BA Athletics Club News Digest 26th October 2015
Events:
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Wednesday 28th October - Winter Handicap race one (mapped*)
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Club "Run of the Month" - Thursday 5th November - Magic Mile on the Bath
Road (mapped*)
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Saturday 7th November - Surrey League Cross Country match 2 - Ladies @ West
End, Esher at 12:00, Men @ Epsom Downs at 15:00.
New members and non-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.
Running related gossip and chat: Facebook "BA Runner" (link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/636199849751546/).
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World Airline Road Race 2015 Dubai
The British Airways Team at this event totaled 15 runners. The full results
have only been published in draft AND there is known to be a significant issue with
the 10k results which will be sorted out and will involve changes to the awards
presented on the night and listed below.
But the awards as presented were as follows:
10k |
Overall |
3rd |
Paul Knechtl |
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35-39 |
2nd |
Lissa Prichard |
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45-49 |
3rd |
Monica Alonso |
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50-54 |
1st |
Julie Barclay |
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60-64 |
2nd |
Beneta Scaife |
|
Over 70 |
1st |
Steve Newell |
5k |
Masters |
2nd |
Paul Knechtl |
And Piers Keenleyside won the award's evening raffle prize of a ticket in the
monthly Dubai Duty Free draw. With over 1,000 tickets available this may
not be worth anything...but if he shortly announces that he is swapping
ultra-running for sports car racing you'll know that he was doubly lucky.
With the exception of the 10k results issue the event itself went very well. More details,
pictures and results next week.
Next year's WARR is expected to be held in Chicago on the weekend of 24/25
September and the following year, 2017, the races will be in Singapore probably
over the 7th/8th October weekend.
Roderick Hoffman
Surrey League Cross Country Saturday 7th November
A reminder that the next two events in this season's Cross Country League
fixtures are coming up a week on Saturday:
- Men: Epsom Downs from 15:00. Contact
Neil Frediani
for further details [details not available for Club Map].
- Ladies: West End, Esher from 12:00. Contact
Clara to let her
know to expect you (she will be delighted).
Hi Ladies,
Here are the details of the 2nd match of the season. I'll try
and get the BA AC flag for this meet. However, if you don't see the BA
Athletics Club flag, look out for the blue picnic table! Please note
the information from the host club below, and see as many of you as
possible at the meet. Anyone not running for whatever reasons are
welcome as supporters. And anyone needing a lift please let me know in
advance and I'll make some arrangements.
Clara
(my mobile: 07833 433 211).
"The next league fixture will take place on Saturday 7th November on
our usual course at West End Common, Esher. A map showing directions
to the course is attached {see club map}. Each race will start with a
lap of the field.
Unfortunately Garson's Farm think they will be too busy on the day to
allow us to use their overflow car park which we have done in the past.
There are a few small car parks around the common which are marked on
the {club} map. There are few parking restrictions on the surrounding
roads but please park carefully and with consideration for local
residents. Please try to share cars where possible.
The nearest railway station is Esher. The station is just over 3 km
from the course, but the 515 bus (Kingston to Guildford) goes from the
station to Claremont Gardens, about 500 to 600m from the start. On
Saturdays the bus leaves Esher station at 29 mins past the hour and
takes 10 mins to get to Claremont.
The course is a traditional cross country course with a few hills and
the potential to be very muddy in places if there is much rain between
now and race day, it is very suitable for spikes. There are no
changing or toilet facilities at the venue so please come prepared."
Liz Amos, Walton AC
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Run of the Month for December - Perivale Five from 10:00 on Sunday 6th
The Race Director Laurence Messer has emailed me to say that he is looking
forward to welcoming BA Runners at this year's Perivale Five. I won't be
there myself this year but we normally have half a dozen runners at the event
with half of them called Steve (Taylor, Hillier and Newell). The event has a
fast, flat two lap course and could be a good five mile run to do before the
club's five mile handicap run the following Wednesday. There is also an
under 15s 2km fun run at 11:15. The event starts and finishes at the Perivale
Park Athletics Track - see club map. More details and entries:
https://sites.google.com/site/ealingsouthallmiddlesex/home/club-events/perivale-5
Roderick Hoffman
Club parkrun results for Saturday 24th October 2015
24th Oct 2015 |
Family, Friends,+ |
Time
|
parkrun
|
Comment
|
Grade
|
parkrun runs
|
Ian |
Cunningham |
25:45 |
Bushy Park |
|
59% |
595 from 1st parkrun |
Caroline |
Cockram |
27:21 |
Bedfont Lakes |
|
59% |
330 |
Ian |
Cockram |
27:21 |
Bedfont Lakes |
|
53% |
330 |
Scott |
Davison |
23:07 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #134 |
61% |
330 |
David |
Duggan |
29:44 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #118, best for a while |
52% |
330 |
Neil |
Frediani |
24:29 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #128 |
64% |
330 |
Alan |
Friar |
26:06 |
Reading |
124th run at Reading |
68% |
302 |
Alice |
Banks |
25:47 |
Braunstone |
1st run at Braunstone, club course record |
73% |
262 |
Alan |
Anderson |
30:31 |
Gunnersbury |
run #381 |
69% |
205 |
Kerstin |
Luksch |
20:52 |
Gunnersbury |
yet another pb on 156th Gunnersbury run |
72% |
205 |
Ben |
Chaytow |
21:40 |
Crane Park |
91st run at Crane Park |
63% |
179 |
John |
Coffey |
25:53 |
Guildford |
4th run at Guildford |
71% |
179 |
Janet |
Smith |
32:22 |
Woodley |
course pb, a month faster than in March |
52% |
161 |
Sreeram |
Sethuraman |
26:17 |
Upton Court |
run #63 |
50% |
149 |
Denis |
Foxley |
25:35 |
Carlisle |
BA park #201 |
66% |
142 |
Don |
Foxley |
31:52 |
Carlisle |
first ever parkrun, age 75+ |
59% |
142 |
John |
Bagley |
24:52 |
Reigate Priory |
run #10. all at Reigate |
58% |
83 |
Marion |
Taylor |
30:05 |
Northala Fields |
run #42 |
56% |
71 |
Steve |
Taylor |
23:33 |
Northala Fields |
run #43 |
64% |
71 |
Kevin |
Holland |
27:59 |
Woking |
only 2 secs off a pb ! |
61% |
61 |
Joan |
Foxley |
33:32 |
Harrow |
|
62% |
25 |
Eddie |
Giles |
25:40 |
Jersey |
BA park #202 |
66% |
5 |
Chris |
Kelly |
28:03 |
Swansea Bay |
inaugural, BA park #203 |
53% |
1 Inaugural |
Several of the regular parkrunners were at WARR in Dubai this weekend but
there was still plenty of action.
