BA Athletics Club News Digest 1st July 2024
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[parkrun run by club members updated April 2024]
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Results for Next Week
Please help me by sending in your results, for instance by filling in the tables below and
forwarding to
News@barunner.org.uk. Some events will have "Prompts" set up in
Facebook.
These allow the posting of a single image and some text and make it easy to flip
through everyone's entries.
Your Athletic Achievement of the Week (or use the prompt in the BAAC Facebook
group):
| Participant |
Event |
Distance |
Location |
Day/Start |
Time or Duration |
Details or comment, and other achievements |
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e.g. Running |
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AGM on Wednesday
Please make every effort to attend. We will be discussing the club
futures. Remember to let
> Steve Newell know of your likely attendance at the mile, at
Feltham Track for 18:30.
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June Mile Results
Six club runners had mile times to be included in this June report. All of
these were from the Artheusa Mile in Bushy Park but at four different events.
Roderick and Stephen's were from the club event on the 5th June, Bob and Trish
bettered their times on the 19th June. Ian ran his time on the 12th, Mike on the
26th.
July's club miles will include times achieved at the AGM Mile event at
Feltham on Wednesday.
Recent Activity Achievements
Only 9 submissions this week - by the early cutoff time at the end of
Sunday.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Andy Rayner |
Various |
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various |
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Tues Jog to and around Ockwell Park in 27m 20s / Sat Fast cycle to
Walthams St Lawrence and return in 23m 45s and 20m 29s. |
| Benita Scaife |
Running |
5km |
Home to Cookham |
Sun |
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We ran from home to Cookham - exactly 5km - on Sunday, then coffee
and walked home. Benita cautiously back to running after a back muscle
strain, having opted to marshal at Maidenhead parkrun the previous day. |
| John Scaife |
Running |
5km |
Home to Cookham |
Sun |
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As Benita |
| Emma Moreton |
Running |
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Thur |
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Two runs on the hottest day of the year (morning hill club and
evening 6k). Oh and I got a YES in the LM ballot! [Ed: Anyone
else?] |
| James Edwards |
Race |
marathon |
Trail Marathon Wales, Coed y Brennin |
Previous |
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Late upload - but managed to get round the Trail Marathon Wales
course over in Coed y Brennin last weekend. Cool event, great routes
around the forestry and some challenging hills with 1,200m of vertical
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| Julie Barclay |
Running |
15km |
Rushmoor |
Sun |
01:20:00 |
From start of Rushmoor parkrun along northern side of Farnborough
Airport, through Hartland Park and along Basingstoke Canal back to the
car… |
| Paul Watt |
Running |
15km |
Rushmoor |
Sun |
01:20:00 |
...We then assumed parkrun volunteer duties at Queen’s Parade. Same
run as last week but a minute faster. |
| Piers Keenleyside |
parkrun |
5km |
Bay East Garden (Singapore) |
Sat am |
00:28:53 |
Stopped over on the way to Australia for next week's Gold Coast
Marathon. Sauna like atmosphere. It's a new parkrun - only been running
for 5 weeks. There are now 4 parkruns here. This one is closest to the
centre and easy to reach - just 4 stops on the 'Brown' metro line from
Maxwell in Chinatown to Tanjong Rhu then a 10 minute walk. |
| Roderick Hoffman |
parkrun |
5km |
Meadowvale, Ontario |
Sat am |
00:28:08 |
My fastest parkrun for 13 months despite an eight hour flight the
previous afternoon. A very wet morning as an encouragement to get the
run over with. A fast course - including being very gently undulating
allowing the legs to rest. |
    
Roderick Hoffman
parkrun Results for Saturday 29th June 2024
34 Saturday activities recorded below. Please get in touch if your activity
is missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment |
| Piers
KEENLEYSIDE |
Bay East Garden |
5 |
32 |
0:28:53 |
59.15% |
Singapore. New BA parkrun #817 |
| Emma
Moreton |
Bedfont Lakes |
698 |
9 |
0:23:17 |
67.07% |
F1, top 10 overall and first lady across the line. |
| Scott
DAVISON |
Bedfont Lakes |
698 |
34 |
0:26:55 |
56.16% |
run #471 |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Bedfont Lakes |
698 |
115 |
0:42:02 |
43.06% |
92nd run at Bedfont Lakes, P-Index is 4. |
| Sarah
GORDON |
Bedworth |
244 |
203 |
0:46:04 |
46.06% |
run #381, 6th at Bedworth |
| Elise
LAWRENSON |
Belton House |
334 |
120 |
0:27:16 |
60.02% |
First run at Belton House, fastest BA lady although Petra retains
best Age Grade. |
| Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
719 |
333 |
0:30:17 |
57.57% |
Joe Nelson, never been 333rd before! |
| Paul
WATT |
Blaise Castle |
50 |
15 |
0:20:59 |
75.77% |
New BA parkrun #818 |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Blaise Castle |
50 |
46 |
0:24:21 |
79.67% |
F5 |
|
Jacqueline Haines |
Brooklands |
198 |
227 |
0:27:16 |
66.38% |
fourth run at Brooklands this year |
| Ian Haylock |
Bushy Park |
991 |
110 |
0:20:47 |
72.73% |
run #410 |
| Ian
CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
991 |
275 |
0:23:13 |
69.71% |
run #559 |
| Paul
TIMMS |
Cirencester |
248 |
33 |
0:23:16 |
69.56% |
[not renewed] |
| Melanie
Miller |
Dunstable Downs |
197 |
120 |
