Tim Traynor from Upton defended his title in the 19th running of the Hagbourne Fun Run and Walk. Tim came home over two minutes clear of the field and has now won three times in the last four years.
Paul Thomas, another Upton man came fourth winning the First Veteran.
 Tim Traynor |
 Paul Thomas |
The ladies’ race was won by Rosie Stainthorp from East Hagbourne. If it wasn’t for the rule that a person can only win one class, she would have won the first lady, first local lady and Under 16 Girl classes – and if the race was held a few months ago, she would have won the Under 12 Girl as well!
With 249 runners, 79 walkers and a record number of dogs, this was one of the biggest fields in the race’s history. The class winners were as follows:
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First Man |
Tim Traynor |
24′ 31″ |
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Local Man |
Lee Thornhill |
26′ 47″ |
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Veteran Man |
Paul Thomas |
28′ 15″ |
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Boy Under 16 |
Anthony Holmes |
26′ 59″ |
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Boy Under 12 |
Joe Stainthorp |
32′ 50″ |
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First Woman |
Rosie Stainthorp |
35′ 37″ |
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Veteran Woman |
Letitia Parnell |
35′ 56″ |
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Local Woman |
Liz Holliss |
37′ 04″ |
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Girl Under 16 |
Rebecca Laing |
39′ 45″ |
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Girl Under 12 |
Georgia Pennington |
40′ 47″ |
This year was the first that the John and Monica Lawson trophies for the first local man and woman home were awarded. This year they went Lee Thornhill and Rosie Stainthorp respectively. The Marie Brown trophy for the first veteran lady was presented to Letitia Parnell.
Over £1,000 was raised on the day with sponsorship and donations still to come in. As usual, the money raised is going to a cancer research charity. This is obviously a very good causes and so, if you still have any sponsorship money or would like to make a donation, could you please take it to the Hagbourne Post Office in the next couple of weeks so that we can close the accounts for this year and get the money off to the charity.
As you would expect, the Fun Run just doesn’t happen. Many people freely give their time to help make the day a success. As well as the marshals and timekeepers, we have people who serve the food and drinks, those that make the food, and those that set out the course. I would like to thank all those involved – the day wouldn’t happen without them.
I look forward to seeing you all there again next year – for the 20th Run and Walk.
Andrew Tyler
Chairman
Fun Run Committee