Grrreat South Running!
On a crisp Autumn day in the middle of October a sea of 65 Bognor Regis Tone Zone Runners took the trip down to Southsea for the Great South Run, amongst 20,000 other runners. There were also races in Oxford and Amsterdam the past weekend.The Great South Run is a 10 mile road race taking in the sights of Portsmouth before finishing along Southsea Common, with over 20,000 runners attending, lots of elite runners and some of the biggest names in British running right now the race is always a spectacle with lots of support.
Sean Power made the flight back from Denmark to his motherland to run an incredible time of 54:13, finishing 43rd overall! Jack Penfold finished in a PB of 56:00 to finish 74th with Christo Oosthuizen continuing his incredible form to run a 59:06.
Tom Howell recorded a new personal best of 1:03 with Byron Kearns just behind in 1:05 followed by another flurry of PBs in Lee Boniface (1:06), Jake Warner (1:08) and Jess Thomson (1:09). John Williams ran 1:11 for another personal best, just ahead of Duncan Stephenson-Gill in 1:11:29. Gary Griffiths (1:12), Frazer Deans (1:13) and Josey Faggeter (1:14) all broke the 75-minute barrier.
Emma Smith (1:16:46) ran a new personal best just 13 seconds ahead of Wayne Keel who also ran a PB of 1:16:59. Chris Savill finished in 1:17 with Mark Green and Ian Bayley just behind in 1:19 running as a pair. Neil Pacey bagged himself a personal best of 1:21:17 just ahead of Richard Forward (1:21) Marzena Stevens (1:21), Karen Vilday (1:24 PB) and Nick Solti (1:24).
Andrew Stubbington finished in 1:25 ahead of Darren Crisp (1:25), Stuart Thomson (1:26), Gary Smith (1:27), Guy Hodgson (1:27) and Rebecca Nicholl in 1 hour 30 minutes. A swarm of blue and orange finished with James Savage in 1:33 followed by Mick James in 1:35 (PB), Debi Haddleton (1:35 PB), Lee Clark (1:47), Marlena Clark (1:37), Catriona Power (1:38 PB), Elizabeth Bilham (1:38 PB), Katie Benham (1:38 PB), Amanda Alphonso (1:38 PB), Bushka Sklandanek (1:39), Clare Halligan (1:39) and Hannah Phillips finishing bang on the 1 hour 40 mark.
Rodney Morely was 13 seconds back from Hannah in 1:40:13 with Tony Holcombe in tow in 1:40:27. Ian Buchan finished in 1:41 just a few seconds ahead of Leonie Ranson who ran a new personal best of 1:41:44. Deb Patching finished in 1:42 before Paul Wells in 1:43, Sarah Priestley in 1:43, Sam Lee (1:44) and Alan Commbs who enjoyed a run with his daughter in 1:45. Lesley Ward also broke the 1 hour 50 mark with a time of 1:47.
Sue Woodruff ran a personal best of 1:50:41 just 40 seconds ahead of good friend Madga Kuczera in 1:51:19. Kerry Hoad finished in 1:52 followed by Felicity Nowell (1:53) Shirley Peacock (1:57) Dawn Thackray (1:58 PB) Jayne Marshall (2:06) Nicky Ramsey (2:08) and Lynn Jordan (2:08) and Anthony Willis also in 2 hours 8 minutes. Jess Dyer finished on the 2 hours and 10 minute mark alongside Paul Hackett with Terri Sansom and Karen Butcher finishing in 2:16 and David Graves rounding off a great day at the Great South Run in 2:46.
Over in Oxford was the sole Bognor Regis Tone Zone Runner Daniel Hughes taking part in the Oxford Half Marathon. Hughes was targeting a 2:15 and beat that by 2 minutes, running a 2:12:59.
Going international was Mark Phillips who was running the Amsterdam Marathon. After a tough race in his debut marathon last year that resulted in Phillips pulling out it was time for redemption. Phillps had put together a great marathon training block and ran a time of 3:03:38, and I’m sure we’ll see the 3 hour barrier broken soon enough!
Great South Run
Sean Power 54.13 PB
Jack Penfold 56.00 PB
Christo Oosthuizen 59.06
Tom Howell 1.03.20 PB
Byron Kearns 1.05.04
Lee Boniface 1.06.54 PB
Jake Warner 1.08.46 PB
Jessica Thomson 1.09.36 PB
John Williams 1.11.03 PB
Duncan Stephenson-Gill 1.11.29
Gary Griffiths 1.12.41
Frazer Deans 1.13.48
Josey Faggetter 1.14.37
Emma Smith 1.16.46 PB
Wayne Keel 1.16.59 PB
Chris Savill 1.17.25
Ian Bayley 1.19.21
Mark Green 1.19.21
Neil Pacey 1.21.17 PB
Richard Forward 1.21.32
Marzena Stevens 1.21.40
Karen Vilday 1.24.44 PB
Nick Solti 1.24.58
Andrew Stubbington 1.25.18
Darren Crisp 1.25.56
Stuart Thomson 1.26.09
Gary Smith 1.27.39
Hodgson Guy 1.27.40
Rebecca Nicholl 1.30.57
James Savage 1.33.25
Michael James 1.35.42 PB
Debi Haddleton 1.35.45 PB
Lee Clark 1.37.57
Marlena Clark 1.37.57
Catriona Power 1.38.02 PB
Elizabeth Bilham 1.38.35 PB
Katie Benham 1.38.36 PB
Amanda Alphonso 1.38.37 PB
Bushka Skladanek 1.39.42
Clare Halligan 1.39.58
Hannah Phillips 1.40.01
Rodney Morley 1.40.13
Tony Holcombe 1.40.27
Ian Buchan 1.41.33
Leonie Ranson 1.41.44 PB
Deb Patching 1.42.13
Paul Wells 1.43.18
Sarah Priestley 1.43.40
Sam Lee 1.44.55
Alan Coombs 1.45.05
Lesley Ward 1.57.50
Sue Woodruff 1.50.41 PB
Magda Kuczera 1.51.19
Kerry Hoad 1.52.36
Nowell Felicity 1.53.25
Shirley Peacock 1.57.50
Dawn Thackray 1.58.58 PB
Jayne Marshall 2.06.35
Nicky Ramsay 2.08.13
Lynn Jordan 2.08.25
Antony Willis 2.08.33
Jessica Dyer 2.10.14
Paul Hackett 2.10.14
Terri Sansom 2.16.43
David Graves 2.46.06
Oxford Half Marathon
Daniel Hughes 2.12.59
Amsterdam Marathon
Mark Phillips 3.03.38 PB