Results – Kingsbury Water Park 10k 29th Nov 2015

TAYLOR MADE FOR DAMION

A wet and windy late November Sunday saw a good size field take to the muddy tracks and pathways in Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire for a cross country 10k.

Damion Taylor (no142) defied the stormy conditions to race into an early lead which he kept adding to as he stretched his lead further to romp home in a fast time of 35:56. He was followed home by David Jackson (no143) in 38.46, with Barry Lloyd (no126) 3rd in 39.19.

The first female home was Laura Pettifer (no123) in 43.51, in 2nd was Jenny Lloyd (no127) in 48.39 and Kate Miller (no71) was 3rd in 49.31.

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Special Offer – £5 off the Light Spur Night Running Safety Gadget

nathan-light-spurOur friends at Running Form the specialist runners’ shop in Burton on Trent (www.running-form.co.uk) are offering £5 off the “Nathan Light Spur”, a nifty little gadget that clips onto the back of your running shoes providing a strobe light effect to improve your safety running at night. The Light Spur is super lightweight so you don’t feel a thing, it is IPX3 weather-resistant with multi-settings of the strobing super bright LED.

The RRP is £20, however you can get one with both £5 off and free delivery by using the coupon code LIGHTMEUP on the shopping basket page. Buy the Light Spur HERE.

Results – TCR FM Tamworth 10K – 11th Oct 2015

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THE LONG WAY HOME

The 5th annual TCR FM TAMWORTH 10km was won by Stephen Long of Notts AC in 34:33 and in an exciting finish second place Simon Birch of Hinckley Running Club was close behind in 34:39 with Neil O’Hanlon just behind in third in 34:45.
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Past Event – TCR FM Tamworth 10K – Sunday October 11th 2015

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Tamworth 10k Oct 2015

The TCR FM Tamworth 10k was voted 4th best 10k in the UK by Runners World in 2013 as it’s scenic but mainly flat 5k loop course takes in some of the town’s best scenery with its start and finish set in the popular Castle Grounds leisure facility with its gardens, sports amenities, walkways and cafe.

The TCR FM Tamworth 10k Oct 2015 will start and finish in the beautiful grounds surrounding Tamworth Castle and will wind its way through the grounds and out into the town, then follow a canal section in Fazeley, before returning to the Castle Grounds.

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Results – RUNNING FORM 1 MILE SERIES SHOBNALL ATHLETICS TRACK – 30th Sept 2015

The first Running Form 1 Mile meeting saw nearly 20 athletes participating on a cold early Autumn evening on the track at the Shobnall Leisure complex in Burton on Trent.

RESULTS:

Sub 7 minute Mile

1st Tim Neville 5:14:98
2nd Ian Hewitt 5:19:21
3rd Richard Evans 5:22:54

7-9 minute Mile

1st Mark Deakin 6:48:97
2nd Jo Melville 6:59:03
3rd Melanie Deakin 7:08:80

9 minute + Mile

1st Mark Gardner 9:03:04
2nd Karli Gardner 9:11:04

1 Mile Relay

1st Team 1 12:03
2nd Team 2 12:08

Spirit of WIPRO 5k Runs – 20th Sept 2015

kp-events-wipro-2015KP Events once again helped international IT company Wipro work with its UK partner this year Npower to stage the UK legs of their SPIRIT OF WIPRO runs which take place on the same day globally, this year on SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20th and in 2015 these were held simultaneously in Leeds and Solihull with hundreds of employees with their friends and family turning up to enjoy the festival atmosphere in the late summer sunshine.

KP Events director Paul Griffin summed up the success at both events: “We have worked with WIPRO now since 2013 and each year the UK events grow and grow, everyone is so enthusiastic and we have children as young as four taking part, we have face painters, bouncy castles as well as refreshments laid on for all participants and the atmosphere is just so unique, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we look forward to having a 3rd event in 2016 in London”.

Pictures show the start at Leeds Spirit of WIPRO with the 3 male winners of the 5k.