Well done to all who took part, especially to Dennis who ran BOTH!
| Name | Bib | Pos | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Marsh | 256 | 217 | 00:37:46 |
| Alex Roberts | 1717 | 1140 | 00:45:43 |
| Eleanor Roberts | 4613 | 2152 | 00:49:19 |
| David Roberts | 6569 | 5827 | 00:58:01 |
| Dennis Yarwood | 1987 | 6479 | 00:59:15 |
| Jean Mcgowan | 11338 | 8880 | 01:04:47 |
| Name | Bib | Pos | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dempsey | 22938 | 2641 | 01:49:38 |
| Kate Grimoldby | 24307 | 4145 | 01:57:34 |
| Dennis Yarwood | 31669 | 6028 | 02:09:56 |
| David Mcgowan | 27861 | 6529 | 02:13:30 |
Fabulous turnout at Northwich Parkrun, congratulations to Caitlin Henderson on her milestone 100 parkruns and Alison RUSSELL 1st lady finisher.
We had a few category winners this week – Alison RUSSELL, Helen CALDWELL, Caitlin HENDERSON and Ursula HARRISON.
Great running everyone!
| POSITION | PARKRUNNER | GENDER | GENDER POS | AGE CAT | CAT POS | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Alison RUSSELL | Female | 1 | VW40-44 | 1 | 0:22:03 |
| 25 | Lewis TAYLOR | Male | 22 | VM35-39 | 5 | 0:23:04 |
| 45 | Mike BRADY | Male | 39 | VM55-59 | 4 | 0:25:05 |
| 46 | Geoff HAND | Male | 40 | VM65-69 | 2 | 0:25:19 |
| 76 | Helen CALDWELL | Female | 10 | VW55-59 | 1 | 0:27:07 |
| 80 | David MCGOWAN | Male | 63 | VM55-59 | 7 | 0:27:29 |
| 99 | Caitlin HENDERSON | Female | 17 | SW20-24 | 1 | 0:28:17 |
| 111 | Jo SULLIVAN | Female | 20 | VW55-59 | 2 | 0:28:41 |
| 115 | Ursula HARRISON | Female | 22 | VW60-64 | 1 | 0:28:51 |
| 136 | Alec HENDERSON | Male | 96 | VM55-59 | 10 | 0:29:32 |
| 172 | John DOOLEY | Male | 120 | VM75-79 | 2 | 0:31:55 |
| 179 | Jean MCGOWAN | Female | 49 | VW55-59 | 4 | 0:32:22 |
| 184 | Terry COLES | Male | 124 | VM80-84 | 2 | 0:33:02 |
| 228 | Claire ELLISON | Female | 79 | VW35-39 | 11 | 0:41:29 |
Well done to all who ran on Thursday, especially Andy Garnett and Terry Coles who came first in their category.
| Pos | Num | M Pos | F Pos | Name | Cat | CatPos | Pace per Km/Mile | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 139 | 19 | Neil Marsh | MS | (007/020) | 00:03:45/00:06:02 | 00:18:44 | |
| 73 | 173 | 63 | Lewis Taylor | MS | (017/020) | 00:04:27/00:07:09 | 00:22:13 | |
| 106 | 116 | 81 | Andy Garnett | M70 | (001/005) | 00:04:53/00:07:52 | 00:24:27 | |
| 109 | 403 | 28 | Claire Ellison | F35 | (007/009) | 00:04:54/00:07:54 | 00:24:32 | |
| 114 | 1 | 85 | Julian Spencer | M60 | (010/012) | 00:05:02/00:08:07 | 00:25:12 | |
| 115 | 156 | 86 | Mike Brady | M55 | (013/015) | 00:05:02/00:08:07 | 00:25:12 | |
| 127 | 2 | 92 | Alistair Raffel | M70 | (002/005) | 00:05:10/00:08:19 | 00:25:51 | |
| 133 | 196 | 38 | Helen Caldwell | F55 | (002/004) | 00:05:20/00:08:35 | 00:26:40 | |
| 166 | 154 | 109 | John Dooley | M75 | (002/002) | 00:06:22/00:10:15 | 00:31:51 | |
| 168 | 194 | 110 | Terry Coles | M80 | (001/001) | 00:06:31/00:10:29 | 00:32:35 |
It was a hot and sunny one at the Calderdale Way Relay today but our intrepid team of 6 pairs made it successfully round a beautiful route … so now it’s time for some photos of sweaty red-faced runners and clear blue skies. Well done to everyone and hopefully we will do it again next year 🙂
| Pos | Name | Gender | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alec Henderson | M | 08:05 |
