Grand Prix 2024
Fixtures
Round |
Month |
Date and time |
Race |
Reports |
1 |
April |
28/04/2024, Race starts: 10:00am, arrive 20 mins early |
PWR Members 10K |
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2 |
May |
06/05/2024 |
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3 |
June |
16/06/2024 |
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4 |
July |
07/07/2024 |
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5 |
August |
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st – /08/2024 |
Any Parkrun anywhere (Submit your best time from any Parkrun) |
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6 |
September |
The event date moved to 6/10/2024 |
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7 |
October |
27/10/2024 |
The competition consists of 7 races over a period of 7 months, starting in April, and ending in October.
The races vary from 5K - 10K and may be on a variety of surfaces. Races are suitable for all members.
2024 Grand Prix groups and current positions Click here
Previous years Grand Prix Groups, Fixtures and reports can be found in the Events navigation.
For the full Grand Prix Competition Rules pdf Click here
Grand Prix Team: Kev Howarth, Nat Jacques, Mark Burgess, Richard Dunstan.
The races vary from 5K - 10K and may be on a variety of surfaces. Races are suitable for all members.
2024 Grand Prix groups and current positions Click here
Previous years Grand Prix Groups, Fixtures and reports can be found in the Events navigation.
For the full Grand Prix Competition Rules pdf Click here
Grand Prix Team: Kev Howarth, Nat Jacques, Mark Burgess, Richard Dunstan.
RACE REPORTS
RoundS 1 & 2:
The GP has a new look to it this season, with just 7 rounds rather than a full year’s worth of races. The first two events were the Members 10k on April 28th and the Hildenborough 5 miler just over a week later on May Day Bank Holiday. Like most of this year so far, both days started off damp and miserable but the weather gods decided to give us a break and the rain stopped for most of the racing.
137 have registered for the GP this year, with 87 of those racing at the opener and 63 at round 2. You don’t have to be registered for the championship to race at these events so both rounds had a good number of other PWRs joining in.
A big thank you to all those who gave up their time to enthusiastically marshal at the Members 10k and, if registered for the GP, also earn themselves 15 points - equivalent to a 4th place finish without the soggy 10k run!
Group 1 (13 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 David Martin, 2 Adam Wilkinson, 3 Simon Thornhill, 4 Andy Tippet, 5 Mark Griffin, 6 Andy Robertson, 7 Silky Ng, 8 Mark Philbrick.
Hildenbrough 5m: 1 Kev Howarth (29:00), 2 Steve Camacho (29:24), 3 Simon Thornhill (29:45), 4 Andy Tippet (30:29), 5 Andy Robertson (31:06), 6 Silky Ng (31:31).
Times weren’t recorded at the Members 10k, with competitors from the same group all setting off at the same time with the first past the winning post taking the honours. 8 of the 13 registered competitors took part with Dave Martin who joined the club last summer leading them in.
Men’s captain Kev Howarth marshalled at the first round but got his running shoes on for Hildenborough and took the group 1 win there in 10th overall. Combined with his 15 marshalling points from round 1 he leads the championship from Simon Thornhill who was 3rd both times out.
Championship: 1 Kev Howarth (35 points), 2 Simon Thornhill (32), 3 Andy Tippet (30), 4 Andy Robertson (27), 5 Silky Ng (25), 6 David Martin (20), 7= Adam Wilkinson & Steve Camacho (18), 9 Mark Griffin (14), 10 Mark Philbrick (11), 11= Kev Chadwick, Mark Smith & Will Senbanjo (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Tom Medhurst, 2 James Wall, 3 Melody Kane, 4 Sam Gibbs, 5 Scott Reeves, 6 John Kingscott, 7 Mark Franks, 8 Chloe Wilkinson, 9 David Groom, 10 Stuart Ball, 11 Johnny Gill.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Tom Medhurst (31:36), 2 Melody Kane (31:53), 3 Sam Gibbs (33:29), 4 Mark Franks (35:41), 5 David Groom (36:00), 6 Stuart Ball (36:42), 7 Chloe Wilkinson (37:02).
Every one of the registered group 2s took part in the Members 10k which bodes well for the rest of the season. Leading the way home was Tom Medhurst who, although a long-term member, doesn’t usually take in the GP if my memory serves me correctly. James Wall, the group 2 runner-up last season, was 2nd quickest.
It was Medhurst again who was victorious at Hildenborough, this time from Melody Kane who had been 3rd at the opener.
Unsurprisingly, Medhurst heads the points table with maximum points from Kane and Sam Gibbs, having taken a 4th and a 3rd and learning that he needs to start nearer the front to avoid the crowds.
Championship: 1 Tom Medhurst (40 points), 2 Melody Kane (34), 3 Sam Gibbs (31), 4 Mark Franks (27), 5 David Groom (24), 6 Chloe Wilkinson (23), 7 Stuart Ball (22), 8 James Wall (18), 9 Scott Reeves (14), 10 John Kingscott (13), 11 Johnny Gill (8).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Steven Wynne, 2 Paul Whelan, 3 Guy Sims, 4 Andrew Stubbs, 5 Mark Burgess.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Steven Wynne (34:15), 2 Haki Bardhi (34:34), 3 Guy Sims (37:22), 4 Ellen Ball (37:38), 5 Mark Burgess (39:33).
Steven Wynne in his first GP season took the group 3 honours in Petts Wood from Paul Whelan who had unselfishly put himself forward to move up a few groups having been allocated a very favourable hand.
Wynne was again the victor at round 2, with Haki Bardhi 2nd on his GP debut. Wynne heads the table from Guy Sims in 2nd place who was 3rd both times out.
Championship: 1 Steven Wynne (40 points), 2 Guy Sims (32), 3 Mark Burgess (28), 4= Paul Whelan & Haki Bardhi (18), 6= Andy Stubbs & Ellen Ball (15), 8= Carl Inman, Ian Bauly, Jeremy Benson & Jim Winbourne (0).
Group 4 (12 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Stuart Isaacs, 2 Catherine Round, 3 Stephen Woodgate, 4 Steve Burnett, 5 Adam Waterman, 6 Jason Hone, 7 Igor Velickovic.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Catherine Round (38:07), 2 Steve Burnett (39:07), 3 Igor Velickovic (44:33).
Stuart Isaacs was fastest at the 10k from Catherine Round who then went on to win at Hildenborough. Steve Burnett was 2nd fastest in Group 4 at round 2 and was 1st in his age category. Round leads the championship from Burnett, with Igor Velickovic in 3rd.
Championship: 1 Catherine Round (38 points), 2 Steve Burnett (33), 3 Igor Velickovic (28), 4 Stuart Isaacs (20), 5 Stephen Woodgate (16), 6 Adam Waterman (14), 7 Jason Hone (13), 8 Alice Neal, Kerrie Donohue, Mike Reeves, Paul Munday & Robert Corbett (0).
