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Race Statistics : 2009

Harriers Championship Ranking : Harriers Championship Awards : Most Improved Runner
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Harriers Championship Winners : 1986-2009

Harriers Championship Ranking: 2009

Table by Tony Dadd

	A	B	C	D	E
1	Rank	Name	WAVA Sum	Qualifying Races	WAVA Average
2	1	Adam Mills	492.2	6	82.03
3	2	Nora Haggart	458.2	6	76.37
4	3	Veronica Singleton	452.5	6	75.42
5	4	Morgan Walters	452.4	6	75.39
6	5	Stuart Trevallion	450.0	6	75.01
7	6	Kathy Horsman	435.4	6	72.57
8	7	Bob Wells	431.0	5	86.21
9	8	Graham Short	430.6	6	71.77
10	9	Andrea Sewell	430.1	6	71.68
11	10	Lynne Greenard	427.4	6	71.24
12	11	Gareth Waite	427.0	6	71.17
13	12	Sarah Lee	425.8	6	70.97
14	13	Rob Miller	425.5	6	70.92
15	14	Bill Billington	419.4	6	69.90
16	15	Mark Tinkler	414.6	6	69.10
17	16	Tony Barnes	410.5	6	68.41
18	17	Adam Hills	406.2	6	67.70
19	18	Joe Horsman	402.0	6	67.00
20	19	Beverley Tredget	396.2	6	66.03
21	20	Juliet Smith	395.9	6	65.99
22	21	Richard Watson	394.1	6	65.69
23	22	Joe Warren	392.8	6	65.46
24	23	Clive Prior	392.5	6	65.42
25	24	Renette Wolvaardt	391.4	6	65.23
26	25	Alistair Vile	390.2	6	65.03
27	26	Martin Leach	390.0	5	78.00
28	27	Rob Bishop	385.7	6	64.29
29	28	Samantha Linney	377.8	6	62.97
30	29	Darren Miller	376.9	6	62.81
31	30	Robin Fiander	375.6	6	62.60
32	31	Ian Joyce	375.6	6	62.60
33	32	Ian Baker	372.4	6	62.07
34	33	David Sharman	372.0	6	62.00
35	34	Paul Holmes	369.2	6	61.54
36	35	Chris Cottam	366.9	6	61.15
37	36	Keith Gray	365.7	6	60.94
38	37	Chris Fadden	362.4	6	60.40
39	38	Justin Openshaw	356.8	5	71.37
40	39	Alison Cooper	352.4	5	70.47
41	40	Caroline Devine	349.9	5	69.98
42	41	Jack Chana	349.5	6	58.25
43	42	Gary Butler	347.9	5	69.58
44	43	Jerry Pullinger	347.9	5	69.58
45	44	Jenny Cull	346.5	6	57.75
46	45	Tony Jones	343.7	6	57.28
47	46	Paul Stuart	342.8	5	68.57
48	47	Jude Cottam	340.4	6	56.73
49	48	Anne Barnicoat	331.9	5	66.38
50	49	Elaine McCulloch	331.2	6	55.20
51	50	Carla Fisher	326.1	5	65.22
52	51	Lesley Barnes	325.7	5	65.14
53	52	Joe Nellis	323.8	5	64.77
54	53	Iva Barr	321.2	5	64.24
55	54	Gill Fullen	316.6	4	79.15
56	55	Alan Shillitoe	314.9	5	62.98
57	56	Pauline Bambury	312.5	4	78.12
58	57	Ian Marshall	312.0	5	62.40
59	58	Julian Winn	310.5	5	62.10
60	59	Ian Soaft	310.0	5	62.00
61	60	Katarina Darcy	309.4	6	51.56
62	61	Brian Larkin	305.7	5	61.13
63	62	Norman Beckwith	304.4	4	76.11
64	63	Sally Cartwright	303.3	4	75.83
65	64	Tom Brassington	303.2	5	60.65
66	65	Simon Fawcett	301.0	4	75.25
67	66	Susan Farr	300.8	5	60.16
68	67	Bruce Mehew	300.4	6	50.06
69	68	Renee Corbett	296.5	4	74.13
70	69	Al Fadden	293.9	4	73.49
71	70	Larry Corkrey	291.3	5	58.27
72	71	Keith Peryer	288.6	5	57.73
73	72	Eugenie Carr	287.6	4	71.91
74	73	Ian Herbert	282.5	5	56.50
75	74	Tim Price	280.1	4	70.03
76	75	Linda Watson	279.4	5	55.88
77	76	Leigh Price	274.4	5	54.88
78	77	Andy Sewell	273.5	4	68.36
79	78	Lesley Guest	272.3	5	54.47
80	79	David Roberts	266.4	4	66.59
81	80	Marianne Williamson	266.1	4	66.52
82	81	Malcolm McEwen	264.6	6	44.10
83	82	Lynne Deloubes	262.3	6	43.71
84	83	Jackie Bullard	256.8	4	64.19
85	84	Viv Kilgour	253.9	4	63.47
86	85	Donna McEwen	253.6	4	63.39
87	86	Chris Capps	248.4	4	62.11
88	87	David Prior	247.9	4	61.98
89	88	Jeanette Cheetham	245.5	4	61.38
90	89	Trish Miller	242.8	5	48.56
91	90	Linda Payne	241.1	5	48.21
92	91	Alex Rothwell	239.4	4	59.84
93	92	Peter Bishop	239.3	6	39.89
94	93	Noel Jones	238.7	4	59.68
95	94	Lynne Gingell	236.9	4	59.22
96	95	Steve Daniels	232.8	4	58.21
97	96	Tony Dadd	229.8	3	76.61
98	97	Julian Turnbull	227.3	4	56.82
99	98	Sandra Cope	226.8	4	56.70
100	99	Lynn Christison	226.5	4	56.62
101	100	Dan Hayes	226.3	4	56.58
102	101	David Hutchings	226.1	4	56.53
103	102	Bev Hayes	224.7	4	56.17
104	103	Lisa Webster	223.8	4	55.94
105	104	Mark Pryor	221.5	3	73.82
106	105	Sylvia Jones	221.2	5	44.23
107	106	Jude Toasland	220.5	4	55.13
108	107	Tony Parello	205.8	3	68.62
109	108	Peter Lawley	202.0	4	50.51
110	109	Paul Harris	195.5	3	65.17
111	110	Willie Young	194.6	3	64.85
112	111	Mark Billington	188.6	3	62.87
113	112	Giles Rigarlsford	186.4	3	62.13
114	113	Catherine Clark	184.4	3	61.45
115	114	Andrew Moore	184.1	3	61.38
116	115	Pieter Severein	181.1	3	60.38
117	116	Greg Jeffreys	180.2	3	60.05
118	117	Ben Thornber	179.9	3	59.97
119	118	Cath Thompson	178.1	3	59.36
120	119	Lucy Fensome	176.4	3	58.81
121	120	Zoe Willett	175.2	3	58.40
122	121	Gyll Brunton	175.0	3	58.35
123	122	Heather Hobbs	174.6	3	58.19
124	123	Roger Sewell	174.5	3	58.15
125	124	Dave Bamber	174.3	3	58.09
126	125	Russell Lambert	172.9	3	57.62
127	126	Suet Lua	169.4	3	56.46
128	127	Paul Hudson	167.9	5	33.58
129	128	Chadlea Jenkins	165.9	3	55.30
130	129	Ella Snape	162.5	3	54.17
131	130	Jean Aldous	162.3	3	54.09
132	131	Debbie Aldred	157.4	3	52.47
133	132	Ivone Joaquim	156.9	3	52.31
134	133	Adrian Randall	150.4	3	50.13
135	134	David Holt	150.4	2	75.18
136	135	Alan Barratt	147.8	2	73.91
137	136	Neil Lovesey	145.5	2	72.73
138	137	Amanda Pullinger	145.1	3	48.35
139	138	Andy Purdy	143.6	2	71.79
140	139	Christopher Dilley	143.4	2	71.68
141	140	Amanda Friman	142.0	2	71.00
142	141	Lisette Bonin-Casey	139.4	2	69.69
143	142	Brian McCallen	137.7	2	68.83
144	143	Karen Robertson	137.1	2	68.53
145	144	Mark Ingledew	135.7	2	67.87
146	145	Ruth Wingrove	135.2	3	45.08
147	146	Peter Hawking	134.7	2	67.33
148	147	Anna-Louise Didier	134.3	2	67.17
149	148	Brian Flynn	132.0	3	43.99
150	149	Paul Rose	131.7	2	65.84
151	150	David Cullum	131.6	2	65.81
152	151	John Barnard	130.8	2	65.42
153	152	Steve Gaunt	130.7	2	65.37
154	153	John Harbour	129.0	2	64.52
155	154	Susan Purser	128.7	2	64.34
156	155	Lawrence Folley	128.7	2	64.33
157	156	Liz Stockton	122.9	2	61.45
158	157	Mandy Lawson	122.7	2	61.33
159	158	Judith Ingledew	122.6	2	61.28
160	159	Jim Gannon	122.5	2	61.26
161	160	Ken Toye	121.6	2	60.80
162	161	Julie Wargent	120.9	2	60.45
163	162	Stuart Bullard	119.9	2	59.97
164	163	Paul Davis	118.2	2	59.09
165	164	Kevin White	118.1	2	59.04
166	165	Steve Clark	116.2	2	58.09
167	166	Jacinta Horne	115.2	2	57.62
168	167	Jeff Carter	113.4	2	56.69
169	168	Sean McGilligan	110.9	2	55.46
170	169	Ian Kingstone	110.3	2	55.14
171	170	Peter Bloodworth	110.2	2	55.12
172	171	Amanda Kempster	109.1	2	54.55
173	172	Jon Sidwick	107.9	2	53.95
174	173	Peter Marshall	106.6	2	53.28
175	174	Sabrina Donnelly	104.7	2	52.33
176	175	Saul Quince	104.1	2	52.06
177	176	Richard Ogborne	102.7	2	51.33
178	177	Linda Hollowell	101.3	2	50.66
179	178	Julie Grout	99.6	2	49.80
180	179	David Cope	96.1	2	48.07
181	180	Anna Townley	95.0	2	47.51
182	181	Paul Walton	92.4	2	46.18
183	182	Alistair Gould	86.5	2	43.26
184	183	Steve Earley	79.0	1	78.99
185	184	Kevin Willett	78.5	1	78.51
186	185	Dave Daniels	75.3	1	75.29
187	186	Kevan Armstrong	69.4	1	69.41
188	187	Richard Whiteman	69.4	1	69.41
189	188	Geoff Cooper	68.5	1	68.51
190	189	Richard Piron	68.4	1	68.35
191	190	David Girling	67.7	1	67.72
192	191	Anna Litchfield	67.6	1	67.62
193	192	Charles Rule	67.3	1	67.28
194	193	Avril Monment	67.2	1	67.18
195	194	Graham Horne	66.2	1	66.18
196	195	Paul Roberts	65.2	1	65.22
197	196	James Wallbank	65.2	1	65.17
198	197	Ray Evans	64.7	1	64.73
199	198	Jose Ariza	64.2	1	64.21
200	199	Judy Prior	64.1	1	64.13
201	200	Jenny Lovesey	63.9	1	63.86
202	201	Kevin Mcphillips	63.4	1	63.36
203	202	Jim Hendry	63.3	1	63.34
204	203	Sarah Janes	62.8	1	62.78
205	204	Samantha Baylis	62.7	1	62.68
206	205	Peter Mealing	61.9	1	61.87
207	206	Eric Swain	61.7	1	61.67
208	207	Kevin McPhillips	61.6	1	61.63
209	208	Gabs Arpaia	61.6	1	61.60
210	209	Phil Wainwright	61.5	1	61.49
211	210	Mike Cheveralls	61.1	1	61.07
212	211	Paula Stuart	60.2	1	60.17
213	212	Mike Statham	60.1	1	60.09
214	213	Rosie Harper	60.0	1	59.95
215	214	Michael Dawes	59.5	1	59.54
216	215	David Russell	59.5	1	59.53
217	216	Cliff Smith	59.3	1	59.35
218	217	Linda Wilding	59.2	1	59.23
219	218	Kate Barnard	58.9	1	58.91
220	219	Charlie Hempstead	58.9	1	58.91
221	220	Christopher Trousdell	58.7	1	58.67
222	221	Lee Mason	58.2	1	58.16
223	222	Rupert Howton	57.9	1	57.86
224	223	Bill Tallentire	57.9	1	57.85
225	224	Dawn Spirito	57.8	1	57.82
226	225	Ruth Bissell	57.8	1	57.81
227	226	Steve Williamson	57.6	1	57.55
228	227	David Piegaze	57.5	1	57.51
229	228	Richard Taylor	57.4	1	57.44
230	229	Peter Pack	56.8	1	56.85
231	230	Rachel Burrage	56.8	1	56.76
232	231	Keith Milton	56.6	1	56.57
233	232	Mourad Ben-Taieb	56.5	1	56.52
234	233	Angie Kay	55.9	1	55.91
235	234	Michael Tattam	55.8	1	55.84
236	235	Paula Blizard	55.8	1	55.78
237	236	Mandy Tapley	55.6	1	55.64
238	237	Andy Relton	55.6	1	55.57
239	238	Sonia Metherell	55.1	1	55.13
240	239	Sami Sarkardei	55.0	1	54.98
241	240	Naomi O'Leary	54.5	1	54.49
242	241	Lisa Ryder	54.4	1	54.43
243	242	Michelle Davis	54.0	1	54.01
244	243	Michelle Corp	53.9	1	53.92
245	244	Sarah Relton	53.7	1	53.69
246	245	Fiona Iaciofano	53.4	1	53.36
247	246	Rebecca Le Sueur	53.1	1	53.14
248	247	Julia Moore	53.1	1	53.11
249	248	Darren Cimelli	53.1	1	53.07
250	249	Nick Fone	53.0	1	52.97
251	250	Navinder Lali	52.8	1	52.77
252	251	Donna Dolan	52.6	1	52.63
253	252	Martyn Thorpe	52.1	1	52.10
254	253	Margaret Kubicek	51.7	1	51.66
255	254	David Fake	51.6	1	51.56
256	255	Pippa Kidd	51.4	1	51.43
257	256	Sarah Damon	51.1	1	51.15
258	257	Greg Sharpe	50.8	1	50.78
259	258	Rachel Beckett	50.6	1	50.57
260	259	Rakesh Kumar	50.4	1	50.39
261	260	Angela Lewry	50.3	1	50.25
262	261	Chris Armstrong	50.1	1	50.09
263	262	Fiona Henderson	50.0	1	50.02
264	263	Lisa Cordes	49.6	1	49.56
265	264	Julie Whitworth	49.5	1	49.48
266	265	Alison Barratt	49.3	1	49.30
267	266	Kim Hawking	49.1	1	49.10
268	267	Ralph Ward	48.4	1	48.37
269	268	Deborah Roberts	48.3	1	48.30
270	269	Anna Harris	48.0	1	47.96
271	270	Tracey Smith	47.7	1	47.74
272	271	Vicky Barnes	47.6	1	47.61
273	272	Theresa Cooper	47.6	1	47.58
274	273	Rosahn Devonshire	47.2	1	47.25
275	274	Lorraine Hakin	47.1	1	47.12
276	275	Emma Oliver	46.8	1	46.84
277	276	Sue Peacock	46.3	1	46.35
278	277	Roger Ward	46.0	1	46.03
279	278	Santos Bechoo	45.9	1	45.85
280	279	Vincent Doyle	45.8	1	45.82
281	280	Val Bird	44.9	1	44.87
282	281	Eleanor Bonnist	44.9	1	44.87
283	282	Nicola Alston	44.8	1	44.77
284	283	Joanne Campbell	44.6	1	44.64
285	284	Darren Holding	44.2	1	44.25
286	285	Rachel Cocozza	43.9	1	43.94
287	286	Helen Bhambri	43.6	1	43.58
288	287	Karen Oakley	41.3	1	41.28
289	288	Lorena Henderson	39.1	1	39.07

