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Chase The Sun 10km, Olympic Park - Wednesday 17th August 2022

London Summer 10km, Regents Park - Sunday 14th August 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 13th August 2022

Hackney Marshes parkrun
112 16 Anna JOHNSON East London Runners 00:25:11
Roding Valley parkrun
65 15 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:29:29
70 18 Kathy MORRISSEY East London Runners 00:30:11
75 19 Victoria CHARLESWORTH East London Runners 00:31:01
Valentines parkrun
11 11 Jimmy DALE East London Runners 00:22:02
13 13 Matthew POWELL East London Runners 00:22:09
16 16 Jacob STEVENS East London Runners 00:22:27
19 19 Alan ARUL East London Runners 00:22:59
21 21 Stuart KELLY East London Runners 00:23:22
32 31 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:24:39
53 46 Jason LEVY East London Runners 00:26:37
90 67 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:29:27
160 43 Angela DANIEL East London Runners 00:36:38
173 51 Joanna QIU East London Runners 00:41:13

Wanstead Flats parkrun
12 12 James NICHOLS East London Runners 00:20:35
15 15 Redmond SHANNON East London Runners 00:21:15
20 20 Mark WYATT East London Runners 00:21:31
27 26 Ian MACKIE East London Runners 00:22:13
89 72 Liam DEMPSEY East London Runners 00:27:40
92 15 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:27:47
100 78 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:28:30
112 88 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:29:39
115 21 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:30:10
132 28 Anna DINGLE East London Runners 00:32:18
152 40 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:34:36
167 50 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:45:21
Riddlesdown parkrun
85 18 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:31:39
Raphael parkrun
119 21 Natasha HOWARD East London Runners 00:32:12
Mile End parkrun
110 76 Stuart NORRIS East London Runners 00:25:29
Walthamstow parkrun
12 12 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:21:57
61 14 Janet BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:05
63 47 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:30
91 58 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:51:31
Kesgrave parkrun
19 19 Steve SWAN East London Runners 00:21:20
Raphael parkrun
119 21 Natasha HOWARD elr 00:32:12
Castle Park parkrun
63 59 James CREED East London Runners 00:25:13
Catford parkrun
105 64 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:34:20

London Triathlon , Excel - Sunday 7th August 2022

Olympic Plus - 1.5k,80k,10k
Carlton 46.36, 8.00, 2.48.23, 6.13, 55.04 = 4.44.14

Olympic - 1.5k, 40k,10k
Jonathan 37.19, 4.53, 1.10.55, 4.13, 55.46 = 2.53.03
Maya 32.36, 6.33, 1.21.01, 4.01, 1.15.41 = 3.19.51
Suzanne 45.45, 7.42, 1.27.37, 4.02, 57.19 = 3.22.23
Jakub 48.00, 8.57, 1.17.37, 7.28, 52.46 = 3.14.46

Sprint - 0.75k, 20k, 5k
Caroline 16.43, 4.35, 45.21, 2.52, 23.30 = 1.32.59
Katy 18.58, 4.28, 44.43, 2.25, 28.27 = 1.39.01
Susannah 24.04, 6.35, 45.51, 3.35, 33.04 = 1.53.07
Amy 18.59, 5.03, 1.04.25, 3.12, 33.50 = 2.05.27

Caroline: London Triathlon Sprint - only entered a week ago. Did it purely for fun but pleased with my time and fitness all things considered. Lovely to cycle down with Susannah House and Katy Betteridge, then see Carlton D'Souza and Jonathan Wooldridge after they'd finished.
Swim was average - I don't enjoy swimming so it's a case of head down and get on with it. Bike was really fun - fairly uninspiring route but lots of long straights so plenty of opportunity to get up speed and do some over taking. The run is obviously my favourite bit and I do enjoy being able to be a bit quicker on the run. Yes it was warm but I actually found that ok - I don't mind the heat. I've chaffed in a few areas that I've never chaffed before(!) - might have to get some tips from Sarah Burns.
All in all very glad of my impulsive decision to enter and a really good one for novices - so if you're thinking of doing a first tri then this is the one for you.

Maya: London Triathlon. I was excited, I've trained hard all year and had Stuff To Prove.
I threw everything I had at the swim and the bike, and going into the run I was 10 mins faster than last year. My first mile was at parkrun pace, I was utterly delighted and full of my own glee.
And then I got cramp. And when I tried to stretch, I got a different cramp. I had a gel and walked it off, but then I was a bit broken. It was hotter than hot, I had 4.5 miles to go and I kept having to walk. And then the cramp came back. Truly I was over it. No more glee. Three loops, I literally hauled myself round each one.
But I finished. 6 minutes slower than last year, which felt so utterly disheartening after my glorious swim and run.
But on closer Strava inspection, the turn point was further away than last year, so the whole course was 800m longer, and my pace was faster.
So I'm taking that as a WIN.

Jakub's report: London Triathlon 2022 race report
This was my first triathlon. While I love running, cycling and swimming the idea of doing the three activities in one go was alien to me. Turns out it can be quite fun, even if it’s type 2 fun.
I picked the olympic distance because, you know, they do this in the Olympics so why not (1500m swim, 40k cycle, 10k run)? For me it’s definitely a new thing to tri and surprise, surprise like everyone else new to the sport I was most worried about the swim. A year ago I signed up for a pool based course to learn the front crawl and have failed to improve on it much. I can just about front crawl one length of a swimming pool, so the only option was to breast stroke. I got myself a wetsuit and did three open water swims in Luxborough Lake, which convinced me that out of the three disciplines this would be my Achilles heel by quite a margin.
Swim. The start was very exciting, it reminded me of a big city race. MC, music and a lot of nervous participants (first timers in particular). As soon as the horn sounded I could see pretty much everyone disappearing into the distance with their swanky front crawl. I had to bite the bullet and start breast stroking. The good thing is if you’re at the very end there’s plenty of space and the support crew have a good eye on you. My wave disappeared and swam away from me, then another wave passed and then yet another one. Finally, I finished the swim in 48 mins which was a great surprise as I expected it to take about 1h. No problem with the swimming itself, just the painfully slow pace. Victoria Dock is a great venue and it was very enjoyable to have a look around and enjoy the location.
T1. When I got to the transition I noticed there were still 5 bikes left which would make me 6th slowest swimmer in the wave (about 600 people). Another way to look at it is that I was the fastest breaststroker. My transition time matched my swimming performance and I was out after 9 long minutes. As a first timer I decided not to buy a trisuit and just use separate clothing for each discipline. This meant I had to do some acrobatics with a towel to change into cycling gear while not violating the “no nudity in transition” rule.
Bike. The cycle was a large loop out and back to Westminster and then another one around Beckton. While cycling on closed roads in central London is always a bonus, the course is quite undulating and takes you to Limehouse Link tunnel which messes up the GPS track and stats. Still, it looks like I managed to average 31 km/h which would make it my fastest cycle ever. Pretty happy with that as I did it on a gravel bike with road wheels. Also, I was surprised to see how many dedicated time-trial or triathlon bikes I saw, seems like some people are really into this. I just thought a triathlon is something you do when you run out of easily accessible parkruns to visit.
T2 and Run. Off the bike and into transition 2. Finally running and I expected to feel better. Two things made it a challenge - it was nearly midday and really hot already and the fact that now I had to run 10k on an empty tank. I came up with an arbitrary target of running it under 50mins. This made for a hard effort as I just had no juice left and had to push the whole way. The course was three laps of a relatively uninspiring loop on the pavement next to the dock. I think I was bang on with my pace but the course, according to my watch, was slightly over the distance and I ended up with a sub 53min.
I was very happy to see the finish line! Definitely fun, I may be back for some more, perhaps even in a trisuit. I finished in 3:14:46 which was a huge surprise considering I expected something in the region of 3:30.
Nutrition: Veloforte energy bar before the swim, 1 piece of Lucho Dillitos in T1, 750ml of Tailwind on the bike and another Veloforte energy bar, 2 Maurten gels on the run, 3 cups of water. Definitely should have fuelled more.
The bad:
Disappointing medal and t-shirt
No water stations on the course (only in ExCel for the run leg)
No toilets on the course
Triathlons are so expensive!
The good:
Tenzing drinks for finishers
Great swimming venue
It’s local so I could just cycle to the start

Half Ironman 70.3, Swansea - Sunday 7th August 2022

1.2 mile swim 35.26, t1 = 10.04,
90k/56 mile cycle 3.28.26, t2 = 6.33,
13.1 mile run = 1.29.17

Wimbledon Common Half Marathon - Sunday 7th August 2022

Elvis 6: Orion Forest Five - Event 3, Chingford Plains - Saturday 6th August 2022

Scott's report: Did you see the cow on the course during the Orion Forest Five race? I was disappointed not to see it, but that wasn't the only thing I missed seeing on Saturday. "Scott - where is the rest of your team?" asked one of the fast Eton Manor men on the start line. Ibiza, the South of France, Peru, Borneo, er, Swansea…I didn't have time to list them all before Bob counted us down for the start of what was to feel a pretty lonely race for me.
So, no surprise at all that the men's team slipped to their heaviest defeat in an ELVIS race that I can remember in all the time I have been at the club. Despite the best efforts of those who were there, our team of me, James Nichols (as part of a marathon long run!), Paul Sheraton, Redmond Shannon, Andrew Baxter (loves this course) and Ian Mackie finished a distant fourth behind Eton Manor, Ilford and Orion. Ian even picked up the trophy (not literally , I picked it up and still have it) for first V60 for his superb 37:02 , our only prize of the day. Realistically, the men now need to win both remaining races, as another win for Eton Manor will effectively wrap up the series.
The women's team had a more familiar look to it, with all of Rachel Bailey, Betty Bohane, Caroline Frith, Becky Evans, Sandra Preston (course PB) and Cindy Koon having scored for the club in previous races. Rachel tore past me up that first hill like she was on an absolute mission and led the team home to third place behind Eton Manor and Orion, but it was a much much closer affair, with great times throughout. The women’s series is still incredibly close, with three teams still in contention, and if we were to win the next race things would get VERY interesting.
You might have noticed that, with six races completed there is now an overall series leaderboard, and there are 11 of us on it already. Betty is currently leading the women's series, with Becky first V50 and Fiona Day first V60. I find myself leading the men's series and am also first V40 (I'll enjoy this while it lasts), while Calvin Bobin is first V60 as it stands. If you've done four or five out of the six races so far, you still have a chance to get a series placing , so make sure you COME BACK FROM HOLIDAY WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD and get your entry in for the next race, which is Barking's Phipps 5k on Bank Holiday Monday , a good, fast, flat 5k with little to no chance of cows wandering onto the track.

