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RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 187 1 September 2005
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
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HEADLINE NEWS
* Annual club photo, Thomas Cup handicap and Opening Run Party this
Saturday
* Biggest BPTT to date
* Mick Lane the leading veteran at Yateley
* Ironman Jonny Rowan
* Lauren Shelley in good form in Australia
SEE HERE
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125th SEASON OPENING RUN and THOMAS CUP HANDICAP Saturday 3rd September in
Richmond Park
This is the traditional start of our "winter" season, despite the fact that
we've just enjoyed the hottest day of the year! It would be great to see as
many members as possible for the annual club photograph which will be at
about 2.30pm. The handicap race over 3.8 miles will follow. All welcome!
OPENING RUN PARTY Saturday 3rd September
Marina Quayle writes:
"Julie and Robin Drummond have kindly offered to have a party at their house
on Saturday 3rd September to celebrate the Opening Run. The party will begin
at 5pm which will allow runners to have a cup of tea (or a pint!) and shower
before turning up to the party. We will be asking everybody to bring food
and drink. Julie and Robin's address is 1 Church Street in Hampton.
Everybody is welcome of course, including those not running".
Robin Drummond points out that his and Julie's address is 1 Church STREET,
not Church Road as claimed in the last e-news!
HANDICAPPER
Due to work commitments, Phil Aiken will be unable after all to take over
the role of club handicapper. So we need to find a substitute! Frances
Ratchford writes:
"Needed - a new handicapper. You should be good at statistics, enjoy
watching people run and noting their times and really delighted to see
whether their estimate of their times matches yours. If you would like to
try the job or perhaps share it with someone and frame the handicaps for
half the races then please contact either Phil Aiken or Frances Ratchford.
It could change your life!!!"
SURREY AND SOUTHERN ROAD RELAYS
The Surrey event is on Saturday 10th September at Wimbledon Park, starting
at 1pm. There are senior, over 40 and over 50 races for men and senior and
over 35 events for women. The senior men's race is over 6 stages of about 3
miles and all the other events are over four stages. The course will be
slightly shorter than in previous years owing to refurbishment work at the
track. After the race, tea and cakes can be found at Julian and Sarah
Smiths' house at 14b Lansdowne Road.
The Southern will be as usual at Rushmoor Arena at Aldershot. The men's
races are on Saturday 24th September and include senior, over 40, over 50
and over 60 categories. The women's races are on Sunday 25th September and
include just senior and over 35 categories. As in the Surreys, all races are
over four stages except for the senior men's which is over six.
Would anyone who would like to run and hasn't already been contacted please
get in touch with one of the Captains: contact details can be found in
"What's Coming" below.
WHAT'S COMING...
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More details of the following from
Andy Bickerstaff (07966 552302 / mailto: andy@norris-hobs.co.uk ) or
Phil Aiken (07739 035189 / mailto: phil.aiken@rnid.org.uk ) or
Anna McLaughlin (07971 606521 / mailto: anna.mclaughlin@itv.com ).
Saturday September 3rd 125th season Opening Run: club photo and Thomas
Cup handicap from 2.30pm in Richmond Park. See above.
Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial
5km. 9am start
Saturday September 10th Surrey Road Relays for men and women at Wimbledon
Park from 1pm.
Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial
5km. 9am start
Sunday September 11th River Relay Virginia Water to Ham. Mixed teams.
Saturday September 17th Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial 5km. 9am start
"Outlying Run" at Ranmore Common.
2.30pm start. See below
Saturday September 24th Southern Road Relays (men) at Rushmoor Arena,
Aldershot from 12 noon.
Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial
5km. 9am start
Sunday September 25th Southern Road Relays (women) at Rushmoor Arena,
Aldershot at 3.30pm.
Saturday October 1st Page Cup 5 miles handicap. 3pm start in Richmond Park
Ranelagh Bushy Park Time Trial
5km. 9am start. The first anniversary of the BPTT - see below.
NOT THE OPENING RUN Saturday 17th September
As there is nothing else besides the London Duathlon happening on Saturday
17th, Clive Beauvais is organising an "outlying run" for anyone who fancies
a sociable run on the North Downs. There will be 6 miles, 9 miles and 12
miles options, all setting off at 2.30pm from Ranmore National Trust car
park (200 yds from Ranmore church) near Dorking. All welcome. And afterwards
of course, it may be possible to find a suitable country pub...
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL FIRST ANNIVERSARY
On the 1st of October the BPTT will be one year old. Congratulations and
thanks to Paul Sinton-Hewitt for all his hard work and enthusiasm in making
this event such a success. There will be awards in a variety of categories
and a short celebration after the run - please bring a little food and drink
for a late alfresco breakfast.
