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BA Athletics Club News Digest 16th September 2019Events:
We meet at 18:00 at the Bedfont Club on most Wednesdays throughout the year. 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: 29th July. * Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] (parkrun details updated 12 August 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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| Name | Team | 10k | 5k | Comment |
| Allison Clark | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:27:02 | Not on my list! | |
| Charlotte Habgood | Centennial Run | 00:37:41 | ||
| Christine Munden | Centennial Run | 01:10:04 | 00:34:01 | Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Clara Halket | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:59:11 | ||
| Ellen Kenworthy | Centennial Run | 00:42:02 | ||
| Finbarr Cotter | Centennial Run | 00:29:47 | ||
| Gareth Snook | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:51:03 | 00:25:38 | |
| George Jones | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:42:36 | 00:20:42 | Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Ian Cunningham | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:46:55 | 00:23:01 | Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Janet Cunningham | Centennial Run | 01:00:52 | 00:31:51 | |
| Janice Jones | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:29:48 | ||
| John Taylor | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:19:43 | ||
| Julie Barclay | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:44:15 | 10k W50-59 1st | |
| Marion Taylor | Centennial Run | 00:31:30 | ||
| Marion Woodhouse | AIR FRANCE (AF) | 00:31:34 | ||
| Martin Habgood | Centennial Run | 00:36:56 | ||
| Megan Kenworthy | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:42:03 | ||
| Michelle Garratt | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:52:34 | 00:26:51 | |
| Paola Howard | Centennial Run | 00:55:52 | 00:29:21 | |
| Paul Knechtl | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:37:51 | 00:18:49 | 5k M40-49 1st or 2nd / 10k M40-49 1st or 2nd / Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Paul Watt | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:22:11 | ||
| Phil Howard | Centennial Run | 00:45:33 | 00:25:52 | |
| Piers Keenleyside | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:51:44 | 00:26:09 | |
| Roderick Hoffman | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 01:03:08 | 00:34:23 | |
| Sarah Gordon | Centennial Run | 01:07:59 | 00:37:09 | Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Stephen Taylor | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:55:34 | 00:27:46 | Achieved the JW challenge* (just) |
| Steve Newell | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:40:45 | ||
| Sue Newell | Centennial Run | 00:50:04 | ||
| Tim Bellars | BRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) | 00:45:01 | 00:22:21 | Achieved the JW challenge* |
| Trish McCabe | Centennial Run | 00:57:38 | 00:30:26 | |
| Vera Simms | Centennial Run | 00:58:16 | ||
| Richard Rivadeneira | Centennial Run | 00:45:02 | 00:28:02 | |
| Naemah Morris | Centennial Run | 00:55:49 | 00:28:04 | |
| Rita Cotter | Centennial Run | 00:34:13 | ||
| Nancy Pinchen | Centennial Run | 00:25:38 |
* JW Challenge - finishing the WARR 5k in less than half the time taken on the 10k.
I've indicated "1st or 2nd" for both of Paul Knechtl results because the placings are yet to be published and in both races it isn't clear whether an age category runner in each race will be counted ahead of Paul.
Roderick Hoffman
The fixtures will be held at the following venues on the following dates and times:
More information on the individual races, such as course routes and travel directions will be provided by the host clubs nearer the time.
The team size is five to score and we failed to make that for most of the
races last year, so no matter your speed there is a good chance that you can
enhance the club's result. You need to be a paid up member of BAAC to take part.
Clara Halket
This event, traditionally popular with club members named Steve, is now open for entry at: https://www.activetrainingworld.co.uk/events/2019/12/01/Perivale_5 . Our old friend Philip York is managing the entries again this year though as he now lives in Dorset he won't be as involved on the day. The BA Clock is also expected to be in attendance.
