This Week's Race Summary
Despite the conditions we had a record attendance for a parkrun GP event - 89 (plus 4 Juniors) adding substantially to the overall numbers at Rotherham. The course wasn't flat but nevertheless there were some decent times. Graham Beardsley was there to capture superb photos as usual with several 'jumpers' trying to feature on the 2021 Calendar. In total we had 114 parkrunners (another record) at 6 events.Sally Morris became our first member at Harcourt Hill, Oxford.
Sunday racing:
Wombwell 5 miler (full course this year!). 10 members tackled this 'undulating' course.
Liversedge Half - 2 members tackled this tough course.
Bloodaxe Challenge (York) - this is run as many or few 1k laps in 2 hours max. Victoria Peckover completed 16 laps, Roy Young 10.
Latest Race Results
Great Runs
Brad Walker was 2nd and Gavin Walker 4th at Rotherham parkrun (we had 6 in total out of the first 10 finishers.
Great Times
New 5k pbs at Rotherham for Beth Lunn (25:31), Mark Hull (27:25) and Sally Hayward (32:29).
The Wombwell 5 saw new records for Paul Bernardo (36:10), Jon Aldred (39:49), Rebecca Greenwood (41:45), John Hawley (42:56), Sarah Cooper (43:28), Laura Mcadam (44:13), Julie Roberts (45:14), Emma Aldred (54:52) and Lorraine Hawley (1:18:37).
New 12 month best 5k time for Martin Wincer (24:30), Emma Aldred (32:29), both at Rotherham).
New course best of 24:07 at Nostell for Jane Illingworth (as part of a long training run!).