On Sunday 11th August members of Aycliffe Running Club joined a record line up of 1450 athletes to take part in the annual Darlington 10K road race. Weather conditions were good although a little warm and sunny for some. There was a great atmosphere with music at the start and finish and lots of spectators around the course cheering the runners on giving them support and encouragement.
First to finish for Aycliffe was Richard Campbell in 39:04. Sandra Collins smashed her previous 10K PB by 5 minutes to achieve a new PB of 49:16. Ladies team captain Kelly Smith, making her comeback after injury, was well pleased with her run and a new PB of 47:04.
There were also PB’s for Wendy Bake who finished in 46:48 and Shelley McCormack 48:29. Other finishers for Aycliffe were Tom Porter 41:11, Marc Smith 42:59, Peter Smith 43:32, John Burnside 44:11, Ste Smith 47:11, Lisa Thompson 47:38, Naomi Kellett 48:15, Trish Kay 49:41, Chris Forster 51:14, Penny Johnson 52:26, Simon Robinson 52:30, Judith Porter 53:11, Dave MacKenzie 56:36, Michael Smith 58:39, Ronnie Pluck 60:02, Tracey Warrior 60:59, Susan Clark 61:09, Yvonne Williams 62:33. Well done to all the runners and also thanks must go to all the non runners from Aycliffe Running Club who travelled to Darlington to show their support. It was greatly appreciated by all.
Photo: Lisa Thompson and Kelly Smith enjoying their run.
