SCVXC Championship held within
The South of the Thames Cross Country Championship at Beckenham Place Park
on Saturday 18th December 2021
FV50 Grazia Manzotti 50th(Ladies field) - Gold
.
MV50 Jonathan Ratcliffe 75th - Gold
MV50 Chris Potter 111th - Silver
MV50 Andy Del Novo 160th - Bronze
.
MV55 Christian Poulton 68th - Gold
MV55 Mark Pitcairn-Knowles 84th - Silver
MV55 Terry Barnes 183rd - Bronze
.
MV60 Simon Bean 105th - Gold
MV60 Clem Dixon 162nd - Silver
.
MV65 Walter Hill 177th - Gold
MV65 Rob Wood 184th - Silver
.
MV70 Dave Beattie 180th - Gold
.
MV75 Geoff Newton 185th - Gold
SCVAC athletes among 42
Octogenarians Athletes Competing in Bushy Park, 4 September 2021
Early in September in ideal conditions, on a mild,
windless, dry day in Bushy Park, amongst the 1275 finishers in event number
841 of this long standing traditional Parkrun, there were 42 youthful
octogenarians healthily exercising and enjoying the conditions, every one of
them relishing the friendliness of the day, now an annual event instigated
by George Frogley, assisted by SCVAC member Richard Pitcairn Knowles and so
well organised on the day by the dedicated local volunteers for the fourth
time.
Three new age category best times were achieved by Eva
Osborne VW80 29:30, Tom Harrison VM 31:08 and Geoff Jackson VM90 50:27, and
there was a happy link with the 2020 Olympics when Albert Yee, the
grandfather of Triathlete Olympic Gold Medallist Alex Yee, crossed the
finish line.
After the event cup-cakes and bubbly soon revived tired legs and many old
friendships were renewed. It is hoped that on 2nd July 2022 the next
octogenarian parkrun gathering will see the record of 48 octogenarians
running together, set in 2019, will be broken.
PUT THE DATE IN YOUR DIARY NOW – SATURDAY 2ND JULY
2022!
Richard Pitcairn-Knowles, Albert Yee, George Frogley
England Athletics Masters Inter-Area Challenge, Nuneaton, 18 July 2021
Full results
The
Ted Pepper Memorial 10k and SCVAC Multi Terrain Championship 2021, Norman Park,
3 May 2021
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This race was planned for May 8th,
2020 as part of the VE Day Anniversary Celebrations, but finally took place
on May 3rd, 2021. This explained the absence of some of the
original entrants to the race, but around 300 toed the start line in waves
of 15, separated by 3 minutes. SCVAC athletes made up around 10% of the
field.
Other Covid safety measures included a
one-way system to separate outgoing runners from incoming finishers, and a
finish line on the grass above the back straight of the Norman Park track.
This cut 300m from the distance, but the revised multi terrain section took
in two ditches with squelchy mud, one with steep sides. Otherwise, the going
was very firm, and demanded careful attention to negotiate the ruts.
After a briefing by the Blackheath and
Bromley race director, and taking our positions separated by 2 metres “fore
and aft”, we set off in a wave of runners with similar predicted times.
M45 Paul Jegou and M50 Jonathan Radcliffe
were in the first wave, and duly returned as our fastest two SCVAC finishers
in times of 36.25 and 37.20.
Our next 3 finishers M50 Chris Potter (a new
SCVAC member), M55 Christian Poulton, and M55 Mark Pitcairn-Knowles,
recording times of 38.24, 38.43 and 39.09.
These five athletes recorded age graded
percentages above 80% with Ratcliffe the highest at 84.25, but these great
runs were exceeded by the outstanding performance of M70 Michael Davies.
Mikes’s time of 43.04 at the age of 73 was worth 88.67% and wins the SCVAC
Ted Pepper Memorial Trophy for 2021. Congratulations, Mike!
M70 Trevor Edgley had a fine run for the
Silver medal in a time of 46.36 (81.95%), finishing well clear of Dave
Beattie who ran 47.15 (80.82%)
F55 Lesley Clancey was the first SCVAC woman
to finish in 47.44.
