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Claire Court
Claire Court
Caroline Johnstone, Jessica Tallman, Andrew Pike & Warwick Morris
Caroline Johnstone, Jessica Tallman, Andrew Pike & Warwick Morris
Kirsty Thompson
Kirsty Thompson

Race to the Stones

Didcot 5 Mile

Mota-vation 3 Combe 1

Race to the Stones – 12th July

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 – 5th July

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
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xxxxxxx
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Melissa Gardel
39:49
xxxxxxx
See note
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xxxxxxx
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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) – 2nd July

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