ROPER`S SUPER SOUTHERN WARM-UP

HERCULES WIMBLEDON AC – NEWS & RESULTS – W/C July August 7, 2016
ROPER’S SUPER SOUTHERN WARM-UP
Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club teenager Jaleel Roper warmed-up for this weekend’s
South of England championships with the race of his young life in an open meeting at Lee
Valley, North London, reports Tom Pollak.
Roper, 13, posted the fastest ever time ever recorded by a Hercules Wimbledon under 15year-old when he clocked 11.11 seconds in his 100m race. His time was inside the Hercules
Wimbledon record of 11.25 held by Chad Miller since August 2014 but won’t count because
he had a following wind of 2.7 metres per second, just above the legal limit of two metres per
second.
His race signalled Roper is back to his best form after suffering a hamstring injury at the
England indoor championships at the start of the year. Roper has a legal best of 11.53 this
season posted when finishing runner-up in the Surrey championships at Kingsmeadow in
May although only one UK athlete has run faster than 11.11 this summer.
“Jaleel is clearly now recovered from the injury he sustained at Sheffield in February and is
ready to better his legal best time. Hopefully he will do this in the South of England
championships at Ashford this weekend”, said his coach Paul Miller. If he does so he will add
a South of England outdoor title to the boys under 15 indoor 60m gold he won at Lee Valley
in January.
Jaleel Roper
Hercules Wimbledon’s Matthew Sharp made an impressive comeback after a five month
absence due to injury. In his first race since March, Sharp headed home a 211-strong field in
the Dulwich Park parkrun in 16:16, the same time he posted when he last competed there
back in March when he also won. However, Sharp had to work hard for his win as he took
the event by less than the thickness of his vest with the second runner also clocking 16:16.
Hercules Wimbledon Ben Toomer also won on Wimbledon Common where he posted his
fastest ever time of 16:04 to win by 12 seconds heading home a 334-strong field which
included a dozen Hercules Wimbledon runners. His time took an impressive 34 seconds off
his previous best for the course set a month earlier. Toomer confirmed his current good form
when he dipped inside nine minutes to win the 3000m race at Hercules Wimbledon’s open
sprint and middle-distance meeting at Wimbledon Park in 8:58.90, easily another personal
best. It was almost a minute faster than he clocked the last time he raced over the distance in
2013.
Back on Wimbledon Common, Adam Harwood was just five seconds off his best time in
finishing fifth in 17:48, Henry Silverstein was top teenager in ninth place and Medena Knespl
was second woman finisher.
Hercules Wimbledon’s Dominic Kiralyfi beat a 350-strong field to post a comfortable win in
the Run Through 120km road race in Battersea Park on Saturday. He clocked 33:20 to win by
57 seconds.
After a long summer sitting exams, Hercules Wimbledon’s Elliot Saville managed to pass
another test when he gained selection for the British team to compete in the World Biathlon
Championships in Florida, USA, in October with his performance in the qualifying event in
Salford. He warmed up for the World trials by competing for Britain in the European
Biathlete Championships in the warmer climes of Setubal, Portugal.
One of Hercules Wimbledon’s oldest competitive athletes, Peter Giles, is still going strong
with a double victory in the British Masters Championships in Birmingham. Giles, 72, took
the over 70 mile and 10000m gold medals in 5:48.36and 41:55.88.
This weekend, more than a dozen Hercules Wimbledon youngsters will be in action in the
South of England age-group championships at Ashford. Zipporah Golding will be going for
gold in both the girls under 13 100 and 200m events where she is ranked third and fourth,
respectively, in the UK this summer.
Hercules Wimbledon stage the Surrey 5km road running championships from their
Wimbledon Park track headquarters on Sunday, starting at 9.30am. Next Wednesday night,
Hercules Wimbledon stage a festival of 5000m races with around 140 runners with the first
race starting at 6.30pm.
SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THE HW 5KM ROAD RACE
200 plus runners are due to compete in the HW 5km Road Race being held from Wimbledon
Park this coming Sunday (Aug 14) and in order to meet the demands of a well organised
event offers of help are always respected on the day. A team of experienced officials has been
lined up but more will be much appreciated.
