BA Athletics Club News Digest 5th December 2016
Events:
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Wednesday 14th December - Winter 5 mile handicap from 18:00 at Heston Venue*
(see below)
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Wednesday 21st December - Parkway Mile followed by the Club's 35th
Anniversary Event* (see below)
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Thursday 29th December - Round Heathrow Airport Xmas Run from 12:00*
(details next week)
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:
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Editorial
Some weeks are quiet with very little running activity to report on and then
some are very busy. We've just had one of those busy weeks. On
Wednesday Paul Brandon ran the second of the season's five mile handicap runs
and there was a reasonable turnout both there and in the Queen's Head
afterwards. Then on Thursday lunchtime Paul Knechtl organised the December
Dream Mile run and again there was a reasonable turnout and the finishers
enjoyed the annual treat of mulled wine, mince pies and home-baked biscuits.
Friday provided some of us with a recovery day before parkrun day, with 31
members running or volunteering at 14 different parkrun venues, and Saturday was
also the day of the Ladies Surrey League Match 2 where we had three (or more) ladies
taking part under Tom Rowley's watchful eye. Then on Sunday we had the December
Run-of-the-Month, the ever popular Perivale Five, with eight members running and
Joe Nolan and Steve Newell also attending to cheer us on. I'm also aware
from Facebook that members ran in various other events on Sunday also. It
feels very healthy to have so many members involved in so many different events.
Roderick Hoffman
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November Winter Handicap Results
On a (very) cold Wednesday evening 11 hardy souls took to the streets of
Cranford for the second winter handicap 5 mile run of the season. However it
must have only been cold for the timekeepers as most of the runners finished
well inside their handicap times with 7 of the 11 finishing more than 1 minute
faster than their handicap. They must have been in a hurry for a hot shower and
a visit to the Queen's Head for refueling.
| 30-Nov-16 |
Handicap |
run time |
Time gap from handicap |
Rank this month |
Points this month |
Total points |
Next Start time |
| Tony Barnwell |
00:30 |
54:30 |
00:30 |
11 |
25 |
36 |
54:30 |
| Alan Friar |
01:20 |
45:40 |
01:20 |
7 |
18 |
33 |
45:30 |
| Roderick Hoffman |
00:59 |
44:01 |
00:59 |
9 |
20 |
42 |
44:00 |
| Piers Keenleyside |
01:21 |
35:09 |
01:21 |
6 |
17 |
34 |
35:00 |
| Chris Kelly |
01:47 |
37:13 |
01:47 |
2 |
13 |
23 |
37:00 |
| Trish McCabe |
00:52 |
44:08 |
00:52 |
10 |
22 |
47 |
44:00 |
| Gary Rushmer |
01:16 |
32:14 |
01:16 |
8 |
19 |
38 |
32:00 |
| Simon Turton |
01:44 |
34:46 |
01:44 |
3 |
14 |
27 |
35:00 |
| Barry Walters |
02:07 |
34:23 |
02:07 |
1 |
12 |
25 |
34:30 |
| Harry Wild |
01:24 |
38:06 |
01:24 |
4 |
15 |
33 |
38:00 |
| John Scaife |
58:37 |
39:23 |
01:23 |
5 |
16 |
16 |
39:30 |
With two runs complete Trish is in the lead with Roderick not far behind, and
five
more having more than 30 points. Don’t forget the December handicap is on the
14th (not the last Wednesday of the month), to fit around the traditional
Parkway mile and of course Christmas and New Year.
Paul Brandon
Surrey Ladies Cross Country Match 2 - Saturday 3rd December - Mitcham Common -
Results
The 2nd match took place on a very cold and windy day at Mitcham Common. Due
to many runners getting caught up in heavy traffic, the race was pushed back 15
minutes and started at 12:15pm with 194 participants towing the line.
We had been expecting six to seven runners but for various health and injury
reasons, only Alice, Monica and Helen made it to the start line. The course was
two laps of a 3km loop, the ground soft in places but not muddy. Our team was
led in by Alice Banks in 32:23 minutes. Helen Smith stormed past Monica on the
2nd lap to claim the 2nd spot in 35:34 minutes followed shortly by Monica Alonso
in 36:07 minutes. We are currently 19th out of 39 teams, a decent result after
two matches. Thanks to Neil and Molly for coming to support us once again {and
Tom, pictured guarding the after run refreshments}.
