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BA Athletics Club News Digest 13th January 2020Events:
Our next Bedfont Club meeting will be Wednesday 22nd January for the Handicap. February meet-ups will be on 5th (Coaching Session) and 26th (Five Mile Handicap). 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: 8th January. * Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] (parkrun details updated 8th January 2020) / # 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.
Cross-Country Results and Reports #Ladies Result
* Not last, and finished despite twisting an ankle and losing about 8 places. In the team competition BA finished 23rd of 44 teams. Teams consist of the first five finishers with subsequent runners being put in a second team. So in this race we also had a second team finish in 41st place.
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If anyone’s thinking of trying Surrey League XC, I’d say give it a go - the fresh air, nature and buzz is just what you need on a chilly winter's day. I was pleased with my finish time and look forward to February's event in Richmond. Thanks to Clara and well done to my fellow teammates! Emma Moreton Picture - Amanda Coombs, Emma Moreton and Kelly Davis. |
| Pos# | Num | Name | Age groupAge | Club | Time |
| 1 | 822 | ... | SEN | ... | 00:29:36 |
| 39 | 1113 | Paul Knechtl | V45 | BAWBAW | 00:33:22 |
| 77 | 1128 | Adrian Haines (2C) | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:34:53 |
| 164 | 1109 | Chris Kelly | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:38:50 |
| 171 | 1106 | Mike Dennison | V60 | BAWBAW | 00:38:56 |
| 172 | 1111 | John Taylor | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:38:57 |
| 196 | 1105 | Mark Taylor | V60 | BAWBAW | 00:40:02 |
| 206 | 1116 | Ross Davies | V40 | BAWBAW | 00:40:30 |
| 241 | 1103 | Ian Cunningham | V55 | BAWBAW | 00:41:54 |
| 252 | 1120 | Matthew Stratful | V40 | BAWBAW | 00:42:34 |
| 257 | 1101 | Barry Walters | V60 | BAWBAW | 00:42:38 |
| 259 | 1117 | Tim Bellars | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:42:41 |
| 260 | 1122 | Colin Haylock | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:42:49 |
| 288 | 1104 | Maarten Stenham | V40 | BAWBAW | 00:44:17 |
| 300 | 1108 | Simon Turton | V50 | BAWBAW | 00:45:03 |
| 331 | 1107 | Neil Frediani | V60 | BAWBAW | 00:48:58 |
| 335 | 1100 | Michael Ball (2C) | V55 | BAWBAW | 00:51:16 |
| 353 | 1114 | Steve Hillier | V65 | BAWBAW | 01:07:48 |
In the team competition, with ten to score, BA finished a creditable 7th of 12 (creditable considering our lack of "Seniors"). That left seven runners to field a "B" team who finished 5th of 10.
Reporting from South Africa.
We had a fantastic turnout despite my fears on Wednesday of being a few short of a team. Conditions were fantastic, dry, cool and good under foot. International runner Adrian Haines came for a training run but was still too quick for most of us. John Taylor also made a welcome return, thanks to better shift patterns this year. Paul Knechtl continued his recent good form despite being injured and was our first runner home and was second in his age group, as was Adrian in his. In the V60s Mike Dennison were first, Mark Taylor second and Barry Walters sixth. It is a pity there isn't a V60 team prize!
Thanks to all who turned out and especially to Steve Hillier who missed Brentford beat QPR and arrived very late due to trains but still completed the run. Most of the team are featured in the photograph, taken before Steve arrived.
The last race of this year's series is at 12noon at Lloyd Park on the 8th Feb, followed by refreshments at the pub.
Neil Frediani
...are all red-carpet events. Which one is the odd one out? The BAAC Awards evening, because we are all invited to step onto the red carpet for this event. It will be held at the Bedfont Club on March 4th, when our glittering trophies will be handed out and we will be able to hear the amazing acceptance speeches. Please put the date in your diary, and make every effort to attend.
You may have a view as to which BAAC athletes had a great 2019. If you do, please let me know, and we'll add your nominations to the list, which we plan to discuss at the beginning of February. If you are a trophy holder, please can you return it to a committee member by the end of January, to give us some engraving time!
