Tuesday 21 February 2017

Expert advice for Manx Telecom Parish Walkers

Expert advice on how to prepare for this year’s Manx Telecom Parish Walk is on offer at a special evening on Tuesday February 28th.

At this time of year many walkers are starting to train in earnest for the big day on June 17, and the evening allows anyone to get tips from a panel of coaches, physios and experienced walkers who answer questions from the audience. It’s being held at Keyll Darree Education and Training Centre near to Noble’s Hospital. Doors open at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Entry is free, and tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. The event will last around an hour and a half.
On the expert panel will be:
• Stewart Jones: Began walking six years ago to get fit and is now a five time Parish Walk finisher. He has completed 100 mile walking events in the Isle of Man and New York, and won the UK National 24-hour race walking event.
• Roger Davies: Kuta Fitness personal trainer, four time Parish Walk finisher and ultra-endurance runner who has completed the Marathon Des Sables.
• Sharon Cain: Experienced endurance walker, twice a finisher of the Isle of Man End2End walk who completed the full Parish Walk on her sixth attempt.
• Nicola Raven: Has completed three Parish Walks, one Isle of Man End2End and two Isle of Man Firefighters’ Memorial Walks.
• Dr David Walker: A Doctor in Emergency Medicine at Noble’s Hospital, and six times Parish Walk finisher who has completed the Centurion walk in South Africa, and has several finishes to his name in the Isle of Man End2End and Firefighters’ Memorial Walks.
• Ben Scott: Sports therapist and ultra-distance athlete, he has completed five races over 100 miles and is an Isle of Man Marathon winner.
• Gavin Smith: Manx Telecom Marketing Communications Manager who completed the Parish Walk in 2015 and the following year was support crew for a finisher


Ray Cox, Manx Telecom Parish Walk Race Director will also be at the evening, and commented:
“As always, this year’s event will provide an opportunity to find out about training, nutrition, footwear, and to get tips from the experts on tackling the biggest walking challenge on the Island. The evening is aimed at all abilities with the focus very much on providing advice for the majority of participants who are aiming to achieve personal goals, and especially those taking part for the first time.”

Manx Telecom retail staff will be present prior to the presentation showcasing FitBit devices which are great for tracking your training progress and helping you to stay motivated, and mobile chargers to ensure your phone charge lasts when you are training, and on race day.
If you haven’t yet entered this year’s Manx Telecom Parish Walk there’s still time to sign up and receive a discount on the full price entry fee. All entries must be made online at www.parishwalk.com – sign up before March 31 and it costs just £35. The fee is £40 from April 1 until the final closing date on May 7.
Manx Telecom has been the Parish Walk’s title sponsor since 2012, but the company’s support for the event goes back to 2007 when it began sponsoring the official timing and results service.







Thursday 9 February 2017

Who has started the Manx Telecom Parish Walk 10 times or more?

This is the first list in this form.

It does NOT include anyone who started but didn't finish prior to 1974. If anyone can provide details of such performances I will manually add them to the calculated number. I've already spoken to John Cannell on this subject as he and Noel Cringle will be among those with additional performances. A strange issue with Kath Quirk. She is listed as reaching Santon last year if you search for her performance on the results page but when you list all of the results she is excluded. I have therefore added her 2016 performance.

