Thursday - July 1st 2010 - Combe Mota-Vation (3.9 miles)
Steve Naylor
James Bolton
Sue Cantwell
Steve Naylor had another great run clocking just over 5-minute miling whilst James Bolton finished inside the top 10. Sue Cantwell led our girls home and Susan Harrison took 2nd LV55 honours. Steve Caswell had another plucky run and Nicola Leavesley can be encouraged by her first race after having a baby.Our men's team were 3rd on the night and our women 6th. Winning time: 19:06 (Record) Number of finishers: 303
Our men dominatd this new race with 2nd, 3rd and 5th from James Bolton, Kevin Game and Dave Cantwell. Our girls also acquitted themselves with honour being led home by Sue Cantwell who was 1st LV40. Winning time: 34:14 Number of finishers: 121
Martin Townsend, one of our marathon boys, continued his run of shorter races with another competent effort over a hilly course. Winning time: 34:02 Number of finishers: 279
Sunday 11th July 2010 - Didcot 5-Mile (County Championships)
Steve Naylor
Sue Cantwell
Our Men's team Dave Cantwell, Steve Naylor, Brian O'Conor & James Bolton
Steve Naylor put in another great performance to break the existing Club record and take the County 5-Mile Championship trophy.Dave Cantwell and Brian O'Connor came 2nd & 3rd respectively in the V40 age category and Sue Cantwell took 1st LV35 honours in open and County races placing 2nd in the race behind our new recruit Sophie Carter. Sophie was representing Kidlington until her transfer to us comes through. There were personal bests for Steve Naylor, James Bolton, Dave Cantwell, Sam Cruickshank & Sue Cantwell. The team results for the open and County races have yet to be announced. Winning time: 25:00 Number of finishers: 156
Sophie Carter Women's race winner (soon to be a Harrier)
Steve Naylor Presentation of winner's prize
Sue Cantwell Presentation of 2nd woman's prize
Race Start
Suzanne,James (Kevin Dykes) Dave & Sue
Saturday 17th July 2010 - Hornton 6 (6 miles 6 yards)
Steve Naylor
James Bolton & Kevin Game
Kerry Steele
Steve Naylor kept up his winning run with another impressive performance over a tough course. Our men took the team prize courtesy of Steve, James Bolton & Kevin Game. Daniel Moseley put in a gutsy run for 1st Junior honours whilst Kerry Steele & Steph Hibberd flew our women's flag with Kerry coming 2nd LV35. Winning time: 32:20 Number of finishers: 121
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HORNTON 6 - RACE 6 OF 14)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Will Hudson
30:45
16
Daniel Moseley
31:00
15
Steph Hibberd
31:40
14
Steve Naylor
31:53
13
Gavin Bird
32:09
12
Kavin Game
32:12
11
James Bolton
32:17
10
Jim Stewart
32:57
09
Kerry Steele
33:10
08
Sam Cruickshank
33:57
07
Mark Pidgeon
35:32
06
Our Men's winning team Kevin Game, Steve Naylor & James Bolton
Steve Naylor - Race winner
Sunday 18th July 2010 - Wycombe Half Marathon
Peter Rayner kept up his recent good form with 2nd V60 honours whilst Sophie Carter, who should be eligible to run for us in August finished 1st Senior Lady and 2nd overall. Winning time: 1:13:16 Number of finishers: 987
Wednesday 21st July 2010 - Oxford Parks 4D Challenge
Kevin Game completed the 2nd in this series of races this one being held in Christchurch Meadow.Race distance is just over 5K. Winning time: 17:34 Number of finishers: 68
For the fourth time in four races Steve Naylor took 2nd spot behind Matt Ashton securing himself 2nd overall in the series with one race to come. James Bolton had another excellent run to finish 7th in very good company. Sue Cantwell led our girls home and Susan Harrison took 2nd LV55 honours. Winning time: 20:57 Number of finishers: 276
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CHIPPING NORTON MOTA-VATION - RACE 7 OF 14)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Steph Hibberd
20:24
16
Will Hudson
20:26
15
Daniel Moseley
20:55
14
Steve Naylor
21:03
13
Gavin Bird
21:12
12
James Bolton
21:32
11
Mark Minchin
21:55
10
Sam Cruickshank
21:57
09
Sue Cantwell
22:03
08
Dave Cantwell
22:11
07
Brian O'Connor
22:12
06
Nick Hall
22:36
05
Peter Rayner
22:39
04
Susan Harrison
22:40
03
Mark Pidgeon
22:49
02
Kirk Adams
23:54
01
Saturday 7th August - Reading Park Run 5K
Suzanne Briggs
Suzanne Briggs ran 25 seconds quicker than last week's Park Run and only 35 seconds outside her personal best. Winning female time: 20:19 Number of finishers: 130
