Kentish Express Ashford & District
Debutant Collins breaks marathon record
Athletics
Nick Collins produced a record-breaking debut during his first marathon in Ashford & District Road Running Club colours.
Collins ran home in 2hr 36.38mins at the Cheshire Elite marathon, a time that took the club record for the male veterans and was only just short of the seniors’ record. Collins’ pace was equivalent to running over eight consecutive 19-minute park runs. A great time and reward for the hard work and dedicated preparation over many months for this event. Marathon man Rik Holden ran two of the distances in three days. He completed the St George’s Day marathon in 3.37.29 on Friday, and then took on another marathon, with over 1,000 metres in elevation, in a time of 4.13.28. Daniel Head put in a shift at the Maverick Adidas Terex 23k. A tough hilly course compounded with Head coming back from injury to run a very respectable 2.21.31. Becky Hodgson continued her love affair with the SVN events, and completed the half marathon in 3.11.25. A great return to racing in the company of friends and familiar faces from the SVN community.
Proving that runners can also ride bikes, Ashford & District ladies were well represented in the Kent Duathlon at Hole Park.
Alison Waters led the Ashford home with third place overall and winning her age category. A great result for Waters who is on top form at the moment. Not far behind was Aurelie Morris in sixth place and fourth in her age category. Training partner Tracey Calnan was 11th lady and fifth in her age category.