Runners battle the elements

Just over 100 runners battled through strong winds and driving rain to complete the Beckley 10K on Sunday.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Sep 2012, 09:53 BST

Jeff Pyrah was the runaway winner of the Nice Work organised-race in an excellent 33:32, which was well over a minute quicker than his winning time of 2011.

The Rye Runner finished nearly five minutes ahead of runner-up Mark Goodman, who was the first of five unattached competitors in the top seven. Greg Thompson was third in 39:48.

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Tina Wren, from Hastings Athletic Club, was the leading lady and 18th overall in 44:14, while Hastings Runners scooped the men’s and ladies’ team prizes over a tough, undulating course along the lanes around the village.

Top 30 finishers: 1 Jeff Pyrah (Rye Runners) 33:32, 2 Mark Goodman (unattached) 38:26, 3 Greg Thompson (unattached) 39:48, 4 Leo Cacciatore (unattached) 40:36, 5 Keith Murphy (unattached) 40:49, 6 Kevin Perez-Diaz (Wadhurst Runners) 41:01, 7 Stuart Jasnoch (unattached) 41:08, 8 William Darby (Hastings AC) 41:17, 9 Nick Webb (Hastings Runners) 41:58, 10 Chris Matthews (Hastings Runners) 42:20, 11 John Wren (Hastings AC) 42:49, 12 Tim Bones (Hastings Runners) 43:13, 13 Matthew Beaver (Hastings Runners) 43:32, 14 Ben Percival (unattached) 43:40, 15 Robert Spooner (unattached) 43:43, 16 Joe Moore (Hastings Runners) 43:44, 17 Brian Day (Bedford Harriers) 44:05, 18 Tina Wren (Hastings AC) 44:14, 19 Andy Woods (unattached) 44:23, 20 Jamie Forde (Rye Runners) 44:43, 21 Allan James Tilbury (unattached) 44:44, 22 Sam Pyrah (Rye Runners) 44:52, 23 Ryan Carman (unattached) 45:12, 24 Daniel McLaughlin (Orpington Road Runners) 45:13, 25 Gareth Vidler (unattached) 46:12, 26 Paul Startup (unattached) 46:55, 27 Melissa Mitchell (Ashford Tri Club) 47:03, 28 Michael Elms (Heathfield Road Runners) 47:05, 29 Johanna Lambourne (Hastings Runners) 47:59, 30 Balazs Balazs 48:16.