Notes from the Asylum: September 2009

Sunday 13 September 2009

Grunty Fen Half-marathon - 13th Sep 2009

Mostly flat Fenland route and over quiet lanes (some long and very straight!) for the most part. Small (450 finishers) race, no chip-timing. Well organised and marshaled and a nice atmosphere. Baggage storage available. Plenty of parking on school playing field right next to HQ (Witchford near Ely in Cambs).

I was pleased that it was quite cool, but there was a very strong wind for several long stretches of the race. Being in the Fens meant that there was no respite from the full force of these gusts!This put the mockers on mile-splits and I think cost me about 40 secs. Nonetheless, after running strictly within my favoured HM HR zone (rather than to a target pace), I was pleased to set a new PB (by 9s) of 01:21:27. Hopefully, this is evidence that I am rising out of my recent mini-slump.

Statto (with trademark shades and headband!) at the halfway point

Wednesday 2 September 2009

12m Rolling Rankings - Age% - 01/09/08>31/08/09

Rank	Name		Date of Race	Distance	Name of Race	Time	WAVA
1	HALLNEILSON	m	Sun 05/10/08	10kmRoad	Standalone 10k (ROTM)	00:31:05	86.38%
2	MCKEOWNAstrid	f	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:17:38	84.81%
3	GibbsRachel	f	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:34	82.95%
4	ScrowtherPeter	m	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:08	82.31%
5	SIBBETTPeter	m	Sun 09/08/09	10kmRoad	Bearbrook 10k (RotM)	00:36:27	81.59%
6	FramptonDavid	m	Sun 15/03/09	Half.Mar	Silverstone HM	01:24:21	81.46%
7	McKeownSteve	m	Fri 26/09/08	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:16:42	81.13%
8	SMITHERStewart	m	Wed 26/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series II	00:20:02	80.77%
9	BryantStewart	m	Fri 31/07/09	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:18:51	80.17%
10	HumphreysLuke	m	Sun 01/02/09	5MileRoad	Alsager 5	00:26:45	80.14%
11	MYALLDerek	m	Wed 26/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series II	00:20:49	78.42%
12	POWELLDONALD	m	Sun 05/10/08	10kmRoad	Standalone 10k (ROTM)	00:48:07	78.22%
13	FootSusan	F	Sun 08/03/09	Half.Mar	Nike+ Milton Keynes HM	01:44:45	78.14%
14	KelleyPaul	m	Sun 03/05/09	10kmRoad	Betty Willett 10k (Luton)	00:40:36	77.48%
15	YOUNGMark	m	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:18:27	77.45%

12m Rolling Rankings - Men - 01/09/08>31/08/09

Rank	Name	Date of Race	Event	Name of Race	Time	WAVA

1	HumphreysLuke	Tue 19/05/09	5kmRoad	Charndon 5k	00:16:38	77.93%
2	McKeownSteve	Fri 26/09/08	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:16:42	81.13%
3	AtkinsJames	Fri 17/07/09	5kmRoad	Great City Run	00:17:21	74.35%
4	COOKGary	Wed 26/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series II	00:17:27	74.51%
5	Scrowtherpeter	Fri 31/07/09	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:17:33	81.42%
6	SAVILLEOliver	Wed 26/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series II	00:17:34	73.44%
7	YOUNGMark	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:18:27	77.45%
8	SIBBETTPeter	Wed 26/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series II	00:18:33	76.43%
9	SHERWOODAdrian	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:18:36	75.06%
10	BryantStewart	Fri 31/07/09	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:18:51	80.17%

1	HumphreysLuke	Sun 01/02/09	5MileRoad	Alsager 5	00:26:45	80.14%
2	ScrowtherPeter	Fri 12/06/09	5MileRoad	Springfield Striders Friday 5	00:29:07	81.16%
3	AtkinsJames	Sun 07/09/08	5MileRoad	Swineshead 5 (ROTM)	00:29:17	72.85%
4	SavilleOliver	Sat 29/11/08	5MileRoad	Wolverton 5	00:29:20	72.73%
5	SibbettPeter	Sat 29/11/08	5MileRoad	Wolverton 5	00:29:57	78.28%
6	AnnettsMartyn	Fri 03/07/09	5MileRoad	Cranfield 5	00:32:52	70.79%
7	RussellJohn	Thu 01/01/09	5MileRoad	Coventry Godivas NYD 5M	00:33:45	70.02%
8	PriestleyChris	Sat 29/11/08	5MileRoad	Wolverton 5	00:38:10	67.15%
9	KirkKevin	Sun 10/05/09	5MileRoad	Marlow 5	00:39:21	60.05%
	Only 9 qualifying runners in period

