Results for October/November/December 2009

Sunday 4th October 2009 - Cricklade Half Marathon

Gavin Bird

Gavin Bird was looking for a fast time but felt the pace at 10 miles and slowed up to finish just outside the 90-minute mark. Winning time: 1:16:55 Number of finishers: 242

Name Position Time
Gavin Bird (V40) 028 1:31:03

Cricklade Half Results

Sunday 11th October 2009 - Hanney 5-Mile

James Bolton & Brian O'Connor
Hans Price
Kevin Game

James Bolton led us home from Brian O'Connor who took 2nd V40 honours.Cary Gray was 2nd V50 and Mike Shipway 1st V60.Daniel Moseley had a great run finishing 2nd Junior. Our girls also acquitted themselves well earning 2nd team placing with excellent debut 5-mile runs from Sue Cantwell, Annie Morgan and Steph Hibberd.There was a personal best from Hans Price with Dave Cantwell and Will Hudson having useful debuts over the distance. Winning time: 26:24 Number of finishers: 266

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 006 27:40 3rd team
Brian O'Connor (V40) 007 27:42 2nd V40/3rd team
Hans Price 016 28:37 p.b/3rd team
Kevin Game 019 29:04 3rd team
Dave Cantwell (V40) 024 29:34 debut
Carey Gray (V50) 036 30:32 2nd V50
Daniel Moseley (J15) 042 31:11 debut/2nd Junior
John Greenhill (V40) 054 32:39
Mike Shipway (V60) 058 32:51 1st V60
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 065 33:12
Kerry Steele (LV35) 077 33:47 2nd team
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 085 34:18 debut/2nd team
Will Hudson 093 35:12 debut
Kirk Adams 095 35:13
Susan Harrison (LV45) 115 36:52 2nd team
Anni Morgan (LV35) 145 38:56 debut/2nd team
Steph Hibberd 204 46:10 debut

Dave Cantwell
Carey Gray
Daniel Moseley

John Greenhill
Mike Shipway
Mark Pidgeon

Kerry Steele
Sue Cantwell
Susan Harrison

Will Hudson & Kirk Adams
Anni Morgan
Steph Hibberd

Hanney 5 Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (HANNEY 5)

(No new entrants to the competition allowed after race 7 so no points awarded to Daniel Moseley)

Name Handicap Time Points
Sue Cantwell 23:36 16
Will Hudson 25:00 15
Hans Price 25:06 14
Susan Harrison 25:22 13
Steph Hibberd 25:23 12
John Greenhill 25:34 11
Brian O'Connor 25:34 11
Kerry Steele 25:38 09
Dave Cantwell 25:49 08
Anni Morgan 26:03 07
Mark Pidgeon 26:12 06
Kevin Game 26:22 05
Kirk Adams 26:25 04
Mike Shipway 26:36 03
James Bolton 26:42 02
Carey Gray 27:36 01

Sunday 11th October 2009 - Swindon Half Marathon
Dean Sheppard
Sharron Sheppard

Sharron Sheppard took on this testing Half and came away with a personal best and 1st LV35 honours. Husband Dean, returning to fitness, also had a reasonable run. Winning time: 1:11:28 Number of finishers: 1356

Name Position Time Notes
Dean Sheppard (V40) 030 1:25:10
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 103 1:33:26 p.b./1st LV35

Swindon Half Results

Sunday 11th October 2009 - Henley Half Marathon

Peter Rayner
2nd V50 at Henley

Peter Rayner, 60 next March, took 2nd V50 honours in a large field. Winning time: 1:11:11 Number of finishers: 1523

Name Position Time Notes
Peter Rayner (V50) 098 1:32:15 (Chip) 2nd V50

Henley Half Results

Sunday - 18th October 2009 - Abingdon Marathon (Incorporating County Marathon Championships)

