RUNNING
Parkrun Junior 2K
No results reported
Parkrun 5K
The weekend saw BRJ returns to Amager Strandpark (Denmark), Ferry Meadows (Marcela Gracova secured a 22 Sec Club 5K PB. This was PB #6 of 2021 making her joint leader in the Annual Women’s PB Competition alongside Felicity Baillie & Jessica Barret-Drylie), March, Oxford (Chloe Wilson completed Parkrun #200), Rising Sun (Claire Few completed Parkrun #150), Roundhay (Keelan Duffy took 1st place), Rosliston, Sheringham (Kerry Surkitt made her Club 5K debut) & Storeys Field.
BRJ tourists made debuts at Bury Field (Harrison Evans) & Wallaceneuk (Jane & Tony Farrow). There were no Club PB’s at these events.
The Huntingdon event was a BRJ “Takeover” at which Kags Alexander-Cahill completed Parkrun #50. Unluckiest athlete was Paul Treadwell who missed his current Club 5K PB time by just 2 Secs.
St Neots Junior 2K
No results reported
St Neots 1/2 Marathon
This popular local event returned after a 2 year break. The weather was a lot warmer than in most previous years, however whilst the direction of the wind assisted runners up the 2 ascents of the steep hill at Abbotsley, it turned into a strong headwind over the final 3 miles to the finish.
26 BRJ’ers made up the 1,002 finishers. Surprisingly, there were no Club 1/2 Marathon PB’s set this year although Jonathan Harding (our first man home) & Ian Percy made their Club 1/2M marathon debuts. Jonathon’s 2021 result beat his Non-BRJ PB Marathon time by 11 secs that was also recorded at St Neots 2019. The BRJ’ers results were:-
NAME TIME POSITION
Jonathan Harding 1:25:36 54 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Paul Mitton 1:27:40 73
Simon Moore 1:31:42 138
Felicity Baillie 1:38:50 261
Chris Brown 1:41:05 299
Ulf Maske 1:41:49 318
Alice Synge 1:41:42 319
Nicki McMahon 1:43:42 364
Simon Lumley 1:43:55 373
Gilles Corby 1:45:30 388
Ian Wilson 1:45:30 400
Jim Hopkins 1:46:24 408
John Parker 1:47:17 416
Thomas Mann 1:47:23 427
Alison Orrell 1:47:31 431
Heledd Marshall-Roberts 1:48:26 443
Amanda Roland-Convey 1:48:18 445
Ian Wibberley 1:51:01 489
Alice Edwards 1:55:05 578
Thomas Brand 1:59:07 674
Ian Percy 2:03:52 735 (Debut Club 1/2 Marathon)
Gerard Baker 2:09:50 807
Karen Charman 2:12:09 839
Sue Yendley 2:28:31 962
Melanie Gearing 2:28:31 963
Belinda Parker 2:28:32 964
New York City Falling Leaves 1/2 Marathon
Annette and David Newton gave up their place in the St Neots 1/2 Marathon, opting instead to visit their son in New York. Not wishing to miss a racing opportunity they all competed in a 1/2 marathon staged at Flushing Meadows (best known for the US Open Tennis Champs) in the Queens area of the city.
Of the 536 finishers, David finished in position 118 in a time of 1:46:21 & Annette in position 186 in 1:54:27. Both picked up Age Category podium places for the UK with David as 1st MV70-79 & Annette 2nd FV60-69. The family success was shared as their son secured a 1/2 Marathon PB.
MULTI-SPORTS
None Reported