September report from Burgess Hill Runners

September was another fantastic month for Burgess Hill Runners, with members enjoying a wide variety of events across Sussex, the UK and abroad. Whether tackling local league races, road relays, half marathons or full marathons, the club was well represented throughout the month.

The month opened at the Littlehampton 10km, where Katie Howes finished in 1:07:12, followed by Kim Gow in 1:11:33 and David Leen in 1:19:46.

Runners also headed to the WSFRL Tilgate 5, a challenging multi-terrain league fixture through Tilgate Forest. Oliver Day finished in 34:16, followed by Travis Golbey 35:19, David Nibloe 35:27, Stephen Divers 43:00, Antonia Boxall 51:40, John Palmer 54:01, Hugh Stevenage 59:25, Karen Sargent 1:00:43, Rainer Hirt 1:04:00 and Ruth Day 1:06:13.

Club members represented Burgess Hill Runners both at home and abroad, with Rob Carr completing the Vilnius Marathon in 5:04:33, while Matt Batty took on the Porto Half Marathon, finishing in 2:48:31.

The same weekend saw teams competing at the Sussex Road Relays. The Women's V40 team of Sue Savage 20:50, Suse Potts 16:14 and Ellie Hay 13:14 finished 11th of 12 teams in a combined time of 50:19. The Women's V50 team of Susan Wintle 15:40, Michelle Mitchell 15:44 and Ashley Angus 18:25 finished 8th of 8 teams in 49:50. The Men's V50 team of Chris Alden 12:02, Richard Jerome 14:11 and John Palmer 15:57 finished 9th of 11 teams in 42:10. The Men's V60 team of Andrew Bishop 13:55, Andy Sayers 14:36 and Richard Light 15:42 finished 8th of 10 teams in 44:14.

Elsewhere, Claire Giles completed the New Forest Marathon in 5:23:28.

Runners also travelled to Run Reigate, where Gary Parr finished in 1:49:44, followed by Selina Anderson 1:52:49 and Sarah Parr 2:13:55.

The month concluded at the popular Barns Green Half Marathon and 10km. In the half marathon, Mark Nicholls finished in 1:26:27, followed by Oliver Day 1:30:27, Travis Golbey 1:32:39, Andrew Bishop 1:39:14, Annette Maynard 1:53:55, Victoria Rowe 1:54:03, Oliver Dewdney 1:56:28, Susan Wintle 2:03:57, Nigel Cruttenden 2:08:59 and John Palmer 2:32:04.

In the accompanying 10km race, Philip Wallek finished in 43:03, followed by Ben Watts 44:21, Leo Watts 45:08, Nila Gibb 1:04:50 and Kim Cruttenden 1:08:53.

The month also saw a remarkable achievement at the Berlin Marathon, where Breige Toner finished in 5:06:56 and completed the prestigious challenge of running all six World Marathon Majors. Having now successfully completed Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York, Breige joins an exclusive group of runners to have earned the coveted Six Star Medal. Everyone at Burgess Hill Runners would like to congratulate Breige on this incredible achievement.

Photos: Berlin Marathon - Briege Toner; Porto Half Marathon - Matt Batty; Run Reigate Half Marathon - Selina Anderson, Gary and Sarah.

Courtesy: Briege Toner, Matt Batty, Sarah Parr.