Country Lanes, a City Park and County Success

David Wright took on the undulating country lanes of the AVR Wiltshire Half Marathon on Sunday. His impressive 1:27:14 finish saw him home in 28th position overall and 1st in his V60 age group. Another great performance.

28th November, AVR Wiltshire Half Marathon, 13.1 miles, road

1 Tom Gurney (Avon Valley Runners) 1.12.08 (1.12.08)

28 David Wright (Cirencester AC) 1.27.16 (1.27.14) – 1st MV60

267 finished

Brian Harris enjoyed a rare opportunity to test his 5k pace in something other than a parkrun. He took time out from parental painting and decorating duties to take part in an event on flat tarmac in Battersea Park. Brian was pleased with his 20:12 finish, well over a minute inside his best parkrun result.

24th November, Run Through Battersea Park Chase The Moon 5k, 5k, road

1 Dominic Howarth (Victoria Park Harriers) 16.17 (16.17)

24 Brian Harris (Cirencester AC) 20.17 (20.12) – 1st MV60

149 finished

parkrun enthusiasts had to work hard to find a local event not affected by Saturday morning’s wintery weather. With the wind and snow taking their toll at Cirencester and Tetbury, Alan and Rachel Mcadam travelled to Chippenham where Ollie Campbell took first place by a margin of just two seconds.

20th November, parkrun, 5k, trail

Chippenham parkrun

1 Ollie Campbell (Cirencester AC) 17.12

49 Alan Mcadam 26.08

61 Rachel Mcadam 27.12

146 finished

In other news, the club did well in the Gloucestershire AAA 2021 County Road Race Series. Congratulations to Age Group winners Kate Sackett, V60 and Barbara Thomas, V65. Ruth Fulford and Liza Darroch took second and third places respectively in the Ladies V70 category. Tony Shelbourn was third in the Mens V75 age group as was Rachel Barrow in the Ladies V50.

For those of you interested in trying for a medal in the 2022 series, take a look at the provisional list of events at athletics4u.co.uk. The races include a nice variety of distances at friendly, local, low key events.