9 events were attended in September by members of the Club, with Watermead Parkrun and Equinox24 drawing the largest crowds. Equinox24 has become a flagship event in the calendar for the club and 44 members took part in the various races on offer that weekend; Day 10k, Night 10k, Team relay event and for the hardcores; the Solo event. We had attendance at races up North at the River Ness 10k and the iconic Great North Run, a 10k beside the seaside with the East Coast Classic 10k and a local classic with the Ponton Plod.
Nominees
Matthew Atter was nominated for his incredible 12-lap effort taking part as a Soloist at Equinox24. Matthew has been training hard this year completing many ultra-distance events in the lead-up to Equinox. He enjoyed the support of club mates throughout the event and found laps 5 and 6 most enjoyable. He will be back for more no doubt….
Runners Up
The runners up for this month are Marj Spendlow and Hope Sumner.
Marj achieved a new PB at the Great North Run, covering the half marathon distance in 01:56:57, an impressive sub-2 hour time on what is a busy (and hilly!) course.
Hope was nominated for her impressive time at the Night 10k of Equinox, coming in comfortably under the hour in 58:51. Hope came through our beginners programme and then moved onto the progression to 10k group and clearly the hard work has paid off as she completed this difficult course in a fab time.
Winner
Your winner for the month of September is Robin Atter!
Robin has been quietly training and making appearances at several races recently all over the UK, and his win is down to his consistently good performances.
He completed 3 races in September; Ponton Plod 12 miler (in which he came 2nd overall!), Great North Run (first back for GRC and sub 01:40) and River Ness 10k (a seasons best), all impressive results.
Congratulations to Robin and all the other nominees!