The Mercury

The race winner

Thomas Grimes

Race winner

East London Runners had several members racing in addition to Orion 2nd Claimer Thomas. Good rehearsal for the “15”

First woman home

Alex Gounelas

First woman home

Our local rivals, Eton Manor, had several runners guesting in the race. Alex, now a V35, finished in 1:10:20, and 16th overall

Mercury winner

Carl Fiford

Mercury winner

Second finisher, but First Orion 1st Claimer, Carl wins the Mercury Trophy and name in history on the clubhouse wall board.

1st Orion woman

Clare Thurgood

1st Orion woman

Clare has been an Orion member since Junior days. Now back to her best, winning Essex County vests finishing in 1:10:33

Handicap winner

John Lynch

Handicap winner

Becoming V60 has given John a boost, and he surely encourages many Mornington Chasers, his 1st Claim club, to run in the forest.

2017 Mercury Race Result

Mercury Result 21st January 2017

Pos	Number	First	Last	Cat	Club	Time
1	547	Thomas	Grimes	S	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:02:24
2	571	Carl	Fiford	S	Orion	1:02:34
3	527	Fabian	Lassonde	S	VPH&THAC	1:02:36
4	491	Roger	Maidment	M40	Orion	1:02:52
5	493	Ian	Clark	S	Orion	1:03:15
6	563	Patrick	Brown	S	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:05:13
7	502	Sam	Anderson	S	Eton Manor	1:05:32
8	587	Colin	Read	M40	Orion	1:06:39
9	497	Gary	Towers	M40	Eton Manor	1:07:35
10	538	Brian	Jenkins	S	Orion	1:08:07
11	504	Carl	Redondo	S	Trent Park	1:08:37
12	561	Reece	Barclay	S	Orion	1:08:48
13	529	Thomas	Cursley	S	Trent Park	1:09:15
14	494	Adam	Baker	M40	Orion	1:09:56
15	488	Chris	Tate	S	Eton Manor	1:10:15
16	528	Alex	Gounelas	W35	Eton Manor	1:10:20
17	492	Clare	Thurgood	S	Orion	1:10:33
18	512	Simon	Cottle	S	Eton Manor	1:10:34
19	542	Mark	Dillon	M40	Orion	1:10:44
20	557	Dean	Moy	M50	Orion	1:10:54
21	556	Adrian	Smith	M40	Orion	1:11:54
22	487	Paul	Cates	M50	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:12:09
23	577	Giles	Hopkinson	M40	Orion	1:13:03
24	578	Tim	Wright	M40	Orion	1:14:12
25	560	Lucy	Charles	S	Orion	1:15:30
26	575	Eric	Paul	M50	Orion	1:16:53
27	548	Zoltan	Fodor	M40	Orion	1:17:00
28	551	Duncan	Laing	S	Orion	1:17:13
29	490	Ben	Fisher	M40	Orion	1:17:31
30	546	Richard	Parr	S	Eton Manor	1:17:42
31	991	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	1:18:37
32	992	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	1:18:43
33	585	Justin	McDermott	M40	Eton Manor	1:18:57
34	569	Peter	McHugh	M40	Orion	1:19:10
35	541	Hayley	Rogerson	W35	Orion	1:19:59
36	586	James	Tharratt	S	Orion	1:20:05
37	486	Zoe	Woodward	W45	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:20:23
38	558	John	Lynch	M60	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:21:08
39	566	Alison	Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg	W45	Orion	1:21:17
40	562	David	Brock	M50	Orion	1:21:52
41	544	Stephen	Bennett	M40	Orion	1:22:21
42	550	Paul	Thompson	M40	East London Runners	1:22:34
43	559	Stephen	Taylor	M40	Orion	1:22:44
44	576	Danny	Fitzsimons	M50	Orion	1:22:49
45	565	Bill	Bennett	M50	Orion	1:23:19
46	568	Taryne	McPherson	W35	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:23:53
47	567	James	Swift	S	ELT	1:24:39
48	590	Jon	Whitehouse	M40	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:26:00
49	580	Grant	Corton	M50	Orion	1:26:05
50	533	Gary	Bartlett	M50	Orion	1:26:28
51	574	Roy	Perrott	M40	Orion	1:26:54
52	539	Andrew	Lunn	M40	Orion	1:27:41
53	500	Richard	Lenghorn	M50	Unaffiliated	1:27:47
54	543	Dominic	Dragonetti	S	East London Runners	1:27:50
55	534	Carel	Cronenberg	M50	VPH&THAC	1:27:51
56	572	Pippa	Dowswell	W45	Orion	1:27:59
57	573	David	Milner	M60	Orion	1:28:19
58	531	Maki	Kimura	W45	Mornington Chasers	1:28:20
59	498	John	Black	M40	Eton Manor	1:28:37
60	509	Bronwen	Johnson	S	VPH&THAC	1:28:39
61	536	Liz	Maidment	W45	Orion	1:29:10
62	549	Will	Packer	S	Unaffiliated	1:29:10
63	496	Avril	Riddick	W55	Mornington Chasers	1:30:07
64	495	Gary	Homewood	M50	Mornington Chasers	1:30:30
65	555	Steve	Harley	M50	Unaffiliated	1:30:48
66	489	Susan	Edwards	W45	WG&EL	1:31:07
67	501	Simon	Haigh	M50	Unaffiliated	1:31:13
68	589	Graeme	Bell	M40	ELT	1:31:31
69	583	Sharon	Wood	W45	Orion	1:31:34
70	553	Gina	Bianchi	W35	Orion	1:31:48
71	535	Nick	Webb	M50	Orion	1:32:09
72	545	Joanne	Plumb	W45	Orion	1:33:08
73	564	Gary	Tovey	S	Orion	1:33:37
74	503	Jenny	Hayman	S	Eton Manor	1:35:03
75	499	Fiona	Crichley	W45	East London Runners	1:35:39
76	510	Janet	Bywater	W45	East London Runners	1:36:15
77	525	Rafaele	Lamour	W45	Mornington Chasers	1:37:50
78	581	Nick	Gorman	M50	East End Road Runners	1:38:37
79	540	Mason	Lunn	S	Unaffiliated	1:40:18
80	582	Andy	Trenier	S	Orion	1:40:24
81	507	Doug	Mansell	M60	East London Runners	1:40:26
82	508	Janine	Durant	W35	Eton Manor	1:40:29
83	579	Julie	Campbell	W55	East London Runners	1:41:01
84	532	Peter	Bulaitis	M60	Orion	1:41:47
85	584	Stuart	McMahon	M40	Unaffiliated	1:42:11
86	506	Fen	Coles	W35	Eton Manor	1:45:27
87	554	Frank	Merrigan	M50	Orion (2nd Claim)	1:47:11
88	537	Sarah	Burns	W35	East London Runners	1:48:03
89	505	Martina	Lee	W35	East End Road Runners	1:56:07
90	530	Jayne	Brown	W45	East London Runners	1:58:45
91	552	Claire	Bryden	W45	Orion	2:01:16
92	526	Dhurmendra	Mistry	M50	Orion	2:01:16
93	588	Emma	Wing	S	East London Runners	2:06:14
94	511	Sarah	Pascal	W35	East London Runners	2:34:00

