Chipping Norton School parkrun C25K Graduations - 11th November 2023
This week saw further members from Bourton Roadrunners’ most recent couch-to-5k program graduating to parkrun, this time it was at Chipping Norton School. They were accompanied by members of the club’s run leadership team, together with a blend of regular and newer members. They were grateful for the vastly improved weather conditions, which enabled everyone to have an enjoyable experience.
Leading the club home over the 5Km course were two of our younger members, with Dougal Hamilton-Smith holding-on for second place overall in 20 minutes and 7 seconds (1st JM15-17), closely chased by in-form Edward Hare, who was 4th overall, in 20 minutes and 13 seconds (1st JM11-14). Despite not being a race, it is always exciting to see individuals running to their full potential.
The beauty of parkrun is that everyone is able to perform at their own level, with many testing the boundaries of their current abilities whilst still enjoying the social experience. This was evidenced by results of all of our participants this week: Graham Lane – 26:25 (MV65/1 and a course PB), Lorna Shawcross – 27:11 (LV60/1), Liz Hulcup – 27:39 (LV70/1), Sharon Rees – 32:54, Raymond Webster – 34:06 (course PB), Ian Tolfts – 34:07, Maria Hall – 34:14 (LV35/3), Steph Holton – 34:15, Donna Robinson – 35:34, Patrick Smith – 37:28 (course PB), Becky McQillan – 38:14, Joanne Welch – 40:06, Lynn Hudson – 40:06 (LV65/2), Julie Smith – 41:44 (course PB), Giles Canning – 41:45, Samantha Mellor – 43:16, Louise Hamilton-Smith – 43:16, Margaret Hollamby – 43:45 (LV65/3), John Conway – 43:45 (MV65/3), Margaret Skelding – 45:37 (LV70/2) and Melissa Samuel – 46:34.
Other parkruns- 11th November 2023
Other parkrun venues support this weekend included:
Riverfront, Newport, South Wales: Jaq Underwood – 28:13.
Walsall Arboretum: Susan Hunt – 25:06 (LV55/1 and course PB), Linda Edwards – 28:14 (LV55/3).
Highlights
Another C25K graduation and another fine set of performances at parkrun, this time at Chipping Norton.
Dougal and Edward continue to impress at parkrun.
Other reports may be found on our recent race reports page.