RUNNING
Junior Parkrun 2K
BRJ Juniors were in action at Cambourne, Cambridge & Jubilee Park.
Jubilee Park #300- Ethan Ward took 1st place.
Cambourne #148 – Finley Harrison finished in 5th position.
Cambridge #420 – Jack Scott finished in 1st place in a time of 00:07:22. This represents a new Club 2K PB (#5 of 2024) time of 00:07:22, a 27 Sec improvement compared to his time at event #406. Jack is now the 6th fastest BRJ Boy over the distance. Millie Scott made her Club 2K Debut.
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers returned to Bevendean Down (Course Best for Alex Mitton), Bug Hunter Waters, Lowestoft, Monsal Trail, Rushcliffe, Stockley County, Storeys Field & Whittlesey.
Melanie Gearing made a BRJ Debut at Y Promenad Abermaw Parkrun (Barmouth, Wales) & Michael Brosnan at Tralee (Ireland). Michael’s time represented a new Club PB by a 1 Min 30 Sec margin (PB #2 of 2024).
At Huntingdon, there were Parkrun Milestones for Tony Farrow (#200) & Clive Best (#275).
Leicester 10K
Lisa Shacklock was among the 1,306 finishers, completing the course in position 599 in a time of 1:00:50.
Peterborough Great Easter Run 1/2 Marathon
Near perfect weather conditions for endurance running greeted the participants in the 5K & 1/2 Marathon although this year there were no BRJ members in the 5K.
The 1/2 Marathon, includes a revised route that incorporated a section running through the Cathedral grounds & saw a new course record & the fastest 1/2 Marathon by a senior lady in the UK in 2024.
There were 13 BRJ’ers within the 3,238 finishers, with 4 achieving new Club PB’s & 3 running their 1/2 Marathon Debut as a BRJ member.
The 4 PB’ers were:-
i). Mica Covell – A 17 Min 3 Sec improvement compared to March 2024’s Cambridge 1/2 (PB #6 of 2024)
ii). Chloe Rudd – A 10 Min 51 Sec improvement compared to November 2021”s Huntingdon Zig Zag 1/2 (PB #2 of 2024)
iii). Robin Cooper – A 12 Min improvement compared to Septembers Ouse Valley Way 1/2 (PB #19 of 2024)
iv). Adam D’Souza – A 4 Min 10 Sec improvement compared to March 2024’s Cambridge 1/2 (PB #19 of 2024)
Simon Mayes, Emily Miller & Jenna Marshall all made their Club 1/2 Marathon Debuts.
The full set of results are:
| Race: Peterborough Great Eastern Run 1/2 Marathon Date: 13/10/24 Nos of Finishers: 3,238 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 304 | Simon Mayes | 01:26:45 | N/A | Debut Club 1/2 Marathon |
| 533 | Neil Whitaker | 01:32:58 | N/A | |
| 587 | Mica Covell | 01:34:20 | N/A | PB |
| 688 | Adam D’Souza | 01:36:45 | N/A | PB |
| 692 | Robin Cooper | 01:36:49 | N/A | PB |
| 746 | Emily Miller | 01:38:02 | N/A | Debut Club 1/2 Marathon |
| 923 | Andrew Stevenson | 01:41:36 | N/A | |
| 1715 | Simon Pascoe | 01:56:39 | N/A | |
| 1883 | Tom Brand | 01:59:03 | N/A | |
| 1888 | Jenna Marshall | 01:59:09 | N/A | Debut Club 1/2 Marathon |
| 2820 | Chloe Rudd | 02:25:11 | N/A | PB |
| 3216 | Iain Drylie | 03:10:50 | N/A | |
| 3229 | Phil Pearsons | 03:22:13 | N/A | |
Chicago Marathon
BRJ’ers were in action at the Chicago Marathon. Over the years the course has proven to generate a number of fast Marathons. In 2024 a new Women’s Marathon World record was set (2:09:56) bettering the previous time by 1 Min 57 Secs.
Among the 52,017 finishers were Annette Newton & Amanda Roland -Convey. David Newton had met the Chicago qualification standard but sadly was forced to withdraw prior to race start due to injury. David’s participation in November’s New York Marathon currently also looks doubt. We wish him well in his recovery.
Amanda finished in position 19,479 in a time of 3:52:19 & Annette in position 24,602 in 4:05:48. Annette again secured an Age Category podium position in an international Marathon, securing 3rd place in the FV70-74 category. Age / Gender Graded scores of 67.11% (Amanda) & 86.40% (Annette) count towards the Senior Running Champs. Annette’s score is her highest achieved in 2024.