Home
Newsdesk 2015
***************************************************
RANELAGH HARRIERS E-NEWS # 443 5 February 2015
Editor: Steve Rowland
mailto: steverowland@ranelagh-harriers.com
***************************************************
HEADLINE NEWS
*************
* Gill Sanders finishes 4th in the South of England Championship
* Ranelagh’s women’s team finishes 9th, men’s 42nd.
* Will Whitmore leads Judd School to victory in the Ranelagh Cup schools
race.
* Mark Herbert finishes 4th in Dash for the Splash
* 2:43 marathon by Nick Twomey
* parkrun placings for Julia Bailey, Becky Hall, Sacha Kennedy, Ralph
Street, Ted Mockett, Duncan Mallison, Nick Wright, Michelle Davies, Wiebke
Kortum, Leonie Kennedy, Kris Davidson, Eirin McDaid, Mark Herbert, David
Lawley, Craig Maclellan, David Rowe, Colin Brett, Nick Twomey and Trevor
Maguire
* Final Surrey League races this weekend – women at Coulsdon, men in
Richmond Park
* Final mob match of the season on Sunday 15th February – can we make it
four wins in one season for the first time ever?
* Subsidised track sessions at Osterley are under way
* Book now for the Quiz Night in the clubhouse on Saturday 7th February
* Club’s oldest and longest-standing member Carl Nargang dies aged 100.
ATTENTION PLEASE
****************
2XU SURREY LEAGUES
The climax to the Surrey League season is this Saturday 7th February when
the women compete at Coulsdon and the men are at home in Richmond Park. The
women’s race is 8km starting at 12 noon, followed by the junior events. The
men run 8km at 3pm, with the junior race preceding it at 2.30pm. Details are
here: women, men. Our teams are both set to
stay in Division 1 comfortably enough, but will need to work hard to retain
their positions – the men currently 6th out of 9 and the women 9th out of
15..
QUIZ NIGHT
After the League races we’ll be holding one of our popular quiz nights in
the clubhouse – that’s Saturday 7th February, starting at 7pm. It’s teams of
four, make up your own team or just turn up on the night. Cost is £10 to
include drinks and a fish and chip supper. Please let Andy Hayward
andrewhayward@catalinare.com know if you’re planning to come.
THE SEASON’S LAST MOB MATCH
Phil Killingley writes:
“Big. That's the size of the Blackheath mob against Orion in their first
home fixture since moving the fixture to Sunday. They got 58 people out on
a horrible day in late November, and crushed Orion. Why did they change the
day? Well, scanning their website, it looks like their two club training
days are Wednesday and Sunday. It starts to add up.
However, big. That's also the size of the growing Ranelagh mob that is
forming to go and beat them, and make it 4 out of 4 mob victories for the
first time ever in Ranelagh history (club founded 1881). Many of you have
committed your legs and lungs to the cause. I'd be most grateful if you
could let me know if you haven't already if you plan to come -
Ranelagh.men@gmail.com.”
This gives the location of their HQ:. Note that the start is a 10
minutes jog away. Trevor Maguire adds the following travel details:
Travel to Blackheath club house may not be easy on a Sunday morning
(location 56 Bourne Way, Bromley BR2 7EY). From Richmond travel by road
will take about 1hr and 15 mins depending on traffic on the way there
(probably use the South Circular) but could take longer on the way back.
By road you have two options:
* Drive direct to the Blackheath Club House in Hayes in Kent (please
consider car sharing if possible).
* Or sign up for the Minibus by emailing Trevor Maguire
trevor.maguire@bt.com to book a seat at a cost of £3 or £4 a head
(pay on the day) and gather at 9:00 in OLD DEER PARK Car Park in Richmond
(next to the A316) – we will return to the same location at an estimated
15:00 (after shower, tea/cakes and presentations)
By public transport you should aim for Hayes (Kent) train station which is
about 5 mins walk to their Club House.
* Rail travel has been made more challenging as the train service from
London Waterloo East to London Bridge is closed on Sunday 15th February.
* In simple terms the way to get to Hayes (Kent) train station is to
take either the 9:10 or 9:40 train from London Bridge which takes 36min.
Taking the 10:10 is probably too late unless you run hard from the station -
arrives at the station at 10:46 and after a 5 min jog to the club house you
have another 10 mins jog to the start (the race starts at 11!!). [There are
several rail routes with multiple changes via Clapham junction, Denmark Hill
etc. but I think they are too confusing!]
* Catching a train from Richmond to London Waterloo will take about
half an hour (8:09, 8:35 or 8:38 should be fine – later trains mean relying
on a fast connection to London Bridge).
* Then travel by tube or bus to London Bridge. Jubilee or Northern
Line tube lines for London Bridge (Jubilee Line is direct, but for Northern
Line change branches via Kennington) - both will take train tickets because
of the rail closure.
* The Jubilee line is quickest tube route (also has engineering works
but will be closed only from Waterloo going North so it should be OK going
South to get to London Bridge) but please check nearer the time.
* As a guide a return rail journey from Richmond to Hayes (Kent) costs
£11.
WANT TO HELP?
