RUNNING
PARKRUN JUNIOR 2K (20 March)
At Jubilee Park, Freya Harris was the sole BRJ participant & the overall race winner.
PARKRUN 5K (19 March)
There were BRJ returns to Belton House, Portobello (Edinburgh) & Stevenage. No Club PB’s were achieved at these venues.
Club PB’s were secured at Ferry Meadows (Gerry Pye by 15 Secs), Hunstanton Promenade (Stuart Hathaway by 13 Secs) & Mura di Luca (Italy) where Dianne Shutt secured a 2 Min 23 Sec PB & Anna Best completing Parkrun #150 & Sue Yendley #350.
At Huntingdon, Paul Mitton secured a course PB & Club Senior Captain, Alan Hannibal, completed his 200th Huntingdon Parkrun.
PARKRUN JUNIOR 2K (27 March)
At Jubilee Park, Freya Harris was again the sole BRJ’er & took the runner-up position.
PARKRUN 5K (26 March)
There were BRJ returns to Downham Market Academy, Fulbourn Hospital, Gladstone, Great Denham, Whittlesey, Wimpole & Woodhouse Moor. No Club PB’s were secured at any of these venues.
Colin West travelled down to “The Smoke” to make a Club Debut at the Charlton Parkrun.
At Huntingdon, the unluckiest BRJ’er was Ian Drylie as he exactly matched his existing Club 5k PB set back in December 2021 at this venue.
CARLISLE 10K
Michael Shaw participated in this event that finished inside the grounds of Carlisle Castle in position 138 / 254 in a time of 1:01:03
LORTON SCHOOL 10K
Michael Shaw participated in this Cockermouth based event finishing in position 116 / 154 in 00:59:22
Bedford Autodrome Running Grand Prix
The event comprised running events from 5K to full Marathon based on routes within the confines of the former Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE). BRJ’ers successfully completed in 3 of the distances on offer.
10K – 3 BRJ’ers were among the 154 finishers. There was 1 new Club PB & all 3 secured Age Category podium positions. Their individual stats were:-
20 Miles – Thomas Brand finished in 32nd position of the 38 finishers in a time of 3:31:09 taking 3rd MV55 podium place.
Marathon – Kerry Surkitt was 50th of the 99 finishers securing her 5th Club Running PB of 2022 to date. Her finish time of 3:49:17 (66.32% Age Grading) represented a 32 Min improvement based on her previous PB set at March 2022’s Cambridge Boundary Run Marathon.