2025 Pershore Plum Plodders Race League – And it is done!
So it was announced at the recent Awards evening, who the Winners and top places were.
Congratulations to Eleanor Robinson and Paul Barlow, who were the winners of the Men’s and Ladies Championship respectively.
Mementos were handed out to the top 5 in each category, and all the top 10 got a special mention
For the Ladies:
10th – Sue O’Shaughnessy – 136
9th – Maggi Davis – 163
8th – Jo Cox – 166
7th – Megan Buck – 216
6th – Fiona Wall – 222
5th – Ann Hewlett – 241
4th – Clare Hinks – 244
3rd – Ann Marcangelo – 247
2nd – Sue Woods – 260
Winner – Eleanor Robinson – 263
and the Men:
10th – Andy Foster – 132
9th – Mike Wilson – 167
8th – Steve Nicoll – 192
7th – John Davis – 217
6th – Micka Courbe – 217 (More events attended)
5th – Andrew McKeand – 219
4th – Darren Wall – 227
3rd – David Pound – 243
2nd – Allan Pallister – 253
Winner – Paul Barlow – 259
A great competition this year, and once again congratulations to all who took part.
A list of events and rules and regulations are being drafted for 2026. When they are all ratified, we will publish and do it all again next year.
Thanks to everyone who participated in 2025.
Official Race League Rules and Regulations!
Based upon the list as shown above, you are invited to enter as many as you are able, and throughout the year, we will collate a league based upon your finishing positions, in the Two Categories of Plum Males and Plum Females. The times will be subject to Age Grading based upon the England Athletics Age grade calculator, and applied to your current age, and so try to give every runner a level playing field against all running.
Times are then ranked in order and points allocated ie 1st place gets 30 points, 2nd place gets 29, and so on, until everyone is awarded points for their times. If more than 30 take part, everyone placed at 31+ will get 1 point towards their total.
Over the year, your BEST SEVEN scores will count towards the End of year points totals. This means you can miss one or two races, and still get a score for maximum participation of the qualifying maximum SEVEN events over the year.
Additional points will be given out for the number of events entered during the year, i.e. 9 events completed will gain an added nine points, so it really is in the interest of everyone to enter as many events as possible, and in doing so support our local running community
Some events have differing distances in the list, on the same day, and so you can choose which is your best option, i.e. on 14th September, if you plan to race at Worcester, you can choose 10km, or the Half Marathon. In 2025, we will also have an option of a Marathon, as part of a three way choice in May, again at Worcester
Additionally, we will add points to members who volunteer to help at the events below:
Pershore Plum 10k – August 24th – 2025 – (15 Points)
…and possibly extra points will be awarded, if the PPP do a parkrun takeover in 2025, and this is still to be decided
parkrun takeover – 15 points
(Max Additional points available – 30 points) – [NOTE: there was no takeover in 2025, therefore the maximum potential voluntary points this year are 15]
Finally, you can play a Joker for ONE event, notification needs to be given BEFORE the Start of that event to Steve Nicoll our Race League Coordinator, and this will get you Double points for that event.
If PPP is your first claim, then the Race League Coordinator will be able to find your timings on the races, however, please ensure you put your affiliation to PPP on any race entry. If after results are published you do not see your name, or you are 2nd claim, then you can contact Steve and he will check any additions. If you are affiliated to another club, but registered to the PPP, you will need to let Steve Nicoll know, so he can grab your times as required.
Results will be posted periodically, and at the end of the Year, at our Annual End of Year Award Ceremony the Winners will be given their trophies.
Female:
Top five places
Male:
Top Five places
Links to previous years’ final league tables can be found here:
PPP RACE LEAGUE 2020 – void as incomplete