The two best age graded performances by our
female athletes were F65 Lisa Compton whose time of 51.09 scores 83.38%, and
F65 Barbara Ockenden, who recorded 53.36 for a score of 83.41.
We had two unlucky non-finishers: Andrew
Waddington strained his hamstring, and Tony Rea took a very heavy fall less
than 500 metres from the finish. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to you
both.
The finisher’s medal and the tee shirt for
this year’s race both bear the words: Ted Pepper Memorial 10k – Planned
2020, Done 2021. A fitting reminder of a year of lock downs and a
celebration of return to real competition at last.
Our sincere thanks to race director Dave
Beadle of Blackheath and Bromley who laid on a Covid-safe and very well
organised event, helped by the Nice Work race management team and a good
number of volunteer marshals.
On a personal note, it was my first real race
since March 13th 2020, and it felt wonderful to be racing old
friends and rivals once again. It was also great to see our new SCVAC
Feather Banner flying for the first time – well done Mick Jefferies. Mick
will shortly be posting the medals to the worthy medal winners.
The tables below set out the full results in
more detail
Ted Pepper 2021 – SCVAC in Finishing Order
|
Pos |
Chip Time |
Athlete |
Category |
Bib# |
Pace |
Age |
Age G. % |
|
1 |
0:36:25 |
Paul Jegou |
M 45 |
6 |
3:38 |
46 |
81.67 |
|
2 |
0:37:20 |
Jonathan
Ratcliffe |
M 50 |
12 |
3:44 |
53 |
84.25 |
|
3 |
0:38:24 |
Christopher
Potter |
M 50 |
17 |
3:50 |
52 |
81.25 |
|
4 |
0:38:43 |
Christian Poulton |
M 55 |
24 |
3:52 |
55 |
82.61 |
|
5 |
0:39:09 |
Mark
Pitcairn-Knowles |
M 55 |
32 |
3:54 |
55 |
81.69 |
|
6 |
0:40:36 |
Andrew Noble |
M 55 |
44 |
4:03 |
56 |
79.45 |
|
7 |
0:41:27 |
Don Lawless |
M 55 |
25 |
4:08 |
56 |
77.82 |
|
8 |
0:41:43 |
Andrew Green |
M 50 |
11 |
4:10 |
52 |
74.79 |
|
9 |
0:43:04 |
Michael Davies |
M 70 |
72 |
4:18 |
73 |
88.67 |
|
10 |
0:46:18 |
Andrew Catton |
M 65 |
106 |
4:37 |
67 |
76.81 |
|
11 |
0:46:36 |
Trevor Edgley |
M 70 |
99 |
4:39 |
73 |
81.95 |
|
12 |
0:47:15 |
David Beattie |
M 70 |
96 |
4:43 |
73 |
80.82 |
|
13 |
0:47:44 |
Lesley Clancy |
F 55 |
85 |
4:46 |
56 |
78.52 |
|
14 |
0:49:12 |
Deborah McCarthy |
F 50 |
231 |
4:55 |
51 |
71.37 |
|
15 |
0:49:46 |
Jeremy Carmichael |
M 65 |
196 |
4:58 |
67 |
71.46 |
|
16 |
0:50:25 |
Rob Wood |
M 65 |
166 |
5:02 |
67 |
70.54 |
|
17 |
0:51:09 |
Lisa Compton |
F 65 |
111 |
5:06 |
65 |
83.38 |
|
18 |
0:52:07 |
Frederick
Streatfield |
M 65 |
98 |
5:12 |
69 |
69.60 |
|
19 |
0:53:10 |
Barry Bell |
M 70 |
153 |
5:19 |
73 |
71.83 |
|
20 |
0:53:36 |
Barbara Ockendon
|
F 65 |
167 |
5:21 |
68 |
83.41 |
|
21 |
0:55:00 |
Glyn Jenkins
