26 Jan Weekend Roundup 25-26 January 2020

Last weekend in January = Lliswerry 8 = Club Championship Points!

But first we have some parkrun action to report….

Maybe a few explanations needed to explain some “unexpected” (i.e. slower than ‘normal’) times. Freddie Brown was the 20 minute pacer at Grangemoor, and did a pretty good job of it, finishing in 20:06. Anthony Bannon got his times wrong up in Ruchill, late to start and a run-from-the-back 23:12. Meanwhile down at Wormwood Scrubs Clem and Janice Clement were imprisoned in a world of mud…but got out on parole for a nice photo op…..

Some excellent running closer to home, more specifically Cosmeston Lakes…Andy Pearce nabbed the V50 Age Category record with a sparkling 19:30, whilst John Davies made his parkrun debut with a tremendous 22:07 to take the V65 record…sorry Malcolm!

Wormwood Scrubs parkrun

A total of 126 runners took part.

View full results for Wormwood Scrubs parkrun event #448

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Matthew FULLER	City of Sheffield and Dearne AC	00:19:00
17	17	Clem CLEMENT	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:23:52
35	1	Catherine Louise SPURIN	Epsom Allsorts	00:26:19
80	21	Janice CLEMENT	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:31:25

Ruchill parkrun

A total of 93 runners took part.

View full results for Ruchill parkrun event #136

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Patrick FARRELL	Unattached	00:18:24
11	1	Marianne WILSON	North Highland Harriers	00:21:42
20	18	Anthony BANNON	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:23:12

Barry Island parkrun

A total of 177 runners took part.

View full results for Barry Island parkrun event #245

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Alfie DAVIES	Unattached	00:18:07
7	1	Rebecca GEORGE	Barry & Vale Harriers	00:20:38
24	3	Lucy ENTWISTLE	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:23:14
99	84	Meurig CHAPPLE	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:29:20
105	19	Bethan APGLYN	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:29:53
106	20	Kate CHESHIRE	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:30:01

Bramley parkrun

A total of 202 runners took part.

View full results for Bramley parkrun event #221

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Sam ROBINS	Chapel Allerton Runners	00:17:18
8	1	Rachel HAWKER	University of East Anglia Tri Club	00:19:49
24	21	Paul MCGILVRAY	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:21:51

Grangemoor parkrun

A total of 208 runners took part.

View full results for Grangemoor parkrun event #220

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Richard JACKSON-HOOKINS	Les Croupiers RC	00:16:48
4	1	Olivia DYER	Cardiff AAC	00:18:48
7	6	Dave MATHEWS	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:19:36
11	10	Frederick BROWN	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:20:06
39	34	Mark TAYLOR	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:23:29
92	19	Arabella CALDER	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:26:31
108	25	Jan FROST	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:27:19

Tremorfa parkrun

A total of 147 runners took part.

View full results for Tremorfa parkrun event #13

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	James THIE	Cardiff AAC	00:16:58
15	1	Emily BROWN	University of Wales Institute Cardiff AC	00:21:26
54	13	Sophie GOTT	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:26:33

Cosmeston Lakes parkrun

A total of 231 runners took part.

View full results for Cosmeston Lakes parkrun event #8

Position	Gender Position	parkrunner	Club	Run Time
1	1	Andy GARDINER	San Domenico RC	00:18:28
4	4	Andy PEARCE	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:19:30
13	1	Bethan GRIFFITHS	White Rock Runners	00:21:16
26	25	John DAVIES	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:22:07
75	65	Ian David WARBURTON	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:25:29
110	86	Stephen FARMER	Penarth & Dinas Runners	00:28:06

So on to Sunday….and a rather soggy Lliswerry 8, although the vicious winds of previous years were thankfully slightly muted this morning. Nearly 760 runners toed the line and there was a bumper turn out of Twenty-Seven Blue and Yellow seeking those precious Club Championship points.

At the sharp end there was some great rivalry going on, as Ian Southwell dragged Nathan Christoforato round the course, the latter smashing his course PB by a massive 1:38, which is equivalent to over 12 seconds per mile…superb running by both. Next in for us was the unassuming Kevin Chalke, who is also entering a rich vein of form, with a similar 90 second improvement from last year. Really touching to see Kevin’s response to hearing the news that he was victorious in the V55-59 age Category…”what, me?!” Here he is receiving his just rewards….

Great runs for David Brown and Kit Lambert, then a bit of a P&D bun fight going on behind them, as Simon Williamson discovered the long-lost memory of running a race with legs that didn’t hurt, dragging round a Club pace train consisting of Bethan Apglyn, Chris Herdman and Steven Barker. The Club Chairman was surprised as anyone to pick up 3rd spot in his V60-64 age Category.

Louise Hunt ran a strong solitary race next in, followed in by Chris Nellins who defended his V65-69 title from last year…great running Chris! Lisa Cleary and Simon Grant ran round having a good old chinwag, which resulted in Lisa nabbing 3rd spot in her V55-59 Age Category!

And there solid runs from the rest of the team….Gareth Davies, Peter Trott, Kath Petersen (those track sessions doing the job, Kath!), Dan Rayner, Arabella Calder, Jan Frost (making her Club debut), Margaret Ogden, Steve Goodfellow, Sarah Lees, Debbie Rees (well under 60 minute pace for 10k), Julie Broughton (pacing husband Mark), Emma Healy, Glenn Powell and Andrea Goodfellow.

Full results can be found here

Of course the wind and rain of Newport is not to everyone’s taste, and two sensible P&D Ladies headed off for more exotic climes. Mandy Barrington and Bev Warburton took on the rigours of the Marrakech Half Marathon. This being Mandy and Bev, nothing was straightforward, with the start being delayed by 30 minutes but the information displayed on noticeboards facing away from their route there! Here they are about to depart for the second time of asking!

Not surprisingly, a long run in the heat needs a well-thought out rehydration strategy…..but I bet the cakes weren’t as nice as the ones in Newport!