Author: Liz Simpson

It was a quieter affair on the running front this week. Just the 8 Striders at Wynyard with Liz Simpson, David Edwards and Michael Meggs (3rd finisher) getting new pb's. Kirsty Alderthay, Gareth Maloney and Neil Mcgee volunteered. Elsewhere, of the 11 members attending Stewart Park, Paul Drake pb'd and Caroline Horton got a 70%+ age-grading. John Wilson pb'd and Helen Mcilvenny (70%+) was 2nd lady to finish at Hartlepool. Emma Fleming (70%+) was 1st lady to finish at Hackworth. Hartlepool saw Steve Cotton get a 70%+ a-g and Izzy Morgan 2nd lady home. Holly Taylor was 3rd lady home at Hilly Fields (Lewisham). Striders too at Albert, Gateshead, Darlington, Rushmoor, Northallerton, Birkenhead, Jesmond Dene, Ancholme Valley Way (Brigg) and Thorp Perrow. Sunday saw the Sedgefield Serpentine 10k. I'm guessing…

It was a hot couple of days for our parkrunners and Great North Run participants this weekend. 20 Striders attended Wynyard where Michael Meggs, Tom Holland, John Corvesor and David Edwards kept their cool to record new pb's. Andy Laverick, Fran Corvesor, Gail Robinson, Gareth Maloney, Michelle Ince and Neil Mcgee volunteered. Elsewhere, 9 Striders went to Thorp Perrow (Bedale) where Abby Barker (70%+ age-grading) and Emma Fleming were 1st and 3rdladies to finish respectively. Lucy Owens did her 150th parkrun at Redcar. Julia Ansbro completed her 100th parkrun at Stewart. A venue that saw pb machine Keran Hodgson get, you've guessed it, another pb. Andrew Beevers got an all-course pb at Hartlepool. Nice work. Steve Cotton got a 70%+ a-g. Caroline Horton got a 70%+ a-g at Forest Rec…

Some pleasant sunshine this week for our parkrunners and entrants to the Middlesbrough 10k. We had 16 runners at Wynyard with Michael Meggs, Ian Saul, Stevie Cooper, John Corvesor and David Edwards getting new pb's. Andy L, Michelle I, Glenn C, Helen J and Kirsty A volunteered. Elsewhere, we had 2 runners in great form at Albert - with Caroline Horton achieving an 80%+ age-grading and Oli Hall (70%+) 2ndfinisher in an all-course parkrun best time. Tidy running guys. Beth Dang was 1st lady to finish at Cotsford Fields and Holly Taylor 2ndat Rothwell. Tara Oxley recorded a new pb at Northala Fields (London). Striders too at Aberdeen, Durham, Sedgefield, Redcar, Stewart, Darlington, Goole, Hartlepool, Flatts Lane, Lullingstone (Kent), Ashington, Talkin Tarn (Brampton), Jubilee and Whitby. Sunday saw the annual…