Thanks,
It is now too late to submit any more claims for the SPOTY competition. Thanks to all those who entered. The winner will be announced at the annual awards evening.
The 4th run (of 6) of the Wednesday Winter Handicap will be held on Wednesday 23rd January 2020.
The course variation introduced in December using Helen Avenue, Feltham will be in play once again.
In the event that there is no static timekeeper at the finish, Runners should be prepared to time themselves either by memorizing the finish time on the club clock which will be countdown mode or a watch/phone carried on the run.
New runners are always welcome to join in. These are the target times for those who have run before.
| RUN4 22/1/2020 | target | |
| Benita | Scaife | 54:30 |
| John | Scaife | 54:30 |
| Steve | Hillier | 53:15 |
| Christine | Munden | 52:00 |
| Denis | Foxley | 50:00 |
| Roderick | Hoffman | 50:00 |
| Trish | McCabe | 47:30 |
| Neil | Frediani | 47:30 |
| Steve | Taylor | 45:30 |
| Richard | Ruffell | 40:00 |
| Simon | Turton | 38:15 |
| Maarten | Stenham | 37:00 |
| Chris | Kelly | 36:00 |
| Gary | Rushmer | 35:30 |
| Paul | Prescott | 35:00 |
The first Saturday in January is often (but not always) a day of bumper turnouts at parkruns as New Year’s Resolutions kick in and efforts are made to burn off the indulgences of the festive season. Severe weather can sometimes cause disruption at this time of year but the number of cancellations was well down on previous weeks. Reading is still too wet but parkrun has restarted at Marlow and Hazelwood (Sunbury).
Overall both UK (199,410) and worldwide (336,048) attendance records for a Saturday were broken. In UK 64 new records were set and one can only imagine how crowded it must have been at the start at some runs with narrow paths. I list just a few examples – Clapham Common (1103), Tooting Common (1019), Black Park (845), St Albans (736), Gunnersbury (701), Brooklands (422), Harrow (329). How long can it be before low price chip timing is introduced ?!!!? There were 1815 runners at Bushy Park so nowhere near the 2500 on Christmas Day but the highest number for a first Saturday in January nevertheless. John Coffey has now run at Bushy parkrun/timetrial in 15 different calendar years, not many people can beat that.
Mike Dennison (20:17) chose relatively uncrowded Hanworth for his 400th parkrun. Maria Jovani (22:00) celebrated her 300th run as first female finisher there for the fourth time. Julie Barclay (21:59) visited nearby Crane Park for the first time and was first lady across line there too. Ben Chaytow (21:23) and Paul Watt (21:29) had a good tussle a little higher up the field. Joe Nolan (29:47) reached a landmark 350th run and was in charge of his 36 strong pacer squad as well, all battling for space in the record crowd of 845. Times varied between just under 18 to just over 68 minutes.
Steve Newell
| Member | parkrun | Date | Time | Grade | PB | Comment | |
| TRUE | Bob Bannister | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:23:57 | 68.75% | 97th run at Bedfont Lakes | |
| TRUE | Paul Davis | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:21:47 | 62.66% | 304th run at Bedfont Lakes | |
| TRUE | Scott DAVISON | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:24:24 | 59.49% | 256th run at Bedfont Lakes | |
| TRUE | Neil FREDIANI | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:29:10 | 55.94% | run #246 (getting closer to 250!) | |
| TRUE | Eddie KETTERICK | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:40:33 | 40.61% | PB | parkrun pb by 70s |
| TRUE | Zoe OSTLEY | Bedfont Lakes | 04-Jan-20 | 00:52:34 | 34.91% | tailwalker's companion | |
