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Wednesday 14th December
The final Stevenage 5K produced another PB for FVS TRI’s Mark Simpson who improved 23 seconds on the previous race to finish 18th on the night and 17th in the Series
First home for the Club was Paul Gibb in super time of 16:54 and also there was a great debut from Lee Baddock with a 20:54.
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Posn |
Name |
Time |
Series |
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13th |
Paul Gibb |
16:54 |
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18th |
Mark Simpson |
17:15 PB |
17th |
|
60th |
Simon Patenall |
19:08 |
53rd |
|
78th |
Jeremy Lintott |
19:43 |
|
|
87th |
Mark Grayson |
20:04 |
72nd |
|
107th |
Lee Baddock |
20:54 |
|
|
112th |
Matthew Knott |
21:14 |
82nd |
|
141st |
Ian Hobbs |
22:44 |
|
|
160th |
Tim Somers |
24:12 |
135th |
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From 188 |
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From 173 |
Sunday 18th December
The 3rd fixture in the Sunday Cross Country League was in Southgate around a fast parkland course in sub zero temperatures.
The 3 lap men’s race was approx 5 miles and Steve Harrison was again first home for the Club in a superb 3rd
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Steve Harrison |
3rd |
|
Simon Hall |
15th |
|
Steve Wells |
26th |
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Steve Chalk |
45th |
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Mike Russell |
53rd |
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Jon Gillham |
59th |
|
Andrew Forster |
76th |
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Danny McGuigan |
95th |
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Rob Wilson |
118th |
|
Richard Thomas |
152nd |
The ladies race was over 3 miles and 2 laps of the same course.
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Jackie Perry |
9th |
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Sam Tophill |
11th |
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Lesley Dutton |
15th |
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Penny Wylie |
30th |
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Alison Clayton-Smith |
59th |
Sunday 11th December
Bedford Half Marathon
Top FVS TRI run couple Simon Hall and Samantha Tophill raced the Bedford Half Marathon at the weekend.
Simon was an excellent 11th overall from 1195 finishers in 1:15:01 and Sam was a little disappointed to finish somewhat off her best with a 1:34:33
Club La Santa Aquathon
Simon Patenall was 3rd overall in the Club La Santa Aquathon and finished in 12:07 for the 200m swim and 3K run.
Sunday 4th December
Nene Valley 10
Simon Hall was wrongly directed at the Nene Valley 10 and still finished under the hour! Simon was in 4th place and was sent the wrong way. Having lost nearly 2 minutes he still cam home 10th in a time of 58:47. Quality!
Sunday 4th December
Luton Marathon
Mandy Waters completed the Luton Marathon as part of her build up for IronMan Switzerland in a time of 4:32:52 which was a new PB by over 7 minutes. Mandy was 3rd in the Bedford County Championships
Lanzorote Running Challenge
In warmer climes Simon Patenall completed the Lanzarote International Running Challenge which comprised of 4 races over 4 days. Simon was 63rd overall in a time of 3:42:16
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Events |
Time |
Posn |
|
10k Road |
43:18 |
107th |
|
13k Ridge (off road) |
56:09 |
65th |
|
5k Beach |
21:41 |
79th |
|
23k Trans Island |
1:41:09 |
71st |
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Total |
3:42:16 |
63rd |