2008 Results

Last updated: Monday, 28 April 2008

We will be aiming to keep this section up–to–date and request that members keep us informed so we can post up the results quickly and efficiently. Soon, past results will be able to be viewed by going to a Results Archive section, where the past results are stored by month and year.

Click on one of the links in the list of contents below to read about the recent results for White Horse Harrier club members.

top < B.A.A. Boston Marathon ~ Monday, 21 April 2008

The Boston Marathon, which is the world’s oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events, saw a field of some 25,000 runners set off at the start this year. With landmarks such as "Heartbreak Hill" featuring towards the end of the course, this is not a flat course by any stretch of the imagination.

Andrew Cox was the White Horse Harriers’ sole representative this year. He crossed the line to finish in 7,588th position, recording a very creditable sub 3 hours 30 minutes time.

Place Time Name Club Category
7,588 3:27:28 Cox, Andrew White Horse Harriers AC MV40

Well done to Andrew on a fine effort.

For a complete listing of the 2008 Boston Marathon results click here ».

top < Oxfordshire County Road Relays ~ Sunday, 20 April 2008

After the blistering conditions experienced in this event 12 months ago this year’s conditions came as a bit of a shock to the system – damp and chilly. (I was glad I had my walking boots and plenty of layers on for the marshalling!). With five teams competing this year we were looking to add to our recent medal tally in the county road relays.

The girls and boys teams competed over a one kilometre course in and around the centre of the village of Hook Norton. Both events were closely fought affairs with the leading pair of teams neck and neck with just 400 metres to go and producing exciting finishes.

The boys team were lead home by James Ritter who outpaced his Abingdon Amblers rival to finish clear by 11 seconds to snatch victory. This followed on from excellent runs from James Rhodes and Anthony Holmes which set up the Harrier challenge for honours. James Ritter and Anthony Holmes produced the fastest boys’ performances of the day both under 6 minutes for their respective legs.

The girls ‘A’ team of Bethan Hand, Ellie Dykes and Sophie Lloyd were unfortunately pipped at the post by a strong Banbury Harriers team. Again, both teams were neck and neck with about 400 metres to go but this time our team lost out by just 6 seconds in a rousing finish. The girls ‘B’ team of Becky Holmes, Martha Dyet and Lucy Shilston finished in 4th place. Bethan Hand recorded the second fastest girls time of the day just 5 seconds behind Connie MacMillan of Banbury Harriers AC.

In the Ladies Veteran category our ladies team comprising Catherine Wainwright, Angela Briscoe and Ros Knopp turned in a solid performance to secure a creditable 6th position behind the winners, Woodstock Vets ‘A’. Radley Ladies were the victors in the Senior Ladies category hold off strong challenges from Banbury Harriers ‘A’ and Alchester ‘A’, who finished second and third respectively. Ros Knopp the leading Harrier lady recorded the 24th fastest ladies’ time of the day with her leg time of 23:23.

Our senior men’s team, which comprised Neil Chapman, John Peake, Terry Coakley, Mark Trott, Paul Jégou and Chris Wilder (– filling in as a last minute replacement after his Flora London Marathon exploits of the previous weekend!), also performed creditably to finish in 7th position overall behind overall winners Woodstock ‘A’ who held off the challenge of Witney ‘A’ (2nd) and Abingdon ‘A’ (3rd).

In terms of individual performances, Paul Jégou and Neil Chapman recorded identical leg times as the equal 16th fastest men.

Many thanks go to the organisers and all the helpers for laying on this event. The tea and bacon butty at the end of the event were very welcome and worth every penny!

