Month: November 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners have put in some great performances over the last two weeks.

At the East Midlands Airport 10k, Carolyne Browne achieved a new personal best with a time of 54:02 mins. Tim Mudd also got a personal best with a time of 51:47 mins.

At the Beacon Trail Half Marathon last weekend, Tim Gould braved the tough, hilly course to come out with an impressive time of 1:48:55.

Mike Shelton also recorded a great time at the St Neots Half Marathon, crossing the line in 1:31:45.

As always, members of the club supported the local Parkruns. Matt Smith put in a good time of 20:53 mins in Rosliston, a new personal best and 9th position. In Kingsbury Water Parkrun, Tim Gould was the first Peeler home with a time of 20:27 mins. Rob Hirst crossed the line in 25:02 mins and Wendy Bowyer finished the course in 33:37 mins.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome in Tamworth. The Beginners Group meet on Monday nights at 7:30pm in the Snowdome and the next couch to 5k course will start in January.

New members are always welcome.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners put in some strong performances across the region over the last week.

The mens team started the cross country season in style, finishing the first race 6th out of 19 teams in the lead. Martin Hollamby led the charge with a solid 8th place and time of 39:46 mins for the tough 10k course. Robbie Baden finished shortly afterwards in 17th position with a time of 40:32 mins. Lee Rickards ran the course in 41:41 mins, Mike Shelton finished in 42:26 mins and Ashley Baldwin crossed the line in 43:17 mins. Craig Strong was the next finisher in 49:07 mins, followed by Darren Truman in 51:41 mins and Owen Slater in 56:58 mins. The next race is in December.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”409″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Peel ladies also had a good day in the Midlands Womens XC League. Emma Birtles was the first to finish in a time of 31:08 mins. She was followed by Jenna Wilson in 33:59 mins, Joanne Harvey in 34:00 mins and Helen Manton in 37:42 mins.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”411″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Elsewhere, Bob Donovan completed another marathon. He ran the Stratford Raceways Marathon in wet and windy conditions in 4:50:04, earning him 84th place overall.

At Kingsbury Water Parkrun, Tim Gould was the first Peeler home with a time of 20:42 mins and 18th place overall. Tim Mudd crossed the line in 24:21 mins, Liz Morgan ran in 29:02 mins and Carolyne Browne finished the course in 32:41 mins. Robert Hirst ran the Conkers Parkrun in 25:11 mins.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome in Tamworth.

New members are always welcome.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”329″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Last week represented a fantastic achievement for the beginners group of the Peel Road Runners. 13 runners took part in the Kingsbury Water Parkrun on Saturday. This came at the end of many weeks of hard work on the couch to 5k course. A special congratulations goes to Owen Slater for coaching the group.

The beginners group were joined by many other members of the Peel Road Runners to make the Kingsbury Water Parkrun a particularly memorable event.

Robbie Baden was the first Peeler to cross the line on his debut Parkrun, putting in an impressive time of 18:05 mins and 4th position. Martin Hollamby was not far behind with a time of 18:25 mins and 6th position. Matt Smith came in 21st position with a time of 19:56 mins.

Stuart Hatton was the next Peeler to cross the line in a time of 22:01, followed by Joanne Harvey in a time of 23:51 mins, a new personal best. Darren Truman put in a time of 24:05 mins, Owen Slater ran the course in 27:19 and Jon Twiggs finished shortly after in 27:23 mins.

Jo Insley completed the 5 km in 28:41 mins, followed by Laura Bowyer in 30:38 mins and George Hope in 30:56 mins. Samantha Wedgebury and Lesley Ann Nolan finished in the same time of 32:25 mins and Vickie Gilks crossed the line just after them in 32:30 mins. Zoe Schnepp and Liz Morgan ran the course together and finished in 33:40 mins.

Wendy Bowyer and Lorraine Vernon ran the course in the same time of 33:52. Kelly Sippitts finished in 34:41 mins and was closely followed by Moira Twiggs in 34:48 mins. Darren Keenan ran the course in 35:22 mins and Christine Keenan crossed the line just afterwards in 35:32 mins. Nadine Cox ran the course in a time of 36:00 mins and Harriet Turner was right behind her in a time of 36:07 mins.

At the Brueton Parkrun, Rob Hirst ran the course in a time of 24:50 mins and Mick Stevenson crossed the line in 27:55.

Elsewhere, Val Lawson took part in the Flying Fox 10. She put in a good performance of 1:33:02, coming in 3rd in her age category. Bob Donovan took part in the Thames Meander Marathon, finishing the course in 4:47:28 in position 225.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome in Tamworth. The Beginners Group meet on Monday nights at 7:30pm in the Snowdome and the next couch to 5k course will start in January.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]