BA Athletics Club News Digest 1st August 2022
Events marked "#" are points scoring for the club's participation trophy
- for the 2022 title.
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This Week's Events
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.
Monthly Mile (submit by 8pm Sunday 14th August):
Run one mile and send me your time or add the details to the
Facebook prompt.
The mile can be somebody else's formal event or even one mile within a longer run.
I'll then produce a fancy graph showing your time this month compared to those
of other people and previous runs over the last year.
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Location |
Date |
How Measured |
Duration/Time |
Comment: e.g. event |
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Weekly Athletic Achievement (by late Sunday) or use the Facebook
group prompt:
| 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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Editorial - Commonwealth Games
This digest is later than it should
have been because I had to drag myself
away from watching the Lawn Bowls on the television. Looks easy,
compared to running, perhaps I should follow Gary Rushmer and take it
up. My Canalthon runs and walks at the weekend were interspaced with
attending the Commonwealth Games - I had the Rugby 7s at Coventry on the
Friday then on the Saturday, after my parkrun, I walked the canal via
the Marathon course to see the Beach Volleyball and then, again via the
canal, to Birmingham University to watch the Hockey. My last run on
Sunday ended at Leamington - location for the Bowls though I didn't
attend - dashing back down the M40 to catch the Lionesses winning the
football. Busy weekend hence I sat in front of the TV today.
Roderick Hoffman
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Langley Park Orienteering
- Wednesday 10th August - reminder
Last year we did a club evening orientation run using the permanent markers
of Black Park. I gave runners an hour to get as far into the course as they
could, and then navigate back to the start. Some of us proved better than
others. Langley Park also has a course for which I have the map. The carpark
closes early, 5pm, so I need to check on the feasibility of parking nearby, such
as in the laybys off the A412. In the meantime could you let me know if you
might be interested in this event. I've had interests from two so far.
>Roderick
Hoffman
Speedbird Ladies Race - Wednesday 3rd August - Harmondsworth Moor, start time
19:00 #
We've currently got 26 runners registered for Wednesday's Speedbird Ladies
event and that includes three teams (Shepperton, Ealing Eagles and BA) each with
reserve runners. We are not allowing entry on the day so other potential runners
please remember to sign up before Wednesday:
https://barunner.activetrainingworld.com/tc-events/speedbird-ladies-5k/
and check other details at:
baRUNNER Event Ladies Race page.
 Others - tell me that you are available to help on the day.
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Roderick Hoffman (Speedbird Ladies Race Director)
Track on Field - July
Steve Hillier submitted a Track on Field result which showed a slightly slow
800m but the rest average for him. But the competitive 100m we had in April does
show up as an outlier. Anyone can do this at anytime of the month - fit in all
five distances in a single training session (in any order) and I'll add you in
to the month's results.
Roderick Hoffman
Recent Activity Achievements
I picked up on 14 club members and friends reporting recent activity
achievements this week.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Benita and John Scaife |
Organisation |
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Monopoly Run |
Wed |
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We organised a Monopoly run for Maidenhead AC having borrowed the
idea from Steve Hillier and BAAC. 33 runners participated. Photo shows
Benita Scaife issuing team badges at the check-in desk in the clubhouse. |
| Andy Rayner |
Cycling |
3.5miles |
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Thur |
00:16:11 |
Also, a minute slower on Saturday - 17:11. |
| Barry Walters |
Running |
5km |
Bracknell |
Sun am |
00:33:23 |
Began with an early morning 5k on tarmac an out and back run from
home. Followed by a one-hour gym workout and then to finish off a
45-minute group cycle which was hard work at the leisure centre. |
| Ben Cooper |
Running |
2miles |
Florida |
Sun am |
00:14:02 |
I'm on vacation, staying in a Disney resort in Florida. We planned a
slow start today, so I decided to run the resort before the sun came up.
