BA Athletics Club News Digest 27th November 2017
Events:
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Saturday 2nd December - Men's Surrey League Match 3 at Roundshaw Downs
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Sunday 3rd December - Run-of-the-Month - Perivale Five SOLD OUT so we'll see
you there only if you have already entered
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Thursday 7th December - Dream Mile - PLACES STILL AVAILABLE - 12:45 start on
the Bath Road WITH Mince Pies and Mulled Wine for finishers
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.
*Club Event Map:
[Clickable link to Google Maps]
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Inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at
news@barunner.org.uk.
Reminders including confirmation of the club's Christmas Do
We've confirmed our plans for the club Christmas event to be at The Five
Bells in Harmondsworth on Wednesday 20th December. We will have the Club's
traditional mile event from 18:00 - Steve Newell will be measuring the course to
ensure that it is the same length as the old Parkway Mile course and confirming
that the air quality is at least to the same high standard. Then from 19:30
we'll be in The Five Bells with a Christmas Buffet - we may charge a small fee
(say £5 a head) to upgrade to a better quality of Mince Pies. I've set-up a
Facebook event for this with a nice picture of us on the beach
https://www.facebook.com/events/353247041804420/
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Also don't forget to fill in (or complete) your survey responses at
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZRNWX6K
. A few people started but didn't finish - perhaps put off by the
SurveyMonkey interface graying out the question. The club committee will
consider the responses next week. PS - I remembered to fill in the survey
myself yesterday!
Oh and a final reminder that the retired runners lunch is on 5th
December and anyone who hasn't told
Steve
Newell that they want to come should do so without any further delay.
Roderick Hoffman
Winter Five Mile Handicap 22nd Nov 2017
After pathfinding runs at Bedfont and Cranford earlier in the Autumn, the
Five Mile Handicap series saw a more routine run on 22nd November.
Old Age, injuries and shift-work reduced the field to four runners who
completed the full course.
Times for the now accurately measured new five mile course:
- Chris Kelly 42:43
- Scott Davison 46:26
- Trish McCabe 47:13
- Roderick Hoffman 48:11
See league table below for points awarded for this and previous weeks:
League Table |
25-Oct |
01-Nov |
22-Nov |
Total points |
Target time next run |
Trish McCabe |
15 |
|
25 |
40 |
47:15 |
Roderick Hoffman |
|
15 |
21 |
36 |
48:15 |
Chris Kelly |
|
15 |
16 |
31 |
42:45 |
Gary Rushmer |
15 |
15 |
|
30 |
35:00 |
Scott Davison |
|
|
18 |
18 |
46:30 |
Simon Turton |
|
15 |
|
15 |
36:15 |
Steve Taylor |
|
15 |
|
15 |
42:00 |
Alan Friar |
|
15 |
|
15 |
50:30 |
Steve Hillier |
|
15 |
|
15 |
52:15 |
Tony Barnwell |
5 |
10 |
|
15 |
to be determined |
There are still four rounds remaining and with the best four scores to count
it is not too late to join in and still win. The next run is scheduled for
Wednesday 13th December at Cranford. Availability of changing rooms and
showers on that day will be included in the the Digest on 11th December.
Steve Newell
WARR 2018 Open for registration...
It is a long way off but the 2018 WARR is already open for registration.
Visit the WARR website to register:
http://worldairlineroadrace.org/ . Prices are 50US$ for the races and
60US$ for the awards evening. Charges are non-refundable but can be transferred
for $3.95.
Event details:
- September 26 6:00 PM MDT - Meet and Greet
- September 27 5:00 PM MDT - T-Shirt SWAP
- September 28 9:30 AM MDT - Team Captain's Meeting
- September 29 6:30 AM MDT - 10K Starts
- September 29 8:00 AM MDT - 5K Starts [or the nearby Clover Point parkrun
also starting at 08:00 !]
- September 29 5:00 PM MDT - Lets dance at the Awards Dinner and Dance
Other things you might like to consider around the time of WARR...
- September 22nd 8:00 AM DST - Renton parkrun and opportunities to explore
the Seattle area. This is my pre-WARR parkrun plan.
