Kentish Express Ashford & District
Costiff finishes first vet
Undeterred by high winds and pelting rain, Sunday saw Ashford & District
RRC members take on challenging off-road races in Kent and West Sussex. On Sunday, three club members competed on the Bedgebury Forest 5 and 10 mile undulating courses of forest paths and trails. A&D’s Christine Costiff finished the 10-mile race in 1hr 16min 13sec, making her first vet and third lady home, while Ingvild Drake completed the course in 1:28.07.
In the 5-mile race, Paul Ridley was third male and fourth overall, with a time of 33.48.
Two A&D runners completed the Steyning Stinger marathon on Sunday. The muddy course took runners across the South Downs and featured several steep inclines. Eddie Rodger finished in 5:01.21, followed by Steve Hickman in 5:13.43.
Back on road, Shaun Snowwolf-Harris completed the Cambridge HalfMarathon in 1:59.03.
Costiff was 14th overall and first lady across the finish line of the Riddlesdown Parkrun on Saturday, with a time of 22.20.
Saturday saw 20 A&D runners descend on Victoria Park for the weekly 5k. Trevor Kay was fourth overall in 18.20, followed by Dan Green (19.16) in 9th place, Keith Haynes (20.47) in 15th and Richard Baker (21.03) in 19th.
Scotty Lynch was next home for the club in 21.53, with Carl Ireland (22.50), Filiz Salih (23.15), Stu
Nunn (23.23) and Don Dewar (23.24) soon after. Sandi Mortimer achieved a PB time of 23.35, crossing the finish line alongside Terry Sellen (23.35).
Rod Kessack completed the course in 25.11, followed by Keith Lynn (25.44), John Fidge (26.46) and Ann Fidge (30.15). Emma Jenkins crossed the finish line in a PB time of 31.20, followed by Susan Sutton (35.04), Becky Hodgson (36.33), Julie Foster (38.02) and Sukai N’Dure (38.41). Marking 26.2 of the calendar year, last Tuesday saw Mark Attenborough complete the sixth
SVN Marathon Day event between Deal and Kingsdown. He finished the 5-lap course in 3:29.26.