2023 Motavation Series

Kidlington Running Club has organised the Mota-vation Summer Road Race Series since the late 1980s, a series of five road races, each approximately four miles, held monthly at various venues in Oxfordshire on Thursday nights. The 2023 dates are:

RACE 1 – THURSDAY 27th April 7:00 PM
CHARLTON-ON-OTMOOR RECREATION GROUND

RACE 2 – THURSDAY 25th May 7.15 PM START
BLETCHINGDON RECREATION GROUND

RACE 3 – THURSDAY 29th June 7.30 PM START
COMBE RECREATION GROUND

RACE 4 – THURSDAY 27th July 7.30 PM START
COMBE RECREATION GROUND (TWO LAP COURSE)

RACE 5 – THURSDAY 31st August 7.00 PM START
STRATFIELD BRAKE

RACE 5 – THURSDAY 31st August 7.00 PM START
STRATFIELD BRAKE

045   00:25:00   Darren NASH
050   00:25:04   Tom BRADFORD
059   00:25:15   Martyn FOSTER
061   00:25:22   Anthony Stonehouse
068   00:25:33   Donna ALLEN
078   00:26:14   Richard HART
096   00:26:28   Paul TAYLOR
107   00:27:01   Stephen YEOMANS
130   00:27:45   Ian MALCOLM
140   00:28:28   Simon WOOLLEY
146   00:28:54   Mark ATKINS
170   00:29:57   David BUNNEY
233   00:33:07   Suzie FIELD
240   00:33:35   Bethan GREENAWAY
243   00:33:47   Steve FRAME
244   00:33:50   Anwen GREENAWAY
273   00:36:16   Helen ROBEY
313   00:42:00   Sarah HARRISON
325   00:48:34   Lisa MOULDER

Full Results: HERE

RACE 4 – THURSDAY 27th July 7.30 PM START
COMBE RECREATION GROUND (TWO LAP COURSE)

Back to Combe for the hilly version.  

043   00:26:42   Mark NORRIS
059   00:27:18   Anthony Stonehouse
074   00:27:57   Darren NASH
086   00:28:19   Martyn FOSTER
091   00:28:32   Donna ALLEN
113   00:29:56   Richard HART
115   00:29:54   Stephen YEOMANS**
148   00:31:43   Susie MORGAN
163   00:32:17   Simon WOOLLEY
166   00:32:21   Paul TAYLOR
180   00:33:12   Mark ATKINS
221   00:34:42   David BUNNEY
264   00:37:29   Bethan GREENAWAY
266   00:37:33   Anwen GREENAWAY
299   00:40:49   Helen ROBEY
354   00:50:58   Sally ORMISTON
356   00:53:59   Lisa MOULDER

Full Results: HERE

RACE 3 – THURSDAY 29th June 7.30 PM START
COMBE RECREATION GROUND

A beautiful summer evening, ideal for racing.

032     23:06    Mark Norris  

048     23:56    Darren Nash

086     25:16    Martyn Foster

091     25:15    Donna Allen  ** 

120     26:45    Richard Hart

134     27:02    Paul Taylor

137     27:19   Ian Malcolm 

162     28:11    Susie Morgan

181     29:12    Mark Atkins

240     31:04    Suzanne Field

281     33:10    Anwen Greenaway

300     34:30    Bethan Greenaway 

368     41:11    Richard Tew

378     47:59    Lisa Moulder

379     50:01    Jessica Tew

Full Results: Race 3

RACE 2 – THURSDAY 25th May 7:15 PM

BLETCHINGDON RECREATION GROUND

A sunny evening and such a contrast from Race 1.

The results show the finishing position and the chip time so Ian and Bethan have the bragging rights.

043     25:21    Mark Norris  

050     25:54    Darren Nash

076     26:42    Richard Cripps

096     27:28    Tom Bradford

107     27:53    Martyn Foster

112     27:51    Donna Allen

136     28:37    Steve Yeomans

141     28:53    Richard Hart

154     29:28    Paul Taylor

156     29:26    Ian Malcolm   (Chip Time)

186     30:45    Susie Morgan

200     31:22    Simon Woolley

282     34:19    Phillppa Martindale

295     34:43    Suzanne Field

311     36:00    Anwen Greenaway

313     36:19    David Bunney

320     36:17    Bethan Greenaway (Chip Time)

401     44:12    Sarah Harrison

409     46:16    Richard Tew

418     49:08    Sally Ormiston

421     53:37    Lisa Moulder

422     54:09    Jessica Tew

Full Results: HERE

RACE 1 – THURSDAY 27th April 7:00 PM

CHARLTON-ON-OTMOOR RECREATION GROUND

18 Harriers took on the first race in the Motavation series (it remains hugely popular for Harriers of all abilities!) - the weather was biblical but that didn't stop our runners from these great achievements:

036     0:31:08     Richard Cripps

084     0:33:11     Darren Nash

113     0:34:23     Donna Allen

122     0:34:52     Stephen Yeomans

127     0:34:55     Martyn Foster

133     0:35:14     Richard Hart

159     0:35:54     Paul Taylor

162     0:36:22     Ian Malcolm

184     0:38:00     Simon Woolley

186     0:37:41     Susie Morgan

233     0:39:55     Philippa Martindale

311     0:43:31     Anwen Greenaway

324     0:44:10     Steve Frame

411     0:55:14     Sarah Harrison

412     0:55:16     Richard Tew

421     1:01:13     Sally Ormiston

426     1:06:54     Lisa Moulder

427     1:06:49     Jessica Tew

Full Results: HERE