The picnic afterwards was lovely despite the cold. We had plenty of food and
drinks and we needed more people to come help us finish these off, so we look
forward to seeing more runners and supporters at the next match. This is
scheduled for Saturday 14 January 2017, at Lloyd Park at 12:00pm.
Clara
In the initial results two faster women are recorded as having also run for
the BA Team. We are busy investigating who there were, and if unattached,
sign them up. Our worry though is that they may have been trying to
infiltrate the team to get hold of Monica's top secret banana bread
recipe. If anyone asks don't reveal that the recipe is:
6oz self raising flour, 2 eggs, 5-6 very ripe bananas, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup
raisins, mix all together and put in oven for 30-40mins.
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Neil Frediani adds: "Arriving late but was fortunate
to see the finish of the race from a distance. It looked like the under
17s race was taking place in the middle of the Seniors but I thought it
was just my eyes making me think that people were younger than they are.
On the way to the car I was talking to a guy who told me that the winner
was indeed 15 years old and 4th place was under 17. Glad to know my eyes
aren’t so bad. It was a great finish with the first 5 runners within 14
seconds of each other, a good mixture of juniors, seniors and a vet. I
think we need a youth policy. Having said that our ladies ran well with
Helen looking particularly lively with her finishing sprint."
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December Dream Mile Results
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Previous Best Time |
Recent time |
01-Dec-16 |
Difference |
Best Time |
| Dave Bird |
00:05:52 |
00:06:53 |
00:06:30 |
-23 seconds |
00:05:52 |
| Chris Kelly |
00:05:42 |
00:06:24 |
00:06:09 |
-15 seconds |
00:05:42 |
| Neil Frediani |
00:06:34 |
00:06:54 |
00:06:50 |
-04 seconds |
00:06:34 |
| Matthew Stratful |
00:05:43 |
00:05:57 |
00:06:11 |
+11 seconds |
00:05:43 |
| Roderick Hoffman |
00:07:08 |
00:07:46 |
00:07:52 |
+06 seconds |
00:07:08 |
| Ian Cunningham |
00:05:52 |
00:06:20 |
00:06:22 |
+10 seconds |
00:05:52 |
| Vaneeta Cro |
00:11:38 |
00:12:14 |
00:12:40 |
+26 seconds |
00:11:38 |
| Jeremy Short |
00:05:36 |
00:06:41 |
00:07:52 |
+71 seconds |
00:05:36 |
The January Dream Mile will be held on Thursday January 5th.
Paul Knechtl
Perivale Five Run-of-the-Month Results
| POS |
Race # |
Time |
First Name |
Last Name |
Club |
Loc |
AG |
AG% |
| 1 |
320 |
25:26:00 |
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| 17 |
275 |
29:41:00 |
Stephen |
Norris |
Thames Valley Harriers |
|
M40 |
80.86% |
| 80 |
225 |
34:56:00 |
Kerstin |
Luksch |
Ealing Eagles |
|
W35 |
70.19% |
| 89 |
417 |
35:47:00 |
Piers |
Keenleyside |
Ealing Eagles |
|
M50 |
73.48% |
| 144 |
121 |
38:41:00 |
Neil |
Frediani |
British Airways |
|
M50 |
67.98% |
| 209 |
237 |
43:36:00 |
Trish |
Mccabe |
British Airways |
|
W35 |
57.02% |
| 220 |
172 |
44:11:00 |
Roderick |
Hoffman |
British Airways |
|
M50 |
58.01% |
| 256 |
252 |
47:34:00 |
Jasvir Singh |
Modaher |
British Airways |
|
M50 |
55.28% |
| 272 |
170 |
49:05:00 |
Steve |
Hillier |
British Airways |
|
M60 |
55.00% |
| 325 |
247 |
70:53:00 |
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Photos from Steve Newell - the start (Stephen Norris, 275, well positioned)
and Jasvir approaching the finish line.
Winter Solstice Parkway Mile Relay 2016 followed by Club's 35th Anniversary
event - 21st December
Celebrate the longest night of the year by running half a mile alongside the
A312 towards Hayes and then back again. In accordance with tradition Harry Wild
will be the turnaround point.
Meet at the pavilion at 6 p.m. before heading for the start at the Field of
Hope (A312/M4 junction) via Church Road.
