Runners beat the cold to take part in scary event
AN abundance of entrants lined up in the cold as flurries of snow fell, to take part in Brough Park’s scary event.
Chair of Friends of Brough Park, Sue Coleman officiated and chose ten of the best, dressed participants who were given a prize.
It seemed that the majority of the youngsters revelled in the fun of the events, as just three out of the total entry claimed new PB’S, along with two adults.
Ben Geens (8) reduced his four-week-old best by seven seconds to 13.04 as he headed the 1.5K, leaving brother, Caiden (5) a minute adrift; Miley Brown (8) chopped a whole minute from her twoweek-old 2.2K record to cross the line in 15.01.
Fourteen-year-old Louise Hackett has hit a rich vein of form of late with a record time of 15 minutes in the 3.6K, which reduced her previous best by well over a minute.
The other two to attain improved times were v60, Susan Mellor who chipped 16 seconds from her 3.6K record in 25.01; while Lynn Dempster secured the services of a friend, Sarah Ashe to accompany her over the 2.2K route and gained a PB of 16 seconds in 18.50.
Kevin Mottram took part in the 3.6K for a change and recorded 16.40; while the Webster family grouped together at this distance for the first time; Josh (7) finishing 10 seconds ahead of Rian (8) in 25.43, with father Nick in the middle.
Marlie Bartram (6) slowed her usual 1.5K pace down by five minutes to allow her grandma to keep up in her inaugural event; while mother, Dan went on to finish the next distance three minutes behind with an 100 second slower 16.24.
The Grimes quartet split up, with mother, Gina crossing the 1.5K line a score behind the 13.08 of Jack (7), while fouryear-old twins, Oliver and Jessica finished the 800m over 2 ½ minutes apart from 7.15.
The Hinton quartet were all dressed up for the event and went their different ways; Sophie (4) and father David returned a slower 7.29 in the 800m, while mother, Rebecca and Laurie (7) also recorded a slower time of 12.52 in the 2.2K.
The Lawley quartet of sisters, Megan (11), Olivia (10) and Ruby (8) were escorted to the 2.2K cut-off point where the elder pair went on to cross the line almost together in 23.10, which was less than 20 seconds from their best, while the youngest was a minute adrift; mother, Clare going on to cover the full distance in 28.43.
Sam Hambleton outpaced the pursuing Kate Bills by 30 seconds over the 3.6K distance in 20.18 - the latter almost equalling her four-week-old best time.
Both Martin Pigott and daughter, Eden (7) seemed slowed by their extra attire; father was two minutes from his best in 22.53 over the full distance and daughter a minute, over the 3.6K, and two minutes ahead of v60, Alison Dodd’s 23.40.
Jack Bray returned and led the mass from the off, however, he once aging suffered from tight muscles and pulled in to finish the 800m in 3.01; while his initial follower, Ian Yates went on to cross the 5K line 30 from his best in an even 20 minutes; with Thomas Vaughan 90 behind in his first event.
Daniel Knowles’ 22.53 was only a dozen seconds from last week’s time and three ahead of Adam Carter, who was 30 from his last event, first time, and the same ahead of Rob Cimino’s initial time. V60, Dave Edge maintained his lead over Paul Lockett to finish just short of 25 minutes; while the latter fended off the pursuing Karl Birch by just two seconds in 25.16; with Richard Dodd dropping back over the closing stages to finish 20 seconds ahead of Lee Murfin’s first event time of 26.03.
Suzie Noble was another who seemed weighed down by the extra attire as she finished 20 seconds in arrears of her best time in 26.28; with Paul Cope two minutes behind.
Dawn Brown once again took up the rear-guard with a 34.28 time, as she attempts to get back to form following a recent holiday break.