The 41st staging of the North Downs Run on 29th June again saw temperatures going over 30 degrees making the already challenging event even more challenging. So huge congratulations to the 413 finishers!

First home for the men was Brian Jenkins in 1.58.45 – the only runner to break the 2 hour mark.  The female winner was Amelie Karlsson in 2.22.22.

The podium results were as follows

Male – 1st – Brian Jenkins – Orion Harriers – 1.58.45, 2nd – Rob Jackaman – Dartford Harriers – 2.00.51, 3rd – Michael Mcternan – Orion Harriers – 2.01.27

Female – 1st Amelie Karlsson – Tunbridge Wells Harriers – 2.22.08, 2nd Emily Hale – Medway and Maidstone AC – 2.27.59, 3rd Trang Nguyen – Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC – 2.27.59

Istead had 27 runners with Keith Fairbank finishing in 5th place (2.02.40) and Karla Coka (2:48:47)  first Istead lady – 15th female, 4th in her age category and picking up a bronze medal in the BMAF Multi-terrain Championships.  Veteran runners Trevor Edgley and Barry Bell picked up Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the M75 category of the BMAF Championships.

Thanks again to NE Timing for the race results

Huge thanks too to the 120 marshals and other helpers, many of whom were out in the sun for several hours – not as tough as running it but nonetheless pretty exhausting.  The feedback from the competitors was overwhelmingly positive – here are just a few of the many comments we have received:

We have literally hundreds of photos to sort through and will be posting as soon as possible but head over to our North Downs Run Facebook page for a few photos and videos.