Frome’s runners race near and far in July

Frome at the Ham & Lyme 50K July started in style on Saturday 5th with the return of a local(ish) favourite the Ham & Lyme ultra. This multi-terrain ultramarathon offers two distances, 50K from Ham Hill to Lyme, and 100K for runners who want to race to the sea and back. Three Frome club runners took to the starting line for the 50K, Ian Holmes (MV50) crossed the line in 05:45:16, followed by Clare Dunning (FSEN) in 06:12:05 and Ellie Burford (FV35) in 06:30:03. Sian Meaney (FSEN) took on the 100K challenge and finished in an amazing time of 14:26:00 to bag second female overall. Just a few days later, on Tuesday 8 July, more Frome runners lined up for the next race in the Westbury 5K series. Alexander Fisher (MV40) was first to finish the fast, flat three-lap course in a time of 00:18:16. Hot on his heels was Dan Gaisford (MV40) in 00:19:02, Sam Baraud (MSEN) in 00:20:15 and Keith Vance (MV50) in 00:20:38. Daniel Thomson (MSEN) crossed the line in 00:21:18, followed by Lau...