The Cross Country County Champs, run in near perfect conditions, once again proved successful for BVH. Of the seven members running 4 came away with County Medals. In the very competitive senior mens 10.8k race Sam Coyne ran strongly to finish 10th in 40.00. In the same race Lawrence Wade and Martin Hewetson had a battle going on with Martin coming out on…
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Holt 10k & Trowse 10K October 2016
Well done to Simon Mortlock on his pb today at The Trowse 10k which was an acheivement considering he didn’t even want to get out of bed and said it wasn’t worth going. He took over a minute off his last time to run 47.52. Sarah Bird ,who also ran a pb time of 54.15, and Dad Andy (1.07.06) were…
East Coast 10k & Shouldham Warren 5k
There were 8 BVH on the line at the blustery East Coast 10k this morning with 5 coming away with money prizes and 3 achieving personal best times. Not bad for a small club outing. Scott Walford finished 4th overall and was the 1st vet 45 in 35.41. Sam Coyne was 5th and won the 2nd senior man’s prize in…
Martlesham 5k & 10k
9 BVH had a trip down to Suffolk for the annual Martlesham 5k and 10k race for what, is usually, a fast route and 5 of them proved this right by running personal best times. In the 5k Sam Coyne finished 3rd overall in 17.17, followed by Matt Stone 9th in 18.53 and Martin Adcock 20th in 20.05. Hannah Stone…
Tough Mudder 24th September 2016
On Saturday 24th September 2016 Our team of 9 drove to Holmbush Farm, West Sussex to take part in Tough Mudder! Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile mud and obstacle course designed to drag you out of your comfort zone by testing your physical strength, stamina, and mental grit. With no podiums, winners, or clocks to race against, it’s not…
Round Norfolk Relay 2016
What a superb weekend for Bure Valley Harriers and right from the kick off at 10.30am on Saturday morning to 9.30am on Sunday everyone ran their socks off. To win three categories ( 3rd Club Class, 1st Small Club, 1st Debutante Club) on the first attempt was an outstanding achievement. Every member and supporter put their heart and souls into…
Guernsey Marathon 28th August 2016
Colin Robilliard has been winning more trophies and this time on the Island of Guernsey. He just thought he’d slot in a marathon while on holiday, as you do!! He finished 1st over 60 in a time of 3.19.39. His trophy is on the way but here is his finish medal. Great running Colin.
Dereham 5k 28th August 2016
Both Lawrence Wade (17.21) and Matt Stone (18.25) were second in their age categories with Matt only missing the 1st spot by one second. Paul Jarvey continues to improve running another personal best time of 20.50. Martin Hewetson is getting back to form and on his second run of the weekend finished in 18.10. John Dungar who is also on the road to recovery…
Great Yarmouth Half Marathon 14th August 2016
Well done to the three members who completed the Great Yarmouth Half Marathon today. Once again the conditions were a bit warm which made the going tough. Mark Haynes, although not happy with his time, still ran a personal best of 1.33.13. Arron Coe ran the distance for the first time and finished in 1.45.23. Vhari King in her first race since…
Run Norwich 10k 7th August 2016
22 members set off and thank goodness 22 finished as there were quite a few casualties lying on the roadside along the way and that was before they had drunk the free beer at the end!! I did wonder if Sam Coyne (39.16) had sampled it first as he did leave his breakfast on the side of the road!! We…