Freshers Championship – Thame Runners

The Freshers Club Championship is new for 2022 and focused on encouraging newer runners to participate in timed events, race over the season and reward individual improvement during the year.

Points are earned at each event plus bonus points for each time you run a personal best (PB) time at either 5k or 10k distances, which you can do multiple times during the season. We don’t award points based on finishing order; everyone who finishes an event gets the same points, so participation and improvement are rewarded.

The events are a mix of local Parkruns, Thame Runners club timed events and also Club Championship 10k and 5k events (which also means participants earn points in Division 2 as well)

We award a trophy after the end of the season to the top 3 points scorers, who will be those who ran events and scored multiple PBs so your performance is entirely in your hands!

Scoring

7 pts for each timed 5k run or race

3 pts for each 5k personal best

10 pts for each 10k race completed

5 pts for each 10k personal best

5 bonus points for participating in 8 events or more

Rules

Thame Runners Club Championship rules apply except that the first race at each distance will set the benchmark time from which PBs are calculated. PBs are valid for 3 years (same rules as Club Champs) & there are no limits on the number of PBs during the championship season.

2023 Table

Freshers
Pos.	Name	Total Race Points	Bonus Points	Number of Events	Points (Best of 8)	Total Points
1	Janette Dixon	55	3	7	55	58
2	Sharon Burtenshaw	45	6	6	45	51
3	Jacqueline Denham	41	3	5	41	44
4	Ben Wilson	24	3	3	24	27
4	Mark Willis	24	3	3	24	27
5	Hannah Owen	14	3	2	14	17
5	Richard Harris	14	3	2	14	17
6	Chris Haighton	10	0	1	10	10
7	Karl Springthorpe	7	0	1	7	7
7	Hayley Swayne	7	0	1	7	7
7	Nick Shott	7	0	1	7	7
7	Rebecca Courbold	7	0	1	7	7
7	Samantha Baillet	7	0	1	7	7
7	Linda Nelson	7	0	1	7	7
7	Nickie Bailey	7	0	1	7	7
7	Adam Scragg	7	0	1	7	7
7	Stuart Groves	7	0	1	7	7
7	Sheila Wigglesworth	7	0	1	7	7

2023 Race Results

Event 8	Bicester Parkrun 5K	Saturday 23 September		254 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
138	Sheila Wigglesworth	30:56	New	7
188	Sharon Burtenshaw	34:32		7
195	Janette Dixon	35:29		7

Event 7	Headington 5M	Sunday 27 August		377 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
157	Chris Haighton	38:05	New	10
244	Mark Willis	43:08	New	10
363	Jacqueline Denham	56:56	New	10
366	Janette Dixon	58:32	New	10

Event 6	Waddesdon Manor 5K	Wednesday 19 July		281 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
181	Ben Wilson	24.57	Yes	10
187	Mark Willis	25.16	Yes	10
203	Stuart Groves	26.25	New	7
248	Hannah Owen	30.45	Yes	10
267	Jacqueline Denham	34.21		7
270	Sharon Burtenshaw	34.37		7
274	Janette Dixon	35.33		7
279	Richard Harris	40.05	Yes	10

Event 5	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K	Saturday 24 June		226 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
134	Adam Scragg	31.47		7
171	Janette Dixon	36.42		7

Event 4	Ridge Off Roader 10K	Sunday 21 May		158 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
61	Ben Wilson	00:58:01	New	10
147	Sharon Burtenshaw	01:19:35	New	10
148	Jacqueline Denham	01:20:41	New	10
152	Janette Dixon	01:25:26	New	10

Event 3	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K	Saturday 15 April		166 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
116	Sharon Burtenshaw	32.36	Yes	10
143	Janette Dixon	36.29		7

Event 2	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K	Saturday 4 February		236 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
73	Ben Wilson	26.35	New	7
135	Rebecca Courbold	30.34	New	7
154	Hannah Owen	31.55	New	7
163	Jacqueline Denham	33.04	Yes	10
164	Sharon Burtenshaw	33.05	Yes	10
165	Samantha Baillet	33.06		7
183	Linda Nelson	34.44	New	7
205	Nickie Bailey	39.13	New	7
211	Richard Harris	41.25	New	7

