Sands the first home at the latest Breaker

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jul 2019, 04:52 BST
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Skegness and District RC hosted the second of three Bolingbroke Breaker races on Wednesday, with 83 runners from the area taking part.

The eight-mile route saw SADRC’s Mark Sands finish first in 46.18.

In second was clubmate Paul Jackson (48.51) while hot on his heels for third place was Steven Dowse (unattached), in 48.56.

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The first lady to cross the line was Lincoln Wellington’s Natalie Burns (50.41), who claimed overall sixth place.

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Second lady was SADRC’s Angela Thompson (1:00.43), with Ruth Edison (Louth AC) third in 1:02.44.

Leanne Rickett and Gail Davies put in strong performances for second and third club ladies to complete the challenging hilly course in 1:04.27 (31st) and 1:05.17 (36th) respectively.

Graham Farley tackled the Lakeland Trail run at Ambleside in the Lake District on Saturday, which he coined ‘one of toughest I’ve done - including marathons, but without doubt the most scenic’.