parkruns, 5km trail
This report was filed early because of the Festive season and is therefore
restricted to Saturday’s parkruns and one race carried over from last week.
parkruns
The combination of a dearth of races and the holiday mood encouraged more
members out for a parkrun. Run of the week to the MacAdam and Campbell
families who ran at Swindon dressed up as the three wise men and a star from
the East together with an (unexplained) Fairy godmother. Jacob, Isaac and
Ollie all ran together but left Alan (the senior king) slightly behind while Rachel
was clearly enjoying her costume and a good run. Fastest run of the week was
by Ian Barrett who was 7 th at Swindon in 18.03 while Martin Croucher (just
about over jet lag) finished in 3 rd in Adelaide in 20.27 and (junior) Luke Buck
was 5 th at Cirencester with 20.40. Great runs too from James Widdowson, 12 th
in 23.02 and Karen Higuera in her first parkrun finishing 14 th (2nd lady) in 23.08.
Rob Jones slowed slightly this week but great to see he was followed by his
sometimes training partner Brendan McCarthy and that Paul Barrow was back
competing after a long post marathon lay off.
Cirencester AC finishers:
Cirencester: 5 Luke Buck 20.40, 12 James Widdowson 23.02, 14 Karen
Higuera 23.08, 42 Rob Jones 25.35, 57 Brendan McCarthy 27.40,
63 Pam Wheeler 28.06, 78 Rachel Barrow 29.44, 90 Simon Campbell 30.59,
117 Paul Barrow 38.08, 127 finished
Swindon: 7 Ian Barrett 18.03, 61 Keith Firkin 22.25, 74 Jacob McAdam
23.023, 75 Isaac McAdam 23.02, 76 Ollie Campbell 23.03,
140 Alan McAdam 24.50, 207 Barbara Thomas 26.39, 220 Rachel McAdam
26.54, 272 David Moss 28.50, 503 finished
Thornbury: 45 Ruth Fulford 30.46, 60 finished
Jubilee Way, Adelaide, Australia: 3 Martin Croucher 20.27, 147 finished
Rudolph's Rampage, Painswick, 7km multi-terrain
Barbara Thomas, who is still working hard to achieve her annual target of 100
races over the year, was halfway up the field in the demanding but definitely
“fun” Rudolph’s Rampage in Painswick (basically it involves struggling up a
big, big muddy hill to run down again.
1 Steve Kenyon (Gloucester AC) 30.42
118 Barbara Thomas (Cirencester AC) 1.01.13
222 finished.
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