July/August/September 2026 Results

Mota-vation 5 (Stratfield Brake)

Headington 5 Mile

Alchester 5k

North Downs Way 100 Mile

Hook Norton 6 Mile

Mota-vation 4 (Combe 2)

Oxbelt Relay

Ducklington Dash 5k

Race to the Stones

Didcot 5 Mile

Mota-vation 3 (Combe 1)

Mota-vation 5 (Stratfield Brake) – August 27th

Club co-captain, Tom Preskett reports: Last night saw the final Mota26 series race. A balmy, late summer evening at Stratfield Brake. Humid conditions and geese flying overhead. 26 WHs closed out the series – 13 men and 13 women. We had 2 first time racers in Felicity and Claire P who both ran well. Great to see you both and hope you enjoyed it. Emma and Justin ran strongly as a unit again until 30m from the finish when Justin sprinted off; Valerie, Rachel, Kirsty T and Jon completed their 4th Mota26 race and all ran well; Iain is enjoying his new category status – 6th in VM70; Marc and Tim started sensibly and come through strongly (Marc can sprint); long standing member Nicola was just outside the top 10 in her age category; Liz was a creditable 7th in VL50; Jasmine and Ralf got round nicely with heavy legs from recent very long races – we really appreciate you turning up.

Capt. Caroline ran with tired legs and still achieved 5th in VL40; Florian had a strong last mile and sprinted past a couple at the end; Daniel paced it well and beat his dad by 3 minutes – we need to look at age grading to see who’s boss. Adrian still smashed it after a relaxing holiday; Grace, still not up to speed, came through the field to be 12th lady! So much more to come once she gets back to fitness; Rob L and Ian L ran really well to be 3rd and 4th men home and finished inside the top 100; Ed K ran his 12th team race of the year continuing his good season to be 2nd man home – Mr Reliable 2026; Jenna in her debut year as a WH was 5th lady home, her 2nd top 5 of the year. She is probably 5th overall in the series as well. Brilliant running, well done!

James B won the VM50 on the night and for the overall series again. After some health concerns earlier in the year this is some achievement. Nice one mate. He continued speediness isn’t something we take for granted; Lizzie K won VL50 on the night and for the overall series! She did this by winning the last 3 races, improving to be better than her close rival. She put everything into the race last night and got rewarded. Congratulations. We also had a 3rd category winner – Sarah K in VL60. Not there last night but 2nd or 1st in the previous 4 races meant she is our 3rd age category winner for Mota26.

Our participation has been the big success for 2026. After a best ever average of 24 runners per race last year, this year we have an average of 29 runners across the series! This includes an incredible 42 at the first race. Our men were creditable 4th or 5th in the small teams comp – no beers this year. The women were 3rd in the large team comp and got 6 ciders as a reward. Makes it all worthwhile!

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
21	James Bolton (VM50)	22:07 (22:05)	First VM50
65	Jenna Harris (SL)	24:33 (24:26)
75	Ed King (VM40)	25:14 (25:08)
92	Ian Lee (VM40)	26:00 (25:50)
97	Robert Linnell (VM50)	26:22 (26:16)
103	Grace Harrison (SL)	26:38 (26:21)
116	Jon Mason (VM40)	27:05 (26:46)
117	Lizzie Kelly (VL50)	27:05 (26:59)	First VL50
137	Florian Combe (VM40)	27:55 (27:36)
140	Daniel Smith (U19M)	28:01 (27:25)
157	Ralf Arneil (VM50)	28:49 (28:30)
177	Kirsty Thompson (SL)	29:34 (28:58)
180	Caroline Johnstone (VL40)	29:40 (29:20)
200	Rachael Organ (SL)	30:34 (30:14)
208	Adrian Smith (VM50)	30:59 (30:24)
210	Jasmine Presho (SL)	31:06 (30:48)
216	Liz O’Farrell (VL50)	31:18 (31:00)
239	Nicola Leavesley (VL40)	32:06 (31:45)
249	Tim Davies (VM50)	32:33 (32:10)
257	Marc-Stuart Mclening (VM50)	32:53 (32:14)
278	David Rees (VM60)	33:45 (33:04)
279	Iain Claxton (VM70)	33:48 (33:11)
297	Clare Pink (VL40)	34:36 (33:54)
299	Valerie Berryman-bousquet (VL50)	34:46 (34:25)
325	Justin Elias (VM50)	36:30 (35:48)
326	Emma Elias (VL40)	36:31 (35:51)

Winning Time: 20:23 Number of Finishers: 381

Results

Headington 5 Mile – August 23rd

Caroline Johnstone reports: Who doesn’t love running next to a dual carriageway? Um well, everyone… usually. But, there were swathes of good energy this morning from team Woodstock Harriers. Nerves of course at the start but that soon turned to pride and celebration at the end as everyone had good races.

First we must celebrate the medal takers – James B came 8th overall in a super fast 27:25, first in the V50 category. Lizzie K came 3rd (the winning time was clearly wrong and later corrected to 2nd) VL50, continuing her medal streak, and Iain C came a very well deserved 3rd V70+. Well done all!

Jess T just missed out on a medal in the V40, coming 4th, and only 15 seconds behind 3rd, very well done. I came 6th in the same category and lucked out with the spot prize of a £10 Up and Running voucher, hurrah!

Warwick deserves praise for slowing down in an effort to speed me up (thank you!). He ran strongly to finish ahead of me in 36:29. Neither of us could catch our usual race buddy Andy P through who was on fire today and finished in a speedy 34:57.

Nicola for some reason has no result on the system but I can assure you she ran fast despite a 6 mile run home planned for after (and now complete, well done!). Claire C was just ahead and finished strong to come 12th out of 41 in the V50 category. A side mention to her young son Tom who’s not part of the club (except in spirit) and came 20th overall.

Newish club member Ben White had another excellent race, finishing just 2 seconds over 30 minutes to storm home as the second WH male. He was 16th out of 73 in the very competitive Senior Male category.

