HARLOW Running and Tri Club distance runner Laura Prime completed the Red Rum Run Marathon, completing several laps of the undulating paths around  Horseheath Racecourse, at Cambridge. Laura finished in 5th place out of 13 finishers in 4hrs 58min 48sec.

Meanwhile, at the Paris Half Marathon Jacobus van der Poel finished in 36,816th place out of 45,385 finishers in 2.13.38 and Yasmin Gregory was 45,266th in 3.21.25.

Jacobus (Sjaak to his friends) was over there to celebrate his 70th birthday. He has also been celebrating by coming first in his age category at the Harlow parkrun.

At the Brentwood Half Marathon Martin Westley finished in 1247th place out of 1692 finishers in 2.12.35 and Liz Roberts was 1248th in the same time which was a PB for her.

At the Great Yarmouth Seafront 10k Emma Luck finished in 131st place out of 292 finishers in 57.02, in her debut at the distance.

There were parkrun PBs at Harlow parkrun for Jamie Olsen finishing in 48th place out of 215 finishers in 24.59 and Donna Milton 55th in 25.30.

At Chelmsford parkrun Terri Wiley finished in 19th place out of 553 finishers in a PB time of 19.54. 

At Billericay parkrun Michelle Sheridan finished in 46th place out of 208 finishers in a PB time of 25.35.

At the Gunpowder parkrun in Waltham Abbey Sarah Medlock was 103rd out of 149 finishers in a PB time of 33.07.