RUNNING
PARKRUN JUNIOR 2K
Freya Harris led home all of the participants in Huntingdon’s Jubilee Park event.
PARKRUN 5K
BRJers returned to March, Mile End, Millennium Country Park (Forest of Marston Vale), Minnipi (Course PB for Anna Best), Portobello (Edinburgh), Potternewton (Course PB for Keelan Duffy), Rutland Water, Sandringham (Melanie Gearing & Alice Noyes completed Parkrun #250), Sheringham, Whittlesey & Wimpole. No Club PBs were secured at these events.
At Ferry Meadows, speedy Marcela Gracova led home the Women’s contingent in a spectacular time of 00:18:39 & securing a 7 Sec Club 5K PB. Her new time promotes her to Club Women’s 5K Distance Champion, bettering the time set by former member Sabrina Crothall at this venue in November 2019 by 3 Secs.. Marcela is also a BRJ Distance Champion at 5 Miles, 10K & 10 Miles.
At Huntingdon, 1st Woman home, Felicity Baillie secured a Course PB, Ian Lasseter a 44 Sec Club 5K PB & Kathryn Heath completed Parkrun #50.
Cancer Research London Winter Run 10K
Colin West was amongst the 8,703 finishers. The race started at Trafalgar Square and featured a tour of some of the landmarks of Central / City of London such as Covent Garden, Mansion House & St Paul’s Cathedral & finishing in Whitehall. Colin finished in a time of 1:04:08 in position 5,205.
Valentine’s Challenge 10K
Sara Graham-Clare completed her Debut Club 10K finishing in position 24 of the 29 finishers in a time of 1:21:52.
Stamford 30K
With the withdrawal of Gilles Corby due to injury, Paul Mitton & Simon Moore were the sole BRJers amongst the 459 finishers to tackle this 18.6 Mile long undulating rural course. Coupled with the windy, wet & cold (6 degrees) conditions. Simon finished in 84th position in a time of 2:13:03 that was short of his Club PB set in 2015.
Paul, who is in training for May’s Shakespeare Marathon (Stratford-on-Avon), overcame the strong headwinds in the second half of the race to finish in 92nd position. His time of 2:14:51 represented a Club PB by a margin of 2 Mins 37 Secs over the time he set here in 2020.
Valentine’s Challenge Marathon
Kerry Surkitt completed her 5th full Marathon of 2022 finishing in position 15 of the 27 finishers in a time of 5:12:20 (43.55% Age Grading).