Ferry Meadows Midsummer 10K

Five members of Grantham Running Club took part in the Ferry Meadows Midsummer 10K on Sunday 23rd June. The race began and ended in the the heart of Nene Park in Peterborough. Officially classified as a multi-terrain course, the run took place on a hard standing, mainly flat, course. Runners could take in the varied and beautiful landscape around the parkland on what turned out to be a very hot and humid hot day, which hampered some of the performances.  

With experience of a 10 mile race at the same venue, Tracy Webb, who had taken part in the Long Bennington Summer Solstice 36 hours earlier, was the first GRC runner to cross the finish line in 1:02:11. She was followed by Neil Jameson (1:06:25) with Vicki Geeson coming home in 1:11:23, just ahead of Gillian Cardus (1:12:44), who had raced the day before. Amanda Mumby, who had the misfortune of suffering the twin effects of the heat and a headache, did well to finish in 1:13:04.

The Sublime Racing organised event was praised for its supportive marshals, great finishers’ t-shirt, medal, and goodie bag.  The race was won by David Hudson of BRJ Run and Tri in 33:35 with Rhiannon Baxter of Wreake Runners the winning female in 40:05. There were 623 finishers.