Dagenham 88 and BRR runners enjoy busy weekend of action

Cristina Cooper travelled to Scotland for the Loch Ness Marathon and finished in 4:07.38 — her 42nd marathon.

Trevor Cooper also raced at the Loch Ness Running Festival, recording his fastest 10k time for four years with 52.52 in the River Ness 10k.

Several Barking Roadrunners headed to central London for the Vitality events in Westminster.

Kevin Wotton finished the Vitality 10k in 53.09, followed by Jason Li in 1:00.42.

The previous day, Ron Vialls and Trevor Parkin competed in the Westminster Mile.

Vialls finished third in his age category in 6.53, while Parkin completed the course in 15.38.

Dagenham 88 fielded a strong team in the Vitality 10k, with Allan and David Lacey leading the club home in identical times of 51.36.

Barking Roadrunner Ron Vialls claimed third place in his age category in the Westminster Mile (Image: BRR)

John Hughes clocked 54.29, followed by Jenny O’Hanlon in 54.50 and Peter Grant in 57.14.

Jennifer Akroyd finished in 1:00.49, Andrew Beazeley in 1:02.07 and Kemi Olansanya in 1:07.03.

Anne Duggan (1:23.46), Richele Cockley (1:26.48), Kirsty Hannan (1:29.45) and Julie Cardnell (1:29.47) also completed the event for Dagenham 88.

Club members also raced at parkruns around the country.

At Valentine’s, Manji Gami led Dagenham 88 home in 28.56, ahead of Jennifer Akroyd (30.27) and Ronnie Waller (49.49).

At Maldon, Amelia Godfrey led the club runners in 23.21, followed by Sue Godfrey (25.57), Gary Cardnell (27.35), Evie Beazeley (29.27), Jenny O’Hanlon (32.38), Lorraine Hilton (32.39), Amelia Beazeley (35.26) and Andrew Beazeley (41.42).

John Phillips ran 23.01 at Harrow Lodge Parkrun, while Nils Hollmann clocked 24.53 at Hackney Marshes.

Allan Lacey ran 25.32 at Barking and Roger Westwood finished Raphael Parkrun in 27.03, while David O’Brien completed Oaklands College Parkrun in 55.50 in St Albans.

Further afield in Inverness, Scotland, Emma Dudman ran 32.18 at Torvean Parkrun.

Both clubs enjoyed another busy weekend, with members clocking up miles and strong performances before league competition returns.