Mornington Chasers Newsletter
22 June 2022
Race Recap
Amazing effort from all Chasers who represented at the Fast Friday race in Walthamstow last week. It was a hot evening and running laps around the track must have been super difficult.
Well done to the Chasers who ran for their club at Summer League at Headstone Manor last Sunday. Some great times on the five miler followed by an exciting set of relays. More on that later. We are currently in 6th places but the top 4 is not out of reach particularly if we can rack up some points in the next couple of fixtures.
Lastly, well done to Nicky Payne who ran a million miles at Endure 24 in Reading last weekend where her team finished 1st in their category. We will ignore the fact that she ran for a different club.
Summer League – Perivale
The next summer league is at Perivale on 3rd of July. Please click here to sign up for the coach. Volunteers are needed for our home fixture at Regent’s Park on 31st of July. Please click here for more information.
Athletics Fixture 3 Lee Valley
Athletics returns to Lee Valley on 16th of July. The deadline for sign ups is on Thursday the 14th.
Headstone Manor Sunday League
An overly long race report, by Charlie Fraser
It was an early start for my first Sunday League race. Possibly too early on a Sunday morning. The picnic better be worth it, I thought, as I jogged along the pavement.
We assembled on the road outside Talacre. I wasn’t late - unusual, but a good sign. Nick’s clipboard was reassuring, as was Eamon’s smile. John looked eager with some long socks on, holding his Achilles together. Some fellow Sunday League newbies too. A strong turnout. (But let’s work on the gender balance!)
With 7:45 passing, there was some worried joking about St Neots and the coach driver sleeping through his alarm. Liam was sympathetic, seeming quite keen to return for a Sunday morning lie-in. How strong was our collective commitment to the Sunday League? Was it over before it had begun? Early morning suspense.
Luckily, Nick had impressed the full might of his office as the Chasers’ Sunday League supremo on the Goldline driver. Our friend knew where he had to be and when. So he shortly pulled up, putting an end to our day dreaming. It was time to go.
The coach ride was unremarkable, so I won’t comment. The usual rascals were on the back row, while up front were the more sensible ones. I was somewhere in the middle.
We arrived at Headstone Manor in good time. We established the Chaser territory, and assembled our battle standards. There were clearly some gazebo games going on - Ealing Eagles arguably had the best, with their modern, geodesic design. But who needs a tent when the sun is out?! Not the Chasers. A picnic blanket, sun cream and determination are all we need.
To the race. Looking at the course map, it was five miles on a spaghetti of interlaced purple, yellow and white arrows. A seeming indeterminate number of laps. The organisers appeared to think that a bigger diagram would add clarity. Did anyone know where the start was? Best advice for the day: follow the person in front of you (or not, see below).
After some light touch warm ups, and sock readjustment for John, we were ready. We followed the ambling mass from the finish area to our supposed start point. Like the sun now burning up those early morning clouds, our minds cleared to focus on the task at hand.
The race began. An immediate bottleneck around a tight right turn provided excitement and a quick start. John’s enthusiasm was infectious and we went off swiftly over the first mile, something I later regretted. It became clear early on that this would be an all terrain epic, across trail, tarmac and grass. But nothing was stopping us.
Rendy and I soon found each other. Although we had planned for some sort of aerodynamic arrowhead formation à la Kipchoge, it was rather tricky as a pair. So we kept it cool and ran like normal people. I was soon grateful for this: the course necessitated more concentration than anticipated, with curb hopping and tight turning required throughout. The hazards became clear when a runner a metre ahead of us tumbled around a sharp left hander. Let’s focus, I thought.
It was hot in the sun. I had gone off quickly, making things tough as we entered the fourth and fifth miles. I found myself looking forward to the shade offered by the avenue of trees on one section of each lap. That was also where the water station was, but my two attempts at grabbing a cup were unsuccessful.
