Reminder Equinox 5K - Wednesday 12th September #

Runners should try to be at Bedfont Lakes by 6.10 p.m. ready for a warm-up/familiarisation jog (i.e. leave Bedfont Club at 6 p.m.).  You can jog the 2.5k to Bedfont Lakes but please allow enough time to get there for 6:10 p.m..  We should use the (larger) car park off Bedfont Road - near postcode TW14 8BF.  Also the H26 bus from Hatton Cross station stops very close (stop: "Bedfont Lakes").

The run start and finish will be by the gates to the cemetery (from the carpark, not from the road).  The course will use most (but not all) of the paths (and little hills) used for the Bedfont Lakes parkrun (short lap) but in an anticlockwise direction.  Our 5km course will start with a short meander from the cemetery gates to the Motte, two laps of the main loop and back to the cemetery gates by the same route (avoiding the narrow wooden bridge). The course is shown on the club Google map.

We are not seriously challenged by the sunset this year, nevertheless I plan to have all runners completing the 5km before 7 p.m.

Wave start times:

• 6.20 p.m. (expected 5km time 35-39 mins)
• 6.25 p.m. (30-34 mins),
• 6.30 p.m. (25-29 mins)
• 6.35 p.m.(under 25 mins).

Volunteers to help rather than run please contact Steve Newell.

After the run we'll return to the Bedfont Club for showers, to change and for drinks in the bar. Please note that the Bedfont Club changing rooms are unlikely to be open before the run - please arrive changed or change in your (or anyone's) car.

Steve Newell {steve-newell@blueyonder.co.uk}

Results Round-the-Park Tuesday 4th September Harmondsworth Moor #

Below are this year's results.

Chris Kelly held onto the title with a time 3 secs faster than last year, Matt was 11secs faster than his last run 2 years ago, Ian Cunningham was 3 secs faster than last year and Alex Lyons was almost a minute faster than her last run two years ago.

We welcomed 3 new runners, Jim, David and Maria and well done to Maria on splitting the speedy men with what I believe is a new ladies course record of 21:10.

Hope to see everyone again next year and maybe with a bit of luck a few of the absentees will turn up and we can get to 15, still a long way off the 79 runners of 1990!!

Thanks,

Neil Frediani

Number	M/F	Name	2018 Time	2018 Pos	2017 (6 runners)	2016 (12)
1029	M	Chris Kelly	20:51	1	20:54 / 1st
1025	M	Matt Stratful	21:01	2		21:12 / 2nd
1022	F	Maria Jovani	21:10	3
1024	M	Ian Cunningham	21:13	4	21:16 / 2nd
1027	M	Jeremy Short	21:26	5	21:17 / 3rd	0:22:23 / 4th
1030	M	Jim Greaves	23:11	6
1028	M	Neil Frediani	26:51	7		35:12 / 11th
1023	M	David Duggan	28:21	8
1031	F	Alexandra Lyons	29:17	9		30:11 / F1
1026	M	Roderick Hoffman	29:45	10	26:56 / 5th	28:55 / 7th

September Dream Mile results

Established by Paul Knechtl in September 2013, last week had the 61st Dream Mile as the event enters its sixth year.  There were seven runners last week, half the fourteen who ran at the inaugural, a total that has been equaled once but never exceeded.

Participant	Sept 2018	Runs Total	Best Time
Chris Kelly	00:06:09	30	00:05:42
Matthew Stratful	00:06:10	34	00:05:43
Ian Cunningham	00:06:23	29	00:05:52
James Greaves	00:06:23	5	00:06:21
Toby Houghton	00:06:25	9	00:06:16
Steve Taylor	00:07:11	24	00:06:45
Neil Frediani	00:07:27	40	00:06:34

Over the years there have been a total of 489 miles run by 45 different participants and the current organiser Neil Frediani has been the most regular participant with 40 runs followed by Matthew Stratful with 34. Simon Ashford and Paul Knechtl are next on 33 and then with Ian Cunningham is Roderick Hoffman on 29 and Dave Bird and Jeremy Short on 27.  Paul Knechtl remains as the only runner to have beaten the five minute mile on the course with a time of 04:56.  The next best time is by Dave Dixon with 05:06.

Last week despite a headwind there was a clear improvement by Steve Taylor, everyone else was slightly slower than on their previous runs.

The next Dream Mile will be on the 4th October.  Please note that rocket powered roller skates are barred, as is getting a pull from an aircraft taking off.

Surrey League Cross Country Ladies Fixtures

Ladies (and male supporters),

Surrey League Ladies XC dates, venues and start times are:

• Match 1.    13 Oct.   Putney Vale/Wimbledon Common.      1.00 pm
• Match 2.    11 Nov.  Nonsuch Park, Cheam.                       11.00 am
• Match 3.    12 Jan.   Happy Valley, Coulson.                         1.00 pm
• Match 4.    09 Feb.  Richmond Park (Kingston End).         11.00 am

I will not be there on the 1st and 2nd matches due to other events that I have committed to earlier this year. Could someone who plans to be there at the 1st match please let me know as we need to collect the race numbers on the day from the league.

Clara Halket {clarapn@aol.com}