Over near Selby, Scott Harrington, Liz and Chris Wordsworth and Dave Hainsworth took part in the Wistow 10k.

Scott, using it for as speed training for the upcoming York Marathon, finished fourth in 34:10 to gain a PB. 

Chris commented: “Having met David Hainsworth in the village hall race HQ we ventured into the rain to the start. We had been promised a flat course and this was quite true, the route snaking across a fairly featureless agricultural plain. The breeze was brisk, offering help in places but hindering in others particularly around the 6-7km mark.

“My race plan was to run five-minute kilometres and see whether I could keep them going for a time under 50 minutes. I started smoothly and was right on schedule at the 5km point. The increasing wind and my increasing fatigue then took a hand, and the next couple of kilometres were a struggle.

“I recovered a little towards the end and finished in (by my watch) 51:51, somewhat outside my 50 minute target but still a personal best by nearly a minute, so I could not be too disappointed. I had run plenty of intervals in training but I think I need a few longer runs to build up endurance in the second half of the race if I am to achieve (as a 40 year old!) my 50-minute target.

“David finished strongly shortly after me, and Liz a couple of minutes further back, a good performance in her first race back from injury. The finishers’ goodie bag contained a decent hat which we were grateful for on the windswept walk back to the car.”

Official results were: Chris 51:59, David 53:17 and Liz 56:34.

The winner was Matty Hynes (North York Moors) in 30:46 and the first lady was Amy Green (Keighley & Craven) in 25th place overall in 38:09.