5K CHRISTMAS HANDICAP UPDATE

Kevin Bray

The first weekly update on the Christmas handicap challenge - for more details see previous post

Dear all,
 
Blimey, 33 of you ran a 5km this week so thanks for your interest and support!
 
Also - BIG thanks to Mike for crunching the numbers and sorting your handicap out for this week, which is detailed on the chart below!
 
What it means is that the time next to your name is the start you have over the racing machine that is John Butters - HE'S CHASING YOU DOWN!
 
Mike and I have been like a couple of Racing Post Tipsters, studying the form of a group of Thoroughbred racers.......??!!
 
Anyway, we have looked at times, Plantar Fasciitis, Upset Tummies, some TWERP (ME)!, who couldn't work his new watch and tried to weigh up the merit of Loansdene, Lanky Park, Stobhill and Blyth Parkrun v Druridge Bay Parkrun routes!
 
Lindsey Mac's ran a brilliant new 5km PB of 19.03 taking 48 sec's (!) off her previous best and she is this week's ⭐ runner - well deserved Lindsey and a prize will appear on your doorstep soon!
 
SO - Run a 5km by 5pm Sunday and send me your time - Mike and I will sort the results and send them out next Monday!
These will include Prize for;
Handicap Winner
Fastest Male & Female
Best % age effort Male & Female
⭐ Runner
 
 This week is the first Handicap of 7 taking us up to Christmas - to be ranked in the overall series you must run 5 of the 7 weeks (if you run more than 5 your best 5 performances will count in the series).
 
Please give me details of any new PB's, any stories or other challenges you might have taken on running wise (Paul Banks and Richard Kirby did the 30 mile McWilliams Round in the Cheviot Hills last week 👌 & then Paul ran his 5k the next day)!!
 
Remember - you can buddy up like Gwenda and Pam at Druridge and Alex and me at Blyth - whatever suits you!
 
Spread the word - all welcome!!
 
Look forward to hearing from you and have a good run!
 
Kevin Bray
 
Mike Steven
 
1 John Butters 00:00
2 Liam Roche 01:06
3 Ed Hillier 01:37
4 Lyndsey MacDonald 01:49
5 Adam Coulson 01:59
6 Lee Bennett 02:03
7 Paul Banks 02:45
8 Will Clark 02:45
9 Tim Miley 02:59
10 Eric Adams 03:13
11 Richard Glennie 03:14
12 Claire Calverley 03:41
13 Stephanie Purvis 04:29
14 Stephen Johnstone 04:30
15 Julie Vermaas 04:46
16 Mike Steven 05:04
17 Richard Kirby 05:22
18 Kevin Bray 05:41
19 Gwenda Cavill 05:41
20 Andrew Dippie 05:53
21 Ed Kirby 06:26
22 Alex Logan 06:28
23 Jane Kirby 07:22
24 Gary Mason 07:49
25 Pieter Verrmaas 07:57
26 Sarah Routledge 08:14
27 Laura Shaw 08:59
28 Arjan Piet 09:01
29 Pam Woodcock 09:26
30 Louise Burt 09:31
31 Sarah Mills 10:13
32 Frances Naylor 12:49
33 Margaret McDonald 13:01