ARCHIVE OF WEEKLY UPDATES - 2024
Week Ending 14 April
ARC had 54 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday April 13th, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum, 5 at Sutton Park, 10 at Chasewater and 1 at Brunswick Park.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Jack Pridey (3rd), Joanna Stephens (3rd lady, 5th Age Grade), Stephen Marshall (7th), Lorraine Beesley (7th lady, 3rd Age Grade) and Claire Crook (10th lady), also to Wendy Sargeant, who was placed 8th in the age-graded table at her event.
Congratulations also to Andrew Pullen, who ran his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Congratulations to members who raced over the weekend, including an Ultra, a massive ARC presence at the Manchester Marathon and a bonus international marathon on Monday 15th:
This coming week sees the first of the Ron Reynolds handicap races. Please sign up on the club App, or see Emma Shaw to register your interest in taking part.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Jack Pridey (3rd), Joanna Stephens (3rd lady, 5th Age Grade), Stephen Marshall (7th), Lorraine Beesley (7th lady, 3rd Age Grade) and Claire Crook (10th lady), also to Wendy Sargeant, who was placed 8th in the age-graded table at her event.
Congratulations also to Andrew Pullen, who ran his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Mark Shaw, Andrew Pullen, Gordon Walker, Steve Hammond, Adam Benjamin, Stephen Grice (PB), Simon Rhodes, Martin Wall, John Pearce, Claire Crook, Barinderjit Cheema, Wendy Sargeant, Abby Wright, Lisa Dimbleby, Alex Crook, Jane Quinn, Mark Chapman, Harshad Patel, Claire Pugh-Patel, Helen Hirst and Anne Kelsall.
- Sutton Park: Stephen Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Mandy Brassington, Amy Johnson and Simon Brown.
- Chasewater: Joanna Stephens, Louis Hinton, Christopher Boden, Andrew Birkbeck (PB), Thomas Edwards, Catherine Birkbeck (PB), Kay Mchugh, Tom Glibbery, Rachel Antoine and Jessica Jungklaus.
- Brunswick Park: Rebecca Steele.
- Sandwell Valley: Jack Pridey.
- Cannock Chase: Edward Morris.
- Perry Hall: Melissa Crowley.
- Wolverhampton: Tony Dutton and Nicholas Beach.
- Babbs Mill: Leigh Sprules.
- Markeaton: Lorraine Beesley.
- Trentham Gardens: Mark O'Rourke.
- Fell Foot, Newby Bridge (Windemere): Chris Waple (PB), Karen Waple (PB), Terry Hastings and Gill Hastings.
- Wilmslow: Simon Hudson, Lynda Elmore and Jo Yarnall.
- Prudhoe Riverside: Tony Baker.
- Blaise Castle: Henry Simpson.
Congratulations to members who raced over the weekend, including an Ultra, a massive ARC presence at the Manchester Marathon and a bonus international marathon on Monday 15th:
- Ultra X Spring Trail 50k: Colin and Shelley Nicholls (07:45:10/11, First Ultra)
- Manchester Marathon: Liam Harrold (02:53:52, PB, LGFA), Tom Archer (02:56:27, PB, LGFA), Steve Blakemore (03:10:56), Stewart Jones (03:14:34, PB), Simon Rhodes (03:18:47), Dan Day (03:20:56), Scott Davies (03:24:21, First marathon), Mike Morley (03:26:21), Nick Beach (03:32:42, First marathon), Tom Neal (03:32:42, PB), Marcus Nye (03:42:22), James Nelson (04:14:00, PB), Roxy Babla (04:31:48, PB), Michael Mason (04:51:33), Nicola James (05:54:17), Jo Yarnall (05:54:17), Sarah Bishop (06:20:50), Nicola Baker (06:20:57, First marathon), Victoria O'Connor (06:21:06), Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons (06:28:27, First marathon), Gemma Archer (06:34:03), and Lynda Elmore (07:18:18)
- Cannock Chase Half Marathon: Kara Nicholls (02:19:46) and Carl Nicholls (02:23:50)
- Cannock Chase 5k: Nicky Jones (00:29:40, 30 min pacer)
- Boston Marathon: Duncan Gould (03:55:30)
This coming week sees the first of the Ron Reynolds handicap races. Please sign up on the club App, or see Emma Shaw to register your interest in taking part.
Week Ending 7 April
ARC had 61 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday April 6th, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum, 5 at Sutton Park, 9 at Chasewater, 2 at Beacon and 2 at Brunswick Park.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Lee Harris (3rd, 3rd Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (8th) and Louise Booker (9th lady), also to Lorraine Beesley, who was placed 2nd in the age-graded table at her event.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Congratulations to members who raced over the weekend, including the first two major marathons of the season and another GP race:
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Lee Harris (3rd, 3rd Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (8th) and Louise Booker (9th lady), also to Lorraine Beesley, who was placed 2nd in the age-graded table at her event.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Peter Dimbleby, Luke White, Mark Shaw, Gordon Walker, Andrew Pullen, Simon Rhodes, Louise Booker, Marcus Nye, Claire Crook, Colin Nicholls, Shelley Nicholls, Stephen Mccann, Louis Hinton (PB), Roxy Babla, Abby Wright, Andrew Fisher, Barinderjit Cheema, Lisa Dimbleby, Stephen Grice, Alex Crook, Angela Oury, Mark Chapman, Victoria O'Connor, Rebecca Steele, Michelle Morgan, Liam Bradley and Gemma Archer.
- Sutton Park: Geoff Card, Tony Baker, Mandy Brassington, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Amy Johnson.
- Chasewater: Jack Pridey, Michael Mason, Tom Glibbery, Joanna Stephens, Jessica Jungklaus (PB), Christopher Boden, Kay Mchugh, Rebecca Beale and Tim Farmer.
- Beacon: Henry Simpson and Harshad Patel.
- Brunswick Park: Terry Hastings and Gill Hastings.
- Cannock Chase: Duncan Gould, Richard Moore and Rachel Antoine.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Sandwell Valley: Nicola James.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Edward Morris.
- Shrewsbury: Lorraine Beesley (PB).
- Cusworth Hall (Doncaster): Simon Hudson and Jo Yarnall.
- Poole: Adam Benjamin.
- Eden Project: Daniel Day.
- Gunpowder (Waltham Abbey): Mark O'Rourke.
- Marple: Sarah Lyons and Eamon Lyons.
- Victoria Dock: Sally Gordon.
- Farfalle (Padua, Italy): Lee Harris.
Congratulations to members who raced over the weekend, including the first two major marathons of the season and another GP race:
- Monsal Trail 10k (Sunday): Andrew Birkbeck (01:00:26) and Catherine Birkbeck (01:01:15)
- Leamington 10k: Quentin Oury (00:35:14, 6th)
- Cathedral to Castle 10 miles (GP): Charlotte Portsmouth (01:22:28), Sue Baker (01:33:43), Henry Simpson (01:34:39), Wendy Sargeant (01:37:15), Jackie Newman (01:37:41), Garry Newman (01:37:57), Elizabeth Freeth (01:39:29), Leigh Sprules (01:40:07, longest race to date), Katrina Wyke (01:42:01), Tammy Johnson (01:45:46), Tom Edwards (01:50:52), Jane Quinn (01:57:04) and Tony Baker (02:05:39).
