Despite the rain lashing down and the wind howling on Friday night as Storm Amy battered the country, 20 Barrow Runners thought they'd get up on Saturday morning and do a parkrun. With the local Beacon Hill one postponed, many headed further afield and dodged the falling conkers and wayward willow trees in Long Eaton or enjoyed the stunning Moors Valley parkrun in the New Forest. Louise Male enjoyed the conditions so much that she was first female at Braunstone!
There were three long races entertaining Barrow Runners on Sunday and, while the wind still blew, at least the sun made an appearance for Michael Cheverton's speedy Chester marathon time of 02:38:17. This race also saw Andrea Winkless claiming 1st place in her age category, Bomber Harris coming 3rd in the vet 70s, and Nigel Hillier retiring from marathons after 30 of them over the last 20 years.
The Charnwood Challenge, the notoriously undulating race over our local hills, saw some great times from the nine Barrow Runners taking part.
And finally, Neil Cobley took on the challenging Lincoln half marathon with a pleasing time of 01:39:55.
Chester marathon
- Michael Cheverton 02:38:17
- Steven Baguley 03:30:34
- Andrea Winkless 03:35:21 1st vet55 🥇
- Nigel Hillier 04:13:06
- Malcolm Harris 04:14:13 3rd vet70 🥉
Lincoln half marathon
- Tony Armitage 01:28:12
- Luke Martin 01:30:43
- Danny Hall 01:31:00
- Malcolm Cook 01:35:08
- Philip Fantham 01:38:55
- James Woodford 01:40:10
- Kathy Robinson 01:48:49
- David Robson 01:53:37
- Roger Griffiths 02:00:26
Parkrun
Braunstone parkrun
- Louise Male 00:22:08 FIRST! 🥇
Chichester parkrun
- Chris Jackson 00:20:09 1st VM55-59 🥇
Conkers parkrun
- Dawn Storer 00:24:41 1st VW60-64 🥇
Coronation Park parkrun
Dishley parkrun, Loughborough
- Kathryn Robinson 00:25:07 1st VW55-59 🥇
- Carl Hughes 00:29:27
- Bill Phillips 00:32:33 1st VM75-79 🥇
- Amanda Rashleigh 00:35:22
East Park parkrun
- Rachael Vatter 00:20:50 1st SW25-29 🥇 and 2nd female 🥈
Leicester Victoria parkrun
Long Eaton parkrun
- Andrew Grundy 00:26:30
- Mark Sadler 00:26:30
Moors Valley parkrun
- Justine Albert 00:23:49 1st VW50-55 🥇
- Rob Phillips 00:33:03
Rushcliffe parkrun
- Ben Dunkley 00:25:05
- Grace Dunkley 00:28:18 1st JW11-14 🥇
- Heather Dunkley 00:28:23
- Jack Peasgood 00:29:02
Watermead Country Park parkrun
- Sam Minion 00:18:09 1st SM30-35 🥇
- Angie Sibley-white 00:29:32
Prepared by Lorna Goodacre