Group 5 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Rachel Knowles, 2 Trevor Adams, 3 David Welfare, 4 Seaton Giles, 5 Agne Zavistanavice, 6 Julian Edmonds, 7 Andy Hall, 8 Scott Haragan, 9 Paul Strachan, 10 Denise Eva, 11 Anthony Donohue.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Trevor Adams (38:28), 2 Denise Eva (43:03).
Late entry Rachel Knowles won the Members 10k from Trevor Adams, with all the other Group 5s also contesting the opening round. Hildenborough though was a different story with just the two entries, and Adams well clear of Denise Eva in 2nd. Adams also heads Eva in the championship, with round 1 winner Knowles in 3rd overall.
Championship: 1 Trevor Adams (38 points), 2 Denise Eva (27), 3 Rachel Knowles (20), 4 David Welfare (16), 5 Seaton Giles (15), 6 Agne Zavistanavice (14), 7 Julian Edmonds (13), 8 Andy Hall (12), 9 Scott Haragan (11), 10 Paul Strachan (10), 11 Anthony Donohue (8).
Group 6 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Lucy Tang, 2 Joe Mulhall, 3 Nigel Hewson, 4 Vassilis Sakizlis, 5 Ka Si Tung, 6 Alan Niblock, 7 Louis Strover.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Edwina Cheng (39:09), 2 Lucy Tang (40:32), 3 Nigel Hewson (41:20), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (43:30), 5 Alan Niblock (43:46), 6 Louis Strover (50:39).
Lucy Tang headed Joe Mulhall home at the Members 10k but had to accept 2nd place at round 2 behind Edwina Cheng. Tang however heads the points table from Nigel Hewson who picked up a brace of 3rd places.
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (38 points), 2 Nigel Hewson (32), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 4 Alan Niblock (27), 5 Louis Strover (25), 6 Edwina Cheng, 7 Joe Mulhall (18), 8 Ka Si Tung (14), 9 = Ant Holland, Jennifer Kelly & Robert White (0).
Group 7 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Micky Boyd, 2 Nick Squires, 3 Tracey Isaacs, 4 Damian Parker.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Nick Squires, 2 Damian Parker, 3 Julie Travers, 4 Liz Delamain.
Micky Boyd took the honours around the turns of Petts Wood from Nick Squires, while further into Kent it was Squires who was on top from Damian Parker.
Squires leads the title chase from Parker and Julie Travers, who was 3rd at Hildenborough and volunteered at the opener.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (38 points), 2 Damian Parker (33), 3 Julie Travers (31), 4 Liz Delamain (30), 5 Micky Boyd (20), 6 Tracey Isaacs (16), 7= Hilary Morton & Katie Garvey (15), 9= David Thomas, Harriet Amos & Maxine Horsfield (0).
Group 8 (12 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Olivia Senbanjo, 2 Matt Smith, 3 Emma Horan, 4 David Smyth, 5 Lou Stocks, 6 Rachel Inman, 7 Matthew Bradshaw, 8 Terry Stocks, 9 Eric Nash, 10 Lottie Hollamby.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Matthew Bradshaw (45:20), 2 Olivia Senbanjo (45:30), 3 Lou Stocks (46:35), 4 Emma Horan (46:40), 5 Terry Stocks (47:16), 6 Eric Nash (49:15).
All bar one of the Group 8s contested the Members 10k, with Olivia Senbanjo quickest from Matt Smith and Emma Horan.
Matthew Bradshaw obviously had his Weetabix before Hildenborough as he converted his 7th place at Petts Wood into a victory this time out! Senbanjo was just 10s slower in 2nd and leads the title race from Bradshaw and Horan. A special mention to Eric Nash who was 1st MV75 at Hildenborough.
Championship: 1 Olivia Senbanjo (38 points), 2 Matthew Bradshaw (32), 3 Emma Horan (31), 4 Lou Stocks (30), 5 Terry Stocks (25), 6 Eric Nash (23), 7 Matt Smith (18), 8= David Smyth & Sally Callaghan (15), 10 Rachel Inman (13), 11 Lottie Hollamby (9), 12 David Fordyce (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Lyttleton Barrett, 2 Julie Medhurst, 3 Philippa Wynne, 4 Chris Haydon.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Philippa Wynne (49:23), 2 Sue McAdam (50:33), 3 Chris Haydon (50:39).
Lyttleton Barrett secured the win at the opener from Julie Medhurst and Philippa Wynne. Neither Barrett or Medhurst raced at round 2 so it was Philippa Wynne who took the honours from Sue McAdam to make it a double celebration for the Wynne family, with Steven having won Group 3.
Wynne leads the championship from Chris Haydon - the only two to have contested both rounds.
Championship: 1 Philippa Wynne (36 points), 2 Chris Haydon (31), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (20), 4= Julie Medhurst & Sue McAdam (18), 6= Alex Robins & Sinead Barrett (15), 8= Biljana Petrushevska, Emma Sims, Jim Kirkland & Martyn Brown (0).
Group 10 (10 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Paul Pester, 2 Corinne Hollamby, 3 Ann Adams, 4 Clare Evans.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 David Allison (49:49), 2 Paul Pester (50:03), 3 James Fisher (50:35), 4 Ann Adams (52:04), 5 Barbara Carr (52:20), 6 Clare Evans (52:22), 7 Jenny Hayward (52:30).
Paul Pester was quickest at the Members 10k from Corinne Hollamby and Ann Adams. David Allison swapped his high-vis for his PWR top for Hildenborough and took the honours by 14 seconds from Pester.
Pester heads the table from Allison, with Adams’ 3rd and 4th places putting her in 3rd spot overall.
Championship: 1 Paul Pester (38 points), 2 David Allison (35), 3 Ann Adams (31), 4 Barbara Carr (29), 5 Clare Evans (28), 6 Corinne Hollamby (18), 7 James Fisher (16), 8 Jenny Hayward (12), 9= Djuro Rnic & Eleanor Galpert (0).
Group 11 (10 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Amy Thomas, 2 Wendy Tung, 3 Perry Wilson, 4 Karen Bowden-Brown, 5 Paula Gleeson, 6 John Perks, 7 Kathy Strachan, 8 Liz Squires.
Hildenborough 5m: 1= Pherenice Worsey-Buck & John Perks (53:36), 3 Simon Gleeson (53:56), 4 Paula Gleeson (54:03), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown (54:22), 6 Kathy Strachan (54:46), 7 Liz Squires (58:11).
All the Group 11s were represented at the 10k, with 9 racing and Pherenice Worsey-Buck and Simon Gleeson volunteering. Amy Thomas took the win from Wendy Tung and Perry Wilson.
The top 3 were the only ones from the first round not to race at Hildenborough so we will have to wait and see how they get on at subsequent rounds. As it was, we had two winners at Hildenborough as Worsey-Buck and John Perks were credited with the exact same chip time and so were both awarded 20 points for their efforts.
