Results

A pretty decent ERR turnout for this rearranged fixture, in what were rather cooler conditions than would normally be the case. Well done to Robert for his category win, and to Kate, John and Katherine for their placings. Tom and Toby played their jokers, but let me know if anyone else did.  

OVERALL POSITION	TIME	FIRST NAME	SURNAME	Also
16	1:17:45	Tom	Baker
18	1:19:59	Robert	Storey	1st MV60
29	1:25:22	Kate	Daniels	2nd LV35
37	1:28:39	David	Hemprich-Bennett
42	1:29:50	John	Rowland	3rd MV60
49	1:32:21	Nicholas	Sheard
51	1:32:47	Graham	Bridges
67	1:38:31	Rhea	Douglas
72	1:39:25	Toby	Goss
80	1:44:15	Alison	Craggs
90	1:46:08	Justin	Byworth
99	1:49:42	Katherine	Bates	2nd LV65

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A reversed, and less muddy, course at Cornbury for the opening fixture of the 2025/26 season, although it was still hard enough, thank you very much. Well done to all the ERRs who turned out, including debutants Ian and Jason, who both claimed to have enjoyed it. A special mention to Laura for her category 'prize' in a competitive field. Here are the individual positions. It's probably best not to ask about the team standings.  

Position	Name	Time
96	Tom Baker	37:51
98	Dafydd Warburton	38:05
150	Matt Daniels	40:46
177	Steve Garton	42:17
207	Toby Goss	44:02
216	Graham Bridges	44:37
244	Stephane Paulus	46:52
247	Justin Byworth	47:12
252	Nick Leach	47:32
262	Nick Hardwick	48:57
285	Howard Humphris	51:30
310	Ian o'Beirne	1:02:09
312	Jason Roberts	1:05:15

 

Position	Name	Time	Also
19	Laura Leach	39:50	3rd FV40
116	Anna MacKin	48:55
124	Katherine Bates	49:47
151	Tara Lawfull	53:29
165	Jacky Pinnock	55:34

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With the late fixture rearrangement it was always going to be a select band of ERRs at this race, but hopefully it won't be the last time we visit this friendly, scenic and, yes, hilly event. Well done to Robert and Katherine for their category wins (did they award prizes) and also to Robert for breaking the club MV60 record, although I suspect he may well improve on that time at another course.  

Position	Name	Time	Also
10	Robert Storey	41:25	1st MV60, club MV60 record
22	Nick Sheard	46:02	3rd MV50
47	Graham Bridges	49:28
61	Rhea Douglas	51:14	Joker
69	Justin Byworth	52:20
107	Katherine Bates	56:26	1st FV60, joker

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A pretty decent ERR turnout for this scenic yet challenging event (I may have used that description before). Well done to Kate, John and Ros for their category wins. Only 2 jokers that I know of, but let me know if there are any others.

Position	Name	Chip Time	Also
39	Dafydd WARBURTON	1:06:52.1
41	David HEMPRICH-BENNETT	1:07:22.4
49	Kate DANIELS	1:08:33.6	1st LV40
83	Robin NOBLE	1:13:22.4
94	John ROWLAND	1:14:38.6	2nd MV60
96	Ben BREAKER	1:14:37.3
108	Graham BRIDGES	1:17:08.9
129	Rhea DOUGLAS	1:19:14.3
134	Stephane PAULUS	1:20:02.7
151	Rosamond HALL	1:21:00.2	2nd LV60
205	Nick LEACH	1:25:50.2
212	Nadine HUNTER	1:26:50.4	Joker
214	Alison CRAGGS	1:26:59.7
255	Nick HARDWICK	1:31:33.3
263	Marina BARLOW-OAKES	1:32:23.0	Joker

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So that's summer done for another year, as defined by the Motavation series. Congratulations again to Kates D and W, and Nadine for their category prizes on the night. Although they gave out series prizes, I will wait till they are officially posted on the Kidlington website before adding them here. Update 6/9: Kate Daniels was first LV40 for the series, Kate Williamson first LV70 and Nadine Hunter was 3rd LV60 - congratulations to all of them.  

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
37	Dafydd Warburton	23:45
97	Kate Daniels	26:36	2nd VL40
106	Ben Breaker	26:53
113	Richard Hume	27:16
142	Andrew Pike	28:05
144	Graham Bridges	28:06
163	Toby Goss	28:51
166	Adam Stacey	28:38
225	Nadine Hunter	30:43	3rd VL60
268	Howard Humphris	33:06
277	Hugh Morris	33:30
285	Tara LAWFULL	33:30
286	Marina Barlow-Oakes	33:36
296	COLIN HANCOX	34:30
302	Jacky Pinnock	35:07
312	Kate Williamson	36:19	1st VL70
322	Gail Morris	36:54
328	Martin Johnson	37:15
329	Caroline Ogden	37:10
334	Sheila Gascoigne	37:46
339	Kathryn Dally	37:56
341	Tony Whitlock	38:37
350	Keith Baker	39:36
352	Claire Hazleton	39:42
356	Jane Whitlock	40:45
367	Adrian Pinnock	43:11

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Thanks to everyone who turned up, either to run or help out, and congratulations to Richard, who walked off with the Biggest Trophy in World Sport. The full results, in terms of everyone's performance vs their handicap, are below. Many thanks to Jane Garton for making sense of the timings, which got a bit chaotic on the night, due to so many people finishing in such a short space of time. I suppose that's how a handicap race should be....  

