BA Athletics Club News Digest 24th Apr 2017Events:
New members and potential 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. *Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] Not for you, no longer interested? remove me please. Difficulty viewing this email? Read it off the website instead - http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Club Facebook Page "BARunner" https://www.facebook.com/BARunnerUK/ This week's Digest distributionThis week's digest mailing should have come from info@barunner.org.uk . If it didn't reach you, and you are reading the online version instead, then please check your spam folders - if you find it there then try to instruct your mail program to accept mail from info@barunner.org.uk as non-spam. If you cannot find this week's digest email then please let me know. I'll be reviewing the process used next week and the week after. Please do not use my @ba.com address any more since it will shortly become unavailable. Roderick Hoffman (info@barunner.org.uk) Watersplash 10km and 5km Wednesday 12th April 2017 - resultsA cool, overcast and calm evening made for decent conditions for the 16 runners for the annual Watersplash races which date back to 1990. The hint of rain detected at the finish was probably just a misaligned windscreen washer jet spray from a passing motorist on the M4 above. Eight runners including a new member, Hartneep Virk, elected to run the two laps of the figure of 8 course round the Western International Market site, through Cranford Park and back via Roseville Road and North Hyde Road. The others ran the half distance event.
Using the simple formula of subtracting the 10km time (in minutes) from the runners age (years) produced clear winners in Gary Rushmer (+13) and Julie Barclay(+5) The post event refreshments at the Heston Venue were obtained from Marks and Spencer. The evening concluded with a discussion about contingency plans for midweek training activities for the members when the showers at the old Concorde Centre are no longer accessable. This could be as soon as the end of May and unlikely to be later than the end of July. There was even a suggestion that showers were not essential (censored). Cleanliness before Godlessness surely! There will be a lot more about this topic in the coming weeks. Steve Newell New Venues needed for the Running Club - reminderWe remain keen to hear of alternative venues for our weekly or monthly midweek events. The club has a problem but we've love to turn it into an opportunity! Let me know your thoughts and ideas. Roderick Hoffman (Acting Chair)
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Hi, I didn't run the London Marathon today but I ran the St George's day Marathon down in Samphire Hoe {next to the White Cliffs of Dover}. Marathon no. 20 done :) I have attached a picture of the medal and time. Kind Regards Harpreet Virk {Harpreet was 23rd finisher} |
On behalf of the organisers and the BA Athletics Club, I'd like to say a big
thank you for your support at the 37th staging of the London Marathon. As you
can see from the
attached
press release, there was a record number of finishers and records tumbled
across the various races but it wasn't all about the elites, there were the
thousands upon thousands of runners raising millions for charity and I, like
you, was proud to be part of the team of over two thousand volunteers that made
the day such a great success. Everyone played their part but I'd specifically
like to thank, on your behalf, Stuart Glover, Mike
Thorn, Colin Bloomfield, Eddie Ketterick
and Alastair Heslop for team leading the five crossing points.
I’d also like to thank my deputy on Sector 6.2, Alan Friar and
Steve Hillier & Melanie Holman, for overseeing
sector 8 and dealing with the challenges the additional physical security
barriers imposed on the crossing points!
If you've got the helping bug then BAAC also support the following races and we’re always on the look-out for volunteers. There's usually at least a T-shirt on offer and the distances being a lot shorter means it's not a big time commitment:
If you'd like to help at next year's London Marathon (Sun 22nd Apr 2018) then
please drop me an e-mail in Jan 2018. Coordinating 150 marshals
whilst trying to balance family and work commitments is quite challenging so I
prefer to start with a clean sheet each year.
And finally, as you've marshalled you have the opportunity to apply for a BAAC guaranteed entry BUT you must first apply through the official ballot, which opens on Monday 1st May and is only open for 5 days so be quick. IF you're rejected you can apply to stevehillier@msn.com to go into the BAAC ballot for a place.
Thanks again and enjoy the rest, you earned it!
Regards,
Simon Turton (VMLM BAAC coordinator)
Ed: And a big thank you to Simon Turton for doing this job yet again. If he didn't do it so well the London Marathon organisers would not keep coming back to us asking for more!
