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BA Athletics Club News Digest 8th August 2022
Events marked "#" are points scoring for the club's participation trophy - for the 2022 title. Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk. This Week's EventsThis week's planned Langley Park Orienteering has been cancelled - I've got temporary car issues that would have made it difficult to set it up but also I hadn't been overwhelmed with the response to attend the event. 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.
Weekly Athletic Achievement (by late Sunday) or use the Facebook group prompt:
Speedbird Ladies Race - Wednesday 3rd August - Results #The Speedbird Ladies Race was successfully held on Harmondsworth Moor last Wednesday. 31 runners started and finished, and only one went the wrong way, and only added about 20metres to her distance. Full results are on the website at baRUNNER Event Ladies Race page and a summary follows:
Note that Georgina Scutt also works for BA - based at Gatwick. Shepperton Running Group had a good number of runners present and with 3rd, 4th and 5th place easily won the team competition from Datchet Dashers with BAAC in third. Around £37 has been raised for the event charity White Lodge. Thanks to the following who helped set-up and/or run the event: Roderick Hoffman, Mike Coombs, Stephen Taylor, Steve Hillier, Steve Newell, Paul Watt, Piers Keenleyside, Paul Brandon, Chris Kelly, Alan Friar, Simon Turton, John Taylor, Marion Woodhouse, Mark Taylor, Denis Foxley, John Scaife, Judy Turton (tail-walker), Ken Saunders (race adjudicator). > Roderick Hoffman (Speedbird Ladies Race Director)
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| 6.45 | 2000m Steeplechase |
| 6.45 | Hammer |
| 6.45 | Pole Vault |
| 6.55 | 800m |
| 7.05 | 100m |
| 7.20 | 1500m SC |
| 7.30 | 400m |
| 7.45 | 1500m |
| 7.45 | Long Jump |
| 7.45 | Shot |
| 8.05 | 200m |
| 8.25 | 3000m (race 1) |
| 8.40 | 3000m (race 2 if reqd) |
| 8.55 | 4 x 200m |
How did the league season end?
| (Rosenheim West) Men | Total (Score) | Total (Points) | ||
| 1 | Woking | 128 | 16 | Q |
| 2 | Epsom & Ewell | 113 | 15.5 | Q |
| 3 | Walton | 115 | 13.5 | Q |
| 4 | British Airways | 43 | 8 | Q |
| 5 | Kingston & Poly | 24 | 5 | |
| 6 | St Marys | 12 | 1 |
It wasn’t just about the Rosenheim League and the men. We also competed in four Vets League matches, where our Ladies finished one place higher than the men. Here are the final scores:
| (Veterans) Women | Total (Score) | Total (Points) | |
| 1 | Hillingdon | 670 | 30 |
| 2 | Serpentine | 595 | 28 |
| 3 | Herne Hill Harriers | 483 | 23 |
| 4 | Metros | 397 | 21 |
| 5 | Ealing Southall & Middlesex | 318 | 18 |
| 6 | British Airways | 115 | 9 |
| 7 | Thames Valley Harriers | 104 | 9 |
| 8 | Ealing Eagles | 87 | 6 |
| (Veterans) Men | Total (Score) | Total (Points) | |
| 1 | Hillingdon | 716 | 31 |
| 2 | Herne Hill Harriers | 676 | 29 |
| 3 | Serpentine | 629 | 24 |
| 4 | Thames Valley Harriers | 439 | 19 |
| 5 | Metros | 411 | 17 |
| 6 | Ealing Southall & Middlesex | 114 | 11 |
| 7 | British Airways | 94 | 8 |
| 8 | Ealing Eagles | 57 | 5 |
Congratulations to everyone who competed. I hope to see you
at Kingston on August 17th, running or supporting.
