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- Bretts Parkrun Roundup

parkrun Review 7th September 2019

by Brett Rumfitt

parkrun Review 7th September 2019

This review will be permanently on our website at www.baffinsfitclub.co.uk

A total of 565 runners took part at Swindon parkrun event #462. Kevin Friery made his debut here at son Ben Ellwood's home run before tackling the New Forest 10k on Sunday.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Simon JELL Swindon Harriers 00:17:37

52 1 Ella SPENCER Swindon Harriers 00:21:18

409 278 Kevin FRIERY Baffins Fitclub 00:32:47

410 279 Ben ELLWOOD Baffins Fitclub 00:32:48

A total of 103 runners took part at Queen Elizabeth parkrun event #335

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Robert OATTS Durham University Cross Country Club 00:19:10

18 1 Harriet BURR Havant AC 00:23:38

87 31 Carol CARBERRY Baffins Fitclub 00:36:52

A total of 334 runners took part at Portsmouth Lakeside parkrun event #175. Great PBs for Kevin Rowsell 0:10 beating his year old record and Denyse King lowering her best here by a huge 02:12. It was good to see Lisa Cross back too.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Andy WHEELER Portsmouth Triathletes 00:17:01

13 1 Charlotte READING Chichester Runners & AC 00:21:02

28 25 Kevin ROWSELL Baffins Fitclub 00:22:25

125 108 Geoffrey NEWMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:28:01

167 33 Maria ROWSELL Baffins Fitclub 00:30:02

171 36 Lisa DUKE Baffins Fitclub 00:30:16

184 41 Tina MATHEWS Baffins Fitclub 00:31:17

185 42 Lisa CROSS Baffins Fitclub 00:31:21

201 150 Gary SEAMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:31:49

231 74 Wendy DUFF Baffins Fitclub 00:32:59

242 80 Denyse King Vegan Runners 00:32:52

290 115 Laura DIAMOND Baffins Fitclub 00:39:15

A total of 294 runners took part at Fareham parkrun event #184. More PBs here too, the Griffins were running well. Paul Griffin by 0:55, Paul Alland an APPB by 00:30 on his debut here and and Louise Griffin was 3rd female finisher and 15th best age-graded time.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Jamie RICHARDSON West Cheshire AC 00:17:04

12 1 Nicole FRITH Ordnance Survey Runners 00:21:13

16 15 Paul GRIFFIN Baffins Fitclub 00:21:23

23 3 Louise GRIFFIN Baffins Fitclub 00:21:51

139 108 Paul ALLAND Baffins Fitclub 00:28:16

A total of 191 runners took part at South Norwood (South London) parkrun event #113. Ian Briscoe ran a fast debut time here near where he was brought up.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Alex TURNER London FrontRunners 00:17:11

14 1 Lin SKINNER Crystal Palace Fun Runners 00:20:50

33 30 Ian BRISCOE Baffins Fitclub 00:23:26

A total of 418 runners took part atSouthsea parkrun event #312. Here Volunteers included Verity-Jayne Walton. Emma Jolley was 2nd (1st female) her highest ever placing in a parkrun. There were PBs for James Yorke 00:07 who was supposed to be pacing Rebecca Knowles who also bettered her best by a massive 01:04. Sarah Spragg also ran another PB, this time by a huge 1:17. Amanda Simpson ran a great time and improved her PB by 0:02 in her 50th run. This was also an APPB. (All-parkrun PB) Paul Daniel Norris and Rob Cooke ran their 3rd best times here at a less windy seafront than of late. Gary Cook ran his best for 4 months. Vicki Paine ran a 0:12 PB and Kym Smith made her debut.

In the sometimes hotly contested age-graded times, Emma Jolley was first, I was 4th just followed by Fiona Shaw in 5th and Amanda Simpson in 6th.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Run Time ↓

1 1 Andrew HUGHES Team Bath AC 00:18:05

2 1 Emma JOLLEY City of Portsmouth AC 00:18:38

23 21 Brett RUMFITT Baffins Fitclub 00:20:37

31 27 David POOLE Baffins Fitclub 00:20:59

55 48 Paul NORRIS Baffins Fitclub 00:22:52

61 54 Rob COOKE Baffins Fitclub 00:23:10

66 58 Gary COOK Baffins Fitclub 00:23:33

73 11 Fiona SHAW Baffins Fitclub 00:23:48

101 15 Amanda SIMPSON Baffins Fitclub 00:24:55

105 90 Keith CAUNT Baffins Fitclub 00:25:06

129 106 Kam FAN Baffins Fitclub 00:25:47

155 124 James YORKE Baffins Fitclub 00:26:39

156 32 Rebecca KNOWLES Baffins Fitclub 00:26:40

159 33 Helen MAYHEAD Baffins Fitclub 00:26:48

170 132 Kevin AYLWARD Baffins Fitclub 00:27:15

181 40 Sarah SPRAGG Baffins Fitclub 00:27:41

187 43 Fiona BUCK Baffins Fitclub 00:27:47

199 155 Matt STANDEN Baffins Fitclub 00:28:07

231 58 Lucy HUNT Baffins Fitclub 00:29:17

237 60 Rebecca NILES Baffins Fitclub 00:29:31

241 61 Jan SULLIVAN Baffins Fitclub 00:29:45

256 72 Alex YORKE Baffins Fitclub 00:30:40

257 185 Richard HARRIS Baffins Fitclub 00:30:41

288 85 Mirinda BAILEY Baffins Fitclub 00:31:40

310 99 Vicki PAINE Baffins Fitclub 00:32:36

311 100 Alice BIRD Baffins Fitclub 00:32:38

314 214 Robert TURNER-DIAMOND Baffins Fitclub 00:32:44

367 133 Kym SMITH Baffins Fitclub 00:37:22

390 246 Robert BILTON Baffins Fitclub 00:40:28

If you are free to volunteer on 14th September at Southsea I think they are a bit short at the moment.