Harriers Championship Awards: 2009

Table by Tony Dadd

Name	Sex	Dist	Race	Time	WAVA	Agecat	Award
Adam Mills	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:16:24	81.6%	MV35	MS_1
Christopher Dilley	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:17:43	73.2%	MSEN	MS_2
Adam Hills	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:18:24	70.5%	MSEN	MS_3
Andrew Moore	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:35	64.6%	MV35	MV35
Stuart Trevallion	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:18:39	73.9%	MV40	MV40
Dave Daniels	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:18:34	75.3%	MV45	MV45
Graham Short	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:19:53	73.1%	MV50	MV50
Ken Toye	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:35	64.8%	MV55	MV55
David Girling	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:23	67.7%	MV60	MV60
Martin Leach	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:57	79.5%	MV65	MV65
Bill Billington	m	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:12	70.8%	MV70	MV70
Gill Fullen	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:19:13	81.3%	FV40	FS_1
Eugenie Carr	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:22	73.0%	FV35	FS_2
Sarah Lee	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:11	69.6%	FV35	FS_3
Trish Miller	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:31:31	46.4%	FV35	FV35
Renette Wolvaardt	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:26	66.7%	FV40	FV40
Veronica Singleton	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:33	75.8%	FV45	FV45
Nora Haggart	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:55	76.6%	FV50	FV50
Pauline Bambury	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:58	82.1%	FV55	FV55
Lynne Greenard	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:21	72.7%	FV60	FV60
Iva Barr	f	5K	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:38:47	64.2%	FV80	FV80
Kevin Willett	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:29:33	78.5%	MV45	MS_1
Adam Hills	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:30:33	70.2%	MSEN	MS_2
Al Fadden	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:30:50	73.6%	MV40	MS_3
Alistair Vile	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:32:14	67.0%	MV35	MV35
Stuart Trevallion	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:30:56	73.3%	MV40	MV40
Alan Barratt	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:31:28	74.9%	MV45	MV45
Graham Short	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:33:32	71.4%	MV50	MV50
Robin Fiander	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:40:55	60.9%	MV55	MV55
Martin Leach	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:34:49	78.8%	MV65	MV65
Bill Billington	m	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:41:49	70.3%	MV70	MV70
Renee Corbett	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:31:51	74.7%	FSEN	FS_1
Sally Cartwright	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:33:16	76.0%	FV40	FS_2
Sarah Lee	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:34:48	69.2%	FV35	FS_3
Eugenie Carr	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:35:04	69.8%	FV35	FV35
Renette Wolvaardt	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:39:42	64.8%	FV40	FV40
Caroline Devine	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:38:12	68.5%	FV45	FV45
Nora Haggart	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:37:05	74.5%	FV50	FV50
Susan Farr	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:50:45	57.8%	FV55	FV55
Elaine McCulloch	f	5M	Cranfield 5 2009	0:58:25	51.3%	FV60	FV60
Morgan Walters	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:37:22	78.5%	MV45	MS_1
Rob Miller	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:39:37	72.4%	MV40	MS_2
Adam Hills	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:40:13	67.1%	MSEN	MS_3
Gary Butler	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:40:57	70.1%	MV40	MV40
Tim Price	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:42:21	70.4%	MV45	MV45
Graham Short	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:41:40	72.1%	MV50	MV50
Ian Baker	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:50:56	63.1%	MV55	MV55
David Prior	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:51:01	65.5%	MV60	MV60
Martin Leach	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:44:06	78.1%	MV65	MV65
Bill Billington	m	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:52:12	70.7%	MV70	MV70
Juliet Smith	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:47:30	66.8%	FV40	FS_1
Beverley Tredget	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:48:30	67.1%	FV45	FS_2
Jeanette Cheetham	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:51:06	63.2%	FV40	FS_3
Lorena Henderson	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	1:18:36	39.1%	FV35	FV35
Linda Watson	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:56:59	56.2%	FV40	FV40
Lesley Barnes	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:52:20	63.9%	FV45	FV45
Lynne Greenard	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	0:55:14	68.9%	FV60	FV60
Iva Barr	f	10K	Standalone 10K 2009	1:17:02	66.5%	FV80	FV80
Adam Mills	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	0:55:30	82.2%	MV35	MS_1
Gareth Waite	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:02:43	71.2%	MSEN	MS_2
Morgan Walters	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:04:51	74.6%	MV45	MS_3
Alistair Vile	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:07:52	65.8%	MV35	MV35
Rob Miller	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:07:23	70.2%	MV40	MV40
Tony Barnes	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:08:25	69.6%	MV45	MV45
Jerry Pullinger	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:09:46	71.0%	MV50	MV50
Ian Baker	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:27:42	59.9%	MV55	MV55
Richard Whiteman	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:18:32	69.4%	MV60	MV60
Martin Leach	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:14:17	76.4%	MV65	MV65
Bill Billington	m	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:28:28	68.7%	MV70	MV70
Carla Fisher	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:11:23	69.2%	FSEN	FS_1
Sarah Lee	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:11:43	69.3%	FV35	FS_2
Veronica Singleton	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:12:44	75.5%	FV45	FS_3
Lucy Fensome	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:22:23	60.3%	FV35	FV35
Renette Wolvaardt	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:23:43	63.3%	FV40	FV40
Alison Cooper	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:14:51	71.4%	FV45	FV45
Amanda Friman	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:19:09	71.3%	FV50	FV50
Pauline Bambury	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:20:38	75.0%	FV55	FV55
Judy Prior	f	10M	Sandy 10 2009	1:37:22	64.1%	FV60	FV60
Gareth Waite	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:24:16	70.8%	MSEN	MS_1
Morgan Walters	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:25:28	75.9%	MV45	MS_2
Al Fadden	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:26:17	73.0%	MV40	MS_3
Lee Mason	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:43:43	58.2%	MV35	MV35
Gary Butler	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:32:35	68.0%	MV40	MV40
Paul Stuart	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:28:57	71.3%	MV45	MV45
Jerry Pullinger	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:31:04	73.0%	MV50	MV50
Robin Fiander	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:52:28	61.1%	MV55	MV55
David Prior	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:53:43	64.4%	MV60	MV60
Martin Leach	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:37:37	77.3%	MV65	MV65
Bill Billington	m	Half	St Neots Half 2009	2:08:58	63.5%	MV70	MV70
Sarah Lee	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:34:31	70.4%	FV35	FS_1
Veronica Singleton	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:40:52	73.0%	FV45	FS_2
Marianne Williamson	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:41:12	67.3%	FV40	FS_3
Lucy Fensome	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:57:36	56.6%	FV35	FV35
Renette Wolvaardt	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:48:03	65.2%	FV40	FV40
Alison Cooper	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:41:43	69.8%	FV45	FV45
Nora Haggart	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	1:41:36	75.2%	FV50	FV50
Lynne Greenard	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	2:03:25	67.2%	FV60	FV60
Iva Barr	f	Half	St Neots Half 2009	2:50:08	66.8%	FV80	FV80
Tony Dadd	m	Mar	Rotterdam Marathon 2009	2:53:10	75.0%	MV40	MS_1
Stuart Trevallion	m	Mar	London Marathon 2009	2:53:56	75.8%	MV40	MS_2
Bob Wells	m	Mar	Marathon du Grand Toulouse 2009	2:59:08	87.0%	MV60	MS_3
Dan Hayes	m	Mar	London Marathon 2009	3:44:06	56.6%	MV35	MV35
Al Fadden	m	Mar	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:03:20	72.4%	MV40	MV40
Tony Parello	m	Mar	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:11:19	71.5%	MV45	MV45
Jerry Pullinger	m	Mar	London Marathon 2009	3:20:29	69.3%	MV50	MV50
Richard Piron	m	Mar	Rotterdam Marathon 2009	3:33:37	68.4%	MV55	MV55
Chris Cottam	m	Mar	Belfast Marathon 2009	4:30:35	57.0%	MV60	MV60
Larry Corkrey	m	Mar	London Marathon 2009	6:04:49	46.7%	MV70	MV70
Veronica Singleton	f	Mar	London Marathon 2009	3:30:17	72.5%	FV45	FS_1
Marianne Williamson	f	Mar	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:39:03	64.5%	FV35	FS_2
Andrea Sewell	f	Mar	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:39:12	69.5%	FV45	FS_3
Bev Hayes	f	Mar	London Marathon 2009	4:03:52	56.9%	FV35	FV35
Renette Wolvaardt	f	Mar	London Marathon 2009	3:58:50	61.7%	FV40	FV40
Viv Kilgour	f	Mar	London Marathon 2009	4:00:37	62.2%	FV45	FV45
Nora Haggart	f	Mar	Paris Marathon 2009	3:50:17	68.6%	FV50	FV50
Val Bird	f	Mar	London Marathon 2009	6:17:34	44.9%	FV55	FV55
Iva Barr	f	Mar	Edinburgh Marathon 2009	6:30:18	59.4%	FV80	FV80

Most Improved Runner : 2009

Table by Tony Dadd

We have 4 years' worth of data now - 2006, 2007,2008 and 2009. I compared races run in 2009 to 2006-8 at the same distance (but not necessarily the same race!). So the best 5 mile age-graded % from 2009 was compared to the best 5 mile age-graded % set in 2006-8 etc. This wasn't restricted to the 6 main road race distances so 12K, 15M, 30K and 20M were also included. For each distance comparison I calculated the raw % improvement and also the "adjusted" improvement, which allows for the fact that faster runners have less room for improvement.

Runners were allowed into the final table if they had at least 4 distances at which they had improved and their mean adjusted improvement was positive (ie they didn't get worse on average !). They were then ranked by the mean adjusted improvement.

	N	Mean	Mean_adj
Renette Wolvaardt	4	5.90%	14.5%
Paul Holmes	4	3.79%	9.08%
Richard Watson	5	3.49%	8.72%
Joe Nellis	4	3.31%	8.69%
Keith Gray	4	3.97%	8.69%
Sarah Lee	5	2.43%	7.69%
Graham Short	6	1.97%	6.47%
David Roberts	4	2.35%	6.26%
Samantha Linney	4	2.38%	6.01%
David Sharman	5	2.17%	5.21%
Chris Fadden	5	2.14%	5.14%
Ian Joyce	6	1.46%	3.69%
Linda Watson	5	1.34%	2.92%
Tom Brassington	4	1.13%	2.54%

