Aiden Gorham Bronze at Romney Marsh 10k

This week’s race roundup.

This week the weather has been (slightly) kinder to the runners from A&D having reduced from scorching to sweltering…anyone would think it was summer!

Romney Marsh 10k

Aiden Gorham still found it hot going despite recently returning from the Mojave Desert…must have been the heat from his shoes with a time of 35:03.

David Tomlinson went all-out to suffer in the heat and was rewarded with a great PB of 41:55. Next home were the duos of Adrian Beresford (44:17) & Martin Moxham (44:29, another PB) and Tracy Calnan (48:05) & Brad Bunk (48:25).

Returning from injury and illness, Emma Hanna went out strong but the niggles that racing can bring meant a more conservative pace for the final 3k for a time of 52:39, living to fight another day.

Suzi Wicken, battle hardened from the relays and her recent first half marathon, came in with a time of 1:02:15 which was not only a PB, but earned her first place in her age category – well done Suzi!

Gusbourne 5K & 10k

Grape juice of the fermented kind was on offer at the ‘water stations’ at the Gusbourne Vineyards that offered two race distances.

Over the 5k distance Julius Samson’s 23:16 was good enough for second place; could have been first had the ‘warm up’ not been 16 miles!

Stephen Hickman guided race debutante Andrew Johnstone around the course, coming in together at 37:40 and 37:41, welcome Andrew!

For those that covered 10k it is unclear whether they meant to run double the distance or had too much ‘refreshment’ in the heat and weaved the course…we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt. If you are interested in the ‘tasting notes’ the vineyard has to offer, these are the guys to ask: Keith Lynn (1:07:51), Helen Weeden (1:08:12), Christine Costiff and Gill O’Connor (1:09:43) and Ann Fidge (1:10:53). A super medal for all that took part.

Parkrun

Three venues this week. Emma Jenkins took on the hills of Folkestone for a time of 41:24, Simon Jackson’s Lullingstone Parkrun also offered elevation for a time of 28:46.

Richard Boakes has been putting the work in and tried his legs on the slightly flatter Whitstable course – a good choice with a PB of 19:14