The race is due to start at 9.30am but attendance by 9am would be appreciated so try to get
along by 9am and report to Fred Green.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE HW 5KM FESTIVAL MEETING – AUGUST 17
Meeting organiser Ben Noad tells me that some 130 entries have so far been received and
with a total limit of 140 entries it looks like that entries on the evening will not be permitted.
Ben also relates that a substantial number of HW entries have been received but be warned, if
the 140 limit has been received by the date of the meeting NO FURTHER ENTRIES WILL
BE ACCEPTED so check out now at http://events.eightlane.org/event/hwac/ and get entering
quick!
Just a reminder that it would be great if the athletes received support from club members and
friends of HW in order to create an atmosphere to encourage a bevy of PB peformances.
It promises to be a great evening.
THE NIGHT OF THE ROSENHEIM FINALS
As the track season draws to a close HW have secured the right to compete in the finals of the
Rosenheim League to be held at Tooting Bec on Wednesday, August 10 and the HW men
will endeavor to recapture the title last won by us in 2014. Meanwhile the women will no
doubt strive to capture their version of the league final which is being held for the first time.
History beckons!
As with the previous Tooting Bec Rosenheim fixture it is suggested that post event the club
meets up at the Wheatsheaf PH next to Tooting Bec station and perhaps have a celebratory –
we hope - glass….or two!
ROSENHEIM LEAGUE FINALS 2016
Under UKA Rules
Tooting Bec Wednesday August 10th
Congratulations to those teams reaching the 2016 Finals at Tooting Bec with separate finals
for both men and women. Commiserations to those who did not qualify.
If your club has not reached the finals you are still more than welcome to be involved as there
are NON-SCORING events ON THE TRACK ONLY for both MEN & WOMEN
Participating Clubs
Men
B Belgrave
C Croydon
E Epsom & Ewell
F Hercules Wimbledon
H Herne Hill
K Kingston & Polytechnic (holders)
M St Mary’s Richmond
Women
E Epsom & Ewell
F Hercules Wimbledon
H Herne Hill
K Kingston & Polytechnic
S Serpentine
W Walton
TIMETABLE
6.30 2000m s’chase Men
6.30 High Jump Men & Women
6.30 Javelin Men & Women
6.45 2000m s’chase Women
6.55 800m Men & Women
7.05 100m Men & Women
7.30 400m Men & Women
7.40 Shot Men & Women
7.40 Triple Jump Men & Women
7.45 1500m Men & Women
8.05 200m Men & Women
8.25 3000m Men & Women
8.40 4x200m Men & Women
In the triple jump and throws each competitor to get four attempts only
Strictly no guests will be allowed in any of the field events
Guest numbers for track events only can be purchased at a cost of £5 each
NO MONEY - NO NUMBER!! Income goes towards stadium hire and photofinisher costs.
Under UKA Rules no under 15's are permitted to take part in either match or non-scoring
events
Each participating club MUST provide at least TWO qualified officials. Officials from clubs
which did not reach the final are also more than welcome to assist.
Team managers must bring their own letters as above.
SISTER ACT
Photo by Tom Pollak
History was almost made at Coulsdon in the SLAN Super 8 event on Sunday when the four
Onyejekwe sisters Chileno, Nkasi, Ezinwa and Adaeze - as pictured above - lined up for the
U13 girls 4x100m relay but alas the excitement was too much for them as team was DQ’d on
the first takeover!
There are still a few more relays to be contested in the tail end of the season so perhaps some
relay practice sessions under the wing of their coach Paul Miller is on the cards.
Here are some wonderful shots of the South London Athletic Network (SLAN) meeting as
taken by a newcomer to the HW scene Tammy Marlar just one of the many supportive
mum’s.
PATRICK O’CONNOR – 2/7/1939 – 31/7/2016
Although not a member of HW, Pat will have been known to the many club members that
trained from Lauriston Cottage and in more recent years was a regular attendee at the annual
Summer Garden Party held there.
Born in County Tralee, Pat became a member of Lauriston RC in November 1967, and from
thereon trained regular to a standard that saw him timed at 50:54 for the Walton 10 (miles) in
October 1969 and 1:47:52 in the Finchley 10 in April 1970. Pat also finished second in the
South of Thames ‘Junior’ and in later years won the Surrey Veterans’ XC Championship.