WAVA Single Race Ratings: 2009

Table by Tony Dadd

Ranking	Name	Race	Time	WAVA
1	Bob Wells	Marathon du Grand Toulouse 2009	2:59:08	0.8701
2	Adam Mills	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	1:12:28	0.8382
3	Pauline Bambury	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:58	0.8209
4	Gill Fullen	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:19:13	0.8132
5	Tony Dadd	Folksworth 15 2009	1:28:21	0.8050
6	Martin Leach	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:57	0.7945
7	Steve Earley	Fred Hughes 10 2009	0:58:35	0.7899
8	Morgan Walters	Standalone 10K 2009	0:37:22	0.7853
9	Kevin Willett	Cranfield 5 2009	0:29:33	0.7851
10	Nora Haggart	Wolverton 5 2009	0:35:34	0.7843
11	Simon Fawcett	Gosport Half 2009	1:17:28	0.7787
12	Norman Beckwith	Standalone 10K 2009	0:44:58	0.7742
13	Veronica Singleton	Bedford 6 2009	0:41:55	0.7687
14	Sally Cartwright	Bedford 6 2009	0:39:53	0.7671
15	Kathy Horsman	Last Friday 5K (Oct) 2009	0:21:42	0.7667
16	Stuart Trevallion	Silverstone 10K 2009	0:37:12	0.7656
17	David Holt	Wootton Half 2008	1:27:33	0.7652
18	Dave Daniels	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:18:34	0.7529
19	Al Fadden	Bedford 6 2009	0:36:37	0.7499
20	Alan Barratt	Cranfield 5 2009	0:31:28	0.7487
21	Renee Corbett	Cranfield 5 2009	0:31:51	0.7467
22	Mark Pryor	Bedford 6 2009	0:36:51	0.7452
23	Justin Openshaw	Last Friday 5K (July) 2009	0:18:44	0.7353
24	Andrea Sewell	Wolverton 5 2009	0:36:14	0.7348
25	Neil Lovesey	Great Eastern Half 2009	1:32:56	0.7329
26	Christopher Dilley	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:17:43	0.7323
27	Andy Purdy	Ely 10K 2008	0:42:07	0.7310
28	Graham Short	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:19:53	0.7306
29	Gary Butler	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:19:00	0.7303
30	Eugenie Carr	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:22	0.7302
31	Jerry Pullinger	St Neots Half 2009	1:31:04	0.7297
32	Lynne Greenard	Winter Chicks Chase 5K 2009	0:25:02	0.7281
33	Rob Miller	Standalone 10K 2009	0:39:37	0.7241
34	Sarah Lee	Wolverton 5 2009	0:33:37	0.7220
35	Mark Tinkler	St Neots Half 2009	1:32:57	0.7207
36	Gareth Waite	Leamington Spa Regency 10K 2009	0:37:30	0.7193
37	Tony Parello	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:11:19	0.7150
38	Alison Cooper	Stanwick 10K 2009	0:45:32	0.7148
39	Paul Stuart	St Neots Half 2009	1:28:57	0.7131
40	Amanda Friman	Sandy 10 2009	1:19:09	0.7127
41	Joe Horsman	Last Friday 5K Jan 2009	0:20:36	0.7109
42	Bill Billington	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:52:00	0.7097
43	Caroline Devine	Sandy 10 2009	1:16:02	0.7093
44	Peter Hawking	St Neots Half 2009	1:35:45	0.7054
45	Adam Hills	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:18:24	0.7051
46	Tim Price	Wolverton 5 2009	0:33:43	0.7042
47	Andy Sewell	Oakley 20 2009	2:24:33	0.7009
48	Marianne Williamson	Wolverton 5 2009	0:35:29	0.7007
49	Lisette Bonin-Casey	Bedford 6 2009	0:43:26	0.6986
50	Tony Barnes	Sandy 10 2009	1:08:25	0.6964
51	Kevan Armstrong	Stevington 12K 2009	0:58:45	0.6941
52	Richard Whiteman	Sandy 10 2009	1:18:32	0.6941
53	Brian McCallen	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:45:13	0.6924
54	Carla Fisher	Sandy 10 2009	1:11:23	0.6918
55	Karen Robertson	Nene Valley 5K 2009	0:23:16	0.6895
56	Mark Ingledew	Wootton Half 2008	1:33:25	0.6894
57	Joe Nellis	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	1:38:59	0.6881
58	Susan Purser	Wolverton 5 2009	0:37:09	0.6862
59	Anne Barnicoat	Chicks Chase 5K (Mar) 2009	0:26:52	0.6862
60	Alistair Vile	Bedford 6 2009	0:38:08	0.6853
61	Geoff Cooper	Sandy 10 2009	1:11:09	0.6851
62	Clive Prior	Great Eastern Half 2009	1:31:26	0.6836
63	Richard Piron	Rotterdam Marathon 2009	3:33:37	0.6835
64	Willie Young	Wootton Half 2008	1:30:55	0.6826
65	David Roberts	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:04	0.6815
66	Paul Rose	Oakley 20 2009	2:26:44	0.6801
67	Viv Kilgour	Wootton Half 2008	1:45:28	0.6794
68	Paul Harris	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:26	0.6791
69	David Girling	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:23	0.6772
70	Anna Litchfield	Stamford 30K 2009	2:22:45	0.6762
71	Joe Warren	Fenland 10 2009	1:09:38	0.6742
72	Charles Rule	Cranfield 5 2009	0:31:53	0.6728
73	Chris Capps	Ely 10K 2008	0:45:46	0.6727
74	Anna-Louise Didier	Bedford 6 2009	0:42:53	0.6724
75	Avril Monment	Cambourne 10K 2009	0:47:14	0.6718
76	Richard Watson	Towpath 10K 2009	0:42:06	0.6715
77	Rob Bishop	Silverstone 10K 2009	0:44:44	0.6715
78	Beverley Tredget	Standalone 10K 2009	0:48:30	0.6711
79	John Barnard	Eye 10K 2009	0:41:59	0.6686
80	Iva Barr	St Neots Half 2009	2:50:08	0.6682
81	Juliet Smith	Standalone 10K 2009	0:47:30	0.6681
82	Renette Wolvaardt	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:26	0.6669
83	Brian Larkin	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:50:42	0.6655
84	Lesley Barnes	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:24:21	0.6647
85	Larry Corkrey	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:27:14	0.6635
86	David Cullum	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:24	0.6632
87	Graham Horne	Princes Risborough 10K 2009	0:44:41	0.6618
88	Alan Shillitoe	Last Friday 5K (Oct) 2009	0:19:42	0.6585
89	Jim Gannon	Balla 10K 2009	0:44:18	0.6574
90	Steve Gaunt	Sandy 10 2009	1:14:59	0.6552
91	David Prior	Standalone 10K 2009	0:51:01	0.6547
92	Ian Baker	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:45	0.6547
93	Paul Roberts	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:26	0.6522
94	Jackie Bullard	Harborough 5 2009	0:40:07	0.6520
95	James Wallbank	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:22:07	0.6517
96	Steve Daniels	St Neots Half 2009	1:37:22	0.6515
97	John Harbour	Fenland 10 2009	1:17:31	0.6493
98	Lawrence Folley	St Neots Half 2009	1:41:41	0.6482
99	Ken Toye	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:35	0.6476
100	Ray Evans	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:26:00	0.6473
101	Robin Fiander	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:48:22	0.6473
102	Donna McEwen	Rugby 6 2009	0:44:34	0.6470
103	Ian Soaft	Wellingborough 5 2009	0:39:37	0.6466
104	Andrew Moore	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:35	0.6458
105	Jeanette Cheetham	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:24:12	0.6458
106	Giles Rigarlsford	Wootton Half 2008	1:32:25	0.6454
107	Samantha Linney	Bedford 6 2009	0:47:35	0.6430
108	Jose Ariza	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:43:24	0.6421
109	Mark Billington	Betty Willett Memorial 10K 2009	0:44:41	0.6420
110	Judy Prior	Sandy 10 2009	1:37:22	0.6413
111	Judith Ingledew	Wootton Half 2008	1:49:58	0.6405
112	Julian Winn	Stevenage 5K (2) 2009	0:21:03	0.6404
113	Darren Miller	Peterborough 5K 2009	0:21:06	0.6389
114	Jenny Lovesey	Reading Half 2009	1:51:14	0.6386
115	Ben Thornber	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:20:20	0.6380
116	Chris Cottam	Stanwick 10K 2009	0:52:29	0.6364
117	Lynne Gingell	Silverstone Half 2009	1:55:03	0.6339
118	Kevin Mcphillips	St Neots Half 2009	1:40:07	0.6336
119	Jim Hendry	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:29:17	0.6334
120	Ian Marshall	St Neots Half 2009	1:38:05	0.6327
121	Ian Joyce	Sandy 10 2009	1:15:54	0.6325
122	Paul Holmes	Wolverton 5 2009	0:33:57	0.6318
123	David Hutchings	Sleaford Half 2009	1:39:40	0.6318
124	Julie Wargent	Leicester Half 2009	1:46:16	0.6310
125	Sarah Janes	Stanwick 10K 2009	0:47:39	0.6278
126	Catherine Clark	Cranfield 5 2009	0:41:19	0.6276
127	Samantha Baylis	Bedford 6 2009	0:46:30	0.6268
128	David Sharman	Fenland 10 2009	1:11:25	0.6254
129	Noel Jones	Canterbury 10 2009	1:16:20	0.6242
130	Susan Farr	Sandy 10 2009	1:36:57	0.6235
131	Keith Gray	Stevington 12K 2009	0:56:08	0.6230
132	Tom Brassington	Bedford 6 2009	0:48:27	0.6230
133	Liz Stockton	Oakley 20 2009	2:54:05	0.6227
134	Chris Fadden	Wolverton 5 2009	0:37:33	0.6226
135	Pieter Severein	Wootton Half 2008	1:35:56	0.6218
136	Peter Mealing	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:43:36	0.6187
137	Greg Jeffreys	Blisworth 5K 2009	0:24:07	0.6173
138	Eric Swain	Whipsnade Zoo 10K 2009	0:45:31	0.6167
139	Kevin McPhillips	Abingdon Marathon 2009	3:36:57	0.6163
140	Gabs Arpaia	Paris Marathon 2009	3:38:42	0.6160
141	Mandy Lawson	Chicks Chase 5K (Mar) 2009	0:26:04	0.6154
142	Phil Wainwright	Wootton Half 2008	1:43:09	0.6149
143	Jean Aldous	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:56:27	0.6143
144	Russell Lambert	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:06	0.6139
145	Alex Rothwell	Stamford 30K 2009	2:34:02	0.6138
146	Paul Davis	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:22:50	0.6122
147	Mike Cheveralls	Great Eastern Half 2009	1:56:33	0.6107
148	Stuart Bullard	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:21:17	0.6096
149	Cath Thompson	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:44	0.6065
150	Lucy Fensome	Sandy 10 2009	1:22:23	0.6030
151	Paula Stuart	St Neots Half 2009	1:55:07	0.6017
152	Zoe Willett	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:26:13	0.6012
153	Mike Statham	Rotterdam Marathon 2009	4:00:51	0.6009
154	Jude Cottam	Stanwick 10K 2009	1:02:40	0.6002
155	Rosie Harper	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:49:54	0.5995
156	Gyll Brunton	Sandy 10 2009	1:36:57	0.5987
157	Jack Chana	Sandy 10 2009	1:29:28	0.5978
158	Keith Peryer	St Neots Half 2009	1:49:28	0.5974
159	Heather Hobbs	Sandy 10 2009	1:27:17	0.5973
160	Kevin White	Ely 10K 2008	0:47:06	0.5959
161	Michael Dawes	Bedford 6 2009	0:43:40	0.5954
162	David Russell	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:53	0.5953
163	Cliff Smith	Windermere Marathon 2009	3:59:52	0.5935
164	Leigh Price	Bedford 6 2009	0:53:21	0.5934
165	Linda Wilding	Fred Hughes 10 2009	1:43:08	0.5923
166	Dave Bamber	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:50	0.5912
167	Ian Herbert	Bedford 6 2009	0:47:52	0.5911
168	Roger Sewell	Half Maratona Ticino 2009	2:18:58	0.5895
169	Lynn Christison	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:24:26	0.5892
170	Kate Barnard	Ely 10K 2008	0:52:08	0.5891
171	Charlie Hempstead	Sandy 10 2009	1:22:07	0.5891
172	Jenny Cull	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:24:28	0.5884
173	Christopher Trousdell	Wootton Half 2008	1:41:40	0.5867
174	Julian Turnbull	Wootton Half 2008	1:41:46	0.5861
175	Steve Clark	Wootton Half 2008	2:00:22	0.5860
176	Dan Hayes	Oakley 20 2009	2:41:11	0.5852
177	Lisa Webster	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:52	0.5843
178	Jacinta Horne	Cranfield 5 2009	0:44:03	0.5836
179	Lee Mason	St Neots Half 2009	1:43:43	0.5816
180	Jude Toasland	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:26:39	0.5814
181	Tony Jones	Cranfield 5 2009	0:40:54	0.5805
182	Sandra Cope	York Brass Monkey Half 2009	2:11:42	0.5800
183	Rupert Howton	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:38	0.5786
184	Bill Tallentire	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:29:25	0.5785
185	Dawn Spirito	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:26:48	0.5782
186	Ruth Bissell	Wootton Half 2008	1:53:49	0.5781
187	Jeff Carter	Sandy 10 2009	1:18:32	0.5769
188	Steve Williamson	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:26:05	0.5755
189	Suet Lua	Wootton Half 2008	2:05:37	0.5755
190	David Piegaze	Fred Hughes 10 2009	1:20:28	0.5751
191	Ella Snape	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:03	0.5747
192	Elaine McCulloch	Wolverton 5 2009	0:52:10	0.5746
193	Richard Taylor	Bedford 6 2009	0:45:16	0.5744
194	Bev Hayes	Oakley 20 2009	3:00:50	0.5724
195	Chadlea Jenkins	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:22:58	0.5709
196	Peter Pack	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:24:58	0.5685
197	Rachel Burrage	Wootton Half 2008	1:55:55	0.5676
198	Adrian Randall	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:31:07	0.5660
199	Keith Milton	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:28:16	0.5657
200	Mourad Ben-Taieb	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:42	0.5652
201	Linda Watson	Great Bentley 5 2009	0:45:09	0.5646
202	Ian Kingstone	Bedford 6 2009	0:48:23	0.5634
203	Sean McGilligan	Wootton Half 2008	1:49:53	0.5607
204	Lesley Guest	Haltfield Broad Oak 10K 2009	1:00:13	0.5600
205	Angie Kay	Oakley 20 2009	3:25:54	0.5591
206	Michael Tattam	Bedford 6 2009	0:49:32	0.5584
207	Amanda Kempster	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:48	0.5579
208	Paula Blizard	Stevington 12K 2009	1:02:42	0.5578
209	Mandy Tapley	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:28:50	0.5564
210	Peter Bloodworth	Wootton Half 2008	1:58:34	0.5559
211	Andy Relton	Cranfield 5 2009	0:40:32	0.5557
212	Sonia Metherell	Wolverton 5 2009	0:43:41	0.5513
213	Sami Sarkardei	Standalone 10K 2009	0:54:25	0.5498
214	Saul Quince	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:42	0.5474
215	Naomi O'Leary	Wootton Half 2008	2:13:51	0.5449
216	Peter Marshall	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:23:55	0.5445
217	Linda Hollowell	Stevington 12K 2009	1:08:15	0.5443
218	Lisa Ryder	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:59:48	0.5443
219	Ivone Joaquim	Standalone 10K 2009	0:57:08	0.5419
220	Michelle Davis	Wootton Half 2008	2:16:14	0.5401
221	Jon Sidwick	Reading Half 2009	1:59:16	0.5400
222	Michelle Corp	Wootton Half 2008	2:04:21	0.5392
223	Sarah Relton	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:28:09	0.5369
224	Richard Ogborne	Wootton Half 2008	1:51:17	0.5360
225	Fiona Iaciofano	Stevenage Half 2009	2:04:41	0.5336
226	Rebecca Le Sueur	Wootton Half 2008	2:03:49	0.5314
227	Julia Moore	Standalone 10K 2009	1:01:17	0.5311
228	Darren Cimelli	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	1:52:24	0.5307
229	Debbie Aldred	Oakley 20 2009	3:17:54	0.5304
230	Bruce Mehew	Stanwick 10K 2009	0:52:36	0.5298
231	Nick Fone	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:49	0.5297
232	Navinder Lali	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	1:53:02	0.5277
233	Donna Dolan	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:28:43	0.5263
234	Sabrina Donnelly	Flitwick 10K 2009	0:57:03	0.5244
235	Katarina Darcy	Moulton 10K 2009	0:57:04	0.5242
236	Martyn Thorpe	Windermere Marathon 2009	4:14:45	0.5210
237	Trish Miller	MPAA 10K 2009	0:58:24	0.5177
238	Margaret Kubicek	Wootton Half 2008	2:10:50	0.5166
239	David Fake	Wootton Half 2008	2:22:04	0.5156
240	Peter Lawley	Bedford 6 2009	0:56:12	0.5153
241	Linda Payne	Winter Chicks Chase 5K 2009	0:31:09	0.5150
242	Pippa Kidd	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:28:15	0.5143
243	Sarah Damon	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:11:06	0.5115
244	Greg Sharpe	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:25:33	0.5078
245	Rachel Beckett	Bedford 6 2009	1:03:43	0.5057
246	Julie Grout	Royal Parks Half 2009	2:23:21	0.5043
247	Rakesh Kumar	Wootton Half 2008	1:58:53	0.5039
248	Angela Lewry	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:10:56	0.5025
249	Chris Armstrong	Great Eastern Half 2009	2:33:57	0.5009
250	Fiona Henderson	Wootton Half 2008	2:11:58	0.5002
251	Amanda Pullinger	St Neots Half 2009	2:22:34	0.4983
252	Lisa Cordes	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:31:32	0.4956
253	Anna Townley	Silverstone Half 2009	2:14:21	0.4952
254	Julie Whitworth	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:32:08	0.4948
255	Alison Barratt	Flitwick 10K 2009	1:00:41	0.4930
256	David Cope	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:19:21	0.4929
257	Kim Hawking	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:33:53	0.4910
258	Paul Walton	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:13:48	0.4850
259	Ralph Ward	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:30:02	0.4837
260	Deborah Roberts	Wootton Half 2008	2:16:14	0.4830
261	Anna Harris	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:30:01	0.4796
262	Tracey Smith	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:32:44	0.4774
263	Vicky Barnes	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:30:14	0.4761
264	Theresa Cooper	London Marathon 2009	5:09:27	0.4758
265	Malcolm McEwen	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:27:22	0.4741
266	Rosahn Devonshire	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:30:28	0.4725
267	Lorraine Hakin	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:34:21	0.4712
268	Emma Oliver	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:20:29	0.4684
269	Sue Peacock	St Neots Half 2009	2:24:41	0.4635
270	Ruth Wingrove	Wootton Half 2008	2:27:37	0.4616
271	Roger Ward	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:30:36	0.4603
272	Santos Bechoo	London Marathon 2009	4:53:49	0.4585
273	Sylvia Jones	Cranfield 5 2009	0:57:34	0.4584
274	Vincent Doyle	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:33:38	0.4582
275	Brian Flynn	Stevington 12K 2009	1:14:37	0.4552
276	Lynne Deloubes	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:33:30	0.4511
277	Val Bird	London Marathon 2009	6:17:34	0.4487
278	Eleanor Bonnist	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:32:05	0.4487
279	Nicola Alston	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:34:02	0.4477
280	Joanne Campbell	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:33:35	0.4464
281	Peter Bishop	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:29:19	0.4425
282	Darren Holding	Milton Keynes Half (Mar) 2009	2:14:49	0.4425
283	Rachel Cocozza	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:36:11	0.4394
284	Alistair Gould	Blisworth 5 2009	0:49:22	0.4374
285	Helen Bhambri	Doug Anderson 5K 2009	0:33:35	0.4358
286	Karen Oakley	Blisworth 5 2009	0:57:37	0.4128
287	Lorena Henderson	Standalone 10K 2009	1:18:36	0.3907
288	Paul Hudson	Cranfield 5 2009	1:03:19	0.3610

