Chigo 11th out of 543 in Southampton Park Run
The three students and two staff members on the UK Sports and Cultural Trip all took part in the weekly Southampton Park Run at Southampton Common. It was seen as a different type of challenge for the different members of the Squad. Chigo saw this as a chance to work on his endurance, Maria and Johanna kept their fitness up with a 5km jog, while Josh and Berna Gibbons ran together in Berna's first ever 5km race.
Chigo's time of 18 minutes 25 seconds placed him 11th overall and 1st in his age category. This was his fastest ever 5km time and he will hope to go faster in the next Park Run. Maria and Johanna treated the race as a chance to stay fit and develop a bit of endurance for the 400m races next week. They finished together in 25 minutes 14 seconds. Despite running a very relaxed 5km, Maria finished 1st in her age category and Johanna finished 2nd in her age category. Berna Gibbons has never run more than 400m before today and ran the 5km without walking or stopping once. Her time of 44 minutes 42 seconds was one second faster than her husband's time as her sprint finish was just too good!
We are very proud of all of you! Well done!
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