Worsey-Buck leads the championship from Perks and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (35 points), 2 John Perks (33), 3 Simon Gleeson (31), 4= Karen Bowden-Brown & Paula Gleeson (29), 6 Kathy Strachan (25), 7 Liz Squires (23), 8 Amy Thomas (20), 9 Wendy Tung (18), 10 Perry Wilson (16).
Group 12 (14 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Holly Hutson, 2 Christina Springbett, 3 Kary Leggett, 4 Gill Boyd, 5 Karin Bradshaw, 6 Laura Williams, 7 Mary Moore, 8 Laura Gladman, 9 Helen Hobson.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Holly Hutson (53:15), 2= Christina Springbett & Kary Leggett (56:47), 4 Karin Bradshaw (59:54), 5 Hannah Harrison (60:45), 6 Mary Moore (71:50), 7 Ruth Feltham (72:03).
The top 3 in group 12 was the same at both events, with Holly Hutson taking the victories. Christina Springbett was 2nd at Petts Wood from Kary Leggett in 3rd, while at Hildenborough they posted identical chip and gun times so finished joint 2nd!
The above three hold the podium places in the championship, with Hutson leading Springbett and Leggett.
Championship: 1 Holly Hutson (40 points), 2 Christina Springbett (36), 3 Kary Leggett (34), 4= Hannah Harrison & Karin Bradshaw (29), 6 Mary Moore (25), 7= Gill Boyd & Tara Howarth (15), 9 Laura Williams (13), 10 Ruth Feltham (12), 11 Laura Gladman (11), 12 Helen Hobson (10), 13= Sonia Chou & Caroline Moncur (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Lisa Hall, Kev Howarth, Julie Medhurst & Happy Chipmunk photos
Round 3 of the Grand Prix is the Eltham 5 miler on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16th. As the championship is the best 5 results from 7 rounds and we have had two rounds already, anyone who hasn’t run yet really needs to be on the start line for this one! Online entries have closed, but there supposed to a few on the day entries but you will need to get there early.
Round 4 is the Cliffe Woods 5 miler near Rochester on July 7th. Apparently there are no cliffs and no woods but there is great countryside at this relatively flat road event. Enter at https://www.sportingeventsuk.com/enter-an-event/cliffe-woods-5-mile-1#
137 have registered for the GP this year, with 87 of those racing at the opener and 63 at round 2. You don’t have to be registered for the championship to race at these events so both rounds had a good number of other PWRs joining in.
A big thank you to all those who gave up their time to enthusiastically marshal at the Members 10k and, if registered for the GP, also earn themselves 15 points - equivalent to a 4th place finish without the soggy 10k run!
Group 1 (13 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 David Martin, 2 Adam Wilkinson, 3 Simon Thornhill, 4 Andy Tippet, 5 Mark Griffin, 6 Andy Robertson, 7 Silky Ng, 8 Mark Philbrick.
Hildenbrough 5m: 1 Kev Howarth (29:00), 2 Steve Camacho (29:24), 3 Simon Thornhill (29:45), 4 Andy Tippet (30:29), 5 Andy Robertson (31:06), 6 Silky Ng (31:31).
Times weren’t recorded at the Members 10k, with competitors from the same group all setting off at the same time with the first past the winning post taking the honours. 8 of the 13 registered competitors took part with Dave Martin who joined the club last summer leading them in.
Men’s captain Kev Howarth marshalled at the first round but got his running shoes on for Hildenborough and took the group 1 win there in 10th overall. Combined with his 15 marshalling points from round 1 he leads the championship from Simon Thornhill who was 3rd both times out.
Championship: 1 Kev Howarth (35 points), 2 Simon Thornhill (32), 3 Andy Tippet (30), 4 Andy Robertson (27), 5 Silky Ng (25), 6 David Martin (20), 7= Adam Wilkinson & Steve Camacho (18), 9 Mark Griffin (14), 10 Mark Philbrick (11), 11= Kev Chadwick, Mark Smith & Will Senbanjo (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Tom Medhurst, 2 James Wall, 3 Melody Kane, 4 Sam Gibbs, 5 Scott Reeves, 6 John Kingscott, 7 Mark Franks, 8 Chloe Wilkinson, 9 David Groom, 10 Stuart Ball, 11 Johnny Gill.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Tom Medhurst (31:36), 2 Melody Kane (31:53), 3 Sam Gibbs (33:29), 4 Mark Franks (35:41), 5 David Groom (36:00), 6 Stuart Ball (36:42), 7 Chloe Wilkinson (37:02).
Every one of the registered group 2s took part in the Members 10k which bodes well for the rest of the season. Leading the way home was Tom Medhurst who, although a long-term member, doesn’t usually take in the GP if my memory serves me correctly. James Wall, the group 2 runner-up last season, was 2nd quickest.
It was Medhurst again who was victorious at Hildenborough, this time from Melody Kane who had been 3rd at the opener.
Unsurprisingly, Medhurst heads the points table with maximum points from Kane and Sam Gibbs, having taken a 4th and a 3rd and learning that he needs to start nearer the front to avoid the crowds.
Championship: 1 Tom Medhurst (40 points), 2 Melody Kane (34), 3 Sam Gibbs (31), 4 Mark Franks (27), 5 David Groom (24), 6 Chloe Wilkinson (23), 7 Stuart Ball (22), 8 James Wall (18), 9 Scott Reeves (14), 10 John Kingscott (13), 11 Johnny Gill (8).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Steven Wynne, 2 Paul Whelan, 3 Guy Sims, 4 Andrew Stubbs, 5 Mark Burgess.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Steven Wynne (34:15), 2 Haki Bardhi (34:34), 3 Guy Sims (37:22), 4 Ellen Ball (37:38), 5 Mark Burgess (39:33).
Steven Wynne in his first GP season took the group 3 honours in Petts Wood from Paul Whelan who had unselfishly put himself forward to move up a few groups having been allocated a very favourable hand.
Wynne was again the victor at round 2, with Haki Bardhi 2nd on his GP debut. Wynne heads the table from Guy Sims in 2nd place who was 3rd both times out.
Championship: 1 Steven Wynne (40 points), 2 Guy Sims (32), 3 Mark Burgess (28), 4= Paul Whelan & Haki Bardhi (18), 6= Andy Stubbs & Ellen Ball (15), 8= Carl Inman, Ian Bauly, Jeremy Benson & Jim Winbourne (0).
Group 4 (12 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Stuart Isaacs, 2 Catherine Round, 3 Stephen Woodgate, 4 Steve Burnett, 5 Adam Waterman, 6 Jason Hone, 7 Igor Velickovic.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Catherine Round (38:07), 2 Steve Burnett (39:07), 3 Igor Velickovic (44:33).
