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- Bretts Parkrun Roundup

Parkrun report - Saturday 17th November 2018

by Brett Rumfitt

Parkrun report - Saturday 17th November 2018


Parkrun Report from Saturday 17th November 2018.

Shall we start in Australia, in Melbourne to be more precise. Here Janet Sampson is on holiday with husband Ken revisiting places they went many years ago. One new destination though was Albert parkrun where I m sure she would not have dreamed she would have been running on their first visit Down Under. Incredibly Janet is not the first Baffins Fitclubber to run this parkrun. Ellis Whitcher has run there at the beginning of 2016! More news of Ellis soon.

Well done Janet, we are all jealous especially as the weather here in the UK has at last turned colder.
A total of 467 runners took part at Albert parkrun, Melbourne event #364

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓
1 1 Nicholas DENNIS Long Eaton RC 00:15:49
27 1 Lisa DICK Unattached 00:19:53
392 158 Janet SAMPSON Baffins Fitclub 00:36:37

Meanwhile, at Lakeside a total of 222 runners took part in event #133 with 2 BFC

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓
1 1 Matthew MADILL Denmead Striders 00:18:50
9 1 Amelia REYNOLDS Bournemouth AC 00:20:16
103 78 Gary SEAMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:28:04
189 75 Wendy DUFF Baffins Fitclub 00:37:10

A total of 428 (39 BFC) runners took part at Southsea parkrun event #269 where our latest Couch25K members graduated. Well done and we hope to see you at club again soon. I have heard what a great supportive group you have been. Hopefully this is a start of something you can continue to enjoy even more.

There was a new Southsea PB for Dan Slayford in 2nd place by 00:12 and an All-parkrun PB by 00:02 in his 198th parkrun. To cap a remarkable couple of days, Dan broke this record again in the Great Run Local at Lakeside the following day with a run of 17:03, another 00:16 off.

First BFC female was Alanna BurchettSophie Priest ran a 00:50 PB, Matthew McLean PB'd by 00:05 and Darren Linington went sub 30:00 for the first time since July.

Some ran a bit slower than usual as they had the Gosport Half the following day. I will report on that race in due course but I still need to write a summary of the Hayling 10 miler on 4th November!

In age-graded times Dan Slayford was 6th and Michael Rae 10th.

Volunteers included Helen MayheadVerity-Jayne WaltonJon OlsenKatherine Newell and Daniel Bailey

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓
1 1 Craig BERRYMAN Havant AC 00:16:56
2 2 Dan SLAYFORD 17:19 Flyers Southend
25 1 Kate DREW Taunton AC 00:20:25
44 40 Warren BARKER Baffins Fitclub 00:21:23
58 51 Michael RAE 21:51 
63 56 Daniel WALTON Baffins Fitclub 00:22:08
67 60 Matthew MCLEAN Baffins Fitclub 00:22:30
89 79 Martyn THREADER Baffins Fitclub 00:23:35
118 19 Alanna BURCHETT Baffins Fitclub 00:24:39
128 21 Sarina COLLIS Baffins Fitclub 00:24:59
130 22 Nikki TOUT Baffins Fitclub 00:25:02
169 33 Rebecca NILES Baffins Fitclub 00:26:20
170 137 Jason SMITH Baffins Fitclub 00:26:20
171 138 Brett RUMFITT Baffins Fitclub 00:26:21
173 140 Kam FAN Baffins Fitclub 00:26:23
213 49 Fiona BUCK Baffins Fitclub 00:27:33
235 58 Sophie PRIEST Baffins Fitclub 00:28:16
252 185 Darren LININGTON Baffins Fitclub 00:28:58
253 186 Keith CAUNT Baffins Fitclub 00:28:59
258 191 Gary COOK Baffins Fitclub 00:29:06
270 71 Zoe FITZGERALD Baffins Fitclub 00:29:30
288 78 Loisa HAYWARD 30:03 The Breakfast Club
315 95 Alison SOUTHWELL Baffins Fitclub 00:31:33
333 228 Lee COLLIER-WILLIAMS Baffins Fitclub 00:32:19
334 106 Annabel INNES Baffins Fitclub 00:32:20
335 229 Dan WILDMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:32:22
336 230 Paul NORRIS Baffins Fitclub 00:32:25
358 237 Liam BRADSHAW Baffins Fitclub 00:33:27
362 238 Martin BIDDLE Baffins Fitclub 00:33:31
363 239 Dave OLIVER Baffins Fitclub 00:33:32
374 132 Lisa PRIEST Baffins Fitclub 00:35:15
375 243 Richard HARRIS Baffins Fitclub 00:35:16
377 134 Helen MAYHEAD Baffins Fitclub 00:35:17
382 137 Karen MAUND Baffins Fitclub 00:36:04
385 139 Susan LAMB Baffins Fitclub 00:36:17
389 141 Carol CARBERRY Baffins Fitclub 00:36:58
398 250 Robert BILTON Baffins Fitclub 00:38:05
411 256 Neil PRIDDLE Baffins Fitclub 00:41:59
415 158 Claire GASSON Baffins Fitclub 00:42:14
417 159 Catherine REDMOND Baffins Fitclub 00:42:45
426 166 Katherine NEWELL Baffins Fitclub 00:54:07

A total of 295 runners took part at Havant parkrun event #339
Here there were 6 first-timers as many of the Lakeside regulars took in a change of parkrun scenery. Sharon Healy ran a Havant PB by 3:59.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓
1 1 Oli MORGAN Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC 00:18:23
10 1 Freya FARROW Unattached 00:19:51
125 28 Lisa CROSS Baffins Fitclub 00:28:33
126 98 Steve CROSS Baffins Fitclub 00:28:34
186 60 Maria ROWSELL Baffins Fitclub 00:32:33
188 61 Katie ROWSELL Baffins Fitclub 00:32:40
193 66 Tina MATHEWS Baffins Fitclub 00:32:53
194 128 Kevin ROWSELL Baffins Fitclub 00:32:54
292 139 Sharon HEALY Baffins Fitclub 00:53:55

The final parkrun I mention was at Fareham where a total of 280 runners took part.

View full results for Fareham parkrun event #140

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓
1 1 Mike EAST Unattached 00:17:26
13 1 Olivia EAST Unattached 00:20:49
18 2 Louise GRIFFIN Baffins Fitclub 00:21:25
27 5 Hattie LOCKE 22:44 JW11-14 70.23 % F 5 City of Portsmouth AC
68 12 Shelley LOCKE Baffins Fitclub 00:25:44
118 84 Paul GRIFFIN Baffins Fitclub 00:28:30

Shelley Locke 's daughter was 5th female and Shelley herself (1st parkrun since February) 12th and Louise Griffin was a terrific 2nd in a new Fareham PB by a massive 11:04. Husband Paul Griffin also smashed his Fareham best by 4:45 running with their daughter. The secret of these large improvements lay with the Griffins being able to find a suitable parking space on this occasion and actually starting the parkrun on time with the rest of the runners! Well done all 4 of the Baffins representatives at Fareham.

Finally, many our our mud-loving Baffineers ran the Brutal at Spider Hill on Saturday. You may have seen some of the photos already on facebook etc. Here is a link to the results.

ATHLINKS.COMBrutal - Spider Hill Results LeaderboardView the race leaderboard for Brutal - Spider Hill