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 6th August 2022

Valentines parkrun
38 34 Jason LEVY East London Runners 00:25:01
87 15 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:13
99 20 Amy MARTIN East London Runners 00:28:42
100 21 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:28:43
145 104 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:32:35
165 47 Angela DANIEL East London Runners 00:35:06
173 52 May HAU East London Runners 00:36:23
Wanstead Flats parkrun
110 30 Jessica TRAYLER-MOORE East London Runners 00:29:25
157 88 Roger STUBBS East London Runners 00:34:04
176 71 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:43:36
177 72 Sophie EDWARDS East London Runners 00:43:37

Riddlesdown parkrun
98 33 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:30:21
Mile End parkrun
71 60 Shahib ALI East London Runners 00:23:09
97 80 Richard GUEST East London Runners 00:24:26
102 82 Stuart NORRIS East London Runners 00:24:39
Southwark parkrun
156 116 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:27:05
Kesgrave parkrun
16 16 Steve SWAN East London Runners 00:21:21
Daventry parkrun
30 28 Robert RAYWORTH East London Runners 00:23:23
Hockley Woods parkrun
125 45 Alexandra WILKINSON East London Runners 00:41:35
Wimbledon Common parkrun
353 107 Roselin BORAMAKOT East London Runners 00:34:26
354 222 Danny WONG East London Runners 00:34:34
Pymmes parkrun
46 40 Andy BOLDERSTONE East London Runners 00:27:21
Gunpowder parkrun
49 42 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:25:49

London Freedom Run 10km, Hyde Park - Sunday 31st July 2022

Great Yarmouth Half Marathon - Sunday 31st July 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 30th July 2022

Roding Valley parkrun
27 26 Mounir DAHBI East London Runners 00:22:44
87 71 John HEALY East London Runners 00:27:31
105 26 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:29:53
Valentines parkrun
26 21 Michael WILSON East London Runners 00:23:34
33 26 Imran MUSTAK East London Runners 00:24:13
69 51 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:27:11
82 62 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:28:18
94 16 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:59
111 80 Arthur DIAZ East London Runners 00:30:11
147 103 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:33:25
174 43 May HAU East London Runners 00:37:06
Wanstead Flats parkrun
13 13 Amit Marks 00:20:35
19 18 Jonny SHAW East London Runners 00:21:09
24 23 Ian MACKIE East London Runners 00:21:54
124 89 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:29:11
186 69 Vivienne EKA East London Runners 00:35:34
205 80 Angela DANIEL East London Runners 00:39:07
Gunpowder parkrun
92 29 Anne-Marie KENNEDY East London Runners 00:32:16
Mile End parkrun
13 12 Shahib ALI East London Runners 00:19:50
151 114 Liam DEMPSEY East London Runners 00:26:53
253 152 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:33:23
Harrow Lodge parkrun
15 14 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:23:31
Walthamstow parkrun
12 12 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:21:40
Daventry parkrun
37 34 Robert RAYWORTH East London Runners 00:23:59
Sligo parkrun
41 11 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:28:47
Exmouth parkrun
15 13 Tom HOWOURTH-BRETT East London Runners 00:18:33
Witney parkrun
91 75 Bernard MANSELL East London Runners 00:27:08
Harleston Magpies parkrun
37 28 Don BENNETT East London Runners 00:39:02
Tauranga parkrun
22 17 Ciarán CANAVAN East London Runners 00:24:27

Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5km - Friday 29th July 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 23rd July 2022

Endcliffe parkrun
301 79 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:29:04
Roding Valley parkrun
78 26 Kathy MORRISSEY East London Runners 00:29:37
82 28 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:30:41
101 40 Sheila KENNEDY East London Runners 00:33:57
Highbury Fields parkrun
235 171 Ford CADIOGAN East London Runners 00:27:03
Carlisle parkrun
23 19 Stuart KELLY East London Runners 00:23:46
Valentines parkrun
30 25 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:22:44
41 33 John O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:23:50
72 13 Cindy KOON East London Runners 00:25:58
109 23 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:50
114 85 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:29:15
123 90 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:29:54
160 40 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:32:35
161 113 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:33:07
Wanstead Flats parkrun
17 16 Ian MACKIE East London Runners 00:21:56
18 17 Jonny SHAW East London Runners 00:21:58
22 21 Finbar SHEAHAN East London Runners 00:22:48
62 49 Richard CRAVITZ East London Runners 00:26:35
83 17 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:28:01
88 65 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:28:07
124 39 Anna DINGLE East London Runners 00:30:42
125 40 Alexandra RUTISHAUSER-PERERA East London Runners 00:30:43
128 82 David WYATT East London Runners 00:30:58
177 73 Jessica TRAYLER-MOORE East London Runners 00:41:04
Riddlesdown parkrun
71 18 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:29:12
Harrow Lodge parkrun
11 11 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:22:42
Walthamstow parkrun
34 27 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:24:53
74 55 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:30:07
Kesgrave parkrun
40 38 Steve SWAN East London Runners 00:21:59
Daventry parkrun
39 37 Robert RAYWORTH East London Runners 00:24:34
Victoria Dock parkrun
50 44 Peter HATLEY East London Runners 00:22:50
62 55 Jonathan WOOLDRIDGE East London Runners 00:23:29
93 81 Stuart BARTON East London Runners 00:25:41
136 103 John HEALY East London Runners 00:28:44
140 32 Maya GOODWIN East London Runners 00:29:44

Elvis 5: Harold Wood Running Club 5km, Harold Wood Park - Wednesday 20th July 2022

Scott's report: I think it is fair to say that there were a few complaints that I ever so slightly downplayed the hilliness of last night's Harold Wood 5k course in my course preview (I can't remember if I managed to keep a straight face while typing the words “unlikely to be a PB course”), but entry numbers were down on previous races and a captain has to do what a captain has to do. Sorry (not sorry). Yes, that was hard work, and the 41 of you who were persuaded to join in for a yomp around that tough terrain on a hot and humid evening in the extreme east of London did yourselves and the club proud!
The slight depletion in our entry numbers, combined with a few late (and entirely understandable - thoughts with you all) withdrawals had a couple of effects on the results.
Firstly, a good one, in that some people who don't often score for the club are going to get their name in this report. Secondly, a not so good one – we took a bit of a hammering. Ah well. The ladies team were third behind both Ilford and Eton Manor, with scorers Betty Bohane, Becky Evans (first V50 YET AGAIN), Kathryn Hertzberg , Andrea Waller (I told you you’d score!), Sandra Preston and Cindy Koon – well done all of you. The men's scorers were Joshua Rees Davies (2nd place overall), me, Robert Spread, Paul Woodmansey, Joe Gunn and James Nichols, and we were comfortably beaten by a really strong Eton Manor, who clearly think they have a chance of winning the series, as they are now consistently getting their very best runners to turn out for each race.

Such is the format of the series that we are allowed to write off our two lowest team scores, so let's put that one behind us and start looking forward to the next race – the Forest Five up in Chingford on Saturday 6th August at 10am. Before I tell you about that course, I'm just going to have a quick check on the entry numbers…14 so far…hmmm…yeah, it's fast and flat! No hills at all! Sign up!

Felsted 10km, inc Essex Championship - Sunday 17th July 2022

ELR at The Felsted 10K (Essex 10K Championships) - 17th July 2022. by Michael Wilson
A great 10km race which included the Essex Championships, taking part in Felsted, a village in the heart of the Essex countryside, near Braintree. The start had to be moved from 10.00am to 9.00am due to the hot weather and the temperature was already up to 25’c when we were running. We left Gants Hill at 7.15am and picked up Mark’s friend Will, near the Harlow turnoff. When we arrived at the venue I met my cousin Simon Morgan, ex ELR (ELR life member) and now running for Colchester Harriers AC. This was a one lap course on undulating country lanes, passing through little villages with names such as Molehill Green, Thistley Green and Cock Green. The race was fairly uneventful, but I struggled with breathing at times in the heat, especially up hill. The heat did not deter the overall winner, Thomas Frith from Woodford Green AC, who walked away with a large cheque, for breaking the course record in 30.17. There were many County medals up for grabs, with Gold, Silver and Bronze available for the first three vets in each 5 year age group category. There were also quality medals given to every finisher, from the host club, Grange Farm and Dunlop Runners. Well done to John O'Brien for another PB and smashing 51 minutes, also Mark Moir for another incredible time and so close to sub 40. I was happy with 47 minutes in my first 10K race for around 17 years! This was a very well organised event, as you would expect from an Essex Road race and at £18.00, very good value for money. The next event in the Championships, is the Pleshey Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 11th September.

Spitfire Scramble 24 Hour Race., Hornchurch Country Park - Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2022

Spit Valve Striders 1st place of 6 with 22 laps - 22.23.57 - 1.01.06 - fastest 48.59
Nat Dye
Maud Hodson
Pie And Dash: 2nd place of 4 teams with 31 laps - 23.36.40 - average lap 45.42 - fastest36.01
Joe Gunn
Jacob Stevens
Jose Rodriquez
ELR Legends 12th place of 34 with 25 laps - 23.50.35 - average lap 57.14 - fastest 43.03
Jason Levy
Catriona Hoult
Alex Jameson
Bernadett Kalmar
Abdi Adan
Craig Livermore
Andy & The Unprepared: 31st place of 34 in 20 laps - 24.52.53 - average 1.14.39 - fastest 1.00.17
Andy Hiller
Lee Rand
Sandra Hiller
Sonia Cheadle
Susannah House
Jayne Browne

Inter-club unity right here! Nat Dye
Others will write proper race reports, but please allow me to summarise:
22 laps between us at 200k
7 laps/63k ahead of 2nd place
I ran 12 laps - the same as Nacho.
Easier than doing it solo.
Harder than staying in bed.
Predictably hot.
Surprisingly cold at night.
Worked: 20 min power naps and regular stretching
Didn’t work: eating too much in the breaks
2nd ever race win.
Tired now.
OR We won a race today!
Well - yesterday too as it started at midday on Saturday. As a relay team, Maud Hodson and I ground it out through predictable heat and surprising nighttime cold to complete 22 laps of the 9k Spitfire Scramble course around Hornchurch Country park. We ran 200k between us and finished over 60k ahead of the closest mixed pair.
Very tired now!
and Maud: I am exhausted. 30 odd hours without sleep and 56 miles at the Spitfire Scramble 24 hour race. Running with Nathaniel Dye as a relay team, The Spit Valve Striders, we started in sizzling heat at midday yesterday, ran through the night (surprisingly chilly - should have brought more clothes) and into the next morning. We were delighted to finish first in the Mixed Pairs competition. Nat was the perfect teammate - an absolute rock, great friend and a damn good ultrarunner.

