Race Reports 21 July–27 July - Folkestone Running and Athletics Club

Summer brings so many opportunities, so many wonderful chances to try new things, see old friends, and even, occasionally, do other things than running. But there’s still lots of running. Let’s find out where, starting with…

FR&AC Folkestone Virtual 10 Miler – 27 July

The challenge continues as club mates stack up their results. This week we see four more of FRAC’s finest add their names to the role. Coach Catherine O’Connor, Bec Powney, Kirsty Wilson and Carrie Thomas teamed up for the 10-mile run. Carrie reports:

It was a lovely chatty run in cool conditions. We had to manoeuvre ourselves around a Boot Fair at the start, weave through spectators watching the Sandgate regatta and unexpectedly saw Thomas Aspinall, who papped us on the way back!

Great fun!

And great running, everyone! Club runners have until 31 August to submit their results for the virtual 10-miler. Details are available in the club newsletter.

Canterbury Bike Ride – 27 July

We may be runners, but we’re also friends, and wherever we take the FRAC spirit we also carry the FRAC name. So when Nikki Goodwin, Marie Brazier, Jenny Hatfield, Philip Hatfield, Shaun Tunca, David Smyth and Ivana Collier took a part in Sunday’s 52 miles on an iconic undulating Canterbury bike ride, they brought the spirit, too. With the weather we’ve seen recently, dry roads were no sure thing, but they went for it. From the event website:

The routes will leave the rugby club and explore the picturesque countryside, heading to the coast at Whitstable and returning through the Kent Downs AONB.

I hope you enjoyed the ride, folks!

parkrun

Folkestone parkrun

Congratulate this week’s parkrun Challenge Cup victors who move ahead to the next round, and bid adieu to the friends who hit the showers. Darren Crew reports the results:

B CUP

Miles Gawthorp 99.9 vs Trevor DeVooght 97.7
Miles wins

Paul Bartlett 100.4 vs Kate Evans 103.1 (PB)
Kate wins

Carrie Thomas 102.0 (PB) vs Autumn Richardson 85.7
Carrie wins

Congratulations to Miles, Kate and Carrie, who all progress to the B Cup 1/4 finals, both ladies with new pb’s, and commiserations to Trevor, Paul and Autumn, who all exit this year’s competition.
Well done everyone, great efforts all round.

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
2	2	Prakash GURUNG	00:17:27
4	4	Trevor DEVOOGHT	00:17:59
7	7	Kevin NEWMAN	00:18:21
8	8	Guy SLINGSBY	00:18:32
11	10	Krzysztof KLIDZIA	00:18:47
12	11	Paul BARTLETT	00:19:00
14	2	Deborah JEFFERY	00:19:22
18	16	David GILLETT	00:19:47
24	21	Ian MERRICK	00:20:19
25	22	Dan MCCARTHY	00:20:24
35	30	Stephen DEEMING	00:21:26
45	7	Catherine O’CONNOR	00:21:53
51	41	Miles GAWTHORP	00:22:25
57	47	Joseph CARROLL	00:22:35
59	49	Simon COFFEY	00:22:38
66	9	Kate EVANS	00:22:53
85	69	James SPRINGETT	00:23:37
86	70	Phil HOYLAND	00:23:37
99	81	Ron BELL	00:24:06
105	15	Caroline CURTIS	00:24:28
107	88	Karl LETCHFORD	00:24:38
120	18	Anh-Van WHITBY	00:25:20
130	107	Kevin WHITBY	00:25:48
132	109	David BOTTING	00:25:54
144	116	Stuart ERSKINE	00:26:25
151	121	Anthony SCOTT	00:26:40
176	139	Clive ALLON	00:27:47
183	145	Neil ADAMS	00:27:53
186	148	Christopher WOOLGAR	00:27:56
196	154	Alan RANDALL	00:28:18
198	34	Deirdre COOMBS	00:28:21
217	42	Carolyn LEWIS	00:29:13
218	43	Jane WREN	00:29:13
227	173	Roy ATKINS	00:29:24
229	46	Debbie FOWLES	00:29:25
230	175	Richard FOWLES	00:29:26
240	52	Layla DMONTE	00:29:44
275	71	Lauren HART	00:31:32
299	87	Sonia MARKWELL	00:32:54
330	106	Collette WINDSOR	00:35:27
331	107	Diane PARSONS	00:35:27
359	122	Kate LANCEFIELD	00:38:51
372	234	Brent PARKER	00:40:44
409	154	Helen MERRICK	00:56:57

Rutland Water parkrun

Malc and Julie Gibbs found a beautiful parkrun in Rutland Water this week. Julie reports:

Malc and I ran in the Rutland Water parkrun yesterday. Julie 30.25 Malc 33.02.

The course was a “flat, there and back with the turning point across the Dam. Beautiful scenery and plenty of sheep to avoid”.

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
229	69	Julie GIBBS	00:30:25
273	159	Malcolm GIBBS	00:33:02

Brierley Forest parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
71	8	Gail TURBUTT	00:26:23

Alice Holt parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
7	7	Tristan BRUCE	00:19:13

Didcot parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
166	135	Brian AUSTIN	00:28:34

Pegwell Bay parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
2	2	Simon RAMSAY	00:17:15

Newborough Forest parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
14	14	Henry AXON	00:21:19
112	27	Amy AXON	00:27:40

Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
21	16	David WEEKES	00:21:03
65	50	Martin SALMON	00:24:25
67	14	Sarah NUNN	00:24:33

River Valley parkrun, Edmonton

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
16	2	Linnaea STOCKALL	00:22:43

Roberts Park parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
35	33	Torben JESSEN	00:20:56

Dover Waterfront parkrun

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
4	3	Rob COLLIER	00:19:39
15	14	Dave BOWERMAN	00:21:14
35	29	Oliver COLLIER	00:22:55
48	39	Jacob HENWOOD	00:23:40
81	65	John O’HARA	00:26:30
109	79	Oscar COLLIER	00:28:56
137	42	Rachel SMITH	00:31:39
165	56	Beth GOODCHILD	00:35:59
172	62	Julia HENWOOD	00:37:00
189	112	Jason CROCKFORD	00:44:06

Y Promenâd parkrun, Abermaw

Position	Gender Position	Parkrunner	Time
79	61	Philip MAULL	00:26:17
103	28	Sylwia TOKARSKA	00:28:34