Results for April/May 2009

Saturday - 4th April 2009 - Bath Beat Marathon (Multi-Terrain)

Paul Brackett went off-road to complete another 26.2 miler beating his last year's time by over an hour.

Name Position Time
Paul Brackett (V40) not known 4:29:00


Sunday - 5th April 2009 - White Horse Half Marathon (County Championships)

James Bolton
Brian O'Connor
Bryan Vaughan

Our men matched last year's result with another Open & County team win. James Bolton ran a personal best for 3rd place and 1st County Senior Man whilst Bryan Vaughan once more "brought home the bacon" in both Open and County V50 competitions. Susan Harrison led home our girls with a super run whilst Sue Cantwell & Nicola Leavesley ran massive personal bests. Karen Jenkins put in a brave effort in her first race since October and there were also personal bests for Hans Price, Mark Pidgeon and Will Hudson. Winning time: 1:12:06 Number of finishers:486

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 0003 1:15:09 2nd SM Open/1st SM County/1st team/p.b.
Brian O'Connor 007 1:19:08 1st team
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 008 1:19:16 1st V50 Open & County/1st team
Hans Price 017 1:20:55 1st team/p.b.
Jonathan Ashworth 062 1:28:17
John Greenhill (V40) 065 1:28:58
Peter Rayner (V50) 080 1:30:39
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 094 1:32:31 p.b.
Paul Brackett (V40) 172 1:41:34
Susan Harrison (LV45) 200 1:44:28
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 225 1:47:00 p.b.
Dave Cantwell (V40) 226 1:47:00
Will Hudson 279 1:52:10 p.b.
Karen Jenkins (LV35) 292 1:53:38
Nicola Leavesley 351 1:58:51 p.b.

Susan Harrison
Sue & Dave Cantwell
Karen Jenkins

Hans Price
Jonathan Ashworth
John Greenhill

Peter Rayner
Mark Pidgeon
Paul Brackett & Will Hudson
Nicola Leavesley
Our winning team
Brian O'Connor missing

More Pictures from White Horse Half

White Horse Half Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (WHITE HORSE HALF - TO FOLLOW)

Name Handicap Time Points
John Greenhill 1:09:40 16
Hans Price 1:10:58 15
Susan Harrison 1:11:53 14
Bryan Vaughan 1:12:13 13
James Bolton 1:12:31 12
Mark Pidgeon 1:13:00 11
Brian O'Connor 1:13:02 10
Sue Cantwell 1:13:37 09
Peter Rayner 1:13:53 08
Will Hudson 1:14:29 07
Jonathan Ashworth 1:14:41 06
Paul Brackett 1:17:54 05
Karen Jenkins 1:18:58 04
Nicola Leavesley 1:19:30 03
Dave Cantwell 1:33:25 02


Sunday - 5th April 2009 - Regency Run 10K (Leamington)

Daniel Moseley

15-year old Daniel Moseley had a marvellous run in his debut 10K at Leamington clocking just under 41 minutes over a hilly course. Winning time: 31:53 Number of finishers:1,714

Name Position Time Notes
Daniel Moseley 075 40:59 (Chip) debut 10K

Regency Run Results


Sunday - 5th April 2009 - Blackpool Marathon

Tracey Scarlett at Blackpool

Tracey Scarlett was disappointed with her run although slicing almost 6 minutes from her previous best. She was suffereing from a cold and coped well with the windy conditions and can be well pleased with her effort. Winning time: 2:38:36 Number of finishers:634

Name Position Time Notes
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 355 4:07:14 p.b.

Blackpool Marathon Results


Sunday - 5th April 2009 - Blackpool Half Marathon

Kevin Game completed his last longer distance race prior to London Marathon. Winning time: 1:15:50 Number of finishers:994

Name Position Time
Kevin Game 026 1:25:39 (Chip)

Blackpool Half Marathon Results


Sunday - 5th April 2009 - Paris Marathon

Kelvin Fowler & Kate Evans
Showing off their medals

Kelvin Fowler expressed some disappointment at not running a little faster but this was still a personal best. Kate Evans had an excellent run taking her to 2nd female in the Club rankings.Leo Brooke-Little had a steady run. Winning time: 2:05:47 Number of finishers:25,281

