Virgin London Marathon

Brilliant runs by David (who should maybe be renamed Mr Consistent) and Robert (completing his 26th time) in the hot hot hot Virgin London Marathon Today.

Well done guys.  Same again tomorrow David?

Official Times:
David – 4:44:11 PB
Robert – 6:25:53

 

Old Buckenham 10k

Well done to Paul, Libby, Ceri and Chris who took part in the Old Buckenham 10k today.

And in rather warm conditions by the looks of it!

Official Times:
Paul – 54:10.585
Libby – 1:03:43.546
Ceri – 1:16:52.411
Chris – 1:17:20.353

City of Norwich Half Marathon

A rather misty day welcomed the RntS at the showground this morning in advance of the City of Norwich Half Marathon.  It wasn’t long though before the sun came out (and got surprisingly warm!).

Well done to everyone who took part, especially Lynne who completed her first half marathon in a brilliant time.

(And no, nobody needed the ambulance!)

Official Times:
Lucy Mc – 2:05:39
Mark – 2:09:13
Lynne – 2:45:16
Ceri – 2:45:17




Holkham parkrun Takeover – 9 June(pt1)

Thank you to everyone who’ve put your names down to volunteer at Holkham parkrun.

We’re aiming to take over on the 9th June.

Here’s a list of volunteers and proposed roles.  Please get in touch if you’re not happy with the selection (I appreciate that people prefer certain parkrun tasks) and we’ll see if we can juggle things about.  Hopefully everything will look OK to you all.

Please could people send me their barcode numbers so I can get them added to the roster.

Chris – Timekeeper
Teresa – Timekeeper
Claire – Barcode Scanning
Kerrie – Barcode Scanning
Ambie – Finish Tokens
Tasha – Finish Token Support
Angie – Marshal 4 with Jelly Baby helper (Sophie)
Lucy Mc – Marshal 3
Vikki – Marshal 2
Gail – Marshal 1
Lynne – Tail Walker

Ant – Pacer 21 mins
Mat – Pacer 24 mins
Paul – Pacer 27 mins
Cat – Pacer 30 mins
Hayley W – Pacer 33 mins
Paula – Pacer 36 mins
Ceri – Pacer 39 mins
Adam S – Pacer 42 mins
Dene –  Pacer 45 mins

Glyn – TBC

If we can get more pacers, it would be great, otherwise we can look at increasing the gaps to give a wider spread of times.

Paris Marathon 2018

Well done to Cat and Jo who completed the 42nd Paris Marathon today, in what looked like (according to the TV and photos) perfect weather conditions!

Not sure how you managed to get round without stopping to look at the sights and grab a coffee!

Well done.

Official Times:
Cat – 5:22:06
Jo – 5:22:06

Active Fakenham 5k

A great turnout from RntS today with 8 runners taking part in the 5 lap race and help from Marshal Adam P, Bag Holders/Cheerleaders Stu, Claire, Paula and Steve and Support team Morty and Vinnie!  Luckily the rain held off and we had dry weather.  Initial thoughts were that 5 laps wouldn’t be great, but in the end, it was a good event.

Official Times (although, quite different from Garmin/Strava times for some!):
Ant – 18:19:720
Paul – 21:46:353
Cat – 24:49:499
Mark – 24:49:990
Libby – 26:03:932
Alex – 26:44:605
Ceri – 29:18:388
Chris – 31:20:687

London Landmarks Half Marathon

Well done to the RntS who took part in the inaugural LLHM today.  It certainly looked like a great course and a good day to run.  We look forward to seeing those special medals!

Official Times:
Kerrie – 2:15:15
Cat – 2:20:27
Jo – 2:20:27

Thetford Mud & Mayhem 10k Run & Duathlon

Well done to the posse who made it to Thetford today to take part in either the 10k Trail Run or the Duathlon.

It certainly looks like a lovely day for it!

Duathlon Times:
Ant – 1:29:57
Mat – 1:39:05
Hayley – 2:11:55

10k Trail Run Times:
Paul – 48:56
Libby – 58:45