It was a lovely morning for a run on Saturday and an amazing 560 of you turned up at Newbold Comyn.  Kevin was our Run Director and he had a lot of milestone vests to give out:

John ran his 10th;  Matthew Booth, Adrian Wigham, Al MacLeod, Jeremy Pope, Anthony Green, Alex Bean and Steve Bartlett all ran their 50th;

 

Dave Lindsay and Dexter ran their 100th and Steve Jasiok ran his 200th parkrun.  Well done to them all.

 

Kevin started the run

and then he and I retired to the pavilion to catch up with 'Mrs Doyle' (Kate) and to grab a quick cup of tea.  At this point we nearly jumped out of our skins as a loud siren sounded - was there an emergency? No, it was Tess demonstrating the siren on the Lowland Rescue emergency vehicle.

A big thank you to the Lowland Rescue team for the excellent job they did as volunteers this week and for all they do saving lives as part of the UK's emergency response backbone, serving the Police as professional Search and Rescue responders.

Every week, in order to put on parkrun at Newbold, we need 38 volunteers consisting of

2 run directors,

6 marshalls,

2 tail walkers,

3 funnel managers,

2 timekeepers,

6 barcode scanners,

2 on finish tokens,

3 in the cafe and

1 number checker.

But, are you aware that there are also roles that you can do and you can run too -

1 first timers briefing,

1 event day course check

3 pre event set up

2 post event close down

3 token sorters

1 volunteer coordinator

1 run report writer

Have you volunteered recently?  If not, why not put your name down for a role?  We are a friendly bunch and we'll explain what needs to be done.  As you can see from the photo, Kevin and Susie were working hard on Saturday

As we strive to become more sustainable at Leamington it was great to see that so many people had cycled to Newbold Comyn.  Please, please, if you can, walk, cycle or car share.

This was our second week being PLASTIC FREE and Kate reported that all but about 20 of you brought your own cups, mugs or bottles to be filled with tea, coffee, water or squash.  Many thanks for supporting this initiative so wholeheartedly.

 

It was great to welcome Simon Teale, event director at Stratford-upon-Avon parkrun, back to Leamington.  He was one to the event directors and run directors in Leamington parkrun's early days.

And, it's important to remember that parkrun is for everyone.  It doesn't matter what speed you do - fast or slow, all are welcome and celebrated.  Here's a photo of our wonderful tailwalkers finishing.

 

Core team knitting?

Here are the stats for the week:

This week 560 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 49 were first timers and 85 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 37 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 49 volunteers:

Tessa LUKEHURST • Clare HINTON • Susie TAWNEY • Melissa ODLING • Kevin BASKERVILLE • Mrs DOYLE • Alice WEBBER • Stephen PAYNE • Kersti O'MALLEY • Trevor ROTHWELL • Simon PERKIN • John W SMITH • Martin CABLE • Marie KIERNAN • Melanie Joan BEASLEY • Isabel COOPER • John COOPER • Stephen EVANS • Mick BENNETT • Amanda MALES • Luke BENNETT • Helen BRAITHWAITE • Bill LILLY • Jane OLIVER • David MILLS • Jeremy POPE • Eleanor NABNEY • Morgan NABNEY • Portia NABNEY • Steph ZOKA • Dan ZOKA • Wilfred EVANS • Louise DWYER • Chris DAVISON • Jane WACKETT • Peter CROWLEY • Grace O'MALLEY • Jo BARNES • Oliver ODLING • Emma BARNES • Megan BARNES • Jill COATES • Alexander LAING • Jack HINTON • Jamie FINNEGAN • Louis WYATT • Rohan MADAN • Jay MADAN • Bear ODLING

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

The male record is held by Matthew ARMSTRONG who recorded a time of 15:22 on 6th October 2012 (event number 77).
The female record is held by Charlotte TAYLOR who recorded a time of 17:09 on 23rd February 2013 (event number 97).
The Age Grade course record is held by Monica WILLIAMSON who recorded 94.26% (19:44) on 29th September 2018 (event number 391).

Leamington parkrun started on 23rd April 2011. Since then 17,191 participants have completed 148,328 parkruns covering a total distance of 741,640 km, including 23,936 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,682 individuals have volunteered 10,739 times.

I am doing the race report for Event #438. I normally go to Coventry Parkrun however due to an event taking place at the memorial park it was cancelled. I am part of Kenilworth runners so it was good to see a couple of people running and also volunteering.

A special shout out go to the following people who celebrated milestones:

I thoroughly enjoyed my first parkrun at Leamington yesterday and it was a very warm one.

Beautiful morning for it as the sun was shining. Considering it was my first time I ran it well in a great time of 25.07 despite the hill which I quite enjoyed.

 

 

 

 

A special mention goes to the people who have up their time to volunteer so a big thank you to them, parkrun couldn't happen without them.

