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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 564 23rd January 2020
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
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* Surrey Leagues – men led by Carl Assmundson into 1st place and 1st
overall in Division 2
* Surrey Leagues – women led by Cordy Parker into 12th place and 11th
overall in Division 1
* Ranelagh team win at the Bank of England race, won by Ben Anderson for
the third time in four years
* We win Hec Petersen Trophy also at the Bank
* South of England Championships on 25th January
* Final Surrey League races on February 8th – help needed in the Park
* Nike Product Trial at track training
* Mara Yamauchi Marathon Workshop
ATTENTION PLEASE
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SURREY LEAGUES
The fourth and final Surrey League races of the season take place on
Saturday 8th February. The men are at Lloyd Park Croydon while the women are
running on our own country in Richmond Park. Start times are early – 1pm for
men and also 1pm for women. Note there is also a Division 2 women’s race at
11am and junior women and girls at 12pm and 12.30pm all preceding our
Division 1 race.
Details of the men’s race at Lloyd Park, Croydon:
https://surreyleague.org/slm/match/118/.
Details of the women’s race in Richmond Park:
https://surreyleague.org/sll/match/110/.
The Lloyd Park event includes the junior men’s races at 2pm and 2.30pm
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. The proceedings start at 11am for the Division 2 race. If you can
help for at least part of the afternoon please contact Andy Bickerstaff at
andy.bickerstaff@goodrunguide.co.uk.
NIKE PRODUCT TRIAL AT TRACK TRAINING
On Thursday 30th January Nike are going to be at our track session at
Osterley. One of their coaches is going to give a short talk and introduce a
new road shoe - the Nike React Infinity Run. There will also be lots of
pairs to trial during the session. If you’d like to take part please come
slightly earlier at 7.15pm. The advertised sessions will start at or shortly
after the normal time of 7.30pm.
SURREY MARATHON WORKSHOP FOR COACHES AND ATHLETES WITH MARA YAMAUCHI
Surrey Athletics are organising this session with Mara Yamauchi at the
Ranelagh clubhouse on Wednesday 5th February from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
Mara Yamauchi is the UK's second-fastest female marathon runner ever, with a
PB of 2:23:12. She finished sixth in the 2008 Beijing Olympic marathon, was
runner-up at the 2009 London Marathon, and won the bronze medal at the 2006
Melbourne Commonwealth Games 10,000m. Since retiring in 2013, Mara has
qualified as a UKA Athletics Coach and now coaches runners of all abilities.
Mara will talk about all aspects of preparing for a marathon, including
marathon-specific training, nutrition & hydration, rest & recovery, race
preparation, injury-prevention and strength & conditioning. There will be
plenty of time for questions after her talk. It’s open to all, not just
Ranelagh members. There are 50 places available so please book your place
ASAP by email to sampc@surreyathletics.uk by 1st February. Please
include the following information: name, club, athlete and/ or coach.
NEXT JOB FOR THE MOB – SPECIAL CELEBRATION
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 win the Pelling-Ratcliff Cup and the mob match
grand slam! It’s also a very special race in a different way. It will be the
100th mob match between the two clubs. Andy Hayward will be brewing a
special Thames Side commemorative beer for the occasion and all runners and
officials will be presented with a bottle. We hope some previous mob match
winners will be able to attend. Come and celebrate this historic occasion.
MARCH FIXTURES
The mob match mentioned above is just the first race in what has turned out
to be a very congested month. After a season with very few home fixtures in
Richmond Park, we now have something almost every week in March. See “What’s
Coming” below for details. Run any or all of them but bear in mind we’ll
need officials and marshals. If you can help please contact Andy Bickerstaff
andy.bickerstaff@goodrunguide.co.uk.
PRIZE PRESENTATIONS Saturday 4th April
Our presentations evening, otherwise known as the Baker Cup Supper, will be
held as usual on the evening of the Baker Cup handicap on April 4th upstairs
at the Roebuck on Richmond Hill. Our complete collection of trophies will be
there for distribution to their new owners. If you have won a trophy in the
last twelve months – be it a handicap or a club championship etc – please do
make the effort to attend. It’s very disappointing when half the trophies
are not collected. Put the date in your diaries now!
FRANCKEISS CUP
We had a couple of crews ready last week to contest this rowing event for
local running clubs, only for it to be cancelled owing to dangerous
conditions on the Thames.
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:.