| TRUE | Roderick HOFFMAN | Birdsland Reserve | 04-Jan-20 | 00:30:31 | 52.10% | park #295, BApark #559 | |
| TRUE | Joe NOLAN | Black Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:29:47 | 55.79% | run #350, Attendance record 845 | |
| TRUE | Andrew William Jordon | Bushy Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:22:58 | 66.33% | run #141, 124th run at Bushy | |
| TRUE | John COFFEY | Bushy Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:29:47 | 66.03% | run #412, 315th at Bushy | |
| TRUE | Ian CUNNINGHAM | Bushy Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:26:19 | 59.40% | 15th calendar year at Bushy | |
| TRUE | Julie BARCLAY | Crane Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:21:59 | 82.34% | 216th run at Crane Park | |
| TRUE | Paul WATT | Crane Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:21:29 | 70.91% | 1st run at Crane, park #36 | |
| TRUE | Ben Chaytow | Crane Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:21:23 | 65.32% | 1st run at Crane, park #41 | |
| TRUE | Sarah GORDON | Daventry | 04-Jan-20 | 00:34:16 | 57.44% | run #276, 11th at Daventry | |
| TRUE | David Williams | Fulham Palace | 04-Jan-20 | 00:27:04 | 51.17% | run #136, 11th at Fulham Palace | |
| TRUE | Tony BARNWELL | Fulham Palace | 04-Jan-20 | 00:49:12 | 39.97% | 6th run at Fulham Palace | |
| TRUE | John Lennon | Guildford | 04-Jan-20 | 00:36:42 | 42.96% | run #301, 15th at Guildford | |
| TRUE | Steve NEWELL | Gunnersbury | 04-Jan-20 | barcode scanning | |||
| TRUE | Mike Dennison | Hanworth | 04-Jan-20 | 00:20:17 | 79.79% | run #400, 8th at Hanworth | |
| TRUE | Maria Jovani | Hanworth | 04-Jan-20 | 00:22:00 | 71.52% | F-1, 5th run at Hanworth | |
| TRUE | David DUGGAN | Hanworth | 04-Jan-20 | 00:31:23 | 50.66% | run #347, 6th at Hanworth | |
| TRUE | Denis Foxley | Harrow | 04-Jan-20 | 00:28:41 | 61.48% | 132nd run at Harrow | |
| FALSE | Joan FOXLEY | Harrow | 04-Jan-20 | 00:38:39 | 58.56% | ||
| TRUE | Trish MCCABE | Harrow | 04-Jan-20 | 00:28:09 | 55.06% | 1st run at Harrow, park #58 | |
| TRUE | Alice BANKS | Higginson, Marlow | 04-Jan-20 | 00:29:19 | 68.11% | Higginson dried out after 4 weeks | |
| TRUE | Christopher T KELLY | Homewood | 04-Jan-20 | 00:41:11 | 36.99% | 1st run at Homewood, park #54 | |
| TRUE | Caroline Cockram | Ifield Mill Pond | 04-Jan-20 | 00:25:24 | 66.01% | 1st run at Ifield, park #87 | |
| TRUE | Ian Cockram | Ifield Mill Pond | 04-Jan-20 | 00:24:03 | 62.30% | 1st run at Ifield, park #87 | |
| TRUE | Benita Scaife | Maidenhead | 04-Jan-20 | 00:32:51 | 61.69% | run #175, 89th at Maidenhead | |
| TRUE | John Scaife | Maidenhead | 04-Jan-20 | 00:32:52 | 51.01% | run #202, 93rd at Maidenhead | |
| TRUE | Alan & Ann ANDERSON | Osterley | 04-Jan-20 | 00:53:38 | 50.87% | (assisted) | |
| TRUE | Alan ANDERSON | Osterley | 04-Jan-20 | 00:53:39 | 43.80% | 300 fewer runners today (cf 1 Jan) | |
| TRUE | Piers KEENLEYSIDE | Panshanger | 04-Jan-20 | 00:28:50 | 56.59% | 1st run at Panshanger, park #46 | |
| TRUE | Jain Reid | Richmond Park | 04-Jan-20 | 00:27:59 | 63.01% | best age grade % at Richmond | |
| TRUE | Keith Johnson | St Albans | 04-Jan-20 | 00:26:36 | 55.01% | run #41, 19th at St Albans | |
| TRUE | Janet Smith | Upton Court | 04-Jan-20 | 00:36:12 | 49.36% | run #120, 11th at Upton Court | |
| TRUE | Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE | Woking | 04-Jan-20 | 00:24:26 | 69.44% | run #90, 73rd at Woking | |
| TRUE | Bob Bannister | Bedfont Lakes | 11-Jan-20 | 00:24:17 | 67.81% | ||
| TRUE | James Shoulder | Bedfont Lakes | 11-Jan-20 | 00:19:07 | 67.48% | PB | 12s improvement. 3rd fastest club runner. |