Place Time Team Members Category
2 20:47 White Horse Harriers AC ‘A’ Bethan Hand, Ellie Dykes, Sophie Lloyd U13/15 Girls
4 23:13 White Horse Harriers AC ‘B’ Becky Hodgson, Martha Dyet, Lucy Shilston U13/15 Girls
1 18:19 White Horse Harriers AC James Rhodes, Anthony Holmes, James Ritter U13/15 Boys
6 1:11:34 White Horse Harriers AC Catherine Wainwright, Angela Briscoe, Ros Knopp Veteran Ladies
7 1:59:09 White Horse Harriers AC Neil Chapman, John Peake, Terry Coakley, Mark Trott, Paul Jégou, Chris Wilder Senior Men

Well done to all our runners who competed and helped to make this another successful event for the Harriers. Congratulations in particular go to the junior members for their fine performances and results.

The full results for the Oxfordshire County Road Relays can be viewed by clicking here ».

top < Flora London Marathon ~ Sunday, 13 April 2008

Conditions at this year’s Flora London Marathon were pretty well ideal. Chris Wilder took full advantage to record a pb for the distance recording a sub–3–hour run for the first time, crossing the line in 797th position. By all accounts Chris was looking remarkably comfortable, if not relaxed, along the Embankment, which shows there should be plenty of scope for improvement!

Mike Smith was the second White Harrier across the line in 5,025th place. Mike was followed home by Philip Harrison (9,346th) and Jan McCabe (7,104th). That left Jason Cooke bringing up the rear in 23,562nd place who was running(!) with a friend.

Place Time Name Club Category
797 2:56:40 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers AC M20
5,025 3:35:40 Smith, Mike White Horse Harriers AC M45
9,346 3:58:38 Harrison, Philip White Horse Harriers AC M45
7,104 5:03:54 McCabe, Jan White Horse Harriers AC W40
23,562 7:31:57 Cooke, Jason White Horse Harriers AC M35

Well done to all our competitors in this year’s event.

For a full list of the 2008 Flora London Marathon results click here ».

top < Chedworth Roman Trail 10 ~ Sunday, 06 April 2008

The Chedworth Roman Trail 10 is described as a scenic 10 mile run through Cotswold countryside on the Stowell Park estate and around Chedworth Roman Villa. It has all the ingredients of a classic multiterrain course over footpaths, tracks and roads plus the much loved three crossings of the River Churn. This year a field of about 350 runners set out to tackle the course.

Tim Hughes, the sole representative for the White Horse Harriers this year as well as coming back from recent illness, finished in a highly creditable 5th position overall. In doing so Tim comfortably won the MV55 category with his nearest rival by some 10 minutes.

Place Time Name Club Category
5 1:03:58 Hughes, Tim White Horse Harriers AC MV55

Congratulations to Tim on another excellent performance.

A full listing of the Chedworth Roman Trail 10 race results are available by clicking here ».

top < White Horse Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 06 April 2008

Despite overnight snowfall and early morning blizzard conditions the White Horse Half Marathon went ahead this year. Owen Bristow produced a fine performance to win the race for the White Horse Harriers fending off stiff competition from his nearest rivals.

David Murfin – a regular competitor in this event in recent years – finished in 80th place overall. Neil McColl was the next Harrier finisher in 207th position with David Pickering crossing the line in 282nd place.

Place Time Name Club Category
1 1:11:57 Bristow, Owain White Horse Harriers AC SM
80 1:33:49 Murfin, David White Horse Harriers AC MV40
207 1:49:20 McColl, Neil White Horse Harriers AC MV40
282 1:58:35 Pickering, David White Horse Harriers AC MV40

Congratulations to Owain for his outstanding performance and result. Well done also to our other Harrier competitors.

A full report on the race as well as the full finalised results can be viewed under the Reports Section of News site by clicking here ».

top < Compton Challenge ~ Saturday, 22 March 2008

The 12th Compton Challenge incorporating the 20–mile and 40–mile challenge events took place this year in less than ideal conditions by all accounts. The sleet and snow surely helped to add a little spice to the proceedings.

Three of our Harriers braved the conditions to compete in the 20–mile challenge. Chris Wilder led our trio home finishing in 8th place with Andrew Cox following closely behind in 15th position. Our only lady representative was Ros Knopp who finished 103rd.