2020 RANELAGH ROAD GRAND PRIX
Our GP kicks off with the Thames Towpath 10 at Chiswick on Sunday 19th April
starting at 8.30am. Entries are already coming in and the limit is likely to
be reached well before the closing date. Details and entry:.
The next GP event is the London Marathon on 26th April or any spring Marathon up to 10th May.
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 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 (1pm)
Saturday 22nd February National CC Championships at Nottingham. Entries
closed.
Saturday 7th March Mob match v Blackheath & Bromley H&AC 7.5miles in
Richmond Park. 11am start. All needed, register on the day.
Sunday 8th March Hillingdon 20 miles incl club 20m championship 9am
start. Details and entry:.
Saturday 14th March Ranelagh Cup schools race 6k in Richmond Park. 2.30pm
start
Saturday 21st March Clutton Cup 10 miles handicap in Richmond Park. 2pm
start
Sunday 22nd March South of England Road Relay Champs at Milton Keynes
Saturday 28th March Ellis and Dysart Cups inter-club 5miles in Richmond
Park
Saturday 4th April Baker Cup 3 miles road 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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SURREY LADIES LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Saturday 11th January on Wimbledon Common
On the familiar territory of Wimbledon Common we had twelve runners taking
part but it was a high quality race and this was reflected in our finishing
position. We were placed 12th of the 15 division 1 clubs and slipped back to
11th overall. It’s the bottom three clubs to be relegated to division 2 at
the end of the season. With the final race being on home soil in Richmond
Park in February we should be safe, but we’ll have to give it our very best
shot.
Individually Cordy Parker ran well for 20th, half a minute ahead of Suzy
Whatmough at 31st. Sarah Palmer followed up at 56th and the A team was
completed by Ria Woodfield and Alice Littler who had their own private
little battle to finish 118th and 121st. Just behind that duo, Bonnie Morgan
led the B team home at 126th with Marie Synnott-Wells, Becky Northmore,
Marianne Malam and Rebecca Bissell in pursuit. The B team placed 13th, and
backing up came Tamsin Burland and Sally Bamford.
1 Olivia Matthews (Clapham) 32.08
2 Lauren Major (TH&H) 33.10
3 Georgie Fenn (Belgrave) 33.24
20 Cordelia Parker (Rane) 35.03
31 Suzy Whatmough 35.37
56 Sarah Palmer 37.12
118 Ria Woodfield 40.06
121 Alice Littler 40.09
126 Bonnie Morgan 40.34
148 Marie Synnott-Wells 42.01
183 Rebecca Northmore 43.55
190 Marianne Malam 44.18
191 Rebecca Bissell 44.21
252 Tamsin Burland 50.31
254 Sally Bamford 50.59
MATCH RESULT (A Teams only) OVERALL AFTER THREE RACES
1 Thames H&H 50 1 Clapham Ch. 272
2 Belgrave H 103 2 Thames H&H 283
3 Clapham Ch. 114 3 Belgrave H 366
4 Kent AC 130 4 Kent AC 371
5 Fulham RC 134 5 Herne Hill H 560
6 South London H 137 6 Herc Wimb AC 613
7 Herne Hill H 190 7 South London H 631
8 Woking AC 237 8 Stragglers 639
9 Herc Wimb AC 341 9 Fulham RC 665
10 Stragglers RC 249 10 Woking AC 839
11 Ful-On Tri 330 11 Ranelagh H 847
12 Ranelagh H 346 12 Reigate Pr. 1014
13 Reigate Priory 350 13 Epsom & Ewell H 1025
14 Dulwich Run. 401 14 Dulwich Rnnrs 1048
15 Epsom & Ewell H 480 15 Ful-On Tri 1196
B Teams only
1 South London H 283
2 Clapham Ch. 361
3 Thames H&H 373
4 Kent AC 450
5 Fulham RC 467
6 Herne Hill H 550
13 Ranelagh H 838
SURREY CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE DIVISION 2 Saturday 11th January at Chobham
Common
Rich Kimber reports:
“At one stage in the week leading up to the third Surrey League race of the
season we had 30 runners on the teamsheet, with an impressive pedigree
between them. Inevitably, a couple of notable names fell off with illness
and injury, but this was a roster that would have our rivals at Fulham RC
quaking in their spikes.
I can't say I did witness any quaking first-hand, but what I did see from my
vantage point back in the field was a sea of blue storming away down the
trails of Chobham Common to a thumping win. The blue wave included a few,
er, brave starts, but they were more than equalled by some classy finishing,
with several A team scorers expertly picking their way through the field in
the latter stages.