Position	Name	Margin
1	Richard Barltrop	-1:19
2	Steve Garton	-1:02
3	Phil Hurst	-0:56
4	Mark O'Callaghan	-0:27
5	Robin Noble	-0:26
6	John Rowland	0:29
7	Claire Moss	0:35
8	Ros Hall	0:37
9	Colin Hancox	0:39
10	Alison Barry	0:41
11	Jacky Pinnock	0:45
12	Tony Whitlock	0:47
13	Nick Sheard	0:53
14	Antony Hey	0:54
15	Ted German	0:59
16	Caroline Ogden	1:01
17	Graham Bridges	1:03
18	Stephane Paulus	1:14
19	Mary Gill	1:30
20	Gail Morris	1:41
21	Jonathan Marks	1:52
22	Victoria Rose	2:00
23	Andy Egan	2:22
24	Hugh Morris	2:34
25	Adrian Pinnock	2:39
26	Xavier Laurent	3:18
27	Jane Whitlock	4:10
28	Ian O'Beirne	5:08
29	Alison Craggs	5:34
30	Kate Williamson	5:36
31	Claire Hazleton	6:45

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Always a good atmosphere at Hook Norton, and a good race to win a category prize, as it involves beer and a brewery tour for the winners. A bit of a low ERR turnout, meaning something of a joker-fest.  

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
16	David Hemprich-Bennett	38:27	Joker
26	Kate Daniels	40:57	2nd FV35
35	John Rowland	42:26	1st MV60
47	Graham Bridges	44:07
51	Nicholas Sheard	44:13
65	Rhea Douglas	46:10
79	Rosamond Hall	48:29	2nd FV55, joker
86	Alison Craggs	49:46
117	Jacky Pinnock	54:15	2nd FV65, joker

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It must be the holiday season, as there was a reduced ERR contingent at the hilly version of the Combe event. Well done to Kate D for leading us home and winning the VL40 category, to Kate W for winning the VL70 category and Nadine for finishing 3rd VL60.  

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
101	Kate Daniels	28:19	1st VL40
123	John Rowland	29:18
133	Graham Bridges	30:02
137	Richard Hume	30:13
160	Andrew Pike	30:54
171	Toby Goss	31:23
174	Nicholas Sheard	31:32
179	Adam Stacey	31:33
217	Nadine Hunter	33:37	3rd VL60
257	ALISON CRAGGS	35:14
272	Howard Humphris	36:28
286	Gil Middleton	37:20
287	Tara LAWFULL	37:21
302	Marina Barlow-Oakes	38:34
306	Jacky Pinnock	38:49
322	Martin Johnson	41:07
324	COLIN HANCOX	40:44
326	Sheila Gascoigne	40:43
327	Kate Williamson	40:53	1st VL70
336	Kathryn Dally	41:19
359	Keith Baker	44:42
360	Alison Berrett	45:26
366	Ted German	46:36
367	Adrian Pinnock	46:44

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A decent ERR turnout at Ducklington was rewarded with a host of category prizes (do they actually give out prizes?). In addition, both John and Hugh missed their respective club age category records by 1 second. Dafydd and I took the opportunity to play our jokers, but let me know if anyone else did likewise.  

Position	Name	Time	Also
3	Dafydd Warburton	00:18:14	1st MV40, joker
22	John Rowland	00:20:50	1st MV60
25	Graham Bridges	00:21:33	Joker
36	Chantelle Noble-Deaney	00:22:35	3rd Female
38	Nicholas Sheard	00:22:39
40	Rhea Douglas	00:22:49	2nd FV40
42	Stephane Paulus	00:23:11
61	Rosamond Hall	00:25:19	3rd FV60
62	Alison Craggs	00:25:22
67	Gil Middleton	00:25:33
68	Jane Garton	00:25:39
74	Hugh Morris	00:26:09	1st MV70
76	Katherine Bates	00:26:20
84	Marina Barlow-Oakes	00:27:22
89	Jacky Pinnock	00:27:54
100	Gail Morris	00:29:37
109	Claire Hazleton	00:31:55
115	Ted German	00:33:48	2nd MV70
118	Adrian Pinnock	00:34:35	3rd MV70

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A decent ERR turnout and some excellent individual results on a course that had changed since the last time we ran it as a club. Congratulations to our various category prize winners, and to Robert for claiming his first MV60 club record, taking a mere 2 1/2 minutes off the previous time. No jokers were played, as far as I am aware. 7/7: updated to include revised times/results

Position	Name	Net Time	Also
19	Tom Baker	29:47
20	Dafydd Warburton	30:15
28	David Hemprich-Bennett	31:27
29	Robert Storey	31:29	1st MV60, club MV60 record
38	Liz McAllister	32:31	1st LV45, 3rd overall
48	Kate Daniels	33:13
66	John Rowland	34:40
72	Graham Bridges	35:02
105	Rhea Douglas	36:57
131	Rosamond Hall	38:50
146	Justin Byworth	39:53
147	Alison Craggs	39:57
162	Jane Garton	41:06
176	Katherine Bates	42:54
190	Tara Lawfull	44:06
191	Marina Barlow-Oakes	44:07
261	Claire Hazleton	53:22

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