37, Mick Lane 31,
Jordan Mungovan 30, James Riley 28, Neil Rae 26, Andy Starr 25, Szymon
Chojnacki 24, Jonathan Smith 23, Ross Macdonald 22, Ian Kenton 21, Phil
Roberts 20, George Howard 18, Anna Reichwald 17, Richard Willoughby 17,
Carol Aikin 16, Sergio Stillacci 16, Chris Bundhun 15, Marie Synnott-Wells
15, Rick Jenner 15, Mark Herbert 14
Men Over 40: Ted Mockett 23, Andy Starr 16, Neil Rae 15, James Riley 14,
Sergio Stillacci 11, George Howard 10, Kris Davidson 8, Rick Jenner 8,
Dan Chiechi 7, John Rose 7, Gareth Wiliams 7
Men Over 50: Stewart Anderson 28, Mick Lane 27,Bill Neely 13, Richard
Willoughby 12, Jonathan Moore 11, Marcus Atkins 11, Phil Roberts 10, Paul
Doyle 9, Martin Harris 9, Alan Meaden 8, Stephen Logue 7
Women:, Wiebke Kortum 19, Anna Reichwald 18, Marie Synnott-Wells 18, Laura
Blazey 17, Carol Aikin 14, Kathy Henry 14, Rebecca Bissell 11, Rachel Smith
11, Becky Northmore 10, Claire Warner 10, Sally Bamford 9, Fiona Pugh 7,
Clare Fowler 7
Women Over 40: Rebecca Bissell 26, 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: Marie Synnott-Wells 30, Carol Aikin 30, Anna Reichwald 28,
Wiebke Kortum 22, Sally Bamford 14, Susan Ritchie 10, Hedy Lorant 9, Tamsin
Burland 6, Bronwen Northmore 5
Ted Mockett prevailed fairly comfortably in both the Open and M40
categories. Elsewhere there were some close finishes, with Stewart Anderson
and Wiebke Kortum winning the M50 and Women titles each by a single point
from Mick Lane and Anna Reichwald respectively. In the W50 class Marie
Synnott-Wells and Carol Aikin tied with 30 points each. The W40 class went
to new member Rebecca Bissell.
SURREY ROAD LEAGUE
The Wimbledon Dash 5km was the sixth and last race in the Surrey Road
League. Our men’s team went into the race within striking distance of the
leaders Fulham RC, but on the day we had to settle for 9th and slipped back
to 4th overall. Our women’s team fared better with 4th place and remained
10th overall. Individual scores have not appeared at the time of writing but
provisionally our only podium placing is Anna Reichwald who will take the
bronze medal in the W55 category.
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.
LONDON MARATHON GOOD FOR AGE ENTRIES
The deadline for submitting entries in the Good for Age category for the
2020 London Marathon is 5pm, Friday 16th August. Details:.
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:
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:
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WHAT’S COMING
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Our provisional winter fixture list is now up on our website here:.
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 7th September Thomas Cup 4 miles handicap in Richmond Park. All
welcome. Club photo at 2.30pm, race at 3pm.
Saturday 14th September Surrey County Road Relays at Wimbledon Park. Start
time 12 noon.
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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RATCHFORD RELAY Tuesday 6th August in Richmond Park
There was a clear win this year for Suzy Whatmough’s team by almost a
minute. They didn’t have it all their own way, however, as Suzy was narrowly
pushed into second place on the first lap by Laura Blazey, with Fanny Vein
in hot pursuit. Claire Warner for Suzy’s team established a clear lead on
lap two, with Carol Aikin for Marianne Malam’s team moving up to second
place. Suzy was out again for lap three and she extended her team’s lead to
half a minute. Behind her, Laura Blazey climbed back into second place.
Katie Walton was next up for Suzy’s team and she came home with a lead now
up to 40 seconds over Sue Lear for Sarah Savage’s team. Claire Warner
maintained that lead on lap five, leaving Suzy to cruise home on the anchor
stage. Marianne Malam came in second with Sarah Savage third.
Fastest time of the day was Laura Blazey’s 3.34 and she almost repeated that
time on the final lap. Also inside 4 minutes were Suzy Whatmough, Fanny
Vein, Ria Woodfield, Marianne Malam and Becky Northmore. Fastest “medium”
(running two stages only) was Carol Aikin on 4.22 and fastest “slow” (one
lap only) was Sue Lear on 4.58.
