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Great North Run, Sunday Sept 8th: Four Joggers were among a huge field of ~45,795 participants completing this half marathon race, from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields on the Tyneside coast.
First home was Chris Burns M50 (1:27:23 PB, 982nd overall, 39th in M50-54), who earned a PB by over 3 minutes, according to our records. Next to finish was Mike Sales M55 (1:53:50, 10,913th) recording his best time in this race by over 3 minutes, out of six attempts since 2017. His regular, long, training runs over trails have paid dividends. Then came Rachele Cooper FS (2:02:24, 16,681st), who helped to raise over £1,000 for the Myaware charity, supporting those suffering from Mayathenia Gravis. She managed to complete the race, despite a painful knee for the last 4 miles. Fourth Jogger home was Sarah Sales F55 (2:22:28, 28,347th) with a good effort. Apologies that neither gender nor age group information is easily searchable in the results.
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Scene at the start of the GNR by Rachele Cooper. Thanks for the photo.
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Also on Sunday it was the Felixstowe Coastal 10M, which followed a 10-mile route up and down Felixstowe promenade. The bracing, southerly wind made it a tough race. Putting in a PB performance was Jonathan Pye (59:23 PB, 8th of 536 overall, 5th of 109 in MS), closely followed by Jimmy Smith (1:00:46, 11th, 2nd of 50 in M45). Then came David Percy (1:08:34, 66th, 10th in M45) and Chris Underwood (1:11:23, 85th, 29th in MS). Nicole Smith (1:30:30, 62nd F of 226, 10th of 36 in F50) achieved a good gender and age group result, despite finding it very tough going.
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Nicole, Jimmy and Chris at the Felixstowe 10M race. Thanks for photo.
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Meanwhile, five Joggers took part in the Run Norwich 10K in Norfolk. The quickest time was recorded by Barley Woodcock (41:25, 261st of 6,941 on chip time, 30th of 524 in M40), who charged through the masses from one of the slowest wave starts. First female Jogger was Rebecca Oettle (47:52, 104th F of 3,068, 72nd of 1,588 in FS) with a masterly performance, followed by Meera Mahadevan (51:36 PB, 253rd F, 34th of 366 in F45), who achieved a PB and an impressive age group result. Lisa Garrand (57:09, 634th F, 383rd in FS) put in her best 10k time this year and was supported by husband Jason Beeton (57:09).
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Above left: Barley Woodcock and Meera Mahadevan after the Run Norwich 10K; right: Scene at the start. Thanks for photos.
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Also on Sunday: The Jersey Cancer Relief Half Marathon, organised by Jersey Spartan AC, St Helier, Jersey: Paul Holley (1:26:20, 11th of 272 overall) put in a top run in his Jersey homeland and in one of his favourite races. In the Surrey Half Marathon at Woking, Richard Jones M60 (1:47:25) took on his first race of the year and did well to achieve almost exactly even halfway splits.
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Above left: Paul Holley during Jersey HM; middle: Jersey Spartan medal; right: Surrey HM medal by Richard Jones. Thanks for photos.
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Ickworth Sunset Chase 5K, Friday Sept 6th, Ickworth House, Horringer: Sarah Last (30:26 PB, 28th of 69 overall, 11th F of 44, 1st of 4 in F50) won her age group and did very well to post an all-time 5k PB, according to our records. Gillie Green (40:04, 34th F, 2nd in F60) also put in a sound effort.
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Above left: Ickworth House; right: Bib and medal; below: Gillie Green and Sarah Last after the race. Thanks for photos.
