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
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Cliff and VAC if sharing his photos on social media or posting on
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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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