A sizeable contingent headed for the exotic delights of Bridgwater on Sunday where Half, 10K and 5K options were on offer. The Half Marathoners were brought home by Andy Staples and his 1.26 finish. Emma Kiernan wasn’t far behind in 1.30 with James Beach clocking up a 1.39. Scott Weetch was next (1.45) followed by Trevor Stow and Lee Derrick with 1.56 and 1.58 respectively. Our final two at this distance were Sally Tuer with 2.05 and Ann-Marie Crampton crossing the line in 2.20.
Seven of our athletes took on the 10K distance with Nick Williams (44.05) and Dave Bullock (45.52) first Running Forever athletes home. Simon Rowland (51.37) and Goff Welchman (54.27) were next to collect their medals. Lucy Spring finished in 1.04, Cathie Welchman in 1.05 and Pat Pike completed the set in 1.15. Tara Sully had a 38.02 finish in the 5K.
On his quest to complete 100 marathons, Peter Hall headed for Dartmoor for the Marathon. Peter usually takes his own weather with him when he heads for the moors, but was pleasantly surprised this weekend and no kayaks were needed for his seven-hour finish.
Gavin Clegg was navigating his way around Bath in the British Orienteering Sprint Championships and finish 5th out of 161 competitors in his age category.
Heather Pearce tackled the Perranporth Surf Tri event in sunny Cornwall. This started with a 1.5K sea swim, adding a 38K bike leg and topping it off with a 7.5K run which Heather finished in 2.39. The only way I’d be doing this was if I was chasing Ross Poldark through the surf and then across the cliffs … now there’s a thought to keep me awake at night.
This weekend’s parkrun tourists went to Torbay, Catterick, Lymington Woodside, Eastville, Cheltenham (a very early start for Kate and Malcolm), Seaton & Burnham. Thirty-nine took part in the local Longrun Meadow event, where Ola Timpson celebrated her 100th parkrun.