Results

Seriously hot for a change at the White Horse Half, so well done to Richard, Howard and Ben for achieving PBs, as well as all those who won category prizes, and to everyone else just for getting round.. Also, congratulations to Hannah, Jacky and Katie for being 2nd ladies team overall, as well as in the County Championships, and to Dafydd, Chris, Richard and Benedict, who were 3rd men's team in the County Champs.

Position	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
31	Dafydd Warburton	01:28:12		50
34	Christopher Williams	01:28:34		49
44	Hannah Hale	01:29:57	3rd lady, 1st CC lady	50
47	Richard Hume	01:30:31	PB	48
60	Benedict Pollard	01:31:57		47
72	Graham Bridges	01:33:21		46
75	Arthur McEwan-James	01:33:50		45
90	Simon Walker	01:36:32		44
94	Tom Baker	01:37:01		43
96	David Summers	01:37:25	Debut	42
102	Nick Hardwick	01:37:56		41
143	Tristan Hale	01:42:40		40
146	Mark Creasey	01:43:24	3rd CC MV60	39
148	Ant Green	01:43:28		38
154	Ben Breaker	01:44:15		37
195	Jacqueline Pinnock	01:47:31	2nd LV55, 1st CC LV55	49
207	Katie Greenfield	01:48:21
223	Katherine Bates	01:50:36	2nd CC LV55	48
236	Kate Williamson	01:51:21	1st LV65	47
243	Ed Stevens	01:52:14		36
263	Howard Humphris	01:54:02	PB	35
281	Ben Jones	01:56:25	PB	34
284	Colin Hancox	01:56:44		33
299	Tara Lawfull	01:58:05		46
339	Rachel Green	02:04:27		45
396	Alison Craggs	02:13:33		44
397	Paul Creasey	02:13:37	2nd CC MV70	32
441	Marina Barlow	02:23:08		43
442	Alison Berrett	02:23:42		42

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An excellent ERR turnout on the usual tough Banbury 15 course, this time with added gale force winds. The ERR ladies were 3rd and the ERR men 5th. Sean wasn't in club colours, and Adam ran under someone else's number, so no Club Championship points for them, and a double jobsworth hat for me.

Place	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
7	Mark BAKER	01:34:38		50
40	Hannah HALE	01:45:54	3rd lady	50
42	Christopher WILLIAMS	01:46:02		49
57	Sean DUVALL	01:48:22
61	Richard HUME	01:48:45		48
74	Nick HARDWICK	01:50:15		47
89	Graham BRIDGES	01:53:32		46
93	Tom BAKER	01:53:49		45
94	Arthur MCEWAN-JAMES	01:53:51		44
102	Carly PETTET	01:56:02		49
124	Tristan HALE	01:59:30		43
130	Adam CLILVERD	01:59:41
132	Mark CREASEY	02:00:12		42
178	Jacqueline PINNOCK	02:09:00		48
186	Kate WILLIAMSON	02:10:17		47
194	Jane GARTON	02:11:54		46
213	Marie CHUILON	02:13:18		45
220	Colin HANCOX	02:18:12		41
228	Steve BUTLER	02:21:05		40
245	Keith BAKER	02:27:54		39

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The numbers have been crunched and the tables updated, and it looks as if Anna has got this year's title pretty well sewn up. However, there is also a men's prize to play for, and everyone who does all 4 races gets a medal, so no excuses for not being at our home fixture on March 5th.

