The Leicestershire Road Running League resumed this week with a return to Desford for the Steve Morris 5.
17 Barrow Runners took part in the event with Jack Peasgood again coming home first for the club. Kirsty Hillier made a triumphant return from injury, coming second in her age category, and there were some strong performances all round. A number of runners secured 5 mile PBs and the ever-improving Richard Perkins somehow managed to squeeze a 5k PB in there too. There were even confirmed sightings of Olympian Ross Davenport wearing a club vest.
This week also saw the start of the Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix - a four race event across Nottingham over the course of two weeks. Paul Leaney and Chris Jackson are representing the club in all four races and both posted impressive age category performances in the first two events. Amazingly, Paul also found time to fit in a parkrun and the LRRL event (in which he was also 3rd in his age category) this week. George Burdett also picked up a sub 40 minute 10k PB at Holme Pierrepont and is shamelessly abusing his editorial privileges to broadcast the fact.
It was another busy week on the parkrun front. A group of hardcore Barrow Runners travelled to Wales for the Erddig parkrun at Erddig Hall near Wrexham where Rachel Bentley was again the first woman home, continuing her terrific comeback. There were other reasons to celebrate as it was Rebecca Chandler's 50th parkrun and Mats Vermeeren's 50th parkrun location. Dawn Storer picked up another age category win and was first female overall at Hastings High School parkrun. Elsewhere, Martin and Fiona Mee ventured to Cheltenham for the next chapter of their running rivalry (I can't remember who's winning but this was a close one!) There were also terrific performances from some of our younger runners this week. Grace Dunkley picked up a PB and age category win at Rushcliffe. Not to be outdone, sister Hannah also PBed at the Watermead junior parkrun, as did Isla Appleyard.
Well done, all!
Steve Morris 5 (Leicestershire Road Running League Race 8)
Jack Peasgood 00:29:35
Kirsty Hillier 00:32:18 2nd F40π₯
Jake Blythe 00:32:06
Adam Law 00:32:44
George Burdett 00:32:33
Richard Perkins 00:35:16 (5 mile and 5k PB)
Antony Armitage 00:35:47
Ross Davenport 00:35:48
Chris Bowles 00:36:04
Jonathan Dent 00:37:43
Danny Hall 00:38:06
Liam King 00:39:20
Mark Sadler 00:41:02
Helen Taylor 00:42:28
Paul Leaney 00:42:20 3rd M70 π₯
Carl Hughes 00:43:10
Roger Griffiths 00:45:24
Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix (Race 1) Rushcliffe Country Park 4 miles
Chris Jackson 00:24:17 1st Male V55 π₯
Paul Leaney 00:35:33
Holme Pierrepont Grand Prix (Race 2) Holme Pierrepont 10K
Chris Jackson 00:37:52 2nd Male V55 π₯
George Burdett 00:39:43 (PB)
Mat Richardson 00:47:27
Paul Leaney 00:51:36
Parkruns
Abbey Park parkrun
Mark Sadler 00:25:32
Albert parkrun, Melbourne
Gill Elliott 00:30:18
Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun
Jack Peasgood 00:20:36 1st SM30-34 π₯
Chris Tighe 00:20:48 2nd VM40-44 π₯
David Goodacre 00:24:04
Danny Hall 00:24:32
Louise Biddle 00:24:32 1st VW30-34 π₯
Greg Biddle 00:25:00
Lorna Goodacre 00:27:53 1st VW40-44 π₯
Alexandra Dalgetty 00:32:33
Belton House parkrun
Peter Tetstall 00:56:08
Braunstone parkrun
Rosette Dikebele 01:02:36
Cheltenham parkrun
Martin Mee 00:24:43
Fiona Mee 00:24:53 2nd VW40-44 π₯
Coronation Park parkrun
Carl Hughes 00:29:33
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
Jonathan Rashleigh 00:23:54 1stVM50-54 π₯
Bill Phillips 00:33:23 2ndVM75-79 π₯
Amanda Rashleigh 00:34:58
Erddig parkrun
Rachel Bentley 00:23:15 1st female overall 1st SW30-34 π₯
Mats Vermeeren 00:25:31
Justine Albert 00:26:11 1st VW50-54 π₯
Rob Phillips 00:26:17
Rebecca Chandler 00:26:18
Luke Martin 00:26:18
Andrea Winkless 00:27:32 2ndVW50-54 π₯
Hastings High School parkrun
Dawn Storer 00:24:02 1st female 1st VW55-59 π₯
Highbury Fields parkrun
Cj Marlas 00:30:29
Horsham parkrun
Ronald Muhumuza 00:28:59
Keswick parkrun
David Robson 00:24:20
Leamington parkrun
Rebecca Brooks 00:36:24 3rd VW65 π₯
Leicester Victoria parkrun
Laura Browne 00:26:17
Rushcliffe parkrun
Matthew Wolloch 00:20:48
Ben Dunkley 00:24:02
Heather Dunkley 00:26:13 2nd VW40-44 π₯
Grace Dunkley 00:28:34 1st JW11-14 PB π₯
Amanda Stanbridge 00:34:08
Salcey Forest parkrun
Alexandra Hurford 00:28:02 3rd S25-29 π₯
Watermead Country Park parkrun
Eoin Simpson 00:19:40 3rdJM15-17 π₯
Daniel Bowles 00:22:38
Ian Paramore 00:23:36
Paul Leaney 00:25:06 2nd VM70-74 π₯
Toni O'donovan 00:26:51 3rdVW45-49 π₯
Lachlan King 00:27:04
Katie Louise Worth 00:30:02
Andy Gatward 00:33:09
Xander King 00:33:35
Helen Taylor 00:33:35
Wollaton Hall parkrun
Paul Bentley 00:28:02
Karen Griffin 00:39:38