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Festive Running Round Up

Ashford Striders have had a busy festive season with several parkruns and longer challenges taking place.

Ashford Parkrun

There have been 4 during the festive season:

The pre-Christmas parkrun on 22nd December saw new PB times for Greg Johnson (23:40), Tom Bullen (24:39), Willem Delport (27:10), Rachel Oliver (30:10) and Toyah Bicker (32:54).  Other times – Nicola Crawley (26:08), Daniel Forbes (26:34), Sara Hunt (27:09), Mark Archer (27:17), David Gadsby (28:19), Stephen Rumsey (26:38), Tamsin Ritchie (28:53), Rebecca Hurley (28:58), Rachel Forrester (29:55), Alison Waters (30:02), Emma Jeffery (30:11), Katie Iggulden Exon (30:49), Josh Whiten (32:55), Danielle Moss (38:09), Linda-Jean Delport (38:10), Rachel Brisley (41:35)

There was a good turn out at the ever popular Christmas day run where Daniel Forbes was first home for Striders in 23:27.  Jason Sanders was close behind in 23:38. Other times – Mark Archer (25:09), Justin Burden (25:53), Nicola Crawley (27:45), Justine Wearn (28:17), Jason Wearn (28:19), Lee Standen (28:24), Rachel Brisley (28:42), Rebecca Hurley (28:52), Simon Jackson (30:01), David Gadsby (30:08), Katie Iggulden Exon (30:55), Mel Cox (32:14), Rachel Forrester (32:55), Hazel Forrester (32:57), Tamsin Ritchie (36:42), Clare Maxlow (38:55), Clare Dunn (45:35)

At the post-Christmas parkrun on the 29th December, Jake Davison set an impressive time of 20:25 with Josh Whiten next in 24:39.  Emma Jeffery (24:54), Alison Waters (24:58) and Greg Johnson (24:58) all completed sub-25 minute runs.  Danielle Moss set a new PB of 37:56. Other times – Justin Burden (25:35), Sara Hunt (25:50), Willem Delport (28 :23), Linda-Jean Delport (28:24), Maria Chapman (28:51), Rachel Forrester (29 :43), Rachel Oliver (30 :21), Jason Sanders (30:21), Reece Corner (31 :27), Mel Cox (31 :31), Hazel Forrester (31:38), Clare Maxlow (33:45), Lee Standen (33:46), Katie Iggulden Exon (35:23), Toyah Bicker (37:31), Allison Button (37:55), Tyree Spicer (37:58),  Pam Hunt (38 :06) and Rebecca Hurley (59 :36) volunteering.

The first parkrun of 2019 saw Stephen Rumsey (25:38), Rachel Oliver (30:00) and Kirsty Thoebald (36:01) all start the year with a PB.  First home for Striders was head coach Ross Sadd (20:42) in 5th place overall.  Linda-Jean Delport was 2nd placed female in 22:22.  Daniel Forbes completed the 5k in 23:54.  Other times – Justin Burden (24:56), Cris Francis (25:03), Kath Atkinson (25:14), Josh Whiten (25:19), Nicola Crawley (25:48), Rebecca Hurley (28:06), Maria Chapman (28:18), Mark Archer (28:26), Emma Jeffery (28:40), Rachel Brisley (28:45), Rachel Forrester (29:37), Simon Jackson (30:30), Mel Cox (31:13), Hazel Forrester (31:55), Toyah Bicker (36:02), Pam Hunt (36:23) and Willem Delport (36:24)

Other Parkruns

Ashford Striders members took part in a number of other parkruns during the season as follows:

Kath Atkinson ran at Hilton – South Africa in 28:43.  Lee Standen and Tyree Spicer ran at Walmer & Deal Parkrun completing the course in times of 32:20 and 32:26 respectively.  Simon Jackson ran at Lancing Beach Green in 29:09.

