Grand Prix 2025
Fixtures
Round |
Month |
Date and time |
Race |
Reports |
1 |
January |
26/01/2025 |
Canterbury 10M |
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2 |
March |
30/03/2025 |
Battersea Park 10K (Best Race Series) |
|
3 |
April |
13/04/2025 (TBC) |
PWR Members 10K |
|
4 |
May |
11/05/2025 |
Darent Valley 10K |
|
5 |
June |
15/06/2025 |
Eltham 5M |
|
6 |
July |
13/07/2025 |
Sevenoaks 7M |
|
7 |
August |
Any Saturday in August |
Any Parkrun anywhere (Submit your best time from any Parkrun) |
|
8 |
September |
28/09/2025 |
Hever 10K |
|
9 |
October |
26/10/2025 |
Ashford 5M |
The competition consists of 9 races over a period of 10 months, starting in January, and ending in October.
The races vary from 5K - 10M and may be on a variety of surfaces. Races are suitable for all members.
2025 Grand Prix groups and current positions Click here
Previous year's Grand Prix Groups, Fixtures and reports can be found in the Events navigation.
For the full Grand Prix Competition Rules pdf Click here
Grand Prix Team: Kev Howarth, Nat Juchau, Nat Jacques, Mark Burgess, Richard Dunstan.
The races vary from 5K - 10M and may be on a variety of surfaces. Races are suitable for all members.
2025 Grand Prix groups and current positions Click here
Previous year's Grand Prix Groups, Fixtures and reports can be found in the Events navigation.
For the full Grand Prix Competition Rules pdf Click here
Grand Prix Team: Kev Howarth, Nat Juchau, Nat Jacques, Mark Burgess, Richard Dunstan.
RACE REPORTS
Round 1: Canterbury 10 miler – 26.01.2025
The PWR Grand Prix season kicked off in style with the Canterbury 10 miler on January 26th with 84 PWRs (70 of which registered for the GP) taking on by far the longest event in this year’s series, the rest of the events ranging in distance between 5k and 7 miles.
A staggering 167 have entered this year’s GP meaning that the number of groups has had to be expanded in number from 12 to 15. Also increased from last year is the number of rounds to 9, with 5 counting, so it should be a really keenly contested season with everyone in the hunt until late on.
Canterbury was also a round of the Kent Grand Prix and there were some fine performances with PBs galore.
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Adam Wilkinson (57:02), 2 Will Senbanjo (57:54), 3 Steve Camacho (61:34), 4 Silky Ng (62:45), 5 Simon Thornhill (63:04), 6 Oliver York (63:20), 7 Kev Howarth (65:20).
2021/22 Champion Adam Wilkinson only contested two rounds last year but got his 2025 campaign off to the best possible start with the win. Less than a minute behind was Will Senbanjo (setting a new MV40 club record) who only took part in one event last year - let’s hope we see both of them at more rounds this time around. The 2024 champion Steve Camacho was 3rd, from Silky Ng who seems to have taken a step forward in performance. Simon Thornhill was 5th from Oliver York, contesting his first ever GP event, and men’s captain Kev Howarth.
Championship: 1 Adam Wilkinson (20 points), 2 Will Senbanjo (18), 3 Steve Camacho (16), 4 Silky Ng (15), 5 Simon Thornhill (14), 6 Oliver York (13), 7 Kev Howarth (12), 8= James Bevis, Connor Gates, Mark Philbrick & Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Melody Kane (65:00), 2 Haki Bardhi (67:15), 3 Stephen Pond (67:20), 4 Emma Stevens (67:57), 5 Matthew Pond (69:58), 6 Kev Chadwick (74:00)
Melody Kane led the way in Group 2 - a position she would have had at the majority of last year’s rounds had Tom Medhurst not been around! Medhurst isn’t entered this year so expect to see Kane at or near the top of the leaderboard at the rounds she contests, particularly as at Canterbury she set a new senior and overall ladies’ club record for the distance.
Haki Bardhi showed that his automatic promotion as the 2024 Group 3 champion wasn’t a step too far by taking 2nd in his new group from Stephen Pond, Emma Stevens (Group 2 champion in both 21/22 and 22/23), Matthew Pond and Kev Chadwick who had started the race late and had to weave through from the back!
Championship: 1 Melody Kane (20 points), 2 Haki Bardhi (18), 3 Stephen Pond (16), 4 Emma Stevens (15), 5 Matthew Pond (14), 6 Kev Chadwick (13), 7= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin, Andy Robertson, Andy Tippet, James Wall (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Krish Gurunathan (68:51), 2 John Kingscott (72:19), 3 Elly Phillips (72:24), 4 Steve Wilde (73:11), 5 Mark Franks (73:40).
Krish Gurunathan has showed his cards early with a dominant victory at Canterbury, over 3 minutes clear of 2022/23 Group 3 champion John Kingscott who just edged out Elly Phillips by 5 seconds. Phillips along with Group 2’s Melody Kane and Emma Stevens took the overall ladies team prize at this event. Steve Wilde and Mark Franks weren’t far back in 4th and 5th respectively.
Championship: 1 Krish Gurunathan (20 points), 2 John Kingscott (18), 3 Elly Phillips (16), 4 Steve Wilde (15), 5 Mark Franks (14), 6= Oliver Dean, Chris Lamb, Gemma Parkinson, Jane Walsh, Chloe Wilkinson, Steven Wynne (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jim Winbourne (77:58), 2 Mike Reeves (78:22), 3 Andy Stubbs (78:27), 4 Kerrie Donohue (68:37), 5 Callum Biggins (78:43), 6 Ellen Ball (114:33).
Jim Winbourne was entered in the Grand Prix last year but didn’t take part in a single round. He’s at least gone one better this year and took the win from Mike Reeves who was also sparing in his outings last year but had taken the Eltham 5 miler win in Group 4. 2022/23 Group 6 champion Andy Stubbs was 3rd from Kerrie Donohue (winner of two rounds last year in Group 4) and Callum Biggins - the top five separated by less than a minute. Ellen Ball was some way back from the rest of the group accompanying dad Eric in Group 12.
Championship: 1 Jim Winbourne (20 points), 2 Mike Reeves (18), 3 Andy Stubbs (16), 4 Kerrie Donohue (15), 5 Callum Biggins (14), 6 Ellen Ball (13), 7= Stuart Ball, Johnny Gill, David Groom, Carl Inman, Catherine Round, Guy Sims, Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Agne Zavistanavice (84:39), 2 Tabitha Rogers (85:34), 3 Steve Burnett (85:43), 4 Stuart Isaacs (93:29).
The top three in Group 5 were separated by just over a minute with Agne Zavistanavice who had been quickest in Group 5 over the parkrun distance last year taking the victory from Tabitha Rogers who only joined the club towards the end of last year and 2021/22 Group 5 champ Steve Burnett in 3rd. Stuart Isaacs was well off what he is capable of and didn’t seem to want to be recognised as he ran with wife Tracey hidden behind his PWR snood.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (20 points), 2 Tabitha Rogers (18), 3 Steve Burnett (16), 4 Stuart Isaacs (15), 5= Mark Burgess, Jamie Fernandes, Chloe Haffenden, Rachel Knowles, Lucy Tippet, Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (81:16), 2 Trevor Adams (82:17), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (83:11), 4 Edwina Cheng (83:40), 5 Paul Munday (87:35), 6 Iain Jameson (88:37).
2022/23 Group 7 champion Andy Hall is getting quicker by the day and took the Canterbury win and smashed his PB by 6 minutes. His nearest challenger was last year’s Group 5 series runner-up Trevor Adams ,with Rosalind Butterworth 3rd and Edwina Cheng 4th (winner of the only round she contested in last year’s Group 6 championship, the Hildenbrough 10k). Paul Munday was 5th from Iain Jameson 6th.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (20 points), 2 Trevor Adams (18), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (16), 4 Edwina Cheng (15), 5 Paul Munday (14), 6 Iain Jameson (13), 7= Emma Chapman, Anthony Donohue, Liane Evans, Jason Hone, Paul Strachan, Adam Waterman (0).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 Simon Keyes (85:01), 2 Lucy Tang (86:09), 3 Micky Boyd (89:44), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (90:51), 5 Nick Squires (92:43).
Group 7 was won by Simon Keyes from a posse of runners who were all up at the sharp end of last year’s Grand Prix. 2024 Group 6 champion Lucy Tang was 2nd from Micky Boyd (winner of three rounds in Group 7), Group 6 runner-up Vassilis Sakizlis and Group 7 champion Nick Squires.
Championship: 1 Simon Keyes (20 points), 2 Lucy Tang (18), 3 Micky Boyd (16), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (15), 5 Nick Squires (14), 6= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Nigel Hewson, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison, David Welfare, Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Nathalie Juchau (87:09), 2 Ka Si Tung (87:24), 3 Jackie York (91:00), 4 Ed Bossert (96:32), 5 Viral Tanna (96:43).
Ladies Captain Nat Juchau led the way from Ka Si Tung who had taken the race win at last year’s Group 6 season finale at Bedgebury. Jackie York in 3rd was comfortably clear of Ed Bossert and Viral Tanna who were evenly matched.
Championship: 1 Nathalie Juchau (20 points), 2 Ka Si Tung (18), 3 Jackie York (16), 4 Ed Bossert (15), 5 Viral Tanna (14), 6= David Horsfield, Amelia Isaacs, Hannah Lloyd, Felicity Newman, Alan Niblock, Robert White (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Louis Strover (91:38), 2 Damian Parker (101:00).
Just the two Group 9s made their way to Canterbury and it was Louis Strover who got the better of last season’s Group 7 runner-up Damian Parker - one of only 4 runners last year to contest every round.
Championship: 1 Louis Strover (20 points), 2 Damian Parker (18), 3= Richard Bodie, Adele Bollan, Matt Bradshaw, Dean Chapman, Steven Dong, Maxine Horsfield, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas, Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jennifer Kelly (92:29), 2 Sally Callaghan (93:19), 3 Hilary Morton (93:25), 4 Tracey Isaacs (93:30), 5 Emma Horan (94:57), 6 Jim Kirkland (101:29).
After sitting out last year’s championship, 2022/23 Group 8 champion Jennifer Kelly was back to winning ways at Canterbury, taking the victory from Sally Callaghan, 2021/22 Group 7 champ Hilary Morton, Tracey Isaacs and Emma Horan. Jim Kirkland won practically every Group 9 race he contested last year but brought up the rear on this occasion.
Championship: 1 Jennifer Kelly (20 points), 2 Sally Callaghan (18), 3 Hilary Morton (16), 4 Tracey Isaacs (15), 5 Emma Horan (14), 6 Jim Kirkland (13).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Eleanor Pinkerton (102:48), 2 Sandra Goodwin (104:15), 3 Lou Stocks (105:30), 4 James Fisher (108:48).
Group 11’s victory was taken by Eleanor Pinkerton from Sandra Goodwion and James Fisher, who only got a place at the last minute when Group 4’s Catherine Round couldn’t make it.
Championship: 1 Eleanor Pinkerton (20 points), 2 Sandra Goodwin (18), 3 Lou Stocks (16), 4 James Fisher (15), 5= Jan Bodie, Richard Dunstan, Rachel Inman, Annabelle Marks, John Perks, Paul Pester, Olivia Senbanjo, David Smyth (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Wendy Tung (104:55), 2 Chris Haydon (105:28), 3 Christina Springbett (105:48), 4 Rob Sampson (106:55), 5 Eric Nash (114:34).
The top three in Group 12 were separated by little more than a minute, with 2021/22 Group 10 champion Wendy Tung leading the way from Chris Haydon and Christina Springbett. Tung demolished the FV65 club record by 8 minutes! In 4th place was 2024’s 12 marathons in 12 months Rob Sampson with Eric Nash 5th.
Championship: 1 Wendy Tung (20 points), 2 Chris Haydon (18), 3 Christina Springbett (16), 4 Rob Sampson (15), 5 Eric Nash (14), 6= David Allison, Katie Garvey, Catherine Jones, Julie Medhurst, Perry Wilson, Laura Woollard, Philippa Wynne (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Julia Reynders (104:36), 2 Gill Rhodes (105:30), 3 Jenny Waterman (105:41), 4 Lyttleton Barrett (107:36).
