Thunder Run 2018
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July 2018
TWENTY FIVE members of the Harpenden Arrows running club tested their limits this weekend and competed against teams from around the country at the annual 24 Hour Conti Thunder Run.
The team of various abilities camped with their families while taking part in the event. Some ran ‘solo’ to attempt to run further than they ever have before, and others ran as part of a team to complete as many laps of the 10 kilometre course as possible in 24 hours.
Two teams of five and one team of eight completed in a field of 2,000 runners. All participants completed at least one lap of the course, with four pushing their limits to run an incredible 100km each.
Two of the team, Lyndon Hearn and Ammon Piepgrass, had particular success by running 240km combined and securing second place in the ‘Male Pair’ category. Hearn said ‘Running is sometimes considered a solo sport, but working with your team mates and helping each other is the best part of events like this. It’s great to be part of a club with like-minded people.’
Collectively the Arrows ran over 1000km during the event – equivalent to the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats.