Beckenham 10k 2011 Results

Posted on 05/06/2011 by Simon

Many thanks and congratulations to everyone that ran the Beckenham 10k this morning. The race was well represented by Kent clubs competing in the Kent Grand Prix, which helped to make the race very competitive and closely fought in a number of categories. However there was no doubting who won the men’s race. Semi fresh after “jogging” a marathon in 2:58 around the Olympic marathon course last Monday, Orpington Road Runners Jason Cherriman took the win in an impressive 33:53 setting a new PB. 2nd place was Dulwich Runner Buzz Shepherd in 34:38 , with another local runner, Striders of Croydon’s Stephen Starvis in 3rd in 34:47.

The ladies race was emphatically won by Paddock Wood’s Maria Heslop in 36:54 , 2nd was Dulwich Runner, Andrea Pickup, in 39:03 and 3rd was Clapham Chaser, Rachel Bentley, in 39:14.

For full results click here BRC 10K Results 2011

On your marks... get set....click the image for some pics... more to come soon.

The prize list in full.

1st Man: Jason Cherriman, Orpington Road Runners, 33:53
2nd Man: Buzz Shepherd, Dulwich Runners, 34:38
3rd Man: Stephen Starvis, Striders of Croydon, 34:47

1st Vet O/40: Gavin Kitchingham, Orpington Road Runners, 35:54

1st Vet O/50: Des O’Donnell, Tunbridge Wells Harriers, 37:07

1st Vet O/60 Trevor Edgley, Invicta East Kent AC, 40:19

Winning Mens Team

Tunbridge Wells Harriers: Christopher Walton, Daniel Watt, Terry Everest

1st Lady: Maria Heslop, Paddock Wood AC, 36:54
2nd Lady: Andrea Pickup, Dulwich Runners, 39:03
3rd Lady: Rachel Bentley, Clapham Chasers, 39:14

1st Vet Lady O/35: Cath Stibbs, Kent AC, 40:30

1st Vet Lady O/45: Pauline Dalt0n, Sevenoaks AC, 43:15

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STOP PRESS: 50 extra places made available for the Beckenham 10k

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Simon

The enquires have been flooding in all week, so we have made an additional 50 numbers available for on the day entry on a 1st come 1st served basis. No Olympic ballot style nonsense here!

The registration desk will open at 8:30am, in the Beckenham Cricket Club House on Foxgrove Road. Click here for further race details.

Wish Barrie Page of Maidstone luck!

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Beckenham 10k FULL

Posted on 01/06/2011 by Simon

Entry to this Sundays Beckenham 10k is now closed. The race is also full, so unfortunately there will be no entries on the day if you’ve missed out.

We look forward to welcoming you all to Foxgrove Road, and wish you a good race.

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Bupa 10000

Posted on 30/05/2011 by Simon

Monday was the Bupa 10000, (results aren’t out at the time of writing so don’t know else ran), but Ed Osbourne has filed the following race report……

All that mattered today was to go under 40 minutes.  I nearly left the house at 9am only to discover that the start time was actually 11am instead of 10 as advertised in the magazine.

Went back to bed for an hour but started feeling groggy so decided to get up.Cycled over up to Surrey Quays and followed the marathon route over to Tower Bridge.

Continuing down the Embankment to Southwark bridge I was able to pick up some of the 10k route. Fairly strong wind but not as bad as yesterday. It’s so different when the roads are closed.

Jogged down to the start with 20 minutes to spare and spot David Scrimshaw. Have a bit of a chat. With a quick calculation he plans to run 15seconds per mile faster than me but I thought I’d try and keep up to the 5-6k mark.

After the announcement of the top 5 women and men elites we were off.Straight out of the park and onto victoria embankment. There were alot of runners who we were  passing and it was quite tricky finding a good line and avoiding runners.

First mile in the bag at 5.58 Hmm maybe this is a bit too fast for me but who cares. Next mile 6.01 things are starting to thin out a little as the effort increases as we go up a slight incline past cannon street. Onto Eastcheap and left onto Seething Lane. Mile 3 at 6.19

I go past the 5k mark at 19.10 and heading back for home. Starting to feel it a little but know there’s not much further. I let David go but still manage mile 4 at 6.00 but then out of nowhere I pull up with a pain in my thigh. I have to get going again but at this point I’m not sure if I’ll make it round. Should I have done some proper stretching before the start ? Well maybe.

