Simon Partridge ran his first International race today in Lausanne. This was an impromtu run and not part of Simon’s original holiday plan so he took on the 20k distance more for enjoyment than anything else. He still finished in an excellent time of 1.19.36. Simon’s Report It was a beautifully sunny day, with a course that initially took us…
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Great Yarmouth 5 mile 1st in series 2018
The predicted wet weather held off for the first in the Great Yarmouth 5 mile series and the conditions overall were pretty good for our 7 members running. Martin Adcock ran a gold standard time of 32.22. This was also the club age record for the men’s 50-54 category. Sabina Spence ran a pb diamond standard time of 33.16, knocking…
The Virgin London Marathon 2018
On what must have been an ordeal running the London Marathon, which was the hottest one on record, both Craig Bowen-Jones and Jonathan Foot had excellent runs. They didn’t get the times they were aiming for but certainly did themselves and the club really proud. Everyone at BVH were concerned about the conditions and were so pleased to see them cross…
Norwich Half Marathon and Brighton Marathon
Simon Partridge, after a superb sprint finish, was first across the line for BVH to secure 5th place overall, 4th in his age category and a 3 minute pb in a time of 1.19.30. Philip Wright running his first half marathon for BVH finished in a 4 min pb time of 1.29.00. Colin Robilliard was, once again, in the prizes…
Manchester Marathon 2018
Matthew Crane had an excellent run in the Manchester Marathon finishing in a pb time of 3.37.18. Matt was only transferred into the race after his wife sustained an injury so to run this time on very little training was a great achievement.
Fakenham 5k 2018
The Fakenham 5k turned out to be a pretty hard race with 5 loops and numerous inclines and sharp bends. The front runners had to overtake the back runners on each loop, as did the lead cyclist, which proved rather difficult. It certainly wasn’t a fast course but our 6 members ran a great race with the following results. Sam…
Wymondham 20 Miles March 2018
Colin Robilliard ran a diamond standard time of 2.26.11, achieved the 60+ mens’s age club record and was first 60+ in the race. Who could ask for more. Matthew Crane, on not as much training as he would have liked, but still looking fresh at 18 miles, ran a silver standard pb time of 2.42.32 and gained the 40+ age…
Shouldham Warren 6.5k March 2018
On what was the coldest day of the year 7 hardy members still turned up to run the Shouldham Warren 6.5k. This was the last race in the series and with the overall prizes being awarded we were hoping for some success and we were not disappointed. Sam Coyne, in a very close finish and on his first running of…
Inter-County Cross Country Championships March 2018
Sam Coyne was called up at the last minute to represent Norfolk in the inter-counties champs at Loughborough. He made sure his selection was well deserved as he finished 3rd Norfolk scorer from a team of nine. Sam ran the 12k course in 51.12 and was 182nd overall. As the photo shows the conditions were very hard with mud from…
Cambridge Half Marathon 2018
The severe weather conditions obvioulsy hadn’t hit Cambridge as badly as Norfolk as the roads were relatively snow free. We were dreading the freezing temperatures but in the end the conditions were more or less perfect which made for excellent times for the two BVH members running. Sam Coyne certainly made use of the hard winter training with an outstanding…