The Georgian Quarter Marathon was this year run in memory of the late Kevin Dean.
Linda Wright who co-founded the event with her husband Simon was one of the three runners to take part in the gruelling course.
Beverley AC has seen an extremely busy summer, with members running in several high profile events, with some very noteworthy performances.
Fourteen Beverley runners were fortunate enough to experience the huge Great North Run on 10 September, with nine completing the 13.1 mile course in under two hours.
The summer months herald an extremely busy time for any running club and your local club, Beverley AC, is no exception to that.
July not only saw the continued success of the Walkington 10k event, but also several notable performances from Beverley runners at local events and some from further afield.
Becky Briggs was Beverley Athletic Club’s stand out athlete once again at last Friday evening’s Walkington 10k road race, winning the women’s race and taking 24th place overall in the event.
A Beverley runner has had major success in the 2016 Paris Marathon. Linda Wright, in only her second marathon, came 466th in her age category at the event run in early April.
Beverley AC’s Ellen Harrison took third place in the popular and competitive Snake Lane 10 mile road race last Sunday. She was amongst a turnout of twenty one Beverley AC
The inaugural Burton Constable 10k race, organised by East Hull Harriers, took place last Sunday. The race was fast and flat, on trails through the grounds of Burton Constable Hall, landscaped by Capability Brown.
Becky Briggs was Beverley Athletic Club’s star performer at last Friday evening’s Airkool Walkington 10k road race, winning the women’s race and taking 31st place overall in the event.
Timmy Davies produced a personal best at last Sunday’s Humber Bridge Half Marathon, which was almost good enough to give him 1st place as he came a close 2nd to the winner
A self-confessed ex-Couch potato from Beverley says despite smashing the London Marathon she still has some unfinished business to attend to and has not ruled out running again.
A busy weekend for Beverley AC saw runners represent the club at 3 events, The East Hull 20, The Lincoln 10k and The Coniston 14 miles in The Lake District.
Beverley woman, Linda Wright, has changed her life and swapped lazing on the sofa for seemingly endless hours running in the cold and wet in preparation for the ultimate running challenge