Place overall | Place gender | Place category | Name* | Runner no | Category | Race state | Last Split | Time |
17672 | 12955 | 244 | » Mathai, Oliver (GBR) | 1932 | 60-64 | Finished | Finish | 04:18:40 |
11625 | 9000 | 385 | » Rushmer, Gary (GBR) | 22255 | 55-59 | Finished | Finish | 03:54:34 |
5046 | 4516 | 31 | » Keenleyside, Piers (GBR) | 26826 | 60-64 | Finished | Finish | 03:23:18 |
10274 | 8129 | 812 | » Kelly, Chris (GBR) | 29093 | 50-54 | Finished | Finish | 03:49:09 |
26027 | 8218 | 4585 | » Meenaghan, Gemma (GBR) | 49680 | 18-39 | Finished | Finish | 04:52:05 |
24953 | 7744 | 1398 | » McCabe, Trish (GBR) | 56081 | 40-44 | Finished | Finish | 04:47:21 |
24226 | 16806 | 764 | » Taylor, Graham (GBR) | 56082 | 55-59 | Finished | Finish | 04:44:31 |
29280 | 9793 | 825 | » Mills, Tracey (GBR) | 56083 | 50-54 | Finished | Finish | 05:07:05 |
33716 | 21655 | 484 | » Modaher, Jasvir Singh (GBR) | 56084 | 60-64 | Finished | Finish | 05:35:22 |
19169 | 5288 | 975 | » Matthews, Laura (GBR) | 56085 | 40-44 | Finished | Finish | 04:24:30 |
18480 | 13471 | 1324 | » Taylor, Stephen (GBR) | 56086 | 50-54 | Finished | Finish | 04:21:49 |
24396 | 16903 | 767 | » Lennon, John (GBR) | 56089 | 55-59 | Finished | Finish | 04:45:09 |
18976 | 5215 | 688 | » Turner, Kimberley (GBR) | 56091 | 45-49 | Finished | Finish | 04:23:45 |
6237 | 5408 | 863 | » Haylock, Ian (GBR) | 56092 | 45-49 | Finished | Finish | 03:29:36 |
25897 | 17730 | 817 | » Singh, Jagjit (GBR) | 56093 | 55-59 | Finished | Finish | 04:51:34 |
26322 | 8349 | 1076 | » Ayers, Sarah (GBR) | 56094 | 45-49 | Finished | Finish | 04:53:15 |
20292 | 14517 | 283 | » Frediani, Neil (GBR) | 56095 | 60-64 | Finished | Finish | 04:28:46 |
26959 | 8659 | 4849 | » Meadows, Sian (GBR) | 56097 | 18-39 | Finished | Finish | 04:55:55 |
19451 | 5418 | 485 | » Sheward, Guilaine (GBR) | 56098 | 50-54 | Finished | Finish | 04:25:36 |
20875 | 6008 | 188 | » Chamberlin, Lesley (GBR) | 56099 | 55-59 | Finished | Finish | 04:31:02 |
20295 | 5776 | 1077 | » Lepherd, Michelle (GBR) | 56100 | 40-44 | Finished | Finish | 04:28:46 |
* The names in the table should be active links to the VMLM website to show details of each runners race.
Please send them in - we are all keen to hear how you got on. What was the best bit, what was the worst? What is it like to be overtaken by a Rhino? How quickly have you recovered? Thanks to Neil for being first out of the blocks...
