Buntingford Ten
ROSS GALLAGHER was fastest of the seven from Fairlands with 63 minutes 58 seconds and 34th out of the 437 who finished. Next came PAUL HEWETT 56th in 66:51; then MARCUS RIDLEY in 84:12.
DANNY SCANLON ran the soggy but well organised Buntingford 10 on Friday. He finished in a time of 1hour 11 minutes which was exactly 3 minutes faster than his last visit in 2018!
| Position | BiB | Name | Category | Category Position | Time |
| 34 | 216 | Ross Gallagher | MV35 | 5/26 | 1:03:58 |
| 56 | 272 | Paul Hewett | MV35 | 8/26 | 1:06:51 |
| 77 | 490 | Danny Scanlon | MV40 | 13/43 | 1:11:00 |
| 197 | 468 | Marcus Ridley | MSEN | 37/47 | 1:24:12 |
| 299 | 286 | Tricia Hopper | FV55 | 14/32 | 1:34:58 |
| 418 | 154 | Sharon Crowley | FV60 | 9/9 | 1:57:07 |
| 424 | 281 | Paul Holgate | MV65 | 10/11 | 2:01:45 |
Witham Boxing Day Five
It was a last minute decision to run but Fairlands Valley Spartans YUKO GORDON won her category at the Boxing Day Five in Witham, Essex. Her time of 37 minutes 1 second placed her 100th out of the 321 finishers.
Yuko said she just decided to run the race late on Christmas Day. She had run the race once before and responded to a reminder from the organisers. Without much running for a whole week she expected her fresh legs would do a good run. It was a sunny morning and the course was a quiet and beautiful on a rural undulating road. Yuko finished in 37:01 and 1st in 70-99 age category (they classified her as such, together with 99!)
Hyde Park 5k
JIM BROWN enjoyed the last Friday 5K of the year in Hyde Park which he ran in 28 minutes 5 seconds. He was 161 out of the 192 finishers.
Serpentine organise a 5K at the end of every month and Jim finished the event every month in 2022 – 12 out of 12.
Ely 10k
PAUL HOLGATE ran the last competitive race of 2022 on New Years Eve. He finished in 69 minutes 46 seconds.
Flitch Way Marathon
TIM ROBINSON ran the Flitch Way Marathon on New Years Eve. The marathon started in Felsted, Essex and followed the Flitch Way disused railway line. It first went east with a turn around at 4.5 miles and then west with a turn aroud at 16.6 miles. As usual for a winter trail Marathon, there was wind, rain and mud, but the route was fairly sheltered. Tim reached the 16.5 mile turnaround check point in around 3 hours and completed in 5:20:13, 46th overall and 6th in age.
Parkruns – Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day
Christmas Eve
There were milestone runs for Claire EMMERSON and Hazel SMITH. Claire finished her 100th event in 38:10. Hazel her 50th time in 38 minutes and 10 seconds (38:10).
For the full results please click the link – Christmas Eve Parkrun Results
On Christmas Day, Andrew PATTERSON won the race. He was the first to finish the Stevenage course in a parkrun PB time of 17 minutes and 7 seconds. Georgie HOOPER ran her 50th parkrun event in 28 minutes and 11 seconds.
At Lee-on-Solent, Sharon FLAHERTY ran a parkrun PB time of 36 minutes and 2 seconds.
For the full results please click the link – Christmas Day Round Up
New Years Day
PAUL HOLGATE was running his 50th parkrun which he finished in 34 minutes 51 seconds.
For the full results please click the link – New Years Eve Parkrun Results
For the full results please click the link – New Years Day Round Up