On Easter Sunday, fast improving Sarah Osborne set a PB in the Trowse 10K at Norwich and won a trophy for 3rd placed female. She finished in a time of 40:52, 3rd F of 265 in a total field of 640, 1st of 47 in the FSen category. This follows her 41:11 PB in the Bedford 10K in February, so things progressing well for her in 2023.
Sarah Osborne with her trophy after the Trowse 10K. Many thanks for the photo.
On Good Friday, 4 Joggers took part in the 5-mile Sudbury Fun Run, a popular annual race dating back to the 1980s. Jimmy Smith was in trophy winning form, first Jogger home in 28:14, 5th of 530 overall, 1st of 90 in M40-49. Then came Chris Underwood (33:13, 61st, 28th of 94 in MSen), Neville Clarke (36:34, 113th, 4th of 69 in M60-69) and Nicole Smith (45:25, 76th F of 207, 22nd of 58 in F50-59).
Jimmy Smith with his 1st M40 trophy after the Sudbury Fun Run. Many thanks for the photo.
Also on Good Friday, the Zig Zag “Easter Challenge” multi-lap event took place at the Suffolk Running Centre in Barrow, with a good turnout of 148 participants. Pearl Fay (2:42:13) and Caroline Mcintosh (2:42:13) ran 2 laps together for the Half Marathon distance, mainly as a training run for Pearl’s TCS London Marathon bid on 23rd April. Pearl has put everything into her preparation for London and we’ll all be rooting for her.
Caroline Mcintosh and Pearl Fay in the Zig Zag Easter Challenge HM on Good Friday. Many thanks for the photo.