Brian O'Connor & James Bolton
Hans Price & Dave Cantwell
Kerry Steele

A great Club effort with 13 starting and 13 finishing the race. We took 3rd open team, 1st County Senior Men, 1st County Vet Men and 1st County Vet Women. James Bolton took 3rd County Senior Man honours,Brian O'Connor was 2nd County V40 and Dave Cantwell 3rd County Vet 40.There were personal bests from Brian O'Connor, James Bolton, Hans Price,Jim Stewart, John Greenhill, Kerry Steele and Mark Pidgeon whilst Sarah Kerswell, Zazi Barrell & Jenni Howard all had great debut runs. Winning time: 2:28:37 Number of finishers:706

Name Position Time Notes
Brian O'Connor (V40) 026 2:48:34 3rd Open team/1st Cty Vet Team/2nd Cty V40/p.b.
James Bolton 032 2:49:26 3rd Open team/1st Cty SM team/3rd Cty SM/p.b.
Hans Price 041 2:52:20 3rd Open team/1st Cty SM team/p.b.
Kevin Game 078 2:59:57 3rd Open team/1st Cty SM team
Dave Cantwell (V40) 083 3:01:09 1st Cty Vet team/3rd Cty V40
Jim Stewart 138 3:13:58 p.b.
John Greenhill (V40) 160 3:16:53 1st Cty Vet team/p.b.
Kerry Steele (LV35) 208 3:24:26 1st Cty LV35/2nd Cty VL team/p.b.
Mark Pidgeon (V40) 218 3:25:30 p.b.
Susan Harrison (LV45) 299 3:36:27 2nd Cty VL team
Sarah Kerswell (LV35) 449 3:53:12 debut
Zazi Barrell (LV35) 510 4:03:12 2nd Cty VL team/debut
Jenni Howard (LV45) 588 4:20:59 debut

Jim Stewart
Susan Harrison
Kevin Game

John Greenhill
Mark Pidgeon
Sarah Kerswell

Zazi Barrell
Jenni Howard
Start of Race

Abingdon Marathon Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (ABINGDON MARATHON)

(no new entries to competition allowed after race 7 so no points awarded to Sarah Kerswell, Zazi Barrell & Jenni Howard)

In accordance with the scheme rules different handicap percentages are used for this race based on the member's best half marathon time x 2 plus 10 minutes.All percentages are based on James Bolton's estimated time of 2:44:40 (100%).

Name Half x 2 +10 Actual Time Handicap % Handicap Time Points
Hans Price 3:01:54 2:52:20 90.5 2:35:59 16
Kerry Steele 3:26:54 3:24:26 79.6 2:42:44 15
Susan Harrison 3:38:56 3:36:27 75.2 2:42:46 14
John Greenhill 3:15:32 3:16:53 84.2 2:45:46 13
Brian O'Connor 2:46:42 2:48:34 98.8 2:46:33 12
Mark Pidgeon 3:21:48 3:25:30 81.6 2:47:41 11
James Bolton 2:44:40 2:49:26 100 2:49:26 10
Dave Cantwell 2:55:34 3:01:09 93.8 2:49:55 09
Kevin Game 2:53:48 2:59:57 94.7 2:50:26 08
Jim Stewart 2:59:02 3:13:58 92.0 2:58:27 07

Sunday 25th October 2009 - Great South Run
Dean Sheppard
Sharron Sheppard
2nd LV35

Sharron & Dean Sheppard went to Portsmouth for this popular 10-miler and were pleased with their achievements. Dean showed that he is regaining fitness and Sharron ran a p.b. just over a minute outside Susan Harrison's Club record from 1993 and earning 2nd LV35 honours from over 21,000 starters. Winning time: 46:25 Number of finishers:20,000 approx.

