15/06/2026
Team Blizard Race Report
Welcome once again to our weekly round-up of all things racing from the community and what a week we have had with excellent performances up and down the country over a variety of distances!
Firstly, thank you to everyone who sent in their results and it really does help us pull the report together.
Kicking off the action on Tuesday we have two races to report from firstly the Hull based Sproatley 7 was the scene of the next round of the East Hull Harriers Summer league and there was a fine run from coached athlete John Podgornyi.
On the same evening father and son duo of Andrew Hopper and Jack Hopper made light work of the famous Blaydon road race which takes in Newcastle’s Quayside and it was the 45th running of this popular event.
Friday was another busy day as near to home many of you ran in the York 5k held on the cycle track ( same as Podium last week ) and it was another night of fine performances.
A little further from home saw the 3rd addition of the Ekiden Relay that runs from Reading to Windsor in relay format.
Our very own Romany Tune was part of the Newcastle University team that finished a fine 6th place overall.
Changing events from just running to triathlon long time team member and training partner to many of you Jayne Baldwin came 2nd in her age group in the European Master triathlon champs in Tarragona, Spain.
It was a weekend for 10k road races and first up was the fast Colshaw Hall race where North Derbyshire and coached athlete Mark Trolley clocked another new personal best to make it pb’s over 5k, 5 miles , 10k and half marathon in this block and very well done.
Woodhall Spa 10k was also held on Sunday and another great Curly’s event was executed.
Special mention goes out to “evergreen” Chris Inman who not only took the V70 win on the day but doubled it by being part of the winning quiz team in our Team Blizard fund raising quiz at night! Now that is a good double.
The leeds 10k although not known as the fastest course because of the hills still however provided the team with some excellent times/pbs/placings.
A man in form Richard Ward smashed his pb to add to his new 5k best he obtained last week while there was also a new pb from Reuben Brookes while Sheffield athlete Tim Fletcher and Toby Bellis had eye catching runs.
Showing she is fully recovered from the marathon coached athlete Sarah-Louise Hunter had an excellent race to podium and finish 2nd lady overall in the race.
The very undulating Windermere marathon was the place where another coached athlete Jamie Baker chose to make his marathon debut and to come 6th place overall in your first marathon is a sign of exciting things to come from this athlete.
This brings us nicely to our weekly award of “Run of the Week” and this time round it goes to another coached athlete in Jade Bennett who has used her massive new London marathon pb to work on her shorter work and took on Saturday her first ever overall ladies win in the local Sprotboro” road race.
Building in confidence there are many more of these to come and a massive well done.
Once again a very motivating week and a massive well done to everyone who raced regardless of the mention or not as impossible to name everyone!
Let’s keep this effort going and until next week……..keep training!