Ed K, fashioning some snazzy running socks that Louis would be proud of, was third WH male home in 31:48 and Dave C was 4th, as ever delivering a controlled and perfectly paced race, well done.

Sue and Mike were again there to support us with loud cheers. Carey was spotted on-route with his camera and Tom P attempted to support but was thwarted by a bike malfunction. Thanks all.

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
8	James Bolton (MV50)	27:25 (27:23)	First MV50
28	Ben White (SenM)	30:05 (30:02)
62	Ed King (MV40)	31:48 (31:45)
94	David Cantwell (MV50)	33:46 (33:38)
101	Lizzie Kelly (FV50)	34:10 (34:02)	Second FV50 (corrected)
119	Andrew Pike (MV50)	35:08 (34:57)
131	Jessica Tallman (FV40)	35:24 (35:13)
154	Warwick Morris (MV50)	36:39 (36:29)
162	Caroline Johnstone (FV40)	37:11 (37:01)
214	Claire Court (FV50)	39:51 (39:28)
254	Nicola Leavesley (FV40)	41:58 (41:35)	Time from Strava
266	Iain Claxton (MV70)	42:36 (42:13)	Third MV70

Winning Time: 25:21 Number of Finishers: 432

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results for Race 12 – Headington 5 Mile

Lizzie Kelly still leads. The best 9 from 18 results to count.

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Race 10	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	27:23	27.383	100%	27:23	19	113
Liz O’Farrell	n/a	n/a	68.2%	n/a	n/a	38
Juan AG Diaz	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	82
Ed King	31:45	31.750	81.6%	25:54	25	161 (2)
Claire Court	39:28	39.467	71.4%	28:11	17	82
David Rees	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	30
Neil Preddy	n/a	n/a	60.5%	n/a	n/a	43
Harry Rowlings	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	61
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	n/a	n/a	89.8%	n/a	n/a	103
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	n/a	n/a	80.5%	n/a	n/a	72
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	37:01	37.017	73.8%	27:19	20	151 (3)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	35:13	35.217	72.8%	25:38	24	89
Adrian Smith	n/a	n/a	74.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	n/a	n/a	82.7%	n/a	n/a	44
Jenna Harris	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	88
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Lizzie Kelly	34:02	34.033	78.0%	26:33	22	166** (1)
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	36:29?	36.483	77.5%	28:16	16	48
Andy Pike	34:57	34.950	78.5%	27:26	18	35
Sarah Kerswell	n/a	n/a	64.3%	n/a	n/a	98
Louis Warden	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	65
Kirsty Thompson	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	91
Liz Welsh	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	n/a	n/a	70.7%	n/a	n/a	32
Will Hudson	n/a	n/a	71.5%	n/a	n/a	29
Iain Claxton	42:13	42.217	67.0%	28:17	15	15
Nicola Leavesley	41:35	41.583	62.5%	25:59	23	81
Tim Davies	n/a	n/a	66.5%	n/a	n/a	48
Kevin Pritchett	n/a	n/a	63.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Vicky Walker	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	18
Marc McLening	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Val Berryman-B	n/a	n/a	64.9%	n/a	n/a	10
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	n/a	n/a	58.5%	n/a	n/a	03
David Watkinson	n/a	n/a	85.4%	n/a	n/a	34
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61.0%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	n/a	n/a	85.0%	n/a	n/a	34
Ben White	30:02	30.033	90.6%	27:12	21	61
Melissa Gardel	n/a	n/a	69.5%	n/a	n/a	40

** Lizzie Kelly has scored in 10 races. Only the best 9 results are used in the competition. Lizzie’s best 9 results exclude the first Mota-vation race when she scored 3 points. Her best 9 races total 166 points instead of 169 for 10 races.

Handicap Competition Participation Stats 2026

Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Total

J.Bolton

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

7

L.O’Farrell

x

x

x

3

J. AG Diaz

x

x

x

x

x

5

E.King

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

C.Court

x

x

x

x

x

x

5

D.Rees

x

x

x

x

4

N.Preddy

x

x

x

x

x

5

H.Rowlings

x

x

x

3

J.Leavesley

x

1

J.Groves

x

x

x

x

x

x

6

C.Orr

x

x

2

I.Lee

x

x

x

x

4

A.Harrison

x

1

C.Johnstone

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

8

R.Earle

x

x

2

J.Tallman

x

x

x

x

4

A.Smith

x

x

x

x

4

A.Henderson

x

1

C.Sloan

x

x

2

G.Morgan

x

x

2

K.Jones

x

x

x

3

R.Linnell

x

x

x

3

J.Harris

x

x

x

x

4

J.Presho

x

x

x

3

D.Smith

x

x

2

R.Arneil

x

x

x

x

4

L.Kelly

X Dis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

G.Harrison

x

x

2

F.Combe

x

x

2

K.Lee

x

x

x

3

R.Nutter

x

1

W.Morris

x

x

x

x

x

5

A.Pike

x

x

x

x

4

S.Kerswell

x

x

x

x

4

L.Warden

x

x

x

3

K.Thompson

x

x

x

x

4

L.Welsh

x

x

x

3

J.Lumsden

x

1

R.Organ

x

x

x

3

W.Hudson

x

x

x

3

I.Claxton

x

x

x

x

4

N.Leavesley

x

x

x

x

4

T.Davies

x

x

x

x

4

K.Pritchett

x

x

x

3

V.Walker

x

x

x

3

M.McLening

x

x

x

x

4

V.B-Bousquet

x

x

x

2

J.Elias

x

1

E.Elias

x

1

S.Davies

x

x

x

3

D.Watkinson

x

x

2

A.Claxton

x

1

J.Eaglestone

x

1

J.Mason

x

x

x

x

4

B.White

x

x

x

3

M.Gardel

x

x

2

D.Cantwell

xNQ

xNQ

2NQ

xDis= race discounted
xNQ = races non qualified – no entry to competition after race 9

Alchester 5k – August 12th

James Groves reports: Yesterday evening was an incredible experience, where friends and family came together to witness magnificence. That’s right, it was the Alchester 5K. But like the eclipse, this is where forces of back and yellow came together as 5 intrepid harriers crossed the border into Buckingham to run 2 laps of Marsh Gibbon in hot and dusty conditions. The race was delayed by 15 minutes in the hope that the eclipse would reduce the temperature (it didn’t!), and while many eyes looked upwards, ours were set firmly on the road ahead.

