Minchinhampton 10K & Junior Event

Congratulations to everyone who took part in todays Minchinhampton 10K and Junior Common Run.  A beautiful morning with  sunny spells meant a great event was to take place.

Many Mums running today supported by there kids, who themselves had just had a lovely run around the common, hoping that after they had put themselves through the challenge of a 10K, would be waited on hand and foot for the rest of Mothers Day.

Once the main event of the day had started, it was contested tightly, by local Gloucester Athletics Club runner, Dave Gresswell, last years runner up and Annabel Granger, recent Weston Tough Ten Lady winner and British Masters XC medal winner.

In the end, Bristol and West Athletic Club runner, Annabel Granger won the race by more than 15 seconds, to be the first Lady winner of the Minchinhampton 10K.

Dave Gresswell, 2nd again in this event said “I’m still very pleased, as last year I was beat by local runner Lee Rankin, and this year to a great an admirable lady athlete, as well as being 6 seconds quicker than previously.  This has been great preparation for the London Marathon in 2 weeks time.  I’m coming back again next year as it’s such a great race, challenging and I want to win it once”.

Following on from the frontline of this event, were many great personal achievements in a run that takes participants all the way through one of the most picturesque Cotswold Towns and in to neighbouring villages of Avening, Nags Head and Cherrington.

A total of more than 130 runners completed this years race, more than double from last year.

However, the outstanding performance of the day has to go to 82 year old Allen Watts, originally a local man, but on retirement moved to Wales and returned today to run local, familar and challenging hills for the first time since retirement.  He offered to start early, but he wouldn’t have known the route as Marshals and signs hadn’t be setup, so begun the race with everyone else.

When he reached the finishing line, he received a rapturous applause and commented on the fact he felt like he had won.

Let us have your story or event review to add to this report.  contactform

Junior Race Report to follow;

For full provisional results visit http://www.carun.org/ourevents/minchinhampton10k/minchinhampton-10k-2011

If your result is missing or believe is incorrect, then please get in touch.

Contact: Simon

via the contactform or on Facebook at the Cotswold Allrunners Group  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70683094421

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