Loads of races this weekend and lots of great performances….
Bath Half Marathon
The Bath Half Marathon PB fest…. David Scrimshaw reports.
Just fresh from finishing the Bath Half Marathon this morning in sunny Bath – and I believe we have a 100% PB return to report!
There was myself and my good wife running as well as Mr Addison leading the way as usual!
The race was fantastic – well organised, well supported and a thouroughly enjoyable one throughout. It was a pretty quick course with plenty of nice flat sections and every uphill section counter balanced with a good long down hill section to open up on straight after. Preliminary results as follows (all from our Garmins as results not on line yet):
Amy in with a 1hr 57min 37sec – a good 1 minute under her previous PB despite her intentions to just go out and ‘jog it’!
I clocked a not to shabby 1hr 24min 20sec – a good 4 minutes under my previous PB for the distance!
Jim I believe hit 1hr 14mins on the head which again I believe is a PB for Mr Addison and gets him free entry into the race for next year!
Altogether a pretty good return for the Beckenham massive!
EDIT: Also running with Mr Addison was Mrs Addison, who clocked 1:58:01
Greenwich 10k
Abit closer to home at the Greenwich 10k organised by Cambridge Harriers, Helen and Ed Osbourne were Beckenhams sole representatives. here’s Helen’s report….
This was the second of the races I’d entered individually. This time Ed Osbourne was also running so I wasn’t the only Beckenham Runner. I’d run a few good track sessions recently so was hoping for a reasonable time. The weather was cold and windy when I got there and despite a good warm up could feel the cold most of the way round. This was the third time I’ve run the race but am still fooled by hard the hill is to run up, especially the seconf time around, the downs don’t seem to compensate for the ups!
Ed ran well with a finish time of 40:43 (chip of 40:41) in 37th place. I finished with 43:45 (9th lady, 3rd FV45), slower than I wanted but was happy with my race position. I know the race is expensive but it is well organised, has a good field of runners and a nice setting in Greenwich Park. Also good for support for me from the marshalls too as it’s run by Cambridge Harriers my second claim club!
37 Ed Osbourne 40:43
71 Helen Garrett 43:47 (and 3rd V45…go Helen!)
Sri Chimony 10 Mile
I must be nuts, was the thought that went through my head when my alarm went off at 6am on Saturday. I ran to Battersea Park for an 8am start for the Sri Chimnoy 10 mile race. They’ve livened up the course abit this year. It was previously 6 laps of the park, now it’s 2 little laps and 4 big laps..whoop. But it if you have the memory of gold fish (like me) then running around the same laps again and again isn’t too bad and quite helps with pacing. Although running past the finish line 5 times before you’re allowed to stop is a mental challenge. End result was 1:03:19 and 18th place and 20 miles run before breakfast (smug, smug!) But the best thing about the race… tomato soup at the end!
And finally …(for now..unless other racing news filters in…)
Essex 20
Sophie and Anika continued their marathon training by running the Essex 20, Sophie finished her run in 2:40:14, with Anika not too far behind in 2:46:17.
Next week, the Knole Park 10k, the 3rd GP race of the year….
The finish line......