1st TEAM
2 Suzy Whatmough 3.37 3.37
1 Claire Warner 8.00 4.23
1 Suzy Whatmough 11.46 3.46
1 Katie Walton 17.18 5.32
1 Claire Warner 21.44 4.26
1 Suzy Whatmough 25.32 3.48
2nd TEAM
5 Marianne Malam 3.56 3.56
2 Carol Aikin 8.18 4.22
3 Marianne Malam 12.25 4.07
3 Nerissa Bowles 18.00 5.35
2 Carol Aikin 22.26 4.26
2 Marianne Malam 26.29 4.03
3rd TEAM
8 Sarah Savage 4.08 4.08
7 Anna Reichwald 8.45 4.37
7 Sarah Savage 13.02 4.17
2 Sue Lear 18.00 4.58
3 Anna Reichwald 22.38 4.38
3 Sarah Savage 26.47 4.09
4th TEAM
7 Wiebke Kortum 4.03 4.03
3 Rebecca Bissell 8.27 4.24
4 Wiebke Kortum 12.41 4.14
6 Bronwen Northmore 18.29 5.48
4 Rebecca Bissell 22.57 4.28
4 Wiebke Kortum 27.07 4.10
5th TEAM
1 Laura Blazey 3.34 3.34
4 Kate Mills 8.34 5.00
2 Laura Blazey 12.17 3.43
5 Wendy Fisher 18.24 6.07
7 Kate Mills 23.37 5.13
5 Laura Blazey 27.13 3.36
6th TEAM
4 Ria Woodfield 3.54 3.54
6 Sally Bamford 8.43 4.49
5 Ria Woodfield 12.46 4.03
4 Deborah Blakemore 18.19 5.33
5 Sally Bamford 23.13 4.54
6 Ria Woodfield 27.14 4.01
7th TEAM
6 Rebecca Northmore 3.59 3.59
5 Fiona Pugh 8.42 4.43
6 Rebecca Northmore 12.48 4.06
7 Sarah Moran 18.33 5.45
6 Fiona Pugh 23.21 4.48
7 Rebecca Northmore 27.19 3.58
8th TEAM
3 Fanny Vein 3.39 3.39
8 Jackie Dunkley 9.44 6.05
8 Fanny Vein 13.22 3.38
8 Anne Childs 20.23 7.01
8 Jackie Dunkley 26.17 5.54
8 Fanny Vein 29.52 3.35
WIMBLEDON DASH 5k Sunday 11th August at Wimbledon Park
Prolific racer Andrius Jaksevicius notched up yet another local road race
victory, as usual ploughing a lone furrow for Belgrave Harriers while
preferring to sport a Vegan Runners vest. First home for Ranelagh was Szymon
Chojnacki in 11th place just missing 17 minutes. Andy Starr was our only
other finisher in front of Megan de Silva who was 6th woman home and 3rd in
the W35 category. As this race doubled as the Surrey Championship Megan will
be rewarded with the bronze medal. This was also the final race in both the
Surrey Road League and our own road Grand Prix series. See above for
details.
1 Andrius Jaksevicius (Bels) 15.43
2 Ollie Garrod (SLH) 15.47
3 Stephen Blake (Woking) 16.03
11 Szymon Chojnacki 17.03
37 Andy Starr 18.35
52 Megan de Silva 19.09
54 Marco Perinelli 19.13
72 Stewart Anderson 20.14
83 Bill Neely 20.56
109 Marie Synnott-Wells 22.26
114 Wiebke Kortum 22.42
140 Anna Reichwald 24.45
142 Rebecca Bissell 24.52
147 Carol Aikin 25.31
150 Dave Kew 25.41
155 Sally Bamford 26.47
185 Alan Meaden 32.50
INAUGURAL TAMSIN TRAIL HANDICAP Tuesday 6th August in Richmond Park
Rich Kimber reports:
“This was the inaugural (unofficial) Tamsin Trail handicap race. First thing
to know: this was a resounding success and sure to be repeated. Second
thing: Jackson Creegan is on fire.
