Showing no apparent hangover from the quiz night, 38 Barrow Runners completed park runs on Saturday morning - some as far afield as Oslo and Koln! Those runners managed an amazing 12 top three placings in various age categories between them. Our new ladies' team captain, Justine Albert, also managed to find a parkrun named after her and secured an age category win to boot!
Undoubtedly, the headline event this week was the start of the Leicestershire Road Running League season at Kibworth (also the seventh event in our own Winter Championship). 19 Barrow Runners were fast enough on their fingers to book a place at the Kibworth 6, and many might have regretted their decision as they dragged themselves up Gumley Hill... Still, it was an excellent performance from the club with a tenth place overall finish for Jack Peasgood and Michael Cheverton just one place behind. Kirsty Hillier was second place in her age category and there were 3rd place age category performances from Mark Sadler and Bomber Harris. Helen Taylor continued her excellent year with a 6 mile PB (on that course!)
Elsewhere, there was half marathon success for Tess Kay at Sherwood Pines (finishing first in her age category on a tricky course) and the ever-impressive Michael Cheverton also found the time to run the Draycote Water Half Marathon as a pacer (in a time most of us can only dream of).
Well done to all the Barrow Runners who were competing this week.
Draycote Half Marathon
- Michael Cheverton 1:29:56 (running as 1:30 pacer)
Sherwood Pines Half Marathon
- Tess Kay 2:15:54 1st Female Vet 65
Kibworth 6 (Leicestershire Road Running League Event 1)
- Jack Peasgood 00:34:08
- Michael Cheverton 00:34:13
- Jake Blythe 00:38:36
- Alex Toll 00:38:57
- Kirsty Hillier 00:39:57 2nd VF40
- George Burdett 00:41:13
- Adam Vignali-Clarke 00:41:21
- Liam King 00:44:04
- Adam Law 00:44:34
- Rebecca Chandler 00:45:50
- Danny Hall 00:47:02
- Fiona Mee 00:46:55
- David Goodacre 00:47:12
- James Woodford 00:47:20
- Mark Sadler 00:49:16 3rd VM65
- Helen Taylor 00:49:41
- Malcolm Harris 00:52:02 3rd VM70
- Nigel Hillier 00:52:05
- Mark Braithwaite 01:03:21
Parkrun
Abbey Park parkrun
- Laura Browne 00:23:57
- Mark Sadler 00:26:18 2nd VM65-69
Albert parkrun, Middlesbrough
- Justine Albert 00:24:49 1st VW50-54
- Rob Phillips 00:25:04
Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun
- Malcolm Cook 00:24:30 2nd VM50-54
- Dawn Storer 00:25:42 1st VW55-59
- Danny Hall 00:27:00
- Alexandra Dalgetty 00:32:41 2nd VW50-54
Braunstone parkrun
- Rosette Dikebele 00:29:22
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
- Mark Lingham 00:22:41 2nd VM40-44
- Jonathan Rashleigh 00:23:13 1st VM50-54
- Mark Braithwaite 00:30:03 3rd VM65-69
- Gill Elliott 00:30:29 2nd VW55-69
- Amanda Rashleigh 00:35:11
Ferry Meadows parkrun
- Heather Dunkley 00:25:52
- Ben Dunkley 00:26:36
Rheinpark parkrun
- Simone Clarke 00:54:38
- Andrew Price 00:54:39
Rushcliffe parkrun
- Matthew Wolloch 00:20:58 2nd VM40-44
- Jack Peasgood 00:23:01
- Paul Leaney 00:27:49
- Amanda Stanbridge 00:31:39
Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun
- Bill Phillips 00:30:47 1st VM75-79
Tøyen parkrun
Watermead Country Park parkrun
- Louise Biddle 00:24:03 1st SW30-34
- Greg Biddle 00:26:35
- Vicky Elston 00:29:11
- Rebecca Edmonds 00:30:03
- Katy Young 00:30:38
Prepared by George Burdett