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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 568 17th March 2020
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: sandsrowland@btinternet.com
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ATTENTION PLEASE
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Here’s an important announcement from Hon Sec Gordon Whitson:
Following the announcement of more stringent Covid-19 recommendations on
social gatherings and events by the Government on 16 March 2020, the
Executive Committee of Ranelagh Harriers has taken the following decisions :
1) The Ranelagh Half Marathon scheduled for Sunday 10 May 2020 is cancelled
and a full refund will be offered to runners who have already entered the
race. The race will not be rescheduled for later in the year.
2) Entries for the Ranelagh 10km on 21 June 2020 are to be frozen with
immediate effect. A decision on whether to go ahead or cancel will be taken
and communicated within the coming weeks. In the event of a decision to
cancel being taken, a full refund will be offered to all runners who have
already entered. The race will not be rescheduled for later in the year
in the event of cancellation.
3) The Schools Race on 21 March has been cancelled.
4) The inter-club race on 28 March and the Baker Cup race on 4 April have
been cancelled.
5) The Baker Cup Supper is cancelled.
6) As from Tuesday 24 March 2020, members should no longer meet at the
Clubhouse for organised training until further notice. If group leaders wish
to arrange to meet groups informally at a selected training location, then
this is a matter to be agreed within the groups concerned and taking account
of the Government's recommendations regarding social gatherings.
7) The present intention is that the remaining Thursday evening track
training sessions in March on 19th and 26th at Osterley Park will take
place. This approach will be kept under review. Sessions scheduled for 2
April and thereafter will not take place. The intention is to restart track
training as soon as conditions permit.
8) A decision on the Coad Cup scheduled for Tuesday 14 July and the AGM of
the club planned for Tuesday 7 July 2020 will be taken in due course.
The Executive Committee understands that the decisions taken particularly in
relation to organised training will have an impact on the fitness and
wellbeing of members of the club. You are all therefore strongly encouraged
to keep running and to keep in touch with fellow members in a way consistent
with the measures announced by the Government on social gatherings to
control the spread of the Coronavirus within the population. Ranelagh
Harriers will need you all back fit, healthy and raring to go once this
storm has been weathered!
Further updating announcements will be made as the situation develops.
McLEOD CUP and WOMEN’S PERFORMANCE AWARD and POINTS PRIZE
These two competitions – for men and women respectively – are based on
points scored throughout the winter season. With the cancellation of the
remaining races the competition can be deemed to have finished with last
week’s Clutton Cup. Peter Haarer held onto the top spot in the men’s
competition with 1043 points but close behind were Jonathan Smith on 1030,
Ed Forbes on 1028 and Dave Lawley on 1020. In the women’s competition
Marianne Malam won comfortably with 1244 points, streets ahead of Rebecca
Northmore on 872, Sally Bamford on 820 and Rebecca Bissell on 753. Full
scoreboards here:.
The Points Prize for consistency in handicaps was won by Ed Forbes with 22
points from Louis Randall on 15 and four members on 10. Scoreboard:
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WHAT’S COMING
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Our 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
WHAT’S HAPPENED
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CLUTTON CUP 10 miles HANDICAP Saturday March 14th in Richmond Park
There was a good turnout of 28 starters for this, our longest handicap and
also perhaps the last for some time. There was a good range of speeds in
evidence too, making for some sizeable gaps between starters. Colette Doran
was the first starter but it wasn’t long before Ann Kearey was closing up at
a good pace. At the end of the first lap Ann was out in front and there she
stayed for most of the second circuit. There was less than a mile to go when
the inevitable happened and Mark Herbert steamed past into the lead,
dragging James Russell with him. Finishing strongly for his first ever
handicap win, Mark had almost a minute to spare from James and then Dave
Lawley came in, having pushed Ann back to fourth,
Fastest on the day was Pat Wright, whose 57.28 was highly creditable on a
very wet course. Marc Leyshon was second in the speed order with 60.30,
ahead of Jonathan Smith at 60.46. Fastest woman was Wiebke Kortum with
79.34, ahead of Marianne Malam on 85.15 and Ann Kearey on 86.18.
H'cap H'cap Actual Speed
Time Allow Time Order
1 Mark Herbert 51.53 11.50 63.43 8
2 James Russell 52.42 25.00 77.42 13
3 David Lawley 52.49 10.50 63.39 7
4 Ann Kearey (L) 53.08 33.10 86.18 20
5 Edward Forbes 53.25 8.50 62.15 5
6 John Shaw 54.21 12.50 67.11 9
7 Peter Haarer 54.29 8.10 62.39 6
8 Jonathan Smith 54.36 6.10 60.46 3
9 Phil Beausang 54.44 21.00 75.44 12
10 Pat Wright 54.48 2.40 57.28 1
11 Wiebke Kortum (L) 55.54 23.40 79.34 15
12 George Howard 56.21 5.30 61.51 4
13 John Ricketts 56.34 29.10 85.44 19
14 Marc Leyshon 56.40 3.50 60.30 2
15 Mike Peace 56.45 25.50 82.35 16
16 Sally Bamford (L) 57.29 36.00 93.29 23
17 Marianne Malam (L) 57.45 27.30 85.15 18
18 Clare Day (L) 58.14 35.40 93.54 25
19 Anna Reichwald (L) 59.32 34.00 93.32 24
20 Colette Doran (L) 59.44 44.00 103.44 26
21 Amrut Sharma 60.45 29.30 90.15 22
22 Marcus Atkins 60.56 17.50 78.46 14
23 James Ritchie 62.27 7.10 69.37 10
24 Rachel Revett (L) 64.08 25.40 89.48 21
25 Paula Maguire (L) 67.02 37.10 104.12 27
26 Philip Andrews 71.30 13.40 85.10 17
RUNTHROUGH CHASE THE MOON 10k AT OLYMPIC PARK Wednesday 11th March
1 J Watson (unatt) 31.14
293 Roger Wallace 55.54
WEST WORTHING 10k Sunday 15th March
1 D Selmes (Has B) 34,01
4 Eirin McDaid 37.42
WEST WORTHING 5k Sunday 15th March
1 M Rix (Arena 80) 17.46
15 Keeley Phillips 24.23
THAMES RIVERSIDE 20 miles Sunday 15th March at Bishop’s Park Sunday 15th
March
1 S Woolley (West 4) 2:02.49
57 Michael Morris 2:29.48
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