Cambridge H Winter League 5k, Bexley, 1 December 2012

Making a nice big splash of claret & gold on a cold winter's day the Belles romped home with 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th places in the Cambridge Harriers Winter League 5km.  Lauren Whelan was our first across the line, just 14 seconds off the win in her first Belgrave outing. Well done to her - racing well and approaching her best times! Good to have you on board with Belgrave!

Sabina knocked nearly a minute of her previous 5km race and Tabi made the same improvement while Maureen walked her fastest 5km since she joined the W45 age group.

Good walking wasn't confined to the ladies - Paul King broke 30 minutes for the first time in quite a while and John and Mark pulled the team through, working back towards fitness in the process.

Everyone who is eligible please consider the 10km Southern Championships on the 5th January 2013.  The aim in training is to keep the stamina work going until January ... February when we will begin shorter speed stamina sessions to work towards the indoor races and championships.

Men. 1 C Corbishley (Medway) 23:51; 5 J Hall M60 28:00; 8 M Culshaw M45 29:04; 11 P King M60 29:58.

Women. 1 H Butcher (Camb H) 26:03; 2 L Whelan 26:17; 3 S Brown W40 29:39; 4 M Noel W45 30:03; 5 T Gillan 32:17.