Standard Awards: 2009

Table by Tony Dadd

Name	Award
Adam Mills	Diamond
Andrea Sewell	Gold
Gareth Waite	Gold
Graham Short	Gold
Sarah Lee	Gold
Beverley Tredget	Silver
Juliet Smith	Silver
Richard Watson	Silver
Chris Fadden	Bronze
Clive Prior	Bronze
Darren Miller	Bronze
David Sharman	Bronze
Ian Baker	Bronze
Joe Warren	Bronze
Julian Winn	Bronze
Paul Holmes	Bronze
Renette Wolvaardt	Bronze
Alistair Vile	Copper
Ian Soaft	Copper
Jenny Cull	Copper
Keith Gray	Copper
Tom Brassington	Copper
Tony Jones	Copper
Brian Larkin	Tin
Elaine McCulloch	Tin
Katarina Darcy	Tin
Linda Watson	Tin
Lynne Deloubes	Club
Debbie Aldred	Club
Dave Bamber	Club
Eugenie Carr	Club
Catherine Clark	Club
Ian Herbert	Club
Chadlea Jenkins	Club
Ivone Joaquim	Club
Viv Kilgour	Club
Tom Lamb	Club
Keith Peryer	Club
Ella Snape	Club
Catherine Thompson	Club
Jude Toasland	Club
Lisa Webster	Club
Marianne Williamson	Club
Sabrina Donnelly	Club
Lucy Fensome	Club
Lawrence Folley	Club
Gill Fullen	Club
Lesley Guest	Club
John Harbour	Club
Dan Hayes	Club
Norman Beckwith	Club
Peter Lawley	Club
Jude Toasland	Club
Lisa Webster	Club
Marianne Williamson	Club
Sabrina Donnelly	Club
Lucy Fensome	Club
Lawrence Folley	Club
Gill Fullen	Club
Lesley Guest	Club
John Harbour	Club
Dan Hayes	Club
Norman Beckwith	Club
Peter Lawley	Club

Bedford Harriers Half Marathon
(13th December 2009)

1,523 runners - a record number - and including 48 Harriers, finished the Harriers half marathon. The first Harrier to finish, the 7th overall and the 1st MV40 was Adam Mills in a new club best time of 1.13.09. The second Harrier was Marcus Cookham in 1.24.10 and the third Harrier and the 3rd MV40 was David Holt in 1.27.50. The first lady Harrier was Alison Cooper in 1.43.21 followed by Viv Kilgour in 1.47.09 and Alison Barratt in 1.52.02. Among the Harriers who acheived pbs was Linda Watson who finished in 2.04.56. If any other Harriers ran pb's at Wootton let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

A number of Harriers also ran their first half marathons at Wootton - well done all.

Wolverton 5, Stevenage 5k Series (Race 2), Last Friday 5k, Pednor 10, Reindeer 10k, Norwich Half Marathon & Gatliff 50k
(26th - 28th November 2009)

Two new club best times were set at the Wolverton 5 and the Last Friday 5k. At the Wolverton 5, Nora Haggart set a new LV55 club best of 35.34. There were a number of other good performances at Wolverton with Pauline Bambury and Lynne Greenard 1st in the age categories, Sarah Lee 3rd in her age category, Marianne Williamson 4th in her age category and Andrea Sewell 4th in her age category. A number of Harriers also recorded pb's.

At the Last Friday 5k. Adam Mills set a new MV40 club best of 16.29. Adam was 4th overall in the race. Adam also ran in the Pednor 10 and was the first man to finish in 58.00.Also running in the Last Friday 5k were Adam Hills (18.41) and Alan Shillitoe (20.51)

Noel Jones ran in the Gatliff 50k and finished in 7.14.00

Ian Baker took part in the Norwich Half Marathon and finished in 1.58.55.

A number of harriers ran in the Reindeer 10k including Jacinta Horne (4.35), Mandy Pullinger (1.07.00) and Linda Payne (1.07.05).

Four Harriers ran in the Stevenage 5k Series (Race 2). Paul Holmes was the first Harrier to finish in a new pb of 20.38.

Three Counties XC League @ Leighton
Sunday 22nd November 2009

The Harriers finished in Sixth position in the 3-Counties XC at Leighton, the second race in this season's six-race 3-countries series. The Harriers men with a score of 381 were sixth in the men's race. The Harriers ladies with a score of 47 were fourth in the ladies race.

Harriers Race Positions - Men

No	Name	Surname	Pos	Pts
156	Simon	Fawcett	24	1
209	Gareth	Waite	37	2
213	Kev	Willett	41	3
210	Morgan	Walters	59	4
154	Alastair	Fadden	67	5
173	Dave	Holt	75	6
189	Rob	Miller	78	7
183	Neil	Lovesey	81	8
206	Paul	Stuart	111	9
1031	Chris	Trousdell	116	10
194	Richard	Piron	122	11
136	Tony	Barnes	129	12
195	Tim	Price	132	13
172	Paul	Holmes	140	14
174	Graham	Horne	148	15
187	Peter	Mealing	150	16
149	Geoff	Cooper	155	17
170	Adam	Hills	168	18
1021	Darren	Miller	176	19
171	Mark	Holland	177	20
1032	Mark	Tinkler	179	21
164	Keith	Gray	183	22
163	Dave	Girling	194	23
160	Lawrence	Folley	196	24
1016	James	Wallbank	197	25
155	Chris	Fadden	207	26
196	David	Prior	208	27
205	Ian	Soaft	209	28
162	Steve	Gaunt	210	29
1019	Steve	Williamson	218	30
134	Ian	Baker	225	31
157	Robin	Fiander	230	32
179	Tony	Jones	234	33
135	Dave	Bamber	236	34
140	Bill	Billington	242	35
167	John	Harris	245	36
180	Ian	Kingstone	247	37
175	Paul	Hudson	248	38
188	Bruce	Mehew	248	39
145	Jack	Chana	251	40
159	Brain	Flynn	255	41

Harriers Race Positions - Women

	Name	Surname	Pts	Pos
74	Renee	Corbett	7	1
69	Sally	Cartwright	12	2
82	Carla	Fisher	28	3
111	Rachel	Moss	29	4
102	Viv	Kilgour	36	5
76	Caroline	Devine	43	6
73	Alison	Cooper	47	7
70	Nette	Cheetham	49	8
75	Jenny	Cull	57	9
126	Ella	Snape	74	10
59	Lesley	Barnes	78	11
1012	Sarah	Relton	81	12
100	Angie	Kay	91	13
132	Zoe	Willett	92	14
78	Sabrina	Donnelly	98	15
1010	Cath	Thompson	100	16
103	Mandy	Lawson	101	17
79	Penny	Duffin	122	18
1013	Linda	Wilding	123	19
1390	Sylvia	Snowling	124	20
67	Ella	Bonnist	127	21
117	Linda	Payne	130	22
64	Rachel	Beckett	134	23
1008	Lynn	Deloubes	135	24
84	Ang	Gallivan	138	25
99	Sylvia	Jones	140	26
1006	Jane	Pritchard	141	27
65	Val	Bird	142	28
108	Lorraine	MacCormack	143	29
61	Iva	Barr	144	30

St Neots Half Marathon
(Sunday 15th November 2009)

55 Harriers ran in the St Neots Half, the club's half marathon championship.

The first three men to finish were Gareth Waite in 1.24.16, followed by Morgan Walters in 1.25.28 and Alastair Fadden in 1.26.17. Sarah Lee was the first lady Harrier in 1.34.31, followed by Avril Monmont in 1.40.30 and Veronica Singleton in 1.40.52. Martin Leach set a new MV65 club best time of 1.37.37.

In other races, Simon Fawcett ran in the Gosport Half Marathon and finished in 1.17.28.

Druid Ultra Marathon 3 day event & Half Maratona Ticino
(6th - 8th November 2009)

Rob Bishop and Darren Miller took part in the Druid Ultra Marathon, an 83.2 mile event spread over three days. Rob's overall time was 15 hours and 44 mins and Darren's was 16 hours 25 mins.

Andy Sewell, Andrea Sewell and Roger Sewell ran in the Half Maratona Ticino in Switzerland. Andy ran 1.32.25, Andrea finished in a new pb of 1.43.29 and Roger did 2.18.58.

Marathon du Grand Toulouse, 3-Counties XC at Stopsley, Fenland 10 & Beachy Head Marathon
(25th October 2009)

Harriers took part in at least four races over the weekend.

72 Harriers ran in the 3-Counties XC at Stopsley. The Harriers finished in 6th position overall. The 1st Harrier to finish and the 14th overall was Simon Fawcett. The first lady Harrier and the sixth lady overall was Renee Corbett.

Terrific run by Bob Wells in the Marathon du Grand Toulouse. Bob was the 1st MV60 in a time of 2.59.08 - which broke the 87% WAVA barrier.

11 Harriers ran in the Fenland 10. Joe Warren was the first Harrier to finish in 69.38. Sarah Lee was the first lady Harrier in a new pb of 71.07. Among the other pbs was David Sharman's 71.25.

Rob Bishop ran in the Beachy Head Marathon and encountered Low Visibility, Gale force wind and heavy rain. Rob finished in 4.48.00.

Abingdon Marathon, Rowbothams Round Rotherham 50, Ampthill XC Trophy & 10km du Stade Toulousain Athlétism
(17th & 18th October 2009)

8 Harriers ran in the Abingdon Marathon. Alastair Fadden finished in 3.03.20, Tony Parello ran 3.11.19, Andy Sewell did 3.14.09.Jerry Pullinger finished in 3.24.43, Kevin McPhillips ran 3.36.57, Rob Bishop finished in a new pb of 3.38.17, Marianne Williamson ran and Andrea Sewell ran 3.39.12 which was also a pb.

Noel Jones ran in the Rowbothams Round Rotherham 50 and finished in a time of 9 hours,46 mins and 47 secs. Well done Noel.

13 Harriers took part in the Ampthill XC Trophy. Kevin Willett was the 1st Harrier to finish in 34.03, followed by Matt Burgin in 36.19 and Neil Lovesey in 36.48. Sally Cartwright wass the 1st lady Harrier in 37.20.

Bob Wells ran in the 10km du Stade Toulousain Athlétisme and was the 1st V60 in 39.05.

Trish Miller ran in the MPAA 10K and finished in a new pb of 58.24.

Pauline Bambury and Lynne Greenard ran in the Amsterdam 7.5. Pauline finished in 33.17 and Lynne ran 38.52.

Great Eastern Run Half Marathon, Ridgeway Run, New Ware 10.

13 Harriers ran in the Great Eastern Run Half Marathon including Nora Haggart who set a new LV50 club best time of 1.37.37. Nora, Clive Prior (1.31.26), Sarah Lee (1.32.32), Rob Bishop (1.40.59) and Mandy Pullinger (2.24.16) all recorded pb's.

10 harriers ran in the Ridgeway Run. David Holt was the 1st Harrier in 1.10.03 and Kathy Horsman was the 1st lady Harrier in 1.18.47.Jeanette Cheetham ran a pb (1.27.32) for the second year in succession.

Two Harriers ran in the New Ware 10. Simon Fawcett was the 2nd finisher overall in 59.03. Ian Baker ran a new pb of 1.26.55.

Christopher Dilley (1.25.03) and Jude Toasland (2.10.10) ran in the Birmingham Half Maratho; Joe Warren (42.36), Katarina Darcy (59.01) and Trish Miller (1.00.57) did the Herts 10k and Julie Grout ran in the Royal Parks Foundation half marathon and finished in 2.23.21.