Name Cat.Position Time Notes
Kelvin Fowler (V40) 2093 3:12:33 p.b.
Kate Evans 442 3:42:27 p.b.
Leo Brooke-Little (V40) 8994 3:49:47

Paris Marathon Results


Friday - 10th April 2009 - Maidenhead Easter 10-Mile

Peter Rayner

Peter Rayner, who will be 60 next year, ran his fastest for 5 years and a p.b. for the Club. Winning time: 51:22 Number of finishers:1,152

Name Position Time Notes
Peter Rayner (V55) 168 66:19 (Chip) p.b.

Maidenhead 10 Results


Saturday - 11th April 2009 - Compton Downland Challenge (20-Miles)

Gillian Howell returned to action following a long-standing injury and had a great run completing an arduous multi-terrain course in just over 3 hours accompanied by husband Steve.Jonathan Ashworth and John Greenhill both did well to finish inside top 40. Winning time: 2:21:55 Number of finishers:171

Name Position Time Notes
Jonathan Ashworth (V40) 027 2:48:40
John Greenhill (V45) 035 2:54:06
Steve Howell (V45) 053 3:04:21
Gillian Howell (LV45) 054 3:04:22 p.b.

Compton Results


Sunday - 19th April 2009 - County Road Relays (Hook Norton)

Senior Women - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs

Our senior girls came 9th from 20 teams taking part.Fastest leg by Kate Evans. Winning time: 1:01:45 Number of finishers: 20 teams.

Leg No: Name Time
01 Kate Evans 23:38
02 Nicola Leavesley 26:20
03 Melanie Hawkins 23:44

Total Time: - 1:13:42 (9th)

Veteran Women - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs

Our Vet Women's "A" Team came 4th from 16 teams. Fastest leg by Kerry Steele. Winning time: 1:01:53 Number of finishers: 16 teams.

Leg No: Name Time
01 Sarah Dawson (LV35) 23:07
02 Jill Gibson (LV35) 23:59
03 Kerry Steele (LV35) 22:31

Total Time: - 1:09:37 (4th)

Veteran Women - 3.25 miles x 3 Legs

Our "B" team came a creditable 8th. Fastest leg by Gillian Howell. Winning time: 1:01:53 Number of finishers: 16 teams.

Leg No: Name Time
01 Gillian Howell (LV45) 23:47
02 Karen Jenkins (LV45) 24:05
03 Susan Harrison (LV45) 24:05

Total Time: - 1:11:57 (8th)

Other times (members of disqualified teams)

Sue Cantwell (LV35) - 23:22
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) - 24:39


Senior Men - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs

Our Senior Men were up against some much stiffer competition this year and finished 5th from 18 teams. Fastest leg by James Bolton. Winning time: 1:48:29 Number of finishers: 18 teams.

Leg No: Name Time
01 James Bolton 17:23
02 Bryan Vaughan (V50) 18:38
03 Kevin Game 19:52
04 Hans Price 18:29
05 Dean Sheppard (V40) 19:14
06 Brian O'Connor 18:32

Total Time: - 1:52:24 (5th)

Veteran Men "A" - 3.25 miles x 6 Legs

Our Veteran men took silver. Fastest leg by Roger Bradley.. Winning time: 1:56:39 Number of finishers: 9 teams.

Leg No: Name Time
01 Roger Bradley (V40) 19:09
02 Dave Cantwell (V40) 19:11
03 Kelvin Fowler (V40) 19:53
04 John Greenhill (V40) 21:04
05 Gavin Bird (V40) 20:55
06 Carey Gray (V40) 19:41

Total Time: - 1:59:53 (2nd)

Other times (members of disqualified teams)

Rob Linnell - 19:56
Steve Howell (V40) - 20:47
Peter Rayner (V50) - 21:20
Mark Pidgeon (V40) - 21:38
Kirk Adams - 22:40
Tony Maddison (V40) - 24:39
Steve Caswell (V50) - 26:53

County Road Relay Results

County Relay Pictures


Sunday - 19th April 2009 - Highworth 5-mile

Susan Haines
completed a double-header

Susan Haines was satisfied with her time managing sub 9-minute miling. Winning time: 25:40 Number of finishers:436

Name Position Time
Susan Haines (LV50) 261 43:28

Highworth 5-Mile Results

Saturday - 25th April 2009 - La Santa 5K (Lanzarote)

Whilst on holiday at La Santa, Lanzarote, Susan Haines took in the local 5K race and was pleased with her result.

