Road Racing – Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC

Report – Parris Handicap Final Race

BHAC-Reporter — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:45:23 +0000

22 July 2026 – Norman Park. A good turnout of 25 runners took part in the final race of the 2026 Parris Handicap series, in which club members face added competition from fellow runners at PWR and BVAC.

Fastest male and female runners on the night, and not for the first time in the series, were father and daughter Leon and Evie De Bruyn.

But first over the line at the end of the race was 2nd starter Karen Samuel, who was closely followed by Lewis Fishlock and Ian Scott taking 2nd and 3rd. Lewis and Ian went into the race level at the top of the overall standings, with Lewis holding on to his 2 minute 15 second ‘headstart’ over Ian on the night by just 6 seconds to win the Series – a fittingly tight finish and a great end to the series.

The results of this event are below while results of all races in the series to date and the overall series positions are here

Runner	Race No.	Club	Handicap	Start Time	Finish Time	Actual Time	Handicap Points event 4
Karen Samuel	139	BVAC	0:02:15	19:02:15	19:29:43	0:27:28	25
Lewis Fishlock	125	BBHAC	0:07:30	19:07:30	19:29:45	0:22:15	24
Ian Scott	137	BBHAC	0:09:45	19:09:45	19:29:51	0:20:06	23
Joshua Baker	142	Petts Wood	0:09:00	19:09:00	19:29:54	0:20:54	22
David Groom	121	Petts Wood	0:06:30	19:06:30	19:30:01	0:23:31	21
Nick Barber	136	BBHAC	0:05:30	19:05:30	19:30:08	0:24:38	20
Elizabeth Bunn	119	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:17	0:24:17	19
Damian Hayes	124	BBHAC	0:11:00	19:11:00	19:30:26	0:19:26	18
Paolo Lancini	122	BBHAC	0:12:15	19:12:15	19:30:29	0:18:14	17
James Webber	140	BBHAC	0:10:00	19:10:00	19:30:37	0:20:37	16
Philip Bunn	120	BBHAC	0:12:00	19:12:00	19:30:41	0:18:41	15
Olivia Senbanjo	141	Petts Wood	0:01:45	19:01:45	19:30:42	0:28:57	14
Tabitha Rogers	135	Petts Wood	0:06:15	19:06:15	19:30:48	0:24:33	13
Leon De Bruyn	129	BBHAC	0:13:30	19:13:30	19:30:54	0:17:24	12
Angela Powell	133	BBHAC	0:05:00	19:05:00	19:30:58	0:25:58	11
Nigel Bewsher	127	BBHAC	0:06:15	19:06:15	19:31:00	0:24:45	10
Andrew Lawes	118	BBHAC	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:17	0:24:02	9
Agne Zavistanavice	131	Petts Wood	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:31:23	0:25:23	8
Chris Fishlock	126	BBHAC	0:10:30	19:10:30	19:31:25	0:20:55	7
Seva Ivanov	138	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:31:26	0:21:56	6
Katy Sugden	123	BBHAC	0:08:30	19:08:30	19:31:44	0:23:14	5
Jamie White	132	Petts Wood	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:31:46	0:22:16	4
Paul Munday	134	Petts Wood	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:46	0:24:31	3
Luigi Arcuri	128	BBHAC	0:06:30	19:06:30	19:31:50	0:25:20	2
Evie De Bruyn	130	BBHAC	0:12:00	19:12:00	19:32:49	0:20:49	1

Report – Parris Handicap Race 3

BHAC-Reporter — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:31:41 +0000

2 July 2026 – Norman Park. The question of the day – was it 3rd time lucky or was this clever planning?

Was it lucky Iain chose the Thursday night for this one, which avoided a clash with Wednesday’s England match?
Was it lucky that the event finally had Summer weather?
Was it lucky that 18 of tonight’s 21 runners finished within a 2 minute window?

You can make your own mind up on those, but clearly Ian Scott made his own luck to be first over the finish line. Ian was just a few seconds ahead of Lewis Fishlock and Steve Evenden, while scratchman Philip Bunn was (again) fastest on the night, and Liz Bunn made it a family double as quickest female finisher.

