2021 CPM Thame 10K

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2021 CPM Thame 10K

The CPM Thame 10K goes out through the historic town centre of Thame and back along the traffic free Phoenix Trail. The organisers, Thame Runners provide a web page giving the history of the race. It says "The CPM Thame 10K race found its roots back in the 1980s. ... Thame Runners took over the running of this annual race in 1985 and have done so since. ... The course used to run through Thame High Street to Towersey’s Windmill Road and back along the Risborough Road via the High Street to the playing fields at Lord Williams’s School next to the Thame Leisure Centre. However, with increased traffic and Sunday store openings, the route was changed to have the return make use of the traffic-free Sustrans Phoenix Trail. ... The feedback on the race is highly positive with many appreciating the relatively flat course (nearly half traffic-free), enthusiastic marshals, and a pleasant urban/rural mix of a route going through the historic market town centre of Thame and surrounding countryside."
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The above map was produced by the course measurer in 2008. The course is essentially in 4 bits: the first 3K is through the town of Thame - here it attracts a lot of support from the locals - and some of this has a road closure. The next 2K is along a quiet straight road to the village of Towersey. This is followed by a 4K stretch along the Phoenix Trail, a disused railway line that now forms part of National Cycle Network Route 57. The final K starts along a leafy footpath behind a housing estate and is then back to the finish along the road used earlier.

The 2021 CPM Thame 10K took place on Sun Sep 5th. The race had UKA licence 2020-40129. It is one of the races of the Oxfordshire AA Road Race Grand Prix.

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

Photos of male runners who did well

Here are some photos of the male Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.

Finley Colverson-Martin (634, Bicester_AC) was 1st and the 1st MU20 finishing in a time of 33:38.

Aaron Burgess (821, Oxford_City_AC) was 2nd and the 1st SM finishing in a time of 34:01.

Daniel Williams (568, Thame_Runners) was 3rd and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 34:18.

Matthew Lock (727, Witney_Road_Runners) was 4th and the 3rd SM finishing in a time of 34:33.

Julien Lhomme (184, Headington_RoadRunners) was 7th and the 2nd MV40 finishing in a time of 36:20.

Mike Healey (755, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd MV40 finishing in a time of 38:10.

Fergus Campbell (548, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 38:21.

Chris Colbeck (775, Witney_Road_Runners) was the 4th MV50 finishing in a time of 42:21.

Graham Le-Good (699, Witney_Road_Runners) was the 2nd MV60 finishing in a time of 45:38.

Kevin Byrne (542, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 3rd MV60 finishing in a time of 46:49.

Wiz Bunce (251, Kidlington_RC) was the 2nd MV70 finishing in a time of 54:45.

Photos of female runners who did well

Here are some photos of the female Oxfordshire club runners who were in the top 4 of their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.

Nikki Elliott (562, Thame_Runners) was the 3rd female and the 2nd SL finishing in a time of 41:08.

Amy Kent (732, Oxford_Uni) was the 4th female and the 3rd SL finishing in a time of 41:43.

Kate Allred (763, Eynsham_Roadrunners) was the 5th female and the 1st FV50 finishing in a time of 41:58.

Wendy Millatt (766, Abingdon_AC) was the 1st FV60 finishing in a time of 52:02.

Pauline Bradley (728, Headington_RoadRunners) was the 2nd FV60 finishing in a time of 55:17.

Postscript

If you did the CPM Thame 10K 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.