Results | Eynsham Road Runners

Chedworth MT 10 mile

Author: erradmin 5th April 2009

Excellent conditions and an good ERR turnout at this scenic though tough race. Particular mention should be made of Denise, who ran 23 miles yesterday, and Katherine, who did a 10 mile 'warm-up' before the race itself. Something to do with London, apparently.

Banbury 15

Author: erradmin 8th March 2009

Banbury 15, 8th March 2009

Hilly, windy, cold, wet, but apart from that it wasn't too bad. A clutch of jokers were played in the men's race - as Ian said, "it's my day, I feel good, and more importantly there aren't many of us here." His report is below...

Name	Time	Category	Also...	Club Champ Pts
Ben Breaker	01:46:33	SM		50
Graham Bridges	01:51:47	MV40	Joker	2x49
Larry Poole	01:53:23	MV60	Joker, 3rd MV60	2x48
Katherine Bates	01:54:37	FV45		50
Hugh Morris	01:58:37	MV50		47
Denise Bridges	02:08:06	FV35		49
Kate Williamson	02:09:22	FV55	1st FV55	48
Deirbhle Mannion	02:21:46	FV45		47
Gemma Ferrier	02:22:16	SL		46
Jane Bishop	02:22:16	FV35		45
Ian Keeley	02:25:37	MV50	Joker	2x46

My alarm woke me at 7.00 a.m., early to take on fuel in good time for a 10.30. start. Porridge was the order of the day, although the sky was clear and the outlook was almost spring like.

Appearances, as ever, can be deceiving as the breeze was stronger than it appeared and was chillier than I first thought. However, my warm up went well. Always a good start. The aches and pains arose and subsided in their designated order, well at least subsided to within the tolerance threshold of a hardened roadrunner.

Having looked around the gathering ERR clan I realised that my Joker was bursting to make an appearance. I fancied my chances of some points, although Ben rather ungraciously pointed out it was probably more to do with there being only 5 blokes on the grid. Rubbish, at that time I was confident that I could have beaten anyone else who dared to turn up. I played my Joker!

The organisers of this race are very kind in telling runners where the hills will arise, I guess to give you time to prepare yourself. Sadly they don’t tell you where they will end. The correctly predicted the first hill at around 1.5 miles, but failed to say it went on for a mile. They also forgot to mention that the hills they listed were only the majors, and that they were interspersed with quite a few minors. What the heck, it was a grand day as we all set off on a pleasant

“undulating” course around North Oxfordshire”.

With the breeze at our backs the initial climb was hardly noticeable and the first half of the course disappeared almost without notice. As if by magic the weather turned just as I turned back for home at around 8 miles. The breeze became a howling gale, the bright sky had disappeared and driving rain was thrashing into our faces. Hey, not a problem, I was almost disappointed I only had 7 miles to do in this exhilarating environment. Looking at my watch I was thinking that the

leaders were likely to be closing in on the finish line and would therefore miss out on this refreshing maelstrom. I bent my torso into the gusts and raced on. (Or was it trudged?)

The storm didn’t last for the whole of the last seven miles, just most of it. Although I had lost sight of the last of the ERR blue shirts earlier on, I did glimpse two ahead nearing the top of a particularly

long hill. I guessed it would be Jane and Gemma, no doubt still talking and wasting energy, and so I was therefore confident I would be able to run them down in a sprint finish. Sadly it wasn’t to be as the finish came too soon. Another 5 miles and I would have caught them and then died on the line. As the sun was just setting I crossed the line to tumultuous applause from Jane, Gemma and Deirbhle and of the course the caretaker who was keen to clear the park. I was frozen and had

difficulty in getting my fingers to operate my watch. Deirbhle was doing a credible impression of a hypothermic roadrunner, and Jane and Gemma were still talking!

