AFD Annual 5k Handicap Road Challenge

This is the fourth 5k handicap Robbie has run in, I have run in one myself and was seriously considering having another go this year, but bottled it on the day, I need someone out there to kick me up the arse and make me do it next year.

The race is slightly different to most, the handicap is worked out in advance and runners start based on their expected times, so for instance if Joe expected to do the 5k in 30mins, he might start first, Pete can do the 5k in 25 mins, so he starts 5 mins after Joe etc. etc.

Robbie was quite ambitious this year, having completed the 5k in 18’40” last year he upped his expected runtime to 17’30”, hoping to knock a whole minute and 10 seconds off his time.

Positions are always a little fluffy, because of course everything depends on the accuracy of the estimated times, Robbie finished 15th in the actual standings, not sure where he would be ranked if it was done on time only, but he did complete the race in an excellent 17’12” ultimately knocking off 1’28”. This also now represents his fastest ever 5k, previously 18’02” set in a Park Run at Basingstoke April 2013.

Coming in to the final bend in the AFD Boxing day 5k.

Name Athlete Predicited Time Mick’s Predicted Times Handicap Clock Time Actual Time Finish Position
David Hay 31:00 31:00 00:00 26:45 26:45 1
Cathy Stewart 24:30 24:30 06:30 28:22 21:52 2
Niamh Reid-Smith 22:00 21:45 09:15 29:31 20:16 3
Gabi Eglen 22:00 22:00 09:00 29:39 20:39 4
Rebecca Stevens 23:00 23:00 08:00 29:48 21:48 5
Catlin Critchley 23:00 22:45 08:15 29:54 21:39 6
Ben Watson 17:10 17:10 13:50 30:19 16:29 7
Dan Rickards 17:20 17:20 13:40 30:26 16:46 8
Katie Bingle 20:45 20:30 10:30 30:28 19:58 9
Rebekah Pantony 20:00 19:55 11:05 30:31 19:26 10
Billy Smith 20:00 19:00 12:00 30:33 18:33 11
Eloise Milbourn 20:30 19:45 11:15 30:39 19:24 12
Niall Flemming 15:00 15:00 16:00 30:40 14:40 13
Lily Partridge 16:40 16:35 14:25 30:41 16:16 14
Robbie Coupland 17:30 17:30 13:30 30:43 17:13 15
Jonny Hay 15:00 14:50 16:10 30:43 14:33 16
Steph Twell 16:40 16:40 14:20 30:45 16:25 17
Steve Connor 18:00 18:00 13:00 30:46 17:46 18
Sam Eglen 15:30 15:30 15:30 30:47 15:17 19
Poppy Disley-May 20:45 20:15 10:45 30:49 20:04 20
Emelia Górecka 16:20 16:20 14:40 30:49 16:09 21
Ruth Haynes 18:00 18:00 13:00 30:50 17:50 22
Ian Bailey 15:10 15:10 15:50 30:56 15:06 23
Charlie Purdue 16:00 16:10 14:50 30:57 16:07 24
William Davis 16:10 16:20 14:40 30:59 16:19 25
Mona Jäppinen 18:30 18:30 12:30 31:05 18:35 26
Tara De Klerc 20:00 20:15 10:45 31:05 20:20 27
Molly Pocock 22:00 21:30 09:30 31:06 21:36 28
Michael Try 19:20 19:45 12:15 31:07 18:52 29
Claire Arnold 18:00 18:00 13:00 31:09 18:09 30
Toby Smith 16:00 15:40 15:20 31:10 15:50 31
Jake Cvetkovic 17:00 17:05 13:55 31:17 17:22 32
Matt Arnold 16:00 16:15 14:45 31:24 16:39 33
Lizzy Squibs 20:00 20:05 10:55 31:28 20:33 34
Chris Try 18:15 18:15 12:45 31:37 18:52 35
Richard Allen 16:00 15:45 15:15 31:44 16:29 36
Charlie Critchley 16:00 16:00 15:00 31:52 16:52 37
Robert Hislop 17:00 17:00 14:00 32:17 18:17 38
Andrew Hislop 19:00 19:00 12:00 32:22 20:22 39