Great Bentley Running Club Half Marathon!
Sunday 8th February saw Great Bentley Running Club host their annual half marathon. The sun shone, the rain held off and it wasn’t as windy as last year. The fast […]
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53-12 Final Leg
The final leg of the 53-12 cross country league took place on a bitterly cold and windy Sunday, with snow falling on the junior race. Juniors Harrison Leek, Milly Presland, […]
Winter racing continues.
Our Parkrun regulars turned out once again on Saturday to run a rather slippery race in Colchester’s Castle Park. Claire Groves ran a new PB in 25:18, edging closer to […]
A cold weekend’s racing.
The 25th Anniversary Benfleet 15 took place on Sunday 18th January. This tough, multi terrain race saw Blue Vest Vicky Presland finish 3rd in the FV35 age group, taking just […]
A windy cross country!
Ipswich JAFFA running club hosted race 4 of the 53-12 cross country series on Sunday 11th January in the grounds of Suffolk Food Hall. It was a dry but cold […]
New Year Racing.
The year ended for Great Bentley with 9 runners taking part in the Flitch Way Marathon, an out and back route mostly on a disused railway line. Chris Warren was […]
Ladies team take the silver medal for Essex Championships.
The results of the Essex Roadrunning Championships have now been announced, and Great Bentley ladies team finished the series with a silver medal overall. Ladies captain Vicky Presland also took […]
Mud glorious mud!
Sunday the 14th December dawned deceptively bright and sunny for the Harwich Runners leg of the 53-12 cross country series. Despite the dry day, the course had been well and […]
Parkrun Takeover!
Great Bentley Running Club staged a Parkrun takeover on Saturday 6th December, with members carrying out marshaling duties for the race in Castle Park. This meant many Blue Vests were […]
Rainy Racing!
A rainy Sunday 23rd November saw the final race in the Essex Road Running Championships take place at Chelmsford. The ladies team consisted of Samantha Godden 42:53(PB), Vicky Presland 43:29(PB), […]
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