RUNNERS from across the county came to the Westbury area last month to take part in the popular Dilton Dash on Sunday 21st May, – a multi-terrain event consisting of footpaths, tracks and road that offers a 10k race and a 3k version- and the Bratton Hilly on Saturday 27th May, a challenging 11k run that takes in the steep climb up the White Horse.
Money raised from both of these events will support the Dilton Rovers Summer School and the Bratton Jubilee Hall.
Tracey Hyde from Redfish Events, who organised the events, said, “Two races in back-to-back weekends – I must be crazy!
“All the help from my family, friends, marshals and not to forget the willing runners helped make these events fantastic, and although both weekends were really hot, all the hard work totally made it worth it.
“A big shout out to Alan Swan and Barbara Swan for some amazing action shots, plus Mendip Medical for keeping an eye on us all.”
Dilton Dash
The Dilton Dash saw 185 runners take part in either the 3k route or the 10k route. The winner of the 10k route was Andy Fooks from Team Bath AC with a time of 39:11, followed by John Reed from the Warminster Running Club in second with a time of 40:59, and Daniel Piper from Hastings Runners finished third with a time of 42:26. The first local male to finish was Richard Forrest from Dilton Marsh with a time of 52:19.
Amber Gascoigne from Team Bath Athletic Club was the first female to finish the 10k with a time of 42:26, Emma Surridge from Frome Running Club was second in 51:56, and third was Fiona Williams from Bath in 53:29. The first local female to finish was Gretchen Tucker from Dilton Marsh/Avon Valley Runners with a time of 99.39.
The winner of the 3k route was Oliver Aldred from Somer AC who also was named as first boy aged 11 to 16 with a time of 12:36; the first girl in the 11 to 16 age category was Olivia Kearns from City of Salisbury AC and RC with a time of 15:00, and the first male to finish the race was Jack Hutchinson from Somer AC with a time of 15:03. The first boy aged ten and under was Alfie Beck from Wells City Harriers in 16:06; the first girl aged ten and under was Roxy Lear from Somer AC in 17:02, and the first female was Stacey Fox from Westbury with a time of 22:50.
Bratton Hilly Run
The Bratton Hilly Run saw 112 runners take on the challenging 11k multi-terrain run around the outskirts of Bratton. The winner of this was Jon Cracknell from Lonely Goat RC in 41:10, Michael Towler from Avon Valley Runners came in second with a time of 41:53, and John Reed from Warminster Running Club came in third place in 43:53. The first local male, Ollie Wickham from Bratton, finished with a time of 50:46.
First female was Kate Hickman from Vegan Runners with a time of 58:04, second fastest female went to Samantha Kelly from Royal Wootton Bassett Hounds RC in 58:42, and Samantha King from Warminster Running Club was third with a time of 1:00:35. The first local female to finish was Alsion Rowe from Bratton with a time of 1:06:31.
Out of the veteran male categories Paul Rymans from Frome was the first v40 to cross the line with a time of 44:52 (finishing fourth overall), Paul Reddaway from Corsham Running Club was the first in the v60 category in 47:46, Kevin Rumming from Frome finished first in the v50 category in 50:02, and Anthony Sprules from Frome Running Club was the first v70 in 52:32.
In the veteran female categories Tara Gold from Wellow finished first in the v50 category with a time of 1:01:40, Joanne Thwaite from Warminster Running Club finished first in the v40 category in 1:01:45, and Kathryn Kinsey from Avon Valley Runners finished first in the v60 category in 1:04:14.
The first team to finish was Frome Running Club, with members Ronan Furguson (49:27), Paul Horton (51:19), Anthony Sprules (52:32), and David Alsford (54:04).
Next in the race calendar for Redfish Events is The Bowerhill Bomber 10K or 5K in Melksham on Sunday 30th July, and you can enter by visiting: https:// www.entrycentral.com/festival/1548
Then the Carnival Chase 10K, 3K and 1.2K in Warminster on Sunday 3rd September. You can enter here: https://www.entrycentral.com/festival/1951
