BA Athletics Club News Digest 5th November 2018
Events:
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Wednesday 7th November - ad hoc club runs from the Bedfont Club from 18:00.
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Saturday 10th November - Men's and Ladies Surrey League Cross Country Match
2 (Epsom Downs 15:00 / Nonsuch 11:00 respectively) #
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Wednesday 14th November - Non-Office Workers run at Gunnersbury Park from
12:00
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Wednesday 21st November - Five Mile Handicap # followed by the annual
Club Quiz - at the Bedfont Club at 18:00 and 19:30 respectively.
New members and potential members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at all of these events. The full diary of club featured events is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml.
Last updated: First week of October.
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BAAC Quiz: Wednesday 21st November 2018, Bedfont Club -
PLEASE RESPOND
It’s time for our annual quiz, to be held this year at our new home,
Bedfont & Feltham Football & Social Club, close to Hatton Cross. It
is on the east side of Hatton Road and the entrance to its large car park is
opposite the Duke of Wellington pub. The postcode is TW14 9QT.
The quiz will start at 8pm, following our Five Mile handicap run (starts
from 6pm, finishes at 7pm, changing rooms and showers available). Food
will be provided before or during the quiz. Please contact Steve
beforehand if you have specific dietary requirements.
As usual the quiz will be run by Steve and Linda Hillier, and will be
raising funds for our White Lodge charity. As last year, we will be
recommending a minimum donation of £5 each (remember, you are getting fed!).
The team size will be between four and six – come as a team, or join up with
some others on the night. No-one will be left out.
Steve would appreciate an early indication of numbers.
Steve Hillier
{stevehillier@msn.com}
Concorde Five - help and advice needed -
PLEASE RESPOND
For most of the life of the club we have organised an annual open
"Concorde" race around the streets of Cranford and Harlington or Heston.
This used to be a 10k race but in more recent years has been over a five
mile distance.
The committee need to decide at the next Committee Meeting on Wednesday
5th December if, and if so how, we would have an event in 2019.
Your views on this are wanted - particularly if you are prepared to step
forward into the Race Director's shoes because I have made it clear that I
do not want to continue in that role next year. Without one or more
volunteers to take on more responsibility it is difficult to see how we can
have an event next year. But this is perhaps a good time to suggest a
different location for this road race, or even a different event altogether
to take the club forward.
Some positives about the current event:
- The course is registered and valid until 2022.
- Use of the Cranford Community College as Race HQ works and is
affordable.
- The Concorde Brass medals may be expensive but they are very popular
with those who run the event.
- We've been supported in recent years by a big and growing team
called "Sikh in the City". They contacted me after last year's
event and said how pleased they are that this event exists so close to
where they are based (Southall) and how they would like to help it grow
next year.
- The previous year, 2017, the event had its recent maximum entry and
111 finishers thanks to being named as "Run-of-the-Month" by the large
"London Frontrunners" team.
Roderick
Hoffman {roderick@rhoff.org.uk}
Winter Five Mile Handicap at the Bedfont
Club - run 1 result #
The first round of this winter's five mile handicap was run on Wednesday
31st October starting and finishing at the Bedfont and Feltham Football Club
in Hatton Road. Some runners have been trying out the course in recent
weeks while others were running it for the first time. Three runners were
running with the club for the first time and they were shown round the
course by longstanding members. Several runners had run marathons fairly
recently and voluntarily downgraded themselves by a few minutes. Simon
Turton was closest to his target time finishing just three seconds early and
became our first monthly prize winner.
| Results |
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ranking |
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points |
brought |
carried |
target |
clock |
clock |
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target |
elapsed |
diff |
determinant |
ranking |
this run |
forward |
forward |
next run |
start |
finish |
| Simon Turton |
38:00 |
37:57 |
0:03 |
0:03 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
37:45 |
1:38:00 |
1:00:03 |
| Chris Kelly |
38:00 |
37:43 |
0:17 |
0:17 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
37:00 |
1:38:00 |
1:00:17 |
| Maarten Stenman |
38:00 |
37:22 |
0:38 |
0:38 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
37:00 |
1:38:00 |
1:00:38 |
| Roderick Hoffman |
55:00 |
53:23 |
1:37 |
1:37 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
53:00 |
1:55:00 |
1:01:37 |
| Lydia Bennett (F) |
50:00 |
51:33 |
1:33 |
3:06 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
50:00 |
1:50:00 |
0:58:27 |
| Trish McCabe (F) |
50:00 |
51:33 |
1:33 |
3:06 |
5 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
50:00 |
1:50:00 |
0:58:27 |
| Neil Frediani |
50:00 |
55:46 |
5:46 |
11:32 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
44:00 |
1:33:00 |
0:37:14 |
| Kelly Davis (F) |
50:00 |
55:46 |
5:46 |
11:32 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
50:00 |
1:33:00 |
0:37:14 |
Thanks to Harry Wild for guiding the runners safely out of the car park
and for assisting Steve with the results.
