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BA Athletics Club News Digest 11th November 2019Events:
Our next Bedfont Club meeting will be on Wednesday 20th for the Five-Mile Handicap and Quiz. December club evenings will be on 4th and 18th. All members are welcome. New members and potential members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at most of our events. The full diary of club featured events is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml. Last updated: 1st November. * Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] (parkrun details updated 23rd Sept 2019) / # Club Points event. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BARunnerUK/ (formal "front window" club page), BA Runner Facebook Group (informal "back office" - ask to join). Inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
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| 07-Nov-19 | Matthew Stratful | 00:06:28 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Ian Cunningham | 00:06:35 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Jeremy Short | 00:06:36 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Steve Taylor | 00:07:40 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Matthew Foden | 00:07:22 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Candice Middleton | 00:07:58 | Approximate time. |
| 07-Nov-19 | Neil Frediani | 00:08:20 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Roderick Hoffman | 00:08:39 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Steve Hillier | 00:09:01 | |
| 07-Nov-19 | Simon Ashford | 00:09:02 | Late lunchtime run |
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slightly disappointing turn out on a rain swept Epsom Downs meant that we were
9th on the day and slipped from seventh to ninth in the division. Paul Knechtl
came home first for us in 12th place in the division and 2nd in his age group
for which he is in equal first place after 2 races.
Thanks to all who turned out in challenging traffic conditions especially those who come from way outside the county. Maarten Stenham our 10th runner arrived just as the race started but we finished with 11 thanks to Ross who arrived after the start and overtook 160 people on a slippery and muddy course, that was some effort. We are well clear of the teams behind us and with a strong team can challenge those ahead.
Next event - 11th Jan at Oxshott Woods starting at 15:00 (for Ross and Maarten - be there for 14:30).
Neil Frediani {NeilF@barunner.org.uk}
| position | race number | first-name | surname | club | age-category | time |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 26:28 |
| 52 | 1113 | Paul | Knechtl | BAW | V45 | 31:37 |
| 168 | 1118 | Paul | Prescott | BAW | SEN | 36:21 |
| 173 | 1112 | Richard | Ruffell | BAW | V55 | 36:32 |
| 177 | 1116 | Ross | Davies | BAW | V40 | 36:48 |
| 187 | 1102 | Gary | Rushmer | BAW | V55 | 37:08 |
| 207 | 1109 | Chris | Kelly | BAW | V50 | 38:01 |
| 254 | 1104 | Maarten | Stenham | BAW | V40 | 39:48 |
| 257 | 1101 | Barry | Walters | BAW | V60 | 39:58 |
| 322 | 1100 | Michael | Ball | BAW | V55 | 47:56 |
| 325 | 1107 | Neil | Frediani | BAW | V60 | 48:56 |
| 333 | 1114 | Steve | Hillier | BAW | V65 | 55:23 |
| 337 | - | - | - | - | - | 64:28 |
Mitcham
Common played host to the second Surrey League Cross Country match of the season
for division one and two ladies on Saturday morning. The earlier fog had
cleared by the time a full complement of BA ladies gathered near the start line.
The weather remained bright for the senior women's race but there was still mud
to be found along the 2lap, 6k course.
The course was deceptively difficult with fast, flat sections interspersed with short, steep climbs. The twisting course formed a figure of eight over the man-made hills created by the tipping of waste. From the highest hill runners were rewarded with views of Bidder’s Pond and their fellow competitors. After one last climb the route took the perimeter of a large field before passing the start line for a second lap.
Christine Munden
| position | race number | first-name | surname | club | age-category | time |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 21:26 |
| 62 | 1232 | Julie | Barclay | BAW | V55 | 28:10 |
| 171 | 1250 | Vera | Simms | BAW | V55 | 34:16 |
| 187 | 1249 | Janice | Jones | BAW | V50 | 35:26 |
| 194 | 1464 | Janet | Cunningham | EAL | V55 | 35:48 |
| 227 | 1240 | Christine | Munden | BAW | V45 | 40:06 |
| 232 | 1233 | Kelly | Davis | BAW | V35 | 41:24 |
| 239 | - | - | - | - | - | 47:01 |
Next event - 11th January on Wimbledon Common at 13:00 (probably).
