Bunting is hunting his first Peterborough Grand Prix series title
Nathan Bunting is hunting his first Peterborough Grand Prix 5km series title after his win in the second race of the at Ferry Meadows
The temperature was still up near 80 degrees Fahrenheit during the race, but the heat did not affect the Peterborough & Nene Valley AC ace who won in a time of 15:38.9, finishing over six seconds clear of the runner-up James Orrell of Hunts AC.
The ladies race was won for the second time in this series by Katie Vargeson of Lonely Goats Running Club in a time of 17:54.02. Yaxley's Ellie Piccaver finished third with a 19:09.6 clocking.
At a local level the men's race was a battle between PANVAC and Yaxley Runners. Yaxley were led home by Jordan Buttigieg who finished seventh in a time of 16:59.02. PANVAC’s Steve Wilkinson took ninth spot, crossing the line in 17:06.4.
Mitch Thurgood and Darren Hillier, both of Yaxley placed 13th and 14th with respective times of 17:15.6 and 17:19.3.
Elijah Goodwin and Jimmy Adams of PANVAC both made the top 20. Goodwin placed 17th in 17:30.8 with Adams 19th with a time of 17:35.6.
Yaxley gave a strong showing in the ladies race with Charlotte Meeds and Gabby Needham joining Piccaver in the top 10. Meeds finished ninth in 21:28.7 with Needham clocking 21:45.1 for 11th place. Another Yaxley runner, Claire Piercey finished 17th with a time of 23:10.0
Thorney had two ladies to the fore with Kimberly White 10th in a time of 21:38.1 and Grace Randall 14th with a 22:33.0 clocking. PANVAC boasted two top 20 finishers, courtesy of Elisabeth Sennitt Clough who finished 11th in 21:48.1 and Alison Staines who took 20th place with a 23:24.7 clocking.
The junior 3km race was won by Yaxley's Alexander Gunn who crossed the finish line in a time of 9:51.0. Boogie Gray of PANVAC was third in 10:18.7.
PANVAC athletes Eddie Radford and Toby Carnaffan also finished fourth and fifth with times of 10:29.8 and 11:01.9 respectively.
It was a one-two for PANVAC in the girls 3km with Lillya Bellaboid the race winner in 12:01.1 ahead of runner-up Monica Stuart who clocked 12:37.4.
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Hepston's Steve Robinson finished second in the Run Through Peterborough Running Festival 10k. The Helpston man crossed the line in a time of 35:59.
Werrington’s Steph Parker finished second lady with a 44:07 clocking. Charlotte Meeds of Yaxley was the sixth lady over the line in 46:14.
Two Yaxley men ran well with Keith Gillespie 18th in 42:54 and Minio Migliorini finishing 30th with a 44:45 clocking.
PANVAC’s Henry Jarvis won the Alfriston 8km trail race at the weekend. The East Sussex course featured a 442 feet climb up on to the South Downs, but Jarvis was equal to the task winning the race by nearly two minutes with a time of 31:37.