Blizard Race Report 3rd May 2022

We have another bumper Race Report for you that covers up and down the country and a variety of distances but all have the common theme of excellence running through them!

The first race to report from was the Hull road league where our very own “pocket rocket” Keri Pearson showed the ladies field a clean pair of heels in the Sproatley 6 mile event which she won!

Moving into Friday and the long trip across to run in the lightning fast Mid Cheshire 5k proved worthwhile as coached athletes Shane Grace and Tracey Fearn both broke their previous best performance. 

The next 5k race to report from was in the form of the Cardiff 5k where Lee Milburn had the honor of running for the North of England which he rose to the occasion and not only finish 12th place in a very high quality field but also managed to smash his previous best time.

Next up were a couple of 10k races to report about with the first taking place on the fast but boring bypass of Alderley Edge where Stuart Carrick fresh from a recent 5k pb has a superb race.

London was the next setting for the Vitality 10k and we had four coached athletes competing.

First in was Scotty B, although slightly disappointed with his own performance ran really well.

It was a welcome return to racing for long time coached athlete Niall Alexander and training partner Alex Mackula and Derby athlete Paul Massey showed he is fully over his injury that kept him out of the Brighton marathon.

All the above results are fantastic but “Run of the week” goes to Wakefield athlete Ashley Crow with his superb 2.48hrs in the Belfast marathon.

Ashley came to the clinic for his lactate threshold test and marathon program well before Christmas to give himself the best possible chance to prepare for the marathon and was justly rewarded with a massive new personal best by 57 minutes ( yes you read that correctly )!!!!!

Massive well done to everyone and keep this momentum going everyone!

Until next week……..keep training!