Month: February 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runner Bob Donovan once again laced up his Marathon trainers and hit the wet and muddy towpaths around Walton On Thames to run in the Pheonix Breakfast Run last week. Although the ground conditions were heavy and made the going very tough for the 26.2 miles the sun did manage to break through for most of the race with just a heavy 20min shower part way round. Bob’s time of 6:03:12hrs earned him a medal and a nice hot cup of tea.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”821″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]For many Peelers it was the weekend to stretch those legs in preparation for the final race in this seasons Cross Country Leagues with most making the best use of local Parkruns for practice. Emma Pick showed what excellent form she’s in by finishing as the first female finisher at Kingsbury Water Parkrun and 19th place overall with her splendid time of 20:50mins. Trevor Thompson was the first male Peeler to finish in 34th position with his time of 21:55mins – his first ever Parkrun outing.

Garth Cox was next through the finishers tunnel with his time of 23:36mins ahead of Martin Hollamby, who used the parkrun route as part of his long distance training run for the day, with his time of 24:40mins. Michael Shelton was right on Martin’s tail with his time of 24:41mins with George Hope another 5 secs back with 24:46mins.

Richie Bunn was back to running Parkrun as opposed to his normal marshalling duties and ran a relaxed 25:43mins. Darren O’Leary was next home with his 26:53mins ahead of Marcus Fairburn 29:33mins. Then a trio of female Peelers passed through the finish posts – Lisa Fletcher with her time of 29:48mins, Vickie Gilks with 39:50mins and Wendy Bowyer completed her 6th Parkrun with a time of 40:06mins.

Over at Brueton, Solihull it was Robert Hirst who was the first Peeler back across the finish with his time of 27:38mins ahead of Michael Stevenson with his time of 28:49mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runner Ashley Baldwin ran a terrific race at the Leicestershire Half Marathon last weekend to finish in 6th place with a superb time of 1:17:18hrs for the 13.1 miles.

The race held at Prestwold Hall caught the eye of another Peel Road Runner, Helen Manton, who also had an impressive run finishing ahead of her projected time by a clear 5 mins as Helen finished with her time at 2:10:05hrs in the cold and windy conditions.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”811″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Omitted from the previous weeks results, Club Chairman Lee Rickards kicked off his New Year with a new PB when he ran the Centurion 5 mile race in a blistering time of 30:38mins and crossed the finish line in 7th place overall.

Last weeks Parkrun tourist was Michael Stevenson who travelled the short distance down the M40 to Stratford Upon Avon for his weekly 5k outing. Michaels finishing time was 29:04mins.

Meanwhile at Kingsbury Water Parkrun there were seven Peelers in attendance with Garth Cox the quickest on the day with his time for the 5k route at 24:04mins. George Hope was not too far behind with his 24:45mins. Behind George was Michael Shelton with his time of 25:16mins.

The Peel Road Runner women also braved the wet & chilly conditions with Sophie Galloway leading home a quartet of runners on the day with her time of 26:14mins. Stella Martin was next home with her time of 30:02mins, just ahead of Lisa Fletcher who ran a 30:29mins for her 5k and Caroline Evans with her time of 31:47mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runner Malcolm Bembridge held on to his title of Goa Half Marathon Masters Champion last week in India.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”803″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The event, which Malcolm also won in 2017, started almost in the dark at 6am on a hot and sticky morning with the day light just starting to break through. Holding 2nd place at the halfway point, Malcolm trusted his pacing to see him through and it paid off finishing in first place with his time of 1:45hrs. Will it be 3 out of 3 in 2019 for Malcolm??

Robert Donovan almost got blown away down at Caldecote Lakes running in day 2 of the Enigma Quadzilla Marathon on Friday 2nd Feb. In unexpectedly windy conditions which made the going very tough for all competitors, Bob finished his 26.2 miles in a time of 5:31:11hrs.

Lee Rickards ran an impressive race at the Centurion 5 mile, finishing in 7th position with a new PB of 30:38.

Peel Road Runners were out braving the cold conditions on Saturday morning for their weekly Parkrun 5k. At Conkers it was Ashley Perks who led the Peelers home and continued to improve his recent 5k times with his 23:16mins last week. The only female Peeler running at Conkers was Marie Llewellyn who ran a 25:02mins 5k to finish as the 11th placed female runner.

At Kingsbury it was Michael Shelton who was the first Peeler to cross the finish line with his time of 24:26mins. Michael Stevenson was next through the finish tunnel to mark up a time of 29:10mins for his 5k with Darren O’Leary the third Peeler to finish with his time of 30:23mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners were participating and volunteer marshalling at Parkrun events across the local area at the weekend.

