Results for July to December 2025

  • VAC 5 Km Road Race, 8 July 2025, Battersea Park 10-07-25
  • Veterans AC 5km Road Walk - Battersea Park, 8 July 2025 10-07-25 
VAC 5 Km Road Race, 8 July 2025, Battersea Park


The start featuring Andrew McCarron (74, Race winner), Philip Cooper (23, 2nd place), Ben Millar (79, 3rd) and Stuart Macdougall (71, 4th)

 
Rebecca Piggott Women's Winner                                                              Eric Dol 1st M35

 
Mary James 1st W50                                                               Paul Sanderson 1st M70

 
Sue Garner 1st W75                                                                  Doug Milsom 1st M85

Photos from Cliff Hide.
 Photo gallery:   VAC 5K 8/7/2025 | Flickr

Please credit Cliff and VAC if sharing his photos on social media or posting on websites.   Cliff has more photos of the event. Email him at cliffhide10@aol.com

Here are the  Race Results online on OpenTrack.

Here are the Results of the 5K Road Race including the Category positions (PDF file).

There were 95 finishers in VAC's final race of the series in leafy Battersea Park on a lovely summer's evening. Andrew McCarron of Queen's Park Harriers was the winner in a time of 16:25, not far off the M50 course record of 16:11. Philip Cooper (M45) of EMAC was second in 16:45, holding off VAC's Ben Millar (M45) by just one second. There were fine performances from Terry Booth (seventh place, first M55) and Mark Tennyson (fifteenth, first M60). Other age group winners were Kevin McAleer (M65), Paul Sanderson (M70), Frank Brennan (M75), John Carter (M80) and Doug Milsom (M85).

Rebecca Piggott (W35) of London Heathside was the women's winner in 17:42, placing ninth overall and close to the W35 course record of 17:35. Next was VAC's Karima Harris in eleventh place in a splendid time of 17:48 which broke her own W55 course record of 17:58 set in June's race. Mary James (W50) was third in 18:27 just one second ahead of Kelly Thorneycroft (W35). Anna Garnier's time of 22:53 again rewrote the W70 course record by knocking nearly thirty seconds off her own record of 23:22 set in April's race. Other age group winners were Elinor Skinner (W45), Lisa Gold (W40), Lucy Woolhouse (W60), Lynn Wilson (W65) and Sue Garner (W75). 

Veterans AC 5km Road Walk - Battersea Park, 8 July 2025
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Fixture 4

 
Chik Ha Kwok, women's winner                                                Peter Gregoire, first VAC

 
Maureen Noel                                                                           Stephen Allport

Photos from Cliff Hide.
 Photo gallery:   VAC 5K 8/7/2025 | Flickr

Please credit Cliff and VAC if sharing his photos on social media or posting on websites.   Cliff has more photos of the event. Email him at cliffhide10@aol.com

 

The last of the regular Battersea Park races also had an average field on a fine sunny evening, luckily although the temperature was above average there was little humidity, so the racing conditions were manageable.
 
The overall winner was guest Trejan Checkeku-Boamah from Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, who has had a previous win on the same course, and the first for VAC was Peter Gregoire of Steyning AC. For the ladies, Chik Ha Kwok (Billie), from VAC, was first.

Her husband, Man Biu Lam, achieved a personal best; both had also raced at the Johnson Bowl 4 miles event in Bromley and Moulton 5 in Suffolk in the previous seven days.

Veterans AC were pleased to welcome Cerys Fitzpatrick of Carmarthen Harriers, who did a creditable time and was commended on her style.

 
Place Name Age Group Club Time
1 Trejan Checkeku-Boamah U17M Blackheath & Bromley Harriers 28:47
2 Peter Gregoire M50 Veterans AC/Steyning AC 29:27
3 Chik Ha Kwok W50 Veterans AC 30:30
4 Man Biu Lam M65 Veterans AC 30:45
5 Cerys Fitzpatrick U15G Carmarthen Harriers 31:05
6 Maureen Noel W60 Veterans AC/Belgrave Harriers 32:41
7 Fiona Bishop W65 Veterans AC/Woking AC 35:10
8 Stephen Allport M45 Striders Of Croydon 36:53
9 David Hoben M70 Veterans AC/SWC 39:08
10 Lynne Drummond W70 Herne Hill Harriers 40:17
Peter Hannell M80 Veterans AC/SWC DNS

Officials: 
Race Director: Ben Noad 
Clerk of Course: Dennis Williams
UKA Adjudicator: Malcolm French
Starter: Ben Noad
Chief Timekeeper: David Harris
Recorders: Stephanie Burchill, Colin Harris, Ian Isherwood, Maggie Statham-Berry and Ros Tabor
Walk Judge: Shaun Lightman
Registration: Dave Hoben, Maggie Statham-Berry and Ros Tabor
Marshals: Gary Forde, Tony Harran, Andy Murray, Liam O'Hare, Nolan Simmons, Richard Stansfield
Timing and Results: Race Timing Solutions
Photography: Cliff Hide 
First Aid: Chris Moverly t/a Core Services

 

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