BA Athletics Club News Digest 15th January 2024
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[parkrun run by club members updated 4th October 2023]
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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 January Mile performance by the end of the
month for publication in the first February digests):
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:
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Your Athletic Achievement of the Week (or use the prompt in the BAAC Facebook
group):
| Participant |
Event |
Distance |
Location |
Day/Start |
Time or Duration |
Details or comment, and other achievements |
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Surrey League Cross Country Results
Ladies: The BAAC ladies’ team is climbing the rankings thanks to a great turnout at
Oxshott Woods including newcomer Claire Philpott and returnee Vicky McFarlin.
The day was cold, but the 8K course had largely dried up from recent rain, and
we soon warmed up after the first hill! Full attention was needed over the many
tree roots, and there was even a fallen tree to straddle. It was a great course,
enjoyed by all.
The A team recorded a 5th place finish on the day from 26 teams, taking us to
11th in the overall season’s rankings. We had sufficient runners that we had a B
team result of 24th. Julie achieved 1st V60 and Vicky 2nd V50. Well done all.
The final fixture is at Lloyd Park on 10th February, timings tba.
| Pos |
Points |
Num |
Name |
Age group |
Club |
Time |
Comment |
| 1 |
1 |
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--- |
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31:47 |
| 21 |
21 |
562 |
Emma Moreton |
V40 |
BAW BAW |
37:12 |
| 24 |
24 |
571 |
Victoria McFarlin |
V50 |
BAW BAW |
37:38 |
2nd V50 |
| 31 |
31 |
570 |
Chris Buckle |
V45 |
BAW BAW |
38:24 |
| 38 |
38 |
566 |
Julie Barclay |
V60 |
BAW BAW |
39:43 |
1st V60 |
| 48 |
48 |
572 |
Claire Philpott |
V40 |
BAW BAW |
40:44 |
| 60 |
60 |
569 |
Felicity Brown |
V40 |
BAW BAW |
41:33 |
| 100 |
100 |
561 |
Amanda Coombs |
V55 |
BAW BAW |
46:29 |
| 146 |
146 |
567 |
Christine Munden |
V50 |
BAW BAW |
57:00 |
| 152 |
152 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
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69:53 |
Men: Men's team - 10th of 14 (ahead of two teams that had three more runners than
we did!).
| Pos |
Points |
Num |
Name |
Age group |
Club |
Time |
Comment |
| 1 |
1 |
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28:31:00 |
| 11 |
11 |
548 |
Paul Knechtl |
V50 |
BAW BAW |
30:16:00 |
Top V50 |
| 73 |
68 |
549 |
John Taylor |
V55 |
BAW BAW |
36:43:00 |
| 83 |
78 |
550 |
Mark Taylor |
V60 |
BAW BAW |
37:44:00 |
4th V60 |
| 88 |
82 |
553 |
Ben Kelly |
SEN |
BAW BAW |
38:04:00 |
| 107 |
97 |
552 |
Chris Kelly |
V55 |
BAW BAW |
39:02:00 |
| 111 |
100 |
556 |
Tom Smith |
SEN |
BAW BAW |
39:30:00 |
| 161 |
121 |
551 |
Graham Taylor |
V60 |
BAW BAW |
51:53:00 |
| 167 |
43 |
--- |
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66:09:00 |
Recent Activity Achievements
13 members' achievements were communicated to me before this week's
publication time.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Andy Rayner |
Various |
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Local |
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Tues dog trot estate in 9m 13s. / Wed Muddy XC in 70m 48s. / Thurs
dog trot estate in 10m 40s. / Fri Fast walk Lane/Harvest Hill Road and
return via Cox Green in 55m 44s. |
| Barry Walters |
Running |
12km |
Bracknell |
Wed |
01:09:52 |
This run did not turn out as planned as instead of my usual out and
back effort, I was feeling good so ran a circular route for a change
passing Brants Bridge hospital and going through Harmonds Water. My
longest run for some time. In the evening did a one-hour body balance
workout. |
| Benita Scaife |
Running |
3.5miles |
Regent's Canal |
Fri |
00:37:13 |
We ran from Paddington station to Camden along the Regent’s Canal on
Friday. We had an item to pick up in Covent Garden and decided to go the
scenic way… |
| John Scaife |
Running |
3.5miles |
Regent's Canal |
Fri |
00:37:13 |
...Tougher dudes than us would have run all the way from Paddington
but we took the Northern Line from Camden Town to Leicester Square and
walked from there. |
| David Cowell |
parkrun |
5km |
Tamworth Castle Grounds |
Sat am |
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More BA parkrun venues needed? Well, ask and you shall receive!
