Watts family flourish at mini event

Several West Norfolk Athletic Club members took part in the Outlaw Half Holkham weekend.A local festival of endurance sports over two days starting with a series of running and cycling events on Saturday and then culminating with a half iron man distance triathlon on Sunday.The running events took place on the Holkham estate grounds, multi-terrain courses with hills and despite the strong wind, it didnt stop some impressive performances on the day.The club’s youngest members had the mini event to take on, a 1.2-mile race for athletes aged 16-years and under, which WNAC dominated, particularly the Watts family.James Watts finished first overall by nearly two minutes with a time of 6.51 and sister Jess was the first girl with a time of 8.52.Next up was the junior race, featuring runners 16 and under with a distance of 2.4 miles.Aidan Howard and Henry Gosnell ran most of the 2.4 miles together with Howard claiming first place with a time of 14:32 and Gosnell fell not far behind in second with 14:35 despite nursing an injury.Lauren Lawrence and Jess Lawrence also ran the event together finishing with times of 18:38 and 18:39 respectively. The seniors took on 10k event with similar tough conditions. First over the line was Mitchell Bunn, finishing second overall and first in the Mens 20-29 category with an impressive time of 34:52.Cassie Moden also took an age category win in the Females 20-29 race with a time of 40:19.The spectacular performances didn’t stop there despite the difficult conditions.Other times: Ryan Oakes 37:16, Adam Howard 42:22, Rob Gosnell 45:44, Ben Foxwell 45:58, Katrina Wasteney 49:32, Sammy Stringer 50:47, Kerrie Page 56:51.