Name	Sex	Newbury	Adderbury	Harwell	Total	Best 2
Anna Mackin	F	50	50	50	150	100
John Bishop	M	49	49	48	146	98
Martin Johnson	M	47	47	46	140	94
Keith Baker	M	48	44		92	92
Bruce Coppuck	M	45	45	44	134	90
Nick Leach	M	42	48		90	90
Peter Green	M	44	46	42	132	90
Alastair Graham	M	46	43		89	89
Katherine Bates	F	34	38	49	121	87
Colin Hancox	M	43	41	21	105	84
Howard Humphris	M	41	35	43	119	84
Nick Hardwick	M	38	39	31	108	77
Paul Creasey	M	40		37	77	77
Tony Whitlock	M		37	40	77	77
Richard Hume	M		40	36	76	76
Arthur McEwan-James	M	36	36		72	72
Ewan MacDonald	M	28	32	39	99	71
Graham Bridges	M	37	30	23	90	67
Jane Garton	F	19	24	41	84	65
Rebecca Evins	F	31	31	15	77	62
Mark Creasey	M	35		27	62	62
Liz McAllister	F	25	29	30	84	59
Jane Whitlock	F		22	35	57	57
Sean Duvall	M		28	28	56	56
Mark Baker	M	9	23	32	64	55
Hannah Hale	F	23	27	25	75	52
David Summers	M	26		26	52	52
Justin Byworth	M	29		22	51	51
Nicola Coppuck	F	24	26	20	70	50
Tom Baker	M	8	17	33	58	50
Jacky Pinnock	F	15	25	24	64	49
Mark Schofield	M			47	47	47
Cecilia Dahlsjo	F	16		29	45	45
Ian Hembrow	M			45	45	45
Ed Stevens	M		42		42	42
Rain Newton-Smith	F	20	15	19	54	39
Tess Evans	F	18	21		39	39
Matthew Ray	M	39			39	39
Kerry Papps	M			38	38	38
Carly Pettett	F			34	34	34
Ben Breaker	M		34		34	34
Adam Clilverd	M	33			33	33
Stan Johnston	M		33		33	33
Tristan Hale	M	17	16		33	33
Kerry Lock	F	32			32	32
Benedict Pollard	M	12	20		32	32
Tara Lawfull	F	10	14	17	41	31
Luke Creasey	M	30			30	30
Dan Lewis	M	11	18		29	29
Dave Ferrier	M	27			27	27
Jonathan Hancox	M	22			22	22
Dafydd Warburton	M	21			21	21
Shayne Humphrey	M		19		19	19
Simon Walker	M			18	18	18
Derek Breaker	M			16	16	16
Jon Cox	M	14			14	14
Alison Craggs	F		13		13	13
Steve Butler	M	13			13	13

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In years to come this race will always be known as the cross country with the steel staircase, along with bits of tarmac, concrete and temporary road surfacing, to go with the grass and mud. The ERR ladies had an excellent day, led by Hannah's magnificent 2nd place, and closely followed by Liz and Carly, with Katherine not far behind while winning the LV55 category. As a result, they lie 2nd in Division 2 for the season, but with the 3rd best score overall. The ERR men struggled due to a number of absences among our faster chaps, but well done to Mark for his strong 15th place in a competitive field. As a result they were 5th in Division 2 on the day, but remain 2nd for the season so far. Anyway, the results, juniors first. U11 Girls 48 Jessica Summers 10.55 49 Florence Wetherald 10.57   U11 Boys 38 Max Coppuck 7.51   U13 Boys 20 Reuben Coppuck 10.47 21 Alexander Bishop 10.49   Women

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	CC Pts
2	Hannah	Hale	26.06	50
12	Liz	McAllister	27.15	49
30	Carly	Pettett	29.27	48
32	Katherine	Bates	29.45	47
69	Anna	MacKin	32.07	46
82	Jacky	Pinnock	33.05	45
91	Jane	Garton	33.35	44
101	Cecilia	Dahlsjo	34.26	43
105	Tara	Lawfull	35.05	42
120	Rain	Newton-Smith	36.30	41
122	Rebecca	Evins	37.04	40
133	Nicola	Coppuck	38.27	39
134	Jane	Whitlock	38.38	38

