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RSE Club Report – Guy Fawkes and Madejski!

Reading Half Marathon

Following a 2 year break in races. the Reading half marathon returned to the streets attracting thousands of runners. The route takes runners on a tour of central Reading and boasts incredible crowd support. The race ends on the track at Reading’s Madjeski stadium for an incredible grandstand finish.

Reading half marathon have currently only released provisional times. Here’s a sneak peak of the results:

  • Mark Garrett – 1:25:54
  • Elliot Gardiner – 1:55:24 (A 3 min PB!)
  • Alan Powderhill – 1:56:17
  • Paul Robertson – 1:57:05

Quite a flat course with only a few inclines and an epic finish line in the Madejski stadium! Awesome atmosphere at the Biggest race I’ve done so far, loved all the live music especially the live bands and the choir! The only problem was the live music speeding our pace up every time we ran past so hard to keep slowing down once it was out of earshot! 😂

Elliot Gardiner

Guy Fawkes 5 Mile

This popular Autumnal race is fast and flat, taking runners on a 1 lap route around the country roads of Tewkesbury. The run crosses the M5 twice with the village of Fiddington in between, and most importantly, there was free cake for runners at the end!

  • Nia Glover – 33:40 (4th Lady Overall and 1st in Glos. AAA age category!)
  • David Witnall – 33:41
  • Sharon Smith – 36:58 (New PB, 1st LV70 + 1st in Glos. AAA age category!)
    • Sharon’s time also puts her 1st LV70 in the UK for a 5 mile race!
  • Andy Poole – 37:15
  • Paul Coates – 38:30
  • Steve Sandercock – 40:11
  • Paul Beaumont – 41:21
  • Sarah Page – 41:25
  • Martin ‘Ted’ Pitts – 41:35
  • Liz Hilcup – 41:48 (1st in Glos. AAA age category!)
  • Anne Gardiner – 41:56
  • Kirsty Pitts – 43:59
  • Linda Edwards – 44:44
  • Cathy Steer – 47:57
  • Vanessa Poole – 48:48

RSE also came 6th overall in the team event, with Nia, Dave, Sharon, Paul C and Steve completing the team!

Incredible times by all of Team RSE!

Parkruns

Lydiard Parkrun

  • Darren Jenner – 24:44
  • Felicity Crotty – 29:36

Tewkesbury Parkrun

  • Andy Sworn – 25:41
  • Carol Sworn – 32:05

Cirencester Parkrun

  • Sarah Reynolds – 26:26
  • Wayne Edgington – 29:00
  • William Gardiner – 30:32
  • Kate Sedgwick – 32:41

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