Category: Weekly round up

It’s been a busy weekend for the Peel Road Runners with a variety of well-established and new races of different distances to tempt club members!

As spring marathon season approaches, the sell out Ashby 20 race attracts runners from all over the country to test themselves over a longer distance before taking on the 26.2 miles of the marathon. Considering the calibre of runners who enter this race, it was brilliant to see Peel Road Runner Emma Pick take first place in the ladies’ race and 19^th position overall out of a field of 1307 runners. Emma crossed the line in a time of 2:03:15, knocking 29 minutes of her previous personal best over the distance and only 35 seconds slower than the ladies’ course record!  An amazing achievement!

Seven other Peelers took on the challenge of the Ashby 20 with Georgie Mead running a personal best time of 2:46:52, followed by Darren Truman in 3:33:29, Claire Guffick (3:38:06 – personal best), Helen Manton (3:43:58), Helen Dempsey (4:34:35 – personal best), Neal Dempsey (4:34:35) and Lee Guffick (4:45:12).   

Advertised as a fast and very flat course, the Fradley 10k is another very popular sell out road race.  Five Peelers took on the challenge on Sunday with Luke Collins first back for the club in 38:58 followed by Emma Whorwood (1:04:52), Alison Upton (1:11:43), Sarah Boffey (1:16:31) and Roger Eastaff (1:16:31).

On Saturday, Val Lawson took on the inaugural First Light Adventure’s Trails of Mena half marathon starting in Sutton Scarsdale near Chesterfield.  The race was named in memory of the Race Director’s spaniel and was raising money for a spaniel rescue charity.  Val completed the 13.72 mile undulating trail route in 2:46:49.

Also on Saturday, Steph Attenborough and Jo Sharman ran the LDWA BB Charnwood trail marathon taking in some beautiful and surprisingly hilly countryside. They finished the 27.11 mile route (with 2844 ft of ascent) in 8:32:00.

There were some spectacular achievements at the weekend’s parkruns as a group of Peelers travelled to London to run the Battersea parkrun whilst celebrating Jackie Tierney’s 350^th parkrun, Chris Bennett’s 300^th parkrun and Allen King’s 50^th run at a different parkrun venue!  Phil Neale was first home for the club in 22:14, followed by Allen King (25:29), Chris Bennett (25:30), Mark Boffey (25:48), Billy King (26:38), Tracy Ford (29:01), Jackie Tierney (29:27) and Michael Hughes (32:38).

In other parkruns, Emma Pick finished first lady and second overall in a time of 20:13 at Rosliston parkrun, while Ian Orton finished in 25:45 at Telford.  Running at Kingsbury, Ben Dorkins finished in 24:38, followed by Lisa Stretton (25:05), Katie Stretton (25:05), Darren O’Leary (28:31), Simon Gordon (28:42), Jo Insley (32:16) and Nicola Bannister (43:04).  At Warwick Racecourse, Mick Stevenson finished in 40:11, whilst at Beacon Park, Lichfield Club Chairman Mike Shelton crossed the line in 20:42, followed by Garth Cox (23:16).  Closer to home at Tamworth Castle Grounds, Rob Mace was first home for the club in 21:17, followed by Sophie Galloway (27:35) and Christie Rosser (29:07) and at Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill Tim Mudd stopped the clock on 28:11.

It was a quiet week on the racing front, but the performances of the Peelers who competed more than made up for it.

First, sacrificing her Saturday evening and supported via a live stream by many Peel members, Emma Pick participated in the Podium Festival II in Leicester. All Podium events are graded, creating a great race experience with similar standard competition to give athletes the perfect opportunity to achieve personal bests. Emma was set to run in the Elite Women’s A race, competing alongside some of the fastest women in the UK and top international athletes. She seized the opportunity, beating her previous 5k personal best by 15 seconds, finishing in an outstanding time of 16:23.

On Sunday, Wayne King travelled to Milton Keynes for the MK Festival of Running. Among four event options, he chose the longest distance available—the 20-mile route—as part of his training for the upcoming London Marathon. The conditions were favorable: cool but dry. Wayne took full advantage of the fast course, crossing the finish line in an incredible time of 2:07:22.