Name
ID
No of starts
David Collister
143
37
Anthony Kneale
50
35
Ray Hughes
529
29
Mick Holgate
453
25
John Cannell
315
24
Robbie Callister
544
24
Chris Lyon
4619
24
Charlie Weston
97
23
Dermot O'Toole
175
23
Kath Quirk
5809
24
Bob Noonan
71
22
Dave Tasker
134
22
Peter Beighton
503
22
Noel Cringle
2231
22
Colin Hodgkinson
117
21
Ian Corlett
1823
21
Maureen Kelly
4058
21
Chris Keown
102
20
David Chambers
136
20
Alan Pilling
5621
20
Edward Marshall
197
19
Irene Taggart
269
19
Maureen Cox
439
19
Norman McKibbin
478
19
Tommy Kelly
621
19
Dick Callin
1303
19
Roy McLean
4973
19
Chris Cale
100
18
Gordon Corran
233
18
Haydn Kenna
246
18
Ian Dunbar
256
18
Mick Rodger
454
18
Simon Cox
575
18
Sue Ackroyd
657
18
Brian Brough
1217
18
Kevin Jones
3890
18
Colin Stephen Moore
5123
18
Terry Moore
5152
18
John Tyson
6802
18
David Whorrall
163
17
Doug Allan
183
17
Julian Thomas
348
17
Moira Hall
463
17
Nicholas Stephenson
470
17
Roberta Kewley
1728
17
Roberta Convery
1728
17
Anne Oates
46
16
David Goldsmith
149
16
Mark Harvey
413
16
Mike Gellion
457
16
Paul Morgans
495
16
Tony Arzt
752
16
Keith Green
3205
16
Andrew Titley
34
15
David Comish
144
15
Derek Harrison
172
15
Eric Nelson
206
15
Greg Nation
240
15
Jimmy Harvey
302
15
John Shimmin
330
15
Kevin Tasker
377
15
Marie Gilbertson
407
15
Michael Crook
444
15
Rosemarie Crellin
556
15
Andrew Bell
924
15
Sue Jewell
3840
15
Pauline Keenan
3980
15
Allan Kelly
4001
15
Sue Partington
5512
15
Dot Saunders
6083
15
Mark Saunders
6089
15
Allan Corran
23
14
Bill Morton
64
14
Brenda Charlton
73
14
Charles Pimblett
94
14
Dudley Butt
187
14
Juan Readshaw
344
14
Lee Cain
385
14
Malcolm Newton
403
14
Paul Boulton
485
14
Phil Ashworth
513
14
Robbie Stockton
546
14
Sue Biggart
604
14
Jonathan Ayres
792
14
Ken Burns
1197
14
Bernie Corlett
1827
14
Colin Crooks
2259
14
Ann Henrard
3505
14
Val Kneale
4310
14
Alan Clucas
9
13
Alan Teare
13
13
Allan Callow
21
13
Angie Aire
41
13
Dave Cain
127
13
David Woolnough
165
13
Gordon Erskine
235
13
John Callow
314
13
John Hanbidge
321
13
Les Austin
388
13
Maureen Cowbourne
438
13
Maureen Moffatt
440
13
Neil Shimmin
467
13
Ralph Martin
524
13
Selwyn Callister
572
13
Stella Corlett
583
13
Sue Furner
605
13
Maria Coldwell
1674
13
Mark Corlett
1845
13
Claire Jackson
3779
13
Arthur Jones
3868
13
Barbara Kniveton
4331
13
Brian Leece
4452
13
Karen Locking
4541
13
Angela Martin
39
12
Anthony Atkinson
48
12
Barry Cowin
56
12
Carol McCoubrey
83
12
David Cain
139
12
David Clucas
142
12
David Griffiths
150
12
Donny Strathie
181
12
Eddie Convery
193
12
Ian Ashcroft
258
12
Jock Waddington
307
12
Teri Waddington
307
12
Kevin Graham
373
12
Laurence Maddrell
383
12
Michael Gray
448
12
Nigel Whitehouse
475
12
Phil Readshaw
519
12
Ray Pitts
527
12
Simon Starkey
579
12
Stephanie Gray
584
12
Terry Moffat
618
12
Chris Cain
1240
12
David Christian
1527
12
Maureen Fowler
2910
12
Jean Gannon
2975
12
Valerie Garrett
3000
12
John Hotchkiss
3651
12
Ste Jackson
3791
12
Jon Mercer
5027
12
Caroline Myers
5272
12
Adam Warburton
5272
12
Liz Popelier
5649
12
Alan Kinvig
11
11
Angie Astley
42
11
Cyril Evans
121
11
David Anderson
137
11
David Gelling
148
11
Don Higgins
180
11
Eammon Harkin
190
11
Frank Feeney
211
11
Hannah Newton
242
11
Hannah Duke
242
11
John Hunter
323
11
John Stubbs
333
11
Kenny Valerga
370
11
Les Brown
389
11
Louise Thomas
397
11
Mark Freeman
412
11
Michael George
447
11
Rob Wright
553
11
Robert Wright
553
11
Sharon Whitehouse
573
11
Steve Gardner
593
11
Vinny Lynch
638
11
Derek Bell
929
11
Susan Cannell
1402
11
Pauline Clague
1580
11
James Andrew Collister
1702
11
Angela Corkish
1804
11
Frank Verardi
1804
11
Jayne Cubbon
2290
11
Steve Curtis
2349
11
Jayne Gaylor
3027
11
Irene George
3061
11
Colin Gilbert
3074
11
James Bishop
3074
11
Sandra Halpin
3317
11
Andy Harding
3363
11
Sandra Kaighin
3934
11
Melanie Kermeen
4137
11
Melanie Kermeen-Jansen
4137
11
Melanie Jansen
4137
11
Lynda Kinrade
4234
11
John Lelant
4479
11
Antony Quayle
5731
11
Cedric Quayle
5733
11
David Buckley
5737
11
Mike Smedley
6309
11
Fred Waggett
6873
11
Carl Wilson
7222
11
Adrian Beale
2
10
Alison Brand
18
10
Angela Southern
40
10
Bernadette Bowden
60
10
Bernadette Devlin
60
10
Caroline Cain
85
10
Carolyn Lace
90
10
Colin Coole
115
10
Craig Phillips
120
10
Darren Mealin
125
10
David Stacey
160
10
Ed Burn
191
10
Gary Poole
219
10
Glenn Weir
232
10
Graham Young
239
10
Jackie Horne
273
10
Jane Cross
280
10
Jo Revill
304
10
Julie Hill
350
10
Kevin Leslie Martin
374
10
Marie Jackson
408
10
Paul Jempson
489
10
Peter Lewis
509
10
Richard Gerrard
538
10
Rita Norrey
541
10
Neville Cooil
559
10
Roy Cooil
559
10
Teresa Marie Blair
614
10
Tony Dugdale
625
10
Colm Andrew
723
10
Hilary Borthwick
1084
10
Peter Caine
1287
10
Geoff Callister
1320
10
Ian Callister
1322
10
John Dog Callister
1325
10
Rose Clark
1597
10
Adie Corlett
1820
10
Tony Corlett
1859
10
Patricia Odonnell
1859
10
Caroline Corteen
1903
10
Betty Cowbourne
1955
10
Monica Cowin
1986
10
Martin Critchley
2242
10
John Currie
2343
10
Juan Drinkwater
2610
10
Francesca Signorio-Hooper
2610
10
Adrian Earnshaw
2667
10
Robert Faragher
2785
10
R Brian Goldsmith
3141
10
Louise Hollings
3612
10
Dave Horisk
3633
10
Rupert Hoskin
3644
10
Sue Keown
4130
10
Louise Cairns
4130
10
Adam Killip
4197
10
Brian Kneale
4281
10
Kim Makin
4697
10
Barbara Mason
4772
10
Jackie McCulloch
4881
10
Joan McKibbin
4956
10
David Rads Quayle
5738
10
Vicky Radcliffe
5839
10
Craig Riley
5944
10
James Russell
6044
10
Pamela Temple
6656
10
Enid Watson
6982
10