With one event to go in the Series Ian and Lewis are level on points, followed by Liz and then Olivia Senbanjo (despite her absence from this week’s event). The results of this event are below while results of all races in the series to date and the overall series positions are here

Runner	Race No.	Club	Handicap	Start Time	Finish Time	Actual Time	Handicap Points event 3
Ian Scott	116	BBHAC	0:09:45	19:09:45	19:30:03	0:20:18	21
Lewis Fishlock	105	BBHAC	0:07:30	19:07:30	19:30:09	0:22:39	20
Steve Evenden	107	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:30:12	0:20:42	19
Elizabeth Bunn	100	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:22	0:24:22	18
Barry Horgan	113	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:30:29	0:21:44	17
Karen Samuel	117	BVAC	0:02:15	19:02:15	19:30:34	0:28:19	16
Liam Redmond	102	Striders	0:11:15	19:11:15	19:30:35	0:19:20	15
Darren Woods	98	Striders	0:08:15	19:08:15	19:30:36	0:22:21	14
Mark Ellison	97	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:38	0:24:38	13
Dave Leal	109	BBHAC	0:03:45	19:03:45	19:30:55	0:27:10	12
Chris Fishlock	106	BBHAC	0:10:30	19:10:30	19:30:58	0:20:28	11
Agne Zavistanavice	111	Petts Wood	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:31:03	0:25:03	10
Philip Bunn	101	BBHAC	0:12:30	19:12:30	19:31:15	0:18:45	9
Seva Ivanov	108	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:31:16	0:21:46	8
Damian Hayes	114	BBHAC	0:11:00	19:11:00	19:31:16	0:20:16	7
William Brindley	99	BBHAC	0:09:45	19:09:45	19:31:17	0:21:32	6
Jamie White	110	Petts Wood	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:31:49	0:22:19	5
Greg Farrell	115	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:32:02	0:23:17	4
Haki Bardhi	112	Petts Wood	0:12:00	19:12:00	19:32:39	0:20:39	3
Mark Burgess	103	Petts Wood	0:08:15	19:08:15	19:33:03	0:24:48	2
Katy Sugden	104	BBHAC	0:08:30	19:08:30	19:35:59	0:27:29	1

Report – Parris Handicap Race 2

BHAC-Reporter — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:59:29 +0000

10 June 2026 – The weather for Race 2 of this Summer’s series was a bit better than Race 1, as we mostly managed to dodge the showers this time.

A good turnout of 26 runners saw some excellent performances and several very close finishes. It was not close at the front though as first timer Agne Zavistanavice outwitted the handicapper with a win by nearly 2 minutes. Cameron Swatton and Olivia Senbanjo completed a clean sweep of the top three for Petts Wood Runners.

Olivia’s latest PB sees her in the overall lead after two events with Lewis Fishlock and Ian Scott not far behind (see Parris Handicap page for overall rankings).

Fastest male and female runners on the night were Philip Bunn and Liane Evans in 18.51 and 23.49 respectively. The next event in the series will be on Thursday 2nd July.