Name Position Time Notes
Dean Sheppard (V40) 143 65:19
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 256 68:37 p.b./2nd LV35

Great South Run Results

Sunday 25th October 2009 - Candleford Canter 10K (Women only race)

Newcomer Rose Bosnell made a cracking debut for the Club picking up 2nd SL honours and posting the 2nd fastest 10K for a woman in the Club's history. Winning time: 38:19 Number of finishers:124

Name Position Time Notes
Rose Bosnell 006 43:15 debut/2nd SL

Candleford Canter Results

Sunday 25th October 2009 - Rotary Blenheim 10K

Some of our newer members raced on familiar territory in Blenheim Park with Dave Cole & Steph Hibberd achieving personal bests over a tough circuit. Winning time: 35:37 Number of finishers:457

Name Position Time Notes
Gavin Bird (V40) 021 40:41
Nick Hall (V40) 060 44:20
Dave Cole (V40) 085 45:42 p.b.
Mike Green (V40) 173 50:27
Steph Hibberd 377 61:37 p.b.

Rotary Blenheim 10K Results

Sunday 1st November 2009 - Oxford Mail Cross-Country League Race 1 (Ascott-Under-Wychwood)
Tom Blincowe
Daniel Moseley

U15/U17 Boys - 4,800m

Tom Blincowe made a strong debut with an excellent 7th place whilst Daniel Moseley found the going tough after recent injury problems.Winning time: 19:22 (U15)/17:51 (U17) Number of finishers: 27 (U15)/25 (U17)

Name Position Time
Tom Blincowe (U15) 07 20:45
Daniel Moseley (U17) 17 20:55

Sharron Sheppard
Sue Cantwell
Gillian Howell

Senior & Veteran Women - 6,500m

Sharron Sheppard led home a contingent of 9 girls with a creditable 9th place helping our 1st team to overall 3rd in Division 2.Winning time: 25:47 Number of finishers: 153

Name Position Time
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 009 27:36
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 025 29:50
Gillian Howell (LV45) 045 31:14
Karen Jenkins (LV45) 065 32:55
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 079 33:50
Anni Morgan (LV35) 093 34:50
Susan Haines (LV45) 106 36:26
Cath Stranks (LV45) 120 38:23
Steph Hibberd 141 41:34

CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY HANDICAP COMPETITION (WOMEN) - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD)

Name Est 10K Race Time Handicap % Handicap Time Points
Anni Morgan 53:34 34:50 77.5 27:00 10
Gillian Howell 48:00 31:14 86.5 27:10 09
Sharron Sheppard 41:30 27:36 100 27:36 08
Sue Cantwell 44:30 27:48 93.2 27:48 07
Cath Stranks 56:33 38:23 73.4 28:10 06
Steph Hibberd 61:37 41:34 67.4 28:10 06
Karen Jenkins 48:30 32:55 85.6 28:11 04
Susan Haines 53:13 36:26 79.0 28:25 03
Tracey Scarlett 47:04 33:50 88.2 29:50 02

Karen Jenkins
Tracey Scarlett
Anni Morgan

Susan Haines
Cath Stranks
Steph Hibberd

Steve Frear
James Bolton
Kevin Game

Senior & Veteran Men - 8,500m

Although Steve Frear put in another great performance for us in winning the race, our men were well under strength and finished 8th and last in Division 1. Winning time: 31:17 Number of finishers:263

Name Position Time Notes
Steve Frear 001 31:17 1st SM
James Bolton 032 34:46
Kevin Game 036 35:10
Rob Linnell 075 37:20
Jason Barry 125 39:45
John Greenhill (V40) 162 41:54
Mike Green (V40) 205 45:12
Will Hudson 210 45:38
Kirk Adams 218 47:32

CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY HANDICAP COMPETITION (MEN) - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD)

Name Est 10K Race Time Handicap % Handicap Time Points
Steve Frear 32:49 31:17 100 31:17 10
Mike Green 47:27 45:12 69.2 31:17 10
Kevin Game 36:37 35:10 89.6 31:30 08
Rob Linnell 37:43 35:10 87.0 32:29 07
James Bolton 34:43 34:46 94.5 32:51 06
John Greenhill 41:29 41:54 79.1 33:08 05
Will Hudson 44:43 45:38 73.4 33:30 04
Kirk Adams 46:30 47:32 70.6 33:33 03
Jason Barry 36:00 39:45 91.2 36:15 02