| 1 | Alfie Crockett | M | 05:07 |
| 8 | Alison Russell | F | 06:20 |
| 11 | Alistair Raffel | M | 07:23 |
| 16 | Brian Tuohey | M | 11:25 |
| 13 | Caitlin Henderson | F | 08:04 |
| 9 | Graham Driver | M | 06:32 |
| 6 | Jason Sage | M | 06:03 |
| 3 | Joe Kelly | M | 05:18 |
| 10 | Julian Spencer | M | 06:57 |
| 12 | Kate Grimoldby | F | 07:35 |
| 4 | Neil Marsh | M | 05:19 |
| 7 | Pat Christie | M | 06:16 |
| 5 | Scott Henderson | M | 05:56 |
| 15 | Terry Coles | M | 09:48 |
| 2 | Woody Felton | M | 05:11 |
| Pos | Name | Gender | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfie Crockett | M | 05:07 |
| 2 | Woody Felton | M | 05:11 |
| 3 | Joe Kelly | M | 05:18 |
| 4 | Neil Marsh | M | 05:19 |
| 5 | Scott Henderson | M | 05:56 |
| 6 | Jason Sage | M | 06:03 |
| 7 | Pat Christie | M | 06:16 |
| 8 | Alison Russell | F | 06:20 |
| 9 | Graham Driver | M | 06:32 |
| 10 | Julian Spencer | M | 06:57 |
| 11 | Alistair Raffel | M | 07:23 |
| 12 | Kate Grimoldby | F | 07:35 |
| 13 | Caitlin Henderson | F | 08:04 |
| 14 | Alec Henderson | M | 08:05 |
| 15 | Terry Coles | M | 09:48 |
| 16 | Brian Tuohey | M | 11:25 |
Congratulations to our intrepid trio who did the tough Coniston Fell race.
| Pos | Bib | Gender Pos | Name | Cat | CatPos | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 40 | 128 | Stephen Burthem | M60 | (012/021) | 2:07:41 |
| 171 | 112 | 139 | Geoff Hand | M60 | (016/021) | 2:16:48 |
| 230 | 161 | 170 | Richard Macilwaine | M60 | (021/021) | 3:07:04 |
During May we continue to work on 5k pace or quicker as we have the 5k series underway and our own Road Mile.
As usual all sessions will begin with a group warm-up, a short spell of easy running and will finish with stretches.
5 minutes at 10k race pace into repeats of 400m at mile pace, 100m walk, 200m fast, 100m walk, 400m mile pace. Static rest for 2-3 mins or a walk/slow jog recovery lap; repeat for 15 minutes; 5 minutes easy to cool down.
Choice of 800m efforts at 5k race pace with 200m slow jog recovery for 30 minutes OR 1 min hard/1 min recovery x 6, 3 mins easy jog, repeat the 6 x 1, 3 mins easy jog.
Choice of ‘Supersets’ – 200m sprint, 600m 5k pace, 100m walk, 300m mile pace – 2-3 mins rest (self-timed); repeat for 25-30 minutes
OR 4 x 4 mins at 5k race pace with 2 mins jog recovery
Mixed pace session: 5 mins at 10k race pace, 1 min recovery, 5 mins at 5k race pace, 1 min recovery, 5 x 1 minute at mile pace with 2 mins recovery; 5 mins at 5k race pace.
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Woody who came first overall, and to John and Terry who came first in their category. Well done all.
| Pos | Name | Gender | Age Cat | Cat Pos | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody FELTON | Male | VM50-54 | 1 | 0:17:33 |
| 88 | Mike BRADY | Male | VM55-59 | 6 | 0:23:58 |
| 89 | Vincent ALCOCK | Male | VM55-59 | 7 | 0:23:59 |
| 151 | David MCGOWAN | Male | VM55-59 | 15 | 0:26:29 |
| 181 | Caitlin HENDERSON | Female | SW20-24 | 6 | 0:28:07 |
| 190 | Ursula HARRISON | Female | VW60-64 | 4 | 0:28:37 |
| 224 | Alec HENDERSON | Male | VM55-59 | 21 | 0:29:43 |
| 245 | John DOOLEY | Male | VM75-79 | 1 | 0:30:11 |
| 283 | Terry COLES | Male | VM80-84 | 1 | 0:32:11 |
| 290 | Jean MCGOWAN | Female | VW55-59 | 10 | 0:32:38 |
A big CONGRATULATIONS to all who took part.