Runner	Race No.	Club	Handicap	Start Time	Finish Time	Actual Time	Handicap Points event 2
Agne Zavistanavice	82	Petts Wood	0:03:00	19:03:00	19:26:54	0:23:54	26
Cameron Swatton	71	Petts Wood	0:09:00	19:09:00	19:28:51	0:19:51	25
Olivia Senbanjo	91	Petts Wood	0:00:45	19:00:45	19:28:59	0:28:14	24
Lewis Fishlock	74	BBHAC	0:07:00	19:07:00	19:29:33	0:22:33	23
Josh Baker	96	Petts Wood	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:29:34	0:20:49	22
Ian Scott	83	BBHAC	0:09:45	19:09:45	19:30:01	0:20:16	21
Jacob Fenwick-Read	78	Other	0:07:30	19:07:30	19:30:03	0:22:33	20
Elizabeth Bunn	79	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:04	0:24:04	19
Steven Pairman	92	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:30:04	0:21:19	18
Tim Preece	90	Other	0:04:00	19:04:00	19:30:08	0:26:08	17
Seva Ivanov	89	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:30:24	0:20:54	16
Angela Powell	75	BBHAC	0:05:00	19:05:00	19:30:31	0:25:31	15
Matthew Maddocks	93	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:30:38	0:21:08	14
James Webber	88	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:42	0:24:42	13
Jamie White	86	Petts Wood	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:30:46	0:21:16	12
Barry Horgan	77	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:30:47	0:22:02	11
Nigel Bewsher	85	BBHAC	0:06:15	19:06:15	19:30:49	0:24:34	10
Luigi Arcuri	84	BBHAC	0:06:30	19:06:30	19:30:59	0:24:29	9
Paul Munday	81	Petts Wood	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:00	0:23:45	8
Liane Evans	87	Other	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:04	0:23:49	7
Tabitha Rogers	72	Petts Wood	0:06:15	19:06:15	19:31:16	0:25:01	6
Philip Bunn	80	BBHAC	0:12:30	19:12:30	19:31:21	0:18:51	5
Karen Samuel	95	BVAC	0:04:00	19:04:00	19:31:39	0:27:39	4
Andrew Lawes	70	BBHAC	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:43	0:24:28	3
Adrian Stocks	94	BBHAC	0:08:00	19:08:00	19:31:45	0:23:45	2
Katy Sugden	76	BBHAC	0:08:30	19:08:30	19:33:46	0:25:16	1

Report – Parris Handicap Race 1

BHAC-Reporter — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:03:08 +0000

13 May 2026 – Dark skies, a temperature more appropriate for February than May greeted the 23 runners competing in Race 1 of the four events in the 2026 summer Parris Handicap series. A heavy shower shortly after the start no doubt made some of them (and a few marshals) question their decision to toe the line but by the end everyone was smiling, with strong finishes aplenty.

Olivia Senbanjo of Petts Wood Runners started first and was not caught. This achievement reflected Olivia’s continuation of her impressive track record from last year of running a course PB every time she has competed. Olivia was followed home by Ian Scott and Lewis Fishlock.

Fastest male and female runners on the night were Leon and Evie De Bruyn in 17.06 and 19.39 respectively. The next event in the series will be on Wednesday 10 June.

Runner	Race No.	Club	Handicap	Start Time	Finish Time	Actual Time	Handicap Points event 1
Olivia Senbanjo	68	Petts Wood	0:00:00	19:00:00	19:29:14	0:29:14	23
Ian Scott	59	BBHAC	0:09:15	19:09:15	19:29:24	0:20:09	22
Lewis Fishlock	63	BBHAC	0:06:30	19:06:30	19:29:33	0:23:03	21
Joshua Baker	69	Petts Wood	0:08:30	19:08:30	19:29:35	0:21:05	20
Elizabeth Bunn	48	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:09	0:24:09	19
Steven Pairman	65	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:30:17	0:21:32	18
Dave Leal	64	BBHAC	0:03:45	19:03:45	19:30:23	0:26:38	17
Tim Preece	56	Other	0:04:00	19:04:00	19:30:26	0:26:26	16
Mark Ellison	47	BBHAC	0:06:00	19:06:00	19:30:28	0:24:28	15
Greg Farrell	55	BBHAC	0:08:45	19:08:45	19:30:29	0:21:44	14
Seva Ivanov	66	BBHAC	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:30:34	0:21:04	13
Leon De Bruyn	50	BBHAC	0:13:30	19:13:30	19:30:36	0:17:06	12
Luigi Arcuri	60	BBHAC	0:06:30	19:06:30	19:30:38	0:24:08	11
Nigel Bewsher	61	BBHAC	0:06:15	19:06:15	19:30:40	0:24:25	10
Liane Evans	52	Other	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:30:51	0:23:36	9
Paul Munday	53	Petts Wood	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:31:05	0:23:50	8
Jamie White	57	Petts Wood	0:09:30	19:09:30	19:31:08	0:21:38	7
Chris Fishlock	62	BBHAC	0:10:30	19:10:30	19:31:24	0:20:54	6
Damian Hayes	67	BBHAC	0:11:00	19:11:00	19:31:26	0:20:26	5
Evie De Bruyn	51	BBHAC	0:12:00	19:12:00	19:31:39	0:19:39	4
Karen Samuel	58	BVAC	0:04:00	19:04:00	19:32:00	0:28:00	3
Mark Burgess	54	Petts Wood	0:08:15	19:08:15	19:32:04	0:23:49	2
Andrew Lawes	49	BBHAC	0:07:15	19:07:15	19:32:12	0:24:57	1

