Month: January 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners would like to congratulate Ashley Baldwin who posted a new club record in his age category for the 10-mile distance race at the weekend. Ashely was running in the Sneyd Pudding Run, a local race which was originally set for December but was postponed due to the weather conditions on the day, and Ashley certainly reaped the benefits from the extra preparation time.

Ashley finished in 3rd place overall around the two-lap 10 mile course with a blistering time of 57:48mins, breaking Carl Bakers previous record which had stood since 2001 and earning himself the much-deserved plaudits from his fellow club members both past and present.

Also running at Sneyd was Garth Cox who showed he is also well on the way back from his recent injury setbacks finishing with a time of 1:26:46hrs.

Bob Donovan travelled down to Gloucester last weekend to tick off yet another marathon and edge closer to his goal of completing 100 Marathons. Bob finished his latest 26.2 mile run in 238th position with a time of 5:14:14hrs.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”787″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners were hoping to continue their recent excellent Cross Country form at race #3 in the Derby Runners XC Winter league last weekend. Early indications are there were some tremendous individual performances once again however final race results will be posted next week.

Running solo for the Peelers at the Conkers Parkrun was Ashley Perks who’s well on the way back to his form of 2017 with a time of 24:31mins.

Over at Kingsbury Water Parkrun it was Shaun Coyle who cross the finish as the first Peeler and rekindling his pre-Christmas form with a time of 22:34mins ahead of Stuart Hatton who ran a 24:08mins for his 5k back on the one lap winter route.

Dave Fern was next to finish with 24:55mins followed by Allan Williams 25:19mins, George Hope (who had a close encounter with a gaggle of geese crossing the wooden footbridge 1.5km from the finish!) 26:37mins, Darren Cotton with 26:54mins and Michael Stevenson with 29:07mins.

Christine Keenan was the only female Peel Road Runner running at Kingsbury and she finished with a time of 32:28mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners welcomed in the new year of running with some post celebration Parkruns with some determined members completing a double-header of 5k’s on New Years Day competing at both the Conkers event which started at 9am and then the Kingsbury event at 10.30am.

The Conkers Parkrun saw Ashley Baldwin finish in a magnificent 2nd place overall with a blistering time of 17:14mins, also a new PB to start off the New Year. Mike Shelton & Shaun Coyle kicked off their first of two 5k’s for the day with times of 21:24mins & 23:48mins respectively with Marie Llewellyn finishing just behind in 24:11mins.

At Kingsbury, it was Mike Shelton who was the first Peel Road Runners back across the finish line with a time of 20:25mins ahead of Simon Smith who ran a time of 21:03mins. Following Simon home were Stuart Hatton & Darren O’Leary who both shared a time of 24:59mins with Stuart just getting to the finish line ahead of Darren. 12 places behind Darren was Shaun Coyle in 25:37mins just ahead of George Hope who managed 25:46mins. Robert Hirst was next through the timing tunnel to record a 26:45min 5k. Darren & Christine Keenan were the next Peelers to finish with times of 32:02 & 33:35mins respectively ahead of Caroline Evans 34:44mins and Sandra Ingram 36:39mins.

January 6th was the first regular Saturday Parkrun for the year and many Peel Road Runners were out in the cold, wet & muddy conditions kicking off the year with renewed optimism.

Running his first Markeaton Parkrun event was Allan Williams, representing the Peelers on his own amongst a crowd of over 420 runners, Allan finished his 5k with a time of 27:55mins.

Over at Conkers Ashley Perks brushed the cobwebs off his trainers and led the Peel Road Runners home with a time of 24:55mins ahead of Liz Morgan who ran a 32:05mins.

As usual it was Kingsbury Water Parkrun that saw most of the Peel Road Runners descending upon. Due to the icy conditions, the route was reverted to two laps of the main lake and muddy nature trail track but that didn’t hamper some determined individual performances. Michael Shelton led the way home for the Peelers with a terrific 20:46min for his 5k. Simon Smith wasn’t too far behind with a time of 21:30mins ahead of Darren O’Leary 22:09mins and Shaun Coyle 22:30mins. Stuart Hatton notched his 92nd Kingsbury parkrun with his time of 24:08mins just 4 secs ahead of Garth Cox with 24:12mins. Next to cross the finish line for the Peelers was Dave Fern in 25:42mins, Darren Cotton in 26:49mins, Robert Hirst in 27:32mins, Owen Slater in 28:07mins & George Hope in 28:13mins.

Annie Wilson was the first Peel Road Runner woman to pass through the finishing tunnel with a time of 29:53mins just ahead of Jo Insley who ran a 30:14min time for her 5k.

Robert Donovan put his unfortunate new year marathon experience behind him and was out running again at Caldecotte Lakes in the Winter Enigma Marathon event also on the 6th January. Bob was back on track for his target of 100 marathons and ran out a time of 5:45:30hrs for his 26.2miles.

