BA Athletics Club News Digest 9th October 2023
Events marked "#" are points scoring for the club's participation trophy
- for the 2023 title.
Club Event Map:
[Clickable link to Google Maps]
[parkrun run by club members updated 4th October 2023]
For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
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.
Monthly Mile (please submit your October Mile performance by the end of the
month):
Run one mile and send me your time or add the details to the prompt in
Facebook. 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: [no need
to submit if your best mile is one of the Arethusa miles, I'll check the tables].
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Location |
Date |
How Measured |
Duration/Time |
Comment: e.g. event |
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Weekly Athletic Achievement (by Sunday evening) 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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Confirmation - Milocarian Cross-Country 28th October
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The Milocarian AC is looking forward to welcoming your runners to
Sandhurst on Saturday 28 October.
Details for the day have firmed up.
Please see information below:
Course will be approx. 10km over the undulating, familiar terrain of
Barrossa.
Timings:
- Arrive from: 0930
- Race Brief: 1030
- Race Start: 1100
- Lunch tfo
Entry to camp should be through the main gate on the London Road.
Parking will be on Victory College Square (by the tank!), signposted
on the day.
We need your runners’ vehicle details (Make, Model, Colour,
Registration) for gate access by NLT Wed 18 October.
Hugely looking forward to seeing you all there,
Rich
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Let our team captains know that you are interested THIS WEEK, e.g. at Epsom
Downs on Saturday.
Men: > Paul
Knechtl
Ladies:
> Amanda Coombs
Ed: I've looked up "tfo" and "NLT" and hazard a guess that they stand for
"The Forgotten Ones" and "Not Later Than". Only one of these may be correct.
Results: European Master Athletics Championship
As well as Janet and Adrian reported on last week Fiona Bishop was also out
in Rome and reports as follows:
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am over the moon to get a silver in the W60 ladies' team in the half
marathon at the European Masters Athletics Championship in Italy. I
would have got two more team medals in the cross-county and road walk
but unfortunately one of the runners decided [not] to run in the last
minutes and therefore a team was not complete in the cross-country and
one of the ladies was not well in the walk, but still very happy to get
a medal. In all I took part in 5 events:
- 5km track walk,
- 8km cross
country,
- 10km road walk,
- 20km road walk
- and half marathon.
Fiona Bishop
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Rickmansworth parkrun CFp 7th October 2023 #
Left to right: Denis, Steve Newell, Alan, Mark, Graham, John Scaife, Benita,
Joan and John Taylor.
Results in the parkrun table below.
Next Club Featured parkrun? Over to you for your suggestions.
Recent Activity Achievements
9 members' achievements were communicated to me, by 14:00 Monday.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Andy Rayner |
Various |
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Cox Green |
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Tuesday: Fast walk plus cycle Cox Green in 10m 24s and 13m 31s.
Thurs: Brisk walk Cox Green Park in 30m 8s. Sat: XC fast pace in 38m
57s. |
| Chris Kelly |
Running |
7.5miles |
Dunsden |
Sun |
01:15:00 |
7.5 miles up Dunsden in 1:15, Sunday. XC training - ulp! |
| David Cowell |
parkrun |
5km |
Sence Valley Forest Park |
Sat am |
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parkrun number 3. |
| Emma Moreton |
Running |
11miles |
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Wed am |
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11 miles of hills on Wednesday morning before work! |
| Julie Barclay |
Running |
15km |
Farnborough |
Sun |
01:20:00 |
From the Rushmoor polo fields, past Farnborough airfield, through
Southwood and Hartland Country parks and back along the Basingstoke
canal to complete the loop… |
| Paul Watt |
Running |
15km |
Farnborough |
Sun |
01:20:00 |
...before commencing number-checker and funnel manager duties at
Queen’s Parade junior parkrun. Picture is of Montecute House, Yeovil
following Saturday's Frogmary Green Farm parkrun. |
| Marzia Coltelli |
Race |
Half-M |
Pisa |
Sun |
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Pisa half marathon - and expecting Mike Thorn to be waiting for her
at the finish with the aperol spritz. |
| Piers Keenleyside |
Race |
Marathon |
Chicago |
Sun am |
03:59:23 |
Ran the Chicago Marathon today (8th October) for the 2nd time.
