Captain’s Report – July 2024
Captain’s Report – July 2024
Results for Pen y Fan Fell Race (AS), 1,900ft 3.8mile, 6th July
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Trevor McAlister 00:53:39 (20th Overall, 13th at the Sommet)
Nigel Eldrige 01:12:25 (43rd Overall, 40th at the Sommet)
Results for Fan y Big Fell Race (BM), 2,200ft 10.3mile, 7th July
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Trevor McAlister 01:57:48 (30th Overall, 21st at the Sommet)
Results for Lordshill 10km, 7th July
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Ross Holme 00:35:11 (13th Overall)
Wayne Matthews 00:38:43
Carly Scoble 00:39:14 (9th Lady, 4th SF)
Graham Gillham 00:42:07
James Darling 00:42:42
Tim Regan-Morris 00:44:17
Gemma Maddocks 00:48:42
Ken Oatley 00:50:28
Jackie May 00:59:09
Natalie Rose 00:59:47
Peter Jolliffe 01:01:31
Elizabeth Galbraith 01:03:57
Results for St George’s 10m, 14th July
Gary Marshall 00:56:45 (1st Overall)
Adam Tuck 01:01:52 (4th Overall, 2nd Vet 40)
Wayne Matthews 01:07:59 (2nd Vet 50)
Trevor McAlister 01:10:45
Chris Sillito 01:11:00
Graham Gardner 01:12:08 (3rd Vet 50)
Jack Hazlewood 01:12:46
Kierhan Kochanski-Dry 01:12:47
James Darling 01:14:39
Peter Young 01:20:34 (1st Vet 70)
Martin Dyer 01:23:09
ROGER MERRY 01:26:14 (2nd Vet 70)
Claire Angell 01:32:37
Louise Emery 01:32:37
Sian Savin 01:33:27
Catherine Young 01:42:17
Natalie Rose 01:42:17
1st Men’s Team (Gary Marshall, Adam Tuck, Wayne Matthews)
3rd Men’s Team (Trevor McAlister, Chris Sillito, Graham Gardner)
3rd Ladies Team (Claire Angell, Louise Emery, Sian Savin)
Results for Saucony London 10k, 14th July
Matt Sharp 00:29:47 (3rd Overall)
Chris Newnham 00:32:25 (12th overall)
Elliot Tyler 00:55:38
Ryde Harriers Matt Sharp and Chris Newnham both had great runs in the London 10k through the main parts of the city in a huge field of 18000 runners.
From the gun Matt was soon into his running and matching stride for stride with Seyfu Jamaal as they passed the first kilometre in a fast 2min 53 sec.
Through 5km in 14min 45sec the pair were still together and despite Sharp’s attempt to drop Jamaal the Ethiopian based youngsters was strong enough to increase his pace as the finish approached to record a time of 29 min 41 sec for the victory.
Despite hanging on bravely, Matt was pipped on the line for 2nd place by the American Jared Ward who had finished 6th in the Rio Olympics and recorded 2min 49 sec, 2 seconds adrift of Ward.
Matt hasn’t run a serious 10k for a number of years and was delighted with a sub 30 minute clocking.
Unfortunately, Chris got stuck in a crowd of runners in such a huge field early on in the race but aggressively got into his running to find clear road. He passed the halfway point in 15min 53 sec, a little down on his planned pace but battled it out with athletes around him to finish in an excellent 12th place from the 18,000 participants in 32min 25 seconds and was disappointed not to get inside of his personal best.
This London course has many turns and switch backs that do not lend itself to fast times.
Both Matt & Chris are part of a strong Ryde Harriers men’s team and will be competing again very soon.
Report by Geoff Watkin
Results for Castell Howell International Snowdon Fell Race, 3,134ft 10mile, 20th July
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Gary Marshall 01:21:24 (44th Overall, 4th Vet 40)
Trevor McAlister 01:48:19 (196th Overall, 22nd Vet 40)
Les Cupis 01:52:57 (233rd Overall, 8th Vet 60)
Race Report: https://www.rydeharriers.co.uk/international-snowdon-fell-race-2024/
Race video: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0j8w5jn/ras-yr-wyddfa-ras-yr-wyddfa-2024
Finish line videos
Gary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-BBjRWtH3M&t=950s
Trevor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-BBjRWtH3M&t=2569s
Les: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-BBjRWtH3M&t=2855s
Results for BMAF Championship Derby 800m (M60 – B race), 26th-28th July
Phil Netteton 02:27 (4th)
Results for Bembridge Trail 5m, 28th July
Trevor McAlister 00:38:23
Graham Gardner 00:38:50
Richard Marsh 00:41:48
Ken Beak 00:46:16
Roger Merry 00:50:12
Sian Savin 00:50:15
Diana Swyers 00:50:36
Jamie Louise White 00:56:05
Natalie Rose 00:56:05
Rachel Darcy 00:56:06
Elinor Jenkins 00:56:33
Stacey Flanagan 01:05:10
Sue Green 01:06:04
Results for Davos X Trail Marathon, 1,424m Assent, Switzerland, 28th July
Matt Sharp 03:44:50 (5th Overall)
After his excellent 3rd place at the London 10km, Ryde Harrier Matt Sharp took on a very different challenge when competing in the Davos X Mountain Marathon in Switzerland.
The race is over a 42.7 km distance (just over a marathon) and consists of a long climb finishing at 2,738 metres of altitude for the first 24 kilometres on trails before a severe downhill of 19 kilometres to the finish. The uphill gradient is so tough in parts that the athletes have to walk and the downhill section so long and steep it shatters the legs.
Matt was his usual competitive self, and was not far from the leaders at the summit but found the downhill very demanding and technical in comparison to the French and Swiss specialised mountain racers.
Despite a number of falls and not being able to feel his legs, Matt pushed on to finish in an outstanding 5th place covering the distance in 3hours 44min 50sec. His best time for the traditional marathon is 2hours 16min, showing the severity of this event.
Matt will take time to recover from this effort before resume to training and taking on conventional road racing.
Report by Geoff Watkin
