BA Athletics Club News Digest 30th September 2019
Events:
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Thursday 3rd Oct - Dream Mile Bath Road from 12:45.
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Saturday 12th October - Surrey League Matches; Men at Richmond Park at
15:00, Ladies at Priory Park Reigate at 13:00 #
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Wednesday 23rd October - Five Mile Handicap at the Bedfont Club from 18:00
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We meet at 18:00 at the
Bedfont Club
on most Wednesdays throughout the year BUT NOT THIS WEEK due to absence.
New members and potential members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at
most of our events. The full diary of club featured events is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml.
Last updated: 29th July.
* Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps]
(parkrun details updated 23rd Sept 2019) /
# 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.
# Thursday
26th September - Club 100k run - Windsor Great Park Report
On 25th August 1919 the world’s first scheduled international service took
place when the single-engined De Havilland DH4A G-EAJC (Pilot: Lt. E H “Bill” Lawford) of Air Transport and Travel flew from Hounslow Heath, Middlesex to
Paris carrying one passenger (a reporter from the Evening Standard), a
consignment of leather, several brace of grouse and some jars of Devonshire
cream. British Airways can trace itself back to that flight and company. The
company had actually been founded on 5th October 1916 so 103 years ago this
week.
The fare became established at about £5 although the route and company
struggled to be profitable due to the subsidies the French government paid
to its airlines. In comparison the first KLM flight took place on 17th May
2019, on a flight operated by Air Transport and Travel, although KLM had
been founded in October 1919 and retains its original name to this day.
Qantas was founded in November 1920.
 On Thursday fourteen British Airways Athletics Club members and friends
gathered at the Bishopsgate entrance to Windsor Great Park to run 100km in
celebration of British Airway's 100+ year history. Between us we
completed 24 of the 5k laps so 120km in total. The route had been selected
by Neil and proved to be very scenic passing Savill Gardens, the unmissable
(apart from by Piers) Cumberland Obelisk, the Obelisk Pond and a display of
vintage aircraft (on my glance anyway).
The conditions from 11:00 'til 14:00 were dry throughout - and it wasn't
just myself that heard the torrential rain from my bed at 7am and was glad
that the plans had changed from the 100k relay that would have been starting
then!
After the run we all retired to the
Fox and Hounds for a well deserved drink and lunch. We spent, in pounds,
considerably more than we ran, in km!
 The
100k Team - from left to right: Roderick Hoffman, Steve Taylor, Piers
Keenleyside, Simon Turton, Clara Halket, Neil Frediani, Christine Munden,
Maartin Stenham, John Scaife, Steve Newell, Alice Banks, Denis Foxley, Benita
Scaife and one passenger (not a reporter for the Evening Standard). John
Banks took the photograph and also completed a lap.
Roderick Hoffman
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Ladies Surrey League Cross Country 1st Match of the Season - Sat 12th
October at 13.00
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Ladies (and spectating Gents),
Below are details for the forthcoming ladies cross country Division 2 Match
1. I will be there and will collect the bib numbers from Ron and distribute when
I see you. Weather permitting I'll have my blue picnic table!
If you are coming, please be there half hour before to get your bib and do
some warm up. I hope to see as many of you as possible.
If you know of anyone who wishes to run under our banner, please refer them
to me and I'll add them to the list and allocate them bib numbers. If I have
missed any regular runners here, please do forward this email to them and let me
know so I can add then to the mailing list for the next matches.
Thank you. Clara {clarapn@aol.com}
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Hosts: Reigate Priory AC
Date: Saturday, 12th October 2019
Venue: Priory Park, Reigate
Start Times: Division
2 Senior Ladies (incl. U20 and Vets) - 13:00
Distance:
Senior Ladies (incl. U20 and Vets) - 3.75 miles
Course:
The race start/finish is adjacent to the tennis courts and approximately
200m from the park café. The courses will be the usual routes used for
previous Surrey League and is comprised of mixed terrain of short grass
and park/wooded trails. The route will be marked with
flags/signs/tape and there will be marshals at key junctions.
Recommended footwear will be fell shoes/spikes (or shoes with very good
off-road grip). We will be sharing the park and runners are requested to
respect fellow users and take care as appropriate.
