Midland Road Relays

Saturday 26^th March 2022

Men’s 12 stage relays

We put together a complete team of 12 runners and they came 48th out of 76 teams.

The first four relay legs were 5.38 miles long and the remainder 3.16 miles long

Leg	Name	Time	Distance
1	Phillip Hilsdon	33:08	5.38 miles
2	Justin Green	35:32	5.38 miles
3	Richard Crump	33:57	5.38 miles
4	Christopher Seale	34:47	5.38 miles
5	Jason Littlewood	21:59	3.16 miles
6	Jake Oliver	21:18	3.16 miles
7	Nitesh Thakrar	22:30	3.16 miles
8	Pete Chell	22:07	3.16 miles
9	Antonio Treglia	23:08	3.16 miles
10	Leon Stringer	22:41	3.16 miles
11	Tom Davall	26:09	3.16 miles
12	Ian Hodkinson	22:55	3.16 miles

	Total	5:20:11	46.8 miles

Ladies 6 stage relays

We put together a complete team of six runners and they came 46th out of 72 teams

(4 x 3.16mile legs + 2 x 5.38mile legs)

Leg	Name	Time	Distance
1	Romy Williamson	42:33	5.38 miles
2	Chris Skellern	24:45	3.16 mile
3	Melonie Deakin	45:41	5.38 miles
4	Caitlin Mills	27:34	3.16 mile
5	Joanne Oliver	27:15	3.16 mile
6	Ruth Edwards	28:39	3.16 mile

	Total	3:16:27	23.4 miles

stafford Half

20th March 2022

Well done to everyone that took part. As usual, a lot of people weren’t identified as Harriers in the results. I have tried my best, but if you are still missing from the table below, send me an email at info@staffordharriers.co.uk

Position	Name	Time	Gender Pos	Cat	Cat Pos	PB
7	Tom Chell	01:14:01	7	MS	6	PB
33	Mark Silvester	01:21:39	33	MS	26	PB
41	Richard Crump	01:22:48	39	MS	30	PB
91	John Scott	01:26:29	86	MV50	7	PB
102	Christopher Seale	01:27:18	97	MS	59	PB
106	Liam Duggan	01:27:34	102	MS	62
119	Ashley Jones	01:28:22	124	MS	77
154	Justin Green	01:30:04	144	MV50	12
211	Ian Hodkinson	01:33:52	209	MV50	23
251	Pete Chell	01:36:00	235	MV50	27
256	Alex Langford	01:36:09	240	MS	136
260	Rosie Silvester	01:36:37	17	FS	10
348	Antonio Treglia	01:39:35	314	MV40	97
368	Ian Heath	01:40:08	330	MV50	45
369	James Bream	01:40:08	319	MS	173
397	Nitesh Thakrar	01:40:57	355	MV60	8	PB
430	Mark White	01:42:25	380	MV50	58
524	Mark Shrehorn	01:45:21	459	MV40	143
651	Chris Skellern	01:49:00	80	FV55	6
663	Neil Eisenhauer	01:49:13	556	MV50	100	PB
687	Alan Jones	01:49:46	567	MV50	103
721	Jason Littlewood	01:50:30	593	MS	288
769	Vasu Krishnan	01:51:47	647	MV40	200
799	Scott Palmer	01:52:44	700	MV50	127	PB
868	Philip Oakley	01:54:21	728	MV40	223
954	Caitlin Mills	01:56:09	144	FS	68
965	Sue Jones	01:56:23	142	FV45	40
966	Tom Davall	01:56:24	778	MS	367	PB
1040	Sally Haycock	01:58:14	179	FV45	50	PB
1151	Karen Murray	02:00:51	222	FV55	19
1163	Marie Larivoire	02:01:18	227	FS	105
1177	Karen Gretton	02:01:52	245	FV65	1	PB
1226	Steve Babb	02:03:38	947	MV50	185
1268	Elizabeth Stork	02:04:31	275	FS	126	PB
1305	Mark Bentley	02:05:53	976	MV50	193
1329	Mark Willson	02:06:37	1048	MV50	210
1348	Scott Kelsall	02:07:30	1043	MV40	322
1389	Tracy Haycock	02:08:57	337	FV45	93
1470	Katie Silvester	02:12:16	358	FS	165
1500	Samantha Bream	02:12:58	368	FV45	100
1513	Wendy Sears	02:13:14	376	FV55	32
1520	Joanna Duggan	02:13:23	377	FV35	70
1552	Katie Burbidge	02:14:57	398	FV35	73
1555	Mark Jones	02:15:06	1115	MV50	228
1789	Julie Nokes	02:27:30	529	FV55	41
1819	Robert Hoare	02:28:58	1275	MV70	8
1932	Amelia Daune	02:39:34	623	FS	278
1933	Kerri Delaney	02:39:35	624	FS	279

