There was still plenty of action elsewhere and some unique and impressive achievements. Jon Richardson took on the Bat Challenge at Beacon Hill on Friday Night, a 6-hour timed event on a roughly 3.3 mile loop. On Saturday David Goodacre and Son Daniel took on their first laser run competition in Sherborne.
This is part of the modern pentathlon where competitors do sets of laser pistol shooting in between running short laps of a course. Their races consisted of 3 sets of target shooting + 600m laps, with Daniel racing up with U15s (he's 12) and Dave in the V40+. Dan shot really well, but struggled running against the 14 year olds who were 1-2 ft taller than him. Dave shot dreadfully but fortunately they take pity on you eventually and let you carry on running, and he managed a sprint finish to overtake a racer on the line and come 6th.
There was team morale and competition in abundance at the Livingston Relays, along with plenty of cake and drinks to keep everyone refreshed. The ladies teams did particularly well, notably with the Barrow Vet women filling 2/3 of the podium coming in 1st and 3rd place! Special Mention to Monique Raaijmakers for taking one for the team and literally running in her own Team, still getting that all important time logged for the Summer Champs.
In Addition Ronald ran his first marathon at Milton Keynes and managed a sub four hour finish, what an achievement.
Stay Tuned for the Official Summer Champs results update coming from your captains soon!
On the regular parkrun scene it was quieter this week, but a great array of venues were run with some top 3 age category placings and top 10 placings.
Livingston Relays Results
BARROW F7 Senior Women 5th in 1:05:26
- A Hannah Bibb 00:23:59
- B Rebecca Chandler 00:21:49
- C Liv Bent 00:19:37
BARROW F1 Vet Women 1st 🥇 in 00:59:05
- A Naomi Harvey 00:19:40
- B Kristie Matthiae 00:20:21
- C Kirsty Hillier 00:19:04
BARROW F2 Vet Women 3rd 🥉 in 01:04:06
- A Andrea Winkless 00:22:00
- B Louise Male 00:20:44
- C Justine Albert 00:21:21
BARROW F3 Vet Women in 01:07:33
- A Nell Steel 00:22:53
- B Fiona Mee 00:22:26
- C Louise Dunn 00:22:13
BARROW F4 Vet Women 8th in 01:11:51
- A Claire Dennison 00:24:15
- B Lorna Goodacre 00:23:48
- C Helen Taylor 00:23:47
BARROW F5 Vet Women 10th in 01:13:50
- A Sue Taylor 00:25:17
- B Dawn Storer 00:22:51
- C Rachael Budd 00:25:40
BARROW F6 Vet Women
- A Monique Raaijmakers 00:25:11
Barrow M1 Senior Men 12th in 1:20:32
- A Jake Blythe 00:17:41
- B Danny Hall 00:21:39
- C Danny Horsley 00:19:41
- D Matt Veasey 00:21:29
BARROW M2 Vet Men 6th in 1:19:50
- A Matt Wolloch 00:19:44
- B George Burdett 00:19:13
- C Richard Keep 00:19:27
- D Liam King 00:21:24
BARROW M3 Vet Men 10th in 1:24:35
- A Ian Paramore 00:21:02
- B Dave Buxton 00:20:43
- C Felix Plasser 00:21:55
- D Richard Perkins 00:20:53
BARROW M4 Vet Men 15th in 01:35:25
- A Mark Sadler 00:24:05
- B Luke Martin 00:21:57
- C Keith Dennison 00:25:20
- D Paul Leaney 00:24:02
BARROW M5 Vet Men 17th in 01:42:50
- A Malcolm Harris 00:26:01
- B Nigel Hillier 00:24:04
- C David Ewen 00:26:09
- D Kevin Gamble 00:26:35
Beacon Hill Bat Challenge
- Jon Richardson - 9 laps, 30.3 miles in 6:10. Finished 8th
Leweston, Sherbourne Laser Run
- Daniel Goodacre - TBA
- David Goodacre 6th
Milton Keynes Marathon
- Ronald Muhumuza 03:57:40 🏅
Wymeswold Waddle 5 mile
- Jon Foxall 00:29:34 7th Overall, 3rd MV40 🥉 and Set a 17:56 5K 🏅
- Adam Vignali-Clarke 33:36
parkrun
Abbey Park parkrun
- Laura Browne 00:23:58 1st Female and SW30-34 🥇
Bangor parkrun, Northern Ireland
- Chris Jackson 00:18:59 1st VM55-59 🥇
Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun
- Andrew Bruce 00:25:58
- Alexandra Dalgetty 00:31:45
Black Rocks parkrun
Clifton parkrun
- Ben Dunkley 00:24:55 2nd VM45-49 🥈
- Heather Dunkley 00:25:30 1st VW40-44 🥇
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
- Mark Braithwaite 00:31:01
- Simone Clarke 00:45:15
Fareham parkrun
- Lee Godrich 00:20:58 2nd VM40-44 🥈
Fulwell Quarry parkrun
- Mats Vermeeren 00:22:22 3rd SM30-34 🥉
- Rachel Bentley 00:23:02 1st SW30-34 🥇
Glossop parkrun
- Adam Law 00:20:07, 7th place, 2nd SM25-29 🥈
- James Bateman 00:25:46
Long Eaton parkrun
- Jack Peasgood 00:17:48 9th Overall, 3rd SM30-34 🥉
- Mat Richardson 00:22:19
Lowestoft parkrun
Market Bosworth Country Park parkrun
Melton Mowbray parkrun
- Mark Lingham 00:22:00 2nd VM40-44 🥈
Rushcliffe parkrun
- Amanda Stanbridge 00:32:58
- Julie Felstead 00:42:49
Rutland Water parkrun
Watermead Country Park parkrun
- Louise Biddle 00:29:31
- Rebecca Edmonds 00:29:36
Wollaton Hall parkrun
Prepared by Luke Martin