Do you think you could help out the club in some way but don’t know how? We
can never have too many volunteers. If you feel that you could take on a job
of some kind – small or large - for the club, please reply to this e-mail.
THURSDAY NIGHT TRACK TRAINING AT OSTERLEY
The club is subsidising for an experimental period track sessions on
Thursday evenings at the Osterley track. All groups and all abilities are
welcome! The sessions are under way and will run for three months, every
Thursday 7.30-8.30pm. Link to the map is here:.
MABAC LEAGUE IN RICHMOND PARK
It’s our turn to host a MABAC League race in the Park on Sunday 22nd
February. It’s 5 miles, and starts at 11am near the Broomfield Hill car park
(the one near the top end of the Isabella Plantation). Helpers will be
needed – please contact Heather Martingell
heathermartingell@hotmail.co.uk or Bev Ali
beviscosmicali@gmail.com .
MCFARLAND, USA
Kevin Costner stars in a new film to be released in February with the title
McFarland, USA. Based on a true story, it features Costner as the coach of a
high school cross-country squad. Here’s the trailer:.
RANELAGH HARRIERS RICHMOND HALF MARATHON Sunday 3rd May
Entries are already coming in steadily for our Half Marathon on May 3rd.
Over 600 have already been received, and the race usually fills up well
before the closing date. So if you’re planning to run, don’t delay in
submitting your entry. If you’re not running, note the date anyway – we need
large numbers of marshals on the day.
MARATHON FOCUS WINTER WORKSHOPS at St Mary’s University Clinic.
Wednesday 25th February 2015, 7pm – TBC Warm-ups, injury prevention and
recovery
Wednesday 25th March 2015, 7pm – TBC Race Day Preparation
£10 per workshop. Both are to be held at St Mary’s University on campus. To
book your place please call 0208 240 4070 or email clinic@smuc.ac.uk.
LONDON MARATHON T-SHIRT
Doc Martin Wolfson writes:
“I have almost certainly run my last marathon as I can now barely run across
the car park. I got a finisher's T shirt for the last one that I ran in
2012. It is getting a bit worn. I wonder if anyone has one that they do not
want. I would be happy to make a donation to the club or the charity of
their choice.” Contact Martin martin.wolfson2000@gmail.com .
JACK ELLICOCK OBE
Jack Ellicock who died last summer, was one of our longest-serving members,
having joined the club in 1948. Jack’s grandson Edward Anderson-Bickley was
himself a Ranelagh member as a junior and has recently rejoined us. Edward
provides the following account of Jack’s life.
“Jack left school early at just 14 because his father died and it fell to
Jack to earn money and keep his family going. He took responsibility for his
own life and was never going to be a victim of circumstance. At 15 he lied
about his age, saying he was 17, and joined the Army. In the Army he
thrived. Being younger than his contemporaries was no barrier; he was
bright, physically tough and the exaggerated sense of responsibility for his
family, with which he was burdened at such a young age, meant he was
emotionally mature beyond his years and he had a great inner confidence.
In the summer of 1937, two years before the outbreak of war, Jack met his
future wife, Dorothy – a familiar face at Ranelagh over the years. During
some of their courtship, Jack was stationed in Portsmouth. Once a fortnight
he would leave Portsmouth on a Friday night, cycle through the night to
Potters Bar, spend the weekend at her parents’ house and then cycle back
through Sunday night to be ready for First Parade on Monday morning.
During the war, Jack landed on Sword Beach in the invasion of Normandy. He
was the Regimental Sergeant Major of his regiment at the age of 24 –
possibly the youngest in the British Army. He fought from Normandy; to the
Falaise Gap, to the Ardennes in what became known as the ‘Battle of the
Bulge’ during that horrendous winter. On the approach to the Ardennes,
somewhat isolated on recce, he took on three Messerschmitt 109 fighters
flying below 100 feet with a bren gun - Boys’ Own stuff for those so
inclined! He fought at the Crossing of the Rhine, where he was mentioned in
dispatches and on to the German surrender on Luneburger Heide.
After the war, Jack decided to remain in the Army but was medically
downgraded at the time of the Korean War, much to his chagrin. It was as a
result of ulcers in his stomach and duodenum, thought to have been caused by
prolonged periods without food in the war. It was annoying for him because
he was fit – he was running cross-country for the Army at the time. But it
was a period of stability and, based in Putney in London with a TA regiment
for eight years, it was possible for the Army, sport and family to blend.
In 1948, as soon as he was in Putney, he joined Ranelagh Harriers. He
absolutely loved his time with Ranelagh and even made the TA barracks in
Putney available for Ranelagh committee meetings and social events during a
period in the Club’s history when life behind the Dysart Arms became
complicated. Jack’s support for the club and young runners in particular
lives on. He has given the club a Challenge Cup for the first junior home in
the Baker Cup – a race he participated in well into his 80s. One Ranelagh
story we remember well comes from when Jack attended the funeral of an 83
year old Ranelagh man. Next to him in the pew was an 85 year old who was
still running. He gave my father a nudge in the ribs and said ‘I always
told him he had his training schedule wrong’. They both had a good laugh.
