Visitors Boost Numbers Running on Wormwood Scrubs
Over 30 newcomers enjoy perfect conditions alongside regular parkrunners
Parkrun 307 - 20 April
Ian Robertson, visiting Event Director from Chichester, reports on his first outing on the Scrubs, as he prepared to take part in the London Marathon the following day:
Conditions for running were perfect, the ground was hard but not too cracked, and 19 people achieved a new PB.
Male placings:
Alex CROSSLAND (SM25-29) of Clevedon AC, was first over the line in 16:54 - first appearance.
Alex MOORHOUSE (SM25-29) of Willesden Triathlon Club, was second over the line in 18:39.
Steven RAMEK (VM50-54) of 26.2 RRC, was third over the line in 19:07.
Female placings:
Jessica BILBREY (SW30-34) of Clapham Chasers RC, was first (7th overall) over the line in 20:14 - first appearance.
Helen Alexandra BLYTHE (SW25-29) (Unattached) was second (22nd overall) over the line in 23:26.
Kirstie TEW (SW30-34) of Thames Valley Harriers, was third (27th overall) over the line in 23:56 - has been first to finish on 2 previous occasions.
The amazing volunteers who made this weekend event possible were Andrea BROUGHTON • Ben LE ROUGETEL • Charlie LE ROUGETEL • Craig GUNN • Fraser BRYDSON • Ian ROBERTSON • Nick MICHAEL • Peter JORDAN • Robert FERGUSON • Syd BURNS
As Event Director for the parkrun in Chichester, I know that getting the roster filled every week can be quite a task sometimes, so please do volunteer if you can, don't forget there are roles where you can both volunteer and run, and you get the lovely purple t-shirt for volunteering 25 times! It really does make life a lot easier for the Run Director to have the roster nice and full early on.
Just to introduce a little something we do in the Chichester run reports, I'd like to award "aesthetically pleasing time of the week" to Gill Tamplin for the palindromic 43:34, good work Gill! Your prize, enjoy a free 5k timed event around Wormwood Scrubs park next week (or the week after...)
As a parkrun tourist, I had a lovely time with you guys today, everyone was so friendly, and you have a beautiful course (although I understand it can be a little trickier when it's wet!).
If I get into the London Marathon again in 2018, I look forward to seeing you all again!
Ian Robertson
