First and third for Leamington C&AC women at the Coventry Half Marathon

Just days after their birthdays, Leamington C&AC’s athletes Kelly Edwards and Natalie Bhangal had further reason to celebrate after finishing first and third in the Coventry Half.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Mar 2019, 14:30 BST
Updated 27th Mar 2019, 15:31 BST
Natalie Bhangal and Kelly Edwards celebrate their medal-winning runs at the Coventry Half.Natalie Bhangal and Kelly Edwards celebrate their medal-winning runs at the Coventry Half.
Natalie Bhangal and Kelly Edwards celebrate their medal-winning runs at the Coventry Half.

Taking the top spot on the podium was ladies’ race winner Edwards.

Running hard from the gun, the 41-year-old described her race as “a comfortable run, tough course, but I enjoyed it”.

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Her time of 81min 27sec saw her finish 43rd overall from 3,205 finishers and put her ninth on the UK W40 list for 2019.

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Tipton Harriers’ Lynne Hills was runner-up in 83:01, with Bhangal third in the ladies’ race and 71st overall.

Bhangal who ran 84:25 to knock two minutes off hier personal best, said: “I felt amazingly strong and I enjoyed every little bit of it but I didn’t expect to finish third.”

Kenilworth Runners Emma Ford shrugged off a recent injury to finish sixth lady (4th senior lady) in 1:29:51 and Rachel Miller, after running the previous day in the Midland Counties Road Relays, ran a new PB of 1:31:19 to finish fourth FV40.

Fellow Kenilworth Runner Jane Kidd was first FV60 in a new PB of 1:38:11 to lift her to sixth in the UK rankings for the year.