On New Year’s Day Cris Francis (28:26 and 30:24) Lee Standen (29:15 and 28:52) Simon Jackson (30:13 and 30:33), Ian Dunning (28:27 and 30:23) and Tyree Spicer (31:51 and 34:35) completed the Maidstone and Shorne Woods “Double”.  

Rebecca Hurley travelled further afield for an epic new year’s day double challenge, running the Amager Faelled parkrun in Demark in 27:47 before travelling to another country entirely, across the water to Malmo in Sweden to run their parkrun which she completed in a time of 29:42

Saxon Shore Marathon

5 Striders members took on the latest challenge with Peter Lane and Cris Francis completing the marathon distance of 5 laps in 5:11:43 and 5:11:49 respectively.  Ian Dunning completed 3 laps (15:75 miles) in 2:57:04. Lee Standen achieved 2 laps (10.5 miles) in 2:02:52 and Tyree Spicer achieved 1 lap (5.25 miles) in 1:12:59.

Saltwood Boxing Day 3 Mile

Jason Wearn, Justine Wearn and Nicola Crawley ran the challenging festive season run together in a time of 43:08

Staplehurt 10 Mile

Linda-Jean Delport was the lone Strider at the Staplehurst run to end the year, where she achieved an excellent PB time of 1:16:20.

Lamberhurst 5k & 10k

Jason Sanders had an excellent run in the challenging 10k, with a time of 50:49.  Sara Hunt was a finisher in 1:00:01 and Willem Delport was close behind in 1:02:21.  Toyah Bicker ran 1:12:52 and Danielle Mackenzie in 1:12:56.

In the undulating 5k race, Justin Burden completed the route in 30:54 with Kirsty Theobald and Allison Button finishing in 44:17.  Danielle Moss finished in 47:52.

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Ashford Parkrun

Ashford Striders men led the way at this week’s Parkrun, with Daniel Forbes in 34th place in a time of 23:26, followed by Josh Whiten in 36th who set a new PB in a time of 23:31, and Cris Francis close behind in 39th place and a with a time of 23:40.

Justin Burden was next to finish in 25:06, with Jason Sanders (27:06) and Stephen Rumsey (27:07), Mark Archer (28:18) and David Gadsby (29:50) all completing the run in under 30 minutes. Rachel Oliver set a new personal best time of 30:15, with Rachel Brisley (30:20) and Kevin York (30:21) just behind. Katie Iggulden Exon (30:54), Simon Jackson (31:17) and Hazel Forrester (32:06) completed the Striders times.

Parkrun Tourism

Striders Kath Atkinson travelled to her homeland of South Africa and ran in the Piggly Wiggly parkrun, finishing in 12th position overall and 2nd place for the ladies in a time of 24:16, setting a new PB for the course.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Xmas 10k

Several Striders took part in the Christmas run in London with several new personal best 10k times being set on the course.

Linda-Jean Delport continued her excellent run of form setting a new 10k PB of 44:10, and was also 1st in her age category and 11th female finisher overall. Lee Standen also improved on his previous 10k PB in a time of 53:20. Willem Delport came in at 57:03, with Justine Wearn finishing under the hour mark in 59:47 and Libby Matthews finishing in 1:05:15. Danielle Moss also finished the year with a PB of 1:19:58.

SVN Samphire Hoe Challenge

Ruth Goddard completed her 44th Marathon run at the Samphire Hoe Festive Frolic Challenge on Sunday 16th December, in a time of 6:33:13. Nicola Barton and Rebecca Hurley completed a half marathon distance in 2:25:35 and 2:33:51 respectively and James Batcheller ran 9.85 miles of the course in 1:51:30.

Great Run Local

Nicola Crawley took part in Ashford’s Great Run Local 5k at Kingsnorth on Sunday morning, finishing in a time of 26:25

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Ashford Parkrun

Ashford Striders’ ladies achieved a Parkrun first and second at this week’s Victoria Park 5k. Kath Atkinson took the ladies’ crown and finished in 14th place overall in a new personal best time of 21:06. Linda-Jean Delport was the second female to finish and 28th overall in a time of 22:14. Club Chairman Cris Francis also achieved a new Parkrun PB finishing in 19th place overall in a timeof 21:26.