Roderick Hoffman (roderick@rhoff.org.uk)
Oh well, that didn’t go as well as I expected and had hoped. Better trained, better time I thought, easy. Well I knew it wouldn’t be easy, honest. The predicted perfect weather conditions weren’t quite so perfect, I have the tan line to prove it. I set off at too hot a pace and then just got hotter and slower. Even though I knew that I shouldn’t I was effortlessly running at 8:30 per mile for the first 4 then started to settle into a more sensible pace. By 12 miles my feet had expanded and were feeling really tight so I had to stop and loosen shoes. The next ten miles were a mixture of running and walking and despairing at my lack of strength before gathering myself for a steady run to the finish. I can’t remember finishing a race without being able to raise a gallop but this time I couldn’t, absolutely nothing there. The realisation that my target had gone out the window a long time before meant that I had a chance to pick out some marshals as I passed through the BA zones. That was really nice. The crowd the whole way around were amazing, every year they get bigger. The number of trays of sweets and cakes being held out this year was unbelievable. My hoped for time was about 3:55, I predicted 4:07 just to be realistic and ran 4:28. Will I do it again? Hmmm, having done 3 in a row I will take a rest or run somewhere else next year unless I get an unlikely public ballot place. Neil Frediani |
Over the weekend members Sarah Gordon did a 24 hour swimming relay (6 miles each for four team members) and Richard Ruffell cycled to Paris (185 miles plus the ferry). Perhaps we should organise a team Iron Man Triathlon.
All male members are reminded that the Speedbird Ladies 5km race is at Harmondsworth Moor on Wednesday 3rd May. The ladies race start is at 7 p.m. near the normal car park (the second on the left in Accommodation Lane). If you are able to come and help it will be much appreciated. Please arrive by 6.30 p.m. to be allocated a task, most likely to be marshalling round the course.
Steve Newell
Ed: Or get there earlier and do a "safety" check of the course at 18:00.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to run on a track, throw a javelin, shot, hammer etc. or fancied a go at long, triple, or high jump or even vaulting with a pole?
BAAC is in two evening track and field leagues. They are not scary environments.
The Veterans League is on Monday evenings with four meetings taking place at Battersea, Hillingdon and Perivale. The actual events at each meeting can vary particularly which jumps and throws are included. This is open to members over 35years old - so that is most of our club. If you are interested in taking part then check the club calendar and contact Steve Hillier. First event is Monday 8th May.
The other league is the Rosenheim League which is for ages 17 and above, it tends to have a mixture of youngsters to get experience, athletes recovering from injury, older members and a few keen multi eventers. The events take place on Wednesday evening at Kingston (twice) , Ewell (twice) and Twickenham. Again the actual events at each meeting can vary particularly which jumps and throws are included. If you are interested in taking part then check the club calendar and contact Neil Frediani. First event is Wednesday 3rd May {Ed: The club priority that evening is the Speedbird Ladies but if Track & Field is calling you then please ask Neil for details}.
Neil Frediani
22nd April | family & friends | time | parkrun | commentary | grade |
Alan | Anderson | 31:39 | Osterley Park | run #454, age cat record | 68% |
Joe | Nolan | 29:56 | Osterley Park | run #274 | |
Steve | Newell | 36:32 | Osterley Park | run #262 | |
Roderick | Hofffman | 26:37 | Osterley Park | run #250 | |
John | Scaife | 30:47 | Osterley Park | run #083 | |
Jeremy | Short | 21:42 | Osterley Park | run #081 | |
Alice | Banks | 25:21 | Osterley Park | run #079, club record (F) | 75% |
Benita | Scaife | 30:46 | Osterley Park | run #070 | |
Geoff | Miles | volunteer | Osterley Park | run director | |
Steve | Taylor | unofficial | Osterley Park | club photographer | |
Ian | Cockram | 23:49 | Bedfont Lakes | run #388 | |
Chris | Kelly | 24:30 | Reading | run #333 | |
Jonathan | Cox | 22:09 | Crane Park | run #308 | |
Ian | Cunningham | 23:49 | Homewood | run #285 | |
John | Coffey | 25:56 | Bushy Park | run #235 | |
Kerstin | Luksch | 21:09 | Gunnersbury | run #221 | 71% |
Scott | Davison | 24:28 | Bedfont Lakes | run #200 | |
David | Duggan | 28:58 | Bedfont Lakes | run #197 | |
Neil | Frediani | 38:50 | Bedfont Lakes | run #168 | |
Piers | Keenleyside | 48:17 | Gunnersbury | run #162, 499th, trail runner | 33% |
Leslie | Chamberlin | 29:20 | Bushy Park | run #157 | |
Tony | Barnwell | 32:47 | Wycombe Rye | run #135 | |
Eddie | Giles | 26:02 | Salisbury | run #080, club record | 66% |
Joan | Foxley | 38:14 | Harrow | run #058 | |
Janice | Jones | 26:36 | Roundshaw Downs | run #041, pb, club record (F) | 63% |
Adrian | Haines | 18:11 | Horsham | run #035, 3rd finisher, first run as V50 | 81% |
John | Lennon | volunteer | Bedfont Lakes | marshal | |
Trish | McCabe | volunteer | Bedfont Lakes | marshal | |
Maureen | McCabe | volunteer | Bedfont Lakes | marshal | |
Ben | Chaytow | volunteer | Crane Park | run director | |
Caroline | Cockram | volunteer | Bedfont Lakes | run director | |
Denis | Foxley | volunteer | Harrow | run director | |
Alastair | Heslop | volunteer | Guildford | run director |
There was a good turnout at Osterley where the temporary two lap
anticlockwise course was being used for one of the final times {Ed:
It may be continued with until mid-May}.
