Belper 5k and Huncote Hash

SDRR runners were busy during the festive period with the Club represented at the Queens Head 5k in Belper on the 27^th December and the Huncote Hash on  New Years Eve, writes our man on the spot, Steve Leafe.

There were 4 runners at Belper where 2^nd claimer Jack Leafe headed the Club’s finishers in 8^th place in a time of 18 minutes, followed by Matt Long in 38^th in a time of 20.49. Steve Leafe was next home for the Club in 55^th position in 22.03, just pipping Colin Mee in 56^th in 22.17. This did give Colin first place in the MV60 category.

A few days later there were a number of the Club’s runners braving one of the toughest off road routes in Leicestershire, the Huncote Hash, where there were 344 finishers over a 6.5 mile course including lots of mud, steep climbs and descents, and a run along a stream made even tougher than usual after the recent heavy rain. Tom Eyre ran brilliantly to lead the Club’s finishers, with his time of 52.03 earning him 50^th position, despite a tumble into the stream late on. He was followed by Andy Orme, in 61^st in 53.49, just ahead of second claimer Andy Lindley in 64^th in 54.04. Colin Mee was next home for the Club in 71^st position in a time of 55.15, which earned him 71^stposition, comfortably ahead of Steve Leafe in 80^th in a time of 56.27. Gary Price completed the club’s finishers, with a time of 65.27 gaining him a position of 156^th, well in the top half of the field.