Standalone 10k
(4th October 2009)

The Harriers 10k championship was run at Standalone. Morgan Walters was the first Harrier in 37.22 followed by Rob Miller in 39.37 and Adam Hills in 40.13. Juliet Smith was the first lady Harrier in 47.30 followed by Beverley Tredget in 48.30 and Jeanette Cheetham in 51.06. Martin Leech set a new MV65 10k club best time of 44.06. Norman Beckwith with a time of 44.58 was also inside the previous MV65 club best time.

West Pinchbeck 10k, Big Fun Run 5K,
Pechbusque Half Marathon, Last Friday 5k &
Biddenham 10k
(25th - 27th September 2009)

37 Harriers ran in the Biddenham 10k. Morgan Walters was the first harrier and the 4th finisher overall in 39.46. Sally Cartwright was the 1st lady Harrier and the 3rd lady overall in 43.14

Simon Fawcett ran in the West Pinchbeck 10k and was the second man to finish in 34.52

Bob Wells ran in the Pechbusque Half Marathon and was the 1st MV60 in 1.35.21.

Six Harriers ran in the Last Friday 5k. Adam Hills was the first Harrier in 18.49. Kathy Horsman finished in 22.36.

Katarina Darcy took part in the Big Fun Run 5K and finished in 26.11.

Round Norfolk Relay
(19th-20th September 2009)

Two Harriers team - one ladies - one men -took part in the 2009 Round Norfolk Relay. The relay consists of 17 stages ranging from 5.39 miles to 19.67 miles and includes both multi-terrain and off road stages. The total distance run is 193.79miles. A record number of 55 teams took part in the race.

The ladies team started at 6.30am and finished in an overall time of 27 hours 27 mins and 58 secs. Among the many good performances, Veronica Singleton and Marianne Williamson were the 2nd fastest ladies in their stages and Sarah Lee and Nora Haggart were the 4th fastest ladies in their stages. Pauline Bambury ran the 31st fastest stage in the race overall on an age graded basis. The harriers ladies finished in 48th position overall and were the 4th ladies team.

The mens team started at 9.00am and finished in a time of 24 hours30 mins and 42 seconds. Kevin Willett was the 4th man to finish in his stage and Bob Wells ran the fastest leg by age grading in his stage and also produced the 5th fastest time overall on an age graded basis. The mens team finished in 14th position in the race.

Race Website

Stage	Distance miles	Multi-terrain or road	Runner	Time	Team Time
1	16.32	MT	Anna Litchfield	2.11.26	2.11.26
2	14.06	MT	Viv Kilgour	2.15.04	4.26.30
3	5.39	MT	Linda Watson	53.59	5.20.29
4	12.76	MT	Lesley Barnes	2.03.54	7.24.23
5	8.61	MT	Veronica Singleton	1.14.37	8.39.00	2nd lady in stage
6	7.86	MT	Caroline Devine	1.07.10	9.46.10
7	9.24	Road	Lynn Christison	1.23.18	11.09.28
8	7.52	Road	Jacinta Horne	1.04.41	12.14.09
9	11.30	Road	Sarah Lee	1.21.48	13.35.57	4th lady in stage
10	15.08	Road	Marianne Williamson	2.02.09	15.38.06	2nd lady in stage
11	19.60	Road	Andrea Sewell	2.41.46	18.19.52
12	19.67	Road	Alison Cooper	2.50.02	21.09.54
13	13.25	Road	Jenny Lovesey	1.48.04	22.57.58
14	8.80	Road	Nora Haggart	1.06.44	24.04.42	4th lady in stage
15	7.20	Road	Angela Kay	1.08.27	25.13.09
16	5.49	Road	Pauline Bambury	42.09	25.55.18	31st fastest age graded run
17	11.73	MT	Zoe Willett	1.52.40	27.47.58

Stage	Distance miles	Multi-terrain or road	Runner	Time	Team Time
1	16.32	MT	Alastair Fadden	1.54.09	1.54.09
2	14.06	MT	David Holt	1.42.07	3.36.16
3	5.39	MT	Chris Fadden	46.06	4.22.22
4	12.76	MT	Alex Rothwell	1.52.19	6.14.41
5	8.61	MT	David Sharman	1.07.29	7.22.10
6	7.86	MT	Matt Burgin	53.22	8.15.32
7	9.24	Road	Alan Shillitoe	1.06.22	9.21.54
8	7.52	Road	Chris Capps	57.10	10.19.04
9	11.30	Road	Neil Lovesey	1.20.00	11.39.04
10	15.08	Road	Noel Jones	2.02.15	13.41.19
11	19.60	Road	Bob Wells	2.16.57	15.58.16	1st by age grading,
12	19.67	Road	Jerry Pullinger	2.33.13	18.31.29
13	13.25	Road	David Prior	1.54.11	20.25.40
14	8.80	Road	Graham Horne	1.05.37	21.31.17
15	7.20	Road	Kevin Willett	45.45	22.17.12	4th is stage
16	5.49	Road	Steve Crane	45.38	23.02.50
17	11.73	MT	Richard Watson	1.27.52	24.30.42

Bedford Harriers 10k, Nottingham Marathon
& Foulees Agenaises Half Marathon
(13 September 2009)

48 Harriers ran in the Bedford Harriers 10k. The 1st three Harriers to finish were David Daniels (37.30), Alan Barrett (39.03) and Adam Hills (40.24). The first three Harriers ladies - Sarah Lee (42.16), Nora Haggart (46.12) and Julie Smith (47.27) won the ladies team prize. Nora and Beverley Tredget won age category prizes.

Rob Bishop ran in the Nottingham Marathon and finished in a new pb of 3.46.31.

Bob Wells ran in the Foulees Agenaises Half Marathon and finished in 1.30.37.

Eight Harriers ran in the Swineshead 10. Simon Fawcett won the race in a time of 58.35.

The Vitruvian, Kent Coastal Marathon & Garden City 10
(5th & 6th September)

17 Harriers ran in the Vitruvian which consisted of a 1,900 swim, an 85k bike and a 21k run. Kevin Willett was the first Harrier in 4.56.09, followed by Geoff Cooper in 4.58.39 and Tony Parello in 4.59.01. For the ladies, Alison Cooper finished in 5.35.58 and Angela Kay did 6.09.32.

Rob Bishop ran in the Kent Coastal Marathon and finished in a new pb of 3.54.33.

Bill Billington ran in the Garden City 10 and finished in 1.29.07.

Ridgeway Challenge 85, Moulton 10k & Box End Sprint Triathlon
(29th & 30th September)

Noel Jones ran in the Ridgeway Challenge and completed the 85 mile course in 22 hours and 47 mins. Well done Noel.

12 Harriers ran in the Moulton 10k. Joe Warren was the first Harrier in 43.45, followed by Sarah Lee in 43.56 and Tim Price in 44.33.

9 Harriers took part in the Box End Sprint Triathlon. Richard Piron was the 1st MV55 in 1.23.00, Nora Haggart was the 1st LV50 in 1.35.43 and Norman Beckwith was the 2nd MV65 in 2.09.18.

Blisworth 5, Towpath 10k, Mynyddislwyn Mile

& Salisbury 5,4,3,2,1 Trail Marathon

Harriers took part in a number of races over the weekend.

Rob Bishop ran in the Salisbury 5,4,3,2,1 Trail Marathon - so called because you have 5 rivers to cross, 4 hills to climb, 3 country estates to run through, 2 castles to run by and 1 cathedral to admire - finished in 4.33.56.

11 Harriers ran in the Blisworth 5. Simon Fawcett was 8th in 28.34, Norman Beckwith was the 1st MV65 in 36.35 and Alison Cooper was the 2nd LV45 in 37.10.

Richard Watson ran in the Towpath 10k and finished in a new pb of 42.06.

Tim Price took part in the Mynyddislwyn (Murder) Mile and crossed the line in 12.42.

Doug Anderson 5k
(Wednesday 22nd July 2009)

A record entry and a record numbers of finishers (383) completed the 7th Doug Anderson Memorial 5K. 121 Harriers ran in the race which was also the highest number of Harriers to take part in a single event. The Harriers ladies did particularly well winning seven of the eight age category prizes; three new club best times were also set.

The 1st Harrier to finish and the 2nd man overall on the night was Adam Mills in 16.24. The second Harrier to finish was Christopher Dilley in 17.43 and the 3rd Harrier was Adam Hills in 18.24. The 1st lady Harrier and the 3rd lady overall on the night was Gill Fullen in a new LV40 Club best time of 19.13. The 2nd lady Harrier and the 1st LV35 overall was Eugenie Carr in 20.22. The 3rd lady Harrier was Sarah Lee in 21.11. Martin Leach was the 1st MV65 in a new club best time of 20.57, Veronica Singleton was the 1st LV45 in 21.33, Nora Haggart was the 1st LV50 in 21.55, Pauline Bambury was the 1st LV55 in a new club best time of 21.58, David Girling was the 1st MV60 in 23.23, Lynne Greenard was the 1st LV60 in 25.21 and Iva Barr was the 1st LV70 in 38.47.

Well done also to all of those Harriers who ran their 1st race for the club.

Bedford Classic Triathlon, Fairland Valley Challenge, St Ives 10k, Unilever Duathlon & Triathlon & RAF Marham 10

Ten harriers took part in the Bedford Classic Triathlon including Kevin Willett, Simon Fawcett and Geoff Cooper who were the first three Harriers finishers in 2.20.46, 2.24.11 and 2.25.53 respectively. Alison Coopern finished in 2.43.50.

Rob Bishop and Noel Jones took part in the Fairland Valley Challenge. Rob finished in 4.40.00 and Noel ran 4.47.00.

Six Harriers ran in the St Ives 10k. Tim Price was the first Harrier to finish in 43.22. Among those running pb's were Katarina Darcy who finished in 57.55.

Mark Tinkler ran in the Unilever Triathlon and finished in 1.23.52. Tony Dadd ran in the Unilever Duathlon and was the 3rd to finish in 51.35.

Darren Miller ran in the RAF Marham 10 and recorded a new pb of 75.01.

Cranfield 5
(Friday 3rd July 2009)

65 Harriers ran in the Cranfield 5, the club's 5 mile championship race. The ladies did particularly well with Renee Corbett (31.51) and Sally Cartwright (33.16) being the 1st and 2nd ladies to finish. Sarah Lee (34.48) was the 3rd Harriers lady and the 1st V35 and Nora Haggart (37.05) was the 1st LV50. Renee Corbett, Sarah Lee and Sally Cartwright won the ladies team award. Kevin Willett was the 1st Harriers man in 29.22 followed by Adam Hills(30.33) and Alastair Fadden (30.50). Martin Leech was the 1st MV60 in a new MV65 club best time of 34.49.

In other races, Dave Patmore Hill completed the Austrian Ironman in 10.22.52. Former Harriers member Peter Gowans finished in 9.57.37.

Noel Jones ran in the Tanners 30 and finished in 6.21.00. Bob Wells ran in the 22k Trail des Vignes et des Côteaux Lislois and finished in 1.44.08.

Milton Keynes 10k
(Tuesday 30th June 2009)

13 Harriers ran in the Milton Keynes 10k, the eighth and final race in the 2009 Grand Prix Series. The Harriers ladies did well again with Renee Corbett the 4th SL in 40.17, Sally Cartwright the 2nd LV40 in 42.31 and Gill Fullen the 3rd LV40 in 43.32. Renee, Sally and Gill won the ladies team and Sally, Gill and Jackie Bullard (51.01) won the ladies vets team award. The first three Harrier men were Mark Pryor (39.19) Justin Openshaw (40.59) and Mark Tinkler(43.48). Adrian Randall was the 2nd MV70 in 70.46.

For the Grand Prix Series overall (and based on the 5 best positions), Gill Fullen was the 2nd LV40, Sally Cartwright was the 3rd LV40, Veronica Singleton was 2nd LV45 and Kathy Horsman was the 2nd LV50. Bedford Harriers were the 2nd SL team overall (3 to score) and the 1st ladies vets team overall. For the men, Bedford Harriers were the 12th SM team(4 to score) and the 8th vets mens team.

Marston Forest 5k & Glooston 10k
(19th & 20th June 2009)

36 Harriers ran in the Marston Forest 5k. Adam Mills was the 1st Harrier and the 7th overall in 16.18. Kevin Willett was the next Harrier in 17.41 and Kevin Willett was 3rd in 18.23. Beverley Tredget was the 1st lady Harrier in 23.46 followed by Lynn Christison in 24.48 and Lynne Greenard in 25.15.

Katarina Darcy ran in the Glooston 10k and finished in 65.56.

The Colworth Marathon Challenge results will be put on the site when available.

North Downs 30k, St Albans Half Marathon, Bedford Sprint Triathlon, Man v Horse and Kedington 5k

(Saturday13th and Sunday 14th June 2009)

Seven Harriers ran in the Bedford Sprint Triathlon. Alastair Fadden was the first to finish in 1.14.35 followed by Gill Fullen in 1.17.37 and Lisette Bonin-Casey in 1.19.30. Both Gill and Lisette won their age categories. Well done also to Iva Barr who made her triathlon debut and finished in 2.34.50

Two Harriers ran in the North Downs 30k. Andrea Sewell finished in 3.08.19 and Marianne Williamson did 3.12.58.

Four Harriers ran in the St Albans Half Marathon. Clive Prior was the first to finish in 1.42.36, followed by Peter Hawking (1.45.21), Rob Bishop (1.48.48) and Katarina Darcy (2.20.09)

Katarina Darcy also ran in the Kedington 5k on Saturday and finished in 30.33

Donna McEwen and Cliff Smith ran in the Man v Horse race in Wales. Donna was the 3rd open female to finish and the 4th lady overall in 3.06.50. Cliff finished the 22 mile race in 3.44.24.

Northants Ultra 34, Big Cow TriFest Aquathlon
& Dorney Dash 10k
(Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June)

Noel reports on the Northants Ultra 34:

3 Harriers took part in the Northants "Shires and Spires" Ultra this weekend. Noel Jones completed the 34 mile course it in 6 hours 38 minutes. Darren Miller completed his first ultra distance race in 6 hours 54 minutes. Paul Hudson completed approximately 20 miles having started late. We were given a map book and sent on a tour of some of Nothamptonshire's picturesque countryside. I had loaded the course into my Garmin which made me a popular person for a while! It was a wet start but the weather went against the forecast and cleared up after about an hour so for most of the race we had near perfect conditions. As usual it was a social event. I started running with a friend that I met last year on a similar activity and soon met up with another person that I ran another race with last year. For a while we had a group of a dozen or more running together and it felt like a Saturday morning club run. Towards the end we fragmented a bit as people had varying amounts left in their legs. We were well supported at the checkpoints with fruit cake, savouries and water. Trish Miller kept popping up around the course doing support duties and we even had a 'fetchpoint'.

