Haywards Heath Harriers at marathons, 10ks... and the Bull Run

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At the Moyleman Marathon, the Haywards Heath Harriers had a large contingent taking part in this trail marathon.

It was the tenth running of this trail event over the South Downs, named after a Lewes Athletics club member, Chris Moyle, a keen runner.

The weather on the day was kind to the runners after the recent relentless heavy rains.

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Jamie Gibson was the first for Haywards Heath Harriers in seventh place, in a time of three hours and forty-one minutes and thirty-seven seconds.

Harriers at the Moyleman Marathon | Submitted pictureHarriers at the Moyleman Marathon | Submitted picture
Harriers at the Moyleman Marathon | Submitted picture

James Moffat, who was 8th, said, “That was tough, basically a marathon-length, hilly, very muddy XC race. Legs were shot at halfway point but managed to grind out the second half. The freshly ploughed field was a treat too.”

Harrier results were: 7th Jamie Gibson 3:41.37; 8th James Moffat 3:42.28, 20th Greg Hilton 3:54.11, 22nd Matt King 3:58.25; 57th Pete Francis 4:30.47, 78th Siobhan Amer 4:47.14; 79th Julie Kamel 4:47.14; 127th Simon Fitzpatrick 5:15.29; 150th Clare Kenward 5:28.33; 161st Shelagh Robinson 5:44.29.

The Balcombe Bull Run

Four Harriers took part in the Balcombe Bull Run on March 17. James Smyth, Richard Caddy, Phil Scott, 7km in the multi-terrain run in muddy and wet conditions.

Greg Hilton at the Moyleman | Submitted pictureGreg Hilton at the Moyleman | Submitted picture
Greg Hilton at the Moyleman | Submitted picture

Lisbon Half Marathon

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Three Harriers competed at the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday 17th March, on a hot day. Steven Heath finished in 1 hour 41 minutes, Greg Broad hour 47 minutes and Emma Pryor 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Canterbury 10K

Tim Hicks finished as first Vet 60 at the Canterbury Riverside ten kilometres race on 17 March. He finished in a time of 44 minutes and 15 seconds.

Balcombe Bull Run (L-R) Richard Caddy, Phil Scott, James Smyth and Andrew Wilson | Submitted pictureBalcombe Bull Run (L-R) Richard Caddy, Phil Scott, James Smyth and Andrew Wilson | Submitted picture
Balcombe Bull Run (L-R) Richard Caddy, Phil Scott, James Smyth and Andrew Wilson | Submitted picture

Paris Half Marathon

Marion Hemsworth took part in the Paris Half Marathon on 3rd March. She finished in 2 hours 7 minutes and 49 seconds and was fourth in her age group (V70), her position was 34,095th out of 47,902 finishers.

Other Haywards Heath Harriers who took part were: Glen Hedges 20,008th 1:52.29, Rebecca Pugh 18,989th 1:51.25.

Other Harriers Results

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Tim Hicks at the Canterbury Riverside 10k | Submitted pictureTim Hicks at the Canterbury Riverside 10k | Submitted picture
Tim Hicks at the Canterbury Riverside 10k | Submitted picture

James Bennet ran in the Kew Gardens Half Marathon on Sunday 31 March, finishing in a time of 1 hour and 27 minutes. James also ran in the Rome Half Marathon on March 3rd in 1 hour and 29 minutes, the route going from Rome to Ostia on the coast.

Will Axell ran in the Mel’s Milers Twentieth Multi-Terrain 10K race on Sunday March 24th at Horsham in 41 minutes exactly. Other Harrier finishers were Mark Green (41:49), Steve Mitchell (47:22), Mark Davies (48:46), Jack Chivers (56:13) and Rupert Purchase (78:10).

Kim Lo came third lady runner in the RunRebel QEpark trail half marathon on 17 March. Kim said it was “Utter filth, mud, rain, mist, hills oh did I say mud!” The run was around the Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Hampshire.

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