Boston Community Runners compete from Latvia to Hadrian's Wall

Steve and Elektra in Riga.Steve and Elektra in Riga.
Steve and Elektra in Riga.
It has been an extremely busy month for the Boston Community Runners with many events and challenges taking place.

Stephen Cornwell took part in a walking challenge on the border with Scotland to cover the 90-mile coast to coast along Hadrian's Wall.

Starting at Wallsend on the Tyne and covering an average of 17 miles a day the finish at Bowness-on-Solway was very welcome along with the food and drink on offer.

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Steve Roberts took part in the Caythorpe Dash finishing fifth overall and once again taking second in his age category.

The event was fundraising for Ukraine and Steve wore his yellow and blue top for the event.

The half marathon took a new route this year which worked very well and Steve was very pleased withhis time of 1:32.53, which set him up nicely for another half the next weekend.

It was an international run and saw both Steve and wife Elektra taking the Boston colours to Riga in Latvia.

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This was a new course in preparation for the World Championships later in September this year, and although the weather was a bit chilly, it was bright and very welcoming with crowds along the route.

Steve once again had a very good run coming in in 122nd place taking third in his age category with a time of 1:30.23.

Elektra was sixth in her age group with another sub two-hour time of 1:54.47.

Maurice Tompkins once again took on the Paras 10-mile at Colchester.