Sunday - 6th April 2008 - White Horse Half Marathon (County Championships)
James Bolton
Brian O'Connor
Bryan Vaughan
Our men packed well at the front of the race with 6 in the first 20. We took both open and Couty men's team golds. Gillian Howell set a new Club record for a LV45 and Melanie Hawkins had an excellent debut road run for us. There were individual medals in the open race for Carey Gray (3rd V40) and Bryan Vaughan (2nd V50). In the County Championships James Bolton was 2nd Senior Man. James, Kevin Game and Lee Wagstaff all ran pbs. Winning time: 1:11:57 Number of finishers:383
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (WHITE HORSE HALF)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Brian O'Connor
1:11:41
16
Gillian Howell
1:13:10
15
Kevin Game
1:14:27
14
Pete George
1:14:47
13
Melanie Hawkins
1:15:20
12
James Bolton
1:15:38
11
John Christopher
1:15:44
10
Mike Shipway
1:16:35
09
Peter Rayner
1:16:50
08
Hans Price
1:17:32
07
Bryan Vaughan
1:17:47
06
Carey Gray
1:18:10
05
Lee Wagstaff
1:18:57
04
Kirk Adams
1:22:27
03
Steve Howell
1:25:37
02
Sunday - 6th April 2008 - Bungay Black Dog Marathon
After only 3 hours sleep due to family illness, Jonathan Ashworth went to Suffolk and tackled a hilly course in wintry conditions. This was Jonathan's third marathon this year to date. Winning time: 2:48:55 Number of finishers: 197.
Paul Brackett ran slightly quicker than he did last year but achieved the same overall position in this his 6th marathon.ultra of the year so far. Winning time: 2:40:24 Number of finishers:185
Saturday- 12th April 2008 - PDS Run (Junior - 3 Miles)
Charlie & Rosie Maddison put in good performances in the junior event. Winning time: 18:15 Number of finishers:16
Name
Position
Time
Charlie Maddison
08
31:03
Rosie Maddison
11
36:26
Charlie Maddison
Rosie Maddison
James Bolton
Saturday - 12th April 2008 - PDS Run (Senior - 5 Miles)
James Bolton came 2nd despite running 12 miles before the race and Susan Haines was way out in front in her age group coming 2nd overall woman. Winning time: 29:02 Number of finishers:65
Name
Position
Time
Notes
James Bolton
02
29:14
2nd Man
Paul Brackett (V40)
09
33:32
Tony Maddison
15
36:20
Susan Haines (LV50)
26
42:27
2nd Woman
Tony Maddison
Susan Haines
Paul Brackett
Sunday - 13th April 2008 - Flora London Marathon
Marcus Maxwell just missed out on a AAA qualification time, Kevin Game crept under 3 hours, Carl Thompson clocked just over 3 hours and Peter Rayner ran a personal best. Rhona Jack and Tracey Scarlett flew the ladies' flag with honour. Winning time: 2:05:15 Number of finishers:35,000+
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Marcus Maxwell
00389
2:47:50
Kevin Game
00947
2:58:30
p.b.
Carl Thompson (V40)
01211
3:01:46
Martin Townsend (V45)
01768
3:09:21
Peter Rayner (V55)
02278
3:14:23
p.b.
Rhona Jack
1797F
3:58:46
p.b.
Wayne Pollock (V45)
10792
4:06:04
Tracey Scarlett
3474F
4:22:14
p.b.
Sunday - 20th April 2008 - County Road Relays (Hook Norton)
Senior Women - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs
Sharla Newport
Kirsty Shirley
Tracey Scarlett
Our senior girls came 10th from 13 teams taking part.Fastest leg by Sharla Newport. Winning time: 1:06:20 Number of finishers: 13 teams.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Sharla Newport
25:42
02
Kirsty Shirley
27:24
03
Tracey Scarlett
25:47
Total Time: - 1:18:53 (10th)
Veteran Women "A" - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs
Gillian Howell
Sarah Kerswell
Sharron Sheppard
Congratulations to our Vet girls who took gold. Fastest leg by Sharron Sheppard. Winning time: 1:07:16 Number of finishers: 11 teams.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Gillian Howell
23:35
02
Sarah Kerswell
22:40
03
Sharron Sheppard
21:01
Total Time: - 1:07:16 (1st)
Veteran Women "B" - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs
Our "B" team came a creditable 7th. Fastest leg by Susan Harrison. Winning time: 1:07:16 Number of finishers: 11 teams.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Susan Haines
26:19
02
Susan Harrison
24:39
03
Karen Jenkins
24:48
Total Time: - 1:15:46 (7th)
Senior Men - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs
Our Senior Men retained their title with a comfortable 90 seconds victory over Witney Road Runners. Fastest leg by Marcus Maxwell. Winning time: 1:52:09 Number of finishers: 11 teams.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
James Bolton
18:02
02
Jim Stewart
18:53
03
Jason Barry
18:30
04
Kevin Game
19:23
05
Tony Hunn
19:23
06
Marcus Maxwell
17:58
Total Time: - 1:52:09 (1st)
Senior Men "B" - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs
Our Senior Men's "B" team was disqualified due to an incomplete team.Fastest leg by Pete George.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Mike Shipway(V60)
20:40
02
Pete George
18:53
03
Hans Price
19:42
04
Jonathan Ashworth
20:17
05
Kirk Adams
21:11
INCOMPLETE TEAM
Veteran Men "A" - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs
Our Veteran Men were beaten into 2nd place by a strong Headington team but did well to take silver following some last-minute team adjustments. Fastest leg by Chris Sykes who was just 6 seconds short of Bryan Vaughan's course record (225). Winning time: 1:55:30 Number of finishers: 8 teams.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Chris Sykes (V50)
17:52
02
Dean Sheppard (V40)
19:35
03
Steve Howell (V40)
21:12
04
Martin Townsend (V40)
20:05
05
Carey Gray (V40)
19:08
06
Bryan Vaughan (V50)
19:28
Total Time: - 1:57:20 (2nd)
Veteran Men "B" - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs
Our Veteran Men's "B" team was disqualified due to an incomplete team. Fastest leg was by Peter Rayner.
Leg No:
Name
Time
01
Peter Rayner (V50)
21:03
02
Tony Maddison (V40)
22:38
03
Colin Travi (V40)
25:03
04
Mark Pidgeon (V40)
23:08
05
John Christopher (V40)
23:06
INCOMPLETE TEAM
Sunday - 27th April 2008 - Shakespeare Marathon
A great debut marathon by Brian O'Connor brought him home well inside 3 hours for a creditable 5th place. Richard Beaumont, lacking fitness after a long lay-off, ran in the Woodstock vest after rejoining the Club recently.It was good to see Nick Crutch & John Christopher in action again albeit clocking modest times. Winning time: 2:37:19 Number of finishers: 748