James Bolton had a great run to finish just 17 seconds behind the winner with Brian O'Connor and Kevin Game achieving top 10 finishes and taking 1st team honours. Sophie Carter won the women's race in great style leading our girls to a team victory. Brian O'Connor won the V40 category, Carey Gray was 2nd V50, Peter Rayner 2nd V60, Sue Cantwell 2nd LV35, Bryan Vaughan 3rd V50 and Kerry Steele 3rd LV35. Winning time: 32:15 Men/ 36:25 Women Number of finishers: 270
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HOOKY 6 8 OF 14) - No entries to competition after race 7 so no handicap time or points awarded to Sophie & Neil Carter and Carey Gray
Name
Handicap Time
Points
James Bolton
31:06
16
Will Hudson
31:28
15
Steph Hibberd
31:29
14
Gavin Bird
31:48
13
Sue Cantwell
32:02
12
Dave Cantwell
32:03
11
Kevin Game
32:05
10
Brian O'Connor
32:18
09
Peter Rayner
32:26
08
Kerry Steele
32:59
07
Daniel Moseley
34:20
06
Rose Bosnell
35:03
05
Sam Cruickshank
35:06
04
Bryan Vaughan
35:20
03
James Bolton 2nd Senior Man
Sophie Carter 1st Senior Woman & Race Winner
Brian O'Connor 1st V40
Sue Cantwell 2nd LV35
Jessica O'Connor Hooky Fun Run
Alice & Poppy Hudson Hooky Fun Run
Winning Men's Team
Sunday 8th August 2010 - Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 (50K Multi-Terrain)
Paul Brackett finished in the top 20 in this gruelling challenge taking 3rd V50 category honours whilst Leo Brooke-Little also performed well. Winning time: 3:39:49 Number of finishers: 77
Wednesday 11th August 2010 - Oxford Parks 4D Challenge
Kevin Game completed yet another 5K dash in this Parks Challenge series achieving a creditable 3rd place at South Parks. Winning time: 16:51 Number of finishers: 52
Suzanne Briggs had another consistent run in this weekly series finishing just over 30 seconds outside her p.b. Winning female time: 19:37 Number of finishers: 153
Paul Brackett did this one the hard way covering 30 miles or so after getting lost in hard rain and mist over the Sussex Downs. The course is marked with arrows and there are few marshals. Winning time: 3:10:21 Number of finishers: 115
Peter Rayner continued his great start to his V60 career taking 1st in category honours over a hily course in windy conditions. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc
Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th August 2010 - La Petite Trotte a Leon (240K Trail)
Leo Brooke-Little
Leo Brooke-Little took part in what he decsribed as the toughest run ever over a 240K mountain route with a total of 18,000m of ascent in the French Alps (Chamonix). Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc
Thursday - September 2nd 2010 - Oxford Mota-Vation (4.06 miles)
Steve Naylor got his just deserts in winning this final race in the series taking 2nd Senior Man overall and finishing just 4 seconds outside the course record.James Bolton also had another excellent run helping our men to 3rd team in the series. Daniel Moseley and Suasan Harrison secured 2nd overall in their respective ages categories. Winning time: 20:21 Number of finishers: 276
Sunday 5th September - Wolverhampton City Marathon
Paul Brackett managed to stay on course to run his quickest time of the year and come 4th in the V50 age category. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc
Steve Naylor broke our long-standing Club record in winning his second race in a week whilst there were also personal bests from James Bolton, Kevin Game, Will Hudson, Sue Cantwell and Kerry Steele. There were age category honours for Brian O'Connor (2nd V40), Carey Gray (2nd V50), Bryan Vaughan (3rd V50) and Daniel Moseley (2nd Junior). Winning time: 31:30 Men/ 38:21 Women Number of finishers: 250
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HEADINGTON 10K 9 OF 14) - No entries to competition after race 7 so no handicap time or points awarded to Carey Gray
James Bolton had another great run to come within a whisker of winning the race. There were personal bests from Kevin Game, Dave Cantwell, Sue Cantwell and Will Hudson plus a number of excellent debut runs with Sophie Carter coming 2nd in the women's race winning the County title. Brian O'Connor & Peter Rayner are V40 & V60 County champions respectively. Winning time: 56:05 Men/ 61:51 Women Number of finishers: 211
Name
Position
Time
Notes
James Bolton
002
56:07
2nd SM Open & County. 1st team Open & County
Kevin Game
009
59:54
1st team Open & County/p.b.
