Attenborough leads the way home

Ashford & District RRC

Ashford & District RRC had three members in the Country to Capital 45 mile Ultra at the weekend.

The race began in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, taking in the surrounding countryside then picking up the Grand Union Canal towpath into London, finishing at Little Venice.

Mark Attenborough finished first for the club in 7hr 47min. Edward Rodger ran the 45 miles in 9:16 and Helen Weeden completed the trio’s impressive feat in 10:11.

Becky Hodgson took on the Winter Cakeathon, completing five laps of the Betteshanger Nature Reserve course –16.4 miles in total – in 3:33.40.

Trevor Kay returned to winning ways, finishing first in the Ashford parkrun in 18.54.

Paul Moses completed his 150th parkrun to take third place in 19.37.

Scott Lynch was next home for the club, finishing sixth in 20.21, while Richard Baker crossed the line in seventh, in 20.35.

Other Ashford & District RRC finishers: Carl Ireland, 21.40s (14th); Chris Boyce, 21.44 (15th); Rob Barton, 21.54 (18th); James Chapman, 22.47 (29th); Gill Pragnell, 22.53 (35th, first lady for the club); Terry Sellen, 23.13 (38th); Rod Kessack, 23.31 (45th); Will Whittington, 24.21 (50th); Jaclyn Kay, 25.33 (64th); Aaron Homewood, 26.12 (78th); Elodie Paviot, 27.10 (102nd); John Fidge, 27.11 (103rd); Sue Reader, 27.13 (104th); Lucy Johnstone, 27.35 (111th); Sandi Mortimer, 27.53 (122nd); Andrew Smith, 28.34 (136th); Ann Fidge, 30.30 (169th); Julie Foster, 43.06 (247th).

Christine and Nigel Costiff completed the Plymvalley parkrun in 24.06 (25th, first lady) and 37.46 (224th) respectively. Gill O’Connor finished Riddlesdown parkrun in 25.45 (50th).

Sarris Teale

Becky Hodgson – ran the Winter Cakeathon