Month: December 2023

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BUNTINGFORD 10 MILES, PB’s and A GOLD MEDAL!

Spartan YUKO GORDON is a British Champion! 

Four Spartans entered the British Masters Athletic Federation ten mile championships which were held in Hertfordshire on 30th December as part of the Buntingford end of the year race.  Yuko won GOLD in the women 70 plus race with 1 hour 18 minutes exactly. 

Yuko at Buntingford 10 – Photo Credit Keith Fenwick

DAVID HARRIS-CHERGUIT was the first of 18 Spartans.  He beat one hour finishing in 59 minutes 38 seconds to be 34th out of the 487 finishers.  He said it was great to see so many Spartans. He was followed by our first Spartan championship runner JOHN HARRIS with 1:12:02. 

A great race but shouldn’t have worn white trainers said STUART ARCHER who finished with a new personal best (PB) of 1:05:08. 

JIM BROWN ran a satisfying negative split with his second five miles almost two minutes quicker than the first.  He came in with 1 hour 31 minutes 43 seconds.  Jim said it was a fantastic club organised event. 

WENDY THARANI said it was a great race.  Her time was 1:31:58. 

Photo Credit – Keith Fenwick

In the women’s veteran 65 category SHARON CROWLEY finished in 1:46:30. 

NICHOLA DURENT was delighted to beat the cut off by nearly eight minutes with her 2 hours 22 minutes 19 seconds. 

Position. Bib Name 10YR Rank 10YR Category Net Time 
34 1283 David Harris-Cherguit 16/86 MV40 59:38 
58 1236 Nick Gill 20/75 MSEN 1:03:59 
69 1015 Stuart Archer 28/86 MV40 1:05:08 
125 1496 Abbie Pez 7/50 FSEN 1:11:45 
126 1231 Ross Gallagher 36/86 MV40 1:11:45 
132 1281 John Harris 11/28 MV60 1:12:02 
191 1246 Yuko Gordon 1/7 FV70 1:18:00 
213 1562 Danny Scanlon 52/86 MV40 1:19:38 
214 1338 Mike Jeffs 43/75 MSEN 1:19:38 
256 1497 Tracy Pez 19/72 FV50 1:23:26 
337 1087 Jim Brown 7/12 MV70 1:31:43 
341 1620 Wendy Tharani 30/72 FV50 1:31:58 
346 1642 Ann Tryssesoone 31/72 FV50 1:32:41 
369 1110 Chloe Chapman 35/50 FSEN 1:35:40 
398 1337 Andrew Jay 64/70 MV50 1:39:13 
400 1384 Karen Liddle 22/30 FV60 1:39:50 
432 1154 Sharon Crowley 26/30 FV60 1:46:30 
487 1190 Nichola Durent 59/59 FV40 2:22:19 
Buntingford 10 mile finishers

St Albans 10K 

Getting back into racing after injury ALISON SHELLEY ran the New Year’s Eve 10K at St Albans in one hour and 58 seconds (1:00:58).  There were 535 finishers. 

Ely 10k 

PAUL HOLGATE and ROGER BIGGS ran the Ely 10k which they said was a flat course with one climb between 8-9k but they had their heads down between 5 and 9k with the usual courses headwind! Paul finished in 1:13:21 and Roger in 1:32:10 

Hyde Park 10k 

JIM BROWN was up early enough on New Year’s Day to catch the train to London and run the Hyde Park 10K event. 

He finished in 55 minutes 20 seconds (55:20) which considering he hasn’t managed to finish a 5K recently in under 28 minutes 40 seconds was pretty satisfying. 

Parkrun Saturday 23rd December 

SHARON CROWLEY ran her 50th parkrun.  Running and celebrating with a group of friends. 

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Sharon in her 50th Parkrun cape! – Photo Credit – Karl Shreeve

Parkrun Christmas Day, Monday 25th December 

ADRIAN BUSOLINI won with a new parkrun personal best of 16 minutes 55 seconds.  WILLIAM MORLEY was 15th out of the 499 on Christmas Day with a new parkrun PB of 19 minutes 44 seconds and in the same race PAUL JENNINGS ran a new parkrun PB of 26 minutes 42 seconds. 

Christmas Day Spartans! – Photo Credit Nikki Nation

Parkrun Saturday 30th December 

ASHLEY JOHNSON was first woman at Green Denham in a new parkrun personal best (PPB) of 19 minutes 18 seconds. 

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Parkrun New Year’s Day Monday 1st January 

LINDA GEORGE ran a new parkrun personal best of 28:23. 

 

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STEVENAGE CROSS COUNTRY!

More than fifty from Fairlands Valley Spartans were in Fairlands Valley Park for the cross country league race on Sunday.   