Report Ted Pepper 2026

BHAC-Reporter — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:23:28 +0000

4 May 2026 – The annual Ted Pepper Memorial 10k race took place, starting and finishing at the Norman Park Community Sports Centre. The race saw 295 runners complete the course, the winner being Kevin Fini from Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, finishing in 35:05, with Ewan Stone of South London Harriers 2nd in 35:08, and Blackheath’s Roger Vilardell 3rd in 35:18. Emily McKane was first woman home in 41:59, followed by Jennie Butler (42:31) from Blackheath and Yvette Dore of Dulwich Runners 3rd in 42:45.

Full results can be viewed here –https://events.sportsystems.co.uk/results/?eid=3855&rid=6078

Report London Marathon 2026

BHAC-Reporter — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:19:19 +0000

26 April 2026 - London

With 32 finishers the club were very well represented. Perhaps fittingly in the largest field in the event’s long history, this was the highest number of club members finishing since 2015. Moreover, for the second consecutive year over half of our runners finished in under 3 hours, including 3 under 2:30, and 10 under 2:45.

Among numerous impressive runs and PBs, the standout was Andrea Clement, who broke the women’s club record by 21 minutes, clocking 2:32:11. This placed Andrea 3rd female among the mass start (15th overall) and we believe ranks as 3rd fastest GB FV40 of all time.

Ollie Knowles retained the men’s Club Champion title, recording 2:25:20, a 2 minute PB, and well inside the top 100 finishers among the masses. Even closer to the (very) sharp end was second claim member Charlie Davis, in 2:14:48.

Full results in the table below and a selection of photos below that

Oliver Knowles	02:25:50
James Meader	02:29:00
Hugo Mathew	02:29:03
Dylan Mitchard	02:31:38
Andrea Clement	02:32:11
Harry Deans	02:39:35
William Reedman-White	02:41:11
Alistair Love	02:43:36
Ben Hakki	02:44:02
Nick Clegg	02:44:35
Luca Ercolani	02:47:32
Leon De Bruyn	02:47:37
Micah Evans	02:47:39
Matt Draper	02:49:23
Doug Varney	02:51:42
Tom Desborough	02:56:16
Mathieu Ducep	02:56:18
Graeme Lugar	02:58:50
James Saker-Todd	03:01:52
Danan Truong	03:11:42
Paul Kerekgryarto	03:16:23
Imogen McLennan	03:20:35
Jason Meers	03:22:23
Trang Nguyen	03:23:29
Steve Hough	03:25:29
Steve Evenden	03:32:47
Martin Parkinson	03:32:36
Ian Montgomery	03:42:50
Rich Hall	03:59:09
Greg Bull	04:19:03
Jackie Montgomery	05:16:59
Charlie Davis (2nd claim)	02:14:48

Report Zuiderpark Parkrun Trip

BHAC-Reporter — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:29:01 +0000

7 February 2026 - The Hague

A group of over 25 club members along with a handful of guests from Petts Wood Runners and Bromley Vets travelled to The Hague in the Netherlands to take part in Zuiderpark Parkrun, securing the letter “Z” for the popular parkrun alphabet challenge.

The group departed on Friday morning, arriving in The Hague in the evening and enjoyed a relaxed meal and drinks together ahead of parkrun day.

On Saturday morning runners made their way to Zuiderpark, with some choosing to run to the start while others made use of the city’s efficient tram network. The event attracted 187 participants, including 83 runners from the UK, giving the morning a strong British presence.

Zuiderpark offers a fast, flat, two-lap course set within a pleasant park environment, and members produced some excellent performances:

Philip Bunn secured 1st place overall
Oliver Treasure finished 9th
James Webber achieved a top-10 placing
Katy Sugden was 2nd lady

In addition Iain Swatton, Dave Beadle, Jenny Leng (PWR) and Ian Montgomery all completed their alphabet challenge at Zuiderpark.