Photos

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John Hanlon’s Race photos

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Handicap Result

Orion members 10 mile handicap

RacePos	First	Last	Time	H’cap	H’cap Time
38	John	Lynch	1:21:08	00:31:00	00:50:08
69	Sharon	Wood	1:31:34	00:40:00	00:51:34
92	Dhurmendra	Mistry	2:01:16	01:05:00	00:56:16
91	Claire	Bryden	2:01:16	01:05:00	00:56:16
37	Zoe	Woodward	1:20:23	00:24:00	00:56:23
70	Gina	Bianchi	1:31:48	00:35:00	00:56:48
4	Roger	Maidment	1:02:52	00:06:00	00:56:52
51	Roy	Perrott	1:26:54	00:30:00	00:56:54
25	Lucy	Charles	1:15:30	00:18:00	00:57:30
56	Pippa	Dowswell	1:27:59	00:30:00	00:57:59
2	Carl	Fiford	1:02:34	00:04:00	00:58:34
87	Frank	Merrigan	1:47:11	00:48:00	00:59:11
29	Ben	Fisher	1:17:31	00:18:00	00:59:31
61	Liz	Maidment	1:29:10	00:29:00	01:00:10
17	Clare	Thurgood	1:10:33	00:10:00	01:00:33
44	Danny	Fitzsimons	1:22:49	00:22:00	01:00:49
20	Dean	Moy	1:10:54	00:10:00	01:00:54
50	Gary	Bartlett	1:26:28	00:25:00	01:01:28
5	Ian	Clark	1:03:15	00:01:30	01:01:45
35	Hayley	Rogerson	1:19:59	00:18:00	01:01:59
36	James	Tharratt	1:20:05	00:18:00	01:02:05
22	Paul	Cates	1:12:09	00:10:00	01:02:09
57	David	Milner	1:28:19	00:26:00	01:02:19
41	Stephen	Bennett	1:22:21	00:20:00	01:02:21
1	Thomas	Grimes	1:02:24	00:00:00	01:02:24
14	Adam	Baker	1:09:56	00:07:30	01:02:26
27	Zoltan	Fodor	1:17:00	00:14:00	01:03:00
72	Joanne	Plumb	1:33:08	00:30:00	01:03:08
8	Colin	Read	1:06:39	00:03:30	01:03:09
34	Peter	McHugh	1:19:10	00:16:00	01:03:10
39	Alison	Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg	1:21:17	00:18:00	01:03:17
45	Bill	Bennett	1:23:19	00:20:00	01:03:19
21	Adrian	Smith	1:11:54	00:08:30	01:03:24
6	Patrick	Brown	1:05:13	00:01:00	01:04:13
43	Stephen	Taylor	1:22:44	00:18:00	01:04:44
12	Reece	Barclay	1:08:48	00:04:00	01:04:48
46	Taryne	McPherson	1:23:53	00:19:00	01:04:53
52	Andrew	Lunn	1:27:41	00:22:00	01:05:41
49	Grant	Corton	1:26:05	00:20:00	01:06:05
24	Tim	Wright	1:14:12	00:08:00	01:06:12
10	Brian	Jenkins	1:08:07	00:01:30	01:06:37
19	Mark	Dillon	1:10:44	00:04:00	01:06:44
84	Peter	Bulaitis	1:41:47	00:35:00	01:06:47
28	Duncan	Laing	1:17:13	00:10:00	01:07:13
40	David	Brock	1:21:52	00:14:00	01:07:52
23	Giles	Hopkinson	1:13:03	00:05:00	01:08:03
71	Nick	Webb	1:32:09	00:23:00	01:09:09
26	Eric	Paul	1:16:53	00:06:00	01:10:53
73	Gary	Tovey	1:33:37	00:22:00	01:11:37
48	Jon	Whitehouse	1:26:00	00:10:00	01:16:00
80	Andy	Trenier	1:40:24	00:20:00	01:20:24