RUNNING
Parkrun Junior 2K
Junior BRJ’ers were in action at 3 local venues:
Cambourne – Jack Hutchinson took 5th place.
Cambridge – Jack Scott took 3rd position & secured a new Club 2K PB by a 6 Sec margin.
Jubilee Park – Alexander Eason was the sole BRJ participant.
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers returned to Blicking, Crystal Palace, Fulbourn Hospital, Great Denham (Course PB for Kerry Surkitt), Kettering, March, Millennium Country, Milton Country, Pocket, Preston Park Brighton, Storeys Field & Queen’s Glasgow,.
2 BRJ’ers made Parkrun Venue Debuts, both in Australia, namely Alice Edwards at Dolls Point (near Sydney) & Michelle Caspersz at Jells in Melbourne.
Huntingdon #490 represented its 13th birthday at Hinchingbrooke Country Park. This Parkrun was the brainchild of BRJ member Suzie Hall thus it was fitting that Club member Will Dales, training for the Leeds Marathon, took 1st place overall. Sue Ray completed Parkrun #150.
Cambourne 10K
The race, back to its usual April slot, was the 4th “Nominated” event in the 2024 Senior Running Championships. A total of 13 BRJ’ers were among the 300 finishers that enjoyed the dry & warm conditions although some parts of the course were “sticky” underfoot.
Neil Whitaker, currently concentrating on competing in 10K events, led home the BRJ sqaud in the top 15. Harriet Dolby was our leading lady. It was a welcome return for Donna Whitaker after a break from competition. The course & conditions clearly suited 4 members as they all secured new Club 10K PB’s. These individuals were:-
Karen James – By 7 Mins 1 Sec compared to 2023’s Ramsey 10K
Harriet Dolby – By 2 Mins 8 Secs compared to May 2023’s Eye 10K
Jon Daulton – By 1 Min 45 Secs compared to May’s Eye 10K. This was PB #4 of 2024
Adam D’Souza – By a 36 Sec margin compared to March 2024’s Stanwick 10K. PB #7 of 2024.
2 BRJ’ers, Harriet Dolby & Francesca Lasman, secured Age Category podium positions. The full suite of BRJ results, including the Age / Gender graded scores counting towards the Senior Club Champs, are:
| Race: Cambourne 10K Date: 14/04/24 Nos of Finishers: 300 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 15 | Neil Whitaker | 00:42:00 | 67.54% | |
| 28 | Jon Daulton | 00:44:18 | 61.10% | PB |
| 30 | Adam D’Souza | 00:44:33 | 60.08% | PB |
| 49 | Richard Braddick | 00:47:30 | 67.79% | |
| 78 | Gerry Pye | 00:51:39 | 61.79% | |
| 91 | Harriet Dolby | 00:52:27 | 58.47% | PB & 2nd F17-19 |
| 98 | Sarah Watts | 00:53:05 | 68.63% | |
| 114 | Darren Butler | 00:53:47 | 55.87% | |
| 136 | Francesca Lasman | 00:55:27 | 75.20% | 1st FV65+ |
| 167 | Paul Treadwell | 00:57:51 | 57.22% | |
| 168 | Richard Stevens | 00:57:52 | 51.47% | |
| 248 | Karen James | 01:07:28 | 54.69% | PB |
| 257 | Donna Whitaker | 01:08:51 | 45.65% | |
The next “Nominated” event in the 2024 Senior Running Championships is the flat & fast Eye 10K taking place on 12th May 2024. Entries are still OPEN.
Leicester 10K
Lisa Shacklock was among the 1,078 finishers, completing the course in position 847 in a time of 1:11:04.
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 10K
A late result from 10th April in which John Clark finished in a time of 00:57:09 taking position 145 out of 229.
Northstowe 1/2 Marathon
Kerry finished the race in 137th position of the 355 competitors in 1:56:43.
Manchester Marathon
Simon Pascoe, in his Debut Club Marathon, successfully completed this course in position 6,245 from the 22,295 finishers in a great time of 3:43:19. Simon is the Club’s 140th Senior Man to complete a Full Marathon. Simon’s Age / Gender graded score, counting towards the 2024 Senior Running Championships, was 57.00%.
MULTI-SPORTS
Basildon Aquathon
Henry Reeve participated in the Open Youth event involving a 400M Swim followed by a 5K Run. Henry finished in position 31 / 80 in a time of 00:29:59 with splits of 00:06:48 (Swim) & 00:23:11 (Run).