Group 13 saw all 4 competitors covered by just 3 minutes - Julia Reynders taking the victory from Gill Rhodes, Jenny Waterman and Lyttleton Barrett.
Championship: 1 Julia Reynders (20 points), 2 Gill Rhodes (18), 3 Jenny Waterman (16), 4 Lyttleton Barrett (15), 5 Gill Boyd, Barbara Carr, Clare Evans, Jo Ferres, Holly Hutson, Sonia Lowing, Biljana Petruchevska, Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1= Paula Gleeson & Sarah Davis (113:33), 3 Emma Bossert (114:56), 4 Liz Squires (120:33).
There wasn’t anything to choose between Paul Glesson and Sarah Davis as they ran together and clocked identical times to take 20 points apiece! Emma Bossert was 3rd with Liz Squires 4th.
Championship: 1= Paula Gleeson & Sarah Davis (20 points), 3 Emma Bossert (16), 4 Liz Squires (15), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown, Simon Gleeson, Corinne Hollamby, Kary Leggett, Kathy Strachan, Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (125:11).
Hannah Harrison sadly didn’t have any opposition at this round but enjoyed her first time at this event.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (20 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw, Ruth Feltham, Lisa O’Keefe Kate Rowley, Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Simon Gleeson, Barbara Carr, Louise Wolsey & Invicta East Kent AC
Although Canterbury was at the end of January, we still haven’t had round 2 which is at Battersea Park on March 30th. Entries for this flat course in a lovely park near the Thames had closed but appear to have re-opened so if you haven’t entered yet, do it now! https://www.letsdothis.com/gb/checkout/ticket?eventId=200864. Make sure you enter the 10k, not the 5k or Half Marathon!
I recently did a Half Marathon around there which was 8.75 laps but it actually didn’t get boring. It will get a little bit confusing though knowing who your rivals are due to the three distances being raced at the same time so make sure you wear your club vest so you can easily be identified and also satisfy the championship rules!
Rounds 3 and 4 are the Members 10k on April 13th and the Darent Valley 10k on May 11th (enter at https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28714/home).
A staggering 167 have entered this year’s GP meaning that the number of groups has had to be expanded in number from 12 to 15. Also increased from last year is the number of rounds to 9, with 5 counting, so it should be a really keenly contested season with everyone in the hunt until late on.
Canterbury was also a round of the Kent Grand Prix and there were some fine performances with PBs galore.
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Adam Wilkinson (57:02), 2 Will Senbanjo (57:54), 3 Steve Camacho (61:34), 4 Silky Ng (62:45), 5 Simon Thornhill (63:04), 6 Oliver York (63:20), 7 Kev Howarth (65:20).
2021/22 Champion Adam Wilkinson only contested two rounds last year but got his 2025 campaign off to the best possible start with the win. Less than a minute behind was Will Senbanjo (setting a new MV40 club record) who only took part in one event last year - let’s hope we see both of them at more rounds this time around. The 2024 champion Steve Camacho was 3rd, from Silky Ng who seems to have taken a step forward in performance. Simon Thornhill was 5th from Oliver York, contesting his first ever GP event, and men’s captain Kev Howarth.
Championship: 1 Adam Wilkinson (20 points), 2 Will Senbanjo (18), 3 Steve Camacho (16), 4 Silky Ng (15), 5 Simon Thornhill (14), 6 Oliver York (13), 7 Kev Howarth (12), 8= James Bevis, Connor Gates, Mark Philbrick & Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Melody Kane (65:00), 2 Haki Bardhi (67:15), 3 Stephen Pond (67:20), 4 Emma Stevens (67:57), 5 Matthew Pond (69:58), 6 Kev Chadwick (74:00)
Melody Kane led the way in Group 2 - a position she would have had at the majority of last year’s rounds had Tom Medhurst not been around! Medhurst isn’t entered this year so expect to see Kane at or near the top of the leaderboard at the rounds she contests, particularly as at Canterbury she set a new senior and overall ladies’ club record for the distance.
Haki Bardhi showed that his automatic promotion as the 2024 Group 3 champion wasn’t a step too far by taking 2nd in his new group from Stephen Pond, Emma Stevens (Group 2 champion in both 21/22 and 22/23), Matthew Pond and Kev Chadwick who had started the race late and had to weave through from the back!
Championship: 1 Melody Kane (20 points), 2 Haki Bardhi (18), 3 Stephen Pond (16), 4 Emma Stevens (15), 5 Matthew Pond (14), 6 Kev Chadwick (13), 7= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin, Andy Robertson, Andy Tippet, James Wall (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Krish Gurunathan (68:51), 2 John Kingscott (72:19), 3 Elly Phillips (72:24), 4 Steve Wilde (73:11), 5 Mark Franks (73:40).
Krish Gurunathan has showed his cards early with a dominant victory at Canterbury, over 3 minutes clear of 2022/23 Group 3 champion John Kingscott who just edged out Elly Phillips by 5 seconds. Phillips along with Group 2’s Melody Kane and Emma Stevens took the overall ladies team prize at this event. Steve Wilde and Mark Franks weren’t far back in 4th and 5th respectively.
Championship: 1 Krish Gurunathan (20 points), 2 John Kingscott (18), 3 Elly Phillips (16), 4 Steve Wilde (15), 5 Mark Franks (14), 6= Oliver Dean, Chris Lamb, Gemma Parkinson, Jane Walsh, Chloe Wilkinson, Steven Wynne (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jim Winbourne (77:58), 2 Mike Reeves (78:22), 3 Andy Stubbs (78:27), 4 Kerrie Donohue (68:37), 5 Callum Biggins (78:43), 6 Ellen Ball (114:33).
Jim Winbourne was entered in the Grand Prix last year but didn’t take part in a single round. He’s at least gone one better this year and took the win from Mike Reeves who was also sparing in his outings last year but had taken the Eltham 5 miler win in Group 4. 2022/23 Group 6 champion Andy Stubbs was 3rd from Kerrie Donohue (winner of two rounds last year in Group 4) and Callum Biggins - the top five separated by less than a minute. Ellen Ball was some way back from the rest of the group accompanying dad Eric in Group 12.
Championship: 1 Jim Winbourne (20 points), 2 Mike Reeves (18), 3 Andy Stubbs (16), 4 Kerrie Donohue (15), 5 Callum Biggins (14), 6 Ellen Ball (13), 7= Stuart Ball, Johnny Gill, David Groom, Carl Inman, Catherine Round, Guy Sims, Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Agne Zavistanavice (84:39), 2 Tabitha Rogers (85:34), 3 Steve Burnett (85:43), 4 Stuart Isaacs (93:29).
The top three in Group 5 were separated by just over a minute with Agne Zavistanavice who had been quickest in Group 5 over the parkrun distance last year taking the victory from Tabitha Rogers who only joined the club towards the end of last year and 2021/22 Group 5 champ Steve Burnett in 3rd. Stuart Isaacs was well off what he is capable of and didn’t seem to want to be recognised as he ran with wife Tracey hidden behind his PWR snood.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (20 points), 2 Tabitha Rogers (18), 3 Steve Burnett (16), 4 Stuart Isaacs (15), 5= Mark Burgess, Jamie Fernandes, Chloe Haffenden, Rachel Knowles, Lucy Tippet, Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (81:16), 2 Trevor Adams (82:17), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (83:11), 4 Edwina Cheng (83:40), 5 Paul Munday (87:35), 6 Iain Jameson (88:37).
2022/23 Group 7 champion Andy Hall is getting quicker by the day and took the Canterbury win and smashed his PB by 6 minutes. His nearest challenger was last year’s Group 5 series runner-up Trevor Adams ,with Rosalind Butterworth 3rd and Edwina Cheng 4th (winner of the only round she contested in last year’s Group 6 championship, the Hildenbrough 10k). Paul Munday was 5th from Iain Jameson 6th.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (20 points), 2 Trevor Adams (18), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (16), 4 Edwina Cheng (15), 5 Paul Munday (14), 6 Iain Jameson (13), 7= Emma Chapman, Anthony Donohue, Liane Evans, Jason Hone, Paul Strachan, Adam Waterman (0).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 Simon Keyes (85:01), 2 Lucy Tang (86:09), 3 Micky Boyd (89:44), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (90:51), 5 Nick Squires (92:43).
Group 7 was won by Simon Keyes from a posse of runners who were all up at the sharp end of last year’s Grand Prix. 2024 Group 6 champion Lucy Tang was 2nd from Micky Boyd (winner of three rounds in Group 7), Group 6 runner-up Vassilis Sakizlis and Group 7 champion Nick Squires.
Championship: 1 Simon Keyes (20 points), 2 Lucy Tang (18), 3 Micky Boyd (16), 4 Vassilis Sakizlis (15), 5 Nick Squires (14), 6= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Nigel Hewson, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison, David Welfare, Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Nathalie Juchau (87:09), 2 Ka Si Tung (87:24), 3 Jackie York (91:00), 4 Ed Bossert (96:32), 5 Viral Tanna (96:43).
Ladies Captain Nat Juchau led the way from Ka Si Tung who had taken the race win at last year’s Group 6 season finale at Bedgebury. Jackie York in 3rd was comfortably clear of Ed Bossert and Viral Tanna who were evenly matched.
Championship: 1 Nathalie Juchau (20 points), 2 Ka Si Tung (18), 3 Jackie York (16), 4 Ed Bossert (15), 5 Viral Tanna (14), 6= David Horsfield, Amelia Isaacs, Hannah Lloyd, Felicity Newman, Alan Niblock, Robert White (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Louis Strover (91:38), 2 Damian Parker (101:00).
Just the two Group 9s made their way to Canterbury and it was Louis Strover who got the better of last season’s Group 7 runner-up Damian Parker - one of only 4 runners last year to contest every round.
Championship: 1 Louis Strover (20 points), 2 Damian Parker (18), 3= Richard Bodie, Adele Bollan, Matt Bradshaw, Dean Chapman, Steven Dong, Maxine Horsfield, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas, Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jennifer Kelly (92:29), 2 Sally Callaghan (93:19), 3 Hilary Morton (93:25), 4 Tracey Isaacs (93:30), 5 Emma Horan (94:57), 6 Jim Kirkland (101:29).
After sitting out last year’s championship, 2022/23 Group 8 champion Jennifer Kelly was back to winning ways at Canterbury, taking the victory from Sally Callaghan, 2021/22 Group 7 champ Hilary Morton, Tracey Isaacs and Emma Horan. Jim Kirkland won practically every Group 9 race he contested last year but brought up the rear on this occasion.
Championship: 1 Jennifer Kelly (20 points), 2 Sally Callaghan (18), 3 Hilary Morton (16), 4 Tracey Isaacs (15), 5 Emma Horan (14), 6 Jim Kirkland (13).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Eleanor Pinkerton (102:48), 2 Sandra Goodwin (104:15), 3 Lou Stocks (105:30), 4 James Fisher (108:48).
Group 11’s victory was taken by Eleanor Pinkerton from Sandra Goodwion and James Fisher, who only got a place at the last minute when Group 4’s Catherine Round couldn’t make it.
Championship: 1 Eleanor Pinkerton (20 points), 2 Sandra Goodwin (18), 3 Lou Stocks (16), 4 James Fisher (15), 5= Jan Bodie, Richard Dunstan, Rachel Inman, Annabelle Marks, John Perks, Paul Pester, Olivia Senbanjo, David Smyth (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Wendy Tung (104:55), 2 Chris Haydon (105:28), 3 Christina Springbett (105:48), 4 Rob Sampson (106:55), 5 Eric Nash (114:34).
The top three in Group 12 were separated by little more than a minute, with 2021/22 Group 10 champion Wendy Tung leading the way from Chris Haydon and Christina Springbett. Tung demolished the FV65 club record by 8 minutes! In 4th place was 2024’s 12 marathons in 12 months Rob Sampson with Eric Nash 5th.
Championship: 1 Wendy Tung (20 points), 2 Chris Haydon (18), 3 Christina Springbett (16), 4 Rob Sampson (15), 5 Eric Nash (14), 6= David Allison, Katie Garvey, Catherine Jones, Julie Medhurst, Perry Wilson, Laura Woollard, Philippa Wynne (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Julia Reynders (104:36), 2 Gill Rhodes (105:30), 3 Jenny Waterman (105:41), 4 Lyttleton Barrett (107:36).
