A quieter week on the race front this week with just two Peelers in action in events away from Park Run.
Ben Dorkins represented Peel at the Birmingham and Black Country half marathon on Sunday 6th July. The event is a unique point to point race along the canal towpaths between Wolverhampton city centra and Brindley Place Birmingham taking in the famous 360m long Coseley Tunnel. With a varied terrain of gravel tracks, unkept trails and smooth tarmac, Ben finished the course in a time of 1:56:00.
Lydia Knight took part in the Sutton Coldfield Race for Life 10k. A two lap undulating course ran in Sutton Park, Lydia completed the event in 55:12.
At the local park runs Kingsbury paid host to 12 members with Phil Neale crossing the line first from the club in 23:09. Katie Stretton was next home in 26:01, followed by Allen King (28:18), Billy King (28:18), Chris Bennett (28:19), Jo Insley (30:49), Roger Eastaff (34:29), Lee Guffick (39:16), Sarah Boffey (48:19), Sarah French (52:29), Alison Dolphin (52:29) and Ann Hill (52:30). Running at Tamworth were Lee Rickards (18:41), Sophie Galloway who achieved a park run PB of 24:11, Tracy Ford (25:44), Judith Matthews (26:02), Mark Boffey (26:09), Lydia Knight (27:34) and Dave Fern (31:53) whilst at Rosliston Emma Pick finished in 20:12 and Roger Lloyd in 25:00. Elsewhere across the country, Garth Cox ran at Worcester (24:22), Jackie Tierney at Chester (31:44), Walsall saw a visit from Lisa Barnes who also achieved a PB of 29:29, Tim Mudd and Carolyne Browne were at Ross on Wye finishing in 27:37 and 28:28 respectively, Bramshall Road hosted Ian Orton (23:48) and Jubilee Park Run Bedford accommodated Joanne Sharman (50:19), Steph Attenborough (50:20).
The Peel team will be out in force on Tuesday this week, competing in the BDSL Worthing 6 race and again on Friday at Tara Kinder 10k. All the very best of luck to everyone running!