Reports and Results

Downs League

Sunday 7th March 2010

Holland Sports AC had two overall winners after the final race of the Epsom Downs League.

In the U11 race, Natasha Kelly needed to be the first girl home to make certain of victory, and she showed that she was back to her best by doing just that. Keeping her rivals in sight at the start she then eased away up the long hill to finish in 6th place but take the overall first prize. Tom Knight ran superbly, finishing 4th in the race and showing good strength in the windy conditions. Tom and Natasha ensured that Holland Sports finished the season 9th in the team event.

In the U13 race, James Rady and Liam Miles finished 4th and 8th respectively in their race which meant that they finished 2nd and 3rd in the overall standings and helped the team to 4th place over the season.

In the U15 race, William Rady kept clear of his rivals and although he finished second on the day he had done enough to gain overall victory in his event. Holland Sports finished runners up in the U15 team competition.

PHOTOS from Epsom Downs have been posted in our Picasa gallery.

Surrey County Cross-Country Championships

Saturday 20th February 2010

The re-arranged Surrey county cross-country championships, which had been postponed from January because of heavy snow, took place in bright sunshine on Saturday at Lloyd Park, Croydon, but with understandably smaller fields. Despite injury, illness and holidays, Holland Sports AC's Juniors still had four representatives.

In the U13 boys' race Liam Miles had a terrific run, finishing in 26th out of 66 with James Rady finishing in 42nd place. In the U13 girls' race, Isla Anderson ran her usual gutsy race in finishing 52nd but illness earlier in the week had clearly sapped her strength. In the U15 boys' race William Rady finished 29th out of 42.

In the senior women's championship, a 5 mile race over two laps of an undulating and muddy course, Maggie Statham was the sole Holland representative, finishing in 27th place out of 68 in a time of 37:24

Downs League

Sunday 21st February 2010

On Sunday, in much wetter conditions than the county championships, the juniors were out again in the third Epsom Downs League match. In the U11 race, Natasha Kelly, despite finishing 14th, still leads the Girls' league. In the U13 race, Liam Miles had another superb run, beating his personal best by 20 seconds, to finish 6th, closely followed by James Rady in 7th. This leaves James and Liam 2nd and 3rd overall. In the U15 race, William Rady ran away from the field to record his first victory of the season and now leads the U15 standings.

Surrey Cross-Country League

Saturday 6th February 2010

In the final race of the Surrey men's cross-country league at Wimbledon Common on Saturday Holland Sports consolidated its position in Division 3, finishing 7th on the day and 7th overall. Steve Bishop and Andy Towersley tussled to lead the team home, with Steve finally gaining the upper hand to cross the line in 4th in 30m 56 ahead of Andy, 7th in 31m 04. They were followed by Stuart Dickinson 42nd 34m 39, Andy Dunstan 49th 35m 01, Richard Knight 54th 35m 07, Mick Chappell 60th 36m 17, Gary Spring 65th 36m 54, Barrie Fox 71st 38m 58, Les Huitson 72nd 39m 02 and Richard Timmis 87th 42m 58. Martin Berry was 111th in 43m 16 and Nigel Bongers 117th in 46m 20.

Earlier in the day, also at Wimbledon Common, the Holland Sports/Oxted Runners combined ladies finished 9th on the day and ended the season in 9th position overall in Division 2 of the Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League. Maggie Statham led the team home as usual finishing in 18th position 34m 50 followed by Karen Farnham 49th 39m 18, Christine Farnham 55th 39m 53, Maria Adaway 62nd 40m 44 and Wendy Wilson 69th 41:32. Leading home the B team once again was Glynis Doyle 80th in 42m 36, followed by Sarah Hardman 43m 33, Val Bowes 96th in 44m 07, and Cathy Hayes 104th in 45m 15.

Surrey Cross-Country League

Saturday 12th December 2009

In the Surrey Division 2 ladies' cross-country fixture at Richmond Park, the Holland Sports/Oxted Runners combined team did well to finish 8th and now lie 9th overall. Maggie Statham led the team home as usual in 22nd place in 36m 15. Ronnie Wilkinson had an impressive debut in 38th in 38 minutes dead. Maria Adaway in her best run this season was next in 59th in 40m 37, closely followed by Karen Farnham 60th in 40m 47 and Christine Farnham 61st in 40m 48. Leading home the B team was Glynis Doyle 67th in 41m 30, followed by Wendy Wilson 78th in 42m 49, Sarah Hardman 86th in 43m 43 and Barbara Towers 123rd in 49.09

In the men's fixture at Lloyd Park, Holland Sports AC had another excellent result finishing 5th and lie 6th overall. Steve Bishop had another great run to finish 3rd in 31m 18, followed by Andy Towersley 13th 32m 49, Andy Dunstan, who had piloted a plane from Greece that morning, 22nd in 34m 09, Richard Knight 42nd 35m 45, Stuart Dickinson 48th 36-10, Andy Irons 54th 37-08, Gordon Terry 65th in 37-58, Gary Spring 67th 38-15, Les Huitson 87th 40-51 and final scorer Gerry Simpson 90th 41-24. Richard Timmis was 100th in 43-55 and Nigel Bongers 104th in 46-25.