Darren reports on the Northants Ultra 34:

To say I was nervous would be an understatement. Well why should I be?, I have run some marathons before and it's only a further 8 miles. I tried to fool myself!

I arrived with the wife and the rain was sheeting down at Lamport Hall. I registered then began the shall I wear shorts or trousers, will I need my camelbak routine. I ended up in shorts with the camelbak. Met up with Noel from the club, good to see a friendly face (albeit a seasoned Ultra man!)

I think there were about 50 brave souls to ready the assault on the Northants countryside. I believe there were at least 10 of us running our first ultra so I felt in good company. We were provided with mapbooks and compasses were recommended. I had the mapbook and relied heavily on Noel who had the route programmed into his Garmin.

The run - lots of hills, beautiful houses and good company. Yes believe it or not it was enjoyable and I would do it again. I feel like I have been run over by a steam roller but I expected that. The organisation was spot on, good well fuelled checkpoints, possibly hard to find at times, both savoury, sweets and drinks with lots of support provided. Even a fetchme team to cheer us on and provide food.

Anyone that is thinking of doing this, it is well worth it. You actually get to walk up the hills as it is the done thing!

Not overly impressed with my time but it was difficult to gauge the pace and well, it was the first one.

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Simon Fawcett and Lisette Bonin-Casey took part in the 750m swim and 5k run Big Cow TriFest Aquathlon. Simon finished in 35.22 and Lisette was the 4th lady and 1st LV40 in 38.26.

Jenny Cull ran in the Dorney Dash 10k and finished in 50.52.

Edinburgh Marathon, Last Friday 5k
& Ipswich Jaffa Friday 5
(Friday 29th & Sunday 31st May 2009)

At least seven Harriers ran in the Edinburgh Marathon. In what were likely to have been hot conditions, Stuart Trevallion ran 3.16.40, Jerry Pullinger finished in 3.39.23, Rob Bishop completed his first marathon in 3.55.21, Robin Fiander set a new pb of 4.06.30, Katarina Darcy completed her first marathon in 5.17.07, Linda Payne finished in 5.45.49 and Iva Barr ran 6.30.18.

A terrific run by Adam Mills who set his fourth club best time of 2009 at the Last Friday 5k. Adam's time of 16.12 was an 43 secs improvement on the previous MV35 5k club best of 16.57 which was set back in 2006. Adam has already set club best times in 2009 for the 10k, 10m and half marathon. Four other harriers ran in the Last Friday 5k. Adam Hills did 18.58, Alan Shillitoe finished in 20.04, Joe Horsman ran 21.55 and Kathy Horsman crossed the line in 22.24. (Race Photos).

Across in Ipswich, Kevin and Zoe Willett ran in the Ipswich Jaffa Friday 5 finishing in 30.28 and 46.47 respectively. Kevin reports on the race:

"A spur of the moment decision led to us entering this race. We went for a few days break in Suffolk and whilst Zoe was reading Runners World she remarked on how adventurous and ambitious some of the runners profiles were. With this in mind she turned to the race directory and commented the Ipswich Jaffa evening 5 mile race was not too far away. An impromptu decision was made to do the race later that day! It turned out to be a race very similar to the Colworth 5. The course was undulating multi terrain with a testing climb through a wooded section in the last mile (more hill training required). We enjoyed a well organised race and the rest of our break!!"

Staines 10k, Windermere Marathon, Trail de Donzac,
Tarn et Garonne, Stevington 12k, Dereham 10
& Chester Half Marathon

Harriers took part in a number of races over the weekend.

Adam Mills ran in the Staines 10k and was the 2nd man to finish in a new MV35 club best time of 33.31.

Five Harriers ran in the Windermere Marathon including Sylvia Jones who ran her first marathon. Noel Jones reports on the race.

Around 20 Harriers ran in the Stevington 12k. Alan Barratt (4th), Tim Price and Veronica Singleton were the first three Harriers. Katarina reports on the race.

Bob Wells ran in the Trail de Donzac, Tarn et Garonne. Bob reports on the race.

Andrea Sewell ran in the Dereham 10 and was the 3rd LV45 in 1.17.02.

Two Harriers ran in the Chester Half Marathon including Nora Haggart who finished in 1.44.37.

Halstead Marathon, South Cheshire 20, Eye 10k
& Blisworth 5k
(5th - 8th April 2009)

Harriers took part in a number of races over the weekend.

Richard Watson ran in the Halstead Marathon and crossed the line in 4.22.00. (See Richard's report on the race)

Rob Bishop and Robin Fiander ran in the South Cheshire 20. Rob finished in 2.53.00 and Robin in 2.54.34. Robin reports on the race.

Seven Harriers ran in the Blisworth 5k. The first to finish was Justin Openshaw in 19.08 followed by Tony Barnes in 20.15. Anne Barnicoat was the first lady Harrier in 28.30.

Six harriers ran in the Eye 10k including Sarah Lee (42.42) and Samantha Linney (49.36) who both recorded pb's.

Three Harriers ran in the St Albans 10k. Jacinta reports on the race.

Four Harriers ran in the Fit for Heroes 10k. Katarina reports on the race.

Harriers results are awaited from the Great Daffodil Run 15.

London Marathon
(Sunday 26th April 2009)

Larry Corkrey set a new club best time and many other Harriers set pb's at the London Marathon. The first Harrier to finish was Stuart Trevallion in a new pb of 2:53:56. Tony Dadd was next in 2;54:45 followed by Jerry Pullinger in 3:20:29. The first lady Harrier was Renette Wolvaardt in 3:58:50, followed by Liz Stockton in 3:58:53 and Viv Kilgour 4:00:37. (Both Renette's and Liz's times were Pbs' - think). Other Harriers getting new pb's (or running their first marathon for the Harriers) included Paul Holmes, Heather Hobbs, Keith Peryer, Mandy Pullinger, Anna Townley, Val Bird and Linda Payne. Larry Corkrey's 6:04:49 was a new MV70 club best best.

Bob Wells ran in the Albi Semi Marathon and was the 2nd V3 in 1.25.32.

Around eight Harriers ran in the 4.8k Harrold Pit Run. David Holt was the 1st supervet in 17.50 and Renee Corbett was the 1st SL in 18.20.

Flitwick 10k
(Sunday 19th April 2009)

There was a good turnout of Harriers (45) at the Flitwick 10k. The first to finish was Mark Pryor in 40:13. It was Mark's first road race in three years. The second Harrier was Gary Butler in 41:41 followed by Jose Ariza in 43:24. The first lady Harrier was Carla Fisher in 44:19, Caroline Devine was next in 46:38 followed by Donna McEwen and Kathy Horsman both in 47:38. Among those running pb's were Robin Fiander who finished in 48:22, Lynn Christison who finished in 53:35 - a three mins improvement and Susan Farr who ran 62:14 - a four mins improvement. If any other Harriers ran pb's lets know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Over in France, Bob Wells ran in a 10km organised by the Section Athletisme Toulouse Universite Club (SATUC) and finished in a new MV60 club best time of 39:02.Bob's time (which beats his Standalone club best time) placed him in the eighties overall and won the V (over 60) category. For this, Bob received a trophy, a clock and a can of deodorant. However the biggest challenge of the day for Bob, was the brief PA interview that each prize-winner was given by the 'speaker'. Bob doubts that anybody understood what he was trying to say but they were very nice about it anyway (Obviously 35-hour working weeks, sun and wine are good for running!).

Bob now has a flat on the western edge of town with some limited space for visitors. He would be pleased to meet up with any Harriers who venture to this part of France (about 70miles from where Paula does he altitude training).

Stanwick 10k
(Monday 13th April 2009)

The Harriers won the ladies team award and quite a few Harriers achieved pb's at the Stanwick 10k. Picking up the ladies team award were Renee Corbett (40:07), Sarah Lee (43:06) and Alison Cooper (45:32). Among the Harriers achieving pb's (we think!) were Graham Short (42:19), Paul Holmes (43:55), Rob Bishop (45:09) and Katarina Darcy (61:40). The first Harrier to finish was Rob Miller in 40:0, followed by Renee Corbett and Gary Butler in 42:09.

Over in France, Bob Wells ran in a 10km organised by the Section Athletisme Toulouse Universite Club (SATUC) and finished in a new MV60 club best time of 39:02. Bob's time placed him in the eighties overall and won the V (over 60) category. For this, Bob received a trophy, a clock and a can of deodorant. However the biggest challenge of the day for Bob was the brief PA interview that each prize-winner was given by the 'speaker'. Bob doubts that anybody understood what he was trying to say but they were very nice about it anyway. (Obviously 35-hour working weeks, sun and wine are good for running!)

Oakley 20, Rotterdam Marathon & Paris Marathon
(Sunday 5th April)

27 Harriers ran in the Oakley 20. The first to finish was David Holt in 2:22:43 followed by Andy Sewell in 2:24:33 and Paul Rose in 2:26:44. The first lady Harrier was Veronica Singleton in 2:44:29 followed by Marianne Williamson in 2:44:58 and Liz Stockton in 2:54:05. Among the Harriers getting pb's was Ian Joyce (2:50:12). A number of other Harriers completed their first race over the distance.

Eleven Harriers ran in the Rotterdam Marathon including Stuart Trevallion (2:54:39), Paul Stuart (3:14:38) and Darren Miller (3:48:09) who all recorded pb's. Tony Dadd was the 1st Harrier in 2:53:10.

Four Harriers took part in the Paris Marathon - David Sharman finished in a new pb of 3:44:31, Gabs Arpaia did 3:38:42, Nora Haggart ran 3:50:17 and Keith Gray did 4:14:40.

Gabs Race Report:

It’s with much anticipation and excitement that I stood at the start of the Paris Marathon at the Arc de Triomphe, wondering how the run and course would go. With hampered training (colds and injury), I was determined to be as relaxed as possible, to enjoy the course and run to the conditions, accepting whatever time I achieved. Five minutes before the start, the sun rose above the rooftops, basking the whole street in bright sunshine, it was going to be a warm day. At 8:45 we were off and running down the Champs des Elysees towards the Place de la Concorde, along the Rue de Rivoli and up towards the Bastille.

The Bastille was the first of many water stations and the increased congestion provided a heightened sense of danger which was repeated at all subsequent feeding points; basically, the water and food was laid out on one side of the road, it was a case of dodging runners as they weaved in and out to pick up a drink, whilst also skidding over slippery banana and orange skins that had been thrown on the floor.

The route headed off out of the city centre, the steady stream of mass runners masking the undulating course towards a very large park, the de Vincennes. This provided some shelter from the sun but like other parts of the course was a little crowded due to the narrow pathways. This was not helped when a group of Parisian Sunday runners, insisted on running against the tide – bloody French!

Heading back to the Bastille (1/2 way) mark, I managed to spot my family, stopped to give them a quick kiss, hug and photo shot then continued on towards the River Seine via Boulevard Henri IV. What a magnificent and fantastic sight that appeared; the Notre Dame and the Golden Globe rooftop of the Hotel De Invalides. As we ran along the river bank, the stunning sights continued – with the Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Grand Palais and all the beautiful architecture that lined the river.

The pace was steady and allowed time to look around and enjoy the scenery. It was along this part of the course 25 – 33km, that I started to feel my legs tighten up and was conscious that I would have to be careful and nurse myself around. The underpasses provided welcome relief and shade from the sun but did not help the legs with the declines and inclines. I eventually came up with a strategy to run a km and then walk for 15 – 30 seconds, just to ensure I would not cramp up.

At 35km, there was a feed station serving wine and cheese, it was very tempting to stop completely, walk the rest of the way and enjoy the beaujolais! but no, I had to continue and complete the course the best I could. Leaving the River Seine and heading into a beautiful park called the de Boulogne, the route took us past the impressive racecourse Longchamp.

With 2km to go, the end was in sight and I put all my effort into finishing well, up the Avenue Foch (quite an appropriate street name to finish a marathon). I collected my medal and free breakfast (banana, orange, apple, raisins, apricots, coffee) and went to meet my family at the Eiffel Tower, to begin a 3-day sightseeing tour.

If you cannot enter the London and/or fancy an alternative spring marathon, I would highly recommend the Paris. The scenery was beautiful, the course was undulating but not too taxing and the camaraderie amongst the runners was very good. Although my time 3:38:41 was not a PB, I was very happy, considering that I had an interrupted training routine, and had not had to pull up without finishing the course.

Congratulations to the other Harriers that also took part - Dave, Nora, Keith and the lady from Steve Crane’s group but most importantly to the 2 people that helped me train and prepare for the run – Terry McEwen and Liz Stockton.

Gabs

In other races, Tim Price and Avril Monmont ran in the Cambourne 10k and finished in 44:19 and 47:14 respectively and Gareth Waite ran in the Leamington Spa Regency 10k and finished in 18th position and in a new pb of 37:30.

Sandy 10, Reading Half Marathon, Thorney 10k
& Montauban Semi Marathon
(Sunday 20th March 2009)

There were many excellent performances by Harriers at the Sandy 10 - the club's 10 mile championship race. The overall winner of the race was Adam Mills in a new MV35 club best time of 55:30. Also amongst the award winners were Veronica Singleton who was the 1st LV45 in 1:12:44 and Pauline Bambury who was the 1st LV55 in a new club best time of 1:20:38. The first three Harriers ladies - Carla Fisher (1:11:23), Sarah Lee (new pb of 1:11:43) and Veronica Singleton won the ladies team award. Martin Leech also recorded a MV65 club best time with a time of 1:14:17. The 2nd and 3rd Harriers men to finish were Gareth Waite (1:02:43) and Morgan Walters (1:04:51). Among the Harriers achieving pb's was Graham Short (1:09:15), who ran his first for four years. Other Harriers setting pb 's included David Roberts. Alison Cooper, Darren Miller, Linda Watson, Susan Farr and Gyll Brunton. If any other Harriers ran pb's at Sandy, let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Katarina reports on the race:

Fortunately the weather was kind to us for the Sandy 10. There were a fair few Harriers participating today, which enabled us to win the Erlensee Cup. The atmosphere was good throughout the event, the course was well signposted, the water was just where we needed it, the marshals in their hats were helpful (although one refused to let me jump on his bike!), a few cute donkeys to chat to along route and the hill was interesting. I did not know what to expect from the course, having never ran it before not wanting to look at the route map beforehand, but I certainly would consider running the Sandy 10 again.

