Running
Parkrun Junior 2K
2 Junior BRJ’ers were in action at 2 different venues. These were:
Cambourne – Finley Harrison finished in 5th position just shy of his existing Club PB.
Wimpole – Amelie Alexander-Cahill secured a new Club 2K PB by a 41 Sec margin compared to her run the previous week at Jubilee Park. This was PB #3 of 2024.
March
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers returned to Aberystwyth, Lowestoft,Oak Hill, Pavilion Gardens, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Wimpole. At March, Junior Isaac Friswell secured a 42 Sec Club PB (#4 of 2024) compared to his run over the same course on 30 March.
Although its start date was not widely advertised, a total of 10 BRJ’ers participated in the inaugural Big Hunter Waters Parkrun which is based in nearby Northstowe. Of the 102 finishers, Simon Mayes took 3rd position & Paul Mitton 5th.
Amazingly, Huntingdon Parkrun celebrates event #500 on the 22 June. In recognition that it was a former BRJ member’s (Suzie Hall) idea of of delivering this event it would be great to see a big BRJ turnout. Additionally, the Run Director asks that you wear something “Blue” . All will be explained in the pre-run briefing. For information, the “Winner” of the 1st Huntingdon Parkrun on 13 April 2013 was Paul Martelletti in a time of 00:16:44 & his most recent Parkrun 5K PB is now 00:14:32.
For event #499, Keelan Duffy took the runner-up position, Douglas Rowan secured a Course PB, whilst 2 BRJ’ers secured new Club 5K PB’s. These were:
Paul Beeson – By 36 Secs (PB #3 of 2024)
Eszter Gulacsy – By 17 Secs (PB #7)
Peterborough Grand Prix Series 3K & 5K 2024 (Race 1)
Race 1 of the 5 race series was hosted by Eye Community Runners & as with all previous Grand Prix’s there was a good turnout.
3K – 7 BRJ’ers were among the 55 finishers. The squad was led home by Iris Purser in 11th position in a time which represented a new Club 3K PB by a 6 Sec margin. Next home, was Ethan Ward in what was his Debut Club 3K, finishing 1 place & 2 Secs behind Iris. Dixie Swales secured a new Club PB by 58 Secs.
The full suite of results, including the Age / Gender Graded score that count towards the 2024 Junior Running Championships, are:
| Race: Peterborough GP Series 3K (Race 1 – Eye) Date: 12/06/24 Nos of Finishers: 55 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 11 | Iris Purser | 00:11:53 | 79.07% | PB & 1st GU11 |
| 12 | Ethan Ward | 00:11:55 | 72.97% | Debut Club 3K |
| 15 | Henry Reeve | 00:12:10 | 63.99% | |
| 22 | Isaac Friswell | 00:12:36 | 67.09% | |
| 27 | Tom Sheldon | 00:13:08 | 64.37% | |
| 43 | Dixie Swales | 00:16:20 | 57.53% | PB |
| 45 | Jack Reeve | 00:16:25 | 51.49% | |
5K – A great turnout by 28 Seniors were among the 445 finishers who achieved 5 new Club 5K PB’ s, 2 Club 5K Debuts & & 3 Age Category podium positions. Our squad were led home by Keelan Duffy in 14th position followed by our leading Woman, Felicity Baillie. Our PB’ers were:
Amanda Roland-Convey – By 1 Min 35 Secs compared to November 2012’s Cambridge Parkrun
Rachael Dent – By 51 Secs since August 2023’s Ferry Meadows 5K (PB #4 of 2024)
Robin Cooper – By 47 Secs since 8 June 24’s Huntingdon Parkrun (PB #9)
Emily Cooper – By 18 Secs since 8 June 2024’s Huntingdon Parkrun (PB #5 )
Mica Covell – By 2 Secs since May 2023’s Huntingdon Parkrun (PB #3)
Kathy Unwin & Lee Watkins made their Club 5K debuts whilst Felicity Baillie, Mike Gullis & Annette Newton all secured Age Category podium positions.
The full suite of results, including the Age / Gender Graded scores counting towards the 2024 Senior Running Championships, are:
| Race: Peterborough Grand Prix 5K (Race 1 – Eye) Date: 12/06/24 Nos of Finishers: 445 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 14 | Keelan Duffy | 00:16:33 | 78.45% | |
| 110 | Felicity Baillie | 00:20:00 | 74.50% | 3rd FV35-39 |
| 142 | Andrew Stevenson | 00:20:47 | 62.55% | |
| 150 | Mica Covell | 00:20:58 | 70.43% | PB |
| 157 | David Ward | 00:21:14 | 67.90% | |
| 172 | David Spurle | 00:21:33 | 64.97% | |
| 174 | Robin Cooper | 00:21:35 | 62.16% | PB |
| 187 | John Clark | 00:22:09 | 65.09% | |
| 202 | Emily Miller | 00:22:56 | 64.39% | PB |
| 232 | Richard Orrell | 00:23:38 | 67.56% | |
| 235 | Amanda Roland-Convey | 00:23:44 | 69.59% | PB |
| 251 | Mike Gullis | 00:24:03 | 69.85% | 3rd MV65-69 |
| 270 | Alison Orrell | 00:24:34 | 74.56% | |
| 277 | Kerry Surkitt | 00:24:43 | 67.57% | |
| 299 | Annette Newton | 00:25:38 | 84.72% | 2nd FV65+ |
| 310 | Megan Wilson | 00:25:58 | 56.87% | |
| 314 | Rachael Dent | 00:26:13 | 56.71% | PB |
| 320 | Claire Ashton | 00:26:29 | 63.06% | |
| 324 | Clive Best | 00:26:38 | 67.27% | |
| 361 | Kate Ruddock | 00:28:06 | 60.08% | |
| 364 | Chloe Wilson | 00:28:12 | 52.36% | |
| 372 | Michael Shaw | 00:28:35 | 57.26% | |
| 389 | Karen James | 00:29:28 | 60.01% | |
| 399 | Sarah Taylor-Hall | 00:30:08 | 51.33% | |
| 407 | Juliet Aungier | 00:30:32 | 50.27% | |
| 424 | Kathy Unwin | 00:32:38 | 53.52% | Debut Club 5K |
| 430 | Lee Watkins | 00:33:44 | 55.63% | Debut Club 5K |
| 440 | Alice Noyes | 00:35:49 | 55.84% | |
As a reminder, Race 2 of the 2024 Grand Prix Series hosted by Bushfield Joggers takes place on Wednesday 26th June at Ferry Meadows. The Junior 3K start is promptly at 7PM & Senior 5K at 7:30PM.
Sandringham 1/2 Marathon
A total of 959 finishers overcame the tough, but scenic course, which was made much more challenging with the windy, rainy & muddy conditions. Our sole participant was the in-form Robin Cooper. In his Debut Club 1/2 Marathon he finished in position 224 in a time of 1:50:33.