Luckily the running conditions for the Inter Counties X/C on Saturday 9 March in Nottingham were good, but the course was a tough hilly one! We had three members taking part: Belle Watkins, running in the Norfolk vest for the first time, was worried she would be last across the line but as usual she dug deep to finish as…
Cambridge Half Marathon – March 2024
We had two members racing the Cambridge Half Marathon on 3rd March: Amy Balaam, due to various reasons, hasn’t been able to commit to training as much as she would have liked so she should be really pleased with her time of 1.42.48. Beth King also continues to improve, running a silver standard 1.50.39. This was her first Half Marathon…
Great Yarmouth 10k and Half Marathon – March 2024
We had three members racing in Great Yarmouth on the 3rd March: In the 10k, Belle Watkins who only decided the night before to run and was glad she did as she ran an excellent bronze standard 5 minute pb time of 49.44. In the Half Marathon, Joanne Watkins continuing to improve had a great run to finish first…
Stody Lodge X/C – Feb 2024
Al Ross was our only member running the tough Stody Lodge cross country. He finished in 9th position overall and was 2nd V40 completing the 8k course in 38.34 which was a 3 minute improvement on 2023. Well done Alastair.
Tarpley 10 & 20 Miles – Feb 2024
10 Miles Carl White had a great run to finish 10th overall and first V40 in a diamond standard pb time of 59.40. 20 Miles We had three ladies in this race using it as their marathon preparation and things are obviously going pretty well. Joanne will be running in London, Beth in Manchester and Leanne in Wales. Joanne Watkins,…
Stamford 30k (18.6 miles) – Feb 2024
We had one member out doing this race on 11th Feb. Well done to Emily Beavis who ran an excellent race to finish in 2.40.15.
Shouldham Warren 9k – Feb 2024
As the majority of members were at the Valentines 10k we only had 3 members tackling the really tough and muddy 9k cross country course on Sunday 11 Feb, but they all had great runs and came away with a first, a second and a third place. Joanne Watkins was first 35-39 lady Belle Watkins was 2nd U/17 Matt Stone…
Valentine 10k – Feb 2024
Well done to all the 18 members who ran the Valentine 10k on Sunday 11th Feb. The running conditions were good although there were a few puddles to skip through. At least the shoes had a good clean !! There were so many near p.b. misses but as this is the first 10k of the season there is plenty of…
Anglian Schools Cross Country Champs – Feb 2024.
After coming second in the U/17 Norfolk schools cross country champs last week Billy Eccles was selected to run in the Anglian Schools U/17 X/C champs. There were five counties competing: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambs, Northhants and Lincs with 12 runners selected from each county. Billy, once again, had an outstanding run to finish in an excellent 3rd position overall. Well…
Blickling Half Marathon – Feb 2024
Stephanie Laurence was our only member running the Blickling Half Marathon on Sunday 4th Feb. This race was postponed from October last year due to flooded roads. Steph was 5th female overall and 3rd senior lady. Her time of 1.36.32 was a gold standard pb. Well done Steph.