We’re in the deep of the season for all kinds of running events. From the track to the trails and everything in between, we have updates on your club mates this week.
Kent Champs, Julie Rose Stadium – 10/11 May
Juniors coach Pat Hanys brings us the report from the Julie Rose weekend last of what the young people achieved.
Tommy Owler at the weekend won the Kent Championships senior men’s 400m & 200m gold medals, even though he’s still an u23. He has also been selected for the England team in the mixed relay in this Sunday’s Loughborough International in the same team as Katrina Johnson Thompson!
We had other great results and pbs from our athletes:
- Tristan Suberu u15 boys 100m gold.
- Thomas Webb Bronze in u17M javelin and 400m hurdles.
- Abigail Smith Silver in u17G discus.
- Pbs were gained by Sam Voyle 300m & 200m
- Guy Slingsby 1500m & 800m
- Oliver Hawkins 100m
- Jake Davison javelin
- Louis Pang 800m
- Lily Rockall Long Jump
- Niah Spencer Long Jump
- Poppy Duncan 1500m great results from all our athletes
Rye 10 Miler – 12 May
A little further away, Sonia Markwell and Jane Wren went after the Rye 10 Miler. The report from Sonia goes:
Myself and Jane ran the Rye 10miler on Sunday. It was a beautiful course, rather hilly and undulating with spectacular views through the countryside.. the weather was perfect.
A thoroughly enjoyable run.
Great Manchester Run, Manchester – 18 May
Way oop nawth, Simon Coffey tackled the Great Manchester Run, a half marathon distance in a time of 1:49.
Loughborough International Athletics (LIA), Loughborough University – 18 May
Juniors success continues as this past weekend Tommy Owler gave it everything for international glory and clinched it. Coach Pat Hanys shares this report from Loughborough:
Tommy Owler gained his first selection for England on Sunday running in the Loughborough International.
He had a superb debut, first running the individual 400m for the National Athletics League team coming 2nd with a pb of 47.09 the winner fractionally ahead with 47.05!
He then lead the England team out in the mixed 4 x 400m relay where he handed the baton over just after the leading team. To put his team in a strong 2nd place, which they held onto for their final position.This excellent debut should bring more top racing opportunities for Tommy.
Well done Tommy!
Kent Road Relays – 14 May
Last, but certainly not least, Folkestone Running & Athletics Club took its first steps alongside clubs from across East Kent for the first instalment of the Kent Road Relays. The season opened right here in Folkestone, starting and finishing in front of Sandgate Castle and proceeding along the promenade and back for 3.4 kilometres (or 2.1 miles). The club fielded an astonishing 67 runners. Many PBs were had over the 2-mile course, and several victories.
V40 Mens A-Team (Trevor DeVooght, Jon Eaton, Nick Steele, and Simon Ramsey) came in first for the category and third overall in 45:59. Senior Women A-Team (Manda Gurung, Bec Powney, Daisy Wright) racked up a powerful second place in 40:17, comfortably 17 seconds ahead of third. V60 Mens A-Team (Andrew Noble, Andy Hadlow, Torben Jessen) topped the category in 40:38. V35 Womens A-Team (Kirsty Wilson, Layla DMonte, Carrie Thomas) took third in 44:56. Vet 45 Women A-Team (Nikki Goodwin, Hazel Miller, Catherine O’Conner) earned a swift second in 42:45. And V55 Womens A-Team (Jane Wren, Pam Allon, Caroline Curtis) rounded out a gritty performance with a third in 48:32.
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Folkestone parkrun
The first round of the intraclub parkrun Challenge Cup (A-Cup) is complete! Darren Crew has distributed the updates over our usual internal channels so I won’t re-hash the standings here. Congratulations to everyone who advanced. Despite PBs across multiple matches, even the swiftest among us can’t stand up to the power of percentages because it’s all about how much you gain against your own target. For those relegated to the B Cup, the action is NOT over. This is an extremely competitive bracket where everyone has something to prove. Good luck in the next round, everyone!
