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Last week’s Rothwell 10k Road
Race attracted a quality field of over 700 runners, partly because, with the
start and finish being in different places, the course actually boasts a net
descent of some 30 metres. Only six of that number were Viking Striders, but
since half of them recorded personal bests, it was definitely a case of quality
not quantity.
Julie Masterman was a close
contender for this week’s star prize with a PB by over a minute, but the winner
must be Karen Bexon, whose PB won her 1st Over 40 in a very high
class field. Karen has only been training again for a few weeks after being
sidelined through injury for months, so her performance was even more
exceptional because of that.
Mark Thompson completed the
hat-trick of personal bests but was disappointed not to break 40 minutes, while
earlier Alan Bexon had led the Striders in with his best run for over 3 years.
Striders’ times:Alan
Bexon 37.29, Karen Bexon 38.41, Neil Bentley 38.48, Mark Thompson 40.04, Nigel
Warner 40.32, Julie Masterman 41.29.
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