This week 525 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 78 were first timers and 63 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 40 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 44 volunteers, including our emboldened (?) first time volunteers:

Tessa LUKEHURST • Susie TAWNEY • Malcolm FRY • John FULLBROOK • Chris MCGOVERN • Mrs DOYLE • Pete TEEVAN • Trevor ROTHWELL • Saty KANDOLA • Martin CABLE • Richard WALKER • Tim FILBY • Matthew CHEVASSUT • Lorraine PARSONS • Charlie PARSONS • Emma TEEVAN • James FULLBROOK • Jeremy POPE • Christine HARDY • Lizzie ROURKE • Penny RUSBRIDGE • Jan BUCKLEY • Ian BEASLEY • Kathleen HEALY • Sarah BROOKE-TAYLOR • Peter CROWLEY • Anne LOVE • Richard DONNACHIE • Neil HALSEY • Sarah HOSKIN • Simon PACKMAN • Oliver ODLING • Emma BAKER • John GRAVES • Michael HARRIS • Margaret WEBSTER • Judith POLLACCO • Kieran HALSEY • Julie TURNER • Vicki HARDING • Jamie FINNEGAN • Graham PATTON • Rohan MADAN • Jay MADAN

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

The male record is held by Matthew ARMSTRONG who recorded a time of 15:22 on 6th October 2012 (event number 77).
The female record is held by Charlotte TAYLOR who recorded a time of 17:09 on 23rd February 2013 (event number 97).
The Age Grade course record is held by Monica WILLIAMSON who recorded 94.26% (19:44) on 29th September 2018 (event number 391).

Leamington parkrun started on 23rd April 2011. Since then 17,091 participants have completed 147,191 parkruns covering a total distance of 735,955 km, including 23,784 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,671 individuals have volunteered 10,634 times.

Welcome to this week’s run report, which is a joint effort between me and 9-year-old Jamie. It’s not so much about actual running as the people that took part. See how many of them you know – you might even spot yourself… Today’s run director Jeremy Pope welcomed 443 runners and 45 volunteers to Leamington parkrun number 436. This included 5 people volunteering for the first time – thank you to Andrew French with Caitlin, Sergi Gonzalez Prunera, Catherine Morgan and Neil Worsnop; you did a great job!

Onto the milestones. Well done to Jack running his 10^th, Owain and Simon Heath on their 50^th, Sarah Brooke-Taylor (100^th) and Brian Warren earning the coveted yellow bib for 200 runs. Also congratulations to Kevin Yates (not pictured) who visited Leamington for the first time to celebrate his 400^th parkrun.

The comments column of the visitor’s book was full of love for Leamington (it’s a great read if you need reminding how lucky we are). There were guest appearances from Mandy from Llanfynydd, Kevin from Southampton, Sav and Cian from Mansfield, Ian from Bishop’s Stortford, Neil and Kate from Lowestoft, Chris from Banbury, Lorraine and Colin from Weston Super Mare and Sarah from Beckenham. Thanks for choosing Newbold Comyn for your parkrun tourism this week.

And now over to Jamie, who has set himself the challenge of undertaking all the different volunteer roles. This is role number 7 – his first run report. He decided to interview a range of runners and volunteers – the results made me smile and I hope you enjoy reading it too…

Runner’s name (and the reason we chose them to be interviewed)	What did you do today?	What do you like about Leamington parkrun?	What could we improve about Leamington parkrun?	What running shoes are you wearing?	What is your favourite volunteer role	Photo
Harriet Ashworth (because she’s our friend)	Barcode Scanning	Seeing people that I know	Nothing!	New Balance	Timekeeping
Mrs Doyle (because she makes yummy cakes)	Café	The friendly people	Nothing!	Karrimor	Café
Tess Lukehurst (because she loves jumping in puddles like me)	Run Director	The people and the coffee	More puddles	Saucony	Run Director
Chris Bannon (because he was the first finisher)	Finisher #1	The great volunteers	Nothing!	Mezuno	Funnel Manager
Alex Craig (because he’s Mum’s friend)	Finisher #38	Seeing friends, and eating cake	Make the hill easier	Asics	Funnel Manager
Noah (because he’s my friend from the rugby club)	Ran with my brother Jack and our dad (ed. he beat Dad by 1 second - go Noah!!)	If you feel sleepy it wakes you up	Make the hill flatter	Asics	Marshal
Heather Sims (because she was the final finisher)	Finisher #441 on her 99th parkrun	The people	Nothing, it's heaven	Reebok	Barcode Scanning
Maggie Bowes (because she has a guide dog and we look after guide dogs)	Finisher #439	People, friends	Nothing!	Asics	Marshal

Finally, the statistics:

This week 443 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 52 were first timers and 47 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 38 different clubs took part, and the event was made possible by 45 volunteers.

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

The male record is held by Matthew ARMSTRONG who recorded a time of 15:22 on 6th October 2012 (event number 77).

The female record is held by Charlotte TAYLOR who recorded a time of 17:09 on 23rd February 2013 (event number 97).

The Age Grade course record is held by Monica WILLIAMSON who recorded 94.26% (19:44) on 29th September 2018 (event number 391).

Leamington parkrun started on 23rd April 2011. Since then 16,934 participants have completed 146,173 parkruns covering a total distance of 730,865 km, including 23,683 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,643 individuals have volunteered 10,494 times.