Results of the Half Marathon, Fun Run
and Cycling Challenge on Sunday 15th July at Compton Verney
For the second day running the weather was
particularly good to us. Unusually for this summer it dry and warm enough so
that the marshals and spectators could enjoy the event, but not too hot that it
caused any problems for the runners in the half marathon.
Alongside the Half Marathon there were two other
competitions for our younger athletes the Cycling Challenge and the Fun Run.
We don't have full details of all of all the winners below, so please
email edgehill.games@gmail.com if we have got your details wrong/incomplete.
(More photo's will be added to this page as they are available).
Cycling
challenge
This proved to be a big hit with people queuing up to take part.
The standard of the entries was high as our young competitors rode their
bikes around the course as slowly as they could.
One family from Tysoe took the honours in this
event with first and second place going to Luke & Candice Simmonds.
The final results were:
Gold medalist, Luke Simmonds representing Tysoe
Silver Medalist, Candice Simmonds representing Tysoe
Bronze Medalist, Willow representing Kineton
Fun Run
People of all ages joined in the fun run around one of the big fields in
Compton Verney. The runners set off at a pace that would make Usain Bolt
look as though he was standing still! There was some confusion over the
different medal categories, so in the end we just had 2 sets of medals to be
won, the under 10's and the over 10's.
In the under 10's race Luke Simmonds showed his all round athletic
ability by winning his second Gold medal of the day, Poppy Butler took the
silver and Caleb Spriggs the bronze. In the over 10's Mikey Redmile
sprinted home to take the Gold, Emily Hutsby took the Silver and Tom Penson the
Bronze.
The final Results were:
Under 10's
Gold Medalist, Luke Simmonds representing Tysoe
Silver Medalist, Poppy Butler
Bronze Medalist, Caleb Spriggs
Over 10's
Gold Medalist, Mikey Redmile representing Kineton
Silver Medalist, Emily Hustby
Bronze Medalist, Tom Penson representing Kineton
Half Marathon
With the good weather
spectators were out in numbers to cheer the 130 runners on their way. St
Peter's Church in Kineton organised an open air service and extra water point
to encourage the athletes as they negotiated the final few miles and the challenge
of Pittern Hill - which after ten miles a number of us found an absolute
killer!
Over 130 runners
finished the race with the first person home, Emerson Comstock, clocking a time of just 1 hour 17 minutes and 51
seconds.
We
were fortunate to have both Local MP Jeremy Wright and the Chair of Stratford
District Council, Neville Beemer, come along to close the games and to present
the final medals to the competitors.
The
Final Results were:
Men's
event
Gold
Medalist, Emerson Combstock
Silver
Medalist, Iain Jennings
Bronze
Medalist, Jonathon Ashley
Women's event
Gold
Medalist, Kate Wright
Silver
Medalist, Joanna Hartley
Bronze
Medalist, Heather Carson
There
were also Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals for the winning men and women of the
each of the age categories. Simon Penson (Kineton) missed out by
only 17 seconds on a Bronze Medal in the over 40's category.
Women's 35-45 year
old
Gold
Medalist, Sheila Barbour
Silver
Medalist, Hannah Carey
Bronze
Medalist, Isobel Gillott
Men's 40-50
year old
Gold
Medalist, Alan Barnes
Silver
Medalist, Steve Green
Bronze
Medalist, Cliff Richards
Women's
45-55 year old
Gold
Medalist, Anne Easton
Silver
Medalist, Kate Evans
Bronze
Medalist,Sue Jewell
Men's 50-60
year old
Gold
Medalist, Marc Scriven
Silver
Medalist, Christopher McDonnell
Bronze
Medalist, Clive Griffiths
Women's
55-65 year old
Gold
Medalist, Lyn McDonnell
Men's 60-70
year old
Gold
Medalist, Graham Williams
Silver
Medalist, Philip Brennan
Women's
65+ year old
Gold
Medalist, Marion Thorpe
Men's 70+
Gold
Medalist, Graham Patton (in a time of 1 hour 32 mins and 32 seconds!)
Well
done to everyone that took part in all the events on the day. A huge thank you
to Threshold Events, Compton Verney for organising and hosting the event.
Also to all the marshals and games organizers that helped out in so
many ways to make the event a success.
Thanks
also to all those that turned out at Compton Verney and throughout the route to
support the runners, as one of them I can confirm just how much it helped to
have that applause and encouragement.