BA Athletics Club News Digest 21st August 2023
Events marked "#" are points scoring for the club's participation trophy
- for the 2023 title.
Club Event Map:
[Clickable link to Google Maps]
For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
Results for Next Week
Please help me by sending in your results, for instance by filling in the tables below and
forwarding to
News@barunner.org.uk. Some events will have "Prompts" set up in
Facebook.
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 August Mile performance by the end of the
month):
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: [no need
to submit if your best mile is one of the Arethusa miles, I'll check the tables].
| Mile Participant |
Location |
Date |
How Measured |
Duration/Time |
Comment: e.g. event |
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Weekly Athletic Achievement (by Sunday evening) or use the Facebook
group prompt:
| Participant |
Event |
Distance |
Location |
Day/Start |
Time or Duration |
Details or comment, and other achievements |
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e.g. Running |
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NOW
- tomorrow, Tuesday 22nd August at Boston Manor - reminder
Meet around 12:00 in front of children's playground adjacent to the car park. The car park is left off from Boston Manor Road (heading north), just after
the GSK building north of the A4 (and under the M4 flyover). Post code TW8 9JX.
Charges are 50p for an hour, £1 for 2 hours or £2 for 3 hours.
The running route is about 5km and will incorporate the park and nearby
Grand Union Canal; we will run as a group. There is also the option of walking
and Piers will provide some written instructions for the suggested route.
Listen carefully at the start since there is a choice of cafes and we'll
decide which one to use on the day. The new cafe at the Manor House has a nice
paved patio area, but the prices seem a bit steep. The Potting Shed Cafe next to
the playground/car park seems better value although the menu does not stretch
to a 'Full English' which is on offer at the Manor House Cafe.
Piers Keenleyside
Let Roderick know to
expect you, or sign-up via the calendar. We will look out for those we know are
coming.
Equinox 5km and social evening, Wednesday 6th September
Just two weeks to go now so please let Steve Newell know if you:
- i) plan to run (or walk) the Equinox 5km in Bedfont Lakes Country Park,
- ii) just come and help,
- iii) just come and watch,
- iv) come along to Bedfont Football club in Hatton Road afterwards and would like
a free sandwich or two but have special dietary requirements that we should know
about.
At the event runners will start in small groups, all aiming to finish at 7
p.m. We will be using the Bedfont Road car park which can also reached by H26 bus
from both Feltham and Hatton Cross stations. See below for ULEZ information.
>>>Steve
Ultra Low Emission Zone information
The objective of the ULEZ expansion is to improve air quality within London.
Therefore, as outdoor runners, we should see the principle of it positively,
albeit there being implementation issues. The ULEZ zone expansion occurs on
Tuesday 29th August. Therefore there is no change for this week's NOW event and
this weekend's parkruns.
From Tuesday 29th August anyone driving to most events occurring in Greater
London in a non-compliant vehicle will have to pay the ULEZ charge for
that day. Many, probably most, vehicles are compliant but
please check rather than make an assumption. The ULEZ area is roughly the
same as the Greater London boundary but there are some exceptions which allow
small incursions within Greater London. One such exception is Clockhouse Lane,
to the west of Bedfont Lakes. Although within Greater London this road is not
within the ULEZ. It is ambiguous as to whether the Bedfont Lakes
Clockhouse Lane carpark is within or outside the
ULEZ but in the absence of signage or cameras it should be safe to park in
without paying the ULEZ charge. This is the far side of the park from where we
are meeting on 3rd September. The Bedfont Road carpark and the Bedfont Clubhouse
are definitely within the
ULEZ zone.
For those driving to parkruns the simple guide is that all Greater London
parkruns [green on the map] are within the ULEZ zone, and all those outside Greater London are
outside it [see map below, the blue boundary being the ULEZ]. But if you cut a corner across London then obviously
you would be travelling within the charge zone. Bedfont Lakes is mentioned above. Bushy Park
and perhaps Riddlesdown can be accessed on foot having parked with care outside
the zone. Nonsuch is outside the zone but you may need to take care not to stray into the zone
as you arrive or leave.
Roderick Hoffman
Recent Activity Achievements
18 members' achievements were communicated to me.
