Witham runners finish in top 10 across Essex Grand Prix

Ann Johnson, Kerry Townsend and Dionne Radley <i>(Image: Witham Running Club)</i>
Ann Johnson, Kerry Townsend and Dionne Radley (Image: Witham Running Club)
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WITHAM Running Club ended its Essex Grand Prix campaign with all club entrants finishing in the top 10 in their age groups.

Liz Stuckey and Will Radley finished third.

Owen Dare finished fourth, Simon Handley and Giles Sowerby fifth, while Jamie Davidson, Leo Cole, Karen Pickering and Sally Hoyle were sixth.

Claudia Baba and Karen Flowers finished eighth, James Goodey was ninth and David Jobling 10th.

The women’s team finished 10th and the men’s team 16th.

Graham Eyre set a club MV70 record at the Yorkshire Marathon, recording (4:15:39).

In the half marathon, Ann Johnson ran a personal best of (1:53:52), ahead of Kerry Townsend (2:02:38) and Dionne Radley (2:02:41).

All three met the club’s copper standard.

Annalise Etherington broke four hours at Amsterdam, posting a personal best of (3:57:54).

At the ATW Neon 10k, James Attenborough dipped under 50 minutes by four seconds, while Sian Tate and Steven Alder finished together in (62:18).

Vicki Riley was runner-up in the six-mile Tarmac Twister in (51:22), followed by Geoff Reddin (63:58), Andy White (64:03), Terry Alabaster (73:01), Rich Green (73:11), Steven Alder (76:20), Sian Tate (76:23), Clarice Sanderson (76:54), Clare Boston (77:00), Rachel O’Leary (77:02), Liz Atkinson (77:09), James Attenborough (77:16), Glen Waller (77:32), Sue Smith (78:48), Beth Shippey (90:11), Karen Flowers (90:31), Sue Shippey (90:34) and Cathryn Mills (90:41).

At parkruns, 37 Witham runners appeared at 17 venues.

In East Grinstead, Giles Sowerby finished in (19:47), the first in the VM45-49 category, and Karen Pickering finished her 300th event in (22:36) as the first VW40-44.

Nadia McLeod was the first in the SW30-34 category at Maldon with (23:54).

Jamie Marlow travelled furthest, running (20:11) at Peel.

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