The final section of the course required particular concentration. Having done two long laps, on our third we were required to turn off back into the park about three quarters of the way around. With runners on different laps, you couldn’t just follow the runner in front of you anymore. Some didn’t catch the turn off, including Marcos. I saw him come across the wrong grassy lawn to finish the race, having run an extra kilometre. Nevertheless, it was all cheers at the end.
The race finished next to the various club tents. This was perfect for immediately availing ourselves of the excellent and plentiful picnic provided by the Metros. The baking was particularly good. The early alarm that morning had been worth it :)
At this point we saw some speedy performances from Alexa and Isla in the tenderfoot race. Impressive running and a sign of the bright future to come for the Chasers. It also became clear that some of the other clubs have been investing substantially in their youth academies, apparently to service future Summer League glory.
It was only after scoffing a plateful of sandwiches, sausage rolls and cakes that I learnt about the relay race. Unlike Queen’s Park Harriers, rumoured to have a selection panel and qualifying times for their Summer League relay team, Nick’s selection process appeared to involve choosing anyone who said the word ‘relay’ in his vicinity. My innocent question landed me with a leg in the first men’s race. We had teams in the three men's/mixed races, which was great to see, although disappointing that we didn’t have enough for the women’s race (come on girls!). Everything went smoothly, including the baton changes.
After the relays finished and we left behind the bemused youth cricketers around whose field we were running laps, it was time for some awards from the series last year. Well done to Alice, Sarah, John and Mike (??) for their prizes.
By just after midday it was time to leave. Bundled back on to the coach, I enjoyed some early afternoon snoozing as we rolled back to Talacre. What a lovely Sunday outing, I thought.
Good running, good cheering, good eating. Thanks Chasers! See you on 3 June in Perivale.
Calendar
Here's whats happening over the next few weeks other than our usual Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday runs. You can find our full calendar on the website.
16/07/2022 Athletics Fixture 3
Join - deadline 2022-07-14
03/07/2022 Summer League | Perivale confirmed
To let me get a feel on numbers for a coach
17/07/2022 Summer League | Dulwich Park Confirmed
🚌 Get the Bus - deadline 2022-07-01
01/07/2022 Finsbury Park 5000s
Are you in?!
08/07/2022 Ceilidh
25/06/2022 Race to the Tower
09/07/2022 Maverick Chiltern Ultra
27/06/2022 Committee meeting
28/06/2022 Beginners week 2 - Volunteering
Volunteers (2 of 5 left)
05/07/2022 Beginners week 3 - Volunteering
Volunteers (4 of 5 left)
09/07/2022 Hassocks to Brighton
Join
23/06/2022 Track Thursday
Sign Up here 19:20
Results
If you want to upload a photo or your results are missing, log in to our website and update your picture and Power of 10 ID.
