BOURNEMOUTH AC ROAD AND DISTANCE RUNNING INFORMATION

Here is a a report from the 2008 D-Day 10k. Click here to go back to our main index page.

BAC Retain D-Day Team Title
*6/6/08 Three Wins In Eleven Days - BAC made it three road race wins in eleven days on Wednesday night in the D-Day 10k held at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. On the back of team wins at Ropley and Poole, the squad successfully defended last year's D-Day victory packing three runners into the top seven positions.

James Baker of Chichester was a clear winner, but Mark Hargreaves (33:42) produced a solid run for second. A large group followed in Baker's dust cloud and the relentless Hargreaves dropped runners one by one before beating sub 31 minute runner Tim Watson in a sprint finish.

Jon Sharkey was fourth ten seconds further back while Ian White claimed seventh just ahead of highly rated local favourite Robin Ward.

Simon Hunt was third vet overall outside the prize positions and picked up an award for his sixteenth placed finish eighteen seconds ahead of former D-Day winner Robin Copestick.

From a squad of nine runners who made the trip to Pompey only Matt Kiernan and Cherry Sheffrin managed quicker runs than Sunday's Poole 10k with the former setting a new personal best.

Click here for a report on last year's race.

D-Day 10k: BAC Results
2 Mark Hargreaves 33:42, 4 Jon Sharkey 33:52, 7 Ian White 34:32, 16 Simon Hunt 37:12, 18 Robin Copestick 37:30, 61 Paul Consani 41:17, 89 Matt Kiernan 43:36, 14(W) Cherry Sheffrin 44:18, 99 Ian Graham 44:36.

Teams: 1 Bournemouth AC 13, 2 City of Portsmouth AC 29, 3 Portsmouth Joggers 32, 4 City of Portsmouth AC 'B' 82, 5 Victory AC 85, 6 Bournemouth AC 'B' 95.

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