With the on set of September there’s finally some race reports filtering in…. so over to Simon Harris.
Maidenhead Half Sun Sep 4th
After an early start for the first ever running of this race it began somewhat chaotic as the first 600 metres of the race
was a small loop that came back on itself meaning that runners were going past people who had not yet gone over the
start line which as you can imagine meant a very congested first mile as well as somewhat annoying.
Settling down into the race itself it was well supported by the locals who came out in force from their houses and cheered
us on which is always good to see as it certainly had a low key local feel to it. The route followed a somewhat scenic trail
which certainly took us to parts of Berkshire that we will probably never see again meandering through country lanes and
local roads before finishing up back in the town centre.
All was going well in terms of weather until mile 10 when the heavens opened and down came the rain. Always fun
as it seems to give that extra bite to the race as well as extra encouragement to finish…Grit your teeth, Get on with it etc.
Most other hardy soles i spoke to at the end liked it and i would probably do this again although the start needs to be sorted
out for next time.
Results
Edgar Sequeira – 1.28
Simon Harris – 1.25
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Kent Marathon
Also running his umpteenth marathon was Ken Fancett who finished 2nd V60 in 3:18 at the Kent Marathon in Maaargate. I believe he ran a 100m (that’s miles!) race a couple of weeks of ago, so this must have been a doddle!
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London to Paris Bike Ride
Inspired by Wiggins and Cav, Ken made his own claim for an Olympic team spot by riding 285 miles in 20hrs.. (plus 4 overnight stops) Ken texted the news desk to say:
Ken Baksh and Tony Bagwell have just completed the London to Paris cycle ride, covering the 285 miles in just over 20 hours. Many Thanks to all sponsors. Garmin indicates energy consumed of 32,000 calories – roll on Wednesday’s Works Burger(s)
Ken
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Transylvania
And if you wondered why Andy and Nicky looked in paticular pain around the assembly course on Thursday, it’s because they were climbing mountains that morning 🙂
Nice to see Andy Small continuing the theme of spreading the gospel of Beckenham far and wide……
Jerry, Nicky, Carolyn, Andy S and Jen reporting from Retezat