Orion Harriers Forest 5 (Epping Forest), 04/06/2022
5MMT
Fiona Russell 38:00, 34 (4, 1) [74.09%]
Gary Homewood 43:46, 54 (12) [57.41%]
Andrew Disley 43:55, 56 (6) [59.74%]
Rafaele Lamour 44:03, 57 (20, 7) [61.45%]
Eamon Byrne 44:09, 58 (13) [57.40%]
Southern Athletics League Division 2 E (Battersea Park), 12/06/2022
5000
Nicola Payne 20:55.2, 2 [68.89%]
Southern Athletics League Division 3 North London (Parliament Hill), 12/06/2022
100
Collette Farnol 17.29, 3 NEW PB
Christiana Akingbola 28.71, 4 NEW PB
1500
Daniel Berry 5:43.15, 13 [73.28%]
Collette Farnol 6:40.49, 8 [58.56%]
200
Mehul Kotecha 34.12, 4
3000
Andy Davies 10:39.09, 11 [68.85%] NEW PB
Nick Johnson 11:57.68, 14 [66.35%] NEW PB
Nikolas Stephan 12:03.61, 15 [62.50%]
Daniel Lewis 12:39.43, 16 [63.19%] NEW PB
400
Mehul Kotecha 74.66, 5
Daniel Berry 75.80, 7
Jennifer Moore 92.93, 5 NEW PB
5000
Rebecca Taylor 21:29.14, 7 [74.01%] NEW PB
Cloudy Carnegie 22:22.11, 8 [64.43%] NEW PB
Ciara McManus 24:34.44, 9 [61.52%] NEW PB
Alice Sullivan 24:40.79, 10 [65.22%] NEW PB
800
Lydia Thomson 2:32.87, 4 NEW PB
Katrina Kelly 2:32.97, 5 NEW PB
Stephen West 3:46.97, 11
DT2K
Stephen West 18.67, 1
HJ
Stephen West 1.00, 1
HT7.26K
Stephen West 16.00, 5
JT800
Stephen West 22.70, 8
SP4K
Ciara McManus 5.42, 3
SP7.26K
Stephen West 6.63, 5
RunThrough Clapham Common 5K / 10K (Clapham), 15/06/2022
10KMT
Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 44:06 (44:01), 16 (4) [67.66%]
Eleanor Childs 55:33 (54:44), 71 (11, -) [55.42%]
FASTFriday 10000m (Wallthamstow), 17/06/2022
10000
Janine Makaronidis 41:28.88, 13 [72.55%] NEW PB
Lydia Thomson 42:13.21, 14 [71.12%] NEW PB
Parkrun 18/06/2022
Ally Pally
Stephanie Mercier 25:56, 52 (-, 1) [57.33%]
Alina Williamson 26:21, 59 [56.80%]
Bois de Boulogne, FRA
Juliette Westbrook 24:29, 22 [60.31%]
Canons Park
Alex Renton 21:58, 6 [64.19%]
Meryl Walker 39:13, 88 [46.71%]
Chelmsford Central
Elizabeth Aryeetey 27:14, 252 (-, 1) [68.91%]
Coed Cefn-pwll-du
Rebecca Howarth 28:08, 14 (-, 1) [52.49%]
Finsbury Park
Lauren Longhurst 20:00, 21 (1, 1) [74.17%]
Daniel Berry 21:40, 47 [73.08%]
Rahul Mohindra 22:09, 58 [58.62%]
Camilla Ray 22:47, 73 [66.93%]
Gaby Anderson 26:11, 190 [56.40%]
Rafaele Lamour 29:14, 296 [56.50%]
Nick Herbert 32:57, 392 [39.40%]
Eamon Byrne 43:42, 467 [35.96%]
Highbury Fields
Pete Calvert-Barr 20:17, 22 [64.75%] NEW PB
Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 20:47, 35 [70.41%]
Fiona Russell 22:54, 73 (-, 1) [74.60%]
Bruno Papadacci 25:41, 136 [51.91%]
Lizzy Muggeridge 38:51, 286 [41.61%]
Hove Promenade
Rendy Prakoso 19:16, 18 [67.91%]
Matt Brand 20:40, 46 [64.19%]
Liam Moroney 21:59, 82 [59.06%]
Huddersfield
Ben Bond 22:10, 38 [59.85%]
la Ramée, FRA
Ellen Smyth 27:02, 12 [54.69%]
Mile End
Stephen West 30:10, 167 [48.18%]
Milton Keynes
Daisy Wooller 25:51, 101 [57.12%]
Rugby
Andy Davies 20:01, 9 (1) [64.95%]
Southwark
Steve Satchell 30:22, 263 [208.23%]
Stratford Park, Stroud
Sam Blackburn 28:21, 38 [49.03%]
Wanstead Flats
Jennifer Moore 29:41, 130 [49.80%]
Wormwood Scrubs
John H Grigg 43:19, 89 (1) [59.06%]
Wythenshawe
Ellie Holloway 22:16, 19 (1, 1) [66.32%]
The Wall (70 m) (The North), 18/06/2022
Other
Andrew Disley 20:46:58 (20:46:58), 389
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Race Recap
Amazing effort from all Chasers who represented at the Fast Friday race in Walthamstow last week. It was a hot evening and running laps around the track must have been super difficult.

