Saturday 2nd April 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Bryan Vaughan easily took 1st V60/64 honours running under 30 seconds short of his course personal best
Winning time: 18:16(Men) / 22:49 (Women) Number of finishers: 83
A magnificent effort by Jess Webb gave her overall victory in the women's race securing the County Championship Women's Title. Jess was 10th overall, clocked a personal best by 3 minutes and helped by Denise Bridges & Caeron Phillips secured team County silver. Denise set a new LV45 Club Record and was 3rd LV45 in the Open race and took silver in the County contest.
James Bolton was pleased to return from injury with 3rd place overall and 2nd V40 plus County silver and 1st Open Team with Dave Cantwell, Rob Webster & Jake Harrison. Dave Cantwell took 3rd V40 honours in both Open & County competitions.There was a personal best from Jake by 16 minutes and debut Half Marathon runs for the Club by Rob & Caeron.
Winning time: 1:13:18(Men) / 1:21:20 (Women) Number of finishers: 450
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (WHITE H0RSE HALF - RACE 2 OF 20)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Jake Harrison
1:06:16
25
Jess Webb
1:07:25
24
Dave Cantwell
1:08:43
23
Rob Webster
1:08:58
22
Denise Bridges
1:09:43
21
Jessica Ward
1:10:28
20
Nicola Leavesley
1:11:19
19
James Bolton
1:11:20
18
Alan Harrison
1:12:04
17
Caeron Phillips
1:12:58
16
Adrian Smith
1:14:17
16
Dan Eisenhandler
1:14:38
14
Saturday 9th April 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Bryan Vaughan once more took 1st v60/64 honours just beating his time of last week by 3 seconds
Winning time: 18:49(Men) / 21:50 (Women) Number of finishers: 111
Andy Pike finished just behind his canine partner who was not given an official time!!
Winning time: 17:18(Men) / 20:59 (Women) Number of finishers: 235
Sunday 10th April 2016 - Greater Manchester Marathon
Zoe White clocked an excellent personal best by over 2 minutes whilst Ralf Arneil, carrying a shin injury, was disappointed with his time but bravely battled through to finish
Winning time: 2:22:34(Men) / 2:48:04 (Women) Number of finishers: 7128
Dan Eisenhandler did well following his 20-miler at Compton on Saturday whilst Leonie Ingram completed an excellent debut 10K for the Club just failing to beat the 50-minute barrier.
Winning time: 34:41(Men) / 36:36 (Women) Number of finishers: 95
Veteran girls Leonie Ingram & Julie Read both ran strongly in our Senior team. Fastest leg by Bridget Gould Winning time: 1:01:47 Number of finishers: 15 teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position Women
01
Leonie Ingram (LV35)
25:35
61
02
Julie Read (LV35)
24:07
45=
03
Bridget Gould
23:21
36
Total Time: - 1:13:03
Final Position 13th team
Veteran Women - 3 Legs x 3.25 miles
Our veteran girls won County bronze with Lisa Clarke running the fastest leg Winning time:1:01:01 Number of finishers: 11 teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position Women
01
Lisa Clarke (LV45)
23:57
42
02
Zoe White (LV35)
24:07
45=
03
Caeron Phillips (LV45)
24:13
47
Total Time: - 1:12:17
Final Position - 3rd team
Senior Women "A" Team - 3 Legs x 3.25 miles
Denise Bridges picked up an injury on leg 1 and did not finish. Sophie Carter & Jess Webb were allowed to run but their times did not count in the County competition and no medals were received despite their overall placings of 1st (Jess) & 3rd (Sophie) Winning time: 1:01:47 Number of finishers: 15 teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position Women
01
Denise Bridges (LV45)
DNF
02
Sophie Carter (LV35)
18:56
03
03
Jess Webb
18:53
01
Total Time: - Incomplete Team
Senior Men "A" team - 6 Legs x 3.25 miles
Our senior men's team consisted of just 2 seniors with 4 veterans making up the team.Jake Harrison was 3rd U20 overall. Fastest leg by Sam Cruickshank Winning time: 1:44:10 Number of finishers: 14 teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position Men
01
Sam Cruickshank
19:02
40=
02
Jake Harrison (U20)
19:17
48
03
Dan Eisenhandler (V40)
21:05
91
04
Alan Harrison (V40)
21:39
104
05
Carey Gray (V50)
22:35
116
06
Adrian Smith (V40)
25:53
133
Total Time: - 2:09:29
Final position - 13th team
Veteran Men - 6 Legs x 3.25 miles
Our veteran men are County Champions. Bryan Vaughan was 1st V60 and overall best on Age Grading at 88.6%. Rob Webster was 1st V50 and James Bolton 2nd V40 overall. Fastest leg by James Bolton Winning time: 1:52:21 Number of finishers: 4 teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position Men
01
Rob Linnell (V40)
18:39
30=
02
Roger Bradley (V40)
20:08
72
03
Rob Webster (V50)
18:43
35
04
Dave Cantwell (V40)
18:11
24
05
Bryan Vaughan (V60)
19:33
58
06
James Bolton (V40)
17:07
05
Total Time: - 1:52:21
Final Position - 1st
Senior Men "B" - 3 Legs x 3.25 miles
Andy Gleeson, Ralf Arneil and Kevin Game competed in an incomplete team. Fastest leg by Kevin Game Winning time: 1:44:10 Number of finishers: 14 teams
Bryan Vaughan returned to his old stamping ground at Cutteslowe to take 1st V60/64 honours
Winning time: 18:00(Men) / 19:32 (Women) Number of finishers: 269
Saturday 23rd April 2016 - Harcourt Hill Park Run 5K
Rob Webster kept up his rich vein of form to take 1st V50/54 honours in a new course p.b.
