Bedgebury Half Marathon
Clare Dunn was the lone representative from Ashford Striders taking part in the challenging Bedgebury Forest Half this weekend. She completed the forest run in a time of 2 hours 24 minutes.
Ashford Tri Club 666 Trail Run
A trio of Striders took part in the ATC 666 trail run at Kings Wood, Challock on Sunday. The undulating woodland trail run encountered some tough terrain and plenty of mud underfoot but Ross Sadd put in a terrific performance, finishing 25th overall in a time of 57:31. Alison Waters finished in 1:14:33 and Megan Hope less than a minute later in 1:15:11. Both Sadd and Hope also finished in the top 10 for their respective categories.
Ashford Parkrun
Ross Sadd impressed in this week’s parkrun, finishing in 11th place overall with a time of 20:24. Linda-Jean Delport had another great run with a new PB of 22:11 placing her in the top 5 ladies at this week’s event. Justin Burden set another good time in 38th place of 23:00 minutes and Josh Whiten was close behind in 24:09. Stephen Rumsey (27:11), Simon Jackson (28:26), Rachel Brisley (29:15) and Kevin York (29:15) all finished under the 30 minute mark. Rachel Oliver set a time of 32:41 with Mark Archer in 32:44 and Louise McDonnell in 34:29 – a new personal best. Tamsin Ritchie was this week’s tail walker.