My GPS is way off, the only reliable info is the time!! |
| Chris Kelly |
Running |
36miles |
Abingdon |
Sat |
07:00:00 |
Wrapped my long run round yesterday's parkrun at Abingdon. About 36
miles in 7 hours. Didn't do much else since! |
| Jain Reid |
Running |
20.11km |
Richmond Park |
Sun am |
02:22:19 |
Aiming to gradually increase weekly long run mileage in build up to
VMLM. It's been a long time coming back from injury so although I'm much
slower I'm pleased to be progressing at last. Today's run around
Richmond Park was 20km, walking the hills. |
| Jasvir Singh Modaher |
Walking |
400m |
Alexander Stadium |
Thur pm |
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Jas gets around and is always in front of the camera lens - this
time with Mark Cavendish and the rest of the Isle of Man team at the
Commonwealth Games. |
| Keith Johnson |
Race |
Half-M |
Southampton Common |
Sun am |
01:45:00 |
32nd out of 195 and 3rd in age category. |
| Melanie Miller |
Walking |
12.01km |
Puckeridge |
Sat pm |
03:00:00 |
A walk in the vicinity of Westmill having done the Parkrun went
Puckeridge and a lovely tearoom to a little place called Nasty but the
sign wos hillarious |
| Harjit Jhooti |
Walking |
12.01km |
Puckeridge |
Sat pm |
03:00:00 |
The same as Melanie - except that Harjit was in front of the camera
lens. |
| Michael Ball |
Climbing |
5895m |
Mount Kilimanjaro |
Late report |
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Late report - twenty-five years late to be honest. But I had done
it, when the knees were stronger. |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Running |
89miles |
Various canal towpaths and river paths |
July |
18:08:00 |
150miles Canalathon total mileage over July including 89miles run (in
18hours), the rest walked. 31miles run this last week. My photo shows
Eloise Wellings finishing 4th in the marathon, as she crosses over the
canal I had been walking underneath. |
| Steve Hillier |
Running |
9.2km |
Jubilee River |
Sun am |
01:10:00 |
A Jubilee River jog, from Slough, through Eton and Datchet and back
to Slough. It was warm, but the air was fresher than Friday. |
| Trish McCabe |
parkrun |
5km |
Harrow Lodge |
Sat am |
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"Trish McCabe who runs for British Airways Ac was recording parkrun
number 373. Normally she runs at Bedfont Lakes parkrun but it looks like
she has used some staff discount [SIC] as she has fitted in Canada, the
USA, France and a lot on the Emerald Isle. She also fitted in 63
volunteering spots. Well done Trish." |
 Mark
Cavendish looks a bit dazed - perhaps on the way in Jas has told him how many
marathons he'd done.
Roderick Hoffman
parkrun Results for Saturday 30th July 2022
36 activities are recorded this week. Please get in touch if your activity is
missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment |
|
Christopher T KELLY |
Abingdon |
480 |
102 |
0:26:53 |
58.15% |
First run at close to home Abingdon. |
| Jakob
STENHAM |
Bedfont Lakes |
604 |
34 |
0:25:30 |
60.00% |
| Maria
JOVANI |
Bedfont Lakes |
604 |
40 |
0:26:03 |
61.55% |
| Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
617 |
298 |
0:34:13 |
49.93% |
Pacers next week (probably) |
| Sarah
GORDON |
Braunstone |
541 |
206 |
0:34:39 |
59.40% |
300th parkrun |
| Emma
Moreton |
Brooklands |
108 |
117 |
0:27:36 |
55.74% |
299th parkrun |
| Ian
CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
887 |
399 |
0:25:56 |
61.83% |
New age group! Age Grade identical to that of 4th June Bushy run. |
