Hercules Wimbledon AC News March 29th 2015

HERCULES WIMBLEDON AC NEWS & RESULTS W/C March 29, 2015
Richard reports on a successful Stadium work party – 28/29
March
My faith in human nature, and the members of HWAC, is restored! I had a
tremendous response for my work party at the weekend. I am going to name the
roll of honour because everybody deserves acknowledgement and the club’s
thanks. Mark Cahill again did both full days, ably supported by Mick Leigh,
Djordje and Lena Mijic, Caroline Marshall and Ruby, Ali and Zac Purnell, Kevin
Snelling, David Jeffs, Richard Clark, Alistair Henderson, Rebecca and Marco Ravic,
Henry Silverstein, Gary and Annette Forde and the entire Grima family. I also
had support from several of “Pat’s Parents” who have always been very keen to
help while the 7 Upsandovers are training on Sunday morning. I hope I haven’t
missed anybody!
It was great to see a few youngsters, especially Henry who came on his own and
did a fantastic job clearing up behind the council’s green container and helping
me check the numbers of implements, with a very neat list. Members can’t fail to
see what an improvement has been made and I hope they will make an effort to
thank personally the people I have mentioned.
Here are a few photos. You will note that everybody is smiling: that means they
had a great time! Apologies to Caroline for catching her at a wind-blown
moment. The final photo is devoid of human interest. That’s because it is of the
areas on both sides of the fence at the finish end, the result of a superb response
from the junior age groups after training the week before when in 10 minutes
flat they cleared and bagged the leaves, probably 20+ bags in all, but of course it
was dark at the time. The seniors similarly are also thanked for clearing the
troughs for the jumping boards last Tuesday.
Regards
Richard Weston
INTERNATIONAL MARATHON VICTORY FOR HW’s CAROLINE JACKSON
Caroline taking centre stage after winning the women’s marathon in Limmasol,
Cyprus
“It was a tough run so no PB..but I'm happy with my result,” said Caroline shortly
after the race.” The heat started to get to me 6 miles from the finish but I really
enjoyed it. I've never made use of all the aid stations at every 2.5k, especially in
those last 6miles. Legs and everything felt great and in shape. Just the heat. All
good today too and no aches.”
“I thought I'd wake up with a sore head this morning actually from all the drinks
people were buying me at the after party at the finish line...my trophy is almost
bigger than the FA CUP!”
Also competing abroad on Sunday was Matthew Sharp who competed over the
half-marathon distance in Milan, Italy against a very loaded field but was
rewarded with a PB of 72:08.
In the less exotic Liverpool, Joe Toomey splashed his way to seventh place with a
PB success in clocking 73:46 over the same distance.
Also in Liverpool was Charles Lawrie looking concentrated on proving first M65
home, while Joe’s mum Sophie looks delighted with her performance.
LISA – NO DOUBTING THOMAS!
Lisa Thomas looks like she’s ready to play havoc with the HW
W50 rankings over road and track this summer after setting
the first such mark in her new category at the Wimbledon
Common parkrun on Saturday where she clocked 20:17 as
first woman home.
Getting her timing right as usual, Lisa achieved this success on
her actual 50th birthday!
Lisa in a parkrun from last month
EAST SURREY LEAGUE ROAD RACES – THURSDAY, APRIL 2- EWELL COURT
For those seeking a flat fast road course a little over four miles, (two miles for
kids) don’t forget the East Surrey event to be held this Thursday (April 2) from
Ewell Court track and starting at 7pm.
HW distance athletes should have received details of this event but for any
others interested please e-mail Pete for directions.
IS THE ISLE OF MAN READY FOR THE HERCULES ARMY?
Best of luck to Liam White and his group of HW warriors as they contest the
rugged terrain of the Isle of Man at this coming Easter Weekend running festival.
Word from the streets is that the team is not in the shape that saw the club taste
success at this event in recent years but no doubt they will give it their best shot.
GARNIER GRABS GOLD
Congratulations to Anna Garnier on her victory in the W60 category in the
European Masters Cross Country Championships in Poland last Friday.
Those Wednesday runs from Lauriston must be paying off!
AN EVENING FOR CELEBRATION
There was a grand turnout from HW members, their families and friends at the
AGM/Awards Evening held at the Wimbledon Golf Club last week.
Guy Gibbons was on hand with his camera to catch the action but such was the
quantity of his evening’s work it has been decided to post his results on the HW
website where they will appear shortly.
