2019 Broadway Tower Hill Run
2019 Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run
Today, in my series entitled "where I was taking photos this time last year", I'm looking at the Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run which takes place from Broadway in Worcestershire. It's about 38M from Oxford.
The organiser's Facebook page says "The Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run is a 5M multi-terrain race, mainly off road, taking in the beautiful countryside around Broadway - the route will include stretches of footpaths and side roads, meadows and some farm tracks". "The race raises funds for the Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven." Last year's race took place on Wed Jun 5th 2019 and this year's race was to have taken place today (Wed Jun 3rd 2020). Because of the corona virus, it has had to be cancelled.
By the way, you can click on any of the photos on this web page to see the photo in hi-res.
The route of the race
Wikipedia says "Broadway is a large village within the Cotswolds, situated in the far southeast of Worcestershire and very close to the Gloucestershire border. It is midway between the towns of Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh. The village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment. The 'broad way' is the wide grass-fringed main street, centred on the Green, which is lined with red chestnut trees and honey-coloured Cotswold limestone buildings, many dating from the 16th century. The wide High Street is lined with a wide variety of shops and cafes, many housed in listed buildings."
The race starts on the NE fringes of Broadway and makes it way using tracks to the High Street.
It reaches this at 1M into the race.
It's only on the High Street for a short while
and it uses the cul-de-sac section of the High Street
meaning it's usually traffic-free
(as you can see in the above photo).
It then climbs through fields.
It is using the Cotswold Way.
It climbs from the High Street which is at about 110m to the Broadway Tower which is at 312m.
This is done in about 1.8K.
The above photo was taken by
Michael Dibb
and I've grabbed it from
geograph.
He has kindly
released it with this
Creative Commons Licence.
Wikipedia
says
"the Tower is a folly on Broadway Hill, the second-highest point of the Cotswolds (after Cleeve Hill).
Its base is 312m above sea level and the tower itself stands 20m high.
It was the brainchild of Capability Brown and was
built for Lady Coventry in 1798-1799.
The tower was built on a beacon hill, where beacons were lit on special occasions.
Lady Coventry wondered whether a beacon on this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester
- about 22M away
- and sponsored the construction of the folly to find out.
Indeed, the beacon could be seen clearly."
The above photo was taken by
Colin Park
and I've grabbed it from
geograph.
He has kindly
released it with this
Creative Commons Licence.
Although it's all uphill from the High Street to the Tower,
all that height is lost on the return back down to the High Street.
On the return I usually take photos of the runners in the field that is just before the High Street.
I stand just before the 4M marker.
As the above photo shows, in some years there have been sheep in the field where I wait for the runners!
And I try to capture the runners amidst the sheep!
Here's Sam Upton (Witney_Road_Runners) at the race in 2017 - he came second.
Photos of the male runners who did well at the 2019 Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run
Here are some photos of the male runners who finished in the top 3 and/or were first in their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.
Marcus Mumford (202, Evesham_Vale_RC) was 1st and the 1st MV40 finishing in a time of 00:32:53.
Paul Childs (43, Black_Pear_Joggers) was 2nd and the 1st SM finishing in a time of 00:33:25.
David Price (225, Worcester_AC) was 3rd and the 2nd SM finishing in a time of 00:33:43.
James Banner (9, Evesham_Vale_RC) was the 1st MV50 finishing in a time of 00:38:22.
Gary Duxbury (86, Tewkesbury_RC) was the 1st MV60 finishing in a time of 00:41:20.
Photos of male runners from other running clubs
Here are some photos of the first male runner from running clubs other than those mentioned above. I've only included those clubs who had more than one runner competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.
Ben Stone (261, Almost_Athletes) was the 11th SM finishing in a time of 00:38:22.
David Bannister (10, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was 8th and the 4th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:35:24.
Dez Thompson (266, Hucclecote_Harriers) was the 37th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:48:14.
Ian Moody (199, Lickey_End_Striders) was the 24th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:53:29.
Alvin Milner (193, Malvern_Joggers) was the 10th MV50 finishing in a time of 00:44:30.
Ross Cowley (66, Pershore_Plum_Plodders) was 5th and the 3rd SM finishing in a time of 00:34:41.
Marcus Bennett (19, Run_Alcester) was the 2nd MV50 finishing in a time of 00:38:22.
Adam Twine (278, Run_Tewkesbury_Movement) was the 13th SM finishing in a time of 00:38:56.
Craig Robinson (236, Sphinx_AC) was the 18th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:41:26.
Allan Coldicot (53, Stratford_AC) was the 6th MV60 finishing in a time of 00:53:24.
Phil Turbard (277, Tri_Woodmancote) was the 15th MV40 finishing in a time of 00:39:39.
Photos of the female runners who did well at the 2019 Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run
Here are some photos of the female runners who finished in the top 3 and/or were first in their age category. These photos are ordered by the position of the runner.
Shona Crombie-Hicks (71, Tewkesbury_RC) was the 1st female and the 1st FV45 finishing in a time of 00:35:59.
Kate Le-Chevalier (165, Pershore_Plum_Plodders) was the 2nd female and the 1st SL finishing in a time of 00:37:51.
Heather Carson (35, Hook_Norton_Harriers) was the 3rd female and the 1st FV35 finishing in a time of 00:38:30.
Ingrid Harris (128, Almost_Athletes) was the 10th female and the 1st FV55 finishing in a time of 00:44:07.
Photos of female runners from other running clubs
Here are some photos of the first female runner from running clubs other than those mentioned above. I've only included those clubs who had more than one runner competing. These photos are ordered by the name of the running club.
Bernadette Pelster (212, Black_Pear_Joggers) was the 6th female and the 4th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:41:27.
Nicola Whiteman (290, Cheltenham_and_County_Harriers) was the 8th female and the 6th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:41:32.
Debbie Osborne (208, Evesham_Vale_RC) was the 7th FV55 finishing in a time of 00:49:37.
Sharon Davis (75, Hucclecote_Harriers) was the 43rd FV35 finishing in a time of 00:59:33.
Sue Thompson (267, Lickey_End_Striders) was the 35th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:54:07.
Annaelle Bolton (24, Malvern_Joggers) was the 23rd FV35 finishing in a time of 00:50:22.
Agata Majzel (176, Run_Alcester) was the 9th female and the 7th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:42:10.
Helen King (154, Sphinx_AC) was the 37th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:54:28.
Lisa Dallisson (72, Stratford_AC) was the 2nd FV45 finishing in a time of 00:44:19.
Rachel Dugdale (84, Tri_Woodmancote) was the 38th FV35 finishing in a time of 00:54:45.
Postscript
If you did the Broadway Tower Charity Hill Run in 2019 and want a reminder, then here's a link to all the photos that I took. There's a calculator on that web page that makes it easy to find the photos of a runner given their time and you can find the time from the results web page.
If you want to see the reviews I've done on other races, then here's a link to a web page that includes an index of the reviews of races.
I'm planning for my next review to be of the 2019 Otmoor Challenge. I hope to post that on Sat Jun 6th 2020.
I maintain a web page for runners that provides a list of races near Oxfordshire and the latest results. Visit www.oxonraces.com and follow @oxonraces
This web page is at www.oxonraces.com/blog/2020-06-03-broadway-worcs. It was created on May 29th 2020 and last updated on June 3rd 2020.