Jack ran until he was 87.
Jack was eventually commissioned and went to Singapore where he served as an
infantry officer for three years. He fought in the Malayan Campaign against
the Communist Terrorists. He was again mentioned in dispatches. He went on
to serve in the UK and Germany in a variety of appointments, including the
Ministry of Defence for which he was awarded the OBE. Jack retired as
Lieutenant Colonel. It must be noted that Jack’s success would not have been
possible without the loyal, constant support of his wife, Dorothy, who sadly
also died recently. She loved her sport too. Nothing ever got her down; she
would bounce back from every situation and always saw the bright side of
life. Together they were terrific.”
Jack was one of the stalwarts who kept the club’s flag flying during the
difficult post-war period. He appeared in our Championship teams for several
years and was a regular competitor in handicap events, although he only
recorded one success – winning the Page Cup in 1969. One of his best runs
was the 1950 Clutton Cup 10 miles handicap where he ran the day’s second
fastest time of 62.27. He served as Vice Captain for a couple of years in
the early 1950s and in 1983 was appointed Vice President.
Jack’s son John followed his father into the Army, and John, his wife Wendy
and their son Michael were all members of the club at various times. John
rowed in our Franckeiss Cup crew but his main sporting prowess was as a high
jumper where he achieved near-international standard.
CARL NARGANG
As this e-news was being prepared we learned of the death in his 101st year
of our oldest and longest-serving member Carl Nargang. A few club members
travelled down to Eastbourne last year for Carl’s 100th birthday
celebrations, where the opportunity was taken to appoint him Honorary
President for Life. Carl joined Ranelagh in 1933 and so racked up over 81
years of membership, more than anyone else in our history. A full obituary
will follow.
PAUL BOWDEN
We have also just learned of the death last May of Dr Paul Bowden at the age
of 73. Although Paul had not been a club member for many years he very
generously remembered us in his will with a bequest of £1,000. Paul joined
Ranelagh in 1984 at the age of 43 but appears not to have competed much at
first. He did, however, train up for the London Marathon which he completed
half a dozen times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He set his best time
of 3:28 in the 1987 event. It was not until 1989 that he ventured onto the
country and over the next three years ran in several mob matches and
handicaps. According to Ken Powley’s stats, Paul’s best run was the 1989
Coad Cup 5 miles handicap in which, running as a guest, he was actually
first across the line in a time of 34.30. He also ran a number of other road
races, including a Half Marathon in 96.59 at Fleet in 1991.
Paul was an eminent forensic psychiatrist, based first at St George’s
Hospital in London and subsequently at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley
Hospital. The criminal courts made extensive use of his expertise, often in
high-profile trials. He was Joint Editor of Principles and Practice of
Forensic Psychiatry, published in1990, and in the same year he founded The
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry.
Paul asked for his bequest to be used “For the general benefit of the club”.
FACEBOOK
Follow Ranelagh on Facebook.
WHAT'S COMING
*************
More details of the following from the men's Captains ( e-mail Phil, Duncan
or Trevor ) ranelagh.men@gmail.com
or the women's Captain / Team Manager ( e-mail Becky or Phil ranelagh.women@gmail.com )
Saturday 7th February Surrey League Div 1 – women at Coulsdon
starting at 12 noon and the men at home in Richmond Park starting at 3pm.
See above
Sunday 15th February Pelling Ratcliff Cup mob match v Blackheath and
Bromley HAC at Hayes, Kent, starting at 11am. See above.
Saturday 21st February National Cross-Country Championships at
Parliament Hill
Sunday 22nd February MABAC League 5 miles in Richmond Park. Start
time 11am at Broomfield Hill. See above.
Saturday 7th March Inter-club race for the Ellis Cup (men) and
the Dysart Cup (women) in Richmond Park. Also including club junior
championships (boys and girls). 3.8 miles starting at 3pm.
parkruns every Saturday at 9am
Bushy Park Diana Fountain car park
Richmond Park Richmond Gate
Wimbledon Common Windmill car park
Banstead Woods Car park off B2219 Park Lane, Chipstead
Bedfont Lakes Bedfont Lakes Country Park, Ashford,
Middlesex
Kingston The Hawker Centre
Old Deer Park Pools in the Park on the A316
Crane Park Near the Hospital Bridge Roundabout
on the A316 in Twickenham
Other venues, more details and registration at www.parkrun.com
2km junior parkruns for under 14s take place on the first Sunday of each
month from Bushy Park’s Teddington Gate (11am start) and from Savill Garden
car park, Windsor Great Park (9.30am start), and also every Sunday at 9.30am
in Wimbledon Park.
WHAT’S HAPPENED
***************
SOUTH OF ENGLAND CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 24th January at
Stanmer Park, Brighton
Some organisational hiccups notwithstanding, Stanmer Park is a fine venue
for a major championship. Plenty of wide open spaces to accommodate the
cavalry charge at the start, and sections of fast rolling grassland combined
with hilly and muddy wooded areas. “Where are the hills?” asked one runner
as he studied the course map, “Where are they going to make us cry?” Well,
the hills were there all right. Not massively steep perhaps but grinds long
enough for blood and sweat as well as tears.
