Waveney Valley Athletics Club had an impressive entry of just under a dozen runners for the first in Great Yarmouth Road Runners series of three races covering a distance of 5 miles.

Three new members joined established Waveney Valley athletes for this popular annual spring event covering two laps of Great Yarmouth’s seafront and promenade.

Tim Earl, competing again just a week and a half after setting a personal best at the Bungay Marathon, maintained his recent excellent form, recording another p.b. Alan Fairs also set a new best time for the distance. Teenager Chris Booth has been running for just a few weeks and posted a very fast time for his first race whilst fellow new members Lauren Dixon and Jane Ward finished comfortably inside the one hour mark.

Waveney Valley results: 29th Tim Earl 30:59, 40th Seb Herrod 31:46, 70th Alan Fairs 33:42, 72nd Chris Booth 33:51, 73rd Bill Kingaby 33:53, 87th Nigel Herrod 35:41, 97th Kevin Booth 36:24, 157th Catherine Carfoot 41:21, 200th Dale De Pasquale 48:19, 210th Lauren Dixon 58:23, 211th Jane Ward 58:39.