Many runners would tell you that they don’t like running in hot and humid weather, so this weekend has proved a difficult time for those Peelers racing and running at different events throughout the country!
At the Two Castles Run 10k race (starting at Warwick Castle and following a scenic, undulating road route to finish at Kenilworth Castle), Ian Orton crossed the finish line in a time of 52:20.
Nearer to home at the Aldridge 10k (another undulating road route), Claire Guffick was first Peeler to finish in a time of 64:49, followed by Helen Manton (68:22) and Lee Guffick (80:54).
Further north, Joy Sykes ran well at the Blaydon Race and finished in 58:47. (The race was first run in 1981 and follows the route in the words of the Geordie folk song, the Blaydon Races). She also completed a sprint tri this weekend with an overall time of 1:56:49 (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run).
Meanwhile at the Swansea half marathon, undeterred by the hot weather, Helen Dempsey ran a season’s best time of 2:50:06 whilst Steph Attenborough took on the Outrun half marathon at Caldecotte Lake, Milton Keynes finishing in 2:53:32.
At the weekend’s parkruns, Peelers were represented all over the country! At Kingsbury, Darren O’Leary finished first for the club in a time of 23:31, followed by Lisa Stretton (24:50); Jackie Tierney (29:11); Laura Bowyer (36:37); Wendy Bowyer (36:38); Ann Hill (36:38); Sarah French (56:56); Chris Norris (65:14) first in V75+ age category; Stephen Andrews (65:40) and Mike Shelton (66:36) tail walker. Parkrun tourists included: Luke Collins (23:42) and Garth Cox (25:21) at Rosliston; Tim Mudd (25:04) at Cannon Hill, Birmingham; Roger Lloyd (26:34) at Conkers; Allen King (22:15); Mark Boffey (24:32); Chris Bennett (25:13) and Sarah Boffey (28:13) at Sixfields, Northampton; Mick Stevenson (34:18) at Warwick Racecourse; Ian Orton (24:49) and Michael Hughes (25:38) at University Parks, Oxford and Ben Dorkins (23:24) at Market Bosworth. Steph Attenborough volunteered at the Swadlincote Junior parkrun on Sunday.
