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Fenland athletes take on Whitemoor five-miler, hosted by March Athletics Club





Three Counties Running Club members took part in the Whitemoor fiver-miler, hosted by near-neighbours March AC.

The five-mile event starts and finishes at Elm Road Sports Field in March.

Once again it was a very hot day which seems to be the norm for this race.

Three Counties Running Club members at the Whitemoor five-miler
Three Counties Running Club members at the Whitemoor five-miler

There was a total of 162 runners on the starting line with a handful of runners not finishing the race.

The first home for the club in 16th position was Katie Vargeson 35:23 (PB).

Vargeson was followed by: 23rd Richard Allen 36:03 (PB), 30th Craig Freestone 36:43, 35th James Hall 37:22, Amy Baxter 40:26 (CPB), Jonathan Quail 40:48, Phil Cooper 47:02 (PB), Donna Johnson 47:37, Anna Holland 51:33 (PB), Laura Vincent 53:03, Ewa Szczygielska 56:18 and Rachel Cooper 1:01:20 (PB).

Ferry Meadows, Peterborough saw The Summer Ready Run hosted by the company Zig Zag.

This is an event which is a six-hour challenge where you can run as many of the 5kish loops as possible within the deadline.

James Hall had decided on the 10k event and Viaceslav Goncarenko was tackling the Half Marathon (three laps)

Both members had fantastic runs with Hall finishing his 10k in 50:29 and coming 1st out of 35 10k runners.

Goncarenko finished his half marathon in 2:09:46 and 32nd/67 runners.

Parkrun results

Wisbech: Jonny Clark 21:50 seventh/125, Katie Vargeson 22:37 second female, Jonathan Quail 27:06, Donna Johnson 29:45, Anna Holland 30:14, Sarah Lamb 30:57, Laura Vincent 31:06, Keith White 33:48. Ewa Szczygielska 34:39, Viaceslav Goncarenko 50:40.

Hackney Marshes: Jodie Clark 55:24.

Thetford: Craig Freestone 24:18, Tracey Else 29:19, first in age.

James Hall and Viaceslav Goncarenko at the Whitemoor five-miler
James Hall and Viaceslav Goncarenko at the Whitemoor five-miler

Newark: Colin Apps 34:10, Joely Apps 36:49.



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