Husband and wife members of Waveney Valley Athletic Club, Joe and Tracy Mayne, took part in the Wroxham 5k last week, and with no other W.V.A.C. members able to attend this race, Joe and Tracy definately became the club’s ‘ Mayne Event ‘.Organised by Norwich Road Runners, the race was the first in a series of three this summer and Joe, who only started road racing this year, achieved the silver standard for his age with a time of 22:59. It was his first race at the 5k distance and he finished 87th from an entry of around 170 runners.Tracy, after a break from competition in recent weeks, struggled at times with her breathing from the affects of hayfever but was delighted that her time of 31:48 was over a minute quicker than her previous best time for the 5k.

On May 13, Stephen Gibbs took part in the Gorleston Parkrun 5k and finished 15th in a time of 22:17.

Waveney Valley Athletic Club’s ‘ p.b.’ squad converged on Gt Yarmouth seafront last week to compete in the third and final race in this year’s Promenade 5 mile series. Several personal best’s had been recorded by club members at the previous two races and another six new best times were achieved at the final race. Pride of place went to Paul Harrod who ran almost four minutes faster than his previous best five miler while Stuart Smith and Stephen Gibbs knocked over two minutes and one minute off respectively. Joe Mayne (54 seconds), Jonathan Comyn (21 seconds) and club chairman Alan Fairs (4 seconds) also now have new p.b.’s to their credit. Tim Earl again led the team home and was only just outside his own p.b. For Bill Kingaby, whose personal best times were all achieved around the time the wheel was invented, there was the prize again awarded for second place in the Mens 60+ category. Ailsa MacDonald, Paula Lambert and David Pimlott completed the team on what has proved a successful series of races for W.V.A.C.
Results 30th Tim Earl 31:30, 58th Alan Fairs 33:39 p.b., 66th Jonathan Comyn 34:15 p.b., 69th Bill Kingaby 34:26, 96th Stephen Gibbs 37:00 p.b., 116th Joe Mayne 38:16 p.b., 118th Ailsa MacDonald 38:42, 143rd Paul Harrod 41:14 p.b., 147th Paula Lambert 41:30, 164th Stuart Smith 43:43 p.b., David Pimlott 43:50. There were 212 runners.

Husband and wife members of Waveney Valley Athletic Club, Joe and Tracy Mayne, took part in the Wroxham 5k last week, and with no other W.V.A.C. members able to attend this race, Joe and Tracy definately became the club’s ‘Mayne Event’. Organised by Norwich Road Runners, the race was the first in a series of three this summer and Joe, who only started road racing this year, achieved the silver standard for his age with a time of 22:59. It was his first race at the 5k distance and he finished 87th from an entry of around 170 runners. Tracy, after a break from competition in recent weeks, struggled at times with her breathing from the affects of hayfever but was delighted that her time of 31:48 was over a minute quicker than her previous best time for the 5k. Ailsa MacDonald, another new member this year, has kept herself busy in competition recently. At the Cambridge Town and Gown 10k on April 29, she was placed 91st from 363 runners in an impressive time of 48:40 and a week later at the Breckland 10k she finished 150th in a time of 49:02. On May 13, Stephen Gibbs took part in the Gorleston Parkrun 5k and finished 15th in a time of 22:17