Well done to the Chasers who ran for their club at Summer League at Headstone Manor last Sunday. Some great times on the five miler followed by an exciting set of relays. More on that later. We are currently in 6th places but the top 4 is not out of reach particularly if we can rack up some points in the next couple of fixtures.

Lastly, well done to Nicky Payne who ran a million miles at Endure 24 in Reading last weekend where her team finished 1st in their category. We will ignore the fact that she ran for a different club.
Summer League – Perivale
The next summer league is at Perivale on 3rd of July. Please click here to sign up for the coach. Volunteers are needed for our home fixture at Regent’s Park on 31st of July. Please click here for more information.
Athletics Fixture 3 Lee Valley
Athletics returns to Lee Valley on 16th of July. The deadline for sign ups is on Thursday the 14th.
Headstone Manor Sunday League
An overly long race report, by Charlie Fraser
It was an early start for my first Sunday League race. Possibly too early on a Sunday morning. The picnic better be worth it, I thought, as I jogged along the pavement.
We assembled on the road outside Talacre. I wasn’t late - unusual, but a good sign. Nick’s clipboard was reassuring, as was Eamon’s smile. John looked eager with some long socks on, holding his Achilles together. Some fellow Sunday League newbies too. A strong turnout. (But let’s work on the gender balance!)
With 7:45 passing, there was some worried joking about St Neots and the coach driver sleeping through his alarm. Liam was sympathetic, seeming quite keen to return for a Sunday morning lie-in. How strong was our collective commitment to the Sunday League? Was it over before it had begun? Early morning suspense.
Luckily, Nick had impressed the full might of his office as the Chasers’ Sunday League supremo on the Goldline driver. Our friend knew where he had to be and when. So he shortly pulled up, putting an end to our day dreaming. It was time to go.
The coach ride was unremarkable, so I won’t comment. The usual rascals were on the back row, while up front were the more sensible ones. I was somewhere in the middle.
We arrived at Headstone Manor in good time. We established the Chaser territory, and assembled our battle standards. There were clearly some gazebo games going on - Ealing Eagles arguably had the best, with their modern, geodesic design. But who needs a tent when the sun is out?! Not the Chasers. A picnic blanket, sun cream and determination are all we need.
To the race. Looking at the course map, it was five miles on a spaghetti of interlaced purple, yellow and white arrows. A seeming indeterminate number of laps. The organisers appeared to think that a bigger diagram would add clarity. Did anyone know where the start was? Best advice for the day: follow the person in front of you (or not, see below).
After some light touch warm ups, and sock readjustment for John, we were ready. We followed the ambling mass from the finish area to our supposed start point. Like the sun now burning up those early morning clouds, our minds cleared to focus on the task at hand.
The race began. An immediate bottleneck around a tight right turn provided excitement and a quick start. John’s enthusiasm was infectious and we went off swiftly over the first mile, something I later regretted. It became clear early on that this would be an all terrain epic, across trail, tarmac and grass. But nothing was stopping us.
Rendy and I soon found each other. Although we had planned for some sort of aerodynamic arrowhead formation à la Kipchoge, it was rather tricky as a pair. So we kept it cool and ran like normal people. I was soon grateful for this: the course necessitated more concentration than anticipated, with curb hopping and tight turning required throughout. The hazards became clear when a runner a metre ahead of us tumbled around a sharp left hander. Let’s focus, I thought.
It was hot in the sun. I had gone off quickly, making things tough as we entered the fourth and fifth miles. I found myself looking forward to the shade offered by the avenue of trees on one section of each lap. That was also where the water station was, but my two attempts at grabbing a cup were unsuccessful.
