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2012 Beckenham Races…
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else, Grand Prix on January 5th, 2012
Happy New Year to everyone!
Here’s a list of races to take us up to the summer. Please note the races highlighted in green which are the Grand Prix races. First up is the B&B mob match, hope to have as many of you there as possible…. more details to be circulated on the club email soon.
Sorry for the short notice, but the 2nd Grand Prix will be the Ashford 10k 5/2, which you can enter online and is in four weeks time, so get in your entries!
Dublin Marathon
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else on November 13th, 2011
The organization for the starting pens was very slick as we lined up in Upper Fitzwilliam Street for the start.
I chose an orange pen (sub 3:30 ) placing myself midway in that group,
We trundled forward towards the start line in Dublin’s fair city on a dull but warmish morning, temperature around 12c.
The first two miles or so were meandered around the city roads but annoyingly kept coming to a logjam where some of the twists and turns slowed the runners down.
Once mile three had arrived the roads were longer and straighter and i decided to tag along with the 3:15 pacer as he had a giant orange balloon tied to him I thought that this might be the safest way to stop me from getting lost. Passed six mile mark in 42 minutes by this time we had reached Phoenix Park.The group I was running with were still quite bunched so much so that a few competitors tripped up over the speed bumps in the roads.
Still with the 3:15 balloon at ten miles I was starting to get slightly miffed that the big orange orb kept hitting me on the head about every 3-4 paces so decided to try and quicken up reaching 13 miles in 1:32 ish just about spot on for the time I was looking for.
Stopped at 15 miles for a call of nature ( mostly due to bombing to much free water and energy drinks inside me) I was running alongside another bod who looked like he was a seasoned runner, he had a better idea. The runner in question had carbo gels cross strapped all over his body in the same way the Mexicans had their bullets in old wild west films.
So back to the race; after my comfort break I managed about another half mile and the legs gave out. Noooo your having a giraffe, still 11 miles to go!!
So 11 miles of run, jog, walk, well at least it gave me a chance to take in the sights as i finally slumped over the line in 3:26.
I feel better for the experience and may even do another marathon some day.
For those wishing to do Dublin Marathon, its well supported by the crowds, well organized, fairly urban with a Phoenix Park insert and undulating but no big hills. A bit expensive to enter though 70 euros minimum.
Keep on running,
OK Chris
Will Bolton Relay 4x4k
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else on September 22nd, 2011
Haven’t got time to go into a big write up of the Will Bolton 4x4k relay, but only to say well done to the Mens A for finishing a credible 7th overall and for the Ladies A team who finished 5th ladies team. The highlight of the day ended up being the duel between Gail (Ladies A team) and Andy H (Mens C team). They started their legs within a few seconds of each other, only for Gail to cross the line first running her leg only 1 second faster than Andy H! Full results. Click on the photo below for some snaps from the day, unfortunately no 1st leg runners appear as I couldn’t race and photograph at the same time!
Click on Jim's butt for more photo's
Beckenham Trail Race 13 November 2011
Posted by Nolan in Beckenham 10k Trail Race, Everything Else on September 14th, 2011
We are pleased to confirm that we will be holding our Charity 10k Trail race on Remembrance Sunday 13 November 2011. Due to the significance of the day proceeds of the race will be donated to the Royal British Legion and as a mark of respect the start is just after 11am following one minutes silence.
November 13th 2011 – Beckenham Charity Trail 10k
About the course:
An undulating, traffic-free, multi-terrain course of 2 laps, passing through some of the last remaining ancient woodland in London, at Beckenham Place Park.
- Measured 10k course, on tracks and paths through fields and woods; drinks stations;
- HQ at Beckenham Cricket Club, Foxgrove Road, BR3 5AS;
- Parking at HQ and nearby;
- Changing facilities and toilets at HQ;
- Medal to each finisher;
- Trophies in following categories:-
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Man and Lady,
- 1st Male Vet O/40, O/50, O/60,
- 1st Lady Vet O/35, O/45, O/55,
- 1st Men’s Team, 1st Ladies Team (3 to qualify).
Entry: £8.00 (Affiliated), £10.00 (others); entry available on the day (+£2), if limit of 250 is not reached.
Closing date for Postal Entries: 6th November 2011.
All are welcome to stay for Prize-giving at Race HQ, shortly after the race is over. Also, all runners are welcome back to HQ for a complimentary cup of tea and a cake (while supplies last). The club bar will be open by 12 noon.
