Tennyson 8 | Louth Athletics Club

Louth AC Report W/E 30 September 2018

The Annual charitable race Tennyson 8 held on Sunday 30^th September 2018 is a scenic multi terrain route in the Lincolnshire Wolds starting and finishing in Hagworthingham which attracted 138 runners – 114 for 8 mile and 24 for 5.5 mile. The run proceeds will go to JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Improving lives curing type 1 diabetes. There were 17 Louth AC members taking part with both races starting at the same time and the weather was ideal running conditions.

Tennyson 5.5 mile

4 members ran the shorter race; 3^rd female Victoria Cass (Vet 35) 51.48, 6^th female Karen Moulding (Vet 55) 56.54, 3^rd male Hugh Pinder (Vet 50) 58.57 and 5^th male Ken Jackson (Vet 70) 62.20.

Tennyson 8 mile

There was a good turn out by Louth AC in the longer race with 13 members. The ladies had a brilliant day achieving 3 top awards: Kerry Stainton, Ruth Edison and Trudy Roberts taking the 1^st female team prize. Kerry Stainton 2^nd female and Shirley Willett 1^st female Veteran 50 age category.

First member home was Paul Snowden (Vet 45) 18^th 56.21. Followed by Kevin Wallis (Vet 55) 21^st 57.10, Austin Smith (Vet 40) 24^th 58.15, Kerry Stainton (Vet 45) 32^nd 60.10, Pete Crow (Vet 55) 39^th 62.32, Ruth Edison (Vet 45) 47^th 63.53, Edward Enright (Vet 60) 50^th 65.53, Trudy Roberts (Vet 45) 58^th 68.10, Shirley Willett (Vet 50) 71^st 73.15, Amanda Young (Vet 50) 79^th 74.58, Jane Cope (Vet 55) 88^th 77.57, Malcolm Cope (Vet 65) 89^th 77.57 and Kathryn Pinder (Vet 50) 98^th 81.52.

Victoria Cass (Vet 35) has been putting in some consistent training and it is beginning to pay off with 2 PBs in a week. Victoria took part in the Market Rasen multi terrain 10K on Sunday 23^rd September 2018 and ran an excellent time of 52 min 54 secs taking nearly 2 minutes of her PB time set in 2016. She ran the Cleethorpes Parkrun on Saturday 29^th September 2018 in 24 min 51 secs a PB by 1 min 13 secs finishing 62^nd out of 231 finishers.

Evie Brooks (Under 15) took part in the Lincoln Parkrun on Saturday 29^th September 2018 finishing a fantastic 35^th out of 449 runners in a time of 21 min 10 secs, only 2 seconds off her PB.