❄️ Crisp and frosty conditions greeted Vegan Runners on this last parkrun of November, with clear skies and sunshine enhancing most UK locations. Ground conditions were good compared to the wet and squishy terrain encountered last week, many PBs I suspect, but that’s for another post.
?? 837 VRs attended 371 events, 773 members collected a barcode and over 64 of us volunteered. ??
There were 30 meetups of five or more VRs, the most popular this week held at:
26 The Old Showfield parkrun
17 Worcester Pitchcroft parkrun
11 Portobello parkrun, Edinburgh
10 Southampton parkrun
9 Preston Park parkrun, Brighton
9 Brooklands parkrun
7 Eastville parkrun
7 Hastings parkrun
7 Sherwood Pines parkrun
7 Irchester Country parkrun
6 Tamar Trails parkrun
6 Whitstable parkrun
6 Hillsborough parkrun
6 Lee-on-the-Solent parkrun
6 Centre Vale parkrun
6 Tamworth Castle Grounds parkrun
Thanks to Norbert Adison for this week’s photo from The Old Showfield – the 2nd biggest VR meetup of the month!
Our top five fastest men this week achieved incredible times, congratulations to:
? 16:33 Naeem Stevens
? 16:44 Philip Nind
? 17:01 Richard Davis
? 17:04 Ben Wickham
? 17:18 Harry Pannell
And our top five fastest ladies are:
? 19:25 Clare Meraz
? 20:07 Paula Blackledge
? 20:13 Mary P Scott
? 20:32 Katie Louise Wright
? 