Brighton 10k 2023 Alastair Leckie had an excellent run to finish in a diamond standard 36.46 pb. EAMA 10k results Peggy Baldwin running with a cold and bad asthma ran 48.40 and was 7th Senior lady. Emily Beavis running her first race for BVH ran 49.17 and was 9th senior lady. Scott Chapman ran 50.58. Well done all.
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Regional Cross Country Champs Nov 2023
Billy Eccles, running a year under age, had a cracking run and really mixed it at the front trying his hardest to win but still finished in an excellent 3rd position. Eva Eccles, not at her best today came 22nd, but tried really hard and still had a decent run. Dad Michael had another great run to finish 9th overall.…
Sportlink Grandprix Awards Night 202
Fran Cooke won the ladies 40+ age category in the Sportlink grand prix series.It was so well deserved after all the hard work she has put in and the pb’s Fran had to run to win this award. Michael Eccles wasn’t able to be attend but he won the “Norfolk mens marathon championship trophy” and the “male road runner of…
British and Irish International Cross Country November 2023
Michael Eccles was 24th overall, 9th V40 and 3rd V40 for England. His time for the tough 8k course was 26.16. Their England team were second in the M40 category with a total, on position, of 27, beaten by the Scottish vets by only 3 points. The Irish masters were 3rd (32 points), Welsh masters 4th (84 points) and Northern…
East Coast 10k November 2023
As is the norm down on the east coast it was a very windy day but that didn’t stop our 5 members having great runs. All ran pb’s apart from Simon Bales but Simon was first across the line for BVH in 36.46. He was also 5th V45 in what turned out to be a very competitive age group. Alastair…
Snowdonia and Dublin Marathons October 2023
Snowdonia Marathon & Junior Race Michael Eccles ran 2.55.41. was 2nd V40+ and 25th Overall. After chatting to Michael, it appears this race wasn’t for him and he did find it tougher than expected. He said the hills were nothing like he has ever run before and the down hills were just as taxing. He couldn’t get into any kind…
Gazelles Relay 2023
Ideal weather conditions made a welcome change from last years lashing rain. It was a really good team day out with everyone supporting each other. Well done to all. Mixed Open Team 1. 1.14.57 2nd in their category. Missing out on first place by 5 seconds. Michael Swindells 18.34 Joanne Watkins 20.45 Leanne Finch 18.28 fastest lady Carl White 17.18…
Round Norfolk Relay 2023
Absolutely outstanding runs by all. We were just over an hour adrift of the overall winners and only 27 seconds off 2nd place which, over 198 miles is nothing, and for such a small club is excellent. We ran our fastest ever time this year so next year who knows what we can achieve. The weather conditions on the Saturday…
Great North Run 2023
It was such a long way for Michael Eccles to travel and not get the results he wanted. He finished in 1:16:01 which is quite pedestrian for him, although it was a platinum age club record. Michael’s message after the race:- “I hated every second of that, the first mile is downhill but I went up a hill at 3…
Montane Dragon’s Back Race
The Montane Dragon’s Back Race route is inspired by that of the 1992 race, in which the inaugural Dragons tackled Wales’ uniquely wild, trackless, and remote mountainous terrain. Today, it is considered to be the toughest mountain race in the world. Participants underestimate it at their peril! Be under no illusion, this is not a ‘trail race’. It is run…