Twenty two Spartans, 16 women and six men enjoyed a great morning at the St Albans Easter 10K at St Albans on Good Friday.
A lovely morning helped bring were some fantastic results for Fairlands Valley including SIMON JACKSON fourth out of 968 with 35 minutes 14 seconds (35:14) which got him second man 45 plus.
Another top ten runner was CHARLIE WHITE at eighth with a new personal best (PB) of 36:17.
CHARLES ARNOLD ran his fastest ever time as a Spartan, a seasonās best (SB) of 43:47 and second man 65 plus.
There was a three second improvement for GEORGIE HOOPER taking her to a new PB of 44:54 and ANNABELLE WHITE ran a new PBPB āpost baby personal bestā of 48:16.
Her first time in Spartans stripes for ages SU McANENY went to set a benchmark and finished with a two second PB, 48:43.
PENNY SCHENKEL improved by 4 minutes 13 seconds to 1:00:06 and JIM BROWN by 1:06 this year to 54:39 which lifted him to second man 70 plus.
SAM GENTRY knocked five minutes off her PB and finished in 1:02:18.
Running her first official 10K since 2023 JANE WADEY finished in a seasonās best 1:23:24.
SHARON CROWLEY said it was unexpectedly warm but she finished in 1:04:21.
Pos | Name | Time |
4 | Simon JACKSON | 35:14 |
8 | Charlie WHITE | 36:17 |
18 | Nick GILL | 38:03 |
64 | Ross GALLAGHER | 41:00 |
116 | Charles ARNOLD | 43:47 |
130 | Georgie HOOPER | 44:54 |
196 | Marie COLUCCI | 48:42 |
201 | Annabelle WHITE | 48:16 |
217 | Susan MCANENY | 48:43 |
374 | Jim BROWN | 54:39 |
575 | Penny SCHENKEL | 1:00:06 |
596 | Nikki NATION | 1:01:14 |
656 | Megan SUTTON | 1:03:09 |
688 | Sam GENTRY | 1:02:18 |
756 | Sharon CROWLEY | 1:04:21 |
772 | Liz CARVELL | 1:05:50 |
828 | Samantha SUTTON | 1:10:12 |
846 | Callie CHAPMAN | 1:09:25 |
908 | Sally PHILLIPS | 1:14:12 |
921 | Rose SUTTON | 1:16:27 |
944 | Rebecca RAYNER | 1:19:46 |
961 | Jane WADEY | 1:23:24 |
A Big Win For Kristian
Spartan KRISTIAN ATANASOV won the Tarnovo Ultra 51K trail race in Bulgaria which was based in the city of Veliko Tarnovo. It was an incredible race with lots of mud and great competition. Only 30 seconds separated the top three. This was a new personal best on this course by Kristian. A 37 minute improvement from 5 hours 25 minutes in 2024 to 4:48:32 and winning in 2025. It earnt him about 400 euros worth of prizes.
Ibiza Marathon
JAY PAPA was 76th out of 1,042 finishers in the recent Ibiza Marathon with his time of 3 hours 22 minutes 21 seconds (3:22:21). JESSICA CLARKE finished in 4:16:11.
Norfolk Marathon
Spartan ROB WRIGHT ran the Norfolk Marathon. With a start and finish overlooking the sea in Cromer he finished in 4:07:12 and was 167th out of about 500 runners.
Parkrun Highlights – Saturday 19th April
Dozens of Spartans ran in the 397th Stevenage parkrun which attracted 574 finishers. The Spartan highlights included DAVID HARRIS- CHERGUIT second in 19 minutes 31 seconds; JOHN HARRIS ran his milestone 100th parkrun in 21:14; PETE COOK another personal best, this time 24:31; FIONA CLARKE ran her 220th parkrun in 29:22; NICK KLEANTHOUS his 240th in 32:01; LLOYD DIAS finished his 40th in 52:16 and PENNY SCHENKEL was an Easter bunny in 34:02.