On Saturday Rob Forbes completed the Centurion Running Autumn 100 event, 100 miles of trail comprising a series of four out and back 25 mile spurs from Goring. The route covers sections of the Ridgeway and the Thames Path.
No stranger to long distances, Rob completed the race in a superb 14.38 and finished in 2nd place overall.
14th October, Autumn 100, 100 miles, trail
1 Geoffrey Cheshire (Unknown) 13.58.47
2 Rob Forbes (Cirencester AC) 14.38.01
182 finished
With half marathon season in full swing, club members were at Bath and Oxford this weekend.
In Bath, Mike Hobbs was delighted to run the distance inside 90 minutes after working his way back from a calf injury. He enjoyed the great weather and the atmosphere of the whole event. His excellent time meant he was 23rd of 442 in his MV50 age group.
Jake Yeo was also there and finished in a strong 1.53.
The race goes back to its usual March spot in the calendar next year.
15th October, Bath Half Marathon, 13.1 miles, road
1 Jonathan Escalante-Phillips (Cambridge & Coleridge AC) 1.04.25
415 Michael Hobbs (Cirencester AC) 1.28.07
2266 Jake Yeo 1.53.26
9241 finished
Meanwhile, on a glorious day in Oxford, Gareth James ran with his wife to complete the course just outside 2 hours.
15th October, Oxford Half Marathon, 13.1 miles, road
1 Matthew Kearney 1.06.31
3957 Gareth James (Cirencester AC) 2.01.10
9146 finished
In parkrun news, there were 5th place finishes for Ollie Campbell at Coventry and Ian Barrett at Worcester Pitchcroft. Ian’s run was age graded at 83%.
Alan and Rachel McAdam and Martin Croucher took on slightly cross country feeling parkruns at Tetbury and Stratford Park Stroud.
Locally at Cirencester, Simon Campbell was 4th, Wendy Nicholls was 1st lady with an 82% age grading. Gordon Jones continues his recovery from injury. Pam Wheeler continues her consistent run of form with a 76% age grade. Jo Musk ran with her son Brecon who was very close to his course PB.
14th October, parkrun, 5k trail
Lydiard parkrun
1 Harry Woods (Unattached) 16.09
168 David Moss (Cirencester AC) 28.20
375 finished
Coventry parkrun
1 Joe McLeod (Unattached) 16.34
5 Ollie Campbell (Cirencester AC) 18.04
651 finished
Worcester Pitchcroft parkrun
1 Tom Bristowe (Unattached) 16.26
5 Ian Barrett (Cirencester AC) 18.02
343 finished
Cirencester parkrun
1 Alexander Janiaud (Unattached) 17.49
4 Simon Campbell (Cirencester AC) 20.04
10 Wendy Nicholls 21.27 – 1st Lady
67 Jocelyn Randall 27.27
73 Jo Musk 27.56
76 Gordon Jones 28.16
77 Pamela Wheeler 28.19
111 Samantha Timms 30.57
163 finished
Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun
1 Max Benfield (Unattached) 20.00
22 Alan McAdam (Cirencester AC) 26.15
36 Rachel McAdam 27.43
131 finished
Stratford Park parkrun, Stroud
1 Andrew Thompson (Unattached) 21.10
13 Martin Croucher (Cirencester AC) 23.26
79 finished
Send your race results to Martin at cirenacresults@gmail.com and anything to add to your race story to Rachel at rachelelisabethbarrow@hotmail.co.uk or via the WhatsApp group.
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