I have no information about the detail of the results. Anecdotally I heard that Larry ran like stink and was faster than he was 5 years earlier. Ben had earlier mentioned that he wasn’t sure he would get around as he had banged his knee snow boarding. Banged his knee “my arse”. He did his usual impression of running like the wind. I gather Katherine was a bit quick, and of course Kate… again. What a star.

I cannot finish without congratulating Jane, Gemma and Deirbhle who were of course newcomers to this event and equipped themselves well against fierce opposition, i.e. me. I am a firm believer in a level playing field so to speak, so the next time we run together they will be carrying sandbags to compensate for my extra pounds.

Finally it is worth pointing out just how rural and agricultural the course was. The organisers had all bases covered, with medical support being provided by a vet and Equine Ambulance!

Winslow 10k

Author: erradmin 22nd February 2009

Winslow 10k, 22nd February 2009

A new race for everyone, and some excellent performances on what was not really a PB course. In view of this, congratulations to Julie and Elaine for their PBs, and to Katherine for getting close to hers in finishing 2nd in her category. If I've missed or mis-applied anyone's joker, please let me know. Dafydd won the wine, and his report is below.

Name	Time	Category	Also...	Club Champ Pts	Short League Pts
Dafydd Warburton	37:59	SM		50
Ben Breaker	38:25	SM		49
Graham Bridges	40:01	MV40		48
Tony Whitlock	40:30	MV50	3rd MV50	47
Katherine Bates	44:30	FV45	Joker, 2nd FV45	2x50
Hugh Morris	45:12	MV50		46
Derek Breaker	46:02	MV50		45
Jackie Pinnock	46:49	FV45	Joker	2x49
Denise Bridges	47:43	FV35		48
Jane Larbalestier	50:30	FV45		47
Adrian Pinnock	51:00	MV50			50
Sheila Gascoigne	51:36	FV45			50
Jane Bishop	54:49	FV35	Joker		2x49
Ian Keeley	55:43	MV50		44
Roger Gascoigne	59:08	MV50			49
Julie Weiskrantz	59:50	FV35	PB		48
Joan Ryan	61:20	FV55		46
Sandra Jinks	64:27	FV55			47
Elaine Butler	65:49	FV35	PB		46

19 Eynsham Road Runners turned out to compete for championship points at the second Winslow Road Race.

Over 300 runners laced up on this overcast and breezy morning to run a single lap of quiet rural roads through some pleasant North Bucks scenery.

The course was fairly flat and fast, except for the killer hill at the 9km marker.

In our Club Championship race, I fortunately managed to make it home first with Ben hot on my heals. Graham was next followed closely by Tony. Katherine was first lady home.

Coming up…

Author: erradmin 20th January 2009

Sunday 5th July	Ridgeway Relay
Wednesday 15th July	Eynsham Challenge
Sunday 19th July	ERR Triathlon

10k Results

Author: erradmin 18th January 2009

Results for the 2014 race can be accessed via the following link:

http://dbmax.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16421&RId=6047.

Photographs of runners from all clubs can be found here, courtesy of Mr Clive Jones.

2013 results

2013 fun run results

2012 results (xls) - (pdf)

2012 fun run results

2011 results (xls) - (pdf)

Woodcote 10k

Author: erradmin 11th January 2009

Woodcote 10k

I expect it was only a matter of time before I was to win the wine that I buy for the Club Championship race draw! Having done the race ten times previously you will guess it is one that I like although it never gets any easier! When the race started from just outside the pub I used to manage to get around in just under the hour but now it has been measured correctly and a longer course it is just an achievement to get round without walking.

This was the first time I think that the race has been full. There were over 500 runners entered which was great for the organisers as they raise a lot of money for charity. Following all the cold freezing weather we had been having the conditions on the day were near perfect. The ice had just thawed from the roads in time for the race. We had 18 runners turn out which was good as it is not an easy course. The first half is downhill and then it is time to start the climb back up into Woodcote with the 8 - 9K particularly hard. Although not a course for a PB six of us decided to play our jokers and get the points on the board. Ben was the first man and Katherine first lady for the Club Championship whilst Adrian Pinnock and Sheila got off to a good start in the Short League.

