Athletes motor around Goodwood circuit

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The Goodwood Running Festival was held at the famous Goodwood motor circuit. Despite torrential rain, Tone Zone turned out in force to compete across three different events.

Rebecca Sleet ran the 5k in 37:28 while in the 10k Chris Savill was first across the line for Tone Zone in 45:29, closely followed by Glenn Penfold in 47:16.

Others: Lee Hayward 53:19, Rebecca Holden 1.02, Beth Suter PB 1:05, Wendy Morris PB.

Helen Wattam, Karen Butcher and Jessica Stevens all finished between 1:13 and 1:15 and Nic Baglee sneaked under the 1:45 barrier.

In the half marathon Mark Green finished third in his age category and grabbed a new personal best of 1:44:05.

Alan Coombs ran with Green up to ten miles and finished just behind in 1:47:47.

Peter Ramsdale was first in his age category and finished in 1:55:09.

A few club runners were in Winchester for the half marathon on a tough, hilly course.

Christo Oosthuizen finished first in category and fifth overall in 1:23:56.

Lee Boniface came away from the half marathon with a new PB of 1:35:07, Jess Thomson was just behind in 1:37:14, Leigh Paige finished in 2:20, followed by Paul Stevenson, Stuart Thomson and Alan Haskell in 2:22, 2:22 and 2:28.

At the Hambledon 10k, Sarah Zacal finished in 49.38 on the undulating course. Zacal was first lady to cross the line, beating the previous winner by just over a minute.

Sam Yates took on the Butser Hill in a tough five-mile fell race. Yates crossed the line in a respectable 1.11.