Parkrun
There was a bright and sunny feel to this week’s Ashford Parkrun with many of Ashford Striders taking part either as runners or volunteers. Emma Jeffery was first home in a time of 25:39, securing another top 10 ladies finish in an excellent 8th place. Cris Francis was second to finish for the club, in 26:26, with Kath Atkinson, Nicola Crawley and Rebecca Hurley not far behind in 26:46, 26:47 and 26:50 respectively. Tamsin Ritchie finished in 27:28 and Rachel Brisley (31:09), Kevin York (31:10) and Mel Cox (31:14) completing the team. Special congratulations this week go to Striders’ Lee Standen who reached a Parkrun milestone this week, volunteering for the 25th time at Victoria Park. He was joined by Libby Matthews as tail-walker and Linda Delport and Cris Francis who also volunteered. Further afield, Justin Burden travelled to Deal & Walmer Parkrun for the first time and set an excellent PB of 23:33.
Folkestone Half Marathon
A small team of Striders took part in the Folkestone Half Marathon this weekend, achieving some great results. Having set a PB at Deal Parkrun, Justin Burden completed the 13.1 mile Folkestone course in a time of 1:54:15 finishing in 20th place in his category. Jason Sanders was close behind and 24th in his category in 1:56:01. Linda Delport finished her first ever half marathon in 1:56:55 and was 34th female finisher and 8th in her category, with Kyleigh Austen completing the course in a time of 2:04:00 and 16th in her category.
Windsor Half Marathon
Nicola Crawley travelled to Windsor for her Half Marathon endeavours, finishing in 2:02:28.