Month: October 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saturday morning dawned bright and warm for the regular Kingsbury Water Park parkrun.

The first Peeler home was Mark Webster who finished in 13th place overall in an impressive time of 19.18 mins. He was followed by Darren O’Leary in 23.12 mins, Tim Mudd (25.24), Stuart Hatton (25.36), Alison Upton (28.25), Michael Stevenson (28.32), Ann Hill (30.25) and Wendy Bowyer who finished in a new personal best time of 32.27 mins. Ash Goodman came home in a time of 34.27 mins. Peelers were well represented amongst the parkrun volunteers with Mark Boffey, Richie Bunn, Tricia Bunn and Darren Truman helping make the event possible.

Away from Kingsbury, Andrew Pickard completed the Sheffield Concord event in 23.06 mins and Jackie Tierney finished the Alvaston parkrun in 27.10 mins.

Sunday found a couple of hardy Peelers braving the rain of the Peak District for the notoriously hilly Buxton Half Marathon, which included the climb of Axe Edge. Congratulations to Richie and Tricia Bunn who finished the event in times of 1:46.49 hrs and 1:55.51 hrs respectively.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome, new members are always welcome. For further details or to get in touch please see the club’s website or Facebook page.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There were a few hardy Peelers at Kingsbury Water Park on Saturday morning for the 300th running of the parkrun, although many elected to rest ahead of the Burton 10 mile race on Sunday.
First home was Mark Webster who finished in 19th place overall in an impressive time of 19.32 mins. He was followed by Darren O’Leary in 23.29 mins with Sandra Ingram next in 27.13 mins followed by Alison Upton (28.35), Michael Stevenson (28.42), Sarah French (31.39), Jo Insley (33.15), Wendy Bowyer (33.38), Ash Goodman (33.55), Nicola Bannister (34.57), Alison Dolphin (36.56) and Chrstine Norris in 38.05 mins. Thanks go to Mark Boffey, Garth Cox, Ann Hill and Darren Truman for volunteering to help make the event possible.

The sole Peeler on tour was Andrew Pickard who completed the Sheffield Concord event in 26.04 mins.

The main event of the weekend was the Burton 10 mile race on Sunday, the third in the Burton District Summer League series of races between local running clubs.

First home for the club was Ash Baldwin in 7th place overall in a fast 58.41 mins. He was followed by Emma Pick who set a new personal best time of 1:04.00 hrs to finish as first lady. Emma edged out Rob Mace, who finished in 1:04.01 hrs, with Martin Hollamby just behind in 1:04.30 hrs. Ash Goodman set a new personal best of 1:15.36 hrs followed by Simon Gordon (1:21.25), Judith Matthews (1:22.35), Dave Fern (1:32.21) and George Hope (1:26.59). Carl Hole came home in a new personal best time of 1:28.09 hrs as did Emma Livingstone, who finished in 1:30.35 hrs. Jackie Tierney completed the 10 miles in 1:35.39 hrs and Sophie Galloway in 1:37.30 hrs.

Finally a belated mention for Helen Chyla who completed the Lichfield Half Marathon the previous weekend in a new personal best time of 1:53.53 hrs.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome, new members are always welcome. For further details or to get in touch please see the club’s website or Facebook page.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There was a good turnout of Peelers among the 600 keen runners at Kingsbury Water Park for Saturday’s parkrun.

First home was Rob Mace who won the event overall in an impressive time of 17.54 mins, over 45 seconds clear of second place. Next home for the club was Lee Rickards in 14th place overall in 20.05 mins closely followed by Malcolm Bembridge in 17th in a new personal best of 20.32 mins. Mike Shelton was next home in 21.06 mins followed by Garth Cox (22.47), Darren Truman (23.10), Ash Goodman (23.22), Dave Fern (23.30), Simon Gordon (24.58) and Rob Hirst in 25.27 mins. Jackie Tierney was the first lady Peeler home in 26.42 mins, ahead of Tim Mudd (27.24), Carolyne Browne (27.48), Michael Stevenson (28.11), Ann Hill (32.02), Sarah French (32.33), Jo Insley (35.28), Nicola Bannister (36.04), Alison Dolphin (36.55) and Caroline Evans who finished in 37.21 mins. Thanks also go to Sandra Ingram, Tricia Bunn and Mark Boffey for volunteering to assist with the event.