Bernadett reports: A VERY hot weekend back in London, for the 24 hour relay in Hornchurch. With ELR legends ( 12th out of 34).
We had great fun under Gaz. I am sooo tired and still have to get to Dublin tonight ( what better fun to be had than Stansted security after Spitfire Scramble ! )
Thank you for the greater ELR team, it was great to race with you and share some sweaty hours under the sun. Oliver met his running friends from his London days again, even if he didn't exactly embrace the idea of running with his mother.
Special thanks to Catriona Davies or putting some of us up in her luxurios tent, Stuart Stupot Barton for the great support, including a bed for Oliver and feeding us John Paul Healy , for popping by, too! Great day, great memories.

Run Through Olympic Park 10km - Saturday 16th July 2022

Run Through Olympic Park 5km - Saturday 16th July 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 16th July 2022

Roundshaw Downs parkrun
68 55 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:30:19
Grovelands parkrun, Enfield
100 79 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:28:42
Wanstead Flats parkrun
10 10 Mark WYATT East London Runners 00:20:23
37 34 Roger STUBBS East London Runners 00:23:56
63 53 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:25:36
73 60 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:26:18
94 15 Suzanne TAYLOR East London Runners 00:28:08
106 23 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:28:48
140 40 Anna DINGLE East London Runners 00:31:34
142 94 David WYATT East London Runners 00:31:40
168 54 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:35:08
Medina I.O.W. parkrun
45 38 Jonathan WOOLDRIDGE East London 00:24:11
Raphael parkrun
36 32 Clive STEPHENSON East London 00:22:36
Mile End parkrun
26 24 Shahib ALI East London Runners 00:20:11
Walthamstow parkrun
20 18 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:22:02
24 21 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:22:21
53 45 Ford CADIOGAN East London Runners 00:25:57
66 56 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:35
Roding Valley parkrun
15 14 Calvin BOBIN East London Runners 00:21:15
83 23 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:32:35
Valentines parkrun
21 16 Alan ARUL East London Runners 00:23:36
24 19 John O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:23:46
43 35 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:26:04
75 18 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:29:09
125 83 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:34:37
141 47 May HAU East London Runners 00:37:14

ELR Summer Handicap Race - Wanstead Flats 5K - Unofficial - Wednesday 13th July 2022

Volunteers:
Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - organiser
Jacob Stevens - organiser
Denys Vuika - photographer
Alice Barrett - marshal
Morag Campbell - marshal/finish
Becky Evans - marshal
Carlton D'Souza - marshal
Debbie Shearing - marshal
Frances Ridout - marshal
Joe Preston - marshal
Karan Gadhia - marshal
Martin Quinlan - marshal
Stuart Barton - marshal
Susannah House - marshal
Suzanne Taylor - marshal
Tricia O'Neill - marshal

Regents Park 5km - Sunday 10th July 2022

Asics London 10km - Sunday 10th July 2022

5k split 24.29

Race For Life, Victoria Park - Saturday 9th July 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 9th July 2022

Nick Hoult and Steve Bywater both ran there 50th different event.
6 first finisher, 3 male and 3 female.
21 debuts with Wanstead and Valentines closed due to events in the park.
6 course pbs also.

Hackney Marshes parkrun
64 45 Finbar SHEAHAN East London Runners 00:21:49
97 15 Kasia STACHOWIAK East London Runners 00:22:58
140 98 Richard GUEST East London Runners 00:24:47
306 99 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:33:25
Roding Valley parkrun
71 55 John HEALY East London Runners 00:27:25
105 28 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:30:54
Chester parkrun
182 116 Arthur DIAZ East London Runners 00:34:15
Mile End parkrun
26 22 Mark WYATT East London Runners 00:20:16
58 48 Jacob STEVENS East London Runners 00:21:59
184 47 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:27:09
Puarenga parkrun
23 18 Lance FULLER East London Runners 00:27:10
Victoria Dock parkrun
117 31 Maya GOODWIN East London Runners 00:30:05
Grovelands parkrun, Enfield
92 72 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:28:35
Barking parkrun
27 23 Stuart NORRIS East London Runners 00:24:59
37 31 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:26:07
57 45 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:27:55
Walthamstow parkrun
24 23 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:21:44
79 16 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:29:16
110 73 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:48:04
Raphael parkrun
14 11 Amit MARKS East London Runners 00:20:45
Harrow Lodge parkrun
18 16 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:22:32
Southwark parkrun
233 148 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:29:35

Yateley 10km - Race 2 - Wednesday 6th July 2022

600 finishers

Elvis 4: Ilford AC Newman Hilly 5, Chigwell Row - Wednesday 6th July 2022

Scott's report:
The very different nature of last night's course to anything we've seen so far this ELVIS series didn't deter us, with another half century of East London Runners members dragging themselves twice up the nowhere-near-as-cute-as-it-sounds Fox Burrows climb deep in Hainault Forest. The team spirit was absolutely superb, I personally lost count of the number of times someone gave me an encouraging shout as I passed them going the other way on a two way stretch, and that, as much as the results, is what this sort of thing is all about, right?

Having said that, here are the results! Individually, we had one trophy to celebrate, Becky Evans making it four wins out of four with another V50 trophy. I'll be absolutely astonished if anyone is celebrating a PB after yesterday (feel free to prove me wrong), not just because of the terrain, but that was a seriously long course , no wonder some were sprinting for what they thought was the finish line only to realise they still had another 300m to go (mentioning no names Michael Bamford).

Now to the teams, and bear with me, this could get a little confusing. We very narrowly won both team prizes on the night, which were based on first four finishers home. So Rachel Bailey (4th), Betty Bohane (5th), Caroline Frith (10th), and Becky (11th); and Ryan Friel (4th), John Henry (6th), me (9th) and Joe Gunn (14th) earned a bottle of wine each for our efforts. But the ELVIS series team scoring is based on first SIX finishers and must include three over 40s, so there was still doubt, and everything was hinging on the results of our 5th and 6th scorers. For the women, I needn't have worried, our scoring team was completed by Kasia Stachowiak (14th) and Sarah Burns (21st) for a total of 65 and a commanding win. For the men, great running by Daniel O'Donoghue (15th) and Alex Pickering (20th) gave us a total of 68, and unlike last time out where we lost by just two points, it looks like this time we have squeaked the win by just THREE points.

So at the midway point of the series, both the men’s team (three firsts and a second) and the women's team (two firsts, two thirds) are in the lead but this is going to be SO CLOSE given the way Eton Manor in particular are getting their runners to turn out. We go on now to the next race, the Harold Wood 5k on 20th July – it is a lovely off road course and I promise not as hilly as last night. Lets get another great squad together, get some more great results, and even more importantly, share some of that great ELR team spirit!

Chiltern Ridge Half Marathon - Sunday 3rd July 2022

St Magnus Marathon, Orkneys - Sunday 3rd July 2022

A report on the St Magnus Marathon by Fiona Day
This was the 5th St Magnus Marathon. It is run on the 1st Sunday in July. There is also a 10km and a relay option for the marathon. It is the most northerly marathon in the UK. Before Covid our son Alex had been looking for a summer marathon and thought this would be good because we could have a holiday there and it is likely to be cooler for running. We had entered it in 2020, and had been refunded the entry fee when it was cancelled due to the pandemic. However this meant I got an email in December to say that after a 2 year gap it was running again in 2022 and there were early bird entry prices. Alex was no longer free in July, but I was tempted, Kieran was running again after his operation and could do the 10km and it would be a great place to visit. I kept my entry quiet because I had worries about not finishing. In particular I was worried that there was a lot of elevation ( hills) a 6 hour cut off and only 51 people had entered.

The marathon starts at a civilised 10.00am outside the iconic St Magnus Cathedral and finishes in Birsay at the North of the island. The 10km starts even later and the 10k course is around a lake near Birsay, meaning Kieran had to get a special bus to take runners and spectators there. Kieran came with me to the registration and bag drop in the town hall opposite the cathedral. Our race instructions told us that in addition to bag drop there was an option to drop bottles of our own drinks that would be to be transported to 4 of the 8 water stations on the course as long as they were clearly labelled with our race number, we could also tape gels to the bottle. I had filled 4 old bottles with 250 mls of my usual energy drink, but stuffed a couple of gels in my pockets to carry with me. With the addition of relay runners registration felt busy and friendly. Kieran and I wished each other luck and he went off to catch his bus at about 9.50am as we were called to the start, it had started to rain and we sheltered close to buildings for as long as we could. I got chatting to another woman standing near the back and told her I wasn't expecting much and just hoping to get round she said she was too and had spoken to a few people who had said the same.

It was raining heavily when we crossed the start line. It was a short distance to the harbour where we met a strong wind and now the rain felt like needles. I was relieved to turn inland and up the first hill for some shelter. I was struggling in my head, I was near the back and it was hard not to try and catch up. I made myself keep to my plan to maintain a slow pace to try and avoid blowing up too soon. I daren't look behind me in case I was last. The woman I had spoken to at the start ran past me then started walking then running then walking and I guessed she planned to do this all the way, I tried to work out how long each run/walk interval was and this took my mind off things, until I began to regret leaving my waterproof in my bag. I was soaked, it was impossible to avoid puddles and by now there was a stream of rainwater running down the hill. I wondered about getting exposure and whether I could run 26 miles with wet feet.

