Freshers Championship

The Freshers Club Championship is new for 2022 and focused on encouraging newer runners to participate in timed events, race over the season and reward individual improvement during the year.

Points are earned at each event plus bonus points for each time you run a personal best (PB) time at either 5k or 10k distances, which you can do multiple times during the season. We don’t award points based on finishing order; everyone who finishes an event gets the same points, so participation and improvement are rewarded.

The events are a mix of local Parkruns, Thame Runners club timed events and also Club Championship 10k and 5k events (which also means participants earn points in Division 2 as well)

We award a trophy after the end of the season to the top 3 points scorers, who will be those who ran events and scored multiple PBs so your performance is entirely in your hands!

Scoring

7 pts for each timed 5k run or race

3 pts for each 5k personal best

10 pts for each 10k race completed

5 pts for each 10k personal best

5 bonus points for participating in 8 events or more

Rules

Thame Runners Club Championship rules apply except that the first race at each distance will set the benchmark time from which PBs are calculated. PBs are valid for 3 years (same rules as Club Champs) & there are no limits on the number of PBs during the championship season.

2025 Table

Freshers
Pos.	Name	Total Race Points	Bonus Points	Number of Events	Points (Best of 8)	Total Points
1	Kirsty Cunningham	7	3	1	7	10
2	Janette Dixon	7	0	1	7	7
2	Gail Watson	7	0	1	7	7
2	Sharon Burtenshaw	7	0	1	7	7
2	Sarah Dixon	7	0	1	7	7

2025 Races

Event 1	Oxford Parkrun 5K		Saturday 11 January		547 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
391	Gail Watson		32.51		7
442	Sharon Burtenshaw		34.34		7
501	Janette Dixon		38.22		7
506	Kirsty Cunningham		39.11	Yes	10
514	Sarah Dixon		39.57	New	7

2024 Table

Freshers
Pos.	Name	Total Race Points	Bonus Points	Number of Events	Points (Best of 8)	Total Points
1	James Dixon	76	14	10	62	76
2	Janette Dixon	66	5	9	59	64
3	Sheena Patel	52	9	7	52	61
4	Gail Watson	28	3	4	28	31
5	Sheila Wigglesworth	14	3	2	14	17
6	Sharon Burtenshaw	17	0	2	17	17
7	Richard Harris	7	3	1	7	10
8	Rachel Robertson	7	0	1	7	7
8	Kirsty Cunningham	7	0	1	7	7
8	Craig Maddock	7	0	1	7	7
8	Phil Salisbury	7	0	1	7	7
8	Kayla Hoey	7	0	1	7	7
8	Donna Clarke	7	0	1	7	7
8	Karen Scanes	7	0	1	7	7
8	Holly Taplin	7	0	1	7	7
8	Julie Shea	7	0	1	7	7
8	Katy Gardner	7	0	1	7	7

2024 Race Results

Event 12	Wendover Parkrun 5k		Saturday 7 December		142 finishers
Position	Name		Time	C.B.	Points
65	James Dixon		30:18		7
125	Janette Dixon		41:27		7

Event 11	Horspath Parkrun 5K		Saturday 2 November		161 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
59	James Dixon		27.09	Yes	10
114	Julie Shea		33.00	New	7
122	Katy Gardner		33.34	New	7
127	Gail Watson		34.25		7
135	Janette Dixon		37.06		7

Event 10	Frieth Hilly 5K		Sunday 13 October		86 finishers
Position	Name		Time	C.B.	Points
46	James Dixon		29:57		7
73	Gail Watson		34:40		7
80	Janette Dixon		37:32		7

Event 9	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K		Saturday 7 September		242 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
103	James Dixon		27:31	Yes	10
172	Gail Watson		32:38	Yes	10
202	Sheena Patel		36:59		7
204	Janette Dixon		37:19		7

Event 8	Bearbrook 10K		Sunday 04 August		255 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
239	Sheena Patel		1.09.52	New	10

Event 7	Waddesdon 5K		Wednesday 17 July		284 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
195	Phil Salisbury		26:09		7
209	Kayla Hoey		26:42		7
226	Donna Clarke		28:02		7
255	James Dixon		30:05		7
262	Sheila Wigglesworth		31:32		7
263	Karen Scanes		31:32		7
266	Holly Taplin		32:38		7
268	Sheena Patel		33:15	Yes	10
284	Janette Dixon		37:20		7

Event 6	Horspath Parkrun 5K		Saturday 8 June		149 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
101	James Dixon		33.03		7
110	Sheena Patel		34.09		7
125	Janette Dixon		39.09		7

Event 5	Ridge Off Roader 10K		Sunday 19 May		127 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
111	James Dixon		1.11.26	New	10

Event 4	Aylesbury Parkrun 5K		Saturday 13 April		151 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
105	Sheila Wigglesworth		30.01	Yes	10
109	Sheena Patel		33.38	Yes	10

Event 3	Bicester Parkrun 5K		Saturday 16 March		237 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
135	James Dixon		30.01	Yes	10
177	Sheena Patel		35.13	Yes	10
193	Rachel Robertson		39.07	New	7
198	Richard Harris		39.25	Yes	10
199	Gail Watson		39.32	New	7
200	Kirsty Cunningham		39.34	New	7
202	Craig Maddock		39.42	New	7
203	Janette Dixon		39.43		7

Event 2	Berkhamsted 5M		Sunday 3 March		484 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
320	James Dixon		51.41	New	10
450	Janette Dixon		1.00.59		10
461	Sharon Burtenshaw		1.02.22	New	10

Event 1	Horspath Parkrun 5K		Saturday 3 February		118 finishers
Position	Name		Chip Time	C.B.	Points
84	James Dixon		32.45	New	7
99	Sharon Burtenshaw		36.45		7
102	Sheena Patel		38.13	New	7
107	Janette Dixon		39.29		7