Running Forever members haven’t been idle over the Christmas period, with members collecting an impressive haul of bling to add to the rest of their presents.
Jolly Running provided a lovely festive medal for Half finishers Sam Wharton and Mark Wilson who crossed the line in 2.30 in this pre-Christmas event. Taking on the full Marathon distance were Peter Hall (5.42); Georgina Brice (6.24); Rob Murr who, following a shoe malfunction, dug deep and limped home in 7.00 and Eliza Brodie who finished what when described as her toughest marathon in 8 hours.
On a slightly flatter course, Emma Greig clocked 5.24 for the 31 mile Ultra and Ray Tutton 4.10 for the 26.2 distance at the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon event.
The dynamic duo of Hannah and Gill Taunton took part in the Weston 5 mile race, clocking 29.07 and 51.06 respectively.
Popular local race, the Wellington Monument 10K nearly succumbed to the awful weather of the previous days but happily Taunton AC managed to make it through the rain and it was a great success. First Runner home for RFRC was Adam Crichton in 41.53, closely followed by Dean Bennet (42.51) and Tanya Lewis whose 46.44 earned her 3rd female finisher trophy. Our other finishers were Andrew Saunders (47.18); Martin Webb (47.18); Jonathan Newby (47.45); Chris Brown (48.53); Hannah Kirkman (53.04); Simon Rowland (53.33); Rachel Mills (56.18); Richard Mackrory (56.20); Pete Stretton (62.26) and Louise Mills (67.41).
Ali Bisatt, Paula Bisatt and Morwena Duncan took part in the Selworthy Stargazer night run, survising the hills and grim weather.
Last Sunday Laura Chapman secured 4th place female finisher trophy in the Abdominal Snowman 10 mile event on the Isle of Wight. Not quite where you’d expect to find the Yeti but I believe even he likes a festive break!
Over the Festive season, parkrun tourists visited Minehead, Fareham, Burnham, Exmouth, Kingsway, Temorfa, and Boston with Simon Denson (50), Andrew Saunders (100) and Hannah Taunton (200) clocking up milestone runs.
If you’d like to be part of this amazing and supportive Club, our next Beginners session starts on Wednesday 15th January. The course is led by English Athletics accredited coaches and will last 8 weeks when you’ll be ready for your first 5K run. There is no charge for participation but you must register via our website www.runningforever.club/beginners