Burgess Hill Runner Harrington shows what she is made of

Burgess Hill Runners member, Sharona Harrington proved what she was made of when she completed her first full Ironman Triathlon in Wales last weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Sep 2016, 10:04 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:27 BST

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Completing a 2.4 mile open water swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run she was pleased to finish with a superb time of 14:29:42.

Experienced long distance runner, Jamie Goodhead completed the Chiltern Wonderland 50 mile race in 9:29:21. He was followed by Neil Dawson (11:15:01), Philippe Ecaille (11:47:53) and Nicola Dawson (11:47:53).

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There were several half marathons to choose from last weekend. Keith Brown beat his Half Marathon PB at the Belfast Half Marathon with a time of 1:55:58 whilst James Sorbie completed the Reigate Half Marathon in 1:32:05. He was followed by club members Carole Mills (2:09:01) and Hannah Sorbie (2:23:04). In the Richmond Half Sheryl Caldecourt finished in an impressive 1:58:22 followed by Helen Pratt (2:22:48) and Nina Ecroyd (2:29:59).

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James Collins finished 7th in the Hove Prom 10k logging a new 10k PB time of 34:41. Also finishing well for the club were Kirsty Armstrong (44:57), David Leen (58:01) and Peter Brownings (1:05:57).

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