Canterbury 10 mile – race report
The Canterbury 10 Mile Road Race has often been the curtain raiser for start of a new racing season and it kicked off 2022’s in style. The Canterbury 10 is known for being a challenging race with plenty of undulation, tough hills and a fast finish to make this a great course for racing.
Runners from all over Kent attended in large numbers for near perfect weather conditions was a welcome surprise to an event that is usually accustomed to sub zero temperatures and sideways rain.
Equally turning out in great numbers was our own TRACies with over 30 runners donning the iconic light blue vests that featured many of our seasoned regulars as well as plenty of new faces.
The Canterbury 10 also marked the start of our own Club Championships and therefore it was only fitting that our TRACies delivered suitably worthy performances. Leading the pack and finishing in a power (sub 60) 58:17 and 18th overall was Andy Stevens. Andy was followed by one of our new members, Ben Drumm, who finished in an impressive 01:01:11 and we look forward to seeing more from Ben throughout the year. Another one of our new members, Jude Wood, who has been representing our Club in the cross country was our third TRACie home in an impressive 1:02:00.
For our ladies it was Jo Holl that led the charge and finished in a cracking time of 1:18:57. Jo was closed followed by another one for a fairly new members, Tamasin Dorosti, who has also been enjoying the trails in representing the club in the cross country. Tamasin finished with a strong 1:20:10. Nikki Boyes was our third lady to finish and finished in a very good time of 1:22:10.
This years race was littered with fantastic performances from our TRACies which included a number of PB’s from Jordan Gilbert and Ryan Dargan. Gemma Hughes also ran her first race as a Thanet Roadrunner. Well done all.
Other notable mentions go to Chris Brenchley and another one of our newer members, Dean Evans, producing a brilliant head to head sprint to the finish line. There was also further healthy competition on the course between Spencer Hoult and Steve Suttle as they traded places throughout the race. It was also great to have father and son duo Simon and Jacob Burton racing together and running well as Jacob is also now coaching his dad in preparation for the Manchester Marathon in April.
Overall this was an incredible day for the Thanet Roadrunners with a fantastic turnout and even better performances. Long may this continue throughout the year.
Canterbury 10 2022 TRAC results (chip times)
Andy Stevens 00:58:17 18th overall.
Ben Drumm 01:01:11
Jude Wood 01:02:00
Jordan Gilbert 01:02:52
Christopher Brenchley 01:03:19
Dean Evans 01:03:21
Jay Bailey 01:03:54
Ryan Dargan 01:04:12
Jacob Burton 01:05:36
Maxwell Hubbard 01:12:31
Steve Suttle 01:13:36
Spencer Hoult 01:14:14
Stephen Forshaw 01:14:58
David Winch 01:16:25
Jo Holl 01:18:57
Tamasin Dorosti 01:20:10
Peter Heath 01:20:49
Simon Burton 01:21:22
Nicola Boyes 01:22:45
Ritchie Rebbeck 01:23:55
Mark Hadden 01:25:54
Georgia Hughes 01:26:14
Nicky Raeburn 01:26:29
Richard Purton 01:27:44
Jon Holl 01:28:03
Kevin Bullions 01:28:05
Steve Clarke 01:29:21
Michael Green 01:32:35
Elizabeth Carr 01:34:25
Sarah Bailey 01:35:10
Karen Daniels 01:52:10
The full results can be found here: https://www.
The next race in our Club Championships will be the Lydd 20 Mile which will take place on 6th March 2022.
Thanks to Max for the race report and well done to all TRACCies who raced today. Great to see so many club members taking part.