2012 Results

Last updated: Saturday, 10 March, 2012 at 05:41pm
John Peake racking up the points, on his way to the overall 2011 Club Road Race Championship title, competing in the 2011 Hooky 6 held at Hook Norton Sports & Social Club, Hook Norton on Sunday, 14 August.

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top < Abingdon Parkrun No.44 – Rye Meadow ~ Abingdon, Oxon ~ Saturday, 10 March 2012

The fine weather encouraged a much larger field to participate in the 44th incarnation of the Abingdon Park Run including our very own Graham Wiggins. Graham deserves a special mention for the number of races he runs representing the Harriers, a true 'Club Runner' who was rewarded with an excellent 4th place in a field of 80 runners! Well done to Graham on a fine performance and thankyou for representing the Club so often, a true Harrier!

Place Time Name Club Category
4 20:50 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC SM30-34

A total of 80 runners competed in the 44th Abingdon Parkrun.

top < Oxford Mail Cross Country League Round 5 – Wittenham Clumps ~ Sunday, 4 March 2012

Race report to follow

Place Time Name Club Category
30 00:05:30 Leech, Phoebe White Horse Harriers AC U11 Girls
13 00:04:44 Paget, Rueben White Horse Harriers AC U11 Boys
35 00:10:31 Godfrey, Amy White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
38 00:11:14 Paxton-Doggett, Georgia White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
12 00:08:31 Harrison, Charles White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
16 00:09:02 Heason, Will White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
3 00:12:49 Lloyd, Sophie White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Girls
8 00:13:37 Harrison, Josephine White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Girls
15 00:14:47 Hodgson, Becky White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Girls
9 00:19:49 Lomas, Mitch White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Boys
12 00:20:19 Claridge, Ben White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Boys
33 00:25:47 Bradstock, Joe White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Boys
57 00:33:03 Burgess, Ros White Horse Harriers AC V2 Ladies
15 00:34:57 Cornish, Jonny White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
31 00:36:31 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
42 00:37:17 Mills, Alex White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
60 00:38:02 Holmes, Anthony White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
131 00:44:09 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
169 00:48:16 Ward, Malcolm White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
171 00:48:29 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men
195 00:53:35 Smeddle, Jeremy White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men
206 00:56:21 Lord, Simon White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men

A total of 528 athletes competed in Race 5 of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League held at Wittenham Clumps, Long Wittenham this year.

top < Wessex Cross Country League Round 4 – Kingston Lacy House – Wimborne Minster, Dorset ~ Sunday, 4 March 2012

Heavy rain overnight followed by wintery showers mixed in with an unrelenting icy wind ensured testing conditions for the finale of this seasons Wessex Cross Country League held at the beautiful venue of Kingston Lacy House.

It was unfortunate that this fixture had to be rearranged and, in doing so, clashed with the final Oxford Mail League fixture at Wittenham Clumps. Fortunately club stalwart Paul Jégou had already secured the Senior Mens Championship, his fourth successive, with an unassailable lead following Round 3 at Ham Hill and was, therefore, able to represent the Harriers for the final Oxford Mail League at Long Wittenham. The same, however, could not be said for John Peake! Having missed Round 3 of the Wessex League at Ham Hill, through injury, he had(!) to compete in this last fixture to get the minimum of 3 races to score from 4 in an attempt to regain the M40-M44 Title he last held in the 2009-10 season. The legendary 'Pot Hunters' quest proved worthwhile when, following an epic mud-slog, his finishing position did, indeed, secure the Title.

Congratulations go to Paul and John for their excellent performances in this series. Special thanks must also go to the Wessex League organisors for the 2 marvellous new venues used this season at Canford School and Kingston Lacy House.

