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Waddesdon Manor Summer 5K 2022

Age is just a number for these Dacorum athletes

Great battle between club mates at Waddesdon Manor 5K

Race Director Alan Roberts' best time (16:15) would have placed a handy fifth in his own promotion on Wednesday night (20 July) at the Waddesdon Manor Summer 5K – back after a two-year absence due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Alan has recently returned from representing British Masters at the World Masters Championships in Tampere, Finland, competing in the 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10K, cross country, and half marathon in the M55 category. Back home he was hosting the latest edition of this race, held with the kind permission of Lord Rothschild and the National Trust from Waddesdon Manor visitor car park.

The course is a simple out and back to the front of the Waddesdon Manor House, built in the style of a French chateau for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild and completed in 1889. 

Fortunately, the intense heat of the previous two days had passed and although still warm it was an overcast evening that enabled the athletes to give 100% effort and that certainly was the case between Dacorum AC team mates James French (16:03) and Adam Edgeworth (16:04) as they battled for victory and club bragging rights.

Also beating the Race Director's 1988 PB were Louis Peterson (Chiltern Harriers, 16:11) and the host club's Thomas Fell (Vale of Aylesbury, 16:13) – both of whom are under-20 juniors.

The women's top trio were W45 Kate Rennie (Dacorum, 17:38), Chelsea Baker (Vale of Aylesbury, 18:03) and Melanie Phair (Wycombe Phoenix Harriers, 18:39).

There were 49 athletes running faster than 20:00 and 222 finished in 37:37.

As you might expect with an event organised by a master athlete the results were age-graded and there was a clean sweep of the best marks by Dacorum athletes Sarah Roberts (W60 23:02, 94.0%), Kate Rennie (W45 17:38, 91.6%) and Simon Townsend (M55 18:22, 84.6%).

Race results via the runABC South race listing here

Event information at the Vale of Aylesbury AC website here

Image of the leaders courtesy Barry Cornelius Photos

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