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INTRO As winter seemingly throws it's last gasp toward us, another XC season finally draws to a close. Except that any of us running parkruns recently might take a different view on that, as they all seem to have morphed into muddy wet XC courses at the moment! The 2017/2018 Oxfordshire XC League season again started at the relatively benign Newbury course, followed by a hastily convened flattish course at Carterton, the dual event of the County Championships at a slightly more testing Adderbury, and the eventual finale on a muddy hilly 'proper XC' course at Swindon, which many of us enjoyed particularly. A fine season was had in the League, despite the unavoidable cancellation of the home Farmoor fixture, on account of the so-called 'Beast from the East' and the club had some tremendous individual and team results and prizes, which will be posted on the website separately. This present report reflects on the efforts of all runners in the ERR club XC Championship, which highlights and rewards merit based on both attendance and improvement.   SCORING AND PARTICIPATING The Eynsham XC Championship is designed to reward improvement on the previous season (or from the start of the current season for new members). This year we incorporated two changes to the scoring system. Firstly a difficulty rating was calculated for all of the courses to assist with calculating the 'base pace' (or handicap) more fairly, and scores are now calculated by percentage improvement on your 'handicap' base pace, rather than by absolute minutes and seconds. Again this makes the system fairer. The best 3 of 4 races counted, meaning anyone who ran at least 3 could qualify. In a 5 season race, it will be the best 4 races to score. So, firstly, well done to all the 43 ERRs who raced this season. Another fine turnout from the club. I know I enjoyed being part of it, and I really hope we'll see more members next year. One idea being mooted is to make the club tent area even more social and inviting, by having tea and coffee urns, and the odd camping chair or three! The club were hugely successful at the competitive end of the Oxfordshire League this season too, and those many prizes and achievements will be posted separately. With regards the 2017/2018 Club XC Championships, congratulations are extended to Nick and Laura Leach who were Men's and Ladies' XC Champs respectively, with Nick taking the overall title. Pete Green was Men's runner up, with Tom Baker taking 3rd place. Tess Evans was the Ladies' runner-up, and Alison Craggs taking 3rd place. This system really does reflect improvement so well done to all of our prize-winners, but also those others who came close. Don't be downhearted if you're closer to the bottom of the table - 'tis only a symptom that you can remedy by running more races next season! Special mention goes to those who ran all 4 races (the 100%ers). XC is as much a social gathering as anything else, and it makes a big difference on many levels to see people there, race in, race out. 100% commitment awards will therefore be presented to the following: Nick Leach, Tom Baker, Katherine Bates, Dan Lewis, Graham Bridges, Mark Creasey, Robert Storey, Keith Baker, Dave Ferrier, Hannah Hale and Benedict Pollard. Can we get up to 20 100%ers next season??   ERR CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE

RUNNER	M/F	RACES	TOTALS	BEST 3 RACES	PODIUM	100% (all 4 races)
Nick Leach	M	4	199	150	OVERALL & MEN'S CHAMPION	YES
Laura Leach	F	3	144	144	LADIES' CHAMPION
Peter Green	M	3	144	144	2nd MEN
Tess Evans	F	3	140	140	2nd LADIES
Tom Baker	M	4	171	137	3rd MEN	YES
Alison Craggs	F	3	135	135	3rd LADIES
Katherine Bates	F	4	162	128		YES
Jane Garton	F	3	119	119
Arthur McEwan-James	M	3	118	118
Ewan MacDonald	M	3	115	115
Liz McAllister	F	3	114	114
Dan Lewis	M	4	135	108		YES
Dafydd Warburton	M	3	107	107
Graham Bridges	M	4	135	105		YES
Jacky Pinnock	F	3	101	101
Howard Humphris	M	3	99	99
Mark Creasey	M	4	120	98		YES
Robert Storey	M	4	121	98		YES
Jon Cox	M	3	95	95
Keith Baker	M	4	111	95		YES
Dave Ferrier	M	4	106	91		YES
Hannah Hale	F	4	107	90		YES
Richard Hume	M	2	90	90
Florence Storey	F	2	86	86
Kate Allred	F	2	82	82
Nick Hardwick	M	3	82	82
Benedict Pollard	M	4	95	81		YES
Mark Baker	M	2	77	77
Tara Lawfull	F	2	76	76
Tom Weller	M	2	72	72
Cecilia Dahlsjo	F	2	69	69
Owen Hughes	M	2	59	59
Tony Whitlock	M	2	58	58
Sean Duvall	M	1	47	47
Simon Walker	M	1	44	44
Tristan Hale	M	2	44	44
Jane Whitlock	F	1	42	42
Anna Mackin	F	1	39	39
Derek Breaker	M	1	38	38
Alison Berrett	F	1	33	33
Martin Johnson	M	1	33	33
Stan Johnston	M	1	32	32
Steve Butler	M	1	29	29