No fewer than three new parkrun courses were added to the club list on
Saturday. Assuming the runs started on time it fell to Denis Foxley
(25:35) to start us on our way to a third century when he completed the course
at Carlisle. He had persuaded his elder brother Don who used to run with
us a couple of decades ago to make his parkrun debut (31:52). He is
already in the V75-79 category so let's just call him a late starter. Joan
Foxley (33:32) kept the London end of the family represented with another run at
Harrow.
Just five seconds later than Denis, we had Eddie Giles (25:40) crossing the
line at the recently introduced Jersey parkrun making it 202 and then to
surprise everyone including himself Chris Kelly (28:03) joined in the inaugural
parkrun at Swansea Bay in spite of nursing an injury.
Alice Banks (25:47) visited Braunstone parkrun for the first time and set a
new club record (male of female).
Good to see David Duggan (29:44) getting round Bedfont Lakes at more like his
normal pace this week. His best time in three months.
Updated club parkrun stats:
www.barunner.org.uk/results/ba_parkrun_park_totals.xls
Steve Newell
"Was visiting my daughter at Swansea Uni. this weekend, and I knew
there was no parkrun - until the last time I checked - and saw that
Swansea Bay parkrun was starting on Saturday! Couldn't persuade my
daughter to run, and I'm recovering from a calf strain, but still, I had
to do it. It's an out and back course, on the bikepath and footpath
along the Beach front, with good views of the Bay, and a nice loop at
halfway to spread the field as it turns. Probably a fast course, if
you're able. Good cafe at the start/finish for during or afters.
Rgds,"
Chris Kelly
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Club Tourism
I said last week that you don't have to go very far from Heston to find a
parkrun the club hasn't done - perhaps Eddie, Chris and Denis didn't read that
bit! Rushmere (starts next Saturday) and Brentwood each being a fraction of the
distance away compared to Swansea, Jersey or Carlisle.
With Ian at Bushy, the oldest established parkrun, and Chris at an inaugural
club members were at the oldest and youngest parkruns last week.
Roderick Hoffman
Meet the Committee - Chris Kelly - Treasurer
I joined the club when I started at BA in the late eighties, reading
about Steve Newell’s Ironman exertions in awe, and the club's then
challenge for members to run in 100 different countries, and always
wanted to do a Marathon but didn’t. So when I re-joined the club in
2005, I wanted to do the London Marathon. As everyone finds out, it’s
difficult - increasing the distance despite the inevitable injury
grumbles – but since then I've become a regular Londoner - and
eventually – after 8 years - managed a very satisfying sub-3, which I'd
like to repeat...
In 2008 I was “offered” the exciting position of Treasurer, so now
besides the joy of paying in London Marathon Marshalling cheques, and
Members Subs, I get to spend some of my time trying to add up the ins
and outs of the Club accounts to ensure we have enough funds to support
club social evenings and subsidise our athletic adventures – either
round the M25 (GBR) – or further afield (Dubai, Oregon)…
Chris Kelly
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Running Shorts
Amsterdam marathon
Hello runners.
Following a few weeks of back ache at a crucial time of training, I
decided to still head out for the Amsterdam marathon, but having an
added confidence of recently breaking the 19 min park run. Amsterdam is
a great marathon in terms of the general logistics, course, organisation
and a friendly culture. The weather was perfect, approximately 9 degrees
with a slight drizzle that kept the engine cool. I usually run negative
splits and unfortunately should have stuck to this plan, as that’s what
I’m comfortable with. Anyway, time 3:23, so a PB, but still more work
required to hit the sub 3:15. Give me a shout if you are
considering Amsterdam next year, I can give you all the info you need in
terms of hotels, trains/trams, expo etc. The only injury I picked up
was after the event, a dislocated shoulder; this was caused by Mrs.H
yanking at my arm to hurry up when I stopped on several occasions in a
certain district to observe the culture!
Colin Haylock
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