Transport/Parking: Priory Park is within a ten-minute walk of
Reigate train station. Local car parks (all pay and display) within a
ten-minute walk of Priory Park are located at Bell Street, Bancroft Road
(multi-story), Upper West Street and at the Town Hall at Castlefield
Road.
Changing/Toilets: Please note there are no changing facilities
within the park. There are toilets within the park café (200m from
the start) and at the far end of the Morrison’s supermarket car park (at
the Bell Street junction).
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Milocarian AC Home Match at RMA Sandhurst on Sat 26th Oct 2019 (BAAC
Run-of-the-Month #)
BAAC have again been invited to run in the iconic Milocarian XC, taking place
at Sandhurst on Sat 26th Oct 2019 (starting at 14:00). Other teams invited
include Thames Hare & Hounds, Kingston & Poly AC, Datchet AC, Bank AC, Runnymede
Runners AC & Sandhurst Joggers AC.
The Match will be run over an undulating course of 5.5 miles.
- Teams (Six runners to count) will compete for the Terry Lewin's Trophy.
- The Milocarian Ladies' Trophy (Four runners to count) will be awarded to
the winning Ladies Team.
- Individual Medals will be awarded to both Male and Female runners.
Showers and Changing Facilities will be available.
For Security reasons I need to collect the following information in advance:
- Car reg number,
- make/model,
- colour,
- Names of all attendees (runners and spectators) and which vehicle you’ll
be travelling in,
- 'Photo ID' will be required to enter RMAS Sandhurst (driving license or
passport).
Timings are:
- 12:30 teams start arriving,
- 13:30 Team briefing,
- 14:00 Race Start,
- 15:00 Legendary post race tea!
Please send an email to
simon.turton@ba.com with the requisite details if you’d like to compete. It
would be great to get an open team and a ladies team this year.
Simon Turton
Club parkrun results for Saturday 28th September 2019
| Member |
28th Sept. 2019 |
parkrun ↓ |
Pos ↓ |
Time ↓ |
Grade↓ |
PB↓ |
Comment |
| TRUE |
Maria Jovani |
Bedfont Lakes |
14 |
00:21:22 |
73.09% |
|
and barcode scanner |
| TRUE |
Paul PRESCOTT |
Bedfont Lakes |
9 |
00:20:34 |
62.80% |
|
| TRUE |
James Shoulder |
Bedfont Lakes |
12 |
00:20:55 |
61.67% |
|
21' pacer |
| TRUE |
Joe NOLAN |
Black Park |
335 |
00:31:30 |
52.75% |
|
| TRUE |
Sarah GORDON |
Braunstone |
285 |
00:31:17 |
62.92% |
|
best time at Braunstone this year |
| TRUE |
Mike Dennison |
Crane Park |
8 |
00:20:02 |
80.78% |
|
M-8, 6 secs away from course pb |
| TRUE |
Ben Chaytow |
Crane Park |
78 |
00:26:02 |
53.65% |
|
run #245, 204th at Crane Park |
| TRUE |
Trish MCCABE |
Dulwich |
277 |
00:28:29 |
54.42% |
|
same time as last week*, park #46 |
| TRUE |
David DUGGAN |
Fairview |
33 |
00:30:17 |
52.50% |
|
BA park #528, 1st run in Ireland, park #73 |
| TRUE |
Julie BARCLAY |
Frimley Lodge |
107 |
00:23:01 |
78.64% |
|
run #174, 33rd at Frimley |
| TRUE |
Paul WATT |
Frimley Lodge |
85 |
00:22:32 |
67.60% |
|
run #118, 25th at Frimley |
| TRUE |
John Lennon |
Guildford |
375 |
00:31:05 |
50.72% |
|
run #292, 6th at Guildford |
| TRUE |
Oliver MATHAI |
Gunnersbury |
172 |
00:25:25 |
65.97% |
|
| TRUE |
Alan & Ann ANDERSON |
Gunnersbury |
511 |
00:43:07 |
63.28% |
PB |
wheelchair assisted, course pb |
| TRUE |
Alan ANDERSON |
Gunnersbury |
510 |
00:43:07 |
54.50% |
|
run #570. 303rd at Gunnersbury |
| TRUE |
Denis Foxley |
