The Longhorn 2019

Another marathon for Nick

Thoresby Hall and the surrounding parkland was the venue for the 2019 Longhorn, a multi-terrain event incorporating a plethora of distances for runners, Canicross competitors and Nordic Walkers on Sunday 28^th April. Grantham Running Club had representation in all of the events that didn’t require a dog harness or walking poles. Utilising old military roads, tracks through ancient woodland and grassed paths around the country estate, the mildly undulating courses are certainly scenic and the 2019 edition benefitted from good conditions for racing.

For Grantham Running Club Julia Hallam finished the 5K race 35^th in the women’s race with a time of 0:33:03. In the 10K AM race (there was a second 10K race in the afternoon!) put on a fine showing to finish fourth in 30:45, just over a minute behind the winner and only 17 seconds behind the runner-up. He was followed by Tommy Napier, fourth in his age category with 00:53:28; Rick Dobbs, 122^nd overall in 00:55:56; and Vicky Platts, 171^st female finisher in 01:07:34.

In the Half Marathon Neil Emerson finished 102^nd overall and ninth in his age category, clocking 2:08:41. Nick Payne was eighteenth overall and seventh in his age category in the Marathon, coming in just under four hours in 3:59:26.

Last, but by no means least, in the Ultra 60KM race Andrew MacAllister ran excellently to finish 26^th overall and winner of the V60-64 age category, finishing in 7:29:29.