Following the parkrun, a number of the group took the opportunity to explore The Hague, enjoying a guided tour and taking in the history and character of this attractive city before returning to the UK on Saturday evening.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend that showcased the very best of the club — strong performances, friendship and shared achievement. Thank you to everyone who travelled and took part; your enthusiasm and support made the trip so memorable.

Report Valencia Marathon

ClubPresident — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:48:20 +0000

7 December 2025 -
Report by Tom Desborough

On a dark and mild Sunday morning, 18 Heathens braved the Valencia streets with 26.2 miles ahead of them.

The BBHAC pack was led home by Dylan Mitchard, who produced a storming two-minute PB running 2:29:00. Next home was marathon specialist Fintan Parkinson in 2:34:27, with Sam Douglass close behind in 2:34:54, a four-minute personal best.

Ben Hakki delivered an outstanding performance, shattering his personal best by five and a half minutes to achieve 2:38:15. Nick Clegg completed the sub-2:40 contingent with an impressive 2:39:41. Achieving this in just his second marathon, after 2:44:16 in Manchester, marks notable progress. Not far behind, Josh Kennedy and Kev Fini celebrated personal bests, with Josh finishing in 2:42:04 and Kev close behind in 2:42:19.

Second claimer Will Senbanjo crossed the line next in 2:43:43, followed by fellow former Petts Wood runner Roger Vilardell, who bravely battled hamstring issues to finish in 2:43:55. Tom Desborough took 13 minutes off his PB with a 2:47:20 in just his second marathon. Shortly after, Luca Ercolani finished in 2:49:22, just four weeks after a 2:46:57 in New York. Alistair Love followed, finishing in 2:49:42.

Paul Sharpe finished in 2:57:44 for another sub-3 performance. Paolo Lancini completed the sub-3 club for B&B, coming home in 2:58:05. An impressive run on his debut!

Scott Poulier followed in 3:10:53, then Zoe Fiander, Orpington Road Runner’s second claimer, in 3:12:50. Will Brindley followed, completing his 52nd marathon in 3:26:23. Rounding off the impressive contingent was Simon Harris, who finished in 3:39:10, and François Berrier (3.50.00) closing out a memorable day for all.

We did have one casualty on the course: Pete Brooks had to drop out at 18km due to severe Achilles pain. His dad and Past President Nick Brooks offered great support out on the course.

Parris Handicap 25 June

ClubPresident — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:34:21 +0000

Parris Handicap Race 3 – 25th June Report
Race 3 of the Parris Handicap series took place on Wednesday 25th June at Norman Park, with 31 runners taking part from four local clubs.

First place on the night went to Zach Evans (BBHAC), with David Olver (Beckenham Running Club) finishing second, and Seva Ivanov (BBHAC) taking third. The three fastest runners over the 5k course were:
● James Brinkley (PWR) – 18:44
● Zach Evans (BBHAC) – 18:48
● Paul Sharp (BBHAC) – 18:51

After three events, the overall standings are shaping up for a tight finish:
● Seva Ivanov (BBHAC) leads with 93 points
● Mark Ellison (BBHAC) is close behind on 90 points
● Darren Corneille (BBHAC) sits in third with 80 points

The final race in the series takes place on Tuesday 15th July, and it’s set to be an exciting conclusion as we look to crown the overall winner.

Please see the results and standings on the Parris Handicap page:

Paris Handicap – Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC

Parris Summer Handicap June 5th

ClubPresident — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:25:52 +0000

This evening (June 5th) saw the second in the summer Parris Handicap series. 32 runners enjoyed the 5k event.

Congratulations to Mark Ellison who fooled the handicapper to be first home by 15 seconds. All 32 runners finished within 5 minutes of Mark, with fastest on the night being Leon De Bruyn in 17.08.

The combined scores, after the two events are below –

After two events, Mark Ellison and Seva Ivanov are tied in first place, with Darren Corneille close behind in third. With two races still to come, there’s everything to play for.

The next race takes place on Wednesday 25th June – see you there!