Stuart Isaacs was fastest at the 10k from Catherine Round who then went on to win at Hildenborough. Steve Burnett was 2nd fastest in Group 4 at round 2 and was 1st in his age category. Round leads the championship from Burnett, with Igor Velickovic in 3rd.
Championship: 1 Catherine Round (38 points), 2 Steve Burnett (33), 3 Igor Velickovic (28), 4 Stuart Isaacs (20), 5 Stephen Woodgate (16), 6 Adam Waterman (14), 7 Jason Hone (13), 8 Alice Neal, Kerrie Donohue, Mike Reeves, Paul Munday & Robert Corbett (0).
Group 5 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Rachel Knowles, 2 Trevor Adams, 3 David Welfare, 4 Seaton Giles, 5 Agne Zavistanavice, 6 Julian Edmonds, 7 Andy Hall, 8 Scott Haragan, 9 Paul Strachan, 10 Denise Eva, 11 Anthony Donohue.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Trevor Adams (38:28), 2 Denise Eva (43:03).
Late entry Rachel Knowles won the Members 10k from Trevor Adams, with all the other Group 5s also contesting the opening round. Hildenborough though was a different story with just the two entries, and Adams well clear of Denise Eva in 2nd. Adams also heads Eva in the championship, with round 1 winner Knowles in 3rd overall.
Championship: 1 Trevor Adams (38 points), 2 Denise Eva (27), 3 Rachel Knowles (20), 4 David Welfare (16), 5 Seaton Giles (15), 6 Agne Zavistanavice (14), 7 Julian Edmonds (13), 8 Andy Hall (12), 9 Scott Haragan (11), 10 Paul Strachan (10), 11 Anthony Donohue (8).
Group 6 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Lucy Tang, 2 Joe Mulhall, 3 Nigel Hewson, 4 Vassilis Sakizlis, 5 Ka Si Tung, 6 Alan Niblock, 7 Louis Strover.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Edwina Cheng (39:09), 2 Lucy Tang (40:32), 3 Nigel Hewson (41:20), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (43:30), 5 Alan Niblock (43:46), 6 Louis Strover (50:39).
Lucy Tang headed Joe Mulhall home at the Members 10k but had to accept 2nd place at round 2 behind Edwina Cheng. Tang however heads the points table from Nigel Hewson who picked up a brace of 3rd places.
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (38 points), 2 Nigel Hewson (32), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 4 Alan Niblock (27), 5 Louis Strover (25), 6 Edwina Cheng, 7 Joe Mulhall (18), 8 Ka Si Tung (14), 9 = Ant Holland, Jennifer Kelly & Robert White (0).
Group 7 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Micky Boyd, 2 Nick Squires, 3 Tracey Isaacs, 4 Damian Parker.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Nick Squires, 2 Damian Parker, 3 Julie Travers, 4 Liz Delamain.
Micky Boyd took the honours around the turns of Petts Wood from Nick Squires, while further into Kent it was Squires who was on top from Damian Parker.
Squires leads the title chase from Parker and Julie Travers, who was 3rd at Hildenborough and volunteered at the opener.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (38 points), 2 Damian Parker (33), 3 Julie Travers (31), 4 Liz Delamain (30), 5 Micky Boyd (20), 6 Tracey Isaacs (16), 7= Hilary Morton & Katie Garvey (15), 9= David Thomas, Harriet Amos & Maxine Horsfield (0).
Group 8 (12 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Olivia Senbanjo, 2 Matt Smith, 3 Emma Horan, 4 David Smyth, 5 Lou Stocks, 6 Rachel Inman, 7 Matthew Bradshaw, 8 Terry Stocks, 9 Eric Nash, 10 Lottie Hollamby.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Matthew Bradshaw (45:20), 2 Olivia Senbanjo (45:30), 3 Lou Stocks (46:35), 4 Emma Horan (46:40), 5 Terry Stocks (47:16), 6 Eric Nash (49:15).
All bar one of the Group 8s contested the Members 10k, with Olivia Senbanjo quickest from Matt Smith and Emma Horan.
Matthew Bradshaw obviously had his Weetabix before Hildenborough as he converted his 7th place at Petts Wood into a victory this time out! Senbanjo was just 10s slower in 2nd and leads the title race from Bradshaw and Horan. A special mention to Eric Nash who was 1st MV75 at Hildenborough.
Championship: 1 Olivia Senbanjo (38 points), 2 Matthew Bradshaw (32), 3 Emma Horan (31), 4 Lou Stocks (30), 5 Terry Stocks (25), 6 Eric Nash (23), 7 Matt Smith (18), 8= David Smyth & Sally Callaghan (15), 10 Rachel Inman (13), 11 Lottie Hollamby (9), 12 David Fordyce (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Lyttleton Barrett, 2 Julie Medhurst, 3 Philippa Wynne, 4 Chris Haydon.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Philippa Wynne (49:23), 2 Sue McAdam (50:33), 3 Chris Haydon (50:39).
Lyttleton Barrett secured the win at the opener from Julie Medhurst and Philippa Wynne. Neither Barrett or Medhurst raced at round 2 so it was Philippa Wynne who took the honours from Sue McAdam to make it a double celebration for the Wynne family, with Steven having won Group 3.
Wynne leads the championship from Chris Haydon - the only two to have contested both rounds.
Championship: 1 Philippa Wynne (36 points), 2 Chris Haydon (31), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (20), 4= Julie Medhurst & Sue McAdam (18), 6= Alex Robins & Sinead Barrett (15), 8= Biljana Petrushevska, Emma Sims, Jim Kirkland & Martyn Brown (0).
Group 10 (10 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Paul Pester, 2 Corinne Hollamby, 3 Ann Adams, 4 Clare Evans.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 David Allison (49:49), 2 Paul Pester (50:03), 3 James Fisher (50:35), 4 Ann Adams (52:04), 5 Barbara Carr (52:20), 6 Clare Evans (52:22), 7 Jenny Hayward (52:30).
Paul Pester was quickest at the Members 10k from Corinne Hollamby and Ann Adams. David Allison swapped his high-vis for his PWR top for Hildenborough and took the honours by 14 seconds from Pester.
Pester heads the table from Allison, with Adams’ 3rd and 4th places putting her in 3rd spot overall.
Championship: 1 Paul Pester (38 points), 2 David Allison (35), 3 Ann Adams (31), 4 Barbara Carr (29), 5 Clare Evans (28), 6 Corinne Hollamby (18), 7 James Fisher (16), 8 Jenny Hayward (12), 9= Djuro Rnic & Eleanor Galpert (0).
Group 11 (10 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Amy Thomas, 2 Wendy Tung, 3 Perry Wilson, 4 Karen Bowden-Brown, 5 Paula Gleeson, 6 John Perks, 7 Kathy Strachan, 8 Liz Squires.
