Otter Challenge Ultra - 10th September 2024
Early last Tuesday morning four of Bourton Roadrunners’ women took part in the Otter Challenge, held at Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire; an off-road event that offered various distance options ranging from 5Km to an Ultra. The hardy four all opted for the Ultra distance, which had the objective of completing as many 3.3 mile laps of the Water Park as can be achieved within a six hour time limit.
In-form Steph Holton led the Bourton team home, completing 36.3 miles within the allotted time, finishing first woman and second competitor overall, breaking the previous women’s course record with 11 laps.
Louise Hamilton-Smith, Claire Carroll, and Allie Quinn ran most of the multi-terrain course together, enjoying the views of the 15 lakes and the accompanying wildfowl. Despite the weather becoming wet after midday, they completed six laps, giving them 19.8 miles, and still in high-spirits. Louise and Claire were within a few seconds of each other at the finish, while Allie was 22 minutes behind having completed the Great North Run just two days earlier!
Angels 10K - 15th Septembet 2024
Bourton Roadrunners’ Graham Lane’s form continues to impress this season, with the 70 year old showing several younger runners how it’s done in the Angels 10K, at Ashleworth, with a fine 50 minutes and 34 seconds to claim the Gloucestershire AAA County bronze medal in the MV70 category. Also earning a county medal was Liz Hulcup, who faced strong competition in the LV70 category earning a County Silver medal for her 57:10.
Tony Goodwill and John Harding also provided strong performances over the undulating course, both challenging within the MV65 category, with Tony having the edge in 52:42 and John just eight seconds behind in 52:50. Clementine Bright was fourth in the Senior Lady category in a time of 54:32.
Other Bourton Roadrunners were Claire Carroll (57:18), Lee Smith (61:06), second-claim member Linda Edwards (61:48) and Imogen Cox (67:47).
Worcester Half Marathon & 10K - 15th September, 2024
Steve and Gilly Howell are seasoned club runners, often choosing to run events together. This weekend they travelled to the Worcester Half Marathon, where Gilly earned first place within the women’s vet-60 category, with a strong performance over the 13.1 mile course of one hour, 56 minutes and 14 seconds, finishing with husband Steve recording the same time.
Tim Hemming and Val McKay opted for the Worcester 10K at the same venue, with Tim delivering a strong performance of 43 minutes and 50 seconds, while Val ran well to record 68 minutes and 48 seconds.
Coln Valley 10K Trail - 14th September, 2024
Following a few weeks of participating in several road races around the Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire circuits, Bourton’s Alex Pye tried his hand at the Coln Valley 10K Trail run. He was joined by Cheltenham & County Harriers’ Stephanie Lane, who has been enjoying similar success and finishing times, thereby providing both a competitive spur. Both runners were credited with a time of exactly 44 minutes, finishing in ninth and tenth positions respectively.
Velindre Castle2Castle 11 – 15th September 2024
Whilst described as a fun run, the Caerphilly Castle to Cardiff Castle run is an annual 11 mile race. Jaq Underwood was Bourton’s sole representative at this event, and she reported that after negotiating a few bottle necks at the beginning, followed by a few undulations, it proved to be an enjoyable race, with some trail and river sections. Jaq recorded a time of one hour, 38 minutes and 20 seconds.
Parkrun events - 14th September 2024
Bourton Roadrunners still found time to take part in a number of parkrun, events at a number of venues, including:
Bushy Park: Jaq Underwood – 26:34.
Chipping Norton School: Helena Dobbs – 25:00 (SW20/2).
Clapham Common: Eva Shoemark – 27:11.
Clonakilty, Co. Cork: Barry O'Leary – 24:32 (VM50/1).
Ross-on-Wye: Liz Hulcup – 27:57 (VW70/1).
University of Stirling: Susan Hunt – 28:23 (VW55/3).
University Parks, Oxford: Lee Smith – 29:08 (VW50/3).
Witney: Lee Hutton – 26:28 (VM65/1), Clare Williams – 37:00 (VW65/1 and course PB).
Wolford Wood: Claire Louise Carroll – 32:10 (VW60/2), Louise Hamilton-Smith – 32:22 (VW45/1).
Woolacombe Dunes: Chris Dry – 33:37.
Highlights
Bourton Roadrunners were at Otter Challenge Ultra, Angels 10K, Worcester Half Marathon and 10K, Coln Valley 10K Trail and parkrun this week.
Claire, Steph, Louise and Allie at Otter Challenge Ultra - 10th September 2024 - Click on image for a larger version.
A few photos taken by John at the Angels 10K - 15th September 2024. Click on thumbnail to load.
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Graham and Liz with County Medals at Angels 10K - 15th September 2024.
Congratulations to Graham Lane and Liz Hulcum having earned Glos AAA county medals at Angels 10K.
Tim Hemming at Worcester 10K - 15th September 2024.
Other reports may be found on our recent race reports page.