Saturday was mild for the time of year but Ashford was experiencing drizzly showers, despite that we still had a good showing at parkrun.
Keith Haynes’s flying feet meant he was first Strider and 9th finisher overall with a time of 19:47, Dan Green was next for the club in a time of 20:54, and Daniel Schwartz was third Strider, with a time of 24:20.
They were followed by:
Scott Hawkins 25:38, Josh Stephens with a PB of 25:48, Dave Winchester 27:51, Kevan Strand 27:52, Don Dewar 28:09, Amanda James 29:18, Sharni Copham 30:10, Simon Pharoah 30:24, Rita Cooke 32:38, Jayne Hatton 33:05, Carole Thomas 33:08, Sara Dewar 33:51, Lisa Fulcher 34:00, Rachel Oliver 34:10, Jennifer Watts 35:03, Mathew Norman 35:51, Laura Clark earning a PB with 36:17, Leigh Freeman 36:20, Kate Bushell ran her second parkrun and beat her previous time with 37:08, Robert Harris 37:43, Holly Forrest 39:22, Danielle Mackenzie 39:40 and Mark Niles 54:52
Parkrun Tourism
Striders visiting other Kent parkruns this weekend were:
Tamsin Ritchie completed Canterbury parkrun in 31:15
By the harbour at Dover Waterfront parkrun were Amanda Cooper finishing in 27:46, Rachel Misson 28:29, Peter Broom 33:34 and Hazel Forrester 34:47
A group of Striders visited Folkestone parkrun before carrying on for a long training run; first Strider to finish was Delia Millen with a course PB of 32:23, then Richard Randle 32:24, Heather Fraser 38:11 and Julie Nicholson and Clare Maxlow both finished in 38:12
Martin Whittingham completed the Whitstable parkrun in 34:41 accompanied by Lynnette Whittingham who finished in 56:39
Just over the border into Greater London is Orpington parkrun, a run mainly on grass which is pretty muddy this time of year. First Strider was Elle Weekes in 25:55, then Jamie Penfold 26:22, Michelle Bryant 36:31 and Rachel Tomsett 36:31
Also in Greater London, three Striders visited Kingston parkrun which runs alongside the river Thames. Justin Burden finished in 23:27, Nicola Crawley 28:41 and Justine Wearn 30:51
Furthest travelled Strider this weekend was Cherith Wright who completed Ecos parkrun, Ballymena in Northern Ireland, and finished in 23:13
On Sunday, many Striders were out completing long runs in damp conditions as part of their marathon training. However three Striders travelled to Deal for Deal Tri Club’s Half Marathon. This is a challenging course starting at Betteshanger and winding through quiet rural roads. Our trio of racers all earned personal bests with times as follows – Isobel Phillips 2:10:12, Elle Weekes 2:11:36 and George Phillips 2:17:21
Well done everyone on some excellent runs and races this weekend! 👏