0:53:43 |
33.70% |
first visit to Dunstable Downs |
| Alan
ANDERSON |
Gunnersbury |
579 |
566 |
0:44:58 |
63.31% |
run #717, first visit to Gunnersbury this year. Best time
since 2019. |
| David
DUGGAN |
Hanworth |
189 |
83 |
0:42:54 |
38.73% |
run #521, 37th at Hanworth |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Hazelwood |
238 |
7 |
0:21:13 |
79.81% |
run #563 |
| Ben
CHAYTOW |
Hazelwood |
238 |
14 |
0:22:59 |
62.65% |
2nd run at Hazelwood, 14 secs slower than 6 years ago |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Hazelwood |
238 |
104 |
0:52:52 |
39.75% |
Dry, very warm, no shade. Another parkrun visited using only train
and bike. Wilson Index up to 241. |
| Alice
BANKS |
Higginson, Marlow |
186 |
97 |
0:27:46 |
76.41% |
68th run at Higginson Marlow |
| John
SCAIFE |
Maidenhead |
416 |
219 |
0:31:11 |
56.55% |
146th run at Maidenhead |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Maidenhead |
416 |
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Marshal at Maidenhead |
| Roderick
HOFFMAN |
Meadowvale |
236 |
21 |
0:28:08 |
58.53% |
run #491, Fastest parkrun for 13 months. New BA parkrun #819.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Awful conditions resulted in just 43
finishers versus the previous week's record of 152. |
| Trish
MCCABE |
Morden |
3 |
136 |
0:28:46 |
56.32% |
F26, run #475, Londone status restored. |
| Stephen K
TAYLOR |
Northala Fields |
452 |
159 |
0:28:32 |
56.72% |
all five Saturdays in June at Northala Fields |
| Neil
FREDIANI |
Prudhoe Riverside |
317 |
101 |
0:31:42 |
53.89% |
45th run at Prudhoe Riverside |
| Jain
REID |
Richmond Park |
816 |
243 |
0:29:21 |
63.37% |
four minutes quicker than last week, recovering from double marathon |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Rickmansworth |
312 |
287 |
0:30:17 |
62.58% |
Fastest time since last August despite a shoelace issue. |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Rickmansworth |
312 |
404 |
0:40:32 |
59.83% |
300th parkrun - ran over distance due to a course error. |
| Stephen
Waite |
Riddlesdown |
632 |
129 |
0:34:22 |
54.22% |
run #55, all at Riddlesdown |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Rushmoor |
419 |
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[Guildford parkrun cancelled] Marshal at Rushmoor. |
|
Christopher T KELLY |
Sandhurst Memorial |
151 |
26 |
0:23:57 |
66.39% |
run #615, first visit to Sandhurst since Covid, 15minute PB |
| David
Cowell |
Stockley Country |
76 |
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Timekeeper at Stockley Country (again!) |
| Fiona
Bishop |
Winchester |
485 |
493 |
0:58:22 |
35.27% |
And pre-event set-up |
 parkrun Review Saturday 29th June 2024
Three more parkruns were added to the club list week – on three different
continents. Piers Keenleyside (28:53), en-route to the Gold Coast Marathon (next
weekend) dropped in on the Bay East Garden parkrun in Singapore. Piers has
also run the East Coast Park parkrun in Singapore. There is also a West
Coast parkrun (already on our list) and the Bishan parkrun in Singapore (up for
grabs).
Paul Watt (20:59) and Julie Barclay (24:21) were the first members to visit
Blaise Castle parkrun between Bristol and Avonmouth which was celebrating its
50th run. Roderick Hoffman (28:08) enjoyed the conditions at Meadowvale
(Ontario) parkrun and achieved his best time for over a year. The club
total is now up to 819 different parkrun venues. Individual totals are no
longer provided by parkrun although it is possible to display a list and count
them!
The best age grade scores this week were achieved by Mike Dennison (79.81% at
Hazelwood) and Julie Barclay79.67% at Blaise Castle). Our fastest runner
was Ian Haylock (20:47 at Bushy Park).
With no parkrun at Osterley this week, Alan Anderson (44:58) returned to his
old stomping ground at Gunnersbury to try out the newly laid tarmac path and
recorded his best time there since 2019.
Steve Newall
Matters Arising - Different parkruns
| Club Member |
Total Runs |
Different parkruns |
| Roderick HOFFMAN |
491 |
378 |
| Julie BARCLAY |
359 |
207 |
| Paul WATT |
307 |
205 |
| Melanie Miller |
201 |
173 |
| Sarah GORDON |
379 |
159 |
| Trish MCCABE |
475 |
143 |
| David DUGGAN |
520 |
139 |
| John SCAIFE |
342 |
130 |
| Steve NEWELL |
515 |
129 |
| Benita SCAIFE |
316 |
122 |
| Harjit Jhooti |
243 |
120 |
| Fiona Bishop |
286 |
105 |
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Not a race, or is it?
It isn't a race - but that doesn't stop people racing. I came 21st and did my
best time for 13 months with 28:08 partly because of the two ladies running at
about my pace - two of us changed places several times including because I ran
faster up the slight undulations whereas she ran faster down the other sides. We
both ran faster because of the other, but
were we racing? She let me finish ahead of her - telling me in the queue to be
scanned that she
didn't want to aggregate a recent injury. That sounds like racer's talk to me!
Then, come the preparation of this week's club results table I was delighted to
see that I finished with a quicker time than four of you who normally finish
within sight of, but ahead of, me - Stephen, Piers, Trish and Joe - I haven't done
that for a while. Now, we all ran different courses (and I know I'd have
struggled in the heat of Singapore) but I'm happy to think I've won this week
(or at least finished second to Alice). Next week will be another week - who
will do better then? [Ed: And before Piers writes in - I do acknowledge that his
age grade was better than mine, despite his slower time in worse conditions]
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Roderick Hoffman
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