September 11th
Tor des Geants
330km, 24km of very*

6th Lawrence Eccles 80h45min

The Tor, as it is known, is a non-stop race through the Italian Alps. I went in with no plan, but am now rueing not brushing my teeth and drinking so much coke. I went with actually resting. This added up to about 3 hours attempted sleep in 4 days. I did some silly things and suffered terrible déjà vu; could have done with a GPS to see if I had been there before.

I had to start in wave 2; they clearly didn't know who I was. I generally felt fine (accept for aforementioned déjà vu). I was feeling great on day 3, which was kind of really day 2; then it rained. I got blisters. I used medic services on race. In hindsight I will pack a cigarette lighter in future. Race services were slow and inadvertently crippled me. Fortunately (after 20km) I realised the excessive foot taping has numbed my feet and I was not suffering terrible fatigue after 200 miles I got to run over the finish line. Sabrina Verjee got an excellent 5th place ahead of me completing a good British show. I think I'm brushing my teeth next year!

*Figures vary. Official race figures say 350km with 30km of ascent and descent. I didn't wear a GPS

11th September Wigan 10k

Nichola D'cruze 47:23
Andrew Troy 48:51
Laura Porter 50:50
Paula Stuart 56:41
Robert Porter 1:01:15
Bill Sergeson 1:07:20
Mal Taylor 1:07:22

BMW Oslo Marathon 17/09/2022

Neal Butterworth Chip time 3:56:36 First and PB

Donna McKenna Chip time 3:45:43 PB

Thank you

NORTHERN ATHLETICS ROAD RELAYS

Sunday September 25th (Sportcity)

'A' team

Martin Swensson 22:49
David Willshire 24:07
Nick Peterson 23:00
Phil Riding 25:33
Vincent Ly 25:16
Sean Jones 22:30

'B' team

Scott Hambleton 28:13
Andy Troy 30:05
Nigel Grant 28:58
George Aylward 27:49
Marty Hirrell 32:55
Liam Ellis 27:44

Well done guys - great effort all round

Berlin marathon 25/9/22

Paul Riley 3.30.00
Ian’s Sadler 3.33.41
Annmarie Riley 4.04.33
Jonathan Mackie 4.20.29

North West Road Relays 11th September, Edge Hill University

Women's
Joanne Harrison 21:50
Hayley Fairclough 21:58
Judith Dyer 25:43

Rachel Rick 26:48
Karen Culshaw 29:13
Gail Sikora 27:17

Wirral Multi Terrain Series Results
Wirral Country Park
Tuesday 20th September 2022
Position Finish time Number First name Last name Club Gender Gender position Category Category position
24 00:31:16 937 Robert Chesters Penny Lane Striders Male 24 Under 40 9
82 00:35:58 727 Matt Dutton Penny Lane Striders Male 71 Over 40 28
92 00:36:44 1034 Hayley Fairclough Penny Lane Striders Female 13 Over 40 5
142 00:39:57 919 Shane Knott Penny Lane Striders Male 109 Over 40 39
145 00:40:02 815 Sarah Jackson Penny Lane Striders Female 35 Over 40 13
200 00:43:14 733 Cheryl Pace Penny Lane Striders Female 64 Over 40 24
204 00:43:32 1032 John Brown Penny Lane Striders Male 140 Over 60 18
220 00:45:08 1125 Michael Devereux Penny Lane Striders Male 149 Over 70 2
233 00:46:37 1037 Laura Porter Penny Lane Striders Female 79 Over 40 33
237 00:47:14 745 Rachel Rick Penny Lane Striders Female 83 Over 60 5
238 00:47:18 923 Becky Varnouse Penny Lane Striders Female 84 Over 40 34
239 00:47:18 846 Andrew Bates Penny Lane Striders Male 155 Under 40 31
248 00:49:12 996 Chris Probert Penny Lane Striders Male 158 Over 60 22
255 00:50:27 1038 Robert Porter Penny Lane Striders Male 159 Over 40 50
257 00:50:42 737 Marie Motley Penny Lane Striders Female 97 Over 50 19
258 00:50:43 1134 Samantha Bentall Penny Lane Striders Female 98 Over 50 20
284 01:00:59 1101 Gail Sikora Penny Lane Striders Female 117 Over 50 24

