Run Sandymoor Weekly Report
Week Commencing 25/08/2025
Events this Week: (At least one event on EVERY day of the week)
⭐️ Monday: Bank Holiday Away Day to "The Dream"
⭐️ Tuesday: The club's Handicap 5K at Victoria Park, Widnes
⭐️ Wednesday: Wirral Seaside 5K (Race 6 of 6)
⭐️ Wednesday: Carrera Nocturna Fiestas De Las Torres De Costillas 5.7K
⭐️ Wednesday: Blackpool Night Run 7.5K
⭐️ Thursday: RunThrough Media City 10K
⭐️ Friday: Ring O' Fire 130 mile Ultramarathon
⭐️ Friday: Mid Cheshire 5K (Summer)
⭐️ Saturday: parkruns
⭐️ Saturday: Dubai Mallathon
⭐️ Sunday: RunThrough Oulton Park 5K
⭐️ Sunday: Sydney Marathon
Roll of Honour:
🏃🏻♂️Craig Weatherill: Ran 82.7 miles this week
🏃🏽♀️Karen Bannon: Ran 33.0 miles this week
⛰️ Craig Weatherill: King of the Hills with 8,688 feet
⛰️ Rebecca Beardsworth: Queen of the Hills with 2,887 feet
🏃🏻♂️Craig Weatherill: Ran the longest run of 82.7 miles
🏃🏽♀️Sue May Liow: Ran the longest women's run of 26.2 miles
Dave Forshaw: Handicap 5K race (Gold Medal Winner)
Alison Langton: Handicap 5K race (Silver Medal Winner)
Laurie Chandler: Handicap 5K race (Bronze Medal Winner)
Mike Sherwin (Handicap 5K race: Race Director and starter) Clive Morrison (Handicap 5K race: Starter support and photographer) Karen Bannon (Handicap 5K race: Timer) Bob Block (Handicap 5K race: Timer) Kerry Edwards (Handicap 5K race: Tokens) Chloe Langton (Handicap 5K race: Tokens support) Gaynor Twite (Handicap 5K race: Number checker)
Mark Lightfoot: Handicap 5K race 
(24:19 Course PB -4s) (24:19 Best ever -4s) David Forshaw: Handicap 5K race (24:40 Course PB -2:41) (24:40 Best ever -1:36) Matthew Haslam: Wirral Seaside 5K (17:04 Course PB -22s) (17:04 Best ever -2s) Carl Pratt: RunThrough Media City 10K (40:35 Course PB -8s) (40:35 Best ever -8s) Rio Monks: Mid Cheshire 5K (Summer) (21:57 Best ever -18s) Christine Loynes: Handicap 5K race (26:15 Course PB -17s) Steve Thompson: Wirral Seaside 5K (1st M40 Overall Series Winner) Mike Sherwin: Wirral Seaside 5K (1st M50 Overall Series Winner) Colin Ewing: Phoenix parkrun (34:21 Course PB -1:50) Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (1st out of 42) with 22:30 Mike Sherwin: Oulton Park 5K (2nd overall and 1st M55) with 19:45Steve Thompson: Wirral Seaside 5K (3rd M40 out of 45) with 17:19Mike Sherwin: Wirral Seaside 5K (3rd M50 out of 33) with 19:43
⭐️ Mike Sherwin: Wirral Seaside 5K (Groundhog: 19:43 July and 19:43 August)
⭐️ Gaz Tootle: Ring O' Fire (11 hours and 30 minutes) - 41.0 miles (ultramarathon)
⭐️ Jack Kenwright: Ring O' Fire (19 hours and 55 minutes) - 68.0 miles (ultramarathon)
⭐️ Craig Weatherill: Ring O' Fire (24 hours and 13 minutes) - 82.7 miles (ultramarathon)
⭐️ Sue May Liow: Sydney Marathon (Marathon Major) with 4:22:31
Men's Distance:
🥇 83.7m Craig Weatherill
🥈 68.0m Jack Kenwright
🥉 62.6m Peter Marsland
45.3m Gaz Tootle
Women's Distance:
🥇33.0m Karen Bannon
🥈27.7m Lucy Murphy
🥉22.9m Suzanne McKenna 22.4m Katie Davidson
King of the Hills:
🥇 8,688ft Craig Weatherill
🥈 7,740ft Jack Kenwright
🥉 5,338ft Gaz Tootle
Queen of the Hills:
🥇 2,887ft Rebecca Beardsworth
🥈 1,302ft Katie Davidson
🥉 1,227ft Karen Bannon
Distance Runs (15m+):
⭐️ 82.7m Craig Weatherill
⭐️ 68.0m Jack Kenwright
⭐️ 41.0m Gaz Tootle
⭐️ 26.2m Sue May Liow
⭐️ 20.0m Peter Marsland
⭐️ 17.0m Lucy Murphy
⭐️ 15.0m Rio Monks
⭐️ 15.0m Karen Bannon
The Club's Bank Holiday Away Day to "The Dream":
We would like to thank the three run leaders for planning our Bank Holiday Away Day run as these often require more time spent organising them. So thank you:
⭐️ Michael Scowcroft
⭐️ Rach Williamson
⭐️ Rio Monks
The Club's Handicap 5K Race at Victoria Park, Widnes:
Key: = Medal winners
Gun Times Shown: 31:50 Dave Forshaw (-6 places) 32:56 Alison Langton (-1 place)33:24 Laurie Chandler (-3 places)
34:05 Christine Loynes (-4 places) 34:27 Mark Lightfoot (-7 places) 35:38 Colin Whelan (-5 places) 34:39 Rio Monks 34:40 Carl Pratt (-7 places) 34:43 Peter Marsland (-7 places) 34:46 Col Ewing 34:55 Jane Brandford 35:56 Kate Joynson 35:21 Harrison Wilde 35:59 Faye Bannon 38:50 Joe Wilde 39:07 Les McAdam Mike Sherwin (Race Director and starter) Clive Morrison (Starter support and photographer) Karen Bannon (Timer) Bob Block (Timer) Kerry Edwards (Tokens) Chloe Langton (Tokens support) Gaynor Twite (Number checker)
The Club's Handicap 5K Race at Victoria Park, Widnes (Chip Times):
Key: = Best ever 5K, = Course PB, 
= Course 1st
Chip Times Shown: 17:59 Peter Marsland 19:55 Carl Pratt 22:25 Rio Monks 24:19 Mark Lightfoot (Course PB -4s) (Best ever -4s) 24:35 Colin Whelan 24:40 David Forshaw (Course PB -2:41) (Best ever -1:36) 25:00 Faye Bannon 26:15 Christine Loynes (Course PB -17s) 26:21 Kate Joynson 26:28 Harrison Wilde 28:10 Laurie Chandler 29:33 Alison Langton 31:22 Col Ewing 34:24 Joe Wilde 34:55 Jane Brandford 38:26 Les McAdam
Wirral Seaside 2025 Series Winners:
Steve Thompson (1st M40 Overall Series Winner) Mike Sherwin (1st M50 Overall Series Winner)
Club Finishing Position:
⭐️ The club finished a very respectable 8th position out of 69 other competing clubs with a total of 56 points. Thank you to everyone that got involved this season. Hopefully we will see a higher participation next season?