I was pleased to find the first hills didn't feel hard, at the top when it levelled out here was a fierce headwind, this was to be my constant companion. The rain had stopped and I was soon at the 3 mile water station where I took a gel and sips of water. It was a relief that I could see other runners ahead, at times it was sunny, I had dried out and was soon at the 7 mile water station which was in a car park by the beach that had toilets. The marshals were friendly and handed me my first personal energy drink. Not long after I overtook someone ( a relief, this meant I wasn't last). The roads were mostly long and straight and I could see the woman run walking ahead of me. We were running along the coast path and had amazing sea views most of the way, for a time we seemed to go inland and the wind was behind me for a short time.

At around 15 miles the thought entered my head that I had passed and seen the first relay handover without wishing I was only running a relay leg, oh and I had passed 13 miles without even thinking "I wish this was a half marathon" This was a comfort, things hadn't begun to blow up yet. At one point the view of other islands and the beautiful beach was so stunning I stopped to take a photo. I stopped at water stations to take my special drinks and sometimes chatted to the marshals as they were very friendly. I was interested when a marshal told me one year it was so hot they had a hose to cool the runners. It made me glad I was running when it was cooler. I overtook another woman and could see a different woman ahead now. I realised things were going well when I was still running up the hills after 20 miles. I began to feel the odd niggle in my legs and thought I better take it easy to be on the safe side, so I walked up a couple of steeper hills towards the end. It went very dark but a short shower soon passed into more sunshine. I counted the miles down in well run chunks, 5 miles ( an Elvis,) 5km (parkrun) 2 miles ( the Chingford relay). The wind was still blowing in my face as with relief I went down the final downhill before the course levelled along side the sea. There was a short stretch along a smooth grassy track before turning left onto a shortish road with a junction in sight. At the 26 mile sign I spotted a figure wearing normal clothes running towards me, I wondered if it was Kieran, but was a bit confused by his clothes and it took me a while to compute that he would have changed clothes since I last saw him. He was also surprised to see me, ( he said he thought I would take longer to get there) he encouraged me, telling me once I turned at the top of the road I'd see the finish arch. My name, number (118) and club were announced over the loud speaker as I approached the finish and saw my time was 5 hours and 12 minutes. The marshal presented me with a goody bag and told me that I had won a prize and asked me to wait for the prize giving in half an hour.

Refreshments were still being served in the community hall. Kieran had enjoyed the 10km and we both kept telling each other well done, I think that 10 km must be daunting after such a long gap. The tables at the front were full of clearly generous prizes donated by local businesses. In addition to the overall winners and winning relay teams there were prizes for the 1st 3 finishers in each age category. This meant I had won 3rd prize in the VF55 category, my prize included fudge, a small bottle of gin and locally roasted speciality coffee along with the most attractive glass trophy. In fact it is one of the best trophies I now have. I should mention there were only 45 or 46 finishers and I came 42nd, I was the 3rd but also the last VF55 so it is a bit of a strange prize to win.

I am trying to remember that there is so much more than a good time to be gained from running a marathon. However I feel strangely pleased with 5 hours 12 mins even though I came in the last 5. I had stopped to chat to marshals and take photos because I felt relaxed and friendly but was strong enough to run most of it despite the hills and the fierce wind. I compared it to the just over 5 hours that it took me to finish the Yorkshire Marathon last October, where I had felt defeated and felt unable to run at times and walked a lot in the last few miles.This time I feel like I dodged the wall.
What went right? In the week before the marathon I always cut my toe nails ( thanks for the tip Grant) this time I had a sports massage. I had also heard people mention that they were struggling to run because they had been doing squats, so I stopped doing squats a few days before we travelled. I spotted some beetroot juice when we were grocery shopping in Kirkwall Tescos, so had a couple of glasses of that in the last two days before the run, then lastly I always drink a few glasses of water more than usual the day before a marathon, so I start well hydrated. I think on the day the regular fuel intake, this was 2 gels ( with caffeine) and 4 of my own energy drinks along the course. Then there was the weather, a lovely cool run, without the risk of slowing due to overheating. Lastly holding my nerve and sticking to my plodding pace at the beginning.

To finish I will say that the star of this report is the St Magnus Marathon. It is a 5 star run and I give it 10 out of 10 ! It is a beautiful course mostly along the coast road with views of the sea and across countryside, alongside verges of wildflowers and fields of cattle and sheep. Although the roads are open, they are quiet and the traffic that does pass is slow and courteous. The air is fresh and clear. It is well organised, plenty of friendly, helpful marshals. 8 water stations with paper cups ( rather than plastic bottles) and jelly babies if you like those, the personal drink drop option I mentioned. The route was well signposted and mile marked. It is not expensive and certainly not congested! The medal and T shirt are very nice and also the fabric boot-bag goody bag full of local produce including fudge, oat biscuits, beer, energy drink and more. It's a long way to go but an excellent run if you are looking for a combined summer holiday and marathon where it is less likely to get too hot to run.

Thanks best wishes
Fiona

Bewl 15 - Sunday 3rd July 2022

438 finishers.

Orion Forest Five Series - Event 1, Chingford Plains. - Saturday 2nd July 2022

84 finishers

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 2nd July 2022

Roding Valley parkrun
20 18 Mounir DAHBI 00:23:18
74 20 Caroline MOORE 00:30:52
Valentines parkrun
14 12 Jacob STEVENS 00:22:10
32 29 Darminder BHAMRA 00:23:40
47 40 Imran MUSTAK 00:25:01
80 15 Naimah RIAZ 00:27:16
87 18 Alexandra RUTISHAUSER-PERERA 00:28:03
140 92 Jakub CZECZÓTKA 00:31:49
156 104 Frank BROWNLIE 00:33:15
193 66 May HAU 00:38:04
Wanstead Flats parkrun
24 24 Ian MACKIE 00:22:52
70 58 Andrew HOWARD 00:26:00
80 65 Scott MCMILLAN 00:26:58
91 73 Roger STUBBS 00:27:44
96 77 Samir YOUNSI 00:28:21
154 46 Anna DINGLE 00:31:36
178 66 Vivienne EKA 00:34:25
195 79 Elizabeth O'DONNELL 00:44:06
Riddlesdown parkrun
109 27 Katherine HARRIS 00:35:18
Raphael parkrun
18 17 Amit MARKS 00:20:41
Mile End parkrun
33 30 Shahib ALI 00:20:47
155 28 Catriona HOULT 00:27:28
Harrow Lodge parkrun
27 25 Clive STEPHENSON 00:23:01
Walthamstow parkrun
69 56 Steve BYWATER 00:28:32
73 16 Kathy MORRISSEY 00:29:16
Southwark parkrun
219 144 Martin QUINLAN 00:29:34
Tauranga parkrun
22 20 Ciarán CANAVAN 00:24:14
Kesgrave parkrun
24 22 Steve SWAN 00:22:46
Witney parkrun
95 78 Bernard MANSELL 00:27:13

Finsbury 5000's, Finsbury track - Race 6 of 7 - Friday 1st July 2022

Dambuster Triathlon (Standard), Rutland Water - Sunday 26th June 2022

1.5k swim, t1. 40k bike. t2, 10k run
28.34, 2.24, 1.20.08, 1.31, 38.37 = 2.31

SITC Summer Samosas 10km - Sunday 26th June 2022

SITC Summer Samosas Ultra - Sunday 26th June 2022

SITC Summer Samosas Half Marathon - Sunday 26th June 2022

selected parkrun results - all venues - Saturday 25th June 2022

Finsbury parkrun
170 138 Stuart NORRIS 00:25:06
Hackney Marshes parkrun
51 42 Shanavaz MALAYODU 00:21:59
Roding Valley parkrun
18 17 Peter HATLEY 00:22:37
19 18 Calvin BOBIN 00:22:41
59 47 Andy BOLDERSTONE 00:27:24
75 57 John HEALY 00:29:19
88 21 Caroline MOORE 00:31:50
Valentines parkrun
23 21 Jimmy DALE 00:23:05
26 24 Matthew POWELL 00:23:22
27 25 Darminder BHAMRA 00:23:26
58 46 David TAYLOR 00:25:33
85 14 Naimah RIAZ 00:27:18
86 65 David HALLYBONE 00:27:20
107 23 Mary Frances O'BRIEN 00:28:15
159 105 Frank BROWNLIE 00:33:42
164 45 Katrina BETTERIDGE 00:34:05
186 57 Katherine HARRIS 00:37:47
199 64 May HAU 00:40:21
Wanstead Flats parkrun
18 16 Redmond SHANNON 00:21:36
54 42 Samir YOUNSI 00:25:18
96 20 Kate BRETT 00:27:51
102 22 Catriona HOULT 00:28:04
115 79 Scott MCMILLAN 00:28:24
162 54 Sophie EDWARDS 00:32:07
173 61 Jane SCOTT 00:32:56
205 106 Andrew HOWARD 00:46:39
Chester parkrun
200 123 Arthur DIAZ 00:36:36
Mile End parkrun
247 82 Tasnia CHOUDHURY 00:36:03
Walthamstow parkrun
1 1 Euan BROWN 00:15:33
15 15 Alex PICKERING 00:21:52
83 16 Kathy MORRISSEY 00:29:15
Corby parkrun
134 96 Marc AKERS 00:35:54
Castle Park parkrun
17 17 Neil GAGE 00:23:10
Harleston Magpies parkrun
47 29 Don BENNETT 00:38:46
Gunnersbury parkrun
153 30 Joanna NEVILLE 00:25.34
Harrow Lodge parkrun
15 14 Clive Stephenson 00:22:51

Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5km - Friday 24th June 2022

122 finishers.

Chase The Sun 10km, Olympic Park - Wednesday 22nd June 2022

Elvis 3: East End Road Runners Midsummer 5km, Olympic Park - Tuesday 21st June 2022

331 finishers from 404 entries. Rail & tube strike.

Report by Scott Bruce McMillan:
Our purple friends at East End Road Runners always put on a good show for the ELVIS series, and this year’s Midsummer 5k, aided by some dancing cheerleaders, glorious hot weather, and the sound of Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" wafting across the Olympic Park was to be no different. The highways were jammed with broken heroes in red vests driving, running and cycling to Stratford to beat the combined rail and tube strikes, and despite the logistical difficulties we managed to get an impressive 54 runners onto the start line, with many more there to cheer and support, for which I'm hugely grateful.