The final section of the course required particular concentration. Having done two long laps, on our third we were required to turn off back into the park about three quarters of the way around. With runners on different laps, you couldn’t just follow the runner in front of you anymore. Some didn’t catch the turn off, including Marcos. I saw him come across the wrong grassy lawn to finish the race, having run an extra kilometre. Nevertheless, it was all cheers at the end.
The race finished next to the various club tents. This was perfect for immediately availing ourselves of the excellent and plentiful picnic provided by the Metros. The baking was particularly good. The early alarm that morning had been worth it :)
At this point we saw some speedy performances from Alexa and Isla in the tenderfoot race. Impressive running and a sign of the bright future to come for the Chasers. It also became clear that some of the other clubs have been investing substantially in their youth academies, apparently to service future Summer League glory.
It was only after scoffing a plateful of sandwiches, sausage rolls and cakes that I learnt about the relay race. Unlike Queen’s Park Harriers, rumoured to have a selection panel and qualifying times for their Summer League relay team, Nick’s selection process appeared to involve choosing anyone who said the word ‘relay’ in his vicinity. My innocent question landed me with a leg in the first men’s race. We had teams in the three men's/mixed races, which was great to see, although disappointing that we didn’t have enough for the women’s race (come on girls!). Everything went smoothly, including the baton changes.
After the relays finished and we left behind the bemused youth cricketers around whose field we were running laps, it was time for some awards from the series last year. Well done to Alice, Sarah, John and Mike (??) for their prizes.
By just after midday it was time to leave. Bundled back on to the coach, I enjoyed some early afternoon snoozing as we rolled back to Talacre. What a lovely Sunday outing, I thought.
Good running, good cheering, good eating. Thanks Chasers! See you on 3 June in Perivale.

Calendar
Here's whats happening over the next few weeks other than our usual Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday runs. You can find our full calendar on the website.
16/07/2022 Athletics Fixture 3
Join - deadline 2022-07-14
03/07/2022 Summer League | Perivale confirmed
To let me get a feel on numbers for a coach
17/07/2022 Summer League | Dulwich Park Confirmed
🚌 Get the Bus - deadline 2022-07-01
01/07/2022 Finsbury Park 5000s
Are you in?!
08/07/2022 Ceilidh
25/06/2022 Race to the Tower
09/07/2022 Maverick Chiltern Ultra
27/06/2022 Committee meeting
28/06/2022 Beginners week 2 - Volunteering
Volunteers (2 of 5 left)
05/07/2022 Beginners week 3 - Volunteering
Volunteers (4 of 5 left)
09/07/2022 Hassocks to Brighton
Join
23/06/2022 Track Thursday
Sign Up here 19:20
Results
If you want to upload a photo or your results are missing, log in to our website and update your picture and Power of 10 ID.
