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WITNEY ROAD RUNNERS

September Results

Published on 1st September 2019 by web editor

Sunday September 29th

Blenheim BHF 10km

Chris Mulcahy 39.21
Matt Lock 49.32 50 min pacer
James Hackney 49.36
Chris Ellis 49.49 50 min pacer
Kirsty Webb 50.05
Alice Parsons 59.43 60 min pacer
Simon Welch 59.46 60 min pacer
Justin Kamphuis 68.28 70 min pacer
Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 68.27 70 min pacer

Blenheim BHF Half Marathon

Gareth Petts 1.19.27 2nd
Bertie Field 1.44.14
Billy Rendell 1.44.45 1.45 pacer
Nick Dalton
Andy Green 1.53.13 first Half Marathon
Jason Jones 2.00.39 2.00 pacer
Laurent Letexier 2.04.09
Kate Prinsep 2.04.15 PB
Jamie Jones 2.14.50 2.15 pacer
Andy Church 2.14.52 2.15 pacer
Paul Rushby 2.29.33 2.30 pacer
James Webster 2.29.48 2.30 pacer

Saturday September 28th

Milton Keynes Half Marathon

Debbie Marshall-Thomas 2.24.33

Caddihoe Chase, Dartmoor (South West Long Distance Orienteering Champs)

Ben Lonsdale 81.10 1st MV35

Hasenheide parkrun (Berlin)

Jen Upton 30.35
Sam Upton 30.36

Banstead Woods parkrun

Tommy Johnson 18.28

Swindon parkrun

Alice Parsons 22.57 1st Lady

Oxford parkrun

Will Downey 19.32
Graham Le Good 21.41
Judith Le Gvesood 28.04

Graves parkrun

Callum Hodnett 21.10

Harcourt Hill parkrun

Frankie Snare 19.44 1st Lady
Regina Lally 29.22
Dave Johnys 30.37

Guernsey parkrun

David Rouget 25.06

Cirencester parkrun

Anna Flory 27.37

Witney parkrun

Matt Lock 18.23 1st
Nick Key 18.35 2nd
Luke Edwards 20.16 3rd
Grant Hunter 20.46
Liam Walsh 21.41
Lisa Kay 21.51 1st Lady
Dan Wymer 21.57
Toby Clarke 23.17
Stephen Roberts 23.30
Ross Doherty 23.59
Chris Ellis 24.09
Andrew Green 24.20
Sally Howard 24.50
Fraser Howard 24.52
Harriet Howard 25.00
Paul Molyneaux 25.46
Lee Vanstone 25.47
James Webster 26.05
Kirsty Webb 27.38
Suzanne Bartington 28.07
Linda Field 28.29
Emily Howard 30.31
Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 31.48
Anne Rouget 31.49
Martin Crabb 55.47 Tail Walker

Aachener Weiher parkrun

James Horsman 25.22

Sunday September 22nd

Longworth 10K

Matt Lock 36.54 2nd
Tommy Johnson 38.13
Chris Colbeck 38.18 1st MV45
Chris Mulachy 40.41
Craig Gibbin 42.46
Chris Ellis 43.41
Lindsay Smith 48.05
Conrad Bailey 48.35
Lucy Harris 49.29
Stephen Roberts 50.12
Kirsty Webb 51.23
Roxanne Clark 52.17
Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 54.54
Sally Mackie 55.40
Suzanne Reeve 57.54
Abigail Drewett 58.28

The race was won by Stephen Young running for Milton Keynes

Pangbourne 10K

Tony Lock 41.18 1st MV50
Graham Le Good 46.57 1st MV60
Judith Le Good 58.25 2nd LV60
Anna Flory 59.19

Cornbury 5K

Fraser Howard 21.18
Sally Howard 23.49
Harriet Howard
Emily Howard 31.22
Kate Prinsep 32.09

Saturday September 21st

Swim Serpentine Two Mile

Graham Le Good 1.03.29 3rd MV35

Completed London Classics

Alice Parsons 1.06.18 Run and Swim

The London Classics challenge requires participants to run the London Marathon, cycle 100 miles in the RideLondon-Surrey 100 and swim two miles at the Swim Serpentine open water festival.

