Round 1 of GRC’s Virtual Series 2 has drawn to its conclusion and some new names appear at the top of the leaderboards. Runners were given the usual two week window, now having a feeling for where their fastest miles can be run and results reflected that.
The standout performer was the overall winner Matthew
Williamson with an outstanding 17:14, some 40s quicker than his official PB.
Running 2 ½ laps of the Manthorpe Estate, Matthew running for his 2nd claim
club ran well beyond his own wildest expectations to take the overall series
lead. Next was Joe Diggins with another leap in form, smashing the 19min
barrier with his 18:34 during his effort up from Welby.
In the ladies category there was a new winner with Hannah
San Jose taking the title. Now with her recent injury worries behind her Hannah
smashed her official PB time by 13s with an impressive 22:15. Next was the ever
improving and GRC’s club member of the month for June Naomi Jepson-Rivers,
beating her official PB yet again, clocking 22:49.
Further down the field there were standout performances from
Alan Carley ( 20:46, VM40 winner) and Keith Measures (24:25). Both men
very familiar with the distance ran their fastest 5k’s for over two years and
reached a county level standard for their age grade.
Other Round 1 category winners were:
Stefan Latter (20:23, VM40), Caroline Davies (23:37, VF50) and Paul Jepson (23:14, VM60).
Other results:Sam Jepson-Rivers 18:47, Andrew Pask 19:11, Mark Hillson 22:28, Warren Stark 22:38, Michelle Parczuk 23:30, Ben Mason 23:57, Vicki Ball 24:18, Helen Brown 24:22, Stuart Baty 24:42, Anthony Boyle 25:12, Mark Rice 25:23, Sarah High 26:25, Stephen Fay 27:30, Fraser Marshall 28:04, Tracy Webb 30:30, Yvonne Buckley 31:19.
The next event in the series is the 5 mile where runners will have to give more consideration for stamina and is sure to provide a good test for club members.
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