Hawkes & Taylor triumph in Couriers 5k Series

It was series wins for Stuart Hawkes & Alice Taylor as the annual Hereford Couriers 5k series came to a close on Wednesday evening. The Tipton Harriers athlete Hawkes won all 3 races of the series clocking up impressive times of 15:25, 15:17 & 15:25 with Alex Lee (Cheltenham Harriers) coming runner up with Eliot Taylor (Cheltenham Harriers) in 3rd. In the women’s race it was a great set of runs for Taylor who runs for Cheltenham Harriers winning all 3 races 18:00, 17:43 & 18:01, Chloe Wheeler (Forest of Dean) came in 2nd place with Kelly Bowen (Croft Ambrey) picking up 3rd place.

The Wednesday night spring series saw a rise in entries this year with a strong field of competition helping many of the runners record personal best performances on the speedy course.

Stuart tweeted saying “Finished the #Hereford5k series with a win last night. A fast course and a strong field of runners, perfect sharpener for my summer race targets. Thank you @HfdCouriersRC”

Alice who was pleased with the series win said “I enjoy the Hereford 5km series as its a quick, local course that seems to attract some good athletes, predominately in the men’s field. It is always well coordinated with supportive and helpful marshals and race organisers. It’s always a pleasure to race there and hopefully see you again next year!”

Congratulations to all the age category winners check out the full series results below; 

MALE
AGE CAT	PLACE	NAME	CLUB
Overall	1st	Stuart Hawkes	Tipton Harriers
	2nd	Alex Lee	Cheltenham Harriers
	3rd	Eliot Taylor	Cheltenham Harriers
JM U15	1st	Scott Jones	Croft Ambrey
	2nd	Matthew Brunnock	Hereford & County AC
JM U17	1st	Alec Harper	Croft Ambrey
	2nd	Jason Smith	Kidderminster & Stourport
JM U20	1st	Ross Cameron	Hereford Couriers
M40	1st	Mark Thomas	Croft Ambrey
M45	1st	Paul Jones	Hereford Couriers
M50	1st	Leonardo Taggio	Worcester AC
M55	1st	Ian Smith	Forest of Dean
M60	1st	Michael Strange	Forest of Dean
M65	1st	Ashley Robinson	Croft Ambrey
M70	1st	Pete Smith	Wye Valley Runners
M75	1st	Brian Symonds	Wye Valley Runners
FEMALE
AGE CAT	PLACE	NAME	CLUB
Overall	1st	Alice Taylor	Cheltenham Harriers
	2nd	Chloe Wheeler	Forest of Dean
	3rd	Kelly Bowen	Croft Ambrey
JF U15	1st	Charlotte Broadhurst	Kidderminster & Stourport
F35	1st	Lisa Ruck	Hereford Couriers
F40	1st	Clare Mallender	Hereford Couriers
F45	1st	Bronwen Tyler-Jones	Hereford & County AC
F50	1st	Lynne Compton	Wye Valley Runners
F55	1st	Lynne Park	Forest of Dean
F60	1st	Beryl Sampson	Gloucester AC
TEAM AWARDS
1st Male Team		Cheltenham Harriers
1st Female Team		Forest of Dean

See the full series results here; 

• Hereford Couriers 5K Series 2018; Race 1 Results.
• Hereford Couriers 5k Series 2018; Race 2 Results.
• Hereford Couriers 5k Series 2018; Race 3 Results.