Ashby 20 mile Road Race

Ashby 20 mile Road Race             

A dozen athletes from Grantham Running Club took part in the 25th anniversary race in the Leicestershire Countryside on Sunday, although it is normally regarded by many as the last warm-up race before the London Marathon changes in the athletics calendar meant that it could only be used as a training run by those hoping to do the 26.2 miles in the next few weeks. First home Paul Rushworth eased back a full five and a half minutes from his 2013 pace. Ben Hatherley was almost back to his old form after an ankle injury as second GRC runner to finish followed by Andrew Pask enjoying one of his easier runs after throttling back for the first ten miles. The ladies section was led home by Holly Durham standing in at the last minute for her sister Penny, who had to withdraw with a knee injury, closely follow by Abi Schofield who became the first GRC runner to top the UKA rankings as the fastest U23 in the country this year at 20 miles. Catherine Payne distance completed the ladies team who were runners-up in the team event behind Bedford Harriers.  Here are some of the runners after the finish (Left to Right) Catherine Payne, Ben Hatherley, Robert McArdle, Paul Rushworth, Ben Mason, Andrew Pask, Scott Jones and Holly Durham

		Time
Paul Rushworth		02:20:51		Male
Ben Hatherley		02:26:35		Male
Andrew Pask		02:31:08		Male
Holly Durham		02:32:31		Female
Abi Schofield		02:33:14		Female
Ben Mason		02:35:13		Male
Scott Jones		02:37:30		Male
Catherine Payne		02:37:44		Female
Robert McArdle		02:40:07		Male
Nick Payne		02:46:39		Male
Andrew Spencer		02:56:33		Male
Gordon Geach		02:59:10		Male