Tamworth Castle Grounds. Nice flat course & well organised. |
| Eddie Giles |
Gym |
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Sat |
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Had a major operation on 20th Dec, back home for Xmas but on 27th
went down with COVID (caught in hospital) but all clear now. So in the
gym now 3 weeks after the op. Gentle stretching, weights and walking.
Hopefully by April 6th I will be able to get round Salisbury parkrun
(though currently the park is flooded and has become part of the river
Avon!!) |
| Emma Moreton |
Race |
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Oxshott |
Sat |
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XC at Oxshott Woods |
| Fiona Bishop |
parkrun |
5km |
Parkville (Melbourne) |
Sat am |
00:25:52 |
Parkville parkrun is a fast flat course round a park 1 1/2 lap.
Finished 162 of 504. Time 25.52 mins 78.35%. |
| Janet Smith |
Throwing |
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Sat am |
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Back throwing this morning after a 4 months rest It was a beautiful
morning for it. |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Running |
5km |
Geographe Bay |
7am Sun |
0:32:12 |
This wasn't my achievement, well, I did rerun the Geographe Bay
parkrun course but I was joining a group who had done the course on the
hour for 24 hours. So 120km in total over the 24hours - and it probably
averaged about 32c. No fatalities, but much rather them than me. Two was
enough (and I slowed on the second!). |
| Sarah Gordon |
Strava Art |
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Local |
Dec |
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My week's achievement was to win my running club's winter Strava art
competition! |
| Simon Turton |
Orienteering |
9.74km |
Chineham Street-O |
Sun |
00:59:19 |
Haven’t done one of these for a time and nice to get out for a
longer run. Venue was Chineham near Basingstoke for a bit of Street-O on
Sunday. Had the bonus of seeing a former RAF gate guardian Hawker
Hunter, now resplendent in a business park (popped back after the run
for the photo ). Cool but dry running conditions and a nice, clean run. |
| Stephen Taylor |
Running |
14.5miles |
Greenford, Southall and Northolt |
Sat am |
02:34:56 |
My marathon training run, mostly along the canal, with a detour off
for the Northala parkrun. 14.5 miles, 2:34:56. |
I'm still out of the country therefore limited in the way
I can include pictures. I'll leave you to work out which are deer and which are
people.
       
parkrun Results for Saturday 13th January 2024
32 activities are recorded below. Please get in touch if your activity is
missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment |
| David
John BIRD |
Bedfont Lakes |
675 |
20 |
0:23:21 |
68.09% |
run #108, 105th at Bedfont Lakes |
| Scott
DAVISON |
Bedfont Lakes |
675 |
39 |
0:26:23 |
56.79% |
run #449, 287th at Bedfont Lakes |
| Joe NOLAN |
Bedfont Lakes |
675 |
79 |
0:32:05 |
53.77% |
run #449, 3rd at Bedfont Lakes, first in over five years |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Burgess |
501 |
44 |
0:19:42 |
85.11% |
First run at Burgess Park, park #80, New BA men's record (from Paul
W) and age grade (from Julie) |
| Maria
JOVANI |
Burgess |
501 |
65 |
0:20:12 |
81.02% |
F2, First run at Burgess Park, park#75. New BA ladies record (from
Julie) |
| Ian Haylock |
Bushy Park |
967 |
74 |
0:20:14 |
74.71% |
run #390 |
| Ben
CHAYTOW |
Bushy Park |
967 |
161 |
0:21:48 |
66.06% |
25th run at Bushy, best agegrade% ever at Bushy |
| Ian
CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
967 |
1088 |
0:32:35 |
49.67% |
428th run at Bushy |
| Diana
Smith |
Bushy Park |
967 |
1430 |
0:47:39 |
49.98% |
2 seconds slower than Christmas Day, 900 places better! |
| Murray
Hogge |
California Country |
183 |
18 |
0:22:31 |
73.13% |
15th run at California, P-Index is 4 |
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Christopher T KELLY |
Dinton Pastures |
221 |
384 |
0:49:17 |
31.99% |
run #593, 17th at Dinton Pastures, P-Index is 6 |
| Frankie
HOGGE |
Finsbury Park |
620 |
69 |
0:21:23 |
