THE HARRIERS HERALD
No.
138, August 2004
Editorial
Welcome to August’s Harriers
Herald – quite a short issue this month.
We begin with Thursday night schedules for August
and September followed by additional details for some of the dates. Then there are some Congratulations to some
of our members. Mo gives us his latest selection of websites, and forthcoming
race
Fixtures
that may be of interest. Finally, there
are results and short reports for BBSRC Sports Day and the recent
Handicap
Race.
Enjoy the nice running weather while it lasts,
Thurs 5th Sue P to lead run at Aldbourne
Thurs 12th Dennis & Sue C to lead
run at Newbury (see below)
Thurs 19th Sue F to lead
Thurs 26th Martin
to lead
Thurs 2nd Dick
to lead cycle ride (see below)
Thurs 9th Vicky & Iain to lead
Thurs 16th Handicap Race
Thurs 30th Lucy to lead
August
12th: Dennis’ and Sue’s ‘goodbye run’ will start from ‘The
Taste of England’, which is on Turnpike Road opposite the new Newbury Hospital
(first right from the garden centre A4/Thatcham relief road roundabout). Dennis suggests meeting at
September
2nd: Dick will be leading a cycle ride.
He says he has some spare bikes for anyone who doesn’t have one, or is
unable to get their bike to
…..to Kirsty and Andy on the safe arrival of baby Lola Bayley, weighing 7 ½ lb, on Sunday 18th July. Lola, Kirsty and Andy are all fit and well.
…..to Susanne for giving up smoking, with Lucy’s advice and encouragement. (It seems I also had a hand in Susanne’s determination to quit: apparently I gave her a dirty look when she lit up after her Ridgeway Relay leg!).
Website
update…
http://comptonharriers.cjb.net/
Mo
For those of you who get
confused when it’s time to buy that new pair of shoes, then here is the answer
to all your problems … well at least it will help. A visit to http://runningtough.com/running_shoes/
will provide you with information on different types of foot that can be
matched to different types of shoe. The
article also explains the different types of foot strike and reminds us that
choosing the right shoe for your feet will help prevent injuries.
Last month’s links featured
survival outdoors and camp recipes … well if you don’t like the idea of living
rough, but still like the idea of running, cycling or walking outdoors without
the hassle of carrying your belongings in a
backpack, then I have found
the perfect website for you!
The link is http://www.sherpavan.com
… the home of the Sherpa Van Project (happy memories
Dick!). The Sherpa
Van Project provides a back-up service for runners, walkers and cyclists
following the Coast to Coast path and other long distance foot trails and cycle
ways in
My final link
for this issue is http://www.only4clicks.co.uk/sport-running.html
which is a page of links on the Silver Surfers website. This page provides a list of links to sites
covering athletics, climbing, orienteering, marathon running, walking and
rambling. There are also many other
topics on the main menu, including a Sport & Recreation link which includes
just about every sport you are likely to have an interest in … I fully
recommended a visit.
Now, for the next couple of
months, here are a few suggestions on where to run: -
Fixtures: A selection of
local and other well known events for your information:-
·
·
Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire
http://www.burnhamjoggers.co.uk
·
Saturday/Sunday 28/29 August 2004 - Ridgeway Challenge 2004 The TRA is organizing a run along the Ridgeway from Ivinghoe to Overton Hill on. The distance is 86.5 miles.
See TRA website for details.
·
(1500m Fun Run -
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rdsland/entries/entryhalf2004.htm
·
http://www.overtonharriers.org.uk
·
Sunday, 5th September 10.30 am 2004 - THE BEAST, "Legs Eleven" 13 miles
(multi terrain)
Non-refundable entry fee
£7.00, £8.00 for unattached runners. Entry on the Day £11 & £12
LAST DAY OF ENTRY TO ENSURE
T-SHIRT SIZE 18TH AUGUST.
Entry form http://www.poole-ac-races.co.uk
·
Sunday, 5th September 10.30 am 2004 – The Kerridge 10k
at
Entry forms on Harriers
Notice board £7 (+ £2 extra on the day).
·
Sunday, 5th September 08..30 am 2004 – O2O Oracle to the Oracle 10k road race Starts
& finishes at The Water Meadow, Thames Valley Park following road, towpath
and track. NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY. (Entry forms on noticeboard).
