๐๐คย Love was in the air for parkrun this week and what a fabulous turnout we had on this Valentinesโ weekend! 910 VRs managed to attend 388 different parkrun events. 832 gained a finish token and we had over 78 wonderful volunteers. ๐๐คย
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VRs were spreading the love with plenty of meetups too โ thank you to Alice Baker for this weekโs wonderful photo from the Southsea meetup, which was the biggest VR get-together of the week, with 36 Vegan Runners convening. Other sizeable meetups occurred at:ย
30 Eastville parkrunย ย
14 Rickmansworth parkrunย ย
12 Chippenham Playing Fields parkrun, Monmouthย ย
11 South Woodham Ferrers parkrunย ย
10 York parkrunย ย
9 Worcester parkrunย ย
8 Bushy parkrunย
8 Southwick Country parkrunย
8 Clumber Park parkrunย
8 Hunstanton Promenade parkrunย ย
7 Hull parkrunย
7 Southwark parkrunย
7 Great Lines parkrun, Medwayย
7 Lee-on-the-Solent parkrunย
7 Centre Vale parkrunย ย
6 Colwick parkrunย
6 Hillsborough parkrunย
6 Folkestone parkrunย
6 Hastings parkrunย
6 East Brighton parkrunย ย
5 Pollok parkrun, Glasgowย
5 Black Park parkrunย
5 Eastbourne parkrunย
5 Southampton parkrunย
5 Hampstead Heath parkrunย
5 Bestwood Village parkrunย
5 Bolton parkrunย
5 Margate parkrunย
5 Queenโs parkrun, Glasgowย
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We also had VRs repping in locations as exotic and far-flung as:ย
๐ฉ๐ชย 4 Germanyย
๐ต๐ฑย ย 3 Polandย
๐ต๐ฑย ย 3 Australiaย
๐ณ๐ฟย ย 2 New Zealandย
๐ธ๐ฌย ย 1 Singaporeย
๐ณ๐ฑย ย 1 Netherlandsย
๐ฎ๐นย ย 1 Italyย
๐ฎ๐ชย ย 1 Irelandย
๐ฆ๐นย ย 1 Austriaย
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220 VRs repped alone, pairs of VRs attended eighty-four events, trios were at thirty-six locations and punnets of 4 VRs represented our club at eighteen parkruns.ย
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Parkrun is a run not a race, but we can still whoop and cheer for our top five fastest men this week who ran incredible times:ย
๐ฅ16:51 Daniel Borrettย
๐ฅ16:56 Chris MacPhersonย
๐ฅ17:32 Jake Stephensย
๐ฅ17:33 Matthew Du Crosย
๐ฅ17:38 Tom Sellerย
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And letโs hear it for our top five fastest ladies:ย
๐ฅ18:52 Naomi Suttonย
๐ฅ20:08 Katie Louise Wrightย
๐ฅ21:01 Fiona Newmanย
๐ฅ21:07 Emma Eldridgeย
๐ฅ21:09 Elly Maggsย
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Congratulations!ย
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Seventeen VRs came first in their gender position at their parkrun, fantastic times from:ย
๐ 16:56 Chris MacPhersonย
๐17:49 Alastair Stablesย
๐18:13 Philip Nindย
๐18:22 Joe Burnย
๐18:52 Naomi Suttonย
๐19:40 Jhon Cosgroveย
๐19:42 Sam Thorogoodย
๐21:09 Elly Maggsย
๐21:26 Mary P Scottย
๐21:31 Jen Conwayย
๐22:08 Julia Garanย
๐22:23 Tracy Morozย
๐22:42 Marti Spenceย
๐23:08 Emily Pereiraย
๐23:45 Annie Hamiltonย
๐24:20 Dawn Williamsย
๐27:52 Rachel Strotherย
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The average time for all Vegan Runners to complete their parkrun this week came in one second under 30 minutes at 29:59 ๐๐ฅฆย ย
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Marvellous milestones this week were achieved by:ย
๐250 Tony Hardyย
๐100 Steven Buck โ volunteeringย
Fantastic dedication to parkrun and representing our wonderful club for the animals ๐๐ We canโt get data for the milestones anymore so let me know in the comments if youโd like to be added to this report.ย
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We no longer have access to the top age graded results either to celebrate VRs who achieved this at their parkrun, but I did notice:ย
๐ 78.96% Sandra Morganย
๐ 81.60% Daniel Borrettย
๐ 78.62% Namoi Suttonย
Not too shabby at all ๐ชย
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Shoutouts to these Vegan Runners who finished their parkrun in a multiple of fifty position:ย
๐ฃ50 Amy Cromartyย
๐ฃ50 Debra Porterย
๐ฃ50 Lynn Persseย
๐ฃ100 Stacey Buckbyย
๐ฃ150 Anja Robinsonย
๐ฃ150 Chloe Hillย
๐ฃ150 Katherine Harrisย
๐ฃ150 Carla Brainย
๐ฃ150 Ian Beasleyย
๐ฃ150 Steven Crutchleyย
๐ฃ250 Ella Hillย
๐ฃ250 Helen Treadgoldย
๐ฃ300 Alice Connorย
๐ฃ300 Mike Harlingย
๐ฃ400 Charles Dean-Orangeย
๐ฃ550 Peter Fitzgeraldย
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Twelve troublesome terrors landed directly on the noughty step this week, forfeits and fines for:ย
๐20:00 Oliver Herdsmanย
๐23:00 Stephen Toddย
๐23:00 Mirek Salmonย
๐23:00 Charlotte Bartonย
๐24:00 Layla Whitakerย
๐27:00 Angie Ridgeย
๐28:00 Jay Johnsonย
๐28:00 Rachel Mitchellย
๐31:00 Debra Porterย
๐32:00 Philippa Briggsย
๐33:00 Stephen Sellersย
๐35:00 Catherine Thompsonย
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Collecting a finish token with a repeating digit were these radical rep-digit reppers:ย
๐๐33 Fiona Newmanย
๐๐33 Jim Mcalwaneย
๐๐44 Chris Wynnย
๐๐44 Daniel Hattonย
๐๐44 Harvey Wooldridgeย
๐๐44 Roberta Jasmontaiteย
๐๐44 Tanya Barnesย
๐๐55 David Razaย
๐๐55 Malcolm Duncanย
๐๐55 Matt Walkerย
๐๐66 Peter Welchย
๐๐77 Mark Elwellย
๐๐88 George Spannย
๐๐88 Tim Hawkinsย
๐๐99 Erik Newtonย
๐๐99 Joseph Myersย
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Well done everyone! Itโs so great to see VR parkrun attendance numbers rising and meetups gaining in popularity, too. Itโs also wonderful to see all the photos you post on our facebook page with comments clearly showing what a kind, caring and positive community weโre all part of. You are wonderful human beings and Iโm proud to be able to report on your weekly achievements! Have a great week and get ready for next weekโs parkrun if youโre able to attend โ it will be the last one of February! Where did that month go! ๐ค๐๐๐ค๐ย
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