The Scarborough News

Markham leads eight club runners back at Ferriby

- BY MICK THOMPSON Daniel.gregory@jpimedia.co.uk Twitter: @SN_Sport Eight club members competed in the Ferriby 10-Mile Road Race.

The course consists of a testing first half, predominan­tly uphill, and this year was into a very cold headwind, then a return with a steep climb over the final half-mile.

First for the club was Phil Markham, who was 88th of 743 finishers in 66 minutes 36 seconds.

He was followed by Andy Southwick, who improved his time for 10 miles by six minutes and achieved a personal best time of 75.43.

Emma-Jane Birley, who was the only female club member, completed her first-ever 10-mile road race in 99.59.

Other club timings; Shaun Hopper 76.41, Chris Bourne 77.32, David Field 79.04, Pete Barnard 87.36, Glenn Shelton 90.49.

Eight club members competed in the Dalby Forest Headtorch Race which was over a challengin­g five-mile multi terrain course in darkness.

First club finisher was Rhona Marshall (pictured), who was 11th overall of 420 and first female in 37 minutes 27 seconds. Chris Duck followed in 12th overall and first Over-45 in 37.49. Other female results in gender order: Sally Elwick 36th female and 3rd Over-45, Patricia Dunn 102nd, Nikki Edmond 246th. Other male results in gender order: Matt Burke 160th, Martin Elwick 184th. Ten club members took part in the Sewer by Park run.

First to finish for the club was Michael Dowson, who was third overall of 171.

Elsa Lees led the club’s ladies when finishing 18th female overall of 171 and was the first Age-10 girl.

Other male results in gender order: W Foster 17th, A Robertson 23rd and second Over-60 with a PB, A Keenan 63rd and first Over-70, P Barnard 73rd.

Other female results in gender order: C Robertson 21st and second Over-60, E Lees 30th and second 11-14

girl, E Foster 34th, S Vaughan 51st.

Sixteen club members took part in the latest Dalby Forest Parkrun.

The first to finish for the club was Thomas Gavin, who was seventh overall of 223 and with a PB.

Rebecca Dent led the club’s ladies when finishing fourth female overall of 132.

Other male results in gender order: R Preston 18th, D Marshall 26th and third Over-55, G Shelton 47th, R Taylor 66th with a PB, S Valente 46th, J Walker 83rd, R Gough 95th and third Over-70.

Other female results in gender order: K Wilkinson fifth and first Over-40 with a PB, S Marshall ninth and second Over-50, O Bannister 35th and first Over-60, J Grinstead 46th, S Houghton 80th, E Walker 81st with a PB, L Ryan 97th, W Pattison 117th, S Gilbert 118th.

Harry Whitehouse took part in the Victoria Parkrun Leicester for the first time, and finished 214th of 455, and was the first Over-65

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Scarboroug­h Athletic Club’s contingent at the Ferriby 10-Mile Road Race
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