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Results for the Massey Tractor 10k, 16-Apr-2017

Thanks to our friends at Massey Runners on a well organised race debut.

Congratulations to Kathryn Stuart on being the 3rd lady in this race.

Well done to Michael Gough, Kathryn Stuart, Catherine Gough, James Abrams, David West, Andrew Mcintosh, Barrie Adams, Amarjit Randhawa, Lisa Abbott, Andrew Hales, Peter Whitehouse and Victoria Brewin who, according to RunBritain, recorded 10k PBs at this race. It was also Collette O’Keefe’s first official race in the mighty Blue & Gold.

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Results for various parkruns, 15-Apr-2017

There are several PBs and first-timer parkrun appearances to report again.

At Coventry, congratulations go to Brian McSharry, Craig Robinson, Bobby Hartwell, Katie Wheatley and Lacey Abbott on their PBs.

At Greenock, the Carvers were first-timers.  At Walsall Arboretum, Vicky Brewin and Andrew Hales were first-timers.

At Rugby, congratulations go to Colin Piper on his PB and top 5 finish. At Northala Fields, congratulations go to Alex Bartlett on his PB.

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Result for the Brighton marathon, 09-Apr-2017

Congratulations to Fintan McSharry as his training and hard work translated into a sub-4 PB at the Brighton marathon. Conditions were hot but Fintan kept his cool and ran a strong race.

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Results for various parkruns, 08-Apr-2017

Another parkrun Saturday brought more PBs and milestones.

At Coventry, congratulations to Lisa Abbott on her PB. Well done to Andy Hales on notching his 150th parkrun.

At Rugby, congratulations to the Carvers on a pair of PBs. Wayne was a first-timer and secured a top 10 finish.

At Evesham, Vicky Brewin was a first-timer.

At Leamington, congratulations to John Ementon on a PB, and Thomas Ementon was a first-timer.

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Results for the Northbrook 5k hc (1 of 6), 05-Apr-2017

12 Sphinx runners took part in the first of Northbrook 6 handicap races. They cover the same 5km course each time and the dates of the remaining 5 races are on our calendar.

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Result for the Oakley 20, 02-Apr-2017

Bryan Pears completed this Spring 20-miler, through the Bedfordshire countryside, earning a Gold hoodie in the process.

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Results for the Regency 10k, 02-Apr-2017

8 Sphinx runners completed this popular local 10k race, with congratulations to Paul Slatford on a very good PB performance.

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Results for the Centurions Grand Prix 5-mile & 2k Series, 2016-17

Here are the final positions for Sphinx runners that completed 4 or more of the races in the series: Overall Men: Position First_Name Last_Name Category Clubname Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total 17 Kevin Dick M Sphinx AC 181 188 200 187 756 24 Nigel Bassnett MV50 Sphinx AC 153 171 173 147 183 182 709 29 Mitch Timms MV55 Sphinx AC 160 172 168 190 690 37 Steven Osmond MV40 Sphinx AC 166 172 164 169 671 MV:

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Results for the Centurions Grand Prix 5-mile & 2k fun run (6 of 6), 02-Apr-2017

6 Sphinx runners completed the final race in the series. Thanks to Vicki O’Brien for the pictures.

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Results for the Greater Manchester marathon, 02-Apr-2017

We’re pleased to report on two excellent performances at the Greater Manchester marathon. Firstly, thanks to Darren Hallett for the following report and photo, and congratulations on going sub-3!

Last year I decided that in 2017 I would run my first full marathon. Having failed to gain a London marathon entry through the club ballot I decided to look at other options. After doing a bit of “googling” I decided that Manchester marathon would be the one for me (it advertises itself as flat!).

A long winter of prep brought me to April 02nd starting near Old Trafford before heading out of Manchester through Sale and Altringham. The course was indeed flat with good support in quite a few locations along the way. With a target of 3 hours in mind I set out to bank a few seconds in the first half before seeing if the body would hold up towards the end. After 20 miles I had a good couple of minutes’ buffer before the dreaded wall hit. The last 6 miles was mind over matter with the body becoming harder and harder to carry. The finish line could be seen for almost a mile along a seemingly never ending road and felt like a mirage for the last few minutes of running. Fuelled with energy gels I made the end in 2 hours 59 minutes and 29 seconds. The event was well organised with 12,000 entrants running this year.

Thanks also to James Abrams for the following report, and congratulations on your PB:

This was marathon number 2 not sure if there is a number 3? will see…great conditions even in Manchester! Good field of over 8000 runners, flat course which included a 5 mile loop where you could spot fellow runners. I could admire the elite coming past me, then to keep myself going all the ones behind me and seeing all the effort put in when I reached that part of the course. Happy with my new PB time of 3 hours 20 min and those damn 10 seconds!

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