BA Athletics Club News Digest 2nd May 2022
Events marked "#" are points scoring for the club's participation trophy
- for the 2022 title.
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[Clickable link to Google Maps]
For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
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.
Track-on-Field (by Sunday 8th May, to be reported on in the following
digest) [but see below for shared "Track on Field" Thursday 5th May]:
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Date |
1500m time |
800m time |
400m time |
200m time |
100m time |
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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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Concorde One-Hour Race - Decision
We are going ahead with the race on Sunday 5th June, but we will limit
it to just 50 entrants so that we can manage the results ourselves,
without needing the expense of chip timing. Note that this isn't just
recording 50 times as participants finish - we need to record every lap
time of every runner including the first lap after the pack has only
been running for 1km and therefore are not spread out. That is why we
are limiting the field to 50. We've also taken
out the team competition and reduced the price fund to reflect the
number of entrants. The base price of the race has been cut from £25 to
£15. All those who have already entered are being offered a £10 refund
(or they may elect to donate that to Dreamflight).
So, the event is ON, and we will need helpers and runners. Please
register early in case we sell out!
>
Roderick Hoffman
Event entry and updated details:
Concorde One Hour Race - Concorde 1hr (activetrainingworld.com)
Updated A4 poster:
Concorde_Event/Concorde_5Jun2022_A4_2.pdf
Updated A5 handout:
Concorde_Event/Concorde_5Jun2022_A5_2.pdf
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Thursday 5th May Track-on-Field on Feltham Track
Don't forget our "Track-on-Field" event at the Feltham track on Thursday. We
will be tackling 5 runs: 1500m, 800m, 400m, 200m & 100m, from 6pm. Come and
join the fun!
Thank you!
> Steve Hillier
Vitality 10,000 Results and Pictures
| Place |
Pl.AC |
Name |
Runner Number |
AC |
Club |
Finish |
| 754 |
7 |
Dennison, Mike (GBR) |
1884 |
Men 60-64 |
British Airways AC |
00:40:18 |
| 880 |
24 |
Watt, Paul (GBR) |
2086 |
Men 55-59 |
British Airways AC |
00:41:06 |
| 165 |
20 |
Jovani, Maria (ESP) |
3185 |
Women 45-49 |
SHAEF Shifters Running Club |
00:43:30 |
| 1781 |
88 |
Cunningham, Ian (GBR) |
3986 |
Men 55-59 |
British Airways AC |
00:45:38 |
| 3078 |
31 |
Keenleyside, Piers (GBR) |
5470 |
Men 65-69 |
Ealing Eagles Running Club |
00:50:36 |
| 2654 |
332 |
McCabe, Trish (IRL) |
9136 |
Women 45-49 |
British Airways AC |
01:00:04 |
| 3283 |
1217 |
Bouffler, Jenny (GBR) |
7084 |
Women 18-34 |
- (joining BAAC) |
01:02:50 |
| 3297 |
222 |
Reid, Jain (GBR) |
5742 |
Women 55-59 |
British Airways AC |
01:02:53 |
| 5463 |
637 |
Miller, Melanie (GBR) |
15297 |
Women 50-54 |
The Stragglers Running Club |
01:16:25 |
Thank you to everyone who marshalled or ran in today's event. I've captured most
of our results above and will add some photographs below.
Hammersmith Street-O - Tuesday 10th May
The race pub for this event is the Black Lion, 2 South Black Lion Lane, W6 9TJ.
Meet there to register and start your run (or your walk). You may leave
belongings in the pub (at your risk). Although they say you need a smartphone
you can do the event with an old fashioned pen, pencil or quill.
I'll be there, probably for 18:15 and to set off nearer 18:30. I'll certainly be
having a drink in the pub afterwards, perhaps even some food.
From the organisers:
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Entry fee is £2 for SLOW and LOK members, students and juniors and £4
for others. You will get a specially produced street map showing the
control points you need to find.