Neil ran strongly and was rightfully proud of his race, coming in 16th in his VM60 age group, while I came in 9th in the VM40 category. James B showed his trademark prowess coming in 1st VM50. Kirsty T ran a very strong race, beating her Ducklington Dash time and pushing through her pain barrier to run the full distance and come in 6th FV35. Lizzie K delivered another storming win in the FV45s, picking up a PB at the same time – impressive for such hot conditions!

Lizzie also delivered some post-race drama, reporting that her phone had been stolen from her as she lay recovering. The WH team sprang into action – alerting marshals, searching the field, calling the phone etc, only for Lizzy to announce, to our relief and her embarrassment, that she never had her phone at all -and had been scrolling on her watch instead. A good reminder that if you don’t have a complete lapse of your cognitive powers, were you really even racing?!

Some strong running from a small but mighty Woodstock Harriers team, who failed to be eclipsed by much bigger clubs on the night!

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
11	James Bolton (MV50)	16:26 (16:25)	First MV50
56	James Groves (MV40)	18:47 (18:43)
95	Lizzie Kelly (FV45)	20:17 (20:14)	First FV45
131	Kirsty Thompson (FV35)	22:06 (22:03)
193	Neil Preddy (MV60)	27:35 (27:21)

Winning Time: 15:13 Number of Finishers: 225

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results for Race 11 – Alchester 5K

New leader Lizzie Kelly. The best 9 from 18 results to count.

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Race 10	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	16:25	16.417	100%	16:25	23	94
Liz O’Farrell	n/a	n/a	68.2%	n/a	n/a	38
Juan A G Diaz	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	82
Ed King	n/a	n/a	81.6%	n/a	n/a	136 (2)
Claire Court	n/a	n/a	71.4%	n/a	n/a	65
David Rees	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	30
Neil Preddy	27:21	27.350	60.5%	16:33	22	43
Harry Rowlings	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	61
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	18:47	18.783	89.8%	16:52	21	103
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	n/a	n/a	80.5%	n/a	n/a	72
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	n/a	n/a	73.8%	n/a	n/a	131 (3)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	n/a	n/a	72.8%	n/a	n/a	65
Adrian Smith	n/a	n/a	74.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	n/a	n/a	82.7%	n/a	n/a	44
Jenna Harris	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	88
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Lizzie Kelly	20:14	20.233	78.0%	15:47	24	147 (1)
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	32
Andy Pike	n/a	n/a	78.5%	n/a	n/a	17
Sarah Kerswell	n/a	n/a	64.3%	n/a	n/a	98
Louis Warden	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	65
Kirsty Thompson	22:93	22,050	70.0%	15:26	25	91
Liz Welsh	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	n/a	n/a	70.7%	n/a	n/a	32
Will Hudson	n/a	n/a	71.5%	n/a	n/a	29
Iain Claxton	n/a	n/a	67.0%	n/a	n/a	00
Nicola Leavesley	n/a	n/a	62.5%	n/a	n/a	58
Tim Davies	n/a	n/a	66.5%	n/a	n/a	48
Kevin Pritchett	n/a	n/a	63.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Vicky Walker	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	18
Marc McLening	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Val Berryman-B	n/a	n/a	64.9%	n/a	n/a	10
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	n/a	n/a	58.5%	n/a	n/a	03
David Watkinson	n/a	n/a	85.4%	n/a	n/a	34
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61.0%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	n/a	n/a	85.0%	n/a	n/a	34
Ben White	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	40
Melissa Gardel	n/a	n/a	69.5%	n/a	n/a	40

Centurion North Downs Way 100 Mile – August 8th

The NDW100 is a 100 mile continuous trail run along the North Downs Way in under 30 hours. The course travels from Farnham in the Surrey Hills to Ashford in Kent. Total climb of 11,000 feet.

Organiser’s report: The sixteenth edition of our longest standing event, began with 245 starters heading out into ideal conditions. The mild start, however, would quickly turn into a hot afternoon that would eventually take its toll on many of the runners and of course then, the finish rate. A long drought here in the UK has had the one added benefit of making the trails excellent for running, with the usual August nettles and brambles well back and leaving things clear for a fast day, for those that had patience and took care of cooling and fuelling. Ice at all of the first 8 check points meant a chance to take the edge off. Overnight of course, things went back to amazing running before the final warriors battling the cut off had to face the heat all over again on Sunday morning late!

Position	Name	Time	Narrative
86	Ralf Arneil (MV50)	27:25:22

Number of Finishers: 136 Winning Time: 17:55:30

Results

Hook Norton 6 Mile – August 2nd

Club co-captain, Caroline Johnstone reports: 12 Woodstock Harriers turned out to run the Hooky 6 this morning. In hot weather we huffed and puffed along a mile of undulations, a mile of uphill and a glorious mile of down hill… rinse and repeat. It was great to see Mike, Sue, Will, Carey and Ralf cheering on-route, along with a motorbike procession and rather unexpectedly, a horse and cart.

There were three standout highlights for me:

1) David W winning 1st VM60 in his first race for a long time following injury AND after a late night of merriment at Wilderness festival AND after cycling from said festival 13 miles to the start of the race (and back to the festival straight after!).

2) Dave C, a long-time WH race regular, relishing his first race back since December. Pacing it brilliantly, performing well (impressively 11th MV50 in his last few months of being in that age category) and just a joy to see his happiness at being back.