Place Time Name Club Category
TBA TBA Peake, John White Horse Harriers AC M40-44 Men

Two series Champions from White Horse Harriers, what a fine result!

top < Dursley Dozen – Dursley, Glocs. ~ Sunday, 12 February 2012

The Dursley Dozen is a multi-terrain race of 12 miles over hillsides, roads, woodland, open country, mud and solid rock. Very tough and scenic it is organised by Dursley & District Athletics Club. The race starts and finishes at Dursley in the south of Gloucestershire, and goes up and down the Cotswold escarpment several times.

The start is close to the centre of Dursley, by the Old Spot pub. The race sets of very steeply up a road for 200 metres, and then ascends a woodland track to the top of Stinchcombe Hill. After a short run around the golf course, the route re-enters the woods (steep descent) before climbing (steeply) back out onto the hilltop. The next two miles are on flat and fast road. The course then follows an undulating woodland path leading to a steep and rough descent to the New Inn (which all but the slowest runners will find closed). A steep ascent then leads to the lunar landscape of Breakheart Quarry (drinks station), followed by three miles of track through beechwoods. The final climb, the "Precipice", (almost overhanging: ropes are provided) brings the runners back onto the top of Stinchcombe Hill. From here, good views can be had of those still struggling up the hill. Two miles of grassland, track and finally road descend to the finish in Parsonage Street where a warm glow of satisfaction at completing the course will be experienced. The total length of the course is almost exactly twelve miles with about 1600 feet of descent!

Paul Jégou finished in an excellent 6th place of the 420 finishers.

Place Time Name Club Category
6 01:25:41 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men

Well done to Paul on an excellent performance.

A field of 420 runners completed the 2012 Dursley Dozen.

top < Abingdon Parkrun No.40 – Rye Meadow ~ Abingdon, Oxon ~ Saturday, 11 February 2012

Carol Lloyd writes; "Despite the temperature being -10C overnight, 41 brave runners turned up on Rye Meadow, a beautiful scene under clear skies with snow still covering the ground. There was still snow on the grass but fortunately it was dry and crunchy and not too slippery. Sophie, uncharacteristically, racing in skins, thermal top and orange running top set off at a good pace and settled into 2nd place as the runners passed the lock for the first time. On the 2nd lap Sophie was back in 4th but obviously bideing her time to come back strongly, finishing 2nd overall and 1st lady in a PB sub 20 minute time.

Place Time Name Club Category
2 19:59 Lloyd, Sophie White Horse Harriers AC JW15-19

A total of 41 runners competed in the 40th Abingdon Parkrun.

top < Chiltern Cross Country League Round 5 – Cottesloe School – Wing ~ Saturday, 11 February 2012

Only two Harriers competed in the final Chiltern XC League of the season. The start and finish area of the course is on top of a somewhat exposed hill and is at the mercy of the elements.

Honours of the day go to Paul Jégou for a fine run in the men’s race securing 29th place in the combined divisions overall, 5th in Division 2.

Place Time Name Club Category
24 00:35:34 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
202 00:47:20 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men

A complete list of the results from the 2011/12 Chiltern Cross Country League meeting held at Cottesloe School can be accessed here in due course:

top < Oxford Mail Cross Country League Round 4 – Cirencester ~ Sunday, 5 February 2012

Snowfall overnight caused a noticeable reduction in field sizes for the 4th round of The Oxford Mail Cross Country League held at Cirencester Park, Cirencester. Similarly affected our own team of Harriers journeyed to the farthest away of the venues in this League.

The best performances from our White Horse Harriers came in the Under15/17 Ladies race where Sophie Lloyd's 3rd overall gave her 1st place in the U17 section and Jonathan Cornish 1st U20 Man. The Men's team performance was sufficient to increase their lead at the top of Division 2 to 333points with one race to go. In the Men's race Paul Jegou beat his young team mate Jonathan Cornish for the first time this season. Other notable performances came from Charlie Harrison 8th U13 Boys and his sister Josie 9th U15/17 Ladies.