·
·
Sunday, 12th
September 2004 10.30 a.m. – The INKPEN
LONG BARROW CHALLENGE 14 miles mainly off-road at Inkpen
… Entry forms from Tom (or any standard entry form will do) £6, £7 on the day.
·
Saturday Sept
18th (AM) - The St. Boniface Fell (3 Miles 775 feet ascent, FRA class AS).
Saturday Sept
18th (PM) - The Ventnor Horseshoe (7 Miles 1500 feet ascent, FRA class BM).
Sunday Sept 19th
(AM) - The Wroxall Round (13 Miles 1500 feet ascent,
FRA class CL).
http://www.rydeharriers.co.uk/
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(Mo - Aug 2004)
Sue F
This year’s BBSRC inter-institute Sports Day took place at Rothamsted Research Institute, Hertfordshire. The whole IAH-Compton team was very small this year, but we had enough runners for both the relay and cross-country races. The weather was pleasant – dry and warm, but not too hot. The relay was the first event with each runner in the team of four doing one 450-metre lap of the sports field. The problem was that people were warming up for other sports and didn’t make way for the runners, making it quite difficult to see the flags we were supposed to be running between. It was suggested that the lady member of each team did first leg. So Sue took off with the other ladies and, despite being hit by a volleyball halfway round, managed to hang onto first place. Mo took over on the second leg and passed over to Pete Humphreys in seventh place. Pete hung onto this position, as did Sam Comely on the final stage.
We then had four hours to kill before the cross-country, so the four of us got a map of the route and decided to have a leisurely walk around it. Near the start we passed the Manor House, which is part of the Rothamsted Institute’s property, so Pete and Mo decided to have a look inside and help themselves from a plate of biscuits!
After a bite to eat, and watching
some of the other sports, it was soon time for the race. The IAH-Compton team was the same as that for
the relay with the addition of Fiona Wycherley (and
her dog Sally). Forty-two runners set
off on the 4.5-mile route. It was a
pleasant, fairly flat route and very well marked by red arrows. We started on a long drive up to the Manor,
before going out into the countryside following open and woodland tracks around
Rothamsted Farm.
At two miles, we joined the route of a disused railway – a tree-lined
tarmac path that took us gently uphill for a mile. We returned to the finish in the sports field
via more fields, farm tracks and lanes, passing the ruins of a Roman
villa. In the absence of last year’s top
runners (Tom Mendum and our own Dick) the race was
led from start to finish by Tom Pope of East Malling
(
Just when we thought we could relax,
we found
We sat in the bar eating our chips
while, in the marquee, the jazz band began to warm-up. Only later did we find out we had missed the
presentation, which had happened out on the sports field rather than in the
marquee. By this time it was getting on
for
Handicap Race (Village Lap)
Sue F
July’s Handicap
Race took place around the Village Lap (now accurately measured, by Dick and
Jan, at 3.07 km, or 1.92 miles). Before
the race, we had the pleasure of meeting Lola, who slept contentedly despite
all the strange runners peering into her pram.
Mo set off with a good lead ahead of Lucy, with Marie and Marie’s ‘other
half’ Richard, close behind. Susanne was
next off, followed by Sue and Martin.
Richard took off in the later stages of the race to finish well ahead of
everyone else. Behind him, there was a
close race between the other runners.
However, Lucy once again made a big improvement in her personal best
time for a well-earned defense of her trophy.
Marie, also recording a PB, just managed to stay ahead of Martin who ran
very well to break the 11-minute barrier.
Sue just managed to catch Susanne, both running almost the same time as
they had done in the last handicap race, with Mo not
far behind. Well done again Lucy and
thanks to Jan and Dick for time keeping.
The next handicap race is scheduled for Thursday 16th September.
|
Pos |
Name |
Start time |
Finish time |
Actual time |
Handicap Beaten? |
|
1 |
Richard |
|
|
|
New Runner |
|
2 |
Lucy |
|
|
|
-0:35 |
|
3 |
Marie |
|
|
|
-0:21 |
|
4 |
Martin |
|
|
|
-0:16 |
|
5 |
Sue F |
|
|
|
-0:06 |
|
6 |
Susanne |
|
|
|
-0:04 |
|
7 |
Mo |
0:17 |
|
|
+0:17 |