BA Athletics Club News Digest 23rd September 2013
Forthcoming Events:
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Wednesday 25th September - Brian's Relay and Social at the Concorde Centre
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Thursday 26th September - BA Clubs AGM 18:30
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Wednesday 2nd October - 'Equinox' 5k from 18:00 and social at the Concorde
Centre
New members and non-members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome
at all of these events.
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Clara departs but promises to return...
Clara Halket had her BA leaving do last Friday with myself, Barry
Walters and Chris Kelly there to see her off. She has however
announced that she won't be outside of BA for long.
Roderick Hoffman
PS Chris - what are you wearing on your head?
Club family parkrun results and stats for 21st September 2013
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time |
parkrun |
wava |
comment |
| Chris |
Kelly |
00:19:30 |
Reading |
74% |
| Richard |
Ruffell |
00:20:39 |
St Albans |
73% |
course pb |
| Piers |
Keenleyside |
00:20:43 |
Gunnersbury |
75% |
| Gary |
Rushmer |
00:22:04 |
Bedfont Lakes |
68% |
| Roderick |
Hoffman |
00:24:11 |
Gunpowder |
63% |
parkrun pb |
| Scott |
Davison |
00:24:30 |
Bedfont Lakes |
57% |
| Alan |
Friar |
00:24:39 |
Reading |
71% |
| Mike |
Hird (JM14) |
00:26:07 |
Gunpowder |
56% |
| Tony |
Hird |
00:26:08 |
Gunpowder |
56% |
| Alan |
Anderson |
00:26:40 |
Gunnersbury |
75% |
| Monica |
Alonso |
00:27:14 |
Guildford |
59% |
| Joe |
Nolan |
00:27:25 |
Black Park |
58% |
| Robert |
Fleming |
00:28:25 |
Bedfont Lakes |
49% |
| Steve |
Newell |
00:28:38 |
Burgess Park |
61% |
course pb |
| Ian |
Cunningham |
00:30:00 |
Bushy Park |
50% |
100th run at Bushy (30' pacer) |
| Kerstin |
Luksch |
volunteer |
Gunnersbury |
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lead bike |
On his 74th parkrun Roderick knocks over 40 seconds off his parkrun
personal best to finish 5th fastest this week - an impressive achievement even
though he says so himself. Roderick went to Gunpowder expecting to be able to
chase Tony's recent times but Tony had a sore knee and a son to run with
instead. Roderick's improvement was good but Chris Kelly and others probably
don't need to be looking over their shoulder just yet and others like Ian
Cunningham, who is perhaps practicing for the winter handicap series by
finishing exactly on his 00:30:00 target, could expect to overtake Roderick next
week.
Steve Newell has already earned his 100 shirt but hopes to be
presented with it at Gunnersbury on 5th October. That event will also be
the 100th run of Gunnersbury so could be a good one to add to your personal
diaries.
Steve's parkrun stats
Ealing Half-Marathon - Sunday 29th September
How to get there and where to park...
| If you're coming in from the west then I would suggest coming off the M4
at Junction 2, it's a little past where you need to be but should be a much
quicker router. When you come off at the junction the slip road goes down to
the A4 beneath the elevated section. When you join the A4 take the first
left which comes up immediately. Through the width restrictions. At the
Traffic lights at the T junction turn left. Gunnesbury park is on your right
at this point. At the next crossroads with traffic lights go straight on.
The road then takes a right turn and you're now in to Northfields Avenue. I
would try and find somewhere to park at any point from here onwards. I took
a cycle round the area on Sunday and I would suggest that you try Niagar
Avenue which comes up on the left first, if not Julien Road on the right.
Failing that carry on past the station and try Belsize Ave, leading in to
Northcroft Road. From what I can see none of the parking restrictions apply
on Sundays, even the stop and shop ones. Grab a space as soon as you see
one. The entrance to Lammas park is on Northfields Avenue just opposite
Green Avenue. I've no idea how busy it's going to be around there. The other
option is to head up in to Ealing to Spring Bridge Road, where there's a pay
and display car park. It's a longer walk to the start and further from the
M4, details on the Ealing HM website.
I'll see you there.
Steve Taylor
PS, you'll be running past my house between miles 8 and 9 so if you want
to pick up an extra sport drink for the way round then let me know, my wife
and son should be out there cheering people on. |
Roderick Hoffman
Club In-house Event for October - Equinox 5k October 2nd
Just a warning to everyone that, with the evenings drawing in, a prompt start
will be needed on 2nd October (and the starting line is near the M4/A312
junction, not at the Concorde Club). The course is mainly off road but along
well defined paths.
Based on trying to get everyone to the finish at around 6.40 p.m. the wave
start times will be:
- 10 minute milers - 6.08 p.m. (5km 30 mins or more)
- 9 minute milers - 6.12 p.m. (5km 27 - 29 mins)
- 8 minute milers - 6.15 p.m. (5km 24 - 26 mins)
- 7 minute milers - 6.18 p.m. (5km 21 - 23 mins)
- club 18-20 (elite group) - 6.21 p.m.
Sunset is due at 6.35 p.m. with civil twilight officially ending at 7.08 p.m.
Fish and chips will be served at 8 p.m.
To assist the starters and the kitchen please send your expected time for 5km
to
steve-newell@blueyonder.co.uk by 1st October (and recent parkrun times will
be checked!).
Steve Newell
World Airline Road Race update - Stellenbosch South Africa, October 10th to
13th
Just three weeks away now and it looks like the BA team family will be 24 to
26 in size - an impressive turnout compared to recent years. The team
T-Shirt has been ordered and the team is being updated with event information
through a separate news update - if you are not getting this please let me know.
Roderick Hoffman
BMAF Track & Field Championship Results
Two former club members competed in the British Masters Athletics Federation
Championship on September 14th.
Adrian Haines won the Silver medal in the 800 metres M45 finishing in
2:07.61.
Janet Smith had a very successful weekend in the throwing events finishing as
follows:
- Hammer - Gold medal performance with 44.69 metres (new Championship Best
Performance)
- Shot Put - Silver with 8.31 metres
- Weight Throw - Gold with 14.26 metres (new age category British Record)
{Ed: Steve Hillier tells me that the "Weight" is like the Hammer but
heavier and with a shorter chain making it even more difficult to keep your
balance whilst throwing}
- Discus - Gold with 28.17 metres
- Javelin - Only fifth but with a season's best throw of 19.17 metres
| Thanks for putting me on the mailing list for BA runner. I enjoy reading
it every week. One more Weight pentathlon competition on the 5th October then it’s off
to Brazil for the World Masters Track & Field Championships. Adrian said he is going so perhaps we can do a joint report of
our trip.
Janet Smith
Athlete Medical Scheme Manager, Team GB |
And more long distance efforts...
| I ran the New Forest Marathon today thinking it would be a trail race
but most was on Tarmac roads except about 3 miles that seemed to follow an
old railway line. Quite a hilly course with over 1000 ft of climb. I was a
little disappointed not to finish in a time of under 3:30 ending up with
3:31:11 but that was compensated by being the 2nd V55 male and winning a
prize - a bespoke hand-painted coffee mug! Getting old is not such a bad
thing! I was 59th out of 506 finishers.
Piers Keenleyside
{Ed A tough course - the
winner on the day took 2:41 which makes Piers time look that even better. A
colleague ran the half marathon and says "I hope I never have to see
Jelly Baby hill again!" - Piers must have seen it twice.} |
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