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…

Ringland Half Marathon – 2019

The first Ringland Half Marathon on Sunday 3 March, featured 4 BVH runners. Despite some less than cheerful weather and a tough course with its hills along the way, all of them Roarred their way though the dinosaur park and Norfolk countryside. Sabina Spence was running her first half marathon in a BVH vest, came home in a diamond standard…

Cambridge Half Marathon – 2019

It might have been a cool, damp morning in Cambridge for the 2019 Half Marathon, but the streets were blazing hot, streaked with green and a tinge of blue. By the first timing point, at 3.8K, the leader and eventual winner, Michael Kallenberg from Cardiff had a sizeable lead, that certainly took the crowd by surprise as he went through.…

Thetford Forest 10k & Tarpley ’20’

At the Thetford forest off road 10k Jack Noble ran his first race for BVH finishing 9th overall in 39.16. Sabina Spence, in her build up to the Milton Keynes Marathon on May 5th, ran the Tarpley 20 miles finishing 3rd lady overall and 1st 45+ in an excellent personal best and diamond standard time of 2.25.48. This was also…

Valentine 10K – 2019

It was another fantastic morning for Bure Valley Harriers at the 10th Norfolk Gazelles’ 2019 Valentine 10K, with members walking away with several prizes, personal bests, club and age group records.  There were 25 BVH runners on the start line for this year’s race, despite some suffering from persistent illnesses over recent few weeks, which has kept them off the…

Scottish Masters X/C Championships

Frank Gribben had an excellent run in the men’s 65+ age group in the Scottish Masters Cross Country championships at Hawick today. In a highly competitive field Frank finished 5th in a time of 29.23 and wasn’t too far behind the leaders. The ground was rock solid which made the going extremely tough. Along with a 1000 metre hill at the start…

Freethorpe 10 Mile 2019

What a superb morning for BVH at The Freethorpe 10 miler with numerous awards, first timers and personal bests. The predicted rain held off but the strong winds didn’t, which made the race pretty tough in places, especially the last two miles which were into a head wind. No one let the conditons affect them and all finished strongly. It…