3) Ben W just being generally overjoyed with the race. A last minute on-the-day entry he ran swiftly (2nd WH home and 9th Senior) and summed it all by saying “I loved it”. In fact so much so he ran an extra lap for fun. Go figure.

There were strong performances from the rest us too. We had five runners who also ran on Thursday but you’d hardly know it. Liz O’F finished 9th FV45, Lizzie K 4th FV45, James G 6th MV40, Juan 5th MV40 and James B 1st MV50. Impressively James B was also 3rd overall and, as with David W, got to take home some beer. Well done! Melissa and Liz O’F ran almost together, using their different strengths (up vs down hills) to pull each other along and finished only a few seconds apart, both smiling. Jon M also had a very strong run, finishing in just 41.5 minutes, 16th MV40, to the delight of his supporting family. I set off a bit too quick and had a lot of people go past me but managed to hold on to FV35 5th. Ed K proved that a week of excess on holiday IS good training as he finished sub 40 mins in 11th MV40.

Although we don’t have the team results yet we should have given our Grand Prix team ratings a boost as we had 4 men (James B, Juan, Ben and James G) in the top 22 finishers (out of 140) and 3 women (Lizzie K, me and Melissa) in the top 26 finishes (out of 115). But you can’t have all these positives without at least one negative…. which was that sadly none of us won the raffle to win our height in beer. Next time!

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
3	James Bolton (MV50)	34:09 (34:07)	First MV50
15	Ben White (SenM)	37:42 (37:40)
19	Juan Angel Gonzalez Diaz (MV40)	38:27 (38:25)
22	James Groves (MV40)	38:51 (38:48)
32	Ed King (MV40)	39:56 (39:56)
34	David Watkinson (MV60)	40:11 (40:09)	First MV60
48	Jon Mason (MV40)	41:36 (41:33)
51	David Cantwell (MV50)	42:26 (42:23)
65	Lizzie Kelly (FV45)	43:56 (43:52)
82	Caroline Johnstone (FV35)	45:49 (45:46)
112	Melissa Gardel (FV35)	49:14 (49:07)
117	Liz O’Farrell (FV45)	49:30 (49:22)

Winning Time: 32:30 Number of Finishers: 255

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results For Race 10 – Hooky 6 Mile

(The best 9 from 18 results to count)

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Race 10	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	34:07	34.117	100%	34:07	22	71
Liz O’Farrell	49:22	49.367	68.2%	33:40	23	38
Juan A G Diaz	38:25	38.317	90.6%	34:48	17	82
Ed King	39:56	39.933	81.6%	32:25	25	136 (1)
Claire Court	n/a	n/a	71.4%	n/a	n/a	65
David Rees	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	30
Neil Preddy	n/a	n/a	60.5%	n/a	n/a	21
Harry Rowlings	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	61
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	38:48	38.800	89.8%	34:51	16	82
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	n/a	n/a	80.5%	n/a	n/a	72
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	45:46	45.767	73.8%	33:47	24	131 (2)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	n/a	n/a	72.8%	n/a	n/a	65
Adrian Smith	n/a	n/a	74.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	n/a	n/a	82.7%	n/a	n/a	44
Jenna Harris	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	88
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Lizzie Kelly	43:52	43.867	78.0%	34:13	19	123 (3)
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	32
Andy Pike	n/a	n/a	78.5%	n/a	n/a	17
Sarah Kerswell	n/a	n/a	64.3%	n/a	n/a	98
Louis Warden	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	65
Kirsty Thompson	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	66
Liz Welsh	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	n/a	n/a	70.7%	n/a	n/a	32
Will Hudson	n/a	n/a	71.5%	n/a	n/a	29
Iain Claxton	n/a	n/a	67.0%	n/a	n/a	00
Nicola Leavesley	n/a	n/a	62.5%	n/a	n/a	58
Tim Davies	n/a	n/a	66.5%	n/a	n/a	48
Kevin Pritchett	n/a	n/a	63.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Vicky Walker	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	18
Marc McLening	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Val Berryman-B	n/a	n/a	64.9%	n/a	n/a	10
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	n/a	n/a	58.5%	n/a	n/a	03
David Watkinson	40:09	40.150	85.4%	34:17	18	34
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61.0%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	41:33	41.550	85.0%	35:19	15	34
Ben White	37:42	37.700	90.6%	34:09	20	40
Melissa Gardel	49:07	49,117	69.5%	34:08	20	40

Note: Ben White and Melissa Gardel have now been allocated a Handicap Percentage which has been applied to both their races at Didcot 5 and Hooky 6.

Mota-vation 4 (Combe 2) – July 30th

Club co-captain, Tom Preskett reports: What a pleasant evening we had last night at the Combe 2 Mota-vation race! 18 runners, a large number WH spectators/marshalls and a few push bikes. It wasn’t too hot but still muggy on the toughest Mota-vation course with a big hill (twice). Starting with the men, Harry had his best race so far with us finishing 37th overall and 24th in SM. An excellent performance at the sharp end of the race. In VM40 Juan continued his excellent series with another top 10, this time 9th and 59th overall. James G continues to be quick taking 13th VM40 and 72nd overall. Newbie Jon cycled over, ran strongly, chucked me his phone after lap 1 and took another top 20 in the category. Louis sprinted past one (or maybe two) at the end as usual and improved by 38 positions on his last Mota-vation race.

In VM50 James B won for the 2nd time this year and in the overall series, he may well move up to 1st from 2nd. He was also 20th overall on the night with only one VM40 in front of him. Fast! Rob L finished nicely with bright shoes to finish in the top 100 overall, Andy still looks good in his OG WH vest and was just ahead of a fast finishing Ralf and Warwick. Will was the bravest WH on the day, clearly hurt he still finished. Hope it’s not too bad mate. Our sole VM60 this time was David R who came through strongly at the end with a fast sprint.