33 men and 14 women ran in the race and dozens of volunteers from the club and our lovely friends at the Stevenage Striders helped make the event a success by being marshals, race director, chief marshal and taking on other tasks.  

Photo Credit – Keith Fenwick (including main photo)

Spartan ANDREW PATTERSON had another good run and was sixth overall out of 433 runners with 28 minutes 31 seconds (28:31) for the nine kilometres, three lap run.  ASHLEY JOHNSON was first woman in for FVS in 35:02. 

The increase in numbers from 24 runners in the last league race to 47 had a really positive effect on the team results. 

Photo Credit – Keith Fenwick

The fifth and final cross country league race this season will be on Therfield Heath (Royston) on Sunday 18th February. 

Provisional Spartan Result: 

Overall Position Name Time Gender Comments 
6 ANDREW PATTERSON 28:33 M Men’s “A” 
11 ADRIAN BUSOLINI 29:48 M Men’s “A” 
47 CHARLIE WHITE 32:15 M Men’s “A” 
87 MIKE JEFFS 34:24 M Men’s “A” 
99 ASHLEY JOHNSON 35:05 F Women “A” 
118 ROSS GALLAGHER 36:21 M Men’s “A” 
126 MATT GIFFORD 36:33 M Men’s “A” 
128 GRANT RAMSAY 36:37 M Men’s “A” 
133 ALEX ZHERDEV 36:46 M Men’s “A” 
142 NICK GILL 37:05 M  
148 JOHN HARRIS 37:17 M  
163 MARK COLLINS 37:56 M  
170 GABRIELLE O’BRIEN 38:20 F Women “A” 
179 CRAIG BACON 38:40 M  
183 DANNY SCANLON 38:51 M  
187 BRIAN WHITE 39:02 M  
212 YUKO GORDON 40:03 F Women “A” 
224 THOMAS SAUKA 40:39 M  
248 SIMON HAIGH 41:38 M  
254 JAMES CLARK 41:59 M  
265 STEVE HARRIS 42:26 M  
281 MARTIN JACOB 42:54 M  
293 HAZEL SMITH 43:20 F Women “A” 
295 DARREN EMMERSON 43:20 M  
296 PAULA DUNNE 43:21 F Women “A” 
312 STUART ARCHER 44:14 M  
318 TONY VICKERS 44:32 M  
332 DAVID ACKERY 45:24 M  
340 NICK KLEANTHOUS 45:47 M  
349 SIMON SYPULA 46:20 M  
353 JON SYPULA 46:42 M  
354 SOPHIE PARSONS 46:44 F  
360 ANNABELLE WHITE 47:00 F  
371 STEVE PLATT 47:56 M  
373 ROS INGRAM 48:11 F  
375 MICHAEL O’KEEFE 48:17 M  
379 STEVE TINSLEY 48:47 M  
384 ANDREA WESTCOTT 49:18 F  
387 LINDA GEORGE 49:44 F  
402 ROGER HARDMAN 51:31 M  
404 ANDY JAY 52:34 M  
407 SHARON CROWLEY 53:52 F  
416 MARK FREEMAN 56:12 M  
418 PAUL HOLGATE 57:52 M  
422 DZENANA TOPIC 61:55 F  
423 JONATHAN JONES 61:56 M  
430 CALLIE CHAPMAN 74:41 F  
431 MICHELLE HOLTON 74:41 F  
Photo Credit – Keith Fenwick

Parkrun Saturday 16th December 

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FAIRLANDS AT FESTIVE FIVE 

Three Spartans raced for their finishers chocolate Santa at the Festive Five in Welwyn Garden City on Sunday.  NICK KLEANTHOUS was 96th in 45 minutes 22 seconds. 

Nothing like “race fit” at the moment PENNY SCHENKEL and JIM BROWN enjoyed cruising round to beat 50 minutes with Jim coming in 126th with 49:44 and Penny 127th with 49:53.  Jim was second in his age group. 

Malaga Marathon 

There was a new personal best (PB) for Spartan MATTHEW NEWTON at the Malaga Marathon in Spain.  He finished in 3 hours 13 minutes 11 seconds (3:13:11) which got him 591st place out of 5,914. 

Matthew after landing himself a new PB!!

Twas The Run Before Christmas Ultra 

MICHAEL O’KEEFE ran the “Twas the Run before Christmas” ultra event completing nine laps, or 29 miles, in Brandon Country Park, near Bury St Edmunds, in 5 hours 54 minutes 14 seconds (5:54:14).  He said it was quite a hilly course and all off road. 

Michael’s awesome Ultra medal!

Parkrun Saturday 9th December 

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