Tag: John Harris

Trent Park Cross Country – Three Top Tens for Spartans and Women Move Up 

Despite trees being blown down by strong winds a few days ago the cross country league fixture in Trent Park, near Cockfosters went ahead.  This was the second race in this season’s series and Fairlands Valley Spartans increased their turnout compared with race one.  This time 34 Spartans, 19 men and 15 women, enjoyed the mud.  A total of 492 including 212 women from 21 clubs competed. 

Three Spartans achieved three top ten positions.  SIMON JACKSON 10^th overall for the five miles in 28:23 – he was also second man 40 plus; CHRISTINE LATHWELL second woman in 30:34 – and first woman 45 plus and MICHELLE REEVES eighth in 32:16.  YUKO GORDON was first woman 65 plus and 48^th woman in 38:16. 

A stronger turnout this time meant the Spartan women moved up from 11^th to sixth place.  Their “A” team was completed by GEORGIE HOOPER 49^th woman in 38:18 and TRACEY JACKSON 60^th in 39:42.  The “B” team was led in by KELLY McHALE, 61^st in 39:47 with HARRIET SMITH 82^nd in 41:19 and PAULA DUNNE 85^th in 41:25 not far behind. 

The men were 12^th this time.  Next in after Simon were GRANT RAMSAY 66^th overall in 31:49; DANNY SCANLON 115^th in 33:53; PETE SMITH 167^th in 36:11 and NICK GILL 168^th in 36:15.

Full results can be downloaded here:  Trent Park XC results

Snowdon Marathon 

2022 was the 37^th running of the popular Snowdon Marathon, considered to be one of the best marathons in the UK despite the difficulty of the course with three BIG climbs and a very technical off-road section between 22 – 25 miles that sees many runners lose their footing and cross the finish line covered in mud.  Heavy rain at the beginning and finish together with strong winds ensured this year’s race was as tricky as usual if not trickier but that did not prevent the two Spartans taking part continuing to add to their long runs of consecutive finishes in the years that the race has gone ahead.  SHARON CROWLEY who has run more Snowdon marathons than any other female finished her 29^th Snowdon marathon in 6 hours 32 minutes 25 seconds (6:32:25) for 1520^th position while PAUL HOLGATE finished 1591^st with 7:17:44 in his 32^nd Snowdon marathon.  (He’s run every year that the race has taken place since 1988). 

There were 1,601 finishers from the 2,500 runners that entered. 

John Harris Selected for England 

On the strength of his performance in the recent York Marathon Spartan JOHN HARRIS has been selected for England. 

Next year he will be running in the England Masters Marathon Team based on his recent marathon qualifying time and top three placing.  He has trained all year for this and is so pleased to make the team.  The representative race will be at the Chester Marathon next October. 

Serpentine Thirtieth Anniversary 5K 

There have been lunch-time 5Ks in Hyde Park, London since October 1992 and the thirtieth anniversary fell on Friday.  Spartan PENNY SCHENKEL was delighted to improve her 5K time to 27 minutes 52 seconds (27:52).  JIM BROWN went round in 27:10.  

Cockbain’s Track 100 

ADRIAN BUSOLINI ran the Cockbain’s Track 100.  He said he was running in circles for no particular reason.  Due to lack of fitness, he had planned to DNS (not start), but at the last minute decided to show up to ‘run for a few hours’.  A few turned into 23. 

Adrian ran 100 miles, that’s 403 laps of the 400 metre track, in 23 hours 8 minutes 59 seconds.  He was 14^th out of the 21 that finished, 51 started. 

Hertfordshire Half and 10K 

Spartan JOHN NELMS ran the Hertfordshire Half Marathon, starting and finishing at Knebworth House, in 2 hours 8 minutes 54 seconds.  He was 538^th out of 900 finishers. 

JANE McFARLANE was encouraging a friend to a new personal best in the Hertfordshire 10K and was 333^rd out of the 501 finishers in 61 minutes 42 seconds. 

Parkrun Highlights 29th October 2022 

Alison SHELLEY and Jim BROWN reached their 100 Parkrun milestones on the Stevenage course in 32 minutes and 46 seconds and 32 minutes and 47 seconds respectively.  They enjoyed running around in their “100” capes on what was the nearest Saturday to Halloween.  At the same location, Matt TUTTON ran a PB time of 27 minutes and 23 seconds. 

For the full consolidated results for the 29^th October please click this link – Consolidated Results for 29^th October 2022. 

Tables 

Spartans at Trent Park Cross Country – Combined Results 

Pos	Name	Last Name	Age Group	Time	Comments
10	Simon	Jackson	V40	28:23	10th overall.  MA
37	Christine	Lathwell	FV45	30:34	2nd woman.  FA
66	Grant	Ramsay	V50	31:49	MA
75	Michelle	Reeves	FV35	32:16	8th woman.  FA
115	Danny	Scanlon	V40	33:53	MA (men’s “A” team)
167	Pete	Smith	V60	36:11	MA
168	Nick	Gill	SM	36:15	MA
192	Steve	Mayfield	V50	36:50	MA
199	David	Pattman	V40	37:05	MA
216	Steven	Dobner	V40	37:47	MA
220	Thomas	Sauka	V40	37:54
235	Yuko	Gordon	FV65	38:16	1st VW65.  FA
236	Georgie	Hooper	SL	38:18	FA (women’s “A” team)
262	Luke	Gurney	SM	39:17
267	Tracey	Jackson	FV45	39:42	FA
268	Darren	Emmerson	V50	39:46
269	Kelly	Mchale	FV35	39:47
313	Harriet	Smith	SL	41:19
318	Paula	Dunne	FV35	41:25
336	Rob	Wright	V40	42:07
355	Nick	Kleanthous	V60	43:08
363	Mark	Freeman	V60	43:18
377	Claire	Emmerson	FV45	44:15
378	Tim	Robinson	V50	44:17
401	Tony	Vickers	V50	46:01
407	Andy	Jay	V50	46:12
411	Michael	O’Keefe	V50	46:25
440	Grant	Murphy	V50	48:37
446	Mo	Warrillow	FV45	49:01
474	Cathy	Craig	FV65	53:53
476	Carolyn	Linsell	FV65	54:07
481	Jane	Wadey	FV55	56:39
490	Callie	Chapman	FV35	01:00:44
491	Hazel	Smith	FV45	01:00:44