The annual Kingsbury Classic 10k took place on Tuesday 7th May at Kingsbury Water Park.This is an event which has always been close to the club as we have a good relationship with the organisers and always provide the marshalls to support the event. In addition to providing the marshalls there was a strong club turn out among the runners.

Rob Mace was first home for the club in 9th overall in an impressive 37.21 mins narrowly beating Martin Hollamby who was 11th in 38.15 mins. Emma Pick crossed the line in 18th overall in a fast 39.38 mins, beating a ten year old ladies record in the process. Unfortunately for Emma someone else also beat the record and she had to settle for second lady overall. Mark Webster was next home in 41.29 ahead of Malcolm Bembridge (43.40), Matt Shaw (46.40) and Garth Cox who finished in a new personal best of 47.21 mins. Simon Gordon completed in 48.10 mins, just ahead of Judith Matthews (48.19), Darren Truman (49.32), Donna Lancaster (52.34) and Carl Hole, who completed his first ever 10k in 55.07 mins. Jackie Tierney crossed the line in 57.08 mins, Sophie Galloway in 57.42 mins, Stella Martin in 58.41 mins and Ian Grigg in 1:04.54 hrs. Martyn Candy once again performed the tail runner role crossing the line last in 1:22.57 mins.

There were a few Peelers out and about for races on Sunday with Matt Shaw completing the Hereford Half Marathon in a very respectable 1:44.55 hrs and Garth Cox finishing the Bromsgrove 10k in a time of 49.46 mins. Tricia Bunn completed the Halstead marathon in 3.53 hrs, her third in as many weeks.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome, new members are always welcome. For further details or to get in touch please see the club’s website or Facebook page.

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1) Before the Kingsbury Classic
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saturday dawned sunny but cool at Kingsbury Water Park park on Saturday with a good Peeler turnout among almost 600 keen park runners. Saturday marked the first outing of the eagerly anticipated new course and it did not disappoint.

Mark Webster was first home for the club in 13th overall in 19.43 mins. He was followed by Garth Cox in 22.45 mins on his 50th park run. Judith Matthews was next home in 24.13 mins for a new personal best followed by Rob Hirst (25.13), Stuart Hatton (26.01), Sandra Ingram (26.57), Tim Mudd (25.13) and Carl Hole who set a new personal best of 27.52 mins. Michael Stevenson was next home in 28.25 mins, ahead of Ann Hill (29.58), Christine Norris (36.46), Stella Martin (36.48) and Alison Dolphin who came home in a leisurely 51.11 mins, having volunteered to act as tail walker.

Peelers on tour included Jackie Tierney who completed the Cheltenham event in 27.21 mins, Sophie Galloway who crossed the line in Newcastle in 29.27 mins and Simon Gordon who finished the Watermeadows parkrun in Tewkesbury in a time of 23.45 mins. Closer to home Nickolas Neale completed Sutton Park parkrun in 23.50 mins.

On Sunday Tricia Bunn completed the North Dorset marathon in a time of 4:00 hours while several Peelers were at Uttoxeter racecourse for the Uttoxeter half marathon, the second race of the Burton and District Summer League (BDSL) that the club participates in. Given the challenging nature of the course, some strong performances were in evidence with Cathedral to Castle winner Rob Mace crossing the line in 15th place overall in a fast 1:25.17 hrs, narrowly beating Mark Harriott who finished in 1:27.29 hrs. Ash Goodman finished in 1:41.52 hrs, smashing his half marathon personal best in the process,
Craig Strong in 1:51.11 hrs, Dave Fern in 1:53.21 hrs, sole Peel lady Val Lawson in 2:07.21 hrs and David Ash in 2:13.33 hrs.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at the Snowdome, new members are always welcome. For further details or to get in touch please see the club’s website or Facebook page.

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