Sunday 4th of October saw a welcome return of racing for many Striders, although not as we know it. The Big Flat Runway Races, organised by EvenSplits, were an opportunity to pin on a race number once again in a socially-distanced fashion. There were 5 distances to choose from – 5km to Marathon – made up of varying numbers of laps of Elvington Airfield near York.
Striders were represented in all distances, with 16 runners taking part in total, and their results are shown below.
| Position | Bib | Name | Race | Gender | Gender Position | Category | Category Position | Net Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105/132 | 1084 | Sue Sunderland | Marathon | F | 8/22 | FV60 | 1/2 | 03:54:45 |
| 19/298 | 2013 | John Shanks | 10K | M | 19/181 | MV35 | 3/33 | 0:36:34 |
| 21/298 | 2286 | Jonathan Ball | 10K | M | 21/181 | MV45 | 2/25 | 0:36:42 |
| 134/298 | 2101 | David Merritt | 10K | M | 120/181 | MV35 | 25/33 | 0:46:12 |
| 190/298 | 2154 | Ruth Warren | 10K | F | 37/117 | FV65 | 1/2 | 0:54:46 |
| 4/117 | 3002 | John Hobbs | Half Marathon | M | 4/83 | MV40 | 1/15 | 01:13:37 |
| 35/117 | 3122 | Vernon Long | Half Marathon | M | 34/83 | MV50 | 4/8 | 01:31:53 |
| 12/124 | 4117 | Ian Sanderson | 10M | M | 12/72 | MV45 | 4/12 | 01:04:33 |
| 16/124 | 4013 | James Tarran | 10M | M | 16/72 | MV50 | 3/14 | 01:06:51 |
| 35/124 | 4028 | Sarah Shanks | 10M | F | 3/52 | FV35 | 1/12 | 01:18:17 |
| 45/124 | 4041 | Liz Adams | 10M | F | 8/52 | FV45 | 2/6 | 01:21:36 |
| 47/124 | 4127 | Dinesh Kaulgud | 10M | M | 39/72 | MV45 | 7/12 | 01:22:02 |
| 66/124 | 4059 | Gemma Merritt | 10M | F | 16/52 | FSEN | 2/9 | 01:27:50 |
| 96/124 | 4086 | Pascale Fotherby | 10M | F | 31/52 | FV40 | 7/10 | 01:37:55 |
| 112/124 | 4100 | Sally Merchant-Edge | 10M | F | 40/52 | FV50 | 4/4 | 01:44:55 |
| 11/158 | 5014 | David Song | 5K | M | 11/88 | MSEN | 9/38 | 00:16:38 |
Thanks to John Shanks for the photos below.
Well done to everyone who took part. Full results can be found here.
If you’ve taken part in any races, don’t forget you can share your results, pictures and stories here.