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5k PBs and a Summer Trail
Three AVR’s took part in the first edition of the RunExe 5K Summer series held by the quay in Exwick. Joel Seward ran a PB of 16:48 (27 seconds knocked off) finishing 17th out of 126 runners. Terry Emmett also ran a PB in 16:52 finishing 19th. This was the first time both runners have run 5km in under 17 mins. Terry also was second in the M40+ category. Ron Seward finished in 22:57 and also was second in his age category. The next edition of City Runs RunExe 5k Series will be on Tuesday 20th July.
Denise Burges and Gill Day took park in their first running event since lockdown hosted by Winding Paths. The Summer Trails 7 miles started at Goodrington sands taking them through narrow coastal paths, winding woodlands across Pebbles and sand with plenty of steps thrown in. Both finished with a joint time of 1h 37m.
Cooke Tops UK Rankings!
Congratulations to David Cooke who ran the 200m at Yeovil in 28m 59s on Sunday 20th June. That places him top of the UK rankings in his age group.
Virtual Handicap 2021 Results So Far
The June version of the AVR 4K virtual handicap race was won by Sarah Whelan in 25m 20s, with Pam Goddard 2nd, 24:26; Caroline Wiseman 3rd, 26:51; Paula Cooke 4th, 25m 56s and Andrew Hartnell 5th, 19:13. The top five all broke their P,B for their own 4K route. Pam Goddard now leads the standings with 93 points with a close battle ensuing between the next three places. Sarah Whelan is 2nd on 86 points, Eleanor Wood 3rd, 85; and Shirley Salter 4th 84. Jon Day is 5th on 77 points. Thanks to Andrew Hartnell for organising this virtual event.