Three unattached runners headed the field in the Wimbledon Common parkrun this week, writes Charles Lawrie.
In his fifth appearance, Matt De Freitas (VM40-44) won for the first time in a time of 17:11, beating his personal best by 14 seconds.
Clinton Thomas (SM25-29) took second place by 17 seconds in 17:28. Scott Barnes (SM25-29) was third in a time of 17:33.
The first woman home was third-timer Emma Tomlinson (SW30-34) of Ranelagh Harriers in a time of 20:13, breaking her PB by a very impressive 35 seconds.
She finsihed ahead of unattached runner Zoe Phillips (VW40-44) by 43 seconds.
Another unattached runner, Geraldine Hellings, (VW45-49) came third in 21:41.
In today's age-graded competition, De Freitas recorded a performance of 79.44 per cent.
In the points competition Andrew K Davies has a lead of 116 points over second-placed Ian Higgins.
Nicola El Kadiri leads Geraldine Hellings by 213 in the women's competition.
This week there were 24 first timers.
Twenty-nine runners recorded PBs, bringing the total number since the Wimbledon Common started to 3,095.
In this time, 2,827 runners from 163 different clubs have completed the race 12,027 times covering a distance of 60,135km.
The male course record is held by Russell Dessaix-Chin who ran 15:12 on 09/05/09, event #123. The female equivalent is held by Justina Heslop who ran 17:49 on 15/09/07, event #37.
Herewith the full results for Wimbledon Common event 135, 01/08/2009:
Pos Athlete Sex Run Time Age Grading Age Category Club Name Comments 1 Matt DE FREITAS M 17:11 79.44% VM40-44 Unattached New PB 2 Clinton THOMAS M 17:28 73.85% SM25-29 Unattached 3 Scott BARNES M 17:33 73.50% SM25-29 Unattached 4 Damian SHIRLEY M 17:42 75.42% SM35-39 Highgate Harriers 5 Andrew K DAVIES M 18:03 73.04% SM35-39 Serpentine RC 6 Sean MACKENZIE M 18:28 70.04% SM30-34 Unattached 7 Matthew B SHARP M 18:34 69.66% SM30-34 Hercules Wimbledon AC 8 Ian HIGGINS M 18:38 76.65% VM45-49 Thames Hare & Hounds 9 Richard HEAP M 18:39 73.19% VM40-44 Clapham Chasers RC New PB 10 Jim DESMOND M 18:57 73.09% VM40-44 Stragglers 11 Colin GOULDING M 19:00 68.25% SM30-34 Sudbury Court RC 1st run 12 Stephen RICHARDSON M 19:13 67.13% SM25-29 Crystal Palace Triathletes 13 James BALL M 19:24 71.74% JM15-19 Unattached 14 Cristiano CORAZZINI M 19:40 66.10% SM30-34 Unattached New PB 15 James WALLACE M 19:42 76.06% VM50-54 Wimbledon Windmilers 16 Jono DOUTHWAITE M 19:44 65.37% SM20-24 Unattached New PB 17 Frank WOOD M 19:44 71.28% VM40-44 Hercules Wimbledon AC 18 Adrian DOYLE M 19:49 65.10% SM20-24 Unattached New PB 19 Nick RIGGS M 19:54 65.91% SM30-34 Unattached 20 Unknown ATHLETE 21 Nicholas P HILL M 20:05 66.47% SM35-39 Serpentine RC 22 Ben STANBURY M 20:07 64.21% SM25-29 Unattached 23 Jonathan SENKER M 20:12 69.14% VM40-44 Sutton Runners 24 Emma TOMLINSON F 20:13 73.29% SW30-34 Ranelagh Harriers New PB 25 Mark BOHAN M 20:14 64.50% SM30-34 Hercules Wimbledon AC New PB 26 Mike BREWER M 20:20 68.69% VM40-44 Unattached 27 Earl TULLOCH M 20:25 70.53% VM45-49 Sutton Runners New PB 28 Ed JOHNSON M 20:30 62.93% SM25-29 Unattached 1st run 29 Nick GOULD M 20:41 62.37% SM25-29 Thames Hare & Hounds 30 Adam