Results Summer 2021

Simon Moore completed this Ironman distance Triathlon at the iconic Hever Castle, a former home of Anne Boleyn. Simon finished in 17th position of the 68 finishers in a time of 13:09:27. Simon secured 2nd place in his Age Category. His impressive individual stats were:-

Swim (3.8K) – 1:14:50

T1 –                 00:09:03

Bike (180K) –   6:35:09

T2 –                  00:07:09

Run (42K) –      5:03:13

After a short break, Christopher Scott returned to Jubilee Park, winning the event and also securing a 8 second club PB, his 3rd PB of 2021 to date.

This event is usually staged in Central London but due to Covid restrictions this “London” event was held in the grounds of Hatfield Park. A total of 1,436 finishers completed this undulating course.

Alice Edwards finished in position 421 in a time of 00:52:55 followed by Juliet Aungier in position 765 in 00:59:47, her time representing a club PB of 3 Mins 57 Secs compared to the time set at June 2021’s Peterborough Midsummer 10K, her 2nd club PB of 2021.

In their second Ultra of the year, Belinda Parker & Sue Yendley  successfully completed the Non-Stop option in the Race to the Stones Ultra Marathon. The event starts from Lewknor, nr Thame, Oxfordshire running West for 100KM (62 Miles) along The Ridgeway, Britain’s oldest path. The elevation along the route was 3,704 feet. Key waypoints include Waylands Smithy, the Uffington White Horse & Barbury Castle finishing at the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire. Ot the 1,285 finishers, Belinda Parker finished in position 872 in 17:55:07 & Sue in position 873 in 17:55:11.

Tim Legge was the sole club participant finishing in position 26 of the 64 finishers in a time of 2:17:54. His stats were:-

Swim – 00:24:54

T1 – 00:00:55

Bike – 1:02:44

T2 – 00: 0:51

Run – 00:48:26

Running

Durham City 5K
As part of his training for his debut Marathon in October’s London Marathon, William Dales participated in the Durham City 5K. The course runs through the city centre meaning it was narrow, twisty & very undulating. Despite these challenges, William finished in 7th position of the 393 finishers in a time of 00:17:35, just 5 secs shy of his current club PB that he set as a Junior member in May 2018’s Fulham Place Parkrun.

Man versus Lakes (Lake District)
On the hottest day of the year so far, a mixed BRJ team competed in this Multi-Terrain / Multi-Discipline event. The event started at Morecambe Bay with a walk (wade) across the infamous Morecambe Sands & after lots of climbing on the Fells & some Kayaking on the Lake, ended 30 Miles later at Coniston, an overall ascent of 4,200 feet.

Individual finish times were:-

Claire Few – 10:18:13
Emma Figures – 10:17:52
Jacqui Moore – 10:03:13
Sue Ray – 10:03:10
Kate Ruddock – 10:19:49
David Thomas – 10:03:15

Welsh 1000m Peaks Race
Frank Holmes participated in the Long Challenge 32KM event which includes scaling the 5 highest mountains in Wales, an overall ascent of 2,800 feet across the route. The race starts from sea level at Conwy Bay & finished 32KM later at the summit of Snowdon. Frank successfully finished in 37th position in a time of 4:23:00.

27th July

3rd August

Parkrun Junior 2K

3 BRJ’ers were among the 82 finishers in the Jubilee Parkrun. Freya Harris, finishing in 5th position, secured herself an 8 Sec Club 2K PB over the time she set at this course in October 2017. New member, Amy Lasseter, made her club 2K debut.

There were BRJ returns to Parkruns at Harwich, Holkham, Keswick, Sheringham, Whittlesey & Wimpole Estate. No Club 5K PB’s were secured at these events. For the remaining Parkruns, the following club achievements were recorded:-

Braunstone  –  Christopher Scott achieved a 1 Min 6 Sec Club PB, his 4th of 2021

Huntingdon –  New members Kim Olivier, Claire Pearce & Kirsten Smith all made their club 5K debuts, with William Dales & Keelan Duffy, both training hard for their debut Marathons in London, secured course PB’s

South Manchester –  Rebecca Ainscow achieved a 2 Min 37 Sec Club PB whilst brother Matthew, secured a course PB

Storey’s Field (Madingley, Cambridge)  –  In this inaugural Parkrun, Stuart Ainsworth achieved a 27 Sec Club PB

Rae Maynard & Melanie Gearing were amongst the 11,005 finishers in this race which started in The Strand & then circulated around Westminster & the City of London taking in iconic landmarks such as the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral & the Tower of London. The race ended near Downing Street with Rae finishing in position 6,407 in a time of 2:23:48, just outside her current Club 1/2 Marathon PB, & Melanie in position 8,222 (2:38:55).

BRJ Juniors were only in action at Jubilee Park with Amy Lasseter completing 2K Parkrun #25 & Freya Harris #75.

