In the tough Holt 10k Sabina Spence was 4th lady overall and 1st F45+ in a pb and diamond standard time of 41.59. John Baxter, running his first 10k in the 60+ age group finished 1st in his age category also in a diamond standard time of 43.05. Adrian Jay and Sarah Jay who always seem to turn out for this…
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Chelmsford Marathon October 2018
Chris Mickleburgh, running his first marathon for Bure Valley Harriers, finished 7th overall in a diamond standard time of 2.45.01. This was 5mins 14 seconds faster than his previous best. Although not quite a club record it is a senior men’s record. Chris did pick up ankle injury at 10 miles and had to run the last 16 miles in…
Various races on Sunday 14th October
YORKSHIRE MARATHON. Philip Wright travelled “Up North” to run in The Yorksire Marathon. This was Phil’s first marathon and he couldn’t have picked worse weather. It rained heavily from start to finish so it wasn’t surprising he slowed down towards but still managed to finish in an excellent time of 3:22:06, which was just outside his target time of 3:20:00.…
Jolly Jags 10k & Bure Valley 10 Mile
The weather for “The Jolly Jags 10k” was perfect for personal best times but unfortunately only three of our members took advantage of the conditions. Glen Nelson finished 2nd male 60-64 category in 43.11. Sarah Bird ran a pb time of 48.55 and Dad Andy ran 57.25. The following week, in our own club race, Fenella Sunaway, running her first…
Round Norfolk Relay 2018
What a brilliant result from BVH in The Round Norfolk Relay. We finished 9th overall out of 60 teams, 4th in the Club Class and 1st in the Small Class in an outstanding time of 22.59.32. Every single person ran to their maximum effort. The commaraderie from the runners and support from the helpers just proves what a great club we…
Wissey Half Marathon and Laganside 10k & Spitfire 10k
On a rather hot sunny morning, Philip Wright, who is in the middle of his marathion training and still suffering from a heavy cold, finished the Wissey Half in an excellent time of 1.31.08. In Lonodn Matthew Crane ran the Spitfire 10k finishing in 42.21. A bit futher afield at The Laganside 10k in Belfast Faith Viney ran 40.55 which is…
Dereham 5k 2018
There was some great running from the 20 bvher’s in the Dereham 5k. We had 4 prize winners with Sam Coyne 2nd overall in 15.55. John Baxter 3rd MV60+ in 20.50. Frank Gribben, in his first 5k for the club, was 3rd VM65+ in 21.41. This was also the club M65+ age record. Gail Hardingham 2nd VW60+ in 24.29. Like…
Run Norwich 10k 2018
The Run Norwich is certainly not an easy course and to make matters worse the temperature on the day was very hot and also extremely humid but the 19 members taking part acquitted themselves well and all got round safely and in some excellent times. Out of a field of over 5000 runners Sam Coyne finished 9th overall and only…
Worstead 5 Miles 2018
It was a lovley evening for spectating but not so good for the runners who had to cope with really hot and humid conditions. There were 27 members on the entry list but due to injuries and the heat only 18 started but thankfully 18 finished. We had 3 prize winners who came away with some cash, 3 personal bests…
Watford Open Track Meeting July 2018
The Watford Harriers Open track meeting on Wednesday 25th July was worth the trip as there were 4 x 200’s, 14 x 1500’s and 3 x 3000’s to watch. The elite event of the evening was a 3000m where the first 11 athletes went under 8 minutes. Depending on your previous pb all events were graded but unfortunately Ryan Davidson…