Category Archives: Races & Reports

Club Championships: Wilmington 10k

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the club championship / grand prix race at Wilmington yesterday.  Full results are here, wilmington 10k 2010 results. It seems that some people had the wrong numbers given out to them, if there’s a … Continue reading

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27.8 is the new 26.2

I don’t get to run marathons very often…so this is abit self indulgent and goes on abit. And as I’m asking for others to write reports (where are they huh?) then suppose I should do one….. So in the style … Continue reading

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Reims à tout jambes 2010

What do you get when 35 Beckenham runners descend on a small city like Reims to take part in the annual running festival. A maroon tide of quality running and quality pre and post race fun..(some of it was sober) … Continue reading

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Herne Hill 6 mile (or 4.9!) XC

Reporting live from Streatham common! Ken was disappointed that the race was short, so did an extra loop while the rest of us did 4.91 (6 miles was the advertised distance). Ok I’m being nice, he actually got lost! The … Continue reading

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Coach Helen’s Race Report: Switchback 5

An elite team of 2 Beckenham Runners took part in the Switchback 5 on Sunday.  The race, organised by Striders of Croydon, is an undulating off road 5 miler advertised as a warm up for the cross country season.  Jim … Continue reading

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Weekend Round Up, Mel Wins, Edgar goes sub 3, Jim 2nd & Ameet shocker!

Congratulations Mel Burdett who won the Quicksand 15 down in windy Margate, Results and finished 8th overall! Congratulations Edgar Sequeria for achieving a sub 3 2:59 at a wet Berlin Marathon looks like a perfectly judged effort to me 🙂 and also check out … Continue reading

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Henfield Half Marathon

Beckenham were well represented at the Henfield half marathon yesterday. Here’s a link to the results. Special mentions to Stuart who ran a sub 90 minute time ( I admit I had to do a double take when I saw that…or … Continue reading

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Hello Sailor

This is getting boring now… well done (again) to Jim Addison who continues to knock chunks of his PB’s. Stressing that he’s a married man (although that hasn’t stopped many an MP and Judges alike)  he wore his pink number … Continue reading

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Do Run, Can Run….

Eight weeks ago a few intrepid beginner runners answered the call Don’t Run? Can’t Run? and set out on Beckenham’s inaugural beginners’ running course.  Well, eight weeks on, we’re pleased to report that on Saturday at the Bromley Parkrun the following beginners graduated … Continue reading

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New 5k PB’s

Well dones to Jim Addison & Mel Burdett for collecting new 5k PB’s Jim continued his good form by collecting a shiny new 5k pb at Serpentines last Friday of the month 5k in his lunch hour. He ran 16:38 … Continue reading

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