2019 Didcot 5

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2019 Didcot 5

As races are not taking place at the moment, I'm creating some web pages entitled "where I was taking photos this time last year". Today, I'm looking at the Didcot 5.

The organiser's website says "The Didcot 5 takes place annually each July. It's a fast and flat 5 mile, one lap, road race with a 2 mile fun run organised by Didcot Runners with support from Didcot Town Council and Willowbrook Leisure Centre. Proceeds to local charities". Last year's race took place on Sun Jul 7th 2019 and this year's race was to have taken place today, i.e., Sun Jul 5th 2020. However, because of the corona virus it has been cancelled.

By the way, you can click on any of the photos on this web page to see the photo in hi-res.

The route of the race

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This map is on the organiser's website and it's taken from www.mapometer.com. The race takes place on the Ladygrove Estate. Although it has some road crossings, it's mostly traffic free using the foot and cycle paths that criss-cross the Estate.

Photos of the male runners who did well at the 2019 Didcot 5

Here are some photos of the male runners who finished in the top 3 and/or were first in their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.

James Bolton (36, Woodstock_Harriers) was 1st and the 1st MV40 finishing in a time of 26:26.16.

James Knight (133, Newbury_AC) was 2nd and the 2nd MV40 finishing in a time of 26:53.99.

James Craggs (68, Newbury_AC) was 3rd and the 1st SM finishing in a time of 27:16.70.

Robert Storey (220, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 29:15.54.

Mike Sheridan (204, Newbury_AC) was the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 32:28.74.

Photos of male runners from other running clubs

Here are some photos of the first male runner from running clubs other than those mentioned above. I've only included those clubs that had more than one runner competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Josh Beech (24, Abingdon_AC) was 4th and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 27:25.86.

Stuart Turner (235, Harwell_Harriers) was the 15th SM finishing in a time of 30:55.24.

Mika Vesterinen (266, Headington_RoadRunners) was 10th and the 6th SM finishing in a time of 29:03.42.

Graham Hope (116, Kidlington_RC) was 5th and the 3rd SM finishing in a time of 27:36.21.

James Tellam (228, Lonely_Goat_RC) was the 30th SM finishing in a time of 35:26.98.

Brian Kirsopp (132, Reading_Roadrunners) was the 2nd MV50 finishing in a time of 29:23.14.

Robbie Barlow (19, Totton_RC) was the 25th SM finishing in a time of 33:16.13.

Matthew Jobson (124, White_Horse_Harriers) was 7th and the 4th SM finishing in a time of 28:17.52.

Matthew Lock (144, Witney_Road_Runners) was 8th and the 5th SM finishing in a time of 28:47.75.

Photos of the female runners who did well at the 2019 Didcot 5

Here are some photos of the female runners who finished in the top 3 and/or were first in their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.

Vicki Cronin (70, Trafford_AC) was the 1st female and the 1st SL finishing in a time of 30:17.95.

Kate Allred (4, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 2nd female and the 1st FV45 finishing in a time of 31:16.26.

Isabel Stubbs (221, Witney_Road_Runners) was the 3rd female and the 2nd SL finishing in a time of 32:03.54.

Pippa Mack (145, White_Horse_Harriers) was the 1st FV35 finishing in a time of 35:00.60.

Caroline Stevens (219, Reading_AC) was the 1st FV55 finishing in a time of 38:37.92.

Photos of female runners from other running clubs

Here are some photos of the first female runner from running clubs other than those mentioned above. I've only included those clubs that had more than one runner competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Lucy Shelton (202, Abingdon_AC) was the 7th female and the 5th SL finishing in a time of 34:07.35.

Kate Brook (43, Harwell_Harriers) was the 7th FV35 finishing in a time of 37:16.23.

Emily Georgiades (92, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 4th female and the 3rd SL finishing in a time of 33:11.29.

Andrea Finnigan (84, Kidlington_RC) was the 4th FV35 finishing in a time of 36:03.57.

Kirsty Burnett (49, Lonely_Goat_RC) was the 26th SL finishing in a time of 58:40.60.

Emily Craggs (67, Newbury_AC) was the 5th FV35 finishing in a time of 36:36.49.

Sophie Coady (60, Totton_RC) was the 8th female and the 6th SL finishing in a time of 34:10.85.

Lucy Dunn (281, Woodstock_Harriers) was the 10th SL finishing in a time of 38:58.55.

Postscript

If you did the Didcot 5 in 2019 and want a reminder, then here's a link to all the photos that I took. There's a calculator on that web page that makes it easy to find the photos of a runner given their time and you can find the time from the results web page.

If you want to see the reviews I've done on other races, then here's a link to a web page that includes an index of the reviews of races.

I'm planning for my next review to be of the 2019 CPM Thame 10K. I hope to post that on Sun Jul 12th 2020.

I maintain a web page for runners that provides a list of races near Oxfordshire and the latest results. Visit www.oxonraces.com and follow @oxonraces

This web page is at www.oxonraces.com/blog/2020-07-05-didcot. It was created on June 27th 2020 and last updated on July 5th 2020.