Road Running : News & Reports
Southend Half and Springfield Five
12/06/2011
Braintree AC members were out over the weekend in Southend competing in the Southend Half Marathon.
Running conditions were good with a brisk sea wind and scattered showers.
In a field of over 1500 athletes the following results were recorded
Gavin Allen 6th.....................1:15:09 (PB)
Stuart Prestney 32nd...........1:22:17 (PB)
Ross Boyer 61st..................1:26:40 (PB)
Andre Smith 199th...............1:34:53
Ray Sharman 298th.............1:40:12
Myles Coulson 375th............1:43:00
Sue Sharman........................2:07:13
Great performances all round, but exceptional runs by Allen, Prestney and Boyer saw them all smash their PBs.
Alongside the main event was the 3K fun run open to all ages which also proved to be extremely popular boasting over 270 runners.
Braintree Junior duo Luke Allen and Joe Sharman both gave impressive performances to record the following results.
Luke Allen 5th (3rd Under 16)........12:53
Joe Sharman 11th...........................13:37
Stewart Ellis took part in the Springfield Striders Howe Street 5.
It was an undulated course and in a field of over 250 runners Ellis gave an impressive performance to finish a fine 13th position.
This however, was not unlucky 13 for Ellis who finally broke the 30 minute barrier to finish in a superb time of 29:50 (PB).
Juniors Chloe Cockell (44m 20s) and Chester Birch (39m 03s) each won the Under 18 Female and Male prizes.
Other times were:
Mark Jackson 36m 06s
Lindsay Rolerkite 36m 41s
Mark Fribbens 36m 50s
Dorinda Fribbens 40m 35s
It was a particularly fine performance from Lindsay Rolerkite after a prolonged absence through injury.