Slight stomach problems and toilet break slowed me down but I just
managed a sub-4 finishing in 3:59:23 |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Running |
6.5km |
Harmondsworth Moor |
Fri |
00:45:31 |
Exhausted from my Canadian trip I was able to drag myself around a
full lap of Harmondsworth Moor, starting and finishing at the stables. |
parkrun Results for Saturday 7th October and Tuesday 3rd October (German
Unification Day)
41 activities are recorded below for Saturday and 6 for last Tuesday. Please get in touch if your activity is
missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment / TUE Comment |
| John
TAYLOR |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
21 |
0:20:27 |
77.10% |
CFP: 32nd run at Rickmansworth, best ever parkrun age grade% |
| Mark
TAYLOR |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
30 |
0:21:07 |
77.98% |
4th run at Rickmansworth |
| Graham
TAYLOR |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
224 |
0:30:14 |
54.47% |
5th run at Rickmansworrh |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
246 |
0:31:01 |
60.08% |
16th run at Rickmansworth, 7s faster on own watch (the time of four
places higher) |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
279 |
0:32:25 |
66.48% |
3rd run at Rickmansworth, P-Index is 5 |
| John
SCAIFE |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
280 |
0:32:26 |
53.75% |
P-Index is 5 |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
374 |
0:38:18 |
62.18% |
23rd run at Rickmansworth, P-Index is 4 |
| Alan
ANDERSON |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
402 |
0:47:44 |
57.09% |
run #678 altogether, 4th at Rickmansworth, P-Index moves up to 4 |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Rickmansworth |
272 |
405 |
0:48:05 |
42.70% |
7th run at Rickmansworth |
| Neil
FREDIANI |
Ashington Community Woodland |
12 |
52 |
0:30:51 |
54.89% |
New BA parkrun #774 |
| David
John BIRD |
Bedfont Lakes |
661 |
9 |
0:21:47 |
72.99% |
first run since April |
| Bob
BANNISTER |
Bedfont Lakes |
661 |
33 |
0:26:12 |
65.20% |
run #479 |
| David
DUGGAN |
Bedfont Lakes |
661 |
89 |
0:34:54 |
47.18% |
run #482 |
| Sarah
GORDON |
Braunstone |
604 |
240 |
0:41:20 |
50.56% |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Bushy Park |
951 |
103 |
0:19:54 |
84.25% |
Faster by 30 seconds but place slips from 3rd to 103rd (from
Tuesday) |
| Ian
CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
951 |
1182 |
0:32:40 |
49.54% |
biggest attendance at Bushy parkrun this year - 19th anniversary of
2004 launch |
| Fiona
Bishop |
Chalkwell Beach |
116 |
77 |
0:24:55 |
81.34% |
BA Ladies record and age grade record (from Melanie) |
| Ben
CHAYTOW |
Crane Park |
526 |
15 |
0:22:05 |
65.21% |
| Paul
WATT |
Frogmary Green Farm |
84 |
8 |
0:21:15 |
74.20% |
First BA male, park #163. |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Frogmary Green Farm |
84 |
51 |
0:25:37 |
74.69% |
F5, BA Ladies record and age grade record (from Janet), park #166 |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Guildford |
490 |
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Funnel Manager at Guildford |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Henley-on-Thames |
248 |
54 |
0:40:41 |
43.92% |
run #216, park #100, inducted into Cowell Club |
| Adrian
HAINES |
Horsham |
408 |
4 |
0:18:52 |
82.16% |
run #87, all runs in last 12 months have been under 20 mins |
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Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE |
Horsham |
408 |
203 |
0:27:27 |
65.09% |
run #144 |
| Maria
JOVANI |
Kingston |
630 |
28 |
0:20:42 |
78.26% |
F2, 9th run at Kingston, P-Index is 8 |
| Paul
TIMMS |
Maidenhead |
376 |
40 |
0:24:10 |
66.34% |
first run at Maidenhead, park #25 |
| Elise
LAWRENSON |
Nonsuch |
553 |
407 |
0:29:32 |
55.42% |
run #240 |
| Stephen K
TAYLOR |
Northala Fields |
414 |
154 |
0:30:08 |
53.21% |
105th run at Northala Fields |
| Trish
MCCABE |
Osterley |
444 |
96 |
0:26:23 |
60.77% |
Event 444, other Nelson opportunities coming up most weeks |
| Oliver
MATHAI |
Osterley |
444 |
122 |
0:27:46 |
