2019 Headington 5

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2019 Headington 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 Headington 5 which takes place in Oxford.

The organiser's website says "The Headington 5 is a fast 5M loop - it starts and finishes in Boults Lane recreation ground, approximately 400 metres from the Race HQ, and takes in the tracks on the Northern bypass and the Marston Ferry Road - it is largely free of traffic". Last year's race took place on Sun Aug 25th 2019. It was one of the races of the Oxfordshire AA Road Running Grand Prix and it is was also the short distance race in the Oxfordshire AA Road Running County Championships. It took place on a day with bright sunshine and so some of the photos given below are a bit over/underexposed because I was battling with the runners running into bright/shady places.

This year's race was to have taken place today (Sun Aug 30th 2020). Unfortunately, because of Covid-19 it has had to be 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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The above map is taken from the organiser's website The route is in 5 sections. It begins with a wander round the picturesque village of Old Marston. There is then a long straight on the cycle-path/footpath alongside the A40. The route then meanders through a housing estate before retuurning along a cycle-path/footpath alongside the Marston Ferry Road. The final section is a short section in Old Marston. The route uses two underpasses to avoid crossing the Marston Ferry Road.

Photos of the male runners who did well at the 2019 Headington 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 (58, Woodstock_Harriers) was 1st and the 1st MV40 finishing in a time of 26:37.

Jamie Seddon (360, Marshall_Milton_Keynes_AC) was 2nd and the 1st SM finishing in a time of 27:13.

Alan Chetwynd (403, unattached) was 3rd and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 27:24.

Carl Gaden (332, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 29:56.
In this photo, Marcus Hill (410, Headington_RoadRunners) is running alongside Carl.

Stewart Thorp (400, Oxford_City_AC) was the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 33:20.

David Dibben (363, Reading_Roadrunners) was the 1st MV70 finishing in a time of 37:24.

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 two runners competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Inigo Surguy (307, 67_Bricks) was the 15th MV40 finishing in a time of 33:32.

Cameron Weir (173, Abingdon_AC) was the 20th SM finishing in a time of 29:57.

Jonathan White (317, Alchester_RC) was the 27th MV40 finishing in a time of 37:11.

michael Suggate (315, Didcot_Runners) was the 25th SM finishing in a time of 30:24.

Mark Tyrrell (471, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 3rd MV40 finishing in a time of 29:52.

Scott Southey (337, Harwell_Harriers) was the 33rd SM finishing in a time of 32:00.

Martyn Banham (136, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was the 36th SM finishing in a time of 32:55.

Richard Scaife (124, Kidlington_RC) was the 16th MV40 finishing in a time of 33:56.

Sam Dear (133, Leighton_Buzzard_AC) was the 19th SM finishing in a time of 29:55.
Just behind Sam are two other runners from Leighton_Buzzard_AC: Johanna Sharples and James Bell.

Damien Jones (378, Occ) was the 29th SM finishing in a time of 31:39.

Dan Schmidt (158, Old_Road_Campus_Runnning_Club) was the 52nd SM finishing in a time of 35:22.

Laurie Baker (366, Reading_AC) was the 34th SM finishing in a time of 32:33.

Ben Lines (397, Swindon_Harriers) was the 11th SM finishing in a time of 29:24.
This photo also has Jason McGinley (268, Swindon_Harriers).

Matthew Jobson (127, White_Horse_Harriers) was 8th and the 7th SM finishing in a time of 28:47.

Matthew Lock (5, Witney_Road_Runners) was the 13th SM finishing in a time of 29:37.

Photos of the female runners who did well at the 2019 Headington 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.

Johanna Sharples (92, Leighton_Buzzard_AC) was the 1st female and the 1st SL finishing in a time of 30:45.

Kate Allred (217, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 2nd female and the 1st FV45 finishing in a time of 32:09.

Isabel Stubbs (153, Witney_Road_Runners) was the 3rd female and the 2nd SL finishing in a time of 32:28.

Lynda Hembury (399, Tring_RC) was the 7th female and the 1st FV55 finishing in a time of 34:01.

Tina Wise (11, Didcot_Runners) was the 10th female and the 1st FV35 finishing in a time of 34:44.

Kate Williamson (481, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 1st FV65 finishing in a time of 41:19.

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 two runners competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Chloe Ridewood (99, Abingdon_AC) was the 4th female and the 3rd SL finishing in a time of 32:49.

Sarah Morley (200, Alchester_RC) was the 21st FV35 finishing in a time of 43:18 - no photo.

Rachel Mulvaney (143, Harwell_Harriers) was the 16th SL finishing in a time of 39:15.

Emily Georgiades (291, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 5th female and the 4th SL finishing in a time of 33:10.

Suzanne Field (392, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was the 7th FV45 finishing in a time of 38:48.

Andrea Finnigan (229, Kidlington_RC) was the 7th FV35 finishing in a time of 36:43.

Siobhan Farmer (381, Occ) was the 28th SL finishing in a time of 47:20.

Corinne Lochmatter (377, Old_Road_Campus_Runnning_Club) was the 9th FV35 finishing in a time of 38:42 - no photo.

Lisa Sammons (342, Oxford_City_AC) was the 29th SL finishing in a time of 48:30 - no photo.

Belinda Tull (94, Reading_AC) was the 2nd FV45 finishing in a time of 36:44.

Claire Seymour (254, Reading_Roadrunners) was the 17th FV35 finishing in a time of 41:43.

Lucy Rycroft (188, White_Horse_Harriers) was the 8th female and the 6th SL finishing in a time of 34:16.

Zoe White (279, Woodstock_Harriers) was the 15th FV45 finishing in a time of 42:29.

Postscript

If you did the Headington 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 may help you 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 Helmdon Hurler. I'm hoping to post that tomorrow (Mon Aug 31st 2020).

I maintain a web page for runners that provides a list of races near Oxfordshire and the latest results. As well as a lot of postponed/cancelled races(!), it is now beginning to includes several races that plan to abide by the Covid-19 regulations. So go and visit www.oxonraces.com to see what races may take place. And if you use twitter, you may want to follow @oxonraces to become aware of important changes to this web page.

This web page is at www.oxonraces.com/blog/2020-08-30-oxford. It was created on August 26th 2020 and last updated on August 30th 2020.