Grand Prix 2021/2022
Fixtures
Round |
Month |
Date and time |
Race |
1 |
November/December |
20/11/2021 & 4/12/2021 (best time taken) |
Foots Cray Meadows parkrun. |
2 |
January |
23/01/2022 |
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3 |
February |
13/02/2022 |
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4 |
March |
13/03/2022 |
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5 |
April |
03/04/2022 |
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6 |
May |
08/05/2022 |
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7 |
May |
29/05/2022 |
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8 |
June |
22/06/2022 |
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9 |
July |
10/07/2022 |
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10 |
August |
August - Saturday parkrun (best time of the month - any parkrun, you submit your time (verifications will take place)) |
August - Saturday parkrun |
11 |
September |
11/09/2022 |
Larkfield 10K |
12 |
October |
30/10/2022 |
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Any questions, please message Kev or Nat on: menscaptain@pettswoodrunners.org or ladiescaptain@pettswoodrunners.org
Any questions, please message Kev or Nat on: menscaptain@pettswoodrunners.org or ladiescaptain@pettswoodrunners.org
RACE REPORTS
Round 1: Foots Cray Meadows parkrun 20/11/21 & 4/12/21 (best time taken)
Group 1 (8 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (18:17), 2 Kev Howarth (18:56), 3 Shaun Carter (19:04), 4 Jason Mercer (20:11), 5 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (20:12), 6 Andy Tippet (20:23), 7 Andrew Robertson (20:29), 8 Mark Griffin (20:40).
Group 2 (6 runners)
1 Johnny Gill (20:40), 2 Daniel Selman (21:23), 3 James Wall (21:51), 4 Carl Inman (21:57), 5 Isaac Holdaway (22:04), 6 Mark Franks (22:29).
Group 3 (11 runners)
1 David Ballard (21:58), 2 David Moore (22:29), 3 James Winbourne (22:44), 4 Peter Fisher (22:46), 5 David Welfare (22:50), 6 Stuart Ball (22:54), 7 John Kingscott (23:05), 8 Julian Edmonds (23:06), 9 Jon Dedman (23:16), 10 Adam Waterman (23:26), 11 Lucy Drury (25:27).
Group 4 (6 runners)
1 Patrick Hollins (23:22), 2 Stephen Faulkner (23:29), 3 Paul Strachan (24:00), 4 Alice Neal (24:03), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (24:04), 6 Daniella Furneau (26:41).
Group 5 (8 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (24:19), 2 Natalie Jacques (24:41), 3 Andrew Squirrell (24:46), 4 Philip Burlinson (24:47), 5 Trevor Adams (24:51), 6 Ellen Ball (24:54), 7 Nigel Hewson (24:56), 8 Lianne Flynn (27:21).
Group 6 (8 runners)
1 Scott Haragan (25:40), 2 Vassilis Sakizlis (27:07), 3 Philip den Baes (27:21), 4 Mark Burgess (27:26), 5 James Fisher (27:37), 6 Anna Adams (27:44), 7 David Smyth (27:59), 8 Ka Sing Tung (28:33).
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Hilary Morton (27:43), 2 Rob Sampson (28:18), 3 Nick Squires (28:28), 4 Sharon Wroe (28:53), 5 Julie Medhurst (29:15), 6 Richard Dunstan (29:20), 7 Emma Horan (29:28), 8 Rachel Inman (29:39), 9 Prema Reddy (30:31).
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 Gemma Worley (28:23), 2 David Allison (29:12), 3 Biljana Petrushevska (29:16), 4 Alison Draper (29:59).
Group 9 (8 runners)
1 Sarah Davis (29:59), 2 Terry Stocks (30:11), 3 Corinne Hollamby (30:56), 4 Alexandra Robins (31:34), 5 Emma Sims (31:45), 6 Kathy Strachan (32:22), 7 Lou Stocks (32:27), 8 Karen Mercer (32:31).
Group 10 (8 runners)
1 Paul Pester (33:08), 2 Ann Adams (33:38), 3 Wendy Tung (34:02), 4 Barbara Carr (34:47), 5 Linda Bowley (34:55), 6 Liz Squires (35:03), 7 David Goss (37:04), 8 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (37:05).
Results: Mark Burgess
1 Adam Wilkinson (18:17), 2 Kev Howarth (18:56), 3 Shaun Carter (19:04), 4 Jason Mercer (20:11), 5 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (20:12), 6 Andy Tippet (20:23), 7 Andrew Robertson (20:29), 8 Mark Griffin (20:40).
Group 2 (6 runners)
1 Johnny Gill (20:40), 2 Daniel Selman (21:23), 3 James Wall (21:51), 4 Carl Inman (21:57), 5 Isaac Holdaway (22:04), 6 Mark Franks (22:29).
Group 3 (11 runners)
1 David Ballard (21:58), 2 David Moore (22:29), 3 James Winbourne (22:44), 4 Peter Fisher (22:46), 5 David Welfare (22:50), 6 Stuart Ball (22:54), 7 John Kingscott (23:05), 8 Julian Edmonds (23:06), 9 Jon Dedman (23:16), 10 Adam Waterman (23:26), 11 Lucy Drury (25:27).
Group 4 (6 runners)
1 Patrick Hollins (23:22), 2 Stephen Faulkner (23:29), 3 Paul Strachan (24:00), 4 Alice Neal (24:03), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (24:04), 6 Daniella Furneau (26:41).
Group 5 (8 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (24:19), 2 Natalie Jacques (24:41), 3 Andrew Squirrell (24:46), 4 Philip Burlinson (24:47), 5 Trevor Adams (24:51), 6 Ellen Ball (24:54), 7 Nigel Hewson (24:56), 8 Lianne Flynn (27:21).
Group 6 (8 runners)
1 Scott Haragan (25:40), 2 Vassilis Sakizlis (27:07), 3 Philip den Baes (27:21), 4 Mark Burgess (27:26), 5 James Fisher (27:37), 6 Anna Adams (27:44), 7 David Smyth (27:59), 8 Ka Sing Tung (28:33).
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Hilary Morton (27:43), 2 Rob Sampson (28:18), 3 Nick Squires (28:28), 4 Sharon Wroe (28:53), 5 Julie Medhurst (29:15), 6 Richard Dunstan (29:20), 7 Emma Horan (29:28), 8 Rachel Inman (29:39), 9 Prema Reddy (30:31).
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 Gemma Worley (28:23), 2 David Allison (29:12), 3 Biljana Petrushevska (29:16), 4 Alison Draper (29:59).
Group 9 (8 runners)
1 Sarah Davis (29:59), 2 Terry Stocks (30:11), 3 Corinne Hollamby (30:56), 4 Alexandra Robins (31:34), 5 Emma Sims (31:45), 6 Kathy Strachan (32:22), 7 Lou Stocks (32:27), 8 Karen Mercer (32:31).
Group 10 (8 runners)
1 Paul Pester (33:08), 2 Ann Adams (33:38), 3 Wendy Tung (34:02), 4 Barbara Carr (34:47), 5 Linda Bowley (34:55), 6 Liz Squires (35:03), 7 David Goss (37:04), 8 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (37:05).
Results: Mark Burgess
Round 2: CANTERBURY 10 23/01/22
Group 1 (3 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (59:42), 2 Andy Tippet (1:02:22), 3 Andrew Robertson (1:06:05).
Group 2 (5 runners)
1 Mark Franks (1:10:44), 2 James Wall (1:11:58), 3 Nigel May (1:12:11), 4 Emma Crawford (1:12:17), 5 Carl Inman (1:13:08).
Group 3 (6 runners)
1 James Winbourne (1:11:22), 2 David Ballard (1:12:57), 3 David Moore (1:13:49), 4 Lucy Drury (1:17:18), 5 Stuart Ball (1:18:44), 6 Adam Waterman (1:18:49).
Group 4 (3 runners)
1 Chloe Wilkinson (1:18:23), 2 Nathalie Juchau (1:19:23), 3 Alice Neal (1:19:24).
Group 5 (4 runners)
1 Philip Burlinson (1:23:26), 2 Lianne Flynn (1:23:38), 3 Trevor Adams (1:25:55), 4 Nigel Hewson (1:29:04).
Group 6 (4 runners)
1 Ka Sing Tung (1:27:26), 2 James Fisher (1:31:52), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (1:33:54), 4 David Smyth (1:35:33).
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Prema Reddy (1:33:44), 2 Emma Horan (1:35:08), 3 Julie Travers (1:36:36), 4 Julie Medhurst (1:36:37), 5 Rob Sampson (1:36:45), 6 Sharon Wroe (1:36:56), 7 Rachel Inman (1:37:58), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (1:38:00), 9 Hilary Morton (1:39:22).
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 Lyttleton Barrett (1:40:06), 2 Rob Lillywhite (1:43:58), 3 Gemma Worley (1:47:53), 4 Simon Gleeson (1:48:46).
Group 9 (3 runners)
1 Emma Sims (1:48:52), 2 Alexandra Robins (1:49:29), 3 Sarah Davis (1:54:04).
Group 10 (2 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (1:49:47), 2 Ann Adams (1:54:05).
Results: Mark Burgess
Photo: Ka Sing Tung
1 Adam Wilkinson (59:42), 2 Andy Tippet (1:02:22), 3 Andrew Robertson (1:06:05).
Group 2 (5 runners)
1 Mark Franks (1:10:44), 2 James Wall (1:11:58), 3 Nigel May (1:12:11), 4 Emma Crawford (1:12:17), 5 Carl Inman (1:13:08).
Group 3 (6 runners)
1 James Winbourne (1:11:22), 2 David Ballard (1:12:57), 3 David Moore (1:13:49), 4 Lucy Drury (1:17:18), 5 Stuart Ball (1:18:44), 6 Adam Waterman (1:18:49).
