BA Athletics Club News Digest 26th July 2021
For future weeks: inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
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This Week's and Future Solo Events
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.
Track-on-Field (by 5pm on Saturday 31st July, to be reported on in the
following digest): [sorry - I've no time to organise a joint run
somewhere...though anyone else could also have proposed such]
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Date |
1500m time |
800m time |
400m time |
200m time |
100m time |
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Weekly Athletic Achievement (by midnight on Sunday) 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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Note that I'm now asking you to submit by the end of Sunday
your best athletics achievement of the whole week, so Monday through Sunday. I
will only report on one achievement per person per week and will only accept
submissions via email or via the Facebook prompt. You may decide to repeat a
result from an event that is likely to be covered in the digest anyway - but if
that is your best of the week then why shouldn't you shout about it!
NOW Event at Denham Country Park from 12:00 on Wednesday 28th July
Meet in the car park at 12:00 - and if you tell us to expect you we'll wait
for you if you are late. Currently we are expecting STu, RH, PiK, JB, PW, BW,
SN, JB and AB. Post code: UB9 5PG.
Roderick / Simon
Vets League - SCVAC League 2021: Event Points and match points
| Position |
MEN |
7 June |
21 June |
7 July |
Total |
| 1 |
Serpentine |
7 |
8 |
8 |
23 |
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116 |
172 |
142 |
430 |
| 2 |
Hillingdon |
8 |
7 |
5 |
20 |
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139 |
155 |
112 |
406 |
| 3 |
Herne Hill Harriers |
6 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
| |
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94 |
148 |
141 |
383 |
| 4 |
Metros |
5 |
4 |
6 |
15 |
| |
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88 |
103 |
118 |
309 |
| 5 |
Thames Valley Harrriers |
4 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
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72 |
133 |
108 |
313 |
| 6 |
Ealing Southall & Middlesex |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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49 |
29 |
46 |
124 |
| 7 |
British Airways |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
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37 |
38 |
25 |
100 |
| 8 |
Ealing Eagles |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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8 |
12 |
23 |
43 |
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| Position |
WOMEN |
10 June |
24 June |
7 July |
Total |
| 1 |
Herne Hill Harriers |
7 |
8 |
7 |
22 |
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126 |
167 |
148 |
441 |
| 2 |
Hillingdon |
8 |
6 |
8 |
22 |
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131 |
144 |
151 |
426 |
| 3 |
Serpentine |
6 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
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113 |
154 |
124 |
391 |
| 4 |
Ealing Southall & Middlesex |
5 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
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97 |
64 |
115 |
276 |
| 5 |
British Airways |
4 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
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47 |
44 |
22 |
113 |
| 6 |
Metros |
3 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
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21 |
17 |
65 |
103 |
| 7 |
Ealing Eagles |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
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19 |
19 |
44 |
82 |
| 8 |
Thames Valley Harrriers |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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13 |
40 |
39 |
92 |
A great effort by a small team!
Well done! Let's hope we're back to four vets matches next summer.
Don't forget the remaining Rosenheim matches this summer, which will give
some further opportunities for competition.
Cheers,
Steve Hillier
Standard Chartered Great City Race 2021
 Following the success of the
Vitality 10km on the 11 Jul at Hatfield Park (which BAAC didn’t support this
year), the first mass participation event to be held on closed roads in London
since the start of the pandemic was the Great City Race and BAAC supported with
15 marshals. John & Alice B had to pull out due to a family commitment and
Roderick, Amanda & Jacqui needed to self-isolate but my daughter Charlotte,
Steve H, Mike O, Jain, Jag, Jas, Neelam, TJ, Chris & Becca K, Benita & Michael S
and Denis & Joan F ably supported on sector 2 and a box crossing in Finsbury
Square, a stone’s throw from the finish.
Not surprisingly plans were pretty fluid right up to race day. Arriving in
blistering temperatures at the eerily quiet HAC ground, the weather changed as
race start approached, with rain helping to promote more conducive running
conditions. The start had moved to the south of the HAC ground to facilitate x4
wave starts with all runners on their way by 19:50. It wasn’t long before the
first runners were approaching the box crossing and the team swung (literally!)
into action. Entries were down; 2,500 registered and just under 1,600 finishers
and yes, the streets were quieter but those that did compete were rewarded with
a safe and secure run thanks in no small part to our team of helpers. Through
our efforts the Club will benefit to the tune of £200 and our long relationship
with London Marathon Events continues.
Thank you to the helpers, even though there was no hospitality this year I
hope the lunch bag and tech. tops made up in some part for it.
