It was a busy weekend of racing for Pickering Running Club with some outstanding performances.

Simon Tyrell ran the Brighton Marathon and was justifiably delighted with his time of 3 hours 34 minutes which placed him 2nd in the M65 category out of 85 competitors.

Anna Bailey ran the Charm Bracelet Marathon, a challenging 28 mile race along the coastal path with a huge 3,000 feet of ascent and taking in the Charm Bracelet artwork on the way. Anna had a brilliant run finishing 13th female in a time of 5 hours 29 minutes.

4 runners from PRC opted for the Charm Bracelet 10k, 7.3 miles with 800 feet of climb. Paul Simpson was 1st overall in a fantastic time of 1 hour. Mandy Hepton had a good race finishing in 1 hour 16 minutes placing her 2nd F40. Graham Robinson won the 1st M70 trophy with his time of 2 hours 1 minute, and Chloe Riley ran with mum, Rosie clocking 2 hours 10 minutes.

Andrew Bates took part in the Rasselbock Spring Run in Sherwood Pines. This was a 6 hour challenge to run as many 3.8 mile laps on forest trails as possible. Andrew did 5 laps, equivalent to 19 miles, in 3 hours 35 minutes placing him well in the top half of finishers.

Charlotte Dennison competed in the Ripon Stinger, a beautiful trail race based in Studley Roger. The 14.5 mile route lived up to its name with stinging sideways rain at one point. Charlotte finished in 3 hours 13 minutes

The Hooded Horse Fell Race also took place at the weekend. Competitors might have seen enough of the White Horse on Sutton Bank for a while after climbing Hood Hill 3 times totalling 6.5 miles with 1,250 feet of ascent. Robbie Preston had a great race finishing 5th overall out of 165 runners with his time of 48 minutes 26 seconds. Nick Outram was next for PRC in 55 minutes 2 seconds followed by Kelly Richmond whose time of 57 minutes 15 seconds placed her 3rd female. Kelly was followed by Simon Rycroft in 57 minutes 49 seconds. Malcolm Hodgson, in his first race with PRC, crossed the line in 61 minutes 9 seconds followed by Alice Hayter in 66 minutes 7 seconds, Jo Towler in 69 minutes 24 seconds and Erin Outram in 69 minutes 45 seconds.