BA Athletics Club News Digest 20th May 2019
Events:
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Saturday 25th May - Club Featured parkrun at Hanworth (see below) start
09:00 *#
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Monday 27th May - Vitality 10000 - Marshalling event
#
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Wednesday 29th - Rosenheim T&F2 at Ewell Court from 18:45
#
We meet at 18:00 at the
Bedfont Club
on most Wednesdays throughout the year including this Wednesday.
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.
Last updated: 4th April.
* Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps]
(parkrun details updated 12th May) /
# Club Points event.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BARunnerUK/ (formal
"front window" club page), BA Runner Facebook Group (informal
"back office" - ask to join).
Inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk.
The next few Mondays...
Every Monday we do track and field training at Hillingdon Track {aka
"Uxbridge"}. That is the
theory, however in practice...
- May 27th: Bank Holiday (marshalling opportunity, Vitality 10K)
- June 3rd: Uxbridge track unavailable, scouts event
- June 10th: Vets League Uxbridge 18:30
- June 17th: Grand Prix Uxbridge 18:00: 800m and Triple Jump
- June 24th: Vets League Battersea 18:30
- July 1st: Uxbridge track unavailable, schools event
- July 8th: Uxbridge track unavailable, schools event
- July 15th: Track & field training at Uxbridge!!!!
Steve Hillier
Vets Track & Field - Battersea 13th May - a good start to the season #
Last Monday the British Airways team travelled to Battersea, and produced a
string of high quality performances and three individual victories.
Five of
our team tackled the packed 100m races, with Jacqui Musselwhite winning her
event and first-timer Michael Ball showing his sprinting speed. Jacqui
went on to win the 400m as well!
The 1500m again featured a host of runners, with Julie Barclay within seconds
of a victory in the ladies’ event and Ian Haylock and Paul Watt running well in
the men’s races. Christine Munden tackled the unforgiving 2000m walk, and
picked up a fine second place while being watched like a hawk by the race walk
judges.
We also competed strongly in the field events: Janet Smith rotated to a win
in the discus and took two second places in shot and high jump, while Steve
Hillier gained a third in the discus.
All eight BA competitors rounded off the evening with the 4 x 400m relays.
The batons were safely delivered around the track, so we’re happy to pass on
some tips to our international squads if they come looking for advice!
| Event |
E. Age Grp |
BA Competitor |
C. Age Grp |
Time/Distance |
Place |
| 100m |
W35A |
Julie Barclay |
W55 |
17.8 |
5th |
| 100m |
W35B |
Janet Smith |
W50 |
17.9 |
2nd |
| 100m |
W50 |
Jacqui Musselwhite |
W50 |
15.6 |
1st |
| 100m |
M50 |
Michael Ball |
M55 |
15.5 |
5th |
| 100m |
M60 |
Steve Hillier |
M60 |
17.8 |
6th |
| 400m |
W50 |
Jacqui Musselwhite |
W50 |
73.0 |
1st |
| 400m |
M50 |
Michael Ball |
M55 |
78.3 |
7th |
| 1500m |
M35 |
Ian Haylock |
M45 |
05:20.5 |
6th |
| 1500m |
M50 |
Paul Watt |
M50 |
06:15.3 |
6th |
| 1500m |
W50 |
Julie Barclay |
W50 |
06:01.9 |
4th |
| 2000m walk |
W35 |
Christine Munden |
W40 |
16:53.2 |
2nd |
| Discus |
W50 |
Janet Smith |
W50 |
27.16 |
1st |
| Discus |
M60 |
Steve Hillier |
M60 |
24.44 |
3rd |
| Shot |
W50 |
Janet Smith |
W50 |
8.62 |
2nd |
| Shot |
M60 |
Steve Hillier |
M60 |
7.64 |
4th |
| High Jump |
W50 |
Janet Smith |
W50 |
0.95 |
2nd |
| Long Jump |
M60 |
Steve Hillier |
M60 |
2.56 |
6th |
| 4 x 400m |
Men |
Ian, Paul, Mike, Steve |
Men |
05:30.1 |
6th |
| 4 x 400m |
Women |
Julie, Janet, Christine, Jacqui |
Women |
06:23.6 |
5th |
The next Rosenheim event will be at Ewell on Wednesday 29th May, to be
followed by the Vets league at Hillingdon on June 10th. You’re very
welcome to come and join the fun!
Steve Hillier
 Green Belt Relay initial results and report #
The BA First Class Loungers made our yearly appearance at the GBR this
weekend, 18-19th May, and once again predominantly enjoyed the experience.
