There were some excellent results all round today with 7 personal best times, 3 running the distance for the first time for BVH and two prize winners. Michael Eccles, running his first 10k for BVH, finished 6th overall and 4th senior man in a diamond standard 34.00. Jack Noble ran a gold standard pb of 36.56. Jake Stearman who is…
London Marathon 2019
Chris Mickleburgh finished in 3.04.59 which wasn’t the result he wanted but Martin Hewetson will be pleased that his club record still stands, at least for now!! Chris was on track, reaching half way in 1.21.07 but shortly after was hit with stomach cramps and found it hard to keep any fluids or gels down. He made the decision to…
Fakenham 5K – 2019
There were 6 BVH members on the start line, eager to enjoy an Easter Sunday, which brought an early taste of the summer racing and temperatures of around 20C. The course was still a short, 1K lap of the town, but with some alterations from 2018, including a tight, hairpin, making the course a touch more difficult. And with a short…
Brighton Marathon 2019
Katherine Mortlock finished her first marathon in an excellent time of 5.12.28. Katherine entered the marathon hoping to run sub 6 hours with a possibility of 5.30 and she surpassed all her expectations. There have been a few ups and downs along the way but she stuck to her training, especially the long runs and it paid off today. Well…
Bungay Festival of Running 2019
There were 4 BVH members out on the streets of Bungay running on the not so easy hilly course. In the 5k Laurie Woods was 5th overall in 19.45. Simon Alcock, running his first road race 5k for BVH, finished 4th male 40-49 in 26.08. In the half marathon Mark Harmer, who has been out of racing for some time,…
Larking and Gowen Norwich Half Marathon April 2019
There was some fine running from the six club members at the 34th edition of the Norwich Half Marathon 2019. With 30 minutes to the gun firing the start of the race, the heavens opened. Conditions were already fairly chilly but as our runners soon found out there were large puddles and spray out on the course. Conditions improved for…
Wymondham 20 Miles & London Landmarks Half Marathon March 2019
The weather was lovley for spectating today at the WAC 20 miler but possibly a bit warm for most of those taking part. After having a few doubts last week about competing Sabina Spence did decide to run and was very glad she did as she finished 2nd lady overall in a time of 2.26.25, so all is looking good for an excellent…
Mad March Hare 10K 2019
It was clear from looking at the weather forecast earlier in the week, that this year’s Coltishall Jaguar’s Mad March Hare 10K was going to be a breezy one and it didn’t disappoint! There were 8 BVH team members on the start line, ready to take on the flat course around the ex-RAF Coltishall base, which, for the first time,…
Inter-Counties Cross Country 2019
Faith Viney and Ryan Davidson wore their county vests for the first time by representing Norfolk in the Inter-Counties at Loughborough. The weather conditions could have been better as they had to endure high winds plus the tough cross country 6.66 mile course made the going even harder. Neither were detered by the condiitons, running hard from the gun and…