Saturday 2nd January 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Ralf Arneil sliced amost 2 minutes from last week's debut run to take 1st V40/44 honours again whilst Sonnie Jane was only 9 seconds behind in his debut run over this course coming 2nd SM25/29.George White did well in his debut Park Run beating mum Zoe who took 2nd LV40/44 honours.
Winning time: 18:54(Men) / 24:34 (Women) Number of finishers: 65
Lisa Clarke and daughter Imogen both took age group honours Imogen returning to action after a long lay-off and running just one minute outside her personal best.
Winning time: 18:18(Men) / 20:47 (Women) Number of finishers: 144
A gallant Jessica Penton ploughed a lone furrow with another plucky effort Winning time: 16:53 Number of finishers: 51
Name
Position
Time
Jessica Penton (U15)
44
24:23
Senior & Veteran Women - 6,500m
Our girls put in a great performance for 2nd team on the day and overall 3rd in Division 1 after 3 events. Jess Webb led them home in 4th for 3rd SL, Rachel Masser took 2nd LV35 honours and Denise Bridges finished 2nd LV45. After 3 events Jess is 2nd SL, Rachel 1st LV35 and Denise 3rd LV45. Winning time: 27:22 Number of finishers: 174
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Jess Webb
004
28:18
3rd SL
Rachel Masser (LV35)
005
28:19
2nd LV35
Denise Bridges (LV45)
033
32:12
2nd LV45
Bridget Gould
066
35:02
Zoe White (LV35)
078
36:16
Paula Booth (LV45)
136
42:38
CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)- HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (SHOTOVER)
Name
Time
Handicap %
Handicap Time
Points
Rachel Masser
28:19
99.5%
28:11
25
Jess Webb
28:18
100%
28:18
24
Bridget Gould
35:02
81.7%
28:37
23
Zoe White
36:16
81%
29:23
22
Paula Booth
42:38
69%
29:25
21
Denise Bridges
32:12
92.1%
29:39
20
Senior & Veteran Men - 9,000m
Steve Naylor left the rest of the field for dead with a spectacular win by over one and a half minutes whilst George Ramsay and Steve Frear took 2nd & 3rd team places. A courageous James Bolton, still recovering from injury, battled through and Bryan Vaughan took 3rd V60 honours. Our team was 3rd in Division 2 on the day and retains 4th Division 2 spot after 3 events.Bryan now lies 2nd in the overall V60 category.
Winning time: 31:28 Number of finishers: 294
Andy Pike finished in the top 20 but was just short of age group honours in a smaller than usual field.
Winning time: 18:09(Men) / 23:55 (Women) Number of finishers: 143
Saturday 23rd January 2016 - Highbury Fields Park Run 5K
Jake Harrison, returning from injury, took 1st SM18/19 honours only a minute outside his course p.b.
Winning time: 17:16 (Men) / 21:15 (Women) Number of finishers: 210
Sunday 24th January 2016 - Highworth Half Marathon (Team Event)
Steve Frear led home our team of 5 men and one woman to an emphatic victory. Steve won the race from James Bolton in 2nd, Dave Cantwell & Kevin Game equal 5th and Rob Webster (guest) in 7th place. In the end it was all down to Zoe White who ran close to a personal best over a hilly course to secure the win as qualifying teams must contain at least one female. Alan Harrison, Neil Preddy and Colin Travi all had useful runs training for their upcoming marathon races. Winning time: 1:15:52 (Men) / 1:29:52 (Women) Number of finishers: 57
Ralf Arneil put in another excellent performance in preparation for his upcoming Manchester Marathon run in April setting a new course personal best and taking 2nd V40/44 honours.
Winning time: 18:59(Men) / 21:26 (Women) Number of finishers: 093
Saturday 30th January 2016 - Highbury Fields Park Run 5K
Jake Harrison put in another strong effort to take 1st SM18/19 honours just 18 seconds outside his course personal best.
Winning time: 17:06 (Men) / 22:10 (Women) Number of finishers: 203
The muddy conditions and a mainly off-road course were not helpful to Adrian Smith and all times were markedly slower than usual.
