A very wet and windy Brighton saw 33 club runners from Bognor Tone Zone attend the Vitality Half Marathon. Despite the stormy conditions Peter Lee ran a flawless race and achieved a personal best time of 1.19 to place him 68th of over 8000 competitors. Also running her best time for the distance was Anne Kari Enes 1.36. Duncan Stephenson-Gill and Colin Hiscock, both ran 3 minutes better than previously to finish in 1.30 and 1.31 respectively. Continuing the impressive tally of PB's were Andy Miles 1.44, Carl Bryant 1.45, Peter Ramsdale 1.49, Nathalie Omahony 2.08 At the Goring 10k Simon Gill took an excellent 3rd place in 34.42. It was a very close race, with Gill finishing just 4 seconds be
A cold and misty Sunday morning greeted 14 members of Tone Zone Runners as they took the short drive east for the Worthing Half Marathon. The star of the race was Jess Thomson who managed to smash an incredible 4 minutes from her previous best time to finish in 1:40:45. Also performing very well were Claire Baker and Chris Dummer who both achieved PB's in 2:06 and 1:30 respectively, with Chris also being the first Tone Zoner to finish. For Nicola Kettley and Lucy Brand, Worthing was their first attempt at the half marathon distance, they both ran very well and completed the course. Along the coast in Southsea was the Portsmouth Coastal half marathon which is normally a slog through mud, hail
Just a brief update to outline Tone Zone's involvement and plans for future changes in our home town race. A good number of TZ have taken key roles alongside the Rotary Club in coordinating arrangements for this year's race on 21st May. Their commitment, experience and vitality is bringing new ideas to our coastal challenge, and with Rotary Club's support we are chipping away at many initiatives that will make it a more memorable and rewarding event for all. Following feedback from members and runners alike, we have already redesigned a more blingy and bespoke medal due to be launched in 2018. See attached. We are working with local businesses and charities to bring about mutually rewarding
