Held every 2 months instead of a training session we race a 3 mile handicap which is free to enter for all club members. It is your chance to beat the handicap and claim victory.
As it is a handicap race, every runner has the chance of finishing first regardless of ability (prospective members are also welcome but please contact the Club Secretary in advance). It is you against your predicted 5k time. We are currently trialing signup via the Spond app to speed up the process on the evening. Please click attend in Spond if you are wanting to run.
The Handicap Course
Starting at the end of Industry Road behind Crosslings, run out of the industrial estate and turn right onto Benfield Road. At Crosslings corner turn right along the coast road towards West Street. When you reach the top of West Street turn right and follow the path down West Street to the corner of West Street and Rutland Road where you will turn right again. Run past Western Community Primary School along Rutland Road which merges onto Alderwood Crescent. Turn right at Appletree Gardens and run along the street towards Benfield Road. At Benfield Road turn right and run up the road until you reach Industry Road again and turn right back into the industrial estate and finish where you started.
This event is not traffic-free and is ran on pavements so please ensure you stick to the pavement where possible and watch out for any turning vehicles. There aren’t many junctions you have to cross but please be wary of your surroundings. We do not have right of way so please be careful of pedestrians, dogs, cyclists and driveways.
Latest Handicap Result
13th February 2024
Position | Name | Time | Handicap | Actual Time |
1 | Chris Checkley | 27.26 | 4.30 | 22.56 |
2 | Ami Short (Guest) | 28.04 | 6.00 | 22.04 |
3 | Audrey Herdman (Guest) | 28.23 | 7.30 | 20.53 |
4 | Louise Johnson | 28.55 | 8.30 | 20.25 |
5 | Andy Lovell | 28.56 | 10.00 | 18.56 |
6 | Alan Langford | 29.03 | 7.00 | 22.03 |
7 | Pete Jobes | 29.11 | 10.20 | 18.51 |
8 | Lucy Stutt (J) | 29.15 | 1.30 | 27.45 |
9 | Mimi Forrest | 29.20 | 10.00 | 19.20 |
10 | Jonathan Smith | 29.22 | 10.50 | 18.32 |
11 | Shaun Buckle | 29.26 | 7.00 | 22.26 |
12 | Vicki Addison | 29.28 | 5.10 | 24.18 |
13 | Megan Turner | 29.31 | 6.00 | 23.31 |
14 | Joe Coyne | 29.36 | 2.30 | 27.06 |
15 | David Slater | 29.39 | 10.40 | 18.59 |
16 | Rachel Barnes | 29.43 | 10.00 | 19.43 |
17 | Alex Smith (J) | 29.45 | 13.10 | 16.35 |
18 | Katherine White | 29.45 | 6.30 | 23.15 |
19 | Emma Johnson | 29.47 | 6.00 | 23.47 |
20 | Alex Bradley | 29.49 | 13.00 | 16.49 |
21 | Eliott Irwin | 29.50 | 11.50 | 18.00 |
22 | Andrew Horwood | 29.52 | 8.10 | 21.42 |
23 | Fergus Adamson | 29.55 | 6.00 | 23.55 |
24 | Kamlesh Sreekissoon | 29.55 | 8.10 | 21.45 |
25 | Lauren Morgan | 29.57 | 4.40 | 25.17 |
26 | Charlotte Redhead | 29.59 | 10.30 | 19.29 |
27 | Alex Cook | 30.04 | 12.00 | 18.04 |
28 | Gary Wright | 30.09 | 9.10 | 20.59 |
29 | Ian Sanderson | 30.11 | 8.30 | 21.41 |
30 | Michael Coppen | 30.14 | 9.50 | 20.24 |
31 | Craig Buchanan | 30.16 | 11.30 | 18.46 |
32 | Chris George | 30.17 | 11.30 | 18.47 |
33 | Peter Foreman | 30.22 | 8.10 | 22.12 |
34 | Ellie Reed | 30.25 | 12.00 | 18.25 |
35 | Anastasia Kuzmina | 30.34 | 5.00 | 25.34 |
36 | Paul Inskip | 30.40 | 5.30 | 25.10 |
37 | David Pace | 30.42 | 3.00 | 27.42 |
38 | Mary Parkin (J) | 30.45 | 10.40 | 20.05 |
39 | Pauline Chaplin | 30.49 | 3.00 | 27.49 |
40 | Helena Walsater | 30.51 | 8.00 | 22.51 |
41 | James Mckenzie | 30.59 | 13.40 | 17.19 |
42 | Anna Palacin (J) | 30.59 | 10.00 | 20.59 |
43 | Jason Wall (changed) | 31.00 | 10.00 | 21.00 |
44 | Sarah Lemon | 31.08 | 9.30 | 21.38 |
45 | Martin Brown | 31.28 | 11.00 | 20.28 |
46 | Janette Kilgour | 31.40 | -2.00 | 33.40 |
47 | Mandy Hood | 31.40 | 4.00 | 27.40 |
48 | George Routledge | 31.41 | -5.00 | 36.41 |
49 | Colin McEntee | 31.43 | -2.00 | 33.43 |
50 | Willard Wright | 31.45 | 10.00 | 21.45 |
51 | Stephen Mackenzie | 32.05 | 11.10 | 20.55 |
Previous Handicap Results
13th February 2024
19th December 2023
24th October 2023
17th August 2023
13th June 2023
7th February 2023
22nd December 2022
18th October 2022
16th August 2022
14th June 2022
1st February 2022
Handicap Explained
The handicap is a 3 mile race but with a staggered start. Runners will start on their handicap time which are in your Spond profile. If you do not have a handicap time please let someone ins the club know and we can arrange one for you. Handicap start times are based on previous results, parkrun times and local race results.
The clock will start with the slowest runner. Everyone else will then start in order of slowest to fastest based on their predicted 5k time. The idea is everyone finishes at the exact same time if each runner runs their predicted time exactly. However, the handicap is designed to encourage improvement for all runners regardless of their ability and gives everyone the chance of winning. An example of a handicap race if we have 4 runners running, this is what the results will look like:
Position | Name | Time | Handicap | Actual Time |
1 | Adam Adamson | 29:30 | 5:00 | 24:30 |
2 | Brenda Benson | 29:40 | 0:00 | 29:40 |
3 | Carl Carlson | 29:45 | 6:00 | 23:45 |
4 | David Davidson | 30:00 | 7:00 | 23:00 |
In the above example, Adam Adamson starts 5 minutes after Brenda Benson but finished 10 seconds quicker than Brenda running 5:10 quicker over the distance. Carl and David were close behind but could not catch Adam and Brenda in time over 3 miles. David in fact ran 3 miles at the exact time he was predicted to run it.