Newmarket Joggers hold onto 4th position in Arkwright & Co/Turners 5K League, coming into final fixture at Royston on 22nd August

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Results recently came out for the 5th fixture of the Arkwright & Co/Turners 5K League, which was held at Kedington on 8th August and organised by Haverhill RC. The Joggers’ combined women’s and men’s team just managed to hold onto 4th position of the 8 running clubs in the League. Due to various reasons, including injury, unavailability and a relatively low overall turnout of 33, the result didn’t quite live up to expectations, with the men’s team actually sliding to 6th on the day. However, the women’s team held steady and the rest of the team stepped up well to the task, putting in some excellent performances. The 6th and final fixture is on Thursday, 22nd August but a top three finish will be out of reach. The main challenge will be to fend off the rapidly improving Histon & Impington Runners, who are only two points behind in 5th. Currently, top of the League is Cambridge & Coleridge AC, followed by Ely Runners and Cambridge Tri Club.
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Altogether, 13 female and 20 male Joggers represented the club. First 5 (high scoring) NJ female runners at Kedington: Lilian Corbett 19:42, 4th F of 116; Olivia Carter 22:11, 14th F; Rebecca Oettle 23:15, 33rd F; Hanneli Stevenson 23:22, 39th F; Elke Hausler 24:35, 48th F. First 5 NJ male runners: Jonathan Pye 17:30, 14th M of 185; Jimmy Smith 18:01, 21st M; Marc Drury 19:34, 45th M; Barley Woodcock 19:44, 48th M; Chris Burns 20:30, 62nd M. Well done those high flyers.

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Other female and male Joggers putting in big efforts and contributing to the team score were: Angela Drury 26:09; Belinda Schofield 28:03; Helen Wass 28:48; Emma Burns 29:26; Sianie Painter 29:55; Jan Holmes 30:36; Caroline Mcintosh 33:39; Pearl Fay 36:12, Paul Holley 20:37; Stephen Edwards 20:58; Greg Davis 22:11; Tom Elton 22:12; Neville Clarke 22:31; Liam Elvidge 23:14; Steven Oglesby 23:25; Martin Smith 24:39; Ian Butcher 25:15; Rob Hawkins 25:39; Brian Munns 28:43; Alan Thornhill 28:57; Malcolm Osbourne 30:40; Jim Withers 31:19; Chris Aylmer 33:08.

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Above: Joggers at Kedington Community Centre. just before the race.

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Girton 5-Mile Trail Race, Girton Recreation Ground, Cambridgeshire, Sunday 18th August: This inaugural trail event was enjoyed by five Newmarket Joggers. First home was Meera Mahadevan (42:51, 25th of 52 overall, 6th F of 24, 1st of 4 in F45-49), who has been in excellent form all year. Then came Rachael Maltpress (45:17, 14th F, 3rd in F40-44), Martin Smith (46:15, 42nd overall, 6th M45-49), Bridget Wallwin (46:25, 18th F, 4th F55+) and Sarah Kinston (54:11, 21st F, 2nd F50-54).

 

Above left: Joggers Bridget Wallwin, Martin Smith, Meera Mahadevan, Rachael Maltpress and Sarah Kinston; right: Rachael and Bridget trying out a Nicole Calm Yoga warmup. Thanks for the photos.

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Zig Zag Sun’s On The Run Multi-Lap, Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Sunday 18th August: Hanneli Stevenson did well in the warm weather to finish her first trail marathon of the year in 4:24:48, which entailed 8 laps of the ~5.3km/3.3mi route. She finished an impressive 4th of 25 overall and 1st F of 8. Steven Oglesby (4:10:57) decided to call it a day at 7 laps, which came to ~37km/23mi….all good kilometres and miles in the bank.

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Above left: The start of the Zig Zag Marathon in Brandon Country Park, near the Engine House; right: The attractive medal. Many thanks for the photos.

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Chelmer Trail Run 5.5M, Chelmsford, Sunday August 18th:  Gillie Green (1:38:01, 50th of 57 overall, 26th F of 32) Nordic-walked this picturesque route, which went alongside the River Chelmer for part of the way. Although advertised at 5.5 miles, the distance came out just under 10km on Gillie’s watch (9.93km/6.1mi), so a decent walking pace.

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Above: The River Chelmer and Gillie Green in red. Thanks for the photos.

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