- London Landmarks HM: Sally Gordon (02:06:09, beat official PB), Barinderjit Cheema (02:28:51, 2:30 pacer)
- Brighton Marathon: Ian Jennings (04:38:33, beat official PB)
- Paris Marathon: Nicky Jones (04:31:08, First marathon)
Week ENding March 31
ARC had 78 parkrunners and walkers at 20 different locations on Saturday March 23rd, with 23 at Walsall Arboretum, 10 at Sutton Park, 14 at Chasewater, 8 at Beacon and 2 at Brunswick Park.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Adam Smith (1st, 6th Age Grade), Luke White (2nd), Stephen Marshall (5th), Lisa Wakeman (5th lady), Matthew Emery (7th) and George Brizell (9th), also to those who gained top-10 placings in the age-graded table for their event: Mark Foster (3rd) and Mike Morley (7th).
Congratulations also to Pete Kelsall, who combined his 50th parkrun with his 25th volunteer.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Adam Smith (1st, 6th Age Grade), Luke White (2nd), Stephen Marshall (5th), Lisa Wakeman (5th lady), Matthew Emery (7th) and George Brizell (9th), also to those who gained top-10 placings in the age-graded table for their event: Mark Foster (3rd) and Mike Morley (7th).
Congratulations also to Pete Kelsall, who combined his 50th parkrun with his 25th volunteer.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Richmond: George Brizell and Melissa Crowley.
- Cannock Chase: Steve Blakemore, Richard Moore.
- Rosliston: Simon Hudson and Mandy Brassington.
- Valentines (Ilford): Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin, Michael Morley, Gordon Walker, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Tom Neal, Lisa Wakeman, Martin Wall, Steve Hammond, Trevor Harris, Pete Kelsall, Abby Wright, Katrina Wyke, Louis Hinton, Alex Crook, Roxy Babla, Rachel Antoine, Barinderjit Cheema, Angela Oury, Mark Chapman, Nicola James, Sarah Bishop and Sarah Hinkley.
- Kraków: Jo Yarnall.
- Kingsbury Water: Harshad Patel.
- Conwy: Rob Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- Ellon (Aberdeenshire): Emma Shaw.
- Heartlands (Redruth): Stephen Grice.
- Sutton Park: Stephen Marshall (PB), Jack Pridey (PB), David Roberts, James Nelson (PB), Ian Jennings, Marcus Nye, Geoff Card, Michelle Morgan, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mark O'Rourke.
- Hafan Pwllheli: Luke White.
- Chasewater: Matthew Emery (PB), Karl Hill, Nicky Jones, Christopher Boden, Jessica Jungklaus (PB), Andrew Birkbeck (PB), Catherine Birkbeck, Michael Mason, Joanna Stephens, Rebecca Beale, Amy Johnson, Simon Brown, Lucy Farrington and Tim Farmer.
- Clevedon Salthouse Fields: Daniel Day.
- Beacon: John Pearce, Chris Waple, Barbara Johnson, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings, Liam Bradley, Henry Simpson and Gill Hastings.
- The Cinder Track, Whitby: Adam Smith.
- Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve (Cardigan): Tom Glibbery.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Mark Foster (PB).
- Brunswick Park: Tony Baker and Laura Sprules.
- Manchester to Liverpool Ultra 50 miles: Carl Nicholls completed this in 09:11:38, coming 104th out of 300 participants, earning himself a Silver medal for being in the top 200 finishers.
- Kew Gardens 10k: Sally Gordon (00:59:30)
- Chasewater Easter Egg 10k (GP): Lorraine Beesley (00:48:25, 1st FV55), Leigh Sprules (00:56:27), Wendy Sargeant (00:59:07, 1st FV65), Sally Gordon (01:00:05), Christopher Boden (01:01:09) and Jane Quinn (01:12:28, 1st FV70).
- Chasewater Easter Egg 5k (GP): Jo Stephens (00:26:27, 1st FV50), Rebecca Beale (00:30:03), Nick Benton (00:30:28) and Liam Bradley (00:47:18).
- Gloucester HM: Dan Williams (01:21:31) and Nicky Jones (02:19:39, 2hr20 pacer)
- Gloucester 10k: Emma Williams (00:54:42)
- Crewe 10k: Henry Simpson (00:51:01, new club V70 10k record}
Week Ending March 24
ARC had 58 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday March 23rd, with 14 at Walsall Arboretum, 10 at Sutton Park, 8 at Chasewater, 2 at Beacon and 5 at Aston Hall, where a group took on most of the volunteer roles to help make this event happen.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Joanna Stephens (4th lady), Wendy Sargeant (8th lady, 1st Age Grade) and Lisa Dimbleby (10th lady), also to those who gained top-10 placings in the age-graded table for their event: John Pearce (4th) and Jane Quinn (9th).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Well done also to those others who completed races over the weekend:
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Joanna Stephens (4th lady), Wendy Sargeant (8th lady, 1st Age Grade) and Lisa Dimbleby (10th lady), also to those who gained top-10 placings in the age-graded table for their event: John Pearce (4th) and Jane Quinn (9th).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Bushy: Sally Gordon.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Poole: Lisa Wakeman.
- Walsall Arboretum: Simon Rhodes, Daniel Day, Tom Neal, Steve Hammond, Luke White, Marcus Nye, Lisa Dimbleby (PB), Andrew Fisher, Alex Crook, Roxy Babla, Andrew Pullen, Angela Oury, Mark Chapman, Liam Bradley.
- Kingsbury Water: Amy Johnson.
- Perry Hall: John Pearce and Rachel Antoine (PB).
- Jamaica Pond (Boston USA): Andrew Birkbeck.
- Sutton Park: Jack Pridey, Peter Dimbleby, Harshad Patel, Henry Simpson, Catherine Birkbeck, Geoff Card, Tony Baker, Rebecca Steele, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mark O'Rourke.
- Chasewater: Nicky Jones, Joanna Stephens, Wendy Sargeant, Rebecca Beale, Maria Taylor, Michael Mason, Jane Quinn and Tim Farmer.
- East Park: Rob Foster.
- Beacon: Martin Wall and Mandy Brassington.
- Watermead Country Park (Leics): Christopher Boden.
- Ashbourne Recreation Ground: Chris Waple, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings and Gill Hastings.
- Quakers Walk (Devizes): Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Chris Sprules and Leigh Sprules.
- Aston Hall: James Nelson, Simon Hudson, Jo Yarnall, Nicola Baker and Gemma Archer.
- Men 'A' (31st): Adam Smith (L29:21), Luke White (L32:39), Ryan Noon (L33:12), Stewart Jones (L35:12), Michael Morley (S18:46), Stephen Marshall (S19:06), Lee Harris (S18:55), Mark Foster (S20:40), Andrew Wood (S18:45), Matthew Emery (S21:07), Bruce Fanshawe (S17:09) and Daniel Williams (S18:45). This position has qualified the club to enter the National Relays on 6 April. Well done all.
- Men 'B' (9 runners): Philip Brayford (L35:41), Peter Dimbleby (L34:35), Karl Hill (L38:51), Barinderjit Cheema (L48:56) Mark Shaw (S20:02), Ian Jennings (S24:11), Leigh Sprules (S26:50), Harshad Patel (S21:28) and David Roberts (S22:27).
- Women (39th): Helen Beecham (L40:25), Katrina Wyke (S28:45), Sue Baker (L46:33), Jessica Jungklaus (S27:26), Claire Pugh Patel (S30:42) and Laura Crick (S20:41).