Steve Hillier is looking for volunteers for the Vitality Big Half on the 22
Aug so if you can help, please drop him an email on
SteveH@barunner.org.uk.
London Marathon; 03 Oct 2021
With freedom day finally upon us, thoughts turn to the 2021 London Marathon,
being held this year on Sunday 03 Oct. I’ve already started the ball rolling and
have circa. 80 marshals but looking for a further 70, so if interested in
helping, drop me a line
SimonT@barunner.org.uk.
Simon Turton
Week Activity Achievements, 18th to 25th July 2021
19 activities recorded - but if you add in those who did a parkrun
and didn't report it or anything the total would be above 50. Note our
first Olympic performance below, and a report from somewhere in the
North Sea!
| Colleague |
Activity |
Distance |
Course |
Start Time |
Duration |
Comments |
| Ben Cooper |
Running |
5km |
Cardiff |
Sun pm |
00:25:15 |
First run for a couple of weeks, I've had a bad back. |
| Benita Scaife |
Running |
|
Thames towpath |
Thur am |
00:35:00 |
Along the towpath in Henley from the bridge towards Shiplake
and back to John who was sitting on a bench awaiting coffee and
croissant! |
| Denis Foxley |
Cycling |
Unknown |
Pinner |
Sun am |
Unknown |
"Resting" his damaged knee and ankle. |
| Emma Moreton |
parkrun |
5km |
Bedfont Lakes parkrun |
Sat am |
see below |
My 271st run and 286th volunteer stint |
| Harjit Jhooti |
parkrun |
5km |
Hanworth |
Sat am |
see below |
I'm so glad to be back. |
| Ian Haylock |
Race |
1mile |
Bushy Park |
Wed |
00:05:41 |
Arethusa Mile - all together now |
| Janet Smith |
Running |
5km |
Tokyo Olympics |
Sat am |
00:33:30 |
Tokyo parkrun is on but we cannot leave our Team GB
'bubble'. Not sure how many laps I ran of the mini track.
It was around 30 degrees and humid so was pleased with my
effort. |
| Joan Foxley |
Running |
|
Pinner |
Sun am |
00:50:00 |
| John Scaife |
Volunteering |
|
Maidenhead parkrun |
Sat am |
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| Julie Barclay |
Running |
12miles |
Frimley |
Sun |
01:58:00 |
Training run incorporating Ash Common, Basingstoke Canal and
Blackwater Valley path |
| Kelly Davis |
Running |
18km |
To, round and from Bedfont Lakes parkrun |
Sat am |
02:19:00 |
I was extremely hot all that way round that and was glad for
the little drizzle we had. Awesome to be back at parkrun and
seeing so many smiling faces. Long distances seem to be a
little easier lately. |
| Michael Ball |
parkrun |
5km |
Brooklands |
Sat am |
see below |
Good to be back. |
| Neil Frediani |
Running |
9miles |
Up north somewhere |
Sun |
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Training for the Manchester marathon |
| Paul Watt |
Race |
5km |
Cosham |
Wed |
00:19:59 |
First of a three race series at Portsmouth Lakeside |
| Piers Keenleyside |
parkrun |
5km |
Selby |
Sat am |
see below |
With younger (and faster!) brother Miles (23:13) and
Kathryn. I managed to get under 30 minutes! They say it is the
flattest course in the country - based on an old airfield. |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Running |
8.8km |
To/From Aylestone Junior parkrun |
Sun am |
01:02:00 |
A jog out to and back from a marshalling (timekeeper) duty
at the Leicester Junior parkrun. The first finisher, female,
powered round the 2km in 7:21. |
| Simon Turton |
Orienteering |
10.86km |
Wantage Street-O |
Fri |
01:01:04 |
A bit warm. Annoyed I lost points due to a navigational
error on my last control before the finish. The aircraft is a DH
Venom gate guardian at the former RAF Grove airfield; it was one
of the controls! |
| Stephen Taylor |
Running |
Half-M |
Wem-ber-ley |
Sat am |
02:14:17 |
My weekend not so long run was to Wembley stadium to see if
anyone was home. |
| Steve Newell |
Mixed Run/Walk |
1Mile |
Somewhere in the North Sea! |
Wed pm |
00:17:13 |
Four laps of Deck 6 (Promenade Deck). Somewhere north and
east of Inverness. |
Roderick Hoffman
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parkrun results for weekend of Saturday 24th July 2021
For English based parkrunners, welcome back to parkrun and welcome back to the
club's parkrun results table.
