Haweswater Half Marathon

10 hardy Keswick AC runners battled the elements at this Sunday’s Haweswater Half Marathon.  The hilly route set by organising club Eden Valley Runners was made all the more challenging due to 25mph winds and sleet showers.

At the sharp end, the race was won by James Buis (1.12.51) of Border Harriers who was given a good battle by Derwent AC’s Tom Durcan (1.13.06).  In 3^rd and 1^st V40 was John Clifford of New Marske Harriers (1.14.24).

The women’s race was more spread out with Heidi Dent of Howgill Harriers building a strong lead from the outset to finish 38^th overall in a time of 1.26.51.  Jessica Wilson-Young travelling from Edinburgh AC was 2^nd and 1^st V40 (1.29.16) followed by Paula Irons of Black Coombe Runners in 1.30.28.  Keswick’s Sam Ayers finished a strong 5^th and 2^nd V40 in 1.32.04.  However, the best race goes to Annabelle Holmes who raced brilliantly to gain a massive personal best of seven minutes over the half marathon distance.

James Christmas	M	01:28:59
Samantha Ayers	F40	01:32:04
Annabel Holmes	F45	01:35:08
Suzanne Smith	F40	01:37:21
Keith Hill	M45	01:40:16
Rachel Mellor	F	01:40:21
Mike Beechey	M45	01:45:15
Daniel Barton	M	01:48:43
Libbie Graham	F	01:48:44
Juliet Grieves	F45	01:57:58

The next road outing for Keswick AC will be the Lorton 10K on Saturday 21^st March, from Lorton School.  Details can be found on the RunBritain website.