Harrow |
122 |
00:28:44 |
61.37% |
|
damp and windy, 2019 sb |
| FALSE |
Joan FOXLEY |
Harrow |
203 |
00:37:03 |
60.10% |
|
| FALSE |
Janet Cunningham |
Hasenheide |
403 |
00:29:21 |
62.52% |
|
Berlin marathon weekend |
| TRUE |
Ian CUNNINGHAM |
Hasenheide |
348 |
00:28:24 |
55.05% |
|
run #395, 1st at Hasenheide, park #45 |
| TRUE |
Jain Reid |
Hasenheide |
568 |
00:33:13 |
52.43% |
|
run #58, 1st outside England, park #4 |
| TRUE |
John COFFEY |
Hazelwood |
89 |
00:29:29 |
66.70% |
|
66th time at Hazelwood |
| TRUE |
Janice Jones |
Lanhydrock |
84 |
00:32:02 |
54.37% |
|
run #59, 1st at Lanhydrock, park #17 |
| TRUE |
Benita Scaife |
Maidenhead |
235 |
00:32:19 |
62.71% |
|
83rd run at Maidenhead |
| TRUE |
John Scaife |
Maidenhead |
236 |
00:32:19 |
51.88% |
|
87th run at Maidenhead |
| TRUE |
Murray HOGGE |
Reading |
36 |
00:21:44 |
72.55% |
|
run #270 |
| TRUE |
Christopher T KELLY |
Richmond Park |
475 |
00:54:20 |
28.04% |
|
first time at Richmond Park, park #49 |
| TRUE |
Barry WALTERS |
Upton Court |
9 |
00:21:36 |
76.93% |
|
run #80, 11th at Upton Court |
| TRUE |
Piers KEENLEYSIDE |
Upton Court |
61 |
00:27:13 |
59.95% |
|
run #248, first ever at Upton Court, park #43 |
| TRUE |
Janet Smith |
Upton Court |
128 |
00:34:00 |
51.86% |
|
run #109, 9th at Upton Court |
| TRUE |
Roderick HOFFMAN |
Upton Court |
110 |
00:31:19 |
50.77% |
|
4th run at Upton Court |
| TRUE |
Steve NEWELL |
Upton Court |
176 |
00:59:13 |
32.00% |
|
tailwalker |
| #N/A |
Eddie KETTERICK |
Weedon Island Preserve |
32 |
00:43:03 |
37.90% |
|
run #3, park #2, BA park #529 |
| TRUE |
Micheal BALL |
Woking |
118 |
00:25:49 |
60.56% |
|
run #161, 145th at Woking |
Volunteers include...[remember,
we can only guarantee to include your volunteer efforts if you email us about
them]
| 28th |
September |
2019 |
parkrun |
Role |
| Zoe |
Ostley |
volunteer |
Bedfont Lakes |
Run Director |
| Alastair |
Heslop |
volunteer |
Temple Newsam |
Funnel Manager |
 The club featured parkrun at Upton Court enjoyed fairly dry conditions
underfoot, well mown grass and a moderate breeze. The closure of the M4
between junctions 5 and 6 to allow the removal of an old bridge didn’t get the
day off to a good start (Piers missed the photocall). With more spending on infrastructure possibly
included in the upcoming Queen’s Speech we may be in for more disruptions! Barry
Walters (21:36) was our fastest on the day. Piers Keenleyside (27:13) was
running there for the first time and holding himself back a little ahead of the Ealing half marathon the following day. He is now only two runs away from
his “250” vest – watch this space but he may squeeze in another marathon first.
Hundreds of runners were in Berlin for the weekend of the annual marathon and
swelled the numbers at Hasenheide parkrun from an average of 114 to a new record
of 733. Volunteer numbers had been stepped up threefold to cope. They had
spent the previous evening preparing 500 one-off position barcodes.
David Duggan (30:17) ran at Fairview Park in Dublin which none of us had
visited previously. It was his first parkrun in Ireland. Eddie
Ketterick (43:03) who only started parkrunning at all at the beginning of the
month has earned his international badge already with a run at Weedon Island
Preserve on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Those take the club total up to 529
(includes discontinued ones).