The people listed below are members, previous members and relatives of
members. In future weeks we will probably consolidate our reporting to only
report on current members, although that will be a guide, not a rule. We'll also
catch up on other stats and facts such as new parkruns being visited by club
members. If I've missed you off the list this week let me know - otherwise I'm
likely to miss you off next week as well!
The sort order this week is the final column, "AG Change". This has been
calculated from each runner's age grade this week compared to the age grade of
the last run that they did before lockdown started. So, for example, Chris
KELLY was running with Sarah back in March 2020. Thus on Saturday his
run was very much faster. The improvements by Paul WATT, Sarah KELLY and Keith
JOHNSON are more genuine improvements since they are also course PBs. Overall 18
of us can boast improved age grades and 24 worse ones.
| Club parkrunner |
parkrun |
Pos |
Time |
Age Grade |
PB? |
Comment |
AG Change |
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Christopher T KELLY |
Reading |
18 |
00:21:21 |
72.60% |
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|
180.46% |
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Natalie RUFFELL |
Bushy Park |
97 |
00:20:58 |
70.67% |
|
|
125.26% |
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Vira Simms |
Osterley |
99 |
00:29:10 |
65.60% |
|
|
119.62% |
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Janet Cunningham |
Bushy Park |
778 |
00:31:45 |
59.42% |
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117.45% |
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Frankie HOGGE |
Stratford-upon-Avon |
29 |
00:20:20 |
72.79% |
|
|
110.91% |
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Paul WATT |
Osterley |
4 |
00:20:03 |
77.31% |
PB |
5th run at Osterley - PB by over 3 minutes |
109.09% |
|
Ben Chaytow |
Crane Park |
22 |
00:24:13 |
58.09% |
|
|
108.36% |
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Neil FREDIANI |
Prudhoe Riverside |
76 |
00:30:36 |
54.30% |
|
parkrun #250 to earn the shirt after the big gap. |
108.21% |
|
Sarah KELLY |
Reading |
226 |
00:38:48 |
50.73% |
PB |
10th run at Reading, 1:43 improvement |
107.68% |
|
Roderick HOFFMAN |
Beacon |
83 |
00:28:26 |
56.92% |
|
|
107.58% |
|
Murray HOGGE |
Stratford-upon-Avon |
30 |
00:20:21 |
78.79% |
|
|
106.46% |
|
Keith Johnson |
St Albans |
70 |
00:24:27 |
60.80% |
PB |
5 second PB |
104.36% |
|
Alice BANKS |
Higginson, Marlow |
52 |
00:27:29 |
73.74% |
|
One Northern Ireland run not yet added. |
104.15% |
|
Chris Evans |
Bedfont Lakes |
18 |
00:24:37 |
62.97% |
|
|
103.13% |
|
Trish MCCABE |
Bedfont Lakes |
54 |
00:28:33 |
55.11% |
|
|
101.57% |
|
Kelly Davis |
Bedfont Lakes |
117 |
00:38:31 |
39.29% |
|
|
100.69% |
|
Mike Dennison |
Hanworth |
4 |
00:20:23 |
80.78% |
|
Best male age grade this week |
100.34% |
|
Kathryn Keenleyside |
Selby |
185 |
00:41:05 |
49.33% |
|
|
100.10% |
|
Alastair Heslop |
Guildford |
|
|
|
|
Volunteer at Guildford |
n/a |
|
Denis Foxley |
Harrow |
|
|
|
|
Volunteer at Harrow - Scanner (having fallen off his bike early in
the week so unable to run) |
n/a |
|
John Scaife |
Maidenhead |
|
|
|
|
Volunteer at Maidenhead (still on the injured list) |
n/a |
|
Benita Scaife |
Maidenhead |
|
|
|
|
Volunteer at Maidenhead |
n/a |
|
Julie BARCLAY |
Osterley |
22 |
00:22:51 |
81.40% |
|
Top age grade this week |
99.32% |
|
Paul PRESCOTT |
Bedfont Lakes |
1 |
00:20:35 |
63.00% |
|
First finisher (perhaps the only one to know the new route ;-) ) |
98.68% |
|
John COFFEY |
Brooklands |
152 |
00:34:16 |
59.92% |
|
|
98.17% |
|
Piers KEENLEYSIDE |
Selby |
117 |
00:28:43 |
57.86% |
|
|
97.64% |
|
Bob Bannister |
Bedfont Lakes |
24 |
00:25:37 |
64.87% |
|
|
97.50% |
|
Scott DAVISON |
Crane Park |
34 |
00:25:35 |
57.65% |
|
|
97.30% |
|
Harjit Jhooti |
Hanworth |
51 |
00:32:25 |
53.73% |
|
|
97.04% |
|
Andrew William Jordon |
Walsall Arboretum |
33 |
00:23:14 |
66.14% |
|
|
