The RUNdown - 8 June 2026
08 June 2026

The RUNdown - 8 June 2026

Lots of PBs at the Rothley 10km on Tuesday, a 24-hour race in Reading, all the usual parkruns and 1st place in the National Forest Way Ultra 75 (team) on Saturday, and LRRL race Swithland 6 on Sunday. What a week!

With summer behind us, our runners enjoyed a cooler and soggier week of races, and what a week it was! Epic support crews were everywhere - Poppy and Harry on Tuesday at Rothley 10km and Rob, Andrew and the Lost Property Manager (aka Justine) at Swithland 6 on Sunday, whose shouts were very much appreciated by the runners, despite the LPM getting some names wrong. It means so much when Barrow Runners come out to support each other, especially when not racing themselves - thanks team!

Michael Cheverton had a fully booked weekend, with an epic 1st place in the National Forest Way 75 Ultra as part of a 3-man team on Saturday, then the Swithland 6 on Sunday, where he missed out on 1st place and was ribbed for the recurring theme of it by the report writer.

He wasn't the only one fully booked this week, with Amber, Liv, Danny, Kathy, Josh, and new Barrow Runner, Jake, all taking on the Rothley 10km on Tuesday followed by the Swithland 6 on Sunday.

There were some smashing times up the hills of Rothley with Jamie, Rich, Jake, Danny and Katie all achieving their 10km PBs - an amazing achievement on that course.

Harry and Poppy enjoyed some 24-hour running fun at Reading this weekend on a hilly and muddy 5 mile loop, where they managed 33 laps (165 miles) with their team.

And, of course, the usual parkrun joy, with Dawn getting a "Q" in Belfast, the Hillier's and co kicking of Nige's big birthday celebrations on the Monsal Trail, and the usual Beacon Hill crew getting quite severely rained on.

Rothley 10km

  • Matt King 00:37:39
  • Aaron Faulkner 00:37:50
  • Chris Walker 00:37:55
  • Jamie Greaves 00:40:48 PB!🏅
  • Richard Perkins 00:41:33 PB!🏅
  • Amber Lester 00:42:15
  • Andy Gatward 00:42:35
  • Jake Frew 00:42:50 PB!🏅
  • Liv Bent 00:42:59
  • Danny Hall 00:43:46 PB!🏅
  • Katie Alliband 00:46:37 PB!🏅
  • Tony Armitage 00:47:16
  • Mat Richardson 00:47:42
  • Malcolm Cook 00:48:07
  • Kathy Robinson 00:49:17
  • Andrew Bruce 00:51:48
  • Tim Hackett 00:52:50
  • James Shephard 00:54:46
  • Josh Ritchie 00:54:48
  • Laura Shepherd 00:55:25
  • Jonathan Reynolds 00:57:48
  • Graham Smith 00:57:57
  • Melanie Davenport 01:17:32

Endure24 - Reading

  • Team Blame Kitty - Harry Francis (9 laps), Poppy Ballantine (7 laps) + 3 others - 165 miles 4th place!🏅

National Forest Way Ultra 75

  • Team Loughborough College Collective - Michael Cheverton + 2 others - 11:21:00 1st place!🥇

Swithland 6

  • Michael Cheverton 00:33:00
  • Tim Hartley 00:34:40 (Rhodium!)
  • Matt King 00:35:39
  • Martin Lewis 00:35:46
  • Alex Coleman 00:35:56
  • George Burdett 00:37:37
  • Michael Gunson 00:37:46
  • Jamie Greaves 00:38:30
  • Liam Harvey 00:39:30
  • Paul Reeves 00:39:52
  • Amber Lester 00:40:25
  • Greg Biddle 00:40:31
  • Jake Frew 00:40:53
  • Tom Piggin 00:41:06
  • Phillip Rooney 00:41:13
  • Adam Vignali-Clarke 00:41:34
  • Danny Nye 00:41:35
  • Danny Hall 00:41:56
  • Matthew Wolloch 00:41:51
  • Liv Bent 00:42:38
  • Louise Male 00:43:20
  • Rebecca Chandler 00:43:38
  • Neil Humpage 00:44:17
  • Andrea Winkless 00:44:43
  • Bridie Darcy 00:45:29
  • Malcolm Cook 00:46:25
  • Phil Clarke 00:47:00
  • Kathy Robinson 00:47:30
  • Chris Trzcinski 00:47:52
  • Mark Sadler 00:48:51
  • Vicky Elston 00:48:48
  • Josh Ritchie 00:48:41
  • Paul Leaney 00:49:54
  • James Woodford 00:50:03
  • Paul Bentley 00:51:10
  • Emily Seagrove 00:52:30
  • Liam King 00:53:01
  • Steve Bramhall 00:53:42
  • Roger Griffiths 00:54:32
  • Helen Taylor 00:54:31
  • James Williams 00:58:17

parkrun

Abbey Park parkrun

  • Liam Harvey 00:19:26
  • Becky Hewitt 00:22:11 2nd in gender!🥈

Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun

  • Rob Phillips 00:21:54
  • Claire Dennison 00:25:50 2nd in gender!🥈
  • David Goodacre 00:26:40
  • Lorna Goodacre 00:26:53
  • Keith Dennison 00:26:55
  • Roger Griffiths 00:28:10
  • Danny Hall 00:32:51
  • Justine Albert 00:44:50
  • Rebecca Chandler 00:51:53

Belvoir Castle parkrun

  • Louise Dunn 00:27:14 2nd in gender!🥈

Braunstone parkrun

  • Kristie Matthiae 00:22:17 2nd in gender!🥈
  • Louise Male 00:22:27 3rd in gender!🥉

Chippenham parkrun

  • Hollie Elliott 00:26:41

Cuningar Loop parkrun

  • Jack Peasgood 00:18:15 2nd overall!🥈 2nd in gender!🥈

Dishley parkrun, Loughborough

  • Jonathan Rashleigh 00:24:14
  • Mat Richardson 00:25:21
  • Bill Phillips 00:33:57

Ferry Meadows parkrun

  • Rebecca Brooks 00:32:13

Long Eaton parkrun

  • Will Pattison 00:25:12

Monsal Trail parkrun

  • Lewis Moses 00:16:46 1st overall! 1st in gender!🥇
  • Philip Saunders 00:18:34
  • Kirsty Hillier 00:20:26 1st in gender!🥇
  • Ann Hillier 00:26:15
  • Nigel Hillier 00:26:16

Queen's parkrun, Belfast

  • Dawn Storer 00:24:57

Riverside parkrun

  • Mats Vermeeren 00:22:30
  • Rachel Bentley 00:27:30

Rushcliffe parkrun

  • Grace Dunkley 00:29:38
  • Heather Dunkley 00:29:39

Rutland Water parkrun

  • Andrew Price 00:46:48

Salcey Forest parkrun

  • Alexandra Hurford 00:26:27

Vandeleur parkrun

  • Gill Elliott 00:31:21

Watermead Country Park parkrun

  • Fiona Mee 00:23:32
  • Caroline Abraham 00:36:04

Waverley Lakes parkrun

  • Mark Sadler 00:25:59

Watermead Country Park junior parkrun

  • Hugo Vendyback 00:07:17 3rd in gender!🥉
  • Isla Appleyard 00:08:25
  • Viktor Vendyback 00:09:03
  • Rufus Bowles 00:10:23
  • Niamh Kelly 00:10:24
  • Tilly Bowles 00:11:44