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
When |
Duration |
Comments |
| Andy Rayner |
mixed Run/Walk |
Various |
|
|
|
Wed 16 Aug Steady XC (muddy) and the Park in 69m 20s. Sat 19 Aug
Fast walk Cox Green in 45m 20s. |
| Chris Kelly |
Running |
8miles |
Dunsden |
Sun am |
01:26:00 |
Slow run... up Dunsden... 8 miles in 1:26... pooped after PB at
Bushy parkrun yesterday , back in time to watch the FWWC Final… |
| David Cowell |
Volunteering |
|
Forest Rec parkrun |
Sat am |
|
Wollaton Hall was postponed so David helped out as Timekeeper at the
next nearest parkrun - Forest Rec. Photo was taken on the way home. |
| Emma Moreton |
Various |
|
Local |
Week |
|
6 days of consecutive exercise (running and/or hot yoga) |
| Harjit Jhooti |
parkrun |
5km |
Thames Path parkrun |
Sat am |
|
Bumped into Piers at Thames Path parkrun |
| Jain Reid |
Running |
17.65km |
Battersea Park |
|
01:55:55 |
My first time at Battersea Park. I thought the laps would be boring
but loads of other runners doing their long runs and easy to get lost in
own thoughts. Intended to do 30k but hip painful so cut short. |
| Janet Smith |
Throwing |
|
Kingston |
Sun |
14.06m |
My fastest parkrun of the year at Hove Promenade on Saturday (33.40
mins) and then my furthest Weight Throw since 2018 on Sunday in Kingston
(14.06m). |
| John Scaife |
parkrun |
5km |
Frimley Lodge |
Sat am |
|
Met up with friend and ex-BAAC runner Will Blair at Frimley Lodge
parkrun. Will finished in an impressive 23:30, nearly 10 minutes ahead
of us. |
| Benita Scaife |
parkrun |
5km |
Frimley Lodge |
Sat am |
|
With John |
| Julie Barclay |
Running |
5km |
Ash Common and Basingstoke Canal |
Tue |
00:28:00 |
Gentle recovery run during a taper week. Photo is from Hilly Fields
parkrun. |
| Paul Watt |
Running |
5km |
Ash Common and Basingstoke Canal |
Tue |
00:28:00 |
As Julie Barclay |
| Mark Taylor |
parkrun |
5km |
Evesham |
Sat am |
00:21:54 |
| Piers Keenleyside |
Hill Work |
10.68km |
West Walk, Ealing |
Sun |
01:04:04 |
West Walk 10K, an Ealing Eagles club event, up and down a footpath
called West Walk in Ealing. You start and finish at the top of the
hill and do complete laps for at least 10km. I ran down and up 14 times
(over 700ft of elevation gain). There was also a half-marathon option
(for [fit] nutters!) |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Race |
1mile |
Arethusa Mile, Bushy Park |
Wed |
00:08:29 |
Event PB on my fifth run there, so has to be flagged as my
achievement of the week. Group photo also features Mike Dennison and
perhaps Bob Bannister and Ian Haylock. |
| Simon Turton |
Track-on-Field |
3km |
Braywick Park cinder track, Maidenhead |
Tue |
00:15:20 |
Taster of Track-on-Field ahead of Hayley's run below. Details next
week with other August Track-on-Fields. |
| Hayley Turton |
Track-on-Field |
3km |
Braywick Park cinder track, Maidenhead |
Sun |
00:16:25 |
Hayley has joined the Winchester University Athletics Club and is
exploring what are her best distances. Thought this would be a good way
to find out . With Simon and 1km warm up and down so 5km total in a tad
over 29mins; job done. |
| Stephen Taylor |
Open water swim |
2km |
Denham |
|
01:03:00 |
My first open water swim this year, at Denham with the imposing
backdrop of HS2. |
| Steve Newell |
Fast walk |
1mile |