In SL, Jenna has run all 4 Mota races in the top 10, this time 7th in a tough field. She is also 7th in the overall series. Really impressive and great addition to the club this year. Rachel push on nicely on the 2nd lap to finish 83 places above her last Mota race outing. In VL50 Lizzie K won again! Her 2nd win means (like James B) she may well move up to 1st in the overall series. Also, she was 13th overall lady which is her best of the year (so far!!) running in step with Jon at the end (see photo). In her first Mota of the year Liz O came through with her ultra strength and slotted into 8th VL50. Valerie has enjoyed a good Combe swing with both races over 100 places up on the April Mota race. Finally, Sarah was our 3rd category winner on the night. 1st VL60 and 2nd in the overall series. Fantastic.

Out on the course cheering/marshalling/photoing we had Megs, Mike, Carey, Neil, Alan, Matt, Grace, Ash, Ross, Kate (and fella), David and Sue (sorry if I’ve missed anyone).

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
20	James Bolton (VM50)	23:49 (23:49)	First VM50
37	Harry Rowlings (SM)	25:02 (25:01)
59	Juan Angel Gonzalez Diaz (VM40)	26:10 (26:10)
72	James Groves (VM40)	26:42 (26:37)
73	Jenna Harris (SL)	26:49 (26:44)
97	Robert Linnell (VM50)	28:45 (28:41)
104	Lizzie Kelly (VL50)	29:17 (29:11)	First VL50
105	Jon Mason (VM40)	29:18 (29:10)
138	Andrew Pike (VM50)	30:56 (30:44)
141	Ralf Arneil (VM50)	31:07 (30:53)
150	Warwick Morris (VM50)	31:31 (31:19)
155	Sarah Kerswell (VL60)	31:45 (31:35)	First VL60
170	Louis Warden (VM40)	32:18 (32:06)
185	Rachael Organ (SL)	32:53 (32:33)
198	Will Hudson (VM50)	33:49 (33:37)
222	Liz O’Farrell (VL50)	35:27 (35:07)
273	Valerie Berryman-Bousquet (VL50)	39:08 (38:41)
280	David Rees (VM60)	39:20 (38:49)

Winning Time: 21:50 Number of Finishers: 347

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results For Race 9 – Mota-Vation Combe 2

(The best 9 from 18 results to count)

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Ra	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	23:49	23.816	100%	23:49	17	49
Liz O’Farrell	35:07	35.117	68.2%	23:57	15	15
Juan A G Diaz	26:10	26.167	90.6%	23:42	18	65
Ed King	n/a	n/a	81.6%	n/a	n/a	111 (1)
Claire Court	n/a	n/a	71.4%	n/a	n/a	65
David Rees	38:49	38.817	65.0%	25:14	08	30
Neil Preddy	n/a	n/a	60.5%	n/a	n/a	21
Harry Rowlings	25:01	25.017	90.6%	22:40	22	61
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	26:37	26.617	89.8%	23:54	16	66
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	n/a	n/a	80.5%	n/a	n/a	72
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	n/a	n/a	73.8%	n/a	n/a	107 (2)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	n/a	n/a	72.8%	n/a	n/a	65
Adrian Smith	n/a	n/a	74.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	28:41	28.683	82.7%	23:43	19	44
Jenna Harris	26:44	26.733	79.0%	21:07	24	88
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	30:53	30.883	78.0%	24:05	13	29
Lizzie Kelly	29:11	29.183	78.0%	22:46	21	104 (3)
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	31:19	31.317	77.5%	24:16	11	32
Andy Pike	30:44	30.733	78.5%	24:07	12	17
Sarah Kerswell	31:35	31.583	64.3%	20:18	25	98
Louis Warden	32:06	32.100	70.0%	22:28	23	65
Kirsty Thompson	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	66
Liz Welsh	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	32:33	32.550	70.7%	23:01	20	32
Will Hudson	33:37	33.617	71.5%	24:02	14	29
Iain Claxton	n/a	n/a	67.0%	n/a	n/a	00
Nicola Leavesley	n/a	n/a	62.5%	n/a	n/a	58
Tim Davies	n/a	n/a	66.5%	n/a	n/a	48
Kevin Pritchett	n/a	n/a	63.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Vicky Walker	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	18
Marc McLening	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	29
Val Berryman-B	38:41	38.683	64.9%	25:06	09	10
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	n/a	n/a	58.5%	n/a	n/a	03
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	29:10	29.167	85%	24:47	10	19
Ben White	xxxxxx	xxxxxxx	See note	xxxxxxxxxx	xxxxxxx	xxxxxxxx
Melissa Gardel	xxxxxx	xxxxxxx	See note	xxxxxxxxxx	xxxxxxx	xxxxxxxx

Note: The Didcot 5 was Ben’s and Melissa’s first race in the Handicap Competition so no Handicap Percentages can be allocated until they compete in their Race 2. Their times in that race will be noted, a percentage calculated on both results and two sets of points awarded.

OxBelt Relay Race – July 19th

OxBelt is a trail relay run around the 54-mile circular Oxford Green Belt Way, taking in the picturesque countryside and historic villages surrounding Oxford. Created in 2007 to celebrate 50 years of Oxford’s green belt and 75 years of Oxfordshire’s branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, the route celebrates the protected countryside surrounding the city of Oxford.

Caroline Johnstone reports: We did it!! What an epic day!
There were: falls, cuts, stings, wasp stings, sunburn, a new spreadsheet, amusing mid-race selfies and videos, runners taking the wrong route running, runners taking the wrong route driving, single leg runners, double leg runners, tracker confusion, pub visits, long time Woodstock Harriers and brand new Woodstock Harriers, endless positivity and support, oh and same top class running! What a team: Adrian, Ash, Grace, Melissa, Matt, Jess, Caroline S, Liz O’F, Lizzie W, Alan, Juan, Louis and me. Well done all!