Group 4 (3 runners)
1 Chloe Wilkinson (1:18:23), 2 Nathalie Juchau (1:19:23), 3 Alice Neal (1:19:24).
Group 5 (4 runners)
1 Philip Burlinson (1:23:26), 2 Lianne Flynn (1:23:38), 3 Trevor Adams (1:25:55), 4 Nigel Hewson (1:29:04).
Group 6 (4 runners)
1 Ka Sing Tung (1:27:26), 2 James Fisher (1:31:52), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (1:33:54), 4 David Smyth (1:35:33).
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Prema Reddy (1:33:44), 2 Emma Horan (1:35:08), 3 Julie Travers (1:36:36), 4 Julie Medhurst (1:36:37), 5 Rob Sampson (1:36:45), 6 Sharon Wroe (1:36:56), 7 Rachel Inman (1:37:58), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (1:38:00), 9 Hilary Morton (1:39:22).
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 Lyttleton Barrett (1:40:06), 2 Rob Lillywhite (1:43:58), 3 Gemma Worley (1:47:53), 4 Simon Gleeson (1:48:46).
Group 9 (3 runners)
1 Emma Sims (1:48:52), 2 Alexandra Robins (1:49:29), 3 Sarah Davis (1:54:04).
Group 10 (2 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (1:49:47), 2 Ann Adams (1:54:05).
Results: Mark Burgess
Photo: Ka Sing Tung
Round 3: EASTBOURNE 5 13/02/22
Round 3 of the 2021-2022 Grand Prix series was the first where competitors knew their rivals as racing at the previous two rounds had been ‘blind’ as the organisers had used those results to try and allocate groups in a fair fashion. Only time will tell if they have succeeded.
35 GP entrants made the trip to Eastbourne in mid-February for this fast but cold and windy 5 miler, with plenty of PBs achieved and Richard Dunstan setting a new club record for the MV70 class.
Group 1 (3 runners)
Adam Wilkinson had been the first PWR home at the two opening rounds but was not racing at Eastbourne. Simon Dobson (30:02) took the honours from Kev Howarth (30:53) who had also placed 2nd at the Foots Cray parkrun season opener. Hector Rodriguez Drummond (32:27) was 3rd to add to his 5th place at Foots Cray.
Wilkinson (40 points) heads the table from Howarth (36) and Andy Tippet (31) who took the runner-up spot at the Canterbury 10 miler. Drumond (30), Andrew Robertson (28) and Dobson (20) complete the top six.
Group 2 (2 runners)
Just the two competitors in this group, with Canterbury winner Mark Franks (35:41) coming home ahead of David Groom (37:13) to notch up his second victory of the series. This was Groom’s first run in this year’s series although he did volunteer at the opener for which he receives 15 points that could prove crucial later in the year.
Franks with two victories and the only competitor in this class to have taken part in all 3 rounds has a comfortable series lead – his 53 points from a possible 60 well clear of James Wall (34) in 2nd. Groom (33) lies 3rd from Carl Inman (29), Foots Cray speedster Johnny Gill (20) and Daniel Selman (18).
Group 3 (2 runners)
Group 3 also only had two competitors, with Peter Fisher (37:37) taking the win from Jon Dedman (38:57).
It’s nice and tight at the top of this class’ points table with Foots Cray victor David Ballard (38 points) narrowly heading Canterbury winner James Winbourne (36), Fisher (35) and David Moore (34). Dedman (28) and Stuart Ball (27) complete the top six.
Group 4 (5 runners)
A decent turnout in this group of 5, but at the end there was only one creating all the headlines as Erin Hodges (36:59) set the pace as well as being quicker than the two Group 3s.Not that she was far ahead of her group rivals, with 2nd-placed Mike Reeves (37:20) just 21s slower and Jeremy Benson (37:39) even closer to Reeves than that in 3rd. Alice Neal (38:42) and Paul Strachan (39:03) weren’t far behind either in 4th and 5th respectively.
Neal’s consistent results of two 3rd places and a 4th put her top of the championship table with 46 points. Canterbury winner Chloe Wilkinson (34) is next best from Strachan (30) in 3rd. Hodges and Patrick Hollins with a win apiece share 4th place with 20 points, and then there is another tie between Reeves and Natalie Juchau for 6th with both on 18 points.
Group 5 (6 runners)
This group had the largest turnout and the victory laurels in the six-strong field went to Natalie Jacques (38:47), just 11s quicker than Andrew Squirrell (38:58) in 2nd. Foots Cray victor Steve Burnett (39:28) was 3rd from Trevor Adams (40:51), Canterbury winner Philip Burlinson (41:07) and Nigel Hewson (41:43).
Burlinson (49 points) tops the table from Adams (45) and Hewson (40). Jacques (38), Burnett (36) and Squirrell (34) complete the top six.
Group 6 (2 runners)
Ka Sing Tung had been the class of the Group 6 over the 10 mile distance at Canterbury, but, as at the Foots Cray parkrun, was unable to match David Smyth over the shorter distance at Folkestone, Smyth’s 43:52 two minutes quicker than Tung’s 45:52.
Tung (49 points) holds a narrow 2-points advantage over Smyth (47) at the top of the table from Vassillis Sakizlis (34) and James Fisher (32). Foots Cray victor Scott Haragan (20) is 5th from Philip den Baes (16) in 6th.
Group 7 (5 runners)
Rob Sampson (44:06) won this group from Richard Dunstan (45:43). The other three Group 7s at Folkestone - Julie Medhurst (46:30), Sharon Wroe (46:43) and Nick Squires (46:56) were separated by less than 30 seconds.
Sampson (52 points) tops the table from Medhurst (45) and Wroe (43). Dunstan (31) in 4th heads no less than 4 others all on the same score! Squires, Canterbury winner Prema Reddy, Emma Horan and Foots Cray victor Hilary Morton all tied on 30 points.
Group 8 (2 runners)
Lyttleton Barrett (48:04) repeated his success at Canterbury to take consecutive Group 8 victories. David Allison (50:30) was the only other group representative and took his second 2nd place of the campaign.
Barrett unsurprisingly tops the leaderboard with 40 points, from Foots Cray winner Gemma Worley and Allison tied for 2nd on 36 points. These three are well clear of Rob Lillywhite (18), Biljana Petrushevska (16) and Simon Gleeson and Alison Draper, both on 15 points.
Group 9 (3 runners)
It was close at the top of this group, with Alexandra Robins (50:49) just edging Foots Cray winner Sarah Davis (51:04). Kathy Strachan (53:10) was 3rd.
Davis holds a single point advantage at the top of the Group 9 table, her 54 points placing her above Robins (53). Canterbury winner Emma Sims (34) is 3rd from Strachan (29), Terry Stocks (18) and Corinne Hollamby (16).
Group 10 (5 runners)
Five in this group with Wendy Tung (51:58) making it two victories in a row as she had also come out on top at Canterbury. Ann Adams (53:17) made it three 2nd places in a row, from Liz Squires (53:44) in 3rd, Foots Cray winner Paul Pester (53:59) 4th and Pherenice Worsey-Buck (54:38) 5th.
Tung (56 points) heads the championship from Adams (54) and Pester (35). Squires (29), Worsey-Buck (25) and Barbara Carr (15) complete the top six.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Adzade Photography
The next round is the Paddock Wood Half on March 13th. Entries close at 11am on March 11th if you haven’t already entered and fancy taking part on this PB-friendly course. At the time of writing 73 PWRs are on the entry list.
35 GP entrants made the trip to Eastbourne in mid-February for this fast but cold and windy 5 miler, with plenty of PBs achieved and Richard Dunstan setting a new club record for the MV70 class.
Group 1 (3 runners)
Adam Wilkinson had been the first PWR home at the two opening rounds but was not racing at Eastbourne. Simon Dobson (30:02) took the honours from Kev Howarth (30:53) who had also placed 2nd at the Foots Cray parkrun season opener. Hector Rodriguez Drummond (32:27) was 3rd to add to his 5th place at Foots Cray.
Wilkinson (40 points) heads the table from Howarth (36) and Andy Tippet (31) who took the runner-up spot at the Canterbury 10 miler. Drumond (30), Andrew Robertson (28) and Dobson (20) complete the top six.
Group 2 (2 runners)
Just the two competitors in this group, with Canterbury winner Mark Franks (35:41) coming home ahead of David Groom (37:13) to notch up his second victory of the series. This was Groom’s first run in this year’s series although he did volunteer at the opener for which he receives 15 points that could prove crucial later in the year.
Franks with two victories and the only competitor in this class to have taken part in all 3 rounds has a comfortable series lead – his 53 points from a possible 60 well clear of James Wall (34) in 2nd. Groom (33) lies 3rd from Carl Inman (29), Foots Cray speedster Johnny Gill (20) and Daniel Selman (18).
Group 3 (2 runners)
Group 3 also only had two competitors, with Peter Fisher (37:37) taking the win from Jon Dedman (38:57).
It’s nice and tight at the top of this class’ points table with Foots Cray victor David Ballard (38 points) narrowly heading Canterbury winner James Winbourne (36), Fisher (35) and David Moore (34). Dedman (28) and Stuart Ball (27) complete the top six.
Group 4 (5 runners)
A decent turnout in this group of 5, but at the end there was only one creating all the headlines as Erin Hodges (36:59) set the pace as well as being quicker than the two Group 3s.Not that she was far ahead of her group rivals, with 2nd-placed Mike Reeves (37:20) just 21s slower and Jeremy Benson (37:39) even closer to Reeves than that in 3rd. Alice Neal (38:42) and Paul Strachan (39:03) weren’t far behind either in 4th and 5th respectively.
Neal’s consistent results of two 3rd places and a 4th put her top of the championship table with 46 points. Canterbury winner Chloe Wilkinson (34) is next best from Strachan (30) in 3rd. Hodges and Patrick Hollins with a win apiece share 4th place with 20 points, and then there is another tie between Reeves and Natalie Juchau for 6th with both on 18 points.
