This Saturday’s parkrun was Penrith’s 503rd at Frenchfield.
The weather was cooler after some very warm days earlier in the week with some sunshine and some clouds, the morning had started off chilly with a nippy breeze.
By 9am it was the sort of day where as a volunteer marshal I kept on taking my jacket off and putting it back on again.
The views of both the North Pennines and the Lakeland fells were stunning.
A good morning for running, jogging or walking the 5km course and for volunteering and 341 runners, joggers and walkers tackled the two-lap course at Frenchfield, with 41 volunteers making the event possible.
First finisher was Daniel Davies in 17.11. Charlotte Newby was the first female to cross the finish line in 21.29.
It saw seven people running their first ever parkrun and 39 participants got personal best times on the Penrith course. Well done to all.
May Day Bank Holiday weekend saw a lot of tourists tackling the Penrith course. There were visitors from Manchester, Worcester, Beverly, Newcastle and London among others. There were 65 people running the Penrith parkrun for the first time.
Volunteers are an integral part of all Parkruns as the events could not take place without them. Ross McDonald was volunteering for the first time with his wife Amanda who often runs at Penrith. They were volunteering as marshals.
Ross said he often drops Amanda off at parkrun and decided to come and try volunteering.
Two more new volunteers at Penrith are Will Udall and Evie Hill, who have recently moved to the area and have both run a couple of times at Penrith.
They have been regular parkrunners for several years and plan to become regular runners and volunteers at Penrith.
