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Runners tackle roads and fells
Our runners were in action across road, fell and parkrun events over the weekend of 28 February and 1 March, with a category podium in Wales and strong performances on the North York Moors.
On a windswept and exposed course near Scunthorpe, Alan Nutton led the club at the North Lincolnshire Half Marathon, finishing 67th overall in a chip time of 1-20-15. Will Hoyland followed in 1-22-50 to place 143rd, recording his second fastest half marathon to date. Jade Crosby battled well for 1-34-33, while Chloe Worth continued her consistent form with 1-44-38. Gemma Nutton completed the course in 1-47-44 and Olivia Clough finished in 2-07-12. Alex Crosby was also competing but was forced to withdraw after 8.7 miles due to a worsening knee and hamstring issue.
Further afield, Robert Lees produced an excellent performance at the Anglesey 10K, finishing 22nd overall in 40-56 to secure second place in the men’s over45 category in a field of 556 runners.
On the fells, Damian Kilpin took on the Eskdale Eureka, a BM category race in the North York Moors organised by Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team as part of the Dave Parry/Lets Run Winter Series. The 14.3km course featured 470 metres of climb over exposed moorland terrain. Damian finished 19th overall in 1-17-35 and placed third in the men’s over45 category in a competitive field.
In parkrun events, 67 Penistone seniors represented the club across 17 venues. Ashley Firth led the way at Penistone, taking first place in 19-09. Ryan Duckett secured third male in 20-19, while Dan Rushforth (20-50) and Jon Hallam (21-09) both featured in the top ten. There were further category wins at the club’s home event from Edward Holley (first under14, 22-32), Emily Duckett (first lady over40, 22-46), Russ Lynam (first over55, 23-43), Millie Lees (first under17, 31-23), Barbara Haigh (first lady over75, 31-26) and Danny Batty (first over80, 37-20). At Barnsley, Sean Pitt ran 18-32 to claim third place overall. Ian Neville was first over60 in 21-15, Sue Hall first lady over65 in 28-36 and Ray Brown first over85 in 35-42, while Martyn Goodwin completed the course as tail walker. Elsewhere, Flynn Rogers clocked 17-40 to take third place at Hillsborough, and Heath Ramsden celebrated his 200th parkrun at Pontefract, finishing in 28-26. Jill Scrivens was first lady over55 at Roberts Park, Keith Gordon third over75 at Wolverhampton and Stephen Lavender first over70 at Whitford Nodes in Australia. Personal bests were recorded by Sarah Clough at Hillsborough and Ruth Albaya Melhuish at Cinder Track. The weekend’s highest age-graded performances came from Richard Heppenstall (85.08%), Barbara Haigh (83.09%), Flynn Rogers (77.55%), Richard Cottam (77.45%) and Ian Neville (75.45%).