The Tale of Three 10k’s

This weekends races started on Sunday with the Burnham 10k and a win for Andy Low who finished the race in 36.41 also securing him a 1st V40 – not a bad performance for somebody who spent the previous night down the pub! Also at the event was Ann Reed who with her toe on the mend managed a 58.38 in position 122 & the 29 female out of 121.

On Monday Sam & Brian Venton were at the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k, Brian came 131st out of 1115 runners in 44.13, then continuing her PB form Sam finished in under 1 hour in 59.13 a 4 minute 13 second PB in 778 & the 229th female.

Our biggest attendance of the weekend was at the Vitality 10k where 22 BRC took to the streets of London with the likes of Sir Mo, David Weir and Jo Pavey!
Hot on Mo’s heels first home for BRC was Dan Carter in 37.10 & position 446 , 2nd was Roy Harwood with a new PB of 42.39 & just beating Ciaran Byrne in a reversal of last weeks race who came in 3rd for BRC in 43.01 & 1321 out of 14,465 runners. Graham Douglass was the next male home making a return to the streets of London with a slightly more positive run! Michael Bebbington followed, then Ian Banthorpe, Daniel Lyons & Mark Cowan. Richard Leigh was the 9th male across the line in his 1st 10k race followed by, Paul Daly then John Crisp who was out with his harem of women! (their words not mine!) & then Keith Luxon.

For the girls Isla Sinclair was 1st home in an impressive 46.31 making her the 373rd female out of 6906, Isla was followed by Nikki Leigh in 49.04 & the 548th female then 3rd Jo Hitchen in 52.45, 77th in her age category. Next was Lisa Butler, Kim Ballantyne, Kelly Fletcher, Georgia Brown, Susan Horton, Barbara Oliver who was a fantastic 6th in her age category the Lynda Crisp an equally fantastic 9th in her age category.