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BA Athletics Club News Digest 18th May 2015Events:
New members and non-members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at all of these events. The full diary of club featured events is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml. Updated 8th May. Running related gossip and chat: Facebook "BA Runner" (link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/636199849751546/). This news digest is being sent to you because you are on the BA Athletics Club email list. To be removed please email us at news@barunner.org.uk. Difficulty viewing this email? Read it off the website instead - http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Green Belt Relay ResultWell done to this year's (at-times-Captain-less*) Green Belt Relay team. Headlines - 220 miles, by 11 runners, over 2 days, averaging 8:04 minute miles - one stage winner, two BA stage records broken, 19th of 30 teams, but beaten to our oft-won Corporate Trophy by a team from Loughborough University - we shall have to return to reclaim it next year. Link to full results: http://netsolve-it.co.uk/RaceResult. BAAC Team results and records: http://www.barunner.org.uk/results/Green Belt Relay Records 2015.xlsx Full report to follow next week. Rgds, Chris Kelly
Left to right - Vicky Edwards, James McFarlin, Simon Ashford, Graham Taylor, Chris Kelly, Neil Frediani, Dave Bird and Roderick Hoffman. The other team members; Richard Ruffell, David Dixon and John Querstret, were too exhausted to be able to make it to the finish. The team is deeply indebted to Nick Edge who drove us on (to our starts). * Whilst Chris was able to run both of his legs he wasn't able to join us on the Saturday evening due to an unavoidable clash that evening at an event that was so far away it was said to not even be on the British Mainland! (and I don't mean Canvey Island either). Did the lack of an inspirational halftime team talk make a difference? Well, we were in 15th place at the end of day one yet finished 19th at the end so clearly there must be some tales to tell about day two. Tune in next week, same time, same channel. Results of the 1st Vets League match at Battersea, Monday 11th May 2015
A very pleasant evening at Battersea, 1st of the Vets track season. A very good result for Janet with 1st in the Discus and 2nd in the Shot. Also good result for Steve with a 1st in the shot and equal 2nd in the Long Jump. The Next Vets event is at Uxbridge on Monday 8th June 6.30pm. Hope to see you there. Eddie Giles World Airline Road Race Headquarters HotelCorrect link to the editable Word document is: http://www.barunner.org.uk/attachments/warr 2015 hotel form.docx . Roderick Hoffman Wednesday 20th May - Crane Park Relay - ReminderHi Everyone. The CIE for May is a 5k Crane Park Relay for Wednesday 20th May. Teams of 2, first runner in the team starts and runs to the Hanworth road, Turning right then right again back into the park, passing the finish spot, up to the swing gate to turn right at the Great Chertsey Road (2.5K), between that gate and the right turn back into the park, the second runner takes over the running, passing the start area, turning right out of the park at Hanworth Road, back into the park and to the finish. Gather around, 6pm at the start area , hopefully the relay starting at 6.15pm. Those keen enough could swap over for a 2nd go at the relay. Then afterwards, off to find a suitable venue for a pie & pint at a local pub. Hope to see you there. Eddie Giles Contact Eddie directly if you need to know which pub. I find parking is usually straightforward in Lyndhurst Avenue and there is a walk through to the park in Ellerman Avenue - this takes you to the finish point so allow time to walk round (clockwise) to the start. Also note that we expect to be joined for the run by an octogenarian on the occasion of his birthday. Roderick Next Seasons Ladies Surrey League Cross Country fixturesThese have just been published. Please make a note of the dates in your diaries, Ladies. More details will be circulated nearer the time.
Cheers, Clara Club parkrun results for Saturday 16th May 2015
Although some of the regular parkrunners were concentrating on the Green Belt Relay this weekend there were plenty of others who would probably find the length of a GBR leg rather daunting being satisfied with a Saturday morning 5km. Not that Piers Keenleyside is ever put off by the length of race and with a
splendid sense of timing he completed his 100th parkrun on Saturday morning
before attempting his 100th marathon (or longer race) on Sunday. What you
might term a doubleton weekend (more details below). Sticking with
Gunnersbury for a moment - there was a record turnout of 370 in good conditions
and Alan Anderson ran for the last time as a septuagenarian and in his fastest
time of the year. His protégé Kerstin Luksch produced yet another pb and
she will be leading him round on a bike when he attempts to set an MV80 age
category record next week knowing that he has to reach the finish to earn a
slice of his own birthday cake. All members are invited to
join the party at Gunnersbury Park - please be early for the 9 a.m. start. There was also a record turnout at Northala Fields with 231 runners where the event doubled as a Run for Napel fund raiser, raising close to £2,000. Steve and Marion Taylor were able to represent the club there. You'll also note Geoff Miles in the results - the numbers at Gunnersbury and Northala were boosted perhaps by Osterly parkrun being cancelling due to another event. John Coffey returned to Bushy Park after a couple of weeks away and found himself up against Paul Knechtl compete making one of his occasional appearances (17:38) and recording his best WAVA score (79.21%) even if missing a pb by a few seconds. That is the best parkrun time of the year by one of our members. {Ed: There were comments around the GBR team table on Saturday night over Paul's "Paula Radcliff like" performance - he was unable to be considered for the Green Belt Relay team due to a bad knee}. Ian Cunningham went over to Nonsuch and was part of a field of over 500 runners there for the fifth time in six weeks. There were rather fewer at Harrow for run#2 where Steve Newell achieved a rare top 50 finish and became the oldest man to run there so far. There is a slight hill there by the way and this was confirmed by parkrun guru Danny Norman who had studiously avoided the inaugural run. Denis Foxley expected to improve on his time from the inaugural run but could only match it (to the second). Another maintaining a 100% appearance record at Harrow was Fiona Smith, daughter of Jean and the late George Smith and who remembers some of us from the Speedbird Club days. Other ladies pleased with their times were Bridget Ruffell with a parkrun pb of 28:24 at Cassiobury, Benita Scaife with a 5k pb of 28:46 at Upton Court and Justine Arnott with 27:38 at Strathclyde Country Park. Updated club parkrun stats: www.barunner.org.uk/results/ba_parkrun_park_totals.xls Steve Newell (mainly) 100 Marathons AchievedRunning with race number "100" Piers completed his 100th Marathon+ event on Sunday with a time of 3:43:53 at the Kingston Park Marathon and thus joins the 100 Marathon Club. Piers thanks Colin Haylock and Ian Cunningham for turning up to support him. Jigjit Singh, already a member of the 100 Club, also took part and encouraged Piers whilst finishing in 5:02:34. Piers can now take it easy and give his body time to recover from all of the injuries and damage done by his excessive mileage of the last six months...until the weekend after next when he'll be doing the Comrades Marathon. Here's to 200! Running Shorts
Stockley Park 10k - Sunday 17th May
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