To reproduce them all in the Newsletter may cause your in-box to overload!
Paul Miller’s sprint group takes their share of the spoils at the AGM
TRACK AND FIELD AT TOOTING BECKONS
Time to get those track spikes an outing with the first of the ever popular open
meetings to be held this Saturday at nice & local Tooting Bec
HELP WANTED FOR THE HERCULES WIMBLEDON YOUNG ATHLETES
MEETING
The HW Young Athletes meeting is fast approaching with the Wimbledon Park
event to be held on Sunday, April 12, with the first event staring at 11am.
For a meeting of this size there is a large demand for helpers, be it officials,
people for various roles, e.g. supplying results, sandpit rakers, programme
sellers etc, etc.
If you are able to assist with general duties please contact Fred Green
(fredgreen14@yahoo.co.uk) and for officials, Nick Getting
(nick.getting@gmail.com) is your man.
WILL COCKERELL TELLS AN HISTORICAL TALE FROM THE SURREY LEAGUE
This year marks the 50th anniversary of HW's first, and to date only, Surrey
Cross-Country League triumph.
Spectacular and dramatic in equal measure, Hercules [as they were then]
suffered three stinging defeats to Belgrave in the season, but a stellar result in
the third fixture at Addington meant Belgrave went into the last match needing
to take out a gargantuan 155 points out of their comrades and Lauriston Cottage
training partners.
And they bally well almost did it! This is the final outcome.
1 Hercules AC (243, 295, 147, 261) 946 points
2 Belgrave H (225, 280, 337, 120) 962 points
An amusing postscript is that the race officials were so convinced at race's end
that Belgrave had won, they promptly handed them the trophy; before some
bright spark at Hercules piped up: "care to check that?"
PERHAPS THE GRASS WASN’T GREENER
Pete writes, “I bumped into Jonathan Osbourne in Morden town centre last
week and was surprised how fit he looked and suggested he came down to the
track and mingle with the fine collection of young sprinters now training with
HW.”
I also told him he should never have left his former coach Denis Roll, who after
all saw him to an HW U17 400m record of 48.94sec way back in 2010. “You’ve
not run that quick since then,” I reminded Jonathan in spite of being cherry
picked by an ambitious coach soon after setting his record.
LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – FIRST MEETING APRIL 19
If anyone is looking for some track & field competition away from the usual
League and local open meetings it’s worth while taking a look at the season’s
fixtures for the London Inter Club Challenge, the first meeting taking place at Lee
Valley on Sunday, April 19 where all age groups are being catered for
This link http://www.londonathletics.org/licc will take you to details of events and
timetables etc.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM SIMON INGALL – HW MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Here is a reminder that annual subscriptions were due on January 1st (again no
increase). We would be very grateful if you could arrange payment as soon as
possible. Information, including payment instructions, is at
http://www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Membership-&-Renewals.html The
subscription for any member elected since September 1st, 2014 also covers 2015.
If in doubt, contact Simon Ingall at membersec@herculeswimbledonac.org.uk
At time of writing there appears to be 180 members classified as unpaid!!! Many
of who are still competing as HW.
In the next few weeks Simon will be posting notice of lapsing to unpaid members
so if you want to remain as a member of HW please pay up!
REMEMBER: those not paid up will have to pay the Merton fee of £5 for training
at the track!
ANNUAL REGISTRATION WITH ENGLAND ATHLETICS
For certain events you will require an England Athletics (EA) membership
number. The annual registration starts again on April 1st, 2015 and now costs
£12. (By concession, those who were registered with EA for the very first time
between January 1st and March 31st, 2015 are covered until March 31st, 2016.)
Unfortunately EA’s system does not allow individuals to register themselves and
therefore it has to be administered by the club on your behalf. Please see the EA
registration section on http://www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Membership-&Renewals.html for how to pay.
ARE YOU RUNNING LONDON?
In no particular order I now understand that the following 16 members will be
toeing the line in London on April 26th so let me know if I have missed anyone
David Grima
Monika Crouse
Khaled Diaw
Dominic Kiralfyi
Stewart Bond
Tom Cheetham
Joseph Clark
Guy Cotter
Claire Grima
Robert Tuer
Dennis Williams
Caroline Jackson
Maurice Sharp
David Gold
Gina Galbraith
Frank Wood
Please let Pete know if you are not listed here as it would be good for HW race
supporters on the day know who they are looking out for (all runners hopefully
wearing their club vest!)
SHOPPING AT SAINSBURYS?
