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WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS

January Results

Published on 1st January 2019 by web editor

Sunday 27th January

Gran Canaria Half Marathon

Allison Maybrey 2.15.13

Slaughter 9 Mile

Rob Green 1.20.26

Saturday 26th January

Southern Cross Country

An idea for a few people to head to the spiritual home of cross country running to take on the Southern XC Championships turned out to be a fantastic club day out with 16 people running for Witney Road Runners (plus Stephen Young running for his first claim Milton Keynes) cheered on by 7 hardy supporters!

A coach ride into London was an opportunity to chatter and natter with clubmates and we soon arrived at Hampstead Heath, home of the challenging Parliament Hill course. We found a fine spot right next to the course to pitch the tent and get the Witney flag flying. Fortunately it was sheltered from the cold breeze blowing across the hills. We also played offered hospitality to a couple of our Oxfordshire compatriots from White Horse Harriers who were grateful for the shelter.

There was plenty of time to check out the course, see some of the junior races and soak up the atmosphere before the women were heading down the hill to the start. The swarm of over 700 runners crested the hill close to the tent, embarking on one medium lap and one long lap for the 8km race. All 4 Witney ladies seemed to be relishing the challenging and running strongly.

With the women nearing the end of their race it was time for the men to head down to the start. Over 1100 runners toed the wide start line next to the Lido eyeing the course funneling up the hill. The charge at the start was accompanied by a Braveheart-inspired cry of “Freedom!”.

There’s not much flat on this hilly course and what flat there is was soggy and muddy. Comments from other runners noted how dry and firm the course was compared to previous years so perhaps we were fortunate. It was a good amount of mud – enough to provide a challenge but not so much to lose a shoe!

The first lap was tricky as the course was packed with runners meaning you couldn’t really see what was coming but as the field spread out you could start to get into a rhythm and pick your way through the varying terrain. The second lap provided an opportunity to cheer on a few clubmates at points where parts of the course wound close to each other. It was great to be cheered on by the women and our band of supporters too . I was only too happy to repay their cheers with a pose or two! Neil kept us honest by popping up around the course with his camera to capture us unawares!

Bob had the courtesy to say hello as he passed me (giving me a bit of my own medicine from Adderbury a few years ago!) and as I neared the start of the third and final lap the leaders were on their way to the finish line. It’s amazing how easy they make it look, gliding their way past.

The third lap actually went surprisingly quickly – although unsurprising after finding the course wasn’t quite the 15km we’d been promised! The last kilometre was what I’d been looking forward to most – a long, muddy downhill to the final corner and 

last few hundred metres – made even better by the Witney squad cheering both at the top of the hill as well as at the finish line.

After congratulations all round and packing up the tent we headed back for a much quieter coach journey. Some well earned rest was had! And to cap of a fun day a few of us continued the debrief with a few drinks in Brew on our return to Witney.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the day so hopefully it can become a regular feature of our club calendar and we can get more people running and cheering next time!

Senior Women Results (703 finishers)

322 Jade Hewlett 37.59
596 Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 45.27
632 Regina Lally 47.26
662 Frankie Balkwill 50.28

The 4 WRRs ladies formed a scoring team and were third Oxfordshire team, placing 67th out of the 71 scoring teams and 131 clubs represented.

Senior Men Results (1154 finishers)

107 Sam Upton   51.53
117 Tegs Jones     52.07
303 Joe Godwood   56.25
388 Chris Colbeck   58.08
549 Fraser Howard 1.00.56
674 Thomas Grantham 1.03.01
765 George Reynolds 1.04.36
881 Joel Floyd 1.07.18
989 Robert Green 1.10.49
1007 Dan Wymer 1.11.27
1082 Justin Kamphuis 1.16.05
1107 Stephen Roberts 1.19.44

The top 6 WRRs formed our scoring team and placed 33rd out of 77 scoring teams and 154 clubs represented. They were also the highest placed Oxfordshire team.

Stephen Young placed 295th for his first-claim club, Milton Keynes, with a time of 00:56:11.

