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Weekend Recap: parkruns in the sun

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Brueton parkrun: Chris Sharp’s fast feet posed a fire risk over parched grass on Saturday. His 16:50 meaning Brueton needed a fire extinguisher on hand at the finish line. Behind him Gareth Wainwright ran a swift 17:25 – doing his best to create some breeze for the other runners while Michael Swann ran 18:46 for third K&D. Swan’s can carry 4 1/2 Stone of Ice under their wings. Swan fact.

Monica Green was our first K&D woman in 20:04. Hot Stuff! Flick Sharp followed in the sweaty footprints of Chris in 21:18. Jane Hunt sped to a 23:16, avoiding Chris’ sweaty foot prints. Wise. Hunt Fact: Jane hunt’s wild Pokemon in her spare time. She has a wild Charizard head mounted on her livingroom wall.

Bushy parkrun:
Week 2 of our stealthy K&D Bushy Takeover. It will be ours. Soooon. Jan Hornby (26:55),  Ann Spencer-Dowdeswell (27:32), Katie Price (29:43) and Caroline Edwards (30:32) laid down some secondary foundations. Next come’s the turret…

Stonehouse parkrun:
The Whitehead’s visited Stonehouse. A house. Made of Stone. Who’d have thought it! Novel. Killer Keith clocked 24:25 and Lovely Linda ran 29:09. The nicknames need some work.

Kingsbury Water parkrun:
Mmm water. A scarce commodity this summer. Anthony Dutton led our tour group round in 19:51. He carried a little flag like a Japanese tour guide in London. Kay Adenipekun was next up in 24:12, Paul Winwood ran 24:39, Karen Ratcliffe ran 26:26, Lissy Calvert clocked 31:13, Penny Taylor clocked off at 31:58 while Gail Partridge fell in a lake. Actually she ran 32:32.

Perry Hall parkrun:
The quietest Birmingham parkrun is a hidden gem. Steve Armstrong rolled up like a duke and dropped a 21:03.

Stratford-Upon-Avon parkrun:
Richard attacked the fast, flat SUA parkrun with 21:04 in the shadow of the RSC.

Errdig parkrun:
Errdig is a National Trust Home, famous for its tapestries. I was excited when I heard it was famous for is pastries. I am dissapointed. Pete Austin ran 21:08. We need more pastries.

Tampere parkrun:
Friend of the club Riina Kuuselo ran 20:37. Tampere Fact: Tampere this week hosted the World U20 Champs.

Exmouth parkrun:
Steve Marks ran 33:02. Exmouth Fact: Exmouth Lifeboat Station is #16 of Things to do in Exmouth on Trip Advisor. I’m not saying it’s a naff day out but… another Exmouth Fact: Drowning is #15 of Things to do in Exmouth on Trip Advisor.

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Weekend Recap: parkrun Special

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Brueton parkrun:

K&D once again went 1-2-3 at Brueton. A different name up front this time though as Rob Michaelson Yeates stopped sandbagging and finally let rip – running a new parkrun PB of 17:17. Behind him Gareth Wainwright recovered well from two hard sessions on Tuesday and Thursday to run 17:35 while Chris Morgan ran 17:55 to slide in under the 18 minute barrier. Hotting Up.

Speaking of hot performances, Mary Heald ripped up the park with a 20:48. Louise Marklew clocked a snappy 23:25, just pipping Louise Bell who ran 23:30. Louise and Louise rivalry!

It was a PB-tastic day for the men with Rob Michaelson-Yeates leading the way. Kay Adenipekun ran 23:27, Nick Burke ran 24:38, Richard Orriel ran 22:10, Greg Turner clocked 19:16 (Reward for his recent commitment to our Tue and Thurs Sessions at Tudor Grange).

Arrow Valley parkrun:

A picture speaks a thousand words.

A gaggle of K&D turned up in Redditch to run on Saturday. Donning their Saturday finest. Graham Edwards had all the ladies chasing after him as he ran 25:33. Behind him Ann Spencer-Dowdeswell stormed to a 26:17, Jan Hornby clocked 26:20, Katie Price roared home in 28:19, Amanda Crees pranced in at 28:28, Caroline Edwards finished in 30:21 and Claire Deeley rounded out the team in 31:27. Who forgot to send the vest memo to Jan?

Leamington parkrun:

Ian Maidment made the short hop over to Leamington to run 26:56.

Greenock parkrun:

He’s fast and he can re-wire your light fittings. Anthony Dutton clocked 19:23.

Sandwell Valley:
Summer is here so everyone is touristing. Steve Armstrong got as far as Sandwell Valley. It only took him 23:19 to complete to course.

Barking parkrun:
Sarah Cattell wasn’t Barking up the wrong tree. She ran 25:21.

Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge:
Stupid long name. Paul and Siobhan O’Donnell who have sensible length names could teach the people of Fell Foot parkrun, Newby Bridge a thing or two about brevity. Paul ran a 23:38 while Siobhan completed the 5k in 32:07.P

Perry Hall parkrun:
Continuing their Tour de Birmingham Darren and Kate ticked off their final Birmingham and Surrounding Areas (Cannon Hill, Brueton, Kingsbury, Perry Hall) parkrun list. 7 different parkruns in 7 weeks too. Darren was first finisher overall in 17:36. A lurgy recovering Kate took it easy in 26:33.

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