The club is what its members put into it and we are approaching the end of the annual "Round-the-Block" points competition which rewards members for their contribution. The top of the table has the same three names as finished in the top three last year. Last year it was Steve Newell ahead of myself, ahead of Steve Hillier. This year we look like finishing in a different order but there could still be some interchange so I won't let on about who is at the top. I will mention that Steve Hillier is well ahead on the events contributed to with 31 events out of the 47 that the club has been involved with so far this year.
Special mention this month to Gary Rushmer, Barry Walters, Julie Barclay and Piers Keenleyside who have all reached the ten-point threshold for recognition. There are now 21 club members who have achieved that mark this year, and six or seven could yet join by the end of the year. Last year we only had twenty runners reaching or exceeding ten points so that is already an improvement.
It is also good to see individuals who have significantly increased their contribution year-on-year, either because they are relatively new at the club or because they had an off year last year. I'll list Christine Munden, Maarten Stenham, Barry Walters and Michael Ball for increasing their contributions by at least 100%.
There are probably just four points scoring events left this year - the 5-mile handicaps on 20th November and 11th December, December's ROM (Perivale Five on 1st December - now full) and the CIE, the pre-Christmas Social Mile race, on 18th December.
Roderick Hoffman
It’s time for our annual quiz, at the 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 (6pm to 7:15pm). Food will be provided before or during the quiz. Please contact Steve beforehand if you have specific dietary requirements.
Note that BA Clubs will be holding a "Members Mingle" at the venue between 6pm and 8pm, so you have the option of hearing news from them before the quiz. Current members of BA Clubs will be asked to "sign-in" but will be given a complimentary drink. Non-members of BA Clubs - please buy your own drink and listen quietly!
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 for each adult (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.
Please can you let Steve know if you are considering taking part, so we can order the right amount of food.
Roderick Hoffman obo Athletics Club Committee
| Member | 9th Nov. | parkrun ↓ | Pos ↓ | Time ↓ | Grade↓ | PB↓ | Comment |
| TRUE | Caroline Cockram | Bedfont Lakes | 55 | 00:25:19 | 66.23% | ||
| TRUE | Paul PRESCOTT | Bedfont Lakes | 4 | 00:19:56 | 64.80% | M-4 | |
| TRUE | Ian Cockram | Bedfont Lakes | Finish Tokens / still on #499 | ||||
| TRUE | Joe NOLAN | Black Park | 341 | 00:30:59 | 53.63% | ||
| TRUE | Sarah GORDON | Braunstone | 268 | 00:31:59 | 61.54% | run #246, 79th at Braunstone | |
| TRUE | Zoe OSTLEY | Brooklands | 226 | 00:34:35 | 53.06% | run #237, 7th at Brooklands | |
| TRUE | Ian CUNNINGHAM | Bushy Park | 751 | 00:28:40 | 54.53% | ||
| TRUE | Roderick HOFFMAN | California Country | 87 | 00:28:54 | 55.02% | 4th '54 finish of the year, park #287 | |
| TRUE | Mike Dennison | Chippenham | 9 | 00:20:29 | 79.01% | M-9, park #39, BA park #538 | |
| TRUE | Paul TIMMS | Cirencester | 33 | 00:24:42 | 62.75% | ||
| TRUE | Ben Chaytow | Crane Park | 59 | 00:25:01 | 55.83% | run #249, 208th at Crane Park | |
| TRUE | Scott DAVISON | Crane Park | 89 | 00:26:28 | 54.85% | ||
| TRUE | Alice BANKS | Dinton Pastures | 112 | 00:28:26 | 70.22% | ||
| TRUE | John Lennon | Guildford | 512 | 00:35:38 | 44.25% | 10th run at Guildford, 4th in last six weeks | |
| TRUE | Alastair Heslop | Guildford | Run Director | ||||
| TRUE | Piers KEENLEYSIDE | Gunnersbury | 237 | 00:26:42 | 61.11% | ||
| TRUE | Steve NEWELL | Gunnersbury | 527 | 00:57:44 | 32.82% | Tail Walker | |
| TRUE | Maria Jovani | Hanworth | 13 | 00:21:32 | 72.52% | F-1, 13th overall | |
