Matt swans his way round Barnsley course for quick time

ROTHERHAM running club made the short journey over to Barnsley last weekend to race the increasingly popular Barnsley 10k.

With the heatwave thankfully receding, over 2,000 runners lined up on the start line in the town centre.

Team Rotherham: Harrison Hawker, Ben Cooper, Todd Bailey, Matt Hamer, Laura Mann, Sarah Horner and Becky Friarplaceholder image
Team Rotherham: Harrison Hawker, Ben Cooper, Todd Bailey, Matt Hamer, Laura Mann, Sarah Horner and Becky Friar

First home for the club after a lengthy layoff Matt Swan returned with a bang crossing the line in a blistering 39:36.

Todd Bailey continued his improvement finishing in 41:12 closely followed by age category winners Sarah Horner and Laura Mann. Ben Cooper had the race of his life to gain a fantastic PB in 43:03.

Speed specialist Becky Friar blitzed round in 42:21 with Matt Hamer and Harrison Hawker both having strong races.

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