  Men

Position	Forename	Surname	Time	CC Pts
15	Mark	Baker	32.41	50
81	Sean	Duvall	36.46	49
104	Peter	Green	38.16	48
108	Graham	Bridges	38.24	47
110	Tom	Baker	38.29	46
115	Kerry	Papps	38.39	45
116	Mark	Schofield	38.40	44
124	Ewan	Macdonald	39.16	43
142	Simon	Walker	39.50	42
150	Nick	Hardwick	40.23	41
153	Richard	Hume	40.25	40
154	David	Summers	40.27	39
175	Mark	Creasey	42.08	38
193	Justin	Byworth	43.51	37
196	Bruce	Coppuck	44.10	36
206	Tony	Whitlock	44.59	35
211	Howard	Humphris	45.21	34
224	Colin	Hancox	47.26	33
226	Derek	Breaker	47.37	32
229	Martin	Johnson	47.44	31
237	Ian	Hembrow	48.26	30
239	John	Bishop	49.30	29
247	Paul	Creasey	52.50	28

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As they said in the pre-event briefing, it was something of an Eynsham takeover of the Harcourt Hill Parkrun, with 45 ERR runners taking part in the first Club Championship race of 2017, including 3 generations of the Creasey family. The 'PBs' listed are Parkrun PBs, so well done to all who set them, and to quite a few Parkrun debutants. The points will be added to the new 2017 tables soon, i.e. once I've found a way of formatting them with so many participants,

Position	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
3	Benedict POLLARD	18:14		50
4	Dafydd WARBURTON	18:50		49
5	Peter GREEN	19:11	New PB!	48
7	Graham BRIDGES	19:39		47
8	Mark SCHOFIELD	19:52	New PB!	46
9	Kerry PAPPS	20:05
13	Tristan HALE	20:21		45
16	Simon Walker	20:30		44
17	Arthur MCEWAN-JAMES	20:32		43
18	Richard HUME	20:36	New PB!	42
21	Adam CLILVERD	20:53	New PB!	41
24	Carly PETTETT	21:07	New PB!	50
27	Sean DUVALL	21:11		40
37	Katherine BATES	21:49	New PB!	49
39	Luke CREASEY	22:13		39
43	Jonathan MARKS	22:47	New PB!	38
44	Tony WHITLOCK	22:50		37
45	Colin HANCOX	22:53		36
48	Anna MACKIN	23:16		48
51	Howard HUMPHRIS	23:27		35
54	Hannah HALE	23:46		47
56	Jacqueline PINNOCK	24:01		46
57	Kate WILLIAMSON	24:06		45
61	Martin JOHNSON	24:20		34
65	Jane GARTON	24:42		44
66	Tara LAWFULL	24:43	New PB!	43
68	Alison CRAGGS	24:50	New PB!	42
70	Sunny CREASEY	24:59
84	Derek BREAKER	26:43		33
88	Hugh MORRIS	27:00		32
93	Paul CREASEY	27:25		31
102	Ian KEELEY	27:54		30
105	Jane WHITLOCK	28:43		41
108	Andy CREASEY	29:08		29
110	Marisa KEELEY	29:15		40
112	Caroline OGDEN	29:24		39
117	Adrian PINNOCK	29:50		28
118	Sheila GASCOIGNE	30:03		38
119	Kate WELSBY	30:07		37
125	Gail MORRIS	31:50		36
128	Alison BERRETT	32:03		35
129	Nicola COPPUCK	32:03		34
134	Roger GASCOIGNE	35:16		27
140	Sandra JINKS	38:58		33
143	Diane CREASEY	46:11		32

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For once, a sporting contest that lived up to the hype, as Jane and Tara battled it out for the Short League title and came around the final corner together. After a committed final sprint, Jane prevailed by a few metres, but Tara had the consolation of a new PB. Mark Baker's excellent 9th place in a high quality field was enough to secure him the men's Short League title for the year, whilst there were also PBs for Howard, Alison, John and Basia. For those who didn't know, your joker is automatically played in the last race of the season (i.e. this one) if it hasn't already been played.

