Kent Spring Half Marathon
Two runners kicked off the club’s marathon weekend at the Kent Spring Half. JAMES SPRINGETT clocked in at 1:35:29, 19th overall and 6th in the V40 age category. TONY SCOTT pulled in at 2:06:09, taking 115th overall and 16th in V50. James and Tony traversed an undulating course from Ashford to Charing and back, taking in part of the Pilgrims Way and some very flooded country lanes.
4Bay Challenge
Chris Childs took on this 10k issue over the coastal sands of Thanet on the 9th of April with a finish time of 1:05:47.
2023 adidas Manchester Marathon
Manchester Marathon saw a massive contingent representing the blue, white and red up north this past Sunday, 16 April. Just take a scan at this list of absolute titans! Our runners clocked up 30 finishes, including 14 personal bests, 3 good for age qualifications, and a sub-3 hour first marathon!
| NAME | BIB | CATEGORY | CHIP TIME | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Collier | 13232 | MV50 | 02:55:35 | First Marathon! |
| Simon Ramsay | 12705 | MV40 | 03:03:13 | |
| Paul Constable | 1278 | SM | 03:06:09 | Personal Best (PB) |
| Joshua Pine | 11717 | SM | 03:08:39 | PB |
| James Barney | 19385 | SM | 03:27:25 | PB |
| Darren Crew | 13957 | MV50 | 03:09:06 | PB, Good For Age (GFA) |
| Nikki Goodwin | 17144 | FV40 | 03:33:13 | |
| Greg Dixon | 16786 | MV55 | 03:48:35 | |
| Jody Stoakes | 24171 | FV45 | 03:52:00 | PB, GFA |
| Vicky Scott | 20290 | FV35 | 03:55:36 | PB |
| Joe Carroll | 14883 | MV40 | 03:57:41 | PB |
| Marie Brazier | 22709 | FV45 | 03:57:43 | PB |
| Jane Wren | 23541 | FV55 | 04:01:51 | PB, GFA |
| Andy Hadlow | 22589 | MV60 | 04:04:46 | |
| Collette Windsor | 27894 | FV45 | 04:07:59 | PB |
| Caroline Curtis | 20664 | FV50 | 04:08:20 | |
| Phil Heathfield | 27555 | MV40 | 04:14:04 | PB |
| Ron Bell | 20458 | MV45 | 04:21:08 | |
| Tara Baker | 24308 | FV45 | 04:21:35 | |
| Jenny Quinn | 28235 | FV40 | 04:25:22 | |
| Richard Fowles | 22756 | MV55 | 04:26:43 | |
| Debbie Dunham | 32839 | FV50 | 04:36:22 | PB |
| Gary Brazier | 27479 | MV50 | 04:38:25 | |
| Becky Newton | 32488 | FV40 | 04:48:42 | PB |
| Alan Fletcher | 28163 | MV70 | 05:17:10 | |
| Simon Coffey | 16118 | MV40 | 05:23:27 | |
| Alan Randall | 40116 | Men’s Relay | 01:47:58 | First leg |
| Brent Parker | 40116 | Men’s Relay | 02:57:00 | Second leg |
| Denise King | 40318 | Women’s Relay | 02:28:02 | First leg |
| Sonia Markwell | 40318 | Women’s Relay | 02:12:01 | Second leg, Half marathon PB |
Boston Marathon
FRC went Transatlantic, too! ANH-VAN WHITBY took her place at the running Mecca itself, the Boston Marathon. With her husband, Kevin, in support, she set off on a day of highs and lows across that New England city amongst the likes of Des Linden and Eliud Kipchoge! Anh-Van pulled in at a stunning 3:59:27!
parkrun
Despite cases of marathon fever across the club, parkrun continues on! Runners who have already run a marathon or who await their turn at the line (and even a few on their shakeout runs) came out for 5 kilometers of fresh air and good company. Look out for the 2 PBs that stood out!
Ashford
Deborah Jeffery 25:15
Canterbury
Eleanor Priestley 27:19
Walmer and Deal
Dave Bowerman 23:21 (PB!)
Houghton Hall
Richard Fowles 33:41, Caroline Curtis 34:00, Brent Parker 34:00, Debbie Dunham 34:01
Margate
Jacob Henwood 18:42
Folkestone
Tom Bean 17:28, Prakash Gurung 18:02, Ian Merrick 18:18 (PB!), Nicholas Bryant 18:54, Nick Steele 21:16, Hazel Green 22:05, Paul Bartlett 22:26, Phil Maull 23:32, Louisa Eede 23:41, Bec Powney 23:49, Henry Axon 23:57, Ben Hancox 23:58, Stuart Erskine 24:11, Andrew Richardson 24:17, Linnaea Stockall 24:28, Catherine O’Connor 24:40, David Botting 24:48, Anthony Scott 25:01, Jason O’Callaghan 25:22, Sylwia Tokarska 25:43, Deirdre Coombs 26:31, Neil Adams 27:43, Roisin Bunt 29:41, Julie Gibbs 29:59, Amy Owen 30:26, Kate Lancefield 32:03, Sue Elkins 33:12, Clare Evans 52:18
Jamaica Pond
Kevin Whitby 23:10
Queen’s, Glasgow
Pamela Allon 28:40
Clive Allon 8:26