BREWER M 20:42 66.18% JM15-19 Unattached 31 Valdis PAUZERS M 20:43 74.18% VM55-59 Herne Hill Harriers 32 Gavin R BERRY M 20:48 69.79% VM45-49 Unattached 33 Peter Justin COLLINS M 20:52 64.46% SM35-39 Unattached 34 Chas RAYNER M 20:55 75.38% VM55-59 West 4 Harriers 35 Zoe PHILLIPS F 20:56 74.28% VW40-44 Unattached 36 Charles HAMPDEN-SMITH M 20:57 69.29% VM45-49 Unattached 37 Colin HARRIS M 21:01 72.48% VM50-54 Wimbledon Windmilers 38 Matthew INESON M 21:03 61.76% SM30-34 Unattached New PB 39 Warren CHURCH M 21:07 61.09% SM25-29 Unattached 40 Charles LAWRIE M 21:08 75.87% VM60-64 Unattached 41 Maurice SHARP M 21:11 78.44% VM60-64 Hercules Wimbledon AC 42 Peter Alasdair Fergus COLLINS M 21:14 67.27% VM45-49 Wimbledon Windmilers New PB 43 Tom GIBSON M 21:16 SM--- Unattached 44 Mark FANELLI M 21:18 66.59% VM45-49 Unattached 1st run 45 Rob GEE M 21:27 60.61% SM30-34 Unattached 1st run 46 Geraldine HELLINGS F 21:41 75.25% VW45-49 Unattached 47 Phil MARSHALL M 21:43 62.39% SM35-39 Wimbledon Windmilers 48 Sarah ARCHER F 21:49 67.84% SW25-29 Clapham Chasers RC New PB 49 Andrew John MARTIN M 21:49 59.59% SM30-34 Unattached 1st run 50 Robin DICKSON M 22:03 SM--- Thames Hare & Hounds 51 Jason Wayne HARPER M 22:14 60.04% SM35-39 Unattached New PB 52 Sophie MCKAY F 22:27 65.92% SW30-34 Unattached 53 Kevin GRAY M 22:28 70.77% VM55-59 Unattached 54 Unknown ATHLETE 55 Unknown ATHLETE 56 Alexander MCDOWALL M 22:39 58.57% SM35-39 Unattached New PB 57 Philip WILLIAMSON M 22:40 64.04% VM45-49 Unattached New PB 58 James UFFINDELL M 22:41 57.02% SM30-34 Unattached 1st run 59 Charlotte HUNTER F 22:42 66.15% VW35-39 Unattached New PB 60 Sophie RUSSELL F 22:44 67.89% VW40-44 Unattached 61 Alastair RAINSBURY M 22:47 56.77% SM30-34 Stockport Harriers & AC 1st run 62 Unknown ATHLETE 63 David LANFRANCHI M 22:50 60.66% VM40-44 Unattached 64 Rebecca THOMSON F 23:11 63.84% SW25-29 Unattached 65 Unknown ATHLETE 66 Gareth SMITH M 23:25 55.09% SM25-29 Unattached New PB 67 Jenny SINFIELD F 23:31 63.22% SW30-34 Sutton Runners 68 Nicky ATKINS F 23:33 SW--- Kingston AC & Polytechnic Harriers 1st run 69 Gordon LILLY M 23:37 57.80% VM40-44 Unattached 70 Benjamin WILLIAMSON M 23:42 62.73% JM14 Unattached New PB 71 Derek COUGHLAN M 23:46 57.85% VM40-44 Unattached 72 Raymond KINSELLA M 23:46 60.10% VM45-49 Unattached 73 Alexander KIRKWOOD M 23:47 60.06% VM45-49 Unattached 74 James Mcewen GREEN M 23:50 55.66% SM35-39 Unattached 75 Daniel RUTHENBERG M 23:56 54.53% SM30-34 Unattached 76 Elizabeth TAPP F 24:00 71.39% VW50-54 Serpentine RC 77 Leo RAYMAN M 24:03 54.82% SM35-39 Unattached New PB 78 David C JENKINS M 24:05 67.75% VM60-64 Thames Hare & Hounds 79 Alex WILLIAMSON M 24:07 58.81% JM14 Unattached 80 Kim ROMAINE F 24:08 61.46% SW30-34 Unattached 81 Gary BIRD M 24:15 57.11% VM40-44 Wimbledon Windmilers 82 Sharon KITCATT F 24:20 66.30% VW45-49 Waverley Harriers 1st run 83 Andrew TEE M 24:21 60.10% VM45-49 Unattached 84 Adam COOPER M 24:24 55.12% SM35-39 Unattached 85 Hannah WALLACE F 24:25 60.61% SW20-24 Unattached 86 Terry COOK M 24:27 62.85% VM55-59 Unattached 87 Chris ABELL M 24:32 57.34% VM40-44 Unattached New PB 88 David Richard BRYAN M 24:39 