Position	Name	Time	Also	CC Pts	SL Pts
9	Mark BAKER	36:01.6			50
39	Graham BRIDGES	39:38.8		50
42	Ben BREAKER	39:54.0		49
46	Dafydd WARBURTON	40:14.8	Joker	2x48
61	Mark SCHOFIELD	41:33.1			49
74	Tom BAKER	42:29.2	Joker		2x48
75	Richard HUME	42:39.8	Joker	2x47
103	Alastair GRAHAM	44:58.3			47
104	Ant GREEN	45:06.8
107	Justin BYWORTH	45:14.4		46
121	Katherine BATES	46:23.6	3rd LV55	50
145	Jacky PINNOCK	47:57.9		49
149	Howard HUMPHRIS	48:06.6	PB, Joker		2x46
173	Jane GARTON	49:17.3			50
174	Tara LAWFULL	49:20.1	PB		49
199	Alison CRAGGS	51:31.9	PB		48
212	John WILCOX	52:26.0	PB
214	Barbara DZIALA	52:41.7	PB
271	Paul CREASEY	57:07.1	Joker	2x45
286	Marisa KEELEY	58:47.8			47

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Sunday December 4^th 2016   Another super turnout at the new course at Adderbury. Excellent individual results from Hannah, Liz, Dan and Mark B helped keep the Men's A team Top of Division 2 and the Ladies 4th overall. Well done everyone - see you all at Harwell in February. Let's see if we can break our own club record for attendance then too! The March fixture is our own home course at Hill End Centre and in Wytham Woods. We will need runners and marshals, so please do put that one in your diary too. Have a very merry Xmas, with plenty of training amongst the trimmings!  

U11 Boys (55 finishers)
Position	Name	Time
42	Max Coppuck	7:06

 

U13 Boys (28 finishers)
Position	Name	Time
18	Reuben Coppuck	10:52

 

Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (c. 5.1 miles) (257 finishers)
Position	Name	Time	Notable	Team (points)
6	Daniel Lewis	29:48		A (378)
12	Mark Baker	30:36		A
32	Benedict Pollard	32:10		A
54	Sean Duvall	33:17	Debut	A
75	Graham Bridges	34:02		A
88	Peter Green	34:43		A
111	Ben Breaker	35:53		A
112	Nick Hardwick	35:57		B (949)
116	Arthur McEwan-James	36:09		B
121	Richard Hume	36:14	Debut	B
134	Ewan MacDonald	36:55		B
143	Tom Baker	37:24		B
161	Nick Leach	38:15		B
162	Stanley Johnston	38:17	Debut	B
167	Tristan Hale	38:50		C (1382)
178	Shayne Humphrey	39:31		C
197	Alastair Graham	40:49		C
200	Colin Hancox	40:55		C
209	Bruce Coppuck	41:21		C
212	Tony Whitlock	41:47		C
219	Ed Stevens	42:39	Debut	C
228	Howard Humphris	43:57		D
230	Martin Johnson	44:04		D
237	John Bishop	45:28		D
246	Keith Baker	47:05		D
DNF	Jon Cox

 

U20, Senior/Veteran Women (c. 4.1 miles) (158 finishers)
Position	Name	Time	Notable	Team (points)
2	Hannah Hale	25:53	2nd overall, 1st Oxon overall	A (63)
7	Liz McAllister	27:27	2nd V35; 1st Oxon VL	A
54	Katherine Bates	32:15	2nd V55	A
65	Anna Mackin	33:05		B (213)
71	Tess Evans	33:20		B
77	Jacky Pinnock	33:49		B
78	Rebecca Evins	33:52		C (282)
100	Jane Garton	35:57		C
104	Tara Lawfull	36:12		C
117	Alison Craggs	37:35	Debut	D (360)
120	Rain Newton-Smith	38:06		D
123	Nicola Coppuck	38:32		D
138	Jane Whitlock	40:52		E

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A whole host of PBs for the ERR runners who turned out today in our home race, including a new club record for Hannah. If I've missed your PB, please let me know.