For those who haven't yet tried the BPTT, it's a timed 5km run every
Saturday morning at 9am. The start and finish are at the Diana Fountain car
park in Bushy Park. Everyone is welcome - no need to enter in advance, just
turn up.
LONDON DUATHLON
The London Duathlon being held in Richmond Park on Saturday 17th September
is looking for help. Beth Lester of organisers The London Triathlon Ltd
writes:
"An event of this size relies heavily on the kind and valued support of the
volunteer marshals so if you can spare the time for the day it would be
fantastic to have your support. Volunteers must be 17 years old or over. We
are offering agreed travel expenses, food and refreshments throughout the
day, a limited edition t-shirt and a post-race celebration
This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in one of the first major
sporting events to be held in the UK since the announcement of the
successful London 2012 Olympic bid. If you would like further details
regarding the marshal opportunities please contact me on 020 7559 2924 or
email mailto:beth@thelondontriathlon.com".
CABBAGE PATCH 10 MILES Sunday 16th October at Twickenham
Over 500 entries have already been received and it's likely that entries
will close within the next week or two. So if you want to run, don't delay.
Details here: http://www.cabbagepatch10.com/Scripts/default.asp.
WHAT'S HAPPENED...
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BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 20th August
Darren Wood, Stephen Instone and Gill Wilson remain on top of the points
classification leaderboard. The competition reaches its climax on the
event's first anniversary on October 1st.
1 J Dewey (Guildford & G) 16.42
5 Andy Bickerstaff 18.11
7 Marc Snaith 18.39
9 Stephen Instone 19.05
10 Chris Read 19.21
11 Darren Wood 19.42
19 Alan Davidson 20.50
22 Adam Wright 21.18
25 Roger Wilson 21.58
29 Alan Craig 24.18
30 Julie Drummond 24.38
32 Luke Wilson 24.43
35 Gill Wilson 25.42
37 Julie Naismith 26.49
38 Frances Ratchford 27.39
BUSHY PARK TIME TRIAL 5km Saturday 27th August
There was a record number of 58 runners in this week's BPTT and the standard
must have been the highest so far too, with 21 finishing inside 20 minutes.
Mark Middleton was the first Ranelagh man home just inside 17 minutes. John
Atkinson hacked 46 seconds off his course pb, but Luke Wilson topped that
with a 64 seconds improvement!
1 D Symons (TH&H) 16.18
3 Mark Middleton 16.56
5 Nik Wright 18.03
6 Andrew McLauchlan 18.06
8 Gordon Whitson 18.13
10 Marc Snaith 18.39
12 John Atkinson 18.41
13 Stephen Instone 18.57
19 Darren Wood 19.56
33 Alan Davidson 20.55
34 Wyn Williams 21.00
36 Adam Wright 21.42
37 Roger Wilson 21.59
39 Amelie Hunton 22.26
40 Chris Hunton 22.27
44 Luke Wilson 22.54
52 Julie Drummond 25.19
53 Gill Wilson 25.32
56 John Hanscomb 26.33
YATELEY 10km Wednesay 3rd August
Another good 10km from Mick Lane who finished as the leading over 40 on the
fast Yateley course.
1 T Lambert (Alton) 30.39
16 Mick Lane 34.35
STRAGGLERS JUNIOR HANDICAP 2km Thursday 25th August at Kingston
Excellent performances from Sam Hunton and Luke Wilson, 2nd and 6th out of
22 in the boys' event and Amelie Hunton, runner-up out of 18 girls.
Girls
1 S Croucher (Thames T) 8.41
2 Amelie Hunton 8.50
Boys
1 A Purdue (Thames T) 8.09
2 Sam Hunton 8.30
6 Luke Wilson 8.56
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 26th August in Hyde Park
1 P Coulson (Highgate) 15.49
86 Alan Davidson 20.21
90 Pete Warren 20.29
154 Mike Rowland 24.39
182 John Hanscomb 26.32
IRONMAN UK TRIATHLON Sunday 21st August at Sherborne, Dorset
Jonny Rowan writes:
"The day finally came for the inaugural IRONMAN UK Triathlon in Dorset on
21st August. The day did not begin too well with the start time for the
2.5-mile swim being delayed by two hours due to early morning mist over the
lake by Sherborne Castle.
At 8.00 am competitors took to the lake to line up for the mass start swim.
I had positioned myself well, which enabled me to get a good start and find
clear water away from the masses. I aimed to complete the swim in an hour
and twenty minutes so when I exited the swim section in 68 minutes I was
very pleased.