Place Time Name Club Category
8 2:30:27 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers AC SM
15 2:42:14 Cox, Andrew White Horse Harriers AC MV40
103 3:24:23 Knopp, Ros White Horse Harriers AC LV40

Well done to Chris, Andrew and Ros on their excellent performances.

The full results for both the 20-mile and the 40-mile Compton Challenge events can be viewed via the links below:

top < Clanfield Off-Road Relays ~ Sunday, 16 March 2008

This was the first time this event has been staged and we couldn’t have asked for better cross country weather! Graham Wiggins aborted his first attempt to get to the event due to the axle deep flooding in Challow. It was bad enough trying to get into Wantage. However, we persevered and eventually arrived without any undue problems albeit by a rather convoluted route.

Having just completed the registration of the teams shortly after our arrival the HQ tent, full of people at the time, was promptly lifted of the ground and depositied a short distance away! This all added to the pre-race atmosphere and reminded some of us of the difficult conditions experienced at Culham earlier in the season. As well as being very wet the temperature appeared to be steadily dropping too – uncomfortable to say the least.

The two Harrier teams were quite evenly matched owing eventually just finishing a few seconds apart. This owed much to the thorn Lucia Singer managed to pick up part of the way round her lap – may well have cost her the fastest ladies’ time – and which lead to a volley of abuse from her lips at the finish of her leg, the like of which had been unheard of before! Jason Cooke’s penchant to take the micky out of John Peake by slapping him on the back as he passed him on the final leg and then continued to taunt him for the rest of the lap also contributed to what culminated in quite a grandstand finale for our two teams!

In the end our mixed team comprising Angela Briscoe, Lucia Singer, Mark Trott and Jason Cooke finished in 5th place, one place ahead of the men’s team comprising Dene Stringfellow, Kim Base, Graham Wiggins and John Peake. The men’s/mixed team prize was won by Witney RR and the ladies team prize carried off by Woodstock Harriers. The drink at the Clanfield Tavern afterwards rounded off the event nicely. All in all this was a very enjoyable event and one which we look to be involved in again next year.

Place Time Team Members Category
5 1:37:54 White Horse Harriers ‘A’ Angela Briscoe, Lucia Singer, Mark Trott, Jason Cooke Mixed
6 1:37:58 White Horse Harriers ‘B’ Dene Stringfellow, Kim Base, Graham Wiggins, John Peake Men

Well done to all our runners who took part, and helped to make this such an enjoyable event.

For a fully updated list of the Clanfield Off-Road Relays results click here ».

top < British University Indoor Athletics Championships ~ Sunday, 16 March 2008

The annual British University Championships were held over two days in Sheffield this year with the heats starting on the Saturday and culminating in the finals on the Sunday.

Tom Penfold, running under his university colours, produced an excellent performance to secure the Men’s 1500m title crossing the line almost a full second clear of his nearest rivals.

Place Time Name Club
1 3:49.67 Penfold, Tom Birmingham University
2 3:50.50 Mill, James Bath University
3 3:51.39 Owen-Lloyd, Gareth Durham University

Congratulations to Tom for his excellent victory.

A full roundup of all the results at the British University Championships can be seen by clicking here ».

top < Nationwide Bath Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 16 March 2008

A massive field of some 10000 runners set out in the 2008 Nationwide Bath Half Marathon this year once again confirming the popularity of this event as a Pre-London warmup event.

Lorimer Fellingham (2556th), a half marathon specialist, and Catherine Wainwright (2691st) both completed the course within a minute or so of each other.

Place Time Chip Time Name Club Category
2556 1:47:18 1:44:42 Fellingham, Lorimer White Horse Harriers AC M60
2691 1:48:14 1:46:05 Wainwright, Catherine White Horse Harriers AC L35

Congratulations to Lorimer and Catherine for their solid performances.