Group 13 saw all 4 competitors covered by just 3 minutes - Julia Reynders taking the victory from Gill Rhodes, Jenny Waterman and Lyttleton Barrett.
Championship: 1 Julia Reynders (20 points), 2 Gill Rhodes (18), 3 Jenny Waterman (16), 4 Lyttleton Barrett (15), 5 Gill Boyd, Barbara Carr, Clare Evans, Jo Ferres, Holly Hutson, Sonia Lowing, Biljana Petruchevska, Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1= Paula Gleeson & Sarah Davis (113:33), 3 Emma Bossert (114:56), 4 Liz Squires (120:33).
There wasn’t anything to choose between Paul Glesson and Sarah Davis as they ran together and clocked identical times to take 20 points apiece! Emma Bossert was 3rd with Liz Squires 4th.
Championship: 1= Paula Gleeson & Sarah Davis (20 points), 3 Emma Bossert (16), 4 Liz Squires (15), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown, Simon Gleeson, Corinne Hollamby, Kary Leggett, Kathy Strachan, Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (125:11).
Hannah Harrison sadly didn’t have any opposition at this round but enjoyed her first time at this event.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (20 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw, Ruth Feltham, Lisa O’Keefe Kate Rowley, Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Simon Gleeson, Barbara Carr, Louise Wolsey & Invicta East Kent AC
Although Canterbury was at the end of January, we still haven’t had round 2 which is at Battersea Park on March 30th. Entries for this flat course in a lovely park near the Thames had closed but appear to have re-opened so if you haven’t entered yet, do it now! https://www.letsdothis.com/gb/checkout/ticket?eventId=200864. Make sure you enter the 10k, not the 5k or Half Marathon!
I recently did a Half Marathon around there which was 8.75 laps but it actually didn’t get boring. It will get a little bit confusing though knowing who your rivals are due to the three distances being raced at the same time so make sure you wear your club vest so you can easily be identified and also satisfy the championship rules!
Rounds 3 and 4 are the Members 10k on April 13th and the Darent Valley 10k on May 11th (enter at https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28714/home).
Round 2: battersea park 10k – 30.03.2025
Round 2 of this year’s Grand Prix was the opening round of this season’s Best Race Series’ commercial event at Battersea Park on March 30th. Three different distances - 5k, 10k and Half Marathon were being contested over an oval course around this picturesque park, with the GP event being 10k - 4 laps.
It definitely felt like a PWR takeover with approximately half of the 142 finishers being from our club, and it could have been even more with another 22 entered that I counted not making an appearance due to injury, mother’s day commitments etc. And it was quality as well as quantity with the overall win, all the male age-category wins, and a 1-2-3 in FV60 going our way!
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Connor Gates (35:22), 2 Simon Thornhill (36:08), 3 James Bevis (36:20), 4 Silky Ng (36:27), 5 Stephen Camacho (37:31), 6 Oliver York (38:15), 7 Mark Philbrick (39:10).
There were 5 PWRs in the top 10 at this event, with Connor Gates winning overall! Simon Thornhill was the fastest MV50 and was just off the podium in 4th overall, heading James Bevis and Silky Ng to make it 4 PWRs in the top six. Last year’s GP champion Steve Camacho was 5th from Silky Ng, Oliver York and Mark Philbrick.
Championship: 1 Simon Thornhill (32 points), 2= Steve Camacho & Silky Ng (30), 4 Oliver York (26), 5= Adam Wilkinson & Connor Gates (20), 7 Will Senbanjo (18), 8 James Bevis (16), 9= Kev Howarth & Mark Philbrick (12), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Wall (38:05), 2 Kev Chadwick (38:26), 3 Melody Kane (40:27), 4 Stephen Pond (41:27), 5 Matthew Pond (43:58).
Four of the five Group 2s at Battersea had contested the Canterbury 10 miler championship opener, however it was the one making his first appearance that ended up taking the victory. James Wall took the win from Kev Chadwick (top MV40) who had been hampered at the season opener by arriving late. Canterbury winner Melody Kane was 3rd in this group and 3rd lady overall, from Stephen and Matthew Pond - with dad once again getting the upper hand over son.
Championship: 1 Melody Kane (36 points), 2 Kev Chadwick (32), 3 Stephen Pond (31), 4 Matthew Pond (27), 5 James Wall (20), 6 Haki Bardhi (18), 7 Emma Stevens (15), 8= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin, Andy Robertson, & Andy Tippet (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 John Kingscott (42:26), 2 Mark Franks (43:14), 3 Steven Wynne (44:48).
John Kingscott backed up his 2nd place at Canterbury with the win this time out, with Mark Franks also improving to take the runner-up spot ahead of last year’s Group 3 runner-up Steven Wynne making his first appearance.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (38 points), 2 Mark Franks (32), 3 Krish Gurunathan (20), 4= Elly Phillips & Steven Wynne (16), 6 Steve Wilde (15), 7= Oliver Dean, Chris Lamb, Gemma Parkinson, Jane Walsh & Chloe Wilkinson (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Johnny Gill (42:33).
Sadly, there was just the one Group 4 at this round due in part to some withdrawals through injury - such as Carl Inman with a hamstring issue from the PWR Milan trip and Mike Reeves falling off a ladder! However, nothing to take away from Johnny Gill who set a cracking time and was the quickest MV60 at the event.
Championship: 1= Jim Winbourne & Johnny Gill (20 points), 3= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 5 Kerrie Donohue (15), 6 Callum Biggins (14), 7 Ellen Ball (13), 8= Stuart Ball, David Groom, Carl Inman, Catherine Round, Guy Sims & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Chloe Haffenden (44:12), 2 Mark Burgess (49:13), 3 Agne Zavistanavice (53:03).
Canterbury winner Agne Zavistanavice was sensibly taking it easy at Battersea in her lead up to her Brighton marathon adventure the following weekend. Chloe Haffenden was the class of the small field by far, and secured the victory by 5 minutes from Mark Burgess with Zavistanavice 3rd.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (36 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (20), 3= Tabitha Rogers & Mark Burgess (18), 5 Steve Burnett (16), 6 Stuart Isaacs (15), 7= Jamie Fernandes, Rachel Knowles, Lucy Tippet & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (46:58), 2 Paul Strachan (50:32), 3 Liane Evans (51:32), 4 Emma Chapman (51:46), 5 Paul Munday (58:40).
Andy Hall continues to set new PBs practically every week and he was well clear of the rest of the Group 5 field. Paul Strachan put in a good performance to finish 2nd, a minute clear of Liane Evans, with Emma Chapman close in 4th and Paul Munday, another contesting Brighton the next weekend, 5th.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (40 points), 2 Paul Munday (28), 3= Trevor Adams & Paul Strachan (18), 5= Rosalind Butterworth & Liane Evans (16), 7= Edwina Cheng & Emma Chapman (15), 9 Iain Jameson (13), 10= Anthony Donohue, Jason Hone & Adam Waterman (0).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 Nick Squires (52:07), 2 Nigel Hewson (54:07).
Just the two in this group at Battersea, with last year’s Group7 champion Nick Squires taking the victory by two minutes over Nigel Hewson.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (34 points), 2 Simon Keyes (20), 3= Lucy Tang & Nigel Hewson (18), 5 Micky Boyd (16), 6 Vassilis Sakizlis (15), 7= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison, David Welfare & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Ed Bossert (51:25), 2 Nat Juchau (51:43), 3 David Horsfield (52:41), 4 Viral Tanna (54:38).
4th over Canterbury’s 10 miles, Ed Bossert found another gear for this shorter distance and took the victory from the winner of the opener, Nat Juchau, in one of her last races before she has her knee replacement op at the beginning of May. David Horsfield was 3rd from Viral Tanna in 4th.
Championship: 1 Nathalie Juchau (38 points), 2 Eduan Bossert (35), 3 Viral Tanna (29), 4 Ka Si Tung (18), 5= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 7= Amelia Isaacs, Hannah Lloyd, Felicity Newman, Alan Niblock & Robert White (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Maxine Horsfield (51:45), 2 Dean Chapman (55:10), 3 Richard Brodie (56:37), 4 Matt Bradshaw (58:43).
Group 9 was won by Maxine Horsfield who was clear of Dean Chapman, Richard Brodie and Matt Bradshaw.
Championship: 1= Louis Strover & Maxine Horsfield (20 points), 3= Damian Parker & Dean Chapman (18), 5 Richard Bodie (16), 6 Matt Bradshaw (15), 7= Adele Bollan, Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Hilary Morton (52:47), 2 Jim Kirkland (54:27), 3 Joseph Mulhall (54:46), 4 Tara Dennehy (55:28), 5 Philippa Niven (55:29).
Hilary Morton took the Group 5 victory from last year’s Group 9 champion Jim Kirkland who had only been 6th at Canterbury but was back on form and the fastest MV70. Joseph Mulhall was close in 3rd, while just one second separated Tara Dennehy and Philippa Niven in 4th and 5th respectively.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (36 points), 2 Jim Kirkland (31), 3 Jennifer Kelly (20), 4 Sally Callaghan (18), 5 Joseph Mulhall (16), 6= Tracey Isaacs & Tara Dennehy (15), 8= Emma Horan & Philippa Niven (14), 10= Joseph Conlan, David Fordyce, Sarah Lees & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Richard Dunstan (57:48), 2 Sandra Goodwin (58:12), 3 James Fisher (60:11), 4 Paul Pester (60:50), 5 Rachel Inman (61:54), 6 Olivia Senbanjo (62:40), 7 Jan Bodie (65:03), 8 John Perks (65:09).
Group 11 had the joint largest entry with an excellent 8 of the 12 registered competitors taking part. Richard Dunstan took the win from Sandra Goodwin who had also placed 2nd at the previous round and was the fastest FV60. James Fisher took 3rd to add to his 4th at Canterbury, while Paul Pester led home Rachel Inman, Olivia Senbanjo, Jan Bodie and John Perks.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (36 points), 2 James Fisher (31), 3= Eleanor Pinkerton & Richard Dunstan (20), 5 Lou Stocks (16), 6 Paul Pester (15), 7 Rachel Inman (14), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (13), 9 Jan Bodie (12), 10 John Perks (11), 11= Annabelle Marks & David Smyth (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Rob Sampson (58:17), 2 Katie Garvey (60:54), 3 Christina Springbett (60:55), 4 Julie Medhurst (61:22), 5 Chris Haydon (62:28).
Marathon man Rob Sampson took the Group 12 win, while Katie Garvey and Christina Springbett were just a second apart in 2nd and 3rd. Julie Medhurst was 4th from Chris Haydon in 5th.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (36 points), 2 Christina Springbett (34), 3 Chris Haydon (29), 4 Wendy Tung (20), 5 Katie Garvey (18), 6 Julie Medhurst (15), 7 Eric Nash (14), 8= David Allison, Catherine Jones, Perry Wilson, Laura Woollard & Philippa Wynne (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sonia Lowing (59:33), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (60:34), 3 Holly Hutson (67:06).
As the injured Julia Reynders cheered her fellow Group 13s on, it was Sonia Lowing who took the win by a minute from Biljana Petrushevska. Holly Hutson was 3rd.
Championship: 1= Jenny Waterman & Sonia Lowing (20 points), 3= Julia Reynders, Gill Rhodes & Biljana Petruchevska (18), 6= Lyttleton Barrett & Holly Hutson (16), 8= Gill Boyd, Barbara Carr, Clare Evans, Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson (59:34), 2 Karen Bowden-Brown (62:27), 3 Emma Bossert (65:13), 4 Sarah Davis (66:14), 5 Kathy Strachan (69:01), 6 Kary Leggett (69:56), 7 Liz Squires (74:24), 8 Simon Gleeson (77:48).
Like Group 11, Group 14 had 8 entries at Battersea with just two others not racing. Having finished with identical times at the opening round, Paula Gleeson wasn’t going to share this time around and took the win by almost 3 minutes from Karen Bowden-Brown. Emma Bossert was 3rd for the second consecutive round from joint Canterbury winner Sarah Davis 4th. Kathy Strachan was 5th from Kary Leggett, Liz Squires and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (40 points), 2 Sarah Davis (35), 3 Emma Bossert (32), 4 Liz Squires (27), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 6 Kathy Strachan (14), 7 Kary Leggett (13), 8 Simon Gleeson (11), 9= Corinne Hollamby & Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Karin Bradshaw (74:34), 2 Ruth Feltham (77:47).