Hildenborough 5m: 1= Pherenice Worsey-Buck & John Perks (53:36), 3 Simon Gleeson (53:56), 4 Paula Gleeson (54:03), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown (54:22), 6 Kathy Strachan (54:46), 7 Liz Squires (58:11).
All the Group 11s were represented at the 10k, with 9 racing and Pherenice Worsey-Buck and Simon Gleeson volunteering. Amy Thomas took the win from Wendy Tung and Perry Wilson.
The top 3 were the only ones from the first round not to race at Hildenborough so we will have to wait and see how they get on at subsequent rounds. As it was, we had two winners at Hildenborough as Worsey-Buck and John Perks were credited with the exact same chip time and so were both awarded 20 points for their efforts.
Worsey-Buck leads the championship from Perks and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (35 points), 2 John Perks (33), 3 Simon Gleeson (31), 4= Karen Bowden-Brown & Paula Gleeson (29), 6 Kathy Strachan (25), 7 Liz Squires (23), 8 Amy Thomas (20), 9 Wendy Tung (18), 10 Perry Wilson (16).
Group 12 (14 registered competitors)
Members 10k: 1 Holly Hutson, 2 Christina Springbett, 3 Kary Leggett, 4 Gill Boyd, 5 Karin Bradshaw, 6 Laura Williams, 7 Mary Moore, 8 Laura Gladman, 9 Helen Hobson.
Hildenborough 5m: 1 Holly Hutson (53:15), 2= Christina Springbett & Kary Leggett (56:47), 4 Karin Bradshaw (59:54), 5 Hannah Harrison (60:45), 6 Mary Moore (71:50), 7 Ruth Feltham (72:03).
The top 3 in group 12 was the same at both events, with Holly Hutson taking the victories. Christina Springbett was 2nd at Petts Wood from Kary Leggett in 3rd, while at Hildenborough they posted identical chip and gun times so finished joint 2nd!
The above three hold the podium places in the championship, with Hutson leading Springbett and Leggett.
Championship: 1 Holly Hutson (40 points), 2 Christina Springbett (36), 3 Kary Leggett (34), 4= Hannah Harrison & Karin Bradshaw (29), 6 Mary Moore (25), 7= Gill Boyd & Tara Howarth (15), 9 Laura Williams (13), 10 Ruth Feltham (12), 11 Laura Gladman (11), 12 Helen Hobson (10), 13= Sonia Chou & Caroline Moncur (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Lisa Hall, Kev Howarth, Julie Medhurst & Happy Chipmunk photos
Round 3 of the Grand Prix is the Eltham 5 miler on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16th. As the championship is the best 5 results from 7 rounds and we have had two rounds already, anyone who hasn’t run yet really needs to be on the start line for this one! Online entries have closed, but there supposed to a few on the day entries but you will need to get there early.
Round 4 is the Cliffe Woods 5 miler near Rochester on July 7th. Apparently there are no cliffs and no woods but there is great countryside at this relatively flat road event. Enter at https://www.sportingeventsuk.com/enter-an-event/cliffe-woods-5-mile-1#
Round 3: ELTHAM 5 MILER
Round 3 of the 2024 PWR GP series was the Eltham 5 miler on June 16th. 56 GP competitors were joined by a number of other PWRs including Emma Stevens who got up early to grab one of the on-the-day entries and come in first lady.
This event was also a round of the Kent GP, and another strong showing by PWR means we are now leading both the men’s and the women’s championships!
Group 1 (13 registered competitors)
1 Kev Howarth (30:16), 2 Steve Camacho (30:57), 3= Mark Philbrick & Andy Tippet (31:42), 5 Mark Smith (31:45), 6 Silky Ng (32:11).
Men’s Captain Kev Howarth repeated his success at the previous round and took the Group 1 win and was the 1st MV50 overall. Steve Camacho gave it his all but had to settle for 2nd in a repeat of his Hildenborough result while, although Mark Philbrick beat Andy Tippet to the line, they recorded the same chip time to finish 3rd equal. Mark Smith in his first outing of the championship was 5th from Silky Ng, all the Group 1s covered by less than 2 minutes.
Howarth extends his lead in the championship with the absent Simon Thornhill dropping down to 5th behind Tippet, Ng and Camacho.
Championship: 1 Kev Howarth (55 points), 2 Andy Tippet (46), 3 Silky Ng (38), 4 Steve Camacho (36), 5 Simon Thornhil (32), 6= Andy Robertson & Mark Philbrick (27), 8 David Martin (20), 9 Adam Wilkinson (18), 10= Mark Griffin & Mark Smith (14), 12= Kev Chadwick & Will Senbanjo (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Tom Medhurst (34:09), 2 Stuart Ball (36:52), 3 Mark Franks (37:39), 4 David Groom (37:49).
Tom Medhurst was once again the class of Group 2, winning by just over 2 minutes from Stuart Ball who beat both Mark Franks and David Groom who had been faster than him at Hildenborough.
Medhurst leads the way in the championship with maximum points from the three rounds so far held. Franks and Ball step up to the remaining podium places, from Groom, Melody Kane and Sam Gibbs.
Championship: 1 Tom Medhurst (60 points), 2 Mark Franks (43), 3 Stuart Ball (40), 4 David Groom (39), 5 Melody Kane (34), 6 Sam Gibbs (31), 7 Chloe Wilkinson (23), 8 James Wall (18), 9 Scott Reeves (14), 10 John Kingscott (13), 11 Johnny Gill (8).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Haki Bardhi (35:44), 2 Steven Wynne (36:33), 3 Carl Inman (37:47), 4 Ellen Ball (38:42), 5 Mark Burgess (39:02).
Haki Bardhi had finished 2nd to series leader Steven Wynne at Hildenborough but went one better at Eltham to take the victory. The long awaited first sighting of Carl Inman in the group almost didn’t get recorded as, in his words, “his timing chip fell off his shoe in the first mile”, i.e. he didn’t tie it on properly, and it failed to register as he carried it over the line. Photographic evidence showed however that he had finished 3rd ahead of Ellen Ball and Mark Burgess.
Iron Man Wynne retains his championship lead with Burgess 2nd only by virtue of having raced at all three rounds. Bardhi moves into 3rd ahead of the absent Guy Sims.
Championship: 1 Steven Wynne (58 points), 2 Mark Burgess (42), 3 Haki Bardhi (38), 4 Guy Sims (32), 5 Ellen Ball (30), 6 Paul Whelan (18), 7 Carl Inman (16), 8 Andy Stubbs (15), 9= Ian Bauly, Jeremy Benson & Jim Winbourne (0).
Group 4 (12 registered competitors)
1 Mike Reeves (38:09), 2 Kerrie Donohue (39:14), 3 Catherine Round (39:48), 4 Paul Munday (42:47), 5 Stuart Isaacs (47:18).
