Flynn leads Penistone success with Canal Race victory

Flynn Rogers led a strong Penistone Footpath Runners turnout at Kimberworth Striders' Canal Race, winning in 29-43 as 20 club runners completed the event. Martin Ball finished seventh in 32-59 to take the men’s over50 prize, while Barbara Haigh won the ladies over75 prize in 53-40. Ian Neville was the club’s third finisher in 35-36, and Gemma Nutton led the Penistone ladies home in 40-16, followed by Sue Braddock in 40-26. Flynn's victory completed a successful weekend after he finished fifth overall and first male under18 at Saturday’s Run A Way 10K at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, clocking 33-43. Sarah Bradley comfortably beat her 50-minute target with a chip time of 45-45, while Ben Thorogood finished in 46-49 and Kirsty Rogers in 55-28.

At the Gainsborough Half Marathon, Ian McNulty recorded a personal best of 1-53-25 to finish 273rd overall. Three Penistone runners tackled the inaugural Meltham AC Tough Trail, with Damian Kilpin finishing 11th in 56-04 and third in the men’s over40 category. Matthew Robinson followed in 16th place in 58-57, taking second in the men’s over50 category, while Susan Charlesworth completed the race in 1-23-48. Jill Scrivens raced twice over the weekend, finishing 90th overall and seventh in the ladies over50 category at the Radcliffe AC 13 Arches Half Marathon in 2-04-58 on Saturday, before completing the Canal Race in 44-21 on Sunday.

At parkrun, Angela Rollinson celebrated her 100th appearance at Penistone, while Adele Stenton reached the same milestone at Millhouses. Suzanne McGill was second lady at Sewerby in 21-27, and Dawn Broom set a women’s over60 course record at Compton Abbas Airfield with 23-17, also achieving the event’s highest age grading. Richard Heppenstall finished second at Concord in a personal best of 17-41, while Tom Fryers took third place at Grizedale Forest in 19-21. At Penistone, Richard Cottam was third overall in 17-53 and George Parr fourth in 17-58, his fastest parkrun for more than 18 months. Hannah Shaw was first in the ladies 25-29 category in 21-49, Emily Duckett first lady over40 in 21-57 and Danny Batty first man over80 in 36-55. At Barnsley, Ian Neville was first man over60 in 22-03 and Ray Brown first man over85. Elsewhere, category wins came from Julia Johnson at Pontefract, Dawn Godley at Poolsbrook, Stuart Woodhead at Hillsborough, Keith Gordon at Grizedale Forest and Steve Dickinson at Pirrama in Australia. Personal bests were also recorded by Shaun Swallow at Glossop, Jane Lawcock at Millfield and Sean Pitt at Rother Valley. The weekend’s top five age-graded performances came from Richard Heppenstall (85.49%), Dawn Broom (84.54%), Julia Johnson (83.95%), Dawn Godley (83.77%) and Richard Cottam (78.66%).