Congratulations must go to Adam Mills for a superb time, gaining overall first place. Veronica Singleton received a first for LV45 category. Pauline Bambury received a first for LV55 category. The Sandy 10 2009 Ladies Team was also won by Bedford Harriers: Carla Fisher, Sarah Lee and Veronica Singleton. I think that we all did very well so congratulations to all!

Katarina

Three Harriers ran in the Reading Half Marathon. Richard Dorman was the first to finish in 1;28:40, Jenny Lovesey did 1:51:14 and Jon Sidwick ran 1:59:16.

Tim Price and Samantha Linney ran in the Thorney 10k. Tim did 44:40 and Samantha finished in a new pb of 49:51.

Over in France, Bob Wells ran in the Montauban Semi Marathon and finished in 1:26:20. Below, Bob reports on the race:

My second attempt to race in S.W. France was considerably more successful than at the Blagnac Half where my medical certificate was rejected because it did not mention the word competition. (Incidentally, I have subsequently spoken with a budding local triathlete who has had to go back to his doctor three times to get each athletic competition added in sequence!). The town of Montauban organised a 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon – all starting simultaneously and using the same roads. The marathon was two laps, the Half one and the 10K took a short cut towards the end of the first lap. I chose to enter the Half.

The pre-race scenario was quite familiar although I have previously only been offered pre-race refreshments at the Boston Marathon. The highly-choreographed musical warm-up session reminded my of our chairman’s efforts at Wootton but the volume and energy painfully far exceeded anything witnessed in rural Beds. I imagine Steve Crane would have some wry comments about the course (trip-you kerbs and unmarked posts in the middle of some the cinder track sections) but the roads were effectively closed for the race by the army (I suspect a soldier with a gun would be more effective than a few attractive high-viz jackets at Oakley bridge!). And with drinks, oranges and bananas provided every 5km there was little chance to work up an appetite for Sunday lunch. The route was interesting and attractive (around the town and across the Garonne bridges) enough to attract many non-racers for an organised walk round the 10K course in the afternoon.

Most runners found the weather (15C) cool and wore sleeves but, somewhat to my surprise, my conspicuous sleeveless Harriers’ vest did not attract a single comment (to me). I was well-pleased with my 1:26:??.??(timing to 0.01sec!)displayed on the board in the finish area because this was my first race for some time and my enthusiasm had been waning a little. It made me 34th overall and 1st V3 (= MV60).

It was the post-race session that was very different to the UK. Having returned your chip you were immediately invited to enjoy quite substantial refreshments. Then you passed through a large marquee with “ 3 médicins, 6 kinés, 3 podologues et 5 ostéopathes” to look after you (possibly if you had overeaten?). Following that you put your race number in a raffle (for a weeks’s holiday for 2 in Tunisa) and received a wooden box and a book of tickets. You took these tickets to stalls in the associated fair (locals in period costume, bands, dancing displays, roundabouts for children ….) and collected goodies from local businesses for each ticket. And what goodies to fill the wooden box! -

-A bottle of Montauban Marathon wine

-250g of local honey

-A pair of running socks

-A wrist-band holder for your audio system (I had to have that one explained to me by somebody half my age)

-3 cakes

-A sweet pastry

-Fresh bread

-A carton of orange juice

-3 packets of Smarties-like sweets

-A ticket for month’s use (EUR 34.90) of a local gym

-A ball-point pen from a young man who offered personally to prepare a VO2 training plan for me to attain my objectives

and a Montauban Tee shirt

(The entry fee for this event was 10 euros)

The 10K prize presentation was a lavish affair involving lots of flowers and embracing. I was not sorry that I had to catch a train back to Toulouse and missed the Half awards ceremony – I’m still having trouble remembering to shake hands with colleagues when I first see them every day and I’m not yet quite ready to be publicly embraced by another V3 with a moustache!.

Still learning.

Bob

Ashby 20, Chicks Chase 5k & Wimbledon 10k
(Saturday and Sunday 21st & 22nd March 2009)

Harriers ran in three races over the weekend and a number of pb's were set. Five Harriers ran in the Ashby 20 including Paul Holmes (2:39:57), Robin Fiander (2:53:28) and Rob Bishop (2:53:29) who all recorded pb's. Paul improved his pb by 34mins 58 secs and Robin improved his by over 12 mins. The other Harrier running were Alex Rothwell (2:52:07) and Viv Kilgour (2:55:45).

Four Harriers ran in the Chicks Chase 5k including Lynn Christison (25:29) and Anne Barnicoat (26:52) who both ran pb's. Mandy Lawson finished in 26:04 and Katarina Darcy did 28:32.

Jenny Cull ran in the Wimbledon 10k and finished in 51:16.

Silverstone Half Marathon, Hastings Half Marathon
& Lode Muddy Marvel 5
(Sunday 15th March 2009)

Around 13 Harriers ran in the Silverstone Half Marathon including Keith Peryer (1:51:10), Samantha Linney (1:52:51) and Renette Wolvaardt (1:54:40) who all recorded pb's Jerry Pullinger was the first Harrier to finish in 1:33:12.

Five Harriers ran in the Hastings Half Marathon including Noel Jones and Dan Hayes who finished in 1:48:27 and 1:48:46 respectively. Iva Barr completed, what is a hilly course - in parts, in 2:53:29.

Tim Price ran in the Lode Muddy Marvel 5 and crossed the line in 38:26.

Milton Keynes Half Marathon & The Grizzly / Grizzly Cub

& Wymondham 20 & Chilly Willy 5K
(Sunday 8th March 2009)

The Harriers took part in a number of popular races over the weekend including the Milton Keynes Half Marathon and the Grizzly.

Around 40 Harriers ran at Milton Keynes including Adam Mills who ran what was possibly, the fastest half marathon so far run by a Harrier. Adam's time of 1:12:28 was a new MV35 club best time and was also 4 secs faster than the Harriers senior man best time of 1:12:32 which was set by Nick Berrill back in 2001. Adam was the 9th man to finish at Milton Keynes. Quite a few Harriers also set pb's at Milton Keynes - if you got one let's know at hello@bedfordharriers.co.uk

Veronica Singleton ran in the Wymondham 20 and was the 1st LV45 in a time of 2:39:07. Veronica was out of competition for a year due to an injury sustained while dancing and this was the furthest she had run since the Snowdonia Marathon in 2006.

Tim Price ran in the Chilly Willy 5K and finished in 21:05.

Sally Cartwright was the sole Harriers representative in the national cross country in Nottingham on Saturday 7th March. Sally's time will be put on the site when available.

Around 30 Harriers also ran in the Grizzly and the Grizzly Cub at Seaton in Devon - which was probably the best ever turnout for the event. 24 of the Harriers ran in the Grizzly 20m+ multi-terrain race including Gareth Waite who was the first Harrier to finish in 3:00;18, David Holt which was the 2nd in 3:09:18, Donna McEwen who was the 3rd in 3:14:07 and Justin Openshaw who was the 4th in 3:26:41. Nine Harriers ran in the Cub race including Andy Sewell who was the 1st Harrier in 1:18:29.

Race Reports:

Mad dogs and Englishmen

Justin Reports:

The Grizzly as the name suggests is not for the faint hearted. I put my entry in last year with the comfort that as it was so far off I would have plenty of time to train and be ready. Of course, as the time got nearer I found myself completely out of time , and had missed all The Grizzly weekend training as I was either working, going to football matches or simply couldn't be bothered to get out of bed. More fool me , anyway , myself, Alistair and Tom travelled down to Sidmouth on the Saturday. A long boring journey was broken up with a game of Trivial Pursuit 1980`s edition, which Al` managed to balance the board on his lap, and me rolling the dice in the back seat , whilst Tom constantly fiddled with his blackberry. We arrived late afternoon and strolled into sleepy Sidmouth past the antique shops and `closed` signs down to the front. Alistair regaled us with his local knowledge and 15 seconds later we found a local pub to shelter in. In the evening we met up with the bulk of The Harriers who were staying in Sidmouth and went out for a meal. I am not sure if 4 pints of IPA was a good nutritional prep` but it took my mind off what was to come. Steve Gaunt had to pull out due to his knee problem, and Bill Khinda somehow hurt himself the day before whilst walking on the beach and dropped out. On the day of the race it was cold and very windy….but hey , no snow. We lined up at the start just eager to get going. The race started &away the masses ran along the shingle beach and looped around up the hill through a caravan park towards one of the many cliff tops. Annoyingly, I had to take my shoe off as I had got some stones in from the beach. I lost Gareth after about 2 miles as we all plodded up, up and up. I can not recall the exact route or course, suffice to say, that a great deal of it was impossible to actually run. Runners in front who stopped and walked up the inclines were difficult to pass as the tracks were narrow and muddy. I struggled with the steep downhill sections and my left calf muscle really tightened at 4 miles. It seemed that the majority of the course was either climbing up very steep inclines or struggling down very steep declines. There was a stretch at about the 8 mile point where you could actually run for a couple of miles. I passed Cliff at about 13 miles, but other than him I did`nt see any other Harrier on route. The last 3 miles were very tough as we came off the shingle beach and yet again had to more or less climb a very large hill. The marshalls were very supportive all the way round, and I took water at every water station. The run ended coming off the beach and back towards where we started. I saw David Holt in the crowd by the finish line, then Paul Harris who came in just after me. I managed to meet up with Gareth who had been back and showered as we watched the other Harriers finish. Tom Lamb was suffering at the finish and required medical attention. He was very dizzy and was taken away to medical centre where he was put on oxygen to raise his low blood pressure. Special thanks should be given to Dave and Viv , who stayed with him and made sure he was okay whilst I tried to get hold of his car key etc. Tom was ok after about 30 minutes or so, and we were able to return to the Hotel to wash off all that mud. The day before Tom said he was looking forward to the 11 pints of lager he was going to enjoy after the race……he had 5 lemonades and a game of darts and just about had the energy to read the paper. We returned on Monday, slightly stiffer but more wisened men , we had survived The Grizzly….just !

Justin Openshaw

Robin Reports:

Can you bear the Grizzly?

So, I’ve ‘run’ the Grizzly. It’s easy to say that in a little sentence, but it’s very difficult to sum up the whole experience, which started with hilly, icy and snowy cross country runs on Saturday mornings in January, and culminated in an over-loading of the senses on Sunday morning. I can’t really compare the Grizzly with any experience that I‘ve had before, and that was part of the difficulty in preparing for the race. Folk who’d done in previous years said ‘you’ll love it’ and folk who don’t run said ‘you’re mad’. But we train for these things don’t we? (or most do: it was obvious that the occasion was too much for some poor souls).

So standing on the Seaton promenade on the chilly Sunday morning with a host of other nervous people was an odd experience. There was a large number of Bedford Harriers doing it, so that made it a bit more familiar, and the main advantage was having Rob Bishop next to me; both of us saying ‘let’s not go off it too fast, but go ahead if you want to’. Ah ha, if only we had had the opportunity to go off fast: perhaps for the first 100 yards, but once we on the energy sapping shingle, that was it, no chance of an early burst. But we came off the shingle after a mile and thought, wow, proper surface, let’s run, only to be confronted shortly afterwards with a great meandering hill which made it difficult in places to do anything other than walk.

After a while I think we started judging the points on the hills where we had to walk and where we could start running again, and I think we did each other some good in that respect. Rob was better at going downhill than I was; I didn’t quite have that madcap fearlessness as we plummeted down muddy slopes. But I was really pleased that I never had any problems in the lung department when going up hills. OK it started hurting the leg muscles, but I don’t think either of us got to that lung bursting stage. And we did genuinely have a bit of energy left when we did a ‘sprint finish’ along the prom.

David Prior and Ian Kingstone kept popping up during the journey, and we exchanged pleasantries and entered into intellectual debates about the meaning of life on the way.

Amazing features:

That bog. Let a child imagine what a bog would be like, create it and shove it on a hill in a wood. Dark brown gurpy sometimes waist-deep porridge. I think that 200m (20 minutes?) was the most enjoyable bit, and in some perverse way, a bit of a rest!

Running a mile and a half on the beach (again) and then ascending the cliff on a zig zag path, before going up even further on the Stairway to Heaven…followed by more hill!

Slip-sliding along slurry –filled lanes.

Going past a pub with folk supping ale…sadists!

The marshals were terrific and friendly. Loads said, lord, Bedford must be empty today, there’s so many yellow shirted Harriers! I said, look at Bedford and you’ll see why we left!

Waiting at least half a hour for Rob to answer a call of nature. I’m sure we could have won it if he hadn’t stopped.

Slipping and burying my nose in the mud. That Devon soil smells good!

Wading through a freezing cold stream

There were so many other things that will come back, I’m sure. But it was a great day, except that I got my socks dirty.

Finally I must thank Rob for staying with me and Steve Gaunt for persuading me and many others into embarking on this adventure. It was truly a memorable experience. I must also thank Steve, Viv and Lesley for arranging the training runs on Saturday mornings; without them we would probably have ended up as exhausted hulks in the bog.

Robin

Belvoir Challenge (26m), Wellingborough MT 5k, 10 & 15k
& Last Friday 5k
(Friday 27th February and Sunday 1st March)

Harriers took part in a number of races over the weekend.

Julian Turnbull ran in the 26 mile Belvoir Challenge and finished in 3:51:51.

Four Harriers ran in the round 3 of the Wellingborough multi-terrain series. Katarina Darcy did the 5k and finished in 29:28. Renee Corbett and Sarah Lee took part in the 10k and finished in 40:07 and 43:58 respectively and Adam Hills ran in the 15k and finished in 1:03:36.

Justin Openshaw, Alan Shillitoe and Joe Horsman ran in the Last Friday 5k and finished in 19:09, 2015 and 21:07 respectively.

The results from the 3-Counties XC at East Haddon will be published when available.

Bury 20, Sussex Beacon Half Marathon &
English National XC Championships
(Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February 2009)

Six Harriers ran in the English National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hills in London. The first Harrier to finish in the 12k race was Stephen Earley in 47:25 (328th) followed by Gareth Waite in 52:50 (671th). Next was Matt Burgin in 56:57, Tony Barnes in 61:45, Alistair Vile in 61:46 and Tom Lamb in 62:43.

Nine Harriers ran in the Bury 20. Adam Hills and Andrew Moore finished within 2 seconds of each other in 2:37:12 and 2:37:14 respectively, followed by Richard Watson in 2:39:06, David Sharman in 2:46:3, Darren Miller in 2:47:18, Keith Gray (2:52:17), Rob Bishop (2:55:23) and Ian Joyce (2:58:40). The sole lady Harrier running Renette Wolvaardt, crossed the line in 3:16:36.

Joe Nellis, Chris Cottam and Lynne Gingell ran in the Sussex Beacon Half Marathon and finished in 1:42:34, 1:57:08 and 2:13:39 respectively.

