Dereham 5k 2019

Great results as follows:- Our four medal winners were Michael Eccles 3rd overall in a diamond standard pb time of 16.02. Faith Viney 1st lady in 17.40. Phil Hurr 2nd 60-64, missing first place by just one second, in 19.17 and Sabina Spence 1st F45-49 in 20 37. Personal best times were by Arron Coe, 18.42. Ben Porter 20.07 and…

Great Yarmouth Half Marathon 2019

Michael Eccles flew the only flag for BVH at the Great Yarmouth Half Marathon doing himself and the club proud by finishing first overall, by over 2 minutes from the second place runner, in a diamond standard time of 1.16.01. This was Michaels first Half Marathon for BVH. Well done Michael.

Sundowner 5k & Reepham 10k 2019

3 members were out in the windy conditions at the Reepham 10k but it didn’t seem to hamper their results in any way. Matt Stone finished in 37.41 and awarded the 1st male 40-49 trophy. Louise Paterson received the 2nd female 40-49 trophy running 46.12. Katherine Mortlock ran a course pb by 4 minutes to finish in 1.01.17.   Well…

Milton Keynes 5000 special 2019

What a wonderful day out at the MK5000 day of pb’s. Great running, great support, great food and a wee bit of well deserved alcohol to finish. Amy Balaam was first on the track for the 12 and a half laps finishing with a 28 second pb of 20.11.00. Autumn Hales was in the second race and continuing her recent…

Worstead 5 mile 2019

Well done to the 8 BVH’ers running the “Worstead 5” on what was a very warm and sticky night but the food, drink and music afterwardsmade up for the tough conditions. Results as follows:- Phil Hurr Platinum standard 32.25 2nd VM60 and first 5 miler for BVH Sabina Spence 35.05 1st VL45 Louise Paterson Gold standard 35.58 3rd VL40 and…

Run Norwich 2019

What started out as good conditions changed pretty quickly into another hot and humid morning for the 23 BVH members taking part. The course is tough and certainly not one for personal best times although there were a couple with Michael Eccles, 11th overall in a diamond standard 33.56 and Ryan Davidson in 12th place, also in a diamond standard…

Bungay Summer Series 10k July 2019

The conditions for the last race in the “Bungay Summer 10k Series” were not particulary kind. It was a really warm and humid evening and most people found the going tough. We had our usual two members, Laurie Woods and Gail Hardingham taking part with Laurie running 39.38 and Gail 2nd VL60+ in 51.05.

Ekiden Relays 2019

It was another great day out for BVH at the Ekiden Relays and as usual the team spirit, comaraderie and of course fun was superb. For anyone who hasn’t competed or supported in the event there are 6 legs as follows:- 7.2k, 5k, 10k, 5k, 10k, 5k making a total of 42k which is the marathon distance. There were 215…

Lord Mayor’s 5K – 2019

The Lord Mayor’s 5K is one of Norfolk’s most eagerly anticipated races, run on a tough, 2 lap course through Norwich city centre. Unusually, entry requires runners to have a PB of either 20min (men) or 22min (women) and during the race, runners not on target for those times are pulled out at 3K, both bringing additional pressure to the event.…

Wroxham 5k 3rd in the series 2019

There were some great results tonight from our 22 members running the last of the Wroxham 5k series. There were 9 personal bests, 1 age best, 1 age record, 6 individual trophies and 1 team prize. As follows:- Matt Stone 17.23 pb, 3rd man 45-49 Jake Stearman 17.44 pb Autumn Hales 18.36 pb, 3rd senior lady Paul Ward 18.53 Matthew…