Club Members that have ran at least one Wirral Seaside 5K race:
All 6 races (Qualified):
⭐️ Harrison Wilde
⭐️ Joe Wilde
⭐️ Michael Scowcroft
⭐️ Mike Sherwin
5 races (Qualified):
⭐️ Kate Joynson
⭐️ Steve Thompson
3 races:
⭐️ Paul Quigley
2 races:
⭐️ Esme Joynson
⭐️ Katie Davidson
1 race:
⭐️ Daniel Shannon
⭐️ Matthew Haslam
⭐️ Peter Marsland
⭐️ Rio Monks
⭐️ Teleri Jones
Wirral Seaside 5K (Race 6 of 6):
= Best ever 5K, = Gender top three places 17:04 Matthew Haslam (Best ever -2s) 17:19 Steve Thompson (3rd M40 out of 45) (M40 Series Winner) 19:43 Mike Sherwin (3rd M40 out of 33) (M50 Series Winner) ⭐️ (Groundhog!) 20:25 Michael Scowcroft 22:46 Clive Conway 26:49 Harrison Wilde 27:35 Kate Joynson 34:29 Joe Wilde
⭐️ Groundhog = Running the exact same time at the same consecutive event (i.e. Running the Wirral Seaside 5K in July in 19:43 and then 19:43 again in August). Weirdly, the last 5K at Park in the Past parkrun was 19:43 too!
Carrera Nocturna Fiestas De Las Torres De Costillas 5.7K:
Translation: Night Race Festivities of the Costillas Towers 5.7K 29:52 Carl Stewart
Blackpool Night Run 7.5K:
39:21 Dave Forshaw
RunThrough Media City 10K:
= Best ever 10K 40:35 Carl Pratt (Best ever -8s)
Ring O' Fire 130 mile Ultramarathon:
41.0 miles Gaz Tootle (11 hours and 30 minutes) - Retired due to nausea 68.0 miles Jack Kenwright (19 hours and 55 minutes) - Retired due to tendonitis 82.7 miles Craig Weatherill (24 hours and 13 minutes) - Retired due to a large foot blister
⭐️ All three of you did exceptionally well. It is an achievement just to have the confidence to appear at the start line. Everything else after that is a bonus. So, well done on your respective ultramarathon "achievements"!
Mid Cheshire 5K (Summer):
= Best ever 10K 17:52 Peter Marsland 21:57 Rio Monks (Best ever -18s)
parkruns:
Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, = Course 1st, 
= milestone = Gender top three places
Erddig parkrun: 28:44 Colin Whelan
Illaunmanagh parkrun (Limerick, Ireland): 41:39 If Onyia
Park in the Past parkrun (North Wales): 29:18 Paul Quigley
Phoenix parkrun: 22:30 Katie Davidson (1st female out of 42) 29:17 Harrison Wilde 32:43 Olive Hall 32:50 Melvin Dua 34:21 Colin Ewing (Course PB -1:50) 37:04 Robert Taylor 52:09 Clive Morrison (Tail walker)
Pirrama parkrun (Sydney, Australia): 39:54 Sue May Liow
Pont y Bala parkrun (North Wales): 21:57 Steve Hughes
Preston parkrun: 23:25 Michael Scowcroft 29:32 Dave Forshaw 29:33 Karen Bannon
The Wammy parkrun: 19:45 Mike Sherwin
University Parks parkrun (Oxford): 25:35 Dec Murphy
Widnes parkrun: 25:34 Mark Payton 27:53 Louise McAdam 32:52 Tom Hampton 32:53 Rio Monks 36:28 Les McAdam 37:19 Esme Joynson 37:19 Kate Joynson 51:16 Linda Moore
Dubai Mallathan:
5K: 27:33 Louise Norcross
1 mile: 9:43 Louise Norcross
RunThrough Oulton Park 5K:
= Best ever 5K 19:31 Mike Sherwin (2nd overall) (1st M55)
Sydney Marathon:
4:22:31 Sue May Liow (Marathon Major)
Club Records:
For the 5K, 10K and half marathon club records, please click here.
Strava Leaderboard
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Well done to everyone that ran with and/or for the club this week.