Sean Kelly leads the way for Scarborough Athletic Club at Great North Run

Twenty-three Scarborough Athletic Club members competed in the Great North Run.

The first finisher for the club was Sean Kelly, who achieved a Personal Best (PB) time of 79.01 and was also the first Over-55. His time remains the fastest time by a First Claim Club Member this year.

The Scarborough Athletic Club runners line up at the Great North Run no Sunday September 8 2024.placeholder image
The Scarborough Athletic Club runners line up at the Great North Run no Sunday September 8 2024.

The Club’s females were led by Chloe Pickering who achieved a Event PB of 95.44

All Other Male Results; Chris Waite 86.36 PB, Kyle Smith 97.08 Event PB, Shaun Tymon 107.39, David Field 107.41, Andy Southwick 108.58, Martin Pepworth 116.14 Event PB, David Lester 119.58, Adrian Atkinson 123.19, Peter Dickinson 130.20, Roger Hyde 137.46 PB, Andrew Doody 181.35

Scarborough AC runners at the Tholthorpe 10K on Sunday September 8 2024.placeholder image
Scarborough AC runners at the Tholthorpe 10K on Sunday September 8 2024.

All Other Female Results; Claire O’Neil 107.29 PB, Michelle Fletcher 116.45, Nicola Doody 121.27, Victoria O’Neil 125.27 PB, Evelyn Fordyce 143.50 PB, Lesley Lester 147.44, Linda Hinchliffe 148.37, Carey Bilton 156.13, Jean Fish 160.41, Ellie Waite 170.28

Tholthorpe 10-Kilometre Road Race

8 Club Members competed in the Tholthorpe 10-Kilometre Road Race, which incorporated the North Yorkshire 10-Kilometre Road Race Championships.

Dale Hepples was the first finisher for the club in 40.34 in 30th Overall of 292. He was placed 2nd Over-40 in a younger age group.

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The SAC runners at the GNR on Sunday.

Lisa Bourne led the club’s 4 females in 50.02 and was 6th Over-50

All Other Results; Robert Grainger 49.08, Catherine Moran 56.51, Melanie Padgham 58.29, Peter Barnard 59.03, Sally Kingscott 61.58

Yorkshireman Off Road Full and Half Marathon

Rhona Marshall and Sue Haslam competed in the Off Road Yorkshireman Full and Half-Marathon staged at Haworth. Both Race Distances were stated to be ‘about’!

In the full marathon, Rhona was 1st Female and 10th Overall in 3.58.35. In the Half-Marathon Sue was 20th Female Overall and 1st Over-70 in 2.34.49.

Vale of York Road Races. Half Marathon and 10-Kilometre

Half Marathon

Nicola Kidd. 5th Over-40 and 38th Female Overall of 339, with an Event Debut PB in 99.22

Emma Simmons 68th Female, 7th of 39 Over-50 in 107.29

10-Kilometres

Mark Bowes finished in a PB time of 49.34 and was 5th Over-55

Bedford Running Festival

Giulia Wilkins competed in the Half-Marathon race at the Bedford Running Festival and finished 138th Female Overall of 869 in 129.27

Littleborough lions 5-Kilometres

Kevin Hutchings finished 55th of 81 in 26.17

Fell Races

Roseberry Topping

Two Club Members competed in the 8th round of the Esk Valley Fell Club Summer Series. The race was at Roseberry Topping, at which the runners race to the summit of Roseberry Topping and back, which consists of 2.6 kilometres with 218 metres of climb

Matthew Jones was 10th Overall of 68 and 3rd Over-45. Robert Preston was 18th Overall

Bilsdale Show Fell Race

Robert Grainger competed in the 9th fixture of the Esk Valley Fell Club Summer Series, which part of the Annual Bilsdale Show, and was over a 8.9 Kilometre Course with 438 metres of climb

He finished in 26th Overall of 48 and the 4th Over-50

Hardmoors Races

Scaling Dam 10 Miles

Two Club Members competed in the Hardmoors Series of 10-Mile Trail Races, which was held at around the Scaling Dam on the North Yorkshire Moors. In true Hardmoors tradition the course was 11.14 miles in length!

Sharen Carr and Nicki Edmond finished a really tough course together in 3 hours 24 minutes. Sharen was 5th Over-60 and Nicki 21st Over-50

Parkruns

Other Countries

Singapore

Harry Whitehouse 3rd Overall of 50 and 1st Over-75

Wales

Llangollen

Gillian Metcalfe 26th of 59 Females

Falklands Islands

Lee Wiles 5th Overall of 49

Local

Wykeham

22 Club Members took part.

The 1st finisher for the Club was Matthew Heaton 5th Overall of 163

The 1st of the Club’s Females was Laura Garforth 3rd of 63 Females

Other Male Results; M. Rutt 18th, D, Hepples 3rd Over-45, A. Hopper 1st Over-55, P. Northedge 1st Over-75, R. Glover 8th Over-45, P. Shepherdson 5th Over-50, P. Grahamshaw 6th Over-60, H. Forkin 2nd Over-75, M. Padgham 6th Over-65, R. Gough 3rd Over-75, M. Pepworth 9th Over-55

Other Female Results: H. Butterworth 4th Female and 1st Over-50, F. Hethershaw 2nd Over-50, E. Fordyce 1st Over-55 with a PB, S. Villiers 4th Over-60, H. Casey 7th Over-60, N. Edmond 6th Over-55, M. Pepworth 7th Over-55, A. Morgan Harrison-Lee 8th Over-55,

Helpers; Peter Barnard, David Bond, Susan Bond, Hilary Casey, Shirley Field, Mandy Pepworth, Martin Pepworth, Chris Waite

Sewerby

10 Club Members took part.

Jacob Waite was the 1st Finisher for the club, 40th of 140 Males and 3rd 11-14

Helen Layton was 20th Female and 3rd Over-40 with a PB

All other Results; Pauline Elliott 10th Over-45, Chloe Waite 2nd 11-14, Chris Waite 13th Over-40, Mary Slater 1st Over-75, Mick Thompson 2nd Over-80, Ellie Waite 10th Over-40, Adrian Atkinson 14th Over-50, Patricia Keenan 2nd Over-70

Helper; Linda Hinchliffe

Whitby

Anna Giddings 2nd Female and 13th Overall of 120

Dalby Forest

Robert Preston 7th Overall of 138

All Other Parkruns

Peel Park Salford

Melanie D’Eath 59th Female of 194 and 3rd Over-50. Kevin Hutchings 15th Over-55

Hull

Olive Bannister 77th Female of 199 and 1st Over-70

Radsstock near Bath

Megan Lewis 1st Female of 68 and 8th Overall of 149

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