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BA Athletics Club News Digest 20th January 2020Events:
Our next Bedfont Club meeting will be this Wednesday 22nd January for the Handicap. February meet-ups will be on 5th (Coaching Session - see below) 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. REMINDER Tuesday 28th January - Round-the-Block at Cranford/Heston from 12:30 #
We'll do the full lap this year, which I've GPS measured at 3.4miles/5.5k, and with the start and finish at one of the grass areas opposite the Community College. Street parking should be straightforward. The course is shown on the club map or more clearly here (it is the same as last year). Note that we have no access to either the Heston Venue or Cranford Community College so participants will need to arrive ready to run, and return whence they came to shower and change afterwards (perhaps via the Queen's Head first, for a post race drink and meal). Please attend and encourage your friends and colleagues to join us also. Traditionally we charge £1 for participation in this event and this is donated to White Lodge. Non-runners also welcome. Let us know to expect you by emailing us or responding to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1196283790762498/ Roderick Hoffman / Neil Frediani Club Coaching Session - Wednesday 5th February from 6pm at the Bedfont ClubJoe Nolan will be leading a coaching session on the 5th February at the Bedfont Club. This is being targeted for the longer distance runner, but anyone is welcome to turn up and see what they can learn. The exact format is to be confirmed but it is likely to involve a warm-up from 18:00 followed by the coaching session up to 19:15 and then a discussion in the bar from 19:30. Roderick Hoffman obo Joe Nolan parkrun review Saturday 18th January 2020
Several cancellations last weekend due to the cold and wet (but not at Presint 18 in Malaysia!). London lost Brooklands and Sunny Hill to Ice and a band of water related cancellations across the Chilterns. The map extract shows official cancellations (others cancelled, but didn't update the parkrun list). Click on the map to see the cancellations across the whole country. James Shoulder was first finisher at Bedfont Lakes for the second time. James has finished in all the top places from first to ninth but never tenth. We have several runners who have finished in all the places from second to tenth but never first finisher - Barry Walters, Ben Chaytow (2nd to 36th), Chris Kelly (2nd to 47th), Maartin Stenham (2nd to 39th), Murrey Hogge (2nd to 42nd), Richard Ruffell (2nd to 29th). Speaking as someone who has a first finish to their credit you sometimes need to carefully decide which parkrun to do! Gary Rushmer has all the places from 1st to 16th. Jeremy Short has 1st to 10th but needs an 11th place, Mike Dennison also has all from 1st to 26th (some before joining us so not in our database). It is difficult for our ladies to feature in this - though Maria Jovani is close, needing a 1st and 3rd to complete all places down to 46th. Roderick Hoffman 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.
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| Overall Pos. | Women Pos. | Name | M / W | Score | Time | Time Penalty | Grand Total | Points |
| 1 | ... | M | 780 | 00:59:55 | 0 | 780 | 100 | |
| 20 | Simon Turton | M | 510 | 00:59:09 | 0 | 510 | 81 | |
| 23 | 1 | ... | W | 500 | 00:59:53 | 0 | 500 | 78 |
| 55 | Chris Kelly | M | 370 | 00:58:42 | 0 | 370 | 46 | |
| 97 | 31 | Jain Reid | W | 210 | 00:59:14 | 0 | 210 | 4 |
In the series table Simon had now overtaken me and is lying in 25th place with 246 points from three events. I've in 30th place with 220 from 4 events. Chris Kelly and Jain Reid feature in 73rd and 75th place though are still edged by Christine Munden in 53rd.
The next event will be at the Angel Islington on Tuesday 11th February, meeting at the Three Johns at 73 White Lion Street, N1 9PF, from 18:15. http://londonorienteering.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/StreetO_Angel_Islington_feb2020_flyer.pdf
Roderick Hoffman
Adrian
Haines in the Sussex Masters on SundayFinished 4th - "Too far behind the leading three, but plenty of distance from the following pack. This is the best cross country course in Sussex. With all the rain it was smooth running. The two long hills on the camber were testing. The views were unbelievable. Highly recommended for walking from oombes Farm. Great to be back racing after a testing month"
Adrian Haines
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The
club has had a "Round-the-Block" race around the streets of Cranford and Heston
since the early 1980s. Neil and I expect this to be the last time around
the traditional course at Cranford/Heston. The annual race once attracted
200 runners, it would be good to have 20 this time. So hopefully you will be
able to join us, as a generous lunchtime break from your work locations, or from
your retirement cottages. 
parkrun
in the Netherlands