RUNNING
Parkrun Junior 2K
27 Juniors braved the wet & windy conditions at Jubilee Park #306, including 2 BRJ’ers namely Maxwell Evans (position 7 in 00:10:55) & Amelie Alexander-Cahill (11th position in 00:12:49).
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers returned to Bug Hunter Waters, Colney Lane, Mile End, Old Deer Park, Pocket, Sloughbottom, South Bank (Brisbane, Australia), Storeys Field (Course Best for Mark Jackman) & Whiteley. At the Zielony (Green) Jar Parkrun in Krakow, Poland 9 BRJ Parkrun tourists participated & which saw Andrew Stevenson take 3rd position in his 50th Parkrun.
Joanna Watts made a Club Debut at the Mount Pleasant venue in the Falkland Islands amongst 38 other participants,. This Parkrun is “Closed Facility” that is not open to members of the general public
At Huntingdon, the heavy rain forecasted from Storm Bert held off for the duration of the Parkrun itself but decided to wait until your Results Officer had completed his volunteering duty to walk his dog. Mica Covell in 9th position was the leading lady.
Junior Sophie Coe achieved a new Club 5K PB (#4 of 2024) by a 37 Sec margin based on her run of 00:30:29 at Bug Hunter Waters #20 of 2 November. With this new PB, Sophie is now in joint 2nd place in the “Most Road Run PB’s” competition of 2024. Fellow Junior, Poppy Leigh-Brown made her Club 5K Debut. 2 Senior members reached Parkrun Milestones, namely Donna Whitaker (#75) & Kerry Surkitt (#250).
Bassingbourn Belle 10M
Neil Whitaker was the sole BRJ participant among the 310 finishers, Neil completed the distance in 22nd position in 1:10:55 that represented a new Club 10M PB (#2 of 2024) by a 3 Min 1 Sec margin based on his result at September’s Sawtry 10M.
Norwich 1/2 Marathon
By way of celebrating her **th birthday, Sue Yendley was joined by 3 other BRJ’ers at the Norwich Showground. Like the remainder of the country, the rain & strong winds made the hilly course even more challenging for the 3,107 finishers. It appears that another major challenge was exiting the Car Park post race. Their results were:
| Race: Norwich 1/2 Marathon Date: 24/11/24 Nos of Finishers: 3,107 | |||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % |
| 2458 | Belinda Parker | 02:21:00 | N/A |
| 2468 | Kate Ruddock | 02:21:28 | N/A |
| 2611 | Clare Few | 02:26:24 | N/A |
| 2649 | Sue Yendley | 02:27:29 | N/A |
Senior Road Running Championships 2025 – Programme of Events
With the year 2025 fast approaching it is time to announce the “Nominated: events that form the 2025 competition. As ever, the competition aims are to provide a mix of mostly local events & distances, to cater for those members that prefer to run shorter distances up to 10K & from 2025 to tie-in with some races in the Cambs AA Road League competition. These are the races taking place in January, March, May, June & September.
The full set of competition rules can be found within the Club Records tab of the BRJ website, but in summary, to secure a finish position in the 2025 competition members must complete 4 of the 12 “Nominated” events. In addition, 1 Full Marathon will count towards the 4 events required. In terms of scoring, the lowest scoring race of an individuals “best 4” is discounted. The “Nominated” events are:
CAMBS AA ROAD RUN LEAGUE 2025 PROGRAMME
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MONTH |
EVENT
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| JANUARY (19tht)
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FOLKSWORTH 15M
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| MARCH (23rd) | THORNEY 10K [CAMBS AA 10K CHAMPIONSHIPS]
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| APRIL (TBC) | CAMBOURNE 10K
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| MAY (11th) | EYE 10K
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| JUNE (25th) | PETERBOROUGH GRAND PRIX SERIES 5K (RACE # TBC)
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| JULY (TBC) | EYE 5M [CAMBS AA 5M CHAMPIONSHIPS]
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| AUGUST (6th) | PETERBOROUGH GRAND PRIX SERIES 5K (RACE # TBC)
[CAMBS AA 5K CHAMPIONSHIPS]
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| SEPTEMBER (7th) | SAWTRY 10M
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| OCTOBER (26th) | FENLAND 10M [CAMBS AA 10M CHAMPIONSHIPS]
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