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tom BEAN | 00:16:38 |
| 2 | 2 | Guy SLINGSBY | 00:17:02 |
| 3 | 3 | Nassour HARLUN | 00:17:12 |
| 4 | 4 | Prakash GURUNG | 00:17:26 |
| 5 | 5 | Nick STEELE | 00:17:29 |
| 6 | 6 | Simon RAMSAY | 00:17:32 |
| 8 | 8 | Trevor DEVOOGHT | 00:18:03 |
| 9 | 9 | Krzysztof KLIDZIA | 00:18:45 |
| 10 | 10 | Thierry BAL | 00:18:47 |
| 12 | 12 | Ian MERRICK | 00:19:11 |
| 15 | 15 | Torben JESSEN | 00:19:30 |
| 19 | 19 | Darren PHILIP | 00:20:05 |
| 22 | 1 | Kirsty WILSON | 00:20:10 |
| 29 | 26 | Phil HOYLAND | 00:20:50 |
| 34 | 30 | David WEEKES | 00:21:08 |
| 36 | 32 | Stuart ERSKINE | 00:21:13 |
| 37 | 33 | James SPRINGETT | 00:21:14 |
| 38 | 3 | Catherine O’CONNOR | 00:21:20 |
| 39 | 34 | Darren CREW | 00:21:22 |
| 57 | 52 | Ian VOUSDEN | 00:22:33 |
| 58 | 53 | Phil HAINES | 00:22:34 |
| 62 | 57 | Andrew HADLOW | 00:22:41 |
| 65 | 60 | Joseph CARROLL | 00:22:44 |
| 75 | 68 | Thomas ASPINALL | 00:23:09 |
| 86 | 8 | Louisa EEDE | 00:23:51 |
| 87 | 9 | Caroline CURTIS | 00:23:53 |
| 108 | 96 | Karl LETCHFORD | 00:24:57 |
| 112 | 10 | Kayleigh RIDGWELL | 00:25:00 |
| 115 | 12 | Anh-Van WHITBY | 00:25:03 |
| 116 | 101 | Jacob HENWOOD | 00:25:04 |
| 117 | 13 | Amy AXON | 00:25:04 |
| 144 | 19 | Jody STOAKES | 00:25:59 |
| 147 | 123 | David BOTTING | 00:26:01 |
| 149 | 125 | Anthony SCOTT | 00:26:03 |
| 151 | 127 | John O’HARA | 00:26:05 |
| 169 | 142 | Jonathan DRINKWATER | 00:26:58 |
| 173 | 144 | Aldous HOSKING | 00:27:07 |
| 174 | 145 | Adam WARD | 00:27:08 |
| 184 | 153 | Clive ALLON | 00:27:28 |
| 185 | 27 | Diane PARSONS | 00:27:29 |
| 189 | 29 | Deirdre COOMBS | 00:27:31 |
| 190 | 156 | Alan RANDALL | 00:27:33 |
| 216 | 169 | Kevin WHITBY | 00:28:36 |
| 225 | 174 | Tomas LANE | 00:28:50 |
| 237 | 48 | Maria FELICETTI | 00:29:35 |
| 247 | 185 | Neil ADAMS | 00:30:22 |
| 273 | 199 | Jason HERRIDGE | 00:31:19 |
| 287 | 202 | Malcolm GIBBS | 00:31:52 |
| 289 | 76 | Julie GIBBS | 00:31:58 |
| 291 | 77 | Jane WREN | 00:32:09 |
| 292 | 78 | Sonia MARKWELL | 00:32:10 |
| 306 | 82 | Catherine-Anne CURTIS | 00:33:15 |
| 353 | 113 | Rachel SMITH | 00:36:31 |
| 371 | 125 | Lauren HART | 00:37:46 |
| 386 | 230 | Stephen DEEMING | 00:41:37 |
| 388 | 140 | Helen MERRICK | 00:42:11 |
| 398 | 147 | Trudi CURD | 00:45:51 |
| 404 | 234 | Henry AXON | 00:47:47 |
| 409 | 237 | Jason CROCKFORD | 00:51:41 |
| 410 | 154 | Julia HENWOOD | 00:51:42 |
Tunbridge Wells parkrun
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 11 | Kate EVANS | 00:25:10 |
Great Lines parkrun, Medway
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 36 | Greg DIXON | 00:22:35 |
Bognor Regis parkrun
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | Andrew NOBLE | 00:20:25 |
| 234 | 81 | Lesley CLANCY | 00:39:35 |
Dover Waterfront parkrun
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | Deborah JEFFERY | 00:21:05 |
Hove Promenade parkrun
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | 263 | Beth JAGO | 00:30:40 |
Jersey parkrun
| Position | Gender Pos. | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 33 | Hilary COLLINS | 00:27:24 |
Frédéric Back parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Linnaea STOCKALL | 00:22:26 |
Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | 136 | Miles GAWTHORP | 00:39:14 |
Queen’s parkrun, Glasgow
| Position | Gender Position | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 17 | Pamela ALLON | 00:26:54 |
Nairn Links parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | Parkrunner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 66 | Martin SALMON | 00:45:39 |