A field of 22 Ranelites lined up for an event that harked back to the good
old days when a lap of Richmond Park at blistering pace was a regular
training session. In any handicap, not getting passed is generally the sign
of a decent run. Passing the entire field bar one runner, then, is the sign
of a very good run indeed. That was the story of Jackson Creegan's suitably
blistering 45:22 over an eight-mile course, as runner after runner was
hunted down with a growing inevitability.
But the night belonged to ex-captain Phil Killingley, who capitalised on his
handicap to be the only competitor to hold off Jackson and finish first for
a memorable victory. A fitting result, to say the least. A total of twelve
runners under 50 minutes gives plenty of reason for optimism come the first
Surrey League match on 12 October. This looks like the backbone of a strong
squad. Also worth noting that less than six minutes separated the first and
last finishers; testament to a handicap well handicapped!
Thanks go to James Riley for coming up with the idea and organising, and to
Simon Martin for both handicapping and giving up his night to run the show,
along with Gordon Whitson (and impromptu marshal Dave Lawley).”
H'cap Actual Speed
Time Time Order
1 Phil Killingley 43.46 48.16 5
2 Jackson Creegan 44.02 45.22 1
3 Kris Davidson 45.17 49.07 7
4 Marc Leyshon 45.24 47.14 3
5 Liam Griffin 45.54 60.04 22
6 Ed Perry 45.56 49.36 9
7 David Ready 45.59 49.39 10
8 Graham Brook 46.22 48.12 4
9 Rick Jenner 46.26 49.56 11
10 Mark Herbert 46.29 49.09 8
11 Andy Starr 46.31 50.41 13
12 Rich Kimber 46.36 49.56 12
13 James Riley 46.38 48.18 6
14 Martin Harris 46.55 58.25 21
15 Ross Macdonald 47.08 47.08 2
16 Vaughan Ramsay 47.10 56.10 18
17 John Shaw 47.18 53.58 15
18 Philip Scard 47.22 55.12 17
19 Gareth Wiliams 47.44 50.44 14
20 Alex Ring 48.20 57.20 19
21 Stewart Anderson 48.39 57.59 20
22 Paul O’Sullivan 49.12 55.02 16
SRI CHINMOY HASTY HARE 5km Monday 5th August in Battersea Park
1 S Jamaal (London H) 15.04
204 Alan Davidson 29.37
YATELEY 10km Wednesday 7th August
Nick Twomey ran a big 32 seconds PB, just four days after recording his
fastest parkrun time of 16.41.
1 J Morwood (AFD) 30.13
5 Nick Twomey 34.40
WATFORD OPEN TRACK MEETING Wednesday 7th August
After an absence from the track of several years Ben Anderson made an
excellent return to his first love with a 1:56 800 metres.
800 metres race 17
1 M Bray (Bedford) 1:54.96
2 Ben Anderson 1:56.02
BURNHAM BEECHES HALF MARATHON Sunday 11th August
Chris Read reports:
“On 11 August 2019 I ran the Burnham Beeches Half Marathon. Nick Twomey was
the other Ranelagh representative. Burnham Beeches is an attractive area of
woodland near Slough. It is undulating so not a course for a pb. The
weather was cool and breezy, providing good running conditions. Mark
Herbert provided welcome support and encouragement. Nick ran well, coming
second in a time of 1.18.20. I followed in a time of 1.55.17, coming
267th. Although I did not see him, Pete Warren ran the 10k in a time of
1.04.34.
I recommend this half marathon, although if you do not like beech trees it
might not be the race for you.”
1 J Samson (Datchet) 1:14.15
2 Nick Twomey 1:18.20
267 Chris Read 1:55.17
SECOND SUNDAY 5 miles Sunday 11th August on Wimbledon Common
1 D Mulryan (TVH) 29.42
26 Steve Aikin 39.16
59 Gavin Hillhouse 47.47
RUN DORNEY HALF MARATHON Sunday 11th August
1 D Subbiah (unatt) ) 1:11.29
202 Roger Wallace 2:01.40
RUN THROUGH CHASE THE SUN HYDE PARK 10k Wednesday 14th August
1 D Searle (unatt) 35.19
224 Roger Wallace 58.42
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…
“You know you are a runner when your shoes have more mileage than your car”.
Wilbert Gilbry
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