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
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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 |
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Hans Price |
Mike Shipway – 2nd V60 |
Steve Howell |
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Mark Pidgeon |
Robert Briggs recovering from ,long-term injury |
Karen Jenkins |
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Tracey Scarlett |
Suzanne Briggs | |
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 |
19th October 2008 – Abingdon Marathon (County Championships)
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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. |
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Kevin Game – on lap 1 |
Jonathan Ashworth – last bend |
Mike Shipway – 2nd V60 & Cty gold |
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Peter Rayner on lap 1 |
Kelvin Fowler – glad to be home |
Steve Howell – has a well earned drink |
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Leo Brooke-Little – looking strong at the finish |
John Greenhill – another good run |
Michael Beerling – a creditable debut marathon |
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Paul Brackett – a doddle for our Ultra man |
Karen Jenkins – a great first marathon |
Tracey Scarlett – a strong personal best |
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 |
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