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Athletes venture into unchartered territory

Among the two-dozen Ryston Runners who took part in the Dereham ten-mile road race on Sunday were some who had never ventured beyond the 10k distance before.

Youngsters thrive in tough conditions

Cold, wet weather conditions made for a less-than-pleasant environment for the opening match of the East Anglian League at Lynnsport on Sunday.

Triathlon backs troops

King’s Lynn Triathlon Club is staging a charity triathlon on June 23 to encourage newcomers to the sport and to raise money for the Bridge for Heroes charity.

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Matt’ll do nicely as Pyatt sets new record

Downham Sportsman of the Year Matt Pyatt ran in the Greater Manchester Marathon, where he broke a 21-year-old Fenland Running Club record.

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Ryston clean up GEAR women awards

Some 75 Ryston Runners were among the 1,557 finishers in Sunday’s Grand East Anglia Run (GEAR) 10K event around Lynn.

Megan breaks club record

In the new England Athletics Youth Development League (which is for athletes in the under 17 and 20 age groups replacing the old national junior leagues) held at Woodford Green, Team Norfolk won by a staggering 91 points.

The Grand East Anglia Run 2013

KING’S LYNN: GEAR 2013 - ‘The atmosphere was amazing’ - SEE PICS & VIDEO video Picture gallery

The Tuesday Market Place was filled with cheers as the winners of this year’s Grand East Anglia Run passed the finish line within five minutes of each other.

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Thea impresses for silver at quad event

It was a quieter weekend for Ryston Runners Athletics Club members after their exploits at the London Marathon.

Great displays from youngsters

There were great performances at the first Eastern Young Athletes League at Bury St Edmunds where West Norfolk AC and Ryston Runners AC combine with Diss and Thetford AC to take on the bigger clubs within East Anglia.

Could you be a marshal at King’s Lynn road race GEAR?

A call has gone out for more volunteers to marshal at Lynn’s 10k road race the Grand East Anglia Run.

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Triathlon bumper weekend

Members of Lynn Triathlon Club began the season well this weekend with some impressive results.

1st - see attched picture - Two members of West Norfolk Athletic Club recently took part in the prestigious City of Lincoln 10km. Ben Collison had a great run finishing in 88th place (37.23) & Terry Gamble finished in a very respectable 1612th in 52.22. 
 2nd - Matt Gingell represented West Norfolk AC at this years Virgin London Marathon, Matt finished in a new personal best time of 4:13.18 and was 13'738th out of over 35'000 runners!

Perfect day for personal bests

West Norfolk Athletic Club travelled to Dartford for the first meeting in the Southern Athletics League. Conditions were near perfect which resulted in many personal best performances.

Marathon under three hours feat for Malcolm

On a very busy weekend, Ryston Runners AC had some stunning personal performances at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday.

GEAR test run chance

This Sunday Ryston Runners are offering the chance to try out the Bespak Grand East Anglia Run 10k course in preparation for the real thing on Sunday, May 5.

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Ryston duo tackle the Bungay marathon

While many of their clubmates were having a relatively restful weekend, many with their minds on a little event in London on Sunday, two Ryston Runners decided to test themselves out over the marathon distance at Bungay on Sunday.

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council employees Honor Howell and Ian Burbridge will be running the London Marathon on Sunday.

WEST NORFOLK: Marathon runners won’t turn back now

Runners from across West Norfolk are still determined to take part in the London Marathon despite the fatal bomb blasts in Boston this week.

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