Just the two in Group 15 but at least numbers are heading in the right direction as Hannah Harrison was the sole representative at the previous round. Karin Bradshaw took the win from Ruth Feltham.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison & Karin Bradshaw (20 points), 3 Ruth Feltham (18), 4= Lisa O’Keefe, Kate Rowley & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Julia Reynders, Maxine Horsfield & Lucy Hatherell Photography
Round 3, the Members 10k, has been and gone so next up are the Darent Valley 10k on May 11th (enter at https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28714/home) and the Eltham 5 miler on June 15th (enter at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-eltham-park-5-and-family-fun-run-2025-tickets-1148608160929). Reduced price entry for the Eltham event ends on April 29th.
It definitely felt like a PWR takeover with approximately half of the 142 finishers being from our club, and it could have been even more with another 22 entered that I counted not making an appearance due to injury, mother’s day commitments etc. And it was quality as well as quantity with the overall win, all the male age-category wins, and a 1-2-3 in FV60 going our way!
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Connor Gates (35:22), 2 Simon Thornhill (36:08), 3 James Bevis (36:20), 4 Silky Ng (36:27), 5 Stephen Camacho (37:31), 6 Oliver York (38:15), 7 Mark Philbrick (39:10).
There were 5 PWRs in the top 10 at this event, with Connor Gates winning overall! Simon Thornhill was the fastest MV50 and was just off the podium in 4th overall, heading James Bevis and Silky Ng to make it 4 PWRs in the top six. Last year’s GP champion Steve Camacho was 5th from Silky Ng, Oliver York and Mark Philbrick.
Championship: 1 Simon Thornhill (32 points), 2= Steve Camacho & Silky Ng (30), 4 Oliver York (26), 5= Adam Wilkinson & Connor Gates (20), 7 Will Senbanjo (18), 8 James Bevis (16), 9= Kev Howarth & Mark Philbrick (12), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Wall (38:05), 2 Kev Chadwick (38:26), 3 Melody Kane (40:27), 4 Stephen Pond (41:27), 5 Matthew Pond (43:58).
Four of the five Group 2s at Battersea had contested the Canterbury 10 miler championship opener, however it was the one making his first appearance that ended up taking the victory. James Wall took the win from Kev Chadwick (top MV40) who had been hampered at the season opener by arriving late. Canterbury winner Melody Kane was 3rd in this group and 3rd lady overall, from Stephen and Matthew Pond - with dad once again getting the upper hand over son.
Championship: 1 Melody Kane (36 points), 2 Kev Chadwick (32), 3 Stephen Pond (31), 4 Matthew Pond (27), 5 James Wall (20), 6 Haki Bardhi (18), 7 Emma Stevens (15), 8= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin, Andy Robertson, & Andy Tippet (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 John Kingscott (42:26), 2 Mark Franks (43:14), 3 Steven Wynne (44:48).
John Kingscott backed up his 2nd place at Canterbury with the win this time out, with Mark Franks also improving to take the runner-up spot ahead of last year’s Group 3 runner-up Steven Wynne making his first appearance.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (38 points), 2 Mark Franks (32), 3 Krish Gurunathan (20), 4= Elly Phillips & Steven Wynne (16), 6 Steve Wilde (15), 7= Oliver Dean, Chris Lamb, Gemma Parkinson, Jane Walsh & Chloe Wilkinson (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Johnny Gill (42:33).
Sadly, there was just the one Group 4 at this round due in part to some withdrawals through injury - such as Carl Inman with a hamstring issue from the PWR Milan trip and Mike Reeves falling off a ladder! However, nothing to take away from Johnny Gill who set a cracking time and was the quickest MV60 at the event.
Championship: 1= Jim Winbourne & Johnny Gill (20 points), 3= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 5 Kerrie Donohue (15), 6 Callum Biggins (14), 7 Ellen Ball (13), 8= Stuart Ball, David Groom, Carl Inman, Catherine Round, Guy Sims & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Chloe Haffenden (44:12), 2 Mark Burgess (49:13), 3 Agne Zavistanavice (53:03).
Canterbury winner Agne Zavistanavice was sensibly taking it easy at Battersea in her lead up to her Brighton marathon adventure the following weekend. Chloe Haffenden was the class of the small field by far, and secured the victory by 5 minutes from Mark Burgess with Zavistanavice 3rd.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (36 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (20), 3= Tabitha Rogers & Mark Burgess (18), 5 Steve Burnett (16), 6 Stuart Isaacs (15), 7= Jamie Fernandes, Rachel Knowles, Lucy Tippet & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (46:58), 2 Paul Strachan (50:32), 3 Liane Evans (51:32), 4 Emma Chapman (51:46), 5 Paul Munday (58:40).
Andy Hall continues to set new PBs practically every week and he was well clear of the rest of the Group 5 field. Paul Strachan put in a good performance to finish 2nd, a minute clear of Liane Evans, with Emma Chapman close in 4th and Paul Munday, another contesting Brighton the next weekend, 5th.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (40 points), 2 Paul Munday (28), 3= Trevor Adams & Paul Strachan (18), 5= Rosalind Butterworth & Liane Evans (16), 7= Edwina Cheng & Emma Chapman (15), 9 Iain Jameson (13), 10= Anthony Donohue, Jason Hone & Adam Waterman (0).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 Nick Squires (52:07), 2 Nigel Hewson (54:07).
Just the two in this group at Battersea, with last year’s Group7 champion Nick Squires taking the victory by two minutes over Nigel Hewson.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (34 points), 2 Simon Keyes (20), 3= Lucy Tang & Nigel Hewson (18), 5 Micky Boyd (16), 6 Vassilis Sakizlis (15), 7= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison, David Welfare & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Ed Bossert (51:25), 2 Nat Juchau (51:43), 3 David Horsfield (52:41), 4 Viral Tanna (54:38).
4th over Canterbury’s 10 miles, Ed Bossert found another gear for this shorter distance and took the victory from the winner of the opener, Nat Juchau, in one of her last races before she has her knee replacement op at the beginning of May. David Horsfield was 3rd from Viral Tanna in 4th.
Championship: 1 Nathalie Juchau (38 points), 2 Eduan Bossert (35), 3 Viral Tanna (29), 4 Ka Si Tung (18), 5= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 7= Amelia Isaacs, Hannah Lloyd, Felicity Newman, Alan Niblock & Robert White (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Maxine Horsfield (51:45), 2 Dean Chapman (55:10), 3 Richard Brodie (56:37), 4 Matt Bradshaw (58:43).
Group 9 was won by Maxine Horsfield who was clear of Dean Chapman, Richard Brodie and Matt Bradshaw.
Championship: 1= Louis Strover & Maxine Horsfield (20 points), 3= Damian Parker & Dean Chapman (18), 5 Richard Bodie (16), 6 Matt Bradshaw (15), 7= Adele Bollan, Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Hilary Morton (52:47), 2 Jim Kirkland (54:27), 3 Joseph Mulhall (54:46), 4 Tara Dennehy (55:28), 5 Philippa Niven (55:29).
Hilary Morton took the Group 5 victory from last year’s Group 9 champion Jim Kirkland who had only been 6th at Canterbury but was back on form and the fastest MV70. Joseph Mulhall was close in 3rd, while just one second separated Tara Dennehy and Philippa Niven in 4th and 5th respectively.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (36 points), 2 Jim Kirkland (31), 3 Jennifer Kelly (20), 4 Sally Callaghan (18), 5 Joseph Mulhall (16), 6= Tracey Isaacs & Tara Dennehy (15), 8= Emma Horan & Philippa Niven (14), 10= Joseph Conlan, David Fordyce, Sarah Lees & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Richard Dunstan (57:48), 2 Sandra Goodwin (58:12), 3 James Fisher (60:11), 4 Paul Pester (60:50), 5 Rachel Inman (61:54), 6 Olivia Senbanjo (62:40), 7 Jan Bodie (65:03), 8 John Perks (65:09).
Group 11 had the joint largest entry with an excellent 8 of the 12 registered competitors taking part. Richard Dunstan took the win from Sandra Goodwin who had also placed 2nd at the previous round and was the fastest FV60. James Fisher took 3rd to add to his 4th at Canterbury, while Paul Pester led home Rachel Inman, Olivia Senbanjo, Jan Bodie and John Perks.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (36 points), 2 James Fisher (31), 3= Eleanor Pinkerton & Richard Dunstan (20), 5 Lou Stocks (16), 6 Paul Pester (15), 7 Rachel Inman (14), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (13), 9 Jan Bodie (12), 10 John Perks (11), 11= Annabelle Marks & David Smyth (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Rob Sampson (58:17), 2 Katie Garvey (60:54), 3 Christina Springbett (60:55), 4 Julie Medhurst (61:22), 5 Chris Haydon (62:28).
Marathon man Rob Sampson took the Group 12 win, while Katie Garvey and Christina Springbett were just a second apart in 2nd and 3rd. Julie Medhurst was 4th from Chris Haydon in 5th.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (36 points), 2 Christina Springbett (34), 3 Chris Haydon (29), 4 Wendy Tung (20), 5 Katie Garvey (18), 6 Julie Medhurst (15), 7 Eric Nash (14), 8= David Allison, Catherine Jones, Perry Wilson, Laura Woollard & Philippa Wynne (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sonia Lowing (59:33), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (60:34), 3 Holly Hutson (67:06).
As the injured Julia Reynders cheered her fellow Group 13s on, it was Sonia Lowing who took the win by a minute from Biljana Petrushevska. Holly Hutson was 3rd.
Championship: 1= Jenny Waterman & Sonia Lowing (20 points), 3= Julia Reynders, Gill Rhodes & Biljana Petruchevska (18), 6= Lyttleton Barrett & Holly Hutson (16), 8= Gill Boyd, Barbara Carr, Clare Evans, Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson (59:34), 2 Karen Bowden-Brown (62:27), 3 Emma Bossert (65:13), 4 Sarah Davis (66:14), 5 Kathy Strachan (69:01), 6 Kary Leggett (69:56), 7 Liz Squires (74:24), 8 Simon Gleeson (77:48).
Like Group 11, Group 14 had 8 entries at Battersea with just two others not racing. Having finished with identical times at the opening round, Paula Gleeson wasn’t going to share this time around and took the win by almost 3 minutes from Karen Bowden-Brown. Emma Bossert was 3rd for the second consecutive round from joint Canterbury winner Sarah Davis 4th. Kathy Strachan was 5th from Kary Leggett, Liz Squires and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (40 points), 2 Sarah Davis (35), 3 Emma Bossert (32), 4 Liz Squires (27), 5 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 6 Kathy Strachan (14), 7 Kary Leggett (13), 8 Simon Gleeson (11), 9= Corinne Hollamby & Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Karin Bradshaw (74:34), 2 Ruth Feltham (77:47).
Just the two in Group 15 but at least numbers are heading in the right direction as Hannah Harrison was the sole representative at the previous round. Karin Bradshaw took the win from Ruth Feltham.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison & Karin Bradshaw (20 points), 3 Ruth Feltham (18), 4= Lisa O’Keefe, Kate Rowley & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Julia Reynders, Maxine Horsfield & Lucy Hatherell Photography
Round 3, the Members 10k, has been and gone so next up are the Darent Valley 10k on May 11th (enter at https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28714/home) and the Eltham 5 miler on June 15th (enter at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-eltham-park-5-and-family-fun-run-2025-tickets-1148608160929). Reduced price entry for the Eltham event ends on April 29th.
Round 3: MEMBERS 10k – 13.04.2025
Round 3 of the 2025 PWR Grand Prix was the Members 10k on April 13th. A healthy 77 GP entrants contested the event, while 15 others volunteered and earnt 15 points (the equivalent of a 4th place finish). 36 non-GP members also ran the two and a bit laps of Jubilee Park and the surrounding roads in perfect conditions. As you would expect from a Petts Wood event, it was superbly and enthusiastically organised and marshalled - what a fantastic club we have!
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Connor Gates, 2 Silky Ng, 3 James Bevis.
