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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 563 9th January 2020
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HEADLINE NEWS
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* Ralph Street wins silver in the Surrey Championships
* Men’s team 8th and our women – led by Megan de Silva 15th – finished 7th
* Carl Assmundson, Greg Atkins and Rebecca Northmore lead our teams at the
Middlesex Championships
* Pat Wright and Fenella Ross lead our contingent at the South of the
Thames Championship
* Ed Perry, Gareth Buchner and Eilidh Sinclair win the Henty Relay
* Surrey Leagues on 11th January – men at Chobham Common, women on
Wimbledon Common
* Bank of England race on 18th January
* South of England Championships on 25th January
ATTENTION PLEASE
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CHRISTMAS PARTY and LONDON MARATHON BALLOT
Many thanks to Michele Gibson for organising our Christmas bash, which seems
such a long time ago now. As part of the fun and frolics several members
pulled out the three names for the London Marathon draw. These were:
Joe Gomes
Rue Turner
Tim Miller
In an uncanny twist of fate, Tim found out a few days later he had a place
through Vitality Health and thus was able to return our club place. A
further name was drawn from a new hat and the third place thus goes to
Bronwen Northmore.
SURREY LEAGUES
The third Surrey League races of the season take place on Saturday 11th
January. The men are at an unfamiliar venue, Chobham Common. The women, on
the other hand, are on the very familiar ground of Wimbledon Common. Start
times are early - 11am for women and 2.30pm for men. Junior men will run at
2pm with the Division 1 fixture at Beckenham Place Park.
Details of the men’s race at Chobham Common here:.
Details of the women’s race on Wimbledon Common here:.
SURREY LEAGUE IN THE PARK
Please note we are hosting the final Surrey Ladies League fixture in
Richmond Park on Saturday February 8th. This is a major undertaking and we
will need plenty of marshals and recorders to ensure everything goes
smoothly. If you can help please contact Andy Bickerstaff at andy.bickerstaff@goodrunguide.co.uk.
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Paul Ritchie reports:
“Throughout December, the Ranelagh Strava Rundown team ran a festive ‘12
Days of Christmas’ challenge, the aim being to pick up selfies of street
signs with names containing gifts from the 12 Days of Christmas carol. A
dozen Ranelites took part, mostly picking up Days in ones and twos before
Bruce McLaren went crazy and collected all twelve Days in a single 55km run.
Bruce helpfully collected them out of order leaving a gap for James Ritchie
to collect them all in the correct order the following week, zig-zagging
across central London getting very lost and even more soggy. Ann Kearey and
Phil Roberts were next to collect all twelve days, before Suzy Whatmough
(with James in support) got in the fastest complete round (just over an hour
including selfie-taking time). Tim Miller, with eight Days, and Becky
Northmore and Carol Aikin, both on seven Days, were not far behind. Ed
Forbes ran some blistering long runs whilst collecting four Days, although
his Four Kalling Birds was ruled out by the committee, sorry Ed! Bringing
up the rear were Kevin Kearey with three Days, acting in a support role for
Ann, and Susan Ritchie and Hadi Khatamizadeh who were rather badgered into
taking part, collecting one Day each - thanks both!
It was fantastic to see all those smiling faces in the weekly roundups on
Strava and Facebook, and the competition provided a great excuse for getting
out in the darkest days of the year, as well as leading collectors to places
that they would otherwise never have visited. Every collector was entered
into a prize draw (free entry into the Ranelagh 10k or half-marathon) with
one entry for each Day collected (plus 2 bonus Days for those collecting
them in a single round). Pulled out of the stock pot by Anna Reichwald (in
a process fully compliant with National Lottery rules) was Ann Kearey.
Congratulations Ann!
Thanks to all those who took part and those who followed the fun. We'll
hope to see more of you taking part next time!”
BANK OF ENGLAND RACE
As usual the Bank have invited us to take part in their annual inter-club 5
miles race. It’s on Saturday 18th January in Richmond Park, but starting
over at Roehampton Gate. Half a dozen clubs normally take part and the start
time is 2.30pm. HQ is the Bank sports ground in Bank Lane half a mile from
the Park. The race incorporates the Hec Petersen Trophy between ourselves
and Ealing, Southall and Middlesex AC. It’s a low key event, all are
welcome, register on the day.
NEXT JOB FOR THE MOB
Note the date for our final mob match against Blackheath Harriers and
Bromley AC at home in Richmond Park on Saturday March 7th. Start time is
11am. All needed. Help us to the mob match grand slam!