> Steve Hillier
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 | Walking | 26miles | Datchet and back | Tue | 00:06:45 | This retraced the route of our Sri Chinmoy virtual marathon in 2020 but that time we ran there and walked back. We took a 40min break in Datchet for refreshments by the river. Perfect overcast conditions with a fresh breeze. |
| Andy Rayner | Running | Road and Cox Green Park | Thur | 00:31:44 | Also Monday cycle 3.5M 17m 52s and Saturday cycle 3.5M 16m 38s. | |
| Barry Walters | Running | 5km | Bracknell | Wed am | 00:38:47 | Ran a steady 2k warm-up followed by 8x50 secs strides with 30 seconds recovery and 2k warm-down. In the evening did a one-hour body balance session consisting of pilates, taI chi and yoga at my local leisure centre. |
| Chris Kelly | Running | 26.8miles | Circumnavigation of Reading | Sun | 00:04:42 | I was on call again so did another unexciting circumnavigation of Reading at radius 2 miles, with the exception of a trip up Dunsden Hill - courtesy of being joined by son Ben, and wife Sarah, on a bike - so if need be I could speed off down the hill to get back pronto. Then had a relaxing afternoon on the Thames. |
| Emma Moreton | Running | 7miles | Isle of Wight | What to choose - my 300th parkrun or my 7 mile Isle of Wight semi-trail coastal run?! Think I’ll go with the coastal trail as I managed to not get lost | ||
| Joe Nolan | Race | 10km | Yateley 10k | Wed | 01:01:20 | Completed my annual Yateley 10k series last Wednesday. 20 years doing these now. Eco-Friendly wooden medals this year ! Hot humid evening but completed - back in my heyday it used to be 46/47 minutes! |
| Julie Barclay | Running | 5miles | Rushmoor | Tue | 00:40:00 | Week 7 of the training plan….Threshold run. Feeling stronger. |
| Michael Ball | Track session | This week back on the track 3x120mtrs 10 min between runs 3x50mtrs | ||||
| Mike Dennison | Running | 24km | Halliford / Bushy loop | Mon am | 02:00:49 | Marathon training - I'd hoped to go earlier for coolness, but after a disturbed night didn't wake up early enough! It went OK in the end, though - 16k 'easy' followed by 8k at marathon pace (which I took a bit too fast - wanting to get it done, I think!) |
| Paul Watt | Race | 5km | Cosham | Wed previous | 00:19:45 | Monthly summer series at Portsmouth Lakeside. Quickest ever run at the event. |
| Petra Otto | Various | Shred' course | All week | ‘Shred’ course started, 3x/week, for 28 days: Mon = Body Pump; Wed = 1:1 Gym with personal trainer, followed by Step Aerobics; Sat = Circuit Training, followed by Nordic Walking at March Parkrun. Definitely feeling totally ‘shredded’ now!!! | ||
| Piers Keenleyside | Running | 16.5miles | Ealing to Teddington and back | Sun | 00:02:54 | From Ealing and then along the Thames from Kew Bridge to Teddington Lock - averaging 10:33 minute miles. Had planned on going as far as Hampton Court but tripped on the Thames Towpath and decided to cut it short [pictures excluded following previous complaints]. |
| Roderick Hoffman | Running | 13.5km | To, round and from Cranford Park | Sun lunch | 01:41:49 | Slow jog down the canal, one lap around Cranford Park then home via the Hayes Bypass. No fire damage seen in Cranford Park itself, but some in the fields to the west. Photo is of the former BACE site, Hayes. |
| Steve Hillier | Running | 8.2km | Ditton and Kedermister Parks, Slough | Sun am | 01:04:00 | Hot, overcast, sultry. |
So, Jas, the face of Jersey, and the face of Manchester, gets to appear again as the face of the Isle of Man! This time at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
Roderick Hoffman
44 activities are recorded this week. Please get in touch if your activity is missing.
| Club parkrunner | parkrun | Run# | Pos | Time | Age Grade | Comment |
| Benita SCAIFE | Rickmansworth | 212 | 220 | 0:30:16 | 70.10% | PB 32second improvement on 2017 time. |
| John TAYLOR | Rickmansworth | 212 | 57 | 0:23:08 | 67.58% | 21st run at Rickmansworth |
| Joan FOXLEY | Rickmansworth | 212 | 338 | 0:37:35 | 62.31% | Marginally better age grade than Denis. |
| Denis FOXLEY | Rickmansworth | 212 | 201 | 0:29:28 | 62.27% | 12th run at Rickmansworth |
