Category: Weekly round up

Sunday mornings normally mean lie ins and lazy mornings, especially on mornings with terrible weather conditions of strong winds and rain. However, some Peel Road Runners were brave enough to venture out.

Wayne King represented the club at Abingdon Marathon, a race where he felt he had unfinished business. This year he ran an incredible race over the 26.2 miles to achieve a new marathon PB of 02:46:58. Getting ever closer to beating the current club marathon record of 02:45:54, unbroken since 1999.

More Peelers braved the weather to take part in the Cannock Chase 10k and Half marathon races, ran over a tough undulating trail course. In the 10K race Tim Clark finished in a time of 01:04:12. In the Half Marathon the club was represented by six runners. First back was Allen King in a great time over a tough course of 02:05:41. Closely followed by Natalie Walker 02:12:27, Lorna Carlin 02:12:28, Mike Shelton 02:12:29, Joanne Sharmen 03:12:52 and Steph Attenborough 03:12:53.

On Saturday, as usual, Peel Road Runners were well represented at various Parkrun’s, including some international tourism.

Wearing the Peel colours in Poland, 4 club members took part at the Zalew Wrzesiński parkrun, situated not far from Poznań. First back was Ian Orton in a fast time of 22:31. Followed by Mark Boffey 24:16, Chris Bennett 25:47 and Mike Hughes 35:14.

Within the Parkrun community, there are numerous challenges ranging from attending Parkrun’s to spell your name, achieving various time targets and hitting certain attendance numbers at a single parkrun to name a few. One of the challenges that takes quite a bit of commitment and travelling on Saturday mornings is completing the Alphabet (attending Parkrun’s that begin with each letter). Completing one alphabet is quite an achievement, but at Zalew Wrzesiński parkrun Ian Orton also completed his third alphabet.

In closer to home Parkrun news, a muddy wet Kingsbury Waterpark drew was the biggest attraction for club Peel. First back was Mike Shelton in a fast time of 22:31. Hot on his heels was Lisa Stretton 25:49, Katie Stretton 26:25, Darren O’Leary 28:30, Sarah Boffey 39:13, Roger Eastaff 39:31, Wendy Bowyer 39:40, Lee Guffick 39:54, Claire Guffick 41:29 and Alison Dolphin 47:48.

Peel Road Runners was also well represented at Tamworth Castle Grounds. Jamie Abbiss was first back in an incredible time of 19:26. Next up for the club was Roger Lloyd 25:44, Tim Clark 27:40 and Wendy Roe 32:43.

In home Parkrun tourism, Emma Pick attended Abbey Park and ran a fantastic time of 19:47. At Wolverhampton Parkrun, Garth Cox ran 23:59, Joanne Sharmen 53:38 and Steph Attenborough 53:40.

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 so pop down.

The nights are getting darker and so we leave our runs along the meadows and canals behind and take to the pavements.  During the summer months many of our members enjoy running with other members of the Burton and District Summer League.  The league was established in 2005 to encourage friendly rivalry between running clubs in the Burton Upon Trent area.  The league comprises nine clubs who race over a variety of distances and terrains.  The season ends with a Presentation Evening, celebrating both individuals and teams. The Peel Running Club is proud to report that Emma Pick who ran in all nine races, was the Overall and Age Group winner.  Emma received a trophy together with an engraved glass.  Emma has had another great year also winning the  Best Female Runner at the Peel Presentation Evening earlier in the year. 

Matt Salisbury enjoyed the autumn sunshine at the weekend and achieved a new pb.  He ran the Cannock Chase half-marathon in 1:45:38.  Participants navigate the picturesque trails,racing through the dappled sunlight filtering through the vibrant autumn leaves, free from any vehicle traffic.  Natural obstacles keep runners on their toes, like tree roots and slippery surfaces.  All runners received a bespoke medal. 

World Marathon Major No3 was completed by George Hope this weekend.  Running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon is the pinnacle of achievement for elite athletes and everyday runners alike.  On race day, runners set out to accomplish a personal dream by reaching the finish line in Grant Park.  This year’s race was a record-breaking event, with 50,000 people entering.  The route is flat and fast, with just one sneaky hill to ascend right before the finish line, and nicknamed “Mount Roosevelt”.  Overcoming the crest of the hill is your cue to give it everything you’ve got all the way to the finish line just a few hundred metres away.  Despite having a chesty cough, George completed the course in 4:32:31. 