Four out of five replied to the Facebook Poll to have the Perivale Five as Run-of-the-Month for December. There has only been one suggestion and vote for the ROM for November (Marlow Half) and no one has suggested anything for January. It would be nice to have a bit more club participation! ROM Poll: https://ww.facebook.com/groups/636199849751546/permalink/2458388820865964/
Roderick Hoffman
| Member | 14th Sept. 2019 | parkrun ↓ | Pos ↓ | Time ↓ | Grade↓ | PB↓ | Comment |
| TRUE | Sarah GORDON | Babbs Mill | 119 | 00:33:37 | 58.55% | BA Park #525, park #111 | |
| TRUE | Roderick HOFFMAN | Babbs Mill | 94 | 00:29:35 | 53.75% | BA Park #525, park #282 | |
| TRUE | Paul PRESCOTT | Bedfont Lakes | 7 | 00:19:56 | 64.80% | M-6, run #47, 34th at Bedfont Lakes | |
| TRUE | Paul Davis | Bedfont Lakes | 91 | 00:29:15 | 46.32% | pacing Teresa | |
| #N/A | Eddie KETTERICK | Bedfont Lakes | 179 | 00:43:31 | 37.50% | PB | run #2, pb by 2:36 |
| TRUE | Paul TIMMS | Betty’s Bay | 6 | 00:24:21 | 63.66% | BA Park #524 | |
| TRUE | Joe NOLAN | Black Park | 492 | 00:34:00 | 48.87% | run #336, 302nd at Black Park | |
| TRUE | Maarten Stenham | Brooklands | 76 | 00:24:48 | 55.85% | pacing Jakob | |
| TRUE | Ian CUNNINGHAM | Bushy Park | 166 | 00:21:40 | 72.15% | run #393 | |
| TRUE | Oliver MATHAI | Bushy Park | 406 | 00:24:34 | 68.25% | fastest of 10 most recent parkruns | |
| TRUE | Scott DAVISON | Crane Park | 57 | 00:25:10 | 57.68% | run #317, 41st at Crane Park | |
| TRUE | Christine Harriet MUNDEN | Dishley, Loughborough | 270 | 00:33:11 | 49.92% | run #18, 1st at Dishley, park #6 | |
| TRUE | Maria Jovani | Feltham | 2 | 00:20:51 | 74.90% | F-1, club record, run #283, 1st at Feltham | |
| TRUE | Caroline Cockram | Feltham | 15 | 00:27:15 | 61.53% | run #371, 2nd at Feltham YOI | |
| TRUE | Ian Cockram | Feltham | 10 | 00:26:07 | 57.37% | run #493, 2nd at Feltham YOI | |
| TRUE | David DUGGAN | Feltham | 19 | 00:28:40 | 55.47% | PB | run #326, 2nd at Feltham YOI, venue pb |
| TRUE | David Williams | Fulham Palace | 154 | 00:23:52 | 58.03% | PB | run #132, 7th at Fulham Palace, parkrun pb |
| TRUE | Piers KEENLEYSIDE | Gunnersbury | 211 | 00:25:21 | 64.37% | run #246, 165th at Gunnersbury | |
| TRUE | Alan ANDERSON | Gunnersbury | 627 | 00:52:11 | 45.03% | run #568, 302nd at Gunnersbury | |
| TRUE | Dave Dixon | Hackney Marshes | 7 | 00:17:51 | 86.09% | M-7, first run at Hackney Marshes this year | |
| TRUE | Mike Dennison | Hanworth | 3 | 00:19:44 | 82.01% | PB | M-3, course pb (by 4 seconds) |
| FALSE | Joan FOXLEY | Harrow | 232 | 00:36:30 | 61.00% | run #150, best age-grade score since 2016 | |
| TRUE | John COFFEY | Hazelwood | 83 | 00:28:17 | 69.53% | fastest of 10 most recent parkruns | |
| TRUE | Neil FREDIANI | Hazelwood | 99 | 00:29:53 | 54.60% | ||
| TRUE | Steve NEWELL | Hazelwood | 130 | 00:39:07 | 48.44% | run #370, 6th at Hazelwood | |
| TRUE | Julie BARCLAY | Kingston | 35 | 00:20:57 | 86.40% | run #173, 1st at Kingston, park #31 | |
| TRUE | Paul WATT | Kingston | 52 | 00:21:49 | 69.82% | run #117, 1st at Kingston, park #26 | |
| TRUE | Janice Jones | Kingston | 227 | 00:29:16 | 59.51% | run #58, 1st at Kingston, park #16 | |
| TRUE | Benita Scaife | Maidenhead | 245 | 00:32:26 | 62.49% | ||
| TRUE | John Scaife | Maidenhead | 246 | 00:32:27 | 51.67% | ||
| TRUE | Petra OTTO | Manor Field, Whittlesey | 96 | 00:38:52 | 54.59% | run #101, 20th at Manor Field | |
| TRUE | Barry WALTERS | Mole Valley | 40 | 00:22:45 | 72.38% | PB | 2nd run at Mole Valley, pb by 100 seconds |
| TRUE | Tim Bellars | Nautical | 1 | 00:21:39 | 69.82% | run #13, park #13, BA park #526 | |
| TRUE | James Shoulder | Osterley | 5 | 00:19:21 | 66.67% | PB | M-4, course pb (by 20 secs), club record |
| TRUE | Simon Turton | Prospect | 30 | 00:22:57 | 65.87% | run #6, park #6, only parkrun of 2019 ? | |
| TRUE | Murray HOGGE | Reading | 84 | 00:21:45 | 72.49% | ||
| TRUE | Frankie HOGGE | Reading | 83 | 00:21:44 | 68.10% | PB | pb by 37 seconds |
| TRUE | Christopher T KELLY | Reading | 615 | 00:55:56 | 27.23% | pw by 5 minutes | |
| TRUE | Eddie GILES | Salisbury | 148 | 00:25:34 | 68.97% | 3rd best of 46 runs at Salisbury | |
| TRUE | Keith Johnson | St Albans | 118 | 00:25:09 | 58.18% | 2nd best run at St Albans | |
| TRUE | Adrian Haines | Tilgate | 7 | 00:18:36 | 80.56% | M-7 run #52, 33rd at Tilgate, best parkrun this year | |
| TRUE | Richard RUFFELL | Tring | 15 | 00:22:07 | 71.29% | 13th run at Tring, best age-grade% | |
| TRUE | Micheal BALL | Woking | 131 | 00:26:15 | 59.56% | run #159, 144th at Woking | |
| TRUE | Tony BARNWELL | Wycombe Rye | 533 | 00:48:02 | 40.94% | 89th run at Wycombe Rye |
Volunteers include...[remember, we can only guarantee to include your volunteer efforts if you email us about them]
| 14th | September | 2019 | parkrun | Role |
| None reported |
It was another record-breaking week with more members running on a single Saturday than ever before.
