Scarborough Athletic Club runners sparkle at McCain Yorkshire Coast 10K road race

Fifty-five club members competed in the popular race, that has now become part of the Run for All Series of races.

The overall winner was Scarborough AC’s Harry Butterworth who headed 1,900 runners in a time of 33.56.

Harry now joins the list of runners who have won this event more than once, as he previously won in 2022.

The first female was Annie O’Sullivan, also a Scarborough AC member, and who headed all but 21 others in 37.41

There was also success in the age groups for Nicola Kidd who was first Over-40 Female in a Personal Best (PB) time of 43.50, and Mark Collings who was third Over-60 Male in 43.37.

All Other Male results; D.Koekemoer 38.16, M.Middleton 39.10, J.Hopper 40.18 PB, E.Unanue 41.33 P.B, A.Padgham 42.56, D.Bateson 43.05, P.Bowmaker 44.18 PB,W.Baines 45.46 PB, D.Baldwin 45.49, S.Forbes 46.00 PB, G.Elliott-Hobson 46.22 PB, M.May 46.26, A.Southwick 46.29, L.Wood 47.01, D.Swift 49.19, A.Gosling 49.52, O.Willis 50.43, D.Lester 50.47, A.Marsden 51.27, P.Chapman 54.38, N.Millican 55.31, L.Adamson 54.33 PB, R.Tredwell 57.20, T.Carrington 60.08, M.Whiteley 58.45. M.Pepworth 60.14, P. Dickinson 63.28, K.Cousins 64.55, P.Shepherdson 66.33, M.Padgham 76.19 PB.

All Other Female Results; A.Giddings 43.18 PB, L.Garforth 46.44 PB.H. Butterworth 47.42, F.Hethershaw 49.40, D.Day 49.33, M.Fletcher 54.45, F.Debenham 53.49 PB, V.Adamson 54.34 PB, G.Barnard 59.46, J.Ayala 60.49, F.Noakes 62.47 PB, S.Villiers 62.52, J.Ireland 62.16, B.Amos 63.21, E.Fletcher 63.41, B.May 68.50, S. Vaughan 69.11, S.Shepherdson 70.53 PB (TBC), M.Pepworth 77.45 PB, T. Mace 78.28 PB, M.Slater 79.09

In the Yorkshire Coast 5K, 10-year-old Xabier Unanue was 17th Male Overall in 21.40 and Juliette Pilgrim was11th Female overall and first Over-40 in 25.35.

Due partly to fixture clashes, just three SAC members competed in the second Esk Valley Fell Club’s Winter Series race, the Gomire Gamble, based at Sutton Bank, a 9km course with 250m of climb.

Mariane Borsheim led the trio with 13th Female Overall and fourth Over-50.

Julie Clayton was 28th and 2nd Over-65. Christine Robertson was 38th and second Over-65 and closed in for seventh-placed Women’s team.

A quartet of club members competed in the Yorkshire Marathon, based at York.

Anthony Gough finished in 3.34.04, Simon Neal finished in 3.39.33,

Jonathan Sharp and Kyle Smith both took advantage of the noted fast course, to record Personal Best times, Kyle clocked 3.27.37 and Jonathon 3.31.09.

Emma Simmons competed in her first marathon for over six years, and finished in a good time of 4.10.06.

Four club members competed in the York 10-Mile Road Race.

Andrew Hopper headed the club’s runners and finished in 66.10, he was followed by Mark Bowes who ran an improved PB time of 75.24.

Michaela Hutchinson and Julie Wiles both ran in their first 10-mile race and finished close together, with Michaela clocking 1.41.43 and Julie 1.42.06.

Sixty-four-year-old Jean Fish joined 50,000 runners at the Chicago Marathon.

This was Jean’s 16th Marathon, during which she had to battle with a hamstring injury, but she completed the race in 7 hours and 26 Seconds, and received a most memorable and deserved finisher medal.

Jack Hopper joined a record entry of 28,000 runners at the Manchester Half-Marathon and recorded a splendid event debut time of 1 hour 29 minutes.

Twenty-four SAC members took part in the Woodlands Scarborough Parkrun.

Aaron Padgham was the club’s first finisher in 26th place overall of 280.

Sue Haslam led the club’s females with fourth Female overall of 141 and first Over-70.

All Other Male Results; X. Unanue 1st Junior Boy 10-Years, A.Chidwick 5th Over-50 with a PB, P.Northedge 1st Over-75, M.Burke 51st, D.Field 12th Over-60, K, Hutching’s 13th Over-60, C.Wade 10th Over-65, H.Whitehouse 1st Over-75.

All Other Female results; K. Dannerolle 2nd Over-50 with a PB, M. Padgham 2nd Over-60, N.Kidd 1st Over-40, S.Sayers 4th Over-60, S.Field 2nd Over-65 with a PB, F.Hethershaw 11th Over-50, G. Wilkins 7th Over-45, N. Doody 16th Over-50, D.Anderson 7th Over-60, J.Trown 14th Over-45, M.Slater 1st Over-75, N.Edmond 11th Over-55.

Tail Walkers. Hilary Casey and Linda Richardson.

Helpers; Adie Atkinson, Ralph Broadley, Hilary Casey, Anthony Gough, Dale Hepples, Andrew and Jack Hopper, Jill Grinstead, Aaron and Mike Padgham, Mandy and Martin Pepworth, Linda Richardson, Suzanne Villiers, Harry and Maureen Whitehouse, Michael Whitely.

Twelve SAC members took part in the North Yorkshire Water Park parkrun at Wykeham.

Matthew Rutt was the club’s first finisher with 12th overall of 137.

Bridget Macedonski led the club’s females with third Female overall of 59 and first Over-60.

All Other Male Results; M. Pepworth 1st Over-55, R. Powell 2nd Over-55, C.Clayton 2nd Over-60, N.Kilroe 1st Junior Boy 11-Years, D.Lester 5th Over-50, C. Brown 6th Over-50.

All Other Female Results; J. Graves 2nd Over-60, J.Clayton 3rd Over-60, C.Bilton 2nd Over-45, L.Lester 6th Over-50.

Helpers; Roger Glover. Sharon Houghton, Sheldon Kilroe, Mik Lambert, Victoria O’Neil, Mandy Pepworth.

Sewerby: Neil Scruton 56th Overall of 248 and 1st Over-75, Claire O’Neil 16th Female Overall of 100 and 2nd Over-45, Margaret Scruton 4th Over-70, Patricia Keenan 6th Over-70.

Dalby Forest: Lisa Bourne 7th Female Overall of 89 and 1st Over-55, Chris Bourne 3rd Over-55.

Crystal Palace: Karen Rawlinson was 58th overall of 158 Females and 5th Over-55.