| TRUE | Anne Bannister | Bedfont Lakes | 11-Jan-20 | 00:30:53 | 63.73% | ||
| TRUE | Eddie KETTERICK | Bedfont Lakes | 11-Jan-20 | 00:40:47 | 40.38% | ||
| TRUE | Joe NOLAN | Black Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:30:52 | 53.83% | ||
| TRUE | Sarah GORDON | Brixworth Country | 11-Jan-20 | 00:37:47 | 52.10% | New BA parkrun, just north of Northampton | |
| TRUE | Andrew William Jordon | Bushy Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:22:46 | 66.91% | ||
| TRUE | Ian CUNNINGHAM | Bushy Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:26:00 | 60.13% | XC warm-up | |
| TRUE | Murray HOGGE | California Country | 11-Jan-20 | 00:24:19 | 65.39% | ||
| TRUE | Frankie HOGGE | California Country | 11-Jan-20 | 00:24:19 | 60.86% | ||
| TRUE | Paul WATT | Crane Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:21:47 | 69.93% | ||
| TRUE | Scott DAVISON | Crane Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:24:10 | 60.07% | ||
| TRUE | Benita Scaife | Delaware and Raritan Canal | 11-Jan-20 | 00:31:46 | 63.80% | PB | 49s improvement / improving club records |
| TRUE | John Scaife | Delaware and Raritan Canal | 11-Jan-20 | 00:31:47 | 52.75% | PB | 50s improvement / improving club records |
| TRUE | David Williams | Fulham Palace | 11-Jan-20 | 00:27:17 | 50.76% | ||
| TRUE | Mike Dennison | Gladstone | 11-Jan-20 | 00:20:15 | 79.92% | XC warm-up / BA men's record and grade | |
| TRUE | Maria Jovani | Gladstone | 11-Jan-20 | 00:20:50 | 75.52% | BA ladies' record | |
| TRUE | David DUGGAN | Gladstone | 11-Jan-20 | 00:31:52 | 49.90% | ||
| TRUE | John Lennon | Guildford | 11-Jan-20 | 00:39:35 | 39.83% | ||
| TRUE | Denis Foxley | Harrow | 11-Jan-20 | 00:27:59 | 63.01% | ||
| TRUE | John COFFEY | Hazelwood | 11-Jan-20 | 00:31:12 | 63.03% | ||
| TRUE | Alice BANKS | Higginson, Marlow | 11-Jan-20 | 00:28:02 | 71.22% | ||
| TRUE | Caroline Cockram | Homewood | 11-Jan-20 | 00:29:31 | 56.80% | ||
| TRUE | Ian Cockram | Homewood | 11-Jan-20 | 00:26:24 | 56.76% | PB | 45s improvement |
| TRUE | Adrian Haines | Ifield Mill Pond | 11-Jan-20 | 00:19:21 | 77.43% | XC warm-up | |
| TRUE | Richard RUFFELL | Jersey Farm | 11-Jan-20 | 00:31:46 | 49.63% | ||
| TRUE | Petra OTTO | Manor Field, Whittlesey | 11-Jan-20 | 00:44:33 | 47.62% | ||
| TRUE | Paul PRESCOTT | Newcastle | 11-Jan-20 | 00:21:01 | 61.46% | 11s outside Barry Walters BA record | |
| TRUE | Jain Reid | Richmond Park | 11-Jan-20 | 00:27:25 | 64.32% | PB | 29s improvement |
| TRUE | Marion WOODHOUSE | Rickmansworth | 11-Jan-20 | 00:38:13 | 47.36% | ||
| TRUE | Eddie GILES | Salisbury | 11-Jan-20 | 00:28:26 | 62.78% | ||
| TRUE | Christopher T KELLY | Sandhurst Memorial | 11-Jan-20 | 00:40:16 | 37.83% | XC warm-up | |
| TRUE | Janice Jones | Squerryes Winery | 11-Jan-20 | 00:33:26 | 52.09% | PB | 15s improvement / New BA ladies' record |
| TRUE | Keith Johnson | St Albans | 11-Jan-20 | 00:25:10 | 58.15% | ||
| TRUE | Roderick HOFFMAN | Timboon | 11-Jan-20 | 00:28:51 | 55.11% | New BA parkrun, Roderick's 12th in Victoria. | |
| TRUE | Trish MCCABE | Winchester | 11-Jan-20 | 00:29:09 | 53.17% | 1st BA lady therefore BA record | |
| TRUE | Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE | Woking | 11-Jan-20 | 00:23:39 | 71.74% | ||
| TRUE | Alan FRIAR | Woodley | 11-Jan-20 | 00:37:31 | 50.51% | First parkrun since April |
Fastest this week was James Shoulder at Bedfont Lakes with an impressive 19:07. But that still only makes him the third fastest club runner after Gary Rushmer (18:42 13th March 2010) and Barry Walters (18:47 25th June 2011).