Finally in the younger age groups Will Rady was 10th in 17m 31, Sam Knight 17th in 18m 26, James Rady 19th in 18m 33, Liam Miles 22nd in 18-47 & Tom Rady 23rd in 18m 54

Click here for men's individual results in Division 3. Click here for Division 3 league table. Click here for young athletes' individual results. Click here for youths' league table. Click here for colts' league table. Click here for photos from the ladies' cross-country at Richmond Park.

Downs League

Sunday 6th December 2009

On Sunday in the Downs League 2nd fixture at Epsom Downs, Natasha Kelly had another stunning victory in the U11 Girls with a pb of 12m 48, only being beaten by 2 boys. In the U13 race James Rady improved by 3 places on last time finishing 3rd in 12m 50, whilst Liam Miles had an excellent run in 6th with a big pb of 13m 05. Isla Anderson performed superbly finishing 3rd girl in 14m 26. In the U15 William Rady was 2nd again in a faster time of 12m 46.

Banstead Woods Time Trial

Saturday 5th December 2009

Run in muddy conditions: 51st Graham Pullen 25m 52; 52nd Nigel Bongers 25m 55.

Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League, Denbies' Vineyard (UPDATED WITH U17/U15 RESULT)

Saturday 14th November 2009

There was another strong turnout by the combined Oxted Runners-Holland Sports women's team at the new venue of Denbies' Vineyard, Dorking, on Saturday. The intrepid ladies were undeterred by atrocious weather conditions in which they had to contend with torrential rain and very high winds.

First to finish was Maggie Statham 25th in 27:59. She was followed by Karen Farnham 57th in 30:41 and Christine Farnham, 58th in 30:42. Debutants Gaynor Thurbin 61th in 31:14 and Wendy Wilson 62nd in 31:16 completed the A team. Further back and scoring for the B team were Glynis Doyle 73rd in 32:14, Maria Adaway 82nd in 33:02 and Cathy Hayes 120th in 36:08. As a result of all these efforts the A team finished in 8th position on the day and are now in 10th position overall in Division 2. The B team is in 23rd position. Well done to all.

Click HERE for individual results, and HERE for league tables.

Click HERE for photos (sorry I didn't get that many because of the rain!).

In the U17/U15 race Leanne Kavanagh came 31st in 18m 43.

Surrey Men's Cross-Country League, Lloyd Park

Saturday 14th November 2009

Holland Sports men’s team put on an excellent performance to finish 5th overall in the Surrey Cross-Country League Division 3 fixture at Lloyd Park on Saturday and remain 6th overall.

Steve Bishop despite suffering on the hills finished 2nd in 32m 29. Andy Towersley despite being under the weather during the week finished 17th in 34m 50. Andy Dunstan was 30th in 36m 23. Stuart Dickinson was 37th in 36m 42, followed by Mick Hayes 44th in 37m 11, Richard Knight 63rd in 38m 40, followed by new boys Andy Irons 64th in 38m 43 and Gordon Terry 69th in 39m 13. Ever dependable Gary Spring was 76th in 39m 55 with Gerry Simpson last of the scorers in 94th in 42m 42. Peter Burford on his debut was 103rd in 43m 46, closely followed by Richard Timmis 104th in 44m 14 and Martin Berry 110th in 46m 14.

In the U13’s Holland Sports team finished 2nd overall & lie 2nd in the overall standings. James Rady led the team home in 4th in 18m 41, followed by Liam Miles 8th in 20m 07, Josh Knight 11th in 22m 12, and Daniel Coen on his debut 13th in 24m 32. In the U15/17 age group Holland Sports also finished 2nd team with William Rady 2nd in 18m 21 & Tom Rady 3rd in 20m 12.

Men's results are now available—click HERE to view. For juniors, click HERE.

Click HERE for photos.

Surrey Ladies' Cross-Country League, Reigate Priory

Saturday 10th October 2009

It was a hectic Saturday for the first of this season's Surrey League Men’s and Women’s cross-country fixtures. It started at Reigate Priory Park with the Oxted Runners/Holland Sports' Combined Ladies Team turning out 9 runners in Division 2, which meant that we had an A and B team. The A Team came 12th and the B Team 24th. Leading home the A Team was Maggie Statham 44th (141st overall) in 30m 30, followed by Karen Farnham 61st (184), 32m 14, Christine Farnham 67th (192) 32m 30, Glynis Doyle 70th (198) 32m 39, Maria Adaway 85th (226) 34m 19. Sarah Hardman on her debut led home the B Team in 93rd (237) 34m 53, followed by Val Bowes 96th (240) 35m 05, Cathy Hayes 114th (270) 37m 22 and Barbara Towers 124th (280th) 38m 55.

Click here for complete results.

Click here for photos. (LINK HAS BEEN CORRECTED)

In the Under 15/17’s Leanne Kavanagh came 31st (15th in U17) in 18m 43. Chloe Cottingham had an excellent race in the U13’s with 33rd in 15m 49, followed by Annabel Hayes 42nd in 18m 46.