Winning time: 19:04 (Men) / 21:30 (Women) Number of finishers: 190
Saturday 30th January 2016 - SEAA Cross-Country Championships (Parliament Hill)
Senior Men
Congratulations to 2nd claimer Steve Naylor who put in an excellent run to finish 4th in the senior men's race over the notoriously difficult Parliament Hill course. Steve led Bedford & County home to 3rd overall
Winning time: 49:08 Number of finishers: 1,026
Saturday 6th February 2016 - Thames Trot 50 Mile (Towpath)
In extremely muddy and windy conditions, James Leavesley completed the race from Oxford to Henley at an average of just over 9-minute miling achieving an excellent 15th= place. Winning time: 5:49:19 (Men) / 7:01:44 (Women) Number of finishers: 210
Zoe White and Colin Travi used the race as a marathon training run with both setting excellent times in the difficult windy conditions over hilly terrain. Winning time: 1:07:32 (Men) / 1:18:24 (Women) Number of finishers: 1,864
Sunday 7th February 2016 - Oxford Mail Cross-Country League Race 4 (Cirencester Park)
U15/U17 Girls - 3,000m
Jessica Penton put in another brave run in horrendous conditions Winning time: 13:13 Number of finishers: 41
Name
Position
Time
Jessica Penton (U15)
39
18:53
Senior & Veteran Women - 6,000m
Jess Webb led home our girls' team with an excellent 2nd place whilst Rachel Masser took 1st LV35 honours in overall 5th. There was good support from Caeron Phillips and Paula Booth giving our team overall 4th and cementing 2nd overall Division 1 team position after 4 events. In the individual standings Jess is 2nd SL, Rachel 1st LV35 and Denise Bridges 5th LV45 with the final race at Harwell to come. Winning time: 25:42 Number of finishers: 132
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Jess Webb
002
26:03
Rachel Masser (LV35)
005
26:34
Caeron Phillips (LV45)
068
35:46
Paula Booth (LV45)
104
40:59
CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)- HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CIRENCESTER) - No entry to competition after race 3 so no points awarded to Caeron Phillips
Name
Time
Handicap %
Handicap Time
Points
Jess Webb
26:03
100%
26:03
25
Rachel Masser
26:34
99.5%
26:26
24
Paula Booth
40:59
69.0%
28:17
23
Senior & Veteran Men - 8,000m
It was damage limitation as an improving Steve Frear produced a great run for 6th overall whilst the injured pair of James Bolton and Kevin Game did well to get round in 18th and 70th respectively. Ralf Arneil continued to show his fitness ahead of Dan Eisenhandler and Adrian Smith. Our incomplete team managed to achieve 4th in Division 2 on the day and overall 3rd with one event to go. In the individual standings Bryan Vaughan is 2nd V60.
Winning time: 34:17 Number of finishers: 231
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Steve Frear
006
35:27
James Bolton (V40)
018
38:11
Kevin Game (V40)
070
42:22
Ralf Arneil (V40)
106
45:21
Dan Eisenhandler (V40)
184
51:48
Adrian Smith (V40)
218
59:23
CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)- HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CIRENCESTER)
Zoe White set a new personal best for the course taking 3rd LV40/44 honours in the process.
Winning time: 17:53 (Men) / 20:51 (Women) Number of finishers: 155
Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers, took 3rd female honours whilst Alan Harrison, Neil Preddy and Zoe White all put in excellent times in preparation for their upcoming marathon events in April.
Winning time: 1:42:43(Men) / 2:00:31 (Women) Number of finishers: 758
Sunday 14th February 2016 - Surrey Cross-Country League Divisions 3 & 4 (Croydon)
Carey Gray competed in his 4th Surrey League race of the season keeping up his record of running every race over the last 4 years.
Winning time: 39:52 Number of finishers: 228
Saturday 20th February 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Ralf Arneil warmed up for the Wokingham Half Marathon on Sunday with a useful tempo run.
Winning time: 20:14(Men) / 21:12 (Women) Number of finishers: 101
Sunday 21st February 2016 - Wokingham Half Marathon
Ralf Arneil was disappointed with his time but, in very windy conditions, did well to run within a minute of his personal best
Winning time: 1:03:46(Men) / 1:14:35 (Women) Number of finishers: 2,243
Saturday 27th February 2016 - English National Cross-Country Championship (Castle Donington)
Steve Naylor, running for Bedford & County, produced a magnificent result at the Nationals finishing an amazing 17th against some of the finest cross-country runners in the country.
Winning time: 42:09 Number of finishers: 1,730
Sophie Carter, running for Belgrave Harriers, took 3rd Female honours leading home Bridget Gould and Lisa Clarke, who set a new personal best. Adrian Smith was our sole male representative
Winning time: 32:17(Men) / 34:19 (Women) Number of finishers: 492
Colin Travi smashed his personal best by over two and a half minutes on a cold day on the South Coast which augers well for his coming Paris Marathon attempt
Winning time: 56:30(Men) / 61:28 (Women) Number of finishers: 418
Alan Harrison's dedicated training regime paid of with an excellent personal best in Japan. Neil Preddy's knee injury let him down and despite a plucky effort he was forced to quit after 20K.
Winning time: 2:06:56(Men) / 2:21:27 (Women) Number of finishers: 37,000 approx
Steve Frear was going well until 8 miles but had stomach problems and was forced to stop twice eventually coming in well behind his 70-minute target.
Winning time: 70:42(Men) / 82:20 (Women) Number of finishers: 3,158
Jess Webb took her first ever League victory with a stunning run and was well supported by Denise Bridges and Paula Booth. Jess took overall 2nd SL honours whilst Denise was 3rd overall LV45.Our team finished 3rd in Division 1. Winning time: 23:52 Number of finishers: 126
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Jess Webb
001
23:52
Denise Bridges (LV45)
031
28:13
Paula Booth (LV45)
101
35:49
CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)- HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HARWELL)
Our men managed a full team this time around and were led home by James Bolton to 4th team place on the day in Division 2. Overall we finished 3rd. In the individual standings Bryan Vaughan took 2nd V60 honours overall. It was great to see Hans Price back in action after a long lay-off and Carey Gray in his first League run of the season.