The good start however was short lived. After changing into my cycling gear
I continued out of transition with my bike only to notice my timing chip had
disappeared from my ankle. A frantic search for my bag and eight minutes
later I had found my chip and I was commencing the 112-mile cycle ride.
The cycle course consisted of two laps of Dorset and two laps of Somerset.
The profile was undulating which meant careful pacing. Thankfully the cycle
went without incident and I was back at Sherborne Castle in 6hrs and 28
minutes.
The marathon run was an out and back route with a long climb at 21 miles.
The goal here was to go under four hours and at half way I was on target
with a time of 1hr 57 mins. I kept a steady pace and completed the marathon
in 4 hrs and 6 mins (I was very pleased with this time as it was my first
marathon).
With a total time of 12 hrs and 4 mins and a position of 327 out of 1154
finishers I had completed my first Ironman".
CITY TO SURFS
News of Lauren Shelley from Graham Maier of the Western Australian Marathon
Club:
"Today (28th August) Lauren took part in Perth's City To Surf fun run, our
state's biggest public fun run (25,000 starters). She ran 42+ for a tough
12km course. Two weeks ago Lauren placed 3rd in the Sydney City to Surf 14km
(60,000 entrants) in 49.02".
LONDON TRIATHLON Sunday 7th August at the Excel Centre, London Docklands
We had at least one more competitor at the London Triathlon. Val Lowman
writes:
"I finally did my full distance (Olympic) Triathlon at London this year. I
would have been happy with 3.30 and did it in 3.26. Hadn't got a clue what
the 10k run would feel like after the swim and bike - was amazed with time
of 59mins as it felt like a couple of hours! My swim lets me down as I'm
still doing breast stroke (taking 47 mins) - so my goal for next year is to
give front crawl my best shot and improve my running".
OLIVIA TYLER
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Simon Tyler writes:
"I would like to thank to everyone at Ranelagh Harriers for all the generous
support in helping me fundraise for my daughter Olivia's operation. So many
people have gone out of their way to help her and I would like to take this
opportunity to show my gratitude. I would especially like to thank the club
for the donation from the Ranelagh half marathon. It was absolutely
fantastic.
Olivia flew to New Jersey and had the operation nine weeks ago. As far as we
can tell, the surgery has been very successful, and the results we are
seeing are very positive. The surgery was primarily to lengthen the muscles
in Olivia's legs but additional surgery was carried out on her left foot
which involved drilling a hole in the bone and passing a tendon through it.
This was to straighten her foot and allow normal future growth. Olivia was
in plaster for 5 weeks and is currently undertaking intensive physiotherapy
to maximize the benefits of the surgery. It has been a painful and traumatic
experience for her but she is coping really well and braving the discomfort
of having both legs in plaster.
We have raised close to £7,000 now for Olivia and much of this is through
the generosity of friends and colleagues. All the money raised will go to
help Olivia, and over the next few months we will see how successful the
operation has been. She has a lot of hard work ahead of her and I will
continue to pass on news of her progress".
CONGRATULATIONS...
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...to Bob and Olive Maslin, who celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary
on August 25th.
TRAINING
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TRACK
Frances Ratchford writes:
"The track at St Mary's College is now open and even better we can use it.
The track has been designed for endurance runners not sprinters so you will
find it a little kinder to your legs. There will be training on Wednesdays
and Thursdays from 7.30 with Frances & Margaret.
The cost is £2.50 per session, or £10 per month. If you are coming along
bring a cheque made out to St Mary's College and a passport photo. St Mary's
College is on Waldegrave Road, Twickenham. Enter by the white gate and the
track is straight in front of you. Changing room and showers are available.
If you are under 18 and a member of Ranelagh there are training sessions on
Saturdays at 10.30am. Contact Frances
(mailto:grapevineproductions@compuserve.com) for details".
GENERAL
Tough Tuesdays continue as normal, with speed work for various groups and
Wally's beginners' club, at 7pm from the clubhouse.
Robin Drummond's "Improvers Sessions" continue on Thursday nights at 7pm
from the clubhouse, concentrating on speed and technique.
Also Wednesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 10am at the clubhouse for a steady
run in the Park.
Don't forget the Bushy Park Time Trial every Saturday morning at 9am. It's a
timed 5km run on the cycle track and grass in Bushy Park, starting and
finishing at the big car park by the Diana Fountain. All are welcome - no
need to enter in advance, just turn up and run.
FINALLY
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According to "Athletics International", Matt Shone's 3.58.66 mile at Crystal
Palace on August 6th makes him the world's 1000th sub 4-minute miler...