For the event, you’ll need to bring running gear and your phone with
MapRun6 app installed (or Garmin watch with MapRun6 – MapRunG link set
up). If using the app on your phone, a watch might be useful to keep
within the time limit (so that you don’t have to keep checking your
phone).
Like all our Street-Os, this a public race – all are welcome. You
will need fill in the Google
Form. Please aim to do this as early as possible (if possible a week
before) so we can estimate the number of maps to print. You’ll just need
to pay on the day.
Registration is between 18:15 and 19:15 Start Times can be anytime
from 18:15 to 19:30 so finishing by about 20:30.
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Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the format of the event
or any details.
> Roderick
Hoffman
Cranford Park update
Building work is due to start on Monday 9th May on the new visitor facilities
for Cranford Park. The building work will take over the access road and carpark
that we normally use and is expected to last for at least twelve months. I'm
sure that some parking will be available for the dog walkers and solo runners
but we won't be able to organise any group runs there for a while.
"The remainder of the park (that is, most of it) will remain open, as
will all pedestrian access points. The £3.47 million project, supported by the
National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery Community Fund, includes the
restoration of the park's historic buildings, walls and courtyard, landscaping
works and the introduction of new trails and visitor facilities. Among these are
a cafe, toilets, children's playground and access to the 17th century vaulted
brick cellars of former Cranford House."
Cranford Park was also our backup plan for the Speedbird Ladies race (which
obviously won't be happening as scheduled for 11th May). An announcement on that
is due shortly.
WARR Update
I'm too busy this evening but when I get the chance I'll communicate with
those I know who are going (around a dozen) to see if we want to book together
for the proposed dinner event.
Let me know if you intend to go to WARR in Hawaii (or if you are considering
doing so) but haven't yet booked.
> Roderick
Hoffman
Recent Activity Achievements
I picked up on 16 club members and friends reporting recent activity
achievements, I haven't included today's Vitality 10000 results covered
above. Despite that some colleagues seemed to have sneaked in more than
one report - I may have to address that next week.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Andy Rayner |
Running |
3.75miles |
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Thur |
00:49:00 |
Also Sunday 1st May, fast walk Maidenhead Station to Cox Green 1.5
Miles untimed. |
| Barry Walters |
Running |
13km |
Swinley Forest |
Sun am |
01:15:20 |
A good effort around the Swinley Forest and heathland area this
week. I felt strong throughout the run and was moving better.
Conditions were dry and mild. |
| Benita Scaife |
Race |
5km |
Serpentine Last Friday Of The Month 5k (Hyde Park) |
Fri |
00:29:27 |
"a storming 5k finishing well under 30mins" with John. |
| Emma Moreton |
Running |
9km |
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Sat |
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9k on Sat (training for Staines 10k). Ed: Sounds like you have just
1k to go. |
| Jain Reid |
parkrun |
5km |
Richmond |
Sat am |
00:32:02 |
| John Scaife |
Running |
4.5miles |
Marlow through Bisham woods |
Tue |
00:52:29 |
The bluebells were magnificent. We hadn’t done this route for a
while and were surprised at how much evidence of storm damage from
earlier in the year still obstructed the trails. With Benita. |
| Melanie Miller |
parkrun |
5km |
Kralingse Bos |
Sat am |
00:35:18 |
Dutch Adventure Part 2: The pic is the finish shute I wos right
behind these two to finish 37th at event no 37 picking up my next Prime
no 37 as well whoa how often do you do the triple I’m happy with that! |
| Melanie Miller |
Walking |
8.51km |
Kralingse Bos |
Thur |
02:09:00 |
A lovely walk round the lake to check the parkrun course 4 Saturday.
