RUNNING
Parkrun Junior 2k
Freya Harris was the sole Junior BRJ’er attending a 2K Parkrun, winning the Jubilee Park event.
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers made returns to Buckingham, Dunstable Downs (where Colin West completed Parkrun #300), Ferry Meadows, Hereford, March, Northampton, Pocket, South Manchester, Whittlesey & Wimpole (Kerry Surkitt secured a Course PB). No PB’s were secured at these events.
At Great Denham, Keelan Duffy got his 2022 running campaign off to a cracking start by securing a second Club PB in 2 days by 10 Secs (down to 00:16:25). Keelan remains as the 4th fastest BRJ Man over 10K, but now just 21 Secs behind 3rd place John Uff. At a muddy Huntingdon, William Dales took the overall win, Heledd Marshall-Roberts made her Club 5K debut & Kevin Ryan completed Parkrun #50.
Peterborough New Years Eve 10K
As was the case in both 2019 & 2020, COVID saw the cancellation of the traditional Ely NYE event. Thankfully, the Peterborough event avoided cancellation despite the rapidly increasing infection rates. There was a very early start & the heavy downpour before race start made the off road section of the course somewhat muddy. Despite these challenges, the BRJ squad delivered outstanding individual performances, several Debut Club 10K runs, Age Category podium positions & success in all 3 team prize categories.
From the 875 finishers, the increasingly speedy Keelan Duffy secured a top 10 position, representing a 54 Sec Club 10K PB & moving him into 10th place in the list of Fastest BRJ Men over the distance. Equally quick Marcela Gracova was 3rd Woman home overall finishing just outside her Club PB. Unluckiest BRJ’er was Paul Mitton who finished 4th in his age category, but did enough to feature in 2 of the 3 Team prize categories. The detailed stats are:
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
NAME TIME POSITION
Keelan Duffy 00:35:48 10 (PB – #9 of 2021)
Marcela Gracova 00:39:44 38 (3rd Woman & 1st FV35-39)
Paul Mitton 00:41:19 56
Jonathan Harding 00:42:08 68( Debut Club 10k)
Alex Mitton 00:43:34 85
Felicity Baillie 00:44:40 109
Richard Orrell 00:47:59 170
Sebastian Burley 00:48:04 175 (Debut Club 10k)
Gilles Corby 00:48:22 183
David Newton 00:48:49 196 (2nd MV70-74)
Heledd Marshall-Roberts 00:49:56 222
Ian Wilson 00:50:37 233
Annette Newton 00:51:41 274 (1st FV65-69)
Alison Orrell 00:53:06 306 (2nd FV55-59)
Kerry Surkitt 00:53:37 322 (Debut Club 10K)
Paul Treadwell 00:53:41 327
Stephen Rochford 00:53:58 336
Gerard Baker 00:58:52 482
Clive Best 00:58:56 484
Kevin Ryan 00:59:03 490
Richard Stevens 1:00:02 514
Rae Maynard 1:02:48 589
Tom Brand 1:03:12 603
Colin West 1:04:39 642
Anna Best 1:04:47 649 (3rd FV65-69)
Samantha Healey 1:11:12 748
Michelle Caspersz 1:14:05 802
Rebecca Carmody 1:14:06 803
TEAM RESULTS
TEAM POSITION TEAM MEMBERS
Women’s 2nd Marcela Gracova, Felicity Baillie & Heledd Marshall-Roberts
Men 3rd Keelan Duffy, Paul Mitton & Jonathan Harding
Overall (Mixed) 3rd Keelan Duffy, Marcela Gracova & Paul Mitton