Everyone who completes this iconic trio of events receives a specially-designed London Classics medal engraved with the words:Et ego Londinium vici (“I too have conquered London”) and will be listed in the London Classics Hall of Fame.

There is no time limit on when these are completed and they can be done in any order.

Swim Serpentine One Mile

Judith Le Good 43.23

Maidstone parkrun

Andrew Green 23.34

Oxford parkrun

Will Downey 19.10

Blickling parkrun

James Webster 20.45

Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun

Paul Molyneux 25.00

Ellenbrook Fields parkrun

James Horsman 22.27

Bicester parkrun

Debbie Marshall-Thomas 29.59

Witney parkrun

Tegs Jones 17.06 1st
Nick Key 18.05 2nd
Tommy Johnson 19.20
Matt Lock 20.06
Chris Ellis 20.37
Liam Walsh 20.38
Sally Howard 21.35 2nd Lady
Oliver Schroelkamp 21.53
Billy Rendell 22.38
Paul Sherwood 23.10
Chris Colbeck 23.29
Roxanne Clark 23.53
Bethany Jones 24.22
Harriet Howard 24.37
Thomas Grantham 24.52
Fraser Howard 25.11
Nick Morley 26.02
Lily Sherwood 26.38
Lee Vanstone 27.05
Charlie Hudson 27.22
Linda Field 27.26
James Field 27.26
Gill Sherwood 27.29
John Green 27.51
Kirsty Webb 28.19
Sharon Christie 29.00
Abigail Drewett 29.04
Jen Upton 32.52
Tamsyn Wymer 32.52
Emily Howard 35.14

Fire Service College parkrun

Richard Walker 32.29

Sunday September 15th

Swallowfield 10K

Tony Lock 40.50
Brian Moore 45.38
Rachel Stanley-Evans 47.39 1st LV45
Kirsty Webb 50.47 3rd SL
Matt Lock 50.54
Lee Vanstone 52.03 PB
Sharon Moore 1.12.58

Swallowfield 10K is a brand new race on league this year. Quite often this year I have signed up to races and been to places that I haven’t even heard before. Swallowfield is one of them. A small village, one lap 10K. The course is undulating and within the first mile there is an uphill section but after that it is fine. It was definitely a warm one today. Really nice picturesque course to run. As well as the 10K they have a 3K fun run and Duathlon. 7 of us took part today and we all did well.

Sandman Sprint Triathlon (400m sea swim, 20km bike, 5km run)

Jenny Moore 1.31.52 (10.54 48.48 28.39

Sandman Legend Triathlon (1.9km sea swim, 93km bike, 19.4km run)

Derek Bond 5.55.27 43.49 3.07.56 1.56.46

Oxfordshire Triathlon Series (1K, 35K, 7.5K)

Fraser Howard 1.55.32 (18.58 59.41 33.47)

Dorney Lake Triathlon (750m, 20K, 5K)

Paul Taylor 1.19.30 (16.45 37.34 22.19)

Bristol Half Marathon

Stephen Young 1.17.34
Aukje Raats 1.45.55

Saturday September 14th

Woodstock 12 (GP)

2nd Ladies and Mens Teams

Matt Lock 1.13.45
Chris Colbeck 1.18.15 3rd MV40
Tony Lock 1.20.51
Chris Mulcahy 1.21.14
Craig Gibbin 1.28.09
Rob Green 1.31.31
Alice Parsons 1.34.40
Toby Clarke 1.35.18
Nick Dalton 1.36.25
Lindsay Smith 1.37.54 3rd LV45
Jade Hewlett 1.41.20
Sally Howard 1.42.10
Kirsty Webb 1.44.06
Melanie Cassidy 1.45.50
James Horsman 1.51.59
Frankie Balkwill 2.16.27
Jen Upton 2.23.08

