January Race Running Report
FROME RUNNING CLUB
RACE REPORT – JANUARY 2023
Slaughterford 9
On Sunday 22nd January, 6 brave and hardy runners
from Frome Running Club ran the infamous Slaughterford 9 in extremely cold and
icy temperatures (on a weekend that saw all local Park Runs cancelled due to
ice!).
This is a multi-terrain race over 9 miles of steeply
undulating countryside, carrying a sting in its tail! Whilst tackling 900 feet
of ascent/descent in the Slaughterford valley, runners encountered tarmac, stony
paths, fields, tracks (including underwater tracks) and even some green lanes.
First home for Frome was Paul Horton (MV50) who finished in
1:07:52, which earned him 5th place in his age category. He was
followed by Emma Surridge (FV40) in 1:19:54, Ian Holmes (MV50) 1:20:30, Lucy
Pearman (FV50) 1:30:03, Lynn Brand (FV60) 1:31:45 and Julie Chilvers (FV40) in
1:33:08.
Great efforts by all, especially given the freezing conditions.
Ian Holmes, Lynn Brand, Julie Chilvers, Emma Surridge and
Paul Horton braving the wintry weather to run the Slaughterford 9
The following week, Sunday 29th January, saw a fabulous
turnout of Frome Running Club members at the Longleat 10km race.
This race starts in front of Longleat House and takes in the
estate’s private and traffic free roads. The route is undulating and hilly with
a significant climb tackled twice, once soon after the start and again in the
last 2 miles of the route.
Frome runners brought 3 excellent firsts in age category: Ted
Sprules (M 60-69) in 44:02, Jo Fordham (FV50) in a time of 48:41, and Barrie
Knight (M70+) 53:31. What fantastic running! Very well done to Ted, Jo and
Barrie.
Other runners finished in the following times: Ronan
Ferguson (male senior) 42:04, Paul Horton (MV50) 42:46, Keith Vance (MV40-49) 46:17,
Andrew Smallbone (MV50) 47:25, David Alsford (MV50) 48:02, David Lee (M40-49)
49:08, Chris Dayman-Johns (male senior) 50:24, Julie Chilvers (F40-49) 52:54, Alan
Brawn (MV50) 53:03, Alexander Fisher (M40-49) 53:38, Sarah Smallbone (FV50)
54:46, Nicky Thomas (FV50) 56:33, Emma
Evans (F40-49) 59:39 and Richard Riley (M60-69) 1:03:02
Frome runners at Longleat
Frome Running
Club offers both on and off-road training and welcomes new members, whatever
the ability. For more details, visit www.fromerunningclub.co.uk