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SPARTANS AT MK FESTIVAL OF RUNNING

Silver and Bronze at Lee Valley * Paris Half

 

Twelve Spartans took part in the Milton Keynes Festival of Running.  In the twenty miles event RUTH REILLY improved her personal best (PB) by an amazing 42 minutes when she finished in 2 hours 37 minutes 3 seconds.  ERICA GRAYSON ran her first ever 20 miler in 3:11:37.

As training starts to hit maximum mileages before the spring marathon season TOM SAUKA was fastest Spartan with 2 hours 27 minutes 40 minutes.

BARRY KING also completed the 20 mile race option.  He was very happy to finish in 3 hours 35 minutes and 10 seconds (chip time).  This after being injured for the last two months with a bad back.  He was just behind ROBERT WRIGHT, 3:35:51 but just ahead on start line to finish line time (chip time).  VICKY COTTOM came in with 3:43:53.

In the MK Half TODD GRAY ran a great sub 90 minutes 13.1 miles with 1:26:39 and a top 50 position of 47th.  Five other Spartans ran the half.  They were DAVE SMITH 1:37:59; TIM SABAN 1:45:52; JO BOWDERY 1:56:23; WENDY THARANI 2:00:33 and NICOLA KUKLYS 2:51:34.

 

Paris Half Marathon

KAREN ELLIS ran the Paris Half Marathon in 2:23:39 and MARIA THORNE completed in 2:30:53

 

Coach to London

Last call for the coaches to the London Marathon on 22nd April 2018.  Runners and spectators can travel there and back for just £10 but you must contact Roger Biggs on roger@thebiggs.net quickly.  The runners’ bus leaves Stevenage Old Town at 6.30a.m.  The helpers’ coach goes at 7.30.

 

British Masters Indoor Championships

In a tactical contest for second, third and fourth GRANT RAMSAY won the SILVER medal in the British Masters 3000 metres Indoor Championship for men 45 plus in 9 minutes 55 seconds.  Time of 9:55 not quick, but more of a tactical contest (between 2nd, 3rd & 4th). Marathon training affecting raw speed, but happy with overall result.

Also in the 3000 metres 15 laps race for men but for those aged 55 plus DAVID BOWKER was eighth in 11 minutes 51 seconds.

TESSA STEPHENSON won BRONZE in the women’s (55 plus) 400 metres championships on Saturday then was fifth in the 200 metres on Sunday in a season’s best time of 32.31secs

 

Harpenden Half Marathon

STEVE GREEN ran the Harpenden Half Marathon finishing seventeenth in 1 hour 32 minutes 29 seconds.  A multi terrain, very twisty course that had cross country style muddy sections.  Not a PB course but great informal fun.

 

parkrun Round Up 10th March 2018

With Stevenage parkrun cancelled for this week, as a charity event took over the park, 17 Spartans ventured further afield to run on Saturday morning.

Locally, NATALIE LAWRENCE, 1st female in a time of 22 mins and 40 secs, was joined by JAMES SOUTH, in a time of 31 mins and 21 secs, to make up the 140 runners in Letchworth.  Three Spartans braved the rain at the Panshanger course, with MARK GOODWIN finishing in 23 mins and 35 secs, RUTH REILLY finishing as 4th female in 25 mins and 34 secs, and SIMON SYPULA finishing in 27 mins and 34 secs in his first run at this course.  At Luton Wardown, LINDA GREENE finished in a time of 40 mins and 36 secs.

Seventh male and female rankings fell to SIMON and ANNETTE BELL, both achieving their fastest times of 2018 in 19 mins and 6 secs and 24 mins and 17 secs respectively, in Peterborough.  ANDY JAY was the 6th male and 8th overall, in a time of 25 mins and 22 secs at the Westmill course, while Cassiobury, Barclay and Rutland Water saw top 20 finishes for TIM SABAN (20 mins and 36 secs), ASHLEY SCHOENWETTER (22 mins and 37 secs; 2nd female), and VERITY FISHER (27 mins and 5 secs).

With improvements from the last time out saw JOHN ROXBOROUGH finish Cambridge parkrun in 23 mins and 4 secs, DANIEL SUTTON finish the Torbay Velopark course in 27 mins 23 secs, MICHAEL O’KEEFE run 28 mins and 15 secs at Houghton Hall, and TRACEY STILES complete the Ellenbrook Fields run in 33 mins and 36 secs.  Returning to the Brockenhurst course for the first time since January DARRYL STEVENS finished in 48 mins and 48 secs.