Andy Reading 10k

Author: erradmin 14th December 2008

Andy Reading 10k, 14th December 2008

Well done to those who set some pretty big PBs - take a bow Kevin, Alastair (in his first club race), Jane B and Denise A. Also, congratulations to Ben, who put the competition firmly in its place and retained his Club Championship title.

In case you're wondering, your joker is played by default in the last race of the season if you haven't already played it.

Name	Time	Category	Also...	Club Champ Pts
Ben Breaker	38:26	SM		50
Graham Bridges	39:00	MV40		49
Richard Saunders	41:40	SM	Joker	2x48
Kevin Dawson	41:58	SM	PB, Joker	2x47
Alastair Graham	44:19	SM	PB, Joker	2x46
Katherine Bates	45:04	FV45		50
Derek Breaker	46:04	MV50		45
Kate Williamson	46:17	FV55	1st FV55	49
Gemma Ferrier	52:16	SL	Joker	2x48
Jane Bishop	52:44	FV35	PB	-
Denise Bridges	54:30	FV35		47
Denise Andrews	54:33	SL	PB, Joker	2x46
Ian Keeley	54:45	MV50		-
Roger Gascoigne	58:30	MV50		-
Sheila Gascoigne	58:30	FV45		-
Joan Ryan	60:25	FV55		45
Linda Breaker	61:00	FV45		-
Kathy Green	62:43	FV45	Joker	2x44

ERR Triathlon

Author: erradmin 17th August 2008

ERR Triathlon, 17th August 2008

Well done to everyone who took part, and particularly to winners Nick Sheard (who broke the course record) and Denise Bridges. The results are here.

Winners:

Runners up:

Bicester 10k

Author: erradmin 9th December 2007

Andy Reading 10k, 9th December 2007

A few PBs on this course. Marie won the wine again: race report below

Name	Time	Category	Also...	Club Champ Pts	Short league Pts
Ben Breaker	37.16	SM	Equal PB with Carterton	50
Tony Whitlock	39.44	MV50		49
Graham Bridges	39.48	MV40		48
Kevin Dawson	43.34	SM	Joker	48
Peter Larbalestier	43.51	MV50			50
Larry Poole	44.21	MV60		46
Derek Breaker	44.38	MV50		45
Katherine Bates	45.04	FV45	PB	50
Denise Bridges	47.55	FV35			50
Jane Larbalestier	50.24	FV45		49
Marie Rout	50.28	SF	PB, joker, wine!!!	48
Roger Gascoine	57.35	MV40			49
Joan Ryan	60.52	FV55		47
Linda Breaker	61.03	FV45			49

Race report by Marie

It was a cold, windy, wet winter’s day. Oh wait… I’ve already done that one. The highly trained athletes were gathered in the hall, keenly eyeing up the competition. Would Derek shave that extra second off his time? Would Larry take away the Club Championship trophy again this year? Would the queue for the ladies eventually get shorter?

There was a smell of heat rub and bacon in the air. Tensions were building as people began to run across the warm-up field. And then… we casually strolled to the start, chatting about the pros and cons of wearing a hat and gloves, and trouser bulges (when you take the gloves off and shove them down your trousers). The gun went off and we began a 200 metre shuffle before the race opened up and we could start gathering speed.

From post race talk I think the race went well for everyone, if you don’t count Denise almost being sick at the end (but not quite!). A couple of pbs were achieved, helped, on my part, by running through puddles, splashing people and telling them their laces were undone so they’d move out of the way. The men were being rather modest about their runs but I presume they did well as nobody appeared to be sulking in the corner, and they did at least get the hot showers.