The November run will be held on Wednesday 21st, before the annual quiz.
The idea once again will be to finish two or three minutes either side of 7
p.m. Start times are based on previous results. The first start
time will be 6 p.m. Runners should be prepared to time themselves.
Modest improvement each month will be rewarded most generously.
Steve Newell
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November Run-of-the-Month - Bath Road Dream Mile Thursday 1st November from
12:45 #
| 01-Nov-18 |
Sam Hunter |
00:05:50 |
Approx / first run |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Matthew Stratful |
00:06:16 |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Chris Kelly |
00:06:34 |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Ray Pepe |
00:06:32 | First run |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Ian Cunningham |
00:06:36 |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Jeremy Short |
00:06:36 |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Neil Frediani |
00:08:20 |
| 01-Nov-18 |
Steve Hillier |
00:08:50 |
This event is held on the first Thursday of each month, so the next event is
on 6th December 2018 and there may be mulled wine and mince pies at the finish!
Neil
Frediani {neil.frediani@ba.com}
PS And congratulations to Ian Cunningham who by
participating in this Run-of-the-Month makes him the 19th person to achieve ten
points in the club's points table. Who will be the 20th? There are
eight colleagues who are just a marshalling effort away.
Track is Back!
Have your running times reached a plateau? You’ve improved to a steady
parkrun time, but you can’t bring it down the minute you deserve? Or are
you looking for a kick at the end of your next cross country or road race?
What better way to achieve this, than by sharpening your pace at the track?
The club meets each Monday night at Uxbridge, for a session of warm-ups, strides
and a variety of interval challenges. It might be 421 metre repeats
(preparation for a marathon anyone?), a pyramid (ready for the next WARR in
Mexico?), or some relay work. We cater for every standard, and everyone
should benefit.
The track is: Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge UB8 1ES.
There is a small charge for parking and track use, but BAAC provide a subsidy
towards track fees.
Sessions start each Monday at 6pm. In the run up to Christmas we also
plan to complete this year’s Grand Prix events, so there may also be some timed
races or field events, in the competition for the club GP trophy.
Fancy sharpening up this Winter? Just in case you become a
bit…err…blunt?
Let me know if you’d like to join us one Monday.
Steve Hillier
{stevehillier@msn.com}
MILOCARIANS Cross-Country 27th October
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 On
a very cold Saturday afternoon 6 of our BA runners braved the weather
(the braver ones in just BA vest and shorts) and the challenging course
at Sandhurst Military Academy. I always wondered what was behind the big
gates along the A30 in Camberley. We ran against ten other teams up and
down and up and down and up and down the undulating 5.3 miles.
Fortunately it was a nice long descent back to the finish and we were
also running alongside many youngsters from the military and it was a
joy to be overtaking them too!
I think we did brilliantly to come 6th overall with Mark Taylor
coming in first for our team in 40.07 (32nd) then Tim Bellars in 40.44
(34th)( after a night shift) then Julie Barclay in 42.55 (45th) then
Simon Turton in 43.14 (47th) then myself - Jacqui Musselwhite in 43.30
(49th) and then Graham Taylor in 47.21( 64th). Thanks to our BA
supporters (they probably came for the homemade cakes! ) Tom Rowley,
Paul Watt, Kim and Barry Walters.
If you have not done this event before Do it! It’s a great xc course
and the cakes afterwards are very nice!
