The weekend kicked off with Barrow Runners participating in 13 different parkruns. As usual, there was a mix of local venues, including Abbey Park, Beacon Hill, Dishley, Long Eaton, Rushcliffe, Sence Valley, and Watermead. Additionally, our runners travelled to other parts of the UK, such as Bournemouth, Centre Vale, Epworth Equestrian, King's Lynn, and Sewerby. Paul Bentley and Karen Griffin ventured even further, travelling to the Netherlands to complete the Zuiderpark parkrun in Den Haag and check off 'Z' in the parkrun alphabet.
It was then the turn of our inspiring Equinox24 runners who enjoyed a bit of sunshine to begin with but then had to brave thunder, lightning, torrential rain and fog to complete an incredible total of 132 10km laps... that's 820 miles of running in extremely difficult conditions at times and very little sleep.
Jon Richardson and Adam Law took on the challenge of running the event solo! Jon completed a mammoth 13 laps (80.78 miles) and finished 27th overall out of over 300 runners in the solo male category. Adam also put in an incredible effort and completed 10 laps (62.14 miles) in the 24-hour period. Truly amazing solo performances from both of them.
Our mixed teams also put in a fantastic effort, with "The Barrow Winners" finishing in 11th place with 28 laps, "Tank Fly Boss Walk Barrow Nitty Gritty" in 13th place with 27 laps, "Barrow Runners Mighty Team C" in 14th place with 27 laps, and "The Barrows Czempioni" in 18th place with 27 laps.
There are two special mentions for the team event. Firstly, to Matt King who completed 5 laps and put in a 42:46 10km on his final lap to ensure "The Barrow Winners" achieved 28 laps within the 24 hours. And secondly, to Monique Raaijmakers who went over on her ankle 2kms into her second lap, but battled on for the final 8kms to complete it. It turned out that Monique had actually broken her ankle! Wishing you a speedy recovery Mon.
Well done to all our runners who took part in Equinox24 and parkrun this weekend. Truly inspiring performances all round!
Equinox24
Solo
- Jon Richardson - 13 laps
- Adam Law - 10 laps
Mixed large teams
11th - The Barrow Winners (28 laps)
- Matt King - 5 laps
- Kyle Black - 4 laps
- George Burdett - 4 laps
- Mary Maclachlan - 4 laps
- Claire Dennison - 3 laps
- Rob Phillips - 3 laps
- Helen Taylor (Captain) - 3 laps
- Roger Griffiths - 2 laps
13th - Tank Fly Boss Walk Barrow Nitty Gritty (27 laps)
- Dave Buxton - 4 laps
- Naomi Harvey - 4 laps
- Russell Lewin (Captain) - 4 laps
- Luke Martin - 4 laps
- Fiona Mee - 4 laps
- Gavin Reeves - 4 laps
- Keith Dennison - 3 laps
14th - Barrow Runners Mighty Team C (27 laps)
- Neil Jones - 4 laps
- Rich Keep - 4 laps
- Mark Platt - 4 laps
- Reuben Sneller - 4 laps
- Catherine Hedger (Captain) - 3 laps
- Liam King - 3 laps
- Felix Plasser - 3 laps
- Rachel Gibbs - 2 laps
18th - The Barrows Czempioni (27 laps)
- Justine Albert - 4 laps
- Adrian Bray - 4 laps
- Graeme Farmer - 4 laps
- Danny Hall - 4 laps
- Ian Hawley - 4 laps
- Ewa Pirog (Captain) - 3 laps
- Monique Raaijmakers - 2 laps
- Sue Taylor - 2 laps
parkrun
Abbey Park parkrun
- Bill Phillips 00:29:55 1st VM75-79 🥇
Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun
- Louise Male 00:22:51 1st VW45-49 🥇
- Mark Lingham 00:22:52 2nd VM40-44 🥈
- Lorna Goodacre 00:27:13 1st VW40-44 🥇
- Nigel Hillier 00:28:21 1st VM65-69 🥇
- Ann Hillier 00:31:28 1st VW60-64 🥇
- Malcolm Cook 00:32:35
- Alexandra Dalgetty 00:36:32 3rd VW50-54 🥉
Bournemouth parkrun
- Ian Paramore 00:22:46 1st VM60-64 🥇
Centre Vale parkrun
- Katy Young 00:30:03 3rd VW40-44 🥉
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
- Mats Vermeeren 00:24:01
- Jonathan Rashleigh 00:25:01 2nd VM50-54 🥈
- Amanda Rashleigh 00:33:51
Epworth Equestrian parkrun
- Rachel Bentley 00:21:12 1st SW30-34 🥇
- Rebecca Chandler 00:23:11 3rd SW30-34 🥉
- Mark Sadler 00:24:10 2nd VM60-64 🥈
King's Lynn parkrun
- Ben Dunkley 00:25:22
- Heather Dunkley 00:25:24 PB! 3rd VW40-44 🥉
Long Eaton parkrun
- Andrea Winkless 00:22:39 2nd VW50-54 🥈
Rushcliffe parkrun
- Amanda Stanbridge 00:31:57
- Julie Felstead 00:38:54
Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun
- Dawn Storer 00:23:16 1st VW55-59 and 1st lady 🥇
Sewerby parkrun
- Malcolm Harris 00:26:31 1st VM70-74 🥇
Watermead Country Park parkrun
- Chris Dawkins 00:28:01
- Rebecca Edmonds 00:29:36
Zuiderpark parkrun, Den Haag
- Paul Bentley 00:25:09
- Karen Griffin 00:36:53
Prepared by Ben Spencer