Pleshey Friday night 5 Stewart Ellis completed this in 0:33:20 Sam Hillyard finished in 0:39:48 Lamarsh Fete Trail Run Saturday was a very hot day and a large contingent of Halstead Road runners went to the Lamarsh Fete to run in the trail run. There were varying distances ranging from 3.5 miles to 13.2miles. 7 mile Andy Carter came 2nd [...]
Mersea Round The Island race is an approximately 13 mile trail run following the sea wall and beaches around the island. Five Halstead Road Runners undertook the race in warm conditions. Gary Freear completed it in 1:38:00 Caroliena Cameron finished in 2:05:00 Nick McKean came in at 2:18:00 Anthony Denton and Kris Bell ran together finishing in 2:20:00 A [...]
Once again Halstead Road Runners have been at a variety of events this weekend. James Smith took part in the Sudbury Friday 5 race and completed it in 0:29:30 finishing 13th overall. Saturday saw Charlotte May and Valerie Kerrison taking part in the Ridley Round which is narrative half marathon trail run that stops at various pubs on route. Time [...]
A variety of events have been undertaken this weekend by members of the Team. Sarah Frost ran the Boxted 5k. This is a mixed terrain race and Sarah completed it in 0:30:30. Southend half marathon is a flat course that runs up and down the seafront. Rachael Roughan completed it in 1:46:09. Kelly Judge completed it in 1:48:48 which is [...]
Sam Wolton travelled down to Dartmoor to take part in the Dartmoor Discovery Ultra race. The road race is just over 32 miles long and takes in some of the toughest hills Dartmoor has to offer. Sam completed it in 6:21:43. Choosing to run a slightly shorter distance a small group of Halstead Road Runners took part in the Clare [...]
Halstead Road Runners have been out in force again this weekend at a variety of races. James Smith travelled to Newbury to take part in the 10k race there which was a multi terrain race with roughly half the course being off road. He finished 10th overall in a time of 0:37:53. Stuart Ashworth took part in the Burnham on [...]
John Warne ran the White Peaks Marathon. Conditions were ideal. He finished in 4:37:35 which was 10 minutes quicker than his time in the same race last year and his fastest marathon this year. Mick Purkiss ran in the Baddow 10. He completed it in 1:44:21. The course was hilly and conditions were humid. The Colchester Stampede 10k saw a [...]
ESSEX COUNTY TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP James Smith warmed up for the Halstead marathon by popping along to the Essex county track championships held at Melbourne stadium. He took part in the masters category (35+) in the 3,000 metres; in a fairly tactical race he was leading the other vets going into the last lap but got out-sprinted from there to end [...]
HIGH EASTER 10k Lisa Clarke was the only Halstead Road runner to compete in this race which was a lovely course, mostly flat. She completed it in a PB of 53:37. PLOVDIV MARATHON Ivan Filchev and Nathan Roulson travelled to Ivan's home town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria to undertake the marathon where conditions were warm and humid. Unfortunately Ivan was ill [...]
The weather, being overcast and cool, made for good running conditions. Tom Porter finished the marathon in a PB of 3:02, knocking 7 minutes off his previous best and also got himself a good for age time for London next year. Paul Hinsley finished in 3:28. Adrian Gasser completed his first marathon in a time of 4:53. Charlotte May completed [...]