BA Athletics Club News Digest 9th November 2015
Events:
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Wednesday 11th November - BAAC Annual Winter Quiz - Heston Venue from 20:00
(optional club run beforehand)* (see below)
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Wednesday 25th November - Club In-house Event, 5 mile handicap, at Heston
Venue from 18:00 followed by social from 20:00.*
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Thursday 3rd December - Dream Mile on the Bath Road from 12:45*.
With mince pies and mulled wine promised! (see below)
New members and non-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.
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BAAC Annual Quiz - THIS Wednesday at the Heston Venue from 20:00.
Just a reminder of our annual quiz, to be held at the Heston Venue/Concorde
Centre on Wednesday 11th November at 8pm. Bring along a team, or come and
join a team on the night. Questions will be hard, fiendish, less hard and
possibly controversial, but not necessarily in that order. Come and test
your knowledge - everyone is welcome! Entry is a token £1 per head, with
all proceeds going to our club charity, White Lodge (you can donate more if you
wish!)
Steve & Linda Hillier
November Run of the Month - Dream Mile - Results
Hi All,
A somewhat overcast day, but exceptionally mild for November. Nilesh Mistry
with only his 2nd run was our faster performer of the week. He run the course in
a little over 6 minutes (6:02) and will breaking that barrier very soon. There
was also another PB by Colin Russell who was not able to join the usual crowd
for the event, but knocked off 26 seconds off his PB to record a time of 7:25. I
did think this was suspicious, but this was witnessed by one of 2 new
competitors this month. Steve Newell a long time BA Athletics club member,
opened his account with a time of 8:57, while our witness Clare Regale-Day
recorded a time of 10:25. Welcome to you both and hope to see you again next
month.
|
Previous Best Time |
Last Recorded Time |
05-Nov-15 |
Difference |
Best Time |
| Colin Russell |
00:07:51 |
00:07:51 |
00:07:25 |
-26 seconds |
00:07:25 |
| Nilesh Mistry |
00:06:19 |
00:06:19 |
00:06:02 |
-17 seconds |
00:06:02 |
| Richard Ruffell |
00:05:59 |
00:06:10 |
00:06:05 |
-05 seconds |
00:05:59 |
| Steve Newell |
|
|
00:08:57 |
|
00:08:57 |
| Clare Regale-Day |
|
|
00:10:25 |
|
00:10:25 |
| Chris Kelly |
00:05:42 |
00:05:52 |
00:06:12 |
+20 seconds |
00:05:42 |
| Derek Baker |
00:07:42 |
00:07:42 |
00:08:02 |
+20 seconds |
00:07:16 |
| Steve Taylor |
00:06:45 |
00:06:49 |
00:07:17 |
+28 seconds |
00:06:45 |
| Neil Frediani |
00:06:34 |
00:07:07 |
00:07:44 |
+37 seconds |
00:06:34 |
| Vaneeta Cro |
00:14:33 |
00:11:38 |
00:12:41 |
+63 seconds |
00:11:38 |
Final event of the year will be on Thursday 3rd December 2015, with mince
pies and mulled wine at the finish…
Paul Knechtl
Updated results for the World Airline Road Race 2015 Dubai
| Race |
Name |
G. |
Cat'y |
Airline Team |
Time |
Pos'n |
G. Pos'n |
Award |
| 10k |
Knechtl, Paul |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:38:06 |
5 |
5 |
Men Masters : First |
| 10k |
Barclay, Julie |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:47:51 |
74 |
10 |
Women 50-54 : First |
| 10k |
Keenleyside, Piers |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:49:25 |
88 |
73 |
Men 55-59 : Fourth |
| 10k |
Bellars, Tim |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:49:53 |
91 |
76 |
| 10k |
Pritchard, Lissa |
F |
Open |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:50:45 |
102 |
18 |
Women 35-39 : Third |
| 10k |
Snook, Gareth |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:51:10 |
108 |
89 |
| 10k |
Ashford, Simon |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:53:47 |
141 |
114 |
| 10k |
Alonso, Monica |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:59:27 |
216 |
60 |
Women 45-49 : Fourth |
| 10k |
Hoffman, Roderick |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:59:40 |
220 |
159 |
| 10k |
Green, Lisa |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
01:05:14 |
276 |
89 |
| 10k |
Scaife, John |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
01:06:29 |
290 |
198 |
| 10k |
Scaife, Benita |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
01:06:29 |
291 |
93 |
Women 60-64 : Third |
| 10k |
Newell, Steve |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
01:14:30 |
323 |
212 |
Men 70 & Over : First |
| 5k |
Knechtl, Paul |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:19:24 |
12 |
12 |
Men Masters : Second |
| 5k |
Keenleyside, Piers |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:25:32 |
109 |
95 |
| 5k |
Ashford, Simon |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:25:40 |
113 |
97 |
| 5k |
Scaife, John |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:25:59 |
117 |
101 |
Men 60-64 : Fourth |
| 5k |
Barclay, Julie |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:26:47 |
140 |
23 |
| 5k |
Bellars, Tim |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:26:54 |
144 |
120 |
| 5k |
Snook, Gareth |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:28:27 |
187 |
149 |
| 5k |
Pritchard, Lissa |
F |
Open |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:32:20 |
315 |
94 |
| 5k |
Alonso, Monica |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:32:21 |
317 |
95 |
| 5k |
Smith, Helen |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:32:25 |
319 |
97 |
| 5k |
Hoffman, Roderick |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:35:25 |
385 |
259 |
| 5k |
Newell, Sue |
F |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:50:06 |
609 |
274 |
| 5k |
Newell, Steve |
M |
Masters |
BRITISH AIRWAYS |
00:50:07 |
610 |
334 |
I'm going to highlight two outstanding results.