Winning time: 29:23 Number of finishers: 219
CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)- HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HARWELL)-No entry to competition after race 3 so no points awarded to Hans Price & Carey Gray
Name
Time
Handicap %
Handicap Time
Points
Ralf Arneil
41:07
73.9%
30:23
25
Dave Cantwell
34:27
90.2%
31:04
24
Rob Linnell
34:48
89.3%
31:04
24
Adrian Smith
48:41
67.9%
33:03
22
James Bolton
33:37
100%
33:37
21
Bryan Vaughan
39:13
87.5%
34:19
20
Wednesday - 9th March 2016 - Teddy Hall Relays (Iffley Road - 3.6 miles)
Saturday 12th March 2016 - CAU Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships (Cofton Park, Birmingham)
SENIOR MEN
Steve Naylor finished the season on a high with a marvellous 9th place at the Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships. Steve helped the Oxfordshire team of 6 to a magnificent 8th place overall.
Winning time: 37:13 Number of finishers: 261
Saturday 12th March 2016 - CAU Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championships (Cofton Park, Birmingham)
SENIOR WOMEN
Jessica Webb did the Club proud with an excellent 56th place in the Inter-Counties finishing 2nd Oxfordshire athlete.
Winning time: 29:02 Number of finishers: 249
Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers, finished 9th female and 5th over 35LV in a huge field of over 11,000. Adrian Smith missed a personal best by just 6 seconds but was in the top 3rd of the field.
Winning time: 1:01:44(Men) / 1:12:23 (Women) Number of finishers: 11,318
Zoe White put in a strong performance building up to her Manchester Marathon attempt in 3 weeks time running just outside her personal best.
Winning time: 1:54:16(Men) / 2:10:02 (Women) Number of finishers: 498
Nadine Carroll took in this race whilst on holiday and whilst enjoying the sights found the hilly course quite tough.
Winning time: 58:44(Men) / 67:08 (Women) Number of finishers: 10,709
Saturday 19th March 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Bryan Vaughan took 1st V60/64 honours once again easily cracking the 20-minute barrier and coming in 2nd overall
Winning time: 18:06(Men) / 21:57 (Women) Number of finishers: 72
Dan Eisenhandler warmed up for his Banbury 15 attempt on Sunday taking 3rd V45/49 honours
Winning time: 16:50(Men) / 21:12 (Women) Number of finishers: 214
Dave Cantwell and Denise Bridges led home our men's & women's teams respectively and there were excellent debut runs for the Club over the distance from James Leavesley, Rob Webster, Ralf Arneil, Dan Eisenhandler, Adrian Smith and Paula Booth. Denise took 2nd LV45 honours.
Winning time: 1:24:34(Men) / 1:34:38 (Women) Number of finishers: 297
CLUB HANDICAP COMPETITION - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (BANBURY 15)
Name
Time
Handicap %
Handicap Time
Points
Dave Cantwell
1:33:46
84.8%
1:19:31
25
James Leavesley
1:37:25
82.6%
1:20:28
24
Denise Bridges
1:48:59
74.6%
1:21:18
23
Ralf Arneil
1:55:20
71.0%
1:21:53
22
Paula Booth
2:18:02
60.2%
1:23:06
21
Colin Travi
2:16:34
61.0%
1:23:18
20
Alan Harrison
1:53:00
74.2%
1:23:51
19
Rob Websster
1:46:16
80.5%
1:25:33
18
Zoe White
2:08:39
67.2%
1:26:27
17
Adrian Smith
2:17:45
63.5%
1:27:28
16
Dan Eisenhandler
2:04:24
75.6%
1:34:03
15
Sunday 20th March 2016 - Windsor & Eton Half Marathon
Sonnie Jane completed a valuable tempo run at Dorney Lake building up to his London Marathon attempt next month
Winning time: 1:18:24(Men) / 1:31:01 (Women) Number of finishers: 360
Friday 25th March 2016 - Maidenhead Easter 10-Mile
Rob Websster making his Club debut over the 10 mile distance led home our band of four with Jake Harrison completing a personal best. There were also strong runs from Alan Harrison and Denise Bridges.
Winning time: 50:26 (Men) / 59:12 (Women) Number of finishers: 803
Sam Cruickshank took 1st V35/39 honours whilst Andy Pike was just off the podium finishing 4th in his age group
Winning time: 17:36(Men) / 19:49 (Women) Number of finishers: 188
Saturday 26th March 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Rob Webster took 2nd V50/54 honours in a tempo run prior to next week's White Horse Half Marathon
Winning time: 18:36(Men) / 22:14 (Women) Number of finishers: 76