At Conkers, running his local parkrun, Ashley Perks ran his best time since September last year with his time of 23:23mins for his 5k.

As usual, most of the Peel Road Runners out for their weekly 5k fix descended upon Kingsbury Water Park and it was Martin Hollamby on his 49th Parkrun who led the way back to the finish gates with his time of 23:41mins closely followed by Michael Shelton with his 23:49mins. Stuart Hatton was next to finish with his time of 25:00mins, just 10 places ahead of George Hope with his time of 25:27mins. Dave Fern was behind George and clocked up as time of 26:05mins. Then it was Stella Martin finishing as the first Peel lady whose time of 28:29mins was just ahead of Jo Insley’s 30:43mins who was closely followed to the finish by the Keenan pair of Darren & Christine with their times of 30:48mins & 31:40mins respectively. Darren finishing strong to clock up a new personal best 5k time.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners Mens & Womens Cross Country teams were in action at Anslow for race #3 of the Derby Runners XC Winter League on January 14th, 2018.

Conditions were very difficult on what turned out to be a VERY tough course but still there were some tremendous performances from both teams on the day.

For the Womens race there were two elite ‘guest’ runners (twins who both run internationally for England) who blitzed the course and finished almost 4 ½ minutes ahead of the rest of the field. Those 2 runners aside, Peel Road Runners own ‘elite’ runner Emma Pick finished in 4th place overall with a superb run and finishing time of 35:38mins. Rachael Rickards was struck by an injury in the latter stages of the race but still ran an incredible end to the race to finish in 13th place with a time of 43:00min. Her heroic efforts led her to end up on crutches the following day with some bad swelling to her ankle. Sophie Galloway ran a very smart race too finishing as the third Peeler woman with an excellent time of 47:07mins ahead of team captain Sandra Ingram who crossed the line in 26th position with 49:18mins. A trio of Peelers finished together in 30th, 31st & 32nd places, Val Lawson (50:19mins), Helen Manton (50:37mins) and Annie Wilson (50:50mins) respectively. Caroline Evans completed the team performance in 40th position with her time of 58:02mins.
This team effort placed the Peel Road Runner Womens XC team in =3rd position on the day sharing the points with Mickleover, however, they now sit top of the division in League 1, after three races, 2pts ahead of 2nd place Lichfield as they move towards race #4 in February.

For the Peel Road Runner Mens XC team it was Robbie Baden who was once again the first team member to cross the finish line. Robbie finished in 4th place overall and a time of 30:48mins was just 3 secs off the 3rd place finisher on the day. Martin Hollamby finished in 11th place with his time of 32:35mins just ahead of Lee Rickards with his time of 33:18mins (14th position overall). Next to finish was Michael Shelton in 21st position with a time of 35:20mins just ahead of team mate Simon Smith who finished in 22nd position with his time of 36:05mins. Darren O’Leary crossed the line in 28th place with 37:20mins followed by Trevor Thompson (37th place) with his time of 38:56mins, Darren Truman (47th place) with 43:02mins and Phil Neale (53rd place) with 44:20mins completed the mens team performance.
The mens team finished in 3rd place overall on the day and remain in 3rd place in the division after their 3 races so far, just 1 point behind South Derbyshire in 2nd place.

As a combined team, the Peel Road Runners finished the day in 3rd place overall and lie in 2nd place in the division after 3 races. This is just 4 points behind Lichfield with 4 races of the season still to go.

Peel Road Runners very own ‘Marathon Man’ Robert Donovan notched up yet another 26.2mile run on the 20th January running at the Holme Pierrepont 6-hour Challenge over in Nottingham. Bob finished his run in a time of 5:24:02hrs and in 95th position in what he described as “very cold and wet” conditions.

Saturday 20th January was also the day for Parkrun event #231 over at Kingsbury Water Park and which saw a total field of 388 runners descend upon the local venue for the weekly 5k run.
It was Simon Smith who was the first Peeler back through the finish tunnel with his time of 21:31mins and in 23rd position overall, just 4 places ahead of Darren O’Leary with his time of 22:05mins and 27th position overall. Phil Neale was next to finish with his time of 24:34mins in front of Dave Fern (25:20mins), Tim Mudd (25:26mins), Michael Shelton (25:42mins) & Allan Williams (25:55mins).
Carolyne Browne was the first Peeler women to enter the finishing tunnel with her time of 26:06mins ahead of Annie Wilson who finished with a time of 37:29mins.

Date for your diary: Members are to be reminded of the Clubs AGM which is to be held on Friday 23rd February at Bolehall Manor and is open to all current members. This is a great opportunity to show your support for your club and to also present any thoughts you may have about the club.

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

New members are always welcome.
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