On Tuesday 21st August, 8 Grantham Running Club members travelled to Lincoln to take part in the 4th and final round of the Lincoln Wellington 5km series of 2018. Being a flat and fast course, the opportunity to achieve personal bests was there for the taking, and
the GRC athletes didn’t disappoint.
First home for GRC was Richard Payne in 31st place with an excellent PB time of
18:22. In a game of cat and mouse with the ever improving Joaquim Jeronimo, the GRC runners maintained a tremendous pace with Richard eventually nudging ahead whilst helping Joaquim to a PB of 18:30. Peter Bonner, completing his third race in the four race Lincoln Wellington 2018 series, finished with a strong 19:27.
Andy Atter was another to secure a 5k PB, narrowly missing out on breaking the 20
minute mark with 20:05. With progress during the summer hampered through injuries, Andy is now well and truly back on track with his fitness to compete in the Autumn half marathons – the first being this weekend’s Newton’s Fraction event in Grantham.
Nick Rossington was next home in 20:43, nearly a minute slower than his PB set on the same course 2 years ago. Craig Drury was slightly down on his best time over the distance but still managed a creditable 22:40 and Richard Hall managed a seasons best of 24:01. Dona Hall was the sole female member from the club and was another to set a PB with 30:33.