Name Position Time
Susan Haines (LV50) not known 26:08 (chip)


Saturday - 25th April 2009 - Cutteslowe Canter - 5-Mile

Start of race
James Bolton
Bryan Vaughan

Steve Caswell did a great job organising the event this year raising funds for Parkinson's Disease Society. James Bolton won again this year with Bryan Vaughan in 5th and 5 Harriers in the top 14. Winning time: 28:28 Number of finishers: 66

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 01 28:28 1st Man
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 05 29:44
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 07 33:22
Peter Rayner (V50) 10 33:46
Paul Brackett (V40) 14 35:52

Mark Pidgeon
Peter Rayner
Paul Brackett

Cutteslowe Canter Results


Sunday - 26th April 2009 - Flora London Marathon

Gavin Bird
first Harrier home

Gavin Bird was fastest of our 6 runners but a little disappointed with his time. Jonathan Ashworth was also below par as were Kevin Game and Martin Townsend. Peter Sugden, however, had a great run as a 60-year-old whilst Paul Daniels clocked a personal best but ran out of steam in the later stages. Winning time: 2:05:10 Number of finishers: 35,000+

Name Position Time Notes
Gavin Bird (V40) Lost Chip 3:18:40 Official time to be confirmed
Jonathan Ashworth (V40) 02768 3:22:46
Peter Sugden (V60) 2931 3:24:11
Kevin Game 03886 3:32:04
Martin Townsend (V40) 03983 3:33:01
Paul Daniels (V40) 12234 4:20:06 p.b.

London Marathon Results


Sunday - 26th April 2009 - Shakespeare Marathon (Stratford-upon-Avon)

John Greenhill
Another great run

John Greenhill continued his great form beating his October 2008 Abingdon time by 17 minutes over a testing course in his fastest time for some years. John was aiming for 3:10 but hit the wall at 20 miles and slowed considerably over the last 10K. Winning time: 2:39:04 Number of finishers: 865

Name Position Time
John Greenhill (V40) 146 3:28:32

Shakespeare Marathn Results


Sunday - 26th April 2009 - Valley and Views Marathon

Paul Brackett completed a scenic multi-terrain marathon north of Northampton. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc

Name Position Time
Paul Brackett (V40) tbc 4:30:00

Valley & Views Marathon Results (to follow)


Sunday - 3rd May 2009 - Neolithic Marathon (Multi-Terrain)

Gillian Howell
a great debut marathon

Gillian Howell put the disappointment of having to miss Abingdon Marathon last October behind her and achieved a great result over a testing multi-terrain course taking 2nd lady honours. Husband Steve was close behind after taking a supporting role. Paul Brackett also took part giving us 3 inside the top 50. Winning time: 2:57:40 Number of finishers: 303

Name Position Time Notes
Paul Brackett (V50) 036 3:41:31
Gillian Howell (LV45) 047 3:47:17 debut/2nd Lady/Club LV45 record
Steve Howell (V40) 049 3:48:20

Neolithic Marathon Results


Tuesday - 5th May 2009 - Shinfield 10K (Reading)

Carey Gray
2nd V40

Carey Gray took 2nd V40 honours 6 weeks before his 50th birthday. Winning time: 32:22 Number of finishers: 564

Name Position Time Notes
Carey Gray (V40) 024 36:53 2nd V40

Shinfield 10K Results


Thursday - 7th May 2009 - Mota-Vation Race 1 - Charlton-on-Otmoor (4.095 miles)

James Bolton
Brian O'Connor
Sarah Dawson

A good turn-out of 28 including 9 girls gave us a good start to the series. James Bolton led our men home to 4th overall and Bryan Vaughan, aged 56 on the day, took 2nd V50 honours. Our girls also put in a strong team performance coming 6th with Kerry Steele first back. Winning time: 21:22 Number of finishers: 438

