Results for January to June 2025
- VAC
Cross Country Championships and Masters Open race, Wimbledon Common, 18 January 2025
23-01-25
- Women's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott, 11 January 2025 23-01-25
- Men's
Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott, 11 January 2025 22-01-25
VAC Cross Country Championships and Masters Open race, Wimbledon Common, 18 January
2025

The start of the race featuring race winner David Sharman (80) and women's champion, Clare Elms (37)

David Sharman race
winner
Clare Elms Women's Champion

Rich Berry 2nd
place
Nicola Richmond

Lynn Wilson 1st
W65
Martin Leat 1st M65

David
Greenfield
Fiona Bishop
Photos from Cliff Hide.
Photo gallery:
VAC Cross Country Championships Wimbledon Common 18/01/2025 | Flickr
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Here are the
Individual Results
Here are the Category
Results
Here are the
Individual
Results showing the Medallists
There were 73 on the start line for VAC's open cross country championships on Wimbledon Common. The weather was
overcast and cold, with the temperature not above 5 degrees. In the morning, it had not been possible to set the
usual course because the loop around the Queensmere had been blocked off without warning by the Common's Rangers
for clearance and drainage work on the pond. The course therefore missed out this section on both laps, making a
difference of about 600metres to the total distance. The revised course was around 6.9km.
The race was led from the start by David Sharman (M40) of Wimbledon Windmilers in a time of 24:57. Rich Berry (M50)
stayed in touch but was thirty seconds behind at the finish. He was rewarded by becoming VAC's Men's Champion and
the M50 Gold medallist. Craig Jackson (M50) had a fine run in third place, a minute ahead of Eric Doll, the M35
Gold medallist. The main field then streamed in, led by Mark Tennyson (M60 Gold medal) in 5th, followed by Muhamud
Haile (M55 Gold medal) and Martin Edwards (M45 Gold medal). Other Gold medals for age-group bests were won by
Martin Leat (M65), Richard Turner (M70), Mike Mann (M75) and Peter Giles (M80).
Clare Elms (W60) was the first woman with a fine run which placed her 8th in the race in a time of 27:43. Clare won
VAC's Women's Champion's trophy as well as the W60 trophy and Gold medal. Mariana Marques (W35) of Clapham Chasers
was the second woman, nearly 30 seconds behind, with Susan McDonald (W55) running well to place third, also winning
VAC's women's W55 trophy. Other Gold medals were won by Lucy Hancock (W40), Victoria Buck (W50), Rebecca Pickard
(W45), Lynn Wilson (W65) and Jane Georghiou (W70). Lynn also won VAC's W65 trophy.

Women's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 11 January 2025
Photos from Malcolm Davies

Lucy Woolhouse,
first
VAC
Anna Garnier

Sue
Dixon
Sally Carr

Helen Davies leads Maggie
Berry
Catherine Porter
The full results are on the
Surrey League website.
A good turnout of eleven VAC women competed in the season's third fixture at Oxshott on a challenging woodland
course which had plenty of ups and downs and tree root trip hazards. The women's race was the last of the day and
the fading winter sunshine barely lifted the temperature above 3 degrees. The course was the same as the men's,
comprising one short lap and two long laps, 4.8 miles in total. Lucy Woolhouse (W60) was VAC's first finisher in
36th position in Division Two, followed by Sue Dixon (W55), Helen Davies (W55), Sally Carr (W50) and Anna Garnier
(W70) scoring for the A team. Ramona Thevenet, Gina Coulson, Lesley Mill, Vera Blei and Ros Tabor completed the B
team, backed up by Catherine Porter who finished just two seconds behind Ros.
VAC's A team was 11th out of 15 on the day in Division Two and is 9th overall after three matches. The B team was
10th. Lucy Woolhouse was the first W60 in the combined race for Divisions 2 and 3. She is also the leading W60
overall.
VAC Placings, Div. Two, Oxshott, 11
January 2025 |
Pos. |
Time |
Name |
Age Group |
36 |
36:14 |
Lucy Woolhouse |
W60 |
56 |
37:17 |
Sue Dixon |
W55 |
95 |
40:52 |
Helen Davies |
W55 |
113 |
42:04 |
Sally Carr |
W50 |
117 |
42:21 |
Anna Garnier |
W70 |
118 |
42:21 |
Ramona Thevenet |
W65 |
122 |
42:52 |
Gina Coulson |
W65 |
136 |
44:03 |
Lesley Mill |
W55 |
142 |
44:55 |
Vera Blei |
W50 |
156 |
47:20 |
Ros Tabor |
W75 |
157 |
47:22 |
Catherine Porter |
W55 |
177 finishers in Div 2 (290 in combined race with Div
3) |

