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Saturday saw the first ever OW Dorm Run take place, we caught up with Lucy Smithson, our Alumni Relations Officer who gave us a rundown of the day.

"Saturday 24th March saw the first ever OW Dorm Run take place in the school grounds, and what a morning we had.

Despite the cold temperatures, the weather didn’t dampen the spirits of our runners and their spectators. It was great to welcome a number of our OWs, running enthusiasts, parents, current pupils and staff, to take on the historic 3.8 mile course. Runners were started by Will Robinson, Head of Outdoor Education, as they took the familiar route around the school.


A mix of mud, sweat and determination saw all of our runners complete the course, including the infamous ‘Fred’s Hill’.

Completing the race was even more of an achievement for OW Robert Barlow, who went over on his ankle early on (later deemed broken) and still made it around the course with the encouragement of Sports Director Chris Plume.

The race was won by non-OW Linton Taylor, elder brother to current pupil Stefan Taylor, in an impressive time of 19:56, just 01:21 short of Jack Buckner’s record set in 1980.

The remainder of the runners followed soon after too big applause from all those on the sidelines, and of course the coveted OW Dorm Run medal. They then tucked in to hot pork rolls and a selection of gorgeous cakes made by Ranby parent Juliana Di Lenardo from Vintage Home Bakery.

It was lovely to see so many new faces, many of which hadn’t been back to the school for a number of years. We are certainly looking forward to next year’s event where we hope to see many more of you."

Results 

Position

Name

Time

House

Year

1

Linton Taylor

19:56

NOW

 

2

Darren Ellis

25:43:00

Shirley

1996 - 2001

3

Nicholas Keaste

25:57:00

Pelham

Current

4

Matt Stephenson

26:02:00

Shirley

1993 - 1998

5

George Lee

26:53:00

NOW

 

6

Sam Koon

27:56:00

Staff

 

7

Ian Parkin

28:08:00

Staff

 

8

Gavin Horgan

28:21:00

Staff

 

9

Hugo Leefe

28:24:00

Talbot

2009 - 2014

10

Huw Ab-Jones

28:37:00

Talbot

2009 - 2014

11

Martin Rose

28:53:00

Pelham

Current

12

Toby Ward

29:25:00

Shirley

1987 - 1992

13

Bill Taylor

29:48:00

NOW

 

14

Ceri Thorman

30:51:00

Current

 

15

Chloe Sanders

30:57:00

Current

 

16

Mark Lloyd

32:36:00

NOW

 

17

Lucy Turner

32:54:00

Derry

1998 - 2003

18

Will Robinson

33:31:00

Staff

 

19

Andrew Watson

34:01:00

NOW

 

20

Phoebe Leach

35:00:00

Derry

2012 - 2017

21

Ben Peck

37:48:00

Shirley

1994 - 1999

22

Clare Willgoose

38:34:00

NOW

 

23

Rachel Rose

40:05:00

NOW

 

24

Charity Rose

41:43:00

 

 

25

Rachel Bean

42:30:00

NOW

 

26

Sebastian Willars

42:30:00

Pelham

 

27

Robert Barlow

47:16:00

Shirley

1985 - 1989

28

Chris Plume

47:20:00

Staff

 

Save the date - Saturday 30th March!

Photos courtesy of Jerry Wong