parkrun Report – Saturday 17th March 2018

Another cold Saturday but fortunately it didn’t result in many cancellations. Bristol & West runners were well represented at all the local runs and others around the country.

At Cardiff parkrun Martin PALMER was the second finisher in a time of 16:57. Simon SMITH was also second, this time at Ashton Court, and in a time of 18:49.  Amy PARTRIDGE was the first female in 20:30 and Marie MALLOY, running her 250^th parkrun was the second female in 21:10. Amy’s time was a PB by sixteen seconds and earns her the Performance of the Week title. Hans-Peter KIEKUTH also had a PB with a time of 27:25.

At Pomphrey Hill Neil LIGHT was second in 18:52 and Mark TAYLOR was fourth in 20:36. Hannah DYER, Helen CLARK and Julie ILOGU were respectively, fourth, fifth and sixth females in times of 25:06, 25:16 and 25:22.

Looking at the first finishers, David EAGON led the field home at Shepton Mallet in 18:52 and Molly CHILTON was first female at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire with a time of 201:35. Krzysztof WANAT was second at Cieszyn in Poland in 19:33

Other PBs were recorded by Joseph HULL, Gemma SLY and Felicity RUSSELL at Eastville.

A big name check for Jon GOODLAND who volunteered at Eastville parkrun before driving to Sutton Park to help the club ‘B’ team finish tenth in the idland Road-Relay and qualify for the National Championship.