A full provisional listing of the Nationwide Bath Half Marathon race results can be obtained by clicking here ».

top < Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 16 March 2008

A field of about 2000 runners took to the roads around Fleet in Hampshire to contest the 2008 Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon over the fast course which provides the runners an excellent opportunity to post personal best times. and some elite runners posting excellent times at the front end of the race.

Terry Coakley (171th) running under his regiment colours was the sole representative for the Harriers comfortably finishing inside the hour and a half mark.

Place Time Chip Time Name Club Category
171 1:28:32 1:28:24 Coakley, Terry 4 2OG SP Regt RLC SM

Great effort, Terry.

A complete listing of the Asics Fleet Pre-London Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Inter Counties Cross Country Championships ~ Saturday, 15 March 2008

Six of our athletes made the trip to Nottingham to compete in the annual Inter Counties Cross Country Championships held at Wollaton Park this year. As always, the championships attracted a large and competitive field to challenge for the podium honours in the three age group categories.

In the U13 Boys category Matt Rose, the 8th ranked Oxfordshire runner, produced a strong performance to cross the line ahead of 3 other higher-ranked Oxon runners in 240th place. In the Girls U15 category Bethan Murphy-Hand bounced back after her disappointing performance at Liverpool last week to finish in 176th position, the fifth Oxfordshire finisher.

In the U17 Men’s category Thomas Joyce crossed the line in 253th position only to find that many of the runners he had passed failed to complete the course. Frances Briscoe had a disappointing outing in the Senior Women’s event finishing in 79th place – some way below her best. Owain Bristow, our representative in the Senior Men’s race, finished in 136th place.

Despite there also being a result for Joseph McCrohon in the Junior Men’s race Joseph did not travel up to Nottingham. This erroneous entry has therefore omitted from the results listed below.

Place Time Team Name Category
240 14:26 Oxfordshire Rose, Matt U13 Boys
176 17:31 Oxfordshire Murphy-Hand, Bethan U15 Girls
253 26:04 Oxfordshire Joyce, Thomas U17 Men
79 31:39 Oxfordshire Briscoe, Frances Senior Women
136 42:03 Oxfordshire Bristow, Owain Senior Men

Well done to Matt, Bethan, Thomas, Frances and Owain.

For a full roundup of the results for this year’s Inter Counties Cross Country Championships click here ».

top < Adidas London Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 09 March 2008

Dave Bedford dropped the chequered flag this year at the F1 circuit to set a field of over 4900 runners on their way around the 13.1 mile meandering course. The conditions were cold and blustery, but thankfully there was no rain.

Nick Portsmouth was our only representative in the race. Nick finished in 1881st place overall in a time of 1:53:23, beating his course record by some 6 minutes. Although outside his PB for the distance, this was still a good effort in the conditions.

Place Time Name Club Category
1881 1:53:23 Portsmouth, Nick White Horse Harriers A.C. M40

Well done, Nick.

A complete listing of the Adidas London Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Banbury 15 ~ Sunday, 09 March 2008

The Banbury 15 was the first club road championship race of the season.

Six Harriers toed the start line for some good early season points. In a repeat of last weeks Reading Half it was a battle between Jason Cooke and Chris Wilder to be first Harrier home.

Place Time Name Club Category
17 1:34:35 Cooke, Jason White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
20 1:35:41 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
74 1:48:52 Singer, Lucia White Horse Harriers A.C. SW
95 1:51:03 Atkin, Simon White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
104 1:52:20 Smith, Mike White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
162 2:01:22 Smeddle, Jeremy White Horse Harriers A.C. M40

Well done Harrier’s.

A complete listing of the Banbury 15 race results are available by clicking here ».

top < English Schools Cross Country Championships ~ Saturday, 8 March 2008

Three of our junior athletes made the long journey north to take part in the annual English Schools Cross Country Championships held at Sefton Park, Liverpool this year. The championships attracted a large field of some 2,000 young athletes to challenge for the honours in the three age group categories.