We had high hopes for Gill Sanders in the senior women’s race, and she
surpassed them. After third place in the Surreys, a top ten spot in the
Southerns might have been anticipated. And that was exactly where Gill was
to be found after an initial short lap – sitting at the back of a leading
group of ten or twelve, maybe just a metre or two adrift. The route then
headed up into the woods, and the group began to disintegrate. Eventual top
two Louise Damen and Georgie Bruinvels moved away, pursued by Emma Macready
also clear in third place. The rest of what had been the leading group came
through in ones and twos, and by the end of the first main lap Gill had
moved up to 7th. Her triathlon strength showed on the second main lap and
she picked off runner after runner. Coming down the last hill Gill was
slugging it out with Lizzy Janes for fourth place. Into the finishing
straight Gill timed her finishing effort perfectly and crossed the line in a
fantastic fourth place. Indeed, Gill’s sprint carried her to within three
seconds of the very tired bronze medallist Macready. This was Ranelagh’s
best-ever finish in the women’s South of England Championship –
congratulations, Gill!
Behind Gill, Megan de Silva ran strongly, always in the 50s and eventually
finishing in 55th place – up from 92nd last year. Marie Synnott-Wells and
Julia Bailey enjoyed a race-long battle, never more than a few places apart,
and also well up on last year’s positions. They finished in 121st and 128th
places to close in our team in 9th place. Marilyn Horne and Sonia Rowland
provided the backup.
In the men’s race we were hardly competitive and finished well down the list
in 42nd place. There were some good runs, though, particularly from Ted
Mockett who gallantly held off the chasing Trevor Maguire just outside the
top 200. Ted writes: “Had a fantastic run at today's South of England XC
championships in Brighton. I don't think I've ever run that hard before. A
great run from Trevor who pushed me all nine miles to the finish. And well
done all the other Ranelagh runners and supporters who braved the cold, mud
and hills.” We finished only seven runners, though we were unlucky to lose
Rick Jenner after one lap. There was a thrilling eyeballs-out finish at the
front of the field, in which our second-claim member Jon Pepper snatched the
bronze medal.
Women (8km)
1 L Damen (Winchester) 29.22
2 G Bruinvels (AFD) 30.15
3 E Macready (Worthing) 30.46
4 Gill Sanders 30.49
55 Megan de Silva 34.06
121 Marie Synnott-Wells 37.32
128 Julia Bailey 37.45
164 Marilyn Horne 39.17
266 Sonia Rowland 43.56
TEAMS (Scoring 4 a side)
1 Winchester & Dist. 102
2 Belgrave Harriers 116
3 Thames Valley Harriers 133
9 Ranelagh Harriers 308
Men (15km)
1 B Tickner (Brigh Phoe) 50.21
2 P Owor (Belgrave) 50.24
3 Jon Pepper (Brigh Phoe)50.25
212 Ted Mockett 60.02
216 Trevor Maguire 60.06
377 Dave Lawley 64.51
537 Stewart Anderson 69.50
596 Alexander Fordham 71.57
774 Mike Peace 81.42
850 Peter Fordham 96.01
TEAMS (Scoring 6 a side)
1 Bedford & Co. AC 150
2 Belgrave Harriers 229
3 Highgate Harriers 328
42 Ranelagh Harriers 2712
RANELAGH CUP SCHOOLS RACE Saturday 31st January 3.8 miles in Richmond Park
Organiser Julian Smith has been finding it difficult to find a suitable date
for our Schools race, which dates back to 1927. Clashes with other schools
fixtures again led to a fairly small field this year. 60 boys and 1 intrepid
girl made it to the start line, representing eight schools, and 57 finished.
After a preliminary dash from a pair of Sevenoaks runners it was Will
Whitmore of Judd School in Tonbridge who came home comfortably clear of last
year’s 6th-placer Henry Scriven of Winchester. Judd runners filled third and
fourth places too, and with their fourth scorer in 7th place (plus two more
in the top ten for good measure) they easily retained the trophy. Newcomers
Sevenoaks took the silver medals and RGS Guildford the bronzes.
1 W Whitmore (Judd) 22.16
2 H Scriven (Winch) 22.26
3 J Magorrian (Judd) 22.40
4 P Laing (Judd) 22.46
5 R Bates (Sevenoaks) 22.50
6 E Williams (Sevenoaks) 22.53
7 O Harding (Judd) 23.34
8 H Webber (Judd) 23.57
9 O Hurdle (RGS Guild) 24.05
10 B Brooks (Judd) 24.08
54 P Saville (St John’s) 31.27 (1st – only! – girl)
Teams (4 to score)
1 Judd 15
2 Sevenoaks 54
3 RGS Guildford 75
4 Winchester 91
5 St John’s Leatherhead 117
6 Tiffin 134
7 Worth 141
Eltham College did not close in
WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON Sunday 11th January at Lake Buena Vista, USA
1 F Costa (Brazil) 2:18.06 (chip time 2:18.06)
131 Nick Wright 3:09.52 (3:09.37)
MARRAKECH MARATHON and HALF-MARATHON Sunday 25th January in Morocco
In the full Marathon Nick Twomey missed his PB by just 8 seconds, while in
the Half Becky Hall writes: “1:31:59 on the watch is not bad given the 7:30
first mile and crazy dodging for 5k and lack of water between 10 and 17.5k.
