Weekly Update - 26th Mar. 2025

Dudinska 50/World Athletics Race Walk Tour - Gold, Dudince, SVK (Sat. 22nd Mar.)

Dudince is a spa town in southern Slovakia, with a long history of promoting world class race walking events. Hannah Hopper arrived in Slovakia off the back of a big PB over 3000m indoors the previous weekend. Her sole aim was to break fifty minutes for 10k, having just missed this target in early March on the Isle of Man. Hannah clocked a 5km PB of 24:29 at the mid-point, slowing slightly during the second 5km to finish 4th U23W in 49:06 a minute plus personal best.

RunThrough QE Olympic Park, London (Sat. 22nd Mar.)

Two race distances offered. Joanna Parke finished first W45 in the 5k in 26:27, whilst Paul Warricker finished third M60 in the 10k recording 53:30.

Hillingdon 20 (Sun. 23rd Mar.)

Kyle Hurst finished the Hillingdon 20, in a personal best of 1:57:51, a two minute improvement.

Forest of Dean Spring Trials Half Marathon (Sun. 23rd Mar.)

For 2025 England Athletics have included trail running as part of their offer to masters athletes, with a single qualification race with the first four finishers in each age group qualifying to represent England Masters at the representative race in September 2025.

Rose Baker in her words "scraped England Masters team qualification" finishing 4th W60 in 1:48:21.