| John SCAIFE | Rickmansworth | 212 | 221 | 0:30:17 | 56.96% | PB 32second improvement on 2017 time. Better age grade than Roderick (just). |
| Roderick HOFFMAN | Rickmansworth | 212 | 184 | 0:28:39 | 56.95% | A rare third run at the same parkrun |
| Barry WALTERS | Rickmansworth | 212 | 217 | 0:30:10 | 56.13% | 2nd run at Rickmansworth |
| James Mathews | Rickmansworth | 212 | 56 | 0:23:08 | 55.76% | 3rd parkrun, all at Rickmansworth. PB by 2:10. |
| Steve HILLIER | Rickmansworth | 212 | 310 | 0:34:47 | 49.59% | 10th parkrun, avg 1 per year since 2011. |
| Tony BARNWELL | Rickmansworth | 212 | 368 | 0:50:25 | 41.69% | |
| Steve NEWELL | Rickmansworth | 212 | 367 | 0:49:37 | 40.48% | |
| David DUGGAN | Baltimore and Annapolis Trail | 43 | 16 | 0:34:24 | 47.43% | Second run by David at this one - it must be a good one. |
| Maarten STENHAM | Bedfont Lakes | 605 | 25 | 0:24:30 | 57.89% | |
| Jakob STENHAM | Bedfont Lakes | 605 | 45 | 0:27:24 | 55.84% | |
| Joe NOLAN | Black Park | 618 | 256 | 0:29:46 | 57.39% | Plus volunteer credit for recruiting 18 pacers. |
| Ian CUNNINGHAM | Bushy Park | 888 | 793 | 0:29:20 | 54.66% | Bushy Park parkrun run 888 |
| Melanie Miller | Bushy Park | 888 | 1204 | 0:37:24 | 47.15% | |
| Diana Smith | Bushy Park | 888 | 1349 | 0:50:45 | 46.14% | |
| Julie BARCLAY | Chasewater | 74 | 33 | 0:23:30 | 80.28% | Fastest parkrun since last November. BA fastest lady and age grade (ahead of Paul) |
| Paul WATT | Chasewater | 74 | 10 | 0:19:41 | 79.42% | Fastest parkrun since last November. BA fastest male. |
| Christopher T KELLY | Dinton Pastures | 144 | 40 | 0:24:41 | 63.34% | In the middle of a long run - see below. |
| Ben CHAYTOW | Dinton Pastures | 144 | 104 | 0:29:01 | 48.88% | PB By 55seconds (though, based on recent performances, not a fast run) |
| Daniela MAYEROVA | Exmouth | 169 | 211 | 0:29:03 | 52.09% | [Non-member] |
| Harjit Jhooti | Felixstowe | 154 | 190 | 0:32:23 | 54.45% | First BA lady and best age grade (from David Duggan) |
| Alastair HESLOP | Guildford | 438 | Funnel Manager at Guildford | |||
| Piers KEENLEYSIDE | Gunnersbury | 481 | 201 | 0:27:53 | 60.13% | |
| Mike DENNISON | Hazelwood | 149 | 6 | 0:20:04 | 82.81% | 7th run at Hazelwood |
| John COFFEY | Hazelwood | 149 | 77 | 0:34:21 | 61.18% | 118th run at Hazelwood |
| Alice BANKS | Higginson, Marlow | 114 | 62 | 0:27:08 | 75.86% | 200th parkrun |
| Keith Johnson | Houghton Hall | 169 | 25 | 0:23:55 | 62.65% | |
| Adrian HAINES | Ifield Mill Pond | 76 | 6 | 0:21:09 | 72.66% | 75th parkrun (at Ifield's 76th). 10runs at lfield and 6th is his lowest position. |
| Petra OTTO | March | 263 | 102 | 0:49:46 | 44.74% | Finished over 6 minutes up on the tailwalker |
| Emma Moreton | Medina I.O.W. | 505 | 166 | 0:29:50 | 51.56% | First of seven BA runners to run at Medina twice. |
| Anne Bannister | Osterley | 384 | 160 | 0:33:00 | 62.37% | |
| Anne Anderson | Osterley | 384 | 216 | 0:48:46 | 61.04% | Assisted by Alan, so unfair to be given a better age grade. |
| Scott DAVISON | Osterley | 384 | 99 | 0:27:09 | 54.76% | |
| Alan ANDERSON | Osterley | 384 | 217 | 0:48:46 | 53.62% | run #623 |
| Neil FREDIANI | Prudhoe Riverside | 222 | 82 | 0:32:54 | 50.96% | 9th run at Prudhoe Riverside, 7th since early June |
| Ben Kelly | Reading | 561 | 58 | 0:22:47 | 56.62% | |
| Eddie GILES | Salisbury | 304 | 108 | 0:26:56 | 68.13% | |
| Trish MCCABE | Sunny Hill | 104 | 17 | 0:29:38 | 53.60% | Another London parkrun, sunny and hilly this week |
| Paul TIMMS | Tetbury Goods Shed | 95 | 23 | 0:22:53 | 69.48% | |
| David Cowell | Walsall Arboretum | 473 | 16 | 0:18:50 | 74.69% | 49th parkrun. Fastest of four BA runners and best age grade. |
| Jain REID | Wilmslow | 318 | 101 | 0:28:16 | 64.03% | First BA run at Wilmslow since Chris Kelly ran there in May 2015. Club rec(F) |
The was a splendid turnout for the club featured parkrun at Rickmansworth (pictured below) with a dozen members enjoying a run in the warm sunshine (and the cooler shady stretches) along the lakeside paths at the Aquadrome. The free carpark proved big enough for the typical attendance approaching 400. Many of the group gathered afterwards in the café to enjoy cakes prepared on the premises but some patience was required! The next planned “cfp” in the calendar will be on 17th September at Black Park.
