Warrington parkrun

Warrington parkrun (event #481) was designated as a Cheshire Grand Prix race this weekend. As such, 7 Macclesfield Harriers and runners from across Cheshire descended on Victoria Park, a large park in the centre of Warrington, to represent their clubs. This is a relatively quick course which takes in 2 short laps of the park before joining a cycle path, crossing an energy-sapping grassy section, and heading back towards the centre of Victoria Park.

Macclesfield Harriers made their intentions known from the start with Matthew Walker, George O’Donnell, and James Perry lining up at the very front of the start line. Their fast start paid off as they finished as the 2nd, 3rd, and 7th men, respectively!  Emma Galleymore was our fastest lady.

There was plenty of individual age-grade success. Matthew Walker and George O’Donnell were the 1^st and 2^nd U20 males while Emma Galleymore was the 2^nd V40 female, James Perry was the 2^nd V40 male, and Graeme Eddie was the 3^rd V45 male. Congratulations to all who ran for some impressive times.

These individual successes led to wonderful team success as the men’s team of Matthew Walker, George O’Donnell, James Perry, and Graeme Eddie pipped the South Cheshire Harriers to first place in this round of the Cheshire Grand Prix. Congratulations gents for a fantastic team performance!

Full results can be found at this link while photos by Brian Tuohey Photography can be found here.

If you’d like to see how this affects the standings in the Club Championships, please follow the link below. This will be updated after every race and could be some great motivation for some friendly competition with your clubmates!

2024 Road Club Championships Standings

The next three races in the Club Championships are the Summer Road Handicap (July 22^nd, Track Clubhouse), Sandbach 10k (August 11^th, Cheshire Grand Prix), Macclesfield parkrun (August 17^th, our local parkrun). We hope to see you there!