There was some great running by the eleven BVH members today on the Shouldham 6.5k course wirh seven coming away with medals. Ryan Davidson just missed out on first place by one second but he shouldn’t be disappointed as he ran a great pb time of 21.23. Jake Spearman was 4th senior man finishing just 10 seconds outside his pb in 22.54.…
Brighton 10k & St Neot’s Half Marathon
In “The Brighton 10k” Hannah Stone knocked over 2 minutes off her pb finishing in 45.39. Well done Hannah – great running. Chris Mickleburgh and Matthew Crane both ran the “St Neots Half Marathon” with Chris finishing in 1.18.29 and Matthew running an excellent pb by over 3 minutes in 1.34.45. Well done lads.
Shouldham Warren 9k
It started off as a very wet morning but by the time the race set off it was quite sunny and warm although a bit windy. Once again the club had some excellent results with six coming away with medals. Sam Coyne was 1st overall in 29.07. Ryan Davidson 3rd overall in 29.23. Matt Stone 3rd V45+ 32.50. Faith Viney 1st…
Houghton Hall Cross Country
18 members turned up for what is a “proper cross country course” with 9 coming away with medals. Ryan Davidson was first overall in 21.32 Callum Bowen-jones 2nd overall and 1st under 20 male in 22.52 Jake Stearman was 4th overall and 2nd under 20 male in 23.51 Matt Stone was 2nd Vet man 23.52 Faith Viney was 1st lady in 24.20 Laurie…
Abbey Dash 10k, Broadland Half Marathon & Billericay 10k
The first race on Sunday morning was in Leeds with Sam Coyne running “The Abbey Dash 10k”. Sam only entered a few days prior to the run as he felt he was in good shape to run a fast race. He was certainly proved right as he ran a platinum standard time of 32.59, a minute faster than his previous best time.…
Stratford 10k
The weekend started off well with Arron Coe running a 10k pb at Stratford in 42.52. This didn’t reflect his exact time to 10k as the the course was extended to 6.5 miles to avoid new road works otherwise it would have been 40.57. Not to worry Arron there’s plenty more races on the calendar. You’ll crack the sub 40 very…
Frankfort Marathon 2018
Craig Bowen-Jones had a great run in the Frankfort Marathon finishing with pb and in a diamond standard time of 2:55:22. Craig was hoping for 2:53:00 and wasn’t too pleased with his run and annoyed with himself for setting off a bit too quick but at the end of the day a pb is a pb. He is now planning…
Holt 10k 2018
In the tough Holt 10k Sabina Spence was 4th lady overall and 1st F45+ in a pb and diamond standard time of 41.59. John Baxter, running his first 10k in the 60+ age group finished 1st in his age category also in a diamond standard time of 43.05. Adrian Jay and Sarah Jay who always seem to turn out for this…
Chelmsford Marathon October 2018
Chris Mickleburgh, running his first marathon for Bure Valley Harriers, finished 7th overall in a diamond standard time of 2.45.01. This was 5mins 14 seconds faster than his previous best. Although not quite a club record it is a senior men’s record. Chris did pick up ankle injury at 10 miles and had to run the last 16 miles in…
Various races on Sunday 14th October
YORKSHIRE MARATHON. Philip Wright travelled “Up North” to run in The Yorksire Marathon. This was Phil’s first marathon and he couldn’t have picked worse weather. It rained heavily from start to finish so it wasn’t surprising he slowed down towards but still managed to finish in an excellent time of 3:22:06, which was just outside his target time of 3:20:00.…