BRJ’ers made returns to Ferry Meadows & Storeys Field. At Huntingdon, Claire Pearce secured herself a 42 second Club 5K & making their Club 5K debuts were Kags Alexander-Cahill, Jessica Barrett-Drylie, Debbie Simcock, Paul Treadwell & Chloe Wilson.

Paul Treadwell & Felicity Baillie both reached Parkrun milestones by completing Parkruns #100 & #150 respectively. Our unluckiest athlete was Karen Gilchrist who exactly matched her current BRJ 5K PB.

There were 3 BRJ Parkrun debuts, these being at Bolberry Down, Marlborough (Alice Noyes), Ford, nr Ulverston (Claire Ashton) & St Mary’s, Bridport by Anna & Clive Best/

There were 2 BRJ participants in this rain affected event. Christopher Osborne ran a superb race to take the runner-up position, just under 2 minutes behind the overall winner. Christopher finished in a time of 2:12:26 in position 2 of the 113 finishers & 1st in his age category. Stuart Hathaway finished in 2:42:47 in position 41.

David Ward successfully completed the Standard distance event, the course stating & finishing in the Docklands and then comprising a sight-seeing tour of London. The event was well organised, but was very crowded. For all 3 phases, they were undertaken in wet & windy conditions & apparently the water in the Docklands was none too tasty! David finished in a time of 2:27:04 in position 195 of the 429 finishers.

The Race comprised 3 different distances, Super Sprint, Sprint & Standard. 6 BRJ’ers tackled these events in wet and windy condition & a river temperature of 19 degrees.

Super Sprint   –  Paulus Maukonen narrowly missed a bronze medal podium place. Despite the handicap of wearing a trisuit held together by a safety pin when the zip busted open before the start (too many pies…. his own words!), he was first out after the swim phase and held off his pursuers until the bike dismount line, but conceded 3 places on the run to finish 4th overall of the 24 competitors and top of his Age Category. Jessica Barrett-Drylie, finished just 1 position ahead of Kags Alexander-Cahill with both taking a top 10 finish. Kim Olivier successfully completed her debut Triathlon, a great achievement considering her initial reluctance to participate in the BRJ’s Open Water swimming.  Our Sprint results were:-

4.   Paulus Maukonen         00:38:34   1st in Age Category

9.   Jessica Barrett-Drylie    00:43:44.  1st in Age Category

10.  Kags Alexander-Cahill  00:45:28   2nd in Age Category

24.  Kim Olivier                    1:25:21.    1st in Age Category

Sprint – Rachel Hodge finished in a time of 2:20:26 in position 88 of the 90 competitors and 2nd in her Age Category.

Standard –  Gilles Corby, finally back in action after a lengthy period of injury, completed the distance in a time of 2:51:51 in position 45 of the 85 finishers.

Linda Crook successfully completed the 2K event from Whitewell to Normanton, the strong winds making the swim challenging at times. Linda finished in position 149 of the 209 finishers in a time of 1:03:44.

Katie Lasseter was the sole BRJ participant completing in a Junior Parkrun (Jubilee Park), finishing just shy of her current Club 2K PB.

There were BRJ returns to Parkrun’s at Ferry Meadows, Paris (Bois De Boulogne), Whittlesey & Wimpole Estate. No Club 5K PB’s were secured.

At Millennium Country Parkrun (Forest of Marston Vale), Claire Pearce secured a 9 Sec Club PB, her 3rd in consecutive weeks,

At Huntingdon, runner-up William Dales secured a 23 Sec Club PB which represented further evidence that training for his Marathon debut in October’s London Marathon is going to plan. William’s new time (00:17:07) puts him in 6th place in the “All Time Fastest BRJ Senior Men over 5K”, just 12 Secs behind 5th place Alan Hannibal’s time of 00:16:55 set back in 1994 at the Oundle Classic.

Also PB’ing was Jessica Barrett-Drylie with a 4 Min 16 Sec improvement. Junior member Amy Lasseter made her Club 5k debut.

Finally, there were BRJ Parkrun debuts at Bournemouth (Kags Alexander-Cahill securing a 1 Min 12 Sec Club 5k PB), Dishley, nr Loughborough (an 18 Sec 5K PB for Chloe Wilson) & Sheffield Castle (Nicki McMahon was 1st Female finisher in her Club 5K debut).

3 BRJ’ers successfully completed the race held over an undulating course in warm & windy conditions. Nicki McMahon lead home the “BRJ 3” in position 74 of the 350 finishers in a time of 1:44:15, a couple of minutes off her current Club PB time. Heledd Marshall-Roberts, in her debut Club 1/2 Marathon & utilising the event as preparation for the London Marathon, finished in a time of 1:46:42 in position 83. Sue Yendley finished in 2:16:05 in position 266.

