Half marathons beginning with R are the order of the day

A relatively quiet week this week with half marathons beginning with R being flavour of the week (particularly for male runners whose names begin with J), and the lesser spotted 15k making not one but 2 appearances. Some great 10ks round it off.

Reigate half marathon

James Prickett, Jim Connell, Daniel Johns and Jethro Price ran the Reigate half. Jim reports “This was the first year of the race, fairly well organised. There was a sting in the tail at 11 and 12 miles with a gradual twisty turny climb that doesn’t seem to end. This laid to rest my challenge for a pb which I missed by 27 seconds, but on the whole, was a very decent run by me, and word from the others is they were all pleased with how it went.”  

Lots of 10ks

Quite a few Heathsiders took part in 10k races this week, with Leigh taking top spot with a new PB of 38.12 in the Admiral Swansea 10k.  Monika Newton came 2nd lady in the Bishops Park 10k in Fulham in 41.45.  Caroline White and Jim Taggart took part in the Forty Hall Lord Mayor’s 10k in Enfield.  Closer to home Andrew Dunderdale and John Roberts took part in the Innovation Sports 10k in our own Finsbury Park. 

15ks

Brian did 3 laps of the Innovation Sports course in Finsbury Park, bringing the 15k home in 1.09.45. It sounds like the Boyle family rivalry still has some way to go as Brian reports that he didn’t beat Caroline’s 15k time from earlier in the summer.  This week’s furthest flung race comes courtesy of Rachel Newstead who ran the Ston Wall 15km race in Croatia in 1:15:17. She came in 1st lady on a very tough course with the first 4km over the old city wall.

Richmond half marathon

James Lynch achieved a PB at the Richmond half in 1.24:33.

Innovation Sports 5k

3 Heathsiders completed the Innovation Sports race at the 5k distance, with Elizabeth Beard coming in 1st lady in 22.26.

Parkruns

Pakrun results can be found here: http://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=2017&eventdate=2014-09-20

Well done to Rebecca Bunting for coming in 1st lady at Oak Hill less than a week after her last marathon.

Results in full:

Reigate half marathon

38  Jim Connell 1:25:15

131  Jethro Price 1:32:08

147  Daniel Johns 1:33:12

James Prickett – time not listed

Admiral Swansea 10K

95  Leigh James 38:12

Bishops Park 10k

Monika Newton 41:45

Forty Hall Lord Mayor’s 10k

41  Caroline White 46:49 (6th lady, 2nd lady 50-59)

124  Jim Taggart 55:27 (4th Men 60)

Ston Wall 15k

7 Rachel Newstead (1st lady) 1:15:17

Innovation Sports series, Finsbury Park

5k

4  Elliot Reed - 22:10 PB

5  Elizabeth Beard - 22:26 (1st lady) PB

16  Alison Harrow - 27:02

 10k

2nd  Andrew Dunderdale - 40:05

11th  John Roberts - 43:55

 15k

 13th Brian Boyle - 1:09:45:

Richmond half marathon

23  James Lynch 1:24:42