RUNNING
Junior Parkrun 2K
3 BRJ’ers competed at Jubilee Park, but no PB’s were recorded.
Parkrun 5K
Last weekend saw BRJ returns to Brockenhurst, Chippenham, Colney Lane, Eastleigh, Sizewell, Stevenage, Storeys Field, Whittlesey, Woodhouse Moor & York. No PB’s were recorded at these venues.
There were BRJ venue debuts at Llanerchaeron (Pat & Peter Jackson) & Oaklands (Melanie Gearing).No PB’s were recorded at these venues.
At Huntingdon, there was lower than usual attendance with many racing on the Sunday. David Charman took advantage of the less crowded course to secure a 28 Sec Club 5k PB.
Cambridge Town & Gown 10K
The event saw a 6 person BRJ squad, 50% of which were from the cohort of members that joined the most recent BRJ Beginners Course. As ever, the event attracted a large field (955 finishers). The stats for our members were:-
Richard Stevens – Position 472 in 00:56:15
Jane Jenner – Position 497 in 00:56:37 (Debut Club 10K)
Nick Fleming – Position 885 in 1:14:32 (Debut Club 10K)
Claire Maneri – Position 887 in 1:14:36 (Debut Club 10K)
David Ward – Position 895 in 1:14:44
Emma Stevens – Position 910 in 1:16:13
Duxford Dash 5K & 10K
Mia Mucha was the sole BRJ entrant in the 5K race, finishing in position 30 of the 113 finishers in a time of 00:27:30. Mia took 3rd place in her Age Category.
In the 10K, Tom Brand finished in 00:51:40 in position 98 / 350.
Great South Run (10 Miles)
Mike Gullis was the sole participant amongst the 11,417 finishers. Mike finished in a time of 1:25.41 in position 2,852.
Cambridge 1/2 Marathon
As expected the event attracted a large turnout (9,400 finishers), which included 32 BRJ’ers, who in turn generated 9 new Club 1/2 Marathon PBs and 7 members making their Club Debut at the distance.
Nicki McMahon was the official pacer for those runners aiming for a 2 hour finish. To bring them home within 18 Secs of this time was no mean feat. The stats for our members were:-
NAME TIME POSITION
Robert Farrant 1:17:28 55 (Club PB)
Kevin Claypole 1:26:02 299
Marcela Gracova 1:26:43 324 (PB – Now 3rd fastest BRJ Woman at 1/2 Marathon)
Paul Mitton 1:26:59 335 (PB)
Felicity Baillie 1:30:18 568 (PB – Now 4th fastest BRJ Woman at 1/2 Marathon)
Alex Mitton 1:33:05 757 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Alice Synge 1:38:44 1,350 (PB)
John Clark 1:42:12 1,829
Phillip Graham-Clare 1:44:16 2,168 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Paul Treadwell 1:46:22 2,500 (PB)
Andrew Shutt 1:46:26 2,514 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Heledd Marshall-Roberts 1:47:05 2,607
Stephen Rochford 1:48:08 2,798 (PB)
Jessica Barrett-Drylie 1:50:27 3,214 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Gerry Pye 1:57:30 4,485 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Rosalind Dare 1:57:46 4,531 (PB)
Louise Clinton 1:57:50 4,545
Kevin Ryan 1:59:18 4,837
Nicki McMahon 1:59:42 4,926
Karen Gilchrist 2:01:07 5,151 (PB)
Lisa Shacklock 2:04:19 5,661 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Alex Howard 2:05:26 5,827
Phillip Burns 2:08:54 6,299
Dan Ainscow 2:12:14 6,734
Colin West 2:17:13 7,313
Joanna Watts 2:19:45 7,577 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Rae Maynard 2:21:19 7,717
Melanie Gearing 2:25:00 8,024
Alexandra Smart 2:30:01 8,381
Iain Drylie 2:38:48 8,819
Hon-Wai Pang 2:42:50. 8,966
Jonathon Eason 2:50:30 9,144
Oxford 1/2 Marathon
Ian Wilson, in his first outing since having to defer his London Marathon place due to injury, was amongst the 7,251 finishers. Ian crossed the line in position 2,175 in a time of 1:50:59. Chloe Wilson, in her debut Club 1/2 Marathon, finished in position 4,599 in 2:10:47.
New members, Amy & Nev Dixon made their Club Debuts at the distance in 2:33:14 / Position 6,397 & 2:34:16 / Position 6,438 respectively.
Chelmsford Marathon
Charles Sather, in his Debut Club Run, successfully completed the race, forming the 2021 Essex Marathon Champs, in a time of 4:19:23 in position 325 of the 536 finishers. Charles is yet another BRJ’er joining the”Marathon Club”
Yorkshire Marathon
The “BRJ 3”, Amanda Roland-Convey & Annette / David Newton represented the club at this event based around the city of York and its surounding hills that attracted 3,001 finishers. David was the lead BRJ’er finishing in position 586 in a fantastic time of 3:37:01 a new Club PB by 1 Min 23 Secs over the time he set at Edinburgh back in 2018. David also secured bronze medal place in the MV70+ Category.
Amanda, finishing in position 756 in 3:44:48, just shy of her current Club PB that was set back in 2013, but importantly smashed the Good for Age qualifying time for the 2022 London Marathon. Annette, 4:01:04 in position 1,187, took the Silver Medal Age Category place.