Connor Gates picked up his second victory in a row in Group 1, with Silky Ng 2nd and James Bevis, making his first start of the campaign, 3rd.
Championship: 1 Silky Ng (48 points), 2 Connor Gates (40), 3= Simon Thornhill & James Bevis (32), 5 Steve Camacho (30), 6 Oliver York (26), 7 Adam Wilkinson (20), 8 Will Senbanjo (18), 9= Kev Howarth & Mark Philbrick (12), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Andy Tippet, 2 James Wall, 3 Emma Stevens, 4 Matthew Pond.
Andy Tippet was another to begin his campaign at this round and he took the win from Battersea victor James Wall. Emma Stevens was 3rd from Matthew Pond - the only Group 2 to have contested every round.
Championship: 1 Matthew Pond (42 points), 2 James Wall (38), 3 Melody Kane (36), 4 Kev Chadwick (32), 5= Stephen Pond & Emma Stevens (31), 7 Andy Tippet (20), 8 Haki Bardhi (18), 9= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin & Andy Robertson (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Oliver Dean, 2 Steven Wynne, 3 Gemma Parkinson, 4 Steve Wilde, 5 Jane Walsh.
Another debutant Oliver Dean won Group 3 but needs to wear a white top at subsequent rounds to avoid future attention from the GP committee! Steven Wynne went one better than at Battersea to take 2nd from Gemma Parkinson, Steve Wilde and Jane Walsh. Chloe Wilkinson started but did not finish.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (38 points), 2 Steven Wynne (34), 3 Mark Franks (32), 4 Elly Phillips (31), 5 Steve Wilde (30), 6 Jane Walsh (29), 7= Krish Gurunathan & Oliver Dean (20), 9 Gemma Parkinson (16), 10= Chris Lamb & Chloe Wilkinson (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jim Winbourne, 2 Kerrie Donohue, 3 Stuart Ball, 4 Carl Inman, 5 Ellen Ball, 6 Guy Sims.
Jim Winbourne picked up his second win of the season, having won the Canterbury 10 miler opener. Kerrie Donohue was next up from Stuart Ball, Carl Inman, Ellen Ball and Guy Sims.
Championship: 1 Jim Winbourne (40 points), 2 Kerrie Donohue (33), 3 Callum Biggins (29), 4 Ellen Ball (27), 5 Johnny Gill (20), 6= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 8 Stuart Ball (16), 9 Carl Inman (15), 10 Guy Sims (13), 11= David Groom, Catherine Round & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tippet, 2 Chloe Haffenden, 3 Mark Burgess, 4 Agne Zavistanavice.
Making it two wins on the day for the Tippet family, Lucy got the better of Battersea winner Chloe Haffenden in a close battle. Mark Burgess was 3rd from Agne Zavistanavice 4th.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (51 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (38), 3 Mark Burgess (34), 4 Lucy Tippet (20), 5 Tabitha Rogers (18), 6 Steve Burnett (16), 7= Stuart Isaacs & Rachel Knowles (15), 9= Jamie Fernandes & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall, 2 Adam Waterman, 3 Rosalind Butterworth, 4 Emma Chapman, 5 Jason Hone, 6 Anthony Donohue, 7 Liane Evans.
Andy Hall maintained his unblemished start in Group 6 to make it three from three. However, he almost got caught out at the finish by a fast closing Adam Waterman. Rosalind Butterworth was 3rd for the second time this season, while Emma Chapman was classified 4th once it had been worked out where she would have finished had she started with the rest of the Group 6s.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (60 points), 2 Paul Munday (43), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (32), 4= Emma Chapman & Edwina Cheng (30), 6 Liane Evans (28), 7= Trevor Adams, Paul Strachan & Adam Waterman (18), 10 Jason Hone (14), 11= Iain Jameson & Anthony Donohue (13).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 David Welfare, 2 Lucy Tang, 3 Nick Squires, 4 Vassilis Sakizlis, 5 Nigel Hewson.
David Welfare picked off his rivals one by one to come through to win Group 7 in his first appearance this year. Lucy Tang was 2nd for the second time, while Battersea winner Nick Squires took 3rd. Vassilis Sakizlis was 4th from Nigel Hewson 5th.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (50 points), 2 Lucy Tang (36), 3 Nigel Hewson (32), 4 Micky Boyd (31), 5 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 6= Simon Keyes & David Welfare (20), 8= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Eduan Bossert, 2 Hannah Lloyd, 3 Viral Tanna, 4 Robert White.
Battersea winner Ed Bossert was again on top at this round, from Hannah Lloyd in 2nd. Viral Tanna has improved one place at every round and was 3rd this time from Rob White in 4th.
Championship: 1 Eduan Bossert (55 points), 2 Nathalie Juchau (53), 3 Viral Tanna (45), 4= Ka Si Tung & Hannah Lloyd (18), 6= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 8 Robert White (15), 9= Amelia Isaacs, Felicity Newman & Alan Niblock (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Dean Chapman, 2 Richard Bodie, 3 Damian Parker.
Dean Chapman went one place better than at Battersea to take the win. Richard Bodie was 2nd from Damian Parker.
Championship: 1 Dean Chapman (38 points), 2 Louis Strover (35), 3= Damian Parker & Richard Bodie (34), 5 Matt Bradshaw (30), 6 Maxine Horsfield (20), 7= Adele Bollan, Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Hilary Morton, 2 Philippa Niven, 3 Tara Dennehy, 4 Jim Kirkland, 5 Sarah Lees, 6 Emma Horan, 7 Joseph Conlan.
A second win in a row for Hilary Morton in Group 10, while Philippa Niven and Tara Dennehy were 2nd and 3rd respectively, and improved on their Battersea results. Jim Kirkland was 4th from Sarah Lees, Emma Horan and Joseph Conlan.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (56 points), 2 Jim Kirkland (46), 3 Sally Callaghan (33), 4 Philippa Niven (32), 5 Tara Dennehy (31), 6 Emma Horan (27), 7 Jennifer Kelly (20), 8 Joseph Mulhall (16), 9 Tracey Isaacs (15), 10 Sarah Lees (14), 11 Joseph Conlan (12), 12= David Fordyce & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sandra Goodwin, 2 John Perks, 3 Lou Stocks, 4 James Fisher, 5 David Smyth, 6 Rachel Inman, 7 Richard Dunstan, 8 Paul Pester, 9 Jan Bodie.
Eleven of the twelve Group 11s were at this event with nine racing and Olivia Senbanjo and Eleanor Pinkerton volunteering. Sandra Goodwin took the win in the large field having placed 2nd at both of the previous rounds. John Perks who had only been 8th at the Battersea had a much better run this time and secured 2nd place from Lou Stocks. James Fisher was 4th from David Smyth and Rachel Inman. Battersea winner Richard Dunstan and Paul Pester clashed at the finish in their efforts to take 7th place, with former American Footballer Pester hitting the deck! They shook hands afterwards so obviously no ill feelings. Jan Bodie was 9th.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (56 points), 2 James Fisher (46), 3 Eleanor Pinkerton (35), 4= Richard Dunstan & Lou Stocks (32), 6 John Perks (29), 7 Olivia Senbanjo (28), 8 Rachel Inman (27), 9 Paul Pester (26), 10 Jan Bodie (22), 11 David Smyth (14), 12 Annabelle Marks (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Rob Sampson, 2 Julie Medhurst, 3 Catherine Jones, 4 Eric Nash.
Rob Sampson made it two wins in a row in Group 12 from Julie Medhurst in 2nd. Catherine Jones was 3rd from Eric Nash.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (56 points), 2 Christina Springbett (34), 3 Julie Medhurst (33), 4= Chris Haydon & Eric Nash (29), 6 Wendy Tung (20), 7 Katie Garvey (18), 8 Catherine Jones (16), 9 Philippa Wynne (15), 10= David Allison, Perry Wilson & Laura Woollard (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Jenny Waterman, 2 Lyttleton Barrett, 3 Biljana Petrushevska, 4 Clare Evans, 5 Holly Hutson, 6 Barbara Carr, 7 Gill Boyd.
Jenny Waterman repeated her Battersea success and won that night’s bragging rights in her household. Lyttleton Barrett was 2nd from Biljana Petrushevska and Clare Evans. Holly Hutson was 5th from Barbara Carr and Gill Boyd.
Championship: 1 Jenny Waterman (40 points), 2= Biljana Petruchevska & Lyttleton Barrett (34), 4 Julia Reynders (33), 5 Holly Hutson (30), 6 Sonia Lowing (20), 7 Gill Rhodes (18), 8 Clare Evans (15), 9 Barbara Carr (13), 10 Gill Boyd (12), 11= Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson, 2 Emma Bossert, 3 Sarah Davis, 4 Kathy Strachan, 5 Simon Gleeson.
Having shared the Canterbury win with Sarah Davis, Paula Gleeson has now won the last two rounds outright. Emma Bossert took 2nd to add to her two 3rd places already in the bag. Davis was 3rd from Kathy Strachan and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (60 points), 2 Sarah Davis (51), 3 Emma Bossert (50), 4 Liz Squires (42), 5 Kathy Strachan (29), 6 Simon Gleeson (25), 7 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 8 Kary Leggett (13), 9= Corinne Hollamby & Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison, 2 Karin Bradshaw, 3 Ruth Feltham, 4 Kate Rowley.
Hannah Harrison and Karin Bradshaw had taken a win apiece coming into this round, and it was Harrison who came out on top at this the first round they have both raced at. Bradshaw was 2nd from Ruth Feltham and Kate Rowley.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (40 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw (38), 3 Ruth Feltham (34), 4 Kate Rowley (15), 5= Lisa O’Keefe & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Lisa Hall & Paul Munday
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 Connor Gates, 2 Silky Ng, 3 James Bevis.
Connor Gates picked up his second victory in a row in Group 1, with Silky Ng 2nd and James Bevis, making his first start of the campaign, 3rd.
Championship: 1 Silky Ng (48 points), 2 Connor Gates (40), 3= Simon Thornhill & James Bevis (32), 5 Steve Camacho (30), 6 Oliver York (26), 7 Adam Wilkinson (20), 8 Will Senbanjo (18), 9= Kev Howarth & Mark Philbrick (12), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 Andy Tippet, 2 James Wall, 3 Emma Stevens, 4 Matthew Pond.
Andy Tippet was another to begin his campaign at this round and he took the win from Battersea victor James Wall. Emma Stevens was 3rd from Matthew Pond - the only Group 2 to have contested every round.
Championship: 1 Matthew Pond (42 points), 2 James Wall (38), 3 Melody Kane (36), 4 Kev Chadwick (32), 5= Stephen Pond & Emma Stevens (31), 7 Andy Tippet (20), 8 Haki Bardhi (18), 9= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin & Andy Robertson (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Oliver Dean, 2 Steven Wynne, 3 Gemma Parkinson, 4 Steve Wilde, 5 Jane Walsh.
Another debutant Oliver Dean won Group 3 but needs to wear a white top at subsequent rounds to avoid future attention from the GP committee! Steven Wynne went one better than at Battersea to take 2nd from Gemma Parkinson, Steve Wilde and Jane Walsh. Chloe Wilkinson started but did not finish.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (38 points), 2 Steven Wynne (34), 3 Mark Franks (32), 4 Elly Phillips (31), 5 Steve Wilde (30), 6 Jane Walsh (29), 7= Krish Gurunathan & Oliver Dean (20), 9 Gemma Parkinson (16), 10= Chris Lamb & Chloe Wilkinson (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Jim Winbourne, 2 Kerrie Donohue, 3 Stuart Ball, 4 Carl Inman, 5 Ellen Ball, 6 Guy Sims.
Jim Winbourne picked up his second win of the season, having won the Canterbury 10 miler opener. Kerrie Donohue was next up from Stuart Ball, Carl Inman, Ellen Ball and Guy Sims.
Championship: 1 Jim Winbourne (40 points), 2 Kerrie Donohue (33), 3 Callum Biggins (29), 4 Ellen Ball (27), 5 Johnny Gill (20), 6= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 8 Stuart Ball (16), 9 Carl Inman (15), 10 Guy Sims (13), 11= David Groom, Catherine Round & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tippet, 2 Chloe Haffenden, 3 Mark Burgess, 4 Agne Zavistanavice.
