It’s a big ol’ Race Report this week with a look back at some of the running related shenanigans that has taken place amongst our merry members.
Folkestone 10 donation
Before we start, we would like to add a small note mentioning a cash donation that was made earlier on Tuesday’s hills session which saw Folkestone’s Rainbow Centre receive £840 from our club.
This sum came from us as a benefit from our Folkestone 10 Mile event which will go towards contributing to a fantastic cause.
The centre supports those in need of crucial services such as food help, homeless support, financial guidance and so much more.
Virtual Folkestone 10
While we’re talking about the Folkestone 10, our club members – who volunteer and help run the annual event – thought they’d give the ten mile running distance a go!
In a new idea to allow our club members a try at the distance, entrants under the FR&AC colours can also take part in this fun event.
This allows them to run the distance participants ran back on Good Friday to see if they can match those successes!
It’s a great bit of fun with Jane Wren, Deborah Parmenter and Sonia May kicking off the first attempt this weekend with some brilliant showings.
The Clifftop Challenge
It was a hot and toasty one as a healthy bunch of club members took on The Clifftop Challenge on Saturday 21 June.
This multi-distance event saw runners participate in a few different distances from 5 to 55 miles!
It was well attended with FR&AC colours spreading across the day and traversing locations such as Hastings, East Sussex, and Deal.
Taking part in the distances were Clive Allon, Nicky Goodwin and Hilary Collins in the 10 miler, Lisa Smith, Kate Lancefield, Diane Paraon, Simon Coffey and Tony Scott at 15, and then Jenny Heathfiled charging ahead with the 40 miles.
Speaking on her experience, here is what Jenny Healthfield had to say:
“On Saturday I took part in the Clifftop Challenge which is a charity event that raises money for breast cancer and is run once every year in June.
“There are six different distances to choose from ranging from 5,10,15,26.2, 36 and 55 miles.
“Over the last three years I had completed the 36 mile distance so I decided to go for the big one 55 which ran from Hastings to Deal.
“It was an early start just after 2am. It was very interesting running in the dark over multi-terrain but I made the most of the cool weather and had set up a good average pace.
“At 27 miles I hit the first climb up past Port Lympne Zoo, although it was a challenging hill I didn’t feel too bad at this point. As the morning went on the weather was getting hotter and hotter with many challenging hills to contend with.
“I made it to Capel but unfortunately missed the check point by 10 minutes so I then had to make the hard decision to step down. In previous years the organisers had always been flexible with check-in times but this was no ordinary day.
“With temperates reaching up to 28 degrees the safety of runners was main priority. I felt sad not to achieve my goal but did manage an epic 40.67 miles with 1,991 of elevation making it the furthest cliff top distance I have completed.”
Amazing work everyone and especially you Jenny!
Southern Athletics League
It’s not trips to Thorpe Park or Alton Towers that make a Smiths family outing, but a classic day out to the Southern Athletics League!
Match 2 of the series took place at Lewes with Abi Smith and mum Lisa Smith taking on a variety of disciplines with stunning results.
Abi: 400m Hurdles (PB), Javelin (600g PB) and High Jump
Lisa: Hammer (PB), Shot Put, Javelin, Discus and 1500m Steeplechase (PB)
Massive well done to the Smith clan as always.
South East Schools Inter Counties Championships
Our young Guy Slingsby went along to Crawley on Saturday 21 June where he competed in the 3000m for under 17s boys.
Proudly representing Kent in what was a new challenge for him, he came home with an impressive time of 9 minutes and 59 seconds.
Chuffed is an under statement! He said he paced it well, not setting off too fast and enjoyed it.
No medal, but getting to wear a Kent vest was more than enough – just look at his face!
parkruns for the week:
Ashford parkrun
Caroline CURTIS, 24:43
Rachel SMITH, 30:51
Brent PARKER, 42:45
Halifax parkrun
Brian AUSTIN, 28:35
Canterbury parkrun
Jacob HENWOOD, 54:45
Lloyd parkrun, Croydon
Deborah JEFFERY, 21:12 (1st female finisher)
Abingdon parkrun
Jonathan DRINKWATER, 29:00
Catherine-Anne CURTIS, 37:56
Folkestone parkrun
Tom BEAN, 17:20 (1st place and 1st male finisher)
Prakash GURUNG, 17:28 (2nd place and 2ndmale finisher)
Trevor DEVOOGHT, 17:34 (3rd place and 3rdmale finisher)
Nicholas BRYANT, 18:32
Kevin NEWMAM, 18:34
George RIGBY, 18:47
Ian MERRICK, 19:01
Ben HANCOX, 19:32
Torben JESSEN, 19:56
David WEEKES, 20:02
Darren PHILIP, 20:05
Phil HOYLAND, 20:23
Joshua PINE, 20:24
Nikki GOODWIN, 21:26 (1st female finisher)
Ian VOUSDEN, 21:34
Catherine O’CONNOR, 21:56 (3rd female finisher)
Paul BARTLETT, 21:57
Henry AXON, 22:13
Jonathan ARANA-MORTON, 22:37
Karl LETCHFORD, 23:01
Matthew HARRIS, 23:13
Stephen DEEMING, 23:14
Darren CREW, 23:16
Jake HARVEY, 23:46
Oliver COLLIER, 24:00
Sylwia TOKARSKA, 24:23
James SPRINGETT, 24:24
Stuart ERSKINE, 24:34
Pamela ALLON, 25:07
Rosie SMISSEN, 25:15
Kayleigh RIDGWELL, 25:16
Phil HAINES, 25:27
Jane WREN, 25:32
David BOTTING, 25:51
Aldous HOSKING, 26:14
Marie BRAZIER, 26:20
Ron BELL, 26:21
Linnaea STOCKALL, 26:24
Philip MAULL, 26:25
Miles GAWTHORP, 26:25
John O’HARA, 26:30
Trudi CURD, 27:21
Alan RANDALL, 28:08
Kirsty WILSON, 28:57
Neil ADAMS, 29:03
Deirdre COOMBS, 29:11
Roy ATKINS, 29:12
Sonia MARKWELL, 29:18
Carolyn LEWIS, 29:56
Tomas LANE, 30:55
Maria FELICETTI, 32:04
Gary BRAZIER, 32:12
Lauren HART, 41:48
Helen MERRICK, 46:01
Jason CROCKFORD, 48:15
Julia HENWOOD, 57:57
Foots Cray Meadows parkrun
Kate EVANS, 26:43
Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun
Krzysztof KLIDZIA, 19:05 (2nd place finisher)
Swanley parkrun
Derek MATCHAM, 20:06 (2nd place and 2ndmale finisher)
Dover Waterfront parkrun
Andrew NOBLE, 19:10
Andrew HADLOW, 22:51
Martin SALMON, 26:42
Lesley CLANCY, 33:44
Beth GOODCHILD, 33:58