Photos by Colin Mitchell

knighton 20

13th March 2022

20 Mile race

Pos	Name	Gender Pos	AG	AG Pos	NSRRA	Time	PB
63	Ian Hodkinson	58th	M50-54	13th		2:34:45
108	Nitesh Thakrar	87th	M60-64	4th	E	2:52:42	PB
134	Charlotte Ward	34th	F40-44	7th		3:12:19

3 Leg Relay — sorry I don’t have the team members.

Pos	Name	Time
2	Who Brought Grandad!	2:06:24
8	Team Oliver	2:52:19

Mike Penman Open 5 miles

Saturday 19 March 2022

Race Report by Leon Stringer

To Victoria Park in Hackney Wick, East London for this race which I’d entered in 2020 before it was postponed for obvious reasons. The weather was sunny so the park was busy which meant you had to watch out as you shared the paths. There was a stiff wind too. The course is two figure-of-eight laps on a flat tarmac surface. There were also junior and wheelchair races on a shorter course before the seniors’ 5-mile race. On the course, you pass two stone alcoves preserved from the old London Bridge. Race HQ was at the Victoria Park Harriers and Tower Hamlets Athletics Club clubhouse which had changing rooms, bag storage, and coffee and cake on sale afterwards. I thought I’d be anonymous being far from home, but someone saw my club top and asked if I’d be running the half on Sunday!

131 took part in the 5-mile race.

Harriers:

74th Leon Stringer 00:35:38 (chip time) PB

Florette Fradley 10k

13th March 2022

No Harriers took part in this event.

Milton Keynes Festival of Running 10K

13th March 2022

Race Report by Leon Stringer

After a year off this event returns with 5K, 10K, half marathon and 20 mile races. I entered the 10K. It was a dry morning with warm sunshine but a cold wind. Setting off from Xscape you stay on the closed side of a dual carriageway for the first 3km before crossing the canal into more pleasant surroundings. With subways, footbridges and a short, steep hill at 9km the elevation starts to add up and the wind was an unwelcome companion. But then you reach the last 500 metres and hear the cheering from the crowds, and it’s across the line and all done.

575 took part in the 10K.

Harriers:
Leon Stringer 00:46:52 (chip time)

Cambridge Half Marathon

6th March 2022

Race report by Melonie Deakin

The VIP way.

I’ve run the Cambridge half marathon three times before and always done well – it’s flat and fast which is what I like, but as with a lot of races, it is getting more and more difficult to secure a place. Cambridge opens entries a day early for those with a local postcode, which in principle is good, just makes it more difficult for non-locals like us to get in! In November 2021 I ended up buying a VIP place for £99 -bear in mind a standard place is £46 without a t-shirt, you thought Stafford Half was expensive! It is a lot of money but it was the first half marathon I had entered in a long time and I really wanted to do it, so click click click I was in.

So what does a VIP place get you? A t-shirt was posted out to you in advance of the race! There was also the promise of entry to the VIP heated marquee near the start with its own bag drop, food, massage, and toilets all before and after the race. I must admit I was a bit sceptical. However, on the day I was pleasantly surprised. Although there were 100+ VIP runners, the marquee was ample big enough and it was really good. No queues for the toilets, ‘free’ food which was hot bacon rolls and similar, fruit, cakes, croissants, drinks and lots more…. warm space to wait and being March and 8am it was cold outside. The icing on the cake for me was I could start from any pen in any wave – so of course, I went in the first pen first wave to go at 09:30. This worked well for me, no bottleneck at the start, and once I was running I kept up a good pace, and ran a much better time than I expected.

Would I consider VIP again? Definitely but not often! Expensive yes, but once in a while to target a race is worth it. If you eat the food, use the facilities you get your money’s worth and starting at the front is priceless. VIP aside, Cambridge is a really nice course, you pass lots of landmarks, run through Cambridge University grounds which are amazing, lots of support on the way around. As always, the event ran like clockwork, can’t fault it at all.

Results:

1st Nick Bester – Best Athletics 1:06:19

1st female Lucy Reid – Tonbridge Athletics 1:15:15

Melonie Deakin – Stafford Harriers chip 1:51:51

4158th of 9889 finishers. 49th of 387 in FV50.

Stafford Half Practise

6th March 2022

This was the third run we have held for members to build upto the Stafford Half. Thanks to the leaders, helpers, and those taking part in a great day. Hopefully, the weather for the actual race will be as kind.

