Old Shanklin Pier saw the runners set off on this well organised annual fun run. 5k and 43 groynes stood between the runners and the finish line at Yaverland. 28 of them on dry land 15 on them out in the water.
Started by the mayor of Shanklin, the runners ran across the hard sand from groyne to groyne, nipping through gaps where they could, getting wet where they couldn’t.
“It was such good fun” said Sally Trotman “Great to see so many children taking part. It was a real family day”
Although runners expected to get their feet wet, they had not anticipated getting wet to theirs waists! According to the organisers, the sand level had dropped over the winter months making the water deeper around the groynes and around our runners.
However it did not perturb our runners as they all finished smiling and happy.
None more so than Bill Goozee as he crossed the line in second place overall and Lucy Deville who triumphed to take the top spot in her age catagory.
