Guernsey Easterrrruns
Caroline & Glen Street, John & Sue Simister with nine year old daughter Katie, John & Ann Blake with seven year old son Tommy and Gary & Maria Solly enjoyed a week of sunshine and running events in Guernsey over the Easter break. Gary competing in his first ever events as a Green Runner!
On Good Friday 175 runners took part in the 10K road race with Jonathan Hay from Aldershot Farnham & District winning in a time of 31:25. Olympic hopeful Stephanie Twell from the same club won the ladies event in a time of 33:06. Green times were, John Blake 44:42, John Simister 49:24, Caroline Street 56:42, Ann Blake 57:09, and Gary Solly 59:47.
On Saturday Jonathan Hay and Stephanie Twell carried on where they left off taking the 4.75 mile cross country honours in times of 25:06 and 26:09. Green times this day were, John Simister 40:05, Ann Blake 46:42, Caroline Street (whose hip had come out in sympathy with Glens knee, and meant this was to be her last race of the week-end) 46:52, Gary Solly 46:59, Sue Simister 53:11 and John Blake with a knee injury limped over the line in 55:56.
In the 4x2 mile cross country relay the deadly duo of Jonathan Hay and Steph Twell were at it again with times of 10:02 and 10:38 respectively. The SGR team brought up the rear but thoroughly enjoyed? a demanding course with times of John Simister 15:49, Ann Blake 18:19, Gary Solly 19:11 and Sue Simister 22:15.
It was all change in the mens Half Marathon on Easter Monday as Johnny Thewliss from Nottingham University recorded a time of 1:09:41, just 10 seconds ahead of Jonathan Hay. Steph Twell was again at her best smashing the ladies course record by three minutes with a time of 1:11:56. Only two Stubbies survived to take part this time, John Simister finishing in 2:00:21 and Ann Blake in 2:14:00. John and Anne being amongst only 52 runners that managed to complete the four races, so well done to them.
Well done also to Katie and Tommy who represented the junior side of the club. Katie getting out of her sick bed to run in two of the childrens races and Tommy having a personal battle with the locals managed to finish 2nd, 3rd and 2nd in his individual races and in the 5th team in the relay. As he says, he was the highest ranked Stubbie of the week!
This was all topped off with lots of good food and drink, nice walks, and trips to the local islands of Herme and Sark...can't wait for next year!
Glen Street.