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BA Athletics Club News Digest 17th February 2020Events:
Our next Bedfont Club meeting will be on February 26th (Five Mile Handicap). March club evenings will be 4th (Awards evening) and 25th (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 12th February 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.
Reminder - Sunday 23rd February BA Cross Country 10:30 Start, Cranford Park #Please let Gary know of runners and marshals for this event. And please pass the massage onto other runners, including friends and runners from other clubs, who may want to join us on the day - email me with names (runners and marshal please). There is no entrance fee...but also no prizes. Many thanks, Gary Rushmer {Menscaptain@barunner.org.uk}. Men's Surrey League match report
We arrived in the middle of storm Ciara probably expecting the worst of weather conditions but 'enjoyed' a surprisingly sunny early afternoon. We finished 7th on the day led home by Paul Knechtl for a final position of 8th, one better than last year. Our scoring was consistent throughout the season thanks to being able to field a full team in all races. Thanks to all who turned out and especially Paul Knechtl and Mike Dennison. Paul returned to form so that he was able to be 5th best runner in the league as well as top equal in the over 40s, losing top place only due to relative positions in the last race. Mike, in his debut season, despite the shoes, came first in the over 60s age group, with a second and two first places. Barry Walters was also 4th in the over 60s. Let's hope that shifts and personal lives allow a few more of our top runners to partake more often next year so that we can aim even higher. Neil Frediani World Airline Road Race updateRegistration is OPEN and there are already four of us entered for the BA team (myself, Tim Bellars, Nancy Pinchen and Caroline Yarnell). Including the booking fee the event entry cost me US$53.38, and that has to be considered the best value for money part of the trip, so why don't you sign up now, and then worry about how to get there later? Event registration: https://raceroster.com/events/2020/28034/39th-world-airline-road-race-waikiki-hawaii BAAC Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/215504352952416/ Race venue: Waikiki, Hawaii Race date: 25th October 2020 parkrun Review Saturday 15th February 2020
Storm Dennis caused several cancellations this week and the Sunday junior parkruns were very badly hit again. The weather forecast even deterred possible volunteers at Fulham Palace and with recent attendances there topping 800 that is very worrying. The Taylor brothers met up at Frimley Lodge to mix it with the great and the good of earlier eras. John Taylor (25:11) got home first followed by Mark Taylor (25:34) who edged out 1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton (25:35). Graham Taylor (30:39) was running at Frimley for the fifth time. The day was all about Paula Fudge (34:38) completing her 500th parkrun and joining the 500 club which now has just over 100 members. In her younger days Paula Fudge was world record holder for 5000m on the track with 15:14.51. She has run at Bedfont Lakes just once, finishing 3rd overall in 21:56 in December 2010. She was just one place ahead of Scott Davison (22:10) on that occasion. Adrian Haines (18:39, 80.34% at Ifield Mill Pond) was our fastest runner this week, James Shoulder (18:55) at Rushmoor was also quick. Kay Trinder (21:24, 82.4%) under the watchful eye of coach Tom Rowley at Woking and Mike Dennison (19:59, 80.98%) at Crane Park both topped the age-grade% lists at their respective runs this week.
Steve Newell Steve's parkrun stats - club parkrun stats (updated to 4th Jan) Full club parkrun database - {read access to new club parkrun database} - Download and explore. Note that we've just added recent joiner Emma Moreton into the excel files. If we don't list your result, and you believe yourself to be a paid up member, then please contact me with your parkrun barcode number. You can also help us by including "British Airways AC" as your club in your parkrun registration data (if we are your first claim club). Cancellations Update* Although no UK parkruns were cancelled due to the Coronavirus all four of the Singapore parkruns are currently unable to be run for that reason. Club friend Ralph Behrens is one whose plans have been impacted since he was passing through Singapore this weekend on his way to New Zealand and had hoped to include one of the Singapore parkruns. A map showing all of last Saturday's cancellations - due to viruses, storms, whatever - is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=11kOknOw_-3fUJl2sK3HoRoZddMCpoUY7&usp=sharing . An extract of this is shown above, the green trees show the parkruns that (probably) operated. Roderick Hoffman Harrow Hill 10k result and report
The revised course was near enough exactly 10k in length (though Hugh Jones hadn't done the measuring) but it did mean that there was an extra climb up Harrow Hill this year - so 190m of elevation gain versus the normal 160m. Both the winner and club friend Stephen Norris (1st MV50) time's this year were about 1 minutes slower than last year. I was simply pleased not to get lapped! On the course we ran there were no deep puddles, though at one point there was a stream with a strong current gushing across the pavement and a big risk of getting hit by a tsunami from a passing vehicle. Roderick Hoffman
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| ... | 1 | 0:31:42 | 1st finisher | |
| Mike Dennison | 60 | 0:41:47 | 3rd MV60 | |
| Maria Jovani | Runnymede Runners | 88 | 0:43:55 | |
| Ian Cunningham | British Airways AC | 141 | 0:47:33 | 9 year streak |
| Janet Cunningham | Epsom Allsorts | 329 | 1:00:33 | |
| Sue Dennison | 369 | 1:05:39 | 1st ever 10k | |
| ... | 416 | 1:18:29 | last finisher |
Dave Barnard speculates, in the light of the vaporfly debate (e.g. theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/10/running-crossroads-nike-vaporfly-footwear-arms-race-mainstream) that perhaps we should all go back to bare foot running. It worked for Bruce Tulloh and Zola Budd.
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Belated
report from the last men's Surrey League fixture of 2019-20 at Lloyd Park,
Croydon.
When
I drove to the race, ahead of the final course inspection, I saw this flood and
thought to myself that it was inevitable that the race would be called off. It
could not be safe for 100+ road runners to traverse the Red Sea. However the race
did go ahead, the Race Director thought on his feet and gave us a revised two
identical lap course so avoiding this corner. 
Valentine's
10k