ARCHIVE OF WEEKLY UPDATES - 2025
Week Ending February 2
ARC matched last week's turnout of 71 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday February 1, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum, 5 at Sutton Park, 12 at Chasewater, 4 at Beacon and 3 at Brunswick Park. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: Daniel Pheasant (4th, 5th Age Grade), Toby Oury (5th, 3rd Age Grade), Lorraine Beesley (6th lady, 2nd Age Grade), and Emma Shaw (10th lady), also to those others who gained an Age Grade in the top 10 for their event: Tom Neal (8th) and John Pearce (9th).
Special congratulations go to Mandy Brassington, who completed her 250th parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
Special congratulations go to Mandy Brassington, who completed her 250th parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Cannock Chase: John Pearce, Richard Moore, Nicky Jones and Sue Baker.
- Rugby: Daniel Pheasant.
- Chester: Emily Beard and Rebecca Steele.
- Walsall Arboretum: Toby Oury, Tom Neal, Alex Dicken, Mark Shaw, Nathan Whale, Michael Morley, Mandeep Chatha, Daniel Day, Simon Rhodes, Peter Dimbleby, Claire Crook, Scott Davies, Martin Wall, Richard Aldridge, Roxy Babla, Marcus Nye, Edward Morris, Shelley Nicholls, Claire Pugh-Patel, Rachel Antoine, Abby Wright, Gareth Hughes, Harshad Patel, Angela Oury, Kara Nicholls, Mark Johnson and Lawrence Hewitt.
- Mile End: Maria Taylor and Mandy Brassington.
- Sutton Park: Jack Pridey, Geoff Card, Michelle Morgan, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Mark O'Rourke.
- Chasewater: Tom Glibbery, Andrew Birkbeck, Michael Mason, Sarah Bishop (PB), Catherine Birkbeck, Barbara Johnson, Kat Stevenson, Jessica Jungklaus, Tim Farmer, Liam Bradley, Wendy Sargeant and Jane Quinn.
- Babbs Mill: Chris Sprules, Tracey Sprules and Laura Sprules.
- Beacon: Lorraine Beesley, Lucy A Farrington, Simon Brown and Emma Preston.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Emma Shaw (PB).
- Brunswick Park: James Nelson, Simon Hudson, Nicola James.
- Birchall Playing Fields: Ian Jennings, Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Vicar Water Country Park: Chris Waple, Karen Waple, Terrry Hastings and Gill Hastings.
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
- Warwick Half Marathon: Quentin Oury (01:14:31), Andrew Wood (01:19:06), Peter Dimbleby (01:28:42), Simon Rhodes (01:32:20), Dan Pheasant (01:34:11), Stephen Grice (01:44:20), Nicky Jones (02:19:20, 2h20 pacer) and Lynda Elmore (03:38:29, Tail runner)
- Alsager 5 mile: Daniel Williams (00:29:28), Marcus Nye (00:35:12), Steve Hammond (00:36:02) and Ammar Zia (00:37:55, PB).
- X Border 10k: Luke White (00:36:33, PB)
Week ENding January 26
ARC had another great turnout of 71 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 25, with 24 at Walsall Arboretum, 8 at Sutton Park, 8 at Chasewater and 9 at Beacon. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: Daniel Williams (3rd, 1st Age Grade), Liam Harrold (5th) and Andrew Wood (5th), also toLorraine Beesley, who was placed 7th in the age-graded table for her event.
Our runners:
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Liam Harrold, Alex Dicken, Tom Neal, Peter Dimbleby, Michael Morley, Simon Rhodes, Martin Wall, Daniel Day, Ammar Zia, Stephen Mccann, Gordon Walker, Roxy Babla, Edward Morris, Abby Wright, Rachel Antoine, Angela Oury, Stephanie Elcock, Andrew Fisher, Shelley Nicholls, Colin Nicholls, Gareth Hughes, Pete Kelsall, Mark Johnson and Lawrence Hewitt.
- Sutton Park: Andrew Wood, Stephen Marshall, Mandeep Chatha, Stephen Grice, Emily Beard, Geoff Card, Michelle Morgan and Amy Johnson.
- Chasewater: Tom Glibbery, Michael Mason, Richard Aldridge, Barbara Johnson, Jessica Jungklaus, Kat Stevenson, Tim Farmer and Liam Bradley.
- Beacon: Daniel Williams, Emma Lawton (PB), Chris Waple, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings, Mandy Brassington, Gill Hastings, Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons and Susan Davis.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Christopher Boden, Kay Mchugh and Frances Mccallum.
- Cannock Chase: Sue Baker and Richard Moore.
- Dudley: George Brizell, Melissa Crowley, Victoria O'Connor and Sarah Bishop.
- Wolverhampton: Lorraine Beesley (PB), Nicholas Beach and Nicola James.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Luke White.
- Arrow Valley: Steve Hammond (PB) and Marcus Nye (PB).
- Gedling: Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Sherwood Pines: Claire Pugh-Patel and Harshad Patel.