The international team - from Heathrow, Gatwick, Berkshire, France and Spain
- even included two people who still work for BA!
The weather was slightly sub-optimal on Saturday evening {Ed:
he means it was heavy rain for the first half of my leg!}, but
otherwise fine, and the 220 miles were all accounted for, thanks to the
team's diligent execution. Word must be getting out about the event, as
there was a further increase in the number this year, to 52.
As that is also the average age of our team, it was all the more
challenging to maintain our top-half position, which we did with 26th place,
helped by a sustained team effort, and some remarkable individual
performances, not least Dave Dixon's V50 Record for Stage 5.
Seven of the twelve of us circumnavigated the M25, including dinner and
drinks in Essex and/or Hampton, and five experienced heads flew in and out
for their legs, with, or assisted by, their parents, children or other
halves. We ran, drove, navigated, cheered, and also helped out by
marshalling on three legs.
 It
was a great weekend, with all the teams thanking the organising Stragglers
for another (23rd) tremendous event, and despite a few moments of drama,
several runners are already looking forward to next year. Others are, quite
legitimately, looking forward to a bit of lie down.
Draft Results:
https://gbrlive.azurewebsites.net/StageResults
Full report to follow.
Captain Kelly (Chris, pictured above, by Paul Clarke
Photography)
<<< The team members who made it to the finish line. With apologies for the
quality of the photograph - a trick of the light and/or grease on the lens.
Left to right - Roderick Hoffman, Neil Frediani, Maria Jovani, Chris Kelly,
Graham Taylor, Barry Walters. The team members dropped before this point
were Vicky McFarlin, Tim Bellars, David Dixon, Frankie Hogge, Murray Hogge
and Duncan Wright.
Team relays are great fun despite rather than because of the running
involved. The Stragglers who organised this event also organise a River
Relay on Sunday 8th September. If anyone in the club wants to organise a
team for that please contact me or Chris for the details. Note that because
that event clashes with the WARR event several true BA runners won't be
available.
Roderick Hoffman
London Marathon 2019 Reports (part three of several)
Matt Foden
Hi all,
Thanks again for the place for the marathon. I did 4.37 which was a
little slower than I hoped for but I raised £1,600 for my charity instead of
the £750 I was expecting. That will help more people than my pride!
In terms of the race – I probably went of a little bit fast. I’m used to
running halfs and haven’t quite got the patience for the long game sorted
yet! I found also that taking on Lucozade wasn’t the best thing for me –
very sweet and probably could have done with an electrolyte drink. I also
probably would have been better off running with a 4.30 pacing group for 30k
and leaving a good amount in the tank for the last bit but I will know this
next time!
Also, its quite hard mentally when your Garmin gets out of sync with the
mile markers! {Ed: I remember that feature from my
marathon days - though I worked it out afterwards that the main problem was
actually the brain getting out of sync with the mile markers}
Happy to marshal next year and give it a go in a couple of year’s time.
For the next few years I’m trying to improve my 5k time now and learn to
swim!
Hope you all enjoyed the day.
Matt Foden
Jessica Grimshaw
Thank you so so much for the place, I honestly can not express in words
just how much it meant to me! What an incredible day it was, I was by no
means as fast as most of you but I finished and considering how painful my
ankle was for the second half, well all I can say is I am very happy. It was
so emotional having my family and children meet me along the way and at the
end, my 6 year old son was so proud that he took my medal to school for show
and tell so that got me all emotional again.
I am really looking forward to marshalling next year!
Once again thank you!
Jessica Grimshaw
Jagjit Singh
Thank you BA club for the place. I completed 12 marathons in 12 days from
13/04/2019 to 24/04/2019 {Ed: !!!!!!}, and had a 3
days rest before running the London Marathon for my 364th full marathon. It
was a hard challenge but I enjoyed it. Thanks again BA club.
Kind regards,
Jagjit Singh.
Results:
| Place (Overall) | Place (Gender) |
Place (Category) |
Name |
Runner Number |
Category |
Race Status |
Time |
| 24519 |
16686 |
7892 |
Foden, Matt (GBR) |
60432 |
18-39 |
Finished |
04:37:11 |
| 40244 |
16273 |
2704 |
Grimshaw, Jessica (USA) |
60430 |
40-44 |
Finished |
06:18:53 |
| 31624 |
20350 |
560 |
Singh, Jagjit (GBR) |
60423 |
60-64 |
Finished |
05:07:14 |
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Club parkrun results for Saturday 18th May 2019
If your time on Saturday, or that of someone you think should or
could be included, isn't in the following list, please let me know so that I can
add them next time.
