Happy Easter everyone! Here’s your weekly run round up to read whilst you are munching on your Easter eggs – if you have any left by now!
On Good Friday, the traditional start to Easter weekend is the Folkestone 10 mile – a flat seafront race between Hythe and Folkestone. As Easter is early this year, the weather was unusually cool for this race and the runners had to manage a headwind on the return leg.
Keith Haynes was the first home for the club in 1:12:19, next was Kevin North, who earned himself a PB of 1:25:10. Justin Burden was third Strider with 1:26:48, close behind was Richard Randle with a PB of 1:26:55 and Aimee Donohue also with a new PB of 1:28:59. Adam Thomas and Kay Hunt ran together and both finished in 1:36:24. Dermot Carr, in his trademark crazy headwear finished in 1:32:35, Charlotte Housden was next with a PB of 1:39:40, closely followed by Karen Lavender in 1:41:05, Rob Harris in 1:42:12, and Jason Sanders in 1:43:38. Dee Millen continued a run of recent personal bests with another of 1:53:59, Angie Craffey finished in 1:54:14 and Laura Clark came home with a personal best time of 2:01:17
Jamie Penfold was the sole Strider to travel to London for the RunThrough Victoria Park half marathon. He continued his return to fitness coming in just under the 2 hour mark with 1:59:22
On Saturday, weather conditions were good at Ashford parkrun which had its second-highest ever attendance. The 33 Striders completing the course were:
Adam Booth with a time of 19:12, followed by Simon Pharoah with a time of 20:33, and Jack Farrant third Strider with a new parkrun PB of 20:35. They were followed by Keith Haynes 21:26, Mark Niles 21:49, George Phillips 23:49, Isobel Phillips finished with a course PB of 24:10, Christopher Wicks 25:23, Jason Kennedy completed his 25th parkrun in a time of 25:24, Scott Hawkins 25:55, Josh Stephens 26:50, Daniel Schwartz 27:07, Richard Randle 27:21, Darren Laker 27:30, David Gadsby 27:33, Jamie Bartlett 28:49, Jo Mason 30:10, Ian Mccutcheon 30:10, Harry Lockhart 30:11, David Helme 31:15, Jason Brice 31:37, Robert Harris 32:00, Stephen Rumsey 32:18, Amanda James 32:27, Delia Millen 33:42, Dermot Carr 34:36, Clare Maxlow 34:47, Rachel Oliver 35:27, Martin Whittingham 35:38, Michelle Brice 35:39, Sara Dewar 36:43, Jennifer Watts 36:57 and Lisa Fulcher 37:25.
The Strider volunteers who helped make the event happen this week were: Jason Caldwell, Don Dewar, Julie Foster, Peter Heckel and Terry Sellen
Onto parkrun tourism, those staying close by in Kent were Andy Found (29:21) and Justine Wearn (30:47) at the Cyclopark parkrun in Gravesend, Nicola Crawley completed the Folkestone parkrun in 25:57, Jamie Penfold completed the Mote Park parkrun in 28:02 and a trio of Striders went to Tonbridge – Lisa Gribbin in 32:50, Laura Clark with 39:09 and Justin Burden in 45:59
A little further away was Kevan Strand who went to Gunnersbury parkrun in West London, finishing in 31:16. Sharon Gardner made her third visit to Prudhoe Riverside parkrun near Newcastle Upon Tyne and ran a course PB of 31:23. And finally Cherith Wright was once again over at cEcos parkrun in Northern Ireland, finishing in 23:53
No races for club members on Easter Sunday but many were up early after the clocks changed to get in some long runs. Enjoy bank holiday Monday, all those who aren’t working and enjoy your tapering those who are running marathons in the next few weeks!
