Run Sandymoor Weekly Report
Week Commencing 06/10/2025
Next Week's Report:
As l will be in Amsterdam until late Monday 20th October, next week's report may be broken up into little 'sound bites' of achievements posted directly on Facebook, where the main report may posted as late as Wednesday midweek.
Events this Week:
⭐️ Friday: Dave Roots Memorial Charity Run
⭐️ Saturday: parkruns
⭐️ Saturday: RunThrough Everton 10K
⭐️ Saturday: Manchester Area Cross Country League Woodland Park
⭐️ Saturday: Warren 5K
⭐️ Sunday: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon
⭐️ Sunday: Manchester Half Marathon
Roll of Honour:
🏃🏻♂️Peter Marsland: Ran 45.6 miles this week
🏃🏽♀️Katie Hankey: Ran 30.7 miles this week
⛰️ Gaz Tootle: King of the Hills with 2,654 feet
⛰️ Katie Davidson: Queen of the Hills with 1,047 feet
🏃🏻♂️Roy Hankey: Ran the longest run of 15.2 miles
Colin Ewing: Alexandra parkrun 
(30:22 Best ever -38s) Matthew Haslam: Manchester Half Marathon (01:18:20 Best ever -6:56) Peter Marsland: Manchester Half Marathon (01:19:45 Best ever -4:55) Mark Howarth: Manchester Half Marathon (01:41:01 Best ever -1:53) Colin Whelan: Manchester Half Marathon (01:58:14 Best ever -5:36) Angela Hearn: Manchester Half Marathon (02:23:26 Best ever -1:53) Steve Thompson: Phoenix parkrun (17:01 Course PB -24s) Mike Sherwin: Phoenix parkrun (19:29 Course PB -24s) Clive Conway: Phoenix parkrun (21:38 Course PB -28s) Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (21:56 Course PB -6s) Carl Stewart: Phoenix parkrun (22:40 Course PB -33s) Kate Shannon: Phoenix parkrun (31:59 Course PB -3s)
Steve Thompson: Phoenix parkrun (1st out of 98 and 58 males) with 17:01 Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (1st female out of 39) with 21:56 Craig Weatherill: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon (1st M40 out of 11) with 01:33:28 Katie Davidson: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon (1st F40 out of 11) with 01:44:41
Mike Sherwin: Phoenix parkrun (3rd out of 98 and 58 males) with 19:29 Sonia Mcwhan: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon (3rd F50 out of 12) with 02:00:25 Katie Davidson: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon (3rd female overall out of 69) with 01:44:41 Linda Moore: Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon (3rd F60 out of 6) with 02:20:27
Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (100th parkrun) Joe Wilde: Phoenix parkrun (300th parkrun)
Cross Country Season:
The new Cross Country Season is just around the corner, so why not wear your club colours and support the men's or women's team and do your club proud? Oh yeah... all of these events are completely free to enter. You just turn up on the day itself!
If you have any questions, then please speak to one of our Cross Country Captains whom are Mark Payton and Alison Langton. Please note that you must wear a club shirt during this team event, which can be purchased via Melvin Dua or via the club's website.
Race 1: Sunday 26th October at 10am: Clarke Gardens, Liverpool
Race 2: Sunday 16th November at 10am: Beacon Park, Skelmersdale
Race 3: Sunday 21st December at 10am: Arrowe Park, Wirral
Race 4: Sunday 11th January at 10am: Town Park, Runcorn
Race 5: Sunday 8th February at 10am: Croxteth Park, Liverpool
Men's Distance:
🥇 45.6m Peter Marsland
🥈 43.5m Roy Hankey
🥉 35.8m Carl Stewart
Women's Distance:
🥇30.7m Katie Hankey
🥈27.3m Jennifer Rowland
🥉25.5m Sonia Mcwhan
24.9m Hannah Garcia
King of the Hills:
🥇 2,654ft Gaz Tootle
🥈 1,572ft Steve Thompson
🥉 1,212ft Peter Marsland 1,204ft Mike Sherwin
Queen of the Hills:
🥇 1,047ft Katie Davidson
🥈 919ft Jennifer Rowland
🥉 899ft Kate Joynson
Distance Runs (15m+):
⭐️ 15.2m Roy Hankey
Dave Roots Memorial Charity Run:
Friday 10th October 2025 at 6:30pm at The Evenwood Farm Pub.
The 5K was led by Kate Shannon and Joe Wilde and the 10K route was led by Mike Sherwin and Michael Scowcroft.
Thank you to the Committee Members and also to Sonia Mcwhan and Helen Dunbebin for helping to organise the event. Thank you to everyone that donated a raffle prize too.
As a club, we have proudly raised £933 for St. Roccos Hospice! Well done us! And we hope that you enjoyed your chip butty and simply just getting together sociably.
The London Marathon club draw: The winner of the Club London Marathon place went to Steve Thompson. Congratulations to him! We know that he will do the club proud.
parkruns:
Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, 
= Course 1st, = milestone 
= Gender top three places
Alexandra parkrun:
30:22 Colin Ewing (Best ever -38s)
Isabel Trail parkrun: 26:38 Dec Murphy
Phoenix parkrun: 17:01 Steve Thompson (Course PB -24s) (1st out of 98 and 58 males) 19:29 Mike Sherwin (Course PB -24s) (3rd out of 98 and 58 males) 21:33 Michael Scowcroft 21:38 Clive Conway (Course PB -28s) 21:56 Katie Davidson (Course PB -6s) (1st female out of 39) (100th parkrun) 22:36 Daniel Shannon 22:40 Carl Stewart (Course PB -33s) 25:42 Rio Monks 26:25 Robert Evans 28:47 Dave Forshaw 28:58 Harrision Wilde 28:59 Robert Taylor 29:11 Kate Joynson 31:02 Karen Bannon 31:03 Faye Bannon 31:59 Kate Shannon (Course PB -3s) 32:09 Alison Langton 32:10 Olive Hall 34:24 Joe Wilde (300th parkrun) 34:48 Louise McAdam 36:13 LesMcAdam
Trentham Gardens parkrun: 26:34 Mark Payton
Warrington parkrun: 19:42 Craig Weatherill 23:57 Peter Marsland
Widnes parkrun: 27:54 Melvin Dua
RunThrough Everton 10K:
41:03 Carl Pratt 72:05 Ian Burrows 72:05 Lain Riley
Manchester Area Cross Country League: Woodland Park:
Under 15 Event (2.6 miles): 22:39 Esme Joynson
Warren 5K:
25:05 Simon Waterhouse 25:05 Sarah Rider
Warrington Transport Trail Half Marathon:
Key: = Half Marathon PB, = 1st Half Marathon, = Gender top three places / age category places 01:33:28 Craig Weatherill (1st M40 out of 11) 01:44:41 Katie Davidson (1st F40 out of 11) (3rd female overall out of 69) 01:55:46 Carl Stewart 02:00:25 Sonia Mcwhan (3rd F50 out of 12) 02:08:37 Hannah Garcia 02:20:27 Linda Moore (3rd F60 out of 6)
Machester Half Marathon:
Key: = Half Marathon PB, = 1st Half Marathon, = Gender top three places / age category places 01:18:20 Matthew Haslam (Best ever -6:56) 01:19:45 Peter Marsland (Best ever -4:55) 01:41:01 Mark Howarth (Best ever -1:53) 01:58:14 Colin Whelan (Best ever -5:36) 02:23:26 Angela Hearn (Best ever -1:53)
Club Records:
For the 5K, 10K and half marathon club records, please click here.
Strava Leaderboard
Strava Leaderboard – please click here!
Well done to everyone that ran with and/or for the club this week.