The Beast from the East and Storm Emma done its best to wipe out the UK’s parkruns this weekend but there a few brave survivors that still went ahead. Here are the top times on Saturday (March 3).
Alix Ramsier ran the quickest time this week among the men. The South London Harrier completed the Riddlesdown parkrun course in a fast 15:20 and is now just four parkruns away from the 100 club.
Liverpool Harrier Rachael Burns tops the women’s list this week after running a parkrun best 17:50 in Widnes. The V35 runner was taking part in her fifth parkrun and last month ran 9:39 at the Armagh 3k.
Hove Promenade on England’s South Coast escaped the worst of the weather and saw the second fastest male and females times this week.
First to cross the line in his 95th parkrun was Thomas Niner in a new best 15:34. Outside of parkrun, the Brighton & Hove City middle-distance runner has spent most of his time indoors competing over 800m and 1500m.
Even closer to the parkrun 100 club is Emily Proto, the fastest woman in Hove Promenade. She ran 18:16 on her 98th parkrun and last month the longer distance runner finished second at the Worthing Half Marathon and third at the Brighton Half Marathon.
Men’s top 10
1) parkrun: Riddlesdown
Alix Ramsier, 15:20, South London Harriers
2) parkrun: Hove Promenade
Thomas Niner, 15:34, Brighton & Hove City
3) parkrun: Widnes
Matthew Crehan, 15:54, St Helens Sutton
4) parkrun: Roundshaw Downs
Tom Higgs, 15:59, South London Harriers
5) parkrun: Bushy
Frederick Slemeck, 16:30, Hercules Wimbledon
6) parkrun: Hull
Tom Whitley, 16:37, Kingston Upon Hull
7) parkrun: Elgin
John Newsom, 16:44, Inverness Harriers
8) parkrun: Hove Promenade
Russ Mullen, 16:45, Haywards Heath Harriers
9) parkrun: Guildford
Colin High, 16:46, Guildford & Godalming
10) parkrun: Hull
Gregan Clarkson, 16:52, Kingston Upon Hull
Women’s top 10
1) parkrun: Widnes
Rachael Burns, 17:50, Liverpool Harriers
2) parkrun: Hove Promenade
Emily Proto, 18:16, Arena 80 AC
3) parkrun: Inverness
Rhona Grant, 18:30, Highland Hill Runners
4) parkrun: Crewe
Holly Weedall, 18:30, Vale Royal AC
5) parkrun: Roundshaw Downs
Mary James, 18:55, South London Harriers
6) parkrun: Penrose
Ruby Lily Orchard, 18:56, Cornwall AC
7) parkrun: Wilmslow
Diane Elizabeth McVey, 18:59, Wilmslow RC
8) parkrun: Antrim
Martsje Hell, 19:00, North Belfast Harriers
9) parkrun: Ecos, Ballymena
Gemma McDonald, 19:16, Ballycastle Runners
10) parkrun: Andover
Lauren Hall, 19:27, Aldershot, Farnham & District