31 Peelers were in action at Parkruns this weekend. In alphabetical order we start with Tim Mudd who this week favoured Battlestead Croft in Burton, finishing in a time of 27:59. Beacon Park was the choice of Jamies Abbiss taking 2^nd place overall in 18:53, followed by Garth Cox (23:16), Mike Shelton (26:20), Tony Bryan (26:21) and Roger Lloyd (26:30). Birchall Playing Fields hosted Ian Orton (24:08) and Michael Hughes (39:49), Jackie Tierney selected Corby (29:08) while Mark and Sarah Boffey headed north to Jubilee parkrun finishing in 25:20 and 57:10. Kingsbury continued to be a popular location with Darren Truman bringing the Peeler name home first in 28:14 followed by Jo Insley (32:50), Roger Eastaff (35:52), Emma Whorwood (37:38), Wendy Bowyer (37:39), Nicola Bannister (43:42), Sarah French (48:58), Claire Guffick (1:02:38) and Lee Guffick (1:02:39). It was a trip to the beautiful Newborough Forest Anglesey for Stuart Hatton (30:55), Emma Pick was the first lady back at Rosliston in 23:45 and Stella Taylor finished Sence Valley in 32:59. At home in Tamworth Sophie Galloway ran a time of 26:06 with George Hope and Sandra Ingram finishing in 27:45  and 30:51 respectively, whilst at Watermead Country Park Chris Bennett led the Peel pack home in 23:41, chase down by Billy King (24:30) and Allen King (24:35).

Meanwhile the jet setting duo of Joanne Sharman and Steph Attenborough this week graced Vilnius Lithuania with their presence and completed the Vingis parkrun, both finishing in a time of 57:25.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday at the Castle Grounds skate park car park, at 18:45 for a 19:00 start. We are a friendly, accommodating club with runners of all abilities and even a walking group. Anyone is welcome to come along and give us a try.

It certainly felt like Spring had sprung this weekend, with the sunshine out and the temperature hitting highs of 16 degrees.  The Peelers were therefore out in force making hay whilst the sun shone.  A group of Peelers headed to Chester for the annual 10k.  The event boasts a lively city centre start and finish, with a route that passes many of Chester’s iconic landmarks.  First Peeler home was Allen King in a amazing time of 46:34, followed by Lorna Carlin in a fantastic time of 48:57.  Next home was Mark Boffey in 55:35, followed by Darren Truman 57:11, Neal Dempsey 1:09:00, Helen Dempsey 1:09:01 (Which was a 4 minute improvement of last year) and Sarah Boffey 1:15:26.  Well done all!

Also representing Peel Road Runners this week were Stephanie Attenborough and Joanne Sharman who were bog trotting on the Lancashire Moors at the LDWA Two Crosses Challenge Event.  Both ladies said that this was possibly the toughest marathon either of them had completed and they have completed a lot of marathons!  They both finished in an amazing 8 hours 45 minutes through really challenging conditions of peat bogs, hills, wading through grass and ankle-deep mud.  They both finished with a huge smile on their faces though and did an amazing job considering how hot it was too.

Parkrun events 

The Peelers also took full advantage of the local Parkrun events this weekend too, where Emma Pick keeps smashing PB’s for fun.  Emma headed to West Park Long Eaton this weekend where she finished in an incredible 16:38, which was not only a PB for Emma, but she was also the first runner back and the fastest in the UK!  Amazing job Emma!!   

Runners also attended the local Tamworth Castle Grounds Parkrun with Rob Mace the first Peeler back in an impressive (21:23) followed by Lee Rickards (21:50), Christie Rosser (27:48), Tim Mudd (29:06), and George Hope (30:41).

There was also a strong attendance at Kingsbury Waterpark Parkrun too.  With Mike Shelton the first Peeler to cross the line in a fantastic (21:33); followed by Ben Dorkins (23:31), Philip Neale (23:34), Lisa Stretton (26.00), Simon Gordon (26:02), Katie Stretton (27:10), Claire Guffick (29.43), Sarah Boffey (35:47), Roger Eastaff (36:18), Wendy Bowyer (37:23), Lee Guffick (42:05), Ann Hill (45:48), Nicola Bannister (45:48), Alison Dolphin (56:06) and Stephen Andrews (56:08)

Many Peelers travelled further afield too with Ian Cooper finishing Arrow Valley (29:32), and at Beacon Park Jamie Abbiss came in at (18:26), followed by Garth Cox in (22:59).  Ian Orton ventured to Beeston and finished in (25:03), Jacqueline Tierney ventured to Linford Wood and finished in (29:52).  Attending Markeaton Allen King finished in (23:08), followed by Chris Bennett in (24:22).  Chris Taylor attended Market Bosworth and finished in (35:12) followed by Stella Taylor in (35:13).  At Melton Mowbray Stephanie Attenborough finished in (50:03) and Joanne Sharman came in at (50:04).  At Newbury Michael Hughes finished in (29:55) and at Warwick Racecourse Michael Stevenson finished in (37:52).

