Eccleshill Road runner, Dan Jenkins celebrated Father’s day with this sold out run, son Josh tagged along to the industrial town of Stockport, 7 miles South East of Manchester. to complete (and win) the 2k fun run. This the sixth edition of the Marple Runners annual 10k Trail Race, takes in some of the parks, countryside, and sights in and around Marple. A multi terrain, mainly off-road, 10k race starts in Brabyns Park Marple, utilising sections (not the muddy part) of the Marple parkrun course before leaving the park via the canal locks, taking back roads and trails via Marple Hall to Chadkirk and up “that hill”, then back to Marple along the Peak Forest Canal, crossing the iconic Marple Aqueduct before finishing back at the start in Brabyns Park. Dan finished in 53:15 (unofficial) Well done Dan!
