|
|
 |
Cardiff parkrun and 2011 |
|
|
Cardiff parkrun and 2011
2011 has been another successful year for us here at Cardiff parkrun with hundreds of new runners joining us through the year and hundreds of familiar faces and friends coming back to take part. We consistently have over 200 runners a week, no matter what the weather or other distractions are on.
Cardiff parkrun is the success it is because of the numbers of runners, the efforts of the wide team of volunteers and the tolerance of other park-users.
Many of you will know that during the course of 2011 we have been engaged in a dialogue with Cardiff Council that at one time threatened the continuation of parkrun. I am delighted to be able to tell you that we have now established a positive partnership with the council, who fully appreciate the contribution that parkrun makes to sport, recreation and improved health and fitness. Indeed the council have suggested to us that we apply for 'community chest' funding to enable us to improve our signage and to buy radios for the volunteer marshalls. The purpose of this equipment will be to ensure the safety of all parkrunners and park-users alike.
So we can now look forward to another great year for parkrun in 2012 - we are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and then every Saturday at 0900 as usual. And of course we hope that you will be able to volunteer at some point in 2012.
In any event keep running, keep the path clear and have a great Christmas!!
Cardiff parkrun Team
|
|
RATING:
|
|
|
|
Cardiff parkrun over the Festive period |
|
|
Hi Guys,
I'm looking for some feedback with regards to the Festive period!!
We will be running as normal on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve which fall on Saturday's, would you be interested in extra run's on Christmas Day and New Year's Day?
We held them last year as they were Saturday's, please let me know what you think, if enough are interested it could mean the following parkrun's taking place but it will depend on the interest.
The Confirmed Festive Runs :
Saturday 24th December Christmas Eve
Sunday 25th December Christmas Day
Saturday 31st December New Year's Eve
Sunday 1st January New Year's Day
|
|
RATING:
|
|
|
|
Event 193 - 12th November 2011 |
|
|
Event 193 - 12th November 2011
It may have started off damp but conditions were good for running this morning, and despite the Gwent Cross Country League tomorrow there was another good turn out.
We tried out a slightly different set up at the Finish/Registration this morning which seemed to work!!
Men's placings:
Nick DUKES (SM35-39) of Les Croupiers RC, was first in 16:54 - 4th win in 62nd appearance.
Matthew GURMIN (SM35-39) of Swansea Harriers AC, was second in 16:59 - 1 previous win.
Edward DONOVAN (SM30-34) of Les Croupiers RC, was third in 17:55 - 1 previous win.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Richard WILDER (San Domenico RRC) 3256 pts.
Mark RICHMOND (San Domenico RRC) 2967 pts.
Oliver M WILLIAMS (San Domenico RRC) 2580 pts.
Women's placings:
Sally WILDER (SW30-34) of San Domenico RRC, was first (19th overall) in 19:29 - 31st win in 74th appearance.
Liz KIRWAN (SW30-34) of Les Croupiers RC, was second (30th overall) in 20:03 - 2 previous wins.
Lauren REGAN (JW15-19) of Cardiff AAC, was third (54th overall) in 21:16.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Sally WILDER (San Domenico RRC) 2860 pts.
Patricia JONES (Brackla Harriers) 2607 pts.
Dawn LAU (Unattached) 2455 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Matthew GURMIN (SM35-39) was graded 79.78 % for the time 16:59 (second overall).
Nick DUKES (SM35-39) was graded 78.50 % for the time 16:54 (first overall).
William DANIELS (VM55-59) was graded 78.07 % for the time 19:41 (23rd overall).
This week there were 263 runners, of whom 32 were first timers and 40 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 29 different athletics clubs took part.
Cardiff parkrun started on 16th February 2008, and since then 4,177 different runners, including participants from 246 athletics clubs, have completed 26,941 runs covering a total distance of 134,705 km, and there have been 6,201 new Personal Bests.
The Women's course record is held by Helen JENKINS who ran in a time of 16:20 on 26th February 2011 (event number 156).
The Men's course record is held by Michael E JOHNSON who ran in a time of 14:40 on 3rd May 2008 (event number 12).
The Age Grade course record is held by Pat GALLAGHER who recorded a 95.81 % run (21:04) on 25th October 2008 (event number 37).
|
|
RATING:
|
|
|
|
Event 190 – 22nd October Report |
|
|
Event 190 – 22nd October Report
Today, we had 224 runners, of whom 29 were first timers, with 45 PBs recorded. Representatives of 21 different athletics clubs took part. Since Cardiff parkrun started in February 2008, 4,080 different runners, including participants from 239 athletics clubs, have completed 26,154 runs covering a total distance of 130,770 km.
In the men’s race, David REES (Swansea Harriers AC) was first in 16:13, recording his fourth win in 13 appearances.
Rob ATKIN (Bridgend AC) was second in 16:27.
Peter HART (Southampton AC) was third in 16:35.
In the women’s race, Sally WILDER (San Domenico RRC) was first in a time of 19:13, recording her 29th win in 72 appearances, taking her to the top of the ‘Most Wins’ count.
Ruth Barrett (San Domenico RRC) was second in 19:24.
Angharad RHYS (Les Croupiers RC) was third (20th overall) in 20:59.