Place Time Name Club Category
8 00:09:16 Harrison, Charles White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
3 00:12:58 Lloyd, Sophie White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Girls
9 00:13:47 Harrison, Josephine White Horse Harriers AC U15/17 Girls
32 00:31:19 Burgess, Ros White Horse Harriers AC V2 Ladies
16 00:33:53 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
19 00:34:06 Cornish, Jonny White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
67 00:38:07 Holmes, Anthony White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
87 00:40:07 Peake, John White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
89 00:40:17 Leech, Simon White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
97 00:40:52 New, Dan White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
137 00:46:14 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men
159 00:52:17 Smeddle, Jeremy White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men

Under the circumstances the Harriers faired better numerically than some of our rival clubs, so well done to those making the extra effort to represent us so well for this meeting despite the weather issues and travelling distance involved. Congratulations to everyone on their performances.

A total of 391 athletes competed in the various scheduled events at Cirencester Park, Cirencester this year.

top < Abingdon Parkrun No.37 – Rye Meadow ~ Abingdon, Oxon ~ Saturday, 21 January 2012

Following a number of positive comments from a growing contingent of White Horse Harriers here is some information that you may find interesting. The organisors of the Parkrun Series write "Abingdon parkrun is a FREE weekly 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 9am at Rye Meadow, Abingdon. It is not a race against other runners, as such, but a 5k timed run and it can really be whatever you want it to be, whether that's for fun or as part of a training plan. It offers an opportunity for all the local community, male or female, young or old, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy this beautiful park and get physically active into the bargain. The quest is to encourage people to jog or run together irrespective of their ability – this event is truly open to all and best of all it really is FREE! Taking part is easy – just register in advance on the Parkrun website by 6pm on the Friday before your first ever parkrun. The great thing is that you only ever need to do this once! Then just set your alarm for Saturday morning and get yourself there! After the run, if you don’t have to get off straight away, there will be the chance to socialise with everyone at Coffee Republic in Abingdon, to maybe swap stories about your run that day, chat to other runners over a cup of tea or coffee and just be an important part of this new running community. So whether you are a complete novice looking to get yourself started on your own "running journey" or a seasoned athlete wanting to use this as a part of your training schedule, you’re welcome to come along and join us."

The Abingdon Parkrun race 37 results.

Well done to Jonny Cornish on another excellent performance finish second to the evergreen Les Newell of Abingdon Amblers. Well done to Dan Peace on his debut in this event along with regular Park Run patron Graham Wiggins.

Place Time Name Club Category
2 17:52 Cornish, Jonathon White Horse Harriers AC JM15-19 Men
3 19:18 Peace, Dan White Horse Harriers AC SM35-39 Men
9 21:27 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC SM30-34 Men

A total of 91 runners took part in Race 37 of the Abingdon Parkrun Series

top < Highworth Team Half Marathon – Highworth ~ Sunday, 15 January 2012

The Highworth Half Marathon is an invitation Team event that takes place largely along country lanes and through the quiet country villages of Hannington, Kempsford and Castle Eaton with the first 5 runners home to score (– which must include a lady).

Our team was led home this year by Paul Jégou who finished in 23rd position with Graham Wiggins next home in 71st position. Ros Burgess was our first lady home and 3rd counting team member finishing in a commendable 81st place.

This year the first male finisher across the line was David Bell (Cirencester A.C.) recording the phenomenal time of 1:11:41. The first lady home this year was Kate Jacobs (Swindon Harriers) who recorded a fine time of 01:25:31 who finished almost five and a half minutes clear of her nearest challenger. Swindon Harriers claimed the team title, ending Bourton Road Runners' hatrick of victories. White Horse Harriers finished in 11th place out of the qualifying 15 teams.