- Seven Fields (Swindon): Simon Hudson and Jo Yarnall (PB).
- Torvean (Inverness): Emma Shaw.
Congratulations also to those who took part in races over the weekend:
- Tissington Trail HM: Rebecca Grimshaw (02:09:35, PB), Anne Kelsall (02:11:53) and Mark Chapman (02:40:31)
- Tissington Trail 10k: Helen Hirst (01:16:22)
- Walton Wobble 10k (GP): Kevin Adams (00:45:35) and Lorraine Beesley (00:49:47, 1st FV56)
- Walton Wobble 5k: Lynda Elmore (00:51:43, tail runner)
- Cannock Chase Trig Point Race (26.5k, approx): Mike Morley (02:15:25), Pete Dimbleby (02:15:38), Luke White (02:16:34) and Simon Rhodes (02:31:31)
Week Ending January 19
ARC had an incredible 79 parkrunners and walkers across 20 different locations on Saturday January 18, with 32 at Walsall Arboretum, 5 at Sutton Park, 8 at Chasewater and 9 at Beacon. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: Toby Oury (1st, 1st Age Grade), Lorraine Beesley (1st lady, 1st Age Grade), Quentin Oury (2nd, 3rd Age Grade), Luke White (4th), Steve Hammond (5th, 3rd Age Grade) and Alex Dicken (9th), also to those other members who were gained a top-10 place in the Age-graded table for their event: John Pearce (2nd) and Tom Neal (8th).
Our runners:
Special congratulations to James Nelson, who completed his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Alex Dicken, Daniel Mcneil (PB), Tom Neal, Nathan Whale (PB), Scott Davies, Marcus Nye, Stephen Grice (PB), Michael Morley, Peter Dimbleby, Gordon Walker, Simon Rhodes, Martin Wall, Daniel Day, Claire Crook, Ammar Zia, Roxy Babla, Stephen Mccann, Colin Nicholls, Abby Wright, Barinderjit Cheema, Lisa Dimbleby, Shelley Nicholls, Victoria O'Connor, Lawrence Hewitt, Mark Chapman, Gareth Hughes, Mark Johnson, Rebecca Steele, Michelle Morgan, Andrew Fisher, Wendy Sargeant and Jane Quinn.
- Sutton Park: Jack Pridey, Mandeep Chatha, James Nelson, Emily Grimwade and Amy Johnson.
- Chasewater: Richard Aldridge, John Pearce, Andrew Birkbeck, Catherine Birkbeck (PB), Michael Mason, Geoffrey Card, Kat Stevenson and Tim Farmer.
- Beacon: Toby Oury (PB), Louise Booker, Henry Simpson, Chris Waple, Barbara Johnson, Karen Waple, Terry Hastings, Liam Bradley and Gill Hastings.
- Cannock Chase: Sue Baker (PB) and Richard Moore.
- Sandwell Valley: Luke White and Lorraine Beesley.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Mandy Brassington (PB) and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Perry Hall: Melissa Crowley, Rachel Antoine and George Brizell.
- East Park: Nicola James.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Emma Shaw (PB).
- Trentham Gardens: Frances Mccallum.
- King George V Playing Field, Cheltenham: Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Warwick Racecourse: Quentin Oury (PB).
- Long Eaton: Edward Morris.
- Sence Valley Forest Park (Ibstock): Robert Foster, Jo Yarnall, Simon Hudson and Lynda Elmore. Minehead: Leigh Sprules.
- Gladstone (London): Harshad Patel.
- Mura di Lucca (Italy): Steve Hammond.
- Rouse Hill (Sydney, Aus): Tony Baker.
Special congratulations to James Nelson, who completed his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Week Ending January 12
ARC had 36 parkrunners and walkers on Saturday January 11, despite many events being cancelled due to ice, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum, 13 at Beacon, where we held an ARC takeover to promote our 10k race, and 3 at Brunswick Park. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: new member Daniel Mcneil (2nd), George Brizell (4th) and Richard Moore (7th, 4th Age Grade), also to Tom Neal, who achieved an age grade that placed him 2nd in the table for his event.
Our runners:
Special congratulations to Mandeep Chatha, who completed his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Saturday 11th saw the 3rd event of the Cross Country League., with both women's and men's teams at a very foggy and frosty Worcester course. Congratulations to our teams:
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Daniel Mcneil, Tom Neal, Peter Dimbleby, Gordon Walker, Martin Wall, Daniel Day, Mandeep Chatha, Colin Nicholls, Michael Mason, Roxy Babla, Andrew Fisher, Shelley Nicholls, Gareth Hughes, Harshad Patel, Kat Stevenson, Barinderjit Cheema, Mark O'Rourke.
- Beacon: George Brizell, Steve Hammond, Thomas Edwards (PB), Edward Morris, Alexander Crook, Terry Hastings, Mandy Brassington, Emma Preston, Gill Hastings, Rebecca Steele, Jane Quinn, Sarah Hinkley and Wendy Sargeant.