Well done also to those others who completed races over the weekend:
- 20 and a half Fission (20 miles): Stephen Grice (03:04:34, First 20-miler) and Anne Kelsall (03:24:01).
- Cheshire Elite 10k: Lee Harris (00:36:16, PB, new club MV45 record)
- Ironbridge HM: Bruce Fanshawe (01:17:17, First Place)
- Weston Super Half: Abby Wright (02:11:11)
- Hampton Court Palace HM: Sally Gordon (02:09:01)
- Wolverhampton 10k: Tammy Johnson (01:01:15), Nicky Jones (01:04:16, 1:05 pacer) and Lynda Elmore (back marker).
Week Ending March 17
ARC had 53 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday March 16th, with 14 at Walsall Arboretum, 1 at Sutton Park, 11 at Chasewater, 1 at Beacon and 9 at Bushy Park, home of parkrun.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Mark Foster (4th), Amy Johnson (4th lady), Adam Benjamin (8th) and Louise Booker (9th lady), also to Mike Morley who came 7th in the Age Graded table at his event this week.
Congratulations also to Amy Johnson, who completed her 100th parkrun this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, especially to those who gave up their parkrun to volunteer at Chasewater to publicise our 10k race.
Our runners:
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend, including an ultra, three GP races, a race winner and more 20-milers:
We are grateful that Emma Shaw is taking on the organisation of the upcoming Ron Reynolds handicap races. These will be 5k races on club nights: 16th April, 14th May, 4th June, 9th July and 13th August. Please sign up on the club App, or see Emma to register your interest in taking part.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Mark Foster (4th), Amy Johnson (4th lady), Adam Benjamin (8th) and Louise Booker (9th lady), also to Mike Morley who came 7th in the Age Graded table at his event this week.
Congratulations also to Amy Johnson, who completed her 100th parkrun this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, especially to those who gave up their parkrun to volunteer at Chasewater to publicise our 10k race.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin, Gordon Walker, Simon Rhodes, Louise Booker, Claire Crook, Jessica Jungklaus (PB), Shelley Nicholls (PB), Andrew Fisher, Abby Wright, Barinderjit Cheema, Alex Crook, Roxy Babla, Mark Chapman, Andrew Pullen.
- Sutton Park: Tony Baker.
- Chasewater: Mark Foster, Tom Glibbery, Nicola James, Emily Grimwade, Michelle Morgan (PB), Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Tim Farmer, Lynda Elmore and Sarah Hinkley.
- Beacon: Karl Hill.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Amy Johnson (PB) and Simon Brown (PB).
- Aston Hall: Rebecca Steele.
- Sandwell Valley: Harshad Patel.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach, Marcus Nye (PB) and Tony Dutton.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore.
- Bath Skyline: Jane Quinn.
- Weymouth: Michael Morley, Luke White, Peter Dimbleby, Stephen Mccann and Lisa Dimbleby.
- Jersey Farm (St Albans): Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Bushy: Chris Waple, Anne Kelsall, Barbara Johnson, Karen Waple, Rachel Antoine, Maria Taylor, Terry Hastings, Mandy Brassington and Gill Hastings.
- Perth: Lucy Farrington.
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend, including an ultra, three GP races, a race winner and more 20-milers:
- Centurian Hundred Hills 50k: Carl and Kara Nicholls.
- Fradley 10k (GP): George Brizell (00:40:06, 1st 14-19), Tom Neal (00:40:21), Philip Brayford (00:42:29), Andrew Pullen (00:42:47), Matt Emery (00:42:49), Nick Beach (00:43:54), Steve Hammond (00:45:21), Lorraine Beesley (00:45:26, 1st FV50), Emma Williams (00:56:38), Sally Gordon (00:57:37), Katrina Wyke (00:59:04), Nick Benton (01:00:25), Tom Edwards (01:02:38), Richard Moore (01:03:31) and Sue Davis (01:18:35),
- Seven Pools 10k (GP): Liam Harrold (00:37:14, 1st place), Stephen Marshall (00:42:43), Harshad Patel (00:48:11), James Nelson (00:55:08), Claire Crook (00:57:54), Stephen Grice (00:57:56) and Simon Hudson (01:04:21).
- Stafford HM (GP): Alex Dicken (01:19:51), Marcus Nye (01:46:17), Tom Glibbery (01:47:46), Sue Baker (01:57:36, PB), Henry Simpson (02:00:57, new club MV70 HM Record), Stephen Allmark (02:06:03, 1st HM) and Chris Boden (02:22:43, 1st HM)
- Weymouth HM: Luke White (01:23:44, 15th), Mike Morley (01:27:42, 1st MV55), Simon Rhodes (01:32:02) and Pete Dimbleby (01:32:08).
- Ashby 20: Adam Smith (02:06:08), Mark O'Rourke (03:14:58), Joanna Stephens (03:19:50, 1st 20-miler), Rebecca Beale (03:48:42, 1st 20-miler), Jo Yarnall (04:22:29), Nicola James (04:22:29), Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons (05:15:14, 1st 20-miler),
- Milton Keynes HM: Laura Crick (01:35:41)
- Milton Keynes 20 miles: Lee Harris (02:10:39, PB) and Nicky Jones (03:14:05, 1st 20-miler)
We are grateful that Emma Shaw is taking on the organisation of the upcoming Ron Reynolds handicap races. These will be 5k races on club nights: 16th April, 14th May, 4th June, 9th July and 13th August. Please sign up on the club App, or see Emma to register your interest in taking part.
Week Ending March 10
ARC had 69 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday March 9th, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum, 6 at Sutton Park, 12 at Chasewater, 10 at Beacon and 4 at Brunswick Park.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Michael Morley (4th, 1st Age Grade), Louise Booker (4th lady), Joanna Stephens (6th lady, 8th Age Grade), Mark Foster (8th) and Amy Johnson (8th lady, PB), also to thos others who gained a top-10 Age Grade at their event: Wendy Sargeant (3rd), John Pearce (4th) and Mark Foster (8th).
Congratulations also to Laura Sprules, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend, the first of the 20-mile Spring races:
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Michael Morley (4th, 1st Age Grade), Louise Booker (4th lady), Joanna Stephens (6th lady, 8th Age Grade), Mark Foster (8th) and Amy Johnson (8th lady, PB), also to thos others who gained a top-10 Age Grade at their event: Wendy Sargeant (3rd), John Pearce (4th) and Mark Foster (8th).
Congratulations also to Laura Sprules, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Andrew Pullen (PB), Daniel Day, Lee Harris, Gordon Walker, Tom Neal, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Louise Booker, Claire Crook, Matthew Emery, Jessica Jungklaus, Stephen Mccann, Anne Kelsall, Lisa Dimbleby, Shelley Nicholls, Katrina Wyke, Abby Wright, Alex Crook, Roxy Babla, Barbara Johnson, Mark Chapman, Barinderjit Cheema, Victoria O'Connor, Sarah Bishop, Gemma Archer, Adam Benjamin and Emily Grimwade.
- Sutton Park: David Roberts, Michelle Morgan, Nicola James, Jo Yarnall, Jack Pridey and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Chasewater: Michael Morley, John Pearce, Joanna Stephens, Christopher Boden (PB), Andrew Birkbeck (PB), Michael Mason, Catherine Birkbeck, Geoff Card, Rebecca Beale, Harshad Patel, Claire Pugh-Patel and Tim Farmer.