Place Time Name Club Category
23 01:24:11 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
71 01:37:40 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
81 01:39:37 Burgess, Ros White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Ladies
100 01:42:32 Singer, Lucia White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Ladies
124 01:50:56 Bailey, Sheila White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Ladies
125 01:52:03 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Men
126 01:52:16 Rees, Ian White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Men
134 01:55:03 Portsmouth, Nick White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Men
156 02:14:29 McCabe, Jan White Horse Harriers AC Veteran Ladies

Well done to all our team members. There were 156 competitors who completed the event this year. It was good to see another good turnout by our Harriers for this event despite the travelling distance involved. Congratulations to everyone on their performances and many thanks again to Highworth RC and their helpers for staging this event not to mention the ladies serving the excellent drinks and home–made cakes!

A full roundup of the results from the 2012 Highworth Team Half Marathon can be viewed here shortly.

top < Oxford Mail XC League Rnd 3 inc. Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships – Upton Lodge, Middleton Cheney ~ Sunday, 8 January 2012

Despite a disappointing turn out of senior athletes, White Horse Harriers had cause for celebration at the third round of this season's Oxford Mail League which also incorporated the Oxfordshire County Championships. Rising star Jonathan Cornish's 11th place in the Senior Men's race gained him Silver in the U20's category. Other fine performances came from Sophie Lloyd - 2nd U17 Ladies, Josie Harrison 6th - U15 Girls, Becky Hodgson - 6th U17 Ladies, Okan Onay - 3rd U13 Boys and Ben Claridge - 4th U15 Boys all earning county selection. In addition Frances Briscoe, now a second claim Harrier, was an impressive Senior Ladies champion.

Biggest surprise of the day was that the Senior Men's team increased their lead in Division 2 of the league despite the absence of several regular team members. They now lead by an impressive margin of 212 points.

Place Time Name Club Category
20,(20) 00:05:21 Leech, Phoebe White Horse Harriers AC U11 Girls
13,(19) 00:04:55 Paget, Reuben White Horse Harriers AC U11 Boys
24,(29) 00:14:08 Godfrey, Amy White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
31,(38) 00:16:15 Paxton-Doggett, Georgia White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
5,(5) 00:11:10 Onay, Okan White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
11,(12) 00:11:48 Harrison, Charles White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
5,(5) 00:17:48 Lloyd, Sophie White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Girls
7,(9) 00:18:33 Harrison, Josephine White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Girls
12,(15) 00:19:50 Hodgson, Becky White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Girls
6,(8) 00:18:10 Marshall, Sam White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Boys
13,(16) 00:18:51 Claridge, Ben White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Boys
1,(1) 00:26:20 Briscoe, Frances White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Ladies
20,(31) 00:32:12 Burgess, Ros White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Ladies
n/a,(99) 00:32:12 Froud, Karen White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Ladies
9,(11) 00:35:41 Cornish, Jonny White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
15,(16) 00:36:16 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
22,(35) 00:37:49 Marshall, Steve White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
48,(74) 00:40:04 Holmes, Anthony White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
57,(97) 00:41:23 Mills, Alex White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
73,(120) 00:43:22 Leech, Simon White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
76,(125) 00:43:50 Scott, Stewart White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
100,(176) 00:47:15 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
119,(220) 00:50:53 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men
125,(231) 00:51:49 Lord, Simon White Horse Harriers AC U20/Senior/Veteran Men

Well done to all our team members with particular congratulations going to Frances Briscoe (Gold Medal), Sophie Lloyd (Silver Medal) and Jonny Cornish (Silver Medal). An excellent performance from our Under 20 Mens team captured County Gold Medals for Jonny Cornish, Anthony Holmes and Alex Mills.

A total field of 384 athletes took part in the various events in this year’s Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships.

A complete roundup of the 2012 Oxfordshire Cross Country Championship race results will be are available here soon.

top < Club Winter Handicap – Wantage ~ Sunday, 1 January 2012

An unseasonably warm and overcast day greeted the 19 brave Harriers who were prepared to battle for honours in the annual Winter Handicap following what were, no doubt, the excesses of the Festive Season. This ensured a very competitive race over the 4+ miles along the quiet paths and roads of Ardington and Lockinge.

