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Written by Ed Willingham
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Thursday, 18 October 2007 |
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Burnham Half Marathon Sunday 7th October 2007 saw six runners compete in the Burnham half Marathon, a fast, flat course with plenty of potential for personal bests. The Cheddar performance of the day came from Shane Roach who ran a superb 13.1 miles in a time of 1:45:51, knocking 4 minutes off his personal best. Other Cheddar finishers were Ed Willingham (1:30:38), Andy Hicks (1:38:21), Nigel Redman (1:48:19), David Kemp (1:46:30) and Barry Whitcombe (1:53:15). Cheddar also had one competitor in the 1.1 mile fun run where Kayley Kennedy finished first in an impressive time of 6:35. Street 5K Races The first of a series of six Street races took place on Wednesday 10th October 2007. These races are organised by Wells City Harriers and include a 5-lap 5km race and two smaller 2km and 1km races. In the 5km race, first home for Cheddar was Andy Hicks in a time of 20:16 in 35th place. He was followed by David Kemp, 21:46 (50th) and Jo Wagstaff, 23:28 (72nd). In the 2km race, an under the weather but determined Kayley Kennedy finished in an excellent third position overall in a time of 7:28 just 4 seconds behind the winner and smashing her personal best time for the course by 28 seconds! Her brother, Danny, also finished in 3rd place in the 1km race in a time of 4:03, beating his personal best by 2 seconds. Cardiff Half Marathon Sunday 14th October saw three runners represent Cheddar in the Cardiff half marathon. This race is a flat, fast course with just under 6000 people finishing the 13.1 course. Ed Willingham, in his second race of the weekend, finished first for Cheddar with a chip time of 1:29:17 in 243rd place. He was followed by Tony Watts 1:37:39 (616th) and Marc Bostock 1:48:08 (1595th).
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 18 October 2007 )
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