New Year’s Day 5 Mile Run
In memory of Vernon Olivant.
All profit will go to Katharine House Hospice.
Normally a race where you have to predict your own race time (no timing devices allowed) but due to covid, we decided to have a virtual race.
Rather than predicting your time we are asking you to predict the following three things:-
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- Closest time prediction to the overall average. £20 prize for nearest.
- Guess the time of the 20th fastest runner. £20 prize for nearest.
- The total number of entries. £20 prize for the nearest.
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Online Entry £5 per runner (payment by credit card)
Rules:-
a) your run must be 5 miles long and run on New Years Day or Saturday 2nd January or Sunday 3rd January.
b) you must submit your results by midnight 4th January 2021. The on-line form is the best method however email, contact us, Facebook and Instagram are also valid.
c) prize pools will be split in the event of a tie in each category.
d) it is assumed that all participants accept that the members and Officers of Stafford Harriers are NOT liable for participant’s health or possessions during or as a result of the event and that all participation is at one’s own risk!
History of the event.
The race started in 1st January 2003 by Vernon Olivant as part of his Stupid Heroes League. For many years the hard work of organising, processing entries and calculating the results was down to Mike and Carol Jones. 2020 is the first race organised by Stafford Harriers.
Results
2021
Due to covid we had to hold a virtual race and so asking people to predict their own race time would have been impossible to adjudicate and so we asked people to guess answers to the following:-
- Closest time prediction to the overall average. £20 prize for nearest.
- Guess the time of the 20th fastest runner. £20 prize for nearest.
- The total number of entries. £20 prize for the nearest.
Just to add an additional handicap the weather wasn’t kind with 50mm of snow and ice. Conditions underfoot were very slippy and race times reflected more about how brave you were rather than fitness.
Winners:-
- Average run-time was48:53 Winner: Mark Oliver with predicting 47:30
- 20th runner was Chris Skellern in 50:37 Winner: Jodie Clarke with predicting 50:03
- The number of entries was 41 Joint Winners: Nitesh Thakrar and Charlotte Ward both predicting 45
Money raised for Katharine House Hospice (less credit card fee and prizes) = £133.93
Race Photos:-
Bryan Dale compiled a selfies gallery.
Position |
Name |
Club |
Average run time |
20th runner race time |
total number of entrants |
run time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Andrew Lamont |
Unattached |
00:42:01 |
00:34:07 |
80 |
00:29:16 |
2 |
Christopher Seale |
Stafford Harriers |
00:46:28 |
00:40:38 |
106 |
00:35:03 |
3 |
Natalie Boswell |
Cannock and Stafford AC |
00:43:18 |
00:36:15 |
185 |
00:38:16 |
4 |
Leon Stringer |
Stafford Harriers |
00:52:48 |
00:34:56 |
168 |
00:39:50 |
5 |
Nitesh P Thakrar |
Stafford Harriers |
00:51:45 |
00:36:00 |
45 |
00:40:14 |
6 |
Alan Jeavans |
Unattached |
00:40:37 |
00:36:12 |
64 |
00:40:47 |
7 |
Sue Jones |
Stafford Harriers |
00:51:24 |
00:39:24 |
64 |
00:41:55 |
8 |
Steve McHugh |
Stafford Harriers |
00:54:47 |
00:42:08 |
97 |
00:42:00 |
9 |
Richard Booth |
Stafford Harriers |
00:45:02 |
00:40:57 |
65 |
00:42:26 |
10 |
Stuart Turner |
Stafford Triathlon Club |
00:54:20 |
00:43:20 |
165 |
00:44:38 |
11 |
Kevin Uzzell |
Stone MM |
00:42:36 |
00:36:35 |
108 |
00:44:53 |
12 |
Mark Bentley |
Stafford Harriers |
00:41:33 |
00:37:00 |
70 |
00:46:15 |
13 |
Ian Hodkinson |
Stafford Harriers |
00:42:55 |
00:31:30 |
69 |
00:46:17 |
14 |
Linda Dale |
Unattached |
00:42:14 |
00:38:18 |
58 |
00:47:29 |
15 |
Hilary Wood |
Unattached |
00:42:47 |
00:26:49 |
243 |
00:47:29 |
16 |
Mark Oliver |
Stafford Harriers |
00:47:30 |
00:38:45 |
50 |
00:47:38 |
17 |
Joanne Oliver |
Stafford Harriers |
00:42:21 |
00:40:33 |
58 |
00:48:47 |
18 |
Jennifer Sutherland |
Unattached |
00:45:16 |
00:37:06 |
150 |
00:48:59 |
19 |
Lee Armitage |
Unattached |
00:55:00 |
00:44:00 |
78 |
00:50:21 |
20 |
Chris Skellern |
Stafford Harriers |
00:38:37 |
00:43:39 |
83 |
00:50:37 |
21 |
Jack Hodkinson |
Stafford Harriers |
00:43:14 |
00:33:14 |
86 |
00:51:54 |
22 |
Georgina Baxter |
Stafford Triathlon Club |
00:52:52 |
00:42:42 |
77 |
00:53:15 |
23 |
Wendy Proctor |
Newcastle (Staffs) Tri Club |
00:51:02 |
00:32:22 |
74 |
00:53:44 |
24 |
Julie Nokes |
Stafford Harriers |
00:42:48 |
00:36:10 |
68 |
00:54:18 |
25 |
George Hodkinson |
Stafford Harriers |
00:51:03 |
00:41:03 |
93 |
00:54:52 |
26 |
Criag Baxter |
Unattached |
00:46:20 |
00:38:50 |
109 |
00:55:01 |
27 |
Edwin Smith |
Stafford Harriers |
00:45:20 |
00:41:10 |
72 |
00:57:14 |
28 |
Mark Wood |
Unattached |
00:40:00 |
00:30:12 |
256 |
00:58:00 |
29 |
Richard Bailey-Jones |
Unattached |
00:53:17 |
00:38:25 |
62 |
00:58:00 |
30 |
Tracy Burrows |
Stafford Harriers |
00:42:17 |
00:37:19 |
71 |
00:58:33 |
31 |
Ruth Edwards |
Stafford Harriers |
00:39:32 |
00:36:51 |
49 |
01:00:36 |
32 |
Lindsey Foster |
Stafford Harriers |
00:43:23 |
00:38:19 |
64 |
01:00:44 |
33 |
Charlotte Ward |
Stafford Harriers |
00:42:32 |
00:35:42 |
45 |
01:04:17 |
Graham Williams |
Stafford Harriers |
00:50:22 |
00:48:02 |
82 |
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Jodie Clarke |
Stafford Harriers |
00:44:20 |
00:50:03 |
12 |
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Owen Milton |
Unattached |
00:49:25 |
00:33:26 |
243 |
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Richard Hill |
Team New2Tri |
00:45:45 |
00:25:25 |
57 |
||
Sarah Bromley |
Stafford Harriers |
00:43:56 |
00:36:37 |
76 |
||
Simon Bromley |
Stafford Harriers |
00:46:17 |
00:29:12 |
121 |
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Stuart Jones |
Unattached |
00:46:23 |
00:30:22 |
326 |
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Val Stuart |
Stafford Harriers |
00:45:28 |
00:43:12 |
74 |