Tewkesbury AC runners baked in pleasing Bank Holiday weather during the 14th annual staging of the Arlingham Passage run. Set in the delightful village on the River Severn estuary, the main attraction was the club captain’s return to competitive running. Cathy Dudfield chose the relatively easy course to start her come-back after breaking her foot back in spring. The London Marathon heroine came through the 4.4 mile test successfully and displayed her fine form and splendid technique with ease to record of time of 35 minutes. Her efforts won her a category prize to compound her joy.
Club mate Stuart Bucham performed well after suffering stomach discomfort in his last race although during this race he developed a back pain near the finish.
Rob Jordan ran perfectly to beat fellow Tewkesbury runner Barry O’Driscoll while Jon Mansfield recorded nearly two minutes slower than his previous course time to lose out to the winners.
5th Jon Mansfield 25.55 mins
17th Stuart Bucham 28.49
27th Rob Jordan 31.58
28th Barry O’Driscoll 32.12
37th Cathy Dudfield 35.20