Xmas Handicap 2025
There's confusion over when it starts, where it starts, and even why it's starting at all when outside it's dark and cold. On a Tuesday close to Christmas, Newburgh Nomads host a little run for our friends with the aim of everyone finishing at about the same time.
This is the Newburgh Christmas Handicap!
Thanks to everyone who turned up on 16 December for the craziness, it was a great fun!
Prizes were awarded for dubious reasons. Sally Adams - first runner back. Congratulations, you got to laugh at the rest of us having to sprint to the finish. Chris Banks - fastest runner on the road. Commiserations on enjoying less running than anyone else. Your handicap is ruined for next year!
Quin Davies - closest to handicap. Congratulations on being a solid middle of the pack runner. Quin takes home the Mike McCabe tankard that is awarded each year in memory of our fellow runner who loved nights like these.
Thanks go to Wally Coppelov for stirring the magic cauldron, generator of weird and winderful handicap times, and making them match the 4.8 (ish) miles of tarmac and mud. To Brian, Jane and Andy for setting off the runners and working out who was who at the finish.
Final Results
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Est. Run Time | Run Time | Start Time | Elapsed Time | Difference from est time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally | Adams | 49.30 | 44.47 | 4.00 | 48.47 | 4.43 |
| 2 | Paul | Casey | 42.15 | 39.16 | 11.15 | 50.31 | 2.59 |
| 3 | Tom | Cocks | 34.00 | 31.30 | 19.30 | 51.00 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Jordan | Van Flute | 34.00 | 31.51 | 19.30 | 51.21 | 2.09 |
| 5 | Matt | Cochrane | 51.45 | 49.41 | 1.45 | 51.26 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Ollie | Hulbert | 41.45 | 39.53 | 11.45 | 51.38 | 1.52 |
| 7 | John | Worsley | 52.15 | 50.35 | 1.15 | 51.50 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Fred | Duenbier | 46.00 | 44.21 | 7.30 | 51.51 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Alina | Phahtsuaia | 38.30 | 36.57 | 15.00 | 51.57 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Daryl | Mullen | 39.00 | 37.28 | 14.30 | 51.58 | 1.32 |
| 11 | Nick | Paul | 42.15 | 40.46 | 11.15 | 52.01 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Chris | Banks | 32.00 | 30.51 | 21.30 | 52.21 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Mike | Hitchmough | 37.30 | 36.29 | 16.00 | 52.29 | 1.01 |
| 14 | Chris | Usher | 36.00 | 35.01 | 17.30 | 52.31 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Lou | Ball | 44.15 | 43.20 | 9.15 | 52.35 | 0.55 |
| 16 | Tony | Jackson | 37.30 | 36.38 | 16.00 | 52.38 | 0.52 |
| 17 | Kelly | Staunton | 35.30 | 34.49 | 18.00 | 52.49 | 0.41 |
| 18 | Su | Crossland | 48.00 | 47.30 | 5.30 | 53.00 | 0.30 |
| 19 | Jim | Dyson | 36.00 | 35.31 | 17.30 | 53.01 | 0.29 |
| 20 | Wally | Coppelov | 39.30 | 39.12 | 14.00 | 53.12 | 0.18 |
| 21 | Quin | Davies | 44.15 | 44.16 | 9.15 | 53.31 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Peter | Fishwick | 33.15 | 33.40 | 20.15 | 53.55 | 0.25 |
| 23 | David | Richards | 35.30 | 35.56 | 18.00 | 53.56 | 0.26 |
| 24 | Jamie | Munro | 32.45 | 33.13 | 20.45 | 53.58 | 0.28 |
| 25 | Anil | Bose | 51.00 | 52.42 | 2.30 | 55.12 | 1.42 |
| 26 | Peter | McNamee | 36.30 | 39.20 | 17.00 | 56.20 | 2.50 |
| 27 | Liz | Stringman | 52.15 | 55.38 | 1.15 | 56.53 | 3.23 |
| 28 | Nicki | Hilton | 44.15 | 47.47 | 9.15 | 57.02 | 3.32 |
| 29 | Janet | Farrow | 44.15 | 47.47 | 9.15 | 57.02 | 3.32 |
| 30 | Thess | Helen | 53.30 | 57.49 | 0.00 | 57.49 | 4.19 |
| 31 | Supicia | Fairhurst | 44.45 | 49.14 | 8.45 | 57.59 | 4.29 |
| 32 | Bev | Prescott | 45.15 | 50.07 | 8.15 | 58.22 | 4.52 |
| 33 | Emma | Hastie | 46.45 | 52.10 | 6.45 | 58.55 | 5.25 |
| 34 | Katie | Reilly | 46.45 | 52.11 | 6.45 | 58.56 | 5.26 |
| 35 | Imogen | Gregg-Auriac | 46.15 | 57.49 | 7.15 | 65.04 | 11.34 |
| 36 | Andy | Brookfield | 53.30 | 66.43 | 0.00 | 66.43 | 13.13 |
| 37 | Paul | Kayll | 43.00 | 10.30 | DSQ |