As the cold closes in, the club gets hot! We at FRAC hold summer in our hearts, and we lace up for fun and fitness — anytime, anywhere. Let’s see how you’ve broken barriers this week, folks!
Thanet Coastal 10 and 5 Mile Race – 1 December
Thanet hosted club runners at its annual 10 and 5 mile events this past Sunday. Karla Larnder reports that Marie Brazier, Tony Scott, and David Tyler ran the 10 Mile, while she covered the 5 Mile. “Everyone did really well, especially with a few cheeky hills and the strong wind,” says Karla.
David came in at a 2nd overall with a stonking finish time of 55:45. Marie clocked in at 1:27 for a brilliant 1:39 PB, and Tony in 1:30. Karla rocked up to 5th lady with 1st in category in the 5 Mile at 36:18. Outstanding work, all of you!
South Kent Mind Mental Elf Fun Run – 1 December
Elsewhere, in Folkestone, South Kent Mind held the inaugural Mental Elf Fun Run in support of – you guessed it – mental health! The run took place on our very own parkrun course on the Leas. Participants executed their best Chrimbo fancy dress with enthusiasm. Since it’s a fun run only there wasn’t an official timekeeper, but you know us—we practically start a Strava workout from the sofa to the fridge (hey, miles are miles!).
Ian Merrick clocked in at 21:27, Dan McCarthy next up in 22:12, Sarah Nunn on 26:56, and Helen Merrick in 37:38. Kate Lancefield also participated, and she and Dan send along festive photos from the event. Fantastic ‘racing’ for community, runners!
Cani Trail 22 – 30 November
Sylwia Tokarska and Poppy took off on another cross country bimble, this time in Wales. Sylwia reports:
Poppy the Labrador and I took part in Cani Trail event in LLanharan, South Wales on Saturday 30/11/2024. Due to flooding caused by the storm Bert, the course was shortened to 17 miles with ascent of 987m (over 3200ft) – very steep inclines and even worse rocky/muddy descents. The results are not published yet, my Garmin says 3:54:40. Happy snappy attached.
Incredible effort on those hills, Sylwia and Poppy!
F45 Hyrox London
Finally, Jacob Henwood went for the Hyrox London Men’s Doubles, completing it in 1:13:08. For those who don’t know, Hyrox is a fitness competition that challenges competitors to a series of workouts at intervals along an 8km course. What it trades in speed it more than makes up for in grit. They earn those red faces! Well done, Jake.
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Folkestone parkrun
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Simon RAMSAY | 00:18:47 |
| 4 | Nicholas BRYANT | 00:18:56 |
| 11 | Guy SLINGSBY | 00:19:44 |
| 13 | Ian MERRICK | 00:20:19 |
| 16 | Thomas ASPINALL | 00:20:30 |
| 18 | David WEEKES | 00:20:42 |
| 20 | Torben JESSEN | 00:20:52 |
| 24 | Darren PHILIP | 00:21:38 |
| 33 | Karla LARNDER | 00:22:51 |
| 35 | Louisa EEDE | 00:22:52 |
| 36 | Hazel MILLARD | 00:22:53 |
| 38 | Phil HAINES | 00:22:58 |
| 45 | Kev HOWSE | 00:23:24 |
| 51 | James SPRINGETT | 00:24:04 |
| 53 | Anh-Van WHITBY | 00:24:08 |
| 55 | Kevin WHITBY | 00:24:16 |
| 64 | Luke HICKS | 00:24:41 |
| 65 | Jason KING | 00:24:41 |
| 69 | Anthony SCOTT | 00:24:51 |
| 79 | Stuart ERSKINE | 00:25:21 |
| 84 | Miles GAWTHORP | 00:25:31 |
| 90 | David BOTTING | 00:25:40 |
| 91 | John O’HARA | 00:25:41 |
| 96 | Rosie SMISSEN | 00:25:53 (PB!!!) |
| 100 | Bethanie LEWIS | 00:26:13 |
| 120 | Alan RANDALL | 00:27:01 |
| 132 | Jane WREN | 00:27:34 |
| 139 | Neil ADAMS | 00:27:50 |
| 143 | Deirdre COOMBS | 00:27:56 |
| 144 | Christopher WOOLGAR | 00:27:57 |
| 145 | Layla DMONTE | 00:28:00 |
| 157 | Jacob BUCK | 00:28:36 |
| 160 | Tomas LANE | 00:28:40 |
| 168 | Rebekah NEWTON | 00:29:03 |
| 196 | Jason CROCKFORD | 00:29:54 |
| 200 | Amie HOWARD | 00:30:05 (PB!!!) |
| 208 | Julie GIBBS | 00:30:16 |
| 211 | Roy ATKINS | 00:30:29 |
| 212 | Rachel SMITH | 00:30:40 |
| 219 | Paul HANNAY | 00:31:05 |
| 228 | Malcolm GIBBS | 00:32:01 |
| 229 | Carolyn LEWIS | 00:32:10 |
| 238 | Ian VOUSDEN | 00:33:08 |
| 239 | Lauren HART | 00:33:10 (PB!!!) |
| 245 | Jason HERRIDGE | 00:33:41 |
| 254 | Lisa SMITH | 00:34:52 |
| 255 | Kate LANCEFIELD | 00:34:53 |
| 260 | Helen MERRICK | 00:35:36 |
Ashford parkrun
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | Clive ALLON | 00:27:00 |
Dartford parkrun
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kate EVANS | 00:24:53 |
Caffarella parkrun
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Deborah JEFFERY | 00:21:00 |
The Leas parkrun, Minster
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Henry AXON | 00:19:16 |
| 19 | Amy OWEN | 00:24:13 |
Dover Waterfront parkrun
| Position | parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Andrew HADLOW | 00:23:42 |
| 93 | Julia HENWOOD | 00:33:32 |