Group 5 (6 runners)
This group had the largest turnout and the victory laurels in the six-strong field went to Natalie Jacques (38:47), just 11s quicker than Andrew Squirrell (38:58) in 2nd. Foots Cray victor Steve Burnett (39:28) was 3rd from Trevor Adams (40:51), Canterbury winner Philip Burlinson (41:07) and Nigel Hewson (41:43).
Burlinson (49 points) tops the table from Adams (45) and Hewson (40). Jacques (38), Burnett (36) and Squirrell (34) complete the top six.
Group 6 (2 runners)
Ka Sing Tung had been the class of the Group 6 over the 10 mile distance at Canterbury, but, as at the Foots Cray parkrun, was unable to match David Smyth over the shorter distance at Folkestone, Smyth’s 43:52 two minutes quicker than Tung’s 45:52.
Tung (49 points) holds a narrow 2-points advantage over Smyth (47) at the top of the table from Vassillis Sakizlis (34) and James Fisher (32). Foots Cray victor Scott Haragan (20) is 5th from Philip den Baes (16) in 6th.
Group 7 (5 runners)
Rob Sampson (44:06) won this group from Richard Dunstan (45:43). The other three Group 7s at Folkestone - Julie Medhurst (46:30), Sharon Wroe (46:43) and Nick Squires (46:56) were separated by less than 30 seconds.
Sampson (52 points) tops the table from Medhurst (45) and Wroe (43). Dunstan (31) in 4th heads no less than 4 others all on the same score! Squires, Canterbury winner Prema Reddy, Emma Horan and Foots Cray victor Hilary Morton all tied on 30 points.
Group 8 (2 runners)
Lyttleton Barrett (48:04) repeated his success at Canterbury to take consecutive Group 8 victories. David Allison (50:30) was the only other group representative and took his second 2nd place of the campaign.
Barrett unsurprisingly tops the leaderboard with 40 points, from Foots Cray winner Gemma Worley and Allison tied for 2nd on 36 points. These three are well clear of Rob Lillywhite (18), Biljana Petrushevska (16) and Simon Gleeson and Alison Draper, both on 15 points.
Group 9 (3 runners)
It was close at the top of this group, with Alexandra Robins (50:49) just edging Foots Cray winner Sarah Davis (51:04). Kathy Strachan (53:10) was 3rd.
Davis holds a single point advantage at the top of the Group 9 table, her 54 points placing her above Robins (53). Canterbury winner Emma Sims (34) is 3rd from Strachan (29), Terry Stocks (18) and Corinne Hollamby (16).
Group 10 (5 runners)
Five in this group with Wendy Tung (51:58) making it two victories in a row as she had also come out on top at Canterbury. Ann Adams (53:17) made it three 2nd places in a row, from Liz Squires (53:44) in 3rd, Foots Cray winner Paul Pester (53:59) 4th and Pherenice Worsey-Buck (54:38) 5th.
Tung (56 points) heads the championship from Adams (54) and Pester (35). Squires (29), Worsey-Buck (25) and Barbara Carr (15) complete the top six.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Adzade Photography
The next round is the Paddock Wood Half on March 13th. Entries close at 11am on March 11th if you haven’t already entered and fancy taking part on this PB-friendly course. At the time of writing 73 PWRs are on the entry list.
Round 4: PADDOCK WOOD HALF 13/03/22
Round 4 of this season's Grand Prix series was the ultra-fast Lambert & Foster Paddock Wood Half Marathon on March 13th. A perennial favourite with those preparing for April marathons, it is also a great first half for those wishing to tackle this distance as it is well organised, the course is relatively flat and there is always a good, friendly atmosphere. 46 GP entrants completed the event with PBs galore!
Group 1 (4 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (01:19:57), 2 Andy Tippet (01:22:37), 3 Kev Howarth (01:23:23), 4 Andrew Robertson (01:28:47).
Having missed the previous round, Adam Wilkinson, winner of the first two events, was back and once again proved too quick for the rest of the PWRs. Andy Tippet was one of those to set a PB but had to settle for the runner-spot behind Wilkinson, the same outcome as at the Canterbury 10 miler. Kev Howarth was 3rd from another PB-setter, Andrew Robertson.
Group 2 (7 runners)
1 Daniel Selman (01:25:36), 2 Emma Crawford (01:29:23), 3 Mark Franks (01:31:33), 4 Johnny Gill (01:35:04), 5 Carl Inman (01:37:21), 6 David Groom (01:39:52).
A good turnout of 7 GP entrants in this class, with Daniel Selman setting the pace and almost 4 minutes quicker than Emma Crawford in 2nd whose time is currently the quickest claimed by a PWR lady this year. Championship leader Mark Franks was 3rd from Foots Cray victor Johnny Gill, Carl Inman, David Groom and James Wall.
Group 3 (4 runners)
1 David Moore (01:36:52), 2 David Ballard (01:38:26), 3 John Kingscott (01:40:54), 4 Stuart Ball (01:45:30).
A PB by David Moore saw him take the Group 3 honours from championship leader David Ballard. John Kingscott taking part in his second event of the series smashed his PB by 10 minutes to take 3rd, from Stuart Ball in 4th who has improved with every round he has entered.
Group 4 (8 runners)
1 Clive Preston (01:35:25), 2 Mike Reeves (01:38:56), 3 Jeremy Benson (01:40:48), 4 Natalie Juchau (1:43:30), 5 Jeremy Townsend (1:44:21), 6 Chloe Wilkinson (1:44:25).
Group 4 had the highest number of runners with eight. Four rounds in and four different winners, with Clive Preston on top this time around in his first GP outing of the season. Mike Reeves was 2nd for the second time in a row while Jeremy Benson with a PB also matched his 3rd place at the previous round. Nat Juchau was 4th from Jeremy Townsend, making his first appearance, Canterbury victor Chloe Wilkinson, championship leader Alice Neal and Daniella Furneau.
Group 5 (4 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (1:45:09), 2 Nigel Hewson (01:51:15), 3 Ellen Ball (01:53:36), 4 Trevor Adams (01:58:16).
Championship leader Philip Burlinson was not at Paddock Wood and, in his absence, it was Foots Cray victor Steve Burnett who won, his time over 4 minutes quicker than the last time he ran the event. Nigel Hewson in 2nd was over 6 minutes back, with Ellen Ball 3rd and Trevor Adams 4th.
Group 6 (4 runners)
1 James Fisher (01:56:29), 2 Ka Si Tung (02:01:06), 3 Sally Callaghan (02:06:05), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (02:17:36).
Someone else who ran particularly well was Group 6 winner James Fisher. Fisher has been chasing a sub-2 hour half for a number of years and came close at the 2020 Vitality Big Half with 2:00:19. At Paddock Wood he ran a 1:56:29! Birthday boy Ka Si Tung couldn't quite get the icing on his cake but 2nd place boosts his points advantage at the top of the table. Sally Callaghan took a massive 8 minutes off her PB in 3rd in her first GP of the season from Vassilis Sakizlis in 4th.
Group 7 (5 runners)
1 Rob Sampson (02:03:41), 2 Hilary Morton (02:07:09), 3 Julie Travers (02:10:04), 4 Rachel Inman (02:12:49), 5 Sharon Wroe (02:13:58).
Back-to-back wins for Rob Sampson and a massive PB by 14 minutes keeps him on top of the Group 7 points table . Foots Cray victor Hilary Morton was 2nd in his first ever half marathon, from Julie Travers, 3rd for the second time this campaign. Rachel Inman took 10 minutes off her PB to claim 4th from Sharon Wroe in 5th.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 Lyttleton Barrett (02:07:45), 2 Rob Lillywhite (02:17:41), 3 Gemma Worley (02:18:48).
Since joining the series at Round 2 Lyttleton Barrett has been undefeated, and Paddock Wood was no different as he won convincingly by almost 10 minutes. Rob Lillywhite picked up his second runner-up spot of the campaign, with Foots Cray victor Gemma Worley 3rd.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Lou Stocks (02:18:33), 2 Emma Sims (02:21:24), 3 Sarah Davis (02:32:29), 4 Karen Mercer (02:35:06).
Group 9 had its fourth different winner in 4 rounds, with Lou Stocks on top at Paddock Wood. Canterbury winner Emma Sims was 2nd from Foots Cray victor Sarah Davis 3rd and Karen Mercer 4th.
Group 10 (3 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (02:22:37), 2 Barbara Carr (02:33:41), 3 Linda Bowley (02:36:28).
Wendy Tung has been the runner to beat in Group 10 and she picked up her third straight victory from Barbara Carr, another to get a PB, and Linda Bowley.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Russell Callaghan (& others from Facebook)
Group 1 (4 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (01:19:57), 2 Andy Tippet (01:22:37), 3 Kev Howarth (01:23:23), 4 Andrew Robertson (01:28:47).
Having missed the previous round, Adam Wilkinson, winner of the first two events, was back and once again proved too quick for the rest of the PWRs. Andy Tippet was one of those to set a PB but had to settle for the runner-spot behind Wilkinson, the same outcome as at the Canterbury 10 miler. Kev Howarth was 3rd from another PB-setter, Andrew Robertson.
Group 2 (7 runners)
1 Daniel Selman (01:25:36), 2 Emma Crawford (01:29:23), 3 Mark Franks (01:31:33), 4 Johnny Gill (01:35:04), 5 Carl Inman (01:37:21), 6 David Groom (01:39:52).
A good turnout of 7 GP entrants in this class, with Daniel Selman setting the pace and almost 4 minutes quicker than Emma Crawford in 2nd whose time is currently the quickest claimed by a PWR lady this year. Championship leader Mark Franks was 3rd from Foots Cray victor Johnny Gill, Carl Inman, David Groom and James Wall.