Roderick
Hoffman duly completed his milestone 250th run and has become eligible for a
green vest {when the supply boat gets in from China}. Cake was sliced and
distributed at the finish. Steve Taylor took several photographs including
the attached.
Alan Anderson (31:39) established the MV80 record. It is more than two years since he last ran there and he is the oldest runner to complete Osterley parkrun. Alice Banks (25:21) set a new female club record for Osterley.
Scott Davison completed his landmark 200th run at Bedfont Lakes where he has run more than anywhere else.
Adrian Haines (18:11) ran his first parkrun as a 50 year old at Horsham. Straight in at no. 3 out of 336 in his new age group {though 20 seconds outside his own club best there}.
Janice Jones (26:36) set a new female club record at Roundshaw Downs. Eddie Giles (26:02) lowered his club record at Salisbury.
Piers Keenleyside (48:17), "fresh" from his splendid finish at Marathon des Sables acted as tail runner at Gunnersbury and kept up with the slowest runner/walker. There was record attendance of 499 so going on finishing positions Piers is now established at Gunnersbury as the worst ever runner. Life can be so unfair.
Ed: Many London parkruns had record turnouts on London Marathon weekend including Gunnersbury (without Steve N and Alan), Black Park (without Joe and his pacer squad), Maidenhead (without the Scaifes and Alice and her two running friends) and Northala Fields (without Steve T). So the club isn't needed for record turnouts! However Alastair Heslop had Run Director duties at Guildford for their record 528 turnout.
Steve Newell
Club parkrun stats (not fully updated)
Thanks to those who came to my 250th at Osterley including Trish and Maureen McCabe who came over after Bedfont parkrun. There is a YouTube video of Saturday's run - showing the current course and most of the BA runners being overtaken (including five minutes of Alice from behind!) Osterley parkrun #187 22/04/2017 . You can skip from 15 to 25 minutes but catch the last twenty seconds for more views of colleagues.
Roderick Hoffman (roderick@rhoff.org.uk)
If you want to promote a special parkrun then let Steve or I know.
New member Janice Jones, bread/born in the Croydon area and since joining the section has given her a incentive to attempt all her local parkruns. Last week Banstead Woods, this week Roundshaw and was over the moon with her finishing time of 26.36, her best time for 5 years. Janice thought the times of ducking under 27.00 minutes had gone forever. Previously running unattached, now running for BA has motivated her again. Well done to all the BA that ran London - seen lots of results Tom R |
This year's Concorde Five Mile Road Race will be on Sunday 11th June. The course is the usual one although this year the Race HQ will be across the road at the Cranford Community College. Volunteers will be needed for the day but some members may also chose to enter the event - details will follow in a subsequent digest. There is a promotional poster that you are welcome to print out and put on your nearest community notice board - attachment C5June2017.pdf (934Mb). Ask me if you need laminated copies.
Is it your turn to send something in this week?
Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes, stories - send it to us at news@barunner.org.uk.
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