62.79% |
Event 444 |
| Frankie
HOGGE |
Reading |
611 |
31 |
0:21:57 |
67.43% |
F1 |
| Murray
Hogge |
Reading |
611 |
32 |
0:21:57 |
75.02% |
forever the gentleman |
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Christopher T KELLY |
Reading |
611 |
64 |
0:23:46 |
66.34% |
410th run at Reading |
| Ben
Kelly |
Reading |
611 |
68 |
0:23:57 |
53.93% |
71st run at Reading, P-Index is 3 |
| Jain
REID |
Richmond Park |
776 |
279 |
0:28:35 |
64.20% |
137th run at Richmond Park |
| Eddie
GILES |
Salisbury |
363 |
223 |
0:29:59 |
62.15% |
84th run at Salisbury, first anywhere since July |
| David
Cowell |
Sence Valley Forest Park |
3 |
9 |
0:19:53 |
71.33% |
New BA parkrun #773, top of his age group (by a full minute) after
first three weeks |
| Melanie
Miller |
Sonsbeek |
105 |
57 |
0:41:13 |
43.91% |
New BA parkrun #772, report writer, John Wright timekeeper |
| Alice
BANKS |
Southall |
87 |
26 |
0:27:14 |
77.91% |
first run at Southall, park #75 |
| Roderick
HOFFMAN |
Stockley Country |
38 |
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Timekeeper at Stockley Country |
| Janet
Smith |
The Old Showfield |
141 |
138 |
0:33:25 |
56.46% |
On her birthday, best parkrun time this year. |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Aachener Weiher |
171 |
5 |
0:20:49 |
80.54% |
TUE: park #75, M5. 2nd in age group all-time list, New record
attendance of 92, previous record 81. New BA parkrun #769. |
| Maria
JOVANI |
Aachener Weiher |
171 |
11 |
0:21:52 |
74.09% |
TUE: F1, best in her all-time age grade list by almost two minutes |
| Paul
WATT |
Kräherwald |
215 |
18 |
0:22:03 |
71.50% |
TUE: run #264, park #162, 207 finishers, previous record 61 (on
event #1). New BA parkrun #770. |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Kräherwald |
215 |
61 |
0:26:11 |
73.07% |
TUE: run #316, park #165 |
| David
DUGGAN |
Volksgarten |
146 |
125 |
0:35:18 |
46.65% |
TUE: New BA parkrun #771. |
| Melanie
Miller |
Volksgarten |
146 |
142 |
0:39:20 |
46.02% |
TUE: run #162, park #136, New record attendance of 174, previous
record 128. |
parkrun Review 3rd October / 7th October 2023
Six members were in Germany for the Reunification Day special parkruns (which
they have instead of Christmas Day). Three new events were added to the
club list – Aachener Weiher in Cologne, Kräherwald (Stuttgart) and Volksgarten
(Dusseldorf). New attendance records were widespread with many UK parkrun
tourists appearing in the results.
The next opportunity to run midweek is likely to be in USA for Thanksgiving
in late November but not all parkuns operate so some research is needed.
UK parkrun teams are now planning the Christmas Day and New Year's Day runs.
Details can be found on the parkrun.org.uk website under “special-events”.
The club featured parkrun at Rickmansworth was well attended on a pleasant
sunny morning with course and carpark both free of puddles. John Taylor
(20:27, 77.10%) and Mark Taylor (21:07, 77.98%) were in good form which augers
well for the upcoming cross-country season. Few, if any other, parkruns have a
café within 20 metres of the finish funnel.
Harjit Jhooti chose a challenging venue for her 100th different parkrun venue
but certainly chose the right weather for a visit to Henley to take on the hills
and narrow paths.
Yet more new parkruns were added to the club collection on Saturday.
First up was Melanie Miller (41:13), still on the continent with a visit to
Sonsbeek (Arnhem, NL). Then it was the turn of David Cowell (19:53) who
went to Sence Valley Forest Park in Leicestershire which has only been going for
three weeks. He is top of his age group there, a full minute faster than
any other so far. A little later, Neil Frediani (30:51) finished at
Ashington Community Woodland in Northumberland, famously associated with the
footballing Charlton brothers. The club total moves to 774.
Adrian
Haines (18:52) was in form yet again at Horsham. All his parkruns in the
last twelve months have taken him less than 20 minutes each. Frankie Hogge
(21:57) was first lady to cross the line at Reading.
Steve Newell
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