RANELAGH RICHMOND 10k Sunday 21st June
Race Director Ed Perry writes:
“Our 10k on June 21st 2020 is now open for registrations. It’s a fabulous,
fast event, perfect for a PB in mid-summer. It’s also one of the biggest
money raisers for the club so please do either consider running or
volunteering. It’s sold out in the last few years so even if summer seems a
long way away when you’re just trying to get over Christmas I can ensure you
there’s no better time to register than now! ranelagh-10k.co.uk
RANELAGH RICHMOND HALF MARATHON Sunday 10th May
And of course entries are already coming in for our Half Marathon on 10th
May. Details:.
ACHILLES TENDON PAIN
Mitesh Panchal writes:
“I am a Masters (MSc) student in Advanced Physiotherapy at Kings College
University in London. I am currently in the process of doing a research
project and am looking to recruit participants who have been suffering from
Achilles tendon pain for over 3 months. The aim of the study is to
investigate whether pain processing is altered in people with chronic
Achilles Tendon pain compared to healthy individuals. It will hopefully
provide a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in causing ongoing
pain in people with chronic Achilles tendon pain. If anyone wants to
volunteer or requires any further information, please do not hesitate to get
in touch with me at mitesh.panchal@kcl.ac.uk.”
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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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 11th January Surrey Leagues – women at Wimbledon Common (11am),
men at Chobham Common (2.30pm)
Saturday 18th January Bank of England inter-club 5 miles at Roehampton
Gate. 2.30pm start. See above.
Saturday 25th January South of England Championships – Senior Women at
14.05, Senior Men at 14.50. Entries closed.
Saturday 8th February Surrey Leagues – women in Richmond Park (1pm), men in
Lloyd Park Croydon (3pm)
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
parkrun.org.uk/events/juniorevents/.
WHAT’S HAPPENED
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SURREY COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday 5th January at Denbies,
Dorking
Today’s race underlined what a pity it is that we so infrequently see Ralph
Street competing in the blue and amber. Ralph is a top flight Orienteer and
a regular member of British teams in the European and World championships.
In order to advance his career he decided several years ago to base himself
in Norway, that centre of Orienteering excellence. Trips home to the UK tend
to be High Days and Holidays only. Five years ago on his Christmas visit
home Ralph picked up a bronze in the county championships at Lloyd Park.
Today he went one better – second place, silver medal and closing fast on
the leader.
Ralph got away well and was always with the leading group until it began to
disintegrate leaving Blomquist of Aldershot and Sanderson of Guildford clear
at the front and apparently in control. It was not until the third and final
lap that Sanderson began to struggle. Ralph then cruised into second place
and set off in pursuit of Blomquist – who, incidentally, is also a top-class
Orienteer. Ralph couldn’t quite close the gap but there were only 6 seconds
in it at the line.
Behind Ralph, Ben Anderson was also running well just behind the leaders and
finished strongly for 12th place. Marc Leyshon had to fight to hold off
Jonathan Smith as our third and fourth men in. Our next finisher was Jordan
Mungovan but he lined up without his number and chip and therefore does not
appear in the results. Our team was completed by Paul Doyle – who had got a
sneak preview of the course by coming to Denbies on Saturday instead of
Sunday – and Stewart Anderson, with Mick Lane in pursuit. 199 finished and
our team placed eighth.
Felix Allen and Finlay and Euan Sinclair represented us with strong runs in
the junior men’s events.
Ranelagh had five runners in the senior women’s race and there were
excellent performances all round. Megan de Silva, Suzy Whatmough and Fenella
Ross were all home in the top 26, while Alice Littler closed in the team at
78th. Marie Synnott-Wells was close behind at 85th from a field of 132. The
team placed 7th.
