Results for October 2008

Sunday 5th October 2008 - London to Brighton 56-Mile Trail Run

The first running of this race took place in horrendously wet conditions with rain throughout the whole day. Paul Brackett struggled with dreadful underfoot conditions but finished well up the field. 33 runners failed to finish. Winning time: 7:59 Number of finishers: 81

Name Position Time
Paul Brackett (V40) 47 12:34

Sunday 12th October 2008 - Hanney 5-Mile

Steve Frear - impressive win
Bryan Vaughan (3rd V50)
& James Bolton
Kevin Game - personal best

Steve Frear pulled out all the stops to win this one. Bryan Vaughan took 3rd V50 honours & Mike Shipway was 3rd V60. Our men (Steve, James, Kevin & Bryan)finished 3rd team and there were personal bests from Kevin Game, Hans Price, Mark Pidgeon, Karen Jenkins & Tracey Scarlett. It was good to see Robert & Suzanne Briggs back in racing trim. Winning time: 26:04 Number of finishers: 220

Name Position Time Notes
Steve Frear 001 26:04 1st SM/3rd team
James Bolton 019 28:38 3rd team
Kevin Game 021 28:43 3rd team/p.b.
Bryan Vaughan (V55) 023 28:54 3rd team/3rd V50
Hans Price 028 29:13 p.b.
Mike Shipway (V65) 063 32:33 3rd V60
Steve Howell (V40) 067 32:54
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 070 33:01 p.b
Robert Briggs (V50) 075 33:27
Karen Jenkins (LV35) 113 36:02 p.b.
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 137 37:55 p.b.
Suzanne Briggs (LV50) 163 41:04

Hans Price
Mike Shipway - 2nd V60
Steve Howell

Mark Pidgeon
Robert Briggs
recovering from ,long-term injury
Karen Jenkins

Tracey Scarlett
Suzanne Briggs

Hanney 5 Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HANNEY 5 - RACE 12 OF 14)

Name Handicap Time Points
Mark Pidgeon 24:42 16
Tracey Scarlett 25:17 15
Steve Fraer 26:00 14
Kevin Game 26:06 13
Hans Price 26:12 12
Karen Jenkins 26:33 11
Steve Howell 27:38 10
Mike Shipway 27:52 09
James Bolton 28:00 08
Bryan Vaughan 28:09 07

Sunday 12th October 2008 - Swindon Half Marathon

Peter Rayner geared up for next week's County Marathon race with a bold effort taking 2nd V50 honours. Winning time: 1:14:34 Number of finishers: 1,434

Name Position Time Notes
Peter Rayner (V50) 88 1:33:43 2nd V50

Swindon Half Results

19th October 2008 - Abingdon Marathon (County Championships)

James Bolton - last few yards
Dave Cantwell - personal best
Hans Price - good debut marathon

This turned out to be a good day for us as our senior men took gold and our veteran men silver in the County team competition. There were positive debut runs for the Club from James Bolton, Hans Price, Steve Howell, Mike Beerling & Karen Jenkins and personal bests from Leo-Brooke Little and Tracey Scarlett. Mike Shipway took 2nd V60 open and 1st V60 County honours. Peter Rayner was 2nd County V50 to finish and James Bolton 3rd County Senior Man. A special word of praise for Karen Jenkins who collapsed during the race but got up to finish well.Dave Cantwell has now joined the Club but was running unattached. Winning time: 2:32:25 Number of finishers:647

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 045 2:57:29 debut marathon/p.b./County team gold/3rd Cty SM
Dave Cantwell (V40) 054 2:58:27 p.b./guest
Hans Price 104 3:09:21 debut marathon/p.b./County team gold
Kevin Game 106 3:09:53 County team gold
Jonathan Ashworth 127 3:13:10 County team gold
Mike Shipway (V60) 144 3:15:14 2nd V60/County V60 gold/Cty Vet team silver
Peter Rayner (V50) 159 3:18:26 County V50 silver/Cty Vet team silver
Kelvin Fowler 163 3:18:51
Steve Howell (V40) 194 3:26:12 debut/p.b./Cty Vet team silver
Leo Brooke-Little (V40) 266 3:35:04 p.b./Cty Vet team silver
John Greenhill (V40) 339 3:45:33
Michael Beerling 390 3:55:45 debut marathon/p.b.
Paul Brackett (V40) 397 3:56:24
Karen Jenkins (LV35) 450 4:03:36 debut marathon/p.b.
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 491 4:12:47 p.b.

Kevin Game - on lap 1
Jonathan Ashworth - last bend
Mike Shipway - 2nd V60 & Cty gold

Peter Rayner on lap 1
Kelvin Fowler - glad to be home
Steve Howell - has a well earned drink

Leo Brooke-Little - looking strong at the finish
John Greenhill - another good run
Michael Beerling - a creditable debut marathon

Paul Brackett - a doddle for our Ultra man
Karen Jenkins - a great first marathon
Tracey Scarlett - a strong personal best

Abingdon Marathon Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (ABINGDON MARATHON - RACE 13 OF 14)

Name Handicap Time Points
John Greenhill 2:42:24 16
Leo Brooke-Little 2:46:27 15
Mike Shipway 2:47:07 14
Tracey Scarlett 2:48:36 13
Peter Rayner 2:49:04 12
Hans Price 2:49:51 11
Kevin Game 2:52:36 10
Jonathan Ashworth 2:52:38 09
Steve Howell 2:53:12 08
James Bolton 2:53:35 07
Karen Jenkins 2:59:32 06
Kelvin Fowler 3:01:57 07

In accordance with the scheme rules no further entries are allowed to the competition after race 7 and no points are awarded, therefore, to Mike Beerling or Paul Brackett.

Sunday 26th October 2008 - Great South Run (10 Mile)

Both Dean & Sharron Sheppard were held up in a very slow start clocking nearly 9 minutes for the first mile, but then ran on well to finish strongly. Winning time: 46:43 Number of finishers: 11,540

Name Position Time
Dean Sheppard (V40) 132 64:03
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 544 71:40