Run Sandymoor Weekly Report
Week Commencing 13/10/2025
Events this Week:
⭐️ Saturday: parkrun Championships at Amsterdamse Bos parkrun
⭐️ Saturday: parkrun Championships at Phoenix parkrun
⭐️ Saturday: other parkruns
⭐️ Saturday: TCS Amsterdam 7.5K
⭐️ Sunday: TCS Amsterdam Half Marathon
⭐️ Sunday: TCS Amsterdam Marathon
⭐️ Sunday: Yorkshire Marathon
⭐️ Sunday: Trafford 10K
Roll of Honour:
🏃🏻♂️Alan Powell: Ran 52.4 miles this week
🏃🏽♀️Karen Bannon: Ran 37.4 miles this week
⛰️ Gaz Tootle: King of the Hills with 2,566 feet
⛰️ Jennifer Rowland: Queen of the Hills with 1,180 feet
🏃🏻♂️All marathoners: Ran the longest run of 26.2 miles
🏃🏽♀️All marathoners: Ran the longest women's run of 26.2 miles
Roy Hankey: Amsterdam Half Marathon 
(2:02:51 Best ever -2:57) Gaynor Twite: Amsterdam Half Marathon (2:05:40 Best ever -8:01) Jake Newall: Amsterdam Marathon (3:56:03 Best ever -19:38) Rio Monks: Amsterdam Marathon (4:00:36 Best ever -22:53) Karen Bannon: Amsterdam Marathon (4:03:37 Best ever -4:36) Dave Forshaw: Amsterdam Marathon (4:35:27 Best ever -35:43) Steve Thompson: Trafford 10K (33:50 Best ever -49s) ⭐️Club Record ⭐️ Daniel Shannon: Amsterdamse Bos parkrun (21:51 Course Best -19s) Kate Shannon: Amsterdamse Bos parkrun (32:42 Course Best -1:47) Carl Stewart: Phoenix parkrun (22:24 Course Best -16s)
Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (1st female out of 36) with 23:23 Mike Sherwin: Amsterdam 7.5K (1st M55 out of 241) with 29:09
Peter Marsland: Phoenix parkrun (2nd out of 91 and 54 males) with 18:44
Mike Sherwin: Amsterdam Half Marathon (3rd M55 out of 554) with 1:28:06
Martin Hughes: Amsterdamse Bos parkrun (150th parkrun) Clive Conway: Zegerplas parkrun (100th parkrun)
⭐️Clive Conway: Zegerplas parkrun (parkrun Alphabeteer completed)
Cross Country: It's *** THIS *** Sunday everyone!
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:
🥇 52.4m Alan Powell
🥈 50.3m Steve Tompson
🥉 40.6m Dec Murphy
40.5m Steve Hughes
Women's Distance:
🥇37.4m Karen Bannon
🥈35.0m Faye Bannon
🥉30.9m Jennifer Rowland 30.0m Louisa Mogg
King of the Hills:
🥇 2,566ft Gaz Tootle
🥈 1,839ft Alan Powell
🥉 1,765ft Steve Thompson
Queen of the Hills:
🥇 1,108ft Jennifer Rowland
🥈 1,073ft Lucy Murphy
🥉 988ft Louisa Mogg
Distance Runs (15m+):
⭐️ 26.2m See the Amsterdam and Yorkshire marathons
⭐️ 23.0m Alan Powell
parkrun Championships at Amsterdamse Bos parkrun:
Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, 
= Course 1st, = milestone = Gender top three places
19:22 Mike Sherwin 20:51 Michael Scowcroft 21:51 Daniel Shannon (Course Best -19s) 24:28 Matthew McDermott 24:54 Steve Hughes 26:55 Linda Moore 27:07 Dave Forshaw 27:12 Louise Norcross 27:13 Karen Bannon 27:16 Simon Twite 28:19 Roy Hankey 29:09 Rio Monks 29:28 Faye Bannon 29:32 Gaynor Twite 29:33 Harrison Wilde 30:26 Katie Hankey 30:53 Louise McAdam 31:17 Alison Langton 32:36 Esme Joynson 32:39 Kate Joynson 32:41 Olive Hall 32:42 Kate Shannon (Course Best -1:47) 34:08 Martin Hughes (150th parkrun) 34:24 Lain Riley 35:10 If Onyia 35:50 Joe Wilde 37:08 Les McAdam 48:35 Kerry Edwards
parkrun Championships at Phoenix parkrun:
Key: = Course PB, = Gender top three places 18:44 Peter Marsland (2nd out of 91 and 54 males) 23:23 Katie Davidson (1st female out of 36) 22:24 Carl Stewart (Course Best -16s) 26:59 Catherine Craven-Howe 28:11 Christine Loynes 28:31 Melvin Dua 32:18 Helen Dunbebin 35:35 Jayne Rizzotti 35:36 Tom Hampton 37:48 Steve Thompson
parkruns:
Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, = Course 1st, = milestone = Gender top three places
Clermount Waterfront parkrun: 58:47 Alan Powell
Delamete parkrun: 29:38 Paul Quigley
Dolgellau parkrun: 25:07 Mark Payton
Warrington parkrun: 27:03 Gary Evans 32:18 Laura Callaghan
York parkrun: 25:49 Dec Murphy 26:07 Colin Whelan
Zegerplas parkrun (Amsterdam): 21:46 Clive Conway (100th parkrun) (parkrun Alphabeteer completed)
TCS Amsterdam 7.5K:
Key: = Gender top three places 29:09 Mike Sherwin (1st M55 out of 241) 30:24 Michael Scowcroft 35:14 Esme Joynson 40:28 Kate Joynson 41:11 Simon Twite 42:05 Linda Moore 43:49 Harrison Wilde 45:59 Roy Hankey 46:02 Katie Hankey 58:46 Les McAdam 58:46 Joe Wilde
TCS Amsterdam Half Marathon:
Key: = PB, = Gender top three places 1:28:06 Mike Sherwin (3rd M55 out of 554) 1:47:12 Clive Conway 1:49:31 Daniel Shannon 02:02:51 Roy Hankey (Best ever -2:57) 2:05:39 Louise Norcross 2:05:40 Gaynor Twite (Best ever -8:01) 2:13:11 Alison Langton 2:13:13 Olive Hall 2:33:52 Kate Shannon
TCS Amsterdam Marathon:
Key: = PB, = Gender top three places 3:27:14 Mark Austin 3:33:48 Matthew McDermott 3:42:43 Steve Hughes 3:56:03 Jake Newall (Best ever -19:38) 4:00:36 Rio Monks (Best ever -22:53) 4:03:37 Karen Bannon (Best ever -4:36) 4:26:11 Faye Bannon (First marathon) 4:35:27 Dave Forshaw (Best ever -35:43)
Yorkshire Marathon:
4:58:56 Dec Murphy
Trafford 10K:
33:50 Steve Thompson (Best ever -49s) ⭐️Club Record ⭐️ 35:44 Matthew Haslam
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.