Chiswick House |
Tue |
00:16:08 |
Ahead of being tailwalker at Bedfont Lakes parkrun. The August mile
report will be in two weeks' time. |
parkrun Results for Saturday 19th August
39 activities are recorded below. Please get in touch if your activity is
missing.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun 10th June |
Run# |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
Comment |
| David
DUGGAN |
Alton Water |
94 |
86 |
0:35:36 |
46.25% |
David is top of the list this week...well, we always do this one
alphabetical by parkrun name. First run at Alton Water (Ipswich), park #130 |
| Emma
Moreton |
Bedfont Lakes |
655 |
21 |
0:23:23 |
66.29% |
F3, 269th run at Bedfont Lakes |
| Bob
BANNISTER |
Bedfont Lakes |
655 |
41 |
0:26:05 |
65.50% |
run #472, 342nd at Bedfont Lakes |
| Scott
DAVISON |
Bedfont Lakes |
655 |
54 |
0:27:49 |
53.86% |
281st run at Bedfont Lakes |
| Anne
Bannister |
Bedfont Lakes |
655 |
80 |
0:31:37 |
66.10% |
200th run at Bedfont Lakes |
| Steve
NEWELL |
Bedfont Lakes |
655 |
136 |
0:55:04 |
37.29% |
tailwalker (v), 4 mins faster than previous tailwalk at Bedfont [Ed:
It isn't a race!] |
| Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
673 |
274 |
0:31:20 |
55.05% |
387th run at Black Park, hasn't strayed elsewhere this year |
| Barry
WALTERS |
Bracknell |
358 |
123 |
0:30:29 |
56.04% |
17th run at Bracknell |
| Ben
CHAYTOW |
Brynaman |
120 |
4 |
0:22:37 |
63.15% |
New BA parkrun, #753. M4, run #344, park #32 |
| Ian Haylock |
Bushy Park |
944 |
108 |
0:20:54 |
71.69% |
run #376 |
|
Christopher T KELLY |
Bushy Park |
944 |
190 |
0:22:17 |
70.76% |
16 minute PB, at Bushy! (only his 2nd run there). |
| Ian
CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
944 |
868 |
0:30:01 |
53.91% |
run #518 |
| Diana
Smith |
Bushy Park |
944 |
1312 |
0:49:04 |
48.54% |
run #37 (all at Bushy), first hat trick of sub 50 times, but see
below... |
| Ben
Kelly |
Dallas Burston Polo Club |
74 |
16 |
0:24:07 |
53.56% |
6th run at Dallas Burston Polo Club |
| Trish
MCCABE |
East Grinstead |
239 |
60 |
0:29:28 |
54.41% |
First BA lady at East Grinstead. Park #126 |
| Mark
TAYLOR |
Evesham |
348 |
16 |
0:21:54 |
75.19% |
run #21, park #13 |
| David
Cowell |
Forest Rec |
444 |
|
|
|
"Timekeeper at Forest Rec parkrun #444, surprisingly low turnout
given the event number!" [215 finishers, just above average] |
| Benita
SCAIFE |
Frimley Lodge |
636 |
382 |
0:33:14 |
64.84% |
first run at Frimley Lodge, park #103 |
| John
SCAIFE |
Frimley Lodge |
636 |
383 |
0:33:14 |
52.46% |
first run at Frimley Lodge, park #111 |
| Mike
DENNISON |
Guildford |
483 |
22 |
0:20:37 |
81.33% |
run #517, 1st Guildford, park #72 |
| Alastair
HESLOP |
Guildford |
339 |
|
|
|
Timekeeper at Guildford, 315th volunteer credit. |
| Denis
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
361 |
131 |
0:30:11 |
61.73% |
run #226 + 142 volunteer credits |
| Joan
FOXLEY |
Harrow |
361 |
203 |
0:38:08 |
62.46% |
run #267 + 95 volunteer credits |
| Alice
BANKS |
Higginson, Marlow |
160 |
121 |
0:28:10 |
75.33% |
run #234, 58th at Marlow |
| Paul
WATT |
Hilly Fields |
509 |
23 |
0:21:32 |
73.22% |
BA fastest male (from Neil), park #155 |
| Julie
BARCLAY |
Hilly Fields |
509 |
90 |
0:26:04 |
73.40% |
BA fastest lady (from Trish) and Grade (from Steve), park #158 |
| Janet
Smith |
