Five Penistonians Complete London Marathon 2024

Several Penistone runners saw their training pay off on Sunday after completing the 44th London Marathon. Suzanne McGill had an impressive run and was the first Penistone runner over the line in 3:08:03 - this is a new overall female club record for the distance. She was followed by Robin Clough and Richard Cottam in 3:26:03 and 3:29:20 respectively. Also taking part were Michael Nicholson, in 3:50:24, and Helen Turner who achieved a sub four hour time of 3:56:59. Stu Smith also completed the MyWay London Marathon, virtual version of the event, in a time of 6:52:02.

In the South Yorkshire County Athletics Road League, Penistone travelled well to complete the 5-mile course at Lodge Moor in Sheffield on a sunny evening. First back for Penistone was George Parr in 29-32, whilst first lady back was Emma Moore in 38-19.

On the fells, three runners took part in the Herod Farm fell race in Glossop - a short race with brutal climbs. Paul Fryers was first back for Penistone in a time of 35-50, followed by Sarah Walch (37-19) and Helen Wright (40-09). James Fryers made the trip up to the Lake District for the Teenager with Altitude fell race, a very challenging 15 mile race with 7,500 feet of climbing, finishing 40th in 3:43:15. Harriet Drouin took on the 10-mile Kinder Downfall fell race, getting round in 2:06:14.

At this weekend’s parkruns, George Parr was first at Nottingham’s Forest Rec. Julia Johnson topped the age-grade rankings with 81.63%.