Sunday, 20 October 2019

Newton Cambridge Town and Gown 10K


‘If you are wanting to run your first, fastest or your most orange 10k yet- this is the race for you!’ This is the publicity line for the eighth running of the Newton Town and Gown 10K that took place in Cambridge on Sunday 20th October. 
The fast, flat course takes you through the centre of Cambridge, running past King's College, running around Midsummer Common, by the River Cam to continue round Midsummer Common to the finish line. 
With perfect running conditions and wearing orange to celebrate the Muscular Dystrophy UK charity the race supports, prolific racer and parkrunner Caroline Davis ran superbly to clock 46:55. This was an amazing two minute and twelve second improvement on her 10K PB set just two weeks earlier at the Shelton Striders 10K and surely compensation for being one of many runners who suffered with the start line cancellation of the Great Eastern Run a week earlier.
The Cambridge Town and Gown was won by Joseph Smith in 30:00 with Georgina Schwiening of Cambridge Runners the winning woman in 34:02. There were 2302 finishers.

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