  FINAL WORD - BRINGING THE CLUB TOGETHER As the club has grown from strength to strength in recent years, more and more members have joined up from towns and villages outside of Eynsham's immediate environs (perhaps we could informally call those our satellite runners, of which I am now one, being a temporary Swinbrookian !). This speaks healthily as to both the sociability and competitive aspects of this fine club, and it is wonderful that the club is extending its welcome outwards in this way, as much as it is to see so many runners seeing the quality of Eynsham as a home club and runners' destination. It is also noticeable to those of us who run XC, just how many of our 'satellite runners' do regularly race XC but might perhaps not be regulars on our main club night on a Wednesday. The club would love to see the 'satellites' in Eynsham on a Wednesday evening from time to time, and hope you can make it along occasionally, especially now that the summer running hours are with us, and we explore some of the more inspiring tracks and trails around the countryside. Remember also that Ian Keeley runs a great speedwork session every Tuesday, meeting at 6:30pm at the Chilbridge roundabout (see his recent email for more details on that, and his regular updates). I for one will be committing to that more this year, as I know from experience it's value as very knowledgeable training and coaching. There's also the increasingly well-attended Sunday Long Runs, meeting at 9am from the Back Lane car park, Eynsham, where folks will do anything from a shorter 5 or 6 up to the 18-20+ miles for marathon trainees and others. This is equally an invitation to all those Wednesday club regulars to come along to one or two (or all!!) of the cross country fixtures next season, meet some of the other club members you may not know, and help make XC more like a club Wednesday gathering too! So,who's going to offer to help with tea and coffee by the club tent at the Newbury fixture in November and help keep us warm and chatty?  I have a fine camping chair I'll bring ... Volunteers do get in touch with me ... So, here's wishing you all a healthy and fit year full of achievement and encouragement out on the roads, track or the trails. Get yourself along to the Club Champs and Grand Prix fixtures, and remember to get your motavation forms in to Roger Gascoigne this week! There will be a XC prize-giving in the next month or so, so keep your eyes out for further announcements. Best, Benedict Pollard Men's Captain. April 2nd 2018      ...
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Pretty challenging conditions at the undulating Winslow course - both cold and windy. So all the more congratulations to Richard for breaking the magic 40 minute barrier, and to Katherine for winning her category. A modest ERR turnout meant quite a few jokers were played. If I missed yours, or a PB, please let me know. Update (28/2): Both Rachel and Jessica also set PBs, so congratulations to them as well.  

Position	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
15	Dafydd Warburton	38.55		50
16	Chris Williams	38.58		49
25	Richard Hume	39.56	PB	48
31	Arthur McEwan-James	40.52		47
33	Graham Bridges	41.10		46
75	Katherine Bates	44.32	1st LV55, Joker	2x50
130	Colin Hancox	49.12	Joker	2x45
139	Kate Williamson	49.40	Joker	2x49
152	Tara Lawfull	51.01		48
164	Alison Craggs	51.43		47
166	Jane Garton	51.46		46
168	Rachel Green	51.52	PB	45
246	Paul Creasey	58.21	Joker	2x44
257	Ali Berrett	59.02		44
259	Jessica Deguara	59.05	PB	43

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Another excellent performance by both ERR teams at a very testing course at Swindon (well, it tested me). Well done to Dan for his 5th place overall, and also to Laura for another fine effort to again finish as Eynsham's 3rd lady. On the day, the ERR men were 4th in Division 1, leaving them 6th for the season, while the ERR ladies finished top of Division 2 again, where they also remain for the season, with a score that would put them 3rd in the league overall. With one match remaining, our home fixture at Hill End, both ERR teams look well set for 'best ever' performances (not so subtle hint).  