Harrison Pearson & Jack Parker finished in positions 3 & 7 respectively at Jubilee Park. Both athletes secured new Club 2K PB’s, Harrison by 31 Secs & Jack by 29 Secs.

The weekend saw returns to Parkruns at Ferry Meadows, Kettering, Severn Bridge & Sheringham. No PB’s were secured.

At Storeys Field, Paul Mitton secured a 5 Sec Club PB whilst in-form Keelan Duffy earned a 16 Sec PB. The latter represents a 4th Running PB of 2021, making Keelan a leading contender, alongside Paul Treadwell, in the Senior Men’s “Most Run PB’s of 2021” competition.

At Huntingdon, Felicity Baillie secured herself a 56 Sec Club PB, whilst Kevin Ryan  & new member Lisa Johnson both made their Club 5K debuts.

Finally, BRJ’ers made Parkrun debuts at Great Yarmouth North Beach (Harrison Evans) & Stretford Manchester (Russell Tuit).

Paul Treadwell & Stuart Ainsworth were the sole BRJ competitors in this event that was staged from the RAF Museum, the site of the former RAF Hendon. Paul, who is training for the Berlin Marathon (26th September), finished his debut club 10K in position 39 of the 292 finishers in a time of 00:48:28. Stuart Ainsworth finished in position 162 in a time of 1:01:12, which was a Club 10K PB by 43 Secs over the time he set at Duxford 1 year ago. It is interesting to note that both Stuart’s 10K PBs were secured at former RAF airfields. On this basis, Stuart should consider signing up for the (RAF) Bassingbourne 10 Miler being held on the 28th November.

Despite very significant challenges & disruptions to her training programme, Sophie Etheridge successfully completed the Lake Windermere Out & Back swim. The event in Lake Windermere, the longest lake in the UK, covered a total distance of 22 Miles, a similar distance to a cross Chanel swim. Sophie completed the first 11 Miles in around 6 hours, however, on the return leg the wind had increased significantly creating choppy water conditions. Despite all of these factors, Sophie finished the event in 16 hours 41 minutes. A remarkable performance!

7th September

RUNNING

Parkrun Junior 2K
Jack Parker was the only Junior BRJ Parkrunner in action on Sunday, securing a 3 Sec Club PB at Jubilee Park.

BRJ’ers made returns to Braunstone, Felixstowe, Lands End, March, Salcey Forest, Salisbury, St Mary’s & Whittlesey. No PB’s were secured at these
venues. However, Club 5K PB’s were secured at Ferry Meadows (Kim Olivier by 3 mins 10 Secs) & Storeys Field (Chloe Wilson by 21 Secs).

Harrison Evans made a BRJ debut Wendover Woods.

At Huntingdon, 4 new PB’s were achieved which in order of merit were for Kevin Ryan (by 2 Mins 6 Secs), Paul Treadwell (by 2 Mins 2 Secs), Stuart Ainsworth (by 25 Secs) & Kags Alexander-Cahill (by 19 Secs).

London Summer Run 10K
Kelly Robinson braved the very hot & humid conditions in the “Smoke” & a lack of Water Stations. The race started in Trafalgar Square heading east through Central London and the City then heading back to the finish in Whitehall. Kelly finished in a time of 1:08:11 in position 3,307 of the 5,013 finishers.

Northstowe 10K
5 BRJ’ers competed in this inaugural local event run in hot conditions which had 213 finishers. The BRJ squad was led home by Alex Mitton in 19th position in 00:42:17, a new Club PB by 21 Secs. Alex finished just 1 place & 11 Secs ahead of Paul Mitton, but who secured the sliver medal in his age category. The remaining finishers were Richard Stevens (position 105 in 00:59:11), Claire Few (position 154 in 1:05:45) & Kate Ruddock (position 155 in 1:05:49).

Bedford Festival of Running
The Festival comprised a mix of distance events staged over 2 days. The races that featured a BRJ’ers were:-

Bedford Twilight 10K
Felicity Baillie, continued her current run of form by finishing as 2nd woman in 15th position of the 676 finishers in a time of 00:41:57. This was a new Club PB by 30 Secs, her 3rd of 2021, compared with the time set at Oundle in April 2020. Felicity’s new time makes her the 4th fastest Senior Woman in the Club’s “All Time Greats” list just 32 Secs behind former member Marcela Gracova.

Bedford Half Marathon
Alexandra Smart & Melanie Gearing were among the 698 finishers. Alexandra finished in position 339 in 2:11:17 & Mel position 590 in 2:43:43

Bedford Spring Half Marathon
Heledd Marshall-Roberts, in training for the London Marathon, led home the club contingent in position 86 of the 387 finishers securing a bronze age category medal. Joy Pollock, in her debut club run, finished in position 293 in 2:24:20. Unluckiest athlete, in her debut club 1/2 Marathon, was Rebecca Carmody. Sadly she was mis-directed by a Marshall about 2 miles from the finish meaning that she ran an additional 2 kilometres, finally finishing in position 352 in 2:43:44.