Senior Men
1 Dane Blomquist (AFD) 40.39
2 Ralph Street (Ranelagh) 40.45
3 John Sanderson (G&G) 40.59
12 Ben Anderson 42.59
41 Marc Leyshon 46.32
44 Jonathan Smith 46.49
117 Paul Doyle 52.35
139 Stewart Anderson 54.38
144 Mick Lane 55.11
Also ran: Jordan Mungovan
Teams
1 Hercules Wimbledon AC 55
8 Ranelagh H 355
Under 15 Boys
1 Ethan Scott (WSE&H) 14.28
33 Felix Allen (Ranelagh) 17.09
40 Finlay Sinclair 17.35
Under 17 Men
1 Sam Martin (G&G) 21.05
63 Euan Sinclair (Ranelagh) 28.46
Senior Women
1 Lily Partridge (AFD) 31.25
2 Charlotte Dannatt (Camb) 31.34
3 Niamh Brown (AFD) 31.54
15 Megan de Silva (Rane) 34.35
20 Suzy Whatmough 35.33
26 Fenella Ross 36.06
78 Alice Littler 40.36
85 Marie Synnott-Wells 42.02
Teams (4 to score)
1 Aldershot F&D AC 16
7 Ranelagh H 138
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 4th January at
Wormwood Scrubs
We had only a large handful of members who sallied forth across the border
to sample the delights of Wormwood Scrubs. Becky Northmore led home a trio
of Ranelagh women and in the men’s race Carl Assmundson finished an
excellent 21st. Just as impressive was Greg Atkins’s 7th in the Under 20
men’s race.
Senior Women
1 Gintare Jukntye (AFD) 33.45
45 Rebecca Northmore 40.49
58 Rebecca Bissell 42.36
60 Marianne Malam 42.48
Senior Men
1 Nick Goolab (Belgrave) 41.14
21 Carl Assmundson (Rane) 47.03
68 Mark Herbert 52.06
Under 20 Men
1 Seyfu Jamal (London Hth) 20.27
7 Greg Atkins (Ranelagh) 24.57
SOUTH OF THE THAMES 7.5 miles CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 21st December at Lloyd
Park, Croydon
Pat Wright and Fenella Ross led our contingent.
1 J Morwood (AFD) 40.11
36 Pat Wright 46.09
38 N Taylor (Tonbridge) 46.11 (1st woman)
164 Fenella Ross 55.21 (15th woman)
178 Mick Lane 56.03
204 Alice Littler 57.39 (30th woman)
291 Wiebke Kortum 65.02 (68th woman)
316 Rebeccca Bissell 68.35 (80th woman)
HENTY RELAY Saturday 27th December in Richmond Park
We had a good turnout on Boxing Day plus one – the usual mix of the very
young, the very old, the fast, the slow and the somewhere-in-betweens. Once
Ken’s computer had done its stuff twelve more-or-less evenly balanced teams
lined up at the start. A word about the start – in a break from tradition we
started and finished each lap at the same spot beside Sidmouth Wood, and
thus dispensed with the now unnecessary shorter first lap.
All teams bar one elected to run their “fast” runner on lap 1 and after the
usual burn-up it was George Howard who came back first in 7.18, just four
seconds clear of Marc Leyshon, with Ed Perry leading in the rest. Ed’s
“medium” Gareth Buchner ran a nifty 8.28 on lap 2 to take his team into the
lead, but on lap 3 Eilidh Sinclair had to contend with some “fasts” and
slipped back to 5th. It was Dave Lawley who led now, from James Ritchie. On
to stage 4 and it was Mark Herbert in front, just ahead of Marc Leyshon. Ed
Perry took the lead after stage 5, and having elected to run the final two
stages for his team he cruised on to a 17 seconds victory. Mark Herbert made
a valiant effort to chase Ed, passing James Ritchie in the last few metres
for second place.
Fastest “fast” lap was not surprisingly George Howard’s 7.18 on stage 1.
Fastest ”medium” was the 8.28 run by Gareth Buchner on stage 2, while
fastest “slow” was Eilidh Sinclair with 9.35 on stage 3.