Making it two wins on the day for the Tippet family, Lucy got the better of Battersea winner Chloe Haffenden in a close battle. Mark Burgess was 3rd from Agne Zavistanavice 4th.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (51 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (38), 3 Mark Burgess (34), 4 Lucy Tippet (20), 5 Tabitha Rogers (18), 6 Steve Burnett (16), 7= Stuart Isaacs & Rachel Knowles (15), 9= Jamie Fernandes & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall, 2 Adam Waterman, 3 Rosalind Butterworth, 4 Emma Chapman, 5 Jason Hone, 6 Anthony Donohue, 7 Liane Evans.
Andy Hall maintained his unblemished start in Group 6 to make it three from three. However, he almost got caught out at the finish by a fast closing Adam Waterman. Rosalind Butterworth was 3rd for the second time this season, while Emma Chapman was classified 4th once it had been worked out where she would have finished had she started with the rest of the Group 6s.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (60 points), 2 Paul Munday (43), 3 Rosalind Butterworth (32), 4= Emma Chapman & Edwina Cheng (30), 6 Liane Evans (28), 7= Trevor Adams, Paul Strachan & Adam Waterman (18), 10 Jason Hone (14), 11= Iain Jameson & Anthony Donohue (13).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 David Welfare, 2 Lucy Tang, 3 Nick Squires, 4 Vassilis Sakizlis, 5 Nigel Hewson.
David Welfare picked off his rivals one by one to come through to win Group 7 in his first appearance this year. Lucy Tang was 2nd for the second time, while Battersea winner Nick Squires took 3rd. Vassilis Sakizlis was 4th from Nigel Hewson 5th.
Championship: 1 Nick Squires (50 points), 2 Lucy Tang (36), 3 Nigel Hewson (32), 4 Micky Boyd (31), 5 Vassilis Sakizlis (30), 6= Simon Keyes & David Welfare (20), 8= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Eduan Bossert, 2 Hannah Lloyd, 3 Viral Tanna, 4 Robert White.
Battersea winner Ed Bossert was again on top at this round, from Hannah Lloyd in 2nd. Viral Tanna has improved one place at every round and was 3rd this time from Rob White in 4th.
Championship: 1 Eduan Bossert (55 points), 2 Nathalie Juchau (53), 3 Viral Tanna (45), 4= Ka Si Tung & Hannah Lloyd (18), 6= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 8 Robert White (15), 9= Amelia Isaacs, Felicity Newman & Alan Niblock (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Dean Chapman, 2 Richard Bodie, 3 Damian Parker.
Dean Chapman went one place better than at Battersea to take the win. Richard Bodie was 2nd from Damian Parker.
Championship: 1 Dean Chapman (38 points), 2 Louis Strover (35), 3= Damian Parker & Richard Bodie (34), 5 Matt Bradshaw (30), 6 Maxine Horsfield (20), 7= Adele Bollan, Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Hilary Morton, 2 Philippa Niven, 3 Tara Dennehy, 4 Jim Kirkland, 5 Sarah Lees, 6 Emma Horan, 7 Joseph Conlan.
A second win in a row for Hilary Morton in Group 10, while Philippa Niven and Tara Dennehy were 2nd and 3rd respectively, and improved on their Battersea results. Jim Kirkland was 4th from Sarah Lees, Emma Horan and Joseph Conlan.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (56 points), 2 Jim Kirkland (46), 3 Sally Callaghan (33), 4 Philippa Niven (32), 5 Tara Dennehy (31), 6 Emma Horan (27), 7 Jennifer Kelly (20), 8 Joseph Mulhall (16), 9 Tracey Isaacs (15), 10 Sarah Lees (14), 11 Joseph Conlan (12), 12= David Fordyce & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sandra Goodwin, 2 John Perks, 3 Lou Stocks, 4 James Fisher, 5 David Smyth, 6 Rachel Inman, 7 Richard Dunstan, 8 Paul Pester, 9 Jan Bodie.
Eleven of the twelve Group 11s were at this event with nine racing and Olivia Senbanjo and Eleanor Pinkerton volunteering. Sandra Goodwin took the win in the large field having placed 2nd at both of the previous rounds. John Perks who had only been 8th at the Battersea had a much better run this time and secured 2nd place from Lou Stocks. James Fisher was 4th from David Smyth and Rachel Inman. Battersea winner Richard Dunstan and Paul Pester clashed at the finish in their efforts to take 7th place, with former American Footballer Pester hitting the deck! They shook hands afterwards so obviously no ill feelings. Jan Bodie was 9th.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (56 points), 2 James Fisher (46), 3 Eleanor Pinkerton (35), 4= Richard Dunstan & Lou Stocks (32), 6 John Perks (29), 7 Olivia Senbanjo (28), 8 Rachel Inman (27), 9 Paul Pester (26), 10 Jan Bodie (22), 11 David Smyth (14), 12 Annabelle Marks (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Rob Sampson, 2 Julie Medhurst, 3 Catherine Jones, 4 Eric Nash.
Rob Sampson made it two wins in a row in Group 12 from Julie Medhurst in 2nd. Catherine Jones was 3rd from Eric Nash.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (56 points), 2 Christina Springbett (34), 3 Julie Medhurst (33), 4= Chris Haydon & Eric Nash (29), 6 Wendy Tung (20), 7 Katie Garvey (18), 8 Catherine Jones (16), 9 Philippa Wynne (15), 10= David Allison, Perry Wilson & Laura Woollard (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Jenny Waterman, 2 Lyttleton Barrett, 3 Biljana Petrushevska, 4 Clare Evans, 5 Holly Hutson, 6 Barbara Carr, 7 Gill Boyd.
Jenny Waterman repeated her Battersea success and won that night’s bragging rights in her household. Lyttleton Barrett was 2nd from Biljana Petrushevska and Clare Evans. Holly Hutson was 5th from Barbara Carr and Gill Boyd.
Championship: 1 Jenny Waterman (40 points), 2= Biljana Petruchevska & Lyttleton Barrett (34), 4 Julia Reynders (33), 5 Holly Hutson (30), 6 Sonia Lowing (20), 7 Gill Rhodes (18), 8 Clare Evans (15), 9 Barbara Carr (13), 10 Gill Boyd (12), 11= Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson, 2 Emma Bossert, 3 Sarah Davis, 4 Kathy Strachan, 5 Simon Gleeson.
Having shared the Canterbury win with Sarah Davis, Paula Gleeson has now won the last two rounds outright. Emma Bossert took 2nd to add to her two 3rd places already in the bag. Davis was 3rd from Kathy Strachan and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (60 points), 2 Sarah Davis (51), 3 Emma Bossert (50), 4 Liz Squires (42), 5 Kathy Strachan (29), 6 Simon Gleeson (25), 7 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 8 Kary Leggett (13), 9= Corinne Hollamby & Rachel Sutton (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison, 2 Karin Bradshaw, 3 Ruth Feltham, 4 Kate Rowley.
Hannah Harrison and Karin Bradshaw had taken a win apiece coming into this round, and it was Harrison who came out on top at this the first round they have both raced at. Bradshaw was 2nd from Ruth Feltham and Kate Rowley.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (40 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw (38), 3 Ruth Feltham (34), 4 Kate Rowley (15), 5= Lisa O’Keefe & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Lisa Hall & Paul Munday
Round 4: DARENT VALLEY 10k – 11.05.2025
Round 4 of this year’s PWR Grand Prix was the picturesque but challenging Darent Valley 10k on Sunday May 11th. 64 GP entrants contested this round, with another 10 or so non-GP PWRs also racing. There were some issues with the results which eventually got sorted in the days after the event, but there was certainly no disputing that we comfortably won the combined teams event with our first 7 men and 3 ladies all rewarded with a bottle of wine for their efforts.
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Bevis 37:57, 2 Simon Thornhill 38:15, 3 Kev Howarth 39:05, 4 Oliver York 39:09, 5 Mark Philbrick 39:46.
There was a good turnout in the fastest group, with James Bevis recording his first win of the series after consecutive 3rd places at the previous two rounds. Just 18 seconds behind was Simon Thornhill in 2nd - where he also finished at the Battersea 10k. Men’s Captain Kev Howarth was back in action and took 3rd by 4 seconds from Oliver York, with Mark Philbrick not far behind in 5th.
Bevis’ win catapults him from 4th to the top of the championship table with Thornhill just two points behind. Leading coming into this round, Silky Ng drops to 3rd from York, with winner of the previous two rounds, Connor Gates, in 5th.
Championship: 1 James Bevis (52 points), 2 Simon Thornhill (50), 3 Silky Ng (48), 4 Oliver York (41), 5 Connor Gates (40), 6 Steve Camacho (30), 7 Kev Howarth (28), 8 Mark Philbrick (26), 9 Adam Wilkinson (20), 10 Will Senbanjo (18), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Wall (40:05), 2 Kev Chadwick (40:08), 3 Melody Kane (40:34), 4 Haki Bardhi (42:00), 5 Stephen Pond (43:13), 6 Emma Stevens (44:36), 7 Matthew Pond (48:02).
There was an even closer finish in Group 2 as Battersea winner James Wall beat Kev Chadwick by just 3 seconds. Canterbury 10 miler winner Melody Kane was 3rd in this group and the second lady overall on the day. 2024 Group 3 champion Haki Bardhi was 4th from Stephen Pond, Emma Stevens (who won the FV45 category) and Matthew Pond.
Wall now heads the championship table by 4 points from Matthew Pond in 2nd and Kane in 3rd. Chadwick, Stephen Pond and Stevens complete the top six.
Championship: 1 James Wall (58 points), 2 Matthew Pond (54), 3 Melody Kane (52), 4 Kev Chadwick (50), 5 Stephen Pond (45), 6 Emma Stevens (44), 7 Haki Bardhi (33), 8 Andy Tippet (20), 9= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin & Andy Robertson (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Oliver Dean (42:37), 2 Krish Gurunathan (42:51), 3 John Kingscott (44:28), 4 Jane Walsh (48:53), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (58:58).
All the previous round winners were here for this one, and it was Members 10k victor Oliver Dean that emerged on top from Krish Gurunathan and John Kingscott. Jane Walsh was 4th from Chloe Wilkinson in 5th.
The only Group 3s to have contested all 4 rounds so far occupy the top two positions in the points table, with Kingscott leading from Walsh. Dean and Gurunathan are next up, with Steven Wynne and Mark Franks in 5th and 6th.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (54 points), 2 Jane Walsh (44), 3 Oliver Dean (40), 4 Krish Gurunathan (38), 5 Steven Wynne (34), 6 Mark Franks (32), 7 Elly Phillips (31), 8 Steve Wilde (30), 9 Gemma Parkinson (16), 10 Chloe Wilkinson (14), 11 Chris Lamb (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Kerrie Donohue (48:59).
Just the one Group 4 at Darent Valley so 20 points in the bag for Kerrie Donohue. As the only runner in this group to have raced at three rounds, she takes over the lead in the championship from Jim Winbourne who won both of the races he took part in. Just a couple of points separate Callum Biggins and Ellen Ball in what is currently the battle for the final podium place.
Championship: 1 Kerrie Donohue (53), 2 James Winbourne (40), 3 Callum Biggins (29), 4 Ellen Ball (27), 5 Johnny Gill (20), 6= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 8 Stuart Ball (16), 9 Carl Inman (15), 10 Guy Sims (13), 11= David Groom, Catherine Round & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tippet (46:09), 2 Chloe Haffenden (48:30), 3 Stuart Isaacs (48:38), 4 Steve Burnett (52:35), 5 Agne Zavistanavice (58:45).
Lucy Tippet made it two wins from two rounds in Group 5 and was the fastest FV35 on the day. Battersea winner Chloe Haffenden had to settle for 2nd for the second round in a row and was just 8s ahead of Stuart Isaacs making his first appearance of the season. Steve Burnett was 4th from Canterbury winner Agne Zavistanavice.
Zavistanavice retains her spot at the top of the championship table but Haffenden and Tippet are closing her down. Mark Burgess is 4th from Burnett and Isaacs tied in 5th.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (65 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (56), 3 Lucy Tippet (40), 4 Mark Burgess (34), 5= Steve Burnett & Stuart Isaacs (31), 7 Tabitha Rogers (18), 8 Rachel Knowles (15), 9= Jamie Fernandes & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (49:42), 2 Trevor Adams (51:48), 3 Emma Chapman (53:10), 4 Anthony Donohue (54:01), 5 Edwina Cheng (54:56), 6 Paul Strachan (55:27), 7 Paul Munday (55:30), 8 Liane Evans (58:45).