We shall post the results on the wall at Race HQ on the day and on our website www.beckenhamrunning.co.uk
You can enter on Runners World or post an Entry Form Alex Bartelle, Race Organiser, 35 Ridgewell Close, Sydenham, London SE26 5AP
Weekend Round Up!
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else, Monday Musings, Races & Reports on September 5th, 2011
With the on set of September there’s finally some race reports filtering in…. so over to Simon Harris.
Maidenhead Half Sun Sep 4th
After an early start for the first ever running of this race it began somewhat chaotic as the first 600 metres of the race
was a small loop that came back on itself meaning that runners were going past people who had not yet gone over the
start line which as you can imagine meant a very congested first mile as well as somewhat annoying.
Settling down into the race itself it was well supported by the locals who came out in force from their houses and cheered
us on which is always good to see as it certainly had a low key local feel to it. The route followed a somewhat scenic trail
which certainly took us to parts of Berkshire that we will probably never see again meandering through country lanes and
local roads before finishing up back in the town centre.
All was going well in terms of weather until mile 10 when the heavens opened and down came the rain. Always fun
as it seems to give that extra bite to the race as well as extra encouragement to finish…Grit your teeth, Get on with it etc.
Most other hardy soles i spoke to at the end liked it and i would probably do this again although the start needs to be sorted
out for next time.
Results
Edgar Sequeira – 1.28
Simon Harris – 1.25
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Kent Marathon
Also running his umpteenth marathon was Ken Fancett who finished 2nd V60 in 3:18 at the Kent Marathon in Maaargate. I believe he ran a 100m (that’s miles!) race a couple of weeks of ago, so this must have been a doddle!
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London to Paris Bike Ride
Inspired by Wiggins and Cav, Ken made his own claim for an Olympic team spot by riding 285 miles in 20hrs.. (plus 4 overnight stops) Ken texted the news desk to say:
Ken Baksh and Tony Bagwell have just completed the London to Paris cycle ride, covering the 285 miles in just over 20 hours. Many Thanks to all sponsors. Garmin indicates energy consumed of 32,000 calories – roll on Wednesday’s Works Burger(s)
Ken
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Transylvania
And if you wondered why Andy and Nicky looked in paticular pain around the assembly course on Thursday, it’s because they were climbing mountains that morning 
Nice to see Andy Small continuing the theme of spreading the gospel of Beckenham far and wide……
Jerry, Nicky, Carolyn, Andy S and Jen reporting from Retezat
Beckenham Group Email
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else on August 21st, 2011
Hello everyone, it’s been a quiet summer on the running front with not much going on as everyone seems to be on holiday…( although a few are off to the Henfield Half Marathon today, hopefully more on that tomorrow!)
So time for alittle bit of house keeping. I think there’s been a problem with subscribing to our email, as in I haven’t received any notifications of people wanting to join! If you have recently joined the club and want to subscribe to our group email where you can keep up to date with track sessions, races, sunday runs etc then you can try a couple of things. I’ve updated this Link click on it and follow the prompts. Once you’ve done that email me at nolanwilkens@hotmail.com then I’ll know you’ve been trying, and I’ll send an invite if it’s not worked.
The Piece of Cake – Summer special
Posted by Site Admin in Club Events, Everything Else on July 25th, 2011
It has often been noted that the Piece Of Cake, South London’s Legendary cake-shaped cycle sprint consists of 3 parts, Left Leg, Right Leg and third (pub leg) well it could be that last thursday was a record entry, but for the pub leg. We seeemed to fill most of the back of the jolly woodman celebrating our various summer travels. Which is a mystery because initial legs of the piece of cake were represented more exclusively. Well done simon, by the way.
Left Leg Right Leg
Nicky 5.06 5.11
Andy 4.38 3.36
Simon 4.12 4.12
Sophie 4.51 4.52
Ben 5.16 5.10 (Thats bromptons for you).
Beckenham’s unofficial Velo Club does the Dunwich Dynamo
Posted by Nolan in Monday Musings on July 18th, 2011
The downpours which blighted the weekend for most of us didn’t look like ideal cycling weather, but somehow the ‘weather gods’ saw fit to leave open a 9 hour window of dryness which was enough for this lot (plus a couple of others) to ride over night to complete the Dunwich Dynamo. Starting in Hackney they arrived at the beach of the small Suffolk coastal village after riding a grueling / epic 120 mile route across London, Essex and Suffolk to arrive by sunrise for some rest and sleep by the sea. Awesome effort lads and ladette!
