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WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS

January Results

Published on 7th January 2018 by web editor

Sunday 28th January

Staverton 10 mile

Rob Green 71:24

Bob’s blog

An early 9am start for this 10 miler at with limited parking. Not to be outdone I got there just before 8 and got a nice parking space next to start and finish. It’s one of those races where you collect race numbers on the day and they were available just after 8 so not really too much time to get sorted. This is made even worse as no changing or baggage areas so quite a challenge to get prepared.

This race was fully booked by the end of last year so I was expecting a big field so imagine my surprise to only seeing 176 finishers – can only assume many local runners had over celebrated at the Cheltenham races last night !

The weather was a bit cooler than I thought it would be and typically of any airfield it was windy – in fact blowing a gale and even looked like rain. Fortunately it didn’t rain and about 30 minutes into the race the sun came out with a clear blue sky.

The course is undulating and terrain included roads, paths and muddy farm tracks – 2 x 5 mile loops. I had hoped my second lap would be a negative split but alas legs did not kick in at mile 7 as expected.

Overall the course and organisation is good but just lacks on the changing and low number of toilets. Race HQ is the onsite pub / restaurant so not all bad.

Saturday 27th January

Oxford Parkrun

Matthew Lock 18:22 1st
Tony Burkett 21:18
Grham Le Good 22:19
Bertie Field 23:59
Simon Rhodes 24:19
Louise Rhodes 27:01
Judith Le Good 27:38
Darlene Burkett 30:21
Ian Fowler 31:20

Barnsley Parkrun

Toby Clark 26:10

Abingdon Parkrun

Lindsey Smith 21:22

Didcot Parkrun

Sam Upton 17:25 1st
Jen Horsman 35:58

Queen Elizabeth (Horndean) Parkrun

Victoria Munday 27:07

Sunday 21st January

Abingdon 10km

Race Report from the Chairman!

I can only comment from a spectator/organisation point of view- Shambolic. To the organisers credit, the race went ahead but the course had to be adjusted, which meant 9 laps of the track, 6 laps of the field and a dash to the finish.  Needless to say asking runners to count and keep track didn’t really work, with some runners doing extra laps (Calum, Lucy, Lisa) and some less and then running in opposite directions on a narrow path and across slippery fields. I only counted half a dozen marshals, and NO first aid. So praise indeed for those who competed, and we won the “Team” prize, (most men and women from one club I think) which I promptly dropped!!!!  Well it was cold………..

Very well done to all for braving the weather!

 

Matthew Lock 39:23.7
Graham Ferris 42:37.2
Callum Hodnett 45.33.9
Sally Howard 47:47.0
Conrad Bailey 49:51.5
Lucy Harris 51.03.5
Jim Whelan 52.06.1
Lisa Holland 54:25.5
Frankie Balkwill 58:02.7
Rebecca Floyd 1:07:12.6

Saturday 20th January

Oxford Parkrun

Matthew Lock 18:22
Graham Le Good 22:09
Billy Rendell 22:40
Richard Redford 23:49
Bertie Field 24:25
Judith Le Good 26:42
Ian Fowler 32:22

 Whinlatter Forest Parkrun

Victoria Munday 31:59

Chichester Parkrun

Joe Godwood 20:28 3rd overall

Tring Parkrun

Ben Lonsdale 27:29

Stratford-upon-Avon

Tom Standard 20:05
Fraser Howard 20:29
Dan Wymer 22:00
Sally Howard 22:08
Tamsyn Wymer 32:35

Worthing Parkrun

Sam Upton 16:48 2nd overall
Jen Horsman 31:01

Sunday 14th January

Limpsfield Chart Orienteering (Brown Course)

Ben Lonsdale 2:07:13

Rough and Tumble

Undulating does not really describe it……ten miles of every big hill around…..great scenery

