2019 Rugged Radnage 10K

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2019 Rugged Radnage 10K

As no races are 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 Rugged Radnage 10K which takes place around Radnage which is about "5 minutes from junc 5 on the M40".

The organiser's website says "The Rugged Radnage 10K is a challenging mixed terrain 10K race, in the Chiltern Hills. The course involves sections on road, trails and footpaths; through woods and fields and includes off-road descents and ascents." The 10K has been held each year since 2010, and, since 2018, there has also been a 5K but I don't take photos of the 5K. Last year's races took place on Sun Nov 17th 2019 and this year's races were to have taken place today (Sun Nov 15th 2020). Unfortunately, because of Covid-19 it has been postponed until Spring 2021.

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 race is on tarmac for the first 1K but then shoots down an often wet, stony path through woods. Just before 2K, it joins a hard-core track for the next 2K. At just before 4K it turns right and goes up a path through woods. This is the steepest part of the course. When I ran the race in 2010 there was loads of mud at about 4.5K. This is the prettiest bit of the race - the bit from 4K to 6K is in Crowell Woods. Just after the water station at 6K, the route is tarmac until 9K using lanes through Radnage. At 9K, there is a slight downhill followed by a steep uphill along grass. This is tough to do in the last K of the race!

I did the race once in 2010, its augural year. My notes from 2010 say "In the announcements before the race, we were warned that the K markers might be inaccurately placed and the race might be a bit longer than 10K but my Garmin didn't bear either of these out. She also said there may be mud! Well there was a lot of mud, especially in the woods. There were also numerous large puddles on the tracks and the roads. Most people near to me walked the two killer hills: there was one at 4K and the other one was at the start of the last 1K. These are obvious from my 0.5K splits (given below). Between 4.5K and 6K I managed to get some fast running done even though this was on uneven muddyish tracks through woods and I continued this fast running on tarmac between 6K and 8K. I got 1.47 times the winner's time which I'm pleased with. There were lots of marshals: they were enthusiastic and well positioned. The bacon roll and coffee at the end went down well as it was quite a chilly (although dry) day." The 2010 results say I did it in 57m36s. My 0.5K splits were "2m26s, 2m32s, 2m26s, 2m19s, 2m41s, 2m43s, 2m59s, 4m45s, 3m43s, 2m24s, 2m25s, 2m27s, 2m18s, 2m26s, 2m32s, 2m28s, 2m28s, 2m42s, 4m23s, 3m55s, 0m31s (0.12K)".

Photos of the male runners who did well at the 2019 Rugged Radnage 10K

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.

Paul Fernandez (1, Abingdon_AC) was 1st and the 1st MV40 finishing in a time of 00:39:11.
I think this was the 7th year in a row that Paul Fernandez has been the winner.

Myles Caddell (391, Wycombe_Phoenix_Harriers) was 2nd and the 1st SM finishing in a time of 00:39:33.

Michael Suggate (115, Didcot_Runners) was 3rd and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 00:40:16.

Steven Boyd (107, Gade_Valley_Harriers) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 00:43:27.

John Manning (12, Tring_RC) was the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 00:50:00.

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. As the results do not have the name of a runner's club, I've had to go by the vest they were wearing. So I may have got this wrong. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Simon Best (154, Alchester_RC) was the 16th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:50:48.

Owen Byrne (356, Bearbrook_RC) was the 4th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:44:51.

Andries Lategan (394, Bracknell_Forest_Runners) was the 49th MV40 finishing in a time of 01:06:50.

Tim Fowler (83, Buckingham_and_Stowe_RC) was the 13th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:49:22.

Oliver Keene (211, Burnham_Joggers) was the 11th MV60 finishing in a time of 01:02:08.

Gyles Horner (230, Cherwell_Runners_and_Joggers) was the 16th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:48:03.

Mike Worsfold (11, Chiltern_Harriers_AC) was the 10th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:46:47.

Simon Dinsdale (191, Datchet_Dashers) was the 30th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:55:02.