Brian O'Connor (V40)
010
60:28
2nd V40/1st V40 County/1st team Open & County
Dave Cantwell (V40)
011
61:11
3rd V40/2nd V40 County/1st team Open & County/p.b.
Sophie Carter
016
62:27
2nd SL/1st SL County/2nd team Open & County/Club Record/debut
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (WITNEY 10 10 OF 14) - No entries to competition after race 7 so no handicap time or points awarded to Sophie Carter, Carey Gray, Roger Bradley, Sarah Kerswell & Zazi Barrell.
Name
Handicap Time
Points
James Bolton
53:39
16
Dave Cantwell
54:38
15
Kevin Game
54:48
14
Will Hudson
55:37
13
Kerry Steele
56:43
12
Sue Cantwell
56:44
11
Peter Rayner
56:46
10
Brian O'Connor
56:47
09
Steph Hibberd
58:10
08
Anni Morgan
60:25
07
Rose Bosnell
61:33
06
Kirk Adams
61:35
05
Saturday - 18th September 2010 - Woodstock 12 (12 miles 198 yards)
Andy Battye 3rd V50
Martin Townsend
Will Hudson & Rose Bosnell
James Bolton and Sue Cantwell led our men and women home to 2nd & 3rd teams respectively again earning valuable points in the Oxon Road Race Grand Prix team and individual competitions. It was great to see Woodstock legend Andy Battye taking 3rd V50 placing and there were other age category places for Brian O'Connor (3rd V40), Peter Rayner (3rd V60) &, Sue Cantwell (3rd LV35) whilst our men were 2nd and our girls 3rd in the team contests. We just edged out Wigan Phoenix in the inter-Club competition despite a fine win from John Morrisey who won by 11 seconds from Oxford City veteran Steve Male. Winning time: 1:08:06 (Men)/1:18:42 (Women) Number of finishers:180
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (WOODSTOCK 12)
(no new entries to competition allowed after race 7 so no points awarded to Andy Battye)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
James Bolton
1:06:43
16
Dave Cantwell
!:07:09
15
Sue Cantwell
1:08:26
14
Brian O'Connor
1:09:08
13
Will Hudson
!:09:11
12
Steph Hibberd
1:09:18
11
Kerry Steele
1:09:21
10
Hans Price
1:09:44
09
Peter Rayner
1:10:21
08
Kevin Game
1:10:31
07
Martin Townsend
1:11:25
06
Rose Bosnell
1:13:02
05
Kirk Adams
1:14:24
04
Kevin Game
Peter Rayner 3rd V60
Steph Hibberd
Kirk Adams
Our Women's team who came 3rd Rose, Sue & Kerry
First 3 finishers John Morrisey, Steve Male & Paul Fernandez
Saturday - 18th September 2010 - Birmingham Canal Canter Marathon
Paul Brackett was in the leading group up to 20 miles but had to settle for 3rd place and 1st V50 in the end running under Spaghetti Junction in the process. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: 65
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Paul Brackett (V50)
03
3:45:10
1st V50
Tuesday - 21st September 2010 - Radley College 5K Time Trial (Track)
Steve Naylor Another Club record
Steve Naylor took on the cream of the local athletes in an officially timed and recorded 5K Time Trial at Radley track and beat them all out of sight. Steve ran 27 seconds quicker than at Charndon in May where he established a new Club record on the road. Winning time: 15:06.7 Number of finishers: 17
