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At 3.5km a tight and exciting race had developed with four runners very definitely in contention before Stephen Richardson kicked away to record his 17^th victory at Milton Keynes. Andy Inchley was just 10 seconds back, perhaps holding back for the Round Milton Keynes Relay the following day? He was closely followed by Daniel Webber in third. There was some concern about Paul Douglas, was he injured? Fortunately it turned out he was having a bad day and had thrown thrown his toys out of the pram before strolling back towards the finish

Tail-Runners Tales

Donna Law was our Sweatshop parkrunner of the month in March. She has just returned from a trip to another parkrun. In Australia.

"As someone aiming to hit the magical 50 mark in 2012, holidays have to be meticulously planned to maximise parkrun opportunities. Fortunately, the Gold Coast in Australia has 3 events to choose from! As if the heat and humidity weren’t enough to contend with, I also had the additional challenge of enduring a bright and early 7 a.m. start time!

The course winds through a park just a stone’s throw from the beach, up alongside Seaworld and looping back on itself to finish, gratefully, under the shade of the volunteers’ marquee on the grass. I wasn’t aiming at a particular time first time around, more focused on making sure I was still breathing come the finish line!

My second attempt a week later was less of a struggle, with a cooler temperature and pouring rain to rival our own. I might cheekily suggest Australian parkrunners aren’t as hardcore as ours, given that I managed to finish in the top 20, though admittedly in a somewhat diminished field of only 35… Even better for me, I achieved a PB for 5k distance; if I manage to replicate that time back on home soil, I’ll be very happy!"

We want your stories! This is your opportunity to let us all get to know you better. Contact us at miltonkeynesPR@parkrun.com

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three more runners joined 10 & 50 clubs this week. Congratulations to

Joshua OLNEY 10

Oliver MAIDMENT 10

Val RUSSELL 50

Volunteers

Alex PENNY  •  Bridget MOLD  •  Derek Alan SMITH  •  Diana WELLS  •  Gareth SNELSON  •  James DWIGHT  •  Jane WRIGLEY  •  Jennifer WALLIS  •  Julie KENNEDY  •  Julie WILLIAMS  •  Karen BUGAJ  •  Marian PELMORE  •  Sian JONES  •  Simon KIRSCHNER  •  Sophie MARTIN  •  Tim MACKLEY

Thanks again to a great bunch of folks, without whom parkrun would not exist

Photos

The photos are now supported by Flickr, which takes a lot of the strain off of the parkrun servers. Have a look at our photopage http://www.parkrun.org.uk/miltonkeynes/photos

The Results Bit

Men's placings:
Stephen RICHARDSON (SM30-34) (Unattached) was first in 17:27 - 17^th win in 39^th appearance.
Andy INCHLEY (SM35-39) of Leighton Buzzard AC, was second in 17:37 - 3 previous wins.
Daniel WEBBER (SM35-39) of Marshall Milton Keynes AC, was third in 17:40 - 1 previous win.

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Simon KIRSCHNER (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2997 pts.
Paul WOODWARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2937 pts.
Phil ROGERS (Unattached) 2858 pts.

Women's placings:
Sarah Jane THORNE (VW45-49) of Dunstable RRC, was first (22^nd overall) in 20:14 - third win in 13^th appearance.
Jennifer SANGSTER (VW35-39) of David Lloyd Redway Runners, was second (39^th overall) in 21:32 - 1 previous win.
Nicola BOWERMAN (VW35-39) of Ampthill & Flitwick Flyers RC, was third (64^th overall) in 23:09.

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Caroline BEECHEY (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2886 pts.
Gillian SHEPPARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2823 pts.
Julia THORNTON (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2710 pts.

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Max PERRY (JM14) was graded 78.65 % for the time 20:04 (17^th overall).
Sarah Jane THORNE (VW45-49) was graded 78.50 % for the time 20:14 (22^nd overall).
Paul Julian MASON (VM55-59) was graded 75.77 % for the time 20:59 (30^th overall).

This week there were 266 runners, of whom 30 were first timers and 59 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 18 different athletics clubs took part.

