On Sunday 12th July three members of the club travelled to the picturesque village of Kilburn to take part in the 7 mile Road Race, incorporated in the annual Kilburn Feast. The route passes through historic Coxwold, Byland Abbey, Oldstead and finishes in the centre of Kilburn.
Susan Milburn surprised herself by taking the F/55 prize despite suffering with a painful Achilles, finishing 119th overall in 60:54. Vivianne Pow was next to cross the line, 138th in 63:38, followed by Judith Porter, 211th in 74:41.
Aycliffe Running Club hosted the 4th race in the Summer Tees Trail series of races over 5K. The venue being the Oakleaf Sports Complex and the route was round the nearby golf course. Most clubs member were involved in marshalling duties, but there were some impressive performances from those who did run.
Peter Milburn was first home 12th in 19:35 and 1st M/55, followed by George Dixon, 16th in 20:03 and John Burnside, 29th in 21:07.
Next was Dave Blewitt, 37th in 21:39, followed by Alan Wilks, 51st in 22:37 and 1st M/65 and Cyd Upton 53rd in 22:50 and 1st F/50.
Next to cross the line was John Heywood, 54th in 22:53, followed by Gary Minns, 75th in 24:09, Susan Milburn, 78th in 24:23 and Angela Barrett, 102nd in 26:32.
Alan Wilks also competed in the Sunderland 10K and had hoped to get under 22 minutes. He didn’t quite manage that, but his time of 22:19 is still exceptional for a man approaching his seventies. Richard Campbell also ran well and finished in the time of 19:58.
Michael Beadle ran the Hackworth Parkrun for the first time and was elated after winning it outright in 19:58. Sandra Collins also ran in this event and her time was 23:20.
In the Sedgefield Parkrun PBs were achieved by new member Dianne Nicholson, 30:26 and Denise Evans, 30:39.
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