Tone Zone Runners didn't let cancellation of Bognor Prom 10k stop them

Who says there was no Bognor Prom 10k this year?
A collage put together by Jack Penfold of some of the 74 Tone Zoners who ran the Bognor Prom 10k routeA collage put together by Jack Penfold of some of the 74 Tone Zoners who ran the Bognor Prom 10k route
A collage put together by Jack Penfold of some of the 74 Tone Zoners who ran the Bognor Prom 10k route

There may not have been a mass race organised as usual, of course, but that didn’t stop members of the host club Tone Zone Runners making their own individual efforts over the course.

Tone Zoners ran their own virtual Bognor 10k and a total of 74 runners from the club completed the 10k route in their own time over the course of a week.

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There were no water stations, no crowds, no closed roads, no fellow runners and no medal. They were just doing it for the sheer enjoyment of running.

Over the week the weather was varied: some days brought ideal race conditions and on other days runners had the dreaded headwind in the last few miles.

Sean Power, Christo Oosthuizen, Jack Penfold and Byron Kearns all ran under 38 minutes with some great times and a PB from Power.

Your pictures from past Bognor Prom 10ksLeading the way for the ladies was Juliet Stallard with a great time of 41:27. Ellie Pacey was aiming for anything under 45 minutes and came away with a time of 43:33 smashing her target and recording a new PB.

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Despite being woken up at 5am Mark Green set a course PB with a time of 44:09, and finishing in similar times were Anne Enes, Sarah Zacal, Jim Simmons, Josey Faggetter and Allen Porter, who recorded a PB of 45:42.

Donna Strowger attained a personal best time of 48:32. Some 24 club runners finished under the 50-minute mark, with Peter Ramsdale just sneaking under by four seconds.

Debs Pacey has been running quicker times in Tone Zone members’ weekly 5ks recently and carried on her good form to run her fastest 10k since 2015 with a time of 52:39.

Sharon Rowe ran with her husband David Rowe and finished in a new personal best time of 53:27, while Catriona Power ran another PB in 58:26. The same goes for Debi Haddleton, who accomplished a personal best by finishing in 58:55.

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A total of 58 broke the hour mark, while just over the hour were Bushka Skladanek and Elle Matthews.

Jo Andrews ran early on Sunday morning to set herself a new personal best time of 1:01:43. Leonie Ranson, Amy Challis and Sue Woodruff all joined the club this year, and despite not being able to run at club meetings, they’ve stuck with their training and completed their first 10ks in 1:04, 1:12 and 1:15 respectively.

Full list of Tone Zone members and their Bognor 10k times

Sean Power 36:14 PB; Christo Oosthuizen 36:24; Jack Penfold 37:28; Byron Kearns 37:49; Juliet Stallard 41:27; Stevie Gee 43:20; Ellie Pacey 43:33 PB; Mark Green 44:09; Anne Enes 45:09; Sarah Zacal 45:12; Jim Simmons 45:31; Josey Faggetter 45:41; Allen Porter 45:42 PB; Daryl Fairbrother 46:00; Kari Mack 46:07; Chris Gallagher 47:12; Ian Bayley 47:23; Kate O’Connor 47:58; Gary Smith 48:16; Donna Strowger 48:32 PB; Keith Hardwell 49:04; Glenn Penfold 49:21; Sean O’Donnell 49:48; Peter Ramsdale 49:56; Grahame Hurren 50:15; Tony Hancock 50:28; Mark Farndell 52:22; Debs Pacey 52:39 Fastest since 2015; Matthew Reynolds 52:56; Sharon Rowe 53:27 PB; David Rowe 53:27; Ian Ashberry 53:29; Emma Strange 53:44; Lee Hayward 53:52; Lisa Wadey 55:00; Stuart Thomson 55:21; Claire Baker 55:57; Alan Coombs 56:09; Lauren Toop 56:32; Wendy Harding 57:02; Catriona Power 58:26 PB;

Emma Tidmarsh 58:41; Michelle Lloyd 58:52; Debi Haddleton 58:55 PB; Ian Buchan 59:01; Alan Haskell 59:13; Dani Harris 59:31; Lesley Ward 59:36; Bushka Skladanek 01:00:02; Elle Matthews 01:00:08; Deb Jane 01:00:14; Sarah Spurr 01:00:24; Sam Lee 01:01:12; Jo Andrews 01:01:43 PB; Zoe Hemes 01:01:45; Donna Vincent 01:02:28; Peter Lomax 01:02:32; Helena Wilmers 01:02:44; Lisa Broad 01:03:10; Mick James 01:03:14; Lucy Brand 01:03:28; Leonie Ranson 01:04:23 First 10k; James Savage 01:04:52; Sarah Ashberry 01:05:19; Tina Ede 01:06:06; Sam Grover 01:07:05; Beth Suter 01:09:07; David Rainer 01:10:35; David Paige 01:11:01; Cheryl Laing 01:11:12; Wendy Morris 01:13:59; Amy Challis 01:14:26 First 10k; Sue Woodruff 01:15:05 First 10k; Karen Butcher 01:19:06.