A small band of runners from Thames, Stragglers, K&P and Bank of England enjoyed some early spring sunshine on the Common in the inter club 5 race. Using an amended 5 mile course incorporating the water splash from the Varsity Match races, Simon Molden led the field home for Thames, with Vikki Filsell running well to finish first lady. An excellent set of photos from the race are available here courtesy of Stragglers. Full results below.

Pos  Name	        Club	Time    Lady
1    Simon Molden	THH	28:29	
2    Andy Howse	        THH	29:26	
3    Nic Gould	        THH	30:26	
4    Andy Robinson	THH	31:54	
5    Peter Kennedy	Strag	33:58	
6    Matthew Hyatt	K&P	33:58	
7    Gwyn Jones	        BoE	35:52	
8    Vikki Filsell	THH	36:02	1
9    Steve Sandham	Strag	36:06	
10   Chris Hutber	THH	39:05	
11   Bob McDonough	K&P	39:23	
12   Graham Huntley	K&P	39:35	
13   Leisl Packer	THH	41:10	2
14   John Greaves	Strag	41:24	
15   Nicki Atkins	K&P	41:49	3
16   Peter Wedderburn	Strag	42:08	
17   Chris Glew 	Strag	45:03	
18   Ryan Wishart	Guest	46:40	
19   Maureen Poole	THH	47:10	4
20   Megan Packer	Guest	47:58	5

Teams (4 to score):
1. TH&H  10
2. Strag 44
2. K&P   44

Six Thames ladies braved the tough course at Roundhay Park on Saturday together with three Thames second claim ladies including Dorchie who was in the Bronze Medal winning team for Bristol & West. The Thames ladies placed 16 (of 61 teams) and first Surrey team, beating Clapham Chasers, Herne Hill, Ranelagh, and others. A fantastic effort.

TH&H (16th team of 61)

87.  Antonia Burt		32.52
103. Elizabeth Stavreski	33.17
123. Denise Harris		33.53
196. Anna Garnier		35.50
221. Vikki Filsell		36.21
295. Madeleine Watson	38.12

(Second claim TH&H ladies)
67.    Lauren Stewart (WGEL)	32.05
70.    Emily Ferenczi  (Shafts)	32.12  
89.    Dorchie Cockerell (Bristol) 	32.53

Robin Dickson will be leading a training session this Saturday on Richmond Park. Meet at the Pembroke Lodge car park from 10am. Runners from any club are welcome.

Thames ladies took bronze medals in the championships, rescheduled from early January. Well done to Herne Hill who regained the men's trophy, with our men finishing in fourth place.

Well done to Andy Howse who took the 7.5mile handicap in some style from Alastair Caisley and Simon Molden. The going was more than heavy after the week's rain, so well done to all who braved the conditions. Results below.

		start	finish	net	
Andy Howse	14:52:00	15:34:48	00:42:48	3
Alastair Caisley	14:39:30	15:36:18	00:56:48	11
Simon Molden	14:55:00	15:36:30	00:41:30	1
Mike Farmery	14:46:00	15:36:54	00:50:54	8
Tim Nightingale	14:43:45	15:37:50	00:54:05	9
Andrew Fargus	14:51:15	15:37:59	00:46:44	6
Alison Carpenter	14:43:00	15:38:34	00:55:34	1
Doug Justins	14:35:00	15:38:44	01:03:44	12
Simon Wurr	14:56:30	15:38:56	00:42:26	2
Andy Arbour     	14:51:15	15:39:24	00:48:09	7
Ed Catmur		14:53:00	15:39:37	00:46:37	5
David Symons	14:53:45	15:39:57	00:46:12	4
James Justins	14:43:45	15:40:12	00:56:27	10
John Bryant	14:26:30	15:52:42	01:26:12	14
David Rosen	14:39:00	15:53:08	01:14:08	13

Keep up your New Year's running with a run of around 5 miles from 7.30pm this Wednesday and/or join us for a post run meal and drink at The Telegraph on Putney Heath from 8.45pm.

12 Thames men and 3 Thames ladies braved the mud at Parliament Hill on a bright but cold day. James McMullan was our first man home leading us to 4th place overall. Full results on the SEAA website here.

The annual darts showdown between Bels, HHH and Thames has been postponed and won't now take place this Saturday as planned. Details on a rescheduled date will follow.