Although Bethan Murphy-Hand had a disappointing run (Junior Girls category), appearing in these championships for the first time, the experience will certainly prove invaluable as she continues to improve and progress. The Oxfordshire Junior Girls team finished in 8th place.

Tim Traynor and Robert Bowles competed in the Senior Boys category with Tim the first of the Oxfordshire contingent to cross the line in 77th place and Robert was the fourth Oxfordshire athlete in 165th position. The Oxfordshire Senior Boys team finished in 26th place.

Place Time Team Name Category
334 17:10 Oxfordshire Murphy-Hand, Bethan Junior Girls
77 23:06 Oxfordshire Traynor, Tim Senior Boys
165 24:00 Oxfordshire Bowles, Robert Senior Boys

Well done Bethan, Tim and Robert.

For a full roundup of the results for this year’s English Schools Cross Country Championships click here ».

top < Teddy Hall Relays ~ Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Another large field of teams entered this year’s Teddy Hall Relays and again the event was blessed with pretty well perfect conditions for racing despite the chill breeze. We fielded 2 teams again this year – one mixed and one men’s team – with our mixed team out to defend the title they won last year.

Despite Tim Traynor and Robert Bowles running for another team – we’ll let them off for this abberation this time – our mixed team produced a very creditable performance in finishing 3rd in the mixed team category. Well done to Lucia, Frances, Simon and Frank.

Tim and Robert competed in a strong Fit2Run 1 men’s team that finished 5th overall, and our men’s team finished 92nd despite fielding runners who were just on their way back from injury. Particularly well done to Nick Portsmouth for breaking his course PB by some two minutes!

Place Time Team Members Category
3 1:30:22 White Horse Harriers ‘A’ Lucia Singer, Frances Briscoe, Simon Atkin, Frank Briscoe Mixed
5 1:14:16 Fit2Run 1 Dan Merckell, Tim Traynor, Robert Bowles, Darren Jordan Men
92 1:44:06 White Horse Harriers ‘A’ Nick Portsmouth, Kevin Harris, Dene Stringfellow, Gareth Smith Men

Congratulations to all our runners who took part, our mixed team in particular for putting up a strong performance in attempting to defend the title we won last year.

For a full rundown of the Teddy Hall Relays results click here ».

top < Oxford Mail League Round 5 – Horspath ~ Sunday, 03 February 2008

The final meeting of the Oxford Mail League 2007/8 series was held at Horspath this year. The conditions were reasonably dry underfoot with the weather bright and breezy.

Frances Briscoe (2nd – Senior Women), Josephine Harrison (7th – U11 Girls) and Tim Traynor (8th – Senior Men and 1st – U20 Men) all recorded top 10 finishes to help bring a successful conclusion to the season for our Harriers.

As far as the overall team results were concerned, Frances Briscoe (2nd), Lucia Singer (17th) and Josephine Rhodes (21st) secured the Second Division title for the our ladies this year, overturning the 4 point deficit at the start of the day. The men’s team, unfortunately, weren’t able to match the ladies’ success, dropping a place to 3rd in the men’s Second Division behind Swindon Harriers ‘A’ and Oxford City ‘A’.

In terms of the individual results, Frances Briscoe reclaimed the overall Senior Women’s title which she won 2 years ago. Frank Briscoe backed up his daughter’s efforts by taking the Men’s Vet60 title and Angela Briscoe achieved 2nd place behind Kate Williamson of Eynsham in the Women’s Vet55 category to make it a family celebration.

Other notable performances were Josephine Harrison (8th – U11 Girls), Bethan Murphy–Hand (9th – U15 Girls), Carolyn Murphy (6th – Vet45 Women), Tim Traynor (5th – U20 Men) and Rob Traynor (10th – Vet50 Men).

This was a tremendous effort and a vast improvement over last year’s performance. The thing that has definitely made the difference has been more of our Harriers out there competing. Hopefully, we can keep up the improvement next season. Well done to all our Harriers who have helped to make this season such a success.