Group 3 (4 runners)
1 David Moore (01:36:52), 2 David Ballard (01:38:26), 3 John Kingscott (01:40:54), 4 Stuart Ball (01:45:30).
A PB by David Moore saw him take the Group 3 honours from championship leader David Ballard. John Kingscott taking part in his second event of the series smashed his PB by 10 minutes to take 3rd, from Stuart Ball in 4th who has improved with every round he has entered.
Group 4 (8 runners)
1 Clive Preston (01:35:25), 2 Mike Reeves (01:38:56), 3 Jeremy Benson (01:40:48), 4 Natalie Juchau (1:43:30), 5 Jeremy Townsend (1:44:21), 6 Chloe Wilkinson (1:44:25).
Group 4 had the highest number of runners with eight. Four rounds in and four different winners, with Clive Preston on top this time around in his first GP outing of the season. Mike Reeves was 2nd for the second time in a row while Jeremy Benson with a PB also matched his 3rd place at the previous round. Nat Juchau was 4th from Jeremy Townsend, making his first appearance, Canterbury victor Chloe Wilkinson, championship leader Alice Neal and Daniella Furneau.
Group 5 (4 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (1:45:09), 2 Nigel Hewson (01:51:15), 3 Ellen Ball (01:53:36), 4 Trevor Adams (01:58:16).
Championship leader Philip Burlinson was not at Paddock Wood and, in his absence, it was Foots Cray victor Steve Burnett who won, his time over 4 minutes quicker than the last time he ran the event. Nigel Hewson in 2nd was over 6 minutes back, with Ellen Ball 3rd and Trevor Adams 4th.
Group 6 (4 runners)
1 James Fisher (01:56:29), 2 Ka Si Tung (02:01:06), 3 Sally Callaghan (02:06:05), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (02:17:36).
Someone else who ran particularly well was Group 6 winner James Fisher. Fisher has been chasing a sub-2 hour half for a number of years and came close at the 2020 Vitality Big Half with 2:00:19. At Paddock Wood he ran a 1:56:29! Birthday boy Ka Si Tung couldn't quite get the icing on his cake but 2nd place boosts his points advantage at the top of the table. Sally Callaghan took a massive 8 minutes off her PB in 3rd in her first GP of the season from Vassilis Sakizlis in 4th.
Group 7 (5 runners)
1 Rob Sampson (02:03:41), 2 Hilary Morton (02:07:09), 3 Julie Travers (02:10:04), 4 Rachel Inman (02:12:49), 5 Sharon Wroe (02:13:58).
Back-to-back wins for Rob Sampson and a massive PB by 14 minutes keeps him on top of the Group 7 points table . Foots Cray victor Hilary Morton was 2nd in his first ever half marathon, from Julie Travers, 3rd for the second time this campaign. Rachel Inman took 10 minutes off her PB to claim 4th from Sharon Wroe in 5th.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 Lyttleton Barrett (02:07:45), 2 Rob Lillywhite (02:17:41), 3 Gemma Worley (02:18:48).
Since joining the series at Round 2 Lyttleton Barrett has been undefeated, and Paddock Wood was no different as he won convincingly by almost 10 minutes. Rob Lillywhite picked up his second runner-up spot of the campaign, with Foots Cray victor Gemma Worley 3rd.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Lou Stocks (02:18:33), 2 Emma Sims (02:21:24), 3 Sarah Davis (02:32:29), 4 Karen Mercer (02:35:06).
Group 9 had its fourth different winner in 4 rounds, with Lou Stocks on top at Paddock Wood. Canterbury winner Emma Sims was 2nd from Foots Cray victor Sarah Davis 3rd and Karen Mercer 4th.
Group 10 (3 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (02:22:37), 2 Barbara Carr (02:33:41), 3 Linda Bowley (02:36:28).
Wendy Tung has been the runner to beat in Group 10 and she picked up her third straight victory from Barbara Carr, another to get a PB, and Linda Bowley.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Russell Callaghan (& others from Facebook)
ROUND 5: MEL's MILERS 10k 03/04/22
The stunning Christ's Hospital School in Horsham was the backdrop for Round 5 of the 2021-2022 Grand Prix series on Sunday April 3rd. A new mixed-terrain 10k on our race calendar, unfortunately only 28 PWRs made the trip to this sunny, but chilly event hosted by the Mel's Milers Jogging Club. Unfortunately, there were issues with the chip timing so gun times had to be used.
Group 1 (2 runners)
1 Kev Howarth (36:58), 2 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (39:57).
Kev Howarth was the fastest PWR and set a new V50 club record on his way to 3rd overall in the race. Making it two PWRs in the top 10, Hector Rodriguez Drumond was 9th overall.
Howarth's victory puts him into the championship lead with 72 points from Adam Wilkinson (60) who has won every round he has contested. Andy Tippet (49) is 3rd, just one point ahead of Drumond (48) in 4th. Andrew Robertson (43) and Eastbourne winner Simon Dobson (20) complete the top six.
Group 2 (2 runners)
1 Carl Inman (44:16), 2 David Groom (47:10).
Carl Inman won Group 2, just a week before running an excellent 3:38:21 at the Brighton Marathon. David Groom was 2nd, matching his performance at the Eastbourne 5 miler.
Championship leader Mark Franks' absence means his points advantage has been cut considerably and he is now only a few ahead of Groom and Inman - Franks (69 points), Groom (64), Inman (63). These three are well clear of James Wall (46) in 4th, Paddock Wood winner Daniel Selman (38) in 5th and Foots Cray victor Johnny Gill (35) in 6th.
Group 3 (1 runner)
1 David Welfare (47:12).
David Welfare was the sole entrant in this class and finished just 2s behind Group 2 runner-up David Groom.
The points table remains as you were, other than Welfare moving up from 9th to 6th. Foots Cray victor David Ballard (56 points) leads from Paddock Wood winner David Moore (54), Stuart Ball (42), Canterbury winner Jim Winbourne (36), Eastbourne victor Peter Fisher (35) and Welfare (34).
Group 4 (2 runners)
1 Paul Strachan (50:02), 2 Daniella Furneau (50:50).
Under a minute separated Paul Strachan and Danielle Furneau in Group 4 with Strachan taking the honours and both making progress up the points table.
Alice Neal (58 points) retains her championship lead, with Strachan (50) moving up from 6th to 2nd. Canterbury winner Chloe Wilkinson (47) is 3rd from Furneau (42), up from 7th to 4th, Mike Reeves (36) and Nat Juchau (33).
Group 5 (3 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (49:17), 2 Nigel Hewson (50:20), 3 Colin Higgs (56:39).
Championship contenders Nigel Hewson and Steve Burnett were joined at this round by Colin Higgs in his first outing. Burnett took the honours (and beat both the Group 4s) by just over a minute from Hewson, with Higgs a little further back in 3rd.
Hewson and Burnett are now tied at the top of the table on 76 points apiece, however Burnett is in a better position as he has taken three wins to Hewson's zero. Trevor Adams (60) drops from 1st to 3rd, ahead of Canterbury winner Philip Burlinson (49), Eastbourne victor Nat Jacques (38) and Andrew Squirrell (34).
Group 6 (1 runner)
1 Ka Sing Tung (56:25).
Ka Si Tung was the only Group 6 in attendance and his win further extends his championship lead to 35 points. Tung (87 points) heads Paddock Wood winner Peter Fisher (52), Vassilis Sakizlis (49), Eastbourne victor David Smyth (47), Foots Cray supremo Scott Haragan (20), and Philip den Baes and Sally Callaghan tied in 6th with 16 points apiece.
Group 7 (6 runners)
1 Hilary Morton (55:45), 2 Prema Reddy (57:26), 3 Julie Medhurst (58:16), 4 Richard Dunstan (59:12), 5 Rachel Inman (59:41), 6 Olivia Senbanjo (61:01).
This group had the best turnout with six runners. Hilary Morton who set the pace at the Foots Cray opener was on top again and won from Canterbury victor Prema Reddy. Julie Medhurst took her second 3rd place of the campaign, with Richard Dunstan 4th, Rachel Inman 5th and Olivia Senbanjo 6th.
Rob Sampson (72 points) who had won the previous two rounds retains his series lead, with Morton (68) moving up one place to 2nd. Medhurst (61), Sharon Wroe ( 57), Inman (52) and Reddy (48) complete the top six.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 David Allison (56:49), 2 Gemma Worley (58:19), 3 Rob Lillywhite (59:05).
Although championship Lyttleton Barrett was not racing, his three closest rivals were so there was plenty of interest in the outcome of this class. David Allison took his first win of the campaign from Foots Cray victor Gemma Worley and Rob Lillywhite in 3rd.
Worley's 2nd place catapults her to the top of the points table with 70 points. Barrett (60) drops to 2nd, with Allison (56) making 3rd place his own, having shared the place with Lillywhite (52) coming into the round.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Emma Sims (61:07), 2 Lou Stocks (61:38), 3 Sarah Davis (67:26), 4 Kathy Strachan (68:24).
Canterbury winner Emma Sims took her second win of the series, with Paddock Wood victor Lou Stocks only just over 30s behind in 2nd place. Championship leader Sarah Davis was 3rd, with Kathy Strachan less than a minute behind in 4th.
Davis (86 points) retains her championship lead, although her advantage is now down to 14 points over Sims (72). Eastbourne winner Alexandra Robins (53) is 3rd from Stocks (50), Strachan (44) and Karen Mercer (26).
Group 10 (4 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (64:21), 2 Barbara Carr (65:32), 3 Paul Pester (69:29), 4 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (69:46).
There seems to be no stopping Wendy Tung in Group 10 as she notched up her fourth victory in succession. Barbara Carr made it two runner-up spots in a row while Foots Cray winner Paul Pester was 3rd. Pherenice Worsey-Buck was just 17s behind Pester in 4th.