Wirral Multi Terrain Series Results
Arrowe Park (ORC race)
Tuesday 27th September 2022
Position Finish time Number First name Last name Club Club Position Gender Gender position Category Category position
12 00:26:01 1045 Alex Cowin Penny Lane Striders 1 Male 12 Over 40 4
16 00:26:10 937 Robert Chesters Penny Lane Striders 2 Male 16 Under 40 5
44 00:28:50 1218 Andrew Grimshaw Penny Lane Striders 3 Male 40 Over 40 15
56 00:29:53 824 Michael O'Rourke Penny Lane Striders 4 Male 50 Under 40 16
61 00:30:11 727 Matt Dutton Penny Lane Striders 5 Male 53 Over 40 19
94 00:31:59 827 Lenka Vidamour Penny Lane Striders 6 Female 18 Over 40 7
96 00:32:02 826 Alice Fraser Penny Lane Striders 7 Female 19 Under 40 5
114 00:32:45 1215 John Jensen Penny Lane Striders 8 Male 91 Over 40 34
125 00:33:10 736 Charlotte Rawcliffe Penny Lane Striders 9 Female 28 Over 40 10
139 00:33:53 815 Sarah Jackson Penny Lane Striders 10 Female 34 Over 40 12
156 00:34:32 919 Shane Knott Penny Lane Striders 11 Male 111 Over 40 41
183 00:36:09 726 Martin Hirrell Penny Lane Striders 12 Male 127 Over 50 32
188 00:36:23 1032 John Brown Penny Lane Striders 13 Male 129 Over 60 12
220 00:38:24 1125 Michael Devereux Penny Lane Striders 14 Male 147 Over 70 1
232 00:39:26 846 Andrew Bates Penny Lane Striders 15 Male 152 Under 40 31
240 00:40:35 1212 Michael Eakin Penny Lane Striders 16 Male 157 Over 60 21
245 00:41:22 825 Alice Spooner Penny Lane Striders 17 Female 87 Over 40 34
249 00:41:57 745 Rachel Rick Penny Lane Striders 18 Female 89 Over 60 5
250 00:41:59 1101 Gail Sikora Penny Lane Striders 19 Female 90 Over 50 14
251 00:42:08 996 Chris Probert Penny Lane Striders 20 Male 161 Over 60 23
253 00:42:50 737 Marie Motley Penny Lane Striders 21 Female 92 Over 50 15
254 00:42:51 1134 Samantha Bentall Penny Lane Striders 22 Female 93 Over 50 16
276 00:46:39 1213 Jo Edwards Penny Lane Striders 23 Female 111 Over 50 25

Wirral Multi Terrain Series
Harrison Drive
Tuesday 13th September 2022
Position Finish time Number First name Last name Club Gender Gender position Category Category position
17 00:25:19 937 Robert Chesters Penny Lane Striders Male 17 Under 40 6
56 00:27:56 824 Michael O'Rourke Penny Lane Striders Male 55 Under 40 19
73 00:28:43 959 Andrew Biddle Penny Lane Striders Male 68 Over 40 25
86 00:29:06 727 Matt Dutton Penny Lane Striders Male 75 Over 40 27
91 00:29:30 1151 Craig Hacking Penny Lane Striders Male 79 Over 40 28
110 00:30:25 1034 Hayley Fairclough Penny Lane Striders Female 19 Over 40 4
116 00:30:41 928 John Jensen Penny Lane Striders Male 95 Over 40 38
127 00:31:11 1107 Matthew Farrell Penny Lane Striders Male 103 Under 40 29
137 00:31:23 826 Alice Fraser Penny Lane Striders Female 29 Under 40 14
167 00:32:57 815 Sarah Jackson Penny Lane Striders Female 40 Over 40 10
168 00:33:00 1114 Steve Pemberton Penny Lane Striders Male 128 Over 60 15
178 00:33:20 735 Lucie Michaelson Penny Lane Striders Female 46 Under 40 19
207 00:34:41 1122 Joe McGlynn Penny Lane Striders Male 148 Over 60 19
213 00:34:56 1032 John Brown Penny Lane Striders Male 152 Over 60 21
247 00:36:45 733 Cheryl Pace Penny Lane Striders Female 82 Over 40 28
260 00:38:37 1101 Gail Sikora Penny Lane Striders Female 90 Over 50 14
261 00:38:42 846 Andrew Bates Penny Lane Striders Male 171 Under 40 36
264 00:39:20 1125 Michael Devereux Penny Lane Striders Male 173 Over 70 1
265 00:39:23 745 Rachel Rick Penny Lane Striders Female 92 Over 60 4
266 00:39:28 825 Alice Spooner Penny Lane Striders Female 93 Over 40 32
270 00:39:39 737 Marie Motley Penny Lane Striders Female 96 Over 50 15
274 00:39:50 934 Leslie Edwards Penny Lane Striders Male 177 Over 60 29
275 00:39:54 923 Becky Varnouse Penny Lane Striders Female 98 Over 40 33
277 00:40:01 1102 Nicola Williams Penny Lane Striders Female 100 Over 40 34
285 00:41:18 1134 Samantha Bentall Penny Lane Striders Female 107 Over 50 19
286 00:41:19 1130 Karen Culshaw Penny Lane Striders Female 108 Over 40 37
317 00:50:21 1103 Lynsey Laing Penny Lane Striders Male 184 Over 40 60
318 00:50:31 914 Inma Ruiz Penny Lane Striders Female 134 Over 50 26
319 00:50:31 1164 Jane Cunningham Penny Lane Striders Female 135 Over 60 10

Warrington running festival 25/9/22
10km race -
Rebekah Walsh - 46.32
Judith Dyer - 50.19
Dave Owens - 1.12.32

Half marathon -
Leslie Edwards- 2.07.44