Woodstock ‘B’ (13th)

Leg	Start	Name	Leg Time	Narrative
1	Radley	Lizzie Welsh	01:17:33
2	Cumnor	Jess Tallman	01:31:00
3	Wolvercote	Juan Diaz	00:59:59
4	Gosford	Alan Harrison	01:08:43
5	Beckley	Alan Harrison	00:53:05
6	Shotover	Ash Barnes	00:38:58
7	Toot Baldon	Caroline Johnstone	01:03:36
8	Abingdon Lock	Caroline Johnstone	00:38:15
		Overall Time	08:11:09

Woodstock ‘A’ (16th)

Leg	Start	Name	Leg Time	Narrative
1	Radley	Adrian Smith	01:13:15
2	Cumnor	Caroline Sloan	01:27:22
3	Wolvercote	Liz O’Farrell	01:24:03
4	Gosford	Melissa Gardel	01:15:48
5	Beckley	Louis Warden	00:46:42
6	Shotover	Grace Harrison	00:39:39
7	Toot Baldon	Adrian Smith	01:05:58
8	Abingdon Lock	Matt Eveleigh	00:36:10	includes 91s adjustment for lock delay
		Overall Time	08:28:57

Winning time: 6:16:25 Number of teams: 22

Results

Ducklington Dash 5k – July 15th

Adrian Smith reports: A Long List of Excuses…

Before we start, a few perfectly valid excuses. It was 27°C. They also decided to start the race at 7:30pm, at exactly the same day England were playing in the World Cup. The trail was dusty and bumpy. It was tight in places, uphill on the way out and uphill on the way back, with the obligatory headwind in both directions. So the mission wasn’t just to run 5k; it was to finish before 8, grab a recovery cider, watch the first half, then drive home for the second. No pressure.

Did we mention it was 27°C?

The course is an out-and-back, so you get the joy of seeing exactly what’s coming… and then everyone’s pained grimaces as you high-five on the way back. It’s dusty, bumpy, everyone’s tired from the heat, none of the five Harriers slept particularly well… and we’re all at an age where something aches before the gun even goes off.

Well… apart from Rob. Fresh back from holiday, ten days of no running, fully rested. Suspiciously fresh, in fact.

Ralf, one of the event’s ever-runners, lined up for his fifth Ducklington Dash.

One mile in: “Maybe.” Two miles in: “I’m definitely using every excuse listed above.”

Kirsty arrived with Ralf as official pacer, hunting a PB. The first mile looked promising. The remaining two involved me offering plenty of encouragement… at a volume that suggested there was some slacking going on. Mind you, I can’t complain, as there was just as much from my department.

…But not for Seb, who absolutely smashed it to finish first Harrier home in what we think was 5th overall. Rob’s holiday legs were next, followed by Ralf, who appeared to have misplaced his pacee somewhere along the route. Knowing how accurate Ralf’s pacing usually is, we’re blaming the wheels coming off rather than the pacer!

Kirsty, sporting the unlucky number 13, rallied to the finish but still smiling. She was followed by yours truly wearing number Legs 11 and yes, my legs had definitely fallen off. Tim brought the Harriers home in style with a cracking sprint finish, pipping an Eynsham runner on the line and missing another place by the smallest of margins.

With the hard work done, it was straight to the bar. Quick recovery, plenty of gasping, and shaking of heads, and a well-earned recovery cider while watching the first half.

No idea on the times, I’m not sure they know either, as another race had chip timing problems and, in this case, last year’s names were loaded instead. I’m sure they’ll sort it all out in due course.

Ducklington Dash done. ~England through to the final.~ A very good evening all round except for the footy.

Position	Name	Time	Narrative
5	Sebastian Bodilly (SMen)	18:18	Fifth overall
17	Rob Linnell (VM50)	20:51	Second VM50
22	Ralf Arneil (VM50)	21:59
38	Kirsty Thompson (FSen)	23:43
41	Adrian Smith (VM50)	23:51

Winning time: 16:27 Number of finishers: 91

Results

Race to the Stones – July 12th

A weekend ultra trail event from Lewknor in Oxfordshire to Avebury in Wiltshire along the ancient Ridgeway with 50k and 100k options. This year’s race was notable for being held during a heat wave, especially on the Saturday.

Saturday 100k Non Stop

Position	Name	Time	Narrative
26	Sophie Carter (FV40)	11:32:56	First FV40, fourth female
299	Harry Rowlings (MSen)	15:48:32

Number of Finishers: 729 Winning Time: 8:18:42

Results

Saturday 50k

Position	Name	Time	Narrative
186	Hannah Parry-Jones	6:52:52
225	Jasmine Presho (FSen)	7:07:29

Number of Finishers: 715 Winning Time: 4:00:19

Results

Sunday 50k

Position	Name	Time	Narrative
49	Lizzie Kelly (FV50)	5:32:18	Fourth FV50

Number of Finishers: 468 Winning Time: 4:07:38

Results

Didcot 5 Mile – July 5th

Aspiring novelist, Ed King sets the scene: “Didcot is not a town you’d visit deliberately unless you’re interested in steam engines, urban decay or business parks… ” and yet 10 of us ventured there this morning for the Didcot 4-miles-with-a-load-of-loops-added-on-to-make-it-5-miles race.

“The course appeared to be designed to maximise mental torture. A series of concentric circles expanded and contracted, with a route dodging pylons, dog walkers and pensioners out for their morning stroll.”

Club co-captain, Caroline Johnstone continues: The big news from the event was that we had TWO runners doing their very first team races for Woodstock Harriers. Courtesy of some rapid new club membership processing this week (thanks Phil) we had Ben and Melissa in the team. Melissa’s usual races are far longer (ultras) but she applied her good running form to gracefully speed past and finish 8th FV35. Ben was in his element at this distance and finished in a very speedy 30m34s, the second WH male home and 21st overall.