| Scott
DAVISON |
Crane Park |
466 |
61 |
0:29:50 |
49.83% |
| David
DUGGAN |
Delaware and Raritan Canal |
138 |
41 |
0:34:13 |
47.69% |
Treading the ground only previously covered by the Scaifes. |
| Daniela MAYEROVA |
Exmouth |
168 |
220 |
0:29:17 |
51.68% |
[non-member] Exmouth parkrun for fourth consecutive week...but see
below. |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Guildford |
437 |
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Volunteer at Guildford (unknown role) |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Hanworth |
97 |
3 |
0:19:59 |
83.15% |
3rd male |
| David
Cowell |
Hanworth |
97 |
21 |
27:38 |
50.90% |
48th parkrun |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
307 |
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Token support at Harrow |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
307 |
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Funnel Manager at Harrow |
| Trish
MCCABE |
Harrow Lodge |
412 |
65 |
0:28:31 |
55.70% |
Tick |
| Roderick
HOFFMAN |
Hastings High School |
19 |
88 |
0:29:44 |
54.88% |
333rd different parkrun venue. First BA male. |
| John
COFFEY |
Hazelwood |
148 |
84 |
0:34:29 |
60.95% |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Hazelwood |
148 |
100 |
0:47:21 |
42.41% |
| Alice
BANKS |
Higginson, Marlow |
113 |
50 |
0:27:05 |
76.00% |
199th parkrun |
| Keith
Johnson |
Houghton Hall |
168 |
36 |
0:25:13 |
59.42% |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Maidenhead |
314 |
170 |
0:31:29 |
67.39% |
| John
SCAIFE |
Maidenhead |
314 |
171 |
0:31:30 |
54.76% |
| Petra
OTTO |
March |
262 |
116 |
0:49:34 |
44.18% |
Tailwalker at March |
| Anne
Anderson |
Osterley |
383 |
221 |
0:50:49 |
58.58% |
| Alan
ANDERSON |
Osterley |
383 |
222 |
0:50:49 |
51.46% |
| Ben
Kelly |
Reading |
560 |
75 |
0:24:45 |
52.12% |
| Barry
WALTERS |
Reigate Priory |
366 |
190 |
0:30:43 |
55.13% |
First run at Reigate Priory |
| Jain
REID |
Richmond Park |
712 |
193 |
0:31:01 |
58.36% |
| John
TAYLOR |
Rickmansworth |
211 |
108 |
0:25:24 |
61.55% |
| Paul
WATT |
Salcey Forest |
71 |
3 |
0:20:17 |
77.07% |
3rd male. BA male and grade record. |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Salcey Forest |
71 |
18 |
0:25:24 |
74.28% |
248th parkrun, 3rd lady. BA Lady record. |
| Eddie
GILES |
Salisbury |
303 |
92 |
0:25:57 |
70.71% |
Best age grade anywhere since 2013. |
| Paul
TIMMS |
Tetbury Goods Shed |
94 |
21 |
0:22:33 |
70.51% |
Further 4seconds knocked off last week's PB |
| Melanie
Miller |
Westmill |
193 |
97 |
0:42:39 |
41.34% |
100th parkrun and Compass completion - and sounds like volunteer
coordinator as well! [see below] |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Westmill |
193 |
98 |
0:42:49 |
41.18% |
Compass complete. |
| Tony
BARNWELL |
Wycombe Rye |
445 |
330 |
0:53:37 |
39.20% |
Parkrun review Saturday 30th July 2022
The weather continued very warm if not blazing hot across the southeast of UK
this Saturday but that suited some people.
Benita Scaife (31:29) ran her best
time this year round her home parkrun at Maidenhead. She will be hoping
for good conditions again at Rickmansworth next week for the club featured
parkrun there. John Taylor (25:24) was there this week getting even more
familiar with the course – that was his third run round the Aquadrome circuit
this month alone. Only Tony Barnwell has run at Ricky more often over the
years. Tony was warming up this week at Wycombe Rye. Rickmansworth's
carpark is free and the café good, but popular. Postcode WD3 1NB.
