For many years our club awarded a cup to the lady and gentleman who had walked the most miles with the club in that year. We no longer award the cups but we do keep an annual record which appears below together with some interesting statistics.
ANNUAL MILEAGES FOR 2023: from October 2022 to October 2023
Included in the table below: All members having walked 25 (or more) miles; 1st figure is number of miles walked and 2nd figure is number of times out. Where mileages are equal the most times out takes precedence.
Mileages are calculated from sheets by leaders on the day of their ramble. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the routes taken, and thus mileages, may vary from those in the programme.
Consecutive wins: Up to 2015, Betty Budd held the cup for a record 20 years. Highest ever mileage: In 1987, Ron Harper walked 704 miles
| LADIES | GENTLEMEN |
| 1. Vivien Knowles 408/44 | 1. Stephen Ross 415/45 |
| 2. Josie Robinson 406/43 | 2. Barrie Lamoon 344/38 |
| 3. Janice Clarke 331/35 | 3. Peter Edwards 326/32 |
| 4. Susan Wheatley 312/32 | 4. Quentin Pickard 232/24 |
| 5. Jane Rosoux 219/26 | 5. David Fortune 210/23 |
| 6. Poppy Pickard 215/22 | 6. Jim Guan Hoe 205/22 |
| 7. Pauline Lobo 212/22 | 7. Dave Cockle 203/22 |
| 8. Julie Lamoon 207/253 | 8. Ken Pignon 200/23 |
| 9. Jean Pollard 105/22 | 9. Roderick Elmer 180/19 |
| 10. Marilyn Hamilton 188/19 | 10. Ken Chapman 150/18 |
| 11. Glynis Jones 188/19 | 11. Brian Murfitt 132/16 |
| 12. Wai Leng 115/12 | 12. David Bays 96/10 |
| 13. Joyce Newport 111/11 | 13. Peter Harding 88/12 |
| 14. Barbara Arthurs 109/11 | 14. Ian Banner 57/8 |
| 15. Alicia Glinski 95/13 | 15. Robert Hamilton 56/6 |
| 16. Maureen Colledge 85/9 | 16. Mike Barkway 36/4 |
| 17. Désiree Lukumona 82/12 | 17. Will George 36/4 |
| 18. Renata Zanin 76/9 | 18. Radu Pintilie 31/3 |
| 19. Elizabeth Cripps 69/7 | |
| 20. Antonella Garuti 59/6 | |
| 21. Miko Kudo 59/6 | |
| 22. Tessa Morrison 57/5 | |
| 23. Toshiko Sakaguchi 50/6 | |
| 24 Sheila Sanford 43/5 | |
| 25.Eleonora Christodolides43/4 | |
| 26. Mary Ionnou 43/4 | |
| 27. Maureen O’Sullivan 31/5 | |
| 28. Gillian Goddard 27/5 | |
Metric equivalent: 1 mile = 1.6093 km approx. MAXIMUM POSSIBLE MILES: 669 (1076 km)
Some Additional Statistics on 2022 Walks
Saturday walks
Number of walks = 46
Average length of each walk = 9.5 miles
Average no. of members per walk = 15
Average ratio of males : females on each walk = approx. 44:56, respectively
Weekday walks (Mon – Fri)
Number of walks = 12
Average length of each walk =5.5 miles
Average no. of members per walk = 11
Average ratio of males : females on each walk = approx. 38:62, respectively
Congratulations go to Vivien Knowles and Stephen Ross for walking the most miles in 2023. Fewer members were out on walks than in 2022 but the proportion of men out was higher in 2023 but still less than the women. It is pleasing to note that there was a good mix of ethnic minorities out in 2023. It is surprising that there were only12 weekday walks in 2023 (17 in 2022).
Barry T. Spate (06.01.24) Data Analyst