In terms of the other female runners, Claire finished, well early (after a bit of confusion with which line was the finish!) but still managed to be 14th FV45 in a speed 41m, well done! Lizzie K completed her third race in 8 days, and for the 3rd time achieved an age-category podium finish. Sadly there were no medals for 3rd place FV45 but she certainly deserved one. I tried to catch her but could only watch from behind as she finished.

The men also did really well. Marc did his classic sprint finish, flying past to come in 27th MV50. Tim, James B, James G and Ed K all completed their second WH race in 3 days, superstars! Even with tired legs they did brilliantly. Tim came in 23rd MV50, Ed was 9th MV40, James G was 7th MV40 and James B excelled coming in 1st MV50.

The team ratings should be out in a few days and by my maths (dubious) the ladies should move up from 3rd to 2nd and the men, well that is too complex for my brain cells, but all being well we’ll retain or move up from the current 2nd small team position.

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
4	James Bolton (MV50)	27:55 (27:49)	First MV50
21	Ben White (MSen)	30:43 (30:34)
26	James Groves (MV40)	31:12 (31:03)
32	Ed King (MV40)	31:53 (31:44)
64	Lizzie Kelly (FV45)	35:46 (35:36)	Third FV45
67	Caroline Johnstone (FV35)	35:56 (35:45)	Third FV35
115	Melissa Gardel (FV35)	40:11 (39:49)
120	Tim Davies (MV50)	41:12 (40:51)
123	Claire Court (FV45)	41:23 (41:02)
153	Marc-Stuart Mclening (MV50)	44:30 (44:08)

Winning Time: 26:44 Number of Finishers: 232

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results For Race 8 – Didcot 5 Mile

The best 9 from 18 results to count.

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Race 8	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	27:49	27.816	100%	27:49	22	32
Liz O’Farrell	n/a	n/a	68.2%	n/a	n/a	00
Juan A G Diaz	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	47
Ed King	31:44	31.733	81.6%	25:54	25	111 (1)
Claire Court	41:02	41.033	71.4%	29:18	18	65
David Rees	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	22
Neil Preddy	n/a	n/a	60.5%	n/a	n/a	21
Harry Rowlings	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	39
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	31:03	31.050	89.8%	27:53	21	50
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	n/a	n/a	80.5%	n/a	n/a	72
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	35:45	35.750	73.8%	27:55	20	107 (2)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	n/a	n/a	72.8%	n/a	n/a	65
Adrian Smith	n/a	n/a	74.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	n/a	n/a	82.7%	n/a	n/a	25
Jenna Harris	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	64
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	16
Lizzie Kelly	35:36	35.600	78.0%	27:46	23	83 (3)
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	n/a	n/a	79.0%	n/a	n/a	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	21
Andy Pike	n/a	n/a	78.5%	n/a	n/a	05
Sarah Kerswell	n/a	n/a	64.3%	n/a	n/a	73
Louis Warden	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	42
Kirsty Thompson	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	66
Liz Welsh	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	n/a	n/a	70.7%	n/a	n/a	12
Will Hudson	n/a	n/a	71.5%	n/a	n/a	15
Iain Claxton	n/a	n/a	67.0%	n/a	n/a	00
Nicola Leavesley	n/a	n/a	62.5%	n/a	n/a	58
Tim Davies	40:51	40.850	66.5%	27:10	24	48
Kevin Pritchett	n/a	n/a	63.5%	n/a	n/a	22
Vicky Walker	n/a	n/a	65.1%	n/a	n/a	18
Marc McLening	44:08	44.133	65.0%	28:41	19	29
Val Berryman-B	n/a	n/a	64.9%	n/a	n/a	01
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	n/a	n/a	58.5%	n/a	n/a	03
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	n/a	n/a	85%	n/a	n/a	09
Ben White	30:43	xxxxxxx	See note	xxxxxxxxxx	xxxxxxx	xxxxxxxx
Melissa Gardel	39:49	xxxxxxx	See note	xxxxxxxxxx	xxxxxxx	xxxxxxxx

Note: This was Ben’s and Melissa’s first race in the Handicap Competition so no Handicap Percentages can be allocated until they compete in their Race 2. Their times in that race will be noted, a percentage calculated on both results and two sets of points awarded.

Mota-vation 3 (Combe I) – July 2nd

Caroline Johnstone reports: Alright men, I’m impressed. We’ve gone from zero at Thame to 19 tonight, 8 more than the ladies team. Well done!

There were strong performances all round, buoyed on by the en-route cheers from Caroline S, Rachael, Tom, Carey, Matt and Gavin (thank you!), and the sea of yellow and black at the end. It’s always nice to see how our team gathers together to support each other over the line.

And in terms of speed, we had some great performances. For the men: James B is back on form and finished 1st VM50; Iain C came 6th VM70; Neil and Kevin finished strongly in the VM60 and SM categories respectively and we dominated the VM40 category with Juan 10th, James G 11th, Ed K 14th, Ian L 19th, Jon 20th and Florian 23rd. In the VM50 Warwick, Andy and Ralf all finished within 10 seconds of each other. They were not long followed by Adrian (fastest time in the last 9 years), Will, Tim and Ross. Daniel Smith, our youngest runner ran a brilliant 27.30, and David Rees stole the show with the most amazing sprint finish. Great running all round!

For the ladies, there was plenty to celebrate. We had some firsts – Jess T’s first WH top 3, coming 3rd VL40; and Lizzie K’s first 1st, in the VL50 category. Sarah K continued her streak of MotaVation 2nd place VL60s, and Jenna, the fastest of us all, was sadly pipped again to the top 3 for her age category coming in 4th overall and 4th senior lady. On the plus, she did win a spot prize bottle of wine! We had strong runs from Kirsty T and Lizzie W in the SL; from Sarah, Vicky and I in VL40 and Valerie and Claire in the VL50 (age category 15th and 9th respectively). Again, great performances!