Matthew Brown (140, Handy_Cross_Runners) was 5th and the 2nd MV40 finishing in a time of 00:40:47.

Adrian Higgins (82, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 56th MV50 finishing in a time of 01:10:11.

David Wilson (361, Littledown_Harriers) was the 3rd MV50 finishing in a time of 00:44:37.
Littledown_Harriers is a running club based in Bournemouth.

David Hallam (46, London_Heathside) was the 15th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:49:32.

Ian Kimberley (148, Lonely_Goat_RC) was the 45th MV50 finishing in a time of 01:01:00.

Ben Parsons (425, Marlow_Striders) was the 19th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:50:25.

Bryan Curtayne (54, Reading_Roadrunners) was the 22nd MV40 finishing in a time of 00:51:34.

Scott Wixon-Nelson (384, Runners_Retreat) was the 12th SM finishing in a time of 00:47:25.
This photo also shows Jason Bruce (364, Abingdon_AC).

Photos of the female runners who did well at the 2019 Rugged Radnage 10K

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.

Heather Carson (193, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was the 1st female and the 1st FV40 finishing in a time of 00:47:56.

Lena Poulton (301) was the 2nd female and the 2nd FV40 finishing in a time of 00:48:12.
Amongst her achievements, Lena was first in the Triathlon European Championships in Glasgow in 2018.

Melanie Hockley (325, Handy_Cross_Runners) was the 3rd female and the 1st FV50 finishing in a time of 00:48:46.

Lucy Shelton (158, Abingdon_AC) was the 4th female and the 1st SL finishing in a time of 00:48:52.

Carolyn Lockett (185, Maidenhead_AC) was the 1st FV60 finishing in a time of 01:00:24.

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. As the results do not have the name of a runner's club, I've had to go by the vest they were wearing. So I may have got this wrong. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.

Nat Asaro (13, Buckingham_and_Stowe_RC) was the 27th SL finishing in a time of 01:15:03.

Jean Dodwell (177, Datchet_Dashers) was the 5th female and the 3rd FV40 finishing in a time of 00:48:58.

Vicki Nuthall (399, Fordy_Runs) was the 32nd FV40 finishing in a time of 01:11:34.

Patsy Smiles (375, Harwell_Harriers) was the 37th FV50 finishing in a time of 01:24:57.
This photo also shows three Abingdon AC runners: Helen Linford (144), Maggy Shepley (141) and Maria Hamilton (166).

Michelle Evans-Riches (60, Leighton_Fun_Runners) was the 27th FV50 finishing in a time of 01:11:42.

Emilia Vynnycky (48, London_Heathside) was the 14th FV50 finishing in a time of 00:58:34.

Emma Dark (21, Marlow_Striders) was the 7th FV40 finishing in a time of 00:57:23.

Angela Hollands (8, On_The_Run) was the 36th FV50 finishing in a time of 01:23:14.
Although I normally associate On_The_Run with Aylesbury, I've Googled and found that they have an offshoot in Pitstone which is about 9M NE of Aylesbury and about 2M W of Ivinghoe Beacon. It's also 2M away from Marsworth which has two junctions on the Grand Union Canal.

Tracy Makin (79, Oxford_Tri) was the 13th FV50 finishing in a time of 00:58:26.

Fliss Berridge (329, Serpentine) was the 29th FV40 finishing in a time of 01:09:08.
This photo also shows Susannah Rosenfeld-King (61, unattached).

Sue Torrance (289, Silson_AC) was the 19th FV50 finishing in a time of 01:04:00.

Emma Keys (100, Thame_Runners) was the 8th FV50 finishing in a time of 00:55:23.

Harriette Purchas (406, Tring_RC) was the 3rd FV50 finishing in a time of 00:52:57.
This photo also shows Mary Ward (19, Tring_RC).

Postscript

If you did the Rugged Radnage 10K 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 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 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/2020-11-15-radnage. It was created on Thu Nov 12th 2020 and last updated on Sun Nov 15th 2020.