On the day, we sweated it out on the streets of a runaway ELVIS dream , a dream of individual and team success. On the former front, I was delighted to hear from so many after the race that they had achieved new PBs in the race, congratulations to the likes of Daniel O'Donoghue, Jimmy Dale, Mark Durrant and John O'Brien (I'm sure there were more, right throughout the field, well done all of you). There were individual prizes for the brilliant Joshua Rees Davies, who after two second places got that well deserved win, and for Becky Evans, first V50 for the third straight race.

As far as the team results went, the men's scorers were Joshua, John Henry, me, Robert Spread, Daniel and Alex Pickering and I reckon we were just edged out by Eton Manor by the narrowest of margins into second place. To put into context just how close it was, and to let you in on how frustrated I'm feeling right now, if I'd managed to scream down the boulevard of a finishing straight just FOUR SECONDS quicker on the night we’d have won.
The women's scorers were Betty Bohane, Ava Lee, Caroline Frith, Becky, Kasia Stachowiak and Kathryn Hertzberg, and despite running til they dropped in those hot conditions, they were also just edged out by Eton Manor, but both were comprehensively beaten by a really strong Orion Harriers squad. So, second and third, I think. Together, people, we can live with the sadness, and look forward with anticipation to the next race.

So, someday, team, I don't know when (OK, I do, it will be Wednesday 6th July at 7.30pm), we're going to get to that place (Hainault Forest) where we really want to go, and we'll run in the sun, but till then,champs like us…come on, sing it,.baby we were born to ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!

Spanish Masters Half Marathon Championships - Sunday 19th June 2022

Spanish Master Half Marathon Championship
Today the tactic was clear, dosage the maximum and try to look as best as possible on M35, neither the circuit nor the temperature was to be silly.
Very dangerous exit, falls, brakes, unacceptable in a Spanish Championship at 600-700m we're going at a comfortable pace, yes, upwards. Until km 11 I go without suffering anything and constantly overtaking runners, that was the idea, to progress in the classification and not be a corpse.
From here, there are about 5-6 kms very uncomfortable, of ups and few downs, we continue to advance some runners and I'm only ahead, ahead two M35, and there is no one of the category on the horizon, with the sun squeezing and the circuit that does not give truce I decide to burn the fewer cartridges possible, the climb of km 18 leaves you ready of papers, km 19 a false plain, and finally, km 20, mini climb and favorable straight of 1 km, looking forward to arriving 1h11'47" and eighth M35.
It hasn't been my prime time, I could have forced more, but it wasn't the day to do absurd bullshit for scratching time on the clock and not going up in the category.
We end the season.

Colworth Marathon Challenge - final standings - Sunday 19th June 2022

Colworth Marathon Challenge: Day 3 - Colworth Half Marathon - Sunday 19th June 2022

Colworth Marathon Challenge: Best Overall Team
ELR - Thomas Grimes, James Nichols and Michael Bamford.

Stuart reports: No trophies for me but just to be at Colworth was amazing. We had all seasons weather. Friday was scorching. parkrun day was wet. That evening we had so mush rain and today was windy and hot. The depleted team did ELR proud winning lots of awards. Speaking to the organisers they were so happy we turned up as they consider ELR as part of the family. Next year they celebrate 20 years of the challenge so we need a large team to come up. The campsite was great as always a perfectly flat lawn and clean toilets and showers. The bar is cheap with a wide choice of beers to suit all. Saturday night we had a pub meal in the local village. All in all my favourite weekend running of the year. I just need to pull my socks up and be ready for it next year.

CSSC Platinum Jubilee Championships (inc CSAA Championships), Battersea Park - Saturday 18th May 2022

This event took place on Saturday 18th May but was not reported till later in July.

TransAtlantic Way Ride: 2,462 km's - Thursday 9th June to Saturday 18th June 2022

Moving time: 6 days, 00 hrs and 47 mins.
Stopped time: 3 days, 6 hrs and 35 mins.
Distance per day (Average) 264km's (164 miles)

I made it! 1553 miles (well probably a bit more) around the beautiful, oh so hilly and brutal Wild Atlantic Way. My sense of direction may have let me down but my body and mind didn't. I'm super proud to have made it to the finish and greatful to @transatlanticway my fellow riders, family, friends, the warm hearted people of Ireland and everyone who watched my dot. What an epic adventure now it's time to sit in something soft!

Midnight Sun Marathon, Tromso, Norway - Saturday 18th June 2022

885 finishers.

Colworth Marathon Challenge: Day 2 - Colworth Trail 8.1 miles - Saturday 18th June 2022

selected parkruns - all venues - Saturday 18th June 2022

Valentines parkrun
21 17 Matthew POWELL East London Runners 00:22:39
39 32 John O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:24:02
65 50 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:26:15
68 10 Bilkis ACHHA East London Runners 00:26:28
77 14 Cindy KOON East London Runners 00:27:15
91 18 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:22
94 67 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:28:37
95 19 Katrina BETTERIDGE East London Runners 00:28:38
100 22 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:28:51
106 24 Alexandra RUTISHAUSER-PERERA East London Runners 00:29:16
159 102 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:34:45

Wanstead Flats parkrun
29 27 Jonny SHAW East London Runners 00:22:15
37 34 Roger STUBBS East London Runners 00:23:11
68 61 Samir YOUNSI East London Runners 00:25:14
80 68 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:26:14
91 16 Andrea WALLER East London Runners 00:26:59
107 83 Joseph OSAKUE East London Runners 00:28:20
119 24 Claire EMERY East London Runners 00:29:09
138 37 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:30:51
139 38 Susannah MCLAREN East London Runners 00:31:00
173 62 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:36:11
184 70 Sophie EDWARDS East London Runners 00:40:21
186 71 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:41:40
Roundshaw Downs parkrun
37 31 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:28:47
Finsbury parkrun
347 108 Maya GOODWIN East London Runners 00:31:04
Harrow Lodge parkrun
19 19 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:22:56
Tauranga parkrun
29 22 Ciarán CANAVAN East London Runners 00:25:09
35 27 Lance FULLER East London Runners 00:25:41
Roding Valley parkrun
12 12 Calvin BOBIN East London Runners 00:21:31
41 7 Caroline FRITH East London Runners 00:25:29
70 22 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:30:23
Raphael parkrun
25 22 Amit MARKS East London Runners 00:21:50
Mile End parkrun
93 70 Liam DEMPSEY East London Runners 00:25:03
Walthamstow parkrun
72 58 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:33
87 18 Kathy MORRISSEY East London Runners 00:31:15
110 72 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:44:02
Kesgrave parkrun
19 17 Steve SWAN East London Runners 00:22:47

Orion's John Clarke Memorial Fell Race - Friday 17th June 2022

92 finishers

FAST Friday 10,000m, Walthamstow Track - Friday 17th June 2022

Colworth Marathon Challenge: Day 1 - Colworth 5m - Friday 17th June 2022

Best Male Team: Colworth 5m
Thomas Grimes, James Nichols and Michael Bamford.

Elvis 2: Havering 90 Joggers 5m, Raphael Park - Tuesday 14th June 2022

Scott McMillan reports:
ELVIS 2 is done! A big thanks to all 47 of you who wore your red shirts and ran for the club on a beautiful evening on Raphael Park, as well as those who turned up to cheer us on (which should include the excellent marshals from Havering 90, as well as the residents of Romford's Lake Rise who came out onto its uneven pavement to show some support!).
The results are in, and well done to Don Bennett for finding them over an hour before anyone from the host club, and apologies to those who therefore stood around entirely unnecessarily while the tumbleweed blew and the midges descended on the park, or who gave up waiting before they were able to collect their well deserved prizes. For the women, Becky Evans was once again first V50, while Joshua Rees Davies was second overall for the men, and John Henry won the first V40 trophy.
As far as the ELVIS team results went, our men's scoring team of six were Joshua, John, me, Paul Woodmansey, Robert Spread and Daniel O'Donoghue and we were once again first, with a strong Eton Manor looking to have pushed Ilford down into third place. Now the drama…the suspense…how did our women's team do? Well, our first six women finishers all scored this time: Rachel Bailey led them home on a superb ELR debut, followed by our returning ELVIS legend Ava Lee, the brilliant Betty Bohane, the trophy hoover Becky Evans, the seemingly unstoppable Caroline Frith, and the magnificent Chloe Millan…I think you can see where this is going, can’t you? By my calculations (which are very much TBC) I reckon we just squeaked past Orion into first place, which is going to make the series very interesting indeed!
So thanks to those performances, aided and abetted by all the rest of you who turned up to outpace and outplace our rivals, we are carrying some great momentum into the next race, East End Road Runners' Midsummer 5k on Tuesday 21st June. Now, Becky Evans may win a lot of trophies for her running, but not so many for remembering which course is which, so for those of who you had a chat with her after yesterday's race, next Tuesday we are running a two lap course in the grounds of the Olympic Park, not 3.1 laps of the Velopark! We've got around 50 signed up, but there still places left, so do enter if you haven't yet – but keep an eye out for news of the tube/train strikes so you can plan your journey to the start line.

Royal Windsor Triathlon - Olympic Distance - Sunday 12th June 2022

1.5k swim, t1, 40k bike, t2, 10km run
29.11, 6.34, 1.15.32, , 42.03
123rd of 1260 finishers.
Men 40 - 44 13th of 104.

St Albans Half Marathon - Sunday 12th June 2022

Southend Half Marathon - Sunday 12th June 2022

Rachel reports: Southend Half Marathon!
What was I thinking on no training and only 1 run over 10k in the last year so was
dreading it and knew it was just going to be a matter of getting around rather then
the time.
BUT I actually enjoyed it kept at a nice pace, crowds/support was amazing, perfect
course but was way to hot and finished in 2 hours 13mins - my halfs have always been
2 hours or just under but with no proper training since breaking my knee I'm over the
moon with it, need to start proper training now as the London Marathon wont be this easy.

Tottenham Ten 9.1km - Saturday 11th June 2022

75 finishers.
Unfortunately my race at the Tottenham 10K was not quite as good as it looks. The Marshalls (despite being told that we had completed the 2 large loops and asked specifically which way to go by several of us) sent a large group of us in the wrong direction near the end, meaning that we missed a small loop and actually only ran 9.1K. The organisers have suggested adding 10% to the chip time (39:55) and say that it did not affect the top 10 places (Iwas recorded as 9th overall and 8th male).