Roderick Hoffman
| Member |
18th May 2019 |
parkrun ↓ |
Pos ↓ |
Time ↓ |
Age Grade ↓ |
PB? ↓ |
Comment |
| FALSE |
Chris Evans |
Bedfont Lakes |
43 |
00:23:14 |
65.06% |
|
| TRUE |
Trish MCCABE |
Bedfont Lakes |
145 |
00:30:09 |
51.41% |
|
| TRUE |
Anne Bannister |
Bedfont Lakes |
127 |
00:29:17 |
67.22% |
|
| TRUE |
David Duggan |
Bedfont Lakes |
125 |
00:29:09 |
54.55% |
|
| TRUE |
Caroline Cockram |
Bedfont Lakes |
87 |
00:26:02 |
64.40% |
|
| TRUE |
Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
405 |
00:30:06 |
55.20% |
|
| TRUE |
Helen SMITH |
Brooklands |
190 |
00:31:35 |
63.22% |
PB |
Three minute improvement |
| TRUE |
Ian CUNNINGHAM |
Bushy Park |
523 |
00:25:08 |
61.67% |
|
| TRUE |
Richard RUFFELL |
Cassiobury |
243 |
00:26:14 |
59.59% |
|
Record 617 attendance |
| FALSE |
Natalie RUFFELL |
Cassiobury |
242 |
00:26:14 |
56.42% |
|
| TRUE |
Adam Moquet |
Clair |
3 |
00:18:31 |
70.21% |
|
run #10, M-3, 1st at Clair, club record |
| FALSE |
Ben Chaytow |
Crane Park |
22 |
00:21:37 |
64.07% |
|
| TRUE |
Janet Smith |
Dinton Pastures |
185 |
00:35:46 |
49.30% |
|
park #36 |
| TRUE |
Alice BANKS |
Fell Foot |
282 |
00:48:46 |
40.36% |
|
park #41 |
| NEW |
Mike Dennison |
Gedling |
4 |
00:20:52 |
77.56% |
|
Club record at Gedling |
| TRUE |
Oliver MATHAI |
Gunnersbury |
195 |
00:25:01 |
67.02% |
|
| TRUE |
Petra OTTO |
Hasenheide |
97 |
00:32:00 |
65.31% |
|
| TRUE |
Steve NEWELL |
Hazelwood |
106 |
00:38:32 |
49.18% |
|
| TRUE |
John COFFEY |
Hazelwood |
57 |
00:28:48 |
68.29% |
|
| TRUE |
Sarah GORDON |
Leicester Victoria |
288 |
00:31:26 |
62.62% |
|
| Not |
Paul SINTON-HEWITT |
Northala Fields |
18 |
00:20:04 |
78.57% |
|
See Roderick's comment below |
| TRUE |
Alan ANDERSON |
Osterley |
304 |
00:40:48 |
55.84% |
|
| TRUE |
Scott DAVISON |
Osterley |
84 |
00:24:45 |
58.18% |
|
| Not |
Geoff Miles |
Osterley |
157 |
00:29:06 |
59.28% |
|
400th run. (ex BA, Event Director) |
| Checking |
Steve Waite |
Riddlesdown |
135 |
00:28:29 |
61.21% |
|
first parkrun this year |
| TRUE |
Eddie GILES |
Salisbury |
148 |
00:25:26 |
69.33% |
PB |
15 second improvement |
| Not |
Michael Kelly |
South Manchester |
439 |
01:06:16 |
30.99% |
|
Chris' dad doing his first parkrun at age 79. |
| TRUE |
Kevin Holland |
Woking |
379 |
00:41:33 |
42.96% |
|
There were a significant number of cancellations this week mainly due to
parkrun courses being booked for other events (e.g. Pub in the Park at Marlow).
Henley was called off because of a severely cracked tree overhanging the route.
County shows, festivals, race meetings, even marathons can cause parkruns to be
called off so it is always a good idea to check the parkrun cancellations
website just in case (UK:
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/cancellations/
).
 Adam Moquet (18:31) who ran so well over the country last winter was in good
form and set a new club record at Clair (Haywards Heath). New member Mike
Dennison (20:52) also got off to a good start with a club record run at Gedling
in Nottingham.
Steve Newell
Chris Kelly's running antics are clearly rubbing off on his relatives with
his dad surprising everyone by undertaking his first parkrun at age 79, as Tail
Walker at South Manchester (pictured). If you happen to be passing in future
weeks Michael plans to return to his more regular roles of timekeeping and
marshalling.
