Brett's BFC Members parkrun review 21st/25th December 2024

parkrun do not provide the same stats for Christmas and New Year's events but I have gleaned some from the wonderful 5k App.

On 21st I make it 35 members took part at 7 different events. A total of 336 parkrunners took part at Southsea parkrun event #515

At the moment Southsea is on tomorrow, New Year's Day BUT they are making a final decision at 7am! The winds are forecast to be quite strong.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

2 1 Thomas BEASLEY Unattached 00:16:38

35 1 Mia BILLINS Unattached 00:20:02

57 46 Ian BRISCOE Baffins Fitclub 00:22:28

112 12 Laura RICHARDSON Baffins Fitclub 00:25:39

162 123 Neil GRIFFITHS Baffins Fitclub 00:27:49

170 127 Robert Brown 00:28:06

182 136 Keith CAUNT Baffins Fitclub 00:28:54

Katherine Newell volunteered as always.

A total of 343 parkrunners took part at St Albans parkrun event #608

Warren ran for the 2nd time here with his 1st parkrun for about 10 weeks.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

1 1 Cameron DOCKERILL Unattached 00:18:17

25 1 Kate DIXON Unattached 00:22:31

227 152 Warren BARKER Baffins Fitclub 00:31:57

A total of 248 parkrunners took part at Havant parkrun event #586

Becci Knowles ran her 2nd best here of 8 runs

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

1 1 Julian MANNING Unattached 00:18:21

8 1 Daisy MCCLEMENTS Unattached 00:20:58

55 14 Rebecca KNOWLES Baffins Fitclub 00:25:32

A total of 142 parkrunners took part at Hartlepool parkrun event #484

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

2 1 Andrew PICKEN Unattached 00:18:08

12 1 Laura BROWN Unattached 00:21:02

133 78 Robert BILTON Baffins Fitclub 00:41:09

A total of 337 parkrunners took part at Portsmouth Lakeside parkrun event #374

Hattie Locke ran a 37 sec PB, not far from the best here of Shelley Locke

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

2 1 Oscar REYNOLDS Unattached 00:16:46

16 1 Freya KLEPACZ Unattached 00:19:21

77 16 Hattie LOCKE Baffins Fitclub 00:23:45

97 18 Louise GRIFFIN Baffins Fitclub 00:24:32

120 90 Geoffrey NEWMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:26:09

264 66 Alison NEWMAN Baffins Fitclub 00:36:14

A total of 208 parkrunners took part at Hogmoor Inclosure parkrun event #281

John Bucketsofrain debuted here.

The course is at Hogmoor Inclosure, Whitehill, Bordon. The course is run on a mixture of trail paths and sand. Two laps on a mixture of trail and sand, completed in an anti-clockwise direction. The start and finish are close to the main car park, café and children’s play area.

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

1 1 Jack PROCOPAKIS Unattached 00:17:54

30 1 Caitlin LLOYD Unattached 00:23:21

49 43 Gordon SCRUTON Baffins Fitclub 00:25:09

100 78 John BURCHETT Baffins Fitclub 00:28:40

A total of 35 parkrunners took part at Great Salterns parkrun event #157

Back to a smaller attendance again, so a few more top 10 performances. Jack Ingleby was 1st male and Christine McC 1st female. There were also Top 10s for Paul Ingleby, Yarian Slevin with a great 27 sec PB, me, Jason Smith and Maria Tucker

Position ↓ Gender Position ↓ parkrunner ↓ Club ↓ Time ↓

1 1 Jack INGLEBY Baffins Fitclub 00:18:43

2 1 Christine MCCULLOUGH Baffins Fitclub 00:21:09

7 6 Paul INGLEBY Baffins Fitclub 00:23:31

9 8 Yarian SLEVIN Baffins Fitclub 00:24:19

11 9 Brett RUMFITT Baffins Fitclub 00:24:36

12 10 Jason SMITH Baffins Fitclub 00:25:08

13 11 Robert MARSH Baffins Fitclub 00:25:30

15 13 Nick LAY Baffins Fitclub 00:26:20

21 5 Maria TUCKER Baffins Fitclub 00:30:16

26 19 Dean ROCKETT Baffins Fitclub 00:32:36

In the Age Grades, Jack was 1st, Christine 3rd, myself 4th, Maria 5th, Paul 6th and Jason 10th.

Thanks to the volunteers

We are very grateful to the volunteers who made this event happen: Denise COURTNEY, Jim HAILSTONE, Lynne JOLLEY, Kristian LAW, Jennifer LAZELL, Jen LITTLE, Helen MAYHEAD, Edward MORRIS, Brett RUMFITT, Jason SMITH, Clive TUCKER, Maria TUCKER, Janice WELLSTEAD, Nikki WRIGHT

Why not get involved and volunteer?

For tomorrow at Great Salterns we could do with a couple more marshals, for the 4th January marshals, token sorting, and most importantly another timekeeper are still vacant. Thanks.

On Christmas Day, Tracy Strydom ran at Basingstoke 36:49, Amanda Simpson 25:15 at Eastbourne, Robert Marsh 24:54 at Exeter Riverside, Paul Osborne was 4th at Great Salterns, Geoff Newman running a 2 sec PB, Gordon Scruton his fastest parkrun since August, Ashleigh Moira a 4 sec PB and 2nd fastest parkrun anywhere. In the Age Grades, I was 5th in my 2nd best time here for 6 months, Paul was 7th and Geoff 9th.

Kim Stroud 5th, Louise Griffin 7th and Ashleigh Moira 8th were in the Top 10 female finishers.

Thanks to the volunteers

We are very grateful to the volunteers who made this event happen: Richard ACTON, Ruth COLLINS, Ian GREGORY, Lynne JOLLEY, Kristian LAW, Jennifer LAZELL, Alisdair LITTLE, Jen LITTLE, Elizabeth OSBORNE, Paul OSBORNE, Brett RUMFITT, Sally RUMFITT, Jason SMITH, Janice WELLSTEAD, Stuart WHITE

Why not get involved and volunteer?

At Grovelands in North London Jon Olsen debuted and Laura Hyman Olsen also ran.

Billy Jules Bilton ran 41:22 at his usual Hartlepool, Paul Harrison ran 29:36 on the IOW, Ian Briscoe 23:59 at Nonsuch, Cheam.

Course Description

This is a one and a half lap course starting close to the Mansion House on the path leading towards the Avenue. The route follows the tarmac path until the old Cherry Orchard Site (dog free recreation area). The course then follows a grass track until the Mansion House is reached. This starts the final lap. The course is fast and flat with a mixture of surfaces. Care should be taken during wet or icy conditions. It is off tomorrow!

At QE Lisa Cross, Kevin Rowsell, Steve Cross and Maria Rowsell ran.

Alex Gannon ran at Salisbury and Becci Knowles at Sandall Park and was 4th female in a huge 1:10 PB.

Finally at Southsea, Christine McCullough was 2nd female in 19:14 about 30 secs outside her recent PB, Hattie Locke 5th in a really fast 21:11, a 25 sec PB. There was also the return of Sonny Locke after nearly 18 months and Robert Duncan Clayton (2nd in 9 months)

Katherine Newell again volunteered.

Inevitably there will be some errors and omissions especially from the Christmas Day review, but I make it 48 of us took part at 12 events.