| TRUE | Anne Bannister | Hanworth | 37 | 00:29:09 | 67.52% | ||
| TRUE | Bob Bannister | Hanworth | 21 | 00:25:09 | 65.47% | PB | course PB, 39 second improvement |
| TRUE | James Shoulder | Hanworth | 5 | 00:20:03 | 64.34% | M-5 | |
| TRUE | David DUGGAN | Hanworth | 38 | 00:29:27 | 53.99% | ||
| FALSE | Joan FOXLEY | Harrow | 260 | 00:37:57 | 58.67% | ||
| TRUE | Denis Foxley | Harrow | Run Director | ||||
| TRUE | John COFFEY | Hazelwood | 58 | 00:29:27 | 66.78% | ||
| TRUE | Benita Scaife | Letchworth | 100 | 00:36:08 | 56.09% | run #166, park #64, club rec (F) | |
| TRUE | John Scaife | Letchworth | 101 | 00:36:09 | 46.38% | run #192, park # 73 | |
| TRUE | Petra OTTO | Manor Field, Whittlesey | 81 | 00:37:37 | 56.40% | ||
| TRUE | Stephen K TAYLOR | Northala Fields | 171 | 00:29:30 | 52.54% | ||
| #N/A | Sarah KELLY | Reading | 267 | 00:43:26 | 44.05% | PB | run #9, parkrun PB, 107 second improvement |
| TRUE | Christopher T KELLY | Reading | 269 | 00:43:30 | 35.02% | ||
| TRUE | Trish MCCABE | Southwark | 259 | 00:28:04 | 55.23% | run #303, park #51, club rec (F) | |
| TRUE | Keith Johnson | St Albans | 133 | 00:25:15 | 57.95% |
The latest round of cross-country league fixtures kept some of our runners away from parkrun this week or at least had them holding back some energy for later in the day. The southeast was generally spared the wet and windy weather which caused cancellations elsewhere in UK although mud and puddles were in plentiful supply in some parks. No-one managed an age grade over 80% this week. Mike Dennison (20:29, 79%) came closest with his first run at Chippenham, yet another to add to the club collection. We are now up to 538.
Two of our members set female club records. Trish McCabe (28:04) at Southwark Park (near Canada Water) in London (and only a week after James Shoulder set a new men’s record with 19:47) and Benita Scaife (36:08) at Letchworth in Hertfordshire.
Ian Cockram is hovering on 499 runs (and was handing out finish tokens this week) but some landmarks have been passed relatively unnoticed in recent weeks. Bob Bannister has now run at Bedfont Lakes 300 times (Ian Cockram, a mere 296!). Alan Anderson has now notched up 304 at Gunnersbury, Joe Nolan 308 at Black Park, Ian Cunningham 318 at Bushy and Chris Kelly 354 at Reading. Ben Chaytow needs one more run for his 250 vest. John Coffey, whose parkrun experience dates back to 2005, has reached the 350 mark. His current favourite is Hazelwood (Sunbury) where he has now finished on 70 occasions out of the 85 runs held there. He holds the VM75-79 course record with 27:08.
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Roderick Hoffman
Last week I mentioned that it had been the New York Marathon weekend. Once-upon-a-time the club would regularly field twenty or more runners in each New York Marathon but days were very different then. But it turns out that we did have at least one runner in this years' race...
New York MarathonIt’s an incredible event with probably the best crowd support of any road event I’ve taken part in. Many of the boroughs have street parties and live bands en route & the atmosphere is amazing. It’s an early start to get the ferry over to Staten Island, particularly if you are in the last wave to start, but whilst the weather was cool the sun was out and we were rewarded with a beautiful sunrise over the City. Running back from Staten Island took us over several of the City’s stunning bridges & through 5 Boroughs ending in Central Park. To top off a lovely scenic run I was very pleased to get a new PB of 4:45:08. Jain Reid |
Sarah Gordon took part in the Winter Wolf Run (weekend 2nd/3rd) and as you can see, any dampness underfoot that you experienced at the weekend was trivial in comparison. Challenged on why she was still able to smile, she admitted to having a wetsuit on underneath.
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