Pilot Inn 4 Mile Race 27th December

The Boxing Day Pilot Inn Race organised by Severn Athletics Club, took place on Sunday the 27th December 2009.  The 4 mile course is an out and back route with a slight incline at 1 3/4 miles and is ideal for a fast run. Although a very cold and grey day, several Cotswold Allrunners came along to burn off the Christmas excess. This race is not capped like the usual LloydsTSB fitness runs from May to Spetember, so the front of the field was extremely fast with the winner finishing on 20:54mins.

   Ladies Team finish 2nd     

Cotswold Allrunners Ladies Sarrah Mason, Kate McEvoy & Bea Brandish help take 2nd Team place after Stroud Athletics Club (1st), but ahead of Tewkesbury Athletics Club in 3rd.

Notable club performances on the day were from Bea Brandish who was 1st LV60 and Mal Walker 1st MV65.  Gerard Newman was 4th in the very competitive MV50 category.

Other personal bests came from Sarrah Mason, Kate McEvoy, Sarah Edwards and Sam Russell, the latter two both slicing several minutes off their previous times. Other boxing day participants were, Dinah Benneworth, Jeannie Hignell, Clare Gerbrands, Paul Russell and Jeannette Halliday.

Full results provided by Severn AC and available at http://www.carun.org/races/pilot-inn-5-mile/2009-pilot-inn-results

Also available are the 2010 LloydsTSB fitness runs dates at http://www.carun.org/races/pilot-inn-5-mile or at www.severnac.co.uk