Event 1	Bicester Parkrun 5K	Saturday 4 February		263 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
102	Nick Shott	26.25		7
106	Mark Willis	26.30	New	7
148	Karl Springthorpe	29.18	New	7
206	Jacqueline Denham	34.36	New	7
213	Hayley Swayne	35.03	New	7
214	Sharon Burtenshaw	35.09	New	7
216	Janette Dixon	35.23	Yes	10

2022 Table

Freshers
Pos.	Name	Total Race Points	Bonus Points	Number of Events	Points (Best of 8)	Total Points
1	Amanda Mitchell	78	24	9	71	95
2	Adam Scragg	38	3	5	38	41
3	Nick Shott	34	0	4	34	34
4	Claudia Scragg	21	3	3	21	24
5	Chris Haighton	21	0	3	21	21
5	Kate Paver	21	0	3	21	21
6	Jenny Willis	14	3	2	14	17
6	Janette Dixon	17	0	2	17	17
7	Sam Baillet	14	0	2	14	14
8	Rachel Stafford	7	0	1	7	7
8	Andrew Pitman	7	0	1	7	7
8	Debs Salisbury	7	0	1	7	7
8	Ella Simms	7	0	1	7	7
8	Claire Gilding-Brant	7	0	1	7	7

2022 Race Results

Event 12	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K		Saturday 10 December		120 finishers
Position	Name		Time	C.B.	Points
52	Nick Shott		27.37		7

Event 11	Bierton 10K		Sunday 20 November		122 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
94	Amanda Mitchell		59.42	Yes	15

Event 10	Horspath Parkrun 5K		Saturday 22 October		112 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
60	Amanda Mitchell		28.54	Yes	10

Event 9	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K		Saturday 17 September		202 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
118	Amanda Mitchell		29.10	Yes	10

Event 8	Wendover Parkrun 5K	Saturday 20 August		145 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
43	Adam Scragg	26.10		7
135	Claudia Scragg	42.13		7

Event 7	Waddesdon 5K	Wednesday 20 July		222 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
169	Andrew Pitman	27.16	New	7
177	Debs Salisbury	27.37	New	7
186	Ella Simms	28.34	New	7
199	Amanda Mitchell	31.01		7
214	Claire Gilding-Brant	34.51	New	7

Event 6	Chalgrove 10K	Monday 2 May		362 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
197	Nick Shott	55.13		10
212	Adam Scragg	56.13	New	10
317	Amanda Mitchell	1.08.18	Yes	15
353	Janette Dixon	1.19.38	New	10

Event 5	Horspath Park Run 5k		Saturday 23 April		108 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
88	Amanda Mitchell		31.44		7

Event 4	Aylesbury Park Run 5k	Saturday 26 March		228 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
107	Adam Scragg	27.44	Yes	10
118	Jenny Willis	28.13	Yes	10
124	Chris Haighton	29.12		7
139	Kate Paver	30.17		7
173	Amanda Mitchell	30.55	Yes	10
189	Janette Dixon	38.17	New	7

Event 3	Goring 10K	Sunday 20 March		480 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
244	Nick Shott	54.25	New	10
447	Amanda Mitchell	1.10.53	New	10

Event 2	Horspath Park Run 5k	Saturday 19 February		222 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
51	Chris Haighton	23.08		7
143	Jenny Willis	29.56	New	7
146	Sam Baillet	30.03		7
151	Adam Scragg	30.37		7
160	Kate Paver	31.14		7
213	Claudia Scragg	39.33	Yes	10

Event 1	Aylesbury Park Run 5k	Saturday 22 January		190 finishers
Position	Name	Chip Time	C.B.	Points
33	Chris Haighton	23.05	New	7
70	Nick Shott	25.42	New	7
108	Adam Scragg	29.20	New	7
116	Sam Baillet	29.51	New	7
119	Kate Paver	29.56	New	7
134	Amanda Mitchell	31.55	New	7
173	Rachel Stafford	36.49	New	7
189	Claudia Scragg	47.12	New	7