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 018 22:26
Brian O'Connor 024 22:52
Hans Price 025 22:55
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 028 23:02 2nd V50
Dean Sheppard (V40) 043 23:38
Roger Bradley (V40) 055 24:15
Jim Stewart 056 24:17
Rob Linnell 057 24:24
Dave Cantwell (V40) 072 24:43
Kelvin Fowler (V40) 075 24:52
Andy Pike (V40) 086 25:17
Peter Rayner (V50) 117 26:15
John Greenhill (V40) 121 26:19
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 127 26:39
Nick Hall (V40) 130 26:49
Kerry Steele (LV35) 183 28:23
Will Hudson 191 28:37
Kirk Adams 202 28:51
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 213 29:10
Sarah Dawson (LV35) 231 30:08
Jill Gibson (LV35) 237 30:28
Susan Harrison (LV45) 252 31:02
Colin Travi (V40) 291 32:12
Anni Morgan 308 32:41
Nicola Leavesley 317 33:01
Paula Booth (LV45) 348 34:29
Susan Haines (LV45) 351 34:31
Steve Caswell (V50) 368 35:20

Susan Haines
Sue Cantwell
John Greenhill

Charlton Mota-Vation Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CHARLTON MOTA-VATION)

Name Handicap Time Points
Will Hudson 19:00 16
Sue Cantwell 20:04 15
Hans Price 20:06 14
John Greenhill 20:36 13
Paula Booth 20:41 12
Sarah Dawson 20:44 11
Rob Linnell 20:44 11
Susan Haines 20:45 09
Bryan Vaughan 20:59 08
Mark Pidgeon 21:02 07
Brian O'Connor 21:06 06
Roger Bradley 21:07 05
Steve Caswell 21:12 04
Dean Sheppard 21:13 03
Susan Harrison 21:21 02
Peter Rayner 21:24 01
Kerry Steele 21:33 01
Kelvin Fowler 21:35 01
Dave Cantwell 21:35 01
Kirk Adams 21:38 01
James Bolton 21:39 01
Andy Pike 21:48 01
Anni Morgan 21:52 01
Nicola Leavesley 22:05 01
Colin Travi 22:05 01
Jim Stewart 22:15 01
Nick Hall 22:20 01
Jill Gibson 22:20 01


Saturday - 9th May 2009 - Oxford Fun Run - 5K

Steve Caswell
another plucky run

Steve Caswell managed to average just over 8-minute miling in the University Parks following his Mota-Vation run on Thursday.

Name Position Time
Steve Caswell (V50) 095 25:11


Sunday - 10th May 2009 - Blenheim 7K (Multi-Terrain)

Daniel Moseley
Mark Pidgeon
Will Hudson

Daniel Moseley just held off Mark Pidgeon with Will Hudson completing the Woodstock trio of runners. Winning time: 24:19 Number of finishers: 450

Name Position Time
Daniel Moseley (J15) 028 29:33
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 029 29:46
Will Hudson 071 32:16

Blenheim 7K Results


Sunday - 17th May 2009 - Blenheim Bolt 10K

Steve Caswell put many of us who complain about injuries to shame as he completed his third race in 10 days although feeling ill during the run. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc

Name Position Time
Steve Caswell (V50) tbc 49:48

Blenheim Bolt 10K Results (to follow)


Sunday - 17th May 2009 - Oxford Town & Gown 10K

Bryan Vaughan
Another V50 title

Bryan Vaughan took 1st V50 honours and there was a personal best from Mark Pidgeon. Winning time: 32:23 Number of finishers: 2,619

Name Position Time Notes
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 029 36:32 (Chip) 1st V50
Rob Linnell 045 37:43 (Chip)
Andy Pike (V40) 069 39:04 (Chip)
Martin Townsend (V40) 098 39:49 (Chip)
Nick Hall (V40) 165 41:31 (Chip)
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 170 41:37 (Chip) p.b.
Paul Brackett (V50) 192 41:58 (Chip)
Huw Warren (V40) 212 42:16 (Chip) p.b.
Will Hudson 442 45:17 (Chip) p.b.