1	HALLNEILSON	Sun 05/10/08	10kmRoad	Standalone 10k (ROTM)	00:31:05	86.38%
2	McKEOWNSteve	Sun 14/09/08	10kmRoad	Bedford Invitation 10k	00:34:54	80.80%
3	AtkinsJames	Thu 14/05/09	10kmRoad	FVS MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:35:44	75.14%
4	ScrowtherPeter	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:08	82.31%
5	SIBBETTPeter	Sun 09/08/09	10kmRoad	Bearbrook 10k (RotM)	00:36:27	81.59%
6	BeresfordNick	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:38	74.49%
7	RobertsonMark	Thu 14/05/09	10kmRoad	FVS MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:39	73.26%
8	SavilleOliver	Thu 01/01/09	10kmRoad	Serpentine New Year's Day 10k	00:37:35	71.45%
9	NORTHOVERPete	Sun 14/09/08	10kmRoad	Bedford Invitation 10k	00:38:13	71.07%
10	CookGary	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:38:20	70.59%

1	ScrowtherPeter	Sun 29/03/09	10Mile	Sandy 10 (RoTM)	01:00:21	80.16%
2	COOKGary	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:01:01	72.89%
3	ATKINSJames	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:01:36	72.05%
4	sibbettpeter	Sun 26/07/09	10Mile	Harlow 10	01:03:40	76.61%
5	FramptonDavid	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:04:23	79.61%
6	SHERWOODAdrian	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:04:52	73.41%
7	SAVILLEOliver	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:05:13	68.06%
8	YoungMark	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:05:16	74.73%
9	BryantStewart	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:06:38	76.92%
10	SPINKSJohnny	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:06:44	70.79%

1	MCKEOWNSteve	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:18:52	78.22%
2	ATKINSJames	Sun 22/02/09	Half.Mar	Great North West HM Blackpool	01:19:13	74.75%
3	CookGary	Sun 08/03/09	Half.Mar	Nike+ Milton Keynes HM	01:21:01	73.11%
4	ScrowtherPeter	Sun 08/03/09	Half.Mar	Nike+ Milton Keynes HM	01:21:36	78.69%
5	SIBBETTPeter	Sun 14/12/08	Half.Mar	Bedford HM	01:24:14	76.23%
6	FramptonDavid	Sun 15/03/09	Half.Mar	Silverstone HM	01:24:21	81.46%
7	SHERWOODAdrian	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:24:39	74.63%
8	YoungMark	Sun 15/03/09	Half.Mar	Bath HM	01:24:53	76.28%
9	SavilleOliver	Sun 02/11/08	Half.Mar	Barns Green HM	01:26:28	68.48%
10	THACKERAYRichard	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:27:47	72.56%

1	CookGary	Sun 02/11/08	Marathon	NYC Marathon	02:54:52	71.44%
2	AtkinsJames	Sat 22/08/09	Marathon	Reykjavik Marathon	03:04:32	67.69%
3	SpinksJohnny	Sun 01/03/09	Marathon	Barcelona Marathon	03:12:04	67.76%
4	youngmark	Sun 26/04/09	Marathon	London Marathon	03:12:32	69.93%
5	thackerayrichard	Sun 26/04/09	Marathon	London Marathon	03:13:52	68.26%

12m Rolling Rankings - Ladies - 01/09/08>31/08/09

Rank	Name	Date of Race	Distance	Name of Race	Time	WAVA

1	MCKEOWNAstrid	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:17:38	84.81%
2	WINTERSMelissa	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:19:17	77.10%
3	PitmanNatasha	Fri 28/08/09	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:19:53	74.97%
4	TROTTSuzy	Wed 10/12/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series Race III	00:22:07	67.40%
5	DodsworthKaren	Fri 28/08/09	5kmRoad	Serpentine LFOTM 5k	00:22:29	74.33%
6	PRIESTLEYAnna	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:23:40	73.32%
7	AirdLinda	Wed 29/07/09	5kmRoad	P'borough 5k Grd Prix (Werrington)	00:24:22	70.32%
8	ANNETTSRachel	Wed 10/12/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series Race III	00:24:58	66.12%
9	COOKLindsay	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:25:11	59.04%
10	SHARPChristine	Wed 12/11/08	5kmRoad	Stevenage 5k Series I (ROTM)	00:28:01	61.16%