Position	Forename	Surname	Time
5	Daniel	Lewis	33.12
21	Jon	Cox	35.42
49	Sean	Duvall	37.04
50	Robert	Storey	37.04
58	Benedict	Pollard	37.27
74	Tom	Weller	38.43
85	David	Ferrier	39.16
90	Arthur	McEwan-James	39.31
104	Graham	Bridges	40.26
110	Richard	Hume	40.52
115	Nick	Leach	41.13
128	Ewan	Macdonald	42.17
131	Tom	Baker	42.31
136	Nick	Hardwick	42.53
171	Mark	Creasey	46.47
181	Howard	Humphris	48.20
213	Keith	Baker	56.08

 

Position	Forename	Surname	Time
6	Liz	McAllister	28.01
9	Hannah	Hale	28.19
38	Laura	Leach	32.04
56	Katherine	Bates	33.17
105	Alison	Craggs	39.32

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A slightly depleted ERR turn-out at Adderbury still saw a decent showing from both the men's and women's teams. On the day the ERR men were 6th in Division 1, leaving them 5th for the season, while the ERR women were 2nd in Division 2 on the day, but still top for the season so far. Also, in case anyone had forgotten, it was the first fixture in the 2018 Club Championship, but I'm not aware of any jokers that were played.  

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	Also	CC Pts
27	Daniel	Lewis	35.08		50
45	Robert	Storey	36.12		49
56	Benedict	Pollard	36.30		48
61	Dafydd	Warburton	36.48		47
89	Peter	Green	38.17		46
101	Graham	Bridges	38.57		45
110	David	Ferrier	39.25		44
117	Arthur	McEwan-James	39.44		43
145	Nick	Leach	41.10		42
146	Tom	Baker	41.13		41
168	Ewan	Macdonald	42.36		40
178	Owen	Hughes	43.04		39
207	Mark	Creasey	44.40		38
241	Tristan	Hale	47.31		37
259	Howard	Humphris	49.31		36
268	Martin	Johnson	51.24		35
278	Keith	Baker	54.32		34

 

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	Also	CC Pts
7	Hannah	Hale	26.28		50
10	Liz	McAllister	26.45		49
58	Laura	Leach	31.12		48
60	Katherine	Bates	31.16	1st LV55	47
69	Tess	Evans	31.41		46
107	Jacky	Pinnock	34.09		45
109	Jane	Garton	34.21		44
158	Florence	Storey	38.51		43

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Thanks to all the ERR club members who volunteered to help out at Carterton and thus help the fixture to take place at all. Having done that, we also did well in the competitive side of things, with the men's team finishing 3 in Division 1 on the day, and now for the season so far. The ladies also finished 2nd on Division 2 on the day, and still top for the season so far (and in fact would be second in Division 1). Here are the individual ERR results:

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	Also
7	Daniel	Lewis	31.45	2nd MV40
14	Mark	Baker	32.38
20	Jon	Cox	33.07
23	Robert	Storey	33.12	2nd MV50
51	Dafydd	Warburton	34.55
60	Peter	Green	35.24
90	Benedict	Pollard	36.59
91	David	Ferrier	37.01
96	Graham	Bridges	37.08
112	Tom	Baker	37.57
117	Richard	Hume	38.17
120	Nick	Leach	38.22
131	Arthur	McEwan-James	38.57
145	Nick	Hardwick	39.42
159	Stanley	Johnston	40.48
176	Mark	Creasey	42.11
203	Tony	Whitlock	46.02
205	Howard	Humphris	47.09
213	Keith	Baker	50.15
4	Hannah	Hale	26.18	2nd SL
31	Kate	Allred	29.44
32	Katherine	Bates	29.48	1st LV55
53	Tess	Evans	31.28
67	Jacky	Pinnock	33.08
73	Jane	Garton	33.38
75	Cecilia	Dahlsjo	33.45
83	Tara	Lawfull	34.24
85	Alison	Craggs	34.46