A true gentleman Pat was popular member of the south London running scene and from the
obituary provided from his Belgrave H club colleague Will Cockerell as below you can see
that he was a true ‘Engine Room’ runner.
Road & Country Squad Lose Epic Engine-Roomer
We are sad to report the passing at the age of 77 of Pat O’Connor, who brilliantly served the
road and country squad, barely missing a race of note between 1971-1983.
His stats are impressive and he’s the third most prolific Surrey League scorer in our history,
and third too at the National, only behind legends Gerry North and Bert Footer.
Whilst not a superstar like the two above, he personified what club athletics is all about,
bravely getting stuck in, keeping us respectable, and taking one for the team year after
year. To be sure our results in the 1970s would have taken on a far more alarming slide
without Pat’s doughty spirit. His placings amongst the Bels at the National in 12 consecutive
years were: 7th, 2nd, 7th, 4th, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 5th. Quite breath-taking
consistency.
A neighbour of Pat’s, John Fitzgerald writes to us, “A general consensus of opinion about Pat
was that he was hugely honest in everything he did, a gentle soul and a true gentleman.”
His funeral was in Ireland on Friday.
This photo of Pat hangs in Belgrave Hall, just to the right as you enter.
SOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERAN LEAGUE FINALS – BOOK THE DATE
Dave Orchard is rightly proud of the way his male masters of HW provided the goods this
summer in overturning the likes of Epsom & Ewell H to win their division of the Southern
Counties Veterans’ League and for their troubles have been rewarded with a spot in the
League finals to be held at Ashford, Kent on September 4th.
Judging by the programme of events - using last year’s results as a guide - it seems that it is
weighted very heavily for the younger masters and we won’t be able to make use of the true
‘Golden Oldies’ who have been very proficient during the year in collecting many valuable
points.
The finals will be upon us sooner than you think so any HW members interested in
competing please contact Dave as soon as possible
EVENTS TO BE HELD IN THE SCVAC FINALS
100 M35 A - 100 M35 B -100 M50 -100 M60
200 M35 A -200 M35 B -200 M50
400 M35 A - 400 M35 B - 400 M50 - 400 M60
800 M35 A - 800 M35 B - 800 M50 - 800 M60
1500 M35 A - 1500 M35 B - 1500 M50
3000 M35 - 3000 M50 - 2000 Walk M35
4x100 M35 - 4x400 M35
High Jump M35, M50, M60 - Pole Vault M35, M50 - Long Jump M35, M50, M60
Triple Jump M35, M50 - Shot M35, M50, M60 - Discus M35, M50, M60
Hammer M35, M50 - Javelin M35, M50
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD FOR THE HW SOCIAL
THE LONG DISTANCE CYCLISTS OF HW
While many SW19 residents were trapped in their homes on Sunday, July 31, a few HW
members enjoyed themselves by cycling the 100 miles from central London to Dorking and
back in the Ride London event.
Results we are aware of include Richard Evans (in 4:36:49), Charles Hampden-Smith
(4:45:45), John Krause (5:38:28) and Vivian Urban (8:25:24) the latter’s progress being
seriously delayed due to major accidents occurring on the route.