Stamford 30k
(Sunday 15th February 2009)

Over 20 Harriers ran in the Stamford 30. The first to finish was Andy Purdy in 2:20:46 Jerry Pullinger was the second Harrier in 2:21:13 and Tony Parello was the third in 2:22:41. Anna Litchfield was the first lady Harrier to finish and the 1st LV35 overall in 2:22:45. Caroline Devine was the second lady Harrier in 2:29:04 and Kathy Horsman was the third in 2:36:47.

Over in Norway, where he is now living, Harrier Owen Lewis took part in his first XC Ski Marathon and completed the race - the Holmenkollen XC Ski Marathon - without falls in a time of 4:40:12. Well done that man!

Southern Counties Cross-Country Championships

(Saturday 24th January 2008)

A dank and horrible Saturday saw the Harriers diehards turn up for a long and winding 15,000 metres of mud, mud and more mud. A Harriers team which at one point had peaked at 13, dipped down to 7 pushed back up to 9 before realistically plummeting down to a poultry 5 took up the Gauntlet of the 2009 Southern X Country Championships.

Steve Earley was early and informed us that the course was 4 laps with each lap consisting of 1 long hill, (800m at least) which was covered in mud, mud and more mud. After a brief warm up and a quick photo by Lamb and Lamb Photographers, we made our way to the start. The horn blew I apologised to those around me and the gun was fired……….we were off!

Steve Earley sped off, Gareth Waite followed with myself, Tom Lamb and Bill Billington bringing up the rear. All the Harriers ran well from Steve in 152^nd through to Bill who managed two and a half laps before common sense prevailed and he retired before the coffee ran out in the refreshment hall.

The official results are given below:

Steve Earley (152nd) in 1h01m44s

Gareth Waite (268th) in 1h06m30s

Al Vile (503rd) in 1h17m06s

Tom Lamb (578th) in 1h22m31s

Bill Billington DNF

The winner skipped round in a mere 51m08s! (show off!)

I would like to say that overall that this was a good team performance but as a team was 6 to score and we only fielded 5 I can’t! Therefore 5 great performances of absolute grit and determination were given on the day by the Harriers in what was just an appetizer to The National X Country Champs at Parliament Hill on February 24^th 2009.

As usual my thanks to those that competed.

Goodbye Farewell and Amen

Al Vile

Folksworth 15, Fred Hughes 10
& Wellingborough MT Series
(Sunday 18th January 2009)

There was a good turnout of Harriers in the Folksworth 15. The 1st to finish and the 3rd overall in the race was Tony Dadd in a new pb of 1:28:21. Justin Openshaw was the 2nd Harrier in 1:47:30 and Paul Stuart the 3rd Harrier in 1:48:19. The 1st lady Harrier was Kathy Horsman in 2:06:04 followed by Bev Hayes in 2:16:22 and Renette Wolvaardt in 2:21:19.

Eight Harriers also ran in the Fred Hughes 10. The 1st Harrier was Stephen Earley in 58:35, followed by Alison Cooper in 1:15;53 and David Piegaze in 1:20:28. Well done also to Lynne Greenard who set a new LV60 club best time for the distance of 1:25:47.

Three Harriers ran in the first race of the Wellingborough Multi-terrain Series. In the 10k, Sarah Lee ran 44:11 and Tim Price finished in 45:52. Katarina Darcy ran in the 5k and crossed the line in 32:37.

Bedfordshire XC Championships
& Winter Chicks Chase 5K
(Saturday 10th January 2008)

On what was a bit of a chilly day, the Harriers performed well at the Bedfordshire XC championships at Shuttleworth. The first three Harriers to finish in the 12k senior mens and vets race were Adam Mills (6th), Tony Dadd (7th) and Stephen Earley(8th). The first three Harriers to finish in the 6k senior ladies and vets race were Renee Corbett (4th), Sally Cartwright (5th) and Veronica Singleton (15th). Bob Wells won the MV60 plus title and Judy Prior won the LV60 plus title .

The Harriers won the Senior Mens Team Award, the Male Vets 40 Team Award and the Senior Ladies Team Award. The Harriers ladies vets team were third. 26 Harriers ran in the race.

Alastair Vile Reports on the Race:

The 2009 Bedfordshire X Country Champs were held at Shuttleworth College on the coldest day of the year. So cold in fact that the course although trampled over by hundreds of athletes never thawed and remained frozen throughout the day!

The first race for the Harriers was the Senior Ladies and Vets race which consisted of 2 3k (frozen) laps of the college grounds in sub zero degrees. As defending champions of the Senior Ladies team title the Harriers had a lot to live up too but as expected they didn't disappoint. A strong run by Renee Corbett saw her finishing in 4th chased home by Sally Cartwright in 5th and Veronica Singleton in 15th to regain the Senior Ladies Team Title. Both Sally 1st FV40 and Veronica 1st FV45 won their respective age groups as well as being part of the victorious Senior Ladies team and the Vets team which finished 3rd, another fantastic result. The next Harriers home were Sarah Janes 16th, Rosie Harper 20th, Lucy Fensome 23rd, Beverley Tredgett 24th, Pippa Milton 26th, Jenny Cull 27th and finally Judy Prior who apart from finishing in 31st to bring the Harriers home also became FV60 County Champion - well done Judy.

The men were greeted by the news that they had to run 4 3k (frozen) laps of the College grounds as well as follow the great earlier performances of the Ladies and just like their female counterparts they didn't disappoint. With some great team packing the first Harrier home was Adam Mills in 6th closely followed by Tony Dadd 7th and Steve Earley 8th, Simon Fawcett 13th, Gareth Waite 24th and the Anchor Man - Matt Burgin in 30th. This was enough to see the Harriers team clinch the Senior Mens title with 80 points over Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers who finished in second with 90 points, this was far closer than the Vets team race which the Harriers took with ease. The next Harrier home was Alistair Vile 32nd, Richard Piron 36th and 1st MV55, Justin Openshaw 38th, Tony Barnes 46th, Richard Watson 50th, Noel Jones 53rd, James Wallbank 59th and Chris Fadden 63rd.

The only sad part of the day was that this was to be the final leg of the Bob Wells 2008/2009 last race Tour! Bob along with Bill Billington were competing in the MV60 and MV70 races respectively and neither of the Gentlemen concerned could have performed any better! Like the Ladies before them 2 3k (frozen) laps stood between them and the title. Bill stormed home to take the MV70 title, whilst I am out of superlatives to describe a man that I have been privileged and honoured to compete against and know over the last few years. Bob flew round both laps finishing over 3 minutes ahead of his closest rival winning the MV60 championship with ease.

This was a fantastic day for the Harriers with some equally fantastic results in both individual and team categories. I would like to thank everyone who ran in such arctic conditions as well as those who turned out to cheer and snap photos. A special thank you to Gareth Waite for the coffee but not to Tony Dadd who decided to scald me with it!

Bob has also asked me to remind people that there are still some Bob Wells 2008/2009 last races Tour! T-shirts left in Large and Extra Large although some have been slightly damaged with soup stains.

Goodbye, Farewell & Amen.

Al Vile

Four Harriers ladies took part in the Winter Chicks Chase 5k including Samantha Linney who won the race in a new pb of 24:33 - well done Samantha. Lynne Greenard was the 3rd lady to finish in 25:02, Linda Payne was 14th in a new pb of 31:09 and Katarina Darcy was 15th in 31:21

Harriers Race Reports: 2009

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Harriers Championship Awards: 2009

Most Improved Runner : 2009

WAVA Single Race Ratings: 2009

Standard Awards: 2009

Bedford Harriers Half Marathon (13th December 2009)

Wolverton 5, Stevenage 5k Series (Race 2), Last Friday 5k, Pednor 10, Reindeer 10k, Norwich Half Marathon & Gatliff 50k (26th - 28th November 2009)

Three Counties XC League @ Leighton Sunday 22nd November 2009

St Neots Half Marathon (Sunday 15th November 2009)

55 Harriers ran in the St Neots Half, the club's half marathon championship.

Druid Ultra Marathon 3 day event & Half Maratona Ticino (6th - 8th November 2009)

Marathon du Grand Toulouse, 3-Counties XC at Stopsley, Fenland 10 & Beachy Head Marathon (25th October 2009)

Abingdon Marathon, Rowbothams Round Rotherham 50, Ampthill XC Trophy & 10km du Stade Toulousain Athlétism (17th & 18th October 2009)

Great Eastern Run Half Marathon, Ridgeway Run, New Ware 10.

Standalone 10k (4th October 2009)

West Pinchbeck 10k, Big Fun Run 5K, Pechbusque Half Marathon, Last Friday 5k & Biddenham 10k (25th - 27th September 2009)

Round Norfolk Relay (19th-20th September 2009)

Bedford Harriers 10k, Nottingham Marathon & Foulees Agenaises Half Marathon (13 September 2009)

Bob Wells ran in the Foulees Agenaises Half Marathon and finished in 1.30.37.

The Vitruvian, Kent Coastal Marathon & Garden City 10 (5th & 6th September)

Blisworth 5, Towpath 10k, Mynyddislwyn Mile & Salisbury 5,4,3,2,1 Trail Marathon

Harriers took part in a number of races over the weekend.

Doug Anderson 5k (Wednesday 22nd July 2009)

Bedford Classic Triathlon, Fairland Valley Challenge, St Ives 10k, Unilever Duathlon & Triathlon & RAF Marham 10

Cranfield 5 (Friday 3rd July 2009)

Milton Keynes 10k (Tuesday 30th June 2009)

Marston Forest 5k & Glooston 10k (19th & 20th June 2009)

36 Harriers ran in the Marston Forest 5k. Adam Mills was the 1st Harrier and the 7th overall in 16.18. Kevin Willett was the next Harrier in 17.41 and Kevin Willett was 3rd in 18.23. Beverley Tredget was the 1st lady Harrier in 23.46 followed by Lynn Christison in 24.48 and Lynne Greenard in 25.15.

Katarina Darcy ran in the Glooston 10k and finished in 65.56.

The Colworth Marathon Challenge results will be put on the site when available.

Flitwick 10k (Sunday 19th April 2009)

Stanwick 10k (Monday 13th April 2009)

Oakley 20, Rotterdam Marathon & Paris Marathon (Sunday 5th April)

Eleven Harriers ran in the Rotterdam Marathon including Stuart Trevallion (2:54:39), Paul Stuart (3:14:38) and Darren Miller (3:48:09) who all recorded pb's. Tony Dadd was the 1st Harrier in 2:53:10.

Sandy 10, Reading Half Marathon, Thorney 10k & Montauban Semi Marathon (Sunday 20th March 2009)

Ashby 20, Chicks Chase 5k & Wimbledon 10k (Saturday and Sunday 21st & 22nd March 2009)

Four Harriers ran in the Chicks Chase 5k including Lynn Christison (25:29) and Anne Barnicoat (26:52) who both ran pb's. Mandy Lawson finished in 26:04 and Katarina Darcy did 28:32.

Jenny Cull ran in the Wimbledon 10k and finished in 51:16.

Five Harriers ran in the Hastings Half Marathon including Noel Jones and Dan Hayes who finished in 1:48:27 and 1:48:46 respectively. Iva Barr completed, what is a hilly course - in parts, in 2:53:29.

Milton Keynes Half Marathon & The Grizzly / Grizzly Cub

& Wymondham 20 & Chilly Willy 5K (Sunday 8th March 2009)

Mad dogs and Englishmen

Belvoir Challenge (26m), Wellingborough MT 5k, 10 & 15k & Last Friday 5k (Friday 27th February and Sunday 1st March)

Bury 20, Sussex Beacon Half Marathon & English National XC Championships (Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February 2009)

Folksworth 15, Fred Hughes 10 & Wellingborough MT Series (Sunday 18th January 2009)

Bedfordshire XC Championships & Winter Chicks Chase 5K (Saturday 10th January 2008)

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Race Statistics : 2009

Bedford Harriers Half Marathon
(13th December 2009)

Wolverton 5, Stevenage 5k Series (Race 2), Last Friday 5k, Pednor 10, Reindeer 10k, Norwich Half Marathon & Gatliff 50k
(26th - 28th November 2009)

Three Counties XC League @ Leighton
Sunday 22nd November 2009

St Neots Half Marathon
(Sunday 15th November 2009)

Druid Ultra Marathon 3 day event & Half Maratona Ticino
(6th - 8th November 2009)

Marathon du Grand Toulouse, 3-Counties XC at Stopsley, Fenland 10 & Beachy Head Marathon
(25th October 2009)

Abingdon Marathon, Rowbothams Round Rotherham 50, Ampthill XC Trophy & 10km du Stade Toulousain Athlétism
(17th & 18th October 2009)

Standalone 10k
(4th October 2009)

West Pinchbeck 10k, Big Fun Run 5K,
Pechbusque Half Marathon, Last Friday 5k &
Biddenham 10k
(25th - 27th September 2009)

Round Norfolk Relay
(19th-20th September 2009)

Bedford Harriers 10k, Nottingham Marathon
& Foulees Agenaises Half Marathon
(13 September 2009)

The Vitruvian, Kent Coastal Marathon & Garden City 10
(5th & 6th September)

Blisworth 5, Towpath 10k, Mynyddislwyn Mile

& Salisbury 5,4,3,2,1 Trail Marathon

Doug Anderson 5k
(Wednesday 22nd July 2009)

Cranfield 5
(Friday 3rd July 2009)

Milton Keynes 10k
(Tuesday 30th June 2009)

Marston Forest 5k & Glooston 10k
(19th & 20th June 2009)

Flitwick 10k
(Sunday 19th April 2009)

Stanwick 10k
(Monday 13th April 2009)

Oakley 20, Rotterdam Marathon & Paris Marathon
(Sunday 5th April)

Sandy 10, Reading Half Marathon, Thorney 10k
& Montauban Semi Marathon
(Sunday 20th March 2009)

Ashby 20, Chicks Chase 5k & Wimbledon 10k
(Saturday and Sunday 21st & 22nd March 2009)

& Wymondham 20 & Chilly Willy 5K
(Sunday 8th March 2009)

Belvoir Challenge (26m), Wellingborough MT 5k, 10 & 15k
& Last Friday 5k
(Friday 27th February and Sunday 1st March)

Bury 20, Sussex Beacon Half Marathon &
English National XC Championships
(Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd February 2009)

Folksworth 15, Fred Hughes 10
& Wellingborough MT Series
(Sunday 18th January 2009)

Bedfordshire XC Championships
& Winter Chicks Chase 5K
(Saturday 10th January 2008)