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Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius 
Picture by Barry Cornelius
Banbury 15 – 15 March
The Oxfordshire Road Race Grand Prix season got off to a nervy start with 30 fewer participants than last year, possibly due somewhat to fears about the current virus pandemic.
Defending last year’s race title, James Bolton took the lead from the start running neck and neck with course record holder Sullivan Smith until 2 miles or so from the finish eventually losing out by 22 seconds.
There was a promising debut from Adam Smith, who finished inside the top twenty whilst the ever dependable Dave Cantwell was next Harrier home. New man Tom Preskett warmed to the task as the race progressed whilst Leo Brooke-Little and Alan Harrison ran nip and tuck throughout the race, Leo eventually winning this battle by half a minute.
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton | V40 | 02 | 1:24:50 | 2nd V40 |
Adam Smith | SM | 19 | 1:38:09 | |
Dave Cantwell | V50 | 31 | 1:42:10 | |
Tom Preskett | V40 | 52 | 1:49:38 | |
Leo Brooke-Little | V50 | 92 | 1:59:12 | |
Alan Harrison | V50 | 94 | 1:59:46 |
Winning time: 1:24:28 (men) – 1:35:11 (women)
Number of finishers: 219
Teddy Hall Relays – 11 March
Adrian organised two teams to attend this great, local 4-lap relay race organised by the University of Oxford XC team, where a baton is used for timing and passed from one runner to the next. Each runner also gets to start and finish on the famous Iffley Road running track – the home of the first sub-4 min mile.
Woodstock Harriers Mixed Team
The Mixed Team finished in 38 place out of all the mixed teams and 17 in their category: external team.
Name | Time |
Lucy Dunn | 33:23 |
Georgette Broughton | 32:59 |
Neil Preddy | 34:49 |
Adrian Smith | 34:52 |
Woodstock Harriers Mens Team
The mens team finished in 26 place, also finishing 17 in their category: external team.
Name | Time |
Kevin Game | 28:22 |
Simon Tucker | 28:00 |
Rob Webster | 29:54 |
David Watkinson | 27:58 |
UK CAU Inter Counties XC Loughborough 7m – 7 March
James travelled to Loughborough to represent Oxfordshire in the national inter counties cross country fixture. Conditions were very tough, with thick, sticky mud in long sections of the 7m race. James finished 186th overall in the senior men’s race and 6th counter for the Oxfordshire 6 man team who were 17th county out of 30 counties that managed to get a team to the end.
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton | V45 | 186th, 6th for Oxfordshire | 45:18 | 6th V45, 19th V40 |
Winning time: 37:21, Finishers: 293
Team photo:
Oxon XC – Round 5 – Henley Showground – 1 March
The course is a tough one but it was surprisingly dry under foot despite the recent heavy rain. James Bolton led the men’s team home to 2nd place in Division 2 whilst Georgette Broughton was our first female back securing a 7th Division 2 team position on the day.
In the men’s race Adam Smith showed what a good prospect he is going to be whilst John Jeffery seemed to get stronger as the race went on and Tom Preskett completed a strong debut run.
James Bolton and Dave Cantwell took 2nd V40 and 3rd V50 honours respectively both on the day and in the overall series.
SENIOR & VETERAN MEN – 9370m (5.8 miles)
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton | V40-49 | 10 | 36:29 | 2nd V40-49 |
Adam Smith | Senior | 36 | 39:21 | Non-scoring guest |
John Jeffery | Senior | 67 | 41:26 | |
Hans Price | V40-49 | 69 | 41:35 | |
Dave Cantwell | V50-59 | 89 | 42:59 | 3rd V50-59 |
Tom Preskett | V40-49 | 96 | 43:40 | Debut run for Club |
Simon Tucker | Senior | 117 | 45:10 | |
Ian MacLeod | Senior | 131 | 46:04 | |
Kevin Game | V40-49 | 149 | 47:33 | |
Carey Gray | V60-69 | 199 | 53:53 | |
Neil Preddy | V50-59 | 215 | 57:16 |
Winning Time: 34:17
Number of Finishers: 238
Team Position for Round 5: 2nd in Division 2
SENIOR & VETERAN WOMEN- 7250m (4.50 miles)
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
Georgette Broughton | Senior | 47 | 39:41 | |
Lucy Dunn | Senior | 52 | 40:21 | |
Sue Cantwell | LV45-54 | 96 | 44:37 | |
Susan Haines | LV55-64 | 133 | 55:24 |
Winning Time: 30:52
Number of Finishers: 14
Team Position in Round 5: 7th in Division 2
Men’s Photos by Barry Cornelius
Women’s Photos by Barry Cornelius
Wokingham Half Marathon – 23 February
Dave and James travelled south to Wokingham to battle against very strong winds in this competitive race.