Wos s’posed to be a simple 5k loop but got disrupted and diverted as
they were dismantling the marquees of the previous night's King's Day
festivities. |
| Michael Ball |
parkrun |
5km |
Woking |
Sat am |
00:27:11 |
| Petra Otto |
parkrun |
5km |
March |
Sat am |
00:43:04 |
Chuffed to bits, as I too managed a new PB with my Nordic Walking at
March parkrun. I’m over the moon with that. Rest of the week heavy
weights at the gym again. |
| Piers Keenleyside |
Race |
5km |
Serpentine Last Friday Of The Month 5k (Hyde Park) |
Fri |
00:24:53 |
Did my fastest 5K in 3 years after breaking 25 minutes at the
Serpentine Last Friday Of The Month 5K in Hyde Park. |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Running |
10km |
Wendover Woods parkrun course |
Fri |
01:12:02 |
Masochistic Wendover Woods parkrun course followed by an about turn
and then the same again in reverse. Times 35min / 37min. |
| Simon Turton |
Walking |
13km |
White Waltham & Shottesbrooke |
Sat am |
02:00:00 |
Foot still not 100% so avoiding running (MRI upcoming; possible
Morton’s neuroma?). Timed it nicely to see the World’s only 2 seater
Hurricane being prepared for flight and later saw it flying. Lovely
morning sunshine. |
| Stephen Taylor |
Running |
18miles |
Thames to Hammersmith Bridge. |
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03:20:02 |
Another long run. |
| Steve Hillier |
Running |
3.1km |
Titanic area of Belfast |
Weekend |
00:21:09 |
My weekend run covered 3.1K of Belfast's Titanic district in 21:09.
Dry, cool, great views of the city and river. |
| Tony Barnwell |
parkrun |
5km |
Wycombe Rye |
Sat am |
00:57:33 |
I have now recovered from my cancer illness. The time was very slow
but at least I feel I am now making progress. Hope to do a few more in
the near future. Be in touch and catch up on a club night soon. |
 Roderick Hoffman
parkrun Results for Saturday 30th April 2022
33 activities are recorded this week.
Please get in touch if your activity
is missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment |
| Paul
WATT |
Alton Water |
25 |
8 |
0:21:14 |
73.63% |
run #183, park #81, BA park #645, club rec time and grade |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Alton Water |
25 |
23 |
0:25:24 |
73.23% |
run #253, prk #85, club rec (F) |
| Michael
Dennison |
Bedfont Lakes |
591 |
8 |
0:20:49 |
79.82% |
| Maria
JOVANI |
Bedfont Lakes |
591 |
24 |
0:23:49 |
67.32% |
| Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
604 |
359 |
0:32:24 |
52.73% |
| Sarah
GORDON |
Braunstone |
528 |
277 |
0:44:17 |
46.48% |
| Ian Haylock |
Bushy Park |
874 |
91 |
0:20:50 |
71.36% |
| John
COFFEY |
Bushy Park |
874 |
877 |
0:34:04 |
61.69% |
397th parkrun. Identical time to previous Bushy parkrun in February. |
| David
DUGGAN |
Cannock Chase |
199 |
163 |
0:32:32 |
50.15% |
run #401, park #105, 4th BA runner at CC |
| Paul
TIMMS |
Cirencester |
142 |
24 |
0:22:40 |
69.56% |
PB by 1:06 after 21 slower runs, going back to September 2018. Paul
is the only BA runner who has run at Cirencester so improves his own BA
record. |
| Ben
CHAYTOW |
Crane Park |
453 |
13 |
0:22:37 |
62.71% |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Dinton Pastures |
130 |
188 |
0:47:07 |
42.62% |
5th visit to Dinton Pastures |
| Barry
WALTERS |
Edenbrook Country |
2 |
165 |
0:27:34 |
61.43% |
run #125, park #52, BA park #646 |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Guildford |
428 |
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Barcode Scanning at Guildford |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
294 |
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Run Director at Harrow |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
294 |
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Funnel Manager at Harrow |