Knype poole 5

27th February 2022

Pos	Name	Gender	AG	AG Pos	Time
104	Dave Marsden	72nd	M60	8th	46:42

carsington water 10K

26th February 2022

Position	Name	Time	Gender Pos	Cat	Cat Pos	PB
28	Nitesh Thakrar	46:45	26	Male Vet 60	1	PB
29	Ian Hodkinson	46:49	27	Male Vet 50	2
34	Pete Chell	47:37	32
73	Jackie Allen	52:26	13	Female Vet 45	4
84	Alan Jones	54:15	69	Male Vet 55	3

National Cross country champs

Parliament Hill London

26th February 2022

— still waiting results —

Rugeley 10 Mile

20th February 2022

Position	Name	Time	Gender Pos	Cat	Cat Pos	PB
12	Mark Silvester	01:04:05	12	Ages 30 – 34	3
25	Phil Hilsdon	01:06:40	24	Ages 40 – 44	5
30	John Scott	01:08:08	29	Ages 50 – 54	5	PB
43	Justin Green	01:11:02	40	Ages 50 – 54	7
79	Ian Hodkinson	01:18:15	66	Ages 50 – 54	11
80	Rosie Silvester	01:18:21	14	Ages 25 – 29	1
85	Antonio Treglia	01:18:45	70	Ages 40 – 44	14
122	Chris Skellern	01:26:30	29	Ages 55 – 59	2
142	Alan Jones	01:29:19	109	Ages 55 – 59	6
168	Mel Deakin	01:33:01	45	Ages 50 – 54	6
170	Sally Haycock	01:33:31	46	Ages 45 – 49	10	PB
201	John Finney	01:41:51	140	Ages 75 – 79	1
235	Tom Davall	01:52:55	150	Ages 30 – 34	17
245	Julie Nokes	01:55:20	92	Ages 60 – 64	2
251	Graham Williams	02:00:37	155	Ages 75 – 79	2
262	Sarah Gray	02:11:01	103	Ages 60 – 64	4

walton wobble 10k

6th February 2022

OverallPos	Gender	CategPos	Category	Name	Chip time
16	Male	1	Ages 51-55	Justin Green	00:40:53
37	Male	8	Ages 36-40	James Bream	00:47:28
140	Female	10	Ages 41-45	Samantha Bream	01:06:17

alsager 5

6th February 2022

Position	Name	Time	Age Cat	Cat Pos	PB
42	Tom Chell	27:54	MSEN	34	PB
98	Mark Silvester	30:16	MSEN	57	PB
117	Richard Crump	30:58	MSEN	62	PB
137	Christopher Seale	31:53	MSEN	68	PB
149	Liam Duggan	32:08	MSEN	74
267	Sarah Di Cesare	35:46	FSEN	17	PB
301	Nitesh Thakrar	36:55	MSEN	107	PB
303	Pete Chell	36:58	M50	28
357	Vanessa Welham	38:16	FSEN	27	PB
368	Jason Littlewood	38:36	MSEN	122
402	Ian Wood	39:21	M55	29
396	Alan Jones	39:23	M55	27
412	Dave Marsden	39:43	M65	6
415	Chris Skellern	39:44	F55	7
446	Antonio Treglia	40:38	M40	53
508	Mel Deakin	42:02	F50	20
580	Ruth Edwards	44:05	F60	5
592	Tom Davall	44:32	MSEN	157	PB
605	Karen Murray	44:44	F55	18
620	John Finney	45:13	M75	3
785	Graham Williams	51:21	M75	5
795	Julie Nokes	51:45	F60	12
888	Sarah Gray	57:19	F60	19
939	John Hateley	01:03:21	M75	7

Staffordshire AAA XC Championships

8th January 2022

Race report Julie Nokes

I would like to give special thanks to Sarah Gray and Leon Stringer who both gave up their time to join me at Betley Court Farm volunteering at the Staffs Cross Country Championships on a very wet and muddy day!!

>Well done to Michael Dobson who ran in the race.

Pos	Name	Time
70	Michael Dobson	48:09

SH Virtual 5 mile run

1st January 2022

To finish the Harriers Challenge 2021, we had planned to use the Limp Wrist event. As this event was cancelled at short notice, we held a virtual 5-mile run.

Name	Time
Liam Duggan	00:33:17
Ian Hodkinson	00:36:29
Jake Oliver	00:37:03
Vanessa Welham	00:38:01
Nitesh Thakrar	00:38:31
Chris Skellern	00:40:24
Mark Oliver	00:42:02
Ruth Edwards	00:47:43
Tom Davall	00:47:44
Antonio Treglia	00:48:26
Julie Nokes	00:54:25
Colin Mitchell	00:56:42

Cancelled – Vernons Limp Wrist Race – New Years Day

1st January 2022

It is with deep regret that we decided to once again cancel NYD Limp Wrist event.

This is due to the current Covid status, with the rapid rise in cases and number of people affected by positive tests & close contact isolations disrupting family celebrations & time off work, not to mention the risks to personal health.

Therefore, we feel that it is in the best interests of everybody’s health & safety that we cancel the event. We are bitterly disappointed as we were looking forward to hosting this live event & try out our interesting new route!

We thank you for your understanding in these trying times & hope to return next year!