- Beacon: Mark Foster, Amy Johnson (PB), Henry Simpson, Martin Wall, Thomas Edwards, Lucy Farrington, Wendy Sargeant, Simon Brown, Karen Waple and Chris Waple.
- Brunswick Park: Rebecca Steele, Laura Sprules (PB), Tracey Sprules and Mandy Brassington.
- Cannock Chase: Karl Hill and Richard Moore.
- Woodgate Valley Country Park: Leigh Sprules.
- Bath Skyline: Jane Quinn.
- Ludlow: Tony Baker.
- Cirencester: Sarah Lyons and Eamon Lyons.
- Irchester Country (Wellingborough): Rachel Antoine.
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend, the first of the 20-mile Spring races:
- Oundle 20 miles: Luke White (02:14:55), Mike Morley (02:28:02) and Phil Brayford (02:28:18)
- Trimpell 20 miles (Lancaster): Nick Beach (02:30:40)
Week Ending March 3
ARC had 56 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday March 2nd, with 19 at Walsall Arboretum, 10 at Sutton Park, 7 at Chasewater, 4 at Beacon and 3 at Brunswick Park.
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Alex Dicken (5th, 10th Age Grade), Sue Baker (7th lady, 5th Age Grade), Lee Harris (8th, 9th Age Grade, PB), Amy Johnson (7th lady), Sally Gordon (7th lady), Lucy Farrington (8th lady) and Maria Taylor (8th lady).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend:
Well done to this week's top-10 finishers: Alex Dicken (5th, 10th Age Grade), Sue Baker (7th lady, 5th Age Grade), Lee Harris (8th, 9th Age Grade, PB), Amy Johnson (7th lady), Sally Gordon (7th lady), Lucy Farrington (8th lady) and Maria Taylor (8th lady).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Alex Dicken, Adam Benjamin, Andrew Pullen, Harshad Patel, Simon Rhodes, Gordon Walker, Steve Hammond, Jessica Jungklaus, Claire Crook, Wendy Sargeant, Roxy Babla, Angela Oury, Rebecca Steele, John Quinn, Jane Quinn, Mark Chapman, Anita Passmore, Stephanie Elcock, Liam Bradley.
- Sutton Park: Lee Harris (PB), Luke White, Daniel Day, Jack Pridey, Martin Wall, Tom Neal, Scott Davies, Geoff Card, Tony Baker and Michelle Morgan.
- Chasewater: Michael Mason, Thomas Edwards, Amy Johnson, Lucy Farrington, Joanna Stephens, Rebecca Beale and Kay Mchugh.
- Beacon: Karl Hill, Andrew Birkbeck, Stephen Grice and Nicky Jones.
- Brunswick Park: Sally Gordon, Maria Taylor and Nicola James.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Sandwell Valley: Sue Baker.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore.
- Kingsbury Water: Eamon Lyons.
- Markeaton: Tom Glibbery.
- Hanley: Leigh Sprules, Laura Sprules, Tracey Sprules and Christopher Sprules.
- Wimpole Estate (Royston, Herts): Mark O'Rourke.
- Victoria Dock: Rachel Antoine, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mandy Brassington.
Well done also to those who completed races over the weekend:
- Groundhog Marathon (track): Barinderjit Cheema (05:11:32) and Jo Yarnall (06:12:37)
- Groundhog HM (track): Lynda Elmore (03:20:20)
- Oulton Park 20 miles: Nicky Jones (03:16:12, First 20 miler)
- Anglesey HM: Anne Kelsall (02:11:37) and Pete Kelsall (02:22:25, First HM)
- Trafford 1ok: Nicholas Beach (00:42:33)
- Cyprus Marathon: Pete Dimbleby (03:24:53) and Stephen McCann (05:11:27)
- Cyprus HM: Lisa Dimbleby (02:03:54)
Week ENding February 25
ARC had 61 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday February 24th, with 31 at Walsall Arboretum, 8 at Sutton Park, 10 at Chasewater and 4 at Beacon .
Well done to Lorraine Beesley, our sole our top-10 finisher, coming in as 7th lady at her event and 4th in the Age Graded table.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
Well done also to Nicky Jones, who paced 2:10 at the Leicestershire Half Marathon, coming in at 02:09:49.
The ECCA National Cross Country Championships, due to take place at Weston Park on Saturday 24th were sadly cancelled/postponed at the last minute.
On Tuesday 20th we held a foodbank donation to supplement that collected at parkrun the previous Saturday. A total of 52.75kg of food, 11.20kg of non-food items and a £10 cash donation were delivered to the Thomas Project (part of the Black Country Foodbank). Many thanks to all members who contributed, especially to Karen Waple for co-ordinating this.
Well done to Lorraine Beesley, our sole our top-10 finisher, coming in as 7th lady at her event and 4th in the Age Graded table.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin, Daniel Day, Luke White, Mark Shaw, Andrew Pullen, Tom Neal, Simon Rhodes, Duncan Gould, Steve Hammond, Karl Hill, Claire Crook, Gordon Walker, Trevor Harris, Anne Kelsall, Jessica Jungklaus, Colin Nicholls, Shelley Nicholls, Stephen Mccann, Rachel Antoine, Roxy Babla, Abigail Wright, Barinderjit Cheema, Marcus Nye, Ian Boneham, Sally Gordon, Lisa Dimbleby, Mark Johnson, Rebecca Steele, Nicola James, Sarah Hinkley and Jane Quinn.
- Sutton Park: Stephen Marshall, James Nelson, Mark O'Rourke, Geoff Card, Harshad Patel, Michelle Morgan, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Emma Preston.
- Chasewater: Eamon Lyons, Andrew Birkbeck, Michael Mason, Kay Mchugh, Rebecca Beale, Joanna Stephens, Frances Mccallum, Sarah Bishop, Victoria O'Connor and Liam Bradley.
- Beacon: Jack Pridey, Terry Hastings, Mandy Brassington and Gill Hastings.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore.
- Aston Hall: Martin Wall and Tom Glibbery.
- Conkers: Christopher Boden.
- Eastville (Bristol): Mark Chapman.
- Alvaston: Lorraine Beesley.
- Seven Fields (Swindon): Jo Yarnall.
Well done also to Nicky Jones, who paced 2:10 at the Leicestershire Half Marathon, coming in at 02:09:49.
The ECCA National Cross Country Championships, due to take place at Weston Park on Saturday 24th were sadly cancelled/postponed at the last minute.
On Tuesday 20th we held a foodbank donation to supplement that collected at parkrun the previous Saturday. A total of 52.75kg of food, 11.20kg of non-food items and a £10 cash donation were delivered to the Thomas Project (part of the Black Country Foodbank). Many thanks to all members who contributed, especially to Karen Waple for co-ordinating this.
Week Ending February 18
ARC had 59 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday February 17th, with 20 at Walsall Arboretum, 15 at Chasewater, 2 at Beacon and 1 at Brunswick Park, where an alternative course was used because of flooding. Sutton Park parkrun was cancelled this week because of another event.