Winning time: 17:22(Men) / 20:19 (Women) Number of finishers: 110
Sunday 24th April 2016 - Virgin Money London Marathon
Congratulations to Sonnie Jane who broke the 4-hour barrier slicing 14 minutes from his previous best at London 2 years ago.
Winning time: 2:03:05(Men) / 2:22:58 (Women) Number of finishers: 45,411
James Bolton led home our men with overall 6th and 2nd V40 whilst Bryan Vaughan took 2nd V60 honours. Hats off to Sonnie Jane who ran despite completing the London Marathon 4 days previously. Winning time: 21:45 Number of finishers: 218
Jess Webb repeated her victory of last year with another stunning run. Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers was 2nd and 1st LV35. Women's Captain Denise Bridges ran with an injury to support her team. Sarah Kerswell took 1st LV45 honours with an excellent run. Winning time: 23:49 Number of finishers: 158
Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers, managed to win the race despite feeling unwell whilst Zoe White also had a strong run
Winning time: 1:09:49(Men) / 1:25:24 (Women) Number of finishers: 2219
Brian O'Connor put in an excellent effort to take 2nd V45 honours just over half a minute outside his all-time personal best of 2009.
Winning time: 31:24(Men) / 36:56 (Women) Number of finishers: 1173
Monday 9th May 2016 - Sri Chinmoy 3-Mile (Cutteslowe)
Bryan Vaughan banged out 3 6-minute 1-mile laps of Cutteslowe to finish 7th overall and 1st V60
Winning time: 16:07 (Men) / 22:17 (Women) Number of finishers: 32
James Bolton took overall 2nd place and 1st V40 honours with a marginally slower run than last year whilst Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave comfortably won the women's race. Our men won first team prize.
There were some excellent debut 5K runs from Andy Gleeson, Rob Webster, Ralf Arneil, and Bridget Gould. Zoe White ran exactly the same time as last year.
Winning time: 16:03 (Men) / 18:04 (Women) Number of finishers: 132
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (Cottisford 5K - RACE 6 OF 20)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Ralf Arneil
14:40
25
Rob Linnell
14:48
24
Dave Cantwell
14:58
23
Andy Gleeson
15:05
22
James Bolton
15:09
21
Sam Cruickshank
15:20
20
Bridget Gould
15:21
19
Zoe White
15:25
18
Roger Bradley
15:36
17
Rob Webster
15:55
16
Kevin Game
15:58
15
Dan Eisenhandler
16:17
14
Wednesday 11th May 2016 - East Midlands Grand Prix - Rugby 6-Mile
Brian O'Connor kept up his good vein of form with an excellent 11th place and 1st V45.
Winning time: 30;50 (Men) / 37:51 (Women) Number of finishers: 296
Saturday 14th May 2016 - British Masters Relays (Sutton Park, Birmingham)
LV35 Women - 4 Legs x 3 miles
Our girls' team containing 2 LV45 athletes put in a strong performance to finish a creditable 18th from 26 teams. Fastest leg by Denise Bridges. Winning time: 1:14:00 Number of finishers: 26 complete teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position
01
Caeron Phillips (LV45)
22:41
26
02
Julie Read (LV35)
22:14
20
03
Leonie Ingram (LV35)
24:09
22
04
Denise Bridges (LV45)
20:02
18
Total Time: - 1:29:06 (18th)
V45 Men - 4 Legs x 3 miles
Dave Cantwell had another good run to lead home our "older" men including a 63-year-old and a V50 . Fastest leg by Dave Cantwell. Winning time: 1:05:14 Number of finishers: 48 complete teams
Leg No:
Name
Time
Overall Position
01
Dave Cantwell (V45)
16:52
17
02
Andy Gleeson (V45)
18:46
25
03
Bryan Vaughan (V60)
18:36
29
04
Rob Webster (V50)
17:48
25
Total Time: - 1:12:02 (25th)
V35 Men - 6 Legs x 3 miles
Due to late withdrawals we were unable to field a full team. Fastest leg by James Bolton. Winning time: 1:31:55 Number of finishers: 38 complete teams
Susan Haines took 1st LV60/64 honours with an excellent run finishing well inside the top half of the field.
Winning time: 16:47 (Men) / 20:18 (Women) Number of finishers: 258
Saturday 14th May 2016 - Inter-Counties Senior Fell Running Championships-Senior and U23 Women (Ras Moel Eilio)
Rachel Masser represented the County in South Wales in her first ever fell race and described it as the hardest race she had ever done.
