Bourton Highbridge Jewellers 10k - 28th February
What a weekend this has been for Conor Shoemark. After travelling to Truro on Saturday to compete in the South West X/C Schools Championship, running for Gloucestershire on the Saturday and finishing 7th Gloucestershire scorer in the Inter Boys race, he returned to run in the Bourton 10K, where the pressure was on to perform in front of his home crowd. His performance there exceeded even his own expectations, finishing 42nd overall in a massive personal best time of 37:02 and 2nd Under 18, only beaten by his fellow team mate, Lewis Gray, who did a phenomenal 36:05, by far the fastest 10K time achieved by him to date.
Bourton 10k
Conor Shoemark - 2nd great run in 2 days
Showing the juniors aren't the only ones to achieve, Dennis Walmsley had a superb run, just off the following pack in 12th place overall and first MV45 in 34:08.
Steph Lane suffered throughout the race with a painful ankle, but managed to hang in to finish 4th senior lady in 37:47.
After sorting out the marshals, John Raper quickly lined up to achieve a great time of 43:47, with Robert Humphris just under a minute behind in 44:34. David Hanson showed considerable improvement to run 45:52 and Bernadette Niemand was pleased to crack the hour with her 58.53 time.
Report Highlights
Lewis Gray smashes his his pb to record 36:05.
Conor Shoemark also records a stunning 37:02.
Dennis Walmsley is first V45 in 34:08.
Steph Lane finishes 4th senior lady in 37:47.
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