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Derby/Staffs XC League

Peel Road Runners Women’s Cross-Country team continued to enjoy success in their new winter league taking 1st, 2nd & 4th places in race number 2 held prior to Christmas.

The race was held at Foremark Reservoir, the same venue as race number 1, but with the conditions under foot being very different due to the inclement weather at the time.

Once again it was Emma Pick who was on excellent form on the day and crushed the rest of the field finishing in a time of 41:55mins, almost 2 minutes ahead of second place finisher Emma Birtles and the rest of the runners. Emma also improved her positioning from race 1 and crossed the line with a time of 43:43mins. Rachael Rickards put in a tremendous performance and was the third Peel member to cross the finish line in 4th place overall with a time of 46:12mins.

The remaining team members all played their part in keeping the Peel Road Runners Women’s at the top of their division – Sophie Galloway (18th place) 55:06mins, Sandra Ingram (24th place) 58:45mins, Val Lawson (25th place) 58:59mins. The team tops the division by 3pts ahead of Lichfield, Washlands & Mickleover who all have 18pts.

The Peel men were missing some key runners for race 2 but those that did run put in some terrific performances. Martin Hollamby was the first male Peeler across the finish line in 3rd place overall with a superb time of 36:31mins. Lee Rickards wasn’t too far behind with a time of 38:44mins and 11th place overall. Michael Shelton was next to finish in 19th place with a time of 41:53mins, Darren O’Leary 44:07mins and 28th place overall, Simon Smith 44:55mins and 33rd place overall, Darren Truman 48:52mins and 45th place overall & Richard Finnegan 50:55mins and 51st place overall. The men hadn’t managed to field the required number of individual entrants for the race and were penalised on the day under the rules.

After two races, the men’s team tie on 19 points with South Derbyshire but lie in 3rd place overall on finishing position count.

As a Club, the Peel Road Runners lie in 2nd place in the league just two points behind the leaders Lichfield.

Marathon

Peel Road Runner Bob Donovan had an eventful few days marathon running in Liverpool over the New Year period at the Liverbird Marathon event. Marathon number one was on the 31st Dec and Bob found the going physically tougher then he’s experienced to date and completed the 26.2miles in a time of 5:55:20hrs. Then on the following day – New Year’s Day – marathon number 2 of the event took place and the previous days troubles were just a sign of the problems to come for Bob. Sickness and an injury to his back saw Bob complete only one of the 6 mile laps before he had to sadly withdraw from the event.

Parkrun

The weather has also had an impact on the weekly Parkrun events held across the country with many events being cancelled. However, on the 23rd December many Peel Road Runners did manage to find somewhere to run. Michael Stevenson was running down in Basingstoke and managed a time of 29:06mins for his 5k. Allan Williams was up in the north west at Warrington with his running shoes and he managed a time of 27:21mins.

Closer to home Helen Manton was at Conkers and managed a time of 28:57mins and the popular Kingsbury Water Parkrun drew in the most Peelers for that weekend.

Ashley Baldwin finished as the 4th male and in 6th place overall with his quick time of 17:33mins. Lee Rickards wasn’t far behind with his time of 19:07mins and 12th place overall.

The next Peeler to finish was Martin Hollamby with a time of 19:37mins ahead of Darren O’Leary 21:47mins, Stuart Hatton 24:56mins, Dave Fern 25:11mins, Sophie Galloway 25:48mins – a new PB, Ian Summerill 28:53mins, Marcus Fairburn 31:52mins and Ray Rogers 35:11mins.

Peel Road Runners were also well represented at KWP’s New Year’s Day Parkrun. Mike Shelton was the first Peeler home at 20:25, closely followed by Simon Smith with a time of 21:03. Stuart Hatton and Darren O’Leary completed the race in 24:59 followed by Shaun Coyle in 25:37, George Hope in 25:46 and Robert Hirst in 26:45. Darren Keenan ran a time of 32:02 with Christine Keenan running in close behind at 33:35. Caroline Evans completed the run in 34:44 and Sandra Ingram in 36:39.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runner Robert Donovan clocked up marathon number 71 in his last pre-Christmas outing at the Newark Showground on Sat 16th Dec.

Bob struggled in the week building up to the event with a niggling back problem but determined as ever he battled through to complete the 26.2-mile course in a time of 5:25:59hrs, finishing in 39th place overall. He can now look forward to a short rest before continuing his quest after Christmas for 100 marathons.

Last weekend was also race number 2 in the Derby / Staffs Winter Cross Country league. The final results are not available at the time of going to press but there were some excellent performances once again from the Peel Road Runners Men & Womens teams. Results will hopefully be ready to publish next week.

Merry Christmas to all our members and runners everywhere.

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