Parkrun was once again a very popular choice for Peelers this weekend.  Ian Cooper completed the course in 26:21 at Babbs Mill; Garth Cox ran Brunswick Park in 25:25; Epworth Equestrian was the choice of Michael Hughes (27:28), Joanne Sharman and Stephanie Attenborough (64:26); Mark Boffey (24:57), Jacqueline Tierney (29:44) and Sarah Boffey (35:46) ran at Ferry Meadows.  Nine members chose Kingsbury Parkrun – Billy King (24:37), Allen King (24:42), Chris Benett (25:35), Katie Stretton (25:58), Claire Guffick (48:08), Lee Guffick (48:11), Alison Dolphin (51:11), Ann Hill (51:13) and Sarah French (51:14).  Emma Pick achieved 20:50 at Markeaton; Stella Taylor (30:05) at Sutton Park; Jamie Abbiss (20:21), Sophie Gsalloway (25:47), Roger Lloyd (26:02), Matt Salisbury (27:03), Lisa Vickery (29:45), Marcus Fairburn (29:50) and Lisa Barnes (31:39) all ran at Tamworth Castle Grounds.  Michael Stevenson (37:49) ran at Warwick Racecourse and finally Ian Orton achieved 23:31 at Wolverhampton. 

Finally, the club has introduced a walking group.  If you are interested we meet at the skatepark car-park in the Castle Grounds, Tuesday evening at 6:45 for a 7:00pm walk.  The walk will take approximately one hour.  More details can be found on our Facebook page – Peel Road Runners Public page or from our website. 

When not training for races or racing, if you asked the average Peeler what their favourite running event was, many would say parkrun and judging by the number of Peelers running parkrun every week at locations all across the country and beyond you would have to agree.  This week, as seen on the national news, was the 20^th anniversary of parkrun which began in Bushy Park, London on 2^nd October 2004 with only 13 runners.  This weekend worldwide there were 2047 parkruns plus 469 junior parkruns drawing in 336,000 parkrunners, 28,000 junior parkrunners and 46,000 volunteers.  Suffice to say that for a voluntary organisation, this is an incredible achievement!

Celebrating this auspicious milestone, 20 Peelers ran at parkruns at the weekend including Emma Pick (24:05) at Rosliston; Ben Dorkins (25:18) and Jackie Tierney (30:01) at Kingsbury Water Park; Ian Orton (24:00) at Kew Woods, Southport; Michael Woods (26:43) at Penistone, Sheffield; Mike Shelton (47:34), Lee Guffick (50:42) and Claire Guffick (50:44) at Beacon Park, Lichfield; Simon Gordon (26:40) at Roberts Park, Baildon; Joanne Sharman (50:55) and Steph Attenborough (50:55) at Zielony Jar, Slovakia and Matt Salisbury (20:48), Allen King (23:49), Chris Bennett (24:04), Lisa Stretton (24:53), Roger Lloyd (25:28), Katie Stretton (26:04), Sophie Galloway (26:34) and Lisa Fletcher (48:01) at Tamworth Castle Grounds.

Now that the dark nights are with us, the challenge of running a head torch trail race on Cannock Chase proved too much to resist for Allen King and Chris Bennett who took on the Petzl Night Runner 10k at Birches Valley on Tuesday evening.  King was first to finish the challenging and undulating course in a time of 54:50 with Bennett not too far behind crossing the line on 62:43.

Further afield, Steph Attenborough and Joanne Sharman ran the Kosice Peace Marathon in Slovakia on Sunday. This marathon is the oldest marathon in Europe and this year saw its 100^th anniversary, with Sharman finishing in 5:29:22 and Attenborough finishing in 5:29:25.

Closer to home, Neal Dempsey ran the Chester marathon in a time of 4:57:01, whilst Helen Dempsey completed the Chester Metric marathon (26.2 km/16.3 miles) in 3:21:59 to achieve the Chester Triple (10k, half and full marathon).  Also running the Chester Metric marathon was second claim Mark Harriott completing his first race since breaking a bone in his foot in May.  He crossed the line in an impressive 2:08:55 and second in M55 age category.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday at 6.45 pm in the Skate Park car park in the Castle Grounds and welcome runners and walkers of all abilities.  See website www.peelroadrunners.co.uk for further information.