Milton Keynes parkrun started on 16th January 2010, and since then 3,067 different runners, including participants from 190 athletics clubs, have completed 20,879 runs covering a total distance of 104,395 km, and there have been 5,024 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Emily TALLEN who ran in a time of 17:04 on 29th October 2011 (event number 94).
The Men's course record is held by Tim DON who ran in a time of 15:17 on 24th September 2011 (event number 89).
The Age Grade course record is held by Shirley Rose GIBSON who recorded a 88.28 % run (23:19) on 25th February 2012 (event number 111).

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the MiltonKeynes parkrun Results Page.

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Congratulations to Donna,

She has been running with us since September 2011 and has notched up 29 runs, 24 of these in Milton Keynes, with her first foray into parkrunning being April and May 2011 at Black Park. She recently travelled to Main Beach just so she could run faster than here.

We'd like to thank Hugh Brasher of Sweatshop for his generosity and to congratulate Donna on her achievement. Her prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is chosen by the event director or members of the committee designated by him. The successful candidates are often chosen for their perseverance, number of PBs in one month, total number of runs and improvement overall. However, we can award the prize for other reasons at our discretion. If you know someone who has overcome adversity, personal illness or is deserving in any other way, please let us know by emailing MiltonKeynesoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.

MiltonKeynes parkrun
Event number 122
12th May 2012

Marcin put in a brave run to record his 6th victory in 6 attempts. Not only did he keep his 100% record but got his 4th PB in the process. He was a whisker away from equalling Tim Dons course record. How close? 5 hundreths of a second, well, 46 thousands really. his time was 15:18.045

but how far is that?

25.05 centimetres

Actually, that is more than i would have expected! am i wrong? please challenge me (to a race, i choose your the handicap)

 Barcodes.

We still receive requests each week from runners that forget barcodes. Please do not ask registrationeers to write your code down, it is unfair to put them under pressure as they try and clear the queues. If you email in you will not be added. It may sound harsh but it is your responsibility to bring a barcode. Our volunteers contribute hours every week to keep parkrun running and they do not need to be wasting 30 + minutes a week making unnecessary manual changes.

Men's placings:
Marcin FUDALEJ (SM35-39) of Marshall Milton Keynes AC, was first in 15:18 - 6^th win in 6^th appearance.
Anthony MURRELL (SM35-39) (Unattached) was second in 17:15 - 10 previous wins.
James ARNOLD (SM30-34) of Shenley Striders, was third in 18:24.

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Simon KIRSCHNER (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2824 pts.
Paul WOODWARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2770 pts.
Phil ROGERS (Unattached) 2698 pts.

Women's placings:
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) (Unattached) was first (11^th overall) in 19:10 - 43^rd win in 58^th appearance.
Sarah Jane THORNE (VW45-49) of Dunstable RRC, was second (31^st overall) in 21:00 - 2 previous wins.
Sarah LAMBERT (VW35-39) of David Lloyd Redway Runners, was third (40^th overall) in 21:54 - 1 previous win.

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Caroline BEECHEY (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2886 pts.
Gillian SHEPPARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2823 pts.
Julia THORNTON (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2710 pts.

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Marcin FUDALEJ (SM35-39) was graded 86.17 % for the time 15:18 (first overall).
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) was graded 79.83 % for the time 19:10 (11^th overall).
Charlie WHEELER (JM14) was graded 77.26 % for the time 18:46 (5^th overall).

This week there were 293 runners, of whom 31 were first timers and 82 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 21 different athletics clubs took part.

MiltonKeynes parkrun started on 16th January 2010, and since then 3,037 different runners, including participants from 189 athletics clubs, have completed 20,613 runs covering a total distance of 103,065 km, and there have been 4,965 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Emily TALLEN who ran in a time of 17:04 on 29th October 2011 (event number 94).
The Men's course record is held by Tim DON who ran in a time of 15:17 on 24th September 2011 (event number 89).
The Age Grade course record is held by Shirley Rose GIBSON who recorded a 88.28 % run (23:19) on 25th February 2012 (event number 111).

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the MiltonKeynes parkrun Results Page.