Witney parkrun

Matt Lock 20.16 1st
Ben Godwood 22.30  
Tilly Westbrook 22.47 1st Lady
James Webster 23.07  
Billy Rendell 23.38  
Sally Howard 23.45  
Oliver Shroelkamp 25.28  
Martha Sherwood 26.23  
Richard Redford 26.23  
David Rouget 27.02  
Gail Sherwood 28.53  
Judith Le Good 29.25  
Emily Howard 29.31  
Fraser Bisp 30.22  
John McCormac 30.58  
Lee Vanstone 33.50  
Fiona Tate 33.57  
Stan Charles-Jones 33.57  
Martin Crab 51.09 Tail Walker

Aberdeen parkrun

Victoria Munday 23.29

Oxford parkrun

Kevin Hennessey 20.26
Simon Rhodes 25.39
Lousie Rhodes 25.51
Ian Fowler 32.44

Burgess parkrun

Alice Parsons 21.51

Harcourt Hill parkrun

Lucy Bailey 35.31

Hove Promenade parkrun

Anna Flory 25.04

Sunday 20th January

Gloucester Half Marathon

Will Downey 1.23.30 PB

Saturday 19th January

Renton parkrun

Tony Burkett 24.31

Coventry parkrun

Dan Wymer 22.08
Lee Vanstone 32.08
Tamsyn Wymer 33.48

Shrewsbury parkrun

Sam Upton 16.51 1st
Jen Upton 31.02  

Harcourt Hill  parkrun

Tegs Jones 17.15 1st
Lucy Bailey 34.34  

Tewkesbury parkrun

Andrew Green 24.49

Witney parkrun

Matt Lock 20.15 1st
Fraser Howard 20.13  
Chris  Mulcahy 20.38  
Tilly Westbrook 22.15 1st Lady
James Webster 23.51  
Chris Miles 24.04  
Graham Le Good 24.12  
Anne McIlveen 24.21  
Martha  Sherwood 25.06  
Oliver Shroelkamp 25.21  
David Rouget 27.06  
Anne Rouget 28.13  
Alex Burch 28.26  
Anna Flory 28.41  
Emily Howard 28.42  
Judith Le Good 28.44  
Regina Lally 30.09  
Sharon Christie 30.47  
John McCormac 31.02  
Fraser Bisp 31.39  
Suzanne Reeve 32.29  
Fiona Tate 33.39  

Sunday 13th January

Rough ‘n’ Tumble 10 mile

Matt Lock 1.13.33
James Clark 1.19.34
Graham Ferris 1.20.21
Nick Dalton 1.29.16
James Hackney 1.46.20

Saturday 12th January

Chiltern XC League

Sam Upton 36.22

Minehead parkrun

David Rouget 25.59
Anne Rouget 26.32

Milton Keynes parkrun

Sam Upton 17.48 1st
Jen Upton 31.03  

Henley-On-Thames parkrun

Graham Le Good 23.43
Judith Le Good 29.44

Tewkesbury parkrun

Andrew Green 23.48

Witney parkrun

Tegs Jones 17.30 1st
Joe Godwood 18.56 3rd
Matt Lock 19.41  
Chris Mulcahy 19.57  
Tony Lock 20.15  
Thomas Grantham 20.52  
Ben Godwood 21.26  
Kirsty Lockwood 22.31 1st Lady
Sally Howard 22.41  
Anne McIlveen 23.27  
Dan Wymer 23.47  
Stephen Roberts 23.53  
Charlie Hudson 26.07  
Anna Flory 26.52  
Gill Sherwood 27.22  
Regina Lally 27.28  
Simon Rhodes 28.04  
Billy Rendell 28.06  
Alice Parsons 28.17  
Louise Rhodes 28.22  
Jane Colbeck-Mckinnon 28.23  
John McCormac 29.49  
Lee Vanstone 30.36  
Vicki Hopkins 30.56  
Fraser Bisp 31.04  
Stan Charles-Jones 31.28  
Skye McKinnon 38.03  
Martin Crabb 52.06 Tail Walker 

Oxford parkrun

Ian Fowler 30.43

Sunday 6th January

Woodcote 10K

Richard Redford 52.12
Nick Morley 55.10

Oxfordshire XC Round 3 – Horspath

There are a number of runners missing from the published results. If you are one of the missing runners please contact Lindsey Smith