Local runner Jonny Cornish lead the 2632 finishers to win in 67:13
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton | V40 | 23 | 73:19 | 3rd V40 / 1st V45 |
Dave Cantwell | V50 | 269 | 86:01 | 17th V50 |
Oxon XC – Round 4 – Swindon – 2 February
U9s
Daniel Smith ran in the Under 9 Boys & Girls race coming 36th from 40 finishers. He had a spectacular tumble in the home straight but picked himself up to finish strongly.
SENIOR & VETERAN MEN – 8850m (5.5 miles)
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton | V40-49 | 9 | 34:05 | 3rd V40-49 |
Jason Barry | V40-49 | 56 | 37:50 | 2nd claim |
Hans Price | V40-49 | 66 | 38:33 | |
John Jeffery | Senior | 79 | 39:18 | |
Dave Cantwell | V50-59 | 92 | 39:56 | |
David Watkinson | V50-59 | 119 | 41:04 | |
Ralf Arneil | V40-49 | 160 | 44:00 | |
Kevin Game | V40-49 | 166 | 44:33 | |
Ian MacLeod | Senior | 175 | 45:06 | |
Carey Gray | V60-69 | 214 | 48:20 |
Winning Time: 32:48
Number of Finishers: 264
Team Position for Round 4: 1st in Division 2
SENIOR & VETERAN WOMEN- 6380m (3.96 miles)
Name | Age Category | Finishing Position | Time | Narrative |
Georgette Broughton | Senior | 75 | 36:20 | |
Lucy Dunn | Senior | 82 | 36:52 | |
Sue Cantwell | LV45-54 | 103 | 39:10 |
Winning Time: 27:35
Number of Finishers: 150
Team Position in Round 4:
Men’s Photos by Barry Cornelius
Women’s Photos by Barry Cornelius
Latest Cross Country Handicap Score
Dorney Lake 10k – 26 January
Fantastic Woodstock Harriers debut by Tom at Dorney Lakes 10km!
Name | Place | Time | Narrative |
Tom Preskett (V40) | 11 | 41:23 | 5th V40 |
Oxon XC – Round 3 – Adderbury
U9s
Daniel Smith – 40 – In Adrian’s own words “he ran at a faster pace than his Dad!”
SENIOR & VETERAN MEN
Name | Place | Time | Narrative |
James Bolton (V40) | 006 | 33:53 | 1st V40 3rd Cty & 1st V40 Cty |
Adam Smith | 026 | 36:18 | non-scoring guest |
Dave Cantwell (V50) | 082 | 39:24 | |
David Watkinson (V50) | 104 | 40:29 | |
Simon Tucker | 111 | 40:46 | |
Ian MacLeod | 194 | 44:43 | |
Kevin Game (V40) | 217 | 46:23 | |
Carey Gray (V60) | 241 | 48:29 | |
Neil Preddy (V50) | 243 | 48:30 | |
Will Hudson (V40) | 252 | 49:31 | |
Adrian Smith (V40) | 274 | 51:09 |
Winning time: 31:26 Number of finishers: 311
SENIOR & VETERAN WOMEN
Name | Place | Time | Narrative |
Sue Cantwell (V45) | 117 | 36:18 | |
Zoe White (V45) | 127 | 36:56 | |
Susan Haines (V55) | 142 | 38:01 | |
Paula Booth (V45) | 170 | 41:19 | |
Paula Taylor | est. 41:30 | Non-scoring guest |
Winning time: 26:18 Number of finishers: 207
Oxon County Championship Results
Oxon Cross-Country League Results
Men’s Photos by Barry Cornelius