Otley Athletic Club

Organised by Stainland Lions Running Club, the race was won by Ben Mounsey (Stainland Lions) in 65.00 and the first lady in 20th position overall was Sue Brown (Unattached) in 74.34.

For OAC, Liam Dunne finished eleventh (70.55), Tom Potter 96th (87.26), Richard Smith 100th (87.53), Karen Potter 142nd (92.49), Jane Butler 165th (96.24), John Davis 191st (99.20) and Reid Haddow 203rd (101.21).

Report from OAC’s Ian Broadbent:

Ran the North Lincs Half Marathon today which started in Scunthorpe and finished on the centre circle of Scunthorpe United F.C.

It was a fast flat course very well organised and marshalled. I finished 207th in 1.42.42 which was my first half marathon under 1.45, so a pb!

The race was won by Gavin Felton (Barnsley) in 1.13.35 and the first lady in 36th position overall was Sally Fawcett (Hallamshire) in 1.27.47.

Pictures from Andrew Thrippleton and Wolds Veterans.

Results from northlincshalf

Results for Brueton parkrun, event number 94, 05/05/2012.
182 participants completed the run today. The first male to finish was Edward DONOVAN (M) (Les Croupiers RC) in a time of 00:16:47. The first lady completing the course was Sian WYN-JONES (F) (Solihull & Small Heath AC) in a time of 00:20:41. You can find the full parkrun results for this event here:
The following club members participated:
21 Richard A CLARKE 00:19:36

Results for Dulwich parkrun, event number 4, 05/05/2012.
85 participants completed the run today. The first male to finish was Richard WARD (M) (Belgrave Harriers) in a time of 00:16:38. The first lady completing the course was Ola BALME (F) (Dulwich Runners AC) in a time of 00:20:34. You can find the full parkrun results for this event here:
The following club members participated:
6 Benjamin COUSEN 00:18:47

Results for Leeds parkrun, event number 239, 05/05/2012.
423 participants completed the run today. The first male to finish was Simon DEAKIN (M) (Leeds City AC) in a time of 00:16:01. The first lady completing the course was Kirsteen YOUNG (F) (Leeds City AC) in a time of 00:18:26. You can find the full parkrun results for this event here:
The following club members participated:
67 Howard JEFFREY 00:21:08

Report from OAC’s Rogan Ashton:

I took part in the hilly Dalton Charter 10km for the umpteenth time.

Pleased to report I managed to run the course faster than ever and finished in second place with the same time as the winner, Paul Singleton (Ambleside), in 36:07 as the first three all entered the final field together and sprinted for the line.

The first lady in seventh position overall was Melanie Hyder (Helm Hill) in 37.28.

Results from ukroadraces.

OAC’s Racheal Bamford won the ladies race in a Course Record time finishing 20th overall (16.37), which also beats her existing Club Record by seven seconds and places her sixth in the UK Rankings for 2012 (and first for U23).

Also running well were Lloyd Best 64th (18.36), Karen Best 107th (19.49), Mick Jeffrey 126th (20.18), Billy Rayner 175th (22.16), Reid Haddow 227th (23.55), Don Buffham 251st (25.10) and Kath Robertshaw 281st (and first FV65) in 26.41.

The race was won by Paul Marchant (Rothwell) in 15.35.

Picture right of Reid, Billy and Kath courtesy of Reid.

Photos from Jack Verity.

Results from saltairestriders.

Thanks to Kath Robertshaw for the updated Club Rankings and Runner of the Year tables.

The first 2012 Harrogate & District Summer Race League at Ilkley which also incorporated May’s Club Handicap race on a sealed basis.

Results from the above link and it was a great evening for the OAC ladies’ and men’s teams with 55 members taking part.

Our thanks to Ilkley Harriers who put on a smashing event with excellent marshalling, organisation and catering.

Congratulations to Mary Hampshire for winning the sealed handicap, ahead of Becky and Graham. Billy retains his position at the top of the 2012 Eric Smith handicap table, 14.5pts ahead of the honorary secretary John Dade, see the latest handicap table for 2012 here.

Note: because of the large number of members running the Harrogate League races and so as to not skew the handicap too much for this race, the normal handicap scoring system of 1pt for every runner starting the race has been halved, so that means 28.5 pts for Mary…

OAC’s Tom Paget reports:

I travelled down to Stratford-upon-Avon to run the Shakespeare Half Marathon this morning.

Dreadful weather conditions but I finished 104th out of 2,492 in 91.31.

The race was won by Orlando Corea (Bournville Harriers) in 76.36 and the first lady in 37th position overall was Lucy Flanner (Solihull & Small Heath) in 85.45.

Full results from chipresults

Report from OAC’s Jack Robertshaw on the Fountains 10km at Grantley near Ripon:

“My last two entries in the Ripon area have been blighted by bad weather. The pattern continues:-

Jolly Holly 2010. Run in ice skating conditions. Went but did not fancy sliding to an injury.

Muddy Boots 2012. Held in the middle of a period of heavy snow. The main roads were clear but we could not travel on foot or by car to the main road.

Fountains 10km 2012. Heavy rain and high winds forecasted.

We arrived early as parking was going to be a problem, sodden fields.

Still having hamstring problems I jogged to the starting area for a fifteen minutes warm up for the 11am start. At the stated time, about 100 of the 350 entered were waiting at the start area. No sign of the starter. The start had been pushed back as runners were still at registration. Poor communications. The late arrivals had to park some distance from the School.

The rain got heavier and the starter and the rest of the runners eventually arrived but the PA system had not been checked. The organiser insisted that instructions had to be given but only those near to him could hear what he was saying. We were getting colder.

The course is measured just under 10km but it is my contention that the detours necessary on the moor to avoid deep peat more than brought it up to 10km. My fear of hamstring reoccurrence, the wind, the boggy moor, the driving rain and the challenging hills combined to provide an interesting run.

On the moor a Wetherby runner made a wrong decision and his shoe was sucked off. He searched deep in the quagmire to retrieve it. A second runner, who I passed after the moor section, must have fallen badly on the moor. His leg and shoulder were obvious hurting him. A broken shoulder?

The prevailing wind was from the right after the moor. This gave me pins and needles in the arm and hand.

The last third of a mile was cruelly uphill but the tray bake and hot coffee was very welcomed. The jog back to the car was wet, cold and miserable. Generally it was a well-organised race with plenty of marshals and kinder weather would make for a more enjoyable experience”.

The race was won by Jack Simpson (Unattached) in 33.48 and the first lady was Clare Pearson (Skipton) in 20th position (41.23).

For OAC, second claim members Jamie Noon finished fourth (36.40) and Suzy Sharman 42nd (44.28).

Howard Jeffrey finished 53rd (45.21) just one place ahead of his brother Mick Jeffrey in 54th (and second MV60) in 45.34.

Caron Ralph finished 95th (49.47), Jack Robertshaw 113th (51.41), Tom Hannah 116th (52.05), Ged Peacock 169th (56.12), Kath Robertshaw 206th (and first FV60) in 61.23 and Gloria Jackson 228th (64.33)

The first race in the Yorkshire Dales Race Series.

Report from OAC’s Reid Haddow:

Finished sixth (first MV65) in a time of 24.29.

The race was won by Dave Kirk (Hartlepool Burn Road harriers) and the first lady in ninth position overall was Lisa Hodgson (Unattached) in 26.05.

Results from parkrun