95.45% |
|
Eddie GILES |
Salisbury |
124 |
00:29:49 |
60.65% |
|
|
95.26% |
|
Micheal BALL |
Brooklands |
82 |
00:28:16 |
56.25% |
|
|
95.19% |
|
Maria Jovani |
Hanworth |
12 |
00:22:58 |
69.16% |
|
|
93.85% |
|
Maarten Stenham |
Bedfont Lakes |
58 |
00:28:56 |
48.62% |
|
|
93.84% |
|
David Williams |
Fulham Palace |
138 |
00:27:38 |
50.90% |
|
|
93.53% |
|
Melanie Miller |
Queen Elizabeth |
60 |
00:38:45 |
44.95% |
|
Q |
93.39% |
|
Petra OTTO |
March |
133 |
00:41:17 |
52.20% |
|
|
93.33% |
|
David DUGGAN |
Bedfont Lakes |
100 |
00:33:49 |
47.86% |
|
Two Northern Ireland runs not yet added. |
92.88% |
|
Adrian Haines |
Ifield Mill Pond |
5 |
00:20:50 |
73.12% |
|
|
91.50% |
|
Alan ANDERSON |
Osterley |
168 |
00:59:00 |
42.68% |
|
(assisting Anne in a pushchair) |
88.88% |
|
Anne ANDERSON |
Osterley |
167 |
00:59:00 |
48.84% |
(assisted) |
|
87.56% |
|
Sarah GORDON |
Crosby |
194 |
00:39:04 |
51.88% |
|
|
86.65% |
|
Ian CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
777 |
00:31:42 |
49.74% |
|
A Boeing finish |
84.68% |
|
Joan FOXLEY |
Harrow |
125 |
00:48:30 |
47.46% |
|
Accompanying a lady with heart and migraine problems hence the slow
time. |
83.45% |
|
Emma Moreton |
Bedfont Lakes |
84 |
00:31:56 |
47.91% |
|
271st run and 286th volunteer stint! |
78.49% |
|
Barry WALTERS |
Upton Court |
86 |
00:34:25 |
48.72% |
|
|
64.89% |
 And so onto next week - the same again or faster? Several of the parkruns
that didn't operate last Saturday will be operating - Steve Newell reports
"Kingston and Victoria Dock parkruns return this Saturday. Victoria Dock
then misses a week (7 Aug) because of the London Triathlon which uses the dock
for the swim and the roads around Excel for the bike and run courses.". Also Woking, Rushmoor and Tooting Common are on. Sandhurst Memorial is not due back
until 7th August and there is no news yet for California Country, nor Newbury.
But remember that the unexpected can happen - there were late cancellations
last Saturday at Bedworth due to a film crew and at Goole due to the unexploded
bomb - which you may have seen being exploded. Note that they are short of a
lead bike for next week.
Roderick Hoffman
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Hi all, well that got the 1st park run out of the way for 16 months,
but was good to get back. Salisbury decided to change the course, to go
reverse way round, with new start & finish. But when we turned up a tree
had just fallen across the path way on the new course because of the
storms in the night. So hurriedly the had to divert the course on
narrow, windy pathways and 4 times round. Bit giddy by the end, anyway
hopefully back to right course next week.
Eddie Giles
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Triathlon Update
 Our
male triathletes did well in Tokyo. They will be joined by two of the
women's team to and try to add to the medal tally in the mixed relay at the
weekend.
Billed as the longest single day triathlon (longer than an Ironman), the
inaugural "255" event is at Goodwood on 8th August with a 5km swim, 200km bike
ride and 50km run. The swim will be in Westhampnett Lake (4 laps) with the bike
and run using the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit (52 laps on the bike and 10 laps
on the run). The race is open to individuals and also relay teams of 2,3
or 4 with a lot of flexibility when it comes to how much each person does of
each discipline (if any) provided all handovers are made at the end of a lap.
Cut off at 18 hours. Entry fees start at £360 but that does include free
camping!
PS Steve Newell would like to apologise for any unexpected or over familiar
emails appearing to come from him recently. His blueyonder email has fallen into
the wrong hands and has now been suspended.
Steve Newell
Ed: I also come across this picture last week - though no information has
been supplied as to who it is or what they have just achieved. But he does look
familiar.
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