Mike Dennison ran impressively at Gladstone to take the record from Richard Ruffell and was one of four club parkrunners who went on to represent the club at cross-country later on the Saturday. Interesting the four did different parkruns. Adrian Haines was another to do the double - perhaps catching up with lost training runs following a recent injury!
Two new parkruns were added and a few records set or improved as documented above.
Roderick Hoffman
Steve's parkrun stats - club parkrun stats (updated for 4th Jan but not 11th Jan)
TEST LINE Steve's parkrun stats - club parkrun stats (updated for 4th Jan but not 11th Jan)
Full club parkrun database - {read access to new club parkrun database} - Download and explore.
Doha MarathonAnother marathon done on Friday 10th January - not really enjoying them much these days. The trip started badly when my bag did not make the flight to Doha along with about 20 others. BA said they would put it on the next flight a day later which meant it would arrive too late for the 6:30am start. So I had to go shopping for running shoes, shorts, socks and a cap - for the sun I thought! Jogged to the start at 5:30 a bit of drizzle in the air. The start was at the south end on the 'Corniche' road/path that runs along the edge of a large crescent shaped bay. The drizzle turned to very heavy rain with thunder and lightning as we started and in no time at all the road we were running on was a huge 3" deep puddle! I thought I'd come to a desert area and was hoping for a bit of winter sun! We ran north for just over 5K turned round and came back. We had to repeat this 4 times. I was OK for the first two laps and did about 2:08 for the half and then as usual my injuries came to the fore reducing my pace to a hobble. Finished in 4:58:51 with skinned heels from the cheap new shoes I had to buy. As we wait for our flight home on Monday morning my heels are still red and sore - flight delayed by 3 hours 45 minutes - but at least we have got Club World boarding passes. Last night we were still on the wait list and the flight looked very full. First time in Doha and there are some amazing buildings here - and many more still being built - the whole place is a building site! We walked around the West Bay commercial area yesterday to gaze up at the skyscrapers - could almost have been in Manhattan. Many surprisingly green park areas along the coast - they must spend a fortune on water. The MIA (Museum Of Islamic Art) is in an amazing building overlooking the bay and is definitely worth visiting just to see the amazing spaces inside the building as well as the exhibits. We also visited the National Museum which is also a fantastic, modern, brand new building. Getting around the city is very easy with a new metro system with vast modern stations - the state seems to have almost limitless funds. The standard fare is only 2 QAR (about 40p) and there are free buses to get you to the nearest station. We stayed at the Mercure Grand Hotel which was fairly near the start and a short walk from the Souq Waqif where there are many places to eat and drink (but no beers etc.!). The hotel is quite old (by Doha standards) and a bit tired with building going on all around it. Still the rooms were very comfortable and I got a great rate having booked via a 'black Friday' deal at the end of November. Piers Keenleyside (currently pursuing a baggage claim against BA) |
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Reports on the Ladies Cross-Country
Saturday's XC at Wimbledon Common was my first league event. Although
I have done several trail and XC races, I wasn't too sure what to
expect! The set up was really straightforward, I found my bib at the BA
meeting point and we promptly got going. The route was excellently
marshalled and scenic. No doubt my parkruns at Bedfont Lakes and
Homewood prepared me well for the mud, puddles, undulations and the hill
that we climbed (twice). The team sprit was great and it was nice to
meet other BA ladies.