Farnham Runners had 15 runners competing in the Hampshire Road Race League Overton five-mile race.

There were enough runners for full A and B teams for the men and a full A and incomplete B team for the ladies.

James Robinson finished 12th in a time of 28.08. James Lyons (33.20), Chris Raby (34.25) and Ivan Chunnett (35.00) completed the A team.

Justin Clarke led in the B team in 35.09. Mike Walberton (35.26), Paul Keogh (35.23) and Charles Ashby (38.28) completed the B team.

Farnham Runners before the Overton five-mile race
Farnham Runners before the Overton five-mile race (Farnham Runners)

Louise Granell finished 16th in 35.29. Candy Waller (39.40), Gemma Whitehouse (43.27) and Jane Georghiou (45.39) completed the ladies’ A team.

There were three ladies for the B team. Kay Copeland finished in 45.57, followed by Sandra Hickey in 46.57 and Laylan Pointon-Berkowitz in 48.44.

Farnham Runner Joe Collins won the Farnham Pilgrim Trail Marathon in a time of 3:15.52.

Stuart Taylor finished in 3:59.12, Linda Tyler finished in 4:41.51, Andrew Brown finished in 5:21.05, Jonathan Tyler finished in 5:26.07, Megan Grocott finished in 5:29.01, Kelly Lincoln and Colette Grist finished in 5:29.58 and Lindsay Bamford finished in 5:34.38.

Jonathan Tyler in his first marathon
Jonathan Tyler in his first marathon (Farnham Runners)

Several Farnham Runners took on the Farnham Pilgrim Half Marathon. Stephen Tarrant finished in 2:07.49, Bridget Naylor finished in 2:08.38, Sally Lawrence finished in 2:31.58 and Lizzie Collins finished in 2:47.50.

Chris Gill, Craig Tate-Grimes and Gill Iffland volunteered to man a water station and were helped by Jacquie Browne, Alison Buchanan, Debbie Moorcroft, Nicola O’Connor, Shirley Perrett, Penny Schnabel and Carolyn Wickham.

Farnham Runners Emma Dawson and Matt Gibbons finished the Surrey half marathon in 1:43.28 and 1:43.29 respectively.

Colette Grist leads a group of Jonathan Tyler, Meg Grocott and Kelly Lincoln
Colette Grist leads a group of Jonathan Tyler, Meg Grocott and Kelly Lincoln (Farnham Runners)

By Jane Georghiou

Farnham Pilgrim Marathon helpers Jacquie Browne, Alison Buchanan, Chris Gill, Penny Schnabel and Debbie Moorcroft with runners Meg Grocott and Colette Grist
Farnham Pilgrim Marathon helpers Jacquie Browne, Alison Buchanan, Chris Gill, Penny Schnabel and Debbie Moorcroft with runners Meg Grocott and Colette Grist (Farnham Runners)