Sunday December 19th
Hooky Christmas Canter
| Lisa Kay | 57.56 | 3rd FV35 |
| Conrad Bailey | 1.04.35 |
Saturday December 18th
parkrun
This week Witney Roadrunners were represented at Oxford, Orpington, Chipping Sodbury, Cirencester, Chipping Norton School, Horspath & Witney.
Notable Results –
| Sam Upton | 1st @ Witney | |
| Anna Scrivens | 1st F @ Witney | |
| Chris Colbeck | 3rd @ Chippy | |
| Tegs Jones | 1st @ Horspath |
Sunday December 5th
Milton Keynes Winter Half
| Matt Day | 1.35.26 |
OXON XC League Round 2 – Cirencester
Women
| Frankie Tyrell | 33.58 | |
| Anna Scrivens | 37.36 | |
| Sally Howard | 43.05 | |
| Rebecca Ripley | 43.55 | |
| Jess Wright | 44.00 | |
| Michele Hustler | 44.01 | |
| Helen Train | 44.57 | |
| Lisa Holland | 44.58 | |
| Lindsey Smith | 45.31 | |
| Kirsty Webb | 47.45 | |
| Anne Rouget | 50.04 | |
| Susan Brant | 50.19 | |
| Louise Rhodes | 50.35 | |
| Regina Johnys | 55.35 | |
| Freda Ford | 61.31 | |
| Ceinwyn Dennett | 63.05 |
Men
| Tegs Jones | 29.47 | |
| Sam Upton | 30.33 | |
| Matt Lock | 30.53 | |
| Jack Gavin | 30.56 | |
| Luke Edwards | 32.33 | |
| Gareth Petts | 33.20 | |
| Tom Grantham | 35.27 | |
| Fraser Howard | 35.30 | |
| Craig Gibbin | 35.31 | |
| Kevin Hennesssy | 36.07 | |
| Chris Colbeck | 369.25 | |
| Graham Ferris | 36.31 | |
| Paul Sherwood | 37.57 | |
| Dan Wymer | 38.58 | |
| Brian Moore | 39.03 | |
| Nick Dalton | 39.13 | |
| Matt Day | 41.18 | |
| Rob Green | 42.43 | |
| David Rouget | 43.03 | |
| Paul Molyneaux | 44.03 | |
| Stephen Roberts | 44.39 | |
| Alex Harris | 45.23 | |
| David Geary | 46.02 | |
| David Johnys | 46.10 | |
| John Green | 46.40 | |
| Colin Tidy | 51.20 |
Saturday December 4th
Maverick Oxfordshire Long Race (21KM)
| Andy Green | 1.54.34 | |
| Lisa Kay | 2.02.07 | |
| Kim Parry | 2.14.49 | |
| Conrad Bailey | 2.20.42 |
After a few of us ran Maverick Cotswold back in May so we thought we should do another one when it’s colder and muddier! A well organised event across the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside starting and finishing at Stoner Park. The best way to describe these types of races is to picture cross country but twice the steepest gradient, 2.5 times the distance, four times the elevation and ten times the pain the next day. Your non-running friends, family and work colleagues question your sanity, as do you as your calves start to burn as you attempt to trot up the umpteenth hill, but that doesn’t stop you doing it and telling yourself you love it!
The first 6-ish miles consisted of three long hills. The second half of the race was very technical with a constant changing terrain and short sharp hills. I think we all found the second half tougher as unlike road racing such as at Eynsham last weekend, you cannot maintain a rhythm. The terrain won’t let you!
In conclusion, if you like hills, mud and pain (for the record, ‘like’ is an oversimplification; more accurately I’d say I now have an acceptable tolerance to hills) then this is the race for you. If not stick to cross country which is still tough but your fellow supporting Witney Road Runners and the thought of cake will get you through!
Andy Green
parkrun
This week Witney Roadrunners were represented at Lydiard, Oxford, Bath Skyline, Abingdon, Colney Lane, Harcourt Hill, Maidenhead, Bicester, Chipping Norton School, Horspath & Witney.
Notable Results –
| Regina Johnys | 100th parkrun |
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| David Rouget | 50th parkrun |
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| Sam Upton | 1st @ Bicester | |
| Matt Lock | 1st @ Witney | |
| Luke Edwards | 3rd @ Witney | |
| Anna Scrivens | 1st F @ Witney | |
| Lisa Kay | 2rd F @ Witney |
