On Sunday the 56th New York Marathon took place. This is the largest marathon of all, with around 60,000 runners taking the start line. This was in fact the 50th anniversary of the iconic five-borough course, as the first five editions were repeated loops of Central Park.
Lydia Knight took on this iconic event and completed it in a fantastic 4:14. A great achievement and a special event for anyone to have on their running achievements list. Well done, Lydia!
It was another busy Parkrun weekend for Peel Road Runners, with 34 club members tackling 14 different parkrun locations up and down the country.
At home at Tamworth Castle Grounds, Danny Beardmore led the local contingent home with an impressive run, finishing in 6th place overall with a time of 19m 03s. He was followed by Iain Downie (23m 05s), Ashley Goodman (23m 43s), Stuart Hatton (27m 12s), and Cheryl Flint (27m 52s), with Alison Perry rounding out the Tamworth team in 62m 42s.
Over at the nearby Kingsbury Water parkrun, Ben Dorkins led the pack in 24m 03s, joined by Garth Cox (26m 15s), Chris Taylor (32m 37s), Emma Whorwood (32m 49s), and Alison Upton (34m 57s).
Emma Pick put in a stellar performance at Henley Wood, Oswestry, crossing the line as first female finisher (and 2nd overall) in a swift 21m 04s. At Rosliston, Katherine Bradley had a strong run, finishing 3rd female in 23m 50s. Meanwhile, Wayne Richardson (24m 00s) and Jo Bovington (25m 02s, 6th female) led the way at Coronation Park.
At Babbs Mill, Ian Orton clocked 24m 09s alongside Tracy Ford in 26m 10s (11th female). Graham Lane navigated the Beacon course in 26m 25s, while Jacqueline Tierney completed Brockwell in 34m 12s. At Cheadle Hulme, Joanne Sharman and Stephanie Attenborough crossed together in 51m 46s and 51m 47s respectively.
Leamington saw a strong turnout with Claire Guffick clocking 33m 40s, followed by Roger Eastaff (35m 30s), Ann Hill (41m 22s), Nicola Bannister (41m 23s), Wendy Bowyer (41m 23s), Alison Dolphin (50m 44s), Stephen Andrews (50m 44s), and Lee Guffick (50m 50s).
Rounding out the touring efforts, Tim Mudd navigated Sutton Park in 29m 32s, Michael Stevenson finished Warwick Racecourse in 41m 58s, and Mark Boffey (27m 52s) alongside Sarah Boffey (51m 54s) wrapped up their weekend at Wyre Forest.
If you’d like to join us, we meet at Castle Grounds next to the Skate Park on Tuesday at 6.45 for a 7 start. We also have structured sessions each Thursday. Visit www.peelroadrunners.co.uk for details.