Run Report – 10 January 2015 Happy 3rd Birthday, St Albans parkrun! It was a wet and windy morning for the 158th St Albans parkrun. There were 325 runners, including 43 First Timers and 26 New PBs. 61 runners belonged to one of the 20 clubs represented. Thank you to this week’s volunteers for braving the weather and making this event happen: Stephen Buckle (Marshal), Alec Campbell (Barcode Scanning), Andrew Coles (Number Checker and New Runners Briefing), Sharon Davidson (Timekeeper), Richard Derrick (Marshal), Matthew Hunt (Marshal), Duncan Melsom (Barcode Scanning), Joaquin Orejas (Marshal), Richard Ruffell (Barcode Scanning), Colin Singleton (Finish Tokens), Stuart Smith (Marshal), Kate Tettmar (Run Director), James Thompson (Marshal), James Nicholas Thomson (Backup Timer), Richard Todd (Marshal), Richard Underwood (Finish Token Support), and Andrew van Heiningen (Volunteer Co-ordinator). Congratulations to Fergus Watson (PB 22:42) who completed his 10th parkrun this week. Martin Steels (PB 19:51), Chris Atkins (PB 19:54), Andy Whitfield (PB 18:35), and Charles Cliffe (PB 22:17) all completed their 50th parkruns this week, joining the 50 Club. Chris Beard was the most seasoned parkrunner at this week’s event, completing 237 parkruns to date. This week’s first finishers were: 1. James Elson, 17:53, New PB! 2. Mark Castleton, 18:23, St Albans Striders 3. Andrew Holt, 19:01, Garden City Runners The first female finishers were: 1. Jenny Maddocks, 20:32, St Albans Striders 2. Amy Lam, 20:46 3. Rebecca Jakeman, 21:04, Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC Andrew Holt (VM50-54; 77.56%) was the only finisher earning an Age Grade Score over 75% this week. First finishers in each Age Category were: • JM10: Toby Dawkins, 24:36 • JM11-14: Fai Li, 22:33 • JM15-17: Ben Rose, 23:11 (followed 1 second later by Fergus Green!) • JW10: Rosie Sutton, 35:21 • JW11-14: Miranda Wilkins, 23:38 • JW15-17: Lucie Ayliffe Daly, 25:01 • SM20-24: Alister Mathie, 20:21 • SM25-29: Douglas James, 19:08 • SM30-34: James Elson, 17:53 • SW20-24: Catherine O’Connor, 21:52 • SW25-29: Claire Simm, 24:00 • SW30-34: Amy Lam, 20:46 • VM35-39: Mark Castleton, 18:23 • VM40-44: Mark Dazeley, 19:43 • VM45-49: Gwynfor Paul, 19:56 • VM50-54: Andrew Holt, 19:01 • VM55-59: Mark Samuel, 26:13 • VM60-64: Bill Harding, 29:17 • VM65-69: Jim Davis, 25:07 • VM70-74: Keith Clilverd, 27:01 • VW35-39: Jenny Maddocks, 20:32 • VW40-44: Ellen Mayes, 23:37 • VW45-49: Caroline Gillespie, 27:22 • VW50-54: Ione Brown, 25:37 • VW55-59: Romaine Sheila Byers, 28:32 • VW60-64: Carolyn Martin, 28:46 St Albans parkrun is a community event run entirely by volunteers. Runners are encouraged to check out the volunteer page (parkrun.org.uk/stalbans/futureroster/) or the donation page (parkrun.org.uk/stalbans/aboutus/) to see how they can contribute to their parkrun. Runners are reminded that St Albans parkrun is a community event for all runners, not a race, and that we are sharing the park with other park users. Other park users and runners should be treated politely and passed with respect. Runners are also encouraged to stay to the left of the course, unless they are passing someone else. -S. Coomes
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:48:39 +0000