Men's Surrey League Cross Country, Oxshott Woods, 11 January 2025
Photos from Maggie Statham-Berry, Helen Davies and Ian Strong

Most of VAC's men's team before the race

Chris Lee (1108) and Gareth George (1099)

Peter Lee, first
VAC
Duncan Haughey, first M60

Malcolm
Davies
Ian Butler
The full results are on the
Surrey League website.
The
temperature was around 3 degrees but calm conditions and winter sunshine made the race a pleasant experience in
Oxshott's beautiful woods and heathland, with many commenting that the notorious tree roots didn't seem so bad this
year. The sharp hill on the two long laps was as steep as ever though.
Nineteen men represented VAC, making everyone a scorer in the A or B
team.
The A team was missing some of the recent high scorers and finished seventh on the day (sixth equal on points) with
no one younger than 55 in the scoring team of ten. Overall, after three fixtures, the A
team have slipped into fourth place behind Collingwood but have
a decent lead over fifth placed Sutton Runners. A good turnout at the final match at Lloyd Park is needed to
challenge for third and make sure of at least fourth.
Peter Lee (M55) was first for VAC
finishing in 30th position in Division 4. He was followed by Duncan Haughey who was the first M60 in Division 4,
Malcolm Davies (M55), Vic Maughn (M60) and Richard Evans (M60), all under 36 minutes on the 4.8 mile course. Ben
Revill, Stewart Bond, Ian Butler, Bruce McLaren and Gareth George completed the scoring A team. VAC’s remaining
runners, led by Clive Walker, pushed for every place to score for the B team which placed third in its
competition.
VAC Placings, Division Four,
Oxshott |
|
Pos. |
Time |
Name |
Age Group |
|
30 |
32:53 |
Peter Lee |
M55 |
|
42 |
34:19 |
Duncan Haughey |
M60 |
|
47 |
34:45 |
Malcolm Davies |
M55 |
|
51 |
35:00 |
Vic Maughn |
M60 |
|
64 |
35:40 |
Richard Evans |
M60 |
|
82 |
36:59 |
Ben Revill |
M55 |
|
93 |
37:32 |
Stewart Bond |
M55 |
|
104 |
38:12 |
Ian Butler |
M60 |
|
114 |
39:44 |
Bruce McLaren |
M55 |
|
125 |
40:15 |
Gareth George |
M55 |
|
128 |
40:31 |
Clive Walker |
M65 |
|
129 |
40:33 |
Chris Lee |
M65 |
|
135 |
40:58 |
Andy Mitchelson |
M55 |
|
146 |
42:03 |
Mike Mann |
M75 |
|
151 |
42:35 |
William Brook |
M50 |
|
157 |
43:36 |
Dave West |
M65 |
|
165 |
44:40 |
David Greenfield |
M65 |
|
174 |
47:26 |
Andy Murray |
M70 |
|
181 |
50:36 |
Dan Maskell |
M75 |
|
186 finishers (386 in combined race) |
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Division Four Team Results at Oxshott |
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|
|
Points |
Overall Pos. |
1 |
Lingfield Running Club |
180 |
2 |
2 |
Elmbridge |
203 |
1 |
3 |
Collingwood |
442 |
3 |
4 |
Dulwich Park Runners |
622 |
7 |
5 |
Sutton Runners |
639 |
5 |
6 |
Runnymede |
698 |
11 |
7 |
VAC |
|
698 |
4 |
8 |
Tri Surrey |
|
781 |
6 |
9 |
Windrush Tri Club |
783 |
10 |
10 |
Epsom Oddballs |
810 |
9 |
11 |
Waverley AC |
826 |
8 |
12 |
Horley Harriers |
1003 |
12 |
13 |
Chessington Unity RC |
1077 |
14 |
14 |
British Airways |
1108 |
13 |

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