\t\t\t\tDespite the weather looking like rain and with strong winds 137 runners turned out on Sunday morning to compete in the South Derbyshire Road Runners annual Run in the Forest which this year moved venue to Conkers. \u00a0Those who turned out were rewarded when the weather turned shortly before the start with the wind dying down and the sun coming out, ideal conditions to enjoy a course made up almost entirely of quiet, wooded, off road trails surrounding Conkers in the heart of the National Forest.
\nBoth the men’s and women’s fields produced clear winners who managed to pull clear of the field never to be caught, with Sean Byrne of Tamworth AC winning the men’s race by just over a minute and Emma Gould from West Bromwich Harriers pulling out more than 3 minutes on her nearest rival.
\nThe mens second and third place finishers were also some distance apart with Jamie Fletcher of Hatton Darts coming home 40 seconds in front of Craig Hinds From Hermitage Harriers. \u00a0The places were a little closer in the women’s race with Elsie Butler of Charnwood AC finishing just in front of Wendy Mullineux From Heanor AC.
\nDespite most of it’s members being on\u00a0marshaling\u00a0duty South Derbyshire Road Runners put out a small but strong team with all 6 runners finishing\u00a0in the first half of the field. \u00a0As is fast becoming routine Andy Hawtin led the way with a fine 5th place, Andy Orme was then next home picking up a well deserved 19th place finish. A close battle behind them saw Christina Cooper just pip Steve Fowler as they finished in 43rd and 45th places. Next was Gary Price, whose 58th place was a great effort only 7 days after completing the London Marathon. \u00a0Not far behind Gary was\u00a0the teams final finisher Tony Philips, who came home in 64th place.
\nAfter the race many runners adjourned to the comfortable surroundings of the Gallery Cafe at Conkers for a coffee, cake and post race analysis.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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