Poolsbrook parkrun

Callum Hodnett 18.39 1st

Oxford parkrun

Frankie Snare 18.37 1st Lady
Will Downey 18.59

Upton House parkrun

Sharon Christie 29.23
Paul Ainslie 29.23

Lanhydrock parkrun

Nick Morley 28.58

Harcourt Hill parkrun

Tegid Jones 16.39 1st
Bethany Jones 29.23

Belton House parkrun

Roxanne Clark 23.45

Bicester parkrun

Andrew Green 23.30

Cirencester parkrun

Stan Charles-Jones 20.08

Witney parkrun

Liam Walsh 20.09
Thomas Grantham 20.11
James Webster 21.02
Graham Le Good 22.21
Stephen Roberts 23.30
Martha Sherwood 26.20
Lily Sherwood 26.20
John Green 26.31
Lisa Holland 27.30
Gill Sherwood 27.37
Jane Colbeck-McKinnon 27.49
Louise Rhodes 27.51
Judith Le Good 28.18
Linda Field 28.50
Kate Prinsep 29.09
Regina Lally 29.18
Ian Fowler 33.50

Sunday September 8th

National Aquathlon Championships

Graham Le Good 38.47 Bronze medal 3rd M65

Cotswold Sprint Triathlon (750m, 20k, 5k)

Conrad Bailey 1.17.58 (17.22 38.41 21.55)

Henley Trail 10K

Rob Green 42.26
Kate Prinsep 54.48 PB

Chippenham Half Marathon

Matt Lock 1.18.29 PB
Tom Grantham 1.22.05 PB
Kirsty Webb 1.48.25 PB
Stephen Roberts 1.57.30
Allison Maybrey 2.15.00

Saturday September 7th

The Bronsens Cotswold Classic (GP)

Tegs Jones 56.38 3rd & 2nd MV40
Matt Lock 58.24 2nd SM
Joe Godwood 58.31 3rd SM
George Reynolds 1.03.51
Tony Lock 1.04.23
Frankie Snare 1.04.41 1st Lady
Chris Mulcahy 1.05.31
Luke Edwards 1.06.16
Isabel Stubbs 1.07.06 2nd Lady
Michael Kaye 1.10.01
Lisa Kay 1.11.54
Alice Parsons 1.13.53
Lindsey Smith 1.18.57
Lisa Holland 1.22.23
Martha Horan 1.27.19 1st race for Witney Roadrunners
Heather Smith 1.28.24
Paul Bowden 1.28.36
Gail Bell 1.29.54
Stephen Ratcliff 1.30.24
Alex Townsend 1.31.24
James Hackney 1.31.23
Andy Church 1.31.24
Jamie Jones 1.31.23
Anthony Beardsley 1.33.10
Trudie Ratcliff 1.38.32
Dave Johnys 1.42.37
Neil Moglione 1.45.11
Frankie Balkwill 1.51.37

South Manchester parkrun

Sam Upton 17.06 3rd

Oxford parkrun

Will Downey 18.58

Killerton parkrun

Nick Morley 24.26

Bryn Bach parkrun

David Rouget 23.48
Anne Rouget 25.56

Queen Elizabeth parkrun

Graham Le Good 26.53
Judith Le Good 30.30

Witney parkrun

Stephen Young 18.19 1st
Liam Walsh 20.16
Grant Hunter 20.26
Harriet Howard 23.05 1st Lady
Chris Ellis 24.37
Jim Horsman 25.22
Gill Sherwood 27.23
Martin Crabb 1.07.00 Tail Walker

Fire Service College parkrun

Andrew Green 24.20
Richard Walker 35.12

Wednesday September 4th

Silverstone 10K

Chris Colbeck 37.45
Callum Hodnett 38.32 PB
Chris Mulcahy 39.18 PB
Matt Lock 40.35
Dan Wymer 43.13 PB
Kirsty Webb 47.38
Simon Welch 48.42
Stephen Roberts 48.58
Jim Horsman 50.23
Allison Maybrey 57.00

Sunday September 1st

Maidenhead British Masters Half Marathon

Tony Lock 1.29.29
Alan Reynolds 1.29.49

Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc – Ben Lonsdale

Another DNF for me at UTMB – 0 for 2, in 2015 and 2019. The race runs 171 km around Mont Blanc, with 10,000 metres climbed (and the same descended).

