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.