Nick Steel was first home for us, placing seventh and taking the best part of a minute from his previous best. It was a good weekend for him, as he also set a 5000m PB at the SAL match in Kingston on Saturday. In 14th, Mark Kencroft took over a minute from his best, while new member Jez Etherington showed great promise in his first race. Other men completing their first 5 mile race were Marcus Cook, Sean Hill and U20 Zachary Prince. Ian Leslie may claim the biggest PB – nearly six minutes – while conversely Phil York was left reminiscing about the days when he could run 5 miles in 25 minutes.
Club members who are regulars at Northala Fields parkrun will spot a few friends in the group shot above! ESM results summary (chip times):
Men: 7 Nick Steel 28:46; 14 Mark Kencroft (M45) 30:04; 22 Jez Etherington (M40) 31:15; 30 Marcus Cook 32:24; 42 Ian Leslie (M55) 33:50; 51 Jav Sondh 34:44; 56 Phil York (M50) 35:27; 64 Sean Hill 36:10; 98 Zachary Prince (MU20) 39:29; 110 Darren Halford (M40) 40:12; 154 Philip Prince (M55) 45:24 Women (position within women’s field): 3 Sarah Gerrie 33:45; 5 Leanne Smith 35:07; 11 Cath Gunnewicht (W45) 39:24; 13 Bev Packwood (W40) 39:53; 15 Pat Thomas (W50) 40:24; 18 Louise Prince (W45) 41:41; 25 Sophie Pesticcio (W40) 42:45; 33 Pringla Awale Rai 44:54; 63 Nilu Dewan (W40) 49:07 Full results here
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