Week 16 : Stratford, Tissington & dat der London

While London was the big race this week, it wasn’t the only one, and we had some Harriers off doing Parkruns, Half Marathons and Marathons’ elsewhere.

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A roundup of the Essington Harriers Parkrunning for April 20th 2024.

2024 Parkrun Results

DateEventPositionGender PositionNameTimeNotes
2024-04-20South Manchester parkrun event #648182141John ACTON00:25:42
2024-04-20Cannock Chase parkrun event #298164123Glyn ROWLEY00:29:02
2024-04-20Cannock Chase parkrun event #29823966Rachel ROWLEY00:32:17
2024-04-20Cannock Chase parkrun event #298342130Chris ROWLEY00:38:07
2024-04-20Cannock Chase parkrun event #298358195Robert ROWLEY00:39:22
2024-04-20Wolverhampton parkrun event #5068073Alan GROVE00:24:18
2024-04-20Gloucester North parkrun event #3448726Claire Louise HAYWOOD00:37:49
2024-04-20Walsall Arboretum parkrun event #560131112Andrew WATKINS00:26:02
2024-04-20Walsall Arboretum parkrun event #560139118Matthew KINGSTON00:26:24
2024-04-20Walsall Arboretum parkrun event #56032999Philippa LOFTUS00:35:32
2024-04-20Walsall Arboretum parkrun event #560397132Ursula ELWELL00:42:38
2024-04-20Chasewater parkrun event #1555345David POYNTON00:25:45
2024-04-20Chasewater parkrun event #15523297Laura MEW00:58:28
2024-04-20East Park parkrun event #1532421John SARGENT00:24:38
2024-04-20East Park parkrun event #1536514Lisa PROBERT00:30:11
2024-04-20East Park parkrun event #1538924Emma DODD00:35:46
2024-04-20East Park parkrun event #1539063Matt DODD00:35:49
Only members who have set Essington Harriers Running Club as one of their clubs on the Parkrun website will appear in this table.

Shakespeare Stratford Half & Full Marathon

This flat and fast route, follows 1 lap for the half marathon and 2 laps for the marathon. The majority of the route follows closed roads around the town, with the remainder on the Stratford Greenway footpath, a hard compact footpath, ideal for pb racing!

DateRace NameRunner NameTimePositionNotes
2024-04-21Shakespeare MarathonDarren Phillips04:53:11611ResultsPhotos
* Did not run under “Essington Harriers Running Club
** Ran under a different runners name
DateRace NameRunner NameTimePositionNotes
2024-04-21Shakespeare Half MarathonDeana Edwards02:22:391424ResultsPhotos
* Did not run under “Essington Harriers Running Club
** Ran under a different runners name

Tissington Trail Marathon

The Tissington Trail, the site of a former railway line from Ashbourne to Buxton, runs along a 13 mile route from Parsley Hay to Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Surrounded by beautiful countryside the traffic-free trail is ideal for a cracking marathon and, because the route is slightly downhill on the way back, you’ve got gravity on your side! The race is suitable for both experienced and first-time marathon runners. 

DateRace NameRunner NameTimePositionNotes
2024-04-21Tissington MarathonHolly Thomas03:38:57271st in Age Category
2nd in Gender Category
Bib #170
Results
2024-04-21Tissington MarathonRalph Taylor04:12:04715th in Age Category
Bib #165
Results
* Did not run under “Essington Harriers Running Club
** Ran under a different runners name

London Marathon 2024

After a long wet winter of training, the London Marathon is finally here and the Essington Harriers will be in attendance with 12 runners taking on the iconic TCS London Marathon 2024.

We’re so proud of our Harriers who have been busy putting in the many hours and miles of training and raising money for very worthwhile causes along the way.

To date, they have raised accumulatively;

  • Ocumel UK – £2,112
  • Meningitis Research Foundation – £2,774
  • Diabetes UK – £1,177
  • Acorns Children’s Hospice – £3,330
  • Alzheimer’s Research UK – £3,828
  • Action heart £2,360

And they are still raising and collecting money for these and other great causes.

Ursula Elwell is a well known runner in the West Midlands, you can ready about her London Marathon story (involving Terry Wogan) on her bio page here: https://essingtonharriers.co.uk/ehrc-members/ursula-elwell/

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DateRace NameRunner NameTimePositionNotes
2024-04-21TCS London MarathonJames Stanley03:48:391619655319
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonTammy Edwards04:20:542740959695
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonPaul Johnson05:19:444281866871
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonSarah Blackshaw04:31:053068414106
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonThomas Rayson03:20:0473798193Results
2024-04-21TCS London MarathonAlice Kate06:46:355227673085Results
2024-04-21TCS London MarathonChris Bate04:23:362823814159Results
2024-04-21TCS London MarathonMichael Davies *04:15:28257108819
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonSteve Cunningham03:25:25867847151
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonGemma Spooner07:02:215285765127
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonMartin Holyhead03:55:441893610511
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonDrew Allen04:23:362824517881
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2024-04-21TCS London MarathonGeoff Green **04:20:542740853713
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* Did not run under “Essington Harriers Running Club
** Ran under a different runners name

Looking Back At London Marathon 2023

We had four runners representing the Essington Harriers at the 2023 London Marathon, for three of them it was their first marathon, and the all put in pretty epic runs, we’re super proud of them all.

Also running a marathon, albit the lesser known Wednesfield Marathon, was Phil Mew who was unable to run at the Manchester Marathon due to illness. Another epic performance put in by him and his support crew. Fabulous running.

2023 Massive Race Results Table

FINISH POSITIONBIB NONAMETIMENOTES
22980Christopher Dodd04:15:56
37120Tara Pomfret (/)05:07:20First marathon
43406Glyn Rowley05:46:24First marathon
43568Rachel Rowley (/)05:47:43First marathon
(/) Did not run under ‘Essington Harriers’
(\) Ran under a different name

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