Entries (name and estimate of time to run the mile) to Steve Newell by
midnight on 20th December. Steve will choose teams of four to provide for as
close a race as possible. Please let Steve know if you want to enter as a family
team (one runner can run twice if necessary). This might be the last time
that ladies can participate in the Brian Forrester challenge - to win a bottle
of Champagne by running the mile in under six minutes.
Steve
Newell
The Mile will be followed by the club's 35th Anniversary event.
Thank you to those of you who have let me know that you'll be attending and
also to those of you who have sent apologies. Everyone else - please remember to notify us that you intend to make it to our anniversary
event - by email,
Facebook, Semaphore etc. We need to know for the catering.
Roderick Hoffman
Club Running Vests and Shirts
For some events, including the Cross Country and Track&Field leagues, when
you are running for the club it is necessary to wear club colours. Even if
you don't take part in such events you might like to have a club vest to wear.
Paul Knechtl currently holds stocks of club kit so contact him if you need
something. The following is an old list so availability and/or prices may have
changed:
| Ladies Vest – New style, Print both sides |
Sizes S, M & L |
£12.00 |
| Ladies Technical T-shirts, Print front ONLY |
Sizes S, M |
£8.00 |
| Men's Vest, Print both sides |
Sizes M, L, XL & XXL |
£12.00 |
| Men's Technical T-shirts, Print front ONLY |
Sizes S, M, L & XL |
£8.00 |
| Hi-vis running bibs, No Printing |
One size fits all |
£10.00 |
Also see
this
attachment for photographs of each item. We may have some old stock
left to give away at bargain prices!
| Ladies Vest – From Viga, Print both sides |
Sizes 14 & 16 |
£12.00 NOW £5.00 |
| Unisex cotton short sleeved T-shirts, Print both sides |
Sizes M, L & XL |
£4.50 NOW £2.00 |
| Unisex cotton long sleeved T-shirts, Print both sides |
Sizes M, L & XL |
£5.50 NOW £2.50 |
| Unisex cotton short sleeved WARR 2006 T-shirt, Print both sides |
Size L Only |
NOW £3.00 |
| Unisex cotton short sleeved WARR 2008 T-shirt, Print both sides |
Size L & XL |
NOW £3.00 |
| A small number of club branded tracksuits remaining |
Medium to large sizes |
Jackets are now £18.50 and trousers £8.50 |
For all your kit enquires please contact Paul Knechtl -
Paul.A.Knechtl@BA.com
Club parkrun results for Saturday 3rd December
| 3rd December |
family & friends |
time |
parkrun |
commentary |
grade |
| Duncan |
Wright |
19:22 |
Gunnersbury |
M-6, run #4 |
80% |
| Barry |
Walters |
20:18 |
Gunnersbury |
run #50 |
80% |
| Paul |
Watt |
20:38 |
Rushmoor |
run #33, 22nd at Rushmoor |
72% |
| Kerstin |
Luksch |
21:00 |
Gunnersbury |
F-1, 202nd run at Gunnersbury |
71% |
| Chris |
Kelly |
21:28 |
Reading |
run #313, 248th at Reading |
69% |
| Ian |
Cunningham |
21:35 |
Bushy Park |
run #265 |
71% |
| Steve |
Dodsworth |
22:15 |
Newcastle |
run #94, park #21 |
68% |
| Andrew |
Jordan |
24:09 |
Bushy Park |
run #121, 110th at Bushy |
61% |
| Piers |
Keenleyside |
24:31 |
Gunnersbury |
run #151, 109th at Gunnersbury |
65% |
| Emily |
Warburton-Brown |
26:15 |
Peckham Rye |
run #20, 18th at Peckham |
56% |
| Caroline |
Cockram |
26:22 |
Bushy Park |
run #248, 22nd at Bushy |
61% |
| Ian |
Cockram |
26:23 |
Bushy Park |
run #369, 62nd at Bushy |
55% |
| Linda |
Dodsworth |
26:44 |
Newcastle |
run #89, park #21 |
59% |
| Trish |
McCabe |
27:01 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #160 |
56% |
| John |
Coffey |
27:14 |
Homewood Park |
run #219, 7th at Homewood |
68% |
| Chris |
Evans |
27:27 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #148 |
54% |
| Alan |
Friar |
27:39 |
Reading |
run #216, 149th at Reading |
65% |
| David |
Duggan |
28:32 |
Rushmoor |
run #175, 1st at Rushmoor |
54% |
| Roderick |
Hoffman |
28:34 |
Melton Mowbray |
club course record, park #176 |
54% |
| Benita |
Scaife |
30:46 |
Maidenhead |
run #55, 23rd at Maidenhead |
63% |
| John |
Scaife |
30:47 |
Maidenhead |
run #65, 23rd at Maidenhead |
53% |
| Kevin |
Holland |
30:53 |
Woking |
run #65, 33rd at Woking |
56% |
| Alan |
Anderson |
