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14th May 2020
Issue 1113
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More virtual success for runners
WHILST formal athletic competition remains suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak, resourceful members of Penistone Footpath Runners continue to organise virtual socially-distanced events to help to maintain club camaraderie.
The combined time of the fastest 26.2 Penistone Footpath Runners was 2-25.49, whilst the fastest 26.2 women came home in 3:01.16. Fastest male runner was Gareth Cooke in 4-52, closely followed by junior athlete Hugh Mackie in 4-54.
The latest iteration of virtual competition came in the form of a mile challenge, designed to culminate on May 6, the 66th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s running of the historic first sub-four minute mile.
Jon Waller ran a valiant 5-01 in third. The fastest female runners was U13 athlete Graihagh Turner in 5-52. Nichola McNally (6-02) and Rachael Mayston (6-03) were also on the virtual podium.
Each club member was challenged to run a timed mile at a time and place of their choosing, whilst observing current government guidelines.
A splendid 88 Penistone Footpath runners took part in the challenge, which proved such a grand idea that 15 other clubs across South, West and East Yorkshire region took up the The fastest 26, with the addition of .21 of a gauntlet of making it an interclub challenge, mile, would then be added together to give a with Wakefield Harriers running the fastest combined time of 2-12.27. virtual club marathon time.
Average times across all age categories were Across Yorkshire, over 600 runners were part also calculated to give a projected marathon of the competition, running the equivalent of the distance from Penistone to Berlin. time based on those who took part. In addition, six Penistone Footpath Runners took part in the national one mile competiERNEST THORPE tion, organised by the British Milers’ Club. Halifax Road, Thurgoland 0114 2882152
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