Kentish Express Ashford & District
ASHFORD STRIDERS: HURLEY STARTS YEAR WITH EPIC PARKRUN DOUBLE
Ashford Striders have had a busy festive season, taking part in several parkruns and longer challenges.
Rebecca Hurley travelled to Scandinavia to complete an epic New Year’s Day double challenge.
She finished the Amager Faelled parkrun in Denmark in 27min 47sec before travelling to another country entirely, across the water to Malmo in Sweden to run the parkrun there, which she completed in 29.42.
Kath Atkinson ran at Hilton, South Africa, recording a time of 28.43.
Lee Standen and Tyree Spicer took on the Walmer & Deal parkrun completing the course in 32.20 and 32.26 respectively. Simon Jackson ran at Lancing Beach Green in a time of 29.09.
In Saturday’s Ashford parkrun, first home for Striders was Ross Sadd (20.42) in fifth place. Linda-Jean Delport was second-placed female in 22.22. Daniel Forbes completed the 5k in 23.54. Other times: Justin Burden 24.56, Cris Francis 25.03, Kath Atkinson 25.14, Josh Whiten 25.19, Stephen Rumsey 25.38 PB, Nicola Crawley 25.48, Rebecca Hurley 28.06, Maria Chapman 28.18, Mark Archer 28.26, Emma Jeffery 28.40, Rachel Brisley 28.45, Rachel Forrester 29.37, Rachel Oliver 30.00 PB, Simon Jackson 30.30, Mel Cox 31.13, Hazel Forrester 31.55, Kirsty Thoebald 36.01 PB, Toyah Bicker 36.02, Pam Hunt 36.23 and Willem Delport 36.24. Ashford parkrun (December 22): Greg Johnson 23.40 PB, Tom Bullen 24.39 PB, Nicola Crawley 26.08, Daniel Forbes 26.34, Sara Hunt 27.09, Willem Delport 27.10 PB, Mark Archer 27.17, David Gadsby 28.19, Stephen Rumsey 26.38, Tamsin Ritchie 28.53, Rebecca Hurley 28.58, Rachel Forrester 29.55, Alison Waters 30.02, Rachel Oliver 30.10 PB, Emma Jeffery 30.11, Katie Iggulden Exon 30.49, Toyah Bicker 32.54 PB, Josh Whiten 32.55, Danielle Moss 38.09, Linda-Jean Delport 38.10, Rachel Brisley 41.35. Christmas Day run: Daniel Forbes 23.27. Jason Sanders 23.38, Mark Archer 25.09, Justin Burden 25.53, Nicola Crawley 27.45, Justine Wearn 28.17, Jason Wearn 28.19, Lee Standen 28.24, Rachel Brisley 28.42, Rebecca Hurley 28.52, Simon Jackson 30.01, David Gadsby 30.08, Katie Iggulden Exon 30.55, Mel Cox 32.14, Rachel Forrester 32.55, Hazel Forrester 32.57, Tamsin Ritchie 36.42, Clare Maxlow 38.55, Clare Dunn 45.35. December 29: Jake Davison 20.25, Josh Whiten 24.39, Emma Jeffery 24.54, Alison Waters 24.58, Greg Johnson 24.58, Danielle Moss 37.56 PB, Justin Burden 25.35, Sara Hunt 25.50, Willem Delport 28.23, Linda-Jean Delport 28.24, Maria Chapman 28.51, Rachel Forrester 29.43, Rachel Oliver 30.21, Jason Sanders 30.21,Reece Corner 31.27, Mel Cox 31.31, Hazel Forrester 31.38, Clare Maxlow 33.45, Lee Standen 33.46, Katie Iggulden Exon 35.23, Toyah Bicker 37.31, Allison Button 37.55, Tyree Spicer 37.58, Pam Hunt 38.06, Rebecca Hurley 59.36, volunteering.
Five Striders took on the Saxon Shore lap challenge, with Peter Lane and Cris Francis completing the marathon distance of five laps in 5:11.43 and 5:11.49 respectively.
Ian Dunning completed three laps (15.75 miles) in 2:57.04. Lee Standen achieved two laps (10.5 miles) in 2:02.52 and Tyree Spicer achieved one lap (5.25 miles) in 1:12.59.
Jason Wearn, Justine Wearn and Nicola Crawley ran the festive season run together in a time of 43:08 at the Saltwood Boxing Day three-mile race. Linda-Jean Delport was the lone Strider at the Staplehurst 10 mile run, where she achieved a PB time of 1:16.20.
Jason Sanders had an excellent run in the Lamberhurst 10k on New Year’s Day, with a time of 50.49. Sara Hunt finished in 1:00.01 with Willem Delport was close behind in 1:02.21. Toyah Bicker ran 1:12.52 and Danielle Mackenzie in 1:12.56. In the 5k at the venue, Justin Burden completed the route in 30.54, followed by Kirsty Theobald and Allison Button finishing in 44.17 and Danielle Moss in 47.52.
On New Year’s Day, Cris Francis (28.26, 30.24) Lee Standen (29.15, 28.52) Simon Jackson (30.13, 30.33), Ian Dunning (28.27, 30.23) and Tyree Spicer (31.51, 34.35) completed the Maidstone and Shorne Woods ‘double’.