John Roberts 5k – Race 4 – Handicap – 13 July 2023 – Final Instructions

10 July 2023 - By Jodee Mayer

The day you have all been waiting for is nearly here – the John Roberts 2023 Handicap Race is this Thursday, 13 July 2023!!

Race HQ is at The Angel in Kelvedon, CO5 9AN. There is limited parking available, please car share where possible. You can also park on the surrounding roads where available.

Please do not congregate in the walkway to, or in front of, the Pub’s front door and please don’t sit on the fence 🙂

Please pre-order any food before the race starts. The menu is here, and it would be great if we could stay and support the pub, at least for a drink afterwards (non-/alcoholic).

After the race, we will be announcing both the handicap winners and the overall series winners, with trophies being awarded.

Runners!

Registration for runners is between 18:45 and 19:15, please report to Race HQ!

For those of you that may need a reminder, the handicap works by taking the times recorded during the qualifying races, running them through a fancy spreadsheet, and throwing out some start times for all the runners with the plan (/hope) that all of the black and gold comes flying into The Angel’s car park at the same time! Therefore, the winner of the handicap will be the the person who puts the most effort in on race day and crosses the line first.

The start order has been set; the first runner will set off at 7.30 with the runners then following in order as below – don’t worry, you don’t have to remember this as your timing team will line you up like you’re in the school playground at about 7.25 and set you off in order on the day, but we are providing this information in advance for anyone that may want to take it into account for a warm up etc.:

Kerry Townsend	00:00
Kevin  Slattery	02:15
Natalie Lilley	02:21
David Grainger	02:47
Ross Silverton	03:04
Lisa Leader	03:17
Sarah Naughton	03:27
Leanne Andrews	03:45
Shane Ketteridge	04:39
Michael Conroy	04:48
Anita Grainger	04:54
Adam Hocken	05:23
Andy White	05:47
Ian Lucas	05:51
Nadia Mcleod	06:17
David Jobling	06:36
Steven Alder	07:10
Sharon Read	07:42
James Attenborough	08:00
Andy Watson	09:10
Clive Smith	09:12
Tom Warman	09:32
Ian Cuthbert	09:37
Simon Scott	10:04
Leo Cole	11:18
Andrew Farrimond	11:22
Chris Martin	12:45
Peter  Banks	13:07
Stephen Sawyer	13:25
Heydon Mizon	13:47
William Radley	14:25

Please bring your race number with you from your last race in the series. If you have lost, washed, or forgotten it, don’t worry I’m sure we can find one for you (it won’t be hard, I have 100s). For the handicap, if you have a race vest please do wear it.

Remember that this is a road race and there will be traffic so please remain alert.

The course is mapped below, and every turn will be signed and marshalled so please keep your eyes and ears open to them.

Volunteer Army

As always, a massive thank you and salute to you all for giving up your time and energy to make these events run.

Course set-up:

• Steven Alder
• Ian Lucas
• Martin Embrey
• David Carey

Please arrive at the Angel by 6pm to pick up the kit required.

Registration and start/finish timing:

• Jodee Mayer (registration and timing)
• Beth Shippey (registration and timing)
• Rachel O’Leary (and Laurie) (registration only)
• Celine Elson (timing only – arrive by 7.15)

Please get to the Angel for 6:40pm to register runners before the race and set up the club flags. We’ll walk to the start to set runners off, then mark them back across the finish line, including times, before some rapid Excel useage to calculate the winners!

Course marshals:

• Simon Scott (marshal A)
• Owen Dare (marshal A)
• Martin Embrey (marshal B)
• Paul English (marshal B)
• Zoe Coppin (marshal C)
• Maggie Mason (marshal C)
• Rachel O’Leary (and Laurie) (marshal D)
• Liz Stuckey (marshal D)
• Dean Whittaker (marshal E)
• Daniel Griffiths (marshal E)
• Darren Pyne (marshal E)
• Ann Johnson (marshal F)
• Colesy (marshal F)

Meet first at The Angel entrance to pick up a high-vis vest and wire cutters between 6:45 and 7:10pm. We will do quick briefing (and photo op!) at 7.10pm to allow you get onto your course position before 7:30pm (or you’ll bump into the runners). Please car share to get to and from your marshal point.  You’ll be directing runners around the course, warning for cars, and collecting signs and bringing them back to Race HQ after the last runner.

Any questions, as always reach out.

We look forward to seeing you all!

Annalise & Jodee