| Bib | Overall Position | Name | Chiptime | Category | Category Position | Gender Position | Avg pace |
| 16817 | 4314 | Scott Henderson | 03:30:17 | M45 | 415 | 3969 | 04:59 |
| 28568 | 10936 | Graham Driver | 04:07:59 | M55 | 323 | 9003 | 05:53 |
| 45482 | 14164 | Joanna Fenton | 04:28:42 | F45 | 315 | 3038 | 06:22 |
| 41778 | 17901 | David McGowan | 04:57:31 | M55 | 552 | 13238 | 07:03 |
| Position | Finish time | Number | First name | Last name | Chip time | Chip position | Club Position | Gender position | Category | Category position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 00:29:31 | 273 | Woody | Felton | 00:29:31 | 42 | 1 | 38 | Male Vet 50 | 3 |
| 233 | 00:39:47 | 251 | Lewis | Taylor | 00:39:19 | 232 | 2 | 183 | Senior Male | 47 |
| 259 | 00:41:09 | 476 | Dennis | Yarwood | 00:40:40 | 256 | 3 | 195 | Male Vet 55 | 29 |
| 302 | 00:42:48 | 252 | Alistair | Raffel | 00:42:20 | 299 | 4 | 221 | Male Vet 70 | 4 |
| 343 | 00:46:25 | 498 | Kate | Grimoldby | 00:45:57 | 344 | 5 | 103 | Senior Female | 36 |
| 371 | 00:50:03 | 152 | Siobhan | Partington | 00:49:30 | 374 | 6 | 120 | Female Vet 45 | 22 |
| 396 | 00:52:38 | 427 | Jean | McGowan | 00:52:05 | 396 | 7 | 142 | Female Vet 55 | 14 |
Fancy running a 5k or two or three or four? Check out our very own 5k race series organised in conjunction with Altrincham & District AC. Summary below, but details HERE.
| Race | When | Organiser | UKA Registered | NOT UKA Registered | Postal Closing Date | Race Info | Online Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Series Entry | £29 | £37 | 16/05/2024 | Click Here | |||
| Race 1: Dunham Massey 5k (350 limit) | Thu 23-May-24 19:15 | Altrincham and District AC | £10 | £12 | 16/05/2024 | Click Here | Click Here |
| Race 2: Rob McHarry Memorial Birchwood Park 5k (350 limit) | Thu 30-May-24 19:30 | Spectrum Striders RC | £10 | £12 | 23/05/2024 | Click Here | Click Here |
| Race 3: Dave Telford Memorial Dunham Massey 5k (350 limit) | Thu 06-Jun-24 19:15 | Altrincham and District AC | £10 | £12 | 30/05/2024 | Click Here | Click Here |
| Race 4: Birchwood Brook 5k (350 limit) | Thu 13-Jun-24 19:30 | Spectrum Striders RC | £10 | £12 | 06/06/2024 | Click Here | Click Here |
Rivington Pike is the oldest race in the fell calendar and this was the 100th running of the race, with a record field of 396 runners.
The route is 3.25 miles straight up to Rivington Pike and back.
We had a fantastic turnout from Spectrum so well done everybody
| Pos | Bib | Name | Gender | Cat | Cat Pos | Chip | Gun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 88 | Felton, Woody | M | V50 | 3 | 0:22:24 | 0:22:25 |
| 149 | 43 | Burthem, Stephen | M | V60 | 9 | 0:26:50 | 0:26:58 |
| 173 | 93 | Forster, Karon | F | FV60 | 1 | 0:27:38 | 0:27:43 |
| 207 | 94 | Forster, Kenny | M | V60 | 13 | 0:28:58 | 0:29:08 |
| 211 | 254 | Subert, Pavel | M | V45 | 24 | 0:29:11 | 0:29:21 |
| 235 | 260 | Taylor, Lewis | M | Senior | 77 | 0:29:50 | 0:30:07 |
| 249 | 166 | Mackay, Ranald | M | V55 | 25 | 0:30:34 | 0:30:34 |
| 269 | 140 | Johnson, Kate | F | FV50 | 5 | 0:31:17 | 0:31:27 |
| 312 | 106 | Grimoldby, Kate | F | FV35 | 11 | 0:33:35 | 0:33:55 |
| 316 | 165 | Macilwaine, Richard | M | V65 | 7 | 0:34:16 | 0:34:16 |
| 343 | 84 | Ellison, Claire | F | FV35 | 12 | 0:35:35 | 0:35:55 |
| 344 | 295 | Yarwood, Dennis | M | V55 | 35 | 0:35:33 | 0:35:56 |
A great turnout for today’s parkrun. A big CONGRATULATIONS to Joanne on her first ever parkrun!
