Canterbury 10 – Race Report – 1st Club Champ Race

Fantastic start to the 2025 TRAC Club Championships and Kent Grand Prix series of races at the Canterbury 10 Mile

This Sunday, TRAC headed to Canterbury for the first instalment of the Club Champs in 2025. Canterbury 10 Mile is a regular fixture in the race calendar. Some runners look forward to it, relishing the challenge of the hilly course. Others, not so much. Whilst it doesn’t necessarily present the best chance of a PB , it’s a simple route which loops once around the outskirts of Canterbury’s roads and countryside tracks. The course is relatively undulating, making it hard to keep a steady pace. There are two major hills along the way: the first at around mile 3-4 through Bridge; the second approximately two-thirds of the way in at mile 7. Runners are wise to keep some fuel in the tank for the second hill, which then descends towards the finish line.

Thank you to the fantastic and encouraging marshals all around the course today. 

In spite of the challenges it poses, TRAC brought an impressive number of 33 runners to Canterbury. It was brilliant to see so many blue vests out there today. Well done to all who braved the tail-end of Storm Éowyn and the first stirrings of Storm Herminia – it looks like we missed the worst of it!

Special mentions go to Alex Dugard who brought the men’s team home, closely followed by Matt McCarthy and Tom Harris. And Georgie Judge who was the first lady to cross the line, closely followed by Georgia Hughes and Brittany Crombie. This is a very competitive race and our team members placed very highly! 

There were also many 10 mile PB’s obtained across team TRAC today, but well done to everybody who took part. Fantastic to have so much support for each other there today. And thank you to Charlotte B and Chris P for their amazing cakes and biscuits! 

Many Congratulations to Chris Brenchley who picked up his V50 Kent Grand Prix Trophy for the 2024 season, awarded to him today after the Canterbury 10 mile. 

Last year team TRAC finished the KGP in 3rd and 5th positions in the Men’s and Ladies team competitions, with many fantastic individual placings and age category top 3 finishes. Lets hope we can match or better this again this season!

Results Canterbury 10 Mile 2025

Pos	Gen Pos	Name	Chip Time	Category
20	18	Alex Dugard	00:58:22	MS
38	36	Matt Mccarthy	01:01:40	MV40
39	37	Tom Harris	01:01:45	MS
68	63	Jay Bailey	01:04:14	MS
109	99	Simon Arter	01:06:30	MV40
143	127	Chris Pascoe	01:08:27	MV40
156	139	James Figgins	01:08:58	MV40
162	145	Mark Croucher	01:09:19	MV40
167	19	Georgie Judge	01:09:35	FS
182	20	Georgia Hughes	01:10:06	FS
225	195	Chris Brown	01:12:34	MV40
240	32	Brittany Crombie	01:13:08	FS
261	224	Stephen Suttle	01:14:16	MV60
268	38	Gemma Barnes	01:14:52	FV35
300	47	Joanne Kemp	01:15:58	FV35
378	64	Joanne Holl	01:18:30	FV55
407	71	Charlotte Barton	01:19:27	FS
421	346	Mark Skelton	01:19:46	MV40
571	452	Stephen Forshaw	01:24:56	MV50
572	120	Claire Greenaway	01:24:57	FV35
613	135	Tamasin Drumm	01:26:39	FV35
636	497	Peter Heath	01:27:15	MV60
645	503	Russell Jones	01:26:54	MV50
727	553	David Winch	01:31:08	M70+
732	177	Elizabeth Brown	01:30:28	FV35
872	238	Sandra Baldock	01:35:32	FV55
877	638	Mark Hadden	01:35:52	MV60
916	264	Janet Morgan	01:37:33	FV65+
917	265	Cathy Beddoes	01:37:33	FV45
940	278	Sarah Bailey	01:38:23	FV55
941	663	Adrian Neaves	01:38:24	MV50
983	303	Lainey Carter	01:40:07	FV35
1242	751	Philip Cope	02:08:17	M70+

Club Championship Table for 2025 has been updated and added to the website (see below).

TRAC Club Championships 2025

More information is also available on the TRAC website- Its definitely not too late to join in this season! 

Next Club Champs / Kent Grand Prix race is Deal Half Marathon 16th Feb. 

Next week, TRAC heads to Rochester for the penultimate race in the Cross Country season. We hope to see lots of you there for some sandy XC fun!

Thanks to Brittany Crombie and Jo Kemp for the race report.