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Valencia Marathon
This weekend saw the famously fast Valencia Marathon, the traditional December race that rounds out the year’s marathon calendar. 

Squirrels Mike Roberts, Tash Pitman and Nicola Withington headed to the Valencian sunshine to take part alongside 34,997 other runners hoping for fast times. 

​Tash and Nicola finished a year which has seen them both seemingly run a marathon a week in style, with Tash coming home in 3:37:43 and Nicola, just 5 weeks after NYC, clocking 4:27:42. 

Nicola said, 'The blue sprung carpet finish at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum was absolutely unreal. Valencia, you were tough and unforgettable.”  Fantastic racing from both in 2025, inspiring others to lace up and face down the marathon distance. 

​Whilst Mike had a dream race, pacing himself perfectly to set a new personal best of 2:27:08 and in the process setting a new senior male club record.  A fantastic achievement and an incredible days racing, congratulations to Mike!

London Hyrox
Ben and Craig Snowden competed in the men’s doubles at Hyrox London. The biggest Hyrox ever, 40,000 people over 4 days.

Ben described it as a ‘Cracking event, the sheer scale of it is so impressive.’ They were hoping to go sub 1hr 15, but were pleased with 1hr 17.

Also cross training with some strength work were some of out ladies. Team Captain Natalie Philips competed in the singles event on Friday, taking over 5 mins off her PB and on Sunday Rhia Both and Jane Clark paired up for Rhia to make her debut. They finished in an incredible 1:09. Mother and Daughter Partnership, Lindsay and Hannah Cook took on the challenge and achieved an incredible 1:31. 

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