 

Coming Events

Many Spartans will be enjoying a busy programme of races, social and training events over the next few weeks including:

  • Club Run Finale in Stevenage on Thursday 15th March.
  • Finchley 20 miles (including Herts County Champs) on Sunday 18th March.
  • Oakley 20 miles on Sunday 18th March.
  • Serpentine 5K on Friday 23rd March (please note change of date).
  • Orion 15 classic cross country at Chingford (Epping Forest) on Saturday 24th March.
  • County Cross Country Championships for Veterans at Royston on Sunday 25th March.
  • Maidenhead Easter Ten on Good Friday 30th March.
  • Club training twenty from Marriotts on Friday 30th March.
  • Sandy Ten on Sunday 8th April.
  • London Marathon on Sunday 22nd April.
  • Flitwick 10K on Sunday 29th April.
  • Stirling Marathon on Sunday 29th April.
  • EMAC track and field event one at Stevenage on Wednesday 2nd May.
  • County open 1500 and veteran track and field championships on Monday 7th May.
  • Pednor Five including county championships for veterans on Monday 7th May.
  • Mid Week Road Race League race one 6 miles in Epping Forest on Thursday 10th May at 7.30p.m.
  • Mid Week Road Race League race two 10K in St. Albans on Thursday 24th May.
  • EMAC track and field event two at Bedford on Wednesday 6th June.
  • Mid Week League Race 3 8K in Trent Park on Thursday 7th June.
  • Welwyn 10K including senior county championships on Sunday 24th June.
  • Mid Week League Race 4 in Stevenage on Wednesday 27th June.
  • EMAC track and field event three at Cambridge on Wednesday 4th July.
  • Mid Week League Mob Match on 12th July.
  • Fairlands Valley Challenge off road on Sunday 15th July.
  • EMAC track and field event four at Milton Keynes on Wednesday 1st August.
  • Welwyn Half Marathon on Sunday 9th September (new date).
  • Standalone 10K on Sunday 7th October.
  • Peterborough Half Marathon (GER) on Sunday 14th October.
  • Stevenage Half Marathon on Sunday 4th November.
  • St Neots Half Marathon on Sunday 18th November.

 

Tables

MK20:

Position Name Chip Time Comments
113 THOMAS SAUKA 2:27:40  
174 RUTH REILLY 2:37:03 PB 42 minutes
560 ERICA GRAYSON 3:11:37 First ever 20
786 ROBERT WRIGHT 3:35:51  
787 BARRY KING 3:35:10  
839 VICKY COTTOM 3:43:53  

 

MK Half:

Position Name Chip Time Comments
47 TODD GRAY 1:26:39  
170 DAVE SMITH 1:37:59  
307 TIM SABAN 1:45:52  
570 JO BOWDERY (F) 1:56:23  
710 WENDY THARANI 2:00:33  
1392 NICOLA KUKLYS 2:51:34  

 

Parkruns on Saturday 10th March

parkrun Pos Gen parkrunner Time Notes
Luton Wardown 236 98 Linda GREENE 00:40:36  
           
Torbay Velopark 50 40 Daniel SUTTON 00:27:23  
           
Cambridge 48 42 John ROXBOROUGH 00:23:04  
           
Westmill 8 6 Andy JAY 00:25:22  
           
Peterborough 9 7 Simon BELL 00:19:06  
  89 7 Annette BELL 00:24:17  
           
Houghton Hall 63 51 Michael O’KEEFE 00:28:15  
           
Brockenhurst 196 112 Darryl STEVENS 00:48:48  
           
Panshanger 43 42 Mark GOODWIN 00:23:35  
  66 4 Ruth REILLY 00:25:34  
  102 91 Simon SYPULA 00:27:34  
           
Cassiobury 17 17 Tim SABAN 00:20:36  
           
Barclay 14 2 Ashley SCHOENWETTER 00:22:37  
           
Rutland Water 95 19 Verity FISHER 00:27:05  
           
Ellenbrook Fields 140 52 Tracy STILES 00:33:36  
           
Letchworth 6 1 Natalie LAWRENCE 00:22:40  
Letchworth 61 48 James SOUTH 00:31:21

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