Centurion South Downs Way 100 miles - Saturday 11th June 2022

SDW100 Race report.
The South Downs way 100 is one of the most important 100 miles ultras in UK and is organised by the awesome people at Centurion running so what's not to love?.That's what I though when I signed in last year, then I started worrying about the amount of training needed,etc, specially when I was going through the stressful process of adopting a child. Training wasn't great initially but after a difficult year with the adoption, Australia opened the doors for traveling and we quickly booked flights. The 4 weeks we spend there were super relaxing, spending quality time with family and lots of running. I enjoyed every second of it doing around 500 km that month. Back in the UK that translated in an unexpected PB at the Halsted marathon. I'll take that!. Then adoption progressed and training was affected by it but still manage to do another nearly 500km that month too, mostly all base on long enjoyable runs and a bit if fartlek every now and then. I neglected strength training I have to admit.
The race started at 5 am in a natural amphitheatre called Matterley Bowl. One small and one big lap around the perimeter of the park , the sun raising in the horizon and we were off. It was coldish I had to wear long sleeve and gloves for the first 10-15 km. Initially I stayed a bit behind around 10-12th position and then people started to slow down a bit. The race covers the entire South downs way National trail from Winchester to Eastbourne along the chalk Ridgeway, rolling hills with an elevation of 3800 m elevation. 12 aid stations run by amazing volunteers. Everyone was so enthusiastic and happy to help that I get emotional thinking of all that people giving their time( 30 hours was the cut off) to make sure we had plenty of food and drinks and encouraging words. After the 3rd aid station I believe...I started feeling a bit spaced out and nauseous, probably due to the hot day and I ended up falling twice...the second time I got a bit scared, I was in 3rd position at the time and the 4th runner, who saw me flying to the floor, stopped to check on me... I told him I was ok but noticing I wasn't right, I decided to walk a bit...I really thought that was it...my body was failling but I wasn't ready to give up. After walking around 5-10 min I started to feel good again... I started running and I was surprised to see that I was back in the race. The other main problem I had It was the shoes. I bought this speedgoats as I've been suffering with plantar fascitis on my L food for the last 2-3 months ( stretching, massage,...has been allowing me to carry on training), and those shoes have more cushioning for such a long race. I used them for training few times to get used to them and they were comfortable. 1/3 into the race my ankles, specially the Right one started hurting a lot ,just realising the tongue was rubbing at the front on the ankle( apparently a common problem with this model). I'll save you the pictures after I remove my socks at the hotel but to say the area is still very painful and swollen.
Apart from that , lots of positives: good solid training with good results, good hydration and fueling during the race ( half way I started eating mostly fruit as I didn't have stomach for anything else). I didn't have a crew but I run lots of km with a couple of cyclists that gave me a bit of company and help me opening some gates. Also a guy with an Ironman t-shirt run with me for a while. Lots of people following the race along the south Downs and even people tracking and shouting your name...that makes you feel a bit special. Regarding positions, after I lost the 3rd position I took it back 10-15 km after, but around 100 km or more into the race Peter Windross( winner of lots of this ultras and V50 British record holder for 6h in track I believe...)passed me trying to catch up the first runner, Richard McDowell. Richard( Thames path 100, C2C winner,etc.. and main favourite to win here) ended up winning, 2nd was Peter and 3rd Chris Kelly ( 2 times SVP100km winner and actual record holder). Based on that I was very happy to finish 4th on my first 100miler and amazed that my legs where still able to run right until the end. The race finish with a lap to the track at Eastbourne sports centre. I though that will annoy me but it was actually a bit cool. They feed you and give you hot drinks at the end. They even sorted out a taxi to take me to the hotel. That night I hardly sleep anything as my feet hurt a lot and I had to wrap my head with a wet towel as I kept overheating...heat exhaustion according to Dr Google. I got up and after having some breakfast , I took a taxi to the station with a stop at the track to pick up the drop bag I left at one of the aid stations. I was shocked when I saw runners still arriving. I couldn't just but admired the tenacity and drive of those runners after spending the whole night in the trails. Lots more people at the track, family and friends...it was truly emotional.
For now I'll take a whole week off of running trying to recover as well as possible. Which match perfectly as I have family coming to visit from Spain. :):)

selected parkrun - all venues - Saturday 11th June 2022

Valentines parkrun
19 17 Jimmy DALE East London Runners 00:22:34
21 19 Mounir DAHBI East London Runners 00:22:35
23 21 Michael WILSON East London Runners 00:22:53
40 37 John O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:25:06
55 47 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:26:17
83 65 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:28:12
90 14 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:28:39
154 112 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:32:59
Wanstead Flats parkrun
13 12 Amit MARKS East London Runners 00:20:41
25 23 Jonny SHAW East London Runners 00:21:47
51 47 Roger STUBBS East London Runners 00:23:39
95 78 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:26:10
109 88 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:26:59
110 89 Samir YOUNSI East London Runners 00:27:05
125 20 Kate BRETT East London Runners 00:28:10
126 97 Richard CRAVITZ East London Runners 00:28:11
158 36 Jessica TRAYLER-MOORE East London Runners 00:29:38
164 112 Viktor F SZABADI East London Runners 00:29:50
175 44 Diana REXHEPAJ East London Runners 00:30:24
176 45 Anna DINGLE East London Runners 00:30:35
177 46 Bernadett KALMAR East London Runners 00:30:36
179 48 Alexandra RUTISHAUSER-PERERA East London Runners 00:30:43
220 74 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:33:53
222 76 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:34:01
256 103 Kasia STACHOWIAK East London Runners 00:52:39

Hackney Marshes parkrun
39 35 James NICHOLS East London Runners 00:21:57
43 38 Shanavaz MALAYODU East London Runners 00:22:10
Roding Valley parkrun
80 16 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:31:01
95 27 Kathy MORRISSEY East London Runners 00:37:21
Highbury Fields parkrun
136 112 Richard GUEST East London Runners 00:24:59
Pymmes parkrun
59 49 Andy BOLDERSTONE East London Runners 00:27:36
Raphael parkrun
161 39 Iuliia VUIKA East London Runners 00:31:23
Mile End parkrun
157 110 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:28:06
Walthamstow parkrun
25 67 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:49:40
Castle Park parkrun
68 60 James CREED East London Runners 00:25:10
Witney parkrun
79 63 Bernard MANSELL East London Runners 00:27:15
Victoria Dock parkrun
14 13 Mark MOIR East London Runners 00:20:20
Harleston Magpies parkrun
68 33 Don BENNETT East London Runners 00:40:17
Harrow Lodge parkrun
16 15 Clive Stephenson East London Runners 00:23:06

King of the Ching, 5 mile XC - Friday 10th June 2022

The Ching XC Race - Friday 10th June 2022

Chase The Sun 10km, Victoria Park - Wednesday 8th June 2022

Orion Forest Five Series - Event 1, Chingford Plains. - Saturday 4th June 2022

75 finishers.

selected parkruns - all venues - Saturday 4th June 2022

Valentines parkrun
26 22 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:23:03
45 37 Stuart NORRIS East London Runners 00:24:53
52 44 Imran MUSTAK East London Runners 00:25:29
66 51 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:26:43
83 20 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:18
136 87 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:34:17
160 50 Joanna QIU East London Runners 00:38:21
Wanstead Flats parkrun
15 13 Ian MACKIE East London Runners 00:21:37
17 15 Redmond SHANNON East London Runners 00:21:40
27 25 Finbar SHEAHAN East London Runners 00:22:41
30 28 Nick HOULT East London Runners 00:22:49
40 37 Roger STUBBS East London Runners 00:24:28
99 70 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:28:49
100 25 Susannah MCLAREN East London Runners 00:28:50
103 73 David WYATT East London Runners 00:29:02
106 28 Jayne BROWNE East London Runners 00:29:22
149 54 Maya GOODWIN East London Runners 00:33:52
152 57 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:34:24
157 62 Vivienne EKA East London Runners 00:34:57
165 68 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:36:28
171 71 Sophie EDWARDS East London Runners 00:40:47
172 72 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:42:27
Roundshaw Downs parkrun
39 34 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:28:17
Kesgrave parkrun
33 31 Steve Swan East London Runners 22.48
Mile End parkrun
113 81 Jakub CZECZÓTKA East London Runners 00:27:00
Walthamstow parkrun
5 11 Janet BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:11
Harleston Magpies parkrun
68 37 Don BENNETT East London Runners 00:39:50
Brandon Country Park parkrun
55 18 Fiona DAY East London Runners 00:31:41
Sizewell parkrun
14 12 Peter HATLEY East London Runners 00:22:50
Stretford parkrun
186 38 Claire Emery East London Runners 00:27:15

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Jubilee 10km - Friday 3rd June 2022

Hatfield Broad Oak Jubilee 10km - Friday 3rd June 2022

Stuart reports: I've been told so much about HBO before but never managed to do it, the race always clashed with other events.
I should of listened to ELR, it's a great event ELR turned up on good numbers. Plenty of parking and only a short walk to the start.
Talking of the start it's centre of the town outside the pub, the race is undulating but beautiful loads of support all the way round. The marshals all smiling and people sitting outside in the front gardens cheering us along.
The finish is on the village green where ice creams or a BBQ is available, we went ice creams.
Great t shirt and medal and it supports the town. In the words of Arnold I'll be back.

Jacob Stevens:
I second that! My first HBO too, and loved it. Faultless organisation, great support, a scenic route and good choice of refreshments afterwards. And traffic/parking wasn't a problem at all (provided you allow plenty of time). Definitely one to do again!

Caroline Frith: My favourite 10k - Hatfield Broad Oak. I had a place carried over from 2020 and I'm glad I did or I might not have entered. Nice to be in my happy place with my favourite people. Lovely surprise to bump into Debbie Hughes too. Matilda was 1st girl and Eric 4th boy in the kids race.

