Weekly Report 29 12 2025 – Welcome to Run Sandymoor

Run Sandymoor Weekly Report

Week Commencing 29/12/2025

Events this Week:

⭐️ New Year's Day: parkruns
⭐️ Saturday: parkruns
⭐️ Saturday: The Warren 5K
⭐️ Saturday: RunThrough Tatton Park 10K
⭐️ Saturday: Cheshire County Cross County Championships ('CCCCC')
⭐️ Sunday: The Town Park XC Walkthrough

Cross Country Season:

The new Cross Country Season is now underway and on Sunday 11th January 2026 at 10am, Run Sandymoor will be hosting its first Cross Country race at Town Park. We would love you to participate either by proudly running or volunteering in the club's name.

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 if you plan to run, you must wear a club shirt during this team event, which can be purchased via Melvin Dua or via the club's website.

⭐️ Sunday 11th January 2026 at 10am: Town Park, Runcorn

Roll of Honour:

🏃🏻‍♂️Alan Powell Ran 50.6 miles this week
🏃🏽‍♀️Rebecca Beardsworth: Ran 40.5 miles this week
⛰️ Louise Mogg: Queen of the Hills with 2,421 feet
⛰️ Alan Powell: King of the Hills with 2,094 feet
🏃🏻‍♂️Dec Murphy: Ran the longest run of 19.2 miles
🏃🏽‍♀️Karen Bannon: Ran the longest women's run of 15.0 miles

New Year's Day:
  Catherine Guttridge: Phoenix parkrun  (32:20 Best ever -1:02)
  Claire Forshaw: Phoenix parkrun  (32:20 Course PB -1:02)  (32:20 Best ever -1:02)
  Laurie Chandler: Widnes parkrun  (27:22 Course PB -13s)  (27:22 Best ever -13s)
Steve Thompson: Phoenix parkrun (1st out of 163 and 89 males) with 17:02

Saturday:
  Colin Ewing: Delamere parkrun  (30:18 Course PB -5:50)  (30:18 Best ever -3s)
  Lucy Murphy: Phoenix parkrun  (24:48 Course PB -23s)  (24:48 Best ever -23s)
Steve Thompson: Delamere parkrun   (17:42 Course PB -26s)
Clive Conway: Delamere parkrun   (23:31 Course PB -1:02)
Colin Whelan: Delamere parkrun   (27:54 Course PB -14s)
Dec Murphy: Delamere parkrun   (28:17 Course PB -4:40)
Katie Davidson: Phoenix parkrun (1st female out of 63) with 22:45
Steve Thompson: Delamere parkrun (3rd out of 723 and 398 males) with 17:42
Peter Marsland: Tatton Park 10K (3rd M40 out of 71) with 38:50
Lucy Murphy: Phoenix parkrun (50th parkrun)

Men's Distance:

🥇 50.6m Alan Powell
🥈 45.7m Peter Marsland
🥉 43.5m Matt Haslam
41.6m Mike Sherwin

Women's Distance:

🥇40.5m Rebecca Beardsworth
🥈35.7m Lucy Murphy
🥉35.1m Louisa Mogg

Queen of the Hills:

🥇 2,421ft Louisa Mogg
🥈 1,886ft Katie Davidson
🥉 1,800ft Lucy Murphy
1,781ft Rebecca Beardsworth

King of the Hills:

🥇 2,094ft Alan Powell
🥈 1,860ft Mike Sherwin
🥉 1,642ft Peter Marsland
1,636ft Matt Haslam

Distance Runs (15m+):

⭐️ 19.2m Dec Murphy
⭐️ 17.6m Steve Thompson
⭐️ 15.2m Dave Forshaw
⭐️ 15.1m Alan Powell
⭐️ 15.0m Karen Bannon
⭐️ 15.0m Rio Monks

New Year's Day parkruns:

Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, = Course 1st, = milestone = Gender top three places

Crewe parkrun ("B" course +70m):
21:08 Mike Sherwin
24:05 Daniel Shannon
34:46 Kate Shannon

Phoenix parkrun:
17:02 Steve Thompson (1st out of 163 and 89 males)
20:06 Carl Pratt
20:39 Matthew McDermott
21:55 Jack Kenwright
23:54 Matthew Haslam
26:03 Rio Monks
26:20 Dave Forshaw
26:44 Louisa Mogg
26:51 Karen Bannon
28:34 Harrison Wilde
29:00 Colin Whelan
29:34 Dec Murphy
30:14 Sue May Liow
32:20 Catherine Guttridge   (Best ever parkrun -1:02)
32:20 Claire Forshaw   (Course PB -1:02)   (Best ever parkrun -1:02)
34:08 Louise Norcross
34:09 John Norcross
35:57 Jannette Evans
35:57 Gary Evans
35:58 Helen Guttridge
37:39 Joe Wilde
37:39 If Onyia
37:39 Colin Ewing

Warrington parkrun:
28:26 Christine Loynes

Widnes parkrun:
25:21 Esme Joynson
26:28 Kate Joynson
27:22 Laurie Chandler   (Course PB -13s)   (Best ever parkrun -13s)
31:46 Paul Quigley
33:10 Martin Hughes

Saturday parkruns:

Key: = Best ever parkrun, = Course PB, = Course 1st, = milestone = Gender top three places

Conwy parkrun:
22:51 Carl Stewart

Delamere parkrun:
17:42 Steve Thompson   (Course PB -26s) (3rd out of 723 and 398 males)
20:49 Mike Sherwin
23:31 Clive Conway   (Course PB -1:02)
27:54 Colin Whelan   (Course PB -14s)
28:17 Dec Murphy   (Course PB -4:40)
29:06 Harrison Wilde
30:18 Colin Ewing   (Course PB -5:50)    (Best ever parkrun -3s)
31:11 Helen Dunbebin
33:50 Claire Forshaw
33:50 Dave Forshaw
36:17 Kate Joynson
36:18 Joe Wilde

Newborough Forest parkrun:
54:13 Catherine Dodd

Phoenix parkrun:
22:45 Katie Davidson (1st female out of 63)
24:48 Lucy Murphy (50th parkrun)   (Course PB -23s)    (Best ever parkrun -23s)
26:35 Robert Taylor
26:59 Mark Payton
27:14 Suzanne McKenna
28:18 Gary Evans
32:56 Faye Bannon
32:56 Hannah Waddington
33:14 Louise Norcross
33:15 Louise McAdam
33:18 Laura Finnigan
33:26 Jannette Evans
35:26 Helen Guttridge
37:00 If Onyia
39:42 Les McAdam
51:01 Clive Morrison

Warrington parkrun:
22:24 Craig Weatherill
27:33 Linda Moore
33:35 Henry Flanagan

Widnes parkrun:
19:28 Matthew McDermott
24:31 Rio Monks
24:34 Jake Newall
32:27 Martin Hughes

The Warren 5K:

24:20 Simon Waterhouse
25:07 Sarah Ryder

RunThrough Tatton Park 10K:

38:50 Peter Marsland (3rd M40 out of 71)
41:02 Carl Pratt

Cheshire County Cross Country Championships (5.8 miles):

36:16 Matthew Haslam

Town Park Cross Country Walkthrough:

Thank you to the following people whom gave up their time between 9am and 11:30am this morning to perform a course check and hack away any branches that were causing potential issues:

⭐️ Les McAdam
⭐️ Helen Guttridge
⭐️ Alison Langton
⭐️ Bob Block
⭐️ Gaynor Twite
⭐️ Hannah Garcia
⭐️ Daniel Shannon
⭐️ Mike Sherwin

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.