Weekend Round Up 14/15th September

Last weekend was a big one for sport in the UK, with the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in London over both days and the 33rd Great North Run in Tyneside but more locally it was also the 50th Southend Parkrun, the Dedham 10k and the Ingatestone 5mile.

50th running of Southend Parkrun

Saturday morning, 119 runners from across Essex and afar assembled in Shoebury's Gunners Park for the 50th running of the Southend Parkrun. On this occasion there were 14 new timers and a total of 41 personal bests recorded.

First 3 male finishers:
1st: Adam Hickey 14:57 (Southend AC)
2nd: Ian Anthony 16:57 (Havering Mayesbrook AC)
3rd: Neil Spicer 17:22 (Leigh on Sea Striders)

First 3 female finishers:
1st: Tracy English 21:08 (Leigh on Sea Striders)
2nd: Anna Meggitt 22:33 (East Essex Tri)
3rd: Veronique Dorothy 22:36

Well done to everyone that took part, latest results can be viewed here.

 Southend Parkrun's Race Director Keith Passingham gives instructions

Sterling and Holland take the titles at Ingatestone 5

Chelmsford's Scott Sterling made it two wins in two weekends as he took the overall title at Sunday's Ingatestone 5 mile race. Sterling took the win in 25:59 which followed on from his win in the Langham 10k the previous weekend where he ran 33:17. On the women's side, the first female across the line was Southend Athletics Club's Kerry Holland. At present the results haven't been published but when they are we will put up the top three male and females with a link to the full results.

Record turnout for Dedham 10k

Organisers were delighted on Sunday as a record number of runners turned out for the Dedham 10k. A total of 383 runners completed the event, raising funds for Dedham Primary School.

The first 3 males were:

1st: Tom Fairbrother 34:58 (Ipswich Jaffa Runners)

2rd: Steve Hewes 35:33 (Harwich Runners)

3rd: Matthew Hunt 36:13 (Ipswich Jaffa Runners)

The first 3 females were:

1st: Katie Keeble 41:05

2nd: Sandra Roberts 42:04 

3rd: Claudine Tisbury 42:45 (Harwich Runners)

Well done to everyone that took part, full results can be viewed here.

Non Stanford wins ITU World Triathlon Champs & Overall series title in London!

RunSouthend.com couldn't finish our weekend round up without saying a HUUUGE congratulations to Non Stanford for what can only be described as an incredible race in Saturday's ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in London! Despite receiving a time penalty for not placing her wetsuit in her kit box at the end of her swim, Non showed her class, storming through the run to take the World title!

Congratulations Non from the team at RunSouthend.com