Rob Linnell
Jason Barry
John Greenhill

Mike Green
Will Hudson
Kirk Adams

Ascott Cross-Country Results

Sunday 1st November 2009 - Marlow Half Marathon

Martin Townsend
Susan Harrison
Peter Rayner

Martin Townsend warmed up for his forthcoming Cornish Marathon and was joined by Peter Rayner and Susan Harrison. All did well on a foul day over a hilly course. Winning time: 1:15:30 Number of finishers: 938

Name Position Time Notes
Martin Townsend (V40) 043 1:32:05 Chip time
Peter Rayner (V50) 082 1:36:31 Chip time
Susan Harrison (LV45) 324 1:49:16 Chip time

Marlow Half Results

Friday 6th November to Sunday 8th November 2009 - Druids Ridgeway 3-Day Challenge (82 Miles)

Paul Brackett ran from Ivinghoe to Avebury covering 28 miles on day 1, 27 miles on day 2 and 27 miles on day 3 over some very difficult terrain in bad weather. Winning time: tbc Number of finishers: tbc

Name Position Time Notes
Paul Brackett (V50) tbc 15:52 5:08 (Day 1)/5:24 (Day 2)/5:20 (Day 3) 5:20

Ridgeway 3-Day Challenge Results (to follow)

Sunday 15th November 2009 - Avebury 8 (Trail)

Gillian Howell (left)

Gillian Howell found her element in taking 1st LV40 honours and 3rd lady overall in very muddy conditions. Due to floods the route was well over the advertised 8 miles. Winning time: 50:24 Number of finishers: 121

Name Position Time Notes
Gillian Howell (LV45) 033 1:07:50 1st LV40/3rd lady

Avebury 8 Results

Saturday 28th November 2009 - Reading Park Run 5K

Suzanne Briggs put in a sound performance beating her previous best by 22 seconds. Winning time: 17:46 Number of finishers: 87

Name Position Time Notes
Suzanne Briggs (LV45) 62 26:32 p.b.

Park Run Results

29th November 2009 - Eynsham 10K (County Championships)

Steve Naylor
A winning debut
James Bolton
Sealed Oxon Grand Prix victory
Sue Cantwell
A massive personal best

This was a great day for us with a race victory for newcomer Steve Naylor giving him the County title. James Bolton sealed victory in the Oxon Road Race Grand Prix for the second year running with Hans Price cementing third place in the same competition. Our men took the Grand Prix title for the 6th time in 8 years. Susan Harrison earned 1st V55 honours in the open and County races, Bryan Vaughan was 3rd V50 and there were personal bests for Kevin Game,Daniel Moseley, Sue Cantwell, Will Hudson, Melanie Hawkins, Anni Morgan and Steph Hibberd. Winning time: 33:16 Number of finishers: 542

Name Position Time Notes
Steve Naylor 001 33:16 County Champion/debut
James Bolton 017 35:09
Brian O'Connor (V40) 020 35:39
Kevin Game 023 35:52 p.b.
Hans Price 031 36:34 equals p.b.
Dave Cantwell (V40) 042 37:16
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 073 39:23 3rd Cty V50
Gavin Bird (V40) 074 39:32
Andy Pike (V40) 084 40:10
Daniel Moseley 093 40:37 p.b.
John Greenhill (V40) 104 40:51
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 147 42:35 p.b.
Mark Pidgeon (V50) 156 43:07
Will Hudson 190 44:41 p.b.
Melanie Hawkins(LV35) 214 45:42 p.b.
Susan Harrison (LV55) 235 46:30 1st LV55 Open & Cty
Kirk Adams 247 46:53
Sarah Dawson (LV35) 277 47:48 debut
Dave Cole (V40) 284 48:31
Anni Morgan (LV35) 309 48:59 p.b.
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 343 50:41
Susan Haines (LV45) 373 52:00
Steph Hibberd 503 61:12 p.b.