Jacqui Musselwhite
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Club parkrun results for Saturday 3rd November 2018
| 3rd November | parkrunner |
Time |
parkrun |
Comment |
Age Grade |
| Alan |
Anderson |
36:07 |
Gunnersbury |
295th run at Gunnersbury |
63% |
| Michael |
Ball |
26:44 |
Homewood |
run #136, 6th at Homewood |
58% |
| Alice |
Banks |
27:07 |
Linford Wood |
1st run at Linford Wood, club rec(F), park #33 |
73% |
| Ben |
Chaytow |
22:02 |
Crane Park |
180th run at Crane Park |
63% |
| Caroline |
Cockram |
25:18 |
Crane Park |
12th run at Crane Park |
65% |
| Ian |
Cockram |
27:30 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #452 |
54% |
| John |
Coffey |
27:40 |
Hazelwood |
28th run at Hazelwood |
70% |
| Jonathan |
Cox |
26:15 |
Crane Park |
75th run at Crane Park |
60% |
| Ian |
Cunningham |
23:45 |
Mole Valley |
3rd run at Mole Valley |
65% |
| Janet |
Cunningham |
30:46 |
Mole Valley |
course pb |
59% |
| Scott |
Davison |
23:03 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #274 plus token sorting |
62% |
| David |
Duggan |
27:17 |
Black Park |
run #276, 5th at Black Park |
58% |
| Chris |
Evans |
23:04 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #217 plus token sorting |
66% |
| Denis |
Foxley |
29:02 |
Harrow |
97th run at Harrow |
60% |
| Joan |
Foxley |
45:25 |
Harrow |
101st run at Harrow |
48% |
| Alan |
Friar |
33:20 |
Reading |
run #260, 171st at Reading |
56% |
| Roderick |
Hoffman |
29:26 |
Telford |
park #249, club rec (M) |
54% |
| Janice |
Jones |
28:57 |
Banstead Woods |
run #50, 30th at Banstead |
59% |
| Maria |
Jovani |
20:52 |
Black Park |
run #247, course pb, club rec (F) |
74% |
| Piers |
Keenleyside |
28:03 |
Wendover Woods |
1st run at Wendover, club record |
58% |
| Chris |
Kelly |
20:33 |
Reading |
run #404, 315th at Reading |
74% |
| John |
Lennon |
29:33 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #278 |
53% |
| Oliver |
Mathai |
24:40 |
Gunnersbury |
31st run at Gunnersbury |
68% |
| Trish |
McCabe |
26:57 |
Osterley Park (2 lap) |
run #257, 8th at Osterley |
57% |
| Jacqui |
Musselwhite |
23:28 |
Homewood |
run #675, 1st at Homewood |
71% |
| Petra |
Otto |
31:47 |
Hasenheide (Berlin) |
4th run at Hasenheide |
66% |
| Bridget |
Ruffell |
30:19 |
Dishley Loughborough |
1st run at Dishley, park #11 |
61% |
| Richard |
Ruffell |
21:27 |
Dishley Loughborough |
1st run at Dishley, park #80 |
73% |
| Benita |
Scaife |
32:15 |
Maidenhead |
run #133 |
62% |
| John |
Scaife |
32:16 |
Maidenhead |
run #150 |
52% |
| Jeremy |
Short |
27:02 |
Osterley Park |
run #106, 20th at Osterley |
58% |
| James |
Shoulder |
20:35 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #31, 22nd at Bedfont, 2nd this year |
63% |
| Janet |
Smith |
38:10 |
Hogmoor Inclosure |
run #92, park #31 |
46% |
| Maarten |
Stenham |
21:07 |
Hazelwood |
13th run at Hazelwood |
65% |
| Kay |
Trinder |
21:42 |
Homewood |
5th run at Homewood, F-1, age grade% pb |
80% |
| Paul |
Watt |
23:35 |
Frimley Lodge |
run #89, 19th at Frimley |
64% |
| James |
Shoulder |
20:51 |
Bedfont Lakes |
1st run at Bedfont this year |
62% |
We start this week with news from the Tom Rowley track racing stable now
indulging in some traditional cross country running over the winter. This
is available every Saturday morning at the Homewood parkrun course at Ottershaw
Memorial Fields near Chertsey in addition to our Surrey League fixtures and
numerous other opportunities. Kay Trinder (21:42) put in a strong finish
to be the first lady across the line and her age grade score of 80.26% was the
best she has achieved at Homewood. Jacqui Musselwhite (23:28) was ecstatic
after completing her first ever outing at Homewood. She is really enjoying
the mud and little ups and downs. New member and county medal winning
veteran sprinter Michael Ball (26:44) was running at Homewood for the 6th time.
He l joins us with a parkrun pb of 23:17 at Woking. The parkrun at Woking
had been cancelled ahead of the planned firework display which was then itself
cancelled following a nasty incident at a bouncy castle on Saturday afternoon.
Janice Jones (28:57) completed her 50th parkrun rather more than eight years
after her first. She has run 30 of her 50 runs at Banstead Woods.
Men's club records were set by Richard Ruffell (21:27) at Dishley (Loughborough),
Piers Keenleyside (28:03) at Wendover Woods and Roderick Hoffman (29:26) at
Telford. Ladies club records were set by Maria Jovani (20:52) on pacer day
at Black Park and Alice Banks (27:07) at Linford Wood near Milton Keynes.
Trish McCabe (26:57) and Jeremy Short (27:02) were part of a huge turnout at
Osterley Park to try the new 2-lap course. The attendance of 348 was 60
more than the previous record. There were loads of pbs, although not for
our two runners.