 Peelers walking group Peel Road Runners walking group meets on a Tuesday evening in the carpark by the Tamworth Castle skate park at 6.50pm.  The group walks various routes for around 1 hour each week.

A beautiful morning of unbroken sunshine and blue sky saw the final race of the cross country season at the picturesque Foremark Reservoir in South Derbyshire. Teams of five men and four women tackled the challenging two lap course with stunning views of the water and slippery, muddy climbs being the main features. The event was also marshalled by the Peelers with 14 members and family coming to provide support for the race. First Peeler to finish for the men’s team was Wayne King, followed by Mike Shelton, Chris Bennett, Simon Gordon and Lee Guffick. First woman to finish for the club was Claire Guffick, followed by Lisa Barnes, Jackie Tierney and Val Lawson. This season’s cross country has been well attended once again, with a significant increase in the number of women members taking part. The camaraderie as always has been magnificent, the cakes even more so and the introduction of the tea, coffee and hot chocolate has been well received.

For the cross country season as a whole, the men’s team finished in 4th place, the women’s in 9th, and the club overall in 4^th place, with four Peelers qualifying for prizes at the end of season awards. The winners were Wayne King 2nd Place VM45, Luke Collins 3rd place VM45, Martin Hollamby 3rd place VM40, and Jackie Tierney 3rd place VW60. Special mention to other Peelers who finished in the top 10 positions with Lee Rickards 4^th place VM40, Mark Boffey 5th place VM50, Sam Cart 10th Senior Ladies, Emma Petricia 8^th place VL45, Sarah Boffey 10th VL45 and Claire Guffick 9th VL50. Well done to the winners and to everyone who ran and supported at cross country this season.

Peel Road Runners were out in force across multiple parkruns, putting in strong performances. At Leamington parkrun, Mark Boffey finished in 27:23, while Sarah Boffey crossed the line in 35:39. Over in Norwich, Ben Dorkins completed his run in 23:30.

At Worcester, Tim Mudd finished in 29:14, while at Conkers, Emma Pick had a fantastic run, finishing in 20:00 as the first woman. At Queen’s parkrun in Belfast, Ian Orton completed his run in 24:32 whilst also claiming his 4^th alphabet challenge.

Kingsbury Water parkrun saw several strong finishes, with Katie Stretton leading the club in 27:45. Darren Truman and Philip Neale both finished in 28:30, while Jacqueline Tierney crossed the line in 30:07. Claire Guffick completed in 33:19, and Roger Eastaff in 37:25. Wendy Bowyer and Emma Whorwood ran 38:47 and 39:26, while Lee Guffick finished in 39:34. Sarah French wrapped things up with a time of 51:41.

At Lytham Hall, Steph Attenborough finished in 1:00:28. Beacon parkrun saw Mike Shelton complete in 24:12, while at Edgbaston Reservoir, Allen King ran 22:28, with Chris Bennett close behind in 23:40.

Bramshall Road parkrun featured Garth Cox, who finished in 25:10. Tamworth Castle Grounds saw Lee Rickards take first finisher in 18:37. Lorna Carlin finished in 24:18, while Simon Gordon and Sophie Galloway ran 26:15 and 26:23. George Hope completed in 28:45, Roger Lloyd in 29:06, and Lisa Barnes running strongly with a new PB in 30:08. Alison Perry rounded things off with a time of 38:34.

At The Plens parkrun, Mike Hughes completed in 30:59. The Peelers meet every Tuesday evening at the skate park car park at 6.45pm for a 7pm start with

It was a record breaking weekend as the club half marathon records for male and female were broken. Emma Pick finished 1^st in the Leicestershire half marathon with a very impressive time of 1:17:51, knocking a massive 7.5 minutes off her previous PB.  And, Ash Baldwin finished 1^st in the Bedford half marathon in an excellent 1:14:31. 

Also in those events, Mark Harriot finished 3rd in his age group in a time of 1:31:15 in the Leicestershire half and Rachael Naylor achieved a PB with a time of 1:52:42 at Bedford.

In this weekend’s parkrun events – the most popular was Kingsbury Water Park, where Mike Shelton finished in 3rd position (21:28) followed by Lisa and Katie Stretton (26:32 & 27:51), Roger Eastaff (41:29), Nicola Bannister (44:51), Alison Dolphin (58:38) and Stephen Andrews (58:39). 

