Daren crowned Yorkshire champ

A GOOD number of Penistone runners competed in the Yorkshire veterans cross country championships at a wet and boggy Longley Park in Sheffield on Sunday. Stand out performance was by Daren Nockels who claimed first place in the men’s over-50 category.

Daren set off hard and managed to keep a good pace over the undulating four-lap course which was just shy of six miles in distance.

His time was inside 40 minutes at 38- 58. Penistone lady Becky Timms came closest to achieving a podium place in the ladies over-40 category. Becky was fourth missing out on third place by just 13 seconds.

There was some success on the teams front too. Penistone claimed second placed in the ‘all to score’ over-35 men’s event with the counters being Damian Kilpin, Phil Hinchliffe, Richard Mackie, Dan Limb, Oliver Pike, Matt Coldwell and Luke McGuinness.

The Penistone ‘three to count’ over-50 team finished equal third with Robin Clough and Paul Fryers making up the team alongside Daren.

On the fells Julie Darigala had a storming run on the hills over Marsden to claim first lady in a time of 58-36 at the Ian Roberts Memorial fell race.

On the roads Jonathan Philips claimed first over-40 man at the Rother Valley 10k. Jonathan was seventh overall in a new personal best of 38-51. Gareth Cooke was seventh also at the Retford Half Marathon in 72-36.

In the same race Dawn Broom finished in a time of 1-42-16 which was enough to give her a club gold standard for the half marathon distance.