Ed finishing the Bupa 10000

I make it back on to the Embankment. There’s a huge crowd of people lining the side of the road. I hear a “Come on Ed” and see Clare Elms and Steve Smythe at the side of the road which gives me a real lift when I needed it. Leave the embankment and turn right onto horse guards avenue then right again on to whitehall and up to trafalgar square. The bad spell has gone and I check my watch 37 minutes… I think I might just do it this time. I turn left at Trafalgar Square. Head through the mall and see Nolan and give him a thumbs up. The clock comes into view. It’s still on 38 something but I can’t quite make out the seconds but with less than 400 left I know I can do it. I give it cheesy smile for the photographer. I cross the line and stop my watch at 39.23.

It’s a great course and fast so I’d be tempted to run this again.
Garmin Connect

Pleased with the time but know there’s more improvement.
Well done everyone who ran.

Ed

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Littlestone Lifeboat 10k

Posted on 30/05/2011 by Simon

The inaugural Littlestone 10k proved to be a great success, run along the sea wall in perfect conditions on a Friday night followed by music, bar and bbq, it made a pleasant change from the usual Sunday morning 10k. Mel finished 2nd lady, Andy 1st oldun, and Stuart ran his fastest 10k in 12 years to finish 4th! Littlestone Lifeboat 10K 2011 Results

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Race Report: Joyden Wood 5k

Posted on 26/05/2011 by Simon

On a whim I cycled to Joyden Wood (14 miles away) to take part in this great evening race. It’s a 5k off roader through the woods with fair number of nasty little hills and one large doozer of a hill to climb at the end.

I ran quite hard on Monday at Battersea, and covered 13 miles on Tuesday, so what with cycling 14 miles to the race I should have expected it to not be my finest performance. At the start I didn’t really notice many faces about, I saw who’d be 1st and 2nd so I thought I could be in with a shout of a 3rd place…I did see Paul Browning who’s done this race before so gave me the low down on the hills. Shame I ignored him! So off we went. The 1st k was down a really steep section, I hammered it hard, only to then find the course started rising again…. I was in 3rd place, but after the 1st little steep rise my legs went to jelly and I was breathing like I was in the final home stretch. Not good with 3-4k to go… so 3rd drifted to 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th…. I ran the rest of the race with abit more control but on very heavy legs, I couldn’t wait for this one to be over! Come the final doozer of a hill, I let 2 guys go past me, one started falling back as we got into the climb. But one of the good things about the race is a spot prize for every 10th position. So not wanting to let go of 10th place I let the 9th person stay a little ahead of me.

My reward for mediocrity and not getting into a sprint for 9th place, a bottle of wine…. a really nice low key race. (19:30ish 10th ) This was part 1 of a 3 race series with the next one on the 29th of June if anyone wants to join me.

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Latest Handicap Table After 4 Races

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Simon

Steve Ferarara storms to the top of the table……. courtesy of his time keeping!

Click here for Mays Results

Beckenham Handicap 2011 Series – Table
Course records: Men (M Clayton) 18:57; women (C Elms) 21:39
Name Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 POINTS PB
Steve Ferrar 26:50 25:51 25:07 TK