And I thought I couldn't run in heat!”
Marathon (men)
1 W Tiruneh (Ethiopia) 2:08.51 (chip time 2:08.51)
39 Nick Twomey 2:43.56 (2:43.44)
Half-Marathon (men)
1 S Anas (Morocco) 1:03.01 (chip time 1:03.01)
161 Mark Herbert 1:22.02 (1:21.07)
Half-Marathon (women)
1 R El Moukim (Morocco) 1:10.48 (chip time 1:10.48)
22 Becky Hall 1:32.51 (1:31.58)
144 Heather Martingell 1:57.28 (1:54.17)
LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Friday 30th January in Hyde Park
1 M Muir (Ilford) 16.13
32 C Oldfield (VoA) 18.24
178 Alan Davidson 24.10
186 Carol Aikin 24.40
BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 31st January at Brighton
Senior Women
1 E Gorecka (Ryl Holl) 23.06
57 Estelle Damant (Lough) 26.08
DASH FOR THE SPLASH 10km Sunday 1st February on Wimbledon Common
1 G Pearce (TH&H) 38.08
4 Mark Herbert 39.01
25 S Lewis (Barnes) 44.09 (1st woman)
42 Andy Bickerstaff 46.38
WATFORD HALF MARATHON Sunday 1st February
1 P Martelletti (VP&TH) 1:06.52 (chip time 1:06.52)
26 V Knight (C&C) 1:18.16 (1:18.14 – 1st woman)
375 Bruce McLaren 1:37.48 (1:37.20)
402 Lee Davies 1:38.32 (1:37.51)
518 Michelle Davies 1:41.21 (1:40.39)
678 Phil Roberts 1:45.19 (1:44.30)
BOOKHAM 10km Sunday 1st February
1 M Leyshon (unatt) 41.48
12 N Nicholson (Elm) 50.41 (1st woman)
225 Kirsty Bangham 69.34
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
1 Unknown 15.47
34 V Brown (unatt) 20.06 (1st woman)
35 Tom Bradley 20.13
55 Stewart Anderson 21.18
60 Steve Aikin 21.40
72 Peter Faull 22.03
86 Paul Noel 22.32
105 Colin Lloyd 23.17
140 Sally Yau 24.42
141 Simon Taylor 24.44
143 Nick Fordham 24.49
149 Carol Aikin 25.01
152 James Rushby 25.07
154 Maia Rushby 25.18
160 Ally Salisbury 25.24
182 Sam Rushby 26.09
183 Daniel Rushby 26.12
185 Phil Rushby 26.13
221 Andrew Brown 27.41
263 Ashleigh Ferris 28.43
268 Colette Doran 28.48
269 Leeanne Bryce 28.49
315 Peter Lowman 31.12
316 Val Lowman 31.18
388 Bev Ali 41.36
389 Pat Hewlett 42.10
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
An impressive Ranelagh 1-2-3 by Ted Mockett. Kris Davidson and Duncan
Mallison..
1 Ted Mockett 17.50
2 Kris Davidson 17.54
3 Duncan Mallison 18.43
7 Colin Brett 19.38
14 B Neale (unatt) 21.09 (1st woman)
18 Daniel Chiechi 21.58
22 Kevin Kearey 22.09
33 Chris Read 23.34
55 Josie Kearey 25.28
56 Ann Kearey 25.29
58 Heather Martingell 25.34
65 Ellen Van Keulen 26.15
74 Rachel Allen 27.24
83 Lynne Barber 28.39
109 Tracey Small 31.49
115 Cindy Croucher 32.59
125 Christine David 34.45
126 Tanya Allen 34.46
127 Stacey Barber 34.46
128 Deirdre Inman 35.21
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Ralph Street led home a record number of finishers (save only for the
special 10th anniversary event) - 1219.
1 Ralph Street 15.16
17 H Novakovic (WSEH) 18.13 (1st woman)
19 Nick Wright 18.38
63 Becky Hall 20.01
72 Richard Kennedy 20.14
95 Sacha Kennedy 20.47
125 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 21.16
147 Leonie Kennedy 21.29
155 Rob Curtis 21.37
298 Ali Kennedy 23.26
521 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 25.49
523 Kirsty Bangham 25.50
773 Louise Beal 28.41
877 Jackie Dunkley 29.44
1155 Danny Hobbs 37.27
1157 Wally Garrod 37.41
1201 John Hanscomb 43.48
BEDFONT LAKES parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Eirin McDaid was first across the line, followed by Mark Herbert. Michelle
Davies was second woman, behind Peter Haarer’s niece Natalie.
1 Eirin McDaid 17.18
2 Mark Herbert 18.30
11 Lee Davies 21.53
17 Natalie Haarer (unatt) 22.20 (1st woman)
22 Michelle Davies 22.40
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Julia Bailey was the leading woman.