Brian O'Connor
Kevin Game
personal best
Susan Harrison
1st LV55

Hans Price
Dave Cantwell
Bryan Vaughan
3rd V50
Gavin Bird
Melanie Hawkins
Daniel Moseley

John Greenhill
Mark Pidgeon
Will Hudson

Kirk Adams
Sarah Dawson
Dave Cole
tore calf at 7K

Anni Morgan
Tracey Scarlett
Susan Haines

Steph Hibberd
Steve Naylor
with winners trophies
Susan Harrison
with LV55 winner's trophy

Steve Naylor
with County trophy & gold medal
Susan Harrison
with LV55 County gold medal
Oxon Road Race Grand Prix trophy
winners Woodstock Harriers
Hans Price
Oxon Road Race Grand Prix 3rd
James Bolton
Oxon Road Race Grand Prix winner

Eynsham 10K Results

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (EYNSHAM 10K)

(No new entrants to the competition allowed after race 7 so no points awarded to Steve Naylor,Daniel Moseley & Dave Cole)

Name Handicap Time Points
Sue Cantwell 29:18 16
Susan Haines 31:15 15
Will Hudson 31:44 14
John Greenhill 31:59 13
Susan Harrison 32:00 12
Hans Price 32:04 11
Melanie Hawkins 32:05 10
Kevin Game 32:32 09
Dave Cantwell 32:32 09
Sarah Dawson 32:47 07
Anni Morgan 32:47 07
Brian O'Connor 32:54 05
Gavin Bird 33:27 04
Steph Hibberd 33:40 03
James Bolton 33:55 02
Mark Pidgeon 34:01 01
Tracey Scarlett 34:10 01
Andy Pike 34:37 01
Kirk Adams 35:10 01
Bryan Vaughan 35:53 01

Sunday 6th December 2009 - Oxford Mail Cross-Country League Race 2 (Culham)
Thaila Hibberd
Tom Blincowe

Mini-Minors - 1,200m

Thaila Hibberd had a good debut run for the Club.Winning time: 4:58 Number of finishers: 52

Name Position Time
Thaila Hibberd 49 7:03

U15/U17 Boys - 4,800m

Tom Blincowe had another strong run finishing well up in his age group less than a minute behind the winner.Winning time: 20:30 Number of finishers: 26

Name Position Time
Tom Blincowe (U15) 08 21:26

Sharron Sheppard
Kerry Steele
Sue Cantwell

Senior & Veteran Women - 6,500m

Sharron Sheppard led home our large contingent of 10 girls to overall 2nd place in Division 2 after 2 events. Sharron is also 2nd in the LV35 group after 2 races.Winning time: 28:21 Number of finishers: 149

Name Position Time
Sharron Sheppard (LV35) 007 30:14
Kerry Steele (LV35) 019 32:10
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 028 32:57
Gillian Howell (LV45) 036 34:02
Melanie Hawkins 037 34:07
Tracey Scarlett (LV35) 086 37:21
Anni Morgan (LV35) 093 38:02
Susan Haines (LV45) 102 39:25
Karen Foster (LV 35) 123 43:12
Steph Hibberd 126 43:32

CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY HANDICAP COMPETITION (WOMEN) - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CULHAM)

Name Est 10K Race Time Handicap % Handicap Time Points
Steph Hibberd 61:37 43:32 67.4 29:20 10
Gillian Howell 48.00 34:02 88.3 29:26 09
Anni Morgan 53:34 38:02 77.5 29:28 08
Melanie Hawkins 47:30 34:07 87.4 29:49 07
Sharron Sheppard 41:30 30:14 100 30:14 06
Sue Cantwell 44:30 32:57 93.2 30:43 05
Susan Haines 53:13 39:25 78.0 30:45 04
Karen Foster 58:00 43:12 71.5 30:53 03
Kerry Steele 42:30 32:10 97.7 31:26 02
Tracey Scarlett 47:04 37:21 88.2 32:57 01