A quieter week this week on the running front but one which still saw some impressive achievements and adventures from the Peel members.

The weekend was the 50^th anniversary of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon is one of just 6 in the world that have the honour of inclusion in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, the others being Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago and New York. Notoriously difficult to gain entry, achievement of all six marathons gives the athlete the opportunity to claim the greatest prize, the Six Star Medal.

Two members lucky enough to take part in Berlin this year, on their journey to attaining the six, were Jo Sharman and Steph Attenborough, Steph completing Berlin for the second time and already having 4 stars in the bag in Berlin, London, Tokyo and New York and Jo achieving star 2 with New York under her belt. In fine weather and enjoying the party atmosphere the pair achieved their fastest joint finishing time, 5:18:55 for Jo and Steph pipping her by the finest of margins in 5:18:54.

Back on home soil Martyn Hollamby embarked on the Salmon Run Ultra. The 50 mile event celebrates the epic journey of the migratory salmon as it struggles to reach its destination and survive in a changing climate. The route follows the River Ex from Exmoor to Tarr Steps on the edge of Exmoor. With a weather warning in place the athletes faced some very real struggles and the organisers took a late decision to reduce the distance to 40 miles. Martin completed the event in an impressive third place in just under 6 hrs 30 mins.

In nearby Nottingham Shane Lewis completed the 43rd Robin Hood half marathon, a hugely popular event with some 10,000 participants. Blessed with fair weather conditions Shane finished in 1:39:26.

Despite local cancellations at Kingsbury and Tamworth due to flooding, Park Run continued to attract runners both at home and away.

Conkers was the choice for Allen King (24:02), Sarah French (53:08) and Ann Hill (53:09) whilst Mike Shelton (20:48) and Simon Gordon (24:38) opted to run at Beacon Park Lichfield. Jackie Tierney headed over to Chasewater running a time of 29:00, Babbs Mill attracted Ben Dorkins (25:10) and Garth Cox (26:02) and Ian Orton (22:52) plumped for north Wales Nova Prestatyn.

Across the pond and successfully dodging Hurricane Helene, the sunny climes of Clermont Waterfront Florida was the choice of Mark and Sarah Boffey who completed the course in 25:59 and 35:34 respectively. In Milan, Italy, Michael Hughes ran Milano Nord in 28:42 and as a warm up to their marathon Steph and Jo took the opportunity whilst in Germany to run Allrepark, Wolfsburg, finishing in 33:21 and 33:22

Over a weekend, when the weather was more suited to canoeing, the Peel Road Runners were out in force both locally and much further afield, despite the rain.

This weekend saw the return of Equinox 24, which is a 24-hour running event held in the beautiful grounds of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire.  The 10k course through the castle grounds, which is both picturesque and challenging, can be run solely or as a relay team.  Runners’ complete laps of the course either through the day, or if brave enough through the night too.  Despite the torrential rain, 14 Peelers took part with Sophie Galloway completing the most laps, with an impressive 8 laps completed.  Ben Dorkins and Jo Insley completed 7, Stuart Hatton and Neal Dempsey completed 6, Helen Dempsey completed 5, with Wendy Bowyer, Alison Dolphin, Roger Eastaff, Ann Hill, Stephen Andrews, and Kelly Potter all completed 10k during the day and 10k during the night.  Joy Sykes and Sarah French helped volunteer during the day and then incredibly completed 10k during the night session.   

Meanwhile, the annual Stafford 10k also took place this weekend, with the start and finish being in the beautiful Victoria Park and taking runners through the town of Stafford.  Peeler Stuart Baker ran the course in a fantastic PB of (51:55).

Parkrun events

Going on holiday doesn’t stop the Peelers from lacing their trainers or volunteering, with husband and wife, Mark and Sarah Boffey proving just that by completing the Depot Park, Gainesville Park Run while on holiday in America.  Mark completed the course in (25:24) and Sarah in (37:27).  Steph Attenborough and Joanne Sharman also volunteered as park walkers at Zalew Wrzensinski Park Run in Polland.  Well done to all of you! 

