Hanni was home from Germany this weekend for a family function and squeezed in a race on her flying visit.
The Hopton 10k offered some boggy Sunday fun for 5 Harriers. With steep uphills and fast downhills through sodden woodland, it was a fun muddy race with no clock watching pressure.
Will Stewart was the first Harrier home with a time of 47:43. April Stewart was 2nd lady with 49:27 and James O’Rourke got 51:52. Hanni Maeer and Nigel Rigg crossed the line together in 1:07:29.
European Masters - Italy
Rob Macdonald has continued to gain International experience on the track, as a V55, representing GB at the Masters European Championships in Pescara, Italy at 200m, 400m and 4x 100m relay, where he became a European Championships silver medalist
Rob right of pic
World Masters Mountain Running Championships in Portugal
Hazel Berrett travelled to Calheta in Madeira this week to compete in the 22nd World Mountain Running Championships Uphill Race. The 5.6 miles (9.2k) course started in Ponta do Pargo and climbed 2,630' (800m) continuously to the summit at Pico da Fonta do Bispo on a mixture of steep forest tracks and rocky trails.
Hazel competed in the Women’s 55-79 year age group and finished 34th overall in 1:19:16, securing the World Championship Gold medal for the Great Britain Women’s 60 team. Italy and the USA were the other teams to make up the top three. The medals were presented at an official ceremony after the race.
Hazel said, "I was not sure until race day whether I would be able to compete as I had been injured a couple of weeks earlier. It was a fantastic experience and I enjoyed being part of the GB team. To stand on the podium and hear the national anthem and come home with a World Championship gold medal is something I didn’t expect. I felt very proud to be part of the team there."