Challenging Conquests in Stunning September
Conquest of Avalon
The Conquest of Avalon is set in the stunning scenery of Somerset, with “enough up and down to keep things interesting”. The route runs from Castle Cary to Glastonbury with a final climb to the infamous Tor when your legs are really tired! But the panoramic view and sense of achievement make this well worth it. Amy Sibley and Tim Sibley both completed the challenging 30 miler in a fantastic time of 7:20.41. They were 61st , Amy being 23rd female overall. There were 78 runners, roughly half of whom were female.
CapTEN and Bosun
Another infamous landmark with a challenging climb is the Golden Cap hill in near-Dorset. The Bosun is a single lap-scaling of the Cap and is a 5.5 mile course. The CapTEN had the added bonus (!) of a second ascent of the Cap and double the distance (the eleventh mile being advertised as the bonus mile!). Both events included the ascent to the beautiful Thorncombe Beacon, treating runners to two of the crown jewels of the South West Coast Path and Jurassic Coastline. Adding to the tricky elevation of the fell runs was the not-so-good wet weather. Andrew Snook (47:59.01) took the win in the Bosun with Susi Sadler finishing in a very respectable 39th in 1:29.12. There were 46 runners overall. In the CapTEN, Simon McClellan (2:03.05) rapidly getting more rapid was 8th overall, first MV50. Eleanor Wood (2:15.06) was 5th female, 17th overall and first FV60. Other results included Richard Jackson (19th, 2:17.42), James Ashforth (28th, 2:25.18), Rik Tumber (29th, 2:25.19), Rob Harp (36th, 2:33.46), and Adele Girwood (44th, 2:50.03). There were 56 runners overall.
Seaton parkrun
234 runners braved the pebbles on Saturday and took advantage of our lovely local views. Joel Seward (17:10) was 2nd with Rich Hardy (17:13), also second on age grade (79.86%), hot on his heels in 3rd. Debbie Whiston (20:15) was 1st female out of 123 and fifteenth overall.
A full set of results can be found here:-
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/seaton/results/latestresults/
Exmouth parkrun
Karen Eyre (20:25) just keeps getting faster with another new 5 K PB, 1st on age grade (85.31%) and 3rd female out of 172. Well done to Rupert Pady (19:50) too. A full set of results can be found here:-
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/exmouth/results/latestresults
parkrun tourism
Thomas Parsons (22:11) continued his spate of park run tourism, enjoying the course at Ashton Court, particularly the downhill second half! Meanwhile, still in Oz, Carol Austin (25:09) enjoyed the beautiful banks of the Burley Griffin lake in Canberra. The lake was part of the original design of the Nation’s capital. It was her fastest parkrun post injury, despite the chilly wind.
And finally, a world conquest!
A huge congratulations to Innes Fitzgerald in Lima on becoming fourth fastest U20 in the world in the 3 K track race of the U20 World Championships. She finished in a PB of 8:57.01 at the end of a hugely successful track season. Certainly one of GB’s young rising stars!
