Jul 29
This weekend 3 triathletes Simon and Charlotte Smith and Gary Malliband experienced a dip in temperatures at the Chelmsford Sprint Triathlon. In wet and windy conditions they completed the 800m lake swim, 18k bike ride and 5k run. Simon finished 3rd overall in 1:05:42, Charlotte as 2nd female in 1:11:43 and Gary 19th overall and …
Jul 23
Five TAC runners participated in the tenth edition of the Conti Thunder Run; a 24 hour off-road run challenge. Competing as a relay team Stacey Owen, Tracey Cady, Kayleigh Bailey, Jim Mockford and Richard Crewe took turns to run a 10k lap continuously for 24 hours. Head torches and steady footing were required throughout …
Jul 16
Brandon Fern Hoppers hosted the annual Wibbly Wobbly Forest Log Jog on Friday evening at High Lodge. The event was a very warm evening 5 mile forest run through undulating paths of Thetford Forest. TAC were victorious with Louise White finishing first female overall in a time of 34:46. A good turnout for the club …
Jul 10
The Lord Mayor’s 5k was first staged on 1996 and is widely regarded as the best 5k road race in the East of England. It immediately precedes the annual Lord Mayor’s Street Procession through Norwich city centre and provides an opportunity to race on a two-lap traffic-free course in front of an enthusiastic crowd estimated to exceed 50,000. The course has a strict 10 …
Jul 10
Five Thetford athletes were in action at the annual Norwich Triathlon weekend. They all took part in the Standard distance triathlon (1500m lake swim, 40k bike, 10k run) at Whitlingham Lake near Norwich. The event saw Gary Malliband take on his first triathlon at this distance and for Karl Wright and Lukasz Ryzinski it was …
Jul 02
Thetford AC members Steve Dickens and Simon Smith competed in the beautiful setting of Holkham Hall at the OSB Half Ironman 70.3 event. The event attracted over 1200 competitors and began with a 1900m lake swim continuing into an undulating bike ride of 56 miles followed by a blistering hot 13.1 mile run. Both did …
Jul 02
Thetford runners were out in force during the heatwave at the East Harling 10k on Sunday 1st July. Nine members of TAC took on the annual event hosted by Harling AC with a record 339 finishers. First home for Thetford was Jason Elrick in 43:34 followed closely by Karl Wright 43:37. TAC’s first female finisher …