A full roundup of the results from the Horspath Oxford Mail League meeting and the final individual and team standings can be seen using the following links.

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

top < Reading Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 02 March 2008

The Reading Half Marathon is one of the biggest races around with over 11000 finishers this year.

Despite the windy conditions there were some fast times recorded. It was good to see Jason Cooke racing again and he led The Harrier’s home in 131st just holding off Chris Wilder who crossed the line in a new PB.

Place Time Chip Time Name Club Category
131 1:19:12 1:19:06 Cooke, Jason White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
145 1:19:46 1:19:33 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
182 1:21:15 1:21:05 Shilston, Stuart White Horse Harriers A.C. M45
779 1:22:11 1:21:05 Thevenon, Richard White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
865 1:33:18 1:32:58 Smith, Mike White Horse Harriers A.C. M45
2309 1:44:22 1:41:47 Bardell, Tim White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
3038 1:49:05 1:46:45 Gashe, Terry White Horse Harriers A.C. M60
3645 1:52:32 1:47:53 Baker, Sarah White Horse Harriers A.C. W35
3731 1:52:57 1:47:55 Fellingham, Lorimer White Horse Harriers A.C. M60

Well done Harrier’s.

A complete listing of the Reading Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < The Terminator ~ Sunday, 24 February 2008

Apparently there were quite a lot of runners complaining about the lack of mud at The Terminator this year. Course PBs by 20 minutes for some of the participants gives you an idea that the going was much better than in recent years.

The Harrier’s were well represented and were 4th in the team competition won by Team Bath. Maybe next year...

Place Time Name Club Category
18 1:21:48 Chapman, Neil White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
22 1:22:21 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
26 1:22:52 Hart, Matthew White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
60 1:26:10 Shilston, Stuart White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
98 1:29:03 Briscoe, Frank White Horse Harriers A.C. M60
101 1:29:07 Trott, Mark White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
110 1:30:06 Coakley, Terry White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
458 1:50:05 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
655 2:04:28 Gallagher, Michael White Horse Harriers A.C. M50

Well done Harrier’s. Where were the ladies?

A complete listing of the Terminator race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Goring 10km ~ Sunday, 24 February 2008

The Goring 10km is a popular local race with close to 1000 entries.

The Harrier’s were well represented with John Thornhill first home in 40:18.

Place Time Name Club Category
26 40:18 Thornhill, John White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
47 42:03 Roberts, David White Horse Harriers A.C. SM
95 44:46 Peake, John White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
96 44:47 Singer, Lucia White Horse Harriers A.C. SW
108 45:10 Atkin, Simon White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
311 51:19 Pickering, David White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
723 64:18 O'Sullivan, Joanna White Horse Harriers A.C. SW

Well done Harrier’s. Great to see new members David and Joanna running.

A complete listing of the Goring 10km race results are available by clicking here ».

top < English National Cross Country Championships ~ Saturday, 23 February 2008

Alton Towers was the venue for this year’s National Cross Country. The course was suitably undulating with a hill on each lap which made the Cirencester hill seem easy.

Frances Briscoe finished 41st and Josephine Rhodes 173rd in the Senior Women’s race and Graham Wiggins was our sole representative in the Senior Men’s race finishing 943rd. The National is at Parliament Hill in 2009 so lets aim for full teams.

A complete listing of the National Cross Country race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Meon Valley Plod ~ Sunday, 17 February 2008

The Meon Valley Plod is described as a 19.5-mile, multi-terrain event, which is very scenic and takes place near Petersfield, Hampshire. An alternative aspect of the event is provided in this report on the Portsmouth Joggers website! Admittedly it is from a few year’s ago but it makes very interesting reading.

Andrew Cox finishing in 32nd place was our sole, representing Harrier this year.

Place Time Name Club Category
32 2:50:38 Cox, Andrew White Horse Harriers A.C. Veteran Men

Congratulations Andrew on a strong performance.

