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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’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
Movember parkrun.
Posted by Nolan in Monday Musings on November 29th, 2010
Bromley parkrun 27/11, resembled a porn start exhibition on Saturday. In aid of Movember and prostate cancer Saturdays parkrun was dedicated to Movember. Below is a selection of the finest mo’s known to man (and women) click on the images should you wish to have a closer look at the Mo’s.
The mo roll of honour ….
Andrew "Mercury" Rees
Mr Georgina Selway
Andy (ginger tash) Small
Nolan "Adolf" Wilkens
GFA Chris the only one "man" enough to grow his own!
Monsieur Richard Selway
And here she is…
Posted by will in Everything Else, Monday Musings on September 27th, 2010
Captions please!?!
Posted by Nolan in Everything Else, Monday Musings on August 2nd, 2010
Not had one of these for awhile…. Anyone up for a caption competition?
Cliffe Woods preempt of results
Posted by will in Monday Musings on July 12th, 2010
For those new, the results to Cliffe Woods, usually take a few days to make their way online. So, enjoy the following:
1st Mens Team – Beckenham
Craig – 1st V40 37.55
Simon- a 38 most impressive
Stu- a 39 solid
1st Womens team – Beckenham
Anika, Gail and Kate
Eddie did a 41 too. Oh, sorry that was his new age.
Weekend round up
Posted by will in Monday Musings on July 5th, 2010
4 Runners went round Orpington in blistering heat – well done!
3 Runners went to see the greatest musician that’s ever lived (Bob Dylan) – very well done!
2 Runners successfully looked after a dog.
1 Runner represented Beckenham at the park run, at least he won!
0 Runner photos today, sorry.
P.S. For the record, this was the weekend I did all my marshalling duties for the park run at Crystal Palace, by being the starter, lead cyclist, race marshal and finisher, all in a morning.
Runners rest up
Posted by will in Monday Musings on June 28th, 2010
This weekend gone was a hot one, so most Beckenham runners choose to give the running a rest and instead kept cool taking on much liquid refreshment. For some, this wasn’t enough and the heat still got to them.
For others, the heat was no distraction, to what the weekends are really about, some “quality” DIY.
Still can’t work out why there was no one around at 3pm on Sunday tho?
WAGs and Racers
Posted by will in Monday Musings on June 23rd, 2010
Yep, props to Chris for such a good time. Chris, I’m sure you’ll break 33 next season!
I can confirm the very good results from the North Downs 30k, well spurred on by three Beckenham cycle/use the car for most of the way WAGs.
If that’s not enough excitement for the weekend, it would be wrong to omit Ben’s participation in the Smithfield Nocturne’s Folding Bike Race. On a barmy summer evening, Ben competed in his current usual Saturday garb of full office suit. With a 100m sprint to then unfold his stead and race round three laps of the meat market, he comfortably qualified for the final.
With a commendably placed 31st in the final or as Steve would say “Probably 1st Maltese”, he provided much time wasting hanging around for the final. Highly recommended for next year!
For those wondering who won the Caption Competition, there was a dead heat between:
