Author name: Amelia Darnell

1st George Connell 7:40 3rd Jamar Eason 9:49 5th Ellie Newman 10:04 (1st girl; PB by 55 secs; 24th to 17th in club all-time rankings)

1500m Race E 3rd Christopher Smith 3:54.93 (PB by 1.86)

On 25th April 2015, 33-year–old Dave Hudson and 5-year-old Freya Harris both commenced their Huntingdon parkrun careers.  On that occasion, Dave placed 18th with 21:39 while Freya finished 174th with 36:09.  Since then, although not always running in the same races, they have both taken part in exactly 140 Huntingdon Parkruns.  On this latest occasion, Dave Hudson continued

1st Steph Ward 40:40 Following behind, and running this course for the first time, Simon Bowman covered the distance in 28:44 to go 8th in the all-time rankings. Newcomer Leanne Evans ran 43:49 to enter the all-time rankings in 35th place while Lesley Jackson improved her best from 51:59 down to 49:46.

U13G – 1st Hunts 109; 2nd PANVAC 92U15G – 1st West Norfolk Composite 136; 2nd Hunts 120U17W – 1st Hunts 104; PANVAC 84SW – 1st PANVAC 218; 2nd Hunts 86U13B – 1st Hunts 116; 2nd West Norfolk Composite 80U15B – 1st Hunts 192; 2nd PANVAC 76U17M – 1st Hunts 104; 2nd Luton 64SM – 1st PANVAC 222; 2nd Hunts 93Overall – 1st Hunts 924; 2nd PANVAC 912 points. 76 PBs and

Men’s 800m B7th Oliver Loveday 2:03.68 PB by 0.32 (21st in U15B national rankings)Men’s 800m F3rd Liam Morris 2:23.23 PB by 1.584th George Connell 2:24.327th Charlie Irons 2:28.99 PB by 1.84Women’s 800m E1st Rebecca Smith 2:28.4 PB by 4.07Men’s 1500m B3rd Noah Scott-Donkin 4:11.61Men’s 1500m C6th Aaron Hawkins 4:35.3 PBMen’s 1500m D1st Frankie Benstead 4:40.52 PB by 2.87

At the County Open meet, county medals over 3000m and 5000m were contested. In the SM 5000m, Christopher Smith went toe-to-toe, lap after lap, with the St Edmunds Pacer runner until the final lap when Chris’s opponent made his move and built up a slim lead.  However, in the home straight, Chris turned on the

92nd Lily Reindel 23:33 (PB by 5 secs; 14th in club rankings)

1st Dave Hudson 16:06 2nd James Orrell 16:59 49th Steve Wellman 24:40 (PB by 43 secs) 50th Dominic Meagher 24:41 (PB by 13 secs)

2nd Darren Preston 16:40 (PB by 2 secs) 26th Alison Stewart 18:50 (PB by 11 secs; just 7 secs from club VW record) 36th Alex Brook 19:52 (PB by 7 secs)