| Position | parkrunner | Gender | Age Group | Time |
| 22 | Alistair RAFFEL | Male | VM70-74 | 25:49 |
| 23 | Nick WILD | Male | VM50-54 | 26:00 |
| 25 | Helen CALDWELL | Female | VW55-59 | 26:17 |
| 26 | Vincent ALCOCK | Male | VM55-59 | 26:18 |
| 33 | David MCGOWAN | Male | VM55-59 | 28:00 |
| 37 | Jo SULLIVAN | Female | VW55-59 | 28:39 |
| 42 | Allan BIRD | Male | VM60-64 | 29:33 |
| 44 | Stuart SMART | Male | VM40-44 | 29:53 |
| 45 | Joanne LEACH | Female | VW45-49 | 30:19 |
| 46 | Siobhan PARTINGTON | Female | VW45-49 | 30:20 |
| 47 | Woody FELTON | Male | VM50-54 | 30:21 |
| 50 | John DOOLEY | Male | VM75-79 | 31:26 |
| 64 | Jean MCGOWAN | Female | VW55-59 | 32:59 |
In April we continue to work alongside Lymm Runners, but we will be delivering the training. The timing will shift slightly – so track access from 6.30pm, with the warm-up starting at 6.45pm and the chatty run at around 7.00pm.
| 02-Apr | Distance based: efforts of 1000m, (400m recovery) 800m, (200m recovery) 600m, (100m recovery) 300m – then 2-3 mins rest (active or not, your choice) – repeat efforts – 25 minutes total |
| Time based: 2 x 3 mins (90 seconds recovery), 3 x 2 mins (1 min recovery), 4 x 1 min (30 seconds recovery) | |
| Short break – 1 x 800m at target 5k race pace or quicker | |
| 09-Apr | Distance: 1000m effort with 200m walk recovery (24 minutes) |
| Time: 1 min on, 1 min off x6; lap jog recovery; repeat (24 mins) | |
| 16-Apr | Distance: deconstructed kilometres – 500m steady pace, 300m 5k pace, 200m hard, 200m walk – repeat (28 mins) |
| Time: 5 mins at target 5k pace; 2 mins jog recovery x4 (28 mins) | |
| 23-Apr | Distance: 400m efforts with 200m easy recovery (30 mins) |
| Time: 2 mins hard, 1 min recovery x 10 (30 mins) | |
| 30-Apr | Distance: Yasso 800s – efforts at target marathon time in mins/seconds; recoveries of same time (28 mins) |
| Time: Pyramid efforts – 4,3,2,1,1,2,3,4 min efforts with 1 min recoveries (28 mins) |
Well done to all Spectrum runners, great running!
| Pos | Bib | Name | Gender | Gender Pos | Cat | Cat Pos | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | 356 | Woody Felton | M | 17th | 50-59 | 4th | 0:37:09 |
| 32nd | 146 | Stuart JOHNSON | M | 31st | 15-39 | 13th | 0:39:59 |
| 96th | 228 | Jason SAGE | M | 87th | 40-49 | 27th | 0:45:55 |
| 97th | 218 | Alex ROBERTS | M | 88th | 15-39 | 33rd | 0:45:55 |
| 107th | 334 | Mike Hall | M | 96th | 60-69 | 4th | 0:46:55 |
| 168th | 317 | Dennis Yarwood | M | 138th | 50-59 | 39th | 0:50:52 |
| 209th | 188 | Claire ELLISON | F | 51st | 15-39 | 13th | 0:53:21 |
| 215th | 149 | Mike Brady | M | 164th | 50-59 | 45th | 0:53:31 |
| 235th | 217 | Eleanor ROBERTS | F | 63rd | 50-59 | 19th | 0:54:38 |
| 259th | 17 | Julian SPENCER | M | 184th | 60-69 | 19th | 0:55:18 |
| 305th | 482 | Ursula HARRISON | F | 101st | 60-69 | 7th | 0:57:43 |
| 402nd | 112 | Siobhan PARTINGTON | F | 156th | 40-49 | 55th | 1:04:39 |
| 429th | 450 | John DOOLEY | M | 254th | 70-79 | 8th | 1:07:09 |
| Pos | Name | Gender | Category | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Neil MARSH | Male | VM35-39 | 0:23:02 |
| 55 | Jason SAGE | Male | VM45-49 | 0:23:38 |
