Month: April 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners had a cracking Easter with some eggs-ceptional performances  both home and away.

Zoe Schnepp hopped up the A5 to run at the Chasewater Easter Egg 10k event. The route which took in the undulating paths and trails around the Chasewater Reservoir saw Zoe smash her PB her with a time of 48:46mins.

Scrambling around the Northampton countryside was Bob Donovan who was running in the Chocothon Marathon. Bob completed the 26.2 mile course in 5:21:20

Turning out for Kingsbury Water Parkrun duties last week, the first Peel Road Runner to (hot) cross (bun) the line was Tim Gould in a quick 21:14mins. Next Peeler across the finish following some time off with an injury was Shaun Coyle with 23:42mins with Stuart Hatton closely behind with 23:51mins.

Marcus Fairburn chased Stuart home with 24:49mins. Robert Hirst finished with 24:55mins, Sandra Ingram with 25:36mins and was followed home again by Darren Truman with 25:37mins and George Hope with 26:25mins.

Meanwhile, at the Delamere Parkrun, Peel Road Runner Robbie Baden ran an eggs-traordinary time of 18:18mins, finishing in 5th place overall in a field of 418 runners.

And finally, after 16wks of focussed training, the Peel Road Runners would also like to wish Sandra Ingram, Stuart Hatton and Mark Harriott the very best of luck with their endeavours in the  London Marathon this coming weekend.

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

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners kicked off the 2017 Burton and District Summer League (BDSL) race calendar at the weekend with the Run in the Forest 5 miler.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”514″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Run in the Forest is a mix of road / multi terrain running around the scenic trails of Conkers and the Donisthorpe Woodland. The glorious weather gave for perfect running conditions at the weekend and as many as 15 race ready Peelers took to the starting line.

First Peel Road Runner to cross the finish line was Martin Hollamby who came home in 3rd place overall with a very quick 29:35mins. 2nd Peeler home following Martin in was Robbie Baden in an excellent 30:38mins. Not too far behind was Ashley Baldwin with 30:54mins. Club Chairman Lee Rickards was the next member to cross the finish line in 32:45mins. Michael Shelton was home in 33:13mins, David Fern with 38:24mins, Rachel Rickards made her racing return with 38:31mins, Zoe Schnepp (running without baby Sally) was next in 40:26mins, Tim Mudd in 41:41mins, Darren Truman with 42:36mins, Carolyne Browne in 43:09mins, Rob Hirst in 43:46mins, Owen Slater 44:32mins, Helen Manton 45:36mins and Club Secretary Val Lawson in 45:46mins.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sunday also saw the Cathedral to Castle 10 mile multi terrain race. Starting at the wonderful Lichfield Cathedral, the route passes through Hopwas Woods and finishes in the grounds of  Tamworth Castle. Keeping his good race form going ahead of the forthcoming Milton Keynes Marathon, Ashley Perks crossed the line in 28th place overall and 3rd in his age category with a very pacy 1:15:37

Richard Finnigan had himself a well earned drink after finishing with a time of 1:24:15, just ahead of Marcus Fairburn who managed a time of 1:27:46 Next Peeler home was Joanne Harvey with 1:28:00 and Jason Church followed Joanne home in 1:30:12[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”515″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]On Kingsbury Water Parkrun duties last week, the first Peel Road Runner to cross the line again was Ashley Perks in a quick 21:35mins. Next Peeler across the finish line and very much in tapering mode ahead of London was Sandra Ingram with 25:40mins, Darren Truman must have been holding on to Sandra’s hand as he too crossed the finish line in a matching time of 25:40mins.

George Hope followed Sandra & Darren home with 26:31mins. Owen Slater finished with 31:38mins.

Saturday morning was also a day to remember for 6 ‘newbie’ runners who successfully completed their ‘Couch to 5k’ training programme with the Peel Road Runners by running the Kingsbury Water Parkrun. The happy graduates were Jayne Coles 31:39mins, Kelly Sippitts 31:45mins, Claire Farmer 32:31mins, Michelle C Fisher 33:37mins, Alison Dolphin 35:33mins and Susan Cartmell 35:41mins. Well done to all finishers!! 5K to 10k next up??

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_column_text]Peel Road Runners were present at the first ever Virgin Active Solihull Half Marathon at the weekend.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”508″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The event starting and finishing at the Blythe Valley Park, Solihull opened with chilly conditions but soon warmed up as the sun eventually shone through. The route meandered through the local countryside and had an unexpected and unwelcome twist right at the end of the 13.2miles with the finish line tantalisingly in sight. Ashley Perks was the first Peel Road Runner home. Running in Peel team colours for the first time Ashley crossed the line in 91st place with a time of 1:40:04 Darren Cotton was the next Peel Road Runner to finish with a chip time of 1:56:36 followed by Lisa Crane in 1:58:26

Peelers also travelled up the M6 to the ever popular and much supported Manchester Marathon. With the finish at the Old Trafford Cricket ground, home of Lancashire Cricket Club, Dave Fern lead the Peelers home and crossed the line with a time of 3:49:35

Partners Richie Bunn and Tricia Adams ran a ‘gentle jog’ and crossed the line together in 3:52:19 and also running at Manchester was Bob Donovan who added to his growing marathon CV with 4:48:54

At the other end of the country, Michael Shelton fancied a day by the sea and travelled down to the south coast to run in the Bournemouth Bay Half Marathon. Buoyed by the sea air and the thought of a bag of chips on the seafront afterwards, Michael managed a time of 1:32:30

Over at the Kingsbury Water Parkrun, the first Peel Road Runner to cross the line was Tim Gould in a quick 22:48mins. Darren Truman finished with 24:16mins. Tim Mudd was the next Peeler to cross the line in with 24:23mins. Carolyne Browne came agonisingly close to a new PB with 25:14mins. With the London Marathon now just around the corner, Sandra Ingram finished with 25:31mins and Liz Morgan completed the Peelers across the line with a time of 28:36mins

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]