In-form Poole Dashes to victory

A week after clocking a superb 1:27:30 to finish 12th lady at the Vienna City Half Marathon, Kenilworth Runners’ Nardia Poole won the Moreton Morrell Mad Dash 10k.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Apr 2012, 16:35 GMT

Finishing an impressive eighth overall, Poole completed the challenging course in a new personal best of 40:45.

Mark Urbanowski led Spa Striders home, taking fifth place in 38:02.

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He was followed by Barbara Gunter (49:56), Patrick Recker (53:04) and Catherine Shephard (58:56).In the two-lap 20k race, Rod Goodwin prepared for Sunday’s Shakespeare Half Marathon by venturing a mile from home to run an evenly paced race, finishing in 1:38:33.

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Kenilworth team-mate Neil Smith, meanwhile, finished in 1:36:41.

The Raceways event raised more than £1,000 for the Kids Run Free charity.

Results: 10k: 1 Jonathan Folland (Barrow Runners) 34:27; 2, Sean Byrne (Desford Striders); 3, Nick Frost (Pontypridd Roadents). Ladies: 1, Nardia Poole (Kenilworth Runners) 40:45; 2, Bridget Shiel; 3, Susan Lawrence (Rugby & Northampton).

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20k: 1, Jim Morris (Stamford Striders (1:16:02); 2, Robert Dick (Road Runners); 3, Steve Turvey. Ladies: 1, Courtney Thornberry (1:34:19); 2, Amy Burdis (Northbrook AC); 3, Heather Moodie.

Kids Fun Run: Five laps: 1, Thomas Dixon. Four laps: 1, Lucy Byerly. Three laps: 1, Anna Puzey. Two laps: 1, Theo Kennedy. One lap: Matthew Short.

Simon Wurr won the 53rd Leamington parkrun (pictured) in an impressive 17:02.

Leamington C&AC’s Susie Tawney (21:09) was the leading lady.

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Organisers are hoping for a record turnout tomorrow when the Newbold Comyn free-to-enter 5k celebrates its first birthday.

Leamington parkrun 53 (Kenilworth unless stated): 1, Simon Wurr (Thames Hare & Hounds, 17:02); 2, Tom Foulerton (Spa Striders, 17:14). 3, Rich Simkiss (17:27); 15, Susie Tawney (21:09); 46, Michael Crust (23:38); 48, Bethan Halliwell (Unattached, 23:50); 50, Ruth Tennant (Unattached, 23:53); 76, Simon Mottershead (25:29); 92, Caroline Pack (26:26); 118, Lisa Kettle (Spa Striders, 28:13); 148, Ruth French (Spa Striders, 31:15); 174, Helen Tudge (Spa Striders, 40:54).

Coventry parkrun 114 (Kenilworth unless stated): 3, Patrick Roddy (17:45); 4, Phil Fusi (17:48); Dave Ramus, (20:13, PB) Colin Underhill (22:19); Helen Neal (25:19, PB).