Next most popular was Tamworth Castle Grounds where Tom King was first home for the club in 31st position (23:06) followed by Billy King (24:33), George Hope (28:01), Marcus Fairburn (29:49), Sandra Ingram (31:35) and Alison Perry (47:10).

Other runners out and about were Steph Attenborough (35:00) and Jo Sharman (35:01) at Abbey Park, Garth Cox (23:06) & Roger Lloyd (24:27) at Beacon, Mike Stevenson (37:40) at Brueton, Jacky Tierney (29:46) at Congleton, Tim Mudd (30:05) at Corby, Allen King (22:09) and Chris Bennett (24:14) at Coventry, Ben Dorkins (25:25) at Jesmond Dene, Mike Hughes (50:08) at Ludlow, Simon Gordon (26:01) at Sutton Park and Ian Orton (24:59) at Upton House, which completes his volunteer alphabet challenge and leaves him now just one off his 4th alphabet.  At Rosliston, Emma “warmed up” nicely for her half marathon finishing at first female and 5^th overall in 20:53.

But, three Peelers decided against an easy Saturday morning run and took on the Dirty Dozen, a trail run around Cannock Chase featuring 12km of twist, turns, ups and downs and the infamous ditch of doom! Luke Collins finished in 11th place in 1:02:46 followed by Clair Guffick (2:06:59) and Lee Guffick (2:08:31). 

What a busy week in the Peelers calendar!

Helen Dempsey, Rob Mace and Neal Dempsey took to the Canicross trails over two days. In the Two dog male course Rob picked up 2^nd place with the aptly named Drama and Glory ,Neal picked up 3^rd place with Lillian and Banana . Not tired out by one race Neal also came 3^rd in the Two dog short race with Minstrel and Elvis.

Helen also ran 2 amazing races the Two dog longer race with ginger duo Pine and Sydney and the One dog short course with Patch.

Park runs were well attended this weekend and some great milestones were achieved.

Beacon – Garth Cox 23:20

Conkers -Emma Pick was 1^st female and 2^nd overall place with a time of 18:25

Kingsbury water park -Philip Neale 24:06, Ben Dorkins 24:58,Darren O’Leary 29:04,Claire Guffick 32:20,Ann Hill 39:20,Emma Whorwood 39:22, Wendy Bowyer 39:23

Kingsway saw Michaels 4^th completion of the park run alphabet competition and his 100^th consecutive Park run- Michael Hughes 30:41, Ian Orton 30:42

Morecambe Prom-Simon Gordon 24:36

Nostell -Joanne Sharman 49:39, Stephanie Attenborough 49:39

Perry Hall- Tim Mudd 29:02

Tamworth Castle Grounds – Matt Salisbury 19:41, Stuart Hatton 27:31,Clara Walton 27:35, Roger Lloyd 28:22,Sandra Ingram smashed a sub 30 which she has been working really hard to achieve 29:47,Stella Taylor 34:59

A team of Peelers travelled to Tremorfa in Cardiff to run and support Mark Boffeys 100^th Park run location -Allen King 23:41, Chris Bennet 24:25, Mark Boffey 24:54,Darren Truman 27:44,Jackie Tierney 29:46,Sarah Boffey 35:52

Sunday saw the Penultimate Cross country race of the season at Allestree Park – a course of over 6 miles completed over 2 laps with mixed terrain and a considerable amount of mud thanks to the rain on Saturday.

Wayne King was the first male in for the Peelers and 5^th male overall,Luke Collins 12^th , Mike Shelton 43^rd,Mark Boffey 86^th,Ben Dorkins 90^th , Billy King 99^th and Chris Bennett 103^rd

The ladies team saw Lorna Carlin as the first Peel lady back in 23^rd place , Sam Cart 31^st,Sophie Galloway 33rd ,Claire Guffick 48^th ,Emma Petrioca 59^th , Lisa Barnes 60^th ,Jackie Tierney 61^st and Val Lawson 67^th

Big shout out to Lisa , Lee and Sandra who were there with much appreciated support , hot drinks and cake at the finish .

Last but no means least Lee Rickards travelled to Wrexham to take part in the Village bakery half marathon and achieved an amazing PB of 1:22:03, clearly running to the finish in quick time for his Welsh cakes or scones The final Cross country race of the season is just a couple of weeks away and it is the Peel Road runners turn to host . Roll on lighter nights and summer routes …

A relatively quiet weekend for Peel Road Runners meant parkrun was the event of choice at various locations.