Surrey Men's Cross-Country League,Cranford Park

Saturday 10th October 2009

Then for some it was a rush to get to the Boys' and Men's Race at Cranford Park, Middlesex, near Heathrow Airport, fittingly hosted by British Airways. Holland Sports' U13 team got off to a good start coming 2nd in the U13 race. First home was James Rady in 3rd place in 17m 08 not far behind the winner, followed by Ocean Schwartz 4th in 17m 26, Liam Miles 9th in 18m 21 and Josh Knight 12th in 19m 46. Sam Knight won the U15 race in 16m 49, with William Rady 2nd in 17m 19.

In the Men’s Race Holland had a solid start in Div 3 finishing 6th out of the 9 teams considering the absences. Yet again Steve Bishop had a marvellous run finishing 5th (11th overall including Div 4) in 28m 04, followed by Andy Towersley 18th (28) in 29m 53, Stuart Dickinson 37th (59) in 31m 39, Mick Hayes 68th (118) 32m 05, Andy Dunstan, a welcome return after 3 years, 47th (76) 32m 33, Richard Knight 78th (124) 32m 37, Gary Spring 59th (92) 33m 05, debutant Andy Knight 81st (141) 36m 02, Martin Berry 99th (172) 40m 12, Richard Timmis 101st (176) 41m 01 and non-scorer Nigel Bongers 103rd (179) 41m 52.

Click here for complete results (Excel spreadsheet) and here for photos from Cranford Park. (LINK HAS BEEN CORRECTED)

Ronnie Wilkinson on her half marathon debut in the Royal Parks Half Marathon ran an excellent 1hr 46m 07 secs despite suffering with blisters from 4 miles out and also struggling at times on the narrow parts of the course to keep her pace going. Of 10,200 runners she came 2057th, and 297th of the 3423 female runners in her age category (aged up to 40)

Bruce Judd Relays, Stoke Park, Guildford

Saturday 3rd October 2009

In the Bruce Judd Relays at Stoke Park, Guildford on Saturday Holland Sports AC Boys' U13 and U15 teams both ran well. In the U13 race run over an undulating course in strong winds, James Rady led the team out with a swift 8m 41 (24th fastest time) to pass over to Liam Miles in 10th place. Liam gained a place on his leg recording 8m 54 (31st fastest time). Ocean Schwartz bought the team home in 8m 56 (35th fastest time) for 10th place out of 35 teams, an excellent performance.

In the U15 race Luke Thompson led the team out with 8m 38 for 13th place, whilst Josh Cottingham retained that position with a clocking of 8m 58. Sam Knight gained 4 places on his leg with a strong run in 8m 32 (26th fastest) to bring the team home in 9th out of 27 teams.

Lily B Cup Final

Saturday 12th September 2009

In the Lily B Cup Final at Ewell Court there were a number of fine performances by Holland Sports athletes competing with DMV. None more so than Poppy Moore who did the U17 100/200 double. In the 100 Poppy equalled her pb, then in a close race in the 200 Poppy held off her close challenger to record a pb of 27.5, a Power of 10 performance. Poppy then jogged the 300 metre race in 50.5 for 2nd, and anchored the 4 x 100 relay.

Laura Roden on her debut came a fine 2nd equal in the B U15 High Jump (same height as the winner) but injured her ankle in the process. Laura then bravely hobbled the 100 metres. Ella Kenyon broke 2 of her pb’s. In the U13 Shot Ella putt 5m 08 and Long Jumped 2m 64 and then ran 17.1 in the 100 metres for 5th. Lucy Sumner in the U11 75 metres ran a swift 12.0 for 2nd then leapt a pb of 3m 38 in the Long Jump to finish 3rd out of 25.

Jessie Hayes on her debut came 4th in her 75m race in 13.2, 8th in the 600 metres with a fast finish in 2m 20.5 and leapt 2m 74 in the Long Jump to beat many competitors. Alice Field came 5th in the U13 70 metre hurdles in 16.5 secs and 5th in the 200 metres in 37.5. Eloise Wynn Jones came 5th in the U13 A Long Jump with 2m 67, putt the shot 4m 38 and bravely ran the 800 Metres in 3m 45.1 for 6th

Woking Open

Sunday 6th September 2009

In the prestigious Woking Open event Poppy Moore ran brilliantly against top class opposition to win the bronze medal in the U17 100 metres in a pb and club record of 13.1. Poppy followed this with another outstanding race winning the silver medal in the 200 Metres in a pb of 27.64 secs.

Southern Women's League, Wimbledon Park

Saturday 5th September 2009

In the last Southern Women's League fixture of the season at Wimbledon Park Poppy Moore of Holland Sports competing in combined team of Dorking & Mole Valley and Redhill & Surrey Beagles did the Senior Women’s 100 and 200 metre double winning in 13.3 and 28.2. Poppy also came 2nd in the B Triple Jump with 7m 73 and anchored the 4 x 100 team to 2nd place.

Vicky Smith, in only her second competitive competition in 21 years, threw the Discus 20m 59 as a non-scorer. Vicky then came 2nd in the Shot with 7m 92, then threw a pb in the Javelin of 22m 58 to finish 3rd overall and win the B competition.