Position	Name	Time	Also
40	Sean DUVALL	37:20.4
53	Hannah HALE	38:17.4	2nd lady, PB, Club Record
58	Peter GREEN	38:36.5
74	Graham BRIDGES	39:15.9
150	David SUMMERS	41:53.3	PB
160	Richard HUME	42:17.3	PB
182	Carly PETTETT	43:03.7	PB
193	Stanley JOHNSTON	43:23.1	PB
216	Ed STEVENS	44:21.8
237	Bruce COPPUCK	45:19.7	PB
282	Katie GREENFIELD	47:06.1
340	Kate WILLIAMSON	49:02.0	1st LV65
414	Richard NASH	52:25.4
443	Marina BARLOW	53:44.3	PB

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Thanks to everyone who helped out, and managed to survive the occasionally treacherous conditions of the newly 'designed' course, which didn't take in Wytham Woods for the first time in many years. Below are the results, with the points taking into account those who didn't run in club colours, or ran in the 'wrong' race. Any questions/issues, please ask. Long race first:

Name	Time	Also	CC Pts
Dafydd Warburton	60:00
Ben Breaker	62:55		50
Simon Walker	63:24
Nick Hardwick	63:37
Arthur McEwan-James	63:59		49
Graham Bridges	65:13		48
Richard Hume	65:44		47
Tristan Hale	67:14		46
Mark Creasey	67:50		45
Luke Creasey	68:19
Justin Byworth	68:43		44
Stan Johnston	69:43
Katherine Bates	69:58	Joker	2x50
Tony Whitlock	71:22		43
Colin Hancox	72:05
Steve Butler	75:14		42
Jacky Pinnock	76:42		49

  Short race:

Name	Time	Also	SL Pts
Mark Schofield	36:20		50
Alastair Graham	39:25		49
Adam Clilverd	40:05
Howard Humphris	43:27		48
Martin Johnson	45:18	Joker	2x47
Tara Lawfull	45:22		50
Jane Garton	46:05		49
Bruce Coppuck	46:13
Reuben Coppuck	46:13
Ian Hembrow	47:20
Ian Keeley	48:22		46
Rain Newton-Smith	48:42
John Wilcox	48:47
Elaine Butler	50:38
Jane Whitlock	51:07		48
Marisa Keeley	52:25		47
Caroline Ogden	52:37		46
Adrian Pinnock	54:25
Lisa Tyler	56:23
Ali Berrett	56:23
Sam Harrison	57:55
Gail Morris	58:00		45

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Summary

So, here are the scores of the Eynsham Roadrunners' Cross Country Club Championship, following the first race of the Oxfordshire League, held on Sunday November 6th at Newbury Showground If you need some guidance on how the championship works, the rules are detailed after the results table below Seeing as Newbury was quite a flat, firm and therefore 'fast' course, it is no surprise that every single runner was quicker than their 'Base Pace'. The rankings reflect who improved their pace the most, in terms of minutes per mile, in relation to their 'base pace'. So, very well done to Anna Mackin, our current leader, who certainly had a steely look of grit and determination on her face as she crossed the race finish line. She is closely followed by John Bishop, Keith Baker, Martin Johnson and Al Graham making up the top 5 positions I hope that many of you will be encouraged to continue to take part throughout the season. Four out of five races will count towards the end-of-season scores, which affords you the chance to drop your weakest run, if you run all five. For those who were unable to run at Newbury, you may still have a good chance of winning, by competing in the remaining four events. Anyone who enters a race will automatically score points in the competition. The next race is to be held at Adderbury, c. 3 miles south of Banbury, on Sunday December 4th. Race details can be found here: http://www.oxonxc.org.uk/events/index.php?viewevent=1825

Rankings, points and paces

 