1 A Brewer (Ful-On Tri) 19.59
4 Julia Bailey 21.13 (1st woman)
14 Phil Roberts 22.58
15 Simon Burrell 23.04
36 Frida Roper 25.31
41 Julian Holden 26.34
43 Paula Maguire 26.57
68 Deborah Blakemore 33.11
69 Katie Walton 33.11
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Wiebke Kortum was second woman home.
1 G Bowden (Brackley) 18.45
18 S Black (Tri Europe) 21.05 (1st woman)
23 Chris Camacho 21.47
30 Wiebke Kortum 22.47
58 Tom Reay 25.57
61 Rob Kitchen 26.29
76 Maya Farah 28.40
GUNNERSBURY parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Lloyd Camp reports on Doing The Amrut::
“ ‘Northala Fields parkrun, you say? Why not: make a nice change!’
Saturday 17th January dawned exceedingly crisp with a ‘feels like’ reading
on the iPhone weather app of -3C. No problem for this hardy bunch: Amrut and
Deepa are from Bangalore, where it is usually about 40 degrees warmer, and
yet he runs only in his black 100 shirt, even in the deepest winter. He used
to play street cricket at 45C as a kid, but that was when he was soft. Deepa
is game for anything provided it brings her closer to the elusive 100 club:
she would have travelled to a parkrun on the Scilly Isles in blizzard
conditions. Sue and Lloyd are from South Africa so they retain a child-like
fascination for icy windscreens, woolly jumpers and occasional snow. Perry
is from Somerset and those country fellows have strange and indefinable ways
about them. They’re hard. They like to race in the Welsh mountains against
horses. It’s better not to ask too many questions.
Thanks to Mrs. Garmin and Deepa’s sense of direction, we arrived thirty
minutes early. This was a group record, since we usually arrive with mere
seconds to spare, and we luxuriated in the time we had, climbing some odd
conical hills within the route and admiring the views of London. The ground
was white with frost. As were the paths. Very, very slippery. Positively
dangerous. As I say, we’re a tough lot but even this was too much, and our
visions of personal PB’s slipped away in the morning mist. We sauntered
casually to the start to be greeted at 8.50 by the dismal news that the run
was cancelled! Deepa demonstrated the validity of this decision by promptly
slipping at walking pace and landing on her bum. Why? Because the gang were
rushing back to the car, undaunted. Gunnersbury: we’ll make it! Amrut had
just in a ‘by the way’ fashion announced that this was supposed to be his
150th parkrun. What? WHAT! That’s a huge event! Now we definitely have to
find a functioning parkrun! Hurry up Deepa, what are you doing lying there
in the ice! Sue, limp faster!
But this time Mrs Garmin let us down and we found ourselves in an industrial
estate where no parkrun has or ever will take place. Amrut claimed that he
was only the driver, not his fault at all. Still, we flashed down Hanger
Lane, so recently viewed in the opposite direction, and through a
combination of luck and dead reckoning drew up in the Gunnersbury car park
at 9.20. But hang on! Where’s the start? They’ve gone and moved it! Aha: the
wet weather course today. C’mon you lot, not even a tail runner in sight
but not to worry. Don’t forget your barcodes! No, not you Pez, you’ve never
had one! We jogged by the mystified marshals yelling ‘late starters!’ and
set off, just as Phil ‘Tracer’ Jackson was completing the course. He looked
back, amazed, obviously thinking we’d all giving him a sound thrashing and
were embarking on a second lap. Round the park we went at a merry little
pace, waving to people and having a giraffe. At 4.5 km two simultaneous
events happened: Perry did his sudden stoppy bit and Lloyd was chased by a
dog. Both survived their respective dramas. The marshals were still at their
posts when we finally trailed in, filling positions 323 to 327. PW times for
all: last finisher at 53.18. Not too bad for runners who had done their warm
ups at one parkrun but competed in another!
Now for a well deserved ‘no sausage or bacon but otherwise Full English
brekkie’, said Amrut, rubbing his hands together and heading eagerly for the
car. Strand Café, watch out! I wonder where Tracer got to? But the Strand
was Tracer-less. Because Doc Jacko was eating a bacon buttie at the
Gunnersbury Park Caff, wasn’t he, patiently waiting and wondering exactly
how long this run was going to take us. The company was probably more
enervating at the Caff but had anyone there just completed the 150? ‘Well’,
said Perry, raising his second latte. ‘Here’s to perseverance and our
official worst parkrun performances EVER. Here’s to Amrut’s 150th parkrun.
No-one said this running lark would be easy. From this day on, and for
evermore, anyone who runs the one and a half century will be described as
‘Doing the Amrut’. Cheers!’ ”
1 R Berry (West 4) 17.31
15 A Critchlow (West 4) 19.38 (1st woman)
89 Phil Jackson 23.17
323 Lloyd Camp 46.28
324 Perry Rendell 46.28
325 Amrut Sharma 47.51
326 Deepa Sharma 53.18
327 Sue Camp 53.18
OSTERLEY parkrun 5km Saturday 17th January
Second place for David Lawley
1 K Millar (Highgate) 18.01
2 David Lawley 18.32
18 E Harwood (Houns MMT) 23.27 (1st woman)
38 Cathy Holman 26.50
OTHER parkruns (Saturday 17th January)...