52.94% SM30-34 Unattached New PB 89 Sarah HIGGINS F 24:52 62.33% JW15-19 Unattached 1st run 90 Neil DAVIES M 24:55 56.45% VM40-44 Serpentine RC New PB 91 Justin VAN SPALL M 25:00 55.40% VM40-44 Unattached 92 Graham POWELL M 25:01 61.96% VM55-59 Unattached 93 David Paul WHITE M 25:05 51.56% SM30-34 Unattached New PB 94 Gary SLATER M 25:06 57.84% VM45-49 Unattached 1st run 95 Nickyjane CLOUGH F 25:12 62.24% VW40-44 Unattached New PB 96 Ian BUTLER M 25:30 56.47% VM45-49 Unattached 1st run 97 Paul KANE M 25:30 51.70% SM35-39 Unattached 1st run 98 John WORRALL M 25:37 54.52% VM40-44 Unattached New PB 99 Paul DAVIES M 25:39 56.14% VM45-49 Unattached 100 Heather LETLEY F 25:46 57.44% SW20-24 Unattached New PB 101 Jesse KOTI M 25:56 49.87% SM30-34 Unattached 102 Robert BEEBY M 26:01 58.10% VM50-54 Unattached 103 Jayne POOLEY F 26:08 57.02% SW30-34 Unattached New PB 104 Silvia MANCEBO F 26:12 56.49% SW30-34 Unattached 105 Mark Antony SCOTT M 26:21 50.66% SM35-39 Unattached 1st run 106 Darren MILGATE M 26:30 50.75% SM35-39 Unattached 107 Philip BUTLER M 26:58 59.46% VM60-64 Unattached New PB 108 Patrick BROOKE M 26:59 50.96% VM40-44 Unattached 1st run 109 Carrie POLHILL F 27:05 54.71% SW30-34 Unattached New PB 110 Steve MCCANN M 27:06 48.65% SM35-39 Unattached 111 Catherine CARTHY F 27:09 65.56% VW50-54 Ranelagh Harriers 112 Brendon LE GRANGE M 27:16 47.43% SM30-34 Unattached 113 Francesca CARTER F 27:32 71.19% VW60-64 Unattached 114 Kim KELLY F 27:47 53.27% SW25-29 Unattached 115 Antony DENNINGTON M 27:55 52.00% VM45-49 Unattached 116 Tim OSMOND M 27:55 53.25% VM50-54 Unattached 117 Nicola EL KADIRI F 28:30 54.56% VW40-44 Unattached 118 Martin DEMPSEY M 28:56 46.83% SM35-39 Unattached 119 John BRYANT M 29:02 57.75% VM65-69 Thames Hare & Hounds 120 Michael DILLON M 29:06 49.89% VM45-49 Unattached 121 Louise CHAPMAN F 29:10 50.74% SW25-29 Unattached 122 Andrea VAN LIERE F 29:30 50.17% SW25-29 Unattached 1st run 123 Sarah TREAGUS F 29:47 54.17% VW45-49 Unattached 124 Tom KELLEHER M 29:48 45.13% SM35-39 Unattached 1st run 125 Jonathan LEWIS M 29:58 44.27% SM35-39 Unattached 126 Unknown ATHLETE 127 Richard WESTON M 30:39 53.24% VM60-64 Thames Hare & Hounds 128 Helen BEEBY F 30:41 56.55% VW50-54 Unattached 129 Mimi LANFRANCHI F 30:54 58.63% JW14 Hercules Wimbledon AC 130 Sue RYAN F 31:13 50.67% VW40-44 Unattached 1st run 131 Elizabeth BINGHAM F 31:52 49.63% VW40-44 Wimbledon Windmilers 132 Jane DUNN F 31:54 48.38% VW40-44 Unattached 133 Charlie HELLINGS M 32:16 57.95% JM14 Unattached 134 James HELLINGS M 32:16 44.99% VM45-49 Unattached 135 John CHAPMAN M 32:41 44.42% VM45-49 Unattached 136 Rebecca BAUMGARTNER F 32:42 47.20% VW40-44 Unattached 137 Zamir CAJEE M 33:04 39.47% SM30-34 Unattached 1st run 138 Charles BENN M 33:13 41.70% VM40-44 Unattached New PB 139 Melanie Giane HOWE F 34:10 43.41% SW30-34 Unattached 1st run 140 Zahra SHADLOU F 35:45 55.66% VW60-64 Serpentine RC 1st run 141 Unknown ATHLETE 142 Doug LAIDLER M 37:51 41.66% VM55-59 Unattached 1st run 143 Orla RYAN F 42:17 37.76% JW14 Unattached 1st run 144 Ellyn CLOUGH F 42:20 37.13% JW14 Unattached 1st run
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