The Peelers also took full advantage of the local Parkrun events too.  Runners attended the local Tamworth Castle Grounds Parkrun with Tracy Ford the first Peeler back in an impressive (28:27) followed by George Hope (28.51), and Lisa Barnes (30.43).

There was also a strong attendance at Kingsbury Waterpark Parkrun too.  With Mike Shelton the first Peeler to cross the line in a fantastic (21:10); followed by Phil Neale (21:26), Allen King (22:11), Darren Truman (26:50) and Jackie Tierney (30:23).

Many Peelers travelled further afield too with Roger Lloyd finishing in (24:36) at Sence Valley Forest, and at Leamington Michael Stevenson came in at (37:24).  Garth Cox ventured to Babs Mill and finished in (26.59), Ian Cooper ventured to Fleetwood Promenade and finished in (26:16).  Michael Hughes attended Conkers and finished in (45:19).  Ian Orton attended Epworth Equestrian and finished in (24:26) and Martin Hemming attended Dolgellau and came in at (31:19).     

Peelers walking group Peel Road Runners are also launching a new walking group from the 1^st October.  Meeting on a Tuesday evening in the carpark by the Tamworth Castle skate park at 6.50pm, the group will walk various routes for around 1 hour each week.  Come along and give it a try, details can be found at www.peelroadrunners.co.uk

It’s official, Peel Road Runners are the best club in the West Midlands! At last week’s England Athletics Regional Volunteer Awards, it was named club of the year. The awards celebrate and recognise the hard work, dedication and passion demonstrated by volunteers throughout the West Midlands area. The club were shortlisted before facing a successful online public vote, with the award ceremony streamed live on YouTube.

The awards highlighted that the Peelers are an inclusive club where members of all abilities are made to feel welcome. New members are encouraged to try taster runs to ensure it is the right fit for them, with a buddy system in place to help them settle in. They regularly celebrate each other’s achievements with weekly reports and are constantly evolving to do the best for their members. The Committee have also worked hard to ensure compliance with Club Standards. In addition, there are mental health runs, an annual ‘Gate Gallop’ charity event – organised by Peel volunteers – litter picks and club-led running sessions in schools. Representing the club at the awards were Club President Ray Rogers, Chairman Mike Shelton, Club Secretary Alison Dolphin and Membership Secretary Natalie Walker.

The club president Ray Rogers explained: “When you join the Peelers, you join a family”. Members of the club said: “We always want to be a family as it can be a lonely sport. We make sure that we never leave anyone behind and always look after each other.”

From awards success to racing success, the Peelers were in action at the Tamworth 5 Mile, the final race of the Burton and District Summer League season, hosted by Tamworth Athletics Club. The weather warmed up to add some sunshine and heat to an already challenging course. The route starts and finishes on the running track and is characterised by a mid-way mile-long climb, thankfully followed by some welcome downhill sections. Battling the climb and undulations to be first female was Emma Pick

with a fantastic time of 31:09. James Stretton and Scott Chapman ran rapidly to be first men back for the Peelers, finishing in 33:00 and 34:20 respectively. Phil Neale was another standout performer, claiming first place in the M60 age group with a time of 35:38. Additionally, Michael Shelton 35:11 and Luke Collins 35:21 secured top-15 finishes in their respective age groups. Other great performances from Peel Road Runners athletes include: Allen King 36:45, Ian Orton  with a 24-second PB 38:22, Lorna Carlin 39:20, Lisa Stretton 39:18, Simon Gordon 40:26, Chris Bennett 40:40, Katie Stretton 5^th in her age category with 42:19, Darren Truman 42:32, Roger Lloyd 42:44, Sam Cart marking her debut race in a Peel vest and placing 10^th in her age category finished in 44:35, Steph Attenborough 48:26, Jo Sharman 48:27, and Dave Fern finishing in 50:12.

Meanwhile, In Sutton Park, Matt Salisbury took part in the  RunThrough Birmingham Running Festival 10k, gaining a new PB of 46.57.

Peel Road Runners took to the parkrun events across the country this weekend, delivering impressive performances at a range of locations. At Cannock Chase parkrun, Billy King and Allen King ran strong races, finishing with times of 24:43 and 24:46, respectively.

