Leo Holmes' Roundup w/c 13th October
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A huge roundup greets us this week!
Starting in Madeira, Mel James ran leg 3 of the M80 4x100m! He helped the team achieve gold, and set a new British record 64.17!
Elsewhere in Madeira, Andy Blair helped GB to a team gold in the Half! Andy was second Brit home, finishing 6th overall in his age category in 1:24:55. A masterclass of a performance! 👏 Dave Coles was also in action in the half representing GB, finishing in a brilliant 1:36:56 🥳
More GB representation came in the form of Jen Coleman, who raced in the 24 hour ultra in Albi, France! A huge feat of endurance, and a future post dedicated to this will be coming soon! 😮
From one autumnal sun destination to another, Claire and James Bruce were in action in Toledo, with Claire taking part in the Nocturnal 5k, and James tackling the 8k! Looked like a vibey event 🤙
Janneke Van Beijnum & Emyr Morgan were also running at night, partaking in the Bilbao night half! Janneke was home in 1:33:44, 5th in her age category, with Emyr finishing in 1:25:28! 👊
Turning to the UK, we first head to Abingdon, where we had a number of runners starting in Abingdon Marathon! The race was also a Wales vs England Masters race, and we had Louise Flynn, Paul Francis & Angela Potter repping 🏴
Summarising the results:
- Louise Flynn was 🥇 woman in 2:46:41
- Paul Francis big PB of 2:48:43
- Shannon Walker big PB of 3:44:47
- Jim Horner finished in a brilliant 3:09:33
From one Marathon distance to another, we had 3️⃣ runners taking part in Amsterdam! TWK was first home in 2:50:57, a sublime result 🥹 Arwel Evans was next home in 2:55:50, his first marathon! 🤩 Eliana Basini - Gazzi completed the course in 3:19:07 👏
From Amsterdam, to Abergele a huge congratulations to Ella Jennings who achieved🥈 female in the 5k race, coming home in 19:56, a big new sub 20 PB for Ella! ⭐️
From North Wales to southern England, Yvonne and Richie Bullen braved the wet and wild conditions in the Great South 10 mile in Portsmouth! Yvonne was home in 1:20:34, with Richie not far behind in 1:20:40! 🙌
Closer to home, on the Taff Trail, we had runners taking part in the Half on Sunday morning! Emily Musgrave finished🥇woman in 1:28:05, with Tom Flitcroft winning the event in a mightily impressive 1:15:12!
Lastly, but very much not least, in Battersea, James Vassallo smashed his PB, achieving a sub 80 run of 1:19:49! 🥳