Top 10 place for Lunn as 8,000 take to Paris streets

Helpston runners enjoyed success both at home and abroad over the weekend, and second claim member Josh Lunn clocked 1:05.08 for 10th place out of over 8,000 competitors in the Boulogne-Billancourt Half Marathon held in Paris.

Lunn’s pace judgement was exceptional, with only a 22 second range between his four 5km splits.

Helpston’s John Uff

• finished fourth in the Long Sutton 10km in 34:37.3. Team-mate Shelly Duffy was third in the ladies race with a 39:03.8 clocking.

Jim Morris ran 36:25.2. Astonishingly, the 54-yearold Helpston Harrier was only the fourth over 50 home, although he did pick up the prize for the best age graded performance.

Bretton chip shop owner Rob Brownlee, who runs for Corby AC, finished seventh in 35:22.4. Peterborough Nene Valley’s Elizabeth Sennit-Clough finished fourth lady and first over 45 with a 41:57.4 clocking.

Deidre Fee of Werrington Joggers was the winning over 55 in 52:40.7.

•★e•psto■’s Jonathan Taylor was runner-up in the Rutland Water night time 10km in 37:59. Kerry Balmer of Yaxley was first lady in a time of 46:08.

•Phi• Martin of Peterborough Nene Valley ran marathon number nine of 2019 at Snetterton motor racing circuit on Sunday and was runner-up in 2:40.57. Martin has vowed to complete 12 marathons this year, and is raising funds for the mental health charity Mind.

The Orton based marathon-man is playing catch up after a foot operation in the summer nearly hamstrung his plans, but with just three marathons left to run the end is now in sight.

Josh Lunn