To start off a busy weekend, 5 Folkestone Running and Athletic club members travelled to London to take part in the Last Friday of the Month 5k in Hyde Park. It was really windy across the park but Ron Bell still managed a well-deserved PB of 21:59. He was first home for the FRAC team, followed by Caroline Curtis with 24:19, Alan Randall 24:28, Jane Wren 24:53 and Sonia Markwell 27:17.
On Saturday, after some heavy overnight rain, the course for the TEC Lulworth Cove Half marathon was super muddy. Thankfully the rain at the start stopped after a mile, winds were very light and the runners could all enjoy the wonderful scenery. The tricky trail course meanders along the Jurassic coast cliffs taking in the gorgeous sights of Lulworth Cove and Durdle door. Linnaea Stockall was back first for the club in a time of 2:32.23, Sylwia Tokaska and Poppy the dog were second in 2:40:56, Michal Vavrinec was third in 2:56.12 and Phil Maull came in a time of 3:12.17.
On Sunday, 2 FRAC runners travelled to Brighton to take part in the Brighton half marathon. Although the weather threatened to rain, the bad weather thankfully held off. David Tyler completed the course in a PB time of 1:13:11, with Karla Larnder coming in in a time of 1.43.45.
In Ashford, FRAC runners had a very successful day on Sunday at the Ashford and District 10km race. Nikki Goodwin was the third lady back in 41:58, with Torben Jessen coming in as the 1st VM 60 in 39:21, and Catherine O’Conner finishing as the 1st VF 50 in a time of 44:39. Also running were: Anthony Scott 50:19, Philip Bridges 51:12, Diane Parsons 51:11, Jenny Quin 54:12, Jonathan Drinkwater 57:45, Autumn Richardson 1:03:09, Catherine Curtis 1:19:00.
Also on Sunday, Harry Wall ran the popular London Winter Run around the streets of central London in a PB time of 38:27. Jason Crockford also completed the race in a time of 1:01:00
And if 5kms, 10kms and half marathons weren’t enough, Ian Merrick ran the challenging North Downs Ridge 50km race on Sunday. After a strong first 20km, Ian unfortunately twisted his ankle, however this didn’t stop him and he fought on to complete the course in a time of 5 hours, 59 minutes and 17 seconds.
This week’s parkruns:
Ashford parkrun
Caroline Curtis 24:20, Diane Parsons 33:00
Burgess parkrun
Jacob Henwood 28:24
Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun
Daniel Voller 23:18
Yarborough Leisure Centre parkrun
Darren Crew 19:01, Jody Stoakes 22:20
Dover Waterfront parkrun
Deborah Jeffery was the first lady back in a time of 21:37, Martin Salmon 21:49, Henry Axon 22:20, Karla Larnder 22:30, Philip Bridges 26:20, Amy Owen 28:22
Folkestone parkrun
Prakash Gurung was the second runner back in a time of 17:03, followed in third place by Simon Ramsay in 17:35. Hazel Green was the third lady back in a time of 22:39. Also running were: Matthew Appleby 18:09, Krzysztof Klidzia 18:13, Reuben Lau 19:04, Kevin Newman 19:06, Nicholas Bryant 20:04, Tristan Bruce 20:18, Ian Merrick 23:01, Rob Collier 23:41, Rob Hill 23:41, Kevin Whitby 24:02, Stuart Erskine 24:17, Tomas Lane 24:28, Alan Randall 24:33, Anh-Van Whitby 25:00, Chris Addison 25:01, Jason Herridge 25:29, Ian Vousden 25:42, Joe Finnigan 26:09, David Botting 26:29, Gavin Dodwell 26:33, Eleanor Meo 26:54, Jonathan Drinkwater 27:06, Louisa Eede 27:18, Jane Wren 27:28, Deirdre Coombs 27:31, Phil Haines 27:35, Anthony Scott 27:41, Kirsty Gardiner 27:45, Aldous Hosking 28:33, Collette Windsor 28:49, Julie Gibbs 30:36, Kirsty Wilson 30:53, Neil Adams 33:57, Roy Atkins 33:58, Brian Davis 34:57, Kate Lancefield 35:38, Lisa Smith 35:38, Catherine-Anne Curtis 35:47.