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British triumph in Bristol
British athletes triumphed in the new Bristol 10k making a clean sweep of the top 3 womens prizes, with Phil Nicholls securing 2nd place in the mens race.
In a very close race Wendy Nicholls (34:08, Cirencester) beat Louise Damen (34:09, Winchester & District) and Claire Martin (34:15, Telford) in humid conditions on Bank Holiday Monday 5 May 2008. Fellow Brit Phil Nicholls (29:36, Tipton Harriers) came second to Jean Ndayasenga who was overall winner (29:09, Burundi/Birchfield) beating Zak Kihara (29:51, Kenya/Birchfield) into 3rd place.
Entries for the Reebok Bristol Half Marathon flood in
Entries for the Reebok Bristol Half Marathon are flooding in, with individual runners and charities booking places for the September 14 race. So if you have just taken part in the Bristol 10k but have not yet booked your place in September’s half marathon – you’d better be quick and get your application in.
Legendary athlete Nick Rose to champion the Bristol 10k
The great Bristol athlete and schoolteacher Nick Rose will be actively supporting the first ever Bristol 10k. Nick recently opened the Bristol specialist running shop Up & Running and has also agreed for the shop to be an official sponsor of the event.
Nick holds the UK all time 10k road record with a very swift 27 mins 34 sec. Rose, who benefited from an American scholarship, set his national best on the roads of New Orleans no less than 24 years ago and his time still stands – a real tribute to the quality of the Bristol Olympian’s record. Interestingly Rose’s track time was just 3 sec swifter than his road performance.
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