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Position	Name	Time	Also
12	Daniel LEWIS	34:09	2nd MV40, 2nd CC MV40, MV40 Club Record
21	Robert STOREY	35:41	2nd MV50, 2nd CC MV50
47	Sean DUVALL	37:42
54	Tom WELLER	37:59
84	Hannah HALE	39:19	2nd SL, 1st CC SL
95	Liz MCALLISTER	39:32	2nd CC LV35, LV35 Club Record
139	Carly PETTETT	41:18	PB, 3rd CC SL
175	Finn SHEARD	42:34	Debut
287	Andy EGAN	47:27
308	Noah SHEARD	48:08	Debut
328	Jane GARTON	48:59
462	Tara HUMPHRIS	55:52
557	Marc BERRETT	63:38

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Thanks to everyone who helped out as well as those who ran today. The feedback on the course was positive, as was that for the breakfast. For those who said 'at least Barry Cornelius wasn't there', Dan was, and took pictures at the turn point, which can be seen on Facebook. Quite a few jokers were played, but let me know if I've missed any.

Position	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
1	Mark Baker	36.16		50
2	Robert Storey	36.36		49
3	Dafydd Warburton	39.08		48
4	Chris Williams	40.24		47
5	Graham Bridges	41.06		46
6	Richard Hume	41.10		45
7	Simon Walker	41.19		44
8	Arthur McEwan-James	41.23		43
9	Hannah Hale	42.08		50
10	Tom Baker	42.39		42
11	Ant Green	43.59		41
12	Nick Hardwick	44.00		40
13	Stan Johnston	44.23		39
14	Steve Evins	45.00
15	Katherine Bates	45.03		49
16	Kate Allred	45.14		48
17	Mark Creasey	45.24	Joker	2x38
18	Andy Egan	47.22		37
19	Tony Whitlock	49.31	Joker	2x36
20	Steve Butler	49.37	Joker	2x35
21	Jacky Pinnock	50.07		47
22	Jane Garton	50.20		46
23	Rebecca Evins	51.08		45
24	Alison Craggs	51.19	Joker	2x44
25	Howard Humphris	53.17		34
26	Sallie Burrough	54.00		43
27	Ian Hembrow	54.33		33
28	Tara Lawfull	55.45		42
29	Caroline Ogden	55.46		41
30	Rachel Green	56.15		40
31	John Wilcox	56.36		32
32	Keith Baker	57.14		31
33	Paul Creasey	61.21	Joker	2x30
34	Adrian Pinnock	62.10		29
35	Ian Spencer	62.10		28
36	Diane Hubbert	69.37		39
37	Sam Harrison	69.37		38
38	Kiri Weller	69.37		37
39	Colin Hancox	70.28		27

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The results from the Newbury cross country are finally out, and make excellent viewing from an ERR perspective. The men's team finished 5th in Division 1 on the day, with not much between 4th and 7th, while the ladies had the 2nd best score of any team, and finished top of Division 2.