Gillian Howell
Melanie Hawkins
Tracey Scarlett

Anni Morgan
Susan Haines
Karen Foster
Steph Hibberd

Kevin Game
James Bolton
Hans Price

Senior & Veteran Men - 8,500m

Kevin Game had a great run to lead us home in an overall better team performance than in race 1. Our men are off the bottom of Division 1 in 7th place. Winning time: 33:19 Number of finishers: 221

Name Position Time
Kevin Game 029 36:21
James Bolton 035 37:09
Hans Price 041 37:35
Dave Cantwell (V40) 051 38:16
Sam Cruickshank 066 39:13
Jason Barry 078 40:01
Bryan Vaughan (V50) 079 40:02
Jim Stewart 088 40:35
Andy Pike (V40) 102 42:03
Nick Hall (V40) 141 44:49
Chris Tarratt 158 46:31
John Greenhill (V40) 159 46:34
Will Hudson 173 48:22
Kirk Adams 189 49:51

CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY HANDICAP COMPETITION (MEN) - HANDICAP TIMES & POINTS (CULHAM)

Name Est 10K Race Time Handicap % Handicap Time Points
Sam Cruickshank 39:45 39:13 82.6 32:24 10
Kevin Game 36:37 36:31 89.6 32:43 09
Hans Price 36:34 37:35 89.7 33:43 08
Dave Cantwell 36:46 38:16 89.3 34:10 07
Jim Stewart 38:14 40:35 85.8 34:49 06
James Bolton 34:43 37:09 94.5 35:06 05
Kirk Adams 46:30 49:51 70.6 35:12 04
Andy Pike 39:04 42:03 84.0 35:19 03
Nick Hall 41:31 44:49 79.0 35:24 02
Will Hudson 44:43 48:22 73.4 35:30 01
Chris Tarratt 42:34 46:31 77.1 35:52 01
Bryan Vaughan 36:32 40:02 89.8 35:57 01
Jason Barry 36:00 40:01 91.2 36:30 01
John Greenhill 41:29 46:34 79.1 36:50 01

Dave Cantwell
Sam Cruickshank
Bryan Vaughan

Jason Barry
Jim Stewart
Andy Pike

Nick Hall
Chris Tarratt
John Greenhill
Will Hudson
Kirk Adams

Culham Cross-Country Results

Sunday 6th December 2009 - Luton Marathon

Paul Brackett proved a return to fitness with his fastest run for some months. Winning time: 2:26:14 Number of finishers: 493

Name Position Time
Paul Brackett (V50) 156 3:34:46

Luton Marathon Results

Sunday 13th December 2009 - Andy Reading 10K

Martin Townsend
John Greenhill
Mark Pidgeon

Martin Townsend led home our trio running his fastest 10K for some time whilst John Greenhill had another strong run towards his quest to beat 40 minutes.Mark Pidgeon beat his previous personal best by a few seconds. Winning time: 32:31 Number of finishers: 445

Name Position Time Notes
Martin Townsend (V40) 042 38:34 (Chip)
John Greenhill (V40) 078 40:51 (Chip)
Mark Pidgeon (V50) 094 41:33 (Chip) p.b

Andy Reading Results

Sunday 20th December 2009 - Hooky Christmas Canter (7-mile Multi-Terrain)

James Bolton finished 2nd and Dave Cantwell 5th on a freezing cold but sunny day. Kerry Steele & Sue Cantwell had great runs to take 2nd & 3rd LV35 honours respectively.Gillian Howell finished 2nd LV45 & Susan Harrison was 1st LV55. Winning time: 41:53 Number of finishers: 150

Name Position Time Notes
James Bolton 02 42:57 2nd SM
Dave Cantwell (V40) 05 44:39 2nd V40
Kerry Steele (LV35) 24 51:54 2nd LV35
Sue Cantwell (LV35) 37 52:31 3rd LV35
Steve Howell (V50) 52 56:01
Gillian Howell (LV45) 55 56:08 2nd LV45
Sarah Dawson (LV35) 62 57:25
Mike Shipway (V60) 64 57:32
Susan Harrison (LV55) 76 59:51 1st LV55
Kirk Adams 85 61:22

Hooky Christmas Canter Results