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FARNBOROUGH IS REALLY COOL

Spartan SAM TOPHILL said the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon was a really well organised and popular event – 3000 capacity sell out!  Traffic free and reasonably flat.  Samantha beat two hours with a chip time of 1 hour 55 minutes 18 seconds – and the goody bag was pretty good.

Punchbowl Devil

The Punchbowl Marathon passes through some of the best of the Surrey countryside and Spartan THOMAS SAUKA completed the 30 mile option in 7 hours 32 minutes.

The event is a walk (or run) on the footpaths and bridleways of Surrey.  It is a challenge not a race.  Two routes were offered – 30 and 20 miles – both started in Tilford and passed around the scenic Devil’s Punchbowl with the 30 visiting Elstead, Frensham Ponds and Seale, passing over Crooksbury Hill and the commons of Hankley, Elstead, Puttenham, Ockley and Frensham.

It’s a bit different.  Participants are required to carry a cup/mug, compass, route description, map case & whistle, hat & gloves, waterproofs, good torch for those finishing after 5pm, and warm clothing.

Run for the Cake

Karen Liddle and Tricia Hopper completed the Run for the Cake Trail Marathon.  It was organised by Zig Zag Running and consisted of eight laps around Ferry Meadows in Peterborough.  The finished in a time of 5 hours and 46 minutes.

A lovely route around the lakes and by some woods.  They said it was very well organised and worth taking part, especially for the big slice of cake at the end.

Parkrun Highlights – Saturday 8th February

There were at least 40 Spartans at parkruns on Saturday.  27 Spartans among the 479 finishers at Stevenage.

GRANT RAMSAY was top ten with 19 minutes 1 second (19:01) and GAIL MACKIE a top ten woman at sixth with 23:26.

There were some quite high scoring mini milestones with DANIEL VILJOEN on 280 with 24:25; MARTIN DUDLEY on 230 with 25:00; CHLOE CHAPMAN on 170 with 34 minutes exactly; and JIM BROWN on 190 walking round in 47:02.  STEVE SMITHSON has one to go to a major milestone.  He completed his 99th in 34:38.

Spartans enjoying parkruns elsewhere included HARRIET SMITH with a bit of parkrun tourism at Donaupark, Austria which she finished in 26:26.  Meanwhile PAUL MOULD finished Bedford in 20:47; MATTHEW NEWTON Pymmes in 23:34; NICK GILL Letchworth in 24:49; PAUL SHELLEY Wimpole Estate in 26:44; MARIA SWIFT Bug Hunters in 26:49; LUCY FIELD University Parks in 27:19; JAY PAPA 27:58 and JESSICA CLARKE 29:58 at Milton Country, near Cambridge; and ANDREA WESTCOTT 34:48 in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

PositionGender PositionFVS parkrunnerTime
44Grant RAMSAY19:01
3731Tony RANDFIELD22:25
526Gail MACKIE23:26
7264Daniel VILJOEN24:25
8779Martin DUDLEY25:00
9686Ryan DUNNING25:25
10797Matt TUTTON25:51
13617Lorraine HILL26:34
204167Matt CLARKE29:08
23748Fiona CLARKE29:57
246191Mike REYNOLDS30:21
258196Steve PLATT30:47
259197Nick KLEANTHOUS30:49
273206Paul JENNINGS31:22
29274Pamela VILJOEN32:14
29979Penny SCHENKEL32:26
30785Debbie BLANTERN32:32
32093Monica SMITHSON33:00
349111Chloe CHAPMAN34:00
367238Stephen SMITHSON34:38
394140Nicola HATHERLY36:37
425160Tracy HAYGARTH39:11
445175Niki PLUMB41:24
466265Jim BROWN47:02
470266Roger BIGGS48:42
478196Sharon CROWLEY64:30
479197Elizabeth CROWLEY64:49
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AMAZING ADRIAN 

Amazing ADRIAN BUSOLINI from Fairlands Valley Spartans has completed one of the toughest running events anywhere.  He ran 268 miles of the Pennine Way in 120 hours 45 minutes 46 seconds in the Montane Spine Winter Race.  This was a non-stop expedition style race from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders.  The time limit was 168 hours. 

Gold, Silver and Bronze for Spartans in the 30th Aniversary Fred Hughes 10 

There were gold, silver and bronze medals for Fairlands Valley Spartans at the 30th Anniversary Fred Hughes 10 (miles) race from St. Albans on Sunday.  The race included the county championships for veterans. 

SIMON JACKSON said it was very windy and hilly.  He took SILVER in the men 40 plus category in 57 minutes 48 seconds (57:48) which was also a 40 second personal best from 13 years ago! 

JOHN HARRIS is the new county champion for men 60 plus.  He won with 1 hour 12 minutes 5 seconds (1:12:05). 

Photo Credit – Keith Fenwick

Successfully defending a BRONZE medal he won only three weeks ago at the very end of 2023 JIM BROWN finished in 1:30:57 for third in the county championship for men 70 plus.  That was 57 seconds quicker than on the same course twelve months ago and 46 seconds quicker than the last county championship. 

In the open race GABBIE O’BRIEN finished in 1:17:14 and MARIE COLUCCI in 1:22:36.  It was great to see 15 Spartans in the open race which had 1,003 finishers. 

Pos Name Time Category Cat Gender Gender Grade Pace Comments 
16 Simon JACKSON 00:57:47 Ages 40 – 49 2 Male 16 78.23 5:46 min/m County Silver 
138 Mike JEFFS 01:09:23 Ages 20 – 39 60 Male 127 64.30 6:59 min/m  
187 John HARRIS 01:12:05 Ages 60 – 69 2 Male 160 74.93 7:14 min/m County Gold 
207 Matt GIFFORD 01:12:45 Ages 50 – 59 29 Male 175 68.64 7:20 min/m  
208 Matthew NEWTON 01:12:37 Ages 40 – 49 74 Male 176 62.52 7:20 min/m  
294 Gabrielle OÆBRIEN 01:17:14 Ages 20 – 34 18 Female 53 62.56 7:49 min/m  
412 Marie COLUCCI 01:22:36 Ages 45 – 54 38 Female 102 63.50 8:22 min/m  
596 Jim BROWN 01:30:57 Ages 70 – 99 4 Male 402 64.61 9:17 min/m County Bronze 
809 Wendy THARANI 01:41:11 Ages 45 – 54 116 Female 316 54.09 10:22 min/m  
816 Alison SHELLEY 01:41:08 Ages 45 – 54 119 Female 321 55.73 10:26 min/m  
824 Nick KLEANTHOUS 01:42:31 Ages 60 – 69 47 Male 498 51.25 10:29 min/m  
833 Nicola PATTMAN 01:42:13 Ages 45-54 122 Female 332 55.17 10:32 min/m  
862 Sue HAMER 01:44:53 Ages 45 – 54 131 Female 356 53.18 10:48 min/m  
891 Sharon CROWLEY 01:46:47 Ages 65 – 99 7 Female 377 60.52 11:05 min/m  
962 Rebecca RAYNER 01:59:59 Ages 35 – 44 111 Female 432 41.40 12:25 min/m   

Yuko Wins At Farnborough 

YUKO GORDON was the fastest woman aged 70 plus in the Farnborough Half Marathon.  She finished in 1:44:34 and was 86th out of 732 women. 

Parkrun 20th January 

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