69.21% |
F5, PB by nearly three minutes. Improves own BA ladies record. 866
finishers |
| Roderick
HOFFMAN |
Geographe Bay |
444 |
92 |
0:29:42 |
55.44% |
First run in Western Australia (by any club member).park #370. 444
by chance. New BA parkrun #794. Biggest ever turnout. |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Grovelands |
636 |
239 |
0:35:01 |
51.69% |
First run at Grovelands, park #114, Matches last week's time at
Richmond Park. |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Guildford |
502 |
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Finish Tokens at Guildford |
| Piers
KEENLEYSIDE |
Gunnersbury |
557 |
250 |
0:26:50 |
63.11% |
214th run at Gunnersbury, 705 finishers, post Covid record
attendance |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
382 |
237 |
0:38:52 |
62.39% |
run #283, 239th at Harrow |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
382 |
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Barcode Scanning at Harrow. |
| Elise
LAWRENSON |
Nonsuch |
567 |
282 |
0:27:48 |
58.87% |
run #252, 212th at Nonsuch |
| Stephen K
TAYLOR |
Northala Fields |
428 |
194 |
0:31:59 |
50.13% |
run #163, 108th at Northala Fields |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Old Deer Park |
617 |
152 |
0:48:57 |
41.95% |
run #496, 20th run at Old Deer Park, first for five years |
| Bob
BANNISTER |
Osterley |
459 |
90 |
0:25:47 |
66.26% |
run #494 |
| Trish
MCCABE |
Osterley |
459 |
106 |
0:26:17 |
61.64% |
run #450 |
| Oliver
MATHAI |
Osterley |
459 |
150 |
0:28:12 |
62.53% |
97th parkrun - approaching the 100th. |
| Alan
ANDERSON |
Osterley |
459 |
362 |
0:48:31 |
56.17% |
run #694, 140th at Osterley |
| Fiona
Bishop |
Parkville |
335 |
162 |
0:25:52 |
78.35% |
Another Melbourne parkrun, New BA parkrun #793. |
| Melanie
Miller |
Pollok |
701 |
428 |
0:39:57 |
45.31% |
First BA runner at "Pollok" parkrun (Roderick ran there twelve years
ago when it was known simply as "Glasgow" parkrun). Plus report writer (v). Park #152 |
| Neil
FREDIANI |
Prudhoe Riverside |
293 |
101 |
0:37:47 |
44.82% |
run #312, 35th at Prudhoe Riverside |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Rushmoor |
397 |
404 |
0:33:05 |
65.14% |
first run at Rushmoor, park #114 |
| John
SCAIFE |
Rushmoor |
397 |
405 |
0:33:05 |
52.70% |
first run at Rushmoor, park #122 |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
South Oxhey |
398 |
18 |
0:25:55 |
73.83% |
first run at South Oxhey, park #182 (M25/Herts) |
| Paul
WATT |
South Oxhey |
398 |
73 |
1:02:34 |
25.20% |
first visit to South Oxhey, park #180. Currently unable to run - but
determined to parkrun still. |
| David
DUGGAN |
Southall |
101 |
86 |
0:33:22 |
49.35% |
498th parkrun. Where will the 500th be? |
| David
Cowell |
Tamworth Castle Grounds |
11 |
6 |
0:19:20 |
73.88% |
run #91, park #67, New BA parkrun #795. |
| Sarah
GORDON |
Tamworth Castle Grounds |
11 |
252 |
0:41:17 |
50.63% |
run #362, park #151 |
|
Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE |
Woking |
399 |
137 |
0:27:53 |
64.08% |
113th run at Woking |
parkrun Review Saturday 13th January 2024
Our two members in Australia have continued to add to the club collection of
parkruns and push us on towards the 800 mark. Fiona Bishop (25:52) was
still in the East and nearer the sunrise at Parkville in the Melbourne suburbs
while Roderick Hoffman (29:42) had moved to Geographe Bay in the Margaret River
region of Western Australia in the Southwest corner of the continent. Back
in a chilly UK, David Cowell (19:20) and Sarah Gordon (41:17) made a first visit
to Tamworth Castle parkrun in Staffordshire which started at the end of October
[David and Sarah met...albeit only because David knows that he scanned Sarah's
barcode!]. Clubs represented there included Squirrels [Sarah's other
club], Badgers and what I assume is a works team from Massey Ferguson.
The outstanding performances this week - Mike Dennison (19:42, 85%) and Maria
Jovani (20:12, 81%) visited Burgess parkrun in Camberwell for the first time.
Mike is now ranked 5th/245 in his age group there, Maria 8th/776 in hers – in
both cases about 1 min slower than the best.
