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1244 Sqn Swindon Air Cadets helping to rehydrate the
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RAF Lyneham’s scripture reader,
Meg Atkinson, cools off mid-run
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Runners
raise over £1800
for RAF Benevolent Fund
26th September 2009
Royal Air Force Lyneham
With a name that exemplifies
one of the greatest middle distance runners Britain
has ever produced, Seb Coe, who won the 1500m gold
medal at the Olympic
Games in 1980 and 1984,
and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records, his
namesake, an officer stationed at RAF Lyneham, help organise
a charity race to raise funds for the Royal Air Force Benevolent
Fund.
The third RAF Lyneham 10km Road Race
was held on Saturday 26 September 2009 in warm sunshine
and many people watched as the competitors were running
on a fast, flat course within the confines of
RAF Lyneham.
The race was highly competitive with some very fast times
being posted and many personal bests. The winner, Tim Fisher
from Bradford-on-Avon posted the very impressive time of
33 minutes 16 secs, and the first female was Georgia Wood
with an equally impressive time of 38 minutes 18 secs.
A summary of the results were:
A
full list of the 3rd RAF Lyneham 10km race can be downloaded
click here
Overall Race |
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1st Place |
Tim Fisher |
33.16 |
2nd Place |
Danian Corr |
33.17 |
3rd Place |
Gary O'Brien |
34.13 |
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1st Female |
Georgia Wood |
38.18 |
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1st Male Veteran
over 40 |
Heath Bampton |
34.25 |
1st Female Veteran
over 35 |
Tracey Lason |
40.54 |
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1st Team |
Swindon Harriers |
1. Gary O'Brien
2. Heath Brampton
3. Kevin Smith |
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1st RAF Lyneham Runner |
Trevor Batey |
1 Air Mobility Wing |
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1st RAF Lyneham Team |
24 Squadron |
1. Donny Walker
2. Andy Graham
3. Jimmy Stewart |
Flight Lieutenant “Seb” Coe, a pilot on 24
Squadron who organised the race spoke before the event.
He said: “I
was based at RAF Lyneham as a Loadmaster on the Hercules
before I was commissioned as a Pilot and returned to Lyneham
earlier this year. When I was here before, I arranged
the RAF Lyneham 10km race for 2 years. I saw the
Station Commander when I returned as a pilot and he tasked
me to resurrect the race!! Of course, it is an honour,
and I hope the event will prove to be the success that
it was when it was last held in May 2003.”
Race Director, Flight Lieutenant Bryan “Seb” Coe
was please to see so many competitors enjoying themselves
again and moreso contributing to another successful race.
He would like to pass on his thanks to the Station Commander,
Group Captain Mike Neville for making the day possible
as well as MALM Steve Watts, FS Jim Glass, FS Mark Hamer,
Cpl Woosie Wolstenholme, Cpl Rich Birkett and the Air Cadets
of Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham who provided all the
support and made the event the success it was.
The biggest winner of the day was
the RAF Benevolent
Fund who will be receiving a cheque
for around £1800 from
monies raised from the race.
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