adidas Women's 5k Challenge

Birmingham Race Report

The weather held off the adidas Women’s 5K Challenge where almost 2,000 runners took to the streets of Birmingham starting and finishing in Broad Street. Whilst this is the sixth Women’s Challenge to take place in Birmingham City this is the first event where adidas have been the title sponsor.

Maxine and the City Council Fitness team led an enthusiastic warm-up in Centenary Square before runners made their way to the starting line as they awaited the 10.30 start.

Councillor Ray Hassall, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture and Beverly Parris, Sports Event Officer, sounded the klaxon to start this year’s adidas Women’s 5K Challenge event. Fiona Clark, student at Birmingham University took an early lead which she managed to hold for the entire race. Leading a group of five, Fiona increased her distance from them as she passed each KM marker. Fiona was closely followed by Emma Gooderham and Helen Rollins of Kettering Town Harriers.

Fiona Clark took first place in an impressive time of 16:58. Emma Gooderham took second in a time of 17:38, with a close finish by Helen Rollins who took third in 17:58.

Fiona was delighted with her time: “I’m pleased to be back at such a fun event. It is great to see so many enthusiastic runners taking part here in Birmingham. The weather was kind to us today which I used to my advantage and am delighted to take first representing Birmingham University.”

There were two other adidas Women’s 5K Challenge events taking place simultaneously today – one in Liverpool, with a similar size field to Birmingham, and one in London. Some 15,000 runners took part in the adidas Women’s 5K Challenge in London’s Hyde Park where Olympic Gold medallist Constantina Tomescu-Dita ran alongside Olympic Silver Medallist at Modern Pentathlon, Heather Fell. Christina Ohuruogu, another Gold Medallist, was a welcome addition to the VIP start list.

Results

adidas Women’s 5K Challenge – Birmingham

Fiona Clark: 16.58
Emma Gooderham: 17.38
Helen Rollings: 17.58

adidas Women’s 5K Challenge - Birmingham Results

POS	RN	FIRST	LAST	NAT	TIME
1	1	Fiona	Clarke	GBR	16.58
2	1339	Emma	Gooderham		17.38
3	4	Helen	Rollins	GBR	17.58
4	632	Olivia	Kenney		18.07
5	1874	Kimberley	Looms		18.12
6	6	Anne Marie	Smith		18.44
7	90	Rachael	Hares		19.28
8	440	Joanne	Johnson		19.29
9	1673	Samantha	Lissauer		19.29
10	571	Kuldeep	Samra		19.38
11	1340	Tara	Cooper		21.11
12	913	Amanda	Clarke		21.27
13	219	Amy	Hearn		21.37
14	710	Samantha	Smith		21.5
15	263	Georgina	O'Neill		22.03
16	127	Helen	Keene		22.11
17	1770	Joanne	Thornton		22.3
18	1767	katie	thomas		22.52
19	104	Claire	Scanlon		23.05
20	1753	Lucy	Ward		23.08
21	1288	Elizabeth	Morris		23.09
22	1251	Georgina	Platts		23.1
23	109	Kate	MacAngus		23.11
24	316	Katherine	Dobson-Bailey		23.14
25	1484	Lesley	Hassall		23.16
26	714	Susi	Foehl		23.18
27	389	Shantelle	Bovell-Fox		23.23
28	159	Sukhdeep	Layal		23.25
29	118	Adele	Davies		23.33
30	62	Carol	Austin		23.4
31	1419	Michelle	Gordon		23.41
32	199	Anita	Tomczyk		23.49
33	599	Diane	Edge		23.5
34	818	Suzanne	Aspinall		23.56
35	195	Lorna	Deere-Pace		24.04
36	936	Stacey	Hurrell		24.08
37	31	Emma	Paterson		24.12
38	296	Hannah	Brook		24.15
39	1110	Yvonne	Dunmore		24.18
40	283	Gillian	Brook		24.2
41	752	Georgina	Anthony		24.21
42	753	Samantha	Anthony		24.22
43	837	Sharon	Tanner		24.23
44	1744	Sally	Frankish		24.24
45	1814	Rachel	Threadgold		24.25
46	972	Laura	James		24.25
47	722	Samantha	Tyler		24.3
48	1672	Joanne	Pritchard		24.3
49	1327	Issy	Foster		24.34
50	1697	Rachael	Speirs		24.36

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