Author Archives: Alf Tupper

2nd Virtual Handicap – up to Dusk on 29th March

Posted on 26th March 2020 by Alf Tupper

Lovely dry conditions this week. Only two minimal patches of mud. The gate after the start (and before the finish) is open as well, which is worth 10 seconds or so in total. The previous churned up mud is now … Continue reading →

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Rolling Virtual Handicap Results (closing at dusk 22/3/20).

Posted on 20th March 2020 by Alf Tupper

Virtual Position………..Actual time………Virtual Finishing time……Points …………………………………………………….(as per April Start times) 1st Mari W…………………..30:21……………….7.16.21……………………….1/1 2nd Peter L…………………..32:03……………..7.17.03pm………………….2/1 3rd  Elen…………………….31:45………………..7.17.45pm………………….3/1 4th Vic……………………….28:17…………………7.17.47pm…………………4/1 5th Fred……………………..31:49…………………7.17.49pm…………………5/1 6th Arwel……………………34:09………………..7.18.09pm…………………6/1 7th Ed…………………………38:32………………..7.18.32pm…………………7/1 8th Menai…………………..34:33………………..7.18.33pm………………….8/1 9th David B………………..29:29………………..7.18.59pm………………….9/1 10th Chris B…………………35:54………………..7.19.54pm……………….10/1 This is the finishing list for … Continue reading →

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May 2020 Start List

Posted on 1st March 2020 by Alf Tupper

  New course 5K up on the Crest. P.S. May 24th Round 11. This is Start List ending 31st May. 6.30 pm Mari J, Ron, Bronwen. 6.31 pm Diane, Meirion, Sue 6.35 Rebekah, Kath S, John L-T 6.36 Jess, Sali, … Continue reading →

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March Results

Posted on 1st March 2020 by Alf Tupper

Amazingly bright sunshine after so many stormy weeks! I thought there might be a big turnout but it seems that my comments about the extreme mud may have put many off. It is possible that people might want a change … Continue reading →

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The 2020 Summer Handicap Series begins.

Posted on 15th February 2020 by Alf Tupper

Sunday March 1st, 10am start. New course of just over 2 miles – start and finish roughly where we did 7 or 8 years ago but just the one lap instead of the tough two laps we did then. The … Continue reading →

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Johnson’s Handicap Race 2019 Results

Posted on 16th December 2019 by Alf Tupper

  Big congratulations to David Spencer on his victory. He had to outperform his handicap by some margin to win, especially because Roger was also on a good one. This was only the second of these races that I have … Continue reading →

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Johnson’s Records before 2020 race

Posted on 1st December 2019 by Alf Tupper

With the enclosure of the ditch in the Leisure Centre fields the course is back to pre 2017 length – pretty much exactly 6 miles. The original 1992 course started at the front of the LC where the present pedestrian … Continue reading →

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Johnson’s Monument Handicap Race Sunday 15th December

Posted on 4th November 2019 by Alf Tupper

Rob Parry in charge – 10 a.m. start. More people than expected have shown an interest. Theoretically some of the small groups could be split up  with 30 seconds between individuals, which I would do for the shorter summer handicap, … Continue reading →

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October 2019 Results

Posted on 1st October 2019 by Alf Tupper

In terms of weather this has been a ‘Goldilocks’ season: pretty dry, reasonable temperatures, and no gales. So 10C and heavy rain on top of several days of heavier rain meant that only the hardier committed souls turned up. Mud … Continue reading →

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September Handicap Results

Posted on 24th September 2019 by Alf Tupper

  Due to IT glitch the results only list actual times and points total/number of races. *Best of 5 races.   1st John LT 30:18, 17/3 2nd Ron 36:39, 53/5 3rd Diane 35:36, 67/5 4th Jeff 30:08, 4/1 5th Nicola … Continue reading →

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