Volunteers - We can ONLY include specific volunteer efforts each week if we
are emailed about them by 17:00 on the Monday after the run.
| 18th May 2019 |
parkrun |
role |
| Ian Cockram |
Bedfont Lakes |
Run Director |
| Caroline Cockram |
Bedfont Lakes |
Carpark Marshal |
| David Duggan |
Bedfont Lakes |
unknown |
| Roderick Hoffman |
Northala Fields |
Barcode Scanning |
| Denis Foxley |
Harrow |
Run Director |
| Joan Foxley |
Harrow |
Finish Tokens |
| Alastair Heslop |
Guildford |
Timekeeper |
Stuck on 496
No new parkruns added or removed this week. We are still on 496 different
parkruns. With many of us running at Hanworth next Saturday we are likely to
achieve or break through 500 different parkruns on Saturday 1st June - so plan
to run away that day!
parkrun Chatter
 I
fitted in a volunteer stint at Northala Fields on my way to my Green Belt Relay
responsibilities. It wasn't a quiet parkrun because they had a film crew there
and parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewett and Chief Executive Nick Pearson in
attendance. Paul ran well, only nine second outside his course PB and his
quickest parkrun anywhere this year. Nick didn't do so well and was challenged
to fold-up the parkrun banner and failed. Those who have attempted it know that
it is the most difficult parkrun duty of them all.
There were two new parkruns last weekend. One of them is the first parkrun
to run in a shed, or at least at a shed - Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun near
Cirencester. The second, Conyngham Hall parkrun in Knaresborough, has two
co-event directors - one being Mark Taylor but not that Mark Taylor, the other
being Linda Dodsworth and yes, that Linda Dodsworth - former BA and Club member.
Each inaugural attracted a manageable number of runners and I'm not aware of any
incidents from either.
NEXT SATURDAY we have a Club Featured parkrun at Hanworth parkrun #. Please aim to
arrive early so that we can get a group photograph. Let me know by reply here or
on Facebook to expect you so that I can advise the run director. After the run
we'll have a beverage and snack in the Air Park Leisure Centre. Post code: TW13
5EG. More details:
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/hanworth/course/
Roderick Hoffman
Steve's parkrun stats -
club parkrun stats - NOW UPDATED
NEW club parkrun database -
{read access to new
club parkrun database} - UP TO DATE
2019 British Airways Run Gatwick Sunday 13th May results
No one has sent me any results or reports from this event but I've found the
following within the results:
| Pos. |
Bibno. |
Finish time |
Chip time |
Participant |
Category |
Club |
Speed |
Pace |
| 1046 |
2260 |
02:02:27 |
01:59:58 |
Michelle Garratt |
(F) Veteran50 |
HORSHAM JOGGERS |
6.42 mph |
9:20 min/mile |
| 1508 |
4136 |
02:14:14 |
02:08:23 |
Marzia Coltelli |
(F) Veteran40 |
BRITISH AIRWAYS AC |
5.85 mph |
10:14 min/mile |
| 1860 |
2508 |
02:25:47 |
02:20:47 |
Jasvir Singh Modaher |
(M) Veteran60 |
BRITISH AIRWAYS AC |
5.39 mph |
11:07 min/mile |
Roderick Hoffman
Thanks to Brian Forrester
Hi everyone,
You will all remember that we sent tee shirts and other clothes
belonging to Brian out to Togo last year. Along with those things and a
couple of walking sticks/crutches Steve and I also sent medical equipment, first
aid supplies, walking frames etc. which we had collected and which we knew were
required.
Our friend Kossi, began to put together a presentation thanking us and Brian.
It is finally completed and
linked here.
We feel that the thanks he expresses should be thanks to those who helped
Brian over the years and during his last illness, rather than just us.
Hope you are all well,
Linda and Steve Hillier
More from extreme marathon addicts - Richmond Park Marathon 19th May
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I was running the Richmond Park Marathon for the 7th time on Sunday
and apart from a DNF in 2016 (pulled out after 3 miles with pulled calf
muscle - shouldn't have started really) it was my worst time by well
over an hour! I knew the hills and lumpy trail type surface would slow
me down and had hoped I might do around 4:30. First 12 miles went OK but
then I just could not maintain even a 10 minute mile pace. Nice course
with plenty of shade (and cover from the light drizzle) but the hills
were just too much for my current level of fitness. In 2013 I managed to
do 3:29 just 2 weeks after the London Marathon and my 4 other finishing
times had been under 4 hours. Yesterday I finished in a disappointing
5:08:48. Ian Cunningham was also running doing his last long run before
tackling the Comrades Marathon in South Africa on 2nd June. Ian did well
and finished in 3:53:57. Next up for me is the Cork Marathon also on 2nd
June.
Piers Keenleyside
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