The Club holds its very own Club Handicap in Barnes on the Last Saturday of the Month which starts and finishes at the Barn Elms Sports Running Track

suzanne-hcap1

BARNES RUNNERS – RACE CALENDAR 2010

Note regular races: Barnes Runners Handicap. 7k off road course every last Saturday of the month. Park runs 5k every Saturday 9am, Wimbledon or Richmond Park

The club is affiated to the Association of Running Clubs www.runningclubs.org.uk


Event Distance Race Date Entry deadline date Web link Comments
Serpentine New Years Day 10k 10k Thursday 1 January Closed Serpentine Hyde Park. A good way to start the year and blow out any potential hangovers. Total entries: 600
Wokingham Half Marathon 13.1 miles Sunday 21st February 2010 Closed Wokingham Half Marathon Fast, flat. Total entries: 2,750CLUB EVENT, OVER 15 ENTRIES!
Bramley 10/20, nr. Basingstoke 10 or 20 miles 14-Feb-10 1st Feb Reading Road Runners Flat road course, no traffic, good event. Less than 1 hour from Barnes. Excellent pre-marathon.
Thames Towpath Ten 10 miles 18-Apr-10 Soon West 4Harriers 10 miles. Starts in Chiswick, goes along Thames. Good BR turnout last year in the snow!
Cranleigh 15/21, Surrey 15/21 miles 28-Mar-10 Soon mabac Flattish race, good pre-Marathon race, about 500 entries, road course, little traffic
Paris marathon 26.2 miles 11 April Closed Paris Marathon A good alternative to London marathon.
London Marathon 26.2 miles 25 April Closed London Marathon Needs no introduction – if you can’t/won’t run it – come along to support our Barnes Runners!
Parkland Relay 4 x 5km Wednesday 2 June, 7pm CLUB EVENT Thames Hare & Hounds Richmond Park, relay teams, male and female 4 x 5k
London 10,000m 10 k 11 July 2010 Open London 10000 Great course through the heart of London £29.50. Total entries over 11,000
Wedding day race 7.15k road / trail run. Very flat, good p.b. material
Friday evening 30/7/10 Open
Stragglers Bushy Park, nr Teddington. Fun race in celebration of Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding. It is blessed at the start by “Father Onn”. Post race bbq and beers in the park. Great fun
London duathlon Run/bike/run, challenge = 9k/20k/5k. Fun = 5k/10k/5k 12 Sept 2010 Open London Duathlon Richmond Park. On closed roads. A good first multiactivity event. Cars are banned
River Relay Relay – total approx 31 miles 13th September Closed Stragglers Mixed teams. Starts Virginia water, finishes near Kingston.  teams of 3.
Royal Parks Half 13.1 miles Sunday 11 October Entries closed Royal Parks Half Starts and finishes in Hyde Park, great course through Royal Parks and taking in the sights of central London
Cabbage Patch, Twickenham 10 miles Sunday 18th October, 10am.
Be quick
Cabbage Patch 10 Starts in Twickenham, great course along River Thames most of way. Flat and fast, excellent PB material!
Grim 8 8 miles Saturday 6th December ASAP Grim Challenge “run, wade and crawl” 8 mile off road challenge in Aldershot. Wear your old running shoes!


ORANGE: Denotes Club Championship race



RESULTS – CLUB HANDICAP (from April 2008)

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Rob Katchmaryk (BR) 13 Jonathan Henton (BR)  16 Celeste Biever (BR) 12 Nick Willan (BR) 7 Suzanne Gill (BR) 8 Mark Grove (Fulham) 20 Fran Bourne (Guest) 11 Annette Pettman (BR) 18 Jaco Bosman (Sheen Shufflers) 17
2009 Louise Foster (Fulham) 22 Ben Hirsch (BR) 21 Katy Craven (Fulham) 16 Judith Buchanen (Fulham) 17 Stewart Binnie (BR) 23 Michel Serre (BR) 14 Fran Bourne (Guest) 12 Judith Buchanen (Fulham) 8 Celeste Biever (BR) 11 Celeste Biever (BR) 12 Louise Foster (Fulham) 11 No race held
2010 Celeste Biever (BR)