February 2025

10M 195th Pauline Stocker 90:09 (4th W65) 245th Alan Burgin 97:40 (7th M70) (351 finishers) 20M 55th Jess Williams 2:21:49 (1st SW, 2nd female overall) (328 finishers)

Derek reports: Only 5 members decided to tackle the infamous Parliament Hill course at the National XC Championship this year. Based on Oli and Olivia’s comments it was clearly tough

Amelia reports: After a 90-minute delay to the schedule due to a kitchen fire at the Utilita Arena, we had no idea what the day was going to bring… but

200m 5th Bruce Grimley 46.65 (M70 Club Record) 400m 6th Bruce Grimley 94.98 (M70 Club Record)

800m: 6th Derek Darnell 2:42.26 (M65 Club Record, beating Geoff Brewster 2:55.61 2025) 800m: 6th Bruce Grimley 3:33.70 (M70 Club Record) 800m: 3rd Lewis Cummins 2:04.54 (indoor PB by 7.58) 800m: 6th Theia Parson

2nd Ellie Newman 9:38 (PB by 3 secs; 14th in club all-time rankings)

Yinka Opaleye (M50) TJ – 9.02m (7th M50 national rankings) 60m – 7.95s (15th M50 national rankings) HJ – 1.40m (5th M50 national raankings) Sandra Pedley PV – 1.81 (1st W55 national rankings)

At Ferry Meadows parkrun, Seb Darnell led all runners with 18:17 while sister Amelia ran a 7-sec PB in 32nd place with 20:59 to finish as 1st W25 and move from 11th to

U15G 800m:  5th Esme Lydon 2:26.14 (Indoor PB by 4.66; U15G Club Record, beating Katie Wright 2:27.19 2016; 29th U15G National Rankings) SM Mile:  4th Noah Scott-Donkin 4:27.65 (Indoor PB by 8.69; 14th U20M

Yinka Opaleye (M50) SP6K – 9.59m (4th) 60m – 8.06s (SILVER) Geoff Brewster (M65) 800m – 2:55.61 (GOLD) – Club M65 record, beating his own 2:55.81 2024