On Sunday the 13th March 2016 fourteen members of Northowram Pumas Running Club (NPRC) completed the Epilepsy Action 10k in Bradford. 1,150 runners took part in the race which started and finished in Centenary Square.
The city centre road race was fast and flat. Starting and finishing in Centenary Square the course went past the new Broadway Shopping Centre, on Canal Road towards Shipley and back. There was an orchestra and steel drum band on route providing the entertainment and a water station at 5k. The perfect route for making a debut or to beat a personal best.
From the NPRC’s team the first male was Neil Coupe who powered across the finishing line in a time of 45 minutes and 26 seconds. The first woman was Jenny Hopkinson who finished with a time of 47 minutes and 53 seconds. The other Pumas achieved amazing times with several making their Pumas 10k debuts.
- Neil Coupe: 45:26 (new PB, previous 10k 57:54)
- Paul Hopkinson: 46:22
- Christopher Ellis: 46:29
- Matt Newton: 47:16 (new PB, previous 10k time 50:03)
- Jenny Hopkinson: 47:53
- Jonathan Meynell: 49:42 (new PB, previous 10k time 53:00)
- Julie Bowman: 50:48 (new PB, previous 10k time 55:05)
- Gabriella Kenny: 51:29 (new PB, previous 10k time 56:28)
- Helen Jackson: 54:43 (new PB, 10k debut)
- Jo Louise: 57:54
- Melissa Hall: 58:48 (award for dedication due to amount of Prosecco consumed the previous evening)
- Wendy Hewitt: 1:00:45 (new PB, 10k debut)
- Sarah Firth: 1:01:12
- Simon Wilkinson: 1:01:47
The Pumas hope to compete in the tenth Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k next year.
The members thoroughly enjoyed their trip out together to the race and would like to thank NPRC for organising the coach and Northowram Sports and Activity Club for preparing the well deserved breakfast butties.
Have a flick through some of the photo’s below….maybe it’ll inspire you to come along to the next event!!!