| Melanie
Miller |
Kralingse Bos (Rotterdam) |
37 |
37 |
0:35:38 |
49.49% |
2nd Dutch "K" in a row, BA park #644 |
| Petra
OTTO |
March |
250 |
122 |
0:44:27 |
49.27% |
Not Tailwalker [and finishing well ahead of the tail, see above] |
| Bob
BANNISTER |
Osterley |
373 |
49 |
0:23:12 |
72.27% |
| Piers
KEENLEYSIDE |
Osterley |
373 |
127 |
0:27:01 |
62.06% |
| Anne
Bannister |
Osterley |
373 |
183 |
0:30:27 |
67.60% |
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Christopher Chamberlain |
Penrose |
300 |
30 |
23:41 |
56.02% |
[non-member] First run since Feb 2020. |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Prospect |
127 |
103 |
0:31:21 |
67.68% |
First run at Prospect, park #79 |
| John
SCAIFE |
Prospect |
127 |
104 |
0:31:21 |
55.02% |
Second run at Prospect |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Queen Elizabeth |
402 |
128 |
0:37:47 |
46.67% |
run #152, park #46, alphabet challenge A to W complete. 12 BA
runners have now run at Queen Elizabeth, though none more than once (I
wonder why?) |
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Francesca Hogge |
Reading |
550 |
17 |
0:20:17 |
72.97% |
55th run at Reading, PB by 9 seconds. |
| Murray
Hogge |
Reading |
550 |
21 |
0:20:46 |
77.93% |
| Ben
Kelly |
Reading |
550 |
33 |
0:21:41 |
59.49% |
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Christopher T KELLY |
Reading |
550 |
255 |
0:35:52 |
43.22% |
| Jain
REID |
Richmond Park |
699 |
296 |
0:32:35 |
55.55% |
Richmond will be celebrating run #700 next week |
| Trish
MCCABE |
Sutcliffe |
34 |
132 |
0:29:13 |
54.36% |
run #360, park #85, another step towards Londone |
| Micheal
BALL |
Woking |
313 |
131 |
0:27:11 |
58.98% |
| Tony
BARNWELL |
Wycombe Rye |
432 |
382 |
0:57:33 |
35.68% |
First parkrun for two years, see above. |
During an interview just before the start of the World Snooker Championships
in Sheffield, Ronnie O’Sullivan said he was spending more time in the gym and
running less these days. Whatever he considers the more beneficial he
certainly appeared to maintain his skill and concentration throughout a
challenging fortnight. His parkrun pb is 18:08 at Hackney Marshes in July 2015
and he has run in his local XC leagues too. He hasn’t done a parkrun since
the end of lockdown but his current regime seems to be working for him.
(Digest deadline situation – O’Sullivan leading Judd Trump in the final by 14
frames to 11 – first to 18 wins. The Editor adds: I watched some of this
yesterday, after a dozen shots by each player they agreed that it was boring and
reset the frame; it isn't like the old days when at any moment the SAS could
come storming in).
A bank holiday weekend can usually be relied on to promote a bit of tourism.
Melanie Miller (35:38) visited a parkrun in The Netherlands for the second week
in a row, this time at Kralinse Bos which offers a flat course through a forest
and lakeside area near Rotterdam. Paul Watt (21:14) and Julie Barclay
(25:24) went to Alton Water where the course is by rather than round quite a
large reservoir near Ipswich. Barry Walters (27:34) became the first
member to visit Edenbrook Country Park (Fleet) which looks likely to be a
popular addition to the parkruns in the area. The run comes with a warning
that the course is vulnerable to flooding in the rainy season, so an early visit
is recommended! Those three new parks take the club total to 646.
Elsewhere, Frankie Hogge (20:17) achieved a pb at Reading on her 55th run
there and Paul Timms (22:40) improved on his previous best at Cirencester by 69
seconds after 21 unsuccessful attempts over the last three and a half years.
Steve Newell
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Roderick Hoffman
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