INTERNATIONAL BAREFOOT RUNNING DAY UK EVENTS – 3rd MAY 2015

INTERNATIONAL BAREFOOT RUNNING DAY UK EVENTS – 3rd MAY 2015​

By Paul Beales​

BAREFOOT BRIGHTON 5K, Mile & 100m RACES & TRAILBALL GOLF

Sorry for the long delay in getting this report out.

Despite a terrible weather forecast and a very drab and dreary day, it was great to see so many happy faces (and feet) in Hove Park, Brighton for this event.







Thanks to Tracy Barefoot Davenport, we had a lively mix of barefoot, minimalist and shod runners of all ages.

Here are the results:

100m KIDS RACE

1 Jonty Beales #127
2 Rocco Davenport #378
3 Millie Daynes #166
4 Leo Foster #247
5 Harrison Phillips #376
6 Spike Davenport #379
7 Kyla Foster #424
8 Ella Tansey #298
9 Harry Tansey #299



1 MILE RACE

1 06.15 Lydia Louw #480
2 06.16 Keith Curwood #170
3 06.17 Dean Sartin #158
4 07.36 Jimmy Scott #466
5 07.37 ?
6 08.20 Chloe Williams #425
7 08.37 Leo Berlanga #388
8 09.55 Paul Beales #139
9 15.14 Jonty Beales #127
10 15.14 Loy Beales #137



5K RACE

1 18.30 Mike Greenwood #385
2 19.17 Dave Robinson #495
3 19.58 Ed Landauer #496
4 20.13 Amit Baswal #475
5 20.16 Thomas Ireland #458
6 20.22 Dominic Tansey #375
7 20.58 Joe Addison #101
8 22.22 Rasputin Thorpedo #488
9 22.29 Lydia Louw #480
10 22.37 Carol Henderson #297
11 22.51 Tracey Wheeler #490
12 23.41 Dean Sartin #158
13 23.45 Greg Moulds #485
14 23.56 Tom Ellis #497
15 ? Georgie Fletcher #387
16 24.06 Arthur Louw #465
17 24.09 Keith Curwood #170
18 24.20 Tony Hayes #459
19 24.36 Matt Gouldstone #460
20 25.20 Julian Wright #457
21 25.23 Roberta Wagstafe #456
22 25.45 James Graham #295
23 25.52 ?
24 26.06 Matt Phillips #486
25 27.21 Trevor Tribe #397
26 27.22 Tresha Warren #398
27 27.23 Andrzej Pilski #296
28 27.26 Virginia Phillips #377
29 27.34 Alex Chalk #330
30 28.05 Tim Gay #470
31 28.48 Renata Dabrowska #487
32 29.13 Carla Ballentine #479
33 29.31 Helen Rose #386
34 33.30 Kate Alexander #478
35 33.48 Lou Ray #477
36 34.12 Harry Berlanga #390
37 34.15 Rebecca Clay #246
38 36.02 Chloe Williams #425
39 36.03 Lara Williams #426
40 37.33 Millie Daynes #166
41 37.34 Tristan Daynes #179
42 38.01 Neil Davies #489





















These races were sponsored and prizes provided by Minimal Sportwear (http://minimal.uk.com/)

Congratulations to all of the prize winners and well done to everyone who took part. It was great to see children running in both bare feet and shoes and to see what will hopefully be sports stars of the future. It was also great to see people kicking off their shoes and having a go.

Whoever it was in the 5K that flung their shoes into the TrailBall tent on the second lap and nearly took my head off – I forgive you! J

TRAILBALL GOLF

Following the prizegiving for the races, and despite the weather, four teams raced over a 1km, six hole course.



Most teams consisted of children and a varied selection of slightly taller grown-up children.

The winning team was Tony & Mat from Newbury, who did the course twice, once on their own and once with team addition Jonty.



Their time on both runs was 5 minutes. (It was noted that Tony's team had worked out a clever tactic of sending one runner on ahead to wait at the hole for the ball to be kicked to them - a well-known Tarahumara tactic.)

Second place went to Mike, Amit & family from Bournemouth who finished in an excellent time of 6 minutes.



Joint third place went to the teams of Lydia, Arthur & 'Uncle' Andrzej, and Team Peter, Tracy & a large gang of kids, with a time of 7 minutes.



The winning team received a signed commemorative TrailBall and display stand. (We understand this is now proudly displayed in Wilds Sports shop in Newbury.)

Congratulations to everyone who took part! We hope that the weather will be a little more favourable next time, and we can make the course a little longer.
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If you don't see your photo here, go to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1k2kao1joz8g5q5/AADZw4b9QmuEfVawi9xAfaWha?dl=0, where there are lots of great photos courtesy of Tracy
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