Kingham 12k - 27 June 2015
A glorious summer’s day in a glorious Cotswold village was the setting for the 40th Kingham Run. The small field was added to by 7 Bourton Roadrunners proudly wearing their club kit and ready to race.
Dennis Walmsley led the pack with Lucy Walmsley hot on his heels and Shona Crombie-Hicks right there too. Kate Krzywiec and Claire Harrison continued their personal battles and headed out on the course together followed closely by Niamh Shoemark and Andrew Evans.
The course was beautiful but brutal in the heat of the sun with a hill climb to run up twice. Dennis Walmsley held his lead to win the race in a time of 44:44.
Shona let Lucy see her heels for a time of 47:53 and the prize of 1st Lady. Lucy took the LV45 prize and great position of second lady in 49:07. Niamh Shoemark came from behind Claire and Kate to be the next Bourton lady over the line in 52:53.
The battle between Claire and Kate had a clear stand out winner in the shape of Kate Krzywiec who left Claire on the first hill climb and never saw her again, running home in 53:12. Although not her fastest time Claire was happy to cross the finish line as first LV35 lady in 55.39 followed by Andrew Evans in a time of 58:34
Highlights
Dennis Walmsley won the Kingham 12k, with wife Lucy hot-on-his-heals.
Shona Crombie-Hicks was first Lady , with Lucy Walmsley frist LV45.
Claire Harrison was also a prize-winner in the LV35 category.
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