We have several club members who look like they are likely to reach
milestones in the next few weeks. David Duggan (33:22 at Southall) is on
498 runs. Steve Newell (48:57) at Old Deer Park is on 496 but about to be
in Spain (no parkruns) for the next two Saturdays. Bob Bannister (25:47 at
Osterley is on 494. Alan Anderson (48:31 at Osterley) is on 694 and
memories come flooding back of his 500th achieved in a pre-Covid blizzard at
Gunnersbury – only a couple of dozen have gone beyond the 700 mark. Former
member David Tyas (21:26 at Bushy) is in the select group on 718. Chris
Kelly (49:17 at Dinton Pastures) is on 593. Oliver Mathai (28:12 at
Osterley) is on 93 – he made his first appearance at Bushy in June 2007 and took
four years to get to double figures – no rush, there really isn’t any (at all).
Please let us know when and where you are planning to achieve a formal (or
arbitrary) milestone and you never know, you may get company.
Steve Newell
Matters Arising - parkrun Regions Run In
This week I ran a parkrun in Western Australia and this was the club's first
foray into parkruns in that parkrun region. Why did I choose that parkrun? I
thought the name was appropriate for a parkrun tourist with a degree in
Geography.
In total there are or have been
84 different parkrun regions. These include regions that are no longer operating
- including those of Russia and also Iceland and others. We did run parkrun at
two of the eleven Russian regions (Daniela MAYEROVA at Elagin Ostrov in
Russia/Санкт-Петербург and Gareth SNOOK at Gorky Park in Russia/Москва). We
didn't run in either Iceland or in Zimbabwe so we cannot tick off those regions,
nor at "bespoke" parkrun which happened so long ago it wasn't assigned to a
region.
The list of regions includes others that are difficult to run at -
though not impossible. There are three different "Restricted" regions, one for
each of the UK, Ireland and Australia - most of these parkruns are at prisons or
other correctional facilities. The UK also had an "Overseas Military Bases"
region with one parkrun in Afghanistan and currently has a "British Overseas
Territories" region with three parkruns, one in Cyprus, one near Naples in Italy
and one in Belgium. These three are military bases, as is Mount Pleasant on the
Falkland Islands but that is one of the UK "Restricted" parkruns. Of these
difficult to run at regions we have run two of the UK "Restricted" parkruns
(Jain Read at Downview and the Cockrams, David and Maria at Feltham).
Overall
though we have run at 52 of the 84 regions. 12 others are now closed as listed
above and 4 are restricted and outside the UK so it isn't realistic to consider
us visiting them. That leaves 16 regions that we could visit but we are yet to
visit. These are:
| Country Name |
Region Name |
Count of events |
| South Africa |
GP · Ekurhuleni |
24 |
| South Africa |
KZN · Inland |
20 |
| South Africa |
EC · Coastal |
17 |
| South Africa |
Northern Cape |
14 |
| South Africa |
EC · Inland |
13 |
| South Africa |
GP · Tshwane - Pretoria |
12 |
| Australia |
Australian Capital Territory |
9 |
| South Africa |
Kruger Lowveld |
9 |
| South Africa |
Limpopo |
9 |
| South Africa |
WC · Garden Route |
9 |
| South Africa |
GP · Sedibeng |
7 |
| South Africa |
Namibia |
4 |
| South Africa |
eSwatini |
2 |
| South Africa |
GP · Soweto |
2 |
| South Africa |
WC · Karoo |
2 |
| UK |
Falkland Islands |
1 |
None of us have planned our Falkland Islands trip yet, but the Australian
Capital Territory, with 9 parkruns, is inviting for some of
us. Other than that it is South Africa all the way (well, including Namibia and
eSwatini that are managed by parkrun South Africa). Hopefully our future South
Africa visitors can show imagination as to which bit of South Africa they travel
through. South Africa does have lots of regions - we have managed to visit ten
of them, visiting 21 different parkruns.
Western Australia isn't the only
parkrun region we have had single visits to - the Australia's Northern
Territory, the two Russian regions we managed to visit, four South African
regions, Japan, Malaysia, South Island New Zealand and the UK Crown Dependency
(in effect The Isle of Man).
My parkrun regions map is available at:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1RsYfKv3kzSsH4jDk6NSIzZDxRT1LbwsA&usp=sharing
Special Achievements Numbers
David Cowell suggests: "I guess the next 'special achievement number' will be
the Rolls Royce Trent 800 (unless Boeing make a 797 in the meantime!) Followed
by Trent 900, 1000, then L1011 Tristar. Guess that will take a while though! I
suppose you could also include the Boeing customer codes for BA (136, 236, 336
etc) but that might be a bit too 'inside baseball' for most people!"
We are now up to 795 different parkruns. As promised the club event map has
been updated with the latest parkruns run...apart from the ones from this
weekend just.
Full club parkrun database -
{read access to
club parkrun database} - Download or save a copy, and explore at your
leisure.
Club Event Map:
[Clickable link to Google Maps]
Roderick Hoffman
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