Our Man in Chobham, Mick Lane, had done a sterling job of reconnoitring the
course, which proved as fast and furious as expected. Mud was in short
supply, but constant undulation kept things interesting and seemed to favour
the real cross country prowess that we pride ourselves on.
Carl Assmundson was on great form to lead us home in a fantastic third place
overall. Pat Wright was next in fifth, and eighth-placed Phil Killingley's
continually improving fitness meant we had three scorers in the top 10. Marc
Leyshon was fourth scorer, shortly followed by Jon Smith, who I have to
single out for another exceptional run (an age grade PB). Ross Macdonald
made a welcome return from injury to follow him in, with Graham Brook next.
James Riley just pipped Peter Haarer to the eighth scoring spot, but the
Flying Classicist will no doubt take solace in now sitting just one score
from the club's all-time Surrey League scoring record of 64. It'll take some
combination of hell, high water, wild horses and other similar obstacles to
keep him out of the A team at Lloyd Park next month. Anchoring the A team
with a supremely classy run was James Whistler, who worked his way through
the field on the second lap at blistering speed. Commitment continues to be
the watchword this season; Killingley, Leyshon, Riley and Smith have all
scored in all three matches so far.
Between the mass of info available from statmaster Ken and the Surrey League
results it would be very easy to bombard you with stats – not least because
they're reflecting very well on us this season! I'll resist, but the numbers
did tell a couple of stories worth recounting:
Firstly, our total of 156 points was our best of the season so far – even
better than when we took first and second place at fixture 1. This not only
shows the strength in depth of the team, but also the amount of hard
training that everyone has put in to collectively up their game. And
secondly, as if to underline that strength in depth: the B team's perfect
score of 55, taking places 1 to 10. Chapeau to John Shaw, who (I'm pretty
sure) recorded the best non-Haarer age grading of the day (that's a thing)
with 82.8%. He's fifth overall in the individual V50 standings for div 2,
while James Riley, Ed Forbes and Sergio Stillacci are second, third and
fifth in the V40 table. Remarkable running.
While it's mathematically possible for Fulham to overtake us at the final
fixture (such things have happened), it's very unlikely. You have to hand it
to Fulham for consistency – their score of 242 points was exactly the same
as last time out – but it was no match for a strong Ranelagh team. It goes
without saying that this should be motivation to approach the final race as
we have the rest of the season – pulling out all the stops for a thumping
win rather than being complacent. Let's give ourselves something to
celebrate at Lloyd Park!”
1 James Hancock (Croydon) 25.30
2 Charlie Sanderson (Ful) 25.48
3 Carl Assmundson (Rane) 25.30
5 Pat Wright 26.12
8 Phil Killingley 26.23
14 Marc Leyshon 26.55
15 Jonathan Smith 27.07
19 Ross Macdonald 27.22
20 Graham Brook 27.28
22 James Riley 27.38
23 Peter Haarer 27.40
27 James Whistler 27.56
29 Edward Forbes 28.00
30 Sam Dalgleish 28.00
32 David Lawley 28.07
35 David Ready 28.12
38 Ed Perry 28.16
44 Mark Herbert 28.45
46 Ted Mockett 28.49
49 Rich Kimber 28.53
54 Nick Twomey 28.59
57 George Howard 29.01
61 Sergio Stillacci 29.12
68 Andy Starr 29.35
93 John Shaw 30.35
98 James Ritchie 30.45
126 Marc Snaith 31.44
MATCH RESULT OVERALL AFTER THREE RACES
1 Ranelagh H 156 1 Ranelagh H 607
2 Fulham RC 242 2 Fulham RC 769
3 Woking AC 372 3 Woking AC 1273
4 West 4 H 464 4 Stragglers RC 1475
5 Stragglers RC 500 5 Croydon H 1487
6 Wimbledon W 544 6 Reigate Priory 1551
7 Str of Croydon 573 7 Str of Croydon 1687
8 Croydon H 588 8 Wimbledon W 1692
9 Reigate Priory 656 9 West 4 H 1744
B TEAMS
1 Ranelagh H 55
2 Fulham RC 177
3 Wimbledon W 355
4 Woking AC 368
5 Stragglers RC 431
6 West 4 H 599
7 Str of Croydon 619
8 Croydon H 711
9 Reigate Priory 780
BANK OF ENGLAND INTER-CLUB Saturday 18th January in Richmond Park
(Roehampton Gate)
This race is always a pleasantly low key affair and on this occasion there
were fewer than a hundred starters from eight clubs. This race has also
tended to be a happy hunting ground for Ben Anderson and he clocked up his
third win in four years. He was made to work for it though as at the finish
he had Milos’ Max Walker pressing him hard. Phil Killingley was a minute
back in 3rd place with Jonathan Smith, Dave Lawley, Peter Haarer and Ed
Forbes completing our scoring six in the top twelve. With six to score we
inevitably won quite easily and by the same token we retained the Hec
Petersen Trophy for the private contest between ourselves and Ealing,
Southall and Middlesex. The Bank provided the leading woman, Lizzie
Broughton in 28th place. Leading home our select quartet was Marianne Malam
in 7th.