|
M 75 |
152 |
5:30 |
78 |
75.98 |
|
22 |
1:02:13 |
Joyce Bell |
F 65 |
232 |
6:13 |
68 |
71.86 |
|
23 |
1:02:57 |
Stephen Ford |
M 65 |
271 |
6:17 |
67 |
56.49 |
|
24 |
Hamstring |
Andrew Waddington |
M 55 |
73 |
|
59 |
DNF |
|
25 |
Heavy Fall |
Tony Rea |
M 75 |
209 |
|
77 |
DNF |
Ted Pepper 2021 – Medal Winners by Category
|
Chip Time |
Athlete |
Category |
Medal |
|
0:49:12 |
Deborah McCarthy |
F 50 |
Gold |
|
0:47:44 |
Lesley Clancy |
F 55 |
Gold |
|
0:51:09 |
Lisa Compton |
F 65 |
Gold |
|
0:53:36 |
Barbara Ockendon
|
F 65 |
Silver |
|
1:02:13 |
Joyce Bell |
F 65 |
Silver |
|
0:36:25 |
Paul Jegou |
M 45 |
Gold |
|
0:37:20 |
Jonathan
Ratcliffe |
M 50 |
Gold |
|
0:38:24 |
Christopher
Potter |
M 50 |
Silver |
|
0:41:43 |
Andrew Green |
M 50 |
Bronze |
|
0:38:43 |
Christian Poulton |
M 55 |
Gold |
|
0:39:09 |
Mark
Pitcairn-Knowles |
M 55 |
Silver |
|
0:40:36 |
Andrew Noble |
M 55 |
Bronze |
|
0:46:18 |
Andrew Catton |
M 65 |
Gold |
|
0:49:46 |
Jeremy Carmichael |
M 65 |
Silver |
|
0:50:25 |
Rob Wood |
M 65 |
Bronze |
|
0:43:04 |
Michael Davies |
M 70 |
Gold |
|
0:46:36 |
Trevor Edgley |
M 70 |
Silver |
|
0:47:15 |
David Beattie |
M 70 |
Bronze |
|
0:55:00 |
Glyn Jenkins
|
M 75 |
Gold |
Ted Pepper 2021 – Ranked by Age Graded %
|
Chip Time |
Athlete |
Pace |
Age |
Age G. % |
|
0:43:04 |
Michael Davies |
4:18 |
73 |
88.67 |
|
0:37:20 |
Jonathan
Ratcliffe |
3:44 |
53 |
84.25 |
|
0:53:36 |
Barbara Ockendon
|
5:21 |
68 |
83.41 |
|
0:51:09 |
Lisa Compton |
5:06 |
65 |
83.38 |
|
0:38:43 |
Christian Poulton |
3:52 |
55 |
82.61 |
|
0:46:36 |
Trevor Edgley |
4:39 |
73 |
81.95 |
|
0:39:09 |
Mark
Pitcairn-Knowles |
3:54 |
55 |
81.69 |
|
0:36:25 |
Paul Jegou |
3:38 |
46 |
81.67 |
|
0:38:24 |
Christopher
Potter |
3:50 |
52 |
81.25 |
|
0:47:15 |
David Beattie |
4:43 |
73 |
80.82 |
|
0:40:36 |
Andrew Noble |
4:03 |
56 |
79.45 |
|
0:47:44 |
Lesley Clancy |
4:46 |
56 |
78.52 |
|
0:41:27 |
Don Lawless |
4:08 |
56 |
77.82 |
|
0:46:18 |
Andrew Catton |
4:37 |
67 |
76.81 |
|
0:55:00 |
Glyn Jenkins
|
5:30 |
78 |
75.98 |
|
0:41:43 |
Andrew Green |
4:10 |
52 |
74.79 |
|
1:02:13 |
Joyce Bell |
6:13 |
68 |
71.86 |
|
0:53:10 |
Barry Bell |
5:19 |
73 |
71.83 |
|
0:49:46 |
Jeremy Carmichael |
4:58 |
67 |
71.46 |
|
0:49:12 |
Deborah McCarthy |
4:55 |
51 |
71.37 |
|
0:50:25 |
Rob Wood |
5:02 |
67 |
70.54 |
|
0:52:07 |
Frederick
Streatfield |
5:12 |
69 |
69.60 |
|
1:02:57 |
Stephen Ford |
6:17 |
67 |
56.49 |
Note: I have used the age graded percentage
calculations for a road 10k, although the course was 300m short, the mixed
terrain, with two muddy ditches, certainly makes up for it.
Well run everyone, we look forward to the
next chance to run together.
Dave Beattie
