Ward family is in fine form at Shouldham

West Norfolk Athletic Club had athletes of all ages taking part in running action both locally and further afield, starting with the second instalment of the Shouldham cross-country series hosted by Ryston Runners.The club started the day off with a bang with a personal best for under-9 William Ward, taking home bronze in 3.04 over 800 metres.Ward was closely followed by another great run from Leo Kinsey in fifth and new member Jacob Green having a brilliant run for 15th out of a huge field of 40 boys.Jess Watts took the win for the girls in 3.07 with Lauren Lawrence in 2nd in 3.20 for a fantastic result for them and great to see so many u9s competing.Under-11 James Watts again took the win over 2k to make it two golds for the Watts family in 8.06 over 2k.Duncan Roney made his debut with a strong run in 11.50 for 13th, pacing himself well throughout.Dana Bishop had a brilliant run for seventh place on the girls, again pacing it fantastically well with another awesome sprint at the end for 10.22. In the combined u13/u15 race over 3k, Casey Ward brought home medal number two for the Wards with 13.27 for third place. Big brother Ethan stormed the u15 race for gold and another PB of 10.18.Keeping it in the family again, Jess Lawrence took bronze in u15 girls with 15.41 and Olivia Ord had a great return to form with gold in the u15s with 13.24, finishing strong.The U17s competed alongside the adults but as the adults had a full 9k this time around, the u17s completed only half and did 4.5k in one lap. Henry Gosnell had a great run for bronze in 16.53, just behind the silver.First over the line for WNAC in the 9k senior race was Lewis English, impressing on his cross-country debut. English finished ninth overall and second in the senior men category, running a time of 32:48.Martin Sheldrick enjoyed another solid run at Shouldham, running a time of 34:07 to claim third place in the men’s 50-54 category. Megan Miller also enjoyed more success with a first-place finish in the senior women’s category, running a time of 35:56.Digby Frammingham was next over the line running a time of 36:26, claiming third in the men’s 60-64 category.Club chairman Mark Garrett and Hanley Angell finished seconds apart from each other running times of 39:41 and 39:44 respectively.Clubmates Rob Gosnell and Ben Collison had a close race, finishing seconds apart. Gosnell running 39:53 and Collison running 40:05. Julie Ward made it a total of four medals for the Ward family on the day with third in the women’s 45-49 category, running a time of 44:28.In Cambridgeshire, WNAC had two members taking part in the Bonfire Burn 10k.An event organised by local charity Friends of Histon and Impington Community and supported by the village running club HI Runners.The 10k race is a flat multi-terrain course that has runners running on farm tracks, grass fields and roads.Callum Stanforth finished third overall in a hard race, running a time of 34.07.Despite the tough course Darren Easter still managed a sub-40 finish, running a time of 39:29 for 37th overall.