The last parkrun in August and a cool breezy morning saw 28 club runners turn out at 13 parkrun events. Loneliest runner was JamesS who ran first time at Westpark (50 runners) Cheltenham, the busiest event was at Stretford where NickJ first timed – ex member Louise Rudd was 5th, first Lady, with an AG of 86.61% .
We had a number of travellers: Tim revisited Clan-Ch-Something or other in Wales after a years absence and was quite close to a PB; RichardHa ran at the newly opened event at Frome and ran his fastest parkrun ever, JamesS , under cover runner, ran in Westpark – Wolverhampton UK/Germany!
Back to the normal courses: Bramhall saw Storming PaulN and Janine put in good solid quickish times; Angela was also consistently quick at Marple; Sharon cruised home in 7th, first lady, at Burnage; RichardL chose Lyme Park and was a minute of his recent PB!
JohnP and AlanT returned to Didsbury to try and improve their 2019 times: success for John who knocked off just over half a minute from his previous time.
It was really busy at Wilmslow where 11 Club runners ran. Recent re-joiner PaulH, pipped JimP to first place both with fast times; DanB was third home – recovering from the Mid-Cheshire 5k, giving Wilmslow RC a 1-2-3! The two Andrews were 8th and 9th finisher; MrC ahead of MrW who was a minute faster than his run three weeks ago. Oliver, back on home turf since February put in a strong run. Laura was first lady club runner home with a quick time after her great Mid-Cheshire run on Thursday. ColinC had a time that would be great for a pacer; Jan, taking time off from cycling in the rain, had her fastest time for 5 months; the there was Julian and Bill – who at the moment has a been running at a consistent pace at this event – his 3 runs are within an 11 seconds spread.
That just leaves Wythenshawe: where I had hoped to struggle round after 14 weeks of not running unnoticed! As I got there just before the start, tuning in my music in to distract the brain from the pain – a chorus of “Patrick!” hit me. The Ians and Roy were huddled together waving at me: With IanA wanting 20 seconds off his previous time, Roy worried about his run considering his great run last week and IanS wishing York had hills! Well IanA ran 27:05 – but the Wythenshawe page shows it being his only run this year! Ron’s return actually knocked over 30 seconds off his previous 2019 best time – he matched his quickest 2018 time.
IanS looking forward to retirement in a few years, ran an excellent time, his fastest there for nearly 3 years. Moi! Got under 35 minutes target and didn’t finish in the last 50.. there was 130 people behind me. VO2 gone by 800m, dry mouth by 1k – early jelly bean required! 1.5k for sore quad to chip in, 3.5k for hip flexor and piriformis to begin to ache. Listening to the music – “Last 10%” message interrupted my thoughts,. I raised the tempo ever so slightly Forgetting the pain, thinking of shape became the mantra. “Congratulations” piped the watch – just coming out of the woods!! Damn theres still 150m to go! Hit the path, focussed ahead, arms and legs , arms and legs, focus “Take it Easy! Don’t injure yourself!” shouted IanS! Whoops must concentrate now, focus on finishing smoothly, not chasing the lady in front – but just keeping ahead of the footsteps that were chasing me up the finishing straight! Missing IanA and Roy cheering me on. Saw them briefly at the end – “You should look at the Rejuvenating Clinic in Manchester said Roy! They were cold and waiting so my fan club left. I hobbled to the café – Bacon sani needed. So sore that day! 🙂 Still use it or lose it.
No 80% AG this week! I think Jim had the best 78.67%
Full results below:
Bramhall parkrun
A total of 451 runners took part.
