The Leicestershire Road Running League season rolled on to Melton Mowbray and there was a strong turnout from the club for the Stilton 7. 17 Barrow Runners completed the course with our (joint) 'Runner of the Month' Jack Peasgood leading the way with an impressive chip time of 40.01 and a 12th place overall finish. Kirsty Hillier continued her excellent showing in the league races, finishing second place in her age category and 6th woman overall. Special mention to Alex Toll for running 9 miles to the start line and then completing the race itself with a 'diamond' standard time - incredible!
There was also an international flavour to some of our runners' achievements this week. Our Belgian superstar Mats Vermeeren returned 'home' to the land of rich chocolate and strong beer for a stunning time in the European Running Championships half marathon in Leuven, even managing to get on Belgian telly! A short Eurostar trip away, Sam Minion ran the Paris marathon in an amazing personal best of 3:05:44 and significantly raised the profile of Derby County in the process. Quite the achievement!
Closer to home, one of the new additions to our coaching team, Michael Cheverton, completed the Leicester Big 10k in a rapid 34:04, securing 3rd place overall - we're running out of superlatives to describe this guy. Another incredibly consistent runner for the club, Dawn Storer, completed 'the other' (slightly less hilly) Boston marathon at the weekend - no mean feat. One of our newer members, Lee Godrich, completed the South Downs Way 50 - an epic 50 mile challenge along the beautiful South Downs Way National Trail, beginning in Worthing and finishing in Eastbourne. And, never to be outdone in the endurance stakes, Jon Richardson ran The Peak District Birthday Bash: a 35km race which included a whopping 4725 feet of elevation.
There was also the usual plethora of parkruns (well, 38) and a notable achievement for the Club Captain, Mark Sadler, running his 350th parkrun. At the other end of the age scale (sorry, Mark), Tilly Bowles ran her 100th junior parkrun. Fiona Mee tackled what is reckoned to be the most difficult parkrun in the UK, across the north beach at Great Yarmouth - and was the second woman across the line. There was, in total, an impressive 12 age group placings for the club, a number of which were at Watermead for various committee members!
Well done, all!
Stilton 7 - Leicestershire Road Running League #3
(Ordered by gun time but displaying chip time)
Jack Peasgood 00:40:01
Jake Blythe 00:43:56 (3rd U23M)
Alex Toll 00:44:35 (2nd VM55)
Kirsty Hillier 00:45:49 (2nd VF40)
Adam Vignali-Clarke 00:48:32
Richard Keep 00:48:33
Adam Law 00:50:38
Andrea Winkless 00:52:10 (2nd VF50)
Rebecca Chandler 00:53:20
Danny Hall 00:53:43
Paul Leaney 00:56:44
Mark Sadler 00:56:54
David Robson 00:56:57
Roger Griffiths 01:01:45
Nigel Hillier 01:01:40
Ann Hillier 01:05:17 (3rd VF65)
Mark Braithwaite 01:15:50
Boston (Lincolnshire) Marathon
Dawn Storer 4:06:18
European Running Championships HM (Leuven, Belgium)
Mats Vermeeren 1:28:19
Leicester Big 10k
Michael Cheverton 00:34:04 (3rd place overall)
Paris Marathon
Sam Minion 3:05:44 (PB)
Peak District Birthday Bash (35km)
Jon Richardson 5:51:00
South Downs Way (50 miles)
Lee Godrich 10:02:11
Parkruns
Abbey Park parkrun
Laura Browne 00:24:36 (3rd VW30-34)
Rosette Dikebele 00:28:13
Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun
Neil Humpage 00:25:21
Bill Phillips 00:32:40 (1st VM75-79)
Alexandra Dalgetty 00:33:05
Rebecca Brooks 00:39:54 (2nd VW65-69)
Conkers parkrun
Mark Lingham 00:22:29
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
Jonathan Rashleigh 00:22:58 (1st VM50-54)
Ben Dunkley 00:25:15
Andrew Bruce 00:31:19
Amanda Rashleigh 00:35:23
Graves parkrun
Mark Sadler 00:26:07 (2nd VM65-69)
Great Yarmouth North Beach parkrun
Fiona Mee 00:29:22 (2nd female overall, 2nd VW40-44)
Long Eaton parkrun
Simone Clarke 00:46:51
Andrew Price 00:47:01
Melton Mowbray parkrun
Paul Bentley 00:26:07
Rushcliffe parkrun
Louise Male 00:22:34 (1st VW45-49)
Matthew Wolloch 00:22:35
Amanda Stanbridge 00:31:06
Watermead Country Park parkrun
Chris Jackson 00:18:33 (1st VM55-59)
Ian Paramore 00:21:51 (3rd VM60-64)
Justine Albert 00:22:50 (1st VW50-55)
Andrew Unitt 00:23:07 (1st VM65-69)
Louise Biddle 00:23:28 (1st SW30-34)
Rob Phillips 00:23:53
Rebecca Edmonds 00:29:42
Katie Louise Worth 00:30:38
Andrew Leates 00:31:52Kath Eastwood-Paramore 00:32:46
Monique M Raaijmakers 00:32:49
Wollaton Hall parkrun
Jack Peasgood 00:23:36
Prepared by George Burdett