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	Also
11	Daniel	Lewis	32.01	2nd MV40
12	Mark	Baker	32.02
27	Robert	Storey	33.42	1st MV50
34	Jon	Cox	34.03
68	Dafydd	Warburton	35.12
78	Peter	Green	35.34
79	Tom	Weller	35.39
89	Benedict	Pollard	36.03
108	Graham	Bridges	36.39
141	Ewan	Macdonald	38.10
145	David	Ferrier	38.18
146	Simon	Walker	38.25
151	Nick	Leach	38.34
165	Tom	Baker	39.05
182	Nick	Hardwick	40.11
213	Tristan	Hale	41.52
231	Mark	Creasey	42.35
235	Owen	Hughes	42.51
260	Steve	Butler	44.18
276	Tony	Whitlock	46.09
283	Derek	Breaker	46.55
298	Keith	Baker	53.07
5	Hannah	Hale	26.09
8	Liz	McAllister	26.35	2nd LV35
47	Katherine	Bates	29.34	1st LV55
54	Kate	Allred	30.06
72	Tess	Evans	30.53
74	Laura	Leach	30.55
79	Anna	MacKin	31.26
111	Jacky	Pinnock	33.21
119	Jane	Garton	33.45
128	Tara	Lawfull	34.34
129	Cecilia	Dahlsjo	34.37
	Alison	Craggs	35.30
159	Florence	Storey	37.28
163	Jane	Whitlock	37.41
183	Alison	Berrett	39.40

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Anyone who runs a marathon deserves it to be publicised, so I've put all the recent marathon results on to this page. If anyone else has run one recently, please let me know. Well done to everyone who ran at Abingdon, including some excellent debuts, PBs and the small matter of a club record for Liz.  

Race	Position	Name	Time	Also
Budapest	141	Katherine Bates	03:45:11	3rd LV55
	1789	Stan Johnston	04:02:02	Debut
	3461	Colin Hancox	04:53:45
Abingdon	44	Mark Baker	02:55:07	Debut
	178	Elizabeth McAllister	03:11:17	Debut, 3rd LV35, Club Record
	198	Benedict Pollard	03:12:58
	210	Ewan Macdonald	03:14:36
	223	Simon Walker	03:15:51	PB
	258	Tom Baker	03:20:34	Debut
	294	Carly Pettett	03:23:58	PB
	539	Adam Clilverd	03:56:08
	656	Lisa Tyler	04:17:16	Big PB
	669	Alison Craggs	04:21:37	Debut
	699	Nik Roberts	04:33:50

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Well done to all the ERR runners who took part today, and thanks to everyone who popped up in random places to support. These are the club results as far as I know. If anyone isn't there but should be (or vice versa), or has a PB or debut that I've missed, please let me know. Please note that these are in Chip Time order, rather than finishing position, as this is the order in which Club Championship points are awarded.

Rank	Forename	Surname	Time	Also	CC Pts
45	Robert	Storey	01:19:01	2nd MV50, Club MV50 Record	50
88	Benedict	Pollard	01:21:45	PB	49
126	Sean	Duvall	01:22:57	PB	48
270	Richard	Hume	01:27:42	PB	47
313	Graham	Bridges	01:29:20		46
717	Simon	Walker	01:34:08		45
674	Nick	Hardwick	01:34:32	PB	44
1128	Elizabeth	McAllister	01:34:48		50
737	Mark	Schofield	01:35:12		43
781	Alastair	Graham	01:36:24	PB	42
940	Adam	Clilverd	01:38:29	PB, Joker	2x41
1112	Ashley	Hubbert	01:39:37		40
1461	Ant	Green	01:40:18	PB	39
1183	Andy	Egan	01:42:24		38
1827	Edan	Berrett	01:44:44		37
2175	Stanley	Johnston	01:45:13		36
2081	Matt	Ray	01:46:03		35
1932	Ed	Stevens	01:47:32		34
2312	Jane	Garton	01:50:18		49
2826	Kate	Williamson	01:51:42	1st LV70	48
2987	Steve	Butler	01:52:58		33
3809	Colin	Hancox	01:53:52		32
2761	Barbara	Schofield	01:55:09	PB	47
3871	Tara	Humphris	01:56:46	Debut	46
4409	Lisa	Tyler	01:56:56	PB	45
4135	Katherine	Bates	01:58:57		44
4669	Nick	Maynard	02:00:46
4634	Howard	Humphris	02:02:54		31
4237	Caroline	Ogden	02:04:43
5342	Elaine	Butler	02:05:34		43
4938	Alison	Berrett	02:08:23		42
6053	Paul	Creasey	02:11:50		30
6606	Jessica	Deguara	02:16:50		41
6804	Diane	Hubbert	02:19:16		40

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