RUNNING
Junior Parkrun 2K
7 BRJ Juniors were in action at Cambridge & Jubilee Park.
Cambridge #432 – Jack Scott secured 1st place overall with Millie Scott in 50th position.
Jubilee Park #315 – In his 25th Parkrun, Finley Harrison led home the BRJ squad in 4th position some 4 places ahead of Rhys Coverdale. Rhys secured himself a new Club PB (#2 of 2025) by a 2 Sec margin compared to Jubilee #314.
Parkrun 5K
A total of 95 BRJ’ers took part in 5K Parkruns with returns to Bug Hunter Waters (Course Best by Will Dales & new Club PB, #2 of 2025, for Neil Whitaker by 1 Sec compared to Storey’s Field #42 of May 2022), Cardiff (Wales), Fairview (Ireland), Ferry Meadows, Hove Promenade, Jesmond Dene, Lingwood, Market Harborough, Market Rasen Racecourse, North Walsham, Pocket, Queens Park Glasgow (Scotland), Rutland Water, Storey’s Field (Course Best by Stanley Coe), Tralee (Ireland) & Victoria (Scotland).
Alice Noyes made another BRJ Parkrun Venue Debut which was at Studley in Melbourne, Australia.
At Huntingdon #532, Pippa Waite achieved 5K PB #2 of 2025 by a 11 Sec margin compared to Huntingdon #530.
Watford 10K & 1/2 Marathon
BRJ’ers were in action in the 10K & 1/2 Marathon distances:
10K – Kathy Unwin finished in position 206 from 286 in a time of 1:11:39.
1/2 Marathon – A total of 1,552 completed the undulating course, led home by Alice Edwards in position 881 in a time of 1:58:24 & ahead of Kerry Surkitt in position 1,062 in 2:05:15.
Corby 10M
2 BRJ’ers ventured to Corby’s East Carlton Country Park. From the 114 finishers, Poppy Wilson, in her Club 10M Debut, completed the distance in 51st position in a chip time of 1:33:29. Poppy was closely followed by Paul Treadwell in 60th position in 1:35:13. Despite not feeling his best, Paul earned a bronze medal in the MV60-64 Age Category.
Frostbite Friendly League (Race 4)
Fenland Running Club hosted Race 4 of the 6 Race 2024 / 2025 series. Their chosen venue was new to the Frostbite League, namely Bawsey Country Park near Kings Lynn. The early morning started out slightly frosty but by race start time the running conditions were ideal. The course was described as “challenging” but despite the increased travelling distance to this venue the participants reflected positively on the very scenic course. With this feedback in mind, it is likely that Fenland might choose to host this race again the 2025 / 2026 season ……& there’s a cafe!
Junior – The 77 finishers included 2 BRJ’ers namely Isaac Friswell in 47th & Alex Eason in 70th. Sadly BRJ, along with several other clubs, could not field the 5 finishers required to post a team score. Based on the competition rules that cover such instances, BRJ secured 12th position from the 14 teams. Our Juniors remain in 12th place overall going into to Race 5 at Hinchingbrooke Country Park on the 9 February (see below).
Senior – Our Senior squad comprised 16 members from the 328 finishers, with a mix that meant BRJ did secure a team finish. Seb Burley (38th), who won the Club London Marathon Ballot, was using this Frostbite as part of his build-up. Our next man home (72nd) was the in-form Cameron Taylor-Hall. Our lead lady (122nd) was Christine Howard followed by Alison Orrell (213th). It was noteworthy that Claire Ashton completed her first Frostbite for a number of seasons.
Our 10 Senior scorers, in order, were Seb Burley, Cameron Taylor-Hall, Frank Holmes, Mark Sheldon, Paul Mitton, Bryn Jones, Christine Howard, Anthony Charters, Alison Orrell & Claire Ashton.
The Senior team finished in 9th position from the 16 teams & remain in 9th place overall going into Race 5.
A reminder that the Hunts AC hosted Frostbite, that had been scheduled for last December, has been moved to Sunday 9th February at Hinchingbrooke Country Park.
Finally, looking ahead to the BRJ hosted Race 6. Alice Edwards is looking for volunteers to help out on the 2nd March. Roles are available forClub members or Non-Members that would like to assist in some way. Some roles allow you to volunteer & also compete. In order to assist Alice make her plans well ahead of race day, please do contact Alice ASAP if you can help out.