FRIDAY NIGHT 5
Laurence Gowers kicked off the Friday Night 5 series at Kirton on Friday evening. Still carrying some tired legs from the Halstead Marathon, Laurence produced another strong run, finishing in 37:10, just shy of last year’s time. A solid start to the series and a great effort so soon after marathon racing.
TOPPESFIELD 10 MILE
Sunday saw the Essex Trail Events Toppesfield 10 Mile take place, with Steve May, Neil Poulter, Paul Hinsley and Wayne Cook all taking part.
The self-navigated trail run started from The Green Man in Toppesfield, heading out through the trails towards Stambourne and Birdbrook before returning. With temperatures already exceptionally hot by the morning, the group sensibly treated it as a relaxed and social run, enjoying the beautiful conditions and good company rather than chasing fast times.
HATFIELD BROAD OAK 10K
The ever popular Bank Holiday Hatfield Broad Oak 10k once again attracted a fantastic HRR turnout, with runners producing some excellent performances in very warm conditions.
James North was first home for Halstead in 42:38.
Aidan Kelly finished in 47:45.
Laura Smith ran with Sam Wolton and Rachael Roughan finishing with a PB for Laura in 53:19.
Jane Roach ran well in 1:08:35.
John Warne took it easy in the heat finishing in 1:11:13.
Lauren Ripton, Gav Ripton and Dan Roughan ran together in 1:14.32.
FARMMAGEDDON MARATHON
Farmmageddon is a 100 mile event held over 2 days. This 100 mile event was held over a 32 hour time period and had many distance options available for participants. The route was a a 5.3k loop.
Andy Wilmot was there representing HRR and ran 8 laps for the marathon, finding it tough in the heat he still finished in 6:52.
Well done to all in very warm conditions.