Trish McCabe (29:38) chose one of the hottest sunniest days to tackle Sunny Hill parkrun in Hendon, one of the toughest parkrun courses in the capital. She just needs to visit Oak Hill (Southgate) and Walthamstow to complete the group north of the Thames.
The fatal attraction of the 888th edition of the Bushy parkrun proved irresistible for many and the field of 1384 was biggest so far this year. Kieran Clements (not one of our members!) was first home in 14:35, the fastest finisher at Bushy this year, while Ian Cunningham (29:20) comfortably finished in the top thousand, Melanie Miller (37:24) was 1204th and Diana Smith (50:45) who frequently volunteers as a tailwalker was 1349th and a comfortable nine minutes in front of the last man in who was timed at 1 hour exactly.
David Cowell (18:50) was our fastest runner this week. He visited Walsall Arboretum parkrun and set a new club record. It was his 49th parkrun and 43rd different venue.
Paul Watt (19:41) and Julie Barclay (23:30) visited Chasewater (Staffs) and recorded their fastest parkruns of the year. The run number was #74 which neither had done before so domestic harmony was maintained and it will help with their Wilson Index aspirations in the long term with club records to boot.
Our local parkrun at Hanworth was able to function this week in spite of a serious grass fire during the week which needed several hours of attention from the fire brigade. There was a further worryingly big fire in Feltham on Sunday and the fields next to the BA clubs HQ in Bedfont have also been alight. Hanworth parkrunners are hoping to celebrate their 100th edition on schedule on 20th August.
Steve Newell
^ Rickmansworth parkrun club runners. Standing: James, Steve H, John T, John S, Benita, Roderick, Joan, Denis, Barry. Running: Steve N and Tony.
Now, all parkrun courses are different and it can be misleading to ignore those differences and compare times at different courses. Nevertheless the following graph does just that and suggests that had we all run at the same course this week then there would have been some good scraps around 23minutes, 27mins through 30mins and 49mins to 50mins.
But we are not all equal and the age grade results adds balance to our different ages and genders. Listing our results that way highlight other performances - in particular our ladies Julie Barclay, Alice Banks, Benita Scaife, Anne Bannister and Joan Foxley out performing those around them. John Coffey is perhaps our only male runner to show as much better in grade than time. Denis Foxley is slightly better on grade than time - but has the personal problem that his wife narrowly out-foxed him on grade.
Full club parkrun database - {read access to club parkrun database} - Download and explore.
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Chris Kelly reports:
"I'm still training-as-carefully-as-possible for Comrades on 28th August... so a half-marathon parkrun sandwich on Saturday - was going to do Reading but noticed Dinton was an un-done event number 144, so snagged that - and bumped into Ben Chaytow - and family - en route to Wales for Holidays - his daughter Meg outsprinted him for the line, and looks like we should definitely pencil her in for the Green Belt 2030!"
Adrian has created an Airbnb page to give you an idea of what his French house is like, for running groups or getaways or summer rentals. See https://abnb.me/faAHoBKmdsb. Contact Adrian directly via Facebook (Adrian Richard Haines | Facebook) to find out the "mates rates".
Roderick Hoffman
I have had a letter this week, from James Edwards, who works at BAMC. He was asking about future airline races (particularly 10 to 50km lengths). I've given him a partial reply of:
"WARR is happening this year, but a long way away in Hawaii in October. The extended BA Team currently consists of 13 of us, but only one is a current BA employee and another five ex-BA. I don't know where the following year's WARR will be - I think that they are seeing how this one gos before making a decision. They appear to have a total of 331 signed up.
KLM will probably host their annual winter run on the beach in December (10k and 6k options). It is followed by a celebration at a beach café they take over for the evening. Although we didn't have any attendees last year we are as likely to have several this year.
ASCA used to organise inter-airline Track&Field and Cross-Country events each year but has gone very quiet so these may or may not return.
Qantas Road-Runners have got into parkrun in a big way so if you are ever stopped over in Australia on a Saturday you can ask them where they are running. Individuals from other airlines also do parkrun particularly Ralph Behrens, retired from Lufthansa. The concept of parkrun is tourist friendly which suits airline employees."
Roderick Hoffman
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