START COLLECTING THOSE VOUCHERS
It’s that time of the year again when the Sainsbury till staff issue the Active Kids
vouchers against your purchases and an opportunity to obtain various items of
athletic equipment for the club a scheme that is available to all organizations that
are in possession of ‘Club Mark’.
Vouchers can be left at the HW clubhouse any training evening or at the
7upsnovers sessions on a Sunday morning.
You can also post them direct to Pete Mulholland at 4, Birchwood Close, Morden,
Surrey, SM4 5NH
Forthcoming fixtures of interest to HW members
2015
APRIL
Thurs 2: East Surrey League Road Races, Ewell Court, 7pm
Fri-Sun 3-5: Isles of Man Easter Running Festival
Sun 12: Hercules Wimbledon Young Athletes Meeting, Wimbledon Park
Sun 26: Virgin Money London Marathon, Greenwich
Sun 26: Virgin Money London Mini Marathon, Old Billingsgate
Wed 29: Hercules Wimbledon Open Meeting, Wimbledon Park
MAY
Sun 3: Surrey Road League 1, Half Marathon, Richmond (ENTRIES CLOSED)
Mon 4: Herne Hill H Open Meeting, Tooting Bec
Sun 10: Surrey Road League 2, 10km, Sutton
http://www.suttonrunners.org/sutton_10km/
Wed 13: Rosenheim League, Match 1, Battersea Park
Fri-Sun 15-17: European Veterans Road Championships, Grossetto, Italy Details
Sat 16: Highgate H Night of the 10,000m PBs, Parliament Hill
Sat 16: British Masters Road Relays, Sutton Coldfield
Mon 18: Southern Counties Vets League, Match 1, Kingsmeadow
Sat/Sun 23/24: Surrey County AA Championships, Kingsmeadow
Mon 25: BUPA 10,000m, (Road) London
Wed 27: Rosenheim League, Match 2, Croydon Arena
Sun 31: Southern Athletic League Match 2, Horsham
JUNE
Sun 7: Surrey County AA Masters Championships, Ewell Court
Sun 7: Surrey Road League 3, 10-miles, Dorking
Sun 7: IAAF Diamond League, Birmingham
Wed 10: Rosenheim League, Match 3, Wimbledon Park
Sat 13: Surrey Schools Championships, Kingsmeadow
Sat 13: London Schools Championships, Battersea Park
Sat 13/14: Southern AA U20/Senior Championships, Lee Valley
Mon 15: Southern Counties, Match 2, Vets League, Walton
Sat 20: Southern Athletics League, M/W, Wimbledon Park
Sat/Sun 20/21: England Athletics U23/U20 Championships, Bedford
Sun 21: Surrey Road League, 4, 10km, Richmond
www.sportsystems.co.uk/ss/event/RanelaghHarriersRichmond10K1234
Mon 29: Southern Counties Vets League, Match 3, Ewell Court
Future fixtures: http://herculeswimbledonac.org.uk/Fixtures.html
For those seeking additional competition please refer to these links for open
meetings
http://www.londonathletics.org/?q=node/56
http://www.openmeetings.co.uk/find-an-open-meet.php
RESULTS
March 26: Ravens’ 5km, Wapping
1 Tim Sherman 16:47; 2 Stuart Fraser (HW) 17:29 Other HW: 24 Dennis
Williams 25:09
March 27: Brooks Last Friday of the Month 5km, Hyde Park
1 Rick Weston (Serpentine) 15:44 HW: 38 David Scrimshaw 18:31; 183 Dennis
Williams 23:43 (267 finishers)
March 27: European Veterans Cross Country Championships, Torun,
Poland
W60 (5km)
1 Anna Garnier (HW-2C) 18:17.4; 2 Rita Schubert (Germany) 19:55.9 (6
finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Burgess Park, Walworth, SE17
1 Chris Ore (HW) 16:58; 2 Grant Schmidlechechner 17:03 (126 finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Bushy Park, Teddington
1 Andreus Jaksevicius (Belgrave H) 16:29 HW: 116 Barry King 21:20; 197
Maurice Sharp 22:34; 306 Jessame Coulson 23:54; 495 Florence England 26:26