Mark Archer finished in 71st place overall in 26:24 with Steve Rumsey shortly after in 26:32. Tamsin Ritchie set a time of 29:47 with Tyree Spicer finishing in a new PB time of 30:19 and Jamie Bartlett one second behind in 30:20.  Rachel Oliver completed the course in 31:09.

East Grinstead Parkrun

Rebecca Hurley and Simon Jackson enjoyed some Parkrun tourism with a visit to East Grinstead. The hilly and muddy conditions did not deter them, with Rebecca, who was the 5th female finisher overall, completing the route in 33:38 and Simon in 33:39.

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Ashford Parkrun

Several Striders braved the pouring rain to run at this week’s parkrun, with Josh Whiten being the first club runner to cross the line in a time of 24:10 in 36th place overall. Mark Archer was the next to finish for the club in 27:27. Emma Jeffery was Striders’ first lady past the finish line in a time of 28:00, with Willem Delport close behind in 28:07 – a new PB. Rachel Brisley (28:17), Kevin York (28:17) and Lee Standen all posted times sub-30 minutes.

Simon Jackson (30:10) and Rebecca Hurley (30:25) were next to finish, followed by Hazel Forrester (31:05) and Danielle Mackenzie, who recorded a new PB with a time of 32:17. Tyree Spicer, returning from a couple of weeks out through injury, posted a time of 33:19 with Tamsin Ritchie in
33:22.

Alan Green memorial race

Linda-Jean Delport took part in the Alan Green Memorial 10 mile run along the coast from Westgate on Sea to Cliftonville, finishing as the 10th female and setting another new personal best time of 1:17:47.

Special mentions this week to Rachel Misson, who ran 3 marathons in as many days to raise money towards her Virgin London Marathon efforts, and to Ruth Goddard who completed 2 marathon runs during the week.

Nettie Yardley completed the Pilgrims Hospice 5k Santa run on Sunday 2nd December.

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Brett Owler Races

  • Kath Atkinson finishing in 3rd place for the ladies in the Brett Owler marathon
  • Linda-Jean Delport finishing in 3rd place for the ladies in the Brett Owler Half marathon

There was a double podium for Ashford Striders who had ladies in the top 3 in the Marathon and Half Marathon distances at the Brett Owler races this weekend. Kath Atkinson ran an impressive race in the Marathon, with a sub-4 hour finish of 3:59:03 taking third place for the ladies. Peter Lane also ran an excellent race in a time of 4:35:19.

In the Half marathon, Linda-Jean Delport also took third place overall for the ladies finishing in a time of 1:45:00, a new personal best. Cris Francis also finished in sub 2 hours in a time of 1:58:25. James Miller ran a time of 2:11:29. Clare Maxlow completed the race in 2:59:33.

Willem Delport took part in the 10k race and finished in a time of 1:01:24, setting a new PB for the distance.

Mo-Run Whitstable

Allison Button, Toyah Bicker, Danielle Moss, Kirsty Theobald and Rachel Oliver in the Mo-Run at Whistable

Rachel Oliver finished her first competitive 10k race in a time of 1:04:36 on the coastal course. Toyah Bicker completed the run in 1:10:27, a new PB for her, and Danielle Moss also set a new PB in 1:22:20, taking 6 minutes off of her previous best time for the distance. Kirsty Theobold, coming back from injury, finished in a time of 1:23:53. Allison Button ran the 5k race in a time of 34:52.

Samphire Hoe Challenge

Ruth Goddard took on the Saxons, Vikings & Normans challenge, completing an incredible 26.8 miles in the 6 hour endurance run.

Ashford Parkrun

This weekend’s Victoria Park 5k saw Alison Waters leading the Striders home in a time of 25:11 to finish as 8th female overall. Nicola Crawley was the next to finish for Striders in a time of 26:53 and 15th female.

