Athletics

Just in the nick of time, before things look like shutting down again, a few Ryston Runners managed to get in some proper race action.

West Norfolk athletes took on the challenging weather conditions at the UEA, in Norwich, and delivered some top performances.

There were some solid performances put in once again by West Norfolk athletes last weekend.

The focus of athletics activity among members of Ryston Runners AC over the last week was the Virtual Hancock Handicap.

The annual Athletics Norfolk Awards night were held in a virtual way on Facebook.

Ryston Runners members have been recalling their sortie to the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) Road Relay Championships.

When you book a holiday, the last thing you’d normally take into consideration is where you’re likely to be competing in a triathlon.

People’s Facebook pages at the moment seem to be full of memories of what they were doing at this time last year.

When runners first realised that the Grand East Anglian Run was the weekend after the London Marathon, most thought it would result in slow times.

Kings Lynn Triathlon Club has been awarded the bronze Trimark accreditation which enables them to have an official junior section.

There was a half marathon debutant during a very busy weekend for Renegades Runners.

A few Ryston Runners considered themselves fortunate to get a race in on Sunday due to the Covid-19 measures.

Members of King’s Lynn Triathlon Club have come out of hibernation and scooped up medals. Sunday saw the last of the Shouldham Warren GP Series.

At the last Shouldham cross country race of the series, West Norfolk AC’s Rebecca Cousins was pleased with her second place series finish.

In the busiest Sunday of the year for members, at the Cambridge Half-Marathon on Sunday, 12 Renegade Runners were competing.

Despite the storms over the weekend, West Norfolk AC went ahead with a throws workshop at Alive Lynnsport.

Another trip to Lee Valley Indoor Athletics Stadium proved fruitful for the older of the two talented Ryston athletes from the MacQueen household.

Several records were broken when West Norfolk Athletics Club played host to the Keith Ward Memorial and the County Indoor Athletics Championships.

Renegade Runners member Sam Laws proved he was up for the challenge at the Great Barrow Challenge.

The period between Christmas and New Year was not an idle time as far as the West Norfolk running scene was concerned, with five races in as many days