1	PriestleyAnna	Sat 29/11/08	5MileRoad	Wolverton 5	00:38:09	75.34%
2	AirdLinda	Sun 10/05/09	5MileRoad	Marlow 5	00:39:27	70.13%
3	DodsworthKaren	Sun 07/09/08	5MileRoad	Swineshead 5 (ROTM)	00:40:55	65.97%
4	AnnettsRachel	Fri 03/07/09	5MileRoad	Cranfield 5	00:42:34	64.20%
	Only 4 qualifying runners in period


1	GibbsRachel	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:36:34	82.95%
2	MCKEOWNASTRID	Sun 05/10/08	10kmRoad	Standalone 10k (ROTM)	00:36:52	83.13%
3	WintersMelissa	Thu 14/05/09	10kmRoad	FVS MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:40:15	75.71%
4	PITMANNatasha	Sun 05/10/08	10kmRoad	Standalone 10k (ROTM)	00:40:27	75.34%
5	CHAPPELLJane	Sun 09/08/09	10kmRoad	Bearbrook 10k (RotM)	00:40:52	76.89%
6	AdamsPaula	Thu 14/05/09	10kmRoad	FVS MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:40:53	76.39%
7	SparkesLucy	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:44:52	67.61%
8	SummersJo	Mon 25/05/09	10kmRoad	Hatfield Broadoak 10k (RoTM)	00:44:56	71.53%
9	YuillChris	Thu 04/06/09	10kmRoad	WGC MWL 10k (RoTM)	00:45:03	67.64%
10	TROTTSuzy	Sun 09/08/09	10kmRoad	Bearbrook 10k (RotM)	00:45:32	67.10%

1	MckeownAstrid	Sun 21/09/08	10Mile	Leighton 10	01:01:03	82.23%
2	WintersMelissa	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:06:17	75.30%
3	PITMANNatasha	Sun 29/03/09	10Mile	Sandy 10 (RoTM)	01:10:00	71.49%
4	TROTTSuzy	Sun 29/03/09	10Mile	Sandy 10 (RoTM)	01:15:14	66.52%
5	GregsonSharon	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:21:28	63.18%
6	DODSWORTHKaren	Sun 29/03/09	10Mile	Sandy 10 (RoTM)	01:21:56	68.47%
7	ANNETTSRachel	Sun 18/01/09	10Mile	Fred Hughes 10 (ROTM)	01:25:57	64.48%
8	AirdLinda	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:27:35	64.85%
9	PiumiAngela	Sun 28/12/08	10Mile	Buntingford 10	01:27:56	57.31%
10	Marsden-JonesCatherine	Wed 12/11/08	10Mile	Henlow 10	01:28:10	56.94%

1	MCKEOWNAstrid	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:20:18	83.00%
2	WINTERSMelissa	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:29:10	74.23%
3	ADAMSPaula	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:30:23	75.39%
4	MESSENGERClaire	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:35:47	69.89%
5	SummersJo	Sun 01/02/09	Half.Mar	Watford HM	01:39:49	70.64%
6	TrottSuzy	Sun 08/03/09	Half.Mar	Nike+ Milton Keynes HM	01:42:03	65.06%
7	NortheyTeresa	Sun 15/03/09	Half.Mar	Bath HM	01:43:56	64.12%
8	GREGSONSharon	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:44:33	65.66%
9	FootSusan	Sun 08/03/09	Half.Mar	Nike+ Milton Keynes HM	01:44:45	78.14%
10	DODSWORTHKaren	Sun 16/11/08	Half.Mar	St Neot's HM	01:47:40	69.44%

1	PitmanNatasha	Sun 26/10/08	Marathon	Basel Marathon	03:04:56	73.69%
2	wintersmelissa	Sun 26/04/09	Marathon	London Marathon	03:06:38	73.02%
3	SummersJo	Sun 22/03/09	Marathon	Rome Marathon	03:26:33	71.02%
4	footsusan	Sun 22/03/09	Marathon	Monaco Marathon	03:46:43	75.38%
5	northeyteresa	Sun 26/04/09	Marathon	London Marathon	03:47:52	60.28%