I was pleased with my results and have learnt a few valuable lessons along the way which I feel I should share with you (although they won’t make you run faster):

1) Don’t go into the toilets with your ipod about your person, they are liable to fall down the toilet

2) Dropping ipods down the toilet makes them not work

3) When someone tells you the boiler’s broken, just take their word for it

4) Cold showers are rather unpleasant

5) Stick insects don’t make for very good company in the pub

The final verdict on this race? Well, a wise man once said ‘It’s better to have felt the thorn than never to have seen the rose’

ERR 10 mile / 10k

Author: erradmin 18th November 2007

ERR 10 mile/10k, 18th November 2007

Many thanks to Pete at the Queen's head for a fantastic cooked breakfast after the race. Marie won the wine (see her race report below):

10 Milers	Time	Category	Club Champ Pts
Chris James	59.11	MV40	2 x 50 (joker)
Graham Bridges	62.00	MV40	49
Nick Sheard	64.35	SM	48
Tony Whitlock	66.10	MV50	47
Derek Breaker	68.38	MV60	45
Larry Poole	68.36	MV60	45
Katherine Bates	68.55	FV45	50
Ralf Buckenmaier	71.17	SM	2 x 44 (joker)
Hugh Morris	71.32	MV40	43
Kevin Dawson	71.54		42
Kate Williamson	72.47	FV55	49
Kevin Kavanagh	73.29	MV50	50
Jane Larbalestier	85.45	FV45	48
Marie Rout	85.45	SF	48
Tracey Siret	87.52	FV35
Jan Kavanagh	88.32	FV45
Pat Whitlock	93.08	FV45	46
Joan Ryan

10k-ers	Time	Category	Short League Pts
Peter Larbalestier	45.44	MV50	50
Lesley Parry-Jones	46.03	SF	2 x 50 (joker)
Jane Bishop	62.22	FV35	49
Roger Gascoigne	62.22	MV50	49
Sandra Jinks	68.18	FV55	48

Race report by Marie Rout

It was a cold, windy, wet winter’s day. I awoke far too early on a Sunday morning thinking how nice it would be to stay in bed and how any ‘normal’ – dare I say ‘sensible’? – human being would take one look out the window and immediately decide not to do a 10 mile race. However, I’m an Eynsham Road Runner and I knew that there would be no backing down. Cancel a race? For a bit of rain? No chance.

So, I headed over to HQ i.e. the nearest pub and gathered with the hardcore runners in their shorts and vests. I debated whether or not to add an extra layer and decided that waterproofs, gloves and a hat might just be enough to see me through. At 10.30 we headed out into the rain and, after waiting for Jane to finish ‘faffing about’, we set off at top speed.

Doubtless the men continued at top speed along the A40, through Wytham and on to the finish line. I didn’t see them.

At the back, we ladies raced along competitively but somehow couldn’t shake our counterparts and conveniently ended up in pairs. Any other arrangement would ruin the conversation. Spurred on by the thought of a warm pub and a cooked breakfast we overcame the long stretch of the A40 (that’s a third done), almost got run over at the Woodstock roundabout by not paying attention to the cars and waving at the marshal (maybe that was just me), then a nice downhill into Wolvercote, and finally some decent scenery as we headed into Wytham, but with the dreaded hill getting ever closer.

Upon reaching the entrance to Wytham Woods, Jane and I debated which way to turn (note to organisers- we could use an extra marshal there next year, we lost valuable seconds!). Luckily we decided correctly and began the long crawl up the hill. I probably could’ve walked more quickly. Upon reaching the top came the realisation that it was plain sailing from here on. Not long until the next beer! And some chocolate digestives (yes Derek, I’ll get milk chocolate next time).

Talk of Christmas shopping made easy work of the toll bridge, then a quick hello to the two marshals at the roundabout before going on to a glorious finish. Thanks everyone for cheering. Nice hat Tony. And thanks organisers for, well, organising, particularly showers and breakfasts. Despite my original reluctance to get out of bed I actually had a rather nice morning. I think I’d do it again.