Run Sandymoor Weekly Report

Week Commencing 14/04/2025

Events this Week:

⭐️ Wednesday: Fab Four Race 1 (4 miler)
⭐️ Saturday: parkrun Championship at Alexandra Park parkrun
⭐️ Saturday: other parkruns
⭐️ Sunday: Hale Village 5 miler

 ⚠️ There were two long runs of 15 miles or above this week as most of you are now tapering in readiness for the big day itself!

Bank Monday Easter Monday: 21st April 2025 at 8:55am for 9:00am: Stretton Away Day!

 ⚠️ Please select "Going" against the event if you are joining groups 1+2, groups 3+4 or group 5. Thank you!

⚠️ You may also wish to ensure that you have got a car share seat with one of those volunteering to drive.

Membership Fees for 2025 / 2026

 ⚠️ Please may we ask those members that are still yet to renew, to pay their club subscription fee or alternatively to let Louise McAdam know that you are retiring from the club. Thank you.

⭐️ £30 for full UKA membership
⭐️ £20 for social membership and junior membership (aged 11 to 15)
⭐️ £15 for second claim membership

Any recent Run Sandymoor C25K runners will have already paid for 2025 / 2026.

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Roll of Honour:

🏃🏻‍♂️Steve Thompson: Ran 56.1 miles this week
🏃🏽‍♀️Louisa Mogg: Ran 28.9 miles this week
⛰️ Steve Hughes: King of the Hills with 3,720 feet
⛰️ Katie Davidson: Queen of the Hills with 2,087 feet
🏃🏻‍♂️Steve Hughes: Ran the longest distance run of 22.2 miles
🎯  Steve Thompson: Fab Four (22:13 Best ever PB -33s)
🎯  Clive Conway: Alexandra Park parkrun (21:33 Best ever PB -8s)
🎯  Jake Newall: Alexandra Park parkrun (21:34 Best ever PB -1:08)
🎯  Dec Murphy: Alexandra Park parkrun (24:31 Best ever PB -40s)
🎯  Faye Bannon: Alexandra Park parkrun (24:54 Best ever PB -1:34)
🎯  Julie Edge: Alexandra Park parkrun (27:02 Best ever PB -46s)
🎯  Gaynor Twite: Alexandra Park parkrun (28:23 Best ever PB -3s)
🎯  Kelly O'Neill: Widnes parkrun (23:00 Best ever PB -51s  🏆 (Course PB -51s)
🎯  Helen Dunbebin: Widnes parkrun (23:13 Best ever PB -18s 🏆 (Course PB -1:30)
🏆 Karen Bannon: Alexandra Park parkrun (25:30 Course PB -1:57)
🏆 Kate Joynson: Alexandra Park parkrun (26:35 Course PB -7s)
🏆 Harrison Wilde: Alexandra Park parkrun (26:56 Course PB -4:12)
🏆 Louise McAdam: Alexandra Park parkrun (28:23 Course PB -1:15)
🏆 If Onyia: Alexandra Park parkrun (32:07 Course PB -4:31)
🥇 Steve Thompson: Fab Four (1st M40) with 22:13
🥈 Steve Thompson: Widnes parkrun (2nd out of 448 and 2nd male out of 249) with 16:45
🥉 Mike Sherwin: Hale Village 5 miler (3rd M55 of 23) with 32:09

Men’s Distance:
🥇 56.1m Steve Thompson
🥈 40.2m John Houghton
🥉 35.3m Mike Sherwin
4️⃣ 34.8m Steve Hughes

Women’s Distance:
🥇 28.9m Louisa Mogg
🥈 28.4m Vicky Usher
🥉 25.4m Katie Davidson

King of the Hills:
🥇 3,720ft Steve Hughes
🥈 2,011ft Steve Thompson
🥉 1,644ft Carl Pratt
4️⃣ 1,614ft Mark Austin

Queen of the Hills:
🥇 2,087ft Katie Davidson
🥈 1,083ft Louisa Mogg
🥉 866ft Chrissy Proctor
4️⃣ 846ft Kate Shannon

Distance Runs (15m+):
⭐️ 22.2m Steve Hughes
⭐️ 17.0m John Houghton

Fab Four Race 1 (4 miler)

🏆= Best ever PB

⏱️ 22:13 Steve Thompson  🏆 (PB -33s🥇 (1st M40)

parkruns Championships

Key: 🎯= Best ever parkrun, 🏆= Course PB, 🏅= Course 1st, 💯= milestone 🥇🥈🥉= Gender top three places

