Conwy Half Marathon - 21 Nov 2021

Brilliant day out, as always. I have tried to find all PLS runners in the results, which was quite tricky. Sorry if I have missed anyone!

Julien Tour - 1:25:19
Andrew Grimshaw - 1:28:28
George Aylward - 1:31:26
David Lynan - 1:31:38
Les Schofield - 1:33:29
Kathryn Bradley - 1:34:15
Richard Costain - 1:36:34
Lenka Vidamour - 1:38:05
Ian Sadler - 1:38:50
Terry Lynch - 1:41:19 .
Charlotte Rawcliffe - 1:41:44
Greg Hocking - 1:42:19
Jonathan - 1:46:24
Sarah Jackson - 1:46:52
Trevor Astell - 1:48:40
David Williams - 1:49:19
John Brown - 1:53:19
Neal Butterworth - 1:54:26
Donna Mckenna - 1:54:27
Michael Devereux -2:00:00
Jane Nicholson - 2:00:50
Kam Dosanjh -1:59:18
Leslie Edwards - 2:07:40
Karen Culshaw - 2:11:58
Michaela Bishop - 2:15:20
Alan Moore - 2:15:20
Tilly Brown - 2:15:27
Marie Motley - 2:22:06
Rachel Rick - 2:22:07
Mal Taylor - 2:23:01
Anne Oxbrough - 2:23:00
Lynsey Laing - 2:22:41
Eamonn Brady - 2:22:42
Jude Blackmore- 2:23:20
Inma Ruiz - 2:35:21
Val Anderton - 3:20:15

Thanks, Lenka I think Jonathon is Jonny Laber-Craig. I know Lynsey Laing's time was a PB

ORC race
Tour of Pendle Fell Race
Sat 20th Nov 2021 at 10:30
Category: AL
Distance: 27km / 16.8m
Climb: 1473m / 4833ft

207 Michael O’Rourke 410 M Penny Lane Striders 03:40:09
And
161 Simone Capponi 224 M45 Bowland FR 03:26:02

The village of barley was very busy due the race coinciding with the FRA 50th anniversary, some questionable parking was undertaken by myself after driving round the village a few times looking for a space.

The weather started off fairly pleasant for the time of the year, and I was only hampered by a stone in my shoe which didn’t go away despite my positive thinking. Eventually I had to stop and take my shoe off which cost me very little time but was slightly annoying.

The hills however did cost me a lot of time, one particular decent Geronimo is very steep and my fellow competitors mainly chose not to follow the path and barrel straight down the side, which I am still trying to master the technique.

The race takes you to what must be all of the steep parts of Pendle hill, and I last saw Simo disappearing up one of these hills referred to locally as the Big Dipper towards the Cairn at CP8 in his still newly luminous Bowland vest.

The final climb takes you back up to the top of Pendle hill Big End and by this time clag had closed in a bit and I couldn’t see the wall line to aim at which leads to the final CP11, so I just had to follow someone and hope they were going the right way.

Runners got a t shirt, no beer or no mug, but then who would run a race just for a mug anyway.

27/11/21
parkrun round-up...

Widnes parkrun

3 3 David JOHNSON Penny Lane Striders 00:19:17
22 19 Paul RILEY Penny Lane Striders 00:21:31
27 24 David JONES Penny Lane Striders 00:22:18
35 31 John JENSEN Penny Lane Striders 00:23:11

Sefton Park XC

A very cold day (wind was particularly biting) but conditions underfoot were some of the best seen in years. As ever, one of the few chances where we get to rub shoulders with the 'elites'.

Senior Ladies 8.1k

Kathryn Bradley 35:23 129th place
Sarah Jackson 37:23
Lucie Michaelson 37:43
Becky Varnouse 44:20

for reference the winner was Jess Judd in 26:29 !


Senior Men 9.8k

Sean Jones 35:17 220th place
Alex Cowin 36:49
Phil Riding 37:36
Mike O'Rourke 39:34
Phil Gray 40:41
Andy B 41:24
Andy K 42:37
Rob-John Cooper 43:24
Terry Lynch 44:16
Steve Dipple 45:10
Mike Connor 45:41
John Brown 51:29

The male winner was Jack Rowe in 28:05...

Wilmslow 10k, 28/11. Chip time 55.28. Also could you add ToM Thurstaston 10k, 28/6, chip time 68.38

21st November - Preston 10m and 5m

10 Mile

Sean Jones 55:50
Christine Grant 1h 28:54

5 Mile

Nigel Grant 33:34
Jackie Anderson 46:15
Chris Anderson 46:16
Mike Devine 49:01

28th November 21 - Wilmslow Festive 10k

John Bampton 44:46
Eunice Nopondo 1:03:53

28th November
Wilmslow 10k

Lawrence Eccles 00:35:39
Ian Sadler 00:43:55
John Bampton 00:44:46
Kam Dosanjh 00:52:09
Joanne Edwards 00:55:28
Leslie Edwards 00:56:06
Eunice Nopondo 01:03:53

It is a fast course after all. I wasn't sure if the advertising was true after being mislead by a few other 'flat' courses like Garstang. Wilmslow was very cold though, especially in the first three miles downhill, but it didn't seem to slow times like hot weather can.