Roderick Hoffman (29:44) took his tally of different parkruns to 333 at
Hastings High School in Burbage, Leicestershire (nowhere near the coast of Kent)
- handy for some Commonwealth Games marathon spectating later in the day.
His sister, Sarah Gordon, had been the first member to run there (in June). She
notched up her 300th this week (at Braunstone). Just one behind, Emma
Moreton (27:36) ran at Brooklands for the third time, her 299th parkrun in
total. Further back, Alice Banks (27:05 at Higginson, Marlow) is on 199.
Much closer to the 500 are Ian Cunningham on 469 and Mike Dennison on 461.
Trish McCabe (28:31) made it to Harrow Lodge in Hornchurch to log another
London parkrun. Once part of Essex it is now in the London Borough of
Havering and served by Elm Park station on the District Line, beyond Dagenham
but before Upminster. Few of our members have visited even once and none
twice but it is a pleasant one lap course, much of it on grass, and there is a
pleasant café overlooking a boating lake.
Eddie Giles (25:57, 70:71%) ran at
Salisbury for the tenth Saturday this year and the 75th in total. His best
time so far this year and his best-ever age-grade% at Salisbury. Barry
Walters (30:43) took advantage of the exceptionally dry conditions to visit
Reigate Priory, often a challenging Surrey League cross country venue over the
winter.
Julie Barclay (25:48) visited Salcey Forest (up the M1 beyond Newport Pagnell)
for the first time taking her to 248 runs and 98 different parks. Recent
habits suggest she will reach 250 and 100 together in two week’s time, with a
50th volunteer shift thrown in for good measure. The alphabet challenge is
already in the bag with a visit to York last August after countless cancelled
hotel bookings in Yeovil.
Melanie Miller (42:39) clocked up her 100th parkrun at Westmill Farm with
Harjit Jhooti (42:49) struggling to keep with her up the final hill at the
finish. Compass challenge completed – Westmill, South Manchester, Northala
Fields, Eastleigh.
The cancellation notice for Hazelwood in Sunbury next week (6th Aug)
mentioned last week has been withdrawn so parkrun is back on as long as enough
volunteers can be recruited. The all grass course is exceptionally dry,
average gradient about 0.2%, the carpark free, the coffee well priced, toilets
and even hot showers within yards of the finish. Dogs not welcome.
Steve Newell
 Daniela admitted to me that she has done Exmouth parkrun for four consecutive
weeks...but had forgotten her barcode on the first two. That reminds me to say
that members who are in that situation do now have a saving option available -
at the finish ask anyone to use their smartphone to load
www.barunner.org.uk, select the "Member
parkrun barcode" lookup and then your name in the list, to display your barcode.
But this wouldn't have worked for Daniela since she isn't currently a member. Do
let me know if you have needed to use this facility so that I know whether or
not to maintain it.
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> Roderick Hoffman
Tourist parkrun Reports - Westmill parkrun
Hi,
I finally made it ran my 100th event at Westmill yesterday which affords
stunning scenic views and is quite technically demanding as its pretty
undulating and with a gradual l-o-n-g uphill gradient and is best done in
Summer. But we were all rewarded with my homemade cake that went down a treat! I
even got my friend to Tailwalk…see my far more comprehensive
RunReport
for more details.
Melanie Miller
[photos also from Harjit]
 July Canalathon
My Canalathon is all finished bar the shouting. Yesterday I was on my last
legs of my month challenge, running down Hatton Locks in Warwickshire. By the
end I'd run and walked just over 150miles of the 26mile challenge, all on
different stretches of canal or river - as shown in red on the map. Thank you to
everybody who donated money on my behalf. More information on my sponsorship
page (https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/roderick-hoffman).
I have been asked to do an official write-up for the Canal and Rivers Trust.
Please note that I
don't currently have any plans to do (any of) the rest of the 2,000miles of
canal towpath looked after by the Canal and Rivers Trust.
Roderick Hoffman
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