RUNNING
Parkrun Junior 2K – Alexander Eason was the sole BRJ Junior in action, making his Club 2K debut at Jubilee Park #200.
Parkrun 5K – The weekend saw returns to Buckingham, Cafarella (Italy), Eglinton, Great Denham, Kirkaldy, Mildenhall Hub & Zuiderpark (Holland). No PB’s were secured at these venues. BRJ’ers made venue debuts at Durlston Country Park (Alice Noyes) & Minehead (Peter Jackson).
At Huntingdon, Will Dales & Keelan Duffy secured 2nd & 3rd places respectively, Caroline Tiller made her Club 5K debut & Daniel Beckett completed Parkrun #125.
Kimbolton Castle 1/2 Marathon
14 BRJ’ers were among the 317 finishers in this hilly local event that included an overall 139 Metres of ascent. Rob Farrant, who is steadily getting back to his pre-injury form, led home the squad in a top 10 position & just shy of his existing Club PB. Our lead lady was Marcela Gracova who was runner-up to the female winner & just 1 min behind. Ian Percy, in training for October’s Chester Marathon along with Mel Wiffin, secured a new Club PB (#3 of 2022) by a 1 Min 20 Sec margin over the time he set at St Neots in November 2021. 7 BRJ’ers secured Age Category podium positions. The full results are:-
| Race: Kimbolton Castle 1/2 Marathon Date: 28/08/22 Nos of Finishers: 317 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 7 | Robert Farrant | 01:18:02 | N/A | 3rd MV40-49 |
| 11 | Keelan Duffy | 01:20:49 | N/A | 1st M17-19 |
| 27 | Marcela Gracova | 01:27:57 | N/A | 1st FV35-44 |
| 89 | David Newton | 01:45:15 | N/A | 1st MV70+ |
| 139 | Amanda Roland-Convey | 01:54:16 | N/A | |
| 162 | Annette Newton | 01:57:51 | N/A | 1st FV65+ |
| 194 | Ian Percy | 02:02:32 | N/A | PB |
| 210 | Sue Ray | 02:07:02 | N/A | 2nd FV55-64 |
| 211 | Jacqui Moore | 02:07:52 | N/A | 3rd FV55-64 |
| 225 | Lisa Shacklock | 02:12:28 | N/A | |
| 278 | Tom Brand | 02:34:49 | N/A | |
| 286 | Fiona Greig | 02:34:49 | N/A | |
| 287 | Sue Yendley | 02:34:50 | N/A | |
| 288 | Melanie Gearing | 02:34:51 | N/A | |
Sun’s on the Run 1/2 Marathon
Richard Braddick, making his Club 1/2 Marathon debut, finished in 6th position in a time of 1:53:20.
Sun’s on the Run Marathon
Our Ultra distance fanatic, Kerry Surkitt & Samantha Ahern were among the 18 competitors that successfully completed the Full Marathon distance via 8 measured laps of Hinchingbrooke Country Park. Kerry was 2nd Woman & Samantha secured a 11 Min 49 Sec Club Marathon PB when compared with the time she set in London in October 2021. Their full stats, including the scores that count towards the Senior Running Championships, are:-
NAME TIME POSITION INFO
Kerry Surkitt 5:04:27 7 2nd Female
Samantha Ahern 6:49:57 19 PB
Peterborough Grand Prix Series 2022 – Update
The age category winners for 2022’s 3K & 5K Series have been announced & BRJ’ers are amongst them. The overall results are based on individuals completing a minimum of 3 races from the 5 available.
In the 3K, only 2 of our Juniors participated in 2022 but sadly neither completed the 3 races necessary to earn a final score. It is hoped that more BRJ Juniors will take part in the 2023 Series. In the 5K, our winners were:-
AWARD NAME
2nd FU17 – Harriet Dolby
2nd MU20 – Keelan Duffy
3rd FV50 – Alison Orrell
MULTI-SPORTS
Oundle Sprint Triathlon
Nina Gays was among the 56 finishers in this Sprint distance event finishing in position 49 in a total time of 1:57:30 & 3rd in her Age Category. Her individual stats were:-
Swim – 00:15:26
T1 – 00:01:51
Bike – 1:06:28
T2 – 00:01:16
Run 00:32:28