(998 finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Wimbledon Common
1 Nic Gould (Thames H&H) 17:45 HW: 5 Adam Harwood 18:27; 7 Henry
Silverstein 18:55; 10 Sam Barker 19:08; 11 Simon Bodle 19:20; 17 Charles
Hampden-Smith 20:02; 18 Adam Fenton 20:03; 22 Lisa Thomas *20:17 (HW
W50 record); 23 David Scrimshaw 20:19; 25 Caspar Parsons 20:23 (9th HW
U13B all-time); 26 James Wallace (2C) 20:27; 27 Peter Metcalf (2C) 20:31; 28
Gina Galbraith (2nd F) 20:32; 31 Medena Knespl (3rd F) 20:46; 44 John Hudspith
(2C) 21:29; 50 Richard Mellor 21:45; 61 Charles Lawrie 22:13; 62 Jolyon Parsons
22:16; 102 Alastair Brown 23:46; 106 Annmarie Seymour 23:54; 110 Ruby
Shipton 23:57; 315 Angela Kikugawa 35:21 (343 finishers)
* Nice for Lisa to set her W50 record on the same day as her 50th birthday
March 28: parkrun 5km, Richmond Park
1 Chris Oddy (Unattached) 16:42 HW: 192 Dennis Williams 28:42 (316
finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Hampstead Heath
1 John Driscoll (London Heathside) 18:08 HW: 56 Harley Miller 24:00 (189
finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Nonsuch Park, Ewell
1 Ollie Garrod (Epsom & Ewell H) 16:20 HW: 23 Tom Cheetham 19:28 (494
finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Dulwich Park, London, SE21
1 Laurie Pope (South London H) 17:04 HW: 13 Simon Woodley 19:15 (147
finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Bishops Park, Fulham, SW6
1 James Williams (Unattached) 16:39 HW: 3 Robert Tuer 16:49; 260 John
Wasbrough 32:47 (275 finishers)
March 28: parkrun 5km, Chichester
1 Mike Houston (Unattached) 18:06 HW: 13 Fraser Hagell 21:24 (101 finishers)
March 29: Liverpool Half Marathon
1 Paul Martelletti (Runfast) 68:00 HW: 7 Joe Toomey 73:46; 859 Charles Lawrie
(1st M65) 98:46 (4th HW M65 all-time); 4654 Sophie Toomey 2:28:05 (5038
finishers)
March 29: Paddock Wood Half Marathon, Kent
1 Toby Lambert (Winchester) 67:09 HW: 311 Chloe Hawkins 96:11; 591 Helen
Clifford 1:43:35 (2059 finishers)
March 29: Limmasol Marathon, Cyprus
1 Ahmet Jebel (Cyprus) 2:46:05 HW: 22 Caroline Jackson (1st F) 3:21:19
March 29: Croydon Half Marathon
1 Sergiu Gaiduc (Unattached) 73:12 HW: 276 Lauren Heney 2:11:31 (346
finishers)
March 29: Stramilano Half Marathon, Milan, Italy
1 James Lakomwa (Kenya) 60:33 HW: 41 Matthew Sharp 72:08 (5860 finishers)
March 29: Hampton Court Palace Half Marathon, East Molesey (MT)
1 Ryan McCleod (Tipton H) 67:49 HW: 16 Stephen McDuell 85:21 (9th HW M50
all-time); 135 Simon Woodington 95:46
March 29: Bedford Harriers Oakley 20 miles Road
1 Michael Wright (Barnet and District) 1:53:01 HW: 101 Frank Wood 2:26:12
(842 finishers)
March 29: Junior parkrun 2km, Wimbledon Park
1 Thomas Coughlan 8:38 HW: 4 Joseph Willis 8:58; 6 Sophie Crump (2nd F) 9:11;
8 Jack Murray 9:42; 22 Luca Grima 14:44 (26 finishers)
March 29: Hillingdon Duathlon, Hayes, Middx
Senior
Run 2miles – Bike 10miles – Run 1mile
1 Roger Fowkes (Hillingdon Tri) 39:23 (10:52 – 22:47 – 5:44) HW: 23 Alison
Purnell (2nd F) 50:51 (13:42 – 30:49 – 6:20) (34 finishers)
Tristar (ages 13 & 14)
Run 1.5km – Bike 7.5km – Run 1.5km (approx)
1 Zak Wort 20:46 (15:35 run/bike combined) – 5:13) HW: 4 Zac Purnell 17:06
(17:06 (run/bike combined) – 5:26) (12 finishers)
Re Tristar event: Note – the first run was reduced to approx.. 750m and timing
combined with the ride – no idea why unless it was the rain and wind that put
the organisers off.
…..AND FINALLY
Have a great Easter