At local events Kingsbury Water Park was biggest lure with seven peelers in attendance. First back was Ben Dorkins with a time of 24:15. Closely followed by Lisa Stretton (26:23), Claire Guffick (31:56), Lee Guffick (35:57), Roger Eastaff (37:44), Stephen Andrews (47:48) and Alison Dolphin (47:50).

At Tamworth Castle Grounds Chris Bennett was first back for the club in 24:41, hot on his heels was Sophie Galloway (26:39) and Stuart Hatton (28:01).

As a typical weekend several peelers partook in some parkrun tourism at various locations.

At Beacon park in Lichfield Mike Shelton ran 20:34 with Roger Lloyd in 28:19. Emma Pick ran Beeston parkrun in 18:25. Michael Stevenson (37:26) at Brueton. Garth Cox ran 24:04 at Edgbaston Reservoir. At Ingrebourne Hill in London Ian Orton ran 24:51, Jackie Tierney (30:45) and Mike Hughes (48:47). Allen King and Billy King travelled to Severn Bridge and finished in 22:58 and 24:56 respectively.

At Vicar Water Country Park, Jo Sharman completed her 4th Parkrun alphabet (a culmination of some extremely early starts and flights around the world) and finished in a time of 51:04, followed by Steph Attenborough in 58:07.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the Castle Grounds Skate Park car park at 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start. We also have our new walking group meeting on Tuesdays, same time and same meeting place. New members always welcome.

Emma Pick continued her impressive form to finish as the fastest female at a UK Parkrun this weekend , completing Alvaston parkrun in 16:57.  It was Emma’s first time at this course, and is also her first time running under seventeen minutes. Her previous parkrun best was 17:48, run at Long Eaton in November, so this was a considerable improvement. Emma has also qualified for a Championship place in the 2025 TCS London Marathon!

The winter sunshine provided ideal conditions for the cross-country league meeting this week at Boothorpe, Moira. The course is two laps of National Forest Land, approximately 5.5 miles, mostly on grass land with some steep gradients. The men’s team consisted of nine runners. Wayne King’s position was 7th, Martin Hollamby 18th, Luke Collins 20th, Lee Rickards 31st, Mike Shelton 42nd, Mark Boffey 81st, Chris Bennett 101st, Simon Gordon 104th and Lee Guffick 126th. The ladies put out a team of seven. Sophie Galloway’s position was 41st, Sam Cart 50th, Claire Guffick 66th, Emma Petricca 71st, Lisa Barnes 79th, Sarah Boffey 88th and Jacquie Tierney 89th. The race was finished in the usual way with a hot drink and an excellent selection of cakes – all well deserved. 

Vingis in Vilnuis, Lithuania, launched a weekly parkrun event in September 2021, becoming the 23rd parkrun country around the world. The parkrun takes place in the beautiful Vingis park, a short walk from the historic city. It is a two-lap course through the pine forest.

A group of Peelers enjoy spending their weekends seeking out parkruns slightly further afield. Mark Boffey led the pack with a time of 23:58, closely followed by Ian Orton 25:14, Jacquie Tierney 30:08, Michael Hughes 30:43.  Mark and Jacquie drove straight from the airport on their return to the UK to compete at Boothorpe cross-country.. hat is dedication.

Closer to home.

Ian Cooper completed Babbs Mill parkrun in 32:44 and Garth Cox ran Bedworth in 25:27. A very muddy run greeted parkrunners at Kingsbury Water Park. Mike Shelton completed his run in 22:24. This was also the 300^th parkrun for Mike which is a great achievement. Katie Stretton in 26:36, Darren O’Leary 27:50, Claire Guffick 32:45, Sarah Boffey 34:39, Lee Guffick 36:24, Emma Whorwood 36:51, Alison Dolphin 46:32, Steve Andrews 46:33, Wendy Bowyer 49:36, Nicola Bannister 49:36 and Ann Hill 49:37.

Tamworth parkrun was the choice of Chris Bennett 24:41, Allen King 25:47, Sophie Galloway 26:21, Darren Truman 28:04, Stuart Hatton 28:19, Roger Lloyd 29:32 and Stella Taylor 29:48.

University of Stirling saw Joanne Sharman complete the parkrun in 31:47 and Steph Attenborough in 32:52. Finally, Warwick Racecourse was the choice of Michael Stevenson completing the course in 39:26.