- Firstly Julie Barclay in the 10k - second BA finisher, out of sight from
our second man.
- Secondly Paul Knechtl in the 5k, running almost as fast as he did in the
10k. Why am I highlighting that performance as outstanding? Because he
ran it with a broken ankle! Upon finishing the 10k he tripped over the curb
and had to be treated for ten minutes by two medical staff. They
tightly bandaged the foot and Paul set off to run the 5k. Only during
the subsequent week did Paul discover that he had a hairline fracture which
has him sidelined from running for six weeks.
Left to right: John Scaife, Gareth Snook, Julie Barclay, Monica Alonso, Tim
Bellars, Lisa Green, Paul Knechtl, Benita Scaife, Lissa Prichard, Helen Smith,
Piers Keenleyside, Simon Ashford, Sue Newell, Steve Newell and Roderick Hoffman
behind the camera. Ten of those pictured had just run both races in the Dubai
heat, the others just the one.
There are now three sets of photographs on Facebook:
Roderick Hoffman
Men Surrey League Cross Country Saturday 7th November Results
What a weird weather day. I visited the ladies at the end of their race in
Esher on the way to Epsom and the weather was quite calm and balmy, having only
minutes earlier been extremely wet. An hour later I parked at Epsom in dark
cloudy conditions and got out of the car into a gale. Well at least it wasn’t
raining. We were all gathering and preparing quite happily and then John and
Mark Taylor decided they had better leave the warmth of the car to join us and
the heavens opened. I don’t mind that during the run but before when getting
ready and handing out paper numbers etc. it is not good. Anyway it eased off and
we started, some (well me) later than others. I was still at my bag sorting
myself out thinking I had another minute or so when I looked up and saw they had
departed. Before the race I had told one or two runners who weren’t so familiar
with the course, the lay out only to discover that we were using the ‘old’
course but the basic topography was the same just a bit more up and down. It
had the usual muddy, slippery, stony, hilly (not too steep) stretches. The worst
of the weather had gone and the sun came out for the second half of the race.
Well done to Colin Haylock who stepped up and was our first scorer followed by
what appears to have been a close battle between John Taylor, Richard Ruffell
and Chris Kelly. I think a special mention should go to John Coffey our 9th
scorer at the ripe old age of 7x years and welcome back to Denis Foxley. Coffee
and cakes were enjoyed by most afterwards. It was good to get encouraging shouts
from Tom Rowley (Woking) and Glen Mealing (of high flying Runnymede Runners) on
the way round.
Next match is on January 16th a little closer to home at Oxshott at the
earlier time of 14:30. new and returning runners are welcome.
