This year’s Tamworth 10k will be held on the Sunday the 27th Oct 2024 and will start and finish in the beautiful grounds surrounding Tamworth Castle and will wind its way through the grounds and out into the town, then follow a canal section in Fazeley, before returning to the Castle Grounds.
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After many years dedicated to the world of running events, Kevin Wilson, co-founder of KP Events, has made the difficult decision to take his well deserved retirement. I’m sure you will all join us in wishing him all the very best for the future.
Men: 1st Peter Ball Bromsgrove and Redditch 34.14, 2nd Billy Barrett Rugeley Runners 34.28 & 3rd Robert Meredith 34.41
Women: 1st Tamara Freeman Bromsgrove and Redditch 37.27, 2nd Elizabeth Watters Birchfield Harriers 39.33 & 3rd Olivia Harris Royal Sutton 40.41
After a wet start to the morning for our 25th anniversary race (first held in 1999), we saw a fabulous turn out for this ever popular 10k road race. It was lovely to see great spectator numbers from friends, family and villagers alike.
We were blessed with sunshine as the winner and 1st Male, Peter Ball of Bromsgrove & Redditch AC crossed the finish line in a time of 34.14, closely followed by Billy Barrett of Rugeley runners in 2nd place, and Robert Meredith in 3rd place with a time of 34.45
The first female across the line was Tamara Freeman also from Bromsgrove & Redditch AC in a time of 37.27 and with an overall finish position of 16th, next was Elizabeth Watters of Birchfield Harriers in 39.33, and in 3rd place was Olivia Harris of Royal Sutton Colfield AC 40.41
Thank you to all our runners you’re amazing, and a special thank you to our wonderful sponsor at Florette for their support again in our anniversary year together.
For all results please see https://www.stuweb.co.uk/race/3ia
Photos are HERE https://running-photos-and-more.fotogoto.com/fradley-10k/photos
The Florette Fradley 10K is a popular run and attracts around 1,000 entrants each year. Covering flat, country roads, it’s a great event for beginners and pros alike. The Fradley 10k has previously been nominated in the National Running Awards for the best 10k race for personal best times.
If you have any enquires please contact race director Paul at paul@kpevents.net
Race results will be here within 24 hours of the race : STUWEB
Photos will be viewable sometime after the race here : MICKHALLPHOTOS
The Tamworth 10k will be held on the Sunday the 29th Oct 2023 and will start and finish in the beautiful grounds surrounding Tamworth Castle and will wind its way through the grounds and out into the town, then follow a canal section in Fazeley, before returning to the Castle Grounds.
The Tamworth 10k was voted 4th best 10k in the UK by Runners World in 2013 as its scenic but mainly flat 5k loop course takes in some of the town’s best scenery with its start and finish set in the popular Castle Grounds leisure facility with its gardens, sports amenities, walkways, and café.
UPDATE: Now a timing chipped event.
The cost to enter is £23 (affiliated) and £25 (non-affiliated).
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SEE the 10k RESULTS pdf document
SEE the 5k RESULTS pdf document
In the men’s 10k the winner was David Carbutt in 39:12, 2nd was Simon Heard in 40:00 and 3rd Richard Charlton. Women’s 10k winner was Heather-Leigh Davis in 46:14, second Vicki Holme 52:43 and third place Amber Rogers 53:01. 5k Men: 1st Marc Turner, 2nd Cameron Forryan and 3rd place Richard White. Women’s 5k was Ania Simcox, 2nd Jenifer Bradshaw and third place Jenny Reeve.
Results:
Full results at https://www.stuweb.co.uk.