Well done to our top-10 finishers, George Brizell (3rd, 3rd Age Grade) and Lisa Wakeman (4th lady), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Michael Morley (7th), John Pearce (8th) and Henry Simpson (9th).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
Saturday 17th saw another Grand Prix race - the Winter Railway Ultra at Coalport, near Ironbridge. Well done to those who took part and many thanks to Barbara Johnson for agreeing to include the 19 miles (as an extra, placing after the HM and 9 miles), which proved the most popular option:
Well done to our top-10 finishers, George Brizell (3rd, 3rd Age Grade) and Lisa Wakeman (4th lady), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Michael Morley (7th), John Pearce (8th) and Henry Simpson (9th).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin, Mark Shaw, Lisa Wakeman, Andrew Fisher, Claire Crook, Chris Waple, Marcus Nye, Barinderjit Cheema, Abby Wright, Roxy Babla, Lawrence Hewitt, Mark Johnson, Jessica Jungklaus, Mark Chapman, Michael Mason, Michelle Morgan, Nicola Baker, Gemma Archer, Nicola James and Gill Hastings.
- Chasewater: Jack Pridey, Daniel Day, Luke White, Simon Rhodes, Scott Davies, Tom Neal, Peter Dimbleby, Michael Morley, Barbara Johnson, Kay Mchugh, Rebecca Beale, Joanna Stephens, Sarah Hinkley, Liam Bradley and Tim Farmer.
- Beacon: John Pearce and Martin Wall.
- Brunswick Park: Laura Sprules.
- Sandwell Valley: George Brizell, Melissa Crowley.
- Kingsbury Water: Eamon Lyons.
- Cannock Chase: Karl Hill, Sarah Bishop, Victoria O'Connor and Amy Johnson.
- Isabel Trail: Henry Simpson.
- Oaklands: Frances Mccallum.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Tom Glibbery, Geoff Card and Tony Baker.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Rachel Antoine.
- Cannon Hill: David Roberts.
- Newtown: Andrew Pullen.
- Eden Project: Angela Oury.
- Lyme Park (Cheshire): Maria Taylor and Mandy Brassington.
- Lee-on-the-Solent: Mark O'Rourke.
- Wyre Forest: Claire Pugh-Patel and Harshad Patel.
Saturday 17th saw another Grand Prix race - the Winter Railway Ultra at Coalport, near Ironbridge. Well done to those who took part and many thanks to Barbara Johnson for agreeing to include the 19 miles (as an extra, placing after the HM and 9 miles), which proved the most popular option:
- 9 miles: Simon Hudson (01:34:24), Katrina Wyke (01:35:11) and Jo Yarnall (02:01:52).
- Half Marathon: Lorraine Beesley (01:48:12, 2nd finisher and First lady)
- 19 miles: Nicky Jones (03:00:46, Longest race to date), Stephen Grice (03:11:29, Longest race to date), Ian Jennings (03:16:42), Anne Kelsall (03:23:36) and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons (04:22:13, Longest race to date).
- Birmingham Running Festival, Sunday 18th: 10k: Catherine Birkbeck (01:03:34, 1st 10k with ARC), 5k: Nicky Jones (00:26:56) and Andrew Birkbeck (00:28:40, PB)
- Wrexham Village Bakery HM: Adam Smith (01:12:37), Dan Williams (01:20:38) and Liam Harrold (01:30:38)
- Great North Western HM (Blackpool): Stephen Marshall (01:24:26, PB)
Week Ending February 11
ARC had 60 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday February 10th, with 21 at Walsall Arboretum, 6 at Sutton Park, 11 at Beacon, Lichfield and 8 at Cannock Chase. Chasewater was cancelled due to insufficient volunteers, whilst Brunswick Park was cancelled because of flooding.
Well done to Adam Benjamin, our sole top-10 finisher, being 9th to finish his event, also to Chris Sprules and Wendy Sargeant, who were both placed 9th in the Age-graded table for their event.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
Saturday 10th also saw the last Cross Country League event of the season, with men and women both running at Top Barn, Worcester. Well done to all our runners:
Well done to Adam Benjamin, our sole top-10 finisher, being 9th to finish his event, also to Chris Sprules and Wendy Sargeant, who were both placed 9th in the Age-graded table for their event.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend,
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin, Andrew Pullen, Tom Neal, Gordon Walker, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Barinderjit Cheema, Lucy Farrington, Andrew Fisher, Chris Waple, Roxy Babla, Abby Wright, Alexander Crook, Ian Boneham, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings, Angela Oury, Victoria O'Connor, Mark Chapman, Sarah Hinkley and Gill Hastings.
- Sutton Park: Jack Pridey, Stephen Grice, Geoff Card, Michelle Morgan (PB), Gemma Archer and Tony Baker.
- Beacon: Karl Hill, John Pearce, Henry Simpson, Catherine Birkbeck (PB), Andrew Birkbeck, Wendy Sargeant, Maria Taylor (PB), Jane Quinn, John Quinn, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mandy Brassington.
- Cannock Chase: Steve Blakemore, Christopher Boden, Thomas Edwards, Nicky Jones, Kay Mchugh, Michael Mason, Melissa Crowley and Richard Moore.
- Sandwell Valley: Lee Harris, Chris Sprules and Emma Preston.
- East Park: Leigh Sprules (PB).
- Perry Hall: Amy Johnson.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Steve Hammond (PB).
- Oaklands: Claire Pugh-Patel and Harshad Patel.
- Cheltenham: Eamon Lyons, Sarah Lyons and Jo Yarnall.
- Kingsway (Gloucester): Rob Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- Old Railway Trail, Llangollen: Tom Glibbery.
Saturday 10th also saw the last Cross Country League event of the season, with men and women both running at Top Barn, Worcester. Well done to all our runners:
- Men (full results here): Our first team of Toby Oury (25th), Bruce Fanshawe (28th), Liam Harrold (32nd), Quentin Oury (42nd), Andrew Wood (65th) and Stephen Marshall (88th) came in 8th place, whilst our B team of Ryan Noon (106), Neil Day (109), Stewart Jones (117), Pete Dimbleby (127), Phil Brayford (129) and Harshad Patel (139) were placed 6th. Our team was completed by Mark Shaw (140), Neil Brown (148), David Roberts (158), Martin Wall (179), Mark O'Rourke (189) and Mark Johnson (198).Our Masters A team of Toby, Neil Day, Stewart and Pete were placed 7th whilst our Masters B team of Phil, Harshad, Mark Shaw and Neil Brown were placed 3rd.
This leaves ARC finishing in 6th place overall in the league for the season, our best ever placing, with our B team also finishing in 6th place - a not-insignificant achievement to field a B team on each occasion. Our final placings for our Masters A team was 7th, with a 5th place for the Masters' B team. - Special congratulations to Bruce Fanshawe, who finished in 8th place in the overall season's individual table (best 3 events), also to Toby Oury (24th, 4th V40), Liam Harrold (29th), Quentin Oury (46th), Andrew Wood (70th), Mike Morley (102, 8th V50), Ryan Noon (103), Neil Day (107), Stewart Jones (109), Neil Brown (126), Pete Dimbleby (127), Phil Brayford (129, 2nd V60), Harshad Patel (130), David Roberts (140), Martin Wall (156) and Mark Johnson (169).
- Women (full results here): Our first team of Claire Crook (43rd), Louise Booker (76th), Lorraine Beesley (79th) and Sue Baker (125) were placed 14th out of 24 teams, whilst our B team consisted of Sarah Lyons (127), Shelley Nicholls (129), Sally Gordon (138) and Abby Wright (149), position tbc . Our team was completed by Anne Kelsall (150), Katrina Wyke (153), Rachel Antoine (178), Jo Yarnall (193), Nicola James (194) and Lynda Elmore (196). This left our team finishing mid-table in 14th place in the final league table.
