One sunny Saturday in May
It was a simply perfect morning in beautiful Bushy park for event number 876
While some park users take it easy in the morning sun…
… others will go to any lengths to tan those hard to reach places!
And there’s alway time for a quick selfie before running
The volunteers queue up to be assigned roles by the volunteer co-ordinators. It's a pretty full on job trying to make sure all our 58 volunteers are in the right place at the right time. Thanks to Donald and Joy it worked a charm
Visitors
These two were so disappointed to be missing their friend Jenny's 100th parkrun at their local event in Devon that they brought a sign for her. Congratulations Jenny!
These four lovely ladies were visiting from Cardiff to celebrate Julie's 100th parkrun (in rhe red). They talked me into a trip to Barry Island parkrun (I won't lie I'm a big Gavin and Stacey fan so I am)
The Fareham Crusaders who fancied a run at Bushy. Charlie Fuller at end of the front row on the right ran a PB of 19:41
Carol and Wendy visting from Chipping Sodbury and wearing their lockdown parkrun t-shirts (remember when we couldn't all run together - it seems like another lifetime!)
The Run
This week 1140 people ran, jogged and walked the course of whom 165 were first timers and 109 recorded personal bests. There were 460 women, which equates to around 40% of the field. The event was made possible by 58 fabulous volunteers including our run director Ali…
David on lead bike…
And four fabulous funnel manager and finish token volunteers (doubling up to stop us running into the bins)
As ever a huge thankyou to our volunteers this week
Richard BATE, Chloe BAYLIS, Max BAYON, Donald BELL, Joy BELL, Phil BLUER, Louise BOOLS, Simon BRICKNELL, Debbie BRITTON, Lauren BURKE, Jonathan BURSON, Y BYRNE, Jocelyn COLLIE, Ruby COLQUHOUN, Margot COOPER, Carolyn COOPER-BURROWS, Nicolette CRINALL, Lorraine DILLAMORE, Jack EDWARDS, Richard EVANS, Sadie EVANS, Erin GOODWIN, Suzanne GREEN, Stella HAMMOND, Robby HEDGES, Susan HOWARTH, Melanie HOWES, Gabriel HUXLEY-JENNINGS, Charlotte INGYON, Gemma JONES, Ali KENNEDY, Katie KNOTT, Margaret LE FRANC, Mike LIGHTFOOT, Roanna LYNCH, Amelia MACFARLANE, Iain MACLENNAN, Stephen MARFLEET, Richard MOORE, David MORLEY, Joseph MURPHY, Isaac NOVELL, Keara-Valentine O'BRIEN, Ray O'NEILL, Carmen PALMER, Eleni PAPANDREOU, Zach REID, James RIMMER, David J RODGERS, Katy SIT, David STEWART, Wendy STOKES, Alexander SWEETING, Alexa TYNAN, Rhiannon WILLIAMS, Rhys Thomas WILLIAMS, Kath A WILSON, Colin WOODS
Why not get involved and volunteer?
Setting off in verdant fields of green
The optional steeplechase obstacle
Lorraine on her 100th parkrun
Another Lorraine, volunteering as a guide for Jo
A brimful of parkrun love!
Spot the parkrun founder
That's where all the cones went!
Thank you marshal!
The Results
First finishers Men
First finishers Women
First finishers Boys
First finishers Girls
80% Age Grade
Kudos to the following athletes who achieved an 80% or over age grade
A few more visitors and a very busy selfie frame
Kate and Paul visiting from Curl Curl parkrun in Sydney, Australia. This definitely sounds like a parkrun to visit - Curl Curl is a surfing beach with a lagoon which flows to the sea. The parkrun course is through shaded trees and over the lagoon bridge (for a nice view). Yes please!
The family Phelps, it’s the first time they’ve all been together at a parkrun for about 10 years
We’re going to need a bigger ... frame. Or at least a second frame. The queue for photos was off the scale!
Milestones
Congratulations to everyone who achieved milestones this week
Only one new member of the 250 club, it's Bushy regular and super speedy
Joining the 100 club this week
Lorraine, who usually runs at Burgess Park. came to Bushy to celebrate her 100th parkrun. Congratulations!
Elizabeth also celebrating her 100th parkrun was delighted to meet PSH
Joining the 50 club this week
Aude celebrating her 50th parkrun, she usually runs at Eastville parkrun in Bristol
And finally
Meet Viktoriia and Hanna from West Ukraine. They arrived in their new home in the UK on Friday (staying with Bushy regular Owain) and were both running parkrun for the first time on Saturday morning. Welcome both, we wish you well and see you on Saturday!
At the Pheasantry
The visitors from Cardiff getting the full Bushy experience by helping out with token sorting. They gave Julie a lovely book with photos from all the different parkruns they've been to together (hope we make it into the next book to celebrate 250 parkruns)
See you on Saturday
Wendy
Thanks to Duncan for the extra photos
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