SURREY COUNTY 10,000M CHAMPIONSHIPS
Please note that the Surrey County 10,000m track championships for both men and women
will be held in conjunction with the Herne Hill Harriers open meeting to be held on Saturday,
August 27 at Tooting Bec. Entry, details for the event can be found here:
HHH Open Timetable 27 08 16 (2)
The 10,000m event is due to start at 12 noon but entries on the day have to be in by 11am at
the latest
OLYMPIC GAMES LIVE ON THE TELLY – PART 1
First days of the Olympic Track & Field Timetable shown in UK times
Friday August 12
13:30 - 14:22 Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round
13:35 - 14:00 Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
14:05 - 14:53 Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round
14:10 - 14:57 Men's 800m Round 1
14:50 - 17:08 Women's Heptathlon High Jump
15:10 - 15:43 Women's 10,000m
15:55 - 16:17 Women's 100m Preliminary Round
18:30 - 20:10 Men's 20km Race Walk
Saturday August 13
00:30 - 00:56 Women's 1500m Round 1
00:35 - 01:23 Women's Heptathlon Shot Put
00:40 - 01:36 Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round
01:05 - 01:54 Men's 400m Round 1
01:20 - 02:28 Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round
02:00 - 03:00 Women's Shot Put Final
02:05 - 02:27 Women's Heptathlon 200m
02:40 - 03:23 Women's 100m Round 1
13:30 - 13:52 Men's 100m Preliminary Round
13:40 - 14:48 Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round
14:05 - 14:47 Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
14:50 - 15:55 Men's Discus Throw Final
15:00 - 15:49 Women's 400m Round 1
15:45 - 16:41 Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
16:00 - 16:43 Men's 100m Round 1
Sunday August 14
00:00 - 00:45 Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
00:20 - 03:00 Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round
00:30 - 00:45 Men's 400m Semifinals
00:50 - 02:20 Men's Long Jump Final
01:00 - 01:17 Women's 100m Semifinals
01:25 - 01:55 Men's 10,000m
02:05 - 02:25 Men's 800m Semifinals
02:35 - 02:36 Women's 100m Final
02:53 - 03:12 Women's Heptathlon 800m
13:30 - 16:30 Women's Marathon
Monday August 15
00:35 - 00:50 Women's 400m Semifinals
00:55 - 02:20 Women's Triple Jump Final
01:00 - 01:15 Men's 100m Semifinals
01:30 - 01:45 Women's 1500m Semifinals
02:00 - 02:01 Men's 400m Final
02:25 - 02:26 Men's 100m Final
13:30 - 14:38 Men's Triple Jump Qualifying Round
13:35 - 14:16 Women's 200m Round 1
14:25 - 15:04 Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
14:40 - 16:00 Women's Hammer Throw Final
15:15 - 15:25 Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
15:30 - 16:03 Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1
Tuesday August 16
00:30 - 01:22 Women's Discus Throw Qualifying Round
00:35 - 02:41 Men's Pole Vault Final
00:40 - 01:13 Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1
01:30 - 02:03 Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1
02:25 - 02:27 Men's 800m Final
02:45 - 02:46 Women's 400m Final
13:30 - 14:12 Women's 5000m Round 1
13:45 - 16:25 Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Round
13:50 - 15:15 Men's Triple Jump Final
14:30 - 14:37 Men's 1500m Round 1
15:05 - 15:38 Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1
15:20 - 16:25 Women's Discus Throw Final
15:50 - 16:31 Men's 200m Round 1
Wednesday August 17
00:30 - 02:36 Men's High Jump Final
00:35 - 01:23 Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round
00:40 - 00:57 Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals
01:05 - 02:17 Women's Long Jump Qualifying Round
01:10 - 01:27 Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals
01:35 - 01:50 Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals
02:00 - 02:17 Women's 200m Semifinals
02:30 - 02:34
02:45 - 02:46
13:30 - 13:55
13:40 - 14:36
14:05 - 14:42
14:35 - 14:56
14:55 - 15:37
15:50 - 15:59
Women's 1500m Final
Men's 110m Hurdles Final
Men's Decathlon 100m
Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round
Men's 5000m Round 1
Men's Decathlon Long Jump
Women's 800m Round 1
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final
POSTER BOY BELAL
As seen in the Evening Standard
Sat, August 20: Southern Athletic League, Match 5, Sutcliffe Park, Eltham
Not Gillingham, Kent as shown on fixture list.
Please note change of venue for above fifth and final SAL match of the season and remember
to make a note in your diary.
To say the least, participation in this League has been (for the men) very poor although we
did manage second place at the recent fixture. It begs the question, “Do HW senior men want
to compete in league fixtures.”
Do your best to get along and give parkrun a miss for just one Saturday!
MARATHON ADVICE AVAILABLE
Wednesday 28th September 2016 – 6:30pm-8:30pm
At: Southwark Council Offices, 160 Tooley Street, SE1 2TZ
(Nearest Station: London Bridge)
Costs £15 to attend
As part of England Athletics programme, we would like to invite coaches and athletes to a
marathon workshop, with Mara Yamauchi, the UK’s second fastest woman ever behind
world record-holder Paula Radcliffe.