Our Masters team of Claire, Louise and Lorraine came in 10th place out of 21 teams, taking our team to 7th place overall in the Masters table.
Final league positions for the women's league can be found here.
Week Ending February 4
ARC had 68 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday February 3rd, with 33 at Walsall Arboretum, 4 at Sutton Park, 3 at Brunswick Park and 3 at Beacon, Lichfield. There were also 12 members who took part at Battlestead Croft, Burton, which was designated a club Grand Prix event. Chasewater was sadly subject to a last-minute cancellation due to a medical emergency on the route just before the planned start.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Daniel Williams (1st, 4th Age Grade), Lorraine Beesley (2nd lady, 2nd Age Grade), Alex Dicken (3rd), Joanna Stephens (4th lady, 9th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (6th lady), Andrew Pullen (7th, PB), George Brizell (8th, 8th Age Grade, PB), Philip Brayford (9th, 4th Age Grade), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Anne Kelsall (8th) and Wendy Sargeant (10th)
Well done to Mark Foster, who completed his 100th parkrun at Beacon this weekend, also to Dan Williams, who celebrated his 50th with a first-finish at Brunswick Park.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, including six members who travelled especially to Aston Hall to support the struggling parkrun.
Our runners:
Well done to others who took part in races over the weekend:
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Daniel Williams (1st, 4th Age Grade), Lorraine Beesley (2nd lady, 2nd Age Grade), Alex Dicken (3rd), Joanna Stephens (4th lady, 9th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (6th lady), Andrew Pullen (7th, PB), George Brizell (8th, 8th Age Grade, PB), Philip Brayford (9th, 4th Age Grade), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Anne Kelsall (8th) and Wendy Sargeant (10th)
Well done to Mark Foster, who completed his 100th parkrun at Beacon this weekend, also to Dan Williams, who celebrated his 50th with a first-finish at Brunswick Park.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, including six members who travelled especially to Aston Hall to support the struggling parkrun.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Alex Dicken, Lee Harris, Gordon Walker, Karl Hill, Adam Benjamin, Aaron Neath, Lisa Wakeman, Colin Nicholls, Peter Dimbleby, Simon Rhodes, Marcus Nye, Andrew Fisher, Jessica Jungklaus, Alex Crook, Claire Crook, Abby Wright, Roxy Babla, Katrina Wyke, Chris Waple, Shelley Nicholls, Lisa Dimbleby, Simon Brown, Lucy Farrington, Mark Chapman, Angela Oury, Tammy Johnson, Karen Waple, Terence Anthony Hastings, Mark Johnson, Nicola James, Rebecca Steele, Gillian Hastings.
- Sutton Park: George Brizell (PB), Harshad Patel, Gemma Archer and Claire Pugh-Patel.
- Brunswick Park: Daniel Williams, Rachel Antoine and Laura Sprules (PB).
- Beacon: Mark Foster, Steve Hammond and Stephen Grice.
- Wolverhampton: Tony Dutton and Nicholas Beach.
- Perry Hall: Andrew Pullen (PB).
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Mandy Brassington (PB).
- Battlestead Croft: Philip Brayford, Martin Wall (PB), Lorraine Beesley, Joanna Stephens, Nicky Jones, Simon Hudson, Anne Kelsall, Wendy Sargeant, Barbara Johnson, John Quinn, Jane Quinn and Liam Bradley.
- Cannock Chase: Richard Moore
- Sherwood Pines: Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Witney (Oxfordshire): Tony Baker.
- Street: Sarah Hinkley.
- Valentines (Ilford): Jo Yarnall.
- Graves (Sheffield): Ian Boneham.
- Clapham Common: Andrew Birkbeck and Catherine Birkbeck.
Well done to others who took part in races over the weekend:
- Warwick Half Marathon: Toby Oury (01:22:34), Stephen Marshall (01:25:59, PB), Simon Rhodes (01:27:49), Mark O'Rourke (01:59:05) and Nicky Jones (02:19:45, 2:20 pacer)
Week Ending January 28
ARC had 64 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 27, with 14 at Walsall Arboretum, 10 at Sutton Park, 10 at Chasewater, 2 at Brunswick Park and 2 at Beacon, Lichfield. There were also 11 members who took part at Aston Hall.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Louise Booker (4th lady) and Mark Foster (7th, 6th Age Grade), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: .John Pearce (7th) and Lorraine Beesley (9th)
Well done to .
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, including six members who travelled especially to Aston Hall to support the struggling parkrun.
Our runners:
Saturday 27th also saw the Midlands Cross Country Championships at Leamington Spa. Well done to our runners:
Well done to others who took part in races over the weekend, including another club GP race. Reminder: the next GP race is Battlestead Croft parkrun, Tatenhill, Burton on Trent, Saturday 3 February, a replacement for last week's cancelled Edgbaston parkrun.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Louise Booker (4th lady) and Mark Foster (7th, 6th Age Grade), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: .John Pearce (7th) and Lorraine Beesley (9th)
Well done to .
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend, including six members who travelled especially to Aston Hall to support the struggling parkrun.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin (PB), Simon Rhodes, Louise Booker, Aaron Neath, Daniel Day, Tom Neal, Luke White, Gordon Walker, Marcus Nye, Roxy Babla, Lisa Dimbleby, Rachel Antoine, Mark Chapman, Sarah Hinkley.
- Sutton Park: Stephen Marshall, Claire Crook (PB), Alex Crook, Angela Oury, Geoff Card, Tony Baker, Michelle Morgan (PB), Nicola Baker, Gemma Archer and Mark O'Rourke.
- Chasewater: Michael Mason, Tom Glibbery, Andrew Birkbeck, Catherine Birkbeck, Jessica Jungklaus, Stephen Grice, Kay Mchugh, Simon Brown, Amy Johnson and Lucy Farrington.
- Beacon: Steve Hammond and Nicky Jones.
- Brunswick Park: Barbara Johnson and Liam Bradley.
- Sandwell Valley: Lee Harris.
- Kingsbury Water: Sarah Lyons.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: John Pearce and Emma Preston.
- East Park: Tammy Johnson.
- Aston Hall: Mark Foster, Leigh Sprules, Chris Sprules, Terry Hastings, Frances Mccallum, Nicola James (PB), Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Mandy Brassington, Laura Sprules, Gill Hastings and Lynda Elmore.
- Cannock Chase: Karl Hill.
- Babbs Mill: Victoria O'Connor and Sarah Bishop.
- Woodgate Valley Country Park: Harshad Patel and Claire Pugh-Patel.
- Battlestead Croft: Martin Wall.
- Mallards Pike (Gloucs): Richard Moore.
- Torbay Velopark: Andrew Fisher.
- Highbury Fields (Islington): Eamon Lyons.
- The Wammy: Lorraine Beesley.
Saturday 27th also saw the Midlands Cross Country Championships at Leamington Spa. Well done to our runners:
- U17 6k: George Brizell (47th. 1st race for ARC)
- Women 8k: Helen Beecham (86th), Shelley Nicholls (150), Katrina Wyke (156), Abby Wright (160), Anne Kelsall (161), Melissa Crowley (170). Our team of Helen, Shelley, Katrina and Abby came in 21st place.
