Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships
Four Kenilworth Runners competed for Warwickshire in the inter-counties championships in Loughborough this weekend with more boggy conditions and over-distance racing to test them.
All four of them earned their place through their recent performances and surpassing themselves over the winter season and deservedly earned their run out for Warwickshire. The best result for Warwickshire involving Kenilworth Runners was in the Senior Women’s race where the country placed a respectable 10th.
Congratulations to Luke Cassidy our youngest ever youth member to win a Warwickshire Vest and represent his county in the Inter Counties Cross Country.
Senior Women
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 153 | Marie Matthews | 53:19 |
Under 20 Men
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 135 | Oliver Flippance | 38:28 |
| 159 | Oliver Lunn | 41:08 |
Under 13 Boys
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 270 | Luke Cassidy | 16:28 |
Victoria Park Half Marathon, London, 7th March 2020
Kenilworth Runners Dan Leng and Emma Ford took part in the Victoria Park Half Marathon in London this weekend. The course is 6.5 laps around the park which makes for quite a flat and pleasant course with a 5k and 10k also held at the same time on the same loop.
The problem with doing these 2-mile laps is that they both ended up having to overtake and zigzag between many people making it hard to settle on a rhythm and focus on pacing. However both got PBs, Dan obliterating his previous PB and going sub 80mins for the first time in a time of 1:19:54, coming 8th overall out of 775 finishers. Emma got a PB in a time of 1:24:28, finishing 4th woman and 48th overall.
The race was won by Mike Boucher from Aldershot Farnham and District AC in 1:13:43 and there were 758 finishers.
Thanks to Emma for the Victoria Park writeup.
| Pos | Name | Chip | Gen Pos |
| 18 | DAN LENG | 01:19:54 | 17 |
| 48 | EMMA FORD | 01:24:28 | 4 |
Florette Fradley 10k, Fradley Village, 8th March 2020
Fresh from running for Warwickshire in the Inter Counties XC event on Saturday, Oliver Flippance and Marie Matthews took on the two lap Fradley 10K on Sunday 8th March and both performed well. Ollie finished 22nd overall from over 1000 finishers in 37:51 and Marie 47th overall and 3rd female in 39:57.
Seven more Kenilworth Runners were running with Kerrie Flippance and Samantha Moffatt very pleased with new or close to PBs.
The course attracts many athletes trying to improve their best times because of its fairly flat nature. However the race is often affected by high winds which proved to the case on Sunday.
The race was won by Tom Charles from Trafford AC in 32:07 and there were 991 finishers.
Thanks to Dave P for the Fradley writeup.
| Pos | Name | # | Gen | Time |
| 22 | Oliver Flippance | M | 22nd | 00:37:51 |
| 47 | Marie Matthews | F | 3rd | 00:39:57 |
| 65 | Martin Dorrill | M | 59th | 00:41:01 |
| 196 | Kerrie Flippance | F | 28th | 00:48:31 |
| 252 | David Pettifer | M | 221st | 00:50:44 |
| 270 | Samantha Moffatt | F | 45th | 00:51:28 |
| 295 | Debbie Streets | F | 56th | 00:52:28 |
| 481 | Thomas Dable | M | 356th | 00:58:14 |
| 587 | Pauline Dable | F | 226th | 01:00:58 |
Draycote 20M and 10k, Draycote Water, 8th March 2020
Nine Kenilworth Runners headed to Draycote Water for this month’s instalment of races. This month a 20 mile race was on offer alongside the regular 10k race, the longer distance proving popular with the runners training for their Spring marathon.
In the 20 mile race Keith Beasley ran home 2nd place in 2:07:00 and a double 2nd place finish for Kenilworth was completed by Laura Pettifer who came in 25th position in 2:35:36 landing her 2nd lady.
The 20M race was won by Ian Allen from Spa Striders in 1:54:02 and there were 156 finishers.
| Pos | Name | Time | Gender | Gen Pos |
| 2 | Keith Beasley | 02:07:00 | Male | 2 |
| 25 | Laura Pettifer | 02:35:36 | Female | 2 |
| 33 | Nick Bolland | 02:41:44 | Male | 31 |
| 36 | Mark Alldritt | 02:43:30 | Male | 34 |
| 91 | Brendon Asprey | 03:20:12 | Male | 63 |
In the 10k race Stephen and Samantha Fowle were well placed for the club. Stephen finished 10th with a time of 40:41 and Samantha grabbed another 2nd place ladies position, finishing 19th overall in a time of 42:37.
The 10k was won by Jack Edwards from Sphinx AC in 35:27 and there were 302 finishers.
| Pos | Name | Time | Gender | Gen Pos |
| 10 | Stephen Fowle | 00:40:41 | Male | 10 |
| 19 | Samantha Fowle | 00:42:37 | Female | 2 |
| 29 | Rob Carr | 00:44:20 | Male | 24 |
| 49 | Amy Carr | 00:47:43 | Female | 8 |
Other News
Club Discount Code
PGH3 the Sportshoes.com club code for March is now valid. Minimum spend £30.
