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Round Sheffield Run:

Brummies on Tour as Jude, Kathy and Elaine took on the Round Sheffield Run. A multistage trail run that can be ran solo or in teams. Don’t be fooled by the sparkly skirts; our ladies are tough as Sheffield Steel. Elaine Callinan ran solo, clocking the 13ish miles in 01:53:49. Taking on some epic hills. Jude and Kathy tag teamed up like WWE Tag Team Champinos. Jude and Kathy ran a combined time of 01:54:56. Well done you three!

Torbay Half: Scorchio. With Hills and Heat we saw a roasting Sunday morning race along the sea-front in Torbay. Darren John and Kate Marsh took the chance to treat the morning as a good training run. Darren with a dodgy right calf ran a solid 1:22:57 Tempo run while Kate Marsh enjoyed a leisurely 2:10:04. Both used lots of suntan lotion and avoided burning or being clattered by seagulls on the rampage.

Brueton parkrun:

Chris Morgan lay down a fast parkrun on Saturday morning clocking a storming 17:06.  Gareth Wainwright who missed Arden 9 with a tight hamstring showed he’s none the worse off with a 17:18. Third K&D was Darren John in 18:15 who had to stop and do his shoe laces up half-way round. Anyone got any velco running shoes?

Monica Green was first lady overall at Brueton with a strong 20:50. Superb running from MG. Monica was 2 seconds ahead of Flick Sharp who clocked 20:52. Her fastest in 2018. Mary Heald ran 22:23, which means you’d have had to be very quick to be on our women’s podium this week!

Robert Mundy PB’d with a superb 19:21. Robert has only done 6 parkrun’s since 2014. Rare like Unicorn Eggs. Excellent PB though!

Cannock Chase parkrun:

Kevin Tomkinson ticked off another parkrun with a 26:01, putting the Chase into Cannock.

Arrow Valley parkrun:

Richard Dixon enjoyed the cool shade of Arrow Valley’s lakeside setting with an 18:49.

Cannon Hill parkrun:

A food festival caused a re-routing of the Cannon Hill parkrun in Birmingham. Mmm Food. Phil Wood embraced the change and ran 25:28. No word on how much food he ate after…

Newport parkrun:

The Whiteheads on Tour; Keith and Linda took in Newport, Wales running 24:59 and 30:27 respectively.

Barstaple parkrun:
Subhash Agarwalla had a barnstorming run in Barnstaple. He ran the numerically lovely 26:26.

Witton parkrun:

Lissy Calvert got a bit lost on her way to Perry Hall parkrun, ending up in Witton, Blackburn instead of Witton, Birmingham. She did at least get to tick off another parkrun in 32:12.

Dolgellau parkrun:

Greg Turner was allowed over the boarder into Wales. Surprising. We thought he was still Asbo’ed from Wales. 20:06 before he made a quick exit.

Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun:

Richard Orriel continued his impressive form over the last few weeks by running 21:18 on the beautiful Stratford course.

Portsmouth Lakeside parkrun:

Rob Ambrose found himself at the end of the country. In Portsmouth he took on the lakeside course and ran sub 20 in 19:53.

Witney (Houston) parkrun:

And IIIIIIIII will allllllways run you…

John Garside ran 23:31 to complete Witney (Houston) parkrun in Oxfordshire.

Here is all your weekends non-WRRL related red-hot action:

Boston Marathon:

With an injury hit build up and late fitness tests leaving his participation in doubt right up until the pre-race period Chris Sharp turned difficulties into longer-term positives with a brave, brave run in Boston. Chris attacked the first half of the race in 1:20:31 and despite a difficult second half still managed a sub-3 run. Finishing in 2:58:44. While he’ll no doubt feel mixed emotions in the immediate aftermath to run sub-3 in such trying circumstances show’s his qualities as a runner.  Hopefully the Sharp’s enjoy the rest of their time in Boston and congrats on racing one of the most storied races in running.  

Take some time to rest the legs and recover and the show pony legs will be back up to full speed soon enough! Success in a marathon isn’t always measured in finish time alone. Success can be found in the journey and overcoming obstacles and Chris showed that in bucket loads.

Lydney parkrun

You have to feel a bit for the poor woman who previously held the Lydney parkrun female course record. Jane Evans turned up on Saturday and was in the mood for breaking records. Bettering the previous course best by a woman by one minute and seventeen seconds Jane Evans took the course record down in fine fashion. Jane ran 18:01. and finished 2nd overall at Lydney. The only runner in front of her had to run a massive PB just to nudge ahead.  Read more