'Mr Consistent' close to another personal best, plus results from Loughborough, Lincoln and the Alps!
Peterborough and Nene Valley AC’s Alex Gibb was one second off his personal best (PB) in the Mid Cheshire 5k, a race that attracts many of the top distance runners in the country.
Gibb finished 17th in a time of 14:29, He clocked 14:28 in a race at Leicester in March.
Gibb, aka ‘Mr Consistent’, has run three 5k races this year, and incredibly there has only been two seconds between his times. In May, he raced on the same 5k course in Cheshire and recorded a time of 14:30.
Kyle Tombleson, also of PANVAC, finished 234th with a 16:23 clocking.
LINCOLN 5K
Two PANVAC men made the top 10 at the Lincoln 5k. Jake Cooper finished sixth in 16:20 with Robert Jeffrey 13 seconds further back in ninth.
The PANVAC runners were chased all the way by Yaxley’s Luke Cossey who finished 11th in 16:38. Yaxley veteran Hugh Burton was also in action, finishing 55th and third over 50 in 19:32.
CHARNWOOD OPEN
PANVAC sprinter Charlotte Stannage won the under 16 100m at the Charnwood Open Meeting in Loughborough. Stannage won her heat in a time of 12.83, and then went quicker in the final, finishing first with a 12.79 clocking.
Several other PANVAC athletes were in action and Elizabeth Taylor finished third in her 400m heat in a time of 58.89. Holly Aslin was third in her 100m heat in 12.43. Aslin’s younger sister Sophie clocked 14.40 in the under 16 100m.
Jonathan Levitt ran 11.62 in the senior men's 100m and Rosie Ackerman completed the 1500m with a 6:16.13 clocking.
IN THE ALPS
PANVAC’s Stuart Haw enjoyed a good run at the Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 50km race.
Haw finished 77th out of 1066 male runners in the race held in the Swiss and French Alps. He completed the course in a total time of 6:54.10.
The race starts Orsieres in Switzerland and incorporates some huge climbs and drops, with altitude differences of nearly 1000m over just a few miles of the course.
The race finished in the French ski resort of Chamonix.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Eastern Masters Track & Field League takes place in Milton Keynes on Saturday, September 19.
PANVAC men’s and ladies teams have qualified for the final.
The Great Eastern Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 11. The half marathon will start and finish at the Embankment.