Simon and Tracy beat rush hour at city course
ROTHERHAM Harriers had a fantastic day out in West Yorkshire for the Run For All Leeds 10K, with Simon Kelly and Tracy Rigg, both producing excellent performances on a busy city-centre course.
Tracy Rigg crossed the line in an impressive 57:11, securing 208th place in her category and 919th female overall.
Simon Kelly dipped comfortably under the hour mark with a superb 58:32, finishing 90th in his category and 2,172nd male overall.
The Leeds 10K is one of the UK's biggest and most popular city races, taking runners through the heart of Leeds before a memorable finish in front of the iconic Civic Hall.
Rotherham Harriers & AC were also well represented at the popular Race to the Cakes on Saturday.
Taking on the challenging 7.5-mile off-road course around Rother Valley Country Park, Joanne produced a strong run to finish in 1:27:14, placing 100th overall and 21st in the FV40 category.
The event is renowned for its friendly atmosphere, scenic trails and, of course, the incredible homemade cakes waiting at the finish line.
It was a warm evening and another great showing from Rotherham Harriers & AC at the Southwell Summer Scamper 10k.
Steve Lilley finished third in the MV50 category and 22nd overall with a time of 42:49.
And Sasha Gallagher was fourth in the FV45 category and 61st overall in 48:51.
A Harriers spokesperson said: “Fantastic performances from both athletes, with Steve securing a podium place in the MV50 category and Sasha continuing her strong run of form with another excellent age-category finish.”