Congratulations go to White Horse newby Susan Christie on a fine performance and a well–deserved victory, not to mention her excellent negotiating skills! The fastest time of the day was recorded by Paul Jégou who completed the course in an excellent time of 23:06.

Unfortunately for club stalwart, Adi Evans, a navigational error resulted in a more circuitous route! He completed a newly introduced (by him!) 7–mile Club Handicap and, in a close–fought battle, prevailed in a race of one!

Place Name Handicap Time Actual Time
1 Christie, Susan 00:00:00 00:35:38 00:35:38
2 Hazell, Claire 00:04:21 00:36:00 00:31:39
3 Bedford, Sharon 00:00:00 00:36:05 00:36:05
4 King, Tom 00:05:53 00:36:19 00:30:26
5 Miller, Paul 00:05:53 00:36:28 00:30:35
6 Scott, Stewart 00:10:09 00:36:34 00:26:25
7 Margetts, Barbera 00:01:44 00:36:39 00:34:55
8 Parker-Powle, Kate 00:04:21 00:36:45 00:32:24
9 Harris, Simon 00:12:11 00:36:46 00:24:35
10 Wiggins, Graham 00:08:48 00:37:00 00:28:12
11 Wainwright, Cath 00:03:46 00:37:02 00:33:16
12 Holmes, Anthony 00:12:11 00:37:03 00:24:52
13 Jégou, Paul 00:14:00 00:37:06 00:23:06
14 Lloyd, Sophie 00:09:41 00:37:26 00:27:45
15 Leech, Simon 00:11:18 00:37:30 00:26:12
16 Atkin, Simon 00:07:25 00:38:12 00:30:47
17 Evans, Gareth 00:03:38 00:38:46 00:35:08
18 Campbell, Duncan 00:11:18 00:41:55 00:30:37
19 Evans, Adi 00:07:53 01:04:26 00:56:33

Congratulations to everyone for continuing to make the opening event of the year a success. This was a fantastic turnout, a club record, of runners considering events of the night before!

A complete rundown of the results along with the rankings from the 2012 Club Winter Handicap will be available here shortly.

top < Abingdon Parkrun No.34 – Rye Meadow ~ Abingdon, Oxon ~ Saturday, 31 December 2011

Well done to Jonny Cornish on another excellent victory in this innovative race series.

Place Time Name Club Category
1 17:27 Cornish, Jonny White Horse Harriers AC U15-19 Men

A total of 63 runners competed in the 34th Abingdon Parkrun.

top < Hooky Christmas Canter – Hook Norton, Oxon ~ Sunday, 18 December 2011

The marvellous facilities of the Hook Norton Sports & Social Club were again the venue for the Hooky Christmas Canter.

Paul Jégou, one of White Horse Harriers most active of competitors, brought his 2011 season to a successful conclusion with a win over the 7ish mile multi–terrain course that constitutes this popular pre–Christmas race. In cold but sunny conditions Paul took the lead as the race started, firstly on road and then onto his favoured terrain of mud and undulations, maintaining his lead through to the finish, recording a time of 42:39.

James Bolton (Woodstock Harriers) finished in 2nd followed home by Gary Crone (unnattached) in 3rd place. Samantha Usher (Alchester Running Club) was 1st Lady home in 48:51.

In winning this race Paul bagged himself a fine Christmas Pudding weighing in at a handsome 1lb! Rumours are that Dene Stringfellow has already started an intensive year long training plan in order to win next years pudding! All bets are off, it will be a one–(White)Horse race!

Place Time Name Club Category
1 00:42:39 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men

Well done to Paul on a well deserved victory.

A field of 117 runners completed the 2011 Hooky Christmas Canter held at Hook Norton Norton.

top < Andy Reading 10k ~ Sunday, 11 December 2011

A chilly, overcast and blustery day greeted the Harrier representatives that travelled to Little Chesterton near Bicester for the Andy Reading 10k.

