On Wednesday night, Newport & District Running Club were well represented at the second race in this year’s “Sexarathon” series, the “Phoenix Flyer”. After the 5-miler at Lilleshall, this race is a much shorter affair, with runners completing three laps around Dawley town centre, near what used to be the Phoenix School (now Langley), from which the race takes its name. Due to the three-lap course with limited space, the race takes place in two parts, with an initial race for people expecting to finish in 20 minutes or less, and then a following race for everyone else.
Alex Millington was the first NDRC finisher, taking 7th place overall, and first in his age category, with a time of 16 minutes, 48 seconds. Robin Guy was next, also taking first in his age category, with a time of 18:20, and 30th position overall, just ahead of Alex Cochrane, who was 41st with a time of 18:31. Harry Wilmot was in hot pursuit, running a time of 18:47 in 47th place, whilst David Brown clocked 20:21 in finishing 90th.
Phil Dolding finished with a time of 21:37 in 136th, just ahead of David Thomas, who was 144rd in 21:54. David Evans was 168th with his time of 22:34, closely followed by Graham Rogers, who stopped the clock at 22:40 in 170th. Nigel Ingram clocked a time of 24:08 in 222nd place, whilst Emma Glanville was 243rd in 24:43, and Philip Link finished 283rd in 25:58.
Dale Fordham ran a time of 26:09 in finishing 290th, whilst Helen Mason was 308th with her time of 26:59 and Maff Wellman was 320th in 27:07. Simon Taylor stopped the clock at 27:19 for 322nd place, whilst Nick Wylie was 361st in 28:51. Heather Campbell-Miles and Ralph Humphries both clocked a time of 29:29 in 369th and 370th places respectively, and Liz Holbrook finished with a time of 32:12 in 300th position. NDRC’s John Stokes also volunteered as a sweeper.
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