At Congleton parkrun on Saturday morning, nine Striders ran the three laps of Astbury Mere four of whom ran new personal best times.
Rick Kelso-Davies and Martin Gunther showed the benefits that a disciplined marathon training regime can bring, whilst new Strider Andrew Gibson recorded his third consecutive improvement in 5k time. Karen Lovatt also earned a new personal best showing that hard wok and a determination to succeed can pay dividends.
The results were:
19:53 Rick Kelso-Davies
21:15 Martin Gunther
21:19 Terry Coppenhall
23:52 Jason Bulley
24:18 Andrew Gibson
24:20 Cheryl Hutchins
26:07 Paul Nicholls
28:42 Karen Lovatt
32:32 Eve Roberts
On Sunday, two popular local 10k races were ran. At Arley Hall the Cheshire 10k consisted of a flat fast lap on the roads around Antrobus. Five Striders complete the course:
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| Matt and Elaine Wood at Arley Hall 10k |
41:52 Terry Coppenhall
54:52 Lucy Darling
55:39 Philip Truman
58:45 Matt Wood
59:17 Elaine Wood
Over the border in Staffordshire Liz O’Keeffe spent the perfect Mother’s Day running the Newcastle 10k. Liz improved on her time from last year by over a minute finishing in just over 57 minutes.
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| Liz at Newscastle 10k |