Heat, Hills and Local Grit

Stopsley Trail Run – Sunday 10th August
Four squirrels braved the sun and slopes at the Stopsley Trail Run, with distances of 5 miles or 10 miles on offer. Daniele Socci, Lucy O’Connor and Sue Foot tackled the two-lap route with Lucy and Sue claiming 1st and second place in their respective age groups, while Brian Judkins opted for the one lap course in the 5 mile race.
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Lucy reported, 'little shade, energy-sapping hills, and a fast, flat final mile. Tough but well organised.' She recommends it to all saying 'well worth entering again, especially given its local convenience.'

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Squirrels on Tour – Parkrun Tourism Run of the Month
A cheerful group of squirrels gathered for the August tourism run at Great Denham Parkrun. Cloud cover at home gave way to bright sunshine just as the briefing began – prompting some to wish they’d brought sunglasses. The course was fast and flat, though a headwind in the final kilometre added spice to the effort.
 
23 squirrels finished, with PBs for Mike Phillips (18:56), Tracy Pitcairn (20:26), and Sheila Leavy (38:37).

​Full Parkrun Roundup
Kris Whitmore shared a good parkrun report he ran on 2/8 in the spirit of letting other members know of interesting holiday runs! The parkrun is called The Pastures and is held in the town of Alnwick in Northumberland.  It's a long drive to get there but entirely on the A1 so no chance of getting lost, the parkrun is less than a kilometer from the centre of the town and in the shadow of a pretty awesome castle (apparently used in one of the Harry Potter films if you're into that sort of thing) one of the most spectacular parkruns I've done and in the winter that far North you'd be running just as the sun came up.

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Bolberry Down: Shahab Ahmad (17:55)

Coldhams Common: Matt Leach (18:32)

Crane: Tracey Palmer (33:57)

Dean Castle Country Park: Georgina Quayle (26:31)

Dereham: Sue Boys (42:06)

Great Denham: Andrew Leach (17:20), Matthew Sayers (17:49), Kris Whitmore (18:17), Mike Phillips (18:56), Thomas Buzzard (19:34), Tracy Pitcairn (20:26), Adrian Sherwood (20:46), Michael Over (21:56), Peter Sibbett (22:14), Natalie Phillips (22:47), Steve Brenton (23:23), Hannah Ridley (23:27), Andrew Coates (23:58), Lucy O'connor (24:43), Dawn Power (25:25), Jennie Fraser (26:06), Linda Aird (28:42), Susan Foot (28:51), Barbara Sayers (29:53), Amanda Greig (33:38), Annette England (37:31), Brian Judkins (37:58), Sheila Leavy (38:37)

Harlow: Darren Matussa (22:47)

Henley-on-Thames: Jon Hunt (26:18)

Henlow Bridge Lakes: Ben Snowden (20:22), Verity Hague (24:28), Andrew Robson (26:51), Bob Davis (35:12)

Jersey: Tom Barclay (21:48)

Land's End: Jane Clarke (28:11), Sarah Mitcherson (29:11)

Leamington: John Russell (25:32)

Letchworth​: James Dalton (22:39), David Brewer (22:57), James Godfrey (23:09), Frances Stanton (26:42), Viv Lucas (27:24), Lucy Hurley (29:08), Edward Paxton (29:14), Philippa Hardcastle (29:22), Anna Priestley (30:00), Philip Flack (31:08), Paul Bowal (31:33), Carina Quayle (35:10)

Manor Field Whittlesey: Joseph Barker-Sherry (28:15)

Oaklands College: Chris Stokes (21:14)

Sewerby: Daniel Wrigley (23:44)

Skatas: Emily Yossarian (39:01)

Stevenage: Ian Harvey (22:24)

Storeys Field: David Edwards (18:52) PB, Rhiannon Botha (19:08)

Wimpole Estate: Julie Taylor (33:33)

Woolacombe Dunes: Caroline Thrussell (34:31)