After a very busy weekend for the club last week, this weekend was a little quieter although that did not stop three Peelers from running the Birmingham and Black Country half marathon. The race is a unique point to point run along the canal towpaths between Wolverhampton City Centre and Brindley Place in Birmingham. The race format is based on people’s predicted running time (seeded) in a time trial format with runners starting in waves between 8.00 am and 12.00 pm on a mixed terrain course. The route is largely flat with locks and bridges the only inclines and is unusual in that includes the famous ‘Coseley Tunnel’, a 350 metre tunnel and floating drink stations on canal barges! Running as a team, Lorna Carlin, Darren Truman and Mark Boffey crossed the finish line in 1:54:00.
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Further north, veteran triathlete Joy Sykes took part in the Windermere Sprint Triathlon which included a 750 m open water swim, 21.6 km bike ride and 5 km run. She completed the course in a time of 2:02:19, placing 5th in the Vet 50 category.
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At the weekend’s parkruns, Kingsbury drew the largest number of Peelers on its scenic 5k trail course. First across the line was Chris Bennett in 23:11, followed by Simon Gordon (24:30); Dave Fern (24:45); Allen King (25:08); Ash Goodman (25:57); Garth Cox (26:08); Claire Guffick (29:05); Jackie Tierney (29:20); Sarah French (34:56); Stella Taylor (36:22); Lee Guffick (37:05) and Stephen Andrews (39:42). Parkrun tourists included: Ian Orton at Babb’s Mill (25:00) and Mick Stevenson at Warwick racecourse (32:19).