Friday evening and four Newark Striders took part in the 5K Newstead Abbey Dash. Simon Roberts was the first to finish in 18:42, followed by David Cross 20:03, Peter Davis 23:12 and Stephen Tomlinson 23:56. The race also served as the 2019 Notts AAA 5K county championship and I’m delighted to report that Peter Davis…
It was Thunder Run weekend, and 15 Striders and 1 dog were at Catton Park for the 2019 event, which entails doing as many 10K laps of the tough, hilly off-road course as possible in 24 hours as pairs, teams or as solo competitors. A heavy shower led to some very slippery, muddy conditions on…
Wednesday evening saw 27 Striders at Worksop for the fourth round of the Notts AAA summer series. In the women’s race Philippa Clarke was the first to finish, with a time of 37:41, followed by Jessica Gordon 38:23, Cate Driscoll 39:56 and Jacqui Jackson 41:41. Next was Lisa Edwards 41:49, Dawn Hollingworth 44:10, Tracey Partridge…
We start this week’s report with news from the Ashbourne Half Marathon on Sunday. Peter Davis finished in 1:48:57 on a course that has plenty of elevation. The event also serves as the British Masters Athletic Federation championships and the exciting news is that Peter won the bronze medal in the V65 age category, being…
Tuesday evening, and David Cross and Gary Tasker were at Rushcliffe Country Park for race 1 of the Holme Pierrepont Running Club Grand Prix. David covered the 4 miles in 25:46 and Gary 27:33. Also on Tuesday, Dave Dews 19:36 PB, Peter Davis 22:31 and Stephen Tomlinson 23:08 PB were competing in the second round…
