Clayton and Hamp battle to top run in Cleveland

Four members of Scarborough Athletic Club took part in the annual Cleveland Survival event which is organised by the Cleveland Search and rescue Team.

This year the route took the runners to Urra Moor then into Tripsdale, up and over Bransdale.

Then they ran into Farndale with a steep climb onto the old Rosedale rail track to Blowworth Crossing.

The total minimum distance of the route was 27 miles which had 3,500 feet of climb.

Julie Clayton and Jane Hamp were the first to successfully navigate back in joint 51st of the 180 finishers in 6 hours 40 minutes. They were also joint first of the over-50 finishers.

Dave Parke and Melanie Padgham completed the event in 7 hours and 7 minutes and were the joint 50th overall.

This was Dave Parke’s 18th Cleveland Survival, and he considered that it was by far one of the hardest which was reflected in slower than usual times due to the adverse weather conditions.

Graeme Adams became the latest club member to represent Scarborough Athletic Club abroad in the worldwide Parkrun series, when on vacation in Florida.

Graeme finished 10th overall and was also third over-45 at the Clermont Parkrun in 23 minutes and one second.

Seven members of Scarborough AC competed in the latest of the weekly Sewerby Parkruns .

The first home was Joe Harper, who was 12th overall and the second junior 1517 male, also ran a personal best time of 21 minutes 36 seconds despite the adverse weather.

Joe headed two senior males, with debutant Alex Blackman,15th overall in 22.18 and Mark Corner, who was 17th in 22.24.

Hannah Bayes was the first of the club’s four female club members when finishing 2nd overall and 1st 15-17 in 22.47.

Hannah was followed by Sian Cromack, who was sixth in a personal best time of 25.33, and Ciara Harper, who was 20th overall and first 1114 junior in a personal best time of 28.11.

Lesley Bayes completed the Scarborough entry in 26th overall and the second over-60 in 28.56.