Milton Keynes (MK) Festival of Running
Like Bedford, the Milton Keynes Running Festival included a mix of distances, but all held on the same day. The races that featured a BRJ presence were:-

MK 10K
Anna Best finished in position 314 of the 537 finishers in 1:03:25 also securing the runner-up position in her age category.

MK Half Marathon
Keelan Duffy & Rob Farrant were the sole BRJ participants. Despite a long lay-off from competitive racing, Rob finished in 12th position of the 557 finishers in a time of 1:20:53 and was runner-up in his age category. Keelan Duffy, using the event as a further test ahead of his debut Marathon (London) finished in 20th position in 1:25:19 just shy of his current Club 1/2 marathon PB.

MK 20 Miles
John Parker completed his debut Club 20 miler in position 141 of the 338 finishers in 3:12:16.

MULTI-DISCIPLINE

Box End Standard Distance Triathlon
As part of his continued comeback following injury, Gilles Corby completed in this Bedford based Standard distance Euro qualifying event. Gilles finished in position 209 of the 316 finishers in 2:56:40.

13th September

At Jubilee Parkrun, Freya Harris took the overall win 1 place ahead of runner-up Katie Lasseter. Katie secured a 5 Sec Club 2K PB.

A  late result from the previous weekend. The day after his debut run in the Great North Run Junior 4K, Jack Parker competed in the Prudhoe Riverside Junior Parkrun 2K. His time of 00:08:57 was a new Club 2K PB by a margin of 25 Secs. This was Jack’s 4th Run PB of 2021 making him joint Junior Boys leader, alongside Christopher Scott, in the “Most Run PB’s of 2021” competition.

Alice Noyes made a Club debut at the Ross-on-Wye Parkrun.

There were BRJ returns to Dalby Forest, Ferry Meadows, Soham Village College, Whittlesey & Woodhouse Moor. No Club 5K PB’s were secured at these venues.

Club 5K PB’s were secured at Holkham (David Charman by 7 Secs) & Rob Farrant at Storeys Field (by 23 Secs). Rob’s first sub-17 Min 5K, puts him in 5th position in the BRJ Senior Men’s “All Time Greats” list over 5K, some 16 Secs behind 4th placed Darren Preston.

At Huntingdon, Sara Graham-Clare missed a Club PB by just 3 Secs & Jane Ainscow completed Parkrun #75.

Following the sudden cancellation of a 20 Mile event intended to form part of their training for October’s York Marathon, Annette & David Newton, along with Amanda Roland-Convey, completed this local event run over an undulating trail route which had 320 finishers. Both Annette & David secured Gold Medals in their respective Age Category.

The individual results were:-

61 –   David Newton – 1:45:49

91 –   Amanda Roland-Convey – 1:51:35

100 – Annette Newton – 1:52:08

2 late results from new member, Stephen Rochford: –

London Big 1/2 Marathon (22 August 2021) – Position 3,876 / 9,745 in 1:52:54 (Debut Club Run)

Bedford 1/2 Marathon (5 September 2021) – Position 148 / 702 in 1:54:20

A late result from 4 September, where Stuart Hathaway finished in position 107 of the 207 finishers in 1:22:34.

2 BRJ’ers were among the 45 finishers. Lead club member was Stuart Hathaway in 9th position in 2:24:40. Joanna Watts, in her debut Triathlon, finished in 40th position in 3:05:38. Her finish time would have been sub-3 but came to the aid of a fellow competitor that had sustained an injury during the bike phase. Both Stuart & Joanne secured podium Age Group positions, which were 3rd & 1st places respectively.

Because of the limited opportunities to compete during COVID, this event was only open to Age Group entrants. Fran Francis, in her debut 1/2 Ironman, successfully completed  the 70.3 distance in position 939 of the 1,472 finishers in a time of 6:25:25.

Fran’s stats were:-

Swim – 00:44:05

T1. –  00:06:58

Bike. –  3:06:07

T2. –  00:03:11

Run. –  2:25:06

Sophie Etheridge completed the 3K in 6th position in a time of 00:53:56. This represented a 17 Min PB compared to her last race over this distance in 2019. Sophie was 1st in her Age Group.

Linda Crook & Colin West completed the 2M swim in Hyde Park’s  Serpentine Lake.. Of the 1,608 finishers, Colin was in position 1,244 in 1:32:51 & Linda 1,570 in 2:12:47.

Alice Noyes successfully complete this 7KM swim along the River Wye, starting at Kerne Bridge & finishing at Huntsham near Symonds Yat. The event was not officially timed.