It's the Blacklands Juggernaut v the Delight from the Isle of Wight

Hastings-based HY Runners are proving that lockdown is no obstacle by performing virtual challenges.
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Stewart Ide

The latest was a 100m charity sprint-off between two of their members.

Great fun was had on the HY group’s Facebook page as Stewart Ide v Craig Sealby was promoted as the Blacklands Juggernaut v the Delight from the Isle of Wight.

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The two racers generated interest by winding each other up with mock taunts while a video campaign was made by the imaginative skills of Fiona Norman Brown.

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Craig Sealby

Members of the group were invited to place a £5 bet on the winner and the winning time and all money raised was donated to two very worthy homeless charities – Warming Up The Homeless and Surviving The Streets.

A secret location and date was set and along with a camera crew whose job it was to post a live feed to the group, the two runners were ready to go for their 100m sprint off.

An early lead from Sealby wasn’t enough to prevent Ide from accelerating home for the win in a time of 16:92 seconds.

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Sophie McGoldrick correctly guessed the winning time and earned a bottle of bubbly in the process.

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Brooke Skelton

The club said the race was a huge success and stressed that everything was performed within social distancing measures.

It has been tough going as runners haven’t been able to train collectively as a club.

And with competitive events on hold at the moment, they are keen to do something for the members, who have been fully committed to the virtual challenges.

The support for this 100m race was magnificent.

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Stewart and Craig ready to do battle
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A spokesman for the club said: “We are so pleased to be able to support such worthy charities, especially at this time of year when being on the streets is no joke to say the very least.

“We are happy to do our bit to help.

“In particular the club would like to thank Brooke Skelton for her efforts collecting clothing and food packages to donate to the charities.

“Both were very grateful and it is very typical of Brooke to do a kind act that means so much.

“The big question now is: what or who is the next HY challenge?”