PEELY GOOD TIMES AT FINAL CLUB CHAMPS

Peel parkrun in Salford was the hotspot this Saturday for a horde of Burndeners looking to improve their times.

Back in February, Burndeners gathered at Peel to unzip their best 5K efforts - in the hope of being the best improved and to win a prize. While that result is yet to be announced, here are the times for Peel parkrun with Suleman, Michael and Lee leading the top 3 males. Ladies were shown home by top 3 - Gwen Kinloch, Katie Walsh and Gayle Gerrard.

In full, here are the Burnden team’s times.

Suleman Badat – 18:23, Michael Kermode – 18:58, Lee White – 19:33, Gareth Doherty – 20:16, Jake Quinn – 20:49, Michael Caine – 21:15, Martin Whitehead – 21:25 (PB), Gregg Beardwell – 21:27, Stephen Horsman – 21:33, Andrew Crawford – 22:03, Gareth Lowe – 22:28, Gwen Kinloch – 22:38, Katie Walsh – 23:30, Gayle Gerrard – 23:51, Marie Parkinson – 24:07, Linda Doherty – 24:11, Ravi Patel – 24:29, Kimberley Lowe – 24:45, Jenni Partington – 24:46, Colm O’Brien – 24:48, Anne Ferguson – 24:56, Jane Forrest – 25:25, Richard Blake – 25:55, Andy Warburton – 26:00, Clair Marland – 26:52, Justin Bones – 27:11 (PB), Steve Holt – 27:35, Tony Woodiwiss – 28:07, Louise Righini – 28:23, Kathryn Berry – 28:39, Nia Bell – 28:43, Gillian Morris – 28:43, Sarah Woodiwiss – 28:44, Amy Smith – 29:15, Catherine Shield – 29:20, Howard Sparke – 29:40, Stephen Riddle – 30:36, Sue Marland – 30:52, Simon Marland – 30:53, Sarah Brown – 31:20, Julie Riddle – 31:38, Jennifer Entwistle – 31:38, Jen Forkin – 33:17, Lyndsey Berrisford – 33:58, Gillian McGowan – 34:14 (PB), Andrew Parkinson – 34:57, Cheryl Dunleavy – 36:36, Michelle Livesey – 37:59, Ian Mann – 38:31.

A shout out for Connor Barratt this week who scored a course PB over at Heaton Park this week with 22:04.

FAB FIVE AT FESTIVE FESTIVAL

As Christmas inches closer, there was another themed run full of festive fun. Five Burndeners competed in the Big Xmas Trail Festival, which offers a variety of distances.

Set in the suburbs and green spaces of Greater Manchester, each muddy and challenging race starts and finishes at Sale Water Park and takes in Chorlton Water Park and the River Mersey. The marathon distance follows the Trans Pennine Trail all the way to Little Bollington – returning on the Bridgewater Canal.

Kimberley Lowe took on the half marathon distance – completing in 2:05:23.

The full marathoners were led home by Ravi Patel in 3:48:11 followed by Andy Norman in 3:51:00, Sarah Woodiwiss in 4:57:38 and first timer Tony Woodiwiss in 5:35:31.