On a lovely spring morning the 85th Grovelands Parkrun event took place organized by the brilliant Omari and Mo our Race Directors from The Tottenham Hotspur  foundation ( Come on you Spurs!) Sal Ozsakin was first man in running 20.02 on his 49th Parkrun, nearly there Sal! and Annie Birch was the first lady in 21.26 Well done folks! Also six runners have done 50plus events Congratulations to Jan Hickman who completed 50 today, Tom Godfrey 52, Helen Masterson 53, Debra Skapoullis 55, Mary Wilson 60, and Tim Wiliams 89.                            

  The points leader board has Colin Grossman 2407 and Helen Masterson 2546 in the lead Keep it up folks! A warm welcome to eight first timers Jack Pickles,Rob Pollard,Thea Bell, Roisin Heffernan,Ruth Mustafa, Luke Weston, Ellie Smith and Indira Lemouchi, do come back your parkrun needs you! Lastly a special mention to a special young man James Beach who last week run 38.09 and is only 5 years old .

  Name             Gavin Johnson

Age                  33

Occupation       Solicitor

Home Town      London

At Parkrun:    Grovelands

PB               24:21

Best moment at Parkrun:  I always enjoy running more when there is a small group. You can each push each other on and race each other to the finish (it's always more satisfying to beat one's friends).

Funniest, strangest or  worst moment:  My worst moment occured a few weeks ago after I had been out for a celebration dinner one Friday night.  Worryingly this had involved rounding the night off with cocktails... the reasons for which are lost to me. Having missed the last tube home, the night bus beckoned. Suffice to say forcing myself to run after a long week at work, a heavy night out and far too little sleep did little for my PB and a lot for nausea. 


What  you like best about Parkrun: Parkrun helps you make the most of the weekend and blows away the cobwebs of a week stuck in the office. A little fresh air and a (free) run in the park does wonders for the soul.

  Name             Gavin Johnson

Age                  33

Occupation       Solicitor

Home Town      London

At Parkrun:    Grovelands

PB               24:21

Best moment at Parkrun:  I always enjoy running more when there is a small group. You can each push each other on and race each other to the finish (it's always more satisfying to beat one's friends).

Funniest, strangest or  worst moment:  My worst moment occured a few weeks ago after I had been out for a celebration dinner one Friday night.  Worryingly this had involved rounding the night off with cocktails... the reasons for which are lost to me. Having missed the last tube home, the night bus beckoned. Suffice to say forcing myself to run after a long week at work, a heavy night out and far too little sleep did little for my PB and a lot for nausea. 


What  you like best about Parkrun: Parkrun helps you make the most of the weekend and blows away the cobwebs of a week stuck in the office. A little fresh air and a (free) run in the park does wonders for the soul.