| 75 | Julian Timothy SPENCER | Male | VM60-64 | 0:24:45 |
| 84 | Nigel FULLER | Male | VM55-59 | 0:25:00 |
| 87 | Dennis YARWOOD | Male | VM55-59 | 0:25:16 |
| 101 | Alistair RAFFEL | Male | VM70-74 | 0:25:45 |
| 165 | Kate JOHNSON | Female | VW50-54 | 0:27:59 |
| 189 | Mike BRADY | Male | VM55-59 | 0:28:40 |
| 230 | Mike HALL | Male | VM65-69 | 0:29:23 |
| 286 | Stuart SMART | Male | VM40-44 | 0:31:24 |
| 305 | Allan BIRD | Male | VM60-64 | 0:32:02 |
| 319 | David MCGOWAN | Male | VM55-59 | 0:32:56 |
| 356 | Jean MCGOWAN | Female | VW55-59 | 0:34:32 |
| 362 | Ran MACKAY | Male | VM55-59 | 0:34:52 |
| 375 | Lisa MACKAY | Female | VW55-59 | 0:35:45 |
| 402 | Craig CLARE | Male | VM40-44 | 0:37:10 |
The volunteers who made this event happen were: Allan BIRD, Mike BRADY, Richard BUTTERFIELD, Sebastian CARTER, Craig CLARE, Steve CLARKE, Brian COYNE, Ben CREASEY, Helen DARBYSHIRE, Nigel FULLER, Mike HALL, Geoff HAND, Alex HARTLAND, Jan HAWGOOD, Ian HUGHES, Kate JOHNSON, Brenda JONES, Huw JONES, Zachary JONES, James KIRKIN, Richard KIRKIN, Kevin LAKIN, Giles LEWIS, Fenella LIPKIN, Gillian LONG, Lisa MACKAY, Ran MACKAY, Robert MACLENNAN, Neil MARSH, Emma MCCUE, Scott MCCUE, David MCGOWAN, Jean MCGOWAN, Richard MURCOTT, Paul NEILL, Alistair RAFFEL, Debbie REX, Jason SAGE, Paul SHANNON, Stuart SMART, Andy SMITH, Brian TUOHEY, Rebecca WELLS, Richie WELLS, Lyn WESTWOOD, Martin WRIGHT
Our Park run pacer event takes place at Victoria Park Warrington on Saturday 16th March. If anybody is able to fill one of the gaps I would be grateful.
| Name | Pace Time (mins) |
| Neil Marsh | 20 |
| 21 | |
| 22 | |
| 23 | |
| 24 | |
| Nigel Fuller | 25 |
| Alistair Raffel | 26 |
| Geoff Hand | 27 |
| Kate Johnson | 28 |
| Mike Brady | 29 |
| Name | Pace Time (mins) |
| Craig Clare | 30 |
| Stu Smart | 31 |
| Allan Bird | 32 |
| David McGowan | 33 |
| Jean McGowan | 34 |
| 35 | |
| 36 | |
| 37 | |
| 38 | |
| 39 | |
| 40 |
It would make it easier on the day if you could let me know your park run number during the week to ensure you get your volunteer credit.
Please volunteer either by contacting me directly or by completing this form:
Well done to the striders who ran this off-road trail race.
| Place | Bib | Name | Gender | AG | ChipTime | GunTime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 75 | Felton, Woody | M | V50 | 34:17 | 34:18 |
| 94 | 100 | Hand, Geoff | M | V65 | 46:15 | 46:29 |
| 121 | 125 | Johnson, Kate | F | FV50 | 48:48 | 49:02 |
| 169 | 104 | Harrison, Ursula | F | FV60 | 53:24 | 53:40 |
| POSITION | PARKRUNNER | GENDER | AGE GROUP | TIME | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Julian Timothy SPENCER | Male | VM60-64 | 23:35 | |
| 109 | Helen CALDWELL | Female | VW55-59 | 26:01 | |
| 126 | David MCGOWAN | Male | VM55-59 | 26:36 | |
| 154 | Vincent ALCOCK | Male | VM55-59 | 27:32 | |
| 162 | Ursula HARRISON | Female | VW60-64 | 27:51 | |
| 204 | Caitlin HENDERSON | Female | SW20-24 | 29:06 | PB |
| 211 | Alec HENDERSON | Male | VM55-59 | 29:17 | PB |
| 257 | Terry COLES | Male | VM80-84 | 31:40 | |
| 260 | Jean MCGOWAN | Female | VW55-59 | 31:43 | |
| 294 | John DOOLEY | Male | VM75-79 | 33:18 |