Mark Archer was next to finish in 29:50 followed by Willem Delport in 31:28. Rachel Oliver hit a new PB in a time of 31:01 with Pam Hunt finishing in 39:53.

Cris Francis was this week’s tail walker with Kath Atkinson, Clare Maxlow, Lee Standen, Linda-Jean Delport and Tamsin Ritchie all taking on volunteer roles.

Parkrun Tourism

Rebecca Hurley travelled to Hertfordshire to take part in the Westmill Parkrun, which she completed in a time of 31:38 that placed her in 8th position for the ladies overall.

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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.

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Parkrun

Linda-Jean Delport was the first female finisher at this week’s Ashford Parkrun, with a new personal best time of 22:44. Her time also put her in 38th place overall. Justin Burden was the first Strider man to complete the course in a time of 23:35, with David Gadsby – running his 100th parkrun – next to finish in 25:36. Jamie Bartlett (26:04) was next home, with Stephen Rumsey close behind with a new PB of 26:10. Mark Archer (27:50), Emma Jeffery (29:23), Rachel Brisley (29:41) and Kevin York (29:42) all posted times under the 30 minute mark.

Lee Standen finished in 31:55, Rachel Oliver in 32:03 and Clare Maxlow in 33:23. Allison Button was next to complete the run in 37:14 with Danielle Moss in 40:23. Kath Atkinson, Cris Francis and Tamsin Ritchie all gave their time to take up volunteer roles at this week’s run.

Further afield Rebecca Hurley took part in the Singapore East Coast parkrun, running an excellent time of 30:16 in 30 degree heat.

Poppy Half Marathon

Gemma Wicks and Carly James took part in the Poppy Half in Bexhill on Sea to commemorate Remembrance day and running together both achieved times of 2:35:06.

Battle of Britain Challenge

James Batcheller competed in the Saxons, Vikings and Normans Battle of Britain Challenge at Samphire Hoe running his first ever marathon in a time of 5:58:29.

  • Carly James & Gemma Wicks running the Poppy Half at Bexhill
  • James Batcheller running his first Marathon at the Saxons, Vikings and Normans ‘Battle of Britain’ event
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Ashford & District 5 and 10 mile

Linda Delport was the star of the show at the inaugural Ashford & District 5 and 10 mile run on Sunday 28th October. She completed the run in 4th place for the ladies and collected the 1st place trophy for the VW40-49 category, achieving a PB along the way of 1:19:16.

Linda Delport winning the Ladies VW40-49 first place trophy at A&D 10 mile

Justin Burden ran a new best time, finishing in 1:20:33. Alison Waters and Kyleigh Austen also both ran personal best times of 1:29:23 and 1:29:26 respectively. Corrie Shackle was close behind in 1:30:57 and Nicola Barton finished in 1:31:15. Clare Maxlow completed the course in 2:08:38.

In the 5 mile race, Ashford Striders’ Rebecca Hurley was the first team member to finish; she achieved a great time of 47:26. Toyah Bicker achieved a new personal best of 56:41 with Alison Button and Jason Sanders running together in 57:48. It was also a new PB for Button.

Danielle Moss and Catherine Lane came in just one second apart with times of 1:14:20 and 1:14:21 respectively.

Beachy Head Marathon

A team of Striders tackled the notoriously tough Beachy Head Marathon on Saturday 27th October. Peter Lane was first home in a time of 5:45:46. Nicola Crawley completed the undulating course in 6:05:45, with Cris Francis and Kath Atkinson finishing shortly behind in 6:07:27.

Lee Valley Velo Park Half Marathon

Lee Standen was the lone Strider competing in the Lee Valley Velo Park Half Marathon on Saturday 27th October. He set a new personal best time for the distance in 2:04:03.

Parkrun

At Ashford Parkrun Ross Sadd was the first to finish in 11th place overall setting an impressive time of 21:23. Justin Burden was 37th in a time of 23:07. Josh Whiten (24:16) and Emma Jeffery (24:59) both set times under the 25 minute mark, with Jeffery finishing in the top 10 ladies.

