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Results for Coventry ParkRun, 27-Apr-2013

28 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with no first-timers and no PBs. The course attendance record was equalled today – 463 recorded finishers. Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/coventry/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=166 9 Pete Hall 19:31 VM40-44 71.56% 9 PB stays at 18:48 16 Quentin Henry 20:13 SM20-24 63.81% 16 PB stays at 18:32 27 Adam Barnes 20:52 SM25-29 61.82% 27 PB stays at 19:35 35 Colin Piper 21:11 SM30-34 61.05% 35 PB stays at 20:54 42 Luke Makins 21:40 SM30-34 59.

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Result for Birchfield Harriers Open Meeting, 21-Apr-2013

Joseph Gilkes represented Sphinx AC in the long jump at this open track & field meeting, getting his PB in the process. Official results are here (PDF): http://www.birchfieldharriers.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BH-Open-Field-Results-2013.pdf 15B Joseph Gilkes Sphinx AC long 4.85 Well done Joseph! Result supplied by Nick Gilkes

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Results for 1485 Duathlon, 21-Apr-2013

Dad’n’lad duo, Dave and Chris Rouse, represented Sphinx AC today at this duathlon event at Market Bosworth Water Trust. The sections were 5KM Run, 20KM Bike, 5KM Run. Official results are here: http://www.tri247.com/results_14242.html Pos Name Cat 5K Run 12K Bike 5K Run Total 44 Christ Rouse 00:21:02 00:44:50 00:24:32 01:30:24 54 Dave Rouse Vet 00:23:15 00:45:31 00:26:15 01:35:01 Dave said: Chris’s first senior age group distance race against a field of 100, showing Dad how its done!

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Results for London Marathon, 21-Apr-2013

Seven Sphinx AC runners took part in the most famous race in the world. Official results are here: http://results-2013.virginlondonmarathon.com/2013/index.php 1809 1712 387 Pete Fahy 32180 40-44 01:26:37 03:05:58 2202 2057 1130 Andy Lovelock 23886 18-39 01:32:35 03:10:09 6814 5613 1144 Bryan Pears 6614 40-44 01:35:51 03:42:31 8378 1616 960 Sally Parkins 18455 18-39 01:51:46 03:49:56 22661 16266 532 Bob Torley 6278 55-59 02:14:31 04:51:44 23922 6938 438 Mary Bench 23788 50-54 02:21:28 04:57:20 24442 7161 4288 Lorraine Gordon 23673 18-39 02:24:02 04:59:54

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Result for Brueton ParkRun, 20-Apr-2013

Paul Cozens represented Sphinx AC at the Solihull ParkRun (Brueton Park) today, securing a course PB in the process. This was his first run in his shiny new category Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/brueton/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=143 62 Paul COZENS 23:05 VM55-59 66.57% M 58 Sphinx AC New PB!

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Results for Coventry ParkRun, 20-Apr-2013

36 Sphinx AC runners/family/friends ran this weekend, with 2 first-timers and 2 PBs. Conditions were warm and bright, but due to the ongoing works within the park, the route was altered again. Starting on the grass near the golf pavilion, we had to do two on-grass loops of the field, followed by two outer loops taking in the newly-tarmaced paths near the railway lines. The finish was back at the golf pavilion with a slightly uphill 50m home straight.

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Results for Enniskillen Park Run, 20-Apr-2013

Ladies’ Captain, Fiona Quinn, represented Sphinx AC at only the second ever Enniskillen Park Run in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland this weekend. Their website describes the course thus: “The course starts on the cinder track outside the Lakeland Forum followed by two laps of the running track. The route then follows the bitmac path alongside and over the river Erne footbridge to the playing fields. The runners then complete three laps of the gravel paths around the playing fields, and head back towards the Lakeland Forum via the same footbridge.

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Results for English National Road Relay Championships, 13-Apr-2013

Six Sphinx AC women ran at the national road relays at Sutton Park, with each runner completing a 3-mile leg. Official results are here: http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2013/nat6w13.htm Tracey Higgins (59) 26:55 Jackie Stuart (58) 24:47 Christine Thomas (55) 25:48 Caroline O’Brien (52) 26:37 Fiona Quinn (51) 26:09 Jackie Timms (50) 23:56 Team total 2:34:12

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Results for Centurions’ Grand Prix, 14-Apr-2013

Eleven Sphinx AC runners took part in the final race of this season’s 5-mile races. Conditions were bright and dry but the wind was the strongest that anybody could remember for this venue. This made the run noticeably harder than usual and PBs were out of the question. Being the last run of the series, qualifying runners took home a commemorative glass. Official results are here (PDF): http://www.centurions.org.uk/grandprix/140413-5M.pdf 7 Kyza Derby 30:22 M 11 Quentin Henry 32:01 M 16 Trevor Clark 34:07 MV50 21 Luke Makins 35:14 M 26 Nigel Bassnett 36:25 MV45 28 Mitch Timms 36:43 MV50 30 Bernard Blundell 37:04 MV40 35 Wayne Broadbent 38:08 M 49 Paul Cozens 40:25 MV50 59 Karen Timothy 44:46 FV50 67 Fiona Quinn 48:24 F

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Result for Brueton ParkRun, 13-Apr-2013

Ashley Miles was the sole Sphinx AC representative at the ParkRun in Solihull, finishing fourth. Official results are here: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/brueton/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=142 4 Ashley MILES 16:53 VM40-44 81.44% 4 Sphinx AC PB stays at 00:16:34

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