35:14 |
Gunnersbury |
run #435 |
61% |
| Steve |
Newell |
35:52 |
Gunnersbury |
run #244 |
50% |
| Sarah |
Gordon |
37:47 |
Melton Mowbray |
run #131, 4th at Melton Mowbray |
50% |
| Sreeram |
Sethuraman |
38:09 |
Upton Court |
run #96, 88th at Upton Court |
35% |
| John |
Lennon |
40:01 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #230 |
38% |
| Neil |
Frediani |
volunteer |
Bedfont Lakes |
pre-event set up |
| Monica |
Alonso |
volunteer |
Homewood Park |
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| Joe |
Nolan |
volunteer |
Black Park |
pacing team manager |
| Denis |
Foxley |
volunteer |
Harrow |
run director |
| Joan |
Foxley |
volunteer |
Harrow |
barcode scanner monitor |
Saturday morning dawned a little milder than previous days in some places and
with little wind conditions were good at many courses.
Women's cross country
league fixtures deprived us of some runners this week and Sunday's Perivale '5'
was also a distraction for some.
The best performances were at Gunnersbury
where former member Duncan Wright (19:22, 80%) who is now living in exile in
France was running at a parkrun for only the fourth time. Barry Walters
(20:18, 79.72%) was not far behind. Those were the best age graded
performances of the day at Gunnersbury. Perhaps more importantly Barry
completed his 50 parkruns. Chris Kelly who ran a dog assisted 18:35 at
Gunnersbury some years ago retains the club course record. Alan Anderson
was back in action after missing a week with a nasty dose of antibiotics.
One of several parkruns where Barry Walters does hold the club record (20:50)
is Newcastle (on Tyne). Steve (22:15) and Linda Dodsworth (26:44) ran there for
the first time. Others venturing to fresh parks (for them) were Roderick
Hoffman (28:34) at Melton Mowbray and David Duggan (28:32) at Rushmoor.
At Bushy Park, Caroline Cockram (26:22) and Ian Cockram (26:23) who have
volunteered on multiple occasions over the years at Bedfont Lakes and other
venues were having a relaxing jog. Caroline is now on 248 and could be the
next to win a "persistence " vest unless Natalie Ruffell who has been stuck on
49 since 24th September suddenly wakes up and surprises us all..
Steve Newell
Updated club parkrun stats
(modern .xlsx file)
Black Park parkrun Pacer Squad 2 year anniversary
Pacer Day at Black Park last Saturday was even more successful than
usual with 20% of runners achieving PBs.
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Running Shorts
"Event to Honour Jagjit Singh our Marathon Man - 27th November
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Dear Friend,
It is with great pleasure that invite you to an event to honour Mr
Jagjit Singh.
Jagjit is a local councilor and community member in my constituency.
He runs marathons to raise much nneded funds for charities.
He has run 230 full marathons, raising in excess of £18,000 for
charity.
His next challenge is to complete 7 marathons, in 7 days, within all
7 continents. Jagjit is the first Sikh in the world to do so.
I do hope that you can join us to honour Jagjit and acknowledge the
work he does for Charity.
Best wishes,
John McDonnell MP
Member of Parliament for Hayes & Hartington"
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Retired runners lunch
Tuesday 13th December at "One over the Ait", Kew Bridge 1 p.m.
A la Carte Fullers pub menu.
Good public transport options and free parking also possible.
Apply to
Steve Newell asap.
December Street-O
The next Street-O event is on Tuesday 13th December with registration from
18:15 to 19:30.
Join us at the fourth of this year's Street Orienteering Races. This
time we're moving towards the City of London, via St Paul's Cathedral.
As always you have one hour to race, run or walk as far as you can
and get maximum points from the clues dotted around the pub (Inn of
Court, 18 Holborn, London EC1N 2LE). But don't be late back or your
score will quickly evaporate! After your run, join us in the pub for a
pint and a chat.
For more details, see:
http://slow.org.uk/streeto/st-pauls-street-o-tuesday-13-december/
Roderick Hoffman
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