Hove Promenade |
337 |
476 |
0:33:40 |
55.25% |
run #156, first at Hove Promenade, park #61 |
| Keith
Johnson |
Minehead |
288 |
26 |
0:23:29 |
64.37% |
6th run at Minehead (parkrun pb course) |
| Stephen K
TAYLOR |
Northala Fields |
407 |
163 |
0:29:57 |
53.53% |
104th run at Northala Fields |
| Alan
ANDERSON |
Osterley |
437 |
229 |
0:47:55 |
56.87% |
run #671 |
| Neil
FREDIANI |
Prudhoe Riverside |
272 |
88 |
0:33:53 |
49.98% |
run #304, 31st at Prudhoe Riverside |
| Jain
REID |
Richmond Park |
769 |
299 |
0:33:01 |
55.58% |
run #142, 133rd at Richmond Park |
| John
TAYLOR |
Rickmansworth |
265 |
24 |
0:20:45 |
75.98% |
run #56, 8th of 2023 |
| Frankie
HOGGE |
Southwark |
434 |
44 |
0:20:42 |
71.50% |
F4, run #99, first at Southwark, park #13. |
| Roderick
HOFFMAN |
Stockley Country |
32 |
|
|
|
Run Director at Stockley Country |
| Piers
KEENLEYSIDE |
Thames Path, Woolwich |
16 |
109 |
0:26:37 |
63.62% |
park #66, More members enticed by London's newest parkrun |
| Harjit
Jhooti |
Thames Path, Woolwich |
16 |
193 |
0:31:49 |
56.16% |
park #93 |
| Melanie
Miller |
Thames Path, Woolwich |
16 |
248 |
0:38:29 |
46.43% |
park #129 |
| Vera
Simms |
Uckfield |
157 |
59 |
0:29:27 |
66.84% |
Still needs to have membership confirmed. Bottom of the list this
week, by parkrun or first name. |
parkrun Review 19th August 2023
Ben Chaytow (22:37) grabbed the limelight this week with his 4th place
overall at Brynaman parkrun on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in
rural south Wales where none of us have visited before. The club total
moves on to 752.
Guided by time rather than position, Mike Dennison (20:37 at
Guildford), Ian Haylock (20:34 at Bushy), Frankie Hogge (20:42 at Southwark),
John Taylor (20:45 at Rickmansworth, Paul Watt (21:32 at the aptly named Hilly
Fields in south London and Mark Taylor (21:54 at Evesham) caught the eye.
Nobody was overseas but we spread ourselves out of 26 different 5k UK
parkruns.
Steve Newell
Matters Arising - Club best parkrun running achievements...
As promised last week - a celebration of club member's best parkrun finishes.
Only including events on dates when their membership was valid. Note that in
most of the tables there are some records set this year (in bold).
Fastest 10 Club Male Runners
This table shows each member's best result whilst a member of the club. A top
ten of everyone's full results would only feature Dave Dixon, Paul Knechtl and Adrian
Haines.
| Club Member |
parkrun |
Date |
Run# |
Position |
Time |
Grade |
| Dave DIXON |
Hackney Marshes |
30/05/2015 |
255 |
4 |
00:17:10 |
85.92% |
| Paul KNECHTL |
Bushy Park |
15/07/2017 |
689 |
8 |
00:17:18 |
82.56% |
| Adrian HAINES |
Brighton & Hove |
19/05/2012 |
239 |
1 |
00:17:27 |
81.28% |
| Adam MOQUET |
Fulham Palace |
08/04/2023 |
392 |
3 |
00:17:37 |
75.31% |
| David Cowell |
Hove Promenade |
06/05/2023 |
323 |
4 |
00:17:38 |
80.43% |
| Gary RUSHMER |
Bushy Park |
06/10/2007 |
162 |
28 |
00:18:10 |
78.62% |
| Christopher T KELLY |
Wormwood Scrubs |
01/06/2013 |
103 |
3 |
00:18:34 |
77.56% |
| James Shoulder |
Rushmoor |
08/02/2020 |
282 |
6 |
00:18:42 |
68.98% |
| Barry WALTERS |
Bedfont Lakes |
25/06/2011 |
108 |
5 |
00:18:47 |
81.81% |
| Colin HAYLOCK |
Bushy Park |
03/10/2015 |
592 |
38 |
00:18:52 |
75.71% |
Note that eight different courses feature.
