Although the Peel Road Runners are starting to get acclimatised to running in warmer temperatures, the heat definitely adds another level of difficulty to racing, and with yet another heatwave and yellow warning for Sunday’s races, less enthusiastic runners could have been tempted to stay at home! However, the lure of the Burton 10k with its lovely downhill finish to look forward to (not mentioning the less than lovely uphill start!) was enough for an intrepid group of Peelers to head east on the A38. Taking on the undulating course, which started and finished at Burton Athletics Club, Matt Salisbury was first home for the club in a time of 43:31 followed by Dan Bird (44:06), Luke Collins (45:34), Mike Shelton (46:44), Lorna Al-Ani (47:02), Wayne Richardson (47:22), Lorna Carlin (49:55), Katie Stretton (52:29), Lisa Stretton (52:46), Anne Whitby-Smith (54:49), Simon Gordon (54:55), Jo Bovington (55:39), Cheryl Flint (1:01:16), Sandra Ingram (1:05:10) and Helen Manton (1:06:49).
Also on Sunday, the Solihull half marathon saw Adrian Jelley finish well in a time of 1:39:32, followed by Lydia Trenfield in 2:06:46 and Jo Sharman in 2:38:38 (her fastest half marathon this year).
As ever, parkrun proved a popular way to start the weekend with Iain Downie the first Peeler home at Tamworth Castle in 23:21, followed by Sophie Galloway (26:42) and Cheryl Flint (28:11). A larger group of Peelers ran at Kingsbury parkrun with Ash Goodman first home for the club in 24:00, followed by Darren O’Leary (24:53), Katie Stretton (25:11), Ben Dorkins (25:28), Lisa Stretton (25:48), Lisa Barnes (31:03), Allen King (31:26), Ann Hill (34:19), Roger Eastaff (35:15), Helen Dempsey (37:08), Neal Dempsey (37:09), Nicola Bannister (40:28) and Jackie Tierney (48:35). Running at Aviemore, Jonathan Allen finished in 28:19, whilst at Holyrood, Edinburgh Tim Mudd stopped the clock on 27:50 closely followed by Carolyne Browne (27:51). At Macclesfield parkrun, Mark Boffey ran in a time of 26:18 followed by Sarah Boffey (33:09). At Bittesby Country Park, Lutterworth Garth Cox finished in 27:47 and at Ushaw Historic House, Durham Jo Sharman finished in 32:15 with Steph Attenborough park walking (1:02:17). Ian Orton ran at Hull parkrun in 20:28 and Athena Mansell ran at Cheltenham in 26:36. At Gorleston Cliffs Great Yarmouth, Billy King crossed the line in 25:18 and at Northampton, Anne Whitby-Smith ran in 25:06. Finally at Beacon Park Lichfield, Graham Lane crossed the line in 29:29, whilst at Rosliston Dan Bird was first home for the club in 22:50 followed by Wayne Richardson (23:14) and Jo Bovington (45:03).