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BA Athletics Club News Digest 5th May 2014Forthcoming Events:
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/). This news digest is being sent to you because you are on the BA Athletics Club email list. To be removed please email us at news@barunner.org.uk. Difficulty viewing this email? Read it off the website instead - http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Marshals needed for Speedbirds and London BUPA 10000 VolunteerMore volunteers are needed to help out at the Speedbird Ladies
event on Wednesday, 14 May from 6:00pm onwards.
Please can you let me know if you can help.
On each of the crossing point there will be a steward to manage the crowds
and volunteers to assist with the crossing of pedestrians. # Club featured parkrun results for Saturday 3rd May - Bedfont Lakes
Left to right - Janet, Neil, Roderick, Alice and Graham [edited photo]. Scott must have been camera shy.
Five BA runners met up for the run at Bedfont Lakes and were led home by Graham Taylor completing the course (and any parkrun) for only the second time, almost three years since his debut. Alice Banks achieved a course ladies best. Elsewhere new club records were set by Chris Kelly at Upton Court (19:46)
and Ian Cunningham at Old Deer Park (21:23). Updated parkrun stats: www.barunner.org.uk/results/ba_parkrun_park_totals.xls Steve Newell Rosenheim Results...
First Track & Field Grand Prix - 28th April 2014 Results
A good turnout for the 1st Grand Prix of the season. Neil brought along Danny who did a good run in the 1000m, but took over in the Triple Jump with over a 2 metre beating to 2nd place Gary. A 1st time ever Triple Jump for Tony (there’s always next year). Potential age category triple jump record for Eddie - to be ratified. The next GP of the season is the 19th May 6pm at Uxbridge when we go a bit further in the 1500m and do a bit of weight lifting and dropping in the Shot Putt!! Also the Monday 12th May, a week before, we are in the Vets League match at Battersea starting around 6.30pm if you can make it. Hope to see you there. Eddie Giles Marathon Write-ups |
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Happy with the pace I went off at touch under 8 min / miles. Hit 13.1m in touch under 1 45 ( vs 1 43 guidance) but couldn’t get through the crowds. Wanted to bag 2 mins at 7 min 50 pace to allow for the 2nd half. Saw Wilson Kipsang and later Mo at 22m (I was at 14m). 2nd half the heat got me. Hit the wall at 16m. Think I overdosed on sugar/gels/lucozade and was doubling up with a stitch by mile 23, the Tower. Had to walk for minute as I couldn’t shake it and felt sick from sugar overdose. Then 23-26miles were nasty – blooming long. By this stage the 3.30 target was well gone and I adjusted my expectation from a 3.30 finish to to 3.35… by now I was down to 9 .30 min miles, legs were falling apart. Expectation then went to 3.39 pretty quick. Then I saw Michael Owen at 24m … 3.39 guidance was now out as I was in bits… but he was even worse shape than me… so I thought I’ll stay with him and at least do the TV sketch! Then I thought, blimey you‘re at 10 min miles, so I thought, I’ll leave you and try for my PB… so legged the last bit down birdcage and the palace and PB'ed by a few secs and got 3.42. Got to the line and collapsed. St Johns offered to wheel me away but I sorted myself..fancied the ride mind you. Then slept on the pavement in Whitehall/Birdcage but too many crowds… so got up and made my way home… got as far as Embankment Gardens and fell asleep till 4 pm on the grass…zzzzzzzzzzzzz… I was happy with my training and perhaps overcooked it maybe. 3.30 is still possible but the heat took its toll on me. I’d like to thank you Steve for giving me this opportunity and well done everyone else , I hope you all enjoyed the day…. Many Thanks Ian Haylock |
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Well my aim was to get to the start line in one piece and then get round. This goal was achieved, and I am still, touchwood, in one piece a few weeks on and for those that know my injury record this is a pleasant surprise. How was it for me? Well I knew I had not done the faster training work needed to get any sort of time I might want to shout about, and add to that I had a bad cold the week leading up to the big day, and I was still coughing on my way to the start line, and then of course it was quite warm, so my PW (personal worst) was no great surprise. But all that said I achieved my aim and apart from a hard period around 17-20 generally enjoyed the day. I have to thank Colin Haylock, life was getting hard at 17 miles, with still a way to go and it was struggle. At which point Colin appeared from nowhere. "How are you Rich?" he asked, "not so good" was the reply. Colin then ran with me for the next 3 miles, while on the run he mixed me a magic potion from a sachet he had in his pocket, and he just helped me along chatting away. By mile 20 it did not seem so far, the potion had worked, and Colin pressed on to get to his target time, which he did. By then I was over this bad patch, and while the last 6 miles was hard, it felt achievable. So thank you Colin. Having recovered from cramps that set in on my way to the baggage buses I finally got to my bus, (why is mine always furthest away?), to find my daughter sitting there with a big grin on her face waiting for me. She had been there 25 minutes and knew my time before I did, but it was good to see her even if I had been well and truly "Dorrised". (For those not sure "Dorrised" means beaten by a lady!) The next 3 hours were spent at the marshalling post helping out where I could, watching so many runners going past, wondering how they keep going for so long. I do always think their ability to keep going is as good as if not better than those who skip round in half the time {Ed: see my Wings for Life write-up below}. It was good to finally set off home about 5pm and rest my weary legs. Richard Ruffell |
Thanks to the club...Just to say on behalf of the Ridge Off-Roader team thanks to your
club for agreeing to loan the clock to us this year. It was returned to
Brian Forrester on Friday morning. Ed: We loan our clock out several times a year to local races for a fee that pays for batteries and maintenance. |
Fairoaks 5mile XC 27th April.Very/very muddy the course being almost around the perimeter, even running across the main runway. BA staff running: Julie Barclay 1st 0/50 in 38.39; Joe Nolan 35th male in 41.47; Mark Gardener 45th male in 45.01 Tom Rowley |
The Wings for Life World Run resultsThis was a very successful event. Personally I covered 17.23k (10.71 miles) before I was caught by the catcher car. This meant that I came 302nd out of 646 finishers at Silverstone (there were a total of 35,396 competing at simultaneous events worldwide). One of my competitors was Mark Webber so I can claim to have raced around the Silverstone track with him - though he proved his fitness by covering 28.36k. The winner at Silverstone covered 69.37k and worldwide the best was in Austria with 78.57k - perhaps the car had had to stop to fill up with petrol. You’ll have to visit Facebook to see my pictures from the day. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10203682774808420.1073741844.1188765022&type=3 and thank you to those who did (or will) sponsor me at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RoderickHoffman But thinking about this event and comparing it with half-marathons and marathons - in traditional races the less-able competitors carry on for far longer than the elite and in doing so probably push themselves further and even to damage to which they are not prepared. With this chase challenge the more casual runners reach the end of their race quicker and it is the elite who are able to go on-and-on proving their fitness and capability. Perhaps there should be more "chase" events or at least races the aim of which being to cover the most distance in a set time. Roderick Hoffman |
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