This course is flat and fast and, in favourable conditions, will produce some very creditable times. Plaudits go to Steve Marshall on his excellent 8th place in an impressive time of 34:30.

Place Time Name Club Category
8 00:34:30 Marshall, Steve White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
303 00:52:04 Evans, Gareth White Horse Harriers AC Vet 50 Men

Well done to Steve on his excellent performance.

A total of 462 runners completed the course at this year’s Andy Reading 10k.

top < Swindon Throws Pentathlon – Swindon ~ Sunday, 11 December 2011

Dick Jégou writes: •Throws Pentathlons are a bit like London buses, none for ages then three come along at once. The choice was easy, Swindon over events at Ewell and Derby, much cheaper to get there!

In sunny but very cold conditions the circles were just frosty enough to make the first few throws interesting. Despite looking like a Michelin Man I had a very satisfactory series of throws, most of them further than I had any right to expect.‣

Place Event Dist./Pts. Name Club Category
Hammer 29.74m Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65
Shot 10.16m Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65
Discus 30.63m Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65
Javelin 21.81m Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65
Heavy Hammer 10.95m Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65
Pentathlon Total Points TBA Jégou, Richard White Horse Harriers AC M65

Well done to Dick on a another solid series of throws.

top < December Club XC Time Trial – Wantage ~ Saturday, 10 December 2011

The second of the Club Time Trials for the 2011/2012 cross country season took place on Saturday.

As is customary we would like to thank the parents and everyone who helped on the evening for their support and assistance. Without this support and enthusiasm we would struggle to hold these events.

The number of runners competing was reduced in number but certainly didn’t lack in quality!

Congratulations to Reuben Paget, Okan Onay and Anthony Holmes who all won their respective races.

Race 1 (1K approx.)

Pos. Time Surname Forename
1 03:46 Paget Reuben
2 03:53 Sherwood Lydia
3 03:54 Leech Phoebe
4 04:02 Paxton–Doggett Georgia
5 04:09 Doxey Natasha
6 04:11 Doxey Georgina

Race 2 (2K approx.)

Pos. Time Surname Forename
1 07:28 Onay Okan
2 08:12 Harrison Charlie

Race 3 (3K approx.)

Pos. Time Surname Forename
1 10:10 Holmes Anthony
2 10:18 Marshall Sam
3 10:19 Lomas Mitch
4 11:19 Lloyd Sophie

It was great to see the encouraging performances shown by our young athletes.

Well done to everyone who took part.

top < Abingdon Parkrun No.32 – Rye Meadow ~ Abingdon, Oxon ~ Saturday, 10 December 2011

Well done to Jonny Cornish on another excellent victory in this innovative race series.

Place Time Name Club Category
1 17:17 Cornish, Jonny White Horse Harriers AC U15-19 Men

A total of 45 runners competed in the 32nd Abingdon Parkrun.

top < Oxford Mail Cross Country League Round 2 – Culham, Oxon ~ Sunday, 4 December 2011

The second round of this season’s Oxford Mail Cross Country League took place at Culham. Unusually for this course conditions were much drier underfoot than in recent years.

White Horse Harriers Men’s team failed to build on the big lead they had gained in round one in the Division 2 standings as a result of the absence of several key team members – their overall lead of 201 points being reduced to 83 points. First Harrier home in an excellent 7th place was Jonathan Cornish who in the process secured 1st place in the Under 20 Men’s category. Second Harrier was Paul Jégou in 14th place who ran a well–paced race on return from injury. Steve Marshall turned in another solid performance in 25th place.

In the younger age groups our top performer was Charlie Harrison - 2nd under 13 Boy. Okan Onay was a very promising 6th in the same race. The ever dependable duo of Sophie Lloyd, 4th, and Josie Harrison, 8th, yet again both produced very solid performances in the Under15/17 Girls race.

