Weekend Round Up 31st Aug/1st September

80 Personal Bests set at Southend Parkrun!

The weekend got underway, as usual, with our local Southend Parkrun on Saturday morning. The 5km timed run was completed by just under 200 runners with a whopping 80 PBs being set - a fantastic achievement!

First across the line was Earl Cadman (Unattached) in 17:54, with Paul Russhard second in 18:08 and Adam Jordan of Southend AC third in 18:13. 

First female home was Gemma Russhard (Unattached) in 20:25, with Lorna Garrod (Benfleet RC) second in 21:13 and Southend AC's Jordan Lacey third in 21:32.

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

Busy weekend for Pitsea's International Hurdler Gianni Frankis

It was a very busy weekend for our local GB Hurdler Gianni Frankis as he competed in two races in  two countries in just 24 hours! His first race 110m Hurdles race was in The Flame Games in Amsterdam, where he finished 3rd in a close race in 13.79. Then came the 400 mile journey from Amsterdam to Berlin's ISTAF meet where Frankis managed to improve his time from the previous day down to 13.72, finishing 6th. No doubt Gianni will now be looking forward to a well-earnt rest before his indoor season gets underway!

Springfield Striders win Essex Way Relay Title

Sunday morning saw the popular Essex Way Relay race take place with runners coming from all over the county to take part. The race covers 82 miles of the Essex Way starting at Epping Station and finishing at Harwich Old Lighthouse, with teams running 10 legs of varying distance - the shortest being just 5.5miles and the furthest being 11.2miles.

Springfield Striders won the overall race with Benfleet RC winning the ladies title. Full details of the race can be found on the event's website http://www.essexway.org.uk although full results are not yet available. Well done to all that took part from Run Southend.