Yet another bank holiday and a sunny one! 19 roadrunners were out and about enjoying themselves at the weekend.
SOUTH DOWNS 50k
A 50km point to point trail race from Falmer to Eastbourne. It passes through the stunning South Downs National Park before finishing over the iconic white cliffs of Beachy Head. The route takes in over 3,500 feet of elevation gain and descent but is perfect for those trail loving, challenge seekers like our very own HRR member Keely Jordan. Although battling the heat, Keely had an exceptional run finishing in 5:13.00 beating the V40 female course record. Brilliant running Keely.
HATFIELD BROAD OAK
Now in its 36th year, the HBO 10K is held in the medieval village of Hatfield Broad Oak near Bishop’s Stortford. The race is held on country roads and runners loop through the village in a figure of eight eventually finishing on the beautiful village green in the heart of the village.
First home for Halstead, with an incredible PB of almost 2 minutes was Ben Ryder crossing the line in 36:55. All that tough training certainly paying off for Ben at the moment, well done! Mike Smith finished next with an unexpected but welcome PB of 52 seconds finishing in 38:03. Running her first race for HRR was Hayley Lamkin with an impressive debut. Hayley finished in 40:15, was 6th female overall and 1st in her age category. Welcome to the team Hayley!! Rachael Roughan enjoyed the sunshine and finished in 44:02. Sam Wolton was next in 46:20. Setting out to enjoy the route, Ross Kemble crossed the line in 49:23. Simon Hillyard finished in 49:50 with Phil Jeffries close behind in 50:09. Sarah Waddington was next in 51:33, a PB of almost 2 minutes and a course PB of just over 4 minutes. Hot on her heels was Dan Roughan in 51:54 securing himself a 10k PB. Next to finish was Sam Hillyard in 52:19. Lisa Clark last ran HBO in 2018. She knocked 5 minutes 30 off her previous time getting herself a course PB of 52:30. Neil Addington finished in 54:50. Treena Carder had an enjoyable run crossing the line in 55:40. Jenny Smith is in good form having run Halstead marathon only two weeks ago she got herself a 2 minute 5 second 10k PB, finishing in 58:05. Having run a few races over the last few weeks including Halstead marathon, Maryann Sycamore was very close behind in 58:31. Next was Katie Martin in 1:10.18. Completing the HRR line up were Michael and Shiela Purkiss who ran together. Shiela has a nasty back injury at the moment and they crossed the line holding hands in 1:26.42. Well done HBO team, fantastic running from all, and thanks to Tracy for some great action photos.
RIDE LONDON
HRR love to celebrate everything active and one of our roadrunners took on ‘Ride London’ on Sunday. RideLondon is the world’s greatest festival of cycling. It gives cyclists the unique opportunity to ride 100 miles on traffic free roads though London and Essex.
Aidan Kelly has been raising money for The retired police dogs trust, first running Manchester marathon and then taking on his second challenge, Ride London. Aidan trained hard and enjoyed the experience finishing in 6:36.39. Massive well done Aidan.