A first competitive appearance from Mike Reeves in this year’s series, having marshalled at the first round, and it was a winning one. Kerrie Donohue was also racing for the first time and came in 2nd ahead of Hildenborough winner Catherine Round. Paul Munday was also venturing out for the first time and he claimed the next spot from Members 10k victor Stuart Isaacs who was pacing Mrs Isaacs around to her best result so far in Group 7.
Round retains her championship lead, with Reeves and Isaacs moving ahead of Steve Burnett who did not race at Eltham.
Championship: 1 Catherine Round (54 points), 2 Mike Reeves (35), 3 Stuart Isaacs (34), 4 Steve Burnett (33), 5 Igor Velickovic (28), 6 Kerrie Donohue (18), 7 Stephen Woodgate (16), 8 Paul Munday (15), 9 Adam Waterman (14), 10 Jason Hone (13), 11= Alice Neal & Robert Corbett (0).
Group 5 (11 registered competitors)
1 Rachel Knowles (39:41), 2 Agne Zavistanavice (41:23), 3 Andy Hall (42:45).
Rachel Knowles took her second victory of the campaign from Agne Zavistanavice 2nd and Andy Hall 3rd. That 20 points rockets her into the championship lead, overtaking the top two from Hildenborough, Trevor Adams and Denise Eva. Zavistanavice and Hall also move ahead of Eva into 3rd and 4th overall.
Championship: 1 Rachel Knowles (40 points), 2 Trevor Adams (38 points), 3 Agne Zavistanavice (32), 4 Andy Hall (28), 5 Denise Eva (27), 6 David Welfare (16), 7 Seaton Giles (15), 8 Julian Edmonds (13), 9 Scott Haragan (11), 10 Paul Strachan (10), 11 Anthony Donohue (8).
Group 6 (11 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tang (41:40), 2 Nigel Hewson (43:01), 3 Louis Strover (45:28).
Lucy Tang followed up her success at the Members 10k with a runner-up spot at Hildenborough, and was back on top at Eltham. After two 3rd places, Nigel Hewson went one better to finish runner-up with Louis Strover 3rd.
Tang increases her lead over Hewson at the top of the table by two points, while Strover moves up from 5th to 3rd overall.
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (58 points), 2 Nigel Hewson (50), 3 Louis Strover (41), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 5 Alan Niblock (27), 6 Edwina Cheng (20), 7 Joe Mulhall (18), 8 Ka Si Tung (14), 9 = Ant Holland, Jennifer Kelly & Robert White (0).
Group 7 (11 registered competitors)
1 Nick Squires (43:30), 2 Tracey Isaacs (47:18), 3 Hilary Morton (49:27), 4 Damian Parker (49:38).
Nick Squires looks to be the one to beat in Group 7 and, as he had done at Hildenborough, he finished over 3 minutes to the good to wrap up the win. Tracey Isaacs was 2nd and well clear of Hilary Morton and Damian Parker who were not far apart in 3rd and 4th respectively.
Squires is 10 points clear of 2nd-placed Parker, with Isaacs leading Julie Travers, Morton and Liz Delamain in a tight contest for 3rd.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (58 points), 2 Damian Parker (48), 3 Tracey Isaacs (34), 4= Julie Travers & Hilary Morton (31), 6 Liz Delamain (30), 7 Micky Boyd (20), 8 Katie Garvey (15), 9= David Thomas, Harriet Amos & Maxine Horsfield (0).
Group 8 (12 registered competitors)
1 Matthew Bradshaw (45:39), 2 Emma Horan (47:31), 3 Lou Stocks (48:09), 4 Olivia Senbanjo (50:50), 5 Terry Stocks (50:57), 6 Rachel Inman (52:15).
Matthew Bradshaw made it two wins in a row, with Emma Horan coming in 2nd. Lou Stocks repeated her 3rd place from Hildenborough, while Members 10k winner Olivia Senbanjo was 4th. Terry Stocks and Rachel Inman completed the top six.
Senbanjo retains her championship lead but her advantage is down to just a single point over Bradshaw. Horan and Lou Stocks are close by in 3rd and 4th.
Championship: 1 Olivia Senbanjo (53 points), 2 Matthew Bradshaw (52), 3 Emma Horan (49), 4 Lou Stocks (46), 5 Terry Stocks (39), 6 Rachel Inman (26), 7 Eric Nash (23), 8 Matt Smith (18), 9= David Smyth & Sally Callaghan (15), 11 Lottie Hollamby (9), 12 David Fordyce (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Jim Kirkland (47:46), 2 Chris Haydon (51:20), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (51:37), 4 Philippa Wynne (53:40), 5 Alex Robins (54:15).
Jim Kirkland was in fine form on his season debut and won the group by over three and a half minutes. Chris Haydon was the best of the rest from Lyttleton Barrett and championship leader, and Hildenborough victor, Philippa Wynne. Alex Robins completed the Group 5s on show.
Wynne and Haydon are separated by just two points at the top of the points table with Wynne retaining top spot. Members 10k winner Barrett is 3rd from Robins.
Championship: 1 Philippa Wynne (51 points), 2 Chris Haydon (49), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (36), 4 Alex Robins (29), 5 Jim Kirkland (20), 6= Julie Medhurst & Sue McAdam (18), 8 Sinead Barrett (15), 9= Biljana Petrushevska, Emma Sims & Martyn Brown (0).
Group 10 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paul Pester (51:31), 2 David Allison (53:20), 3 Barbara Carr (56:16).
Round 1 victor Paul Pester was back on top at Eltham, with Hildenborough winner David Allison in 2nd. Barbara Carr completed the podium and was the only other Group 10 to contest this round.
Pester continues to lead the way in the championship with Allison 2nd, and Carr moving into the top three ahead of Ann Adams.
Championship: 1 Paul Pester (58 points), 2 David Allison (53), 3 Barbara Carr (45), 4 Ann Adams (31), 5 Clare Evans (28), 6 Corinne Hollamby (18), 7 James Fisher (16), 8 Jenny Hayward (12), 9= Djuro Rnic & Eleanor Galpert (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 John Perks (52:12), 2 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (54:00), 3 Christina Springbett (54:42), 4 Kathy Strachan (55:12), 6 Simon Gleeson (56:13), 7 Paula Gleeson (56:16), 8 Liz Squires (67:32).
Inseparable on chip times at Hildenborough, John Perks got the better of Pherenice Worsey-Buck at Eltham to take the win. Christina Springbett who had been promoted from Group 12 was 3rd from Kathy Strachan, Simon and Paula Gleeson, and Liz Squires.
It’s tight at the top of the table with just one point between Worsey-Buck in the lead and Perks in 2nd. The Gleesons occupy the next two spots from Springbett, Strachan and Holly Hutson, another to be promoted from Group 12 due to her pace. When in Group 12 she had actually finished ahead of all the Group 11s at Hildenborough hence her enforced move-up.