Here’s Simons garmin info Dunwich Dynamo
Riders prepare for the off
Sunrise in Dunwich
Introducing our new Associate Membership
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else on July 1st, 2011
Beckenham Running Club are pleased to announce that we now offer two levels of membership:
As of today 1/7/11 you can now join our running club as an Associate Member for £30 per annum (£35 inc EA Affiliation) per year. This entitles you to run with us on Wednesday club nights and use of the extensive facilities at Beckenham Cricket (multi-sports) Club on Foxgrove Road, including access to changing rooms, showers, and bar for the important post run food and drink refueling! Please note that there are no additional on-the-night subscription charges to pay. Associate members are also welcome to train with us at other times when we meet at other locations ie for track sessions, represent Beckenham at races (subject to 1st/2nd claim status) and join in on club events and trips.
Full Running Club Membership includes all of the above and full social membership of the Beckenham Cricket (multi-sports) Club so you can use the facilities and bar 7 days a week (so not just on club nights) for £90 a year.
Whether you’re new to running,
or fancy running with like minded indiviuals who enjoy keeping fit,
or want to push yourself and run further and faster than you thought possible,
or want to join in with the camaraderie at races and compete in competitions,
or just want to be social and run for fun and make some friends…
Then why not pop along on a Wednesday to find out what we’re all about. We meet at 6:45 every Wednesday for organised group runs leaving at 7pm.
If you’ve got any questions then feel free to email beckenhamrunning@yahoo.co.uk or download the Beckenham Running Club Application Form and bring it along.
parkrun
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else on June 27th, 2011
Nothing to do with my 50th run (honest) ….
parkrun in Bromley has been going for nearly 2 years now, and has provided a great way to get an early weekend run in and be sociable too. It’s also been popular with us Beckenham runners. 45 of us have run at least once and here’s the list of who has run 10 runs or more… between all us we’ve run 591 times at an average of 13 runs each. That’s alot of missed lie ins!
Athlete  |
Best |
Avg |
Worst |
Best |
Avg |
Worst |
Runs |
Runs  |
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| Georgina SELWAY | 22:33 | 24:32 | 28:23 | 71.54 % | 65.59 % | 55.73 % | 53 | 53 |  |
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| Richard P SELWAY | 18:16 | 19:15 | 22:36 | 77.43 % | 73.36 % | 62.76 % | 52 | 53 | |
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| Paul CREGG | 24:25 | 27:08 | 29:15 | 59.93 % | 53.68 % | 49.51 % | 53 | 53 | |
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| Nolan WILKENS | 17:28 | 19:38 | 23:09 | 74.43 % | 66.76 % | 56.16 % | 40 | 50 | |
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| Ruth BUNN | 24:36 | 26:11 | 27:56 | 71.48 % | 68.25 % | 63.72 % | 44 | 44 | ||||
| Jim ADDISON | 16:57 | 18:21 | 21:59 | 79.71 % | 73.58 % | 61.18 % | 38 | 39 | ||||
| Stuart J SCOTT | 17:48 | 19:12 | 22:44 | 79.03 % | 73.28 % | 61.88 % | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Deborah FORD | 24:57 | 26:58 | 29:41 | 62.32 % | 57.61 % | 51.99 % | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Will WITHECOMBE | 17:08 | 18:50 | 20:00 | 75.29 % | 68.61 % | 64.50 % | 19 | 22 | ||||
| Christopher LYDON | 18:14 | 19:46 | 25:02 | 80.26 % | 73.86 % | 57.99 % | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Melanie BURDETT | 19:32 | 20:27 | 22:30 | 76.88 % | 73.35 % | 66.44 % | 16 | 19 | ||||
| Gail ARNOTT | 21:45 | 22:56 | 24:32 | 77.78 % | 73.59 % | 68.14 % | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Melanie WARD | 23:42 | 24:23 | 26:54 | 62.45 % | 60.75 % | 55.02 % | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Simon C CARTER | 18:32 | 19:22 | 21:01 | 70.41 % | 67.66 % | 62.41 % | 12 | 15 | ||||
| Ameet PATEL | 22:48 | 24:08 | 25:57 | 62.21 % | 59.18 % | 55.04 % | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Stephen WINFIELD | 20:17 | 21:12 | 22:28 | 71.57 % | 68.32 % | 64.09 % | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Nicky HOWARD | 22:59 | 24:45 | 27:46 | 67.66 % | 62.95 % | 56.00 % | 14 | 14 | ||||
| David Andrew REES | 22:56 | 24:14 | 25:17 | 67.01 % | 63.36 % | 60.25 % | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Carolyn TUSTIN | 27:12 | 28:04 | 29:48 | 65.44 % | 63.34 % | 59.73 % | 10 | 10 | ||||