This week's parkrun presented a new challenge as the underpass 250 metres into the course was flooded. As a consequence we had to move the start to avoid the problem area and also deliberately made the course long to avoid anybody achieving unrepeatable PBs due to the initial section being 'easier' than the normal route.

Men's placings:
Matthew Alan LAW (SM25-29) of Charnwood AC, was first in 18:04 - first appearance.
Stephen RICHARDSON (SM30-34) (Unattached) was second in 18:05 - 16 previous wins.
Chris NORMAN (SM25-29) of Leighton Buzzard AC, was third in 19:07.
 

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Simon KIRSCHNER (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2649 pts.
Paul WOODWARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2570 pts.
Phil ROGERS (Unattached) 2534 pts.
 

Women's placings:
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) (Unattached) was first (8^th overall) in 19:30 - 42^nd win in 57^th appearance.
Michelle JESSOP (SW25-29) of Milton Keynes AC, was second (33^rd overall) in 22:18.
Sarah LAYTON (SW30-34) (Unattached) was third (53^rd overall) in 23:39.
 

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Caroline BEECHEY (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2696 pts.
Gillian SHEPPARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2628 pts.
Julia THORNTON (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2516 pts.
 

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) was graded 78.46 % for the time 19:30 (8^th overall).
Charlie WHEELER (JM14) was graded 74.36 % for the time 19:30 (7^th overall).
Paul Julian MASON (VM55-59) was graded 72.11 % for the time 22:03 (31^st overall).
 

This week there were 295 runners, of whom 37 were first timers and 23 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 23 different athletics clubs took part.

MiltonKeynes parkrun started on 16th January 2010, and since then 3,006 different runners, including participants from 187 athletics clubs, have completed 20,320 runs covering a total distance of 101,600 km, and there have been 4,883 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Emily TALLEN who ran in a time of 17:04 on 29th October 2011 (event number 94).
The Men's course record is held by Tim DON who ran in a time of 15:17 on 24th September 2011 (event number 89).
The Age Grade course record is held by Shirley Rose GIBSON who recorded a 88.28 % run (23:19) on 25th February 2012 (event number 111).
 

Men's placings:
Marcin FUDALEJ (SM35-39) of Marshall Milton Keynes AC, was first in 15:20 - 5^th win in 5^th appearance.
Michal GLOWACKI (SM30-34) of Marshall Milton Keynes AC, was second in 15:47 - 1 previous win.
Andrew KIRSCHNER (SM30-34) of Shenley Striders, was third in 18:06.
 

Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Stephen PATEY (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2312 pts.
Simon KIRSCHNER (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2121 pts.
Phil ROGERS (Unattached) 2056 pts.
 

Women's placings:
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) (Unattached) was first (15^th overall) in 19:27 - 40^th win in 55^th appearance.
Sally HALE (SW25-29) of David Lloyd Redway Runners, was second (16^th overall) in 19:45 - 1 previous win.
Noemie JOHNS (SW20-24) (Unattached) was third (33^rd overall) in 21:09.
 

Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Caroline BEECHEY (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2520 pts.
Gillian SHEPPARD (David Lloyd Redway Runners) 2236 pts.
Louise HULSE (Unattached) 2149 pts.
 

The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Marcin FUDALEJ (SM35-39) was graded 85.98 % for the time 15:20 (first overall).
Michal GLOWACKI (SM30-34) was graded 81.94 % for the time 15:47 (second overall).
Maree Blossom JESSON (VW40-44) was graded 78.66 % for the time 19:27 (15^th overall).
 

This week there were 308 runners, of whom 38 were first timers and 74 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 24 different athletics clubs took part.

MiltonKeynes parkrun started on 16th January 2010, and since then 2,909 different runners, including participants from 184 athletics clubs, have completed 19,478 runs covering a total distance of 97,390 km, and there have been 4,766 new Personal Bests.

The Women's course record is held by Emily TALLEN who ran in a time of 17:04 on 29th October 2011 (event number 94).
The Men's course record is held by Tim DON who ran in a time of 15:17 on 24th September 2011 (event number 89).
The Age Grade course record is held by Shirley Rose GIBSON who recorded a 88.28 % run (23:19) on 25th February 2012 (event number 111).