Championship: 1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (51 points), 2 John Perks (50), 3 Simon Gleeson (44), 4 Paula Gleeson (40), 5 Christina Springbett (38), 6 Kathy Strachan (37), 7 Holly Hutson (34), 8 Liz Squires (32), 9 Karen Bowden-Brown (28), 10 Amy Thomas (20), 11 Wendy Tung (18), 12 Perry Wilson (16).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (61:49), 2 Karin Bradshaw (62:17), 3 Laura Williams (63:49), 4 Mary Moore (68:19), 5 Tara Howarth (69:52).
Following the top two from the first two rounds, Hutson and Springbett, being moved up a group, it was Hannah Harrison that stepped up at Eltham to take the victory. Karin Bradshaw was 2nd from Laura Williams, Mary Moore and Tara Howarth.
Bradshaw and Harrison are just a point apart in the championship, with Bradshaw leading the way. Moore is 3rd, with Kary Leggett, now credited with the wins at the first two rounds, breathing down her neck.
Championship: 1 Karin Bradshaw (52 points), 2 Hannah Harrison (51), 3 Mary Moore (44), 4 Kary Leggett (40), 5 Laura Williams (31), 6 Tara Howarth (29), 7 Gill Boyd (18), 8 Ruth Feltham (14), 9 Laura Gladman (13), 10 Helen Hobson (12), 11= Sonia Chou & Caroline Moncur (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
By the time you get to read this, Round 4 at Cliffe Woods will have already been staged. Round 5 is any parkrun anywhere in August. Just find the fastest course you can, set a blistering time and wait and see what your rivals have done! From past experience, and given this year’s unpredictable weather, it is worth banking a time as early in the month as you can.
This event was also a round of the Kent GP, and another strong showing by PWR means we are now leading both the men’s and the women’s championships!
Group 1 (13 registered competitors)
1 Kev Howarth (30:16), 2 Steve Camacho (30:57), 3= Mark Philbrick & Andy Tippet (31:42), 5 Mark Smith (31:45), 6 Silky Ng (32:11).
Men’s Captain Kev Howarth repeated his success at the previous round and took the Group 1 win and was the 1st MV50 overall. Steve Camacho gave it his all but had to settle for 2nd in a repeat of his Hildenborough result while, although Mark Philbrick beat Andy Tippet to the line, they recorded the same chip time to finish 3rd equal. Mark Smith in his first outing of the championship was 5th from Silky Ng, all the Group 1s covered by less than 2 minutes.
Howarth extends his lead in the championship with the absent Simon Thornhill dropping down to 5th behind Tippet, Ng and Camacho.
Championship: 1 Kev Howarth (55 points), 2 Andy Tippet (46), 3 Silky Ng (38), 4 Steve Camacho (36), 5 Simon Thornhil (32), 6= Andy Robertson & Mark Philbrick (27), 8 David Martin (20), 9 Adam Wilkinson (18), 10= Mark Griffin & Mark Smith (14), 12= Kev Chadwick & Will Senbanjo (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Tom Medhurst (34:09), 2 Stuart Ball (36:52), 3 Mark Franks (37:39), 4 David Groom (37:49).
Tom Medhurst was once again the class of Group 2, winning by just over 2 minutes from Stuart Ball who beat both Mark Franks and David Groom who had been faster than him at Hildenborough.
Medhurst leads the way in the championship with maximum points from the three rounds so far held. Franks and Ball step up to the remaining podium places, from Groom, Melody Kane and Sam Gibbs.
Championship: 1 Tom Medhurst (60 points), 2 Mark Franks (43), 3 Stuart Ball (40), 4 David Groom (39), 5 Melody Kane (34), 6 Sam Gibbs (31), 7 Chloe Wilkinson (23), 8 James Wall (18), 9 Scott Reeves (14), 10 John Kingscott (13), 11 Johnny Gill (8).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Haki Bardhi (35:44), 2 Steven Wynne (36:33), 3 Carl Inman (37:47), 4 Ellen Ball (38:42), 5 Mark Burgess (39:02).
Haki Bardhi had finished 2nd to series leader Steven Wynne at Hildenborough but went one better at Eltham to take the victory. The long awaited first sighting of Carl Inman in the group almost didn’t get recorded as, in his words, “his timing chip fell off his shoe in the first mile”, i.e. he didn’t tie it on properly, and it failed to register as he carried it over the line. Photographic evidence showed however that he had finished 3rd ahead of Ellen Ball and Mark Burgess.
Iron Man Wynne retains his championship lead with Burgess 2nd only by virtue of having raced at all three rounds. Bardhi moves into 3rd ahead of the absent Guy Sims.
Championship: 1 Steven Wynne (58 points), 2 Mark Burgess (42), 3 Haki Bardhi (38), 4 Guy Sims (32), 5 Ellen Ball (30), 6 Paul Whelan (18), 7 Carl Inman (16), 8 Andy Stubbs (15), 9= Ian Bauly, Jeremy Benson & Jim Winbourne (0).
Group 4 (12 registered competitors)
1 Mike Reeves (38:09), 2 Kerrie Donohue (39:14), 3 Catherine Round (39:48), 4 Paul Munday (42:47), 5 Stuart Isaacs (47:18).
A first competitive appearance from Mike Reeves in this year’s series, having marshalled at the first round, and it was a winning one. Kerrie Donohue was also racing for the first time and came in 2nd ahead of Hildenborough winner Catherine Round. Paul Munday was also venturing out for the first time and he claimed the next spot from Members 10k victor Stuart Isaacs who was pacing Mrs Isaacs around to her best result so far in Group 7.
Round retains her championship lead, with Reeves and Isaacs moving ahead of Steve Burnett who did not race at Eltham.
Championship: 1 Catherine Round (54 points), 2 Mike Reeves (35), 3 Stuart Isaacs (34), 4 Steve Burnett (33), 5 Igor Velickovic (28), 6 Kerrie Donohue (18), 7 Stephen Woodgate (16), 8 Paul Munday (15), 9 Adam Waterman (14), 10 Jason Hone (13), 11= Alice Neal & Robert Corbett (0).
Group 5 (11 registered competitors)
1 Rachel Knowles (39:41), 2 Agne Zavistanavice (41:23), 3 Andy Hall (42:45).
Rachel Knowles took her second victory of the campaign from Agne Zavistanavice 2nd and Andy Hall 3rd. That 20 points rockets her into the championship lead, overtaking the top two from Hildenborough, Trevor Adams and Denise Eva. Zavistanavice and Hall also move ahead of Eva into 3rd and 4th overall.
Championship: 1 Rachel Knowles (40 points), 2 Trevor Adams (38 points), 3 Agne Zavistanavice (32), 4 Andy Hall (28), 5 Denise Eva (27), 6 David Welfare (16), 7 Seaton Giles (15), 8 Julian Edmonds (13), 9 Scott Haragan (11), 10 Paul Strachan (10), 11 Anthony Donohue (8).