World beating thrower of miscellaneous heavy items Janet Smith (38:10)
completed her 30th different parkrun course at Hogmoor Inclusure. To add to her
many other achievements she has made it to the global parkrun most events league
table (qualification 30 events). Not many volunteers spotted this weekend but
Scott Davison and Chris Evans both followed up their runs at Bedfont Lakes with
some token sorting. It all helps.
Steve Newell
Updated parkrun stats -
club parkrun stats
#DFYB (Don't Forget Your Barcode)
Petra Otto's result in Hasenheide is partly thanks to Christine Munden.
In the early hours of Saturday morning Petra posted to BA Runner on Facebook
"Have any of you ever woken up in the middle of the night realising that you
left your wristband with the parkrun barcode at home...? Well, it’s 2am, and I
cannot find it anywhere in my suitcase or rucksack. I doubt very much that it’s
in my wash bag downstairs. I remember packing my wristband, however, it must
have fallen out when I took some clothes out, replacing them with warmer ones.
Oh well, there’s nothing I can do from Berlin, not even knowing my log-in. Not a
happy bunny at all... ".
Christine spotted this and suggested how a new set of barcodes could be
requested and printed off and encouraged Petra to explore all options. Later
Petra replied, "Christine Munden, we have a Barcode, all thanks to you. A whole
sheet of them. Hopefully, six codes will be enough, you think? 2 1/2 hours’
sleep left... ". So if you do FYB don't give up - it isn't over until the
Run Director says "Go" (and perhaps not even then).
Roderick Hoffman
Beachy Head Marathon 2018
  After
making my marathon debut at VLM in 2015 and running it again on the
subsequent two years I finally ran another one. I have entered a couple
but never made it to the start line. I ran Beachy Head in the colours
of Shepperton Running group as we were there en masse. It was a great
experience always going uphill or going downhill, lots of good food
stations and in beautiful countryside and in stunning but chilly
weather. I ran with marathon first timer Kelly Davis which kept the pace
sensible and allowed me to ‘enjoy’ it. Paul Davis, Kelly’s husband and
BAAC member also ran a long way ahead of us. 4000’ of climbing and 26.2
miles later it was all over and time to find the showers and baked
potatoes which were included for marathon runners.
Kelly then ran her first BA 5 mile handicap a few days later and
followed this with a first sub 30 parkrun!
My time: 6:27 (yes, six hours running time)
Kelly Davis: 6:45
Paul Davis: 4:59
Neil Frediani
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Green Belt Relay 2019 first call
Calling adventurers!
For a few years now, a regular fixture in the BA AC calendar has been the
annual Green Belt Relay. Next year's event is on 18-19 May. This fabulous,
challenging event is a 22-stage relay race around 220 miles of the Green Belt
outside London. It is mainly run on minor roads, footpaths, and towpaths, with
some navigation involved. We need a team of 11 runners, each running one stage
of between 5 and 13 miles each day. We start on Saturday morning at Hampton
Court, stay overnight in Essex, and finish on Sunday with a BBQ in Ham, often
having enjoyed the weather, as well as the running, supporting, travelling and
marshalling.
See http://www.greenbeltrelay.org.uk/
or their Facebook site for details and impressions.
We encourage runners to join us for the whole event, or as much as possible,
for the crack, but also have regulars dedicated to specific legs, or colleagues
who have to leave to work shifts at nearby airports on Sunday afternoons...
To express interest, or learn more, please ask:
Chris Kelly
{christkelly@yahoo.com}
Retired Runners Lunch Thursday 6th December
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Retired Runners Lunch Thursday 6th December
One over the Ait, Kew Bridge from 1p.m.
Please contact Steve Newell if you plan to attend.
Steve Newell {steve-newell@blueyonder.co.uk}
(This does clash with the Dream Mile but the events are almost
mutually incompatible...or perhaps this is a challenge to see if one can
fit both in!)
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Running shorts...
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Dear Ed. Today's (2Nov.)XC time was 38.47.=slow. Three negatives= extreme
mud, my bio. rhythm and feeling my age. Positive= veni vidi vici! Come on
Barney; us old ..... can still do!
No jog next week as off to France and
Belgium for Armistice Commemorations. Andy Rayner.
- ...My sister, Sarah Gordon, was delighted to be the age she is because
it resulted in her being first in her age group at the Rockingham 5k last
Sunday - and in a time of 31:48 that I may find challenging when I run with
her next Saturday. Roderick Hoffman
Want to see someone else's performances here? Send them in...
Next Digest - - - Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes,
stories - send them to the editor, Roderick Hoffman, at
news@barunner.org.uk.
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