We will be holding a special event on 7th March for International Women's Day.

parkrun's research shows us that, across the world, women are less likely than men to take part in parkrun. We'd love to get more women involved in our parkrun and hope you will support the event.

Of course, parkrun is accessible to all and men are very welcome to take part as well.

We look forward to seeing you there.

We are pleased to announce that the final ever Sweatshop prize winner at Pennington Flash is Lynn Smith.

Lynn was nominated as parkrunner of the month by her fellow parkrunners for her amazing three personal best times in October. Her previous PB was achieved in April 2013. Lynn also completed her 100th parkrun in the month, and topped it all off with an amazing fancy dress outfit for Hallowe'en.

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Lynn on her achievements, her prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

We are pleased to announce that Paul Basnett has been selected as the parkrunner of the month for August 2015.

Paul has been nominated for his improvement in the month, commitment to parkrun and support of Pennington Flash overall. Paul has also achieved 100 parkruns in August.

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Paul on his achievements, his prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is generally chosen by the event directors. 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 pennington-flashoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.

We are pleased to announce that Kay Campbell has been selected as the parkrunner of the month for July 2015.

Kay has been nominated for her support of another parkrunner when they had a fall at the Flash. Kay is early in her parkrunning career, and showed great community spirit. We hope she continues to enjoy Flashing and running with us

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Kay on her achievements, her prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is generally chosen by the event directors. 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 pennington-flashoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.

We are pleased to announce that Les Hewitt has been selected as the parkrunner of the month for June 2015.

Les has recently returned to the Flash after a hip operation. His determination to carry on parkrunning has truly shown us that you get out of parkrun what you put in. Les has put no less effort in in recent weeks as he power walks to 100 runs. We wish him all the best in achieving his mission. Les has also been a keen supporter of Pennington Flash parkrun from the start, and embodies the community spirit of parkrun.

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Les on his achievements, his prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is generally chosen by the event directors. 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 pennington-flashoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.

We are pleased to announce that Bill Holden has been selected as the parkrunner of the month for May 2015.

Bill has had two personal bests during May and has achieved these since returning to running after an operation. Bill is also a regular volunteer at the Flash and a great supporter of parkrun, together with his wife, Shirley, and son, Bill.

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Bill on his achievements, his prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is generally chosen by the event directors. 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 pennington-flashoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.

We are pleased to announce that Laney Williams has been selected as the parkrunner of the month for April 2015.

Laney has been nominated by her fellow parkrunners for the regular support as a core volunteer, providing the catering facilities as the Flash. Laney is also just 2 parkruns away from the 100 milestone, having completed 96 of these at the Flash.

We'd like to thank Sweatshop for their generosity. To congratulate Laney on her achievements, her prize is a new pair of running shoes fitted at the local Sweatshop.

The winner is generally chosen by the event directors. 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 pennington-flashoffice@parkrun.com and we promise to consider your nomination.