Three Counties Running Club members participate in Wissey Festival of Running at Oxborough

Three Counties Running Club members participated in a new event hosted by Ryston Runners AC.

The Wissey Festival of running consisted of a five-mile and a ten-mile race.

The festival started at Oxborough and both race distances were run on the road surface and what the organisers called a fast, flat course with personal best potential.

Some of the runners may have disagreed with that by saying there was definite undulation and with it being a hot day and no shelter from the sun, it made for a tough race.

The five-mile race was first and running for TCRC were Lauren Day and Melvin Green.

There were 76 participants and Day finished in 29th position, sixth female in a PB time of 40:11.

To top it off, she was first in her age category winning the trophy for F35-39.

Green had a fantastic run finishing in 58th position in a great time of 50:50.

The 10-mile race had four TCRC members taking part, all bagging PBs.

First home for the club was Sarah Johnson, finishing 45th/100 in a time of 1:22:24, Claire Smithee 64th in a time of 1:27:49, Daniel High 1:38:34PB and Diane Tyler 1:49:22.

Parkrun results

Belvoir Castle: Craig Freestone 22:05 (first in age fifth/86), Tracey Else 31:13 (41st/86).

Dereham: Joely Apps 37:31, Colin Apps 37:35.

Wisbech: Viaceslav Goncarenko 23:51 (11th/120), Donna Johnson 27:55 (37th), Jodie Clark 28:28 (44th), Melvin Green 29:57

David Hammond 32:27, Martin Jackson 33:02, Sally Fawkes 34:45, Keith White 35:19.