- September 27th - after the T Shirt Party - WARR British Airways Road
Racing Team reunion event (and only the Team Captain has to get up the next
morning...any offers?)
- September / October - Kite surfing opportunities - Victoria is one of the
best kite surfing spots in the world and our former colleague
Daniela Mayerova, who now works for
a kite surfing company, expects to be there and should be able to offer
inside information and offers on local kite surfing schools.
- October 1st 6:00 AM MDT - Rocky Mountaineer Train Departs from Vancouver
- this is a WARR special for a five day train tour across the Rockies from
Vancouver to Calgary - see:
http://worldairlineroadrace.org/news-and-events/things-to-see....
Not cheap, but perhaps a good rate on a once-in-a-lifetime activity.
I've registered for this. There is also a two day option which is cheaper,
but poorer value.
- October 7th - Victoria Marathon (with relay event plus half marathon, 8k
road race and kids run) - see
https://www.runvictoriamarathon.com/races/
. Piers Keenleyside has already entered the Marathon.
Roderick Hoffman
Men's Surrey League Cross Country 2nd December 2017 @ Roundshaw Downs @ 3pm
- Reminder
This is at Roundshaw Downs near Croydon in a fairly flat park (good for new
runners). For those inclined to run a parkrun in the morning, there is one
in the same park so you could parkrun, have breakfast, go Xmas shopping in
Croydon and get back in time for the race.
Details should get posted at:
https://surreyleague.org/slm/match/90/ but aren’t there yet. If not posted then these are the usual location details:
For those unfamiliar with the venue or with sat. navs. CR0 4RW is the
postcode for Roundshaw Downs near the start but if you are coming
from the Epsom direction you may wish to park near SM6 9DZ(only a short
walk away).
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As always, if new runners would let me know in advance then I can get the
admin. sorted beforehand rather than when I should be warming up.
Neil Frediani
Club parkrun results for Saturday 25th November
25th November |
family & friends |
time |
parkrun |
commentary |
grade |
Gary |
Rushmer |
20:22 |
Bedfont Lakes |
M11, run #70, top grade at Bedfont |
76% |
Anne |
Bannister |
26:27 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #158 |
72% |
Bob |
Bannister |
23:38 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #292, parkrun pb |
68% |
Alan |
Anderson |
33:25 |
Bedfont Lakes |
age category record (MV80) |
66% |
Gill |
Westbrook |
30:34 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #81, all at Bedfont |
64% |
Chris |
Evans |
23:23 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #184, 179th at Bedfont |
64% |
Neil |
Frediani |
25:06 |
Bedfont Lakes |
25' pacer |
64% |
Scott |
Davison |
23:37 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #227 |
63% |
Trish |
McCabe |
27:16 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #210 |
56% |
Roderick |
Hoffman |
28:23 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #277, 5th at Bedfont |
55% |
David |
Duggan |
28:59 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #226, 29' pacer |
54% |
Steve |
Newell |
35:43 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #289, 2017 course sb |
51% |
Janet |
Smith |
34:34 |
Bedfont Lakes |
run #80 |
50% |
Paul |
Westbrook |
volunteer |
Bedfont Lakes |
marshal |
Joe |
Nolan |
supporter |
Bedfont Lakes |
|
Petra |
Otto |
33:01 |
Belton House |
club course record |
62% |
Sarah |
Gordon |
34:51 |
Braunstone |
run #172, 51st at Braunstone |
55% |
John |
Coffey |
26:54 |
Bushy Park |
run #260, 223rd at Bushy |
70% |
Jonathan |
Cox |
23:14 |
Crane Park |
run #333 |
67% |
James |
Shoulder |
21:05 |
Crane Park |
run #26, 2nd at Crane Park |
61% |
Ben |
Chaytow |
volunteer |
Crane Park |
run director |
Caroline |
Cockram |
25:44 |
Gladstone Park |
club course record(F) |
64% |
Ian |
Cockram |
24:39 |
Gladstone Park |
club course record |
60% |
Piers |
Keenleyside |
24:21 |
Gunnersbury |
run #184, 129th at Gunnersbury |
66% |
Kerstin |
Luksch |
volunteer |
Gunnersbury |
lead bike |
Joan |
Foxley |
35:51 |
Harrow |
