Strong showing in the forest leaves Squirrels well placed

North Herts Road Runners are now favourites to take second place in the Midweek League, after a strong set of performances in the latest fixture on Wednesday evening.
 
NHRR travelled to the Epping Forest venue in force, with 54 of their members turning out to compete against other local clubs in Division 1 of the Midweek League.
 
Despite the course featuring a challenging 140m of elevation, NHRR’s first eight women all finished in less than 50 minutes and the twelve scoring men were all under 41 minutes, with Katie Harbon and Mike Roberts respectively leading the Squirrels home.
 
The season is now at its halfway point, with NHRR looking forward to hosting the third fixture in Stevenage on 18th June. 

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Men
4, Mike Roberts; 9, Sam Coxon;  14, Ben Sewell; 27, Shahab Ahmed; 31, Rob Jowett; 34, Abdullah Athar; 42, Matthew Sayers; 54, Stewart Overton; 57, Kris Whitmore; 65, Ian Datlen; 70, Mike Banister; 87, David Edwards; 90, Vincent Wright; 97, Oliver Babik; 101, Mike Phillips; 104, Oliver Parsons; 112, Darren Matussa; 116, David Brewer; 123, Michael Over; 137, Baljeet Sandher; 151, Peter Sibbett; 153, John Auld; 173, Sam Whitmore; 175, Ben Ryan; 189, James Godfrey; 190, Neill Jefferson; 192, James Walsh; 193, Richard Harbon; 195, David Weston; 202, Dave Braybrook; 228, Paul Bowal; 235, Andrew Robson; 239, Laurie Scott; 249, Rob Clarke

Women
2, Katie Harbon; 7, Rhia Botha; 13, Sophie Thrussell; 15, Tracey Pitcairn; 22, Rachel Arnott; 40, Paula Holm; 42, Paula Adams; 49, Katrina Slisane; 52, Astrid McKeown; 55, Sarah Hartley; 56, Verity Stow; 60, Natalie Phillips; 79, Jane Clarke; 82, Lucy O'Connor; 91, Joanne Hoare; 93, Grace Cleary; 94, Lisa Cuthbert; 111, Frances Stanton; 139, Karen Dodsworth; 165, Farzana Bhatti

Sweet sixteen for First Saturday
NHRR celebrated the sixteenth birthday of their iconic ‘home’ event – the First Saturday of the Month 5k, with 38 members enjoying the Norton Common course in unseasonably damp conditions.
 
NHRR finishers at the FSTOM:
1: Mike Banister (19:48), 2: David Edwards (20:09), 4: Michael Over (20:41), 5: Mike Phillips (20:54), 8: John Auld (22:10), 11: James Dalton (23:14), 13: Kat Burr (23:30), 14: Matt Ankers (23:38), 15: James Godfrey (23:45), 17: Mark Larwood (23:55), 18: Paula Holm (24:01), 19: Laura Fairbanks, (24:27), 21: Jillian Tooley-Boys (24:39), 24: Natalie Phillips (25:41), 27: Andrew Robson (26:44), 29: Viv Lucas (27:13), 30: Joanne Hoare (27:14), 32: Lucy O'Connor (27:25), 34: Tracey Pitcairn (27:30), 35: Rhia Botha (27:31), 37: Ian Datlen (27:34), 38: Alice Noakes (27:37), 39: Andrew Coates (27:38), 40: Adam Wilson (27:41), 41: Mel Flynn (27:47), 42: Frances Stanton (29:08), 43: Lorraine Nugent, (29:26), 45: Dawn Power (29:35), 46: Richard Barker (29:36), 50: Eugene Concannon (30:51), 51: Philip Flack (31:12), 54: Jane Morgan (33:21), 55: Julie Taylor (33:21), 56: Ian Sutcliffe (33:49), 61: Brian Judkins (37:44), 62: Jo Sopala (38:10), 63: Gill Hughes (39:03), 68: Farzana Bhatti (44:01)

St Albans Lollypop
David Brewer was delighted to record a new half-marathon personal best ‘by some distance’ at the St Albans Lollypop Run. David completed the 13.1 miles in 1:33:54. 

Brighton 10-mile
Vanessa Rolfe took on a 10-mile challenge in Brighton, crossing the line in 2:06:51.

​Parkrun round-up

Cassiobury; Daniel Wrigley (22:14)

Colwick; Helen Marson-Smith (37:43)

Harrow: David Brewer (21:01)

Henlow Lakes: Chris Button (21:33)
 
Holkham: Joseph Barker-sherry (28:14)

Letchworth: Thomas Buzzard (19:39), James Poulton (30:01)

Oaklands College: Matthew Sayers (19:10), Barbara Sayers (31:38)
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Stevenage: Mark Robertson (18:36), Kris Whitmore (18:59), Sam Whitmore (24:51)

Storeys Field: Chris Stokes (20:42)

Wimpole Estate: Lucy Hurley (29:07)

Y Promenad: Jon Hunt (23:59)