- Men 12k: Toby Oury (74th), Quention Oury (104), Lee Harris (141), Mike Morley (167), Phil Brayford (203)
Well done to others who took part in races over the weekend, including another club GP race. Reminder: the next GP race is Battlestead Croft parkrun, Tatenhill, Burton on Trent, Saturday 3 February, a replacement for last week's cancelled Edgbaston parkrun.
- Tissington Trail Half Marathon, Saturday (new out-and-back course): Maria Taylor (02:20:38, PB) and Sally Gordon (02:20:52).
- Tissington Trail Half Marathon, Sunday (new out-and-back course): Henry Simpson (02:01:58)
- Walton Wobble 10k (GP): Lorraine Beesley (1st FV55, 00:46:46), Nicky Jones (00:54:07), Sue Baker (00:55:48) and Chris Boden (01:03:43)
- National Trust 10k run: Lynda Elmore and Jo Yarnall (01:24)
Week Ending January 21
ARC had a massive 74 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 20, with 24 at Walsall Arboretum, 5 at Sutton Park, 7 at Chasewater, 11 at Brunswick Park and 5 at Beacon, Lichfield.
With the disappointing last-minute cancellation of Edbaston Reservoir, scheduled as a Grand Prix race, some members went to Cannon Hill, whilst others either just made it back to 'home' and some unfortunately were not able to make a parkrun in time. Battlestead Croft Parkrun, Tatenhill, Burton on Trent on Saturday 3 February is the designated replacement for our club GP.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Claire Crook (1st lady), Lee Harris (2nd, 2nd Age Grade), Bruce Fanshawe (2nd, 8th Age Grade), Alex Dicken (2nd), Sue Baker (5th lady, 6th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (7th lady) and Simon Rhodes (10th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Mike Morley (5th), Lorraine Beesley (6th), Steve Hammond (6th), Claire Crook (9th) and Anne Kelsall (9th).
Well done to Bruce Fanshawe, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend, also to Pete Dimbleby, who completed his 100th different venue at Brunswick Park to join the Cowell club.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
With the disappointing last-minute cancellation of Edbaston Reservoir, scheduled as a Grand Prix race, some members went to Cannon Hill, whilst others either just made it back to 'home' and some unfortunately were not able to make a parkrun in time. Battlestead Croft Parkrun, Tatenhill, Burton on Trent on Saturday 3 February is the designated replacement for our club GP.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Claire Crook (1st lady), Lee Harris (2nd, 2nd Age Grade), Bruce Fanshawe (2nd, 8th Age Grade), Alex Dicken (2nd), Sue Baker (5th lady, 6th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (7th lady) and Simon Rhodes (10th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Mike Morley (5th), Lorraine Beesley (6th), Steve Hammond (6th), Claire Crook (9th) and Anne Kelsall (9th).
Well done to Bruce Fanshawe, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend, also to Pete Dimbleby, who completed his 100th different venue at Brunswick Park to join the Cowell club.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Cannon Hill: George Brizell (PB), Lorraine Beesley, Laura Kirwan (PB), Henry Simpson and Melissa Crowley.
- Brierley Forest: Lee Harris.
- Walsall Arboretum: Lisa Wakeman, Adam Benjamin, Trevor Harris, Christopher Boden (PB), Andrew Fisher, Thomas Edwards (PB), Anne Kelsall, Katrina Wyke, Roxy Babla, Abby Wright, Simon Hudson, Stephen Grice, Jessica Jungklaus, Kay Mchugh, Mark Chapman, Angela Oury, Victoria O'Connor, Jo Yarnall, Nicola James, Emily Grimwade, Rebecca Steele, Mark Johnson, Sarah Hinkley and Helen Hirst.
- Conkers: Mandy Brassington.
- Sandwell Valley: Sue Baker.
- Shrewsbury: Bruce Fanshawe.
- Perry Hall: Steve Hammond, Claire Crook, Rebecca Beale and Joanna Stephens.
- Sherwood Pines: Claire Pugh-Patel and Harshad Patel.
- Sutton Park: Stephen Marshall, Tony Baker, Michelle Morgan, Amy Johnson and Simon Brown.
- Groe, Builth Wells: Robert Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- Chasewater: Tom Glibbery, Michael Mason, Andrew Birkbeck, Catherine Birkbeck, Tammy Johnson, Maria Taylor and Tim Farmer.
- Beacon: Chris Waple, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings, Emma Preston and Gillian Hastings.
- Great Yarmouth North Beach: Chris Sprules and Leigh Sprules.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Mark Foster (PB), Sarah Lyons and Eamon Lyons.
- Brunswick Park, Wednesbury: Alex Dicken, Simon Rhodes, Michael Morley, Daniel Day, Luke White, Ryan Noon, Peter Dimbleby, Scott Davies, Karl Hill, Tom Neal and Martin Wall.
Week Ending January 14
ARC had 53 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 13, with 20 at Walsall Arboretum, 7 at Sutton Park, 5 at Chasewater, 10 at the inaugural Brunswick Park and 1 at Beacon, Lichfield.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Laura Crick (1st lady), George Brizell (5th, 6th Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (6th, PB) and Mark Foster (9th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: John Pearce (8th), Mark Foster (9th) and Tom Neal (9th).
Well done to Chris and Tracy Sprules, who joined the growing list of ARC members who are part of parkrun Core Teams, as they helped start the new Brunswick Park parkrun at Wednesbury. We wish the event every success and hope that other members will volunteer to support the event over the next few weeks..
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Well done also to Lynda Elmore who completed the Dudmaston 10k Dirt Run on Sunday 14th, finishing in a time of 01:24:54.
Please note that 2024 subscriptions are now due - please see the announcement on the club app.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Laura Crick (1st lady), George Brizell (5th, 6th Age Grade), Adam Benjamin (6th, PB) and Mark Foster (9th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: John Pearce (8th), Mark Foster (9th) and Tom Neal (9th).
Well done to Chris and Tracy Sprules, who joined the growing list of ARC members who are part of parkrun Core Teams, as they helped start the new Brunswick Park parkrun at Wednesbury. We wish the event every success and hope that other members will volunteer to support the event over the next few weeks..
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Cannock Chase: Karl Hill, Richard Moore and Nicky Jones.
- Walsall Arboretum: Adam Benjamin (PB), Tom Neal, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Daniel Day, Scott Davies, Colin Nicholls, Pete Kelsall, Roxy Babla, Lisa Dimbleby, Alexander Crook, Shelley Nicholls, Ian Boneham, Lawrence Hewitt, Andrew Fisher, Mark Chapman, Kat Stevenson, Victoria O'Connor, Sarah Bishop and Harshad Patel.
- Sandwell Valley: Laura Crick and Lee Harris.
- Evesham: Kay Mchugh.
- Sutton Park: John Pearce, Marcus Nye, Catherine Birkbeck, Geoff Card, Tony Baker, Michelle Morgan and Amy Johnson. .
- Chasewater: Thomas Edwards, Christopher Boden, Andrew Birkbeck, Tom Glibbery and Rebecca Beale.
- East Park: Steve Hammond.
- Beacon: Henry Simpson.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons (PB), Mandy Brassington and Rebecca Steele.
- Brunswick Park: George Brizell, Mark Foster, Leigh Sprules, Sarah Lyons, Eamon Lyons, Tammy Johnson, Jo Yarnall, Nicola James, Lynda Elmore and Laura Sprules.
