Warwick Half Marathon - Sunday 1st February 2026
This weekend Bourton Roadrunners were out in force at Warwick Half Marathon, with some earning new personal best times (PBs), two amongst the prizes, but each of them giving their all over the 13.1 mile course.
Peter Carrick led the team home in one hour, 24 minutes and 8 seconds, cutting a whopping three minutes from his PB. Dougal Hamilton-Smith similarly reduced his PB by 2½ minutes, achieving 1:29:55 and finishing first man under 20 years-old. And Dillion Flynn reaped the benefits from his hard training gave an excellent performance in 1:34:13.
Joining them were Claire Cox – 1:44:02, Arianna Downs – 1:45:47 (PB), Jaq Underwood – 1:47:30, Pat Gill – 1:53:02, Steph Holton – 1:53:49, Barry O’Leary – 1:56:48, Megan Ratcliffe – 1:57:54, Lorna Shawcross – 1:58:39, Lucy Smith – 1:59:59, Claire Blackie – 2:01:21, Claire Carroll – 2:05:41, Jemma Franzmann – 2:08:36, Lee Smith – 2:09:56 (PB), Kieran Vallance – 2:10:40, Liz Hulcup – 2:14:29 (LV70/1), Janice Townsend – 2:35:42, David Rees – 2:43:34, Sharon Rees – 2:43:35, Shirly Creed – 3:07:41 and Karen (Kaz) Dean – 3:07:45.
Mayhill Massacre - Saturday 31st January 2026
Meanwhile, on Saturday, three members ventured to Huntley, Gloucestershire, for the Mayhill Massacre. Comprising of an eight-nine mile tough cross country run, featuring demanding climbs and some very muddy trails. Kevin Goodwill opted for the Canicross race, where he and "Meg" gave a sterling performance, finishing in second place with a time of 1 hour, 7 minutes and 33 seconds. While Kevin was making his final attempt to catch the leader he became separated from one of his running shoes in the mud; all part of the fun!
Rebecca Townsend and her mother Louise took-on the main race over the same course, with Rebecca achieving second-place female in a time of 1:12:53, while Louise had a brilliant run finishing in 1:41:45.
Parkrun - Saturday 31st January 2026
Of course no weekend would be complete without a Park Run , and this weekend Bourton Roadrunners could be found at the following venues:
Babbs Mill, Birmingham: aq Underwood - 26:00 (VW55/3), Claire Louise Carroll - 28:08 (VW60/1).
Battersea, London: Eva Shoemark - 26:23.
Chipping Norton School: Edward Hare - 17:48 1st Overall Course PB (JM11/1), Polly Hammond - 52:58 (course PB).
Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh: Ian Shoemark - 22:16 (VM55/1), Niamh Shoemark - 23:07 (VW55/1), Paul Delicata - 23:08 (VM45/3),
Robin Smith - 26:55 (VM60/1), Rob Williams - 32:29 (VM60/3), Alex Wilson - 37:29, Megan Ratcliffe - 37:31, Simon Jones - 40:18 (VM70/3), Lee Smith - 48:48.
Harkerville, South Africa: Gillian James - 35:19.
King George V Playing Field, Cheltenham: Chris Dry - 31:27 (VM60/3).
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Highlights
This week Bourton Roadrunners were in action at Warwick Half Marathon, Mayhill Massacre, and Parkrun.
Congratulations to Kevin Goodwill and Rebecca Townsend for finishing 2nd overall in their respective gender groups at the Mayhill Massacre. Also, there several fine performances at Warwick Half Marathon, with Peter Carrick and Dougal Hamilton-Smith both cutting their PBs by substantial sums, and Dougal finishing MU20/1.
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