- Brunswick Park: Leigh Sprules, Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Wolverhampton: Marcus Nye (PB) and Ammar Zia.
- Kitanagase Mirai Fureai Sogokoen (Japan): Richard Moore.
Special congratulations to Mandeep Chatha, who completed his 50th parkrun this weekend.
Saturday 11th saw the 3rd event of the Cross Country League., with both women's and men's teams at a very foggy and frosty Worcester course. Congratulations to our teams:
- Women: 11th place out of 26 teams (Masters - 5th out of 23 teams) - Sarah Close, Helen Beecham, Claire Crook, Lorraine Beesley, Emma Shaw, Catherine Birkbeck, Barbara Johnson, Abby Wright, Maria Taylor, Rachel Antoine, Sally Gordon, Jo Yarnall and Lynda Elmore.
- Men: 10th place out of 14 teams (Masters - 7th out of 14 teams) - Liam Harrold, Quentin Oury, Topy Oury, Andrew Wood, Ben Dean, Luke White, Tom Archer, Neil Day, Ryan Noon, Mike Morley, Chris Moon, David Roberts, Harshad Patel and Stephen Grice.
Week Ending January 5
There were two parkrun opportunities over the last week. ARC had 49 parkrunners and walkers on New Year's Day, with 7 at Sutton Park and 24 at Chasewater.
Our runners:
On Saturday January 4 ARC had 51 parkrunners and walkers, despite many events being cancelled due to ice, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum and 4 at Brunswick Park. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: Sarah Lyons (7th lady), Daniel Williams (9th, 8th Age Grade) and Steve Hammond (10th, 3rd Age Grade), also to Tom Neal, who achieved an age grade that placed him 9th in the table for his event.
Our runners:
Our runners:
- Sutton Park: Lee Harris, Adam Benjamin, Jack Pridey, James Nelson, Gareth Hughes (PB), Harshad Patel and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Chasewater: Tom Glibbery, Richard Aldridge, Carl Nicholls (PB), Martin Wall, Christopher Boden, Roxy Babla (PB), Michael Mason, Jack Micklewright, Thomas Edwards, Colin Nicholls (PB), Henry Simpson, Barbara Johnson, Sue Baker, Abby Wright, Sarah Bishop, Victoria O'Connor, Kay Mchugh, Kara Nicholls, Mark Chapman, Kat Stevenson, Terry Hastings, Gill Hastings, Shelley Nicholls and Liam Bradley.
- Tamworth Castle Grounds: Barinderjit Cheema and Amy Johnson.
- Wolverhampton: Lynda Elmore and Robert Foster.
- Telford: Stephen Grice.
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Tony Baker.
- Coventry: Chris Sprules, Tracey Sprules, Leigh Sprules and Laura Sprules.
- Northampton: Steve Hammond.
- Brixworth Country (Northampton): Sarah Lyons and Eamon Lyons.
- Heartlands (Redruth): Simon Hudson and Jo Yarnall (PB).
- The Great Field (Dorchester): Peter Dimbleby and Lisa Dimbleby.
On Saturday January 4 ARC had 51 parkrunners and walkers, despite many events being cancelled due to ice, with 27 at Walsall Arboretum and 4 at Brunswick Park. Congratulations to our top-10 finishers: Sarah Lyons (7th lady), Daniel Williams (9th, 8th Age Grade) and Steve Hammond (10th, 3rd Age Grade), also to Tom Neal, who achieved an age grade that placed him 9th in the table for his event.
Our runners:
- Walsall Arboretum: Daniel Williams, Tom Neal, Lee Harris, Simon Rhodes, Jack Pridey, Michael Morley, Mandeep Chatha, Claire Crook, Jack Micklewright (PB), Roxy Babla, Thomas Edwards, Rachel Antoine, Abby Wright, Shelley Nicholls, Alexander Crook, Andrew Fisher, Gareth Hughes, Angela Oury, Sarah Bishop, Victoria O'Connor, Claire Pugh-Patel, Mark Chapman, Mark Johnson, Gemma Archer, Emma Preston, Wendy Sargeant and Jane Quinn.
- Brunswick Park: Steve Hammond, James Nelson, Eamon Lyons and Sarah Lyons.
- Sandwell Valley: Stephen Grice, Sue Baker and Amy Johnson (PB).
- East Park: Nicola James.
- Wolverhampton: Nicholas Beach.
- Kingsbury Water: Mandy Brassington, Emily Grimwade and Sarah-Anne Fitzsimmons.
- Cannock Chase: Andrew Birkbeck (PB) and Catherine Birkbeck (PB).
- Edgbaston Reservoir: Marcus Nye (PB).
- Brueton: Lorraine Beesley.
- Gunnersbury: Lisa Wakeman.
- Weymouth: Peter Dimbleby and Lisa Dimbleby.
- Swansea Bay: Chris Sprules and Leigh Sprules.
- Blackpool: Robert Foster and Lynda Elmore.
- Tsurumi Ryokuchi: Richard Moore.