Edinburgh Half Marathon - Sunday 29th May 2022

Kempton Park Marathon - Sunday 29th May 2022

Kempton Park Running Festival Marathon - 29th May 2022.
The Kempton Park marathon was a landmark for me as it was my 40th marathon in total (including a couple of Ultras) This was a very low key event compared to Hamburg which I ran five weeks ago; with a very small field of runner's. In addition to the marathon, there was a 10K and half marathon race. The marathon course was four laps of Approx 6.5 miles on multi-terrain; mainly concrete paths but also some gravel trails and every so often crossing through the race track itself, which was a dark grey sand and difficult to run on.
I started too fast (8.06 and 7.55 first two miles) because I was swept along with everyone else, including the half marathon runners. I had not reached the nine mile sign, before I had an upset stomach. Fortunately I was very close to the grandstand at this stage and took a diversion, but it cost me a few minutes off my time! My legs and back were aching and I started to wish that I had entered the half marathon instead; however I had more self belief when I reached half way and from then on put all negative thoughts behind me. I managed to run down the miles very slowly to finish in a disappointing time of 4.14.35. I came 105th out of 161 marathon finishers with 8 DNF's.
I enjoyed the freedom of running in the big open spaces, on paths through the fields and around the big lake. The race was very low cost to enter and good value for money. I was hoping to take one or two ELR's with me for company, but ended up driving to Kempton Park in Sunbury-on-Thames alone. It was the same day as RideLondon, but the North Circular (A406) stayed open and I was not affected by any traffic. I am already planning my next event and my goal is to keep fit and injury free and to recapture the form that I have lost in the last couple of years.

Edinburgh Marathon - Sunday 29th May 2022

Ride 100 Essex - Sunday 29th May 2022

Maya reports: Today was a long day. It started with a ten mile ride to start a 100 mile one. It was surreal, riding down empty quiet closed roads at 6am. As we got closer to the city the roads were full of cyclists, and the noise of clipping in and out of pedals.
After an easy and swift toilet stop we were in the queue for the start line. It seemed pretty unstructured as we waited and waited, but then we realised that it was a rolling start, and off we sailed through the start line. The sudden urge to cry as I crossed over took me by surprise, I couldn't believe I was about to start the Ride 100! Along the embankment, down to the docks, and then onto the A12. That was very exciting, zooming along a dual carriageway with thousands of other riders.
And then into Woodford. Literally the end of my road! I wave at Pete, and then the hard work started. 60 miles of Essex countryside. It was relentless hard work, I just rode and rode and tried not to lose concentration as the miles ticked by. I skipped the first food stop, but stopped at the one at 53 miles. It was like a mini bike festival! There were loads of stalls with snacks, but I didn't want to waste time, I grabbed a flapjack and got back on my bike.
Finally, we were back into East London. It was ace, I kept seeing people I knew, and in Woodford there was my own mini cheer station at Empress Road, that made me smile and smile, and I cruised along to Wanstead. Then I realised that I could maybe just make under 7 hours if I pushed the last ten miles.
I threw everything into those last 40 minutes. Coming back down the A12 I got up to 30mph. It was exciting and terrifying and exhausting! I thought I might actually do it, but then the last five miles turned out to be seven and I missed it. Garmin elapsed time 7:06. Gutted.
But I hadn't realised that official food station stops didnt count, hurray! Final time 6:46:15. I'm exhausted and delighted and I never want to eat another jelly baby.

Caroline Frith: Ride London you didn't disappoint and neither did my knackered old body. It was definitely touch and go as to whether I'd make it to the start line, having spent 3 days in bed this week with a throat infection, unable to speak or swallow. However, the antibiotics worked their magic and it was meant to be!
Ian accompanied me to the start and through the first 40 miles until his knees could take no more, so he pedalled back home in time to meet me at the finish - he still did 81 miles so not too shabby!
The best bit by far was riding through South Woodford twice and seeing so many amazing friends - I even had signs made for me! Nobody has ever made me a sign before.
Thank you your cheers made all the difference.
5 miles before the end I bumped into Jason Levy so we cycled across the finish line together - a lovely end to a perfect day.
Maya Goodwin and Anna Dingle thank you so much for taking me under your wing these past few months - I couldn't have done it without you. And Ian Frith, you're amazing as always xx

selected parkrun - all venues - Saturday 28th May 2022

Hackney Marshes parkrun
174 41 Suzanne TAYLOR East London Runners 00:26:20
Roding Valley parkrun
39 34 Calvin BOBIN East London Runners 00:23:17
Valentines parkrun
2 2 Billy RAYNER East London Runners 00:19:05
32 28 David TAYLOR East London Runners 00:24:05
55 44 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:25:42
59 46 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:25:59
68 11 Cindy KOON East London Runners 00:26:58
70 12 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:27:06
87 15 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:28:35
128 92 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:33:29
148 38 Angela DANIEL East London Runners 00:35:51
198 70 Victoria CHARLESWORTH East London Runners 00:57:20

Wanstead Flats parkrun
3 3 Joseph OSAKUE East London Runners 00:19:13
16 15 Redmond SHANNON East London Runners 00:21:24
23 22 Finbar SHEAHAN East London Runners 00:22:05
31 29 Nick HOULT East London Runners 00:23:02
55 47 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:24:57
82 18 Suzanne BENCH East London Runners 00:26:17
84 19 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:26:26
94 69 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:26:42
181 59 Bernadett KALMAR East London Runners 00:32:00
182 60 Kasia STACHOWIAK East London Runners 00:32:00
207 76 Sophie EDWARDS East London Runners 00:34:56
208 77 Vivienne EKA East London Runners 00:34:57
212 80 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:36:30
229 92 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:40:52
Beckton parkrun
37 7 Diana REXHEPAJ East London Runners 00:29:11
Barking parkrun
11 11 Jimmy DALE East London Runners 00:22:29
Harrow Lodge parkrun
15 14 Shahib ALI East London Runners 00:21:23
21 19 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:22:59
Walthamstow parkrun
12 12 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:20:52
31 27 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:23:59
77 60 Jakub CZECZÓTKA East London Runners 00:28:22
83 22 Janet BYWATER East London Runners 00:28:42
Tauranga parkrun
11 10 Ciarán CANAVAN East London Runners 00:22:09
39 32 Lance FULLER East London Runners 00:26:35
Porch Field parkrun
8 7 Viktor F SZABADI East London Runners 00:26:04
Castle Park parkrun
47 40 James CREED East London Runners 00:22:31

Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5km - Friday 27th May 2022

194 finishers.

Elvis 1: Dagenham 88 Runners 5 , Central Park - Wednesday 25th May 2022

Gun time / Chip time

Team Results for Elvis 1
Men: 1st East London Runners , 2nd Ilford AC, 3rd Eton Manor
Ladies: 1st Ilford AC, 2nd Eton Manor, 3rd East London Runners

Maya Goodwin: My race report:
There are so many reasons why Dagenham is my favourite ELVIS. Its the first one of the season, and so it's exciting to know I'll see all my friends in other clubs again. It's a varied course, shady, sunny, grassy, pebbly, overgrown, mown, and even sports pitches and a play park. It's a whole world squashed into a 4 kilometre loop. And the weather is equally varied, I've run that race in every weather except snow. Blazing heat, to stormy rain. All this to the overriding smell of bug spray.
Today was no different, except today felt very different, because today I had Hopes and Goals. I have been really trying with my running lately, and I wanted to see if I could finally get a sub 50 mins in a 5 mile race. I was nervous, so I kept myself busy with handing out race numbers at the start to stop my heart racing. And THEN, I actually did a warm up! I don't think I've ever really done a warm up run, but I trotted along next to Sandra and got my nerves under control.
And off we go. My plan was, run at parkrun pace and just hold on till 5k and reassess. It was so weird to be running near people I don't normally see, I felt very discombobulated I had to shut them all out and just Keep On Running. I thought I might hold on till 4 miles, but at 5k I ground to an instant walk. Oh well, that's that then. But my mojo had other ideas. My mojo had A Plan. I ran 200 steps, walked 50 steps, and tried to ran any slight downhill a bit faster. At the last 500m I tried to put on a bit more speed, but it was too soon. With 200m to go I thought I was going to explode and stopped to walk. Annoying, as the finish line was literally in sight. I gathered myself together and me and my mojo hurled ourselves to the line. I'm not sure what my official time was exactly as I forgot to stop my Garmin for about 20s as I lay on the grass trying to find more air but I think it was about 49:44. A huge 5 mile pb for me.
I'm so delighted. And this is now another reason why Dagenham ELVIS will always be my favourite.

Scott's Elvis 1 report: Well done to the 51 East London Runners who took part in last night's season opening ELVIS race in Dagenham, and thanks so much to all who turned up to support too. I hope all who ran made it through that narrow gate without incident (I have a feeling they might need to change the course next year!) and that you are feeling proud of your results.
In terms of individual performances, we picked up a couple of trophies last night. Joshua Rees Davies finished a close second overall in a spectacular debut for the club, and Becky Evans carried on where she left off last year, scooping another V50 first place award for her mantelpiece. Some other members not far off the prizes were ELVIS first timers Betty Bohane and Ryan Friel (4th female and 5th male), as well as Calvin Bobin and Fiona Day (both 3rd V60s). But I can see some great times right through the field, from Josh to John, from Betty to Liz, and I know there were course PBs and 5 mile PBs for many of you!
As far as the ELVIS team results are concerned, the male team look to have claimed first place ahead of Ilford, with scorers Joshua, Ryan, me, Paul Woodmansey, Robert Spread and Alex Pickering. I make the women's team third behind Ilford and Eton Manor, with scorers Betty, Becky, Kasia Stachowiak, Chloe Millan, Sandra Preston and Catriona Davies (note that while Kathryn Hertzberg and Katy Betteridge were our fifth and sixth finishers, we need at least 3 over 40s in our team of six, so Sandra and Catriona get bumped up into the scorers). It looks like both the male and female teams are going to be involved in another healthy competition for the series prize this year!
With that in mind, we can start to look forward to the second event in the series: the Havering 5 mile race in Romford on Tuesday 14th June. At time of writing we’ve got around 26 entered already, but I’m sure many more of you won’t want to miss out on a great, fast two run round Raphael Park in your red shirt!.

Culmullen 5 mile - Sunday 22nd May 2022

Hackney Half Marathon - Sunday 22nd May 2022

13,246 finishers.

Edmund Carr Great Baddow 10m - Sunday 22nd May 2022

442 finishers.