After a 90-minute pre-race wait in the town square (including a big rainstorm), at 1800 on Friday, 2543 of us set off on the single-track road out of Chamonix. The elites at the front had a clear run of it, while the rest of us had been kettled in, so there was a bit of elbows-out rugby until I found some space. The first 10km are an undulating descent; having been near the front, I was slightly out of my comfort zone, pace-wise. I hit the first technical climb with a sense of purpose though, and made good time up and over the top of Les Houches and down the mix of single track and steep black run descent in to St Gervais les Bains. I was feeling strong and fresh.

As soon as I hit the long climb through Les Contamines my ‘good’ hip started to niggle. Nothing major, and I pushed through, hitting Notre Dame with an hour inside the cutoff. As I reached the big climb up to Col du Bonhomme however, it became really painful, soon tracking down to the outside of my right knee. A 30 second stop to stretch would give me 5 to 10 minutes of climbing pain-free, so I settled in to a rhythm, summiting the 25km/6 hour climb feeling ok. As soon as I started the steep descent towards Les Chapieux, the knee really started to screech at me, so I had no choice but to take most of my downward steps (where the technical descent allowed) on my left leg.

Considering the discomfort I was in on the 10km ascent to the first border crossing, I made reasonable time, though with frequent pauses to let other runners past. Dawn broke before I reached Italy, and the view of the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif by the dawn light was spectacular.

I arrived at Lac Combal with 33 minutes in hand. With the way my injuries had been, I was unlikely to make the cutoff at Courmayeur. Decision time. If I dropped now, I’d be letting myself down badly. If I pushed on and made the cutoffs, I’d then be faced with the same challenge for every subsequent leg, with no margin for error between me and the bus home. With that said, it was possible my knee would improve and allow me to pick up my pace. A couple of texts from my crew helped make up my mind, and I pushed on up the hill. I pushed as hard as I dared (and my pain threshold would allow) down the treacherous descent in to Courmayeur. Em got me through the aid station with a change of clothes, torch batteries and food in very good time. I left with 10 minutes in hand.

With the 800m climb out of Courmayeur came the heat of the day – I hit a 50-minute mile at one point, due to stopping to cool down whenever I found a tree. I was also starting to get quite spaced out – it’s very hard to concentrate on pushing on up the hill with a sense of purpose when you’re half asleep. As we were the last of the 4600 CCC and UTMB runners through, there wasn’t much left in the way of food at the aid station, so I got some water, stretched again and set off, knowing the level-ish traverse would be an uphill struggle. I had my first proper sleep – ten minutes by the path, which did a world of good and allowed me to set off at something like normal pace. I hit the Bonatti refuge knowing that the 45 minutes available wasn’t long enough to complete technical 5km climb and descent to Arnuva however. With a mix of disappointment, resignation and relief, I cracked on at best pace, motivated by the epically loud thunder and lightning storm that was happening on 3 sides of me. I arrived 30 minutes after the cutoff, for the ceremonial removal of my timing chip, just as the heavens opened. I dug out my waterproof for the first time, and due to some comms faff with my crew, set off for a 4km trudge down the road in the heavy rain, increasingly cold and despondent.

On the walk, I started pondering. I was gutted to have DNF’d again, resigned both to the need to prepare better and to the effort of requalifying and trying to get through the lottery again in the future. I also thought that while I could have been fitter aerobically, and a lot lighter, I’m as physically strong as I’ve ever been and I wouldn’t have done much differently on the day.

As is the way with humans, I have rationalised my failure (to myself). At time of writing (with 2h until the race closes), 970 of the 2543 starters had dropped or been removed from the race – around 40% attrition. All of them had completed multiple 100 mile or 100 km events to qualify, and were not novices. When running such a distance in a mountain environment, it is clear that so much has to go right for an extended period of time if you are going to succeed. Back to the drawing board for me to work on the controllable factors; fingers crossed for the uncontrollable ones!

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