If you are a runner or coach preparing for an Autumn marathon in 2016 this workshop is for
you! Mara will take you through the essential steps of marathon training covering nutrition,
hydration, recovery, and race preparation as an athlete and coach to ensure that you are fully
prepared. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the workshop.
Places are limited this will be done on a first-come basis, bookings are online book now to
avoid disappointment:
For further information, please contact your London CCSO or email Julia Bailey at
[email protected] call 07718526355
IDEAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN
Please note that the final consultation re the Borough of Merton plans for the athletic track
takes place in the bowl’s pavilion this Sunday, August 14 (11am to 3pm) which by a
coincidence is the same day as the club’s 5km road race. Try and pop along to get the whole
picture of the plans and make your views known.
Support your Club and Stadium!
As many of you know, Merton Council is consulting on a ‘new vision’ for Wimbledon Park
which will have major consequences for the future of our track and stadium, and therefore the
Club itself. Over the last few months the Chairman and Club Secretary have represented the
Club at a series of workshops with the designers and all the other groups involved with the
park, which culminated in a series of concepts, three of which have been chosen by the
Council to put before the public.
Everyone is invited to register their views on the Consultation website
at http://wimbledonparkconsultation.com where you can see the designs in detail. It is
vitally important that Club members do this, as the options range from a new state of the art
stadium which would hugely benefit the Club and the community, to the absolute worst case
scenario in which the stadium buildings would disappear and there would just be a running
track for general use. Clearly this is not an option as far as HW is concerned!
As you will see there are three ‘Masterplans’, the first of which, Option 1, changes very little
in terms of the athletics facilities. In Option 2 and Option 3 the current stadium is demolished
and re-built closer to the Revelstoke Road entrance and railway line. Obviously each of these
plans has consequences for other areas of the park, including other sports facilities, so you
need to study them carefully and decide whether you have a preference.
If you then go to the Sports and Leisure page you can see that for each of these Masterplan
Options there are three further Options (A-C) which directly affect the athletics provision. All
of these include a new 8–lane track. Under Option A the stadium facilities are massively
improved, however the infield would be converted into a synthetic surface which our
neighbours, the Wimbledon Club, in particular, would like to use for hockey. Consequently
the throwing area would be relocated outside the existing stadium. Members of the committee
have been talking to the Wimbledon Club for some time about the possibility of sharing
facilities with them, which has many advantages, but also many hurdles to overcome to make
the venture workable. For example, if training for both hockey and athletics were to take
place at the same time, this would require some kind of high fencing for safety reasons.
Option B would appear to be our safest choice in that we would have an 8-lane track and new
facilities, albeit not extended beyond those we currently have. We would also retain the
infield for throwing.
Option C is completely unacceptable from the club’s point of view as the stadium would
effectively disappear, leaving only a running track for public use.
The feedback form only asks specific questions about each of the Masterplans, and not the
particular options for athletics, however there is space for you to say which of these you
favour, and to re-iterate your views in the box asking for any other comments.
Please be as forceful as you can in registering the importance of the best possible athletics
provision, not just to HW as club but to the wider community, and whichever of the
Masterplans you prefer, please make it clear that Option C for athletics provision (i.e. just a
public running track) is not acceptable!
If you want to meet members of the design team in person there is a final consultation session
in the Bowls Pavilion in the park on Sunday 14th August (11am-3pm – same day as the HW
5km) at which you can view the concepts and share your views.
We have prepared flyers asking for support from the local community, which will be in the
clubhouse later in the week if anyone would like to help distribute them. I will also be
e.mailing our friends in other Clubs in the wider area who regular visit the stadium for
matches and open meetings, asking them to go onto the website and support a new improved
athletics facility.
Your vote counts! (Where have we heard that before....)
Sheila White, Club Secretary
Note: online entry link for above here: http://events.eightlane.org/event/hwac/
THE SURREY AA ROAD LEAGUE IS CLOSING IN FAST
Sunday, August 14 sees the running of the final race of the Surrey AA Road League which
just happens to be our own promotion, the 5km at Wimbledon Park.
Might be worthwhile getting your entry in now on so as to beat the rush! At the last check
there were just four HW runners among the 200 plus entries received!
