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PHOTOS: 260 runners take part in Brean Festival of Running Weekend
A world record holder was among 260 runners of all ages competing at Brean over the weekend during the ‘Brean Festival of Running’.
Two days of running events, organised by Aspire Running Events, were held. Saturday (10th July) saw 170 runners take part in Brean Beach 5k, 10k and fun runs, followed on Sunday (11th July) by 90 runners racing around Brean Down on 5k and 10k runs.
Elite athlete and multiple World Record holder Adam ‘Tango’ Holland won Sunday’s 5km event in an impressive time of 17 minutes and 25 seconds. He competed Saturday’s beach 10km race in a time of 34 minutes and 34 seconds. “I love this event – it’s a family-friendly festival in a really great location,” he told Burnham-On-Sea.com.