run #79, 73rd at Harrow |
60% |
Denis |
Foxley |
volunteer |
Harrow |
run director |
Daniela |
Mayerova |
31:06 |
Langebaan (ZA) |
erstwhile member, currently kite surfing in South Africa |
48% |
Alice |
Banks |
27:00 |
Maidenhead |
run #101 |
72% |
Chris |
Kelly |
21:46 |
Reading |
run #358, 285th at Reading |
69% |
Eddie |
Giles |
27:00 |
Salisbury |
run #93, 17th at Salisbury |
65% |
Richard |
Ruffell |
22:09 |
Tring |
run #131, 9th at Tring |
70% |
Kevin |
Holland |
33:44 |
Woking |
run #90, 48th at Woking |
52% |
Benita |
Scaife |
30:32 |
Wycombe Rye |
run #97, 5th at Wycombe |
64% |
John |
Scaife |
30:33 |
Wycombe Rye |
run #110, 7th at Wycombe |
54% |
Steve Newell
Updated club parkrun stats
Club featured parkrun Bedfont Lakes performances
Saturday
was the third time that the club has had a featured parkrun at Bedfont Lakes. So
how have we done over the years? The table and graph gives you the answer
- note that I've included performances for runners who are NOW members of the
club even if they weren't then. As you can see it hasn't all been downhill - at
least as many of us have improved as have got slower and Bob Bannister ran his
all time parkrun PB on Saturday on his 292nd run, his 247th at Bedfont Lakes.
Bob was also too quick for the photograph!
parkrunner |
25Jun11 |
3May14 |
25Nov17 |
Fastest |
Barry WALTERS |
00:18:47 |
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00:18:47 |
Mark TAYLOR |
00:20:08 |
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00:20:08 |
John TAYLOR |
00:20:14 |
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00:20:14 |
Gary RUSHMER |
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00:20:22 |
00:20:22 |
Graham TAYLOR |
00:20:48 |
00:21:51 |
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00:20:48 |
Ian CUNNINGHAM |
00:22:10 |
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00:22:10 |
Scott DAVISON |
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00:24:54 |
00:22:37 |
00:22:37 |
Alan FRIAR |
00:22:53 |
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00:22:53 |
Chris EVANS |
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00:23:29 |
00:23:23 |
00:23:23 |
Eddie GILES |
00:23:24 |
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00:23:24 |
Natalie RUFFELL |
00:23:27 |
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00:23:27 |
Bob BANNISTER |
00:27:00 |
00:25:43 |
00:23:38 |
00:23:38 |
Neil FREDIANI |
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00:24:30 |
00:25:06 |
00:24:30 |
Alice BANKS |
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00:24:50 |
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00:24:50 |
Roderick HOFFMAN |
00:26:11 |
00:25:39 |
00:28:23 |
00:25:39 |
Ian COCKRAM |
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00:25:55 |
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00:25:55 |
Anne BANNISTER |
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00:28:09 |
00:26:27 |
00:26:27 |
Alan ANDERSON |
00:27:15 |
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00:33:25 |
00:27:15 |
Trish MCCABE |
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00:28:09 |
00:27:16 |
00:27:16 |
David DUGGAN |
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00:29:49 |
00:28:59 |
00:28:59 |
John LENNON |
00:30:24 |
00:29:08 |
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00:29:08 |
Gill WESTBROOK |
00:29:31 |
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00:30:34 |
00:29:31 |
Marion WOODHOUSE |
00:31:19 |
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00:31:19 |
Janet SMITH |
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00:34:18 |
00:34:34 |
00:34:18 |
Steve NEWELL |
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00:35:43 |
00:35:43 |
Seasonal Period parkruns
Don't forget that you'll be able to get some additional parkruns under your
expanded belt this Christmas time. On Christmas Day you can get a run in before
driving home for Christmas with the family. Amongst many others venues
include Northala Fields (I'll try to give you a goodtime...as time keeper on the
day), Bushy, Woodley and with 9:30 starts both Homewood and Fulham Palace.