There seems to be no stopping Andy Hall in Group 4 as he made it a fourth straight victory just two days before being pronounced the Most Improved Male in the club! Trevor Adams took his second runner-up spot of the series in one of the best supported groups at Darent Valley, while Emma Chapman was 3rd. Anthony Donohue took 4th on his 2025 debut from Edwina Cheng, Paul Strachan, Paul Munday and Liane Evans.
Hall could wrap up the title at the next round if he wins which would be with four rounds still to go! Munday lies 2nd but 25 points behind, with Chapman, Cheng, Evans and Adams next up.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (80 points), 2 Paul Munday (55), 3 Emma Chapman (46), 4 Edwina Cheng (44), 5 Liane Evans (39), 6 Trevor Adams (36), 7 Rosalind Butterworth (32), 8 Paul Strachan (31), 9 Anthony Donohue (28), 10 Adam Waterman (18), 11 Jason Hone (14), 12 Iain Jameson (13).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 David Welfare (52:59), 2 Vassilis Sakizlis (54:28), 3 Lucy Tang (54:33), 4 Nigel Hewson (56:48).
David Welfare didn’t contest the first two rounds but is now proving the one to beat, adding victory at Darent Valley to his win at the Members 10k. Vassilis Sakizlis was 2nd, his best result so far, just 5 seconds clear of Lucy Tang in 3rd. Nigel Hewson was 4th.
Tang now leads the championship by two points from former table topper Nick Squires. Sakizlis moves up to 3rd, just one point ahead of Hewson, and today’s winner Welfare is now up to 5th having contested one less round than those above him. Five of the twelve registered competitors in this group haven’t yet shown their faces!
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (52 points), 2 Nick Squires (50), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (48), 4 Nigel Hewson (47), 5 David Welfare (40), 6 Micky Boyd (31), 7 Simon Keyes (20), 8= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Eduan Bossert (53:08), 2 Amelia Isaacs (57:06), 3 Hannah Lloyd (57:38), 4 Viral Tanna (57:56).
Ed Bossert was almost 4 minutes clear of his nearest challenger in Group 8 and took his third win in a row. Amelia Isaacs, making her season debut, was 2nd from Hannah Llloyd and Viral Tanna.
Bossert extends his lead in the championship to 15 points from the new 2nd-placed runner, Tanna - both having contested every round. Nathalie Juchau is 3rd but shouldn’t be taking part for a while as she gets up to speed with her new knee.
Championship: 1 Eduan Bossert (75 points), 2 Viral Tanna (60), 3 Nathalie Juchau (53), 4 Hannah Lloyd (34), 5= Ka Sing Tung & Amelia Isaacs (18), 7= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 9 Robert White (15), 10= Felicity Newman & Alan Niblock (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Louis Strover (56:57), 2 Dean Chapman (57:54), 3 Adele Bollan (59:31), 4 Damian Parker (59:57).
Having sat out the previous two rounds, Canterbury victor Louis Strover was back and on top of the pile, just under a minute ahead of Members 10k winner Dean Chapman. Debutant Adele Bollan was 3rd from Damian Parker in 4th.
Chapman still heads the championship but is now only one point ahead of Strover. Parker is 3rd from Richard Bodie, Matt Bradshaw and Battersea winner Maxine Horsfield.
Championship: 1 Dean Chapman (56 points), 2 Louis Strover (55), 3 Damian Parker (49), 4 Richard Bodie (34), 5 Matt Bradshaw (30), 6 Maxine Horsfield (20), 7 Adele Bollan (16), 8= Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Sally Callaghan (56:21), 2 Tara Dennehy (56:29), 3 Tracey Isaacs (57:46), 4 Hilary Morton (58:17), 5 Emma Horan (58:20).
Sally Callaghan took her first win of the campaign by just 8 seconds from Tara Dennehy. What was a friendly running together for part of the race turned into a sprint to the finish when they sussed out that they were actually in the same GP group! Tracey Isaacs was 3rd from Hilary Morton (winner of the previous two rounds) and Emma Horan who were separated by just three seconds.
Despite her 4th position, Morton extends her lead to 18 points over the new 2nd-placed Callaghan. Dennehy moves up two places to 3rd from last year’s Group 9 champion Jim Kirkland in 4th. Horan and Philippa Niven occupy the next two places.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (71 points), 2 Sally Callaghan (53), 3 Tara Dennehy (49), 4 Jim Kirkland (46), 5 Emma Horan (41), 6 Philippa Niven (32), 7 Tracey Isaacs (31), 8 Jennifer Kelly (20), 9 Joseph Mulhall (16), 10 Sarah Lees (14), 11 Joseph Conlan (12), 12= David Fordyce & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Paul Pester (66:02), 2 Lou Stocks (66:26).
Just the two Group 11s at Darent Valley with Paul Pester 24 seconds ahead of Lou Stocks. Sandra Goodwin retains the advantage in the championship, with Stocks moving up from 5th to 2nd overall. James Fisher is 3rd from Pester, Eleanor Pinkerton and Richard Dunstan.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (56 points), 2 Lou Stocks (50), 3 James Fisher (46), 4 Paul Pester (46), 5 Eleanor Pinkerton (35), 6 Richard Dunstan (32), 7 John Perks (29), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (28), 9 Rachel Inman (27), 10 Jan Bodie (22), 11 David Smyth (14), 12 Annabelle Marks (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Julie Medhurst (64:19), 2 Christina Springbett (66:34), 3 Chris Haydon (68:32).
Julie Medhurst claimed her first win of the season from Christina Springbett 2nd and Chris Haydon 3rd. Rob Sampson’s points lead has been cut from 22 points to just 3 due to Medhurst’s win. Springbett drops one place to 3rd overall but is only one point behind 2nd place. Haydon retains 4th place, with Eric Nash and Wendy Tung completing the top six.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (56 points), 2 Julie Medhurst (53), 3 Christina Springbett (52), 4 Chris Haydon (45), 5 Eric Nash (29), 6 Wendy Tung (20), 7 Katie Garvey (18), 8 Catherine Jones (16), 9 Philippa Wynne (15), 10= David Allison, Perry Wilson & Laura Woollard (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sonia Lowing (65:08), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (67:02), 3 Clare Evans (68:06), 4 Holly Hutson (70:21).
Sonia Lowing has now won both races that she has entered to match the absent Jenny Waterman’s record. Something has got to give if, and when, they finally meet! Biljana Petrushevska took her second 2nd place of the series from Clare Evans 3rd and Holly Hutson 4th.
Petrushevska and Hutson move up to the top of the table with 7 points between them. Waterman and Lowing share 3rd spot, from Lyttleton Barrett 5th and Julia Reynders 6th.
Championship: 1 Biljana Petruchevska (52 points), 2 Holly Hutson (45), 3= Jenny Waterman & Sonia Lowing (40), 5 Lyttleton Barrett (34), 6 Julia Reynders (33), 7 Clare Evans (31), 8 Gill Rhodes (18), 9 Barbara Carr (13), 10 Gill Boyd (12), 11= Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson (66:49), 2 Emma Bossert (71:08), 3 Kathy Strachan (73:42), 4 Rachel Sutton (80:04), 5 Kary Leggett (80:10), 6 Simon Gleeson (85:08).
Just as in Group 6, one runner is dominating Group 14, in this case Paula Gleeson who continued her unbroken run of victories at Darent Valley. As at the previous round, Emma Bossert was her closest rival but was over 4 minutes behind. Kathy Strachan was 3rd from Rachel Sutton in her first appearance, Kary Leggett and Simon Gleeson.
Like Andy Hall in Group 6, Gleeson can wrap up her title at the next round. Bossert with her two 2nds and two 3rds is in the runner-up position from Sarah Davis, Strachan, Liz Squires and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (80 points), 2 Emma Bossert (68), 3 Sarah Davis (51), 4 Kathy Strachan (45), 5 Liz Squires (42), 6 Simon Gleeson (38), 7 Kary Leggett (27), 8 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 9 Rachel Sutton (15), 10 Corinne Hollamby (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (72:02).
For the second round this season Hannah Harrison was the only Group 15 racing but put in a good performance that saw her quicker than three of the runners in the group above. With three wins from the three rounds she has contested, Harrison tops the table from Battersea winner Karin Bradshaw, Ruth Feltham and Kate Rowley.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (60 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw (38), 3 Ruth Feltham (34), 4 Kate Rowley (15), 5= Lisa O’Keefe & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
The next round is the Eltham 5 miler on Sunday June 15th, followed by the 30th edition of the Sevenoaks 7 on July 13th. Online entries have closed for Eltham but there are said to be loads of on-the-day entries available. The link for entries for the 7 miles around Sevenoaks' Knole Park, which is also a round of the Kent Grand Prix, is https://www.nice-work.org.uk/e/sevenoaks-7-12871
Group 1 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Bevis 37:57, 2 Simon Thornhill 38:15, 3 Kev Howarth 39:05, 4 Oliver York 39:09, 5 Mark Philbrick 39:46.
There was a good turnout in the fastest group, with James Bevis recording his first win of the series after consecutive 3rd places at the previous two rounds. Just 18 seconds behind was Simon Thornhill in 2nd - where he also finished at the Battersea 10k. Men’s Captain Kev Howarth was back in action and took 3rd by 4 seconds from Oliver York, with Mark Philbrick not far behind in 5th.
Bevis’ win catapults him from 4th to the top of the championship table with Thornhill just two points behind. Leading coming into this round, Silky Ng drops to 3rd from York, with winner of the previous two rounds, Connor Gates, in 5th.
Championship: 1 James Bevis (52 points), 2 Simon Thornhill (50), 3 Silky Ng (48), 4 Oliver York (41), 5 Connor Gates (40), 6 Steve Camacho (30), 7 Kev Howarth (28), 8 Mark Philbrick (26), 9 Adam Wilkinson (20), 10 Will Senbanjo (18), 11 Mark Smith (0).
Group 2 (11 registered competitors)
1 James Wall (40:05), 2 Kev Chadwick (40:08), 3 Melody Kane (40:34), 4 Haki Bardhi (42:00), 5 Stephen Pond (43:13), 6 Emma Stevens (44:36), 7 Matthew Pond (48:02).
There was an even closer finish in Group 2 as Battersea winner James Wall beat Kev Chadwick by just 3 seconds. Canterbury 10 miler winner Melody Kane was 3rd in this group and the second lady overall on the day. 2024 Group 3 champion Haki Bardhi was 4th from Stephen Pond, Emma Stevens (who won the FV45 category) and Matthew Pond.
Wall now heads the championship table by 4 points from Matthew Pond in 2nd and Kane in 3rd. Chadwick, Stephen Pond and Stevens complete the top six.
Championship: 1 James Wall (58 points), 2 Matthew Pond (54), 3 Melody Kane (52), 4 Kev Chadwick (50), 5 Stephen Pond (45), 6 Emma Stevens (44), 7 Haki Bardhi (33), 8 Andy Tippet (20), 9= Simon Dahdi, Mark Griffin & Andy Robertson (0).
Group 3 (11 registered competitors)
1 Oliver Dean (42:37), 2 Krish Gurunathan (42:51), 3 John Kingscott (44:28), 4 Jane Walsh (48:53), 5 Chloe Wilkinson (58:58).
All the previous round winners were here for this one, and it was Members 10k victor Oliver Dean that emerged on top from Krish Gurunathan and John Kingscott. Jane Walsh was 4th from Chloe Wilkinson in 5th.
The only Group 3s to have contested all 4 rounds so far occupy the top two positions in the points table, with Kingscott leading from Walsh. Dean and Gurunathan are next up, with Steven Wynne and Mark Franks in 5th and 6th.
Championship: 1 John Kingscott (54 points), 2 Jane Walsh (44), 3 Oliver Dean (40), 4 Krish Gurunathan (38), 5 Steven Wynne (34), 6 Mark Franks (32), 7 Elly Phillips (31), 8 Steve Wilde (30), 9 Gemma Parkinson (16), 10 Chloe Wilkinson (14), 11 Chris Lamb (0).
