Powerful Gainsborough Striders team takes Lincoln by storm

The largest number of runners from the Gainsborough Striders club ever to compete at an away event amassed for the third series of races hosted by Lincoln Wellington AC at their Yarborough circuit.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Aug 2016, 13:26 BST
Updated 1st Aug 2016, 14:29 BST
STRENGTH IN DEPTH -- most of the 56 runners from the Gainsborough Striders club who competed in the Lincoln Wellington AC event.STRENGTH IN DEPTH -- most of the 56 runners from the Gainsborough Striders club who competed in the Lincoln Wellington AC event.
STRENGTH IN DEPTH -- most of the 56 runners from the Gainsborough Striders club who competed in the Lincoln Wellington AC event.

And from juniors to seniors, all 56 heaped great credit on the club, producing some eyecatching porformances across the the three races over distances of 1k, 3k and 5k.

The stars of the evening were again the youngsters as all bagged podium positions, and ten clocked personal-best (PB) times.

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Debutant Charlie Burgin was the winner in a marvellous time of 3.28 minutes, just egding out Jasper Humphries and Thomas Sweeting, whose respective times of 3.30 and 3.35 were identical to the PBs they achieved in their previous race.

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The other PBs came from Joe Humphries (3.44), Harrison Greenfield (4.26), Ruby Rodgers (5.36), Abigail Hackney (4.40), Dyllan Marsh (4.47), Grace Housham (5.24), Joshua Swinton (5.30) and Elsa Rodgers (5.37).

The 3k race was aimed mainly at teenage runners, although an even younger Lucy Allan challenged herself over the longer distance and produced a time many seniors would struggle to achieve as she crossed the line in 12.49 minutes, just three seconds off her best.

The other five Striders showed the benefit of their training with the club’s junior coaches as they all obtained PBS. Kameron Rodgers clocked 12.22, Joshua Cutts 12.47, Dylan Housham 13.18, Thomas Cutts 13.52 and Jack Gregory 24.55.

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The 5k race marked the debuts of ten of the club’s ‘Couch To 5K graduates. Rick Hickling was first to complete the course in 22.39, while Karen Ramsdale joined him in the sub-30 minute club, recording 29.51. The race also saw these seven Striders run their fastest-ever 5k -- James Croft (18.31), Mark Rodgers (20.07), Lee Fenlon (20.43), Nigel Bowler (20.55), Vikki Hearn (23.54), Morgan Cutts (26.28) and Jonathan Jarman (26.28). A further ten posted season’s best times.

Meanwhile seven runners from the club also took part in the first-ever Great Grimsby 10k, with Jordan Skelly taking a break from his busy triathlon schedule to claim tenth place in a fine time of 34.17 minutes.

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