Race report 28/12/2128 December 2021 (by admin) |
Karen Doherty
It was a winning end to 2021 for two Radcliffe Athletic Club members.
Jenny Yates was first VW55 in 43:18 at the Ribble Valley 10k while Sheila Jones clocked 48:07 to win the VW65 age group.
They were joined by four more Radcliffe runners on the fast and popular course in Clitheroe. Kathryn Davies ran 52:52, Elaine Bailey 59:20, Jen Entwistle 1:04:04 and Tracy Wroe 01:04:15. The results meant the women’s team finished 11th.
Mark Wolfenden took part in the traditional Whinberry Naze Dash Fell Race on Boxing Day. The four-mile race has 750ft of climbing, with many runners wearing fancy dress.
Several Radcliffe runners also did Christmas Day parkruns. At Bolton, Mark Williams ran 25:58, Kris Booth 27:11, Mark Wolfenden 28:29, Kathryn Davies 28:53, Elaine Bailey 33:15 and Sarah Rushton 34:40.
Jenny Yates clocked 22:44 to finish first in her age group at Heaton Parkrun while Steven Fawcett ran 25:23, Deborah Warrington 33:19 and Jen Entwistle 36:00. Sheila Jones ran 23:11 at Keswick Parkrun and Craig Ward finished in 30:56 at Worsley Woods.
A win for Sheila Jones at Ribble Valley
Elaine Bailey at Ribble Valley
Tracy Wroe
Jen Entwistle