A superb morning for Calli Hauger Thackery and Philly Bowden on the streets of Berlin are amongst the highlights of a busy racing weekend. James Rhodes runs by means of the motion within the weekend spherical up.
Good in Berlin
The BMW Berlin Marathon is well-known for delivering quick instances and sometimes near-perfect circumstances. This 12 months’s version – the 50th – was no completely different, with the highest ten British all-time listing having some reworks.
A late choice to enter proved to be a superb one for Calli Hauger-Thackery. After disappointment on the Olympic Video games, which ended with a DNF, Calli took to the streets of Berlin for her third try on the marathon. It’s lower than a 12 months since her first, the place she ran 2:22:11 to change into to second quickest British lady in historical past.
At present, she cemented her place on the all-time listing, operating 2:21:24 to complete seventh. It was a formidable option to do it, too. Calli crossed the midway break up in fifteenth, in a time of 1:11:05. Which means she pulled collectively a notably quicker second half. She moved by means of the sector properly; thirteenth at 30k, eleventh at 35k and eighth at 40k.
She now sits ninth on the European all-time listing, one behind Ingrid Kristiansen. Solely Paula Radcliffe has run quicker amongst British ladies. Not dangerous firm to be amongst.
Picture: Bjorn Paree
Quick Philly
Additionally racing was Philly Bowden, who’s PB rewriting was maybe much more spectacular. Her finest of two:29:16 in Houston initially of the 12 months is now not. Nearly three and a half minutes had been taken off, with a ending time of two:25:47. That strikes her to ninth on the British all-time rankings; not many forward or round her on that listing could have raced over the whole lot from 1500m to the marathon within the house of 4 months!
She completed fifteenth general and, like Calli, had a quicker second half (1:13:40 at midway). The elite area additionally contained Georgia Malir and Rachel Hodgkinson, who completed in 2:36:38 and a couple of:36:44 respectively. Georgia’s time takes over three minutes off her PB (2:39:44 in Valencia final 12 months). Rachel ran the second quickest of her profession.
Picture: Ally Bevan
Operating within the mass begin, 5 extra ladies ran inside 2:45; Alice Braham (2:39:42), Emily Robbins (2:40:44), Christa Cain (2:42:12), Sarah Hunter (2:43:22) and Luisa Candioli (2:44:36).
No British males featured within the elite area. The quickest time from the mass begin got here from Norman Shreeve, who’s 2:17:13 is his quickest since 2021. Belgrave Harrier Henry Hart (2:18:45) improved his PB by virtually 5 minutes, while Stephen Blake (2:19:05 PB) improved his by 5 seconds.
Lee Davies (2:19:25 debut), Nick Bester (2:19:45 PB) and one other Belgrave Harrier Hugo Fry (2:19:58 PB) all ran below 2:20. An extra twenty-eight ran sub-2:30.
Tigist Ketema (2:16:42) and Milkesha Mengesha (2:03:17) received the elite races.
Picture: Sebastian Wells
Nearer to Dwelling
There have been half marathons a-plenty this weekend, regardless of the torrid climate throughout a lot of England in current days. One of many quickest instances of the weekend got here from Adam Hickey (65:42) on the Tonbridge Half Marathon. He was joined on the winner’s podium by Nicolene Hanekom (79:54). Adam’s time is quicker than on the Pleshey Half Marathon two weeks in the past, which was discovered to be quick.
Jonathan Escalante-Phillips’ time of 65:59 on the Windsor Half Marathon was not far behind Adam’s. It was a very aggressive competitors, with Tewelde Menges (66:10) and Alex Milne (67:47) finishing the highest three. Lower than a minute separated the highest three ladies. Lesley Locks (84:29) completed forward of Catherine O’Connor (85:02) and Holly Anderson (85:28).
Hattie Freeman ran her second quickest half on the Ealing Half Marathon, crossing the road in 75:27. That point is over one minute quicker than she was at The Huge Half initially of the month. Native athlete John Fielding (67:55) took over half a minute off his earlier finest, set in 2022.
David Bishop (68:18) and Olivia Bates (79:19) took the honours on the Robin Hood Half Marathon in Nottingham. The respective podiums had been accomplished by George Phillips (69:19) and Alastair Henry Watson (69:34), and Amy Lowe (80:19) and Molly Uren (83:25).
There have been wins for Chelsea Baker (85:11) and Ben Kruze (72:19) on the Bourton Half Marathon, while a revised course for the Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon supplied Keith Fairbank (77:38) and Manda Gurung (91:29) with wins.
Nonetheless Going
Nat Rowland (72:26) and Alice Robinson (83:54) took victories on the undulating Barns Inexperienced Half Marathon. Ben Rawlins (72:03) and Jessie Sanzo (85:22) did the identical on the Forest of Dean Autumn Half Marathon, as did Kat Alpe (90:55) and Steven Pennington (86:44) on the Wimbledon Path Half Marathon.