Moreover, people were running quickly as well. This may have been thanks to the early autumn anticyclone sitting over southern England providing cool calm conditions and more molecules of oxygen per lungful than average. Four of our runners exceeded age-grade scores of 80% with Dave Dixon (17:51, 86.09%) recording only our second* sub-18minute run of the year so far. That puts him 5th out of a staggering 335 in the VM55-59 category at Hackney Marshes which is admittedly one of the fastest parkrun courses in the world. * Paul Knechtl ran 17:49 at Brooklands in April.
Julie Barclay (20:57, 86.4%) visited Kingston parkrun for the first time. That time places her 5th out 280 in VW55-59 group there. It is one of the parkruns where Maria Jovani holds our all genders club record (19:39). Mike Dennison (19:44, 82%) improved his pb at Hanworth by 4 seconds. He has a comfortable lead at the top of VM60 table there although our club record is still held (just) by a younger runner – James Shoulder with 19:42. Adrian Haines (18:36, 80.56%) recorded his best parkrun time so far this year at Tilgate.
Oliver Mathai (24:34 at Bushy) and John Coffey (28:17 at Hazelwood) both produced the best runs of their most recent ten, so something to be satisfied about. Eddie Giles (25:34) had his 3rd best ever run at Salisbury where he is closing in on a half century.
Murray and Frankie Hogg (21:44,pb) along with Chris Kelly were part of a record attendance of 622 at Reading to celebrate the 500th run there. For those wanting to attend a 500th, Kingston is due in two weeks’ time.
Simon Turton (22:57) ran at Prospect (near Reading), his first parkrun of 2019 and was within seconds of equaling Barry Walters’ club record of 22:49. Simon has now run six parkruns and six different venues and in I’d like to say six years but it has taken seven!
There was even some time for global tourism with Paul Timms (24:21) breaking new ground at Betty’s Bay near Cape Town, and just a week after WARR Tim Bellars (21:19) made it 13 runs and 13 different parks at Nautical parkrun on Lake Ontario. Roderick Hoffman (29:35) and Sarah Gordon (33:37) went to Birmingham (West Midlands) to run at Babbs Mill which started less than two months ago. The total has moved up to 526.
Lord Coe was reportedly at Gunnersbury parkrun and finished in just over 24 minutes. He was unable to produce a barcode and thus doesn’t appear in the results. If the man in charge of world athletics can’t get away with it, what chance have the rest of us got? (!). Boris Johnson, please take note – rules are there to be obeyed.
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Steve Newell / Roderick Hoffman
My excuse for finishing behind {the unknown runner at Gunnersbury parkrun who finished in just over 24 minutes} is that I was saving myself for the marathon I did today - the Five Rivers Challenge starting at Ware in Hertfordshire. The rivers involved are the Lee, Ash, Beane, Mimram and Rib. There were 3 choices of distance 10K, 1/2 marathon and full {and guess which one Piers was doing} with 3 different loops starting and finishing from the race HQ to make up the distances. Loop 1 was 10K, loop 2 11K and loop 3 21K. Very nice route with probably over 90% on trails across lovely Hertfordshire countryside. Fantastic weather though perhaps a little too hot for the last hour I was running. Although billed as a self-navigating course with route instructions provided by the organisers there were quite a few arrows pointing the way for us. Most of the trip hazards (tree routes etc.) had been sprayed with yellow paint which also helped show we were on the right route.
Despite the arrows though I still managed to get myself a bit lost in Hertford town centre and lost 5 or 10 minutes getting back on track. Finished in 5:11:20.
Piers Keenleyside
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8 of us gathered at noon on 11th September for the latest NoW run. It was
time for a revision of long forgotten history, around the site of the
signing of the Magna Carta. We started along the river past the statue of
our current queen, Runnymede pleasure gardens and Bell Weir lock before
cutting across to the bottom of Coopers Hill where everyone agreed to take a
hard detour up the hill to visit the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial. This
was followed by a descent of some awkward woodland steps and quick visits to
three of the four memorials which are within easy reach of the National
Trust car park and more importantly refreshments, with Steve Newell and Joe
Nolan. Total distance 4.8miles. Hats off to Denis, the oldest of our runners
(apart from his brand-new knee!) who was the only one of us to run all the
way up the hill. 
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