Andy Church 1:35:51
Heather Smith 1:47:24

Gloucester Half Marathon

Will Downey 1:29:01
Melanie Cassidy 1:53:33

Woodcote 10K

Conrad Bailey 51:54

Not The Roman IX

Chris Colbeck 45:16 2nd MV45
Craig Gibbin 49:38
Paul Ainslie 49:43  3rd MV55
Lindsey Smith 52:22 3rd FV40
Simon Rhodes 58:06
Abi Adams 59:26
Jim Whelan 1:02:00
Jen Horsman 1:23:10

Saturday 13th January

Oxford Parkrun

Sam Upton 18:32 4th after a 20 mile warmup!
James Clark 20:45
Craig Gibbon 20:51
James Currah 21:00
Lindsey Smith 21:38
Billy Rendell 22:25
Rachel Stanley-Evans 22:29
Will Downey 22:30 100th Parkrun
Toby Clark 23:33
Jake Clark 23:33
Harriet Howard 26:19
Linda Field 28:36
Frankie Balkwill 30:17
Darlene Burkett 30:25
Bertie Field 30:39
Tamsyn Wymer 58:56 Official Tail Runner/Walker

Bushy Parkrun

This was the very first Parkrun and is a single 5km flat lap around Bushy Park (near Teddington).

There were 1380 runners including Paul Sinton-Hewitt (Parkrun founder).

It is very well organised with a wide start and surprisingly congestion was not a problem after the first few hundred meters.  Recommended to all Parkrun addicts!

Graham Le Good 22:35 192/1380
Judith Le Good 26:52 618/1380

Harcourt Hill Parkrun

Richard Redford 24:21
Jeanette Ashton 27:23

Swindon Parkrun

Becky Mould 28:40

Gunnersbury Parkrun

Ben Lonsdale 24:00

Aylesbury Parkrun

Joe Godwood 17:56 2nd

Hove Promenade Parkrun

Lisa Holland 24:18

Sunday 7th January

Not  The Naunton 19m

Graham Ferris 2:25:18
Rachael Stanley-Evans 2:51:05
Toby Clarke 2:51:05
Andy Church 2:51:59

 

Oxfordshire Cross Country League Round 3

Ladies

6 Ohema Powell 26:26 S
18 Frankie Snare 27:43 S
41 Lindsey Smith 29:27 V1
57 Jade Hewlett 31:11 S
76 Sally Howard 32:02 V1
105 Jessica Wright 34:07 V1
108 Lisa Holland 34:16 V2
126 Cathy Moley 35:32 V2
136 Judith Le Good 36:45 V3
149 Jeanette Ashton 37:46 V3
153 Anna Whitham 37:58 S
155 Suzanne Reeve 38:20 V2
156 Vicki Hopkins 38:25 S
161 Tabitha Durkin 39:08 V1
165 Debbie Marshall-Thomas 39:29 S
170 Ann Rouget 39:55 V2
174 Jacqui Gamage 40:15 V2
201 Jen Horsman 46:09 S

Men

12 Sam Upton 33:19 S
31 Joe Godwood 35:34 S
49 Matthew Lock 36:20 U20
65 Chris Colbeck 36:55 V1
116 James Clark 39:40 S
120 Joel Floyd 39:53 S
127 Paul Ainslie 40:16 V2
137 Fraser Howard 40:36 V1
166 Rob Green 42:36 V2
214 Dan Wymer 45:18 S
217 Graham Le Good 45:44 V3
227 Nick Smith 46:22 S
256 Jim Whelan 49:08 V2

Saturday 6th January

Swindon Parkrun

Rachael Stanley-Evans 34:17

Abingdon Parkrun

Stan Charles-Jones 20:11

Harcourt Hill Parkrun

Sam Upton 18:07 2nd
Matthew Lock 19:39
Tony Burkett 24:29
Victoria Munday 24:49
Simon Rhodes 25:01
Louise Rhodes 28:50
Darlene Burkett 31:57

Monday 1st January

Linford Parkrun

Matthew Lock 18:45 SM18-19 age cat record

Milton Keynes Parkrun

Matthew Lock 18:36 3rd 

Woodley Parkrun

Fraser Howard 20:08
Sally Howard 23:09
Harriet Howard 24:39
Emily Howard 28:31

Hove Promenade Parkrun

Sam Upton 17:37

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