Orion Harriers Forest 5 (Epping Forest), 04/06/2022
Southern Athletics League Division 2 E (Battersea Park), 12/06/2022
Southern Athletics League Division 3 North London (Parliament Hill), 12/06/2022
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100 |
Collette Farnol 17.29, 3 NEW PB |
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Christiana Akingbola 28.71, 4 NEW PB |
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1500 |
Daniel Berry 5:43.15, 13 [73.28%] |
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|
Collette Farnol 6:40.49, 8 [58.56%] |
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200 |
Mehul Kotecha 34.12, 4 |
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3000 |
Andy Davies 10:39.09, 11 [68.85%] NEW PB |
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|
Nick Johnson 11:57.68, 14 [66.35%] NEW PB |
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|
Nikolas Stephan 12:03.61, 15 [62.50%] |
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Daniel Lewis 12:39.43, 16 [63.19%] NEW PB |
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400 |
Mehul Kotecha 74.66, 5 |
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Daniel Berry 75.80, 7 |
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Jennifer Moore 92.93, 5 NEW PB |
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5000 |
Rebecca Taylor 21:29.14, 7 [74.01%] NEW PB |
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|
Cloudy Carnegie 22:22.11, 8 [64.43%] NEW PB |
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Ciara McManus 24:34.44, 9 [61.52%] NEW PB |
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Alice Sullivan 24:40.79, 10 [65.22%] NEW PB |
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800 |
Lydia Thomson 2:32.87, 4 NEW PB |
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Katrina Kelly 2:32.97, 5 NEW PB |
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Stephen West 3:46.97, 11 |
 |
DT2K |
Stephen West 18.67, 1 |
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HJ |
Stephen West 1.00, 1 |
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HT7.26K |
Stephen West 16.00, 5 |
 |
JT800 |
Stephen West 22.70, 8 |
 |
SP4K |
Ciara McManus 5.42, 3 |
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SP7.26K |
Stephen West 6.63, 5 |
RunThrough Clapham Common 5K / 10K (Clapham), 15/06/2022
FASTFriday 10000m (Wallthamstow), 17/06/2022
Parkrun 18/06/2022
 |
Ally Pally |
Stephanie Mercier 25:56, 52 (-, 1) [57.33%] |
 |
|
Alina Williamson 26:21, 59 [56.80%] |
 |
Bois de Boulogne, FRA |
Juliette Westbrook 24:29, 22 [60.31%] |
 |
Canons Park |
Alex Renton 21:58, 6 [64.19%] |
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|
Meryl Walker 39:13, 88 [46.71%] |
 |
Chelmsford Central |
Elizabeth Aryeetey 27:14, 252 (-, 1) [68.91%] |
 |
Coed Cefn-pwll-du |
Rebecca Howarth 28:08, 14 (-, 1) [52.49%] |
 |
Finsbury Park |
Lauren Longhurst 20:00, 21 (1, 1) [74.17%] |
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|
Daniel Berry 21:40, 47 [73.08%] |
 |
|
Rahul Mohindra 22:09, 58 [58.62%] |
 |
|
Camilla Ray 22:47, 73 [66.93%] |
 |
|
Gaby Anderson 26:11, 190 [56.40%] |
 |
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Rafaele Lamour 29:14, 296 [56.50%] |
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Nick Herbert 32:57, 392 [39.40%] |
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Eamon Byrne 43:42, 467 [35.96%] |
 |
Highbury Fields |
Pete Calvert-Barr 20:17, 22 [64.75%] NEW PB |
 |
|
Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 20:47, 35 [70.41%] |
 |
|
Fiona Russell 22:54, 73 (-, 1) [74.60%] |
 |
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Bruno Papadacci 25:41, 136 [51.91%] |
 |
|
Lizzy Muggeridge 38:51, 286 [41.61%] |
 |
Hove Promenade |
Rendy Prakoso 19:16, 18 [67.91%] |
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|
Matt Brand 20:40, 46 [64.19%] |
 |
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Liam Moroney 21:59, 82 [59.06%] |
 |
Huddersfield |
Ben Bond 22:10, 38 [59.85%] |
 |
la Ramée, FRA |
Ellen Smyth 27:02, 12 [54.69%] |
 |
Mile End |
Stephen West 30:10, 167 [48.18%] |
 |
Milton Keynes |
Daisy Wooller 25:51, 101 [57.12%] |
 |
Rugby |
Andy Davies 20:01, 9 (1) [64.95%] |
 |
Southwark |
Steve Satchell 30:22, 263 [208.23%] |
 |
Stratford Park, Stroud |
Sam Blackburn 28:21, 38 [49.03%] |
 |
Wanstead Flats |
Jennifer Moore 29:41, 130 [49.80%] |
 |
Wormwood Scrubs |
John H Grigg 43:19, 89 (1) [59.06%] |
 |
Wythenshawe |
Ellie Holloway 22:16, 19 (1, 1) [66.32%] |
The Wall (70 m) (The North), 18/06/2022
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