Additional north, Tom Adams (69:35) and Lauren Cooper (80:55) set the quickest instances on the Humber Bridge Half Marathon. Ellanor Pitcher (82:49) and Sam Juson (71:45) received the Pareto FM Shrewsbury Half Marathon.
Lastly, Paul Howard (71:31) and Imogen Trinder (84:11) crossed the end quickest on the Run Aintree Half Marathon. Ruth Cunliffe (34:54) and Adam Fowler (34:44) received the related 10k.
Shorter Distances
Aggressive instances had been witnessed at each the Baxters Loch Ness 10k and Barclays Knutsford 10k on Sunday morning. The previous noticed Fife’s Logan Rees run his first highway 10k since 2017, having been primarily based at Boise State College within the USA for current years. Unexpectedly he took a substantial chunk off his PB with 28:52. Max Abernethy (29:55 PB) and Lachlan Oates (31:00) accomplished the top-three.
Within the ladies’s area, Caitlyn Heggie (35:48) completed virtually half a minute forward of second positioned Robyn Pinder (36:17) and improved her finest by 18 seconds within the course of. Robyn too set a PB, as did third placer Molly Rasch (36:21). On the time of writing, outcomes for the related Baxters Loch Ness Marathon haven’t been printed on-line.
Simply three seconds separated Martha Tibbot (34:23) and Lianne Milner (34:26) on the Knutsford 10k. Each set PBs within the course of, with Kirsty Longley (35:25) third. Marathon specialist Jonny Mellor (29:44) was a transparent victor amongst the lads racing. The subsequent eleven athletes all operating inside 32 minutes. Nathan Postill (31:13) and Ben Mcintosh (31:14) accomplished the top-three.
West of Knutsford, the Sheffield Mutual Sheffield 10k noticed Andrew Heyes (29:44) and Martha Hanby (39:25) set the quickest instances. Mitchell Bunn (33:46) and Marie Duhig (36:59) received the Run Sandringham 10k. The related 5k supplied victories to Charley Rodgers (21:00) and William Tucker (16:54).
RunThrough’s plentiful racing alternatives included two midweek races. Ben Fish (33:02) and Paula Lloyd (39:40) received the Run Media Metropolis 10k, and Jess Tyers (37:25) and Ryan Keane (33:20) the Gately Chase the Solar Battersea Park.
Nearly two minutes separated Jonathan Kearsley (32:35) from the remainder of the sector on the Morecambe 10k. Charlotte Corrigan (41:13) was the quickest feminine competing. Hayley Carruthers (38:34) and Ryan Simms (34:04) received the Shenstone 10k Enjoyable Run.
Extra Races
Elsewhere, Abdinasir Mohamoud (31:02) and Vicki Ingham (36:37) received the Poole Around the Lakes 10k, and Jonathan Sangster (36:09) and Sarah Watton (41:59) the Group Deane 10k. Laura Pether (40:59) and Simon Thatcher (35:16) had been victorious on the Tadley 10k. Jack Simpson (33:19) and Julia Morgan (41:34) had been the identical on the Beck Busters 10k.
In Leeds, Dom Carter (34:22) and Becky Penty (39:2) completed first on the Observe Restoration Fund 10k. Charlotte Baker (42:48) and Joe Crutchley (34:21) did the identical on the Bournville Leafy 10k. Scott Hargreaves (36:30) and Krista Crowther (40:54) received the Kilham Multi-Terrain 10k.
Over ten miles, there have been wins for Rebecca Moore (61:53) and Callum Bowen-Jones (52:46) on the Bure Valley 10, Pascal Bouttier-Butler (55:32) and Helen Gibbs (65:52) on the Leighton 10, and Daniel Hawkins (53:56) and Emily Shepherd (72:40) on the Tadley 10.
Given current (and in some locations present) climate circumstances, not all races went forward as deliberate. The Torbay Half Marathon / 10k and Stratford Huge 10k / Half Marathon had been notable cancellations.
The Shortest
Ending with three shorter races this weekend, throughout 5k. Serpentine RC’s ever-popular Final Friday of the Month in Hyde Park noticed Tom Rehal (15:51) and Mary James (19:00) take victories.
Wins on the September version of the Leeds 5k went to Jane Grant (18:00) and Ben Rothery (15:14), while George Christmas (15:56) and Georgina Schwiening (16:04) received the Shelford 5k. Georgina’s return is a cheerful place to finish. This was simply her third ‘race’ for the reason that Valencia Marathon in December 2022 (a kind of being parkrun final weekend). Happier nonetheless, that point is a 29 second PB!