Another week of typically British winter weather (a named storm, freezing temperatures, fog!) failed to deter the Peelers from training for upcoming races and parkruns.

Taking on the challenge of the Tissington trail half marathon (an interesting traffic free out and back course, with the ‘out’ section being net uphill making for a potential quicker second half), Natalie Walker crossed the line in 1:54:04, closely followed by Lorna Carlin in 1:55:09 and Lizzie Walker (personal best) in 2:09:43.  Running the Tissington trail 10k race, Roger Lloyd finished in a time of 54:14.

Completing a slightly longer trail challenge, Steph Attenborough and Joanne Sharman ran the Wilmot Wander following a route that started and finished at the 27^th Derby Scout Headquarters in Chaddesden and circled Derby taking in strenuous hill sections, field paths, parkland and canal tow paths.  They finished the 32 mile route in 10 hours 30 minutes. 

At Tamworth parkrun, Lee Rickards crossed the line first for the club in third place overall and a time of 19:03 followed by Phil Neale (23:02), Stuart Hatton (28:16), George Hope (28:42), Emma Livingstone (30:36) and Chris Bennett (46:20). 

At Walsall Arboretum, Garth Cox stopped the clock on 23:16, whilst at Kingsbury parkrun a larger contingent of Peelers were headed home by Ben Dorkins (27:16) followed by Darren O’Leary (28:28), Jacqui Tierney (29:59), Claire Guffick (31:10), Sarah Boffey (33:32), Lee Guffick (36:39), Roger Eastaff (35:56), Wendy Bowyer (39:14), Nicola Bannister (50:58), Ann Hill (50:58) and Sarah French (51:03).

At Great Denham, Bedford Michael Hughes finished in 28:48 and at The Wammy, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Joanne Sharman finished in 37:18 and Steph Attenborough (37:21).

Simon Gordon ran at Babbs Mill, Kingshurst in 27:41 and at Chipping Norton Christie Rosser ran the 5k course in 29:51.  Meanwhile, Club Chairman Mike Shelton ran closer to home at Beacon Park, Lichfield finishing in 24:16 and at the new parkrun venue of Vicar Water Country Park, Mansfield, Ian Orton finished in 27:09.

However, star of the ‘parkrun show’ this week has to go to Emma Pick who finished first female at Conkers parkrun in a time of 17:50 and achieved the sixth fastest time of all female parkrunners running in the UK on 25^th January!  Emma commented that she thought that “everyone else must have been having an easy week!” but knowing that Conkers parkrun is not an easy or flat course, the Peelers think that she is being very modest!

This week was an extremely cold and icy one, with many Parkrun events cancelled.  The freezing conditions didn’t deter 3 Peel Road Runner members along with their amazing four-legged friends though.  Rob Mace along with Helen and Neal Dempsey travelled to Eland lodge to compete in the Canicross weekend, which is renowned for being a challenging course.  Team Peel put in an amazing effort with Rob Mace, along with Drama and Mystery (Miss) finishing in a fantastic 1st place in the 2-dog long course.  Neal Dempsey, along with Paddington and Elvis, completed both the long and short course and came in a fantastic 3^rd place in the 2-dog short course.  Helen Dempsey, along with Minstrel and Sydney completed the long course, and along with new Boy Patch, Helen completed the short course female finishing 4^th, which was amazingly Patch’s first full race weekend.  Great job patch!

Parkrun Events

With so many of the local Parkrun events cancelled due to the icy weather, Peelers had to travel further afield.

Several Peelers travelled to Conkers with Emma Pick finishing in an amazing 2^nd place and the 1^st lady back in (18.47), which was also a new course PB.  Alan King was second back for Peel in (26.57) and Roger Lloyd in (27.26).   

Travelling to Beacon Park were Mike Shelton, who was first back for Peel in (22.47), Tim Mudd followed in (27.38), with Claire Guffick (34.00) and Lee Guffick (36.37).

Travelling slightly further a field to Abbey Park was Ian Orton (26.35).  Garth Cox travelled to Babbs Mill and finished in (26.13).  Jacqueline Tierney finished Hackney Marshes in (30.07).  Joanne Sharman and Stephanie Attenborough finished Illaunmanagh in (31.59) and (32.33) respectively and finally Michael Hughes finished Marlay in (47.54).

Peelers walking group Peel Road Runners walking group meets on a Tuesday evening in the carpark by the Tamworth Castle skate park at 6.50pm.  The group walks various routes for around 1 hour each week.  Come along and give it a try.