Dancing and Shuffling

Cooks light up ‘definitely different’ 10k
A DJ, lights and a start in an underground car park were some of the unconventional elements encountered by Lindsay Cook and daughter Hannah at the new LDNX10k in Wembley. 
 
After emerging into daylight, the course wound around the Wembley area (‘not particularly memorable’, in Lindsay’s view), with a brief detour into another car park for some strobe lighting and a smoke machine.
 
‘It was a bit strange and definitely different but I enjoyed the event’ reported Lindsay. Given she recently completed ‘a stupidly long triathlon quite recently’, she was ‘fairly pleased to finish in 1:06:30’.

Sheepy Shuffle proves ideal marathon training
A quartet of North Herts Road Runners headed to Wallington to tackle the Sheepy Shuffle 2025 virtual half-marathon, and found it ideal training as they prepare for the classic 26.2-mile distance.
 
Now in its fifth year, the ‘Sheepy’ raises funds for a very good cause – the Mirkwood Rest Home for Retired Sheep in Boston, Lincs.
 
Richard Weber incorporated the Shuffle into his 20-mile marathon training run and Lucy O’Connor found the 13 miles fitted ‘perfectly’ with her own schedule at this point in her training.  Anna Gibson and Laura Fairbanks also completed the Sheepy and Sheila Leavy race-walked the 5k option at a different location. Lucy said they were all looking forward to receiving their medals, ‘which are always fabulous.’

Z is for Zielony Jar Parkrun
Congratulations to David Brewer, who completed the Parkrun alphabet at Zielony Jar near Krakow in a time of 24.42. David reported a hilly course in a suburban park and he got to see some of the local inhabitants - real-life Red Squirrels!

Parkrun round-up

Basildon: Georgina Quayle (25:42)

Ben’s Yard, Ely:  Kris Whitmore (18:55), Sam Whitmore (24:00)

Bolberry Down: Ben Snowden (20:00)

Clacton Seafront: John Russell (26:04)

Gorleston: Hannah Keeble (27:21)

Great Denham: Andrew Coates (23:00), Jillian Boys (28:28), Sue Boys (39:57)

Harwich: David Edwards (18:51)

Henlow Bridge Lakes: Chris Stokes (21:47), Andrew Robson (26:48), Dervla Downing (27:35), Jennie Fraser (29:03), Bob Davis (32:50), Steve Brenton (35:17), Annette England (39:47)

Kralingse Bos: Emily Yossarian (50:28)

Letchworth: Katie Harbon (20:52), James Dalton (22:19), Jon Hunt (24:00), Laura Fairbanks (24:16), Viv Lucas (26:33), Edward Paxton (27:46), Philip Flack (30:26), Gregor Bowie (30:27), Helen Cairns (31:10), Jane Clarke (31:11), Bev Rimmer (35:55)

​Millennium Country: Daniel Mallett (22:44)

Sandringham: Chris Button (22:05)

St Albans: Matthew Sayers (18:55), Barbara Sayers (31:14)

Stevenage: Ben Sewell (17:48), Michael Over (21:56), Daniel Wrigley (22:30), Joseph Barker-sherry (24:48), Ellie Scott (27:43), Richard Barker (31:17), Vanessa Rolfe (39:48)

Zielony Jar: David Brewer (24:42)

Zuiderpark: Rhiannon Brooks (29:36)

In order to appear in the Parkrun roundup - your Parkrun registration should have North Herts Road Runners as your running club. You then appear in the consolodated results for the club. These are picked up from the following link.
https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=867