Tung has 96 points from a possible 100 at the top of the table. The next few places are much closer, with Ann Adams (54) just 3 points ahead of Pester and Carr in joint 3rd on 51 points apiece. Worsey-Buck (40) is 5th and Linda Bowley (30) 6th.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Viral Tanna (& others from Facebook)
The next round is the Darent Valley 10k on Sunday May 8th. This is another friendly race in a picturesque setting. PWRs took 1st and 2nd at the last running of the event in 2019 - Simon Fox (34:51), Roger Vilardell (35:18), although apparently the course has been modified slightly for this year.
Group 1 (2 runners)
1 Kev Howarth (36:58), 2 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (39:57).
Kev Howarth was the fastest PWR and set a new V50 club record on his way to 3rd overall in the race. Making it two PWRs in the top 10, Hector Rodriguez Drumond was 9th overall.
Howarth's victory puts him into the championship lead with 72 points from Adam Wilkinson (60) who has won every round he has contested. Andy Tippet (49) is 3rd, just one point ahead of Drumond (48) in 4th. Andrew Robertson (43) and Eastbourne winner Simon Dobson (20) complete the top six.
Group 2 (2 runners)
1 Carl Inman (44:16), 2 David Groom (47:10).
Carl Inman won Group 2, just a week before running an excellent 3:38:21 at the Brighton Marathon. David Groom was 2nd, matching his performance at the Eastbourne 5 miler.
Championship leader Mark Franks' absence means his points advantage has been cut considerably and he is now only a few ahead of Groom and Inman - Franks (69 points), Groom (64), Inman (63). These three are well clear of James Wall (46) in 4th, Paddock Wood winner Daniel Selman (38) in 5th and Foots Cray victor Johnny Gill (35) in 6th.
Group 3 (1 runner)
1 David Welfare (47:12).
David Welfare was the sole entrant in this class and finished just 2s behind Group 2 runner-up David Groom.
The points table remains as you were, other than Welfare moving up from 9th to 6th. Foots Cray victor David Ballard (56 points) leads from Paddock Wood winner David Moore (54), Stuart Ball (42), Canterbury winner Jim Winbourne (36), Eastbourne victor Peter Fisher (35) and Welfare (34).
Group 4 (2 runners)
1 Paul Strachan (50:02), 2 Daniella Furneau (50:50).
Under a minute separated Paul Strachan and Danielle Furneau in Group 4 with Strachan taking the honours and both making progress up the points table.
Alice Neal (58 points) retains her championship lead, with Strachan (50) moving up from 6th to 2nd. Canterbury winner Chloe Wilkinson (47) is 3rd from Furneau (42), up from 7th to 4th, Mike Reeves (36) and Nat Juchau (33).
Group 5 (3 runners)
1 Steve Burnett (49:17), 2 Nigel Hewson (50:20), 3 Colin Higgs (56:39).
Championship contenders Nigel Hewson and Steve Burnett were joined at this round by Colin Higgs in his first outing. Burnett took the honours (and beat both the Group 4s) by just over a minute from Hewson, with Higgs a little further back in 3rd.
Hewson and Burnett are now tied at the top of the table on 76 points apiece, however Burnett is in a better position as he has taken three wins to Hewson's zero. Trevor Adams (60) drops from 1st to 3rd, ahead of Canterbury winner Philip Burlinson (49), Eastbourne victor Nat Jacques (38) and Andrew Squirrell (34).
Group 6 (1 runner)
1 Ka Sing Tung (56:25).
Ka Si Tung was the only Group 6 in attendance and his win further extends his championship lead to 35 points. Tung (87 points) heads Paddock Wood winner Peter Fisher (52), Vassilis Sakizlis (49), Eastbourne victor David Smyth (47), Foots Cray supremo Scott Haragan (20), and Philip den Baes and Sally Callaghan tied in 6th with 16 points apiece.
Group 7 (6 runners)
1 Hilary Morton (55:45), 2 Prema Reddy (57:26), 3 Julie Medhurst (58:16), 4 Richard Dunstan (59:12), 5 Rachel Inman (59:41), 6 Olivia Senbanjo (61:01).
This group had the best turnout with six runners. Hilary Morton who set the pace at the Foots Cray opener was on top again and won from Canterbury victor Prema Reddy. Julie Medhurst took her second 3rd place of the campaign, with Richard Dunstan 4th, Rachel Inman 5th and Olivia Senbanjo 6th.
Rob Sampson (72 points) who had won the previous two rounds retains his series lead, with Morton (68) moving up one place to 2nd. Medhurst (61), Sharon Wroe ( 57), Inman (52) and Reddy (48) complete the top six.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 David Allison (56:49), 2 Gemma Worley (58:19), 3 Rob Lillywhite (59:05).
Although championship Lyttleton Barrett was not racing, his three closest rivals were so there was plenty of interest in the outcome of this class. David Allison took his first win of the campaign from Foots Cray victor Gemma Worley and Rob Lillywhite in 3rd.
Worley's 2nd place catapults her to the top of the points table with 70 points. Barrett (60) drops to 2nd, with Allison (56) making 3rd place his own, having shared the place with Lillywhite (52) coming into the round.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Emma Sims (61:07), 2 Lou Stocks (61:38), 3 Sarah Davis (67:26), 4 Kathy Strachan (68:24).
Canterbury winner Emma Sims took her second win of the series, with Paddock Wood victor Lou Stocks only just over 30s behind in 2nd place. Championship leader Sarah Davis was 3rd, with Kathy Strachan less than a minute behind in 4th.
Davis (86 points) retains her championship lead, although her advantage is now down to 14 points over Sims (72). Eastbourne winner Alexandra Robins (53) is 3rd from Stocks (50), Strachan (44) and Karen Mercer (26).
Group 10 (4 runners)
1 Wendy Tung (64:21), 2 Barbara Carr (65:32), 3 Paul Pester (69:29), 4 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (69:46).
There seems to be no stopping Wendy Tung in Group 10 as she notched up her fourth victory in succession. Barbara Carr made it two runner-up spots in a row while Foots Cray winner Paul Pester was 3rd. Pherenice Worsey-Buck was just 17s behind Pester in 4th.
Tung has 96 points from a possible 100 at the top of the table. The next few places are much closer, with Ann Adams (54) just 3 points ahead of Pester and Carr in joint 3rd on 51 points apiece. Worsey-Buck (40) is 5th and Linda Bowley (30) 6th.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Viral Tanna (& others from Facebook)
The next round is the Darent Valley 10k on Sunday May 8th. This is another friendly race in a picturesque setting. PWRs took 1st and 2nd at the last running of the event in 2019 - Simon Fox (34:51), Roger Vilardell (35:18), although apparently the course has been modified slightly for this year.
Round 6: DARENT VALLEY 10k 8/05/22
Round 6 of the 2021-2022 GP series was the Darent Valley 10k hosted by Swanley & District AC on May 8th. 50 PWRs took part, with 46 entered in the Grand Prix.
Group 1 (4 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (37:45), 2 Simon Dobson (37:54), 3 Kev Howarth (37:57), 4 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (41:12).
Adam Wilkinson was back and maintained his 100% record of winning every GP race he contests, taking his fourth win of the series. Simon Dobson who won the Eastbourne round pushed him close though, the chip time difference being just 9 seconds. In 3rd was championship leader Kev Howarth who was the first MV50 home and only 3 seconds slower than Dobson. These three placed 6th, 7th and 8th overall at the event. Hector Rodriguez Drumond was a few minutes back in 4th.
Howarth (88 points) retains his championship lead, albeit with his advantage cut from 12 points to 8 by 2nd-placed Wilkinson (80). Drumond (63) moves up to 3rd ahead of Andy Tippet (49), with Andrew Robertson (43) and Dobson (38) next up.
Group 2 (3 runners)
1 Emma Crawford (43:15), 2 James Wall (44:50), 3 Carl Inman (45:53).
Emma Crawford took her first win of the series and was the 7th fastest lady at the event out of 161. James Wall took his second runner-up spot of the campaign while Carl Inman who won last time out was 3rd.
Inman’s podium place is enough to move him into the championship lead with 79 points as neither Mark Franks nor David Groom contested this event. Franks (69) drops to 2nd overall, while Groom now shares 3rd with Wall, both on 64 points. Crawford (53) moves into 5th and Paddock Wood winner Daniel Selman (39) drops one place to 6th.
Group 3 (2 runners)
1 Stuart Ball (46:18), 2 David Welfare (48:30).
Stuart Ball was another runner to take his first victory of the series and was comfortably ahead of Mel’s Milers victor David Welfare.
Ball (62 points) now tops the Group 4 table having leapfrogged David Ballard (56) and David Moore (54) who were otherwise engaged. Welfare (52) also moves up two positions to 4th, demoting James Winbourne (36) and Peter Fisher (35) in the process.
Group 4 (6 runners)
1 Jeremy Benson (46:10), 2 Mike Reeves (46:49), 3 Stephen Faulkner (49:15), 4 Daniella Furneau (49:20), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (50:03), 6 Alice Neal (51:25).
A first win for Jeremy Benson after two 3rd places earlier in the campaign. He headed home five other Group 4s led by Mike Reeves who now has a trio of 2nd places to his name. Stephen Faulkner was 3rd, just 5s faster than Daniella Furneau in 4th. Chloe Wilkinson was 5th from championship leader Alice Neal in 6th.
Despite only finishing 6th, Neal (71 points) actually extends her championship lead by 2 points over the new 2nd-placed Wilkinson (61). Paul Strachan (50) drops from 2nd to 6th behind Furneau (57), Reeves (54) and Benson (52).
Group 5 (6 runners)
1 Ellen Ball (48:53), 2 Steve Burnett (50:11), 3 Trevor Adams (52:21), 4 Laura Elvin (52:21), 5 Andrew Squirrell (54:25), 6 Colin Higgs (58:00).
A first win for Ellen Ball to match Stuart’s victory in Group 3. Steve Burnett who shared the championship lead coming into this event was 2nd from Trevor Adams in 3rd. Laura Elvin in her first outing this season was 4th from Andrew Squirrell and Colin Higgs.