- The Men's A Team of Bruce Fanshawe (10th), Toby Oury (20th), Liam Harrold (39th), Quentin Oury (55th), Stephen Marshall (84th) and Luke White (89th) secured 9th place for the club, whilst their B Team of Lee Harris (97th), Ryan Noon (107), Mike Morley (115), Neil Day (122), Stewart Jones (131) and Neil Brown (141) came in 6th place. Pete Dimbleby (154), Harshad Patel (158), Phil Brayford (164), David Roberts (173), Martin Wall (177), Stephen Grice (201) and Mark Johnson (206) completed our team. Our Masters A Team, consisting of Toby, Lee, Mike and Neil Day came in 5th place, whilst our Masters B Team of Stewart, Neil Brown, Pete and Harshad also finished in 5th place. This leaves our team sitting in a strong 5th place overall, out of 14 teams, with one event to come. Full results, with Masters' breakdowns, can be found here.
- The Women's A Team of Claire Crook (56th), Rachael Jones (69th), Louise Booker (75th) and Lorraine Beesley (86th) secured 13th place out of 27 teams, with Sue Baker (134), Melissa Emery (142), Sarah Lyons (147) and Shelley Nicholls (153) forming our B Team and Sally Gordon (157), Katrina Wyke (165), Rebecca Grimshaw (172), Jessica Jungklaus (177), Abigail Wright (186), Anne Kelsall (189), Rachel Antoine (197), Nicola Baker (206), Barbara Johnson (208, first cross country), Maria Taylor (213), Melissa Crowley (220, first cross country), Gemma Archer (223), Jo Yarnall (234), Nicola James (235) and Lynda Elmore (242) completing a record turnout for the club. Our Masters team of Claire, Rachael and Louise came in 9th place. Full results can be found here, although full team results, including B teams and overall league positions, have yet to be published.
Well done also to Lynda Elmore who completed the Dudmaston 10k Dirt Run on Sunday 14th, finishing in a time of 01:24:54.
Please note that 2024 subscriptions are now due - please see the announcement on the club app.
Week Ending January 7
ARC had a possible record of 81 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 6, with 35 at Walsall Arboretum, 3 at Sutton Park, 11 at Chasewater and 12 at Beacon, Lichfield.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Marcus Nye (5th, 10th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (6th lady), Daniel Williams (7th, 6th Age Grade), Joanna Stephens (7th lady), Stephen Marshall (8th) and Steve Blakemore (9th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Geoff Card, (2nd), Wendy Sargeant (3rd), John Pearce (4th) and Steve Hammond (8th).
Congratulations to Matt Emery, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Marcus Nye (5th, 10th Age Grade), Lisa Wakeman (6th lady), Daniel Williams (7th, 6th Age Grade), Joanna Stephens (7th lady), Stephen Marshall (8th) and Steve Blakemore (9th), also to those others who gained an age grade in the top 10 for their event: Geoff Card, (2nd), Wendy Sargeant (3rd), John Pearce (4th) and Steve Hammond (8th).
Congratulations to Matt Emery, who joined the 25 parkrun club this weekend.
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Daniel Williams, Stephen Marshall (PB), Mark Foster, Gordon Walker, Lisa Wakeman, Karl Hill, Tom Neal, Claire Crook, Lee Harris, Scott Davies, Trevor Harris, Daniel Day, Nicholas Beach, Matthew Hillback, Matthew Emery, Adam Benjamin, Emma Williams, Colin Nicholls, Shelley Nicholls, Katrina Wyke, Nicky Jones, Roxy Babla, Abigail Wright, Sally Gordon, Rachel Antoine, Tammy Johnson, Maria Taylor, Victoria O'Connor, Sarah Bishop, Mark Johnson, Mark Chapman, Jo Yarnall, Kat Stevenson, Sue Benzie, Steve Benzie (PB) and Claire Gibbs.
- Sutton Park: Geoff Card (PB), Michelle Morgan and Frances Mccallum.
- Chasewater: Martin Wall, Joanna Stephens, Thomas Edwards (PB), Tom Glibbery, Christopher Boden, Michael Mason, Andrew Birkbeck (PB), Catherine Birkbeck (PB), Barbara Johnson, Kay Mchugh and Rebecca Beale.
- Beacon: John Pearce, Eamon Lyons, Sarah Lyons, Wendy Sargeant, Jane Quinn, John Quinn, Nicola Baker, Gemma Archer (PB), Emily Grimwade, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Mandy Brassington and Rebecca Steele.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Stephen Grice.
- Cannock Chase: Steve Blakemore, Michael Morley and Richard Moore.
- Wolverhampton: Leigh Sprules.
- East Park: Marcus Nye, Steve Hammond (PB) and Nicola James.
- Sandwell Valley: Sue Baker (PB) and Harshad Patel.
- Cannon Hill: David Roberts.
- Brueton: Amy Johnson and Simon Brown.
- Telford: Lynda Elmore.
- Alvaston (Derby): Chris Sprules and Laura Sprules.
- Pymmes (Edmonton, Middlesex): Edward Evitt and Tony Baker.
- Brandon Country Park (Suffok): Peter Dimbleby.
- Sheffield Castle: Ian Boneham.
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
- Cannock Trig Point Race (self-guided, approx 26k): Bruce Fanshawe (01:50:55, 2nd place), Stewart Jones (02:02:47, 4th MV40) and Mike Morley (02:12:25, 9th MV50)
New Year 2024
ARC had 57 New Year's Day parkrunners and walkers, with 11 at Sutton Park and 32 at Chasewater. There was no event at either Walsall Arboretum or Beacon Lichfield.
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Mark Fanning (2nd, PB, 5th Age Grade), George Brizell (6th, PB), Quentin Oury (7th) and Joanna Stephens (7th lady, 10th Age Grade).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Well done to our top-10 finishers: Mark Fanning (2nd, PB, 5th Age Grade), George Brizell (6th, PB), Quentin Oury (7th) and Joanna Stephens (7th lady, 10th Age Grade).
Well done and thank you also, to all those other members who volunteered at a parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Sutton Park: George Brizell (PB), Stephen Marshall, Harshad Patel, Steve Hammond, Marcus Nye, Roxy Babla, Melissa Crowley, Claire Pugh-Patel, Diane Hammond, Frances Mccallum and Nicola James.
- Chasewater: Mark Fanning (PB), Mark Foster, Karl Hill, John Pearce, Joanna Stephens, Nicky Jones (PB), Adam Benjamin, Sue Baker, Thomas Edwards, Christopher Boden, Lucy Farrington, Richard Moore, Henry Simpson, Simon Brown, Tom Glibbery, Anne Kelsall, Carl Nicholls, Jane Quinn, Kay Mchugh, John Quinn, Mark Chapman, Mark Johnson, Kara Nicholls, Sarah Bishop, Victoria O'Connor, Michelle Morgan, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons, Amy Johnson, Tammy Johnson, Sue Benzie, Steve Benzie and Claire Gibbs.
- Kingsbury Water: Emily Grimwade.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Abby Wright.
- Babbs Mill: Lee Harris.
- Coventry: Ian Boneham.
- Warwick Racecourse: Quentin Oury.
- Northampton: Rachel Antoine (PB).
- Rushcliffe: Sarah Lyons and Eamon Lyons.
- The Great Field (Dorchester): Peter Dimbleby and Lisa Dimbleby.
- Land’s End: Simon Hudson, Rob Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- Dolgellau: Michael Mason.