Steve Naylor, running for 1st claim club Bedford & County, ran his last Mota-vation race prior to moving away and secured a comfortable win. James Bolton, as ever, led home our men taking 1st V40 honours. Bryan Vaughan was 1st V60 and Mike Shipway 1st V70. Denise Bridges led in our girls and Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim Belgrave Harriers was 2nd in the women's race and 1st Senior Lady.
Winning time: 19:35(Men) / 22:07(Women) Number of finishers:321
James Bolton and Rachel Masser led home our men's and women's teams to 1st and 3rd respectively with Rachel breaking her own 5-mile LV35 Club record. James took 1st V40 honours, Rachel was 3rd LV35 and Bryan Vaughan 1st V60. There were personal bests from Rachel,Denise Bridges, Alan Harrison, Teresa Blackburn, Val Berryman-Bousquet, Zoe White and Adrian Smith. Sophie Carter, running for Belgrave, was 2nd LV35.Full County Championship results to follow
Winning time: 25:42(Men) / 28:36(Women) Number of finishers:228
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (DIDCOT 5 - RACE 7 OF 15)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Teresa Blackburn
24:34
16
Adrian Smith
24:39
15
Val Berryman-Bousquet
24:57
14
Carey Gray
25:24
13
Denise Bridges
25:27
12
Alan Harrison
25:48
11
Bryan Vaughan
26:19
10
Rachel Masser
26:20
09
Julie Read
26:26
08
Zoe White
26:26
08
James Bolton
26:36
06
Dave Cantwell
26:40
05
Sue Cantwell
26:47
04
Jake Harrison
26:54
03
Wednesday 9th July 2014 - Brooks Summer Turkey Trot 4-mile
Mike Shipway took in a hilly 4-miler whilst on holiday in Cornwall and managed 2nd V70 honours in a strong field
Winning time: 21:12(Men) / 22:08 (Women) Number of finishers: 405
Sunday 12th July 2014 - Adderbury Half Marathon (M/T)
Val Berryman-Bousquet and Paula Booth braved this tough multi-terrain run the severity being evidenced by the winning times
Winning time: 1:22:48(Men) / 1:39:57 (Women) Number of finishers: 96
Saturday 19th July 2014 - BMC Grand Prix - Open 1 mile (Race 4)
James Bolton put in some speed work at the British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting at Iffley Road warming up for the Horton 6 later in the day
Winning time: 4:28.08 Number of finishers:10
James Bolton led home our men to a team victory taking 1st V40 honours whilst Denise Bridges earns 3rd LV35 placing. Julie Read, Sue Cantwell & Val Berryman-Bousquet also put in an excellent challenge in the women's competition.
Winning time: 32:42(Men) / 38:55 (Women) Number of finishers:140
James Bolton had another cracking run to secure 2nd overall and 1st V40 honours whilst Denise Bridges spearheaded our girls' effort
Winning time: 22:02(Men) / 24:23(Women) Number of finishers:275
James Bolton & Abingdon's Paul Fernandez overhauled the early leader in the last mile with James just losing out in a tight finish. Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers, won the women's race and it was good to see Jess Webb back in action for the Club after a dreadful injury last year
Winning time: 32:35(Men) / 36:12(Women) Number of finishers:213
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HOOKY 6 - RACE 9 OF 15)
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Adrian Smith
30;01
16
Sonnie Jane
30:24
15
Teresa Blackburn
31:23
14
Dan Blackburn
31:41
13
Zoe White
31:48
12
Jess Webb
32:28
11
James Bolton
32:37
10
Denise Bridges
33:10
09
Neil Preddy
33:14
08
Will Hudson
33:33
07
Wednesday 13th August 2014 - Bitton 5K
Adrian Smith clocked an all-time personal best in his debut 5K run for the Club over a flat course in Gloucestershire
Winning time: 17:09 Number of finishers:56
Dave McManus had a great run just falling short of the 40-minute mark building up to the Great North Run in 3 weeks' time
Winning time: 31:04 (Men) / 34:38 (Women) Number of finishers:966
Sunday 17th August 2014 - Burnham Beeches Half Marathon
Sophie Carter won the women's race in an excellent time bearing in mind the hilly terrain whilst Julie Read and Zoe White also had strong runs
Winning time: 1:16:00 (Men) / 1:20:51 (Women) Number of finishers: 502
Brian O'Connor finished a creditable 3rd and 2nd V40 nearly 2 minutes ahead of 4th place man during a visit to Northumberland
Winning time: 33:45 (Men) / 41:50 (Women) Number of finishers: 107
James Bolton was again to the fore leading in our men whilst Julie Read brought our girls home.James took series V40 honours and congratulations to Abbie Clarke who was 1st U19L in the series.( Final Team positions to follow)
Winning time: 20:33(Men) / 23:54(Women) Number of finishers: 298
James Bolton clocked up another victory in this Grand Prix event whilst Denise Bridges ran close to a personal best bringing home our girls' team. Caeron Phillips was 2nd LV45 and Pete Brackett 3rd V50. There were personal bests for Julie Read and Adrian Smith and debut 5-mile runs for Pete and Caeron. Paul Brackett and Val Berryman-Bousquet were nursing injuries.Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim club Belgrave Harriers, was 2nd in the women's race in a personal best time.