A complete listing of the Meon Valley Plod results are available by clicking here ».

top < Wokingham Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 10 February 2008

The Wokingham Half Marathon had a large field of 2000 runners and some elite runners posting excellent times at the front end of the race.

Yvonne Pomeroy (1411th) represented the Harriers.

Place Time Name Club Category
1411 1:57:51 Pomeroy, Yvonne White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Women

Well done Yvonne.

A complete listing of the Wokingham Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Norwich Union World Trials and UK Indoor Athletics Championships ~ Sunday, 10 February 2008

It’s not often that one of our own Harriers appears in the finals of a UK national event, this year the Norwich Union UK Indoor Athletics Championships were held at Sheffield and Tom Penfold, running under Birchfield Harriers colours, was competing in the men’s 1500m event. The championships were also doubling up as the UK World Trials and so there was plenty of incentive for the competitors to do well!

Having the advantage of running in the first semi-final heat Tom achieved a PB of 3:50.22 in qualifying by right for the final. He then backed up that fine performance by breaking his PB again in the final finishing in 7th place despite being impeded and jostled by the other runners around him in the early stages of the race. James McIlroy outsprinted Michael East and James Brewer to take the men’s 1500m title.

Place Last Name First Name Club Time PB/SB
1 McIlroy James Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow 3:44.90  
2 East Michael Newham & Essex Beagles 3:45.05 SB
3 Brewer James Cheltenham 3:45.27  
4 Davies Stephen Newport 3:46.70 SB
5 Bayley Tim Belgrave Harriers 3:48.35 SB
6 Moses Lewis Darlington 3:48.97 PB
7 Penfold Tom Birchfield Harriers 3:49.43 PB
8 Green Ben Warrington 3:49.90  
9 Mullett Rob Lewes 3:51.22  
10 Williamson Ian C&C 3:51.74  

Congratulations go to Tom Penfold for his outstanding performances at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships held at Sheffield.

A full roundup of all the results at the Norwich Union World Trials and UK Indoor Athletics Championships held in Sheffield over the weekend can be obtained by clicking here ».

top < Watford Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 03 February 2008

The Watford Half Marathon had a large field of 2000 runners and is apparently held on quite a hilly course.

Terry Gashe (753rd) represented the Harriers and finished 8th M60.

Place Time Name Club Category
753 1:45:24 Gashe, Terry White Horse Harriers A.C. M60

Well done Terry.

A complete listing of the Watford Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Oxford Mail League Round 4 – Cirencester ~ Sunday, 03 February 2008

The 4th race of the Oxford Mail League series was held in the stunning grounds of Cirencester Park. The Harrier’s had their lowest turn out of the season so far which was disappointing as the course is very popular with the runners and the journey time is about the same if not shorter than the trip to Banbury.

Top 10 finishes were achieved by Frances Briscoe (1st Senior Women), Bethan Murphy-Hand (8th U15) and Robert Bowles (8th combined men and 1st U20).

A roundup of the results from the Cirencester Oxford Mail League meeting can be obtained through the following links.

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

top < BUSA Cross Country Championships ~ Saturday, 02 February 2008

The British Universities Cross Country Championships took place this year at Singleton Park, Swansea, as usual attracting students from across the length and the breadth of the country.

Owain Bristow, running for his University, Cambridge, finished in 60th position in the men’s ‘A’ string race. Andy Veron (St Mary) took the title in the men’s ‘A’ race and Stephanie Twell also running for St Mary secured the women’s title.

Place Time Name Club Category
60 37:02 Bristow, Owain Cambridge University Men’s ‘A’

Well done Yvonne.

A full list of the BUSA Cross Country Championships race results can be seen by clicking here ».

top < South of England Cross Country Championships ~ Saturday, 26 January 2008

The Southern returned to it’s traditional home of Parliament Hill in London for 2008 and a small group of Harrier’s made the trip to London for a good days racing on the mud and hills of Hampstead Heath.

Frances Briscoe finished 10th in the Senior Women’s race and Robert Bowles was 48th U20. The Senior Men were represented by Stuart Shilston (313th), Graham Wiggins (616th) and Dene Stringfellow (757th).

A complete listing of the Southern Cross Country race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Cardiff Cross Challenge ~ Sunday, 20 January 2008

The Cardiff Cross Challenge is held at Bute Park in Cardiff. The course was slightly different to last year and not quite so muddy.

Frances Briscoe (13th) represented the Harriers.

Place Time Name Club Category
13 22:12 Briscoe, Frances White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Women

A complete listing of the Cardiff Cross Challenge race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Highworth Half Marathon ~ Sunday, 20 January 2008

The Highworth Half Marathon is a team race with the first 5 home to score (which must include a lady).

This event was well supported by the Harriers this year with Tim Hughes leading the team home in a fine 2nd place.

Place Time Name Club Category
2 1:16:23 Hughes, Tim White Horse Harriers A.C. M50
4 1:18:11 Chapman, Neil White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Men
13 1:23:26 Shilston, Stuart White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
26 1:27:01 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Men
40 1:30:18 Coakley, Terry White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Men
73 1:38:55 Singer, Lucia White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Women
74 1:39:09 Smith, Mike White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
93 1:44:35 Smeddle, Jeremy White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
110 1:54:04 Stringfellow, Dene White Horse Harriers A.C. M40
113 1:57:21 Portsmouth, Nick White Horse Harriers A.C. M40

Well done to all the team members we came home in 2nd behind Woodstock Harriers.

A complete listing of the Highworth Half Marathon race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Rough ’n’ Tumble 10 ~ Sunday, 13 January 2008

The Rough ’n’ Tumble 10 is another hilly multi terrain race in the Marlborough direction.

Chris Wilder (30th) and Terry Coakley (56th) were both well placed for the Harriers in this year’s race.

Place Time Name Club Category
30 1:18:31 Wilder, Chris White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Men
56 1:24:01 Coakley, Terry White Horse Harriers A.C. Senior Men

Well done to Chris and Terry.

A complete listing of the Rough ’n’ Tumble 10 race results are available by clicking here ».

top < Goring and Woodcote Lions 10km ~ Sunday, 06 January 2008

The Goring and Woodcote Lions 10km is a friendly local race.

Dave Martin (240th) represented the Harriers.

Place Time Name Club Category
240 54:19 Martin, Dave White Horse Harriers A.C. M60

Well done Dave.

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top < Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships ~ Sunday, 06 January 2008

Second weekend in a row at Banbury. Highlights included bronze medals for the Senior Men’s team.

Frances Briscoe, Josephine Rhodes, Tim Traynor, Robert Bowles, Bethan Murphy–Hand, Thomas Joyce, James Belcher and Matthew Rose have all been selected to compete for Oxfordshire in the inter counties at Nottingham on March 15th.

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top < New Year’s Day Handicap ~ Tuesday, 01 January 2008

Alex Mills just held off Tom King for a fine victory in the first event of the year in a close finish disputed by half a dozen athletes.

Even Tim Traynor fell out of bed to record the fastest time of the day.

Place Name Handicap Time Actual Time
1 Mills, Alex     30:59
2 King, Tom     30:21
3 Mills, Cliff     25:54
4 Wainwright, Catherine     30:53
5 Martin, Dave     32:16
6 Wiggins, Graham     26:44
7 Holmes, Anthony     33:22
8 Portsmouth, Nick     35:24
9 Traynor, Tim     22:02
10 Wilder, Chris     25:07
11 Atkin, Simon     28:18
12 Peake, John     29:20
13 Coakley, Terry     26:47
14 Briscoe, Angela     32:09
15 Smith, Gareth     31:38

This was an excellent turn out from the Harriers to start off the New Year.