Group 4 (13 registered competitors)
1 Kerrie Donohue (48:59).
Just the one Group 4 at Darent Valley so 20 points in the bag for Kerrie Donohue. As the only runner in this group to have raced at three rounds, she takes over the lead in the championship from Jim Winbourne who won both of the races he took part in. Just a couple of points separate Callum Biggins and Ellen Ball in what is currently the battle for the final podium place.
Championship: 1 Kerrie Donohue (53), 2 James Winbourne (40), 3 Callum Biggins (29), 4 Ellen Ball (27), 5 Johnny Gill (20), 6= Mike Reeves & Andy Stubbs (18), 8 Stuart Ball (16), 9 Carl Inman (15), 10 Guy Sims (13), 11= David Groom, Catherine Round & Nick White (0).
Group 5 (10 registered competitors)
1 Lucy Tippet (46:09), 2 Chloe Haffenden (48:30), 3 Stuart Isaacs (48:38), 4 Steve Burnett (52:35), 5 Agne Zavistanavice (58:45).
Lucy Tippet made it two wins from two rounds in Group 5 and was the fastest FV35 on the day. Battersea winner Chloe Haffenden had to settle for 2nd for the second round in a row and was just 8s ahead of Stuart Isaacs making his first appearance of the season. Steve Burnett was 4th from Canterbury winner Agne Zavistanavice.
Zavistanavice retains her spot at the top of the championship table but Haffenden and Tippet are closing her down. Mark Burgess is 4th from Burnett and Isaacs tied in 5th.
Championship: 1 Agne Zavistanavice (65 points), 2 Chloe Haffenden (56), 3 Lucy Tippet (40), 4 Mark Burgess (34), 5= Steve Burnett & Stuart Isaacs (31), 7 Tabitha Rogers (18), 8 Rachel Knowles (15), 9= Jamie Fernandes & Paul Whelan (0).
Group 6 (12 registered competitors)
1 Andy Hall (49:42), 2 Trevor Adams (51:48), 3 Emma Chapman (53:10), 4 Anthony Donohue (54:01), 5 Edwina Cheng (54:56), 6 Paul Strachan (55:27), 7 Paul Munday (55:30), 8 Liane Evans (58:45).
There seems to be no stopping Andy Hall in Group 4 as he made it a fourth straight victory just two days before being pronounced the Most Improved Male in the club! Trevor Adams took his second runner-up spot of the series in one of the best supported groups at Darent Valley, while Emma Chapman was 3rd. Anthony Donohue took 4th on his 2025 debut from Edwina Cheng, Paul Strachan, Paul Munday and Liane Evans.
Hall could wrap up the title at the next round if he wins which would be with four rounds still to go! Munday lies 2nd but 25 points behind, with Chapman, Cheng, Evans and Adams next up.
Championship: 1 Andy Hall (80 points), 2 Paul Munday (55), 3 Emma Chapman (46), 4 Edwina Cheng (44), 5 Liane Evans (39), 6 Trevor Adams (36), 7 Rosalind Butterworth (32), 8 Paul Strachan (31), 9 Anthony Donohue (28), 10 Adam Waterman (18), 11 Jason Hone (14), 12 Iain Jameson (13).
Group 7 (12 registered competitors)
1 David Welfare (52:59), 2 Vassilis Sakizlis (54:28), 3 Lucy Tang (54:33), 4 Nigel Hewson (56:48).
David Welfare didn’t contest the first two rounds but is now proving the one to beat, adding victory at Darent Valley to his win at the Members 10k. Vassilis Sakizlis was 2nd, his best result so far, just 5 seconds clear of Lucy Tang in 3rd. Nigel Hewson was 4th.
Tang now leads the championship by two points from former table topper Nick Squires. Sakizlis moves up to 3rd, just one point ahead of Hewson, and today’s winner Welfare is now up to 5th having contested one less round than those above him. Five of the twelve registered competitors in this group haven’t yet shown their faces!
Championship: 1 Lucy Tang (52 points), 2 Nick Squires (50), 3 Vassilis Sakizlis (48), 4 Nigel Hewson (47), 5 David Welfare (40), 6 Micky Boyd (31), 7 Simon Keyes (20), 8= Denise Eva, Seaton Giles, Ant Holland, Luke Pattison & Stephen Woodgate (0).
Group 8 (11 registered competitors)
1 Eduan Bossert (53:08), 2 Amelia Isaacs (57:06), 3 Hannah Lloyd (57:38), 4 Viral Tanna (57:56).
Ed Bossert was almost 4 minutes clear of his nearest challenger in Group 8 and took his third win in a row. Amelia Isaacs, making her season debut, was 2nd from Hannah Llloyd and Viral Tanna.
Bossert extends his lead in the championship to 15 points from the new 2nd-placed runner, Tanna - both having contested every round. Nathalie Juchau is 3rd but shouldn’t be taking part for a while as she gets up to speed with her new knee.
Championship: 1 Eduan Bossert (75 points), 2 Viral Tanna (60), 3 Nathalie Juchau (53), 4 Hannah Lloyd (34), 5= Ka Sing Tung & Amelia Isaacs (18), 7= Jackie York & David Horsfield (16), 9 Robert White (15), 10= Felicity Newman & Alan Niblock (0).
Group 9 (11 registered competitors)
1 Louis Strover (56:57), 2 Dean Chapman (57:54), 3 Adele Bollan (59:31), 4 Damian Parker (59:57).
Having sat out the previous two rounds, Canterbury victor Louis Strover was back and on top of the pile, just under a minute ahead of Members 10k winner Dean Chapman. Debutant Adele Bollan was 3rd from Damian Parker in 4th.
Chapman still heads the championship but is now only one point ahead of Strover. Parker is 3rd from Richard Bodie, Matt Bradshaw and Battersea winner Maxine Horsfield.
Championship: 1 Dean Chapman (56 points), 2 Louis Strover (55), 3 Damian Parker (49), 4 Richard Bodie (34), 5 Matt Bradshaw (30), 6 Maxine Horsfield (20), 7 Adele Bollan (16), 8= Steven Dong, Jennie Keetch, David Thomas & Andrew Vadron (0).
Group 10 (13 registered competitors)
1 Sally Callaghan (56:21), 2 Tara Dennehy (56:29), 3 Tracey Isaacs (57:46), 4 Hilary Morton (58:17), 5 Emma Horan (58:20).
Sally Callaghan took her first win of the campaign by just 8 seconds from Tara Dennehy. What was a friendly running together for part of the race turned into a sprint to the finish when they sussed out that they were actually in the same GP group! Tracey Isaacs was 3rd from Hilary Morton (winner of the previous two rounds) and Emma Horan who were separated by just three seconds.
Despite her 4th position, Morton extends her lead to 18 points over the new 2nd-placed Callaghan. Dennehy moves up two places to 3rd from last year’s Group 9 champion Jim Kirkland in 4th. Horan and Philippa Niven occupy the next two places.
Championship: 1 Hilary Morton (71 points), 2 Sally Callaghan (53), 3 Tara Dennehy (49), 4 Jim Kirkland (46), 5 Emma Horan (41), 6 Philippa Niven (32), 7 Tracey Isaacs (31), 8 Jennifer Kelly (20), 9 Joseph Mulhall (16), 10 Sarah Lees (14), 11 Joseph Conlan (12), 12= David Fordyce & Neil Sutton (0).
Group 11 (12 registered competitors)
1 Paul Pester (66:02), 2 Lou Stocks (66:26).
Just the two Group 11s at Darent Valley with Paul Pester 24 seconds ahead of Lou Stocks. Sandra Goodwin retains the advantage in the championship, with Stocks moving up from 5th to 2nd overall. James Fisher is 3rd from Pester, Eleanor Pinkerton and Richard Dunstan.
Championship: 1 Sandra Goodwin (56 points), 2 Lou Stocks (50), 3 James Fisher (46), 4 Paul Pester (46), 5 Eleanor Pinkerton (35), 6 Richard Dunstan (32), 7 John Perks (29), 8 Olivia Senbanjo (28), 9 Rachel Inman (27), 10 Jan Bodie (22), 11 David Smyth (14), 12 Annabelle Marks (0).
Group 12 (12 registered competitors)
1 Julie Medhurst (64:19), 2 Christina Springbett (66:34), 3 Chris Haydon (68:32).
Julie Medhurst claimed her first win of the season from Christina Springbett 2nd and Chris Haydon 3rd. Rob Sampson’s points lead has been cut from 22 points to just 3 due to Medhurst’s win. Springbett drops one place to 3rd overall but is only one point behind 2nd place. Haydon retains 4th place, with Eric Nash and Wendy Tung completing the top six.
Championship: 1 Rob Sampson (56 points), 2 Julie Medhurst (53), 3 Christina Springbett (52), 4 Chris Haydon (45), 5 Eric Nash (29), 6 Wendy Tung (20), 7 Katie Garvey (18), 8 Catherine Jones (16), 9 Philippa Wynne (15), 10= David Allison, Perry Wilson & Laura Woollard (0).
Group 13 (12 registered competitors)
1 Sonia Lowing (65:08), 2 Biljana Petrushevska (67:02), 3 Clare Evans (68:06), 4 Holly Hutson (70:21).
Sonia Lowing has now won both races that she has entered to match the absent Jenny Waterman’s record. Something has got to give if, and when, they finally meet! Biljana Petrushevska took her second 2nd place of the series from Clare Evans 3rd and Holly Hutson 4th.
Petrushevska and Hutson move up to the top of the table with 7 points between them. Waterman and Lowing share 3rd spot, from Lyttleton Barrett 5th and Julia Reynders 6th.
Championship: 1 Biljana Petruchevska (52 points), 2 Holly Hutson (45), 3= Jenny Waterman & Sonia Lowing (40), 5 Lyttleton Barrett (34), 6 Julia Reynders (33), 7 Clare Evans (31), 8 Gill Rhodes (18), 9 Barbara Carr (13), 10 Gill Boyd (12), 11= Jo Ferres & Pherenice Worsey-Buck (0).
Group 14 (10 registered competitors)
1 Paula Gleeson (66:49), 2 Emma Bossert (71:08), 3 Kathy Strachan (73:42), 4 Rachel Sutton (80:04), 5 Kary Leggett (80:10), 6 Simon Gleeson (85:08).
Just as in Group 6, one runner is dominating Group 14, in this case Paula Gleeson who continued her unbroken run of victories at Darent Valley. As at the previous round, Emma Bossert was her closest rival but was over 4 minutes behind. Kathy Strachan was 3rd from Rachel Sutton in her first appearance, Kary Leggett and Simon Gleeson.
Like Andy Hall in Group 6, Gleeson can wrap up her title at the next round. Bossert with her two 2nds and two 3rds is in the runner-up position from Sarah Davis, Strachan, Liz Squires and Simon Gleeson.
Championship: 1 Paula Gleeson (80 points), 2 Emma Bossert (68), 3 Sarah Davis (51), 4 Kathy Strachan (45), 5 Liz Squires (42), 6 Simon Gleeson (38), 7 Kary Leggett (27), 8 Karen Bowden-Brown (18), 9 Rachel Sutton (15), 10 Corinne Hollamby (0).
Group 15 (6 registered competitors)
1 Hannah Harrison (72:02).
For the second round this season Hannah Harrison was the only Group 15 racing but put in a good performance that saw her quicker than three of the runners in the group above. With three wins from the three rounds she has contested, Harrison tops the table from Battersea winner Karin Bradshaw, Ruth Feltham and Kate Rowley.
Championship: 1 Hannah Harrison (60 points), 2 Karin Bradshaw (38), 3 Ruth Feltham (34), 4 Kate Rowley (15), 5= Lisa O’Keefe & Laura Williams (0).
Report: Mark Burgess
Photos: Kev Howarth
The next round is the Eltham 5 miler on Sunday June 15th, followed by the 30th edition of the Sevenoaks 7 on July 13th. Online entries have closed for Eltham but there are said to be loads of on-the-day entries available. The link for entries for the 7 miles around Sevenoaks' Knole Park, which is also a round of the Kent Grand Prix, is https://www.nice-work.org.uk/e/sevenoaks-7-12871