Fastest 10 Club Female Runners
| Club Member |
parkrun |
Date |
Run# |
Position |
Time |
Grade |
| Katherine STATHER |
Bushy Park |
16/08/2008 |
209 |
27 |
00:18:52 * |
78.53% |
| Frankie HOGGE |
Reading |
04/06/2022 |
554 |
9 |
00:19:30 |
75.90% |
| Maria Jovani |
Bushy Park |
13/07/2019 |
797 |
52 |
00:19:38 |
79.54% |
| Natalie RUFFELL |
Amager Strandpark |
09/07/2016 |
222 |
5 |
00:19:47 |
74.81% |
| Kay Trinder |
Woking |
08/06/2019 |
240 |
12 |
00:19:57 |
87.30% |
| Julie BARCLAY |
Kingston |
14/09/2019 |
498 |
35 |
00:20:57 |
86.40% |
| Emma Moreton |
Brooklands |
29/04/2023 |
142 |
43 |
00:21:40 |
71.54% |
| Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE |
Woking |
22/06/2019 |
242 |
38 |
00:21:56 |
77.36% |
| Deborah HELSDON |
Bushy Park |
30/07/2016 |
637 |
192 |
00:22:38 |
67.16% |
| Lissa PRITCHARD |
Gunnersbury |
17/10/2015 |
204 |
75 |
00:22:58 |
65.53% |
* note that Katherine makes it onto the "all gender" top 10, ahead of Colin
using either position or age grade.
Seven different
courses feature, including six not featured in the men's list.
Top 10 Age Grade Club
Runners
| Club Member |
parkrun |
Date |
Run# |
Position |
Time |
Grade |
| Kay Trinder |
Woking |
08/06/2019 |
240 |
12 |
00:19:57 |
87.30% |
| Adrian HAINES |
Worthing |
22/04/2023 |
275 |
1 |
00:17:47 |
87.16% |
| Dave DIXON |
Hackney Marshes |
28/10/2017 |
384 |
6 |
00:17:24 |
86.88% |
| Julie BARCLAY |
Kingston |
14/09/2019 |
498 |
35 |
00:20:57 |
86.40% |
| Mike Dennison |
Kingston |
28/05/2022 |
559 |
9 |
00:19:25 |
85.58% |
| Fiona Bishop |
Amager Strandpark |
03/06/2023 |
518 |
69 |
00:24:04 |
84.21% |
| Barry WALTERS |
Upton Court |
27/06/2015 |
132 |
3 |
00:18:59 |
83.76% |
| Brian BENNETT |
Black Park |
14/03/2015 |
300 |
89 |
00:22:57 |
82.57% |
| Paul KNECHTL |
Bushy Park |
15/07/2017 |
689 |
8 |
00:17:18 |
82.56% |
| Murray HOGGE |
Mile End |
23/10/2021 |
435 |
18 |
00:19:38 |
82.43% |
A top ten of all finishes features Kay five times, Dave three times and once
each for Adrian and Julie.
Nine different courses feature, and across all of these three tables 18
different parkrun courses feature!
1st Overall Placements
The "Count" column shows how many times the member has finished first. Each
member's first 1st place occurrence is listed.
| Club Member |
parkrun |
Date |
Run# |
Count |
Time |
Grade |
| Adrian HAINES |
Brighton & Hove |
19/05/2012 |
239 |
15 times |
00:17:27 |
81.28% |
| Mike Dennison |
Hanworth |
06/07/2019 |
10 |
6 times |
00:20:09 |
80.31% |
| Dave DIXON |
Macroom Castle Demesne |
23/05/2015 |
102 |
3 times |
00:18:37 |
79.23% |
| Paul PRESCOTT |
Bedfont Lakes |
24/07/2021 |
553 |
2 times |
00:20:35 |
63.00% |
| Paul KNECHTL |
Bushy Park |
01/08/2009 |
261 |
2 times |
00:17:32 |
76.71% |
| Adam Moquet |
Clair |
25/05/2019 |
308 |
2 times |
00:18:17 |
71.10% |
| David Cowell |
Whitehaven |
15/06/2019 |
50 |
2 times |
00:19:32 |
70.39% |
| James Shoulder |
Bedfont Lakes |
10/08/2019 |
521 |
2 times |
00:19:19 |
66.78% |
| Tim Bellars |
Nautical |
14/09/2019 |
14 |
1 |
00:21:39 |
69.82% |
| Roderick HOFFMAN |
Mandavit |
16/04/2016 |
6 |
1 |
00:32:50 |
46.80% |
| Gary RUSHMER |
Bedfont Lakes |
11/09/2010 |
69 |
1 |
00:19:37 |
74.60% |
| Paul Davis |
Hanworth |
29/02/2020 |
44 |
1 |
00:21:15 |
64.24% |
Roderick's slow first finish was in a field of three…but they all count!
