Carla Stansfield Leads Beverley Home At Pidsea

Beverley Athletic Club’s Carla Stansfield was first female runner to complete the Burton Pidsea 10k road race last weekend. She was also first runner overall for Beverley, completing the flat, rural route in 37:14, to come 4th overall in the race. The winner of the men’s race was Phill Taylor of Bridlington Road Runners, who clocked 33:38.

A total of 14 Beverley runners competed in the race, making up a tenth of the total field of 140. Some of Beverley’s junior runners put in strong performances in the 10k, while others ran well in the 1 mile fun run which accompanied the event.

In the 10k, Curtis Arnott achieved a personal best time of 42:47, while Kelly Dawson was the first junior female runner, completing the course in 50:37. Leading Beverley’s men were Darren Edge and Andrew Johnson, who were respectively 6th and 7th overall in times of 37:47 and 38:27.

In the fun run, it was a 1, 2, 3 for Beverley runners, with Jacob Chastney, Laura Dunion and Taylor Arnott taking the honours in 6:08, 6.17 and 6:32 respectively. Isabelle Horrocks also ran well to be the second girl home over the course, in 7:15. Eleven Beverley Juniors competed overall, between them taking the first eight places in the race.

On the same day, Peter Watkinson completed the Rosedale Trail Marathon in the North York Moors National Park. This is one of a series of tough off-road marathons organised by Hardmoors 110, and starts and finishes in Hutton le Hole. Watkinson said that the organisation of this race was excellent, with Hardmoors arranging lots of marshalls who did a superb job.

This year, weather conditions were perfect, with a slight drizzle early on but no extreme heat. At twenty seven and a half miles, the route is demanding, but covers undulating terrain with no severe climbs. Watkinson completed the race in an impressive time of 4:26, coming 30th overall and first in his V60 category.

Two of Beverley AC’s own races are on the horizon. The popular Walkington 10k will take place this year on Friday 11th July at 7:30. It is preceded by a family fun run at 6:45. Online entries close on 20th June.

Entries also opened recently for the College Canter 7 and 3 mile cross country races at Bishop Burton College on Sunday 28th September. See the Beverley AC website for more information and for details on how to enter these races.

Beverley AC finishing times at Burton Pidsea 10k:

Carla Stansfield 37:14; Darren Edge 37:47; Andrew Johnson 38:27; Matthew Horrocks 40:08; Curtis Arnott 42:47; Jim Harbridge 43:36; Steve Parkinson 44:27: Edward Prew 44:30; Neil Sergeant 48:40; Kelly Dawson 50:37; Eleanor Boyd 50:58; Nicola Glover 52:52; Dayna Arnott 57:18; Francesca Brittain 59:46

Report by Lewis Holloway of Beverley AC