LAST Wednesday saw the running of the first race of three in the Ladies Harlow 5K Series which is run through the town park.

First runner home was Lauren Macgregor of Orion Running Club from Chingford in a time of 20 min 05sec. She was followed home by team mate Jay Andrews in 20.20 and Rebecca White from Saffron Striders in 21.07.

First Harlow runner and first vet 35 lady was Dionne Jones who finished 8th in a time of 22.20. Not far behind was Katie Herrington in her first 5K race in 11th place in 22.42.

Third Harlow lady was Vicky Steadman in 13th place in 22.51. Harlow Running Club finished as 2nd team just 1 point behind Ford Fitness. Other Harlow runners were: Kath Starr (23.35), Joanne Chung (24.32), Katie Syme (25.02), Karen Moir (26.05), Clare Williams (26.38), Gina Bailey (27.04), Alison Bull (27.25), Kim Wookey (28.27), Susan Dewen (28.35), Linda Hawkins (29.06), Denise Goodchild (29.56), Janet Webster (30.18), Debbie Coombs (31.49), Melanie Harris (35.11), Ruth O'Connor (36.58), Kuzna Jackson (41.49)

Meanwhile Vicky Steadman braved the warm temperature and a hilly course to run the Halstead and Essex Marathon, and finished as 3rd senior female in a personal best time of 3hrs 41mins 48sec.