1st TEAM
3 Ed Perry 7.31 7.31
1 Gareth Buchner 16.59 8.28
4 Eilidh Sinclair 26.34 9.35
6 Gareth Buchner 37.59 11.25
1 Ed Perry 45.54 7.55
1 Ed Perry 53.51 7.57
2nd TEAM
8 Mark Herbert 8.00 8.00
7 Jeremy Day 17.46 9.46
7 Clare Day 28.44 10.58
1 Mark Herbert 36.39 7.55
4 Jeremy Day 46.26 9.47
2 Mark Herbert 54.08 7.42
3rd TEAM
9 James Ritchie 8.11 8.11
2 Jarryd Hillhouse 17.05 8.54
2 James Ritchie 25.26 8.21
3 Alastair Sinclair 37.13 11.47
2 Jarryd Hillhouse 46.01 8.48
3 James Ritchie 54.13 8.12
4th TEAM
12 Finlay Sinclair 8.51 8.51
4 Cecily Day 17.37 8.46
5 Finlay Sinclair 26.34 8.57
5 Anna Reichwald 37.26 10.52
3 Cecily Day 46.17 8.51
4 Finlay Sinclair 55.21 9.04
5th TEAM
7 Ted Mockett 7.46 7.46
9 Katherine Mercer 18.05 10.19
3 Ted Mockett 25.51 7.46
7 Isla Sinclair 38.08 12.17
6 Katherine Mercer 48.30 10.22
5 Ted Mockett 56.05 7.35
6th TEAM
2 Marc Leyshon 7.22 7.22
6 Marcus Gohar 17.41 10.19
8 Hannah Perry 29.20 11.39
2 Marc Leyshon 36.48 7.28
7 Marcus Gohar 48.45 11.57
6 Marc Leyshon 56.08 7.23
7th TEAM
11 Euan Sinclair 8.48 8.48
5 Vaughan Ramsay 17.38 8.50
6 Keeley Phillips 28.23 10.45
4 Vaughan Ramsay 37.14 8.51
5 Euan Sinclair 47.04 9.50
7 Vaughan Ramsay 56.09 9.05
8th TEAM
5 David Lawley 7.35 7.35
3 Hadi Khatamizadeh 17.09 9.34
1 David Lawley 24.43 7.34
8 Cathy Holman 38.27 13.44
8 Hadi Khatamizadeh 49.11 10.44
8 David Lawley 57.11 8.00
9th TEAM
1 George Howard 7.18 7.18
8 Almut Kaspary 18.02 10.44
9 Abigail Howard 31.45 13.43
12 Almut Kaspary 43.15 11.30
10 George Howard 51.07 7.52
9 George Howard 58.56 7.49
10th TEAM
10 Suzy Whatmough 8.20 8.20
12 James Ricketts 21.33 13.13
10 Rebecca Bissell 31.54 10.21
9 Suzy Whatmough 40.32 8.38
9 Rebecca Bissell 50.49 10.17
10 Suzy Whatmough 59.15 8.26
11th TEAM
6 Eirin McDaid 7.40 7.40
10 John Ricketts 19.11 11.31
11 Cordelia Perry 33.02 13.51
10 Eirin McDaid 40.45 7.43
11 John Ricketts 51.43 10.58
11 Eirin McDaid 59.39 7.56
12th TEAM
4 Peter Haarer 7.33 7.33
11 Fabio Gohar 19.39 12.06
13 Ellie Lawley 33.07 13.28
11 Peter Haarer 40.55 7.48
12 Fabio Gohar 54.27 13.32
12 Peter Haarer 62.47 8.20
MANCHESTER HALF MARATHON Sunday 13th October
In a result we missed before, Amelie Hunton ran an excellent 91.50.
5k's OF CHRISTMAS Saturday 7th December at Battersea Park
Race F
1 M Cummings (HHH) 15.33
14 James Riley 16.47
16 Rich Kimber 16.52
RUNTHROUGH GREENWICH PARK 10km Saturday 21st December
1 E Lovaas (unnat) 34.04
231 Roger Wallace 58.30
RUNTHROUGH WIMBLEDON 10km Sunday 22nd December
1 C Mason (Clapham) 38.42
380 Roger Wallace 69.27
BOXING DAY Cabbage Patch 4 miles Thursday 26th December
1 O Garner (Strags) 21.33
6 Sam Hunton 23.56
25 Chris Hunton 28.43
77 Sara Hunton 36.22
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 27th December in Hyde Park
1 S Jamaal (London Hth) 14.42
43 Megan de Silva 18.26
107 Steve Aikin 21.31
120 Marie Synnott-Wells 22.07
165 Carol Aikin 25.12
184 Alan Davidson 28.28
NEW YEAR’S DAY 10km Wednesday 1st January in Hyde Park
1 C Sandison (Fulham) 31.52
68 Stewart Anderson 39.16
70 Mick Lane 39.36
419 Alan Davidson 61.00
433 Pete Warren 62.37
TADWORTH 10 miles Sunday 5th January at Epsom Downs
1 F Downs (Chiltern) 55.46
61 Si Martin 71.53
68 Bill Neely 73.41
118 Alex Ring 77.17
311 Aoife Kilpatrick 87.46
RUNTHROUGH BATTERSEA PARK 10km Sunday 5th January
1 R Collett (unatt) 34.01
231 Roger Wallace 53.37
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FINALLY…
1946 English National Cross-Country Championship at Leamington Spa. Watch
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