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parkrun number 44 report |
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Sunshine at last! Although a bit of a chill wind made the length of the football pitches hard going. Good turn out again though – 78 runners with 10 first timers, and an incredible 22 PBs being recorded!
Congratulations to Justin Lewis, visiting from Sheffield, on his victory in 19:09 and to evergreen winner Kate Towerton in 19:36. A welcome return to form for Matt Lane in 20:18.
A few more mentions... a bitter-sweet moment for Jim Dundas – new PB of 23:01 but only 2 seconds outside that sub 23 minute mark he has been striving for. Keep on chipping away Jim. Well done to Ella Neil who collected her 10 parkruns t-shirt this Saturday.
So many more PBs I don’t know where to start! Andy Ffolkes – well done on your PB, hard earned. And just so I don’t miss out anyone, here is a list of all PBers this week:
Tim Bennett
Jonathan Hargrave
James Dundas
Matthew Jeffery
Gavin Mills
Nyle Hughes
Andrew Craggs
Paul Pereira
Dave Hull
Lynda McDermott
Janet Taplin
Peter A Baker
Andy Ffolkes
William McDermott
Theresa Albutt
Janice Cook
Emma Ali
Ruth Wheeler
Lynsey Tolley
Jackie Sullivan
Natalie Bruce
Caroline Roper
Watch this space parkrunners for news on a possible Jubilee Andover parkrun, and also details about our 1st birthday bash on 14th July.
Oh and by the way, all you top 10 runners. Keep one eye over your shoulder as Ian Berry is slowly but surely coming back into form.
Happy running!
Jon
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Briley is a slacker |
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Sorry the report is late – blame Briley – he is a slacker at heart.
Cool and windy was the forecast for Saturday morning and it turned out to be...cool and windy. Another good turnout – 74 runners. About 70 has become the norm now regardless of the weather and we are happy with that. For us as Run Directors, it means we get the best of both worlds: we have enough runners to make it feel like a proper event, but few enough to retain that family atmosphere which Andover has become known for. Good times!
Anyway, event number 43 saw Mark Curtis pick up his 100 t-shirt and jacket and at the same time, record yet another win in the men’s event followed closely behind by Pete Mitchell and Kevin Warters, and a win for Elaine Blaikley in the women’s event, with Sarah Jones and Kathy Lane making up the female podium.
A few PB shouts: regulars Trevor Baggott and Mark Eggington recorded PBs as did favourites Philip North and Matthew Jones. Talking of Matt Jones, not only did he shave a massive one second off his PB, he is also the April Sweatshop prize winner, for outstanding services to Andover parkrun. Matt has been with us since the pilots and has always either run or volunteered. Happy trainer shopping Matt!
Our first anniversary event is fast approaching – 14th July – mark it in your diary everyone. Lots of fun and games planned and a few surprises, not to mention the awarding of the annual points competitions. To start with, and to give you plenty of notice, we’re doing fancy dress. Dress up however you like, just make it interesting!
See you on Saturday (and pray for sunshine please)!
Jon
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Sun sun sun |
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What a gorgeous sunny morning it was to start the race off with. We had another fantastic turnout as always with 73 of you turning up to support us.
Well done to Sandra and her gorgeous huskies who came in first with the Lordshill boys - Jim Davies and Kevin Yates coming in 2nd and 3rd.
We had 14 Pb's and 8 first timers, so well done guys!
Congratulations to Lewis Jones on his Pb of 27:45 - awesome effort as always.
Thanks to the Lordshill Road Runners - Neil Garton {Eastleigh parkrun race director} Jim Davies and Kevin Yates for running today and supporting us - cheers guys.
Thankyou so much to our lovely volunteers - Adam Parsonage, Mat Leese, Karen Neil and Pauline Masters.
More sunshine for next wk please.
ta ta!
Helen
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parkrun number 39 report |
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Chocolate and sunshine!
When I was driving to Charlton Lakes, it was pouring with rain and I thought we’d be in for a wet one. But no, the parkrun gods smiled on us again and the sun came out. It proved a good omen for many of you – lots of PBs.
Well done to Mark Curtis, with his 9th win at Andover in 18:11, a whisker away from his PB. And well done too, to Kate Towerton who shattered her PB in a brilliant time of 18:41 to take the first lady winner’s slot.
Big shout to Harry Plummer who picked up his 10 parkruns T-shirt.
There were 73 runners, including 12 first timers and a huge 21 personal bests including a few Andover favourites – Lewis Jones and Paul North both in 28:16, Kevin Hughes in 24:41, Rob Cliffe in 19:04, Helen Brown in 34:51, and of course our own Gemma Coombes in 26:38. Well done all.
Thanks to all my volunteers for the week – Matt Jones, Martin Welsh, Martin Klee, Sarah Jones, Kevin Warters and James Masters.
See you all next week. Hope you all enjoyed the Creme Eggs !
Jon
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A day for PB's! |
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Another lovely day for Andover parkrun. We awarded Martin Welsh with his 100 parkruns jacket and t-shirt, well done again Martin!
A great race which was eventually won by Chris Dewey in an amazing time of 17.34 which is his fourth win - well done! And our first lady was Sandra Bowers in a fab time of 18.08, her 17th time of being first lady well done to you too!
I didn't realise on Saturday that it was Dominic Scott-Bone's 10th parkrun, well done Dominic, the t-shirt's on it's way. And thanks for the second week to Dominics mum Caroline for stepping in and volunterring at the last minute - very much appreciated.
Thanks also to my other volunteers, Jim Dundas for setting up the course, Jim Masters for taking down the course, Jan North, Caroline Scott-Bone, Helen Davis and Martin Klee for helping throughout the race!
We had another 7 first timers and an amazing 29 PB's well done to all who achieved PB's today, nearly half of you who ran, huge congratulations to you all.
Look forward to seeing you all again soon
Gemma
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