Adrian, Mike and David Cowell have had first finishes this year.
10 Best Placed Ladies
The data extract that we use from the parkrun
reports doesn't include the field "Gender Position". For the ladies the following
table shows the best overall finish position (so 2nd overall in the case of Maria) and
from a different source I've included the number of different parkruns at which each runner has been first
lady (albeit not necessarily when they were a BAAC member, and only counting one
such occurrence at each parkrun - Emma for instance has been first lady at Bedfont Lakes five times in her most recent
eleven runs and 11 times in total).
| Club Member |
parkrun |
Date |
Run# |
Position |
Time |
Grade |
Count |
| Maria Jovani |
Homewood |
08/06/2019 |
140 |
2 |
00:20:57 |
74.54 |
28 times |
| Jacqueline MUSSELWHITE |
Les Dougnes |
18/09/2021 |
266 |
3 |
00:23:40 |
73.59% |
2 |
| Frankie HOGGE |
California Country |
26/11/2022 |
122 |
4 |
00:20:12 |
73.27% |
6 |
| Caroline COCKRAM |
Bois de Boulogne |
27/02/2016 |
5 |
5 |
00:25:55 |
62.51% |
3 |
| Natalie RUFFELL |
Amager Strandpark |
09/07/2016 |
222 |
5 |
00:19:47 |
74.81% |
14 |
| Benita SCAIFE |
Evergreen |
14/01/2023 |
17 |
5 |
00:32:40 |
64.95% |
2 * |
| Julie BARCLAY |
Crissy Field |
13/06/2015 |
21 |
6 |
00:22:41 |
75.75% |
16 |
| Jain Reid |
Downview |
07/03/2020 |
23 |
6 |
00:26:01 |
67.78% |
0 |
| Zara THORN |
River Oaks |
23/06/2018 |
1 |
6 |
00:27:48 |
53.24% |
0 |
| Sarah GORDON |
Hellbrunn |
10/12/2022 |
65 |
7 |
00:44:10 |
46.60% |
0 |
| Kay TRINDER |
Woking |
14/03/2015 |
30 |
8 |
00:21:13 |
78.08% |
11 |
| Emma Moreton |
Bedfont Lakes |
22/07/2023 |
651 |
8 |
00:22:48 |
67.98% |
4 |
* Benita's best two finishes have been at Evergreen and Heritage. I'm saying
nothin'.
Also ran...
Finally, for those who don't feature in any of the above lists,
have commiserations for Diane Smith. Since rejoining the club in May 2022, she
has run 24 parkruns, all at Bushy. In those she is yet to finish within the top
1,000 places. Her highest place being 1,002nd. It IS the taking part that
counts! [prior to rejoining she had had a 948th place finish]
Roderick Hoffman
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Roderick Hoffman
STOP PRESS - Osterley parkrun has its 10th birthday on
Saturday.
Troubled times for the sport of Triathlon
Ironman Canada, a popular event with club members in the 1990’s, was due to
take place this coming weekend in British Columbia.
A swim in Lake Okanagan,
a hilly bike ride towards the US border and a marathon run in and around the
town of Penticton will have been the target of many athletes for many months.
With the forest fires threatening the popular holiday destination of Kelowna
further up the lake it came as no surprise to hear that the event has been
cancelled.
Meanwhile, in Paris, Olympic test events featuring a swim in the River Seine
have been affected by concerns over water quality (E. coli levels).
British triathlete Alex Yee who already has a gold medal from the mixed team
relay event from Tokyo won the men’s individual event on Friday with a very
strong run and commented on the current in the river and hoped he wouldn’t fall
ill. The Paralympic test event on Saturday and the team event on Sunday
were restricted to bike and run only. A long distance swimming test event
in The Seine planned for two weeks ago was cancelled. Sewage overflows
following heavy rain are blamed.
But it gets worse: On Sunday two
swimmers in a half distance Ironman event in Ireland died. The sea looked
very rough after storm Betty had battered the area in the previous 24 hours.
Steve Newell
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