There was a home winner for the locals to cheer after Invicta East Kent AC's Cole Gibbens set the pace at Sunday's Pentland Homes Canterbury 10-mile road race, and KM Group photographer Barry Goodwin captured all the action.
Gibbens finished 1min52sec ahead of Dartford Harriers' Ben Stephenson to win in 52.15. Hastings AC's Rhys Boorman completed the men's top three in 54.05.
Chelsea Baker of Bristol & West AC won the ladies’ race in a new course-record time of 58.04 ahead of Hastings AC’s Grace Baker - no relation to the winner - in 59.57, while third home was former Invicta East Kent athlete Imogen Amos, who now runs for Tonbridge AC, in 1hr00min25sec on her debut over the distance.
Race winner Cole Gibbens of Invicta East Kent. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62014049)Second-placed Barry Stephenson second from left, with third-placed runner Rhys Boorman (No.130) alongside. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62014048)Ladies' winner Chelsea Baker of Bristol & West AC enters Bridge Village. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013938)Grace Baker of Hastings AC was second lady finisher this year. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013908)Former Invicta East Kent runner Imogen Amos, now at Tonbridge AC, finished third in the ladies' race. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013906)Aiden Gorham of Ashford & District Road Running Club. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62014046)No.439 Chris Fullerton of Invicta East Kent, No.700 Oliver Knowles of Petts Wood Runners and No.1179 Thomas Storer of Invicta East Kent make strides. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013959)No.714 John Law of Tunbridge Wells Harriers. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013903)No.1049 Hannah Roberts of Dartford Harriers and No.359 Aimee Donohue of Ashford Striders. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013879)Left, No.1360 Ryan Worsley of Maidstone Harriers. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013787)No.417 Samantha Follington of Canterbury Harriers. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013697)Folkestone Running Club's Tom Bean (No.81) and Graeme Lugar of Blackheath & Bromley Harriers. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013939)Runners enter Bridge Village. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013934)Kieran Hodges running for Ashford & District Road Running Club with Tonbridge AC's Helen Gaunt behind. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013904)Ashford & District Road Running Club trio Jack Hodges (No.579), Luke Roberts (No.1051) and Paul Crisp (No.293). Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013881)Jay Bailey of Thanet Road Runners finds some space. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013880)No.899 Emily Nash of Tunbridge Wells Harriers runs alongside No.1282 Mike Walter of Paddock Wood. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013841)Gary Spicer of Sittingbourne Striders and Liz Delamain of Petts Wood Runners pick up the pace. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013790)No.1098 Vincent Seymour of MedwayTri enters Bridge Village. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013626)Nick O'Shea of Faversham Running Club (No.927) keeps his spirits up. Picture: Barry Goodwin (62013624)
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