Club Road Race Championship Races 2008

Last updated: Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 Dave Wright & Terry Coakley at the start of the 2006 Ox5 Run at Blenheim Palace. Jeremy Smeddle on the road again

Hopefully we can look forward to less inclement weather in 2008 and fewer disruptions to the club championship road race calendar. So clean your race shoes, Harriers, and prepare yourself to do battle and try to relieve Json Cooke, Sarah Baker and Simon Atkin of their hard–earned titles.

This year, in an effort to avoid the debacle of the unforeseen cancellation of a number last year’s events happening again, the club’s road race championship has been expanded to comprise 12 races. In addition, the opportunity has been taken to incorporate the Thursday evening Mota–vation Series into the club championships.

Unfortunately, owing to no response from the organisers of the Cholsey Chase this event has been cancelled from the club’s road race chamipionships. As a result, please also note that this year’s club championship series will now comprise 11 races of which each competitor’s best 8 results will count towards their final championship standing.

Below is the full list of the races that make up our club road race championship for 2008.

Date Race Distance Website Results
9 Mar 2008 Banbury 15 miles www.banburyharriers.org View
1 May 2008 Mota-vation Series – Charlton 4 miles www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk View
11 May 2008 Cholsey Chase 8 miles www.cholseychase.co.uk Cancelled
1 Jun 2008 Chiltern Chase – Ewelme 10 km www.chilternchase.org.uk View
5 Jun 2008 Mota-vation Series – Bletchingdon 4 miles www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk View
3 Jul 2008 Mota-vation Series – Combe 4 miles www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk View
26 Jul 2008 Hornton Classic 6 miles http://www.cherwellrunning.co.uk View
7 Aug 2008 Mota-vation Series – Chipping Norton 4 miles www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk View
28 Aug 2008 Mota-vation Series – Oxford 4 miles www.kidlingtonrunning.org.uk View
20 Sep 2008 Woodstock 12 12 miles www.woodstockharriers.co.uk View
12 Oct 2008 Hanney 5 5 miles www.oxfordcityathleticclub.com View
19 Oct 2008 Abingdon Marathon Marathon www.abingdonamblers.co.uk View

Good luck to everyone and all the best for your training. I hope you all enjoy this year’s championship series.

For the final positions in the 2007 White Horse Harriers Road Race Championships click here ».

The full calendar of Oxfordshire events for 2008 including the County Championship and Grand Prix Series events can are also available by clicking here ».