Ladies

Kirsty Lockwood 30.13
Sally Howard 32.12
Rachel Stanley-Evans 32.26
Jade Hewlett 32.50
Anne McIlveen 33.48
Laura Davis 34.10
Lindsey Smith 34.10
Jessica Wright 34.12
Helen Train 34.24
Jenny Moore 34.28
Melanie Cassidy 34.49
Lisa Holland 35.55
Michele Hustler 36.04
Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 38.22
Harriet Rose Noons 40.01
Judith Le Good 40.08
Suzanne Reeves 40.23
Nichola Henman 40.23
Trudie Radcliff 40.39
Tabitha Durkin 43.01
Frankie Balkwill 45.27
Hannah West 48.19

Men

Tegs Jones 31.33
Sam Upton 31.45
Matthew Lock 33.26
Joe Godwood 33.57
Chris Colbeck 35.25
Nick Key 36.34
Fraser Howard 36.49
Tony Lock 37.28
James Clarke 37.42
Thomas Grantham 39.40
Chris Ellis 39.49
Joe Rainer 40.44
Paul Sherwood 40.51
Billy Rendell 41.48
Rob Green 42.35
Dan Wymer 42.53
Graham Le Good 44.10
Justin Kamphuis 44.49
Stephen Roberts 46.17
Conrad Bailey 46.33
Jim Whelan 46.55
James Hackney 47.52
Stephen Radcliff 52.50
Keith Morgan 53.01
Lee Vanstone 54.45

Saturday 5th January

Gloucester North parkrun

Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 26.17
Skye McKinnon 36.14

Wotton parkrun

Andrew Green 24.28

Fulham Palace parkrun

Lucy Harris 25.24

Northala Fields parkrun

Tamsyn Wymer 31.40
Dan Wymer 31.50

Harcourt Hill parkrun

Nick Morley 25.52
Anna Flory 26.47
Lucy Bailey 34.37

Witney parkrun

Matt Lock 19.21 2nd
Chris Mulcahy 20.08  
Chris Ellis 20.32  
Thomas Grantham 21.22  
Tilly Westbrook 22.05  
Toby Clarke 22.45  
Brian Moore 22.47  
Graham Le Good 23.28  
Jim Whelan 24.24  
Lisa Holland 25.37  
Billy Rendell 26.22  
Anne McIlveen 26.27  
David Rouget 26.34  
Tina Hepworth 26.55  
Vicki Hopkins 27.59  
Gill Sherwood 28.17  
John McCormac 29.12  
Lorraine Lanyon 29,14  
Fraser Bisp 31.24  
Judith Le Good 31.35  
Paul Taylor 32.32  
Fiona Tate 33.59  
Sharon Moore 36.09  
Emily Howard 37.24  

Marlborough Common parkrun

Tom Garrod 22.22
Lucy Garrod 23.46

Tuesday 1st January

Witney parkrun

Matt Lock 18.46 1st
Fraser  Howard 20.04  
Chris Mulcahy 20.12  
Tony Lock 20.23  
Chris Ellis 21.06  
Thomas Grantham 21.07  
Sally Howard 23.12  
Graham Le Good 23.26  
Chris Miles 23.37  
Dan Wymer 23.38  
Bethany Jones 24.52  
Harriet Howard 25.22  
Billy Rendell 26.09  
Stephen Roberts 26.21  
Lily Sherwood 27.13  
David Rouget 27.21  
Anna Flory 28.05  
Anne Rouget 28.36  
Lucy Harris 28.54  
Toby Clarke 28.55  
Martha Sherwood 28.57  
Judith Le Good 29.02  
Gill Sherwood 29.09  
Linda Field 29.10  
Lorraine Lanyon 29.38  
Sharon Christie 29.50  
Emily Howard 29.59  
Debbie Marshal-Thomas 30.01  
Paul Ainslie 31.38  
Paul Taylor 33.15  
Sharon Moore 38.19  
Brian Moore 38.20  

 

Barrow parkrun

Sam Upton 16.52
Jen Upton 32.08

 

Brundall parkrun

Nick Morley 27.13

 

Leamington parkrun

Anne McIlveen 23.22

 

Millom parkrun

Sam Upton 20.28 1st
Jen Upton 41.51  

 

Bicester parkrun

Matt Lock 17.26 1st
Tony Lock 18.25  
Thomas Grantham 20.24  
Toby Clarke 21.45  
Dan Wymer 23.03  
Graham Le Good 23.08  
Stephen Roberts 25.37  
David Rouget 26.23  
Anne Rouget 26.45  
Judith Le Good 27.18  
Ian Fowler 32.19  
Tamsyn Wymer 32.38  

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