Such a good week of running to report on this week with many Striders out and about painting the town red.
On Saturday fifteen Ashford Striders ran the 5k Ashford Parkrun. Mark Niles was the first Strider to finish in 21:00. Next was Frank Remigio with a brilliant new PB of 22:29. Justin Burden continues to improve after his knee operation with a time of 23:18. Next was Stephen Rumsey 24:23, Jason Sanders 26:07, Ian McCutcheon 27:16 and Reece Corner 29:25. First female Strider to finish was Sarah Meredith with a time of 30:13. Then followed Nicola Crawley 30:40, Rachel Forrester 30:49, Lisa Fulcher 31:12, Brian Forrester 31:43, Rachel Theobald 33:48, Kevin York 33:49, Katie Iggulden Exon 33:53 and Hazel Forrester 33:54.
A massive thanks to Strider members Don Dewar, Jayne Hatton and her daughter Kayleigh, Simon Jackson, Lee Standen, Vicky Stevenson and Justine Wearn who volunteered at Ashford Parkrun this week.
Siobhan Hagan travelled to Islington for the Highbury Fields Parkrun, achieving a PB of 31:25. Martin Whittingham collected a ‘C’ in his goal to run the Parkrun alphabet, with a time of 31:06 at Cannon Hill Parkrun in Birmingham. Tamsin Ritchie completed another Parkrun tourism trip, travelling to Pegwell Bay and was the 4th female over the line with a shiny new PB of 23:57.
A strong turnout of sixteen Striders travelled to the annual Canterbury 10 Mile Road Race. This race is run on quiet lanes to the south of Canterbury and is a challenging undulating course. First male to finish was Chris Sardo with a time of 1:15:23. Justin Burden completed a great weekend of racing, coming in at 1:22:10. First female to finish was Lauren Aldred with a PB of 1:22:33. Jason Wearn finished in 1:22:57 followed by Fabio Baiardo 1:25:58 and Rob Wood 1:30:39. Next came Kelli Sullivan 1:31:47, Jason Sanders 1:32:01, followed by David Helme with a PB of 1:34:22. Nicola Crawley finished in a time of 1:34:28 and Andy Found achieved a PB of 1:35:42. Next to finish was Gayle Bailey 1:35:49, then Hannah Lothian Rutland 1:39:02. Vicky Stevenson 1:43:35, Nadine Golding 1:43:36 and Justine Wearn 1:43:37 came in smiling, completing a fantastic day of Strider running.
Well done everyone!