Position  |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James SCOTT-BUCCLEUCH | Stockport Harriers & AC | 00:16:46 |
| 25 | 1 | Samantha JONES | Stockport Harriers & AC | 00:20:44 |
| 32 | 31 | Paul NORRIS | Wilmslow RC | 00:21:15 |
| 66 | 3 | Janine ELLIS | Wilmslow RC | 00:22:46 |
Peterborough parkrun
A total of 635 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Unknown ATHLETE | Unattached | 00:16:41 |
| 23 | 1 | Sam CULLEN | Eye Community Runners | 00:20:20 |
| 32 | 2 | Louisa HARRISON | Wilmslow RC | 00:20:48 |
Wythenshawe parkrun
A total of 376 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nick HAMLIN | Altrincham and District AC | 00:18:42 |
| 15 | 1 | Bev JACKSON | Altrincham and District AC | 00:21:26 |
| 25 | 23 | Ian SMALLWOOD | Wilmslow RC | 00:22:20 |
| 113 | 90 | Ian ASHCROFT | Wilmslow RC | 00:26:52 |
| 149 | 118 | Roy POWNALL | Wilmslow RC | 00:28:33 |
| 238 | 166 | Patrick GRANNAN | Wilmslow RC | 00:31:54 |
Marple parkrun
A total of 202 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adam THOMPSON | Stockport Harriers & AC | 00:17:58 |
| 15 | 1 | Jayne R LAWTON | Stockport Harriers & AC | 00:20:41 |
| 57 | 6 | Angela MCCARTHY | Wilmslow RC | 00:24:43 |
Burnage parkrun
A total of 136 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan LANCASTER | Chorlton Runners | 00:20:14 |
| 7 | 1 | Sharon JOHNSTONE | Wilmslow RC | 00:21:14 |
Cheltenham parkrun
A total of 604 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David HUDSON | BRJ Run and Tri | 00:16:12 |
| 29 | 1 | Amber WATSON | Cheltenham & County Harriers | 00:20:07 |
| 342 | 260 | Richard HIRONS | Wilmslow RC | 00:29:29 |
Lyme Park parkrun
A total of 155 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alexander Robert ALDRIDGE | Unattached | 00:19:40 |
| 14 | 1 | Jemma EYRE | Unattached | 00:23:20 |
| 16 | 15 | Richard LAWSON | Wilmslow RC | 00:23:40 |
Wilmslow parkrun
A total of 273 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paul HAWKINS | Wilmslow RC | 00:18:30 |
| 2 | 2 | Jim PENDRILL | Wilmslow RC | 00:18:36 |
| 3 | 3 | Samuel BAILEY | Wilmslow RC | 00:18:50 |
| 8 | 8 | Andrew CLEAL | Wilmslow RC | 00:20:06 |
| 9 | 9 | Andrew WHITTINGHAM | Wilmslow RC | 00:20:23 |
| 19 | 19 | Oliver Thomas JOHNSTONE | Wilmslow RC | 00:22:05 |
| 25 | 1 | Laura FAIRHURST | Wilmslow RC | 00:22:50 |
| 47 | 44 | Colin CAISLEY | Wilmslow RC | 00:24:00 |
| 69 | 10 | Jan WYLES | Wilmslow RC | 00:25:13 |
| 78 | 64 | Julian STOTT | Wilmslow RC | 00:25:24 |
| 205 | 132 | Bill HEATON | Wilmslow RC | 00:31:33 |
Stretford parkrun
A total of 663 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Adam SLODOWICZ | Salford Harriers and AC | 00:16:25 |
| 5 | 1 | Louise RUDD | Stockport Harriers & AC | 00:18:10 |
| 94 | 83 | Nick JACKSON | Wilmslow RC | 00:21:36 |
Llanerchaeron parkrun
A total of 84 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tim BILLINGTON | Wilmslow RC | 00:20:06 |
| 4 | 1 | Dee JOLLY | Sarn Helen Club | 00:20:47 |
Fletcher Moss parkrun
A total of 304 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ollie STERNE | Team Short Shorts | 00:17:56 |
| 32 | 1 | Amy TEASDALE | Defence Sports & Recreation | 00:22:03 |
| 102 | 85 | John PORTEOUS | Wilmslow RC | 00:25:47 |
| 138 | 108 | Alan Charles TURNER | Wilmslow RC | 00:27:21 |
Westpark parkrun
A total of 50 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cedric KIRST | Unattached | 00:18:50 |
| 2 | 2 | James SPEEDIE | Wilmslow RC | 00:18:51 |
| 10 | 1 | Natasha SENIOR | Unattached | 00:21:53 |
The Old Showfield parkrun
A total of 281 runners took part.
| Position |
Gender Position |
parkrunner |
Club |
Run Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | William LAYE | Vegan Runners | 00:16:41 |
| 11 | 11 | Richard HARRISON | Wilmslow RC | 00:18:50 |
| 28 | 1 | Libby MARCHANT | 26.2 RRC | 00:20:52 |