Oxford Town & Gown Results


Sunday - 17th May 2009 - Woodley 10K (Reading)

Peter Rayner had another steady run just outside the 40-minute barrier taking 3rd V50 honours. Winning time: 35:08 Number of finishers: 658

Name Position Time Notes
Peter Rayner (V50) 044 40:49 3rd V50

Woodley 10K Results


Sunday - 17th May 2009 - Eyam Half Marathon

Woodstock legend Andy Battye proved that he is still in good form with a 4th V50 placing over a tough course in the Derbyshire Peak District. Winning time: 1:15:19 Number of finishers: 450

Name Position Time Notes
Andy Battye (V50) 046 1:33:11 4th V50

Eyam Half Marathon Results


Tuesday - 19th May 2009 - Charndon 5K


Steve Frear
Brian O'Connor & James Bolton
Sharron Sheppard


Another excellent turn-out for this 5K dash although no prizewinners this time. Steve Frear and Sharron Sheppard were back in action after injury to lead home our respective men's & women's teams. Winning time: 15:01 Number of finishers:254

Name Position Time Notes
Steve Frear 010 16:04
Brian O'Connor 024 16:54 p.b.
James Bolton 026 17:01
Hans Price 027 17:12 p.b.
Dean Sheppard (V40) 033 17:20 p.b.
Rob Linnell 043 17:44
Roger Bradley (V40) 044 17:47
Jim Stewart 048 17:54 p.b.
Carey Gray (V40) 060 18:14
Kelvin Fowler (V40) 069 18:28 p.b.
Dave Cantwell (V40) 094 19:29 p.b.
John Greenhill (V40) 096 19:33 p.b.
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 100 19:44 p.b.
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 118 20:31
Will Hudson 125 20:56 p.b.
Paul Daniels (V40) 132 21:16 p.b.
Kirk Adams 136 21:20
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 147 21:52 p.b.
Anni Morgan (LV35) 201 24:30 p.b.
Susan Haines (LV45) 206 24:55

Hans Price
Dean Sheppard
Rob Linnell

Roger Bradley
Jim Stewart
Carey Gray

Kel Fowler
Dave Cantwell
John Greenhill

Sue Cantwell
Anni Morgan
Susan Haines

Mark Pidgeon
Will Hudson
Paul Daniels

Kirk Adams
James at Start
Hans at Start

Charndon 5K Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CHARNDON 5K)

Name Handicap Time Points
Will Hudson 14:51 16
Susan Haines 14:58 15
Sue Cantwell 15:03 14
Hans Price 15:05 13
Rob Linnell 15:05 13
John Greenhill 15:18 11
Roger Bradley 15:29 10
Dean Sheppard 15:34 09
Mark Pidgeon 15:34 09
Paul Daniels 15:35 07
Brian O'Connor 15:36 06
Kelvin Fowler 16:02 05
Steve Frear 16:04 04
Kirk Adams 16:08 03
Anni Morgan 16:23 02
Jim Stewart 16:24 01
James Bolton 16:25 01
Cary Gray 16:29 01
Dave Cantwell 17:00 01
Sharron Sheppard 17:30 01


Monday - 25th May 2009 - Ollie Johnson Memorial Kintbury 5-Mile

Carey Gray
top 15 finish

Carey Gray, who will be 50 in 3 weeks, earned a top 15 finish over an undulating course near Hungerford. Winning time: 26:15 Number of finishers: 181

Name Position Time Notes
Carey Gray (V40) 014 29:33

Kintbury 5-Mile Results (to follow)


Sunday - 31st May 2009 - Northbrook 10K

Carey Gray

Carey Gray kept uphis regular race schedule with a visit to Coventry on a very warm day. Winning time: 33:16 Number of finishers: 385

Name Position Time
Carey Gray (V45) 022 38:31

Northbrook 10K Results


Sunday - 31st May 2009 - Thames 10K (Multi-Terrain)

Mark Pidgeon
at the finish

Mark Pidgeon tackled this picturesque run along the Thames at Wallingford where times were slow due to numerous stiles, gates plus difficult underfoot conditions. Winning time: 36:35 Number of finishers: 469

Name Position Time
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 043 43:07

Thames 10K Results