Winning time: 68:42 Number of finishers: 56
Ralf Arneil set a new personal best by over a minute whilst Caeron Phillips completed her second race in 2 days. Andy Pike was first Harrier home and it was good to see Pete Brackett in action again after a long lay-off.Sophie Carter was 2nd overall and 1st LV35 running for Belgrave Harriers.
Winning time: 31:33 (Men) / 36:35 (Women) Number of finishers: 3,561
Bryan Vaughan once again took 1st V60/64 honours running 45 seconds short of his course personal best
Winning time: 16:11(Men) / 19:50 (Women) Number of finishers: 241
Saturday 28th May 2016 - Kirkcudbright Academy Half Marathon
Hon Life Member Andy Battye crossed the border into Scotland and posted a creditable time and could possibly have been on the podium in his age group but, alas, no V60 prizes.
Winning time: 1:18:37(Men) / 1:22:50 (Women) Number of finishers: 199
Jess Webb clocked a personal best with another excellent run whilst Sophie Carter, running for Belgrave, was not far behind. Andy Gleeson ducked under 40 minutes in his debut 10K for the Club and Ralf Arneil sliced 48 seconds from his previous best. Denise Bridges, recovering from injury, put in her usual doughty performance.
Winning time: 28:28 (Men) / 33:03 (Women) Number of finishers: 12,000 approx
James Bolton and Jess Webb took 2nd place honours in the men's & women's race respectively James taking 1st V40 and Jess 1st SL honours. Denise Bridges seems to have shaken off her injury winning the LV45 age category in front of Sarah Kerswell who was 3rd. The evergreen Bryan Vaughan finished 2nd V60. Sophie Carter repeated her win of last year running for 1st claim club Belgrave. Nathan Woodhouse made an excellent Club debut. Winning time: 22:28 (Men)/24:51 (Women) Number of finishers: 317
Saturday 4th June 2016 - Otmoor Challenge (Half Marathon/Multi-Terrain)
Jess Webb won the women's race this year following on from Rachel Masser's victory in 2015. James Bolton ran another very strong race to finish 31 seconds behind the winner in 2nd. Rob Webster took some notable scalps in the V50 category with an excellent 2nd place. Jake Harrison was forced to walk the last couple of miles with a stomach complaint. Sonnie Jane picked up the Ogden Trophy for 100th place. Winning time: 1:16:11 (Men)/1:27:26 (Women) Number of finishers: 309
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (OTMOOR CHALLENGE - RACE 7 OF 20)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Rob Webster
1:09:12
25
Jess Ward
1:10:14
24
Rich Dunbabin
1:11:20
23
James Bolton
1:12:06
22
Jess Webb
1:12:29
21
Sonnie Jane
1:14:37
20
Leo Brooke-Little
1:15:13
19
Andy Gleeson
1:16:13
18
Paula Booth
1:16:37
17
Alan Harrison
1:16:45
16
Dan Eisenhandler
1:19:04
15
Jake Harrison
1:21:22
14
Tuesday 7th June 2016 - Banbury 5-Mile
James Bolton took 1st V40 honours in 7th overall place whilst Bryan Vaughan finished 1st V60 & Jake Harrison 3rd M20 just 3 seconds outside his personal best. Ralf Arneil sliced over a minute from his personal best. Second claimer Steve Naylor was 2nd overall running for Bedford & County. Winning time: 24:39 (Men)/29:10 (Women) Number of finishers: 315
An excellent performance from our 3 men gave us 1st team honours by just 1 point from Cheltenham. James Bolton finished 3rd and 2nd V40, Dave Cantwell improved on his last year's placing with 5th and 1st V45 honours with Rob Webster completing the team in 11th for 2nd V50.
Winning time: 1:16:11(Men) / 1:31:01 (Women) Number of finishers: 136
Dean Richens was a little below par struggling to recover from recent injury in his 148 Park Run
Winning time: 16:39(Men) / 20:06 (Women) Number of finishers: 219
This was our first attempt at the event which took some excellent organising by Adrian Smith & Denise Bridges and great on the day support from Andy Gleeson and members' partners. Congratulations to everyone for finding the way home over some very difficult terrain Winning time: 9:35:39 Number of finishers: 42 teams
Brian O'Connor kept up his excellent form with a V40 category win actually finishing 1st V45
Winning time: 33:48(Men) / 40:16 (Women) Number of finishers: 318
Jess Webb won the women's race in a time close to her personal best whilst James Bolton took 3rd place in the open race. Denise Bridges was again the best LV45 in the race. Dave Cantwell had another excellent run in 10th and was well supported by Jake Harrison who clocked a personal best. Alan Harrison, Zoe White and Paula Booth all gave valuable support to our teams. Winning time: 33:36 (Men)/36:29 (Women) Number of finishers: 801
Brian O'Connor, in the form of his life, took 1st V45 honours and finished in front of all V40s in a time just over 30 seconds outside his all-time Club best set in 2009. Brian also won 2nd V45 series award.
Winning time: 33:01(Men) / 34:17 (Women) Number of finishers: 377
