At this time of year is is always a good idea to reflect on the past and the future. I think we can safely say that there it has been another successful year for Finsbury parkrun. We had 50 events this year and hundreds of runners taking part. The runners are so important to parkrun and all have their own unique story as to why parkrun is important to them.
Congratulations to all are winners this year; that is not just those who came at the front but those who achieved a PB or the milestone of 50 runs.
Well done to our points competition winners Ross Giggins and Michele Griffiths.
Overall, thank you to all who make the parkrun community what it is. Without doubt the volunteers have been fantastic in their unwavering support this year. Special thanks to Jinaka, who has directed many races this year, Mark and Rajiv who have both stepped in to maintain the consistency of the run. Without doubt volunteers make the run possible and I thank everyone for their continued support.
We head into the New Year and plan to continue to build on the success in 2011. My parkrun resolutions are to try and maintain a more consistent web presence via this website. Furthermore, I am hopeful to continue to build the team of event directors who can manage the event. If you are keen to assist with either of these please get in touch at finsburyhelpers@parkrun.com. My other resolution is to run more regularly - we will see how that one goes!!
I am looking forward to Finsbury parkrun in 2012 and hope you are too. Happy running and Happy New Year.
Below you will find the New Year Eve results;
Men's placings:
Tom ALDRED (SM30-34) of London Heathside Runners AC, was first in 16:35 - 4th win in 5th appearance.
James PARKER (SM25-29) of Highgate Harriers, was second in 17:43.
Nick GOLD (SM35-39) of Highgate Harriers, was third in 18:43.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Mark JEFFORD (Road Runners Club) 887 pts.
Alun NASH (Unattached) 838 pts.
Scott MCMILLAN (Unattached) 822 pts.
Women's placings:
Helen SMITH (VW40-44) (Unattached) was first (11th overall) in 22:06 - 9th win in 29th appearance.
Michele GRIFFITHS (VW45-49) (Unattached) was second (19th overall) in 24:15.
Amanda JONES (SW20-24) (Unattached) was third (20th overall) in 24:20 - 3 previous wins.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Alison ROSE (Unattached) 794 pts.
Michele GRIFFITHS (Unattached) 778 pts.
Helen SMITH (Unattached) 691 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tom ALDRED (SM30-34) was graded 78.39 % for the time 16:35 (first overall).
James PARKER (SM25-29) was graded 72.81 % for the time 17:43 (second overall).
Nick GOLD (SM35-39) was graded 72.40 % for the time 18:43 (third overall).
This week there were 40 runners, of whom 5 were first timers and 5 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Finsbury parkrun started on 31st October 2009, and since then 1,854 different runners, including participants from 163 athletics clubs, have completed 7,250 runs covering a total distance of 36,250 km, and there have been 1,879 new Personal Bests.
The Women's course record is held by Hayley BEARD who ran in a time of 18:04 on 9th April 2011 (event number 69).
The Men's course record is held by Ben MOREAU who ran in a time of 15:07 on 25th September 2010 (event number 43).
The Age Grade course record is held by Ben MOREAU who recorded a 85.34 % run (15:07) on 25th September 2010 (event number 43).
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Finsbury parkrun Results Page.
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