Thomas Abbs and Lee Quibell were our only two members running at this years George Munday. Thomas continues to improve with a diamond standard pb by over a minute in 35.23. Lee Quibell, running with the dreaded BVH cold, ran 39.04 which is only 20secs short of his BVH pb. Well done boys.
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Cardiff Cross Country Challenge – November 2024
Two members ventured down to Cardiff for this XC race. Both Michael and Billy Eccles had tough races with very competitive fields. Billy, who was running with the cold that seems to be running riot in BVH just now and with a stitch, finished the 5600m course in 17.48 and 33rd U17. He started off strongly but faded in the…
East Coast 10k – November 2024
Our three members had good racing conditions for this one, with just a mild light breeze, which is most unusual for the east coast. Simon Partridge, who has been off the racing scene for all of 2024 and just running parkruns most weekends, had a great run to finish 9th overall and first M40-44 in 35.14. We hope to see…
Billericay 10k – November 2024
We had one member running this one down in Essex, Leanne Botwright, running with her brother. From Leanne: “This is the first time running together since my brothers stroke 16 months and an amazing recovery. I’m so proud of him. We both ran 55:17 and it felt great to be back together!” Well done both. That is superb.
Fenland 10 Mile – October 2024
We had three members racing this one : Tom Jordan was 9th overall and ran a diamond standard 2 minute pb time of 59.46. Jack Noble just behind Tom in 10th position ran 59. 58, only 14secs shy of a pb. Steven Elvin ran a 4 minute platinum pb time of 64.41. Steve was also 2nd V60. Well done and…
Association of Colleges Eastern Cross Country Championship – October 2024
Billy Eccles was first in the Association of Colleges Eastern Cross Country Championship which was held at Easton College. Well done Billy – Excellent run.
Green Drive 5 Mile – October 2024
Lee Quibell, running on home turf, in very windy conditions with some head on blasts, ran his fastest 5 mile race since 2017 in a gold standard time of 31.57 and only 10 seconds away from a pb. Lee finished 32nd overall and 5th V45. Well done Lee.
Shouldham Warren 5k – October 2024
What a beautiful day it tuned out to be for the first race in this XC series – sunny and warm and with some great results. Michael Eccles 1st O/A in 15.55 Billy Eccles 2nd O/A in 16.18 Matt Stone 5th 50-54 in 20.09 Matthew Crane 4th 45-49 in 20.25 Hannah Stone 3rd Senior Lady in 22.46 (great to see…
Dunwich Trail 10k – October 2024
One member did the 10k trail race at Dunwich… Alice Grant was 5th lady in 50.40. Well done Alice!
Dunwich Trail Half Marathon – October 2024
Two members went down to Dunwich to run this half marathon trail race: Steph Laurence was 6th lady in 1.45.58 and Harly Moon was 7th lady in 1.45.59. Well done ladies!