56 23:39
Stuart 21:59 21:26 20:30 20:26






54 20:26
Georgina 26:50 26:44 26:03 26:43






54 26:03
Andy Hinds 25:19 TK 25:05 25:33






51 23:53
Simon Carter M 22:54 00:00 21:48






49 21:11
Jim A 20:33 20:48 21:26 21:08






47 19:35
Emma V 29:04 28:34 00:00 00:00






44 28:34
Debbie 29:37 29:28 00:00 29:28






44 29:28
Andrea S 27:50 26:31 26:17 00:00






43 24:45
Nicki TK 27:29 28:09 28:26






43 25:06
Richard Selway 21:22 21:31 21:08 21:55






42 21:04
Richard Harper 00:00 00:00 31:50 25:49






39 25:49
Edgar 00:00 22:16 21:42 22:40






37 21:42
Gail 00:00 25:58 26:20 25:45






36 25:32
Chris Lydon 21:09 21:15 TK 00:00






35 21:09
Mel Burdett 23:31 23:07 23:08 00:00






34 22:43
Craig 21:39 00:00 21:12 00:00






33 20:28
Steve Elliott 24:41 24:57 24:38 24:29






30 23:08
Alice 00:00 00:00 TK 25:15






28 25:15
Will 22:19 00:00 21:54 00:00






28 19:48
Gillian 00:00 26:48 00:00 00:00






27 26:23
Andy Small 26:09 TK 00:00 27:39






26 24:18
Helen Garrett 24:40 TK 00:00 00:00






26 24:25
Nolan 21:05 21:32 22:18 00:00






25 20:11
Claire Synott 00:00 32:07 00:00 00:00






24 32:07
Ed 00:00 23:11 TK 00:00






23 23:11
Louisa 00:00 27:39 00:00 00:00






23 27:39
Richard Seabrook 26:56 27:28 29:07 TK






21 25:14
Steve Winfield 00:00 00:00 00:00 24:12






19 22:46
Paul Browning 00:00 00:00 00:00 25:35






18 23:13
Dave S 00:00 00:00 00:00 21:12






16 21:12
Meriel 00:00 32:38 00:00 00:00






16 32:38
Lucie 27:23 00:00 00:00 00:00






16 27:18
Davina 00:00 32:47 00:00 00:00






14 32:47
Ben C 00:00 00:00 22:02 00:00






14 21:30
Jo 29:53 00:00 00:00 00:00






14 29:04
John Sullivan 00:00 27:28 27:29 00:00






14 23:32
Anika 24:47 00:00 00:00 24:37






13 23:33
Simon H 00:00 00:00 00:00 22:50






12 22:50
Andrew R TK 00:00 00:00 00:00






12 26:38
Paul Booth TK 00:00 00:00 00:00






12 23:48
Isobel 28:46 00:00 00:00 00:00






10 26:44
Ken B 00:00 00:00 00:00 TK






10 24:35
Lucienne 00:00 32:59 00:00 00:00






10 31:30
Brendan 26:30 00:00 00:00 00:00






8 26:30
Hugo 00:00 25:20 00:00 00:00






8 24:25
Katharine 26:48 00:00 00:00 00:00






5 26:48
Janet 00:00 00:00 00:00 25:52






4 25:52
Jeremy P 00:00 00:00 33:30 00:00






3 33:30
Neil Fox 00:00 00:00 33:08 00:00






1 25:01
Theunis 00:00 24:20 00:00 00:00






1 21:54
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Weekend Extraaaaaaa 5k and Marathon News…..

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Simon

As well as Myra Garrett members were in action at a couple of other races over the weekend and Monday night….

Copenhagen Marathon: Serial marathoner Edgar writes, Simon Harris and myself ran yesterday the Copenhagen marathon. Though flat, is not an easy course due to the windy patches. Race organisation, slightly poor.
Our times:

Edgar: 3:08 (my 20th marathon!!)

Simon : 3:12

Sri Chimnoy 5k: Alice, myself and Paul Fletcher braved the swirling gusts and  drizzly weather to run this low key race in Battersea Park.
Conditions were quite tough and it felt like we were battling a constant head wind, which led to myself being 37 seconds slower than the last Assembly League race. However it didn’t seem to effect Alice who obviously found someone to draft  as she managed to knock another 15 seconds of her PB finishing in the medals as 6th lady. If you haven’t heard of the Sri Chimnoy races, there’s usually a race from 1 to 10 miles on a Monday night and the occasional Saturday morning, they’re really well run and great value Battersea Race Fixtures

24th Nolan 17:50
77th Paul Fletcher 20:56
80th Alice 21:05

Results

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Grand Prix: Myra Garrett 10k

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Simon

Well done to all who raced at the Myra Garrett 10k in Danson Park yesterday. Results are here

The top of the premier league has an ‘Old Skool’ feel to it as Stuart gains top GP points for the 2nd race in a row, followed by Craig.

Mel was again 1st lady home in 4th winning the 3rd place prize I believe, while Gail was 1st V45.

The mens team of Stuart, Craig, Ally and Simon won the team prize for the 2nd race in a row. Although I didn’t run, I did get to take pictures of people at their finest…click on Helen below to see more.

Myra Garrett 10k named after Helen 'no.1' Garretts mother in law

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Richard Selway reaches 50!

Posted on 15/05/2011 by Simon

No this is not about Richard reaching the big age related 50, but it is about becoming the 1st Beckenham runner to complete 50 parkruns! Richard reached the 50 landmark at Bromleys 89th event. He ran 18:19, just 3 seconds outside his Norman Park PB in 6th place out of the 222 that took part. Richard took part in the very first Bromley parkrun back in August 2009 and been an ever present since. Richard is now in the “50 club” and will soon receive the red 50 club t shirt… congratulations Richard.

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