Entry link: http://herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Perseverance-5k.html
ANNUAL REGISTRATION WITH ENGLAND ATHLETICS
For most events you will require an England Athletics (EA) membership number. The annual
registration starts on April 1st and costs £13. Unfortunately EA’s system does not allow
individuals to register themselves and therefore it has to be administered by the club on your
behalf.
For new members, EA registration is now included in the subscription fee as set out above.
Current members who wish to pay their EA registration fee may still do so via the link below:
http://www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Membership-&-EA-Registration.html
KEY MESSAGE FROM SURREY COUNTY AA
Dear Athlete,
We are sending you this email as you have previously entered a Surrey County Athletic
Association Championship Meeting and we wish to alert you to our requirement for England
Athletics Athlete registration as permitted in EA Guidance for Event Organisers
All athletes should now be aware that they must be registered with England Athletics and be
in procession of a valid EA number. Unless you are registered you will not be able to enter
or compete in any Surrey County Championship.
The online entry system will not allow you to continue with your entry unless you have
entered a valid EA registration number.
If you have any concerns regarding your EA registration you should contact your Club
Membership Secretary, not the County Association.
Regards
Don Turner
Surrey County Championship Secretary
Looks like the X-man has another interesting event on the way
Entry details: www.runwimbledon.co.uk
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES OF INTEREST TO HW MEMBERS
Home fixtures in bold – Offers of help at these fixtures are always appreciated
AUGUST
Wed 10: Rosenheim League Final, Tooting Bec
Fri 12-Sun 21: Olympic Games (Athletics), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sat/Sun 13/14: South of England U15/U17 Champs, Ashford, Kent
Sun 14: Surrey AA Road League 7, 5km Wimbledon Park
Entry details: http://herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Perseverance-5k.html
Tues 16: Veterans AC 5-mile Road, Battersea Park
Wed 17: HW 5000m Track Festival, Wimbledon Park
Details: http://events.eightlane.org/event/hwac/
Sat 20: Southern Athletic League, Match 5, Sutcliffe Park, Eltham NOTE: Change of venue
Sun 21: SLAN Super 8, U13/U15, DWLC, Carshalton
Sat 27: Lily B Girls League Finals, Ewell Court
Sat 27: Herne Hill H Open Meeting, Tooting Bec
Details: HHH Open Timetable 27 08 16 (2)
Sun 28: Veterans AC T&F Championships, Kingston
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3: Surrey County Road Relays, 12 noon, Wimbledon Park
Sun 4: Southern Counties Veterans League (men) Finals, Ashford, Kent
Sun 4: SLAN Super 8 League U13/U15, Wimbledon Park
Wed 7: Veterans AC 10,000m track Championships, Battersea Park
Sat/Sun 10/11: Surrey County Championships, Part 2, Carshalton
Inc. Track Relays, Multi Events and Steeplechases – all ages
Sat/Sun 17/18: British Masters T&F Championships, Birmingham
Sun 18: 18: South of England 6-stage Road Relays, Aldershot
Wed 21: South of England 10,000m Champs, Stoke Mandeville
Forthcoming fixtures can been seen on HW Website via this link
http://herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Fixtures.html
For those seeking additional competition, please refer to these links for open meetings
http://www.londonathletics.org/?q=node/56
http://www.openmeetings.co.uk/find-an-open-meet.php
Please note: any photos in this Newsletter may appear on the HW website but if any
athletes or parents object the photos will be removed.
RESULTS
July 27: Crawley Open Meeting, Sussex
SP (7.26kg): 4 Kevin Snelling 7.69
July 29: Stragglers Wedding Day 7km, Bushy Park
1 Michael Skinner (Blackheath & Bromley) 23:10 HW: 40 Neil Guthrie (2C) 25:48; 67
Elizabeth Stavreski (2C) 27:48; 371 Dennis Williams 37:32; 533 Pete Smith 46:49 (576
finishers)
Note: above replaces last week’s posting which it appears were the results from 2015!
Thanks to Stu Littlewood for spotting this.
