We knew it would be windy at the Snetterton race track. We could blame Matt Stone. Wherever he races it always seems to be blustery. The lads were a bit dubious about racing for the first time in over a year and were certainly glad to get this one out of the way. Simon Partridge 16.54 8th overall and 5th in his category…
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Cambridge Half Marathon 2020
Simon Partridge, recovering from a few months of injury, decided to run the Cambridge Half Marathon and with no expectations although secretly he wanted to run 1.20 and did just that finishing in 1.19.33. He’s now determined to knuckle down and get back to his best and, hopefully, quicker too. Simon Bales, who is in training for the Manchester Marathon,…
Inter-Counties Cross Country 2020 Loughborough
Autumn Hales was the first to attack the very tough and muddy course. It certainly wasn’t for the faint hearted and many athletes found the going too tough and dropped out ! To add to this the 10k course ended up being 7 miles. Autumn, running in the county vest for the first time, finished as 4th scorer for Norfolk…
Ringland Half Marathon 2020 & County Championships
15 brave souls battled the strong winds of Storm Jorge, on this half marathon course starting and finishing in the grounds of the dinosaur park. Not only did they have to battle the winds but also a 20 metre long stagnant cold puddle at mile 9. The sun shone not only on the field but also on our team with…
Winchester 10k & Tarpley 20 miles
Both races were run under hard conditions with heavy rain and strong winds. Winchester 10k This is one race that Michael Eccles will want to forget about. Not only were the first 100 runners sent the wrong way but the ‘k’ markers were also in the wrong place. Michael went through 5k in 16.30 feeling comfortable and on for the…
Valentine 10k 2020
Until 7am on the morning of the race we were not sure if the race was going ahead but, as the conditions did improve considerably, the correct decision was made to carry on with the event, although it was still pretty blustery out on the course. Individual awards. Autumn Hales was 3rd lady overall in an excellent pb time of…
Freethorpe 10 Miles 2020
The “Freethorpe 10” always seems to be run on a windy day and that was no different today but our 16 members taking part didn’t let that affect them as the results below show. Michael Eccles 3rd overall in a platinum pb time of 54.15. Michael also broke the club record by over a minute and received a county trophy…
Norfolk Cross Country Championships 2020
What a great day for BVH at the County Cross Country Championships but most of all for Michael Eccles achieving his long time goal of winning the event in a time of 33.01. He led the senior field from start to finish with no other runner in sight as he crossed the finish line. The second place runner was 51…
SEAA Masters Cross Country Championships
On a very tough and muddy 9k course all BVH members ran a strong race coming away with an inidvidual and a team gold medal. Our first gold medal came in the male masters race with Scott Walford winning the 45+ age category in 31.59. Scott was also 3rd overall in the race beating many of the younger 40+ runners. The…
Snetterton Half Marathon 2019
With cool temperatures and barely any wind, the conditions for the Snetterton Half Marathon (3 laps of the circuit) couldn’t have been better for the three BVH members – Michael Eccles, Simon Bales and Simon Partridge – on the start line on 17 November. Looking for a sub-75 minute time, Michael made his intentions clear right from the off, leading…