Over at Rugby parkrun, Jo Sharman completed the course in 31:25, while Steph Attenborough crossed the finish line in 34:07. At Brueton parkrun, Michael Stevenson completed the 5K course in 35:54. Conkers Parkrun saw Emma Pick lead the way for Peel Road Runners, finishing as first female with a time of 20:39. Darren Truman and Simon Gordon finished with times of 30:46 and 30:49 respectively.

The club had a significant presence at the Kingsbury Water parkrun. Mike Shelton clocked a swift 21:45, with Chris Bennett finishing in 24:15. Lisa and Katie Stretton both completed the course in 26:16. Ben Dorkins came in shortly after with a time of 26:29, followed by Darren O’Leary at 27:08, Roger Eastaff at 34:03, Stephen Andrews at 41:17, and Sarah French at 49:03.

In the scenic setting of Alderford Lake parkrun, Jacqui Tierney finished in 31:03. Up north at Queen’s parkrun, Glasgow, Ian Orton crossed the line with a time of 24:36, while Michael Hughes finished with a time of 29:37. At Yarborough Leisure Centre parkrun, Garth Cox had a good run, finishing in 23:39. Finally, at the Old Railway Trail parkrun in Llangollen, new member Tracy Ford clocked in at 27:45. If you like to go along for a trial run, the Peelers meet next to the Skate Park in the Castle Grounds on Tuesdays at 6.45pm for a 7pm start. More details on the Peel Road Runners Public page on Facebook.

A nice sunny Sunday in Lichfield for the 10k race saw a good turnout and some great results. Wayne King was first back for the club in a fantastic 5th place (37:04) and Emma Pick produced an excellent run, finishing 2^nd in the female race in 40:22. They were followed by Scott Chapman (44:17), Mike Shelton (44:54), Phil Neale (46:23 and also first in M60 category), Allen King (49:34), Roger Lloyd (52:51), Chris Bennett (53:10) and Gemma Pritchard (59:05).

George Hope (1:58), Steph Attenborough (2:21) and Joanne Sharman (2:21) all completed Kenilworth Half Marathon in some very wet conditions. 

Ian Orton headed to the North East completing the Great North Run in 1:51:22. 

Val Lawson took on the Yorkshireman trail half marathon with 14.7 miles and 1,750 feet of ascent in a time of 3:43:51, in tough weather conditions. 

A couple of notable items in this weekend’s parkrun results. Firstly, Allen King and Chris Bennett decided a single parkrun wasn’t enough, so they ran five at Melton Mowbray starting at 6am, with the fifth of these being the usual 9am run itself, which they completed in 29:14 and 31:26 respectively. 

Secondly, Garth Cox clocked up his 200^th parkrun at Kingsbury. This was the most popular event this weekend with no parkrun at Castle Grounds this weekend. First back was Mike Shelton (22:09) followed by Ben Dorkins (23:05), Katie Stretton (25:26), Simon Gordon (25:28), Garth Cox (26:23). Darren O’Leary (26:46), Jackie Tierney (29:15), Roger Eastaff (33:12), Wendy Bowyer (38:38), Martyn Candy (38:47), Emma Whorwood (38:49), Stephen Andrews (41:56), Alison Dolphin (51:06) and Sarah French (51:18). 

Sophie Galloway ran around amongst the huge biomes at the Eden Project (25:20), Mark (25:49) and Sarah Boffey (49:58) ran Epworth Equestrian with Steph Attenborough (32:31) and Joanne Sharman (32:33) at Kettering. Emma Pick finished 2^nd female at Rosliston (23:20), Michael Hughes completed Rutland Water (45:53), Ian Orton at Vogrie Country Park in Lothian, Scotland (25:34) and Michael Stevenson at Winchester (36:43).

If you’re interested in joining the club, we meet every Tuesday and Thursday – come along and try before you join – details can be found at www.peelroadrunners.co.uk

The third in the series of the Peak district ultras Peveril 33 took place this weekend and takes in some of the best views in the national park. From the high edges that run along the eastern side, to the deep dales that plunge, canyon-like, through the high farmland in the area.
There were 2 Peelers in attendance of the 33-mile course Martin Hollamby (pictured left) came first place with an incredible time of 5:37:48 and Luke Collins was not far behind him in an amazing 11th place with a time of 6:38:16 . Amazing effort guys!