Hackney 5km - Saturday 21st May 2022

selected parkrun - all venues - Saturday 21st May 2022

www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1544&eventdate=2022-05-21

Hackney Marshes parkrun
57 46 Nick HOULT East London Runners 00:22:36
179 49 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:28:16
Roding Valley parkrun
83 23 Caroline MOORE East London Runners 00:28:41
Valentines parkrun
21 17 Mounir DAHBI East London Runners 00:22:28
43 36 Imran MUSTAK East London Runners 00:25:25
59 11 Ann DUNNE East London Ryunners 00:26:40
61 12 Cindy KOON East London Runners 00:26:42
78 18 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:27:47
103 26 Mary Frances O'BRIEN East London Runners 00:29:32
150 102 Frank BROWNLIE East London Runners 00:34:41
Gunnersbury parkrun
130 20 Joanna NEVILLE East London Runners 00:24:31
Wanstead Flats parkrun
17 16 Jonny SHAW East London Runners 00:21:57
46 40 Andrew HOWARD East London Runners 00:24:55
52 45 Samir YOUNSI East London Runners 00:25:30
86 68 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:27:26
90 71 Joseph OSAKUE East London Runners 00:27:49
107 23 Katherine HARRIS East London Runners 00:28:37
132 91 David WYATT East London Runners 00:29:55
179 56 Vivienne EKA East London Runners 00:33:38
195 67 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:37:39
Raphael parkrun
18 16 Shahib ALI East London Runners 00:21:25
Walthamstow parkrun
13 12 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:21:38
71 59 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:27:06
77 63 Tim AYLETT East London Runners 00:28:09
98 22 Janet BYWATER East London Runners 00:29:52
Southwark parkrun
192 130 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:28:29
Tauranga parkrun
37 30 Ciarán CANAVAN East London Runners 00:27:02
45 34 Lance FULLER East London Runners 00:27:24
Kesgrave parkrun
22 22 Steve SWAN East London Runners 00:21:54
Malling parkrun
41 36 Jonathan WOOLDRIDGE East London Runners 00:24:04
Gunpowder parkrun
86 64 John HEALY East London Runners 00:30:09
Witney parkrun
101 Bernard MANSELL East London Runners 00:28:53

Loughton AC Summer Ware Cup - Thursday 19th May 2022

Eyam Half Marathon - Sunday 15th May 2022

Colchester Zoo Stampede 10K - Sunday 15th May 2022

Ipswich Waterfront 5km - Saturday 14th May 2022

parkrun - all venues - Saturday 14th May 2022

www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1544&eventdate=2022-05-14

Hackney Marshes parkrun
92 75 Shanavaz MALAYODU East London Runners 00:23:12

Valentines parkrun
30 24 Darminder BHAMRA East London Runners 00:23:45
44 7 Katrina BETTERIDGE East London Runners 00:24:46
56 10 Bilkis ACHHA East London Runners 00:25:53
68 54 George GEORGIOU East London Runners 00:27:02
83 18 Naimah RIAZ East London Runners 00:28:17
95 22 Molly PINKUS East London Runners 00:29:02
204 70 Joanna QIU East London Runners 00:45:45

Bracknell parkrun
28 22 Richard GUEST East London Runners 00:23:32
Wanstead Flats parkrun
12 11 Andrew BAXTER East London Runners 00:21:08
39 3 Kasia STACHOWIAK East London Runners 00:23:30
76 65 Samir YOUNSI East London Runners 00:25:21
111 83 Scott MCMILLAN East London Runners 00:27:45
130 95 Joseph OSAKUE East London Runners 00:28:48
135 34 Sandra PRESTON East London Runners 00:29:20
138 37 Susannah MCLAREN East London Runners 00:29:41
195 67 Jane SCOTT East London Runners 00:34:58
197 69 Vivienne EKA East London Runners 00:35:05
225 90 Elizabeth O'DONNELL East London Runners 00:44:12
Raphael parkrun
10 10 Mark MOIR East London Runners 00:19:49
18 17 Amit MARKS East London Runners 00:20:24
Billericay parkrun
36 33 James NICHOLS East London Runners 00:22:55
Mile End parkrun
157 27 Catriona HOULT East London Runners 00:26:06
Beckton parkrun
32 7 Diana REXHEPAJ East London Runners 00:28:58
Gladstone parkrun
148 98 Martin QUINLAN East London Runners 00:29:49
Harrow Lodge parkrun
16 13 Clive STEPHENSON East London Runners 00:22:52
Walthamstow parkrun
63 50 Steve BYWATER East London Runners 00:27:23
132 74 Alex PICKERING East London Runners 00:48:26
Exmouth parkrun
3 3 Tom HOWOURTH-BRETT East London Runners 00:17:26
Porch Field parkrun
11 6 Bernadett KALMAR East London Runners 00:26:31

Gatwick Half Marathon - Sunday 8th May 2022

Lisbon Half Marathon - Sunday 8th May 2022

Sunderland City Runs Half Marathon - Sunday 8th May 2022

Halstead & Essex Marathon - Sunday 8th May 2022

Catriona Hoult: Marathons - you wait years for one and then two come along a month apart. I was a bit worried when I got an email to say the The 26th Halstead and Essex Marathon that I entered two years ago was rescheduled today, five weeks after Manchester.
It was a huge contrast to Manchester, only 500 runners along quiet country lanes and pretty Essex villages, thatched cottages and all. Lovely and friendly but hot and hilly. I did it in 4.33 which is my second best marathon time and 5 minutes slower than Manchester, which I'm happy enough with given it was a much tougher course.
I obviously wasn't looking great towards the end because marshals kept asking if I was ok. (How to answer that while slogging up a hill at mile 25!)

Jose Rodriquez: Halstead Marathon and Essex Championships Forgot I signed for this race and I might have said I was going to use it just as a training for my next ultra as I didn't think I had the speed for racing and I didn't wanted to reduce mileage,etc...
I left a group of 10 go ahead and settled with a couple of runners that had a comfortable pace( I wasn't checking my watch so did not realize they were going too fast for my initial plan), then I heard they were going for around 2:40 and my first reaction was to look back to see where was the next group. It wasn't anyone there so I decided to stay there as I didn't wanted to run alone.
Surprisingly I was feeling very good at that pace and ended up doing 2:40. 5 min PB, 6th overall, 1st V40 /Essex champ. 2 medals plus one trophy for an initial "training day"...turned out to be a very productive day and hopefully I will still be able to train this next week!:)

British Athletics Senior Inter Counties Mountain Race, Llanberis Ridge (7 miles) - Saturday 7th May 2022

154 finishers, (7 miles = 11.3 kms)
Essex team came 19th of 21 teams.

Run Through Victoria Park 10km - Saturday 7th May 2022

parkrun - all venues - Saturday 7th May 2022

Chase The Sun 10km, QEOP - Wednesday 4th May 2022

Milton Keynes Marathon - Monday 2nd May 2022

1350 finishers.

Witham May Day 10 inc Essex Championships - Monday 2nd May 2022

Burgess Hill 10km (Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend) - Monday 2nd May 2022

281 finishers.

Vitality London 10km - Monday 2nd May 2022

Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon, Verona - Sunday 1st May 2022

ELR on tour in Verona - Romeo & Juliet half marathon
Given my name, this race has been on my to do list for a while, and it didn't disappoint!
The route is fantastic for seeing this beautiful town in all its glory - through the old town, out along the peaceful river to the village of Parona and back into town via all the best sites (old castle, Roman arena, Juliet's balcony, etc). The race organisers even created an animation showing a bird's eye view of the route and all the things you'd see on the way - why don't more races do this?!
The race is normally on Valentine's weekend but this year was moved back due to rising Covid cases. I was worried that running in May would be too hot, but it was a cloudy 16 degrees with an 8am start, which was fine. We started and ended at the Hellas Verona football stadium. There were some singers and bands along the route, but not many spectators - and even the marshalls weren't very encouraging, which I found disappointing. A couple of them did spot the name on my vest, though, and gave me a Giulietta shout-out!
I am really chuffed to have a medal with my name on it (albeit in Italian) - a lovely design with wings and the Roman arena, saying: Every runner, with wings on his feet like Mercury, flies between the walls and monuments of Verona.
The race tee has wings too - apparently Mercury is the messenger of the gods considered protector of athletes and travellers, god of speed and dreams.
My brother - and recently-joined ELR member - Duncan Mills ran too. Hope you'll get to meet him on some Wednesday runs soon 🙂

Haywards Heath 10m (Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend) - Sunday 1st May 2022

297 finishers, Fiona 108th lady of 135.

Great Limerick Run Half Marathon - Sunday 1st May 2022

Limerick Half Marathon
Everyone said this city is rough, not nice and sort of puzzled why would anyone go there to run. Well, for a small city, they have huge number of enthusiastic supporters for this event. Even the rain didn't deter them, bringing out their loudspeakers to blast us with music that keep you going.
Also dogs, children offering sweets- never seen so many dogs and jellies on a running route . Great event, lovely course-
Limerick is definitely a lovely city- it is not just buildings, mainly people shape it.

Vitality Westminister Mile - Sunday 1st May 2022

Devils Challenge: Day 3 - 47.5km - Sunday 1st May 2022

3 Days Combined : 22.08.37 32nd overall and 11th lady.

East Grinstead 10 mile (Mid Sussex Marathon Weekend) - Saturday 30th April 2022

228 finishers, Fiona was 58th of 108 Ladies.

The Devils Challenge : Day 2 - 55.2kms - Saturday 30th April 2022

Day 2 of the Devils Challenge over the South Downs Way - done. It was a good but tough day today, lots more climbing and really hard going descents on the hard chalky paths. But I'm so pleased I finished it.
Today was just under 35 miles, and I completed it in 8 hours 16 mins which I'm pleased with considering how hard the route was today. Tomorrow is a bit shorter (just 29 miles!) but the hills are going to be tougher still. Although I am really looking forward to the views near the end at Seven Sisters and Beachy Head.
My chatty running partner Ricky kept me company again today and to be honest if it wasn't for him I'd have been a lot slower so I'm
really grateful. It's a really good experience doing a multi day event like this because we are all staying together in school halls along the route and they transport your luggage for you. So it ends up become a nice social event with a meal in the evening and time to chill out after running.
My only worry for tomorrow is 2 blisters I have from today. I'm all taped up from the medics but let's see how I go. Looking forward to finally reaching that finishing line in Eastbourne!

parkrun - all venues - Saturday 30th April 2022