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Beverley 10k
Beverley 10k, May 2019
Twenty-four runners from St Peter’s travelled over to Beverley in May, for the annual 10k race over in East Riding. The weather was hot and sunny on the day, so the runners were slightly relieved to be starting earlier this year and avoiding the mid-day heat.
There were over 1500 entrants to this year’s race, making the starting area by the Minster really crammed with participants. Experienced runners from the St Peter’s team made their way right to the front to await the start, determined to perform well in the race and lead from the front. Once under way, the race followed its usual route, snaking through the town, around the Westwood and finished at the top of Toll Gavel. The first few kilometres seemed really busy gradually thinning out along the course. The race was very well supported by hundreds of well-wishers who lined the route, clapping and cheering on as well as the odd high-five!
Completing the 10k was a significant achievement for all, particularly those completing the distance in a race for the first time. Maddy Bennison was the first finisher for the girls in 47:55 closely followed by Lily Naylor in 48:20, and well done also to Niamh Watkins finishing 3rd in the Junior category in 50:03, closely
followed by Emily Bennison and Rachael Hartley. Anna Harrison, Charlotte Calvert, Sophie Bone and Val Cross all came in at around 57mins. Georgina Edwards, Georgia Legg and Ellie Miles-Kingston also made a terrific effort to complete the course in just over 1 hour.
For the boys, Pierre Herrenschmidt ran the course in 56:27, Ethan McKinney and Alex Phillips came in around the 45 minute mark. Sam Gowland finished in a superb time of 41:35. There was a close battle between Kieran Whyte and Nick Gill for 2nd and 3rd place around the 40 minute mark with Kieran finishing ahead by 23s. The first runner home for St Peter’s, finishing second in the U18 category was Stephen Johnson in a terrific time of 37:37.
Congratulations to all of the pupils and staff who took part at Beverley this year. Lots of the runners have been collecting sponsorship using charity giving website as well as the traditional sponsor form. At the time of writing the total raised by the St Peter’s team is over £1000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