Place Time Name Club Category
18 00:05:00 Leech, Phoebe White Horse Harriers AC U11 Girls
24 00:04:40 Paget, Reuben White Horse Harriers AC U11 Boys
31 00:10:20 Godfrey, Amy White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
40 00:11:34 Paxton–Dogett, Georgia White Horse Harriers AC U13 Girls
2 00:07:57 Harrison, Charlie White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
6 00:08:05 Onay, Okan White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
31 00:11:08 Fletcher, Benedict White Horse Harriers AC U13 Boys
4 00:13:42 Lloyd, Sophie White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Girls
8 00:14:11 Harrison, Josie White Horse Harriers AC U15/U17 Girls
11 00:28:37 Lomas, Mitch White Horse Harriers AC U17 Men
135 00:42:14 McCabe, Jan White Horse Harriers AC V1 Ladies
7 00:31:23 Cornish, Jonathon White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
14 00:32:07 Jégou, Paul White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
25 00:32:56 Marshall, Steve White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
87 00:36:07 Holmes, Anthony White Horse Harriers AC U20 Men
90 00:36:14 Peace, Dan White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
127 00:37:34 Casey, Stephen White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
131 00:37:40 Leech, Simon White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
152 00:38:47 New, Dan White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
163 00:39:32 Druce, Neil White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
198 00:41:22 Wiggins, Graham White Horse Harriers AC Senior Men
230 00:43:49 Lord, Simon White Horse Harriers AC V1 Men
236 00:44:22 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men
278 00:49:45 Smeddle, Jeremy White Horse Harriers AC V2 Men

Well done to all of our representatives!

A complete listing of the Oxford Mail League race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Watlington XC 10k – Watlington Sports Club, Watlington ~ Sunday, 4 December 2011

The Watlington XC 10k has established itself as a popular cross country run and is now in its third year.

The run takes in a beautiful section of the ancient Ridgeway trail before heading steeply up into the wooded Chiltern Hills. A steep decent down Shirburn Hill with stunning views of the Oxfordshire plain is followed by twisting singletrack sections through woods followed by another steep (and they do mean steep) ascent of Watlington Hill. The final section down the hill is the runners favourite although careful foot placement is essential through the fast twisting single track back down to the Ridgeway to complete the course.

This event is very relaxed and attempts revive the spirit of fell running, a sense of cameraderie and no chip timing!

Our representative in this race was Stewart Scott who had a fine run over this tough course, finishing in an excellent 12th place.

Place Time Name Club Category
12 00:50:29 Scott, Stewart White Horse Harriers AC Vet 50 Men

Well done to Stewart!

A total of 83 runners competed in the 2011 Watlington XC 10k.

top < Tadley Christmas XC – Hurst Community College ~ Tadley, Hants ~ Sunday, 4 December 2011

What an excellent, low key and very well organised cross country, this certainly is a race for the shortlist! Measured at a shade over 5.3 miles, the route is primarily through well maintained woodland paths, with several fields and a few ditches thrown in!

After all the exertions and picking up a hard earned mug at the finish, a short warm down walk then greeting all of the runners back at the race HQ was a most welcome cup of soup! The prizes for all the age category and team winners were beautiful engraved cut glass crystal bowls.

Our very own John Peake made the most of neglecting his Oxford Mail team duties by winning the V40 prize, finishing in 8th position overall. Ros Burgess put in a strong effort to gain 3rd place in the F45 age group, finishing in 48th place. Unfortunately, due to injury, we were unable to make up the minimum number required to complete a full team.

Place Time Name Club Category
8 00:35:44 Peake, John White Horse Harriers AC Vet 40 Men
48 00:43:18 Burgess, Ros White Horse Harriers AC Vet 45 Ladies

Well done to John and Ros on their fine efforts

A total of 163 runners completed the course in the Tadley Xmas Cross Country 2011.

Archives of other year’s results are also available by clicking here ».