Thornton Cleveleys running club had four teams competing in the Adidas Thunder Run 24 hour relays at Catton Hall in Derbyshire. 31 members took part in the event which runs from 12 noon Saturday till 12 noon Sunday. The course is all off road and covers approx 10k.
Andy Fairbairn, Leon Flesher and David Barras all completed five laps, over thirty miles each. Others ran between four and one lap. It was a huge enjoyable effort by all who competed. Unfortunately a couple of injuries did occur which included Lesley Gray suffering ankle ligament damage.
A special thanks to Karen Cumpsty for stepping up at the last moment to make up a team.
July was the month for the annual handicap trophies race. Men’s winner was Steve Burgess with the ladies winner being Debbie Cardwell.
Quickest on the night with a P.B was Andy Fairbairn in 20.25. Daisy Seville made a promising debut in the event finishing in 26.01. Nick Howarth 26.31, Kieron Chadwick 28.58, and Angela Norris 31.50 all produced P.Bs. Roy Tomlinson 22.44 set a new vet 55 record in 22.44 and a P.B as did Ivor Cooke in the vet 70 category with 27.28.
Lisa Young continued her come back, running the Preston Park run in 38.17.
Brian Cumpsty travelled to the Peak district to compete in the Buxton Peak Sky race and returned a 7.46.05 for the tough 29.7 mile course.
Peter Waywell contested the scenic Lakeland 50 mile off road race. His time of 10.13.25 enabled him to finish in the top 50.
The Prudent, Riverside 10 mile race at Lancaster was the latest in the club road championship, and once again Andy Fairbairn appears to be taking a grip on the men’s title finishing in 65.14. David Barras had an excellent run in 71.38, as did current ladies champion Jenny Clark in 77.09.
Gillian Pryor 1.23.02 and Angela Norris 1.40.22 became the first qualifiers in their respective age groups and look favourites to take the awards.
