parkrun Report – Saturday 15th April 2017

It was a bank holiday, so another weekend of parkrun tourism. Camilla ASHWORTH-BRIGGS was the second female at Southampton in 20:05, a PB by four seconds. Ruth TREDGET and Polly AINSLEY visited Swindon and Plym Valley, with times of 23:12 and 20:23 respectively. In Yorkshire, Andrea GOODE was at York and Nicola OLDROYD at Bradford, both recording PBs. Andrea recorded 23:28, a PB by five seconds, while Nicola clocked 22:10 a PB by fifteen seconds and was the first SW20-24. Nicola is awarded the Performance of the Week.

Dan SCHOFIELD visited the Delamere parkrun in Cheshire and was another to have a PB. His time of 18:20 was an improvement by twenty-seven seconds.

At Chipping Sodbury, David AWDE, Maciej BIALOGONSKI and Helen NEWBERRY showed no ill effects from their exertions at the National Road Relays last week. David and Maciej recorded PBs and both had Age Grades over 80%. Helen was the first female and first SW30-34 in a time of 18:32. Bob COX continued his recent run of form with a fourth successive PB on this course.

In Devon, Kevin FAHEY, made his parkrun debut, recording 21:17 at Seaton, while Fred HAWKER and Otto KINGSTON had times of 22:36 and 23:31 at Lanhydrock.

Claire HALLISSEY, another to compete at the National Road Relays was in second place at Tring with a time of 20:00. Henry SLY was the first finisher at Burnham & Highbridge in 16:47, a PB by nine seconds, with Ciaran MCQUADE in fourth place in 127:38.

At Ashton Court, there were four Age Grades over 80%. Jarlath MCKENNA led the way in 15:46. Pete Mountain was in fifteenth place in 19:30. Sarah EVERITT was second female in 20:07 and Tracy ALLAN was the sixth female in 21:52.

Bill and Joseph HULL were at the fourth running of the Treviso parkrun in Italy. Bill reports as follows:

“A quick note to promote Italy’s newest parkrun at Parco dello Storga, ten minutes out of Treviso airport and twenty minutes north of Venice.

 Two laps round the beautiful park on gravel and track through the woods and trees, lots of twists and turns. Mostly flat though not as fast as anticipated.  Very friendly locals with cake, biscuits and Prosecco‎ (!) at the finish.”

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