HARLOW Running Club fielded 62 runners at the St. Clare Hospice 10k, at Hastingwood, helping to raise over £11,000 for the good cause. First home for HRC was Daniel Jephcott in 11th place out of 349 finishers in an excellent 37min 53sec. He was followed by Kevin Smith in 23rd place and 3rd Vet 50 in 40.09 and Andy Terrell was 34th in 42.20.

First female for HRC was Leanne Bennett in 52nd place and 2nd female finisher in a superb 45.08. She was followed by Paige Bircham in 75th place and 3rd female finisher in 47.15 in her debut at the distance. Just behind her was Catherine Ridge in 84th place in 47.45. There were a total of 11 PB times for HRC members, proving that those runners had been busy keeping up with their training during lockdown.    

Full list of HRC runners
11 Daniel Jephcott       37.53
23 Kevin Smith           40.09 (3rd MV50)
34 Andy Terrell          42.20
37 Jason Fox             42.41 (PB by 1.18)
38 Jon Waight            42.50 (PB by 0.45)
42 Lex Ellington         43.06
48 Mick Maddams          43.30 (PB by 2.23)
49 Keith Streeter        43.40 (Debut)
50 Matthew Spires        44.28 (Debut)
52 Leanne Bennett        45.08 (2nd Lady)
55 Andy Smith            45.09
59 Mark Bentley          45.49
62 Darren Tiley          46.09
68 Peter Prejna          46.38 (Debut)
74 Simon Couper          46.57 (Debut)
75 Paige Bircham         47.15 (3rd lady, Debut)
84 Catherine Ridge       47.45
87 Paul Dixon            47.56
106 Julia Gardiner       49.45
119 Steve Cowlin         51.01
129 John Tennant         51.37
151 John Bull            52.49
165 Jack Shury           54.25
166 Dominic Emery        54.26 (Debut)
167 Siobhan Coster       54.28 (Debut)
170 Tracie Cook          54.38
173 Vincent Martin       54.43
174 Sandra Webber        54.48
177 Michelle Hyde        55.01
182 Kate Babb            55.37 (PB by 1.23)
184 Janice Page          55.44
189 Gary Mead            56.00
191 Alan Cootes          56.24
203 Kelly Spires         57.34 (PB by 3.49)
210 Jane Evans           57.58
213 Jim Bates            58.14
214 Joy Hale             58.19
227 Louise Peacock       58.59
228 Sandra Westgate      59.00
229 Davina Smith         59.00 (PB by 1.42)
230 Julie Bradley        59.09 (PB by 2.34)
244 Dave Goosetree       1.00.33
245 Paul Watts           1.00.33
251 Helen Barrell        1.01.00 (PB by 5.14)
255 Tony Harman          1.01.16
257 Joanne Mills         1.01.25
258 Robin Lozeau         1.01.44
260 Jacobus Van Der Poel 1.02.00
261 Melanie Harris       1.02.13
262 Terasa Holden        1.02.14 (PB by 0.13)
267 Steve Wright         1.02.47 (Debut)
283 Debbie Cooper        1.04.47
288 Judy Ward            1.05.20 (Debut)
297 Ron Peacock          1.06.44
299 Emma Stead           1.06.51
303 Hossein Erfani       1.07.29
314 Ben Usher            1.09.21
316 Heidi Fox            1.11.28
325 Carol Cowlin         1.14.27
330 Angela Cook          1.15.36 (PB by 6.16)
338 Yasmin Gregory       1.19.34 (PB by 1.17)
349 Sue Shilling         1.53.10
349 finishers

Meanwhile at the Bedford Standard Duathlon (11k run, 41k bike, 5.4k run) Kerry Mavris finished in 82nd place out of 100 finishers and 1st FV50 in 2hrs 54min 13sec and Holly Nairn was 84th in 2.57.59.

At the Bedford Sprint Duathlon (5.4km run, 23km bike, 2.6km run) Pas Blackwell finished in an excellent 2nd place out of 99 finishers in 1.05.27, Rob Lowe was 17th and 3rd Vet 50 in 1.11.26 and Vicky Steadman 78th in 1.24.02.