By Gail Duckworth

For the first time ever, Leighton Buzzard Athletic Club were part of a major 10K event.

With the club continuing its positive progression due to more members and improving standards, LBAC were able to enter both men’s and women’s teams in the Southern Road Relay Championships this year and therefore qualified for club entries to the BUPA London 10,000 organised by the London Marathon.

One of the UK’s premier events has an iconic start in the Mall in front of Buckingham Palace and then weaves through closed London roads passing sights such as Nelson’s Column and St Pauls Cathedral. The support through London is fantastic with thousands of people lining the whole route and cheering some 12000 runners of all standards.

As you would expect for such a huge event the organisation is perfect. Runners are set off in waves according to expected finishing times behind the elite championship runners. Today we were following eventual men’s winner Andy Vernon and women’s winning lady Jo Pavey.

In good conditions Leighton Buzzard athletes rose to the occasion with some outstanding PB’s and two shiny new club records Club Records, one of which had stood for 24 years!

 

Place	Place Age Group	Place in Gender	Comment	Name	Age Group	5k split	Finish Time
114	97	108	Club Record & PB	Jordan Clay	16-40	00:17:07	00:33:55
214	164	195		Ben Corfield	16-40	00:17:41	00:35:32
234	177	210		Peter Mackrell	16-40	00:17:25	00:35:51
268	196	236		Andy Inchley	16-40	00:18:15	00:36:24
800	1	132	Club Record	Gail Duckworth	60-64	00:20:32	00:41:28
867	95	722	PB	David Killick	40-44	00:20:37	00:41:53
1066	141	184		Amy Inchley	16-40	00:21:36	00:43:13
1380	170	232	PB	Katie Kaylock	16-40	00:22:24	00:44:47
3967	8	3045		Pat Neilan	70+	00:26:52	00:52:58
5308	1013	1519		Kate Johnson	16-40	00:28:08	00:56:12
7355	349	2637	PB	Caroline McEvoy Mann	40-44	00:30:01	01:01:08
7887	319	2972	PB	Mandy Clay	45-49	00:30:50	01:02:42