Woodley: 162 Mary Hickson 29.25
Brockwell: 38 James Whistler 21.03
Oxford: 71 Ian Bingham 25.12, 111 Evelyn Joslin 29.21
Southsea: 95 Alan Davidson 25.21
Melton Mowbray: 93 Mike White 27.53
Black Park: 271 Luke Wilson 28.56
Bournemouth: 91 Eugenio Carmo 23.56
Nonsuch: 59 Paul Rider 22.00
WIMBLEDON PARK JUNIOR parkrun 2km Sunday 18th January
1 E Weir (Herc Wimb) 9.04 (1st girl)
18 Matthew Beal 10.55
28 Oliver Beal 11.40
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 24th January
1 C Oddy (Abbey Leeds) 17.25
18 Tom Bradley 19.35
36 L Broughton (Rich CC) 20.41 (1st woman)
37 Bill Neely 20.44
46 Steve Aikin 21.28
60 Paul Noel 22.10
86 Daniel Rushby 23.17
91 Colin Lloyd 23.34
94 John Hobson 23.36
98 Nick Fordham 23.43
119 Ally Salisbury 24.26
125 Sally Yau 24.36
133 Carol Aikin 24.51
135 Simon Taylor 24.56
136 Andrew Brown 24.59
204 Louise Beal 27.47
250 Bronwen Northmore 30.21
253 Katie Walton 30.27
255 Val Lowman 30.33
286 Anne-Marie Harvie 32.44
289 James Rushby 32.58
313 Martin Clark 34.29
341 Pat Hewlett 39.43
342 Bev Ali 40.28
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Thursday 24th January
Only a Ranelagh 1-3 this week! Duncan Mallison stepped up to first and Colin
Brett was third.
1 Duncan Mallison 18.00
3 Colin Brett 18.46
16 Tom Kearey 21.14
24 E Gray (Strag) 21.56 (1st woman)
26 Daniel Chiechi 22.09
42 Paul Wapshott 24.06
58 Kevin Kearey 24.52
59 Josie Kearey 24.52
69 Ann Kearey 25.22
81 Mel Davison 26.58
88 Rachel Allen 27.26
91 Asheigh Ferris 27.42
93 Tamsin Burland 27.42
101 Lynne Barber 28.23
106 Wiebke Kortum 28.54
108 Mike White 28.55
111 Colette Doran 29.02
112 Leeanne Bryce 29.03
120 Mary Hickson 29.38
135 Tracey Small 31.30
138 Cindy Croucher 31.48
140 Christine David 32.39
145 Stacey Barber 33.05
147 Tanya Allen 33.26
148 Su Clark 34.38
151 Clare Hulacki 37.14
153 Sally Spaull 38.09
154 Lexi Slaughter 38.16
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 24th January
1 A Lawrence (Morpeth) 16.38
7 Nick Wright 17.48
52 T Hardcastle (unatt) 19.45 (1st woman)
138 Richard Kennedy 21.31
142 Leonie Kennedy 21.33
278 Ali Kennedy 23.21
407 Ian Grange 24.46
841 Jackie Dunkley 30.02
1099 Wally Garrod 40.34
1126 John Hanscomb 48.14
OLD DEER PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 24th January
Craig Maclellan finished second.
1 J Smith (Strag) 18.32
2 Craig Maclellan 18.58
10 Phil Roberts 22.39
12 R O’Connor (unatt) 22.51 (1st woman)
27 Frida Roper 24.58
38 Julian Holden 26.30
49 Florence Hughes 29.47
51 Luke Maguire 30.20
KINGSTON parkrun 5km Saturday 24th January
1 R Lloyd-Smith (unatt) 18.29
17 Chris Camacho 21.22
20 S Black (Tri Europe) 21.45 (1st woman)
21 Andy Bickerstaff 21.59
64 Peter Wright 25.21
73 Rob Kitchen 26.07
91 Fiona Pugh 27.51
92 Far O’Brien 28.01
BOGNOR REGIS parkrun 5km Saturday 24h January
David Rowe finished second this week.
1 J Fellick (Wall) 18.12
2 David Rowe 19.30
16 L Albrecht (Worth) 21.25 (1st woman)
117 Sharon Rowe 34.32
OTHER parkruns (Saturday 24th January)...
