AVOHK Aberdeen Reservoir Race – Sat 2nd Nov 2024
Thank you to all the runners that turned up for today’s Aberdeen reservoir race over approximately 12km. The runners were blessed with glorious weather and near perfect running conditions.
Chris Davies running in the M40 category was in great form and led the runners home in a time of 53 mins 03 secs for a comfortable win. In second place running in the Open category was up and coming youngster Keenan Goddard in a time of 54 mins 14 secs.
Leading the ladies home was Helene Neto W40 category in a time of 1hr 5 mins 21 secs. A great run by Helene who was also 14th overall. 2nd lady home was Karen Tse W35 category in time of 1hr 6 min 56 secs.
Some other notable category winners were:
- Andrew Sewell M55, 7th overall
- Ford Chan M60, 16th overall
- The amazing 86 year old John Fowler in the 80+ category, 53rd overall
- Angel Lan W55, 22nd overall
- The evergreen Evelyn Lim W70, 49th overall
On the ladies side great category wins by Angel Lan W55, 22nd overall and the evergreen Evelyn Lim W70, 49th overall. Some amazing Masters performances today, well done.
A big thank you to Race Director, Phil Booth and the many volunteers who assisted in the smooth running of the race. A thank you also to Mark Siggers for presenting today’s prizes. Mark was a prolific runner in the 80’s/90’s and is currently on holiday in Hong Kong.
The 2nd Reservoir race at Tai Tam will take place at 9am Sat 16th Nov 2024 this is a new course and is approximately 10km. Online entry is still open. Please encourage your friends to enter.