Provisional Results are at
https://surreyleague.org/slm/race/123 and below :
| Pos |
Num |
Name |
Age Group |
Club |
Time |
| 1 |
954 |
Steven Blake |
SEN |
WOK |
30:57 |
| 41 |
558 |
Colin Haylock |
V45 |
BAW |
37:14 |
| 49 |
555 |
John Taylor |
V50 |
BAW |
38:10 |
| 50 |
553 |
Richard Ruffell |
V50 |
BAW |
38:17 |
| 52 |
559 |
Chris Kelly |
V50 |
BAW |
38:23 |
| 67 |
556 |
Mark Taylor |
V55 |
BAW |
39:48 |
| 76 |
565 |
Simon Turton |
V45 |
BAW |
40:59 |
| 94 |
561 |
Scott Davison |
V40 |
BAW |
44:52 |
| 98 |
566 |
Graham Taylor |
V55 |
BAW |
45:22 |
| 105 |
557 |
John Coffey |
V70 |
BAW |
47:05 |
| 109 |
563 |
Denis Foxley |
V65 |
BAW |
49:50 |
| 113 |
551 |
Neil Frediani |
V55 |
BAW |
51:59 |
| 115 |
564 |
Steve Hillier |
V60 |
BAW |
56:44 |
Neil Frediani
Club AGM Write-up
The AGM was held on July 1st and the minutes were written up and reviewed a
month or so after that date - and they have now surfaced to the top of the
"remember to add to the digest" pile in the editors inbox:
http://www.barunner.org.uk/attachments/BAAC AGM2015minutes.doc
Club parkrun results for Saturday 7th November 2015
7th Nov 2015 |
Family, Friends,+ |
Time
|
parkrun
|
Comment
|
Grade
|
| Alan |
Anderson |
31:17 |
Gunnersbury |
run #383 |
67% |
| Alice |
Banks |
26:52 |
Maidenhead |
16th run at Maidenhead |
70% |
| Tony |
Barrnwell |
31:43 |
Northala Fields |
run #93 |
58% |
| Bill |
Byrne |
21:26 |
Old Deer Park |
run #98 |
72% |
| Claire |
Byrne |
26:41 |
Old Deer Park |
run #63 |
64% |
| Ben |
Chaytow |
22:05 |
Crane Park |
93rd run at Crane Park |
61% |
| Jonathan |
Cox |
21:48 |
Bushy Park |
run #254 |
70% |
| Ian |
Cunningham |
22:07 |
Bushy Park |
185th run at Bushy |
68% |
| Scott |
Davison |
24:37 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #136, 124th at Bedfont |
57% |
| David |
Duggan |
28:59 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #120, 83rd at Bedfont |
53% |
| Joan |
Foxley |
33:43 |
Harrow |
run #14 |
62% |
| Alan |
Friar |
27:37 |
Reading |
run #179 |
65% |
| Gareth |
Hobby |
27:19 |
Reading |
20th run at Reading |
51% |
| Roderick |
Hoffman |
30:42 |
Brentwood |
BA park #206, park #129 |
50% |
| Piers |
Keenleyside |
24:30 |
Chichester |
park #15 |
64% |
| Chris |
Kelly |
22:12 |
Reading |
run #260 |
66% |
| Kerstin |
Luksch |
21:11 |
Gunnersbury |
run #162 |
71% |
| Steve |
Newell |
32:36 |
Aldenham |
run #108 |
55% |
| Joe |
Nolan |
26:49 |
Black Park |
run #240 |
60% |
| Lissa |
Pritchard |
25:43 |
Gunnersbury |
run #10 |
59% |
| Marion |
Taylor |
30:01 |
Northala Fields |
run #44 |
57% |
| Steve |
Taylor |
23:59 |
Northala Fields |
run #45 |
62% |
| Paul |
Timms |
22:52 |
Crissy Field |
run #5, first in USA |
66% |
| Neil |
Frediani |
volunteer |
Bedfont Lakes |
lead bike |
| Caroline |
Cockram |
volunteer |
Bedfont Lakes |
run director plus results |
| Monica |
Alonso |
volunteer |
Guildford |
barcode scanning |
With cross country league meetings for both men and women several of our
regular runners were taking it easy, volunteering and even avoiding parkruns
altogether this weekend. The real winner was the weather which made for
heavy going on many of the courses and some parks were closed due to
preparations for fireworks displays.
One new park for the club this week with Roderick Hoffman making his way over
to Brentwood in Essex (just outside the M25 ring). That takes us to 206.
Roderick found 3.1 miles of cross-country more than enough and it was his
slowest time of the year (or any year ?).
Piers Keenleyside joined the growing list of members (now 5) who have run the
course at Chichester. Gareth Hobby made his first appearance (at Reading)
since August.
Joe Nolan is now just 10 short of being eligible for a 250 vest. Former
member Bill Byrne is on 98 after another run at Old Deer Park. Just 100
behind Steve Newell who had a rare top 20 placing at Aldenham on the 49th
anniversary of his joining BOAC. Enough numbers for one week ?
Updated club parkrun stats:
www.barunner.org.uk/results/ba_parkrun_park_totals.xls
Steve Newell
Meet the Committee - Brian Forrester, Chairman
Brian is one of the founding members of the club which, for those who
have forgotten or never knew, means that he has been involved since
1981. Or perhaps earlier. My "Round the Block" newsletter records go
back to Sept 1988 and in that issue John Williams congratulates Brian
for being elected Chairman again. I don't think that he has been
Chairman every year since, John took a turn at least one year, but it
has been Brian just about all of the way apart from that.
His main duties are to keep the more active members of the committee
in order. And he constantly reminds us of the need to communicate to members of the club who
don't have smart phones and 24x7 internet access.
He also manages the club equipment, Heston Venue bookings and starts
and finishes for many club events. He also uses his Tesco vouchers
to ensure that we never run short of energy on a Wednesday evening.
Whilst Brian's best running days are behind him
he could yet surprise us with a parkrun appearance.
Roderick Hoffman obo Brian Forrester
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Running Shorts and not so Shorts
New York Marathon 2015
Both Lissa and I had unfinished business at the New York Marathon
after our 2014 experiences. Freezing cold weather, a strong head wind
and an unfamiliar course left us both disappointed with our times and
keen to give it another go in 2015. Fortunately the weather was much
kinder this year and we were both able to significantly improve on our
times. I clocked 3:34:05 having reached half way in 1:47:58, so a
negative split and a strong last 10 miles (mile 26 was my fastest!).
Lissa recorded 3:48:49 with an even pace throughout. I'm not sure either
of us followed a recommended training regime but it seemed to work out!
The sheer scale of the NY Marathon is pretty stunning - 50,000
runners running through the 5 boroughs of New York - and there's a slick
operation, but they could do with some guidance on crossing points!
Ian Cunningham / Lissa Pritchard
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Have you noticed? It's dark in the evenings. So don't forget
your hi-vis kit!
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Invitation: KLM CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY 12th December 2015 at
the “Langevelderslag” Beach + Dunes
Dear airline colleagues,
You are hereby invited for the KLM Road Runners 2015 club
championships. The location of the beach/dune run is Langevelderslag www.nederzandt.nl
+/- 20 km south west of Schiphol airport [see Club map]. The race
distances are 6km and 10km. The start of our event is at 15:00 for the
6km and 15:10 for the 10km (14:30 children's run). Directly after the
start, the race goes north following a winding footpath. After a few
kilometers and a challenging climb over the dunes and the race returns
to the finish following the sandy beach.
The 6km runners finish at
the beach centre; the 10km runners will run an additional smaller loop.
There are awards for male seniors and masters, female seniors and
masters on both distances and every finisher will receive a special KLM
Road Runners souvenir. All runners take part in a free lottery with many
fine prices. The award ceremony starts at 17:00.
A free
bus service will be available. It will pick-up runners from Schiphol
airport (AMS) at 13:30. We will also take care of transport back to the
airport. The bus will return at 17:30 to Schiphol airport.
If you want to join us for our run on the beach and dunes than please
sign up via
http://klmrri.nl/formulieren/CK2015_ENG_Gast.php
Participating in
the race for invited airline runners and family is FREE!!
After the Race we continue with a buffet BBQ dinner and if you decide
to stay for this dinner you can sign up also via
http://klmrri.nl/formulieren/CK2015_ENG_Gast.php. The
costs are €25,- for the buffet dinner per person. (Children under 13 are
€ 12,50)
Payment: This year we ask the attendance for the dinner to pay
upfront. (no cash payment on race day) This can be done via a normal EU
bank transfer (Swift / iban), see registration website for details.
Also for those runners who will stay for the dinner we will organise
transport to Schiphol Airport. Hope to see you at the beach and dunes on
the 12th of December.
Met vriendelijke groeten / kind regards,
Cornelus van der Pol + Frank Jegers
KLM Road Runners
WWW.KLMRRI.NL
This is a highly recommended event - and when it says "free" it means
it. You just have to get yourself to Schiphol and pay for the
dinner and/or drinks. Although I can't be there myself this year please
let me know if you plan to attend.
Roderick
Hoffman
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And on the subject of airline events please note in your diaries that the
ASCA Cross-Country this year will be in Hamburg, hosted by
Lufthansa, on 2nd April 2016.
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