Gunnersbury: 66 Phil Jackson 22.47
Riddlesdown: 9 Alberto Esguevillas 21.21, 50 Amrut Sharma 25.56, 109 Deepa
Sharma 32.48
Oxford: 93 Evelyn Joslin 26.04
Southsea: 70 Alan Davidson 24.03
Melton Mowbray: 93 Mike White 27.53
Black Park: 243 Luke Wilson 27.48
Reading: 128 Louise Atkinson 28.10
Bournemouth: 96 Eugenio Carmo 24.07
Leamington: 67 Paul Hodges 22.05
Horsham: 23 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 23.24
Mile End: 91 Kirsty Bangham 24.28
Forest Rec: 94 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 26.44
Osterley: 58 Rebecca Northmore 27.31
WIMBLEDON PARK JUNIOR parkrun 2km Sunday 25th January
1 A Bull (unatt) 8.18
2 I Coppinger (unatt) 8.37 (1st girl)
16 Matthew Beal 9.53
31 Oliver Beal 11.14
RICHMOND PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 31st January
1 B Powell (Rich CC) 18.58
13 Tom Bradley 19.49
22 Peter Faull 20.18
25 John Hobson 20.32
39 Alberto Esguevillas 21.28
41 R Jakeman (Bas & MH) 21.58 (1st woman)
59 Kevin Knowles 22.40
85 Amrut Sharma 23.46
120 Simon Taylor 25.31
132 Carol Aikin 26.13
151 Ally Salisbury 26.59
166 Tomas Sterner 27.29
231 Val Lowman 30.34
244 Bronwen Northmore 31.42
256 Peter Lowman 33.01
258 Deepa Sharma 33.05
262 Katie Walton 33.47
285 Bev Ali 42.34
286 Pat Hewlett 42.40
288 Andrew Brown 42.41
CRANE PARK parkrun 5km Thursday 31st January
Back to 1-2-3 for Ranelagh this week, thanks to Nick Wright, Kris Davidson
and Nick Twomey.
1 Nick Wright 18.07
2 Kris Davidson 18.10
3 Nick Twomey 18.52
11 L Hales (Woking) 20.44 (1st woman)
18 Tom Kearey 22.21
23 Kevin Kearey 22.53
30 Adam Wright 23.26
56 Josie Kearey 26.29
93 Lynne Barber 30.56
95 Tracey Small 32.02
96 Tamsin Burland 33.08
97 Su Clark 34.36
BUSHY PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 31st January
1 A Jaksevicius (Belg) 16.19
52 B Williams (SMR) 20.25 (1st woman)
121 Richard Kennedy 22.24
224 Jose Scheuer 24.09
248 Ali Kennedy 24.26
540 Louise Beal 28.57
576 Kirsty Bangham 29.24
589 Mike White 29.38
814 Wally Garrod 39.34
837 John Hanscomb 45.04
BLACK PARK parkrun 5km Saturday 31st January
Eirin McDaid and Mark Herbert finished second and third.
1 J Laing (Hill) 16.51
2 Eirin McDaid 17.22
3 Mark Herbert 18.29
13 H Wells (Hill) 20.20 (1st woman)
95 Luke Wilson 24.11
BEDFONT LAKES parkrun 5km Saturday 31st January
Becky Hall was the leading woman.
1 J Harris (Woking) 19.33
4 Becky Hall 21.19 (1st woman)
28 Rob Curtis 24.51
OSTERLEY parkrun 5km Saturday 31st January
Trevor Maguire finished third.
1 L Riseley (unatt) 18.25
3 Trevor Maguire 19.07
14 E Harwood (Houns MM) 24.10 (1st woman)
37 Paula Maguire 27.45
42 Rebecca Northmore 28.17
OTHER parkruns (Saturday 31st January)...
Gunnersbury: 73 Phil Jackson 24.25
Old Deer Park: 23 Julian Holden 27.09
Southsea: 86 Alan Davidson 24.55
Kingston: 17 Chris Camacho 21.18, 54 Tom Reay 26.38
Reading: 129 Louise Atkinson 31.45
Bournemouth: 78 Eugenio Carmo 24.03
Panshanger: 20 Paul Sinton-Hewitt 21.26, 84 Jo Sinton-Hewitt 27.55
South Oxhey: 92 Peter Fordham 29.51
BUSHY PARK JUNIOR parkrun 2km Sunday 1st February
Euan Sinclair just missed the top three, but Sacha and Leonie Kennedy were
the first and second girls to finish.
1 A Crews (Thames TT) 7.32
4 Euan Sinclair 8.00
5 Sacha Kennedy 8.05 (1st girl)
9 Leonie Kennedy 8.25
23 Finlay Sinclair 9.07
24 Lexi Keech 9.11
84 Eilidh Sinclair 10.58
SAVILL GARDENS JUNIOR parkrun 2km Sunday 1st February
1 M Berardi (Runny) 7.37
4 K Pepper (Chilt) 8.10 (1st girl)
101 Connor Scally 16.41
FINALLY...
Here’s one way to warm up...Athletics International reports:
“Canada's Cam Levins, who trains under Alberto Salazar in Portland, Oregon,
completed an astonishing double at the Armory Track Invitational in New York
in January. Just 28 minutes after winning the mile in 3:54.74 he started the
2 miles … and won that too in 8:15.38! His more celebrated training
companion Galen Rupp was in the lead at 3000m but Levins produced a strong
finish to win from Japan's Suguru Osako with Rupp fading to fourth. How did
Levins spend his time between races? ‘I changed my shoes, sat down for a
second, went downstairs for a jog and basically got some water. I then put
on my spikes and got back on the track. It went by pretty quickly’.”