A beautiful morning of unbroken sunshine and blue sky saw the final race of the cross country season at the picturesque Foremark Reservoir in South Derbyshire. Teams of five men and four women tackled the challenging two lap course with stunning views of the water and slippery, muddy climbs being the main features. The event was also marshalled by the Peelers with 14 members and family coming to provide support for the race. First Peeler to finish for the men’s team was Wayne King, followed by Mike Shelton, Chris Bennett, Simon Gordon and Lee Guffick. First woman to finish for the club was Claire Guffick, followed by Lisa Barnes, Jackie Tierney and Val Lawson. This season’s cross country has been well attended once again, with a significant increase in the number of women members taking part. The camaraderie as always has been magnificent, the cakes even more so and the introduction of the tea, coffee and hot chocolate has been well received.
For the cross country season as a whole, the men’s team finished in 4th place, the women’s in 9th, and the club overall in 4th place, with four Peelers qualifying for prizes at the end of season awards. The winners were Wayne King 2nd Place VM45, Luke Collins 3rd place VM45, Martin Hollamby 3rd place VM40, and Jackie Tierney 3rd place VW60. Special mention to other Peelers who finished in the top 10 positions with Lee Rickards 4th place VM40, Mark Boffey 5th place VM50, Sam Cart 10th Senior Ladies, Emma Petricia 8th place VL45, Sarah Boffey 10th VL45 and Claire Guffick 9th VL50. Well done to the winners and to everyone who ran and supported at cross country this season.
Peel Road Runners were out in force across multiple parkruns, putting in strong performances. At Leamington parkrun, Mark Boffey finished in 27:23, while Sarah Boffey crossed the line in 35:39. Over in Norwich, Ben Dorkins completed his run in 23:30.
At Worcester, Tim Mudd finished in 29:14, while at Conkers, Emma Pick had a fantastic run, finishing in 20:00 as the first woman. At Queen’s parkrun in Belfast, Ian Orton completed his run in 24:32 whilst also claiming his 4th alphabet challenge.
Kingsbury Water parkrun saw several strong finishes, with Katie Stretton leading the club in 27:45. Darren Truman and Philip Neale both finished in 28:30, while Jacqueline Tierney crossed the line in 30:07. Claire Guffick completed in 33:19, and Roger Eastaff in 37:25. Wendy Bowyer and Emma Whorwood ran 38:47 and 39:26, while Lee Guffick finished in 39:34. Sarah French wrapped things up with a time of 51:41.
At Lytham Hall, Steph Attenborough finished in 1:00:28. Beacon parkrun saw Mike Shelton complete in 24:12, while at Edgbaston Reservoir, Allen King ran 22:28, with Chris Bennett close behind in 23:40.
Bramshall Road parkrun featured Garth Cox, who finished in 25:10. Tamworth Castle Grounds saw Lee Rickards take first finisher in 18:37. Lorna Carlin finished in 24:18, while Simon Gordon and Sophie Galloway ran 26:15 and 26:23. George Hope completed in 28:45, Roger Lloyd in 29:06, and Lisa Barnes running strongly with a new PB in 30:08. Alison Perry rounded things off with a time of 38:34.
At The Plens parkrun, Mike Hughes completed in 30:59. The Peelers meet every Tuesday evening at the skate park car park at 6.45pm for a 7pm start with a choice of different paced running groups and a walking group.