Dates:
15th March 2020 – 1st Club League Race at Warwick Parkrun
Parkrun Graduation
Congratulations to those who graduated from the Couch 2 5k programme at Parkrun this Saturday! We look forward to running with you for many years to come!
PARKRUNS ON 7th MARCH
Banbury parkrun
A total of 240 runners took part.
View full results for Banbury parkrun event #275
Coventry parkrun
A total of 882 runners took part.
View full results for Coventry parkrun event #502
Leamington parkrun
A total of 422 runners took part.
View full results for Leamington parkrun event #467
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 10 | 10 | Stewart UNDERHILL | Kenilworth Runners | 00:20:48 |
| 25 | 23 | David OXTOBY | Kenilworth Runners | 00:21:59 |
| 32 | 1 | Stephanie LUNN | Kenilworth Runners | 00:22:20 |
| 37 | 33 | Dez GORRINGE | Kenilworth Runners | 00:22:29 |
| 56 | 49 | Richard J BEATTIE | Kenilworth Runners | 00:23:39 |
| 63 | 55 | Chris LYONS | Kenilworth Runners | 00:24:03 |
| 120 | 10 | Emma WREFORD-BUSH | Kenilworth Runners | 00:26:06 |
| 263 | 169 | Chris LUNTLEY | Kenilworth Runners | 00:31:55 |
Moors Valley parkrun
A total of 588 runners took part.
View full results for Moors Valley parkrun event #223
Brueton parkrun
A total of 598 runners took part.
View full results for Brueton parkrun event #502
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 5 | 5 | Matt DYER | Kenilworth Runners | 00:17:55 |
| 8 | 7 | Joe CHICK | Kenilworth Runners | 00:18:52 |
| 73 | 65 | Neil SMITH | Kenilworth Runners | 00:22:42 |
| 107 | 8 | Daniella APAGYI | Kenilworth Runners | 00:24:05 |
| 330 | 95 | Emily LOMAX | Kenilworth Runners | 00:30:53 |
| 340 | 224 | Robert THOMPSON | Kenilworth Runners | 00:31:14 |
Cannon Hill parkrun, Birmingham
A total of 951 runners took part.
View full results for Cannon Hill parkrun, Birmingham event #482
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 355 | 248 | Fred REX | Kenilworth Runners | 00:26:34 |
Durham parkrun
A total of 505 runners took part.
View full results for Durham parkrun event #415
Long Eaton parkrun
A total of 545 runners took part.
View full results for Long Eaton parkrun event #236
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 9 | 8 | Lewis SHEWARD | Kenilworth Runners | 00:16:49 |
| 29 | 24 | Neil SHEWARD | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:17 |
Tamar Lakes parkrun
A total of 153 runners took part.
View full results for Tamar Lakes parkrun event #283
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Paul ELWELL | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:21 |
| 107 | 48 | Catherine TAYLOR | Kenilworth Runners | 00:36:25 |
Stamford Park parkrun
A total of 143 runners took part.
View full results for Stamford Park parkrun event #246
Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun
A total of 472 runners took part.
View full results for Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun event #206
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 8 | 8 | Dominic SHEPHERD | Kenilworth Runners | 00:18:52 |
| 157 | 122 | David BROWN | Kenilworth Runners | 00:25:57 |
| 197 | 143 | Robert GREENWAY | Kenilworth Runners | 00:27:18 |
| 278 | 179 | Alistair POWELL | Kenilworth Runners | 00:30:28 |
Queenstown parkrun
A total of 120 runners took part.
View full results for Queenstown parkrun event #89
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 18 | 13 | Stu MARTIN | Kenilworth Runners | 00:22:10 |
| 81 | 36 | Sue MARTIN | Kenilworth Runners | 00:30:59 |
Warwick Racecourse parkrun
A total of 383 runners took part.
View full results for Warwick Racecourse parkrun event #19
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 12 | 11 | Simon CORLEY | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:24 |
| 13 | 12 | David LEADLEY | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:30 |
| 14 | 13 | Roger HOMES | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:34 |
| 15 | 14 | Harry PUREWAL | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:43 |
| 20 | 18 | Sean MITCHELL | Kenilworth Runners | 00:19:56 |
| 29 | 27 | Adam HOMES | Kenilworth Runners | 00:20:38 |
| 38 | 33 | Clive PEARCE | Kenilworth Runners | 00:21:23 |
| 40 | 35 | Craig PHILLIPS | Kenilworth Runners | 00:21:43 |
| 58 | 52 | Barry ELKINGTON | Kenilworth Runners | 00:22:36 |
| 230 | 65 | Helen BAKER | Kenilworth Runners | 00:30:03 |
| 264 | 166 | Rob SMART | Kenilworth Runners | 00:31:19 |
Stratford Upon Avon Junior Parkrun – 8th March 2020
| Posn | Name | Time |
| 48 | Eliza Dudley Clayden | 14:15 |
| 53 | Tabitha Dudley Clayden | 14:50 |
There were 76 finishers.