August 1: Sri Chinmoy 2-mile Road, Battersea Park
1 Adam Kirk-Smith (London Heathside) 9:21 HW: 19 Russell Price 10:46; 23 Neil Guthrie
(2C) 10:57; 76 Frank Wood 13:56; 88 Dennis Williams (1st M70) 15:45 (101 finishers)
August 2: Norman Fowler Memorial & Avril Bowring Memorial Open Series,
Tonbridge, Kent
400 (race 4): 1 Dwayne Cowan 46.80
August 3: Lee Valley Summer Sprint Series
100 (race 8): 5 Tom Meehan 11.83/+4.1 (race 12): 6 Ralphael Buckle 11.28/+5.8 (19th HW
U17M all-time) (race 13): 4 Jaleel Roper 11.11/+2.7 (fastest ever by an HW U15B) (race
16): 5 Nimi Kolade 10.92/+4.0 (12th HW U20 all-time)
200 (race 10): 6 Jameel Hussey 22.74/+2.0
Note: too much wind assistance in Jaleel’s speedy 100m so alas, no HW U15B record which
is still the 11.25/+2.0 set by Chad Miller in August 2014.
August 3: Hercules Wimbledon Open Meeting, Wimbledon Park
100: (race 2/+0.6): 1 Russell Price 14.00; 2 Safiya Benderson 15.78; 4 Mya-Joan Sammy
16.30; 6 Mick Leigh 19.86 (3rd HW M70 all-time) (race 3/-1.1): 2 Natasha Hibberd 14.70; 3
Marcus Gayle 14.79; 5 Kyra Stone 15.16; 6 Kevin Burnett (2C) 22.35 (race 4/nwr): 2 Tara
Bartlett 13.86; 3 Tianna Gayle 14.11; 4 Darcey O’Shea 14.12; 6 Rashid Eastman 16.16 (race
5/+1.1): 1 David Lang 12.37; 2 Junior Etuk 12.61 (race 6/-1.6): 1 Harry Bartlett 12.15 (race
6/-0.2): 2 Richard Agyapong 11.54
200 (race 1/nwr): 1 Charlie Sinclair 29.66 (race 2/nwr): 1 Agegnehu Zangrando 26.91 (6th
HW U13B all-time); 2 Safyia Benderson 33.31; 4 Valerie Parocki 34.16 (race 3/-0.4): 1
Tianna Gayle 29.22; 3 Maya Marek 29.54; 4 Natasha Hibberd 30.41; 6 Mya-Joan Sammy
34.74 (race 4/nwr): 1 Madeleine Orenstein 27.81 (12th HW U15G all-time); 2 Tara Bartlett
29.41 (race 6/nwr): 3 Harry Bartlett 24.55; 6 Lucas Norfolk 25.83
1500 (race 1): 3 Jolyon Parsons 5:53.05; 5 Cate Coverley 5:54.17; 6 Alex Cooke 6:04.45
(race 2): 1 Lloyd Hodgson 5:08.25; 3 Tom Beare 5:17.67; 4 Chris Hardy 5:30.39; 5 Samuel
Spencer 5:34.49; 6 Teddy Bascombe 5:42.00; 7 Amela Doyle 5:54.11; 8 Millie Thorpe
5:59.82; 10 Frederick McCormack 6:24.37 (race 3): 12 Craig Howard 6:14.94 (race 4): 4
Richard McDowell 4:32.65 (3rd HW M35 all-time); 6 Ben Tatters 4:36.43; 8 Stuart Fraser
4:43.57 (race 5): 10 Eitan Orenstein 4:24.43
3000: 1 Ben Toomer 8:58.90; 3 Robert Tuer 9:12.72; 5 Joseph Clark 9:18.47; 8 Richard
McDowell 9:41.64; 9 Sean Crummy 9:43.86; 10 Neil Guthrie 9:52.09; 11 Stuart Fraser
9:53.71 (4th HW M50 all-time); 14 Russell Price 10:13.79; 16 Simon Woodley 10:13.79; 17
Victor Hutchins 14:13.94
August 6: Run Through 10km, Battersea Park
1 Dominic Kiralyfi (HW) 33:20; 2 Mark Moore (Serpentine) 34:17 Other HW: 51 Shaun
Overy 42:51 (350 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Dulwich Park, SE21
1 Matthew Sharp (HW) 16:16; 2 Oliver Kean (Highgate H) 16:16 (211 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Wimbledon Common