1 Ben Anderson Ranelagh H 25.11 SM
2 Max Walker Milocarians 25.18 SM
3 Phil Killingley Ranelagh H 26.29 M40+
7 Jonathan Smith 27.32 SM
8 David Lawley 27.38 SM
10 Peter Haarer 28.01 M50+
12 Edward Forbes 28.42 M40+
13 Mark Herbert 29.03 SM
19 John Shaw 30.19 M60+
25 Eirin McDaid 30.47 SM
28 Lizzie Broughton Bank 31.15 SL (1st woman)
36 Stewart Anderson 32.58 M50+
37 Phil Beausang 33.15 SM
42 Ben Shore 34.00 M40+
49 Phil Roberts 35.11 M55+
50 Marcus Atkins 35.17 M55+
51 Stephen Aikin 35.29 M50+
54 Marianne Malam 36.58 L45+ (7th woman)
56 Daniel Chiechi 37.16 M40+
57 Jeremy Day 37.21 M50+
58 James Russell 38.02 M45+
61 John Tovell 38.26 M65+
64 Rebecca Bissell 38.56 SL (8th woman)
68 John Ricketts 40.39 M55+
72 Clare Day 42.07 L50+ (14th woman)
73 Lloyd Camp 43.13 M55+
75 Karen Harbert 44.16 L55+ (16th woman)
90 finished
TEAMS (Scoring 6 a side)
1 Ranelagh Harriers 41
2 Milocarians 82
3 Bank of England 90
4 Thames Hare and Hounds 167
5 Ealing Southall & Middx AC 268
6 Beckenham Running Club 270
7 Elmbridge Road Runners 422
8 Dulwich Park Runners 470
HEC PETERSEN TROPHY (Scoring 6 a side)
1 Ranelagh Harriers 21
2 Ealing Southall & Middx AC 112
OXFORDSHIRE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 4th January at Adderbury
Peter Haarer was the leading over 50 and second vet overall.
1 A Miell-Ingram (Radley) 32.47
12 Peter Haarer 36.04
RUNTHROUGH OLYMPIC PARK 10km Saturday 11th January
1 R Bowles (unatt) 37.05
138 Roger Wallace 52.48
RUNTHROUGH FINSBURY PARK 10km Sunday 12th January
1 M Hughes (VPH) 34.11
147 Roger Wallace 58.21
GLOUCESTER WINTER MARATHON Sunday 19th January
Paul Doyle finished 6th overall and won a giant cup as first over 50.
1 D Holmwood (Finch C) 2:44.46
6 Paul Doyle 2:52.42
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…
From Athletics International:
Arguments for or against Nike's revolutionary Alphafly and Vaporfly running
shoes, as worn by Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei in their spectacular
marathons last year, are likely to continue until World Athletics rules on
their legality. The latest respected figure to speak out is 1984 Olympic
5000m fourth placer and TV commentator Tim Hutchings. "These shoes have to
be outlawed," he says. "It's a technology that has lifted performances so
dramatically that it has actually spoilt the sport of it. People are setting
personal bests and breaking national records and course records, even
setting world records like Kosgei did in Chicago, which is just ridiculous.
People are running so fast at all levels. There are good club runners who
are buying the shoes for $250-300 and improving their personal bests by over
a minute in the 10k, by 2-3 minutes at half marathons and by 5 minutes over
a full marathon. It's getting ridiculous!" The 1983 World marathon champion
Rob de Castella commented on the lightweight shoes, which have thick soles
and carbon-fibre plates that project the runner forward: "The concept of
running with springs on your feet is just ludicrous – it definitely needs to
be addressed. I'm not for technology where it is providing an unfair or
unnatural advantage."
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