Mark Archer was next to finish for Striders in 25:28 with Rebecca Hurley (28:19), Rachel Brisley (28:39) and Clare Dunn (29:22) all coming in under the half hour mark. Rachel Oliver achieved a new Parkrun PB with a time of 31:13. Tyree Spicer (32:56) and Clare Maxlow (35:18 – new PB) the remaining Striders to finish. Allison Button was this week’s volunteer tail walker.

Danielle Moss travelled further afield this week to take part in the Banstead Woods parkrun and set a time of 44:07.

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Parkrun

This week’s run at Victoria Park produced an abundance of new personal best milestones for the Ashford Striders team.

Justin Burden finished this week’s Parkrun in 28th place overall in a new personal best time of 22:21. Linda-Jean Delport also ran a new personal best of 23:23 to finish as 4th female. Josh Whiten also ran a new PB in a time of 23:40. Jamie Bartlett (24:35) and Jason Sanders (24:50) also ran sub-25 minute times. Reece Corner was next home in 25:26, followed by Stephen Rumsey (26:28) and Tamsin Ritchie (26:53), the latter who was also a top 20 female finisher this week. Hazel Forrester ran a new PB with a time of 28:30. Emma Jeffery (29:01), Rachel Brisley (29:06), Rachel Forrester (29:08 – new PB) and Kevin York (29:09) were next to finish. Ruth Goddard (30:13) and Tyree Spicer (30:20) both set new personal best times, and they were closely followed by Mel Cox who finished in 30:24. Rachel Oliver was next to complete the run in 31:40, and two more personal bests were set by Allison Button (34:37) and Danielle Moss (38:07).

Kath Atkinson, Peter Lane and Cris Francis were part of this week’s volunteer team.

Further afield Rebecca Hurley ran at the Northala Parkrun setting a time of 28:39.

Great South Run

Kath Atkinson continued her impressive form finishing the 10 mile course in a fantastic 1:17:26. Nicola Crawley was not far behind, running an excellent time of 1:30:52. Ruth Goddard, Libby Matthews and Tyree Spicer ran as a team collectively finishing the course in 1:52:46.

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Eden Project Half Marathon

Husband and wife duo Dave and Pam Hunt travelled to run the Eden Project half marathon in Cornwall this weekend. Dave finished the undulating course in 2:14:26 with Pam, running her first ever half marathon, completing the run in 3:08:10.

Royal Parks Half Marathon

Nicola Crawley ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon in a time of 2:07:55. She was joined by Tyree Spicer who ran a time of 2:17:04.

Goodwood Festival of Running

Jason Sanders, Kath Atkinson and Cris Francis travelled to Goodwood festival of running. Jason ran in the 10k event finishing in a time of 52:15. Kath Atkinson was 19th placed female runner and 4th placed in the womens F35 category in the half marathon, with a time of 1:54:25. Cris Francis finished in exactly the same time, and 16th in the M40 category.

Ashford Parkrun

Justin Burden was the first Strider home at this week’s parkrun in a time of 23:15 and 27th place overall. He was followed by Kath Atkinson in 24:46, who was 6 th placed female this week. Josh Whiten was next home in 26:13 with Alison Waters (26:27), Cris Francis (26:28) and Mark Archer (26:54) hot on his heels.

Emma Jeffery (27:57) and Rachel Brisley (27:58) were the next to finish, with Simon Jackson (28:39), Steve Rumsey (28:44), Rebecca Hurley (31:02), Tamsin Ritchie (31:08), and Rachel Oliver (33:31) the next home. Allison Button finished with a superb sprint in 36:27, with Louise McDonnell (36:53), Toyah Bicker (37:38), Kirsty Theobald (39:51) and Danielle Moss (41:38) the remaining Strider runners. Katie Iggulden Exon volunteered as this week’s tail walker.