Burnett’s 2nd place takes him into an outright championship lead with 94 points. Hewson’s non-participation wasn’t too damaging however and he just drops to 2nd with his 76 points, a position he shares with Adams. Ball rises to 4th equal with Canterbury victor Philip Burlinson, both on 49 points, the two of them just one point ahead of Squirrell (48).
Group 6 (5 runners)
1 Jason Hone (50:06), 2 Ka Sing Tung (55:03), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (55:36), 4 James Fisher (56:16), 5 Sally Callaghan (58:25).
A perfect debut in Group 6 for Jason Hone who was almost 5 minutes ahead of championship leader Ka Si Tung. Vassilis Sakizlis was next up from James Fisher and Sally Callaghan.
As this was Hone’s first points of the campaign, Tung’s 18 points for 2nd pulls him even further ahead of his championship rivals - his 105 points tally dwarfing 2nd-placed Fisher’s total of 67 who has Sakizlis (65) breathing down his neck. David Smyth (47) is 4th from Callaghan (30), and Hone and Scott Haragan tied in 6th on 20 points.
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Rob Sampson (56:11), 2 Hilary Morton (57:23), 3 Emma Horan (58:14), 4 Prema Reddy (58:39), 5 Sharon Wroe (59:45), 6 Julie Medhurst (61:01), 7 Olivia Senbanjo (61:44), 8 Rachel Inman (63:40), 9 Richard Dunstan (64:46).
An excellent field of 9 runners in this class with championship leader Rob Sampson taking his third victory of the series. His main championship rival, and winner of two rounds already this campaign, Hilary Morton, was 2nd, with Emma Horan 3rd. Canterbury winner Prema Reddy was 4th from Sharon Wroe and Julie Medhurst.
Sampson (92 points) extends his championship lead by two points over 2nd-placed Morton (86). The top six remain much as they were, with Medhurst (74) in 3rd from Wroe (71) 4th, and the only change being Inman now having to share 5th with Reddy, both on 63 points.
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 David Allison (56:51), 2 Lyttleton Barrett (59:25), 3 Rob Lillywhite (61:42), 4 Gemma Worley (62:31).
Winner last time out at the Mel’s Milers, David Allison was again on top at Darent Valley to take his second win of the series. In 2nd place was another double-winner Lyttleton Barrett, from Rob Lillywhite in 3rd and championship leader Gemma Worley 4th.
Worley (85 points) still tops the points table but Barrett (78) is three points closer than he was coming into this round. Allison (76) is close in 3rd, from Lillywhite (68), Biljana Petrushevska (16), and Alison Draper and Simon Gleeson both on 15 points.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Sarah Davis (63:28), 2 Lou Stocks (64:09), 3 Emma Sims (65:06), 4 Kathy Strachan (70:27).
Sarah Davis was back to winning ways in Group 9, having set the pace at the Foots Cray parkrun season opener. Lou Stocks’ recent run of good form continued with 2nd place, from Emma Sims in 3rd who won last time out. Kathy Strachan was 4th.
Davis (106 points) leads Group 9 by 18 points from Sims (88) in 2nd. Stocks (68) and Strachan (59) move up to 3rd and 4th in the table at the expense of Alexandra Robins (53) who drops to 5th. Karen Mercer (26) remains 6th.
Group 10 (3 runners)
1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (64:39), 2 Ann Adams (67:38), 3 Wendy Tung (68:26).
Pherenice Worsey-Buck chose the right time to run her fastest 10k for a number of years as she took the Group 10 win in front of the two runners that have been the ones to beat so far this season. Ann Adams was next up, recording her fourth runner-up spot, while Wendy Tung who has won four times was 3rd.
Tung (112) is still well clear in the championship table - her advantage 40 points over 2nd-placed Adams (72). Worsey-Buck (60) moves up a place into 3rd, with Paul Pester and Barbara Carr in 4th equal on 51 points and Linda Bowley (30) 6th.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
Group 1 (4 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (37:45), 2 Simon Dobson (37:54), 3 Kev Howarth (37:57), 4 Hector Rodriguez Drumond (41:12).
Adam Wilkinson was back and maintained his 100% record of winning every GP race he contests, taking his fourth win of the series. Simon Dobson who won the Eastbourne round pushed him close though, the chip time difference being just 9 seconds. In 3rd was championship leader Kev Howarth who was the first MV50 home and only 3 seconds slower than Dobson. These three placed 6th, 7th and 8th overall at the event. Hector Rodriguez Drumond was a few minutes back in 4th.
Howarth (88 points) retains his championship lead, albeit with his advantage cut from 12 points to 8 by 2nd-placed Wilkinson (80). Drumond (63) moves up to 3rd ahead of Andy Tippet (49), with Andrew Robertson (43) and Dobson (38) next up.
Group 2 (3 runners)
1 Emma Crawford (43:15), 2 James Wall (44:50), 3 Carl Inman (45:53).
Emma Crawford took her first win of the series and was the 7th fastest lady at the event out of 161. James Wall took his second runner-up spot of the campaign while Carl Inman who won last time out was 3rd.
Inman’s podium place is enough to move him into the championship lead with 79 points as neither Mark Franks nor David Groom contested this event. Franks (69) drops to 2nd overall, while Groom now shares 3rd with Wall, both on 64 points. Crawford (53) moves into 5th and Paddock Wood winner Daniel Selman (39) drops one place to 6th.
Group 3 (2 runners)
1 Stuart Ball (46:18), 2 David Welfare (48:30).
Stuart Ball was another runner to take his first victory of the series and was comfortably ahead of Mel’s Milers victor David Welfare.
Ball (62 points) now tops the Group 4 table having leapfrogged David Ballard (56) and David Moore (54) who were otherwise engaged. Welfare (52) also moves up two positions to 4th, demoting James Winbourne (36) and Peter Fisher (35) in the process.
Group 4 (6 runners)
1 Jeremy Benson (46:10), 2 Mike Reeves (46:49), 3 Stephen Faulkner (49:15), 4 Daniella Furneau (49:20), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (50:03), 6 Alice Neal (51:25).
A first win for Jeremy Benson after two 3rd places earlier in the campaign. He headed home five other Group 4s led by Mike Reeves who now has a trio of 2nd places to his name. Stephen Faulkner was 3rd, just 5s faster than Daniella Furneau in 4th. Chloe Wilkinson was 5th from championship leader Alice Neal in 6th.
Despite only finishing 6th, Neal (71 points) actually extends her championship lead by 2 points over the new 2nd-placed Wilkinson (61). Paul Strachan (50) drops from 2nd to 6th behind Furneau (57), Reeves (54) and Benson (52).
Group 5 (6 runners)
1 Ellen Ball (48:53), 2 Steve Burnett (50:11), 3 Trevor Adams (52:21), 4 Laura Elvin (52:21), 5 Andrew Squirrell (54:25), 6 Colin Higgs (58:00).
A first win for Ellen Ball to match Stuart’s victory in Group 3. Steve Burnett who shared the championship lead coming into this event was 2nd from Trevor Adams in 3rd. Laura Elvin in her first outing this season was 4th from Andrew Squirrell and Colin Higgs.
Burnett’s 2nd place takes him into an outright championship lead with 94 points. Hewson’s non-participation wasn’t too damaging however and he just drops to 2nd with his 76 points, a position he shares with Adams. Ball rises to 4th equal with Canterbury victor Philip Burlinson, both on 49 points, the two of them just one point ahead of Squirrell (48).
Group 6 (5 runners)
1 Jason Hone (50:06), 2 Ka Sing Tung (55:03), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (55:36), 4 James Fisher (56:16), 5 Sally Callaghan (58:25).
A perfect debut in Group 6 for Jason Hone who was almost 5 minutes ahead of championship leader Ka Si Tung. Vassilis Sakizlis was next up from James Fisher and Sally Callaghan.
As this was Hone’s first points of the campaign, Tung’s 18 points for 2nd pulls him even further ahead of his championship rivals - his 105 points tally dwarfing 2nd-placed Fisher’s total of 67 who has Sakizlis (65) breathing down his neck. David Smyth (47) is 4th from Callaghan (30), and Hone and Scott Haragan tied in 6th on 20 points.
Group 7 (9 runners)
1 Rob Sampson (56:11), 2 Hilary Morton (57:23), 3 Emma Horan (58:14), 4 Prema Reddy (58:39), 5 Sharon Wroe (59:45), 6 Julie Medhurst (61:01), 7 Olivia Senbanjo (61:44), 8 Rachel Inman (63:40), 9 Richard Dunstan (64:46).
An excellent field of 9 runners in this class with championship leader Rob Sampson taking his third victory of the series. His main championship rival, and winner of two rounds already this campaign, Hilary Morton, was 2nd, with Emma Horan 3rd. Canterbury winner Prema Reddy was 4th from Sharon Wroe and Julie Medhurst.
Sampson (92 points) extends his championship lead by two points over 2nd-placed Morton (86). The top six remain much as they were, with Medhurst (74) in 3rd from Wroe (71) 4th, and the only change being Inman now having to share 5th with Reddy, both on 63 points.
Group 8 (4 runners)
1 David Allison (56:51), 2 Lyttleton Barrett (59:25), 3 Rob Lillywhite (61:42), 4 Gemma Worley (62:31).
Winner last time out at the Mel’s Milers, David Allison was again on top at Darent Valley to take his second win of the series. In 2nd place was another double-winner Lyttleton Barrett, from Rob Lillywhite in 3rd and championship leader Gemma Worley 4th.
Worley (85 points) still tops the points table but Barrett (78) is three points closer than he was coming into this round. Allison (76) is close in 3rd, from Lillywhite (68), Biljana Petrushevska (16), and Alison Draper and Simon Gleeson both on 15 points.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Sarah Davis (63:28), 2 Lou Stocks (64:09), 3 Emma Sims (65:06), 4 Kathy Strachan (70:27).
