Race number 6 in the 2014 EMGP Series saw 7 Sphinx runners take on the Harborough ‘Square’ 5: 1 mile downhill, 1 mile flat, 1 mile uphill, 1 mile flat, preceded and followed by tedious circuits of a field.
5 Sphinx runners completed the Chicken Run, with Ash finishing 2nd overall.
Steve Colbourne, Jackie Timms, and Mitch Timms completed this unique events, a multi terrain race over 24 miles over Welsh countryside.
Please note that our Summer 5 race, to be held on Wednesday, 18th, is now full. No entries on the night.
Epic!
The final push! With just over 24hrs to go & approx 170 miles, our fellow Sphinxee, Pete Hall, is back out there peddling away after over 3000 miles since leaving Perth, Australia 6 weeks ago!
Thomas Lines and Christine Thomas completed the Walsall sprint triathlon, comprising a 400m swim, 15km cycle, 5km run.
Chris Foxall and Narinder Bains ran this half-marathon, described as having a hilly start with two testing climbs.
Despite a traffic accident causing part of the usual course to be closed the Monks Kirby handicap took place over a revised course. 53 runners took part including 3 guests.
There were some excellent results this week across two parkruns. Sally Parkins was 1st female at Wolverhampton with a new parkrun PB, whilst Andy Wilkinson was 3rd overall at the same parkrun.
Sphinx Summer 5 is nearly full with fewer than 30 places available. Online entry closes on 15th June don’t leave it to the last minute to enter. Limited places may be available on the evening please watch the website for further information.
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