Teacher on a Mission

Penistone Grammar School Chemistry teacher Simon Pike has set himself the goal of completing 15 athletic challenges after his wife, Lynsey Milligan, underwent 15 days of radiotherapy for breast cancer.  He is raising funds for the charity Breast Cancer Now and to date has raised £4,285 of his £5,000 target.  You can contribute via his JustGiving page. He completed his latest challenge at the weekend, which was the Newport Marathon.  Simon got round in an impressive 3-17-54.  Penistone clubmate Will Hoyland also had a strong run to finish in 3-04-37.

Dawn Broom put in an excellent performance to secure first place in the ladies over60 category at the Yeovilton 5k which took place in Yeovil, Somerset.  Dawn is one of the top runners in the age group in the country as demonstrated by her time of 21-19.  Husband John also took part, finishing in 21-22.

On the parkrun scene there were first gender places for Jade Crosby (Barnsley) and Suzanne McGill (Penistone).  There were second gender places for Oliver France (Riverside) and James Mumford (Selby) and there were third gender places for Richard Cottam (Penistone) and Rob Lees (Rotherham).  Age graded runs of the week were Dawn Broom (88.58%), James Mumford (81.47%), Suzanne McGill (81.09%), John Broom (78.60%) and Sue Braddock (78.38%).