Alexandra Park parkrun:
⏱️ 19:11 Mike Sherwin
⏱️ 20:24 Michael Scowcroft
⏱️ 21:33 Clive Conway 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -8s)
⏱️ 21:34 Jake Newall 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -1:08)
⏱️ 22:50 Rio Monks 🏅
⏱️ 24:24 Simon Twite 🏅
⏱️ 24:31 Dec Murphy 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -40s)
⏱️ 24:54 Faye Bannon 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -1:34)
⏱️ 25:30 Karen Bannon  🏆 (Course PB -1:57)
⏱️ 25:32 Sue May Liow 🏅
⏱️ 26:08 Esme Joynson 🏅
⏱️ 26:35 Kate Joynson  🏆 (Course PB -7s)
⏱️ 26:56 Harrison Wilde  🏆 (Course PB -4:12)
⏱️ 27:02 Julie Edge 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -46s)
⏱️ 27:37 Christine Loynes 🏅
⏱️ 27:38 Ian Burrows 🏅
⏱️ 27:54 Carl Stewart 🏅
⏱️ 28:23 Gaynor Twite 🏅 🎯 (Best ever PB -3s)
⏱️ 28:23 Louise McAdam  🏆 (Course PB -1:15)
⏱️ 30:23 Joe Wilde
⏱️ 31:45 Melvin Dua 🏅
⏱️ 32:07 If Onyia  🏆 (Course PB -4:31s)
⏱️ 33:10 Alison Langton 🏅
⏱️ 40:26 Les McAdam

Other parkruns

Key: 🎯= Best ever parkrun, 🏆= Course PB, 🏅= Course 1st, 💯= milestone 🥇🥈🥉= Gender top three places

Delemere parkrun:
⏱️ 27:56 Paul Quigley

Penrose parkrun:
⏱️ 35:31 Jennifer Rowland  🏅

Phoenix parkrun:
⏱️ 21:01 Carl Pratt
⏱️ 28:08 John Houghton
⏱️ 28:13 Robert Evans

Warrington parkrun:
⏱️ 36:40 Andrea Kelly

Widnes parkrun:
⏱️ 16:45 Steve Thompson 🥈(2nd out of 448 and 2nd male out of 249)
⏱️ 23:00 Kelly O'Neill  🏆 (Course PB -51s) 🎯 (Best ever PB -51s)
⏱️ 23:13 Helen Dunbebin  🏆 (Course PB -1:30) 🎯 (Best ever PB -18s)
⏱️ 23:56 Louisa Mogg
⏱️ 25:33 Katie Davidson

Updated 5K Club Record

⭐️ Considering that Steve Thompson ran another sub-17 time, here is the updated 5K club record lists:

Men's sub-17 times:
⏱️ 16:39 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:42 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:44 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:45 Steve Thompson ⭐️ NEW ENTRY⭐️
⏱️ 16:48 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:48 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:51 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:52 John Myers
⏱️ 16:54 Aaron Spenceley
⏱️ 16:55 Steve Thompson
⏱️ 16:55 John Myers
⏱️ 16:56 John Myers
⏱️ 16:57 Aaron Spenceley

Women's sub-21 times:
⏱️ 20:22 Katie Davidson
⏱️ 20:36 Chloe Holman
⏱️ 20:39 Chloe Holman
⏱️ 20:42 Katie Davidson
⏱️ 20:43 Chloe Holman
⏱️ 20:53 Katie Davidson
⏱️ 20:55 Katie Davidson
⏱️ 20:57 Hayley Metcalfe
⏱️ 20:58 Emma Fraser
⏱️ 20:58 Louise Norcross
⏱️ 20:59 Chloe Holman
⏱️ 20:59 Emma Fraser

Hale Village 5 miler

🏆 = Best ever PB, 🏅= First 5 mile race

⏱️ 32:09 Mike Sherwin 🥉 (3rd M55 out of 23)
⏱️ 36:06 Peter Marsland 🏅
⏱️ 37:34 Hayley Metcalfe
⏱️ 42:00 John Houghton
⏱️ 42:17 Harrison Wilde
⏱️ 44:39 Amber MacDonald 🏅
⏱️ 51:17 Joe Wilde

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💛 Well done to everyone that ran with and/or for the club this week.