Conditions were favourable at Frenchfield for Penrith parkrun on Saturday and 388 runners, joggers and walkers took advantage of the calm, morning to complete the course.
Seventy-five participants recorded new personal bests.
The event was supported by a team of 42 volunteers making it possible. Event number 552 saw 75 first timers to Penrith and 15 of these were undertaking their first ever parkrun. Saturday morning will never be he same again.
The first finisher was Arran Robson in a time of 17:05 with an age grading of 80.2%. The first female finisher was Coral Mowbray in a time of 19.33, achieving a new personal best.
We enjoy celebrating milestones at parkrun and this week there were a number of notable achievements.
Greg Clement and Katie Pollitt both completed their 25th parkrun. Seamus Moore, Chester Bowness and Verena Johnson all completed their 50th events.
Without giving away too many details Verena competes in the 90-94 category and her age grading is 74.6%, I struggled to catch up with her to grab a photo.
Rory Robertson completed his 100th parkrun, David Hallam completed his 200th run, and Keith Patterson completed an incredible 450th event. Congratulations to you all.
parkrun is only possible thanks to the volunteers who give up their time on a Saturday morning and during the week to carry out a range of roles.
As already mentioned, there were 42 volunteers involved at Penrith this week and continuing to recognise milestones our very own token queen Carloyn Burns completed her 350th volunteer session. Congratulations and thank you to Caz.
We also had two first time volunteers this week, thank you James and Sarah for taking this on.
There are a range of roles and opportunities to be involved before, during and after the event.
Volunteering starts early with course checking and litter picking to keep our course in tip top condition. If running or walking isn’t for you there are a large range of volunteer roles available which include being up front or working behind the scenes.
Being the report writer can be a great opportunity to chat to new people. It’s not all hard work there and there are plenty of opportunities for a good chat.
If you’re interested in getting involved contact your local parkrun and try some different roles to see which works for you.
