A Fine Weekend for Running – Outstanding Performances Galore

There were some outstanding performances by club runners over the weekend of the 21st / 22nd August.

Maria Shaw claimed a new club record in 2.30.3 for the 800m at the British Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Moorways stadium in Derby.

At the Harvey Hadden track in Nottingham on Saturday, Adam Barber set a new huge PB at 5,000m of 14:48. Steve King was also competing with very respectable 19:08, given the very wet conditions.

At Leicester’s Big 10k in Abbey Park on Sunday morning, Joe Blyth led the way for the club in 34th position in a time 41:20 (16th in age category) followed by Jacquie Hanmer 50th in 43:07 (3rd female overall), Ben Brant 116th in 47:48 (31st in category), Kenny Anderson 161st in 51:05 (31st in category), Michael Edwards 165th in 51:12 (1st in his age category – well done), Aimee Foskett 360th in 59:27 (48th in category), Natalie Rowland 365th in 1:00:16 (25th in category) and Emma Giles 594th in 1:16:34 (63rd in category). The full results are here.

Elsewhere at the Launde 6 on Sunday, Richard Bufton and Dan Perrin ran in this hilly 6 miler. Richard finished 5th in category with a time of 45:46 (138th overall) and Dan was 77th in 41:49 (22nd in category) in a field of 345.

Well done all.