Sophie Gibbens was the only MMK athlete to compete in the 16.9km Cader Idris race (Ras Y Gader in welsh) in Wales (although Tim Pearce had entered!). It is one of the toughest fell races on the calendar with 970m of climbing. Starting and finishing in Dolgellau, she finished 133rd in a field of 289.
MMK Road Runners were in action on Sunday in three different locations. Andrew Cowdrill took over a minute off his marathon best in the Barcelona Marathon with a time of 2:44:16. His pace was between 19:16 and 20:00 for each of the 5km splits. He was with Dan Webber at half way. Mike Kerrigan took…
Five MMK athletes competed in a BMC meeting at Loughborough, with two gaining new personal bests. Milan Mistry was almost 3 seconds quicker, while Sofia Butler improved by 15 seconds. 800m Milan Mistry M17 2:26.53 pb Holly Lindop F17 2:31.92 Natasha Freeland F15 2:32.78 Libby Freeland F15 2:33.53 1500m Sofia Butler F15 5:19.06 pb Full…
Zak Freeland, representing Charlotte University in North Carolina, competed in the Panorama Cross Country meeting against 14 other universities, in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Charlotte University team was well up in the early stages with Zak in the twenties, but they all drifted back in the second half of the race, Zak was the first of…
Leo Freeland, representing Wingate University in North Carolina, opened his indoor season with an 800m race at the Carolina Challenge in Columbia, South Carolina. Still in a block of heavy training, he struggled with the speed, finishing in 2:00.19. 800m Leo Freeland (M23) 2:00.19 Full results from Columbia SC
The Wenlock Olympian Games, credited as the idea behind the Olympic Games, is held in Much Wenlock each year. MMK’s Matt Hall competed in the Senior Men’s Pentathlon 1 Matt Hall (100m 11.7, Shot 6.93m, LJ 5.74m, HJ 1.40m (pb), 800m 2:21.4) 2450 pts (pb) Full results from Much Wenlock
Matthew Child and Siobhan Dyer contested the 10k race, with Siobhan the first woman to finish: 5 Matt Child (MS) 39:57; 16 Siobhan Dyer (1st FS) 44:10; 431 finished. Full results of the 10k Steve Martin and Natasha Baker contested the Half Marathon: 17 Steve Martin (MS) 92:32; 46 Natasha Baker (9th FS) 99:22; 452…