Trish McCabe (28:39) made her first visit to Dulwich parkrun. Her time
matched the one she recorded at Crystal Palace the previous week to the second.
Indeed she has now run consecutively at four different parkruns and her times
have varied by just 7 seconds. Natalie Ruffell holds the club record at
Dulwich (all genders) with 20:44. It is recognised as one of the faster ones in
London.
Next Saturday is the fifteenth anniversary of the 1st Bushy Park Time Trial
and will be known as International parkrun Day. Where will you be for it?
participating at your home run?, at Bushy where it all started or somewhere
further afield? Roderick for one has announced that he will be Globe trotting in
Germany.
Steve's parkrun stats -
club parkrun stats - UPDATED
Full club parkrun database -
{read access to new
club parkrun database} - UP TO DATE - Download and explore.
Steve Newell / Roderick Hoffman
* "Not Again!" parkrun Groundhog Day
A parkrun "Groundhog Day" is defined as experiencing the same time at the
same parkrun on consecutive runs. 39 club members have experienced 83 groundhog
days [including some when not a member]. See the parkrun database for the
complete list.
Although Trish McCabe didn't get a
Groundhog Day on Saturday (same time but different parkruns) she is our Groundhog
Day expert with a total of 7, all at Bedfont Lakes. Her first, back in November 2013, was
a double Groundhog - three consecutive runs of 28:23 (then her PB). She followed
that up the following June with another Groundhog Day with the same time 28:23 so the same time at
the same parkrun five times over 29 runs.
Our most recent addition was by John Coffey at Hazelwood on 24th August
(28:55). John also leads the way by having had Groundhogs at three different
parkruns (Bushy, 4 times, Homewood and now Hazelwood).
You might not think of Groundhogs as being fast but Dave Dixon would disagree
having had a Groundhog of 17:24 at Hackney Marshes. Getting a slower Groundhog
is perhaps more difficult but Sarah Gordon achieved one of 32:45 at Braunstone -
Sarah's "parkrun club" is called "Squirrels" and yes, groundhogs are a member of
the squirrel family.
Many members haven't had a Groundhog Day and for myself in particular I never
expect to get one because I never run the same parkrun on consecutive occasions.
Roderick Hoffman
Half Marathon Results
There were several half-marathons last weekend. Searching the results
suggests that Ian was first and second:
| Windsor Half-Marathon |
Brendan Lally |
British Airways AC {?} |
02:30:24 |
If anyone knows Brendan then give him a membership form! |
| Ealing Half-Marathon |
Stephen Taylor |
British Airways AC |
02:06:25 |
59:59 at halfway |
| Ealing Half-Marathon |
Piers Keenleyside |
Ealing Eagles |
01:56:07 |
56:36 at halfway |
| Berlin Marathon |
Ian Cunningham |
British Airways AC |
01:49:07 |
(at half way) |
| Berlin Marathon continued |
Ian Cunningham |
British Airways AC |
01:48:34 |
negative split, 03:37:41 Marathon time |
Cross-country Warm-up? Saturday 5th October
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I am contacting you all regarding South London Harriers open 5 mile
cross-country race, the Alf Shrubb Memorial Race to be held on Saturday
5th October over Farthing Downs / Happy Valley in Coulsdon, Surrey. If
any of your members would like to take part in this race then they would
be most welcome.
 This
race also includes the SLH 5 mile CC Championship for the Gibb Cup.
The race starts at 2:30 p.m. and is a single lap course over
challenging terrain with prizes offered for first 3 men and women and
first vets (MV40, MV50, MV60, MV70, LV35, LV45, LV55) and for best Alf
Shrubb look-a-like {ED: you'll have to pin your ears out}.
There are secure changing and showering facilities available in our
clubhouse and free tea and cake for all finishers, as well as a very
reasonably priced bar that will be open after prize-giving has
concluded.
I would be very grateful if you could let your members know about
this race and please find attached an entry form. Entry details are
shown on the form but entry and payment on the day is also fine as long
as enough time is allowed beforehand to collect numbers and get to the
race start.
For further details, please see our website -http://www.southlondonharriers.org/events/club-races.html
Online entries are also available here - On
line entries
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.
If there are any queries please feel free to contact me,
Best regards,
Steve Vincent (Race Secretary)
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