1 Ben Toomer (HW) 16:04; 2 Nick Gould (Thames H&H) 17:20 Other HW: 5 Adam
Harwood 17:48; 9 Henry Silverstein 18:21; 26 Peter Metcalf 20:04; 27 Medena Knespl (2nd
F) 20:05; 32 Luke Metcalf 20:42; 34 Charles Hampden-Smith 20:48; 37 Victor Ray 20:56; 54
Richard Mellor 21:47; 59 Simon Bodle 21:52; 109 Alastair Brown 24:13; 165 Andrew
Balcerkiewicz 26:36 (334 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Southwark Park, SE16
1 Mark Lally (Beckenham) 17:14 HW: 109 Dennis Williams 25:34 (203 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Lowestoft, Suffolk
1 Carl Prewer (Lowestoft RR) 17:22 HW: 64 Victor Hutchins 25:09 (152 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Victoria Park, Glasgow
1 Peter Avent (Shettleson H) 15:07 HW: 73 Fred Jimack 21:39 (364 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall
1 Andy Holloway (Unattached) 19:24 HW: 20 Samuel Masters 21:45 (263 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Bushy Park, Teddington
1 Unknown HW: 49 Tom Cheetham 19:20; 104 Richard Clark 20:28 (1051 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Bishops Park, Fulham, SW6
1 Thomas Daley (Fulham RC) 17:15 HW: 139 Alexander Cooke 25:48 (287 finishers)
August 6: parkrun 5km, Richmond Park
1 Simon Barrett (Serpentine) 16:42 HW: 108 Emily Sproule 24:56; 132 Alex Dunne-Gundry
26:00 (327 finihers)
August 6: Run Norwich 10km, Norfolk
1 Nick Earl (City of Norwich) 32:23 HW: 788 Kirsty Wheeler 50:00 (4205 finishers)
August 6: British Athletic League, Premier Division, Hendon
400 A: 2 Dwayne Cowan 46.36
August 6: British Athletic League, Division 1, Basingstoke
1500 A: 4 Fred Slemeck 4:01.53
August 7: South London Athletics Network (SLAN) Super 8, Coulsdon
U15 Boys
800 (race 1): 3 Gon Declercq 2:22.8
80H: 1 Finn Blakeney 11.9 (7th HW U15B all-time)
U13 Boys
800: (race 2): 6 William Belton (U11) 2:38.1; 7 Samuel Spencer (U11) 2:43.8; 9 Magnus
Bascombe 2:58.1; 10 Jacob Bescoby 3:00.7
U15 Girls
200: 2 Madeleine Orenstein 27.2 (9th HW U15G all-time)
U13 Girls
100 (race 1): 2 Chileno Onyejekwe 16.2 (race 2): 1 Nkasi Onyejekwe 14.0; 4 Ezinwa
Onyejekwe 15.7 (race 3): 2 Adaeze Onyejekwe 14.2
200: 4 Valerie Parocki 34.3
800 (race 1): 4 Valerie Parocki 2:47.2 (race 2): 4 Teddy Bascombe 2:49.8; 8 Georgina
Carrington 2:58.8
August 7: Junior parkrun 4km, Wimbledon Park
1 Saul McGlennan (Victoria Park, Glasgow) 8:00; 2 Joseph Willis (HW) 8:29 Other HW: 10
Jack Murray 9:41 (83 finishers)
August 7: AJ Bell London Triathlon, Excel Centre
Olympic Distance
Swim 1.5km – Bike 40km – Run 10.5km
1 Harry Smith 2:00:46 (20:14 – 59:37 – 36:58) HW: 14 Alexis Calvert-Ansari 2:07:56 (24:10
– 60:09 – 39:34); 1293 Richard Evans 2:47:48 (31:18 – 70:16 – 56:55) 3355 finishers)
Sprint Distance
Swim 0.75km – Bike 21km – Run 5.3km
1 Alexander Bowman 69:54 (10:21 – 34:05 – 21:07) HW: 558 Hannah Fernando 95:57
(18:05 – 41:23 – 26:18 (1725 finishers)
AND FINALLY