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Weekend Recap: Bristow’s All Gravy

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ETU Triathlon European Champs:

Congratulations to Jack Bristow who this weekend became the European Age Group champion in the ETU Triathlon 20-24 Age Group Champs.  Held in Estonia the champs bring together elite and age group competitors from across Europe. Going in to the champs wanting a spot on the podium Jack excelled to take 1st place. From joining the club in 2017 as Dorridge Fun Run’s 1st non-affiliated local… while we’d like to take all the credit for his progress Jack’s a superb athlete who’s been a credit to the club in his time with us so far.

Top swim, bike, running from Jack following on from Keith Whitehead and Ellaine Callinan’s age-group tri-exploits. 

Results:

https://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2018_tartu_etu_triathlon_european_championships/321686

Brueton parkrun:

A FAST bloke ran Brueton in 15:30 ish on Saturday. But didn’t bring his barcode. Rookie error. Gareth Wainwright didn’t forget his as he ran 17:16. Behind him Rob Michaelson-Yeates clocked 18:26 and Jane Evans split the blokes with an 18:46. Paul Bentley was third man in 18:57. With a 23:17 Jane Hunt was second K&D woman followed by Sarah Cattell in 25:14.

Conkers parkrun:

A pre-Thunder Run jaunt out for Darren John and Kate Marsh. Both ran 32:01 taking it easy before their 50km each of trail running later in the day.

Swindon parkrun:
Swin-DONE as Lissy Calvert ticked off another parkrun on her list.  Lissy ran 29:58.

Arrow Valley parkrun:

A Bentley, an Aston and a Park. Simon Bentley took advantage of good weather and the undulating course to run a 17:44 while Rachel Aston clocked 25:52. Newbie Caroline Park put down a 23:52. Welcome to the club Caroline!

Cannon Hill parkrun:
Keith Whitehead took the short jaunt over to Cannon Hill to pop down a 26:08.

Medina I.O.W:
Kevin Tomkinson continued his quest to do every parkrun in the world with a 28:39. No word if he visited Black Gang Chine after.

Lanhydrock parkrun:
O’Donnell 1 and 2 made a jaunt to Lanhydrock parkrun over the weekend. Paul ran 25:14 while Siobhan registered 36:43.

Tampere parkrun:
Friend of the clun Riina Kuuselo ran 20:08 in Finland. More like FASTland.

Heartlands parkrun:
Nope. Not one round the hospital in Birmingham. Actually to be found in Pool, Redruth. Steve Marks ran 35:02.

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Weekend Recap: Be My Hero (The Hedgehog)

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Brueton parkrun:

With the athletics sizzling finally for Team GB it was an international runner that stole the headlines at Brueton on Saturday as Katrina Wootton (10th UK All-Time over 10k) rocked up and lowered the course record for women down to a ridiculous 16:20. Behind her some of our very best men tried in vain to keep up. Gareth Wainwright was closest in 17:07 and Darren John huffed his way across the line in a leggy 17:53. They were followed by Paul Williams in 19:27. Moral of the story – if Katrina Wootton passes you don’t try to keep up. It’ll be a tough old 4.5km after!

While our women might not be quite as quick Mary Heald lay down a 22:34 to warm up for this weeks inter-club run. Louise Bell put in a good 23:36 and Kate Marsh made it 3 Top-3’s in a row with 25:14.

Wootton wasn’t the only PB on Saturday as our club put up a new personal best from Sarah Church (37:30). Doesn’t matter how fast – a PB is a PB!

Coventry parkrun:

Tricky Dicky, Richard Dixon went over to Memorial park and ran 19:01

Arrow Valley:

Peter Austin and Lynsey Drakeley both turned up at Arrow Valley in Redditch recording times of 21:28 and 30:56

Cannon Hill parkrun

Continuing the Midland parkrun theme new boy Jack Bristow took a K&D bow in 19:04 over by the MAC

Telford parkrun:

Still close to home and John Garside in 22:10 was to be found in Telford.

Lanhydrock parkrun:

Ann Spencer-Dowdeswell ran 34:23 at her regular non-Brueton haunt of Lanhydrock.

Wetherby parkrun:

The -by in Wetherby indicates a viking settlement as the by is often used in the first settlements of viking invaders. Viking Fact. Jane Evans ran 18:33 to finish second overall at Wetherby parkrun.

Holkham parkrun:

Stephen Ray landed in the vicinity of late-night radio superstar Alan Partridge, rocking up at North Norfolk’s Holkham parkrun. He ran 22:25. Aha!

 

 

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