On New Year's Day they will crank up the parkrun computers another notch or
two and enable you to record TWO different parkruns in the same morning. Start
times are staggered to make this possible (and to confuse those still staggering
from the previous night's celebrations). New Year's Day is a good opportunity to
visit parkruns the other side of London without being on the road to hell in
traffic on the way home. My challenge as always is to find two parkruns
I've not yet run that are both near to each other and with differing start
times. Currently I'm seeing Castle Park (start time 08:30) as a good candidate
for my first run of the day and year.
Not all parkruns have yet declared whether (and when) they are operating on
these two dates - as well as needing to ensure they have enough volunteers they may need to get
permission from councils and other organisations.
Of course these parkruns are in addition to the regular Saturday parkruns. If the
weather turns, remember to check the cancellation lists - perhaps as the last
thing you do before setting off. Last Saturday the wet and cold spell caused the
cancellation of 58 UK parkruns.
UK Links...
The official parkrun list of seasonal extra events:
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/christmas-compendium/
A Googlemap showing Christmas Day parkruns:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1EGUK0B8Q99stM3lhBo65DRyGFP3DD8A8&ll=53.65824399564585%2C-2.947477499999991&z=6
A Googlemap showing New Year's Day parkruns and their start times:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1G6VZWs7z10fMbWKazclNjxvOczHJt71h&ll=51.944871286444446%2C-0.6513349218749909&z=8
The official list of cancelled parkruns - which is updated during the week AND
on the morning: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/cancellations/
Roderick Hoffman
Next Saturday Louise Plank is planning her 100th run and has arranged
for a £10 donation to a defibrillator fund for Pitshanger junior parkrun
for every runner who is a first timer at Gunnersbury. So if you've
never been to Gunnersbury before, think about it, you could be extending
some young life in the future by decades. The exercise has been
labelled as the...wait for it...Plank Ton.
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Harrow Hill 10k Road Race - 11th February 2018 10:30
The Perivale Five may be full up but there is time to get a registration in
for another popular run in the area - the Harrow Hill 10k road race. If you
enjoy long downhill runs then this could be a race for you although be warned
that whatever comes down must also go up and in the case of the Harrow the up
comes first.
Enter on line
Roderick Hoffman
Reproduced from Facebook
I
had a rabbit show on in Grantham today. Prior to the show I checked if
there happened to be a parkrun nearby and yes, there was - at Belton
House. :-)
I dropped the bun off at the show hall at 8am this morning, then
drove the 4+ miles to Belton Hall, and enjoyed a really lovely parkrun
there. I can highly recommend Belton House parkrun, which had 273
runners getting round the very scenic 2-lap course. It was bitterly cold
though, far too cold for me to run, with a northerly wind blowing
'nicely'. Brrrrr....
Then, straight back to the rabbit show, arriving just after 10 am to
help out there, after I had thawed out with a hot drink first. Not too
bad for a bit of tourism, eh?!! :-)
Petra Otto
Ed: The photograph shows six Himalayan Rex rabbits.
If they are from the Himalayas perhaps they would have coped well with
the parkrun conditions?
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Fool (if you think it's over)...there is still the latest from young Tom
A small report from Battersea Park
Sun.26th Nov. at Battersea Park with a 8.30AM start (OUCH!) Julie
Barclay/Paul Watt ran the Self Transcendence 10k around the nicely
tarmacked path of 4 laps. A well organised and recommended event.
With 3 weeks slightly increase in training both aiming 10min laps for
a PB. The final lap being 400/500m longer Julie had a brilliant
run to achieve a life time best of 42.45 (previous best being 43.28 at
WARR Chicago) also today finished 1st 0/50 with age graded 84.5%. Paul
on target after the third lap but said he was losing his pace rapidly
over the final lap to finish in 44.50 (69.6%). His best being
44.28 so obviously disappointed but will return after a rest.
Hoping to see the lads on Sat. at Roundshaw XC fixture
Tom Rowley
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Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes, stories - send it to the editor,
Roderick Hoffman, at
news@barunner.org.uk.
Club website:
www.barunner.org.uk.
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