Winning time: 26:05(Men) / 28:07(Women) Number of finishers: 240
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HEADINGTON 5 - RACE 10 OF 15)
No entry to completion after race 7 so no points awarded to Pete Brackett, Caeron Phillips or Paul Brackett
Name
Handicap Time
Points
Adrian Smith
23:51
16
Teresa Blackburn
24:36
15
Julie Read
25:21
14
Denise Bridges
25:47
13
Andy Pike
25:50
12
Val Berryman-Bousquet
25:51
11
James Bolton
26:05
10
Kevin Game
26:32
09
Jake Harrison
26:51
08
Sunday 7th September 2014 - The Great North Run (Half Marathon)
Dave McManus carried the Woodstock flag with honour clocking a massive personal best to finish inside the first 600 runners from 40,000+ participants
Winning time: 60:00 (Men) / 65:39 (Women) Number of finishers: 40,000+
Sunday 7th September 2014 - Plymouth Coasters 5-Mile
Val Berryman-Bousquet took in this undulating 5-miler whilst visiting Plymouth and came away with 3rd LV35 honours finishing 5th overall lady
Winning time: 26:56 (Men) / 36:03 (Women) Number of finishers: 60
Sunday 7th September 2014 - Southern Counties Veterans Track & Field League (Final - Ashford)
James Bolton had a busy day travelling all the way to Kent and competing in 4 events in one day. James secured 3 second places and then ran a leg in the 4 x 400m relay event in 64 seconds.
Kevin Game and Sam Cruickshank came 1st & 3rd respectively whilst Val Berryman-Bousquet secured 3rd Lady honours in a personal best time
Winning time: 18:10 (Men) / 22:15 (Women) Number of finishers: 37
Dan Blackburn and Will Hudson flew the Woodstock flag in Cornbury Park Dan finishing 1st local resident living within a radius of 3 miles of Finstock
Winning time: 34:15 (Men) / 41:28 (Women) Number of finishers: 103
Wednesday 17th September 2014 - Oxford City AC Open Graded Races (Horspath)- 1500m (Race 1)
Caray Gray competed in the last series track race of the season and was again up against much younger competitors
Winning time: 4:22.21 Number of finishers:09
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Carey Gray (V50)
08
4:45.78
Wednesday 17th September 2014 - Oxford City AC Open Graded Races (Horspath)- 3000m
James Bolton led early on but was blitzed at the end by a series of runners three of them doing personal bests. Second claimer Steve Naylor won the race.
Winning time: 8:56.38 Number of finishers:23
Our girls had a very strong race with Rachel Masser, Jess Webb and Denise Bridges securing 1st team honours. Sophie Carter, running for 1st claim Belgrave, won the women's race. Dave Cantwell led home our men's team which was weakened due to the clash with the SEAA Road Relays. Rachel set a new LV35 Club Record and there were personal bests from Julie Read, Alan Harrison, Nadine Sandjo and Val Berryman-Bousquet. Sonnie Jane had a useful debut for the Club over the distance.
Winning time: 54:20(Men) / 61:38(Women) Number of finishers: 235
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (Witney Cotswold Classic - RACE 11 OF 15) No entrants to Handicap Competition after Race 7 so no points awarded to Colin Travi or Nadine Sandjo
Our Veteran men's team finished a creditable 5th competing against elite teams from all over the South of England. James Bolton clocked the 2nd fastest V40 leg of the day just 7 seconds adrift of first place. Bryan Vaughan registered 2nd fastest V60 time although not credited for this as he was competing in the younger age category..
Winning team time: 1:20:50 Number of finishing teams: 32
Sunday 21st September 2014 - Charlbury Street Fair 10K (M/T)
Mark Pidgeon clocked a creditable time for 3rd place whilst Jess Ward did well to come 2nd in the women's race
Winning time: 42:49 (Men) / 46:44 (Women) Number of finishers: 19
Name
Position
Time
Notes
Mark Pidgeon (V50)
03
43:45
Jess Ward (LV35)
07
48:37
2nd Lady
Sunday 21st September 2014 - Charlbury Street Fair 5K (M/T)
Both Isabella and Harriet Ward had strong runs taking 1st & 2nd places respectively
Winning time: 22:23 (Men) / 25:16 (Women) Number of finishers: 20
James Bolton just failed to make it a hat-trick of wins leading home our men to a team victory. Our girls took 2nd women's team honours. Sophie Carter set a new course record running for her first claim club.
Winning time: 66:53(Men) / 74:38(Women) Number of finishers:140
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (Woodstock 12 - RACE 12 OF 15) No entrants to Handicap Competition after Race 7 so no points awarded to Colin Travi or Paul Taylor