Rank	Category	Name	Points	2016/2017 Base Pace (mins per mile)		Newbury Race Pace (mins per mile)		Comparison to Base Pace (mins per mile) 'Everyone was quicker'
				Mins	Secs	Mins	Secs	Mins	Secs
1	Ladies	Anna Mackin	50	9	58.8	7	38.0	2	20.8
2	Men	John Bishop	49	10	28.8	8	19.4	2	09.4
3		Keith Baker	48	10	21.4	8	40.7	1	40.7
4		Martin Johnson	47	10	00.0	8	23.0	1	37.0
5		Alastair Graham	46	9	05.3	7	37.2	1	28.1
6		Bruce Coppuck	45	9	15.0	7	48.5	1	26.5
7		Peter Green	44	7	58.9	6	41.6	1	17.3
8		Colin Hancox	43	9	01.5	7	46.5	1	15.0
9		Nick Leach	42	9	00.0	7	45.3	1	14.7
10		Howard Humphris	41	9	24.0	8	11.5	1	12.5
11		Paul Creasey	40	10	30.0	9	19.1	1	10.9
12		Matthew Ray	39	7	40.9	6	30.6	1	10.3
13		Nick Hardwick	38	7	59.6	6	53.1	1	06.5
14		Graham Bridges	37	7	24.6	6	23.4	1	01.2
15		Arthur McEwan-James	36	7	55.3	6	54.2	1	01.1
16		Mark Creasey	35	8	16.6	7	19.3	0	57.2
17		Katherine Bates	34	8	48.0	7	50.9	0	57.1
18		Adam Clilverd	33	8	18.0	7	22.1	0	55.9
19		Kerry Lock	32	8	12.1	7	18.0	0	54.1
20		Rebecca Evins	31	9	00.0	8	05.9	0	54.1
21		Luke Creasey	30	8	06.0	7	12.7	0	53.3
22		Justin Byworth	29	8	24.0	7	31.3	0	52.7
23		Ewan MacDonald	28	7	58.9	7	06.4	0	52.5
24		Dave Ferrier	27	7	21.2	6	29.7	0	51.5
25		David Summers	26	7	54.0	7	04.2	0	49.8
26		Liz McAllister	25	7	24.0	6	34.7	0	49.3
27		Nicola Coppuck	24	10	00.0	9	11.0	0	49.0
28		Hannah Hale	23	6	58.2	6	10.2	0	48.0
29		Jonathan Hancox	22	8	00.0	7	12.2	0	47.8
30		Dafydd Warburton	21	7	08.6	6	21.8	0	46.8
31		Rain Newton-Smith	20	9	22.7	8	41.3	0	41.4
32		Jane Garton	19	9	17.8	8	36.6	0	41.2
33		Tess Evans	18	8	34.6	7	54.6	0	40.0
34		Tristan Hale	17	7	47.8	7	09.6	0	38.2
35		Cecilia Dahlsjo	16	9	15.7	8	40.0	0	35.7
36		Jacky Pinnock	15	8	48.2	8	14.3	0	33.9
37		Jon Cox	14	6	30.0	5	56.8	0	33.2
38		Steve Butler	13	8	35.8	8	03.0	0	32.8
39		Benedict Pollard	12	6	32.2	5	59.8	0	32.4
40		Dan Lewis	11	6	15.0	5	49.7	0	25.3
41		Tara Lawfull	10	8	53.5	8	28.5	0	25.0
42		Mark Baker	9	6	30.1	6	05.6	0	24.5
43		Tom Baker	8	7	39.2	7	37.5	0	01.7

 

Scores are calculated as follows:

• You are permitted to drop one race, meaning 4 of the 5 races count towards the Championship score
• At the end of the season, the highest points scored wins the overall Club XC Championship. There are also Women's and Men's awards. So, someone will win two prizes!
• Engraved personalised medals will be awarded to runners completing all five races, to recognise consistent commitment across the season
• Points are awarded in each race, on a scale of 50 downwards towards zero, with 50 points being awarded to the runner ranked first after any given race
• These points are calculated in relation to your pace, measured in minutes and seconds-per mile
• The highest score (50 pts) is awarded to the runner who is quickest on the day in comparison to their average XC pace of last year, known as your Base Pace
• Scores then follow sequentially, so that the runner who was slowest in a given race, compared to their base pace, will receive 50 less the number of ERRs in the race, +1
• Your race day pace is calculated by taking your time and dividing it by the race distance. The official race distances are calculated by averaging five or more runners' Strava recordings of the event distance
• If you are new to the club, your current XC base pace is estimated for you, using your first completed XC race, and also following a review of your average pace from other historic recorded races, which may be road races. Your times are also compared to other club member times from a year or so ago, and a judgement call made on your likely pace from 12 months ago

Many thanks to Graham Bridges for his Excel skills in calculating the rankings. Benedict Pollard Men's XC Captain 09/11/2016        ...
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