Park runs were well attended this Saturday both at the two local events and further afield

Tamworth castle grounds saw Allen King and Matt Salisbury achieving their PBS at 21:43 and 21:56. Followed closely by Chris Bennett at 23:16 and Roger Lloyd 24:17

Kingsbury Water Park Claire Guffick 33:05, Martyn Candy 34:50, Ann Hill 34:50, Alison Perry 36:45, Alison Dolphin 39:16, Alison Upton 36:36, Stephen Andrews 42:03, Lee Guffick 55:13

Babbs Mill – Ian P Cooper 31:20

Beacon Park – Dave Fern 30:40

Crewe – Ian Orton 24:04

Glossop – Emma Pick 21:09

Market Harborough Michael Hughes 37:27

Medina IOW – Jackie Tierney 30:58

Valley Park run – Steph Attenborough 32:16, Joanne Sharman 32:17

Warwick – Garth Cox 23:38, Michael Stevenson 37:24

Sarah French decided to swap her running shoes for a wetsuit this weekend and braved the cold waters of Lake Windermere swimming one end to the other (an 11 mile distance in an incredible 7hrs and 36 mins), An incredible achievement, well done Sarah.

There won’t be many of the Peel Road Runners Summer routes left and club runs will switch back to the pavements but if you’re interested in joining us please message our Facebook page Peel Road Runners public page.

Over the past 10 days Steph Attenborough and Joanne Sharman continued to add to their half marathon tally by taking part in the Ten events in Ten days challenge. Something which they both now hold double records for. The Ten events in Ten days challenge was held over two courses and ranged in distances from 5k up to 40 miles. Steph and Jo’s chosen distance was the half marathon, running one each day for 10 days. The two courses that Steph and Joanne ran consisted of one being a 3.6 mile loop over hills, light trail, grassland and cycle route (days 1,5,6,7 & 8) and the second course being 5.25 miles loop with more hills (days 2,3,4,9 & 10). The elevation ranged between 600 & 900 feet depending on which course they were running. Their race times for each day consisted of day 1 03:23:25, day 2 02:53;19, day 3 03:11:53, day 4 03:39:46, day 5 02:56:18, day 6 02:49:13, day 7 02:51:54, day 8 03:05:00, day 9 03:37:30 and day 10 02:35:49. Totalling an impressive 31 hours (approx.) of running. If that wasn’t enough, they both took part and volunteered at the local parkruns across the two consecutive weekends (Cyclopark, Medway juniors, Great Lines and Gravesend Juniors).

In parkrun news, the Peelers were out in force at various locations. Kingsbury Water Park attracted the biggest peel contingent with Tim Clark first peeler home in 26:31. Followed by Jackie Tierney 29:51, Ann Hill 39:56, Wendy Bowyer 40:02, Alison Upton 40:05, Alison Dolphin 40:24, Stephen Andrews 42:24, Alison Perry 01:05:36 and Chris Norris 01:05:37.

As always Tamworth Castle Grounds parkrun was also well attended with Allen King first peeler in 21:47. Followed by Chris Bennett 23:55, Roger Lloyd 24:49, Tim Mudd 28:18, George Hope 29:14, Lisa Barnes 30:20 (so close to her sub 30 aim) and Dave Fern 32:00.

In Parkrun tourism Martin Hollamby takes the credit for the furthest travelled with his outing at Westpark in Munich, Germany. Set within the city park the course is described as a slightly undulating two laps on asphalt paths. Martin completed the course in a very respectable 19:49.

In closer to home parkrun tourism Garth Cox ran at Aston Hall in 26:08. At Daventry Mark Boffey ran 24:49 followed by Darren Truman 27:45 and Sarah Boffey 32:15. Ian Orton ran at Delamere in 25:29. Ben Dorkins travelled to the Eden project and ran the parkrun in 22:52. At Great Lines parkrun Joanne Sharman ran 34:53 and Steph Attenborough ran 34:59. Mike Hughes ran at Mersea Island parkrun and finished in 01:03:30. Michael Stevenson ran Warwick racecourse in 36:49 whilst Simon Gordon continued his tourism streak at Woodhouse Moor and finished in 24:43.

Emma Pick also ran on Saturday at Walsall Arboretum parkrun and achieved a new parkrun PB in a spectacular time of 18:02.

Peel Road Runners meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the Castle Grounds Skate Park car park at 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start. New members always welcome so pop down if your interested.