Position	Name	Time (Chip)	Narrative
17	James Bolton (VM50)	21:37 (21:37)	First VM50
52	Juan Angel Gonzalez Diaz (VM40)	23:57 (23:57)
56	James Groves (VM40)	24:06 (24:04)
64	Jenna Harris (SL)	24:31 (24:29)	Fourth female
67	Ed King (VM40)	24:41 (24:41)
81	Ian Lee (VM40)	25:14 (25:13)
87	Jon Mason (VM40)	25:42 (25:39)
106	Lizzie Kelly (VL50)	26:35 (26:32)	First VL50
117	Florian Combe (VM40)	27:15 (27:12)
122	Jessica Tallman (VL40)	27:46 (27:41)	Third VL40
130	Caroline Johnstone (VL40)	27:53 (27:48)
131	Warwick Morris (VM50)	27:56 (27:51)
133	Andrew Pike (VM50)	28:01 (27:55)
136	Ralf Arneil (VM50)	28:10 (28:00)
150	Kirsty Thompson (SL)	28:40 (28:31)
165	Sarah Kerswell (VL60)	29:11 (29:01)	Second VL60
176	Adrian Smith (VM50)	29:36 (29:25)
189	Will Hudson (VM50)	29:59 (29:49)
212	Claire Court (VL50)	31:06 (30:53)
220	Elizabeth Welsh (SL)	31:48 (31:38)
229	Tim Davies (VM50)	32:05 (31:54)
246	Vicky Walker (VL40)	33:09 (33:00)
253	Kevin Pritchett (SM)	33:47 (33:35)
266	Iain Claxton (VM70)	34:44 (34:20)
268	Valerie Berryman-Bousquet (VL50)	34:49 (34:26)
294	Neil Preddy (VM60)	37:44 (37:17)
299	Sarah Jane Davies (VL40)	38:04 (37:36)

Winning Time: 19:42 Number of Finishers: 332

Results

Road Race Handicap Competition 2026

Results For Race 7 – Mota-vation 3 Combe 1

Name	Time	Decimal Time	Handicap %	Handicap Time	Points Race 7	Total Points (Position)
James Bolton	21:37	21.617	100%	21:37	10	10
Liz O’Farrell	n/a	n/a	68.2%	n/a	n/a	00
Juan A G Diaz	23:57	23.950	90.6%	21:42	08	47
Ed King	24:41	24.683	81.6%	20:08	22	86 (2)
Claire Court	30:53	30.883	71.4%	22:03	02	47
David Rees	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	22
Neil Preddy	37:17	37.283	60.5%	22:33	00	21
Harry Rowlings	n/a	n/a	90.6%	n/a	n/a	39
James Leavesley	n/a	n/a	90.5%	n/a	n/a	24
James Groves	24:04	24.067	89.8%	21:37	10	29
Christian Orr	n/a	n/a	84.7%	n/a	n/a	13
Ian Lee	25:13	25.217	80.5%	20:18	20	72 (3)
Alan Harrison	n/a	n/a	75.1%	n/a	n/a	21
Caroline Johnstone	27:48	27.800	73.8%	20:31	19	87 (1)
Rob Earle	n/a	n/a	71.2%	n/a	n/a	41
Jess Tallman	27:41	27.683	72.8%	20:09	21	65
Adrian Smith	29:25	29.417	74.5%	21:55	05	22
Anna Henderson	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	n/a	15
Caroline Sloan	n/a	n/a	65.3%	n/a	n/a	14
Gavin Morgan	n/a	n/a	87.0%	n/a	n/a	26
Katherine Jones	n/a	n/a	84.1%	n/a	n/a	11
Rob Linnell	n/a	n/a	82.7%	n/a	n/a	25
Jenna Harris	24:29	24.483	79.0%	19:20	25	64
Jasmine Presho	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	47
Daniel Smith	n/a	n/a	78.0%	n/a	n/a	27
Ralf Arneil	28:00	28.000	78.0%	21:50	06	16
Lizzie Kelly	26:32	26.533	78.0%	20:42	17	60
Grace Harrison	n/a	n/a	86.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Florian Combe	27:12	27.200	79.0%	21:29	13	13
Kirsty Lee	n/a	n/a	76.2%	n/a	n/a	27
Ross Nutter	n/a	n/a	77.5%	n/a	n/a	01
Warwick Morris	27:51	27.850	77.5%	21:35	11	21
Andy Pike	27:55	27.917	78.5%	21:55	05	05
Sarah Kerswell	29:01	29.016	64.3%	20:00	23	73
Louis Warden	n/a	n/a	70.0%	n/a	n/a	42
Kirsty Thompson	28:31	28.517	70.0%	19:58	24	66
Liz Welsh	31:38	31.633	65.1%	20:36	18	54
Jill Lumsden	n/a	n/a	70.9%	n/a	n/a	04
Rachael Organ	n/a	n/a	70.7%	n/a	n/a	12
Will Hudson	29:49	29.817	71.5%	21:19	15	15
Iain Claxton	34:20	34.333	67.0%	23:01	00	00
Nicola Leavesley	n/a	n/a	62.5%	n/a	n/a	58
Tim Davies	31:54	31.900	66.5%	21:13	16	24
Kevin Pritchett	33:55	33.583	63.5%	21:19	15	22
Vicky Walker	33:00	33.000	65.1%	21:29	13	18
Marc McLening	n/a	n/a	65.0%	n/a	n/a	10
Val Berryman-B	34:26	34.433	64.9%	22:21	01	01
Justin Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Emma Elias	n/a	n/a	61.5%	n/a	n/a	00
Sarah Davies	37:36	37.600	58.5%	22:00	03	03
Angus Claxton	n/a	n/a	100%	n/a	n/a	20
Jack Eaglestone	n/a	n/a	61%	n/a	n/a	03
Jon Mason	25:39	25.650	85%	21:48	07	09