The best Age Grade scores came from
Nick FROST (Pontypridd Roadents AC) with 84.87%,
Edwina Margaret TURNER (Les Croupiers RC) with 84.60% and Martin WILLIAMS (Les Croupiers RC) with 82.44 %.
Young & Old ~ our youngest competitors today were Benjamin Thorne, Peter HANNA and Daniel James MORGAN (all unattached) in the JM14 age category.
At the other end of the spectrum, we had Tony DORSETT (Les Croupiers RC) and Terry VICKERY (unattached) in the VM70-74 category and Annie CONROY (Les Croupiers RC) in the VW65-69 category.
In the points competition, Richard WILDER extends his lead over Mark RICHMOND as Mark didn’t run this weekend. Rob SAGE remains in third but narrows the gap to second. Sally WILDER stretches her lead at the top of the women’s competition, with Patricia JONES and Dawn LAU in second and third place respectively.
|
Men
|
Ladies
|
|
Richard WILDER
|
2977
|
Sally WILDER
|
2560
|
|
Mark RICHMOND
|
2814
|
Patricia JONES
|
2351
|
|
Rob SAGE
|
2381
|
Dawn LAU
|
2217
|
Not forgetting all those who gave up their time this morning to help make today’s run possible ~ Ai-Lin KEE • Aine DUNPHY • Alan BLADEN • Andrew M SEDGMOND • Anita HARRIS • Claire BEATTY • Desmond DAVIES • Elio LEPORE • Howie BROWN • John ROSS • John T O'SHEA • Karen PHILLIPS • Kate SHAW • Matthew TOWNSEND • Mick MCGEOCH • Phil COOK • Richard WINKLER • Stephen OWEN • Stephen PATERSON • Terry CAVENEY • Wouter POORTINGA
A big thank you to everyone who has supported us here at Cardiff parkrun and helped us develop and grow, we look forward to seeing you again in the future. Please remember to tell your friends and family about our event.
Don’t forget – every Saturday 9.00am on the Taff Trail alongside Tesco Extra – Western Avenue.
Why not join us for Coffee after in the Coffee Shop at Tesco.
See you next week,
Andy
|
|
RATING:
|
|
|
|
Event 189 – 15th October Report |
|
|
Event 189 – 15th October Report
A good turn out, despite being the day before the Cardiff Half Marathon.
Today, we had 101 runners, of whom 12 were first timers, with 27 PBs recorded. Representatives of 20 different athletics clubs took part. Since Cardiff parkrun started in February 2008, 4,051 different runners, including participants from 236 athletics clubs, have completed 25,930 runs covering a total distance of 129,650 km.
In the men’s race, Nicholas WOOD (Dartford Harriers AC) was first in 16:02, recording his first win in 7 appearances.
Richard WILDER (San Domenico RRC) was second in 17:28.
Mikey BRYANT (Avon Valley Runners) was third in 17:32.
In the women’s race, Sally WILDER (San Domenico RRC) was first in a time of 20:16, recording her 28th win in 71 appearances.
Maria RICHARDS (Islwyn RC) was second in 20:37.
Katie BEECHER (Les Croupiers RC) was third (20th overall) in 20:59.
The best Age Grade scores came from
Nicholas WOOD (Dartford Harriers AC) with 81.29%,
Richard PITCAIRN-KNOWLES (Sevenoaks AC) with 80.55% and
Ronald MORRIS (San Domenico RRC) with 79.92 %.
Young & Old ~ our youngest competitors today were Peter HANNA (unattached) in the JM14 age category, and Jazmine BRIGANTI (Bridgend AC) and Megan TATNELL (Cardiff AAC) in the JW14 category.
At the other end of the spectrum we had Richard PITCAIRN-KNOWLES (Sevenoaks AC) in the VM75-79 category.
In the points competition, Richard WILDER has overtaken Mark RICHMOND as Mark didn’t run this weekend. Rob SAGE remains in third despite not running. Sally WILDER stretches her lead at the top of the women’s competition, with Patricia JONES and Dawn LAU in second and third place respectively.
|
Men
|
Ladies
|
|
Richard WILDER
|
2884
|
Sally WILDER
|
2460
|
|
Mark RICHMOND
|
2814
|
Patricia JONES
|
2259
|
|
Rob SAGE
|
2289
|
Dawn LAU
|
2127
|
Not forgetting all those who gave up their time this morning to help make today’s run possible ~ Alan BLADEN • Alexander CAPLETON • Amanda THOMPSON • Andrew M SEDGMOND • Chris SAUNDERS • Derek WILLIAMS • James BRUCE • Jeff ASTON • Jo SKILTON • Joanna RANDALL • John GRIFFIN • Martin RANDALL • Martin WILLIAMS • Matthew HURFORD • Matthew TOWNSEND • Paul FURLONG • Phil COOK • Rhian LLEWELLYN • Richard WINKLER • Sarah MCCARTHY • Simon HAZEL • Stephen PATERSON • Victoria WOODSFORD
A big thank you to everyone who has supported us here at Cardiff parkrun and helped us develop and grow, we look forward to seeing you again in the future. Please remember to tell your friends and family about our event.
Don’t forget – every Saturday 9.00am on the Taff Trail alongside Tesco Extra – Western Avenue.
Why not join us for Coffee after in the Coffee Shop at Tesco.
See you next week,
Andy
|
|
RATING:
|
|
|
|
|
|