Sarah Davis was back to winning ways in Group 9, having set the pace at the Foots Cray parkrun season opener. Lou Stocks’ recent run of good form continued with 2nd place, from Emma Sims in 3rd who won last time out. Kathy Strachan was 4th.
Davis (106 points) leads Group 9 by 18 points from Sims (88) in 2nd. Stocks (68) and Strachan (59) move up to 3rd and 4th in the table at the expense of Alexandra Robins (53) who drops to 5th. Karen Mercer (26) remains 6th.
Group 10 (3 runners)
1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (64:39), 2 Ann Adams (67:38), 3 Wendy Tung (68:26).
Pherenice Worsey-Buck chose the right time to run her fastest 10k for a number of years as she took the Group 10 win in front of the two runners that have been the ones to beat so far this season. Ann Adams was next up, recording her fourth runner-up spot, while Wendy Tung who has won four times was 3rd.
Tung (112) is still well clear in the championship table - her advantage 40 points over 2nd-placed Adams (72). Worsey-Buck (60) moves up a place into 3rd, with Paul Pester and Barbara Carr in 4th equal on 51 points and Linda Bowley (30) 6th.
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
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Round 8: bromley midsummer 10k 22/06/22
Round 8 of this season’s Grand Prix series on June 22nd was the only midweek race of the campaign - the Bromley Midsummer 10k setting off from and finishing at Norman Park. As a local race, and organised by our very own Richard Dunstan, there were plenty of black and white shirts in attendance including 62 registered for the GP, some of whom were marshaling and would receive 15 points for doing so.
Only the best 7 scores count and, as this was Round 8, competitors will have to start dropping their worst scores if they do race at more than seven events.. No one is yet in that position, but seven PWRs have contested seven rounds so will start dropping scores if they do any more.
Group 1 (6 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (37:35), 3 Kev Howarth (37:48), 3 Simon Dobson (38:05), 4 Mark Griffin (38:15), 5 Shaun Carter (41:18), 6 Andy Tippet (41:41).
There’s no stopping Adam Wilkinson this season and it was little surprise to see him notch up his sixth victory. Championship leader Kev Howarth though is trying to keep him honest and was just 13s slower. Eastbourne victor Simon Dobson was 3rd, with Mark Griffin only 10s further back and winner of the M40 category. Shaun Carter was 5th and Andy Tippett 6th. Wilkinson, Haworth and Dobson placed 2nd overall in the men’s team event.
The gap between Howarth (124 points) and 2nd-placed Wilkinson (120) in the championship is now down to just 4 points. Although Howarth still leads, Wilkinson only has to get a 3rd place or better at just one of the remaining 4 rounds to take the title due to the best 7 rounds scoring rule. Not sure anyone would bet on him not being able to achieve that!
The rest are really scrapping for the final podium position, with Hector Drumond (63) just one point ahead of Tippet (62). Dobson (54) moves up one place to 5th, with Andrew Robertson (43) 6th.
Group 2 (5 runners)
1 Emma Crawford (41:56), 2 James Wall (44:51), 3 Mark Franks (45:29), 4 Carl Inman (46:48), 5 Jamie Trillow (50:21).
Emma Crawford was on song again to take her third victory in a row and in the process she won the F35 category. Combined with our two other fastest ladies at the event, Crawford, Sarah Birch (not registered for the Grand Prix) and Lucy Tippet (Group 3) matched the men’s result by also placing as the second-best team. Second in Group 2 for the third time this season was James Wall, who was within 1s of his Darent Valley time over the same distance! Mr Consistent over 10k. Mark Franks was 3rd from championship leader Carl Inman, with Jamie Trillow 5th in his first GP outing this season.
Inman (94 points) retains his top spot in the series but has Crawford (93) just one point behind. Franks (85) and Wall (82) are battling for 3rd, with David Groom (64) and Daniel Selman (39) next up.
Group 3 (8 runners)
1 David Moore (44:24), 2 Lucy Tippet (45:33), 3 Stuart Ball (45:33), 4 John Kingscott (45:45), 5 James Winbourne (46:21), 6 Peter Fisher (47:58).
Paddock Wood winner David Moore was on the top step again as he took the win from two runners who had identical chip times and only 1s difference in their gun times! Lucy Tippet was the one to edge championship leader Stuart Ball into 3rd, while John Kingscott was 4th from Canterbury victor James Winbourne and Eastbourne winner Peter Fisher. Another round winner (Mels Milers) David Welfare was 7th from Jon Dedman.
Ball (98 points) continues to head the points table from Welfare (82) and Moore (74) who moves up from 4th to 3rd at the expense of David Ballard (56). Winbourne (50) and Fisher (48) complete the top six.
Group 4 (3 runners)
1 Daniella Furneau (46:17), 2 Chloe Wilkinson (46:50), 3 Alice Neal (51:33).
Daniella Furneau and Chloe Wilkinson resumed their battle from the previous event where they were only separated by 2s. Furneau again came out on top at this round, resorting to jettisoning her PWR top to camouflage herself and even having time to chat to Stephen Cousins during the race for his YouTube video (there’s a link at the end of this report). These two were well clear of former series leader Alice Neal. Stephen Faulkner was spotted retiring early on - hope it’s nothing serious.
It’s tight at the top of the table, with Furneau and Wilkinson both on 97 points and both having contested six rounds. Alice Neal (87) has also contested six rounds and is 3rd, while the remainder of the top six have contested just three events, Mike Reeves (54) 4th from Jeremy Benson (52) and Paul Strachan (50).
Group 5 (7 runners)
1 Ellen Ball (47:47), 2 Natalie Jacques (48:06), 3 Steve Burnett (50:55), 4 Andrew Squirrell (51:18), 5 Philip Burlinson (52:56), 6 Nigel Hewson (55:45).
It was a third win in a row for Ellen Ball, with Eastbourne winner Natalie Jacques less than 20s behind. Championship leader Steve Burnett was 3rd from Andrew Squirrell, Canterbury 10 miler victor Philip Burlinson, Nigel Hewson and Colin Higgs.
Burnett (128 points) retains his 20-point advantage in the series over 2nd-placed Hewson (108), with both having taken part in seven rounds. However, Ball (89) is closing fast and has only taken in five rounds. She is just one point behind Trevor Adams (90) in 3rd who did not race at Bromley. Squirrell (78) and Burlinson (63) remain 5th and 6th respectively.
Group 6 (7 runners)
1 Jason Hone (48:41), 2 Richard Worrall (51:20), 3 Mark Burgess (52:39), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (55:03), 5 Scott Haragan (60:35), 6 Sally Callaghan (61:35).
Having only debuted in this season’s series at round 6, Jason Hone is certainly putting his stamp on this group with three wins out of three. Richard Worrall made his first appearance to take 2nd, from Mark Burgess, another to have only taken in a limited number of events. Vassilis Sakizlis was next up from Sally Callaghan and Katie Garvey making her season debut.
Championship leader Ka Sing Tung (120 points) is currently well clear of the field, however if Hone, 60 points from just three rounds, continues to win or do well at all the remaining events, Tung could end up losing a series which he has led since round 3. Tung banked 15 marshaling points at Bromley that ma ycome in handy come the end of the season. Sakizlis (80) moves ahead of James Fisher (67) into 2nd spot, Callaghan (61) retains 4th from Hone who moves ahead of
David Smyth (47) for 5th.
Group 7 (6 runners)
1 Denise Eva (56:38), 2 Hilary Morton (57:18), 3 Rob Sampson (57:21), 4 Emma Horan (58:56), 5 Prema Reddy (60:26), 6 Nick Squires (61:10).
Denise Eva had an immediate impact on Group 7, winning by 40s on her debut and consigning series leader Hilary Morton to 2nd place. Morton is battling with Rob Sampson for the championship and she edged him into 3rd by just 3s. Emma Horan was 4th from Canterbury winner Prema Reddy and Nick Squires. Sharon Wroe and Richard Dunstan picked up marshaling points.
Morton (124 points) extends her advantage over Sampson (108) by 2 points to 16. Reddy (98) remains 3rd from Wroe (86) who moves up one place thanks to her marshaling. Julie Medhurst (74) and Dunstan (71) complete the top six.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 David Allison (56:52), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (61:11), 3 Rob Lillywhite (65:31).
Just the three competitors in this group, with David Allison netting his fourth victory in a row. Allison was comfortably ahead of Biljana Petrushevska and Rob Lillywhite.
Allison (116 points) extends his championship lead over Lillywhite (102) to 14 points and is looking good for the title unless Lyttleton Barrett who took three wins early on in the season returns to put him under some pressure. Foots Cray winner Gemma Worley (85) is 3rd from Barrett (78) and Petrushevska (34). Alison Draper, Simon Gleeson, Chris Gatt Florida and Chris Haydon are all tied on 15 points, with Gatt Florida’s and Haydon’s coming from helping out at Bromley.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Emma Sims (66:02), 2 Corinne Hollamby (66:52), 3 Sarah Davis (68:09), 4 Alex Robins (69:02).
Thankfully, after a no-show at the previous round, four Group 9s contested the Midsummer run, plus Lou and Terry Stocks volunteered. Emma Sims collected her third win of the series from Corinne Hollamby, in only her second round, Championship leader Sarah Davis (who stopped to take a photo of a duck!) and Alex Robins.
Davis (122 points) leads Sims (108) in the title race, with both having taken three wins but Davis having contested one more round. Paddock Wood victor Lou Stocks (83) is 3rd from Kathy Strachan (59) and Hollamby (34).
Group 10 (4 runners)
1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (64:24), 2 Barbara Carr (68:20), 3 Liz Squires (74:21), 4 Paul Pester (77:37).
Pherenice Worsey-Buck took her third win in a row and was well clear of Barbara Carr, now with three 2nd places to her name, Liz Squires and Foots Cray winner Paul Pester.
Championship leader Wendy Tung marshaled at Bromley and has 127 points from 7 rounds. Tung must be mindful of Worsey-Buck (100 points) though, as her rival could pip her to the title if she continues to score highly at the remaining four rounds. Ann Adams (90) is 3rd thanks to her five 3rd places, from Carr (69), Pester (66) and Squires (45).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth & Daniel Selman
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03oAtwTOfwU
Next up is this weekend's Sevenoaks 7, which is a 7 miler around Sevenoaks’ Knole Park. This is also the 5th Round of the 2022 Kent Grand Prix where PWR has a great chance of finishing in the top 3 clubs in Kent. To enter, go to: https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Sevenoaks72022
Only the best 7 scores count and, as this was Round 8, competitors will have to start dropping their worst scores if they do race at more than seven events.. No one is yet in that position, but seven PWRs have contested seven rounds so will start dropping scores if they do any more.
Group 1 (6 runners)
1 Adam Wilkinson (37:35), 3 Kev Howarth (37:48), 3 Simon Dobson (38:05), 4 Mark Griffin (38:15), 5 Shaun Carter (41:18), 6 Andy Tippet (41:41).
There’s no stopping Adam Wilkinson this season and it was little surprise to see him notch up his sixth victory. Championship leader Kev Howarth though is trying to keep him honest and was just 13s slower. Eastbourne victor Simon Dobson was 3rd, with Mark Griffin only 10s further back and winner of the M40 category. Shaun Carter was 5th and Andy Tippett 6th. Wilkinson, Haworth and Dobson placed 2nd overall in the men’s team event.
The gap between Howarth (124 points) and 2nd-placed Wilkinson (120) in the championship is now down to just 4 points. Although Howarth still leads, Wilkinson only has to get a 3rd place or better at just one of the remaining 4 rounds to take the title due to the best 7 rounds scoring rule. Not sure anyone would bet on him not being able to achieve that!
The rest are really scrapping for the final podium position, with Hector Drumond (63) just one point ahead of Tippet (62). Dobson (54) moves up one place to 5th, with Andrew Robertson (43) 6th.
Group 2 (5 runners)
1 Emma Crawford (41:56), 2 James Wall (44:51), 3 Mark Franks (45:29), 4 Carl Inman (46:48), 5 Jamie Trillow (50:21).
Emma Crawford was on song again to take her third victory in a row and in the process she won the F35 category. Combined with our two other fastest ladies at the event, Crawford, Sarah Birch (not registered for the Grand Prix) and Lucy Tippet (Group 3) matched the men’s result by also placing as the second-best team. Second in Group 2 for the third time this season was James Wall, who was within 1s of his Darent Valley time over the same distance! Mr Consistent over 10k. Mark Franks was 3rd from championship leader Carl Inman, with Jamie Trillow 5th in his first GP outing this season.
Inman (94 points) retains his top spot in the series but has Crawford (93) just one point behind. Franks (85) and Wall (82) are battling for 3rd, with David Groom (64) and Daniel Selman (39) next up.
Group 3 (8 runners)
1 David Moore (44:24), 2 Lucy Tippet (45:33), 3 Stuart Ball (45:33), 4 John Kingscott (45:45), 5 James Winbourne (46:21), 6 Peter Fisher (47:58).
Paddock Wood winner David Moore was on the top step again as he took the win from two runners who had identical chip times and only 1s difference in their gun times! Lucy Tippet was the one to edge championship leader Stuart Ball into 3rd, while John Kingscott was 4th from Canterbury victor James Winbourne and Eastbourne winner Peter Fisher. Another round winner (Mels Milers) David Welfare was 7th from Jon Dedman.
Ball (98 points) continues to head the points table from Welfare (82) and Moore (74) who moves up from 4th to 3rd at the expense of David Ballard (56). Winbourne (50) and Fisher (48) complete the top six.
Group 4 (3 runners)
1 Daniella Furneau (46:17), 2 Chloe Wilkinson (46:50), 3 Alice Neal (51:33).
Daniella Furneau and Chloe Wilkinson resumed their battle from the previous event where they were only separated by 2s. Furneau again came out on top at this round, resorting to jettisoning her PWR top to camouflage herself and even having time to chat to Stephen Cousins during the race for his YouTube video (there’s a link at the end of this report). These two were well clear of former series leader Alice Neal. Stephen Faulkner was spotted retiring early on - hope it’s nothing serious.
It’s tight at the top of the table, with Furneau and Wilkinson both on 97 points and both having contested six rounds. Alice Neal (87) has also contested six rounds and is 3rd, while the remainder of the top six have contested just three events, Mike Reeves (54) 4th from Jeremy Benson (52) and Paul Strachan (50).
Group 5 (7 runners)
1 Ellen Ball (47:47), 2 Natalie Jacques (48:06), 3 Steve Burnett (50:55), 4 Andrew Squirrell (51:18), 5 Philip Burlinson (52:56), 6 Nigel Hewson (55:45).
It was a third win in a row for Ellen Ball, with Eastbourne winner Natalie Jacques less than 20s behind. Championship leader Steve Burnett was 3rd from Andrew Squirrell, Canterbury 10 miler victor Philip Burlinson, Nigel Hewson and Colin Higgs.
Burnett (128 points) retains his 20-point advantage in the series over 2nd-placed Hewson (108), with both having taken part in seven rounds. However, Ball (89) is closing fast and has only taken in five rounds. She is just one point behind Trevor Adams (90) in 3rd who did not race at Bromley. Squirrell (78) and Burlinson (63) remain 5th and 6th respectively.
Group 6 (7 runners)
1 Jason Hone (48:41), 2 Richard Worrall (51:20), 3 Mark Burgess (52:39), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (55:03), 5 Scott Haragan (60:35), 6 Sally Callaghan (61:35).
Having only debuted in this season’s series at round 6, Jason Hone is certainly putting his stamp on this group with three wins out of three. Richard Worrall made his first appearance to take 2nd, from Mark Burgess, another to have only taken in a limited number of events. Vassilis Sakizlis was next up from Sally Callaghan and Katie Garvey making her season debut.
Championship leader Ka Sing Tung (120 points) is currently well clear of the field, however if Hone, 60 points from just three rounds, continues to win or do well at all the remaining events, Tung could end up losing a series which he has led since round 3. Tung banked 15 marshaling points at Bromley that ma ycome in handy come the end of the season. Sakizlis (80) moves ahead of James Fisher (67) into 2nd spot, Callaghan (61) retains 4th from Hone who moves ahead of
David Smyth (47) for 5th.
Group 7 (6 runners)
1 Denise Eva (56:38), 2 Hilary Morton (57:18), 3 Rob Sampson (57:21), 4 Emma Horan (58:56), 5 Prema Reddy (60:26), 6 Nick Squires (61:10).
Denise Eva had an immediate impact on Group 7, winning by 40s on her debut and consigning series leader Hilary Morton to 2nd place. Morton is battling with Rob Sampson for the championship and she edged him into 3rd by just 3s. Emma Horan was 4th from Canterbury winner Prema Reddy and Nick Squires. Sharon Wroe and Richard Dunstan picked up marshaling points.
Morton (124 points) extends her advantage over Sampson (108) by 2 points to 16. Reddy (98) remains 3rd from Wroe (86) who moves up one place thanks to her marshaling. Julie Medhurst (74) and Dunstan (71) complete the top six.
Group 8 (3 runners)
1 David Allison (56:52), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (61:11), 3 Rob Lillywhite (65:31).
Just the three competitors in this group, with David Allison netting his fourth victory in a row. Allison was comfortably ahead of Biljana Petrushevska and Rob Lillywhite.
Allison (116 points) extends his championship lead over Lillywhite (102) to 14 points and is looking good for the title unless Lyttleton Barrett who took three wins early on in the season returns to put him under some pressure. Foots Cray winner Gemma Worley (85) is 3rd from Barrett (78) and Petrushevska (34). Alison Draper, Simon Gleeson, Chris Gatt Florida and Chris Haydon are all tied on 15 points, with Gatt Florida’s and Haydon’s coming from helping out at Bromley.
Group 9 (4 runners)
1 Emma Sims (66:02), 2 Corinne Hollamby (66:52), 3 Sarah Davis (68:09), 4 Alex Robins (69:02).
Thankfully, after a no-show at the previous round, four Group 9s contested the Midsummer run, plus Lou and Terry Stocks volunteered. Emma Sims collected her third win of the series from Corinne Hollamby, in only her second round, Championship leader Sarah Davis (who stopped to take a photo of a duck!) and Alex Robins.
Davis (122 points) leads Sims (108) in the title race, with both having taken three wins but Davis having contested one more round. Paddock Wood victor Lou Stocks (83) is 3rd from Kathy Strachan (59) and Hollamby (34).
Group 10 (4 runners)
1 Pherenice Worsey-Buck (64:24), 2 Barbara Carr (68:20), 3 Liz Squires (74:21), 4 Paul Pester (77:37).
Pherenice Worsey-Buck took her third win in a row and was well clear of Barbara Carr, now with three 2nd places to her name, Liz Squires and Foots Cray winner Paul Pester.
Championship leader Wendy Tung marshaled at Bromley and has 127 points from 7 rounds. Tung must be mindful of Worsey-Buck (100 points) though, as her rival could pip her to the title if she continues to score highly at the remaining four rounds. Ann Adams (90) is 3rd thanks to her five 3rd places, from Carr (69), Pester (66) and Squires (45).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth & Daniel Selman
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03oAtwTOfwU
Next up is this weekend's Sevenoaks 7, which is a 7 miler around Sevenoaks’ Knole Park. This is also the 5th Round of the 2022 Kent Grand Prix where PWR has a great chance of finishing in the top 3 clubs in Kent. To enter, go to: https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/Sevenoaks72022