Group 6 (11 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tang (41:40), 2 Nigel Hewson (43:01), 3 Louis Strover (45:28).
Lucy Tang followed up her success at the Members 10k with a runner-up spot at Hildenborough, and was back on top at Eltham. After two 3rd places, Nigel Hewson went one better to finish runner-up with Louis Strover 3rd.
Tang increases her lead over Hewson at the top of the table by two points, while Strover moves up from 5th to 3rd overall.
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (58 points), 2 Nigel Hewson (50), 3 Louis Strover (41), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 5 Alan Niblock (27), 6 Edwina Cheng (20), 7 Joe Mulhall (18), 8 Ka Si Tung (14), 9 = Ant Holland, Jennifer Kelly & Robert White (0).
Group 7 (11 registered competitors)
1 Nick Squires (43:30), 2 Tracey Isaacs (47:18), 3 Hilary Morton (49:27), 4 Damian Parker (49:38).
Nick Squires looks to be the one to beat in Group 7 and, as he had done at Hildenborough, he finished over 3 minutes to the good to wrap up the win. Tracey Isaacs was 2nd and well clear of Hilary Morton and Damian Parker who were not far apart in 3rd and 4th respectively.
Squires is 10 points clear of 2nd-placed Parker, with Isaacs leading Julie Travers, Morton and Liz Delamain in a tight contest for 3rd.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (58 points), 2 Damian Parker (48), 3 Tracey Isaacs (34), 4= Julie Travers & Hilary Morton (31), 6 Liz Delamain (30), 7 Micky Boyd (20), 8 Katie Garvey (15), 9= David Thomas, Harriet Amos & Maxine Horsfield (0).
Group 8 (12 registered competitors)
1 Matthew Bradshaw (45:39), 2 Emma Horan (47:31), 3 Lou Stocks (48:09), 4 Olivia Senbanjo (50:50), 5 Terry Stocks (50:57), 6 Rachel Inman (52:15).
Matthew Bradshaw made it two wins in a row, with Emma Horan coming in 2nd. Lou Stocks repeated her 3rd place from Hildenborough, while Members 10k winner Olivia Senbanjo was 4th. Terry Stocks and Rachel Inman completed the top six.
Senbanjo retains her championship lead but her advantage is down to just a single point over Bradshaw. Horan and Lou Stocks are close by in 3rd and 4th.
Championship: 1 Olivia Senbanjo (53 points), 2 Matthew Bradshaw (52), 3 Emma Horan (49), 4 Lou Stocks (46), 5 Terry Stocks (39), 6 Rachel Inman (26), 7 Eric Nash (23), 8 Matt Smith (18), 9= David Smyth & Sally Callaghan (15), 11 Lottie Hollamby (9), 12 David Fordyce (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Jim Kirkland (47:46), 2 Chris Haydon (51:20), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (51:37), 4 Philippa Wynne (53:40), 5 Alex Robins (54:15).
Jim Kirkland was in fine form on his season debut and won the group by over three and a half minutes. Chris Haydon was the best of the rest from Lyttleton Barrett and championship leader, and Hildenborough victor, Philippa Wynne. Alex Robins completed the Group 5s on show.
Wynne and Haydon are separated by just two points at the top of the points table with Wynne retaining top spot. Members 10k winner Barrett is 3rd from Robins.
Championship: 1 Philippa Wynne (51 points), 2 Chris Haydon (49), 3 Lyttleton Barrett (36), 4 Alex Robins (29), 5 Jim Kirkland (20), 6= Julie Medhurst & Sue McAdam (18), 8 Sinead Barrett (15), 9= Biljana Petrushevska, Emma Sims & Martyn Brown (0).
Group 10 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paul Pester (51:31), 2 David Allison (53:20), 3 Barbara Carr (56:16).
Round 1 victor Paul Pester was back on top at Eltham, with Hildenborough winner David Allison in 2nd. Barbara Carr completed the podium and was the only other Group 10 to contest this round.
Pester continues to lead the way in the championship with Allison 2nd, and Carr moving into the top three ahead of Ann Adams.
Championship: 1 Paul Pester (58 points), 2 David Allison (53), 3 Barbara Carr (45), 4 Ann Adams (31), 5 Clare Evans (28), 6 Corinne Hollamby (18), 7 James Fisher (16), 8 Jenny Hayward (12), 9= Djuro Rnic & Eleanor Galpert (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 John Perks (52:12), 2 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (54:00), 3 Christina Springbett (54:42), 4 Kathy Strachan (55:12), 6 Simon Gleeson (56:13), 7 Paula Gleeson (56:16), 8 Liz Squires (67:32).
Inseparable on chip times at Hildenborough, John Perks got the better of Pherenice Worsey-Buck at Eltham to take the win. Christina Springbett who had been promoted from Group 12 was 3rd from Kathy Strachan, Simon and Paula Gleeson, and Liz Squires.
It’s tight at the top of the table with just one point between Worsey-Buck in the lead and Perks in 2nd. The Gleesons occupy the next two spots from Springbett, Strachan and Holly Hutson, another to be promoted from Group 12 due to her pace. When in Group 12 she had actually finished ahead of all the Group 11s at Hildenborough hence her enforced move-up.
Championship: 1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (51 points), 2 John Perks (50), 3 Simon Gleeson (44), 4 Paula Gleeson (40), 5 Christina Springbett (38), 6 Kathy Strachan (37), 7 Holly Hutson (34), 8 Liz Squires (32), 9 Karen Bowden-Brown (28), 10 Amy Thomas (20), 11 Wendy Tung (18), 12 Perry Wilson (16).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (61:49), 2 Karin Bradshaw (62:17), 3 Laura Williams (63:49), 4 Mary Moore (68:19), 5 Tara Howarth (69:52).
Following the top two from the first two rounds, Hutson and Springbett, being moved up a group, it was Hannah Harrison that stepped up at Eltham to take the victory. Karin Bradshaw was 2nd from Laura Williams, Mary Moore and Tara Howarth.
Bradshaw and Harrison are just a point apart in the championship, with Bradshaw leading the way. Moore is 3rd, with Kary Leggett, now credited with the wins at the first two rounds, breathing down her neck.
Championship: 1 Karin Bradshaw (52 points), 2 Hannah Harrison (51), 3 Mary Moore (44), 4 Kary Leggett (40), 5 Laura Williams (31), 6 Tara Howarth (29), 7 Gill Boyd (18), 8 Ruth Feltham (14), 9 Laura Gladman (13), 10 Helen Hobson (12), 11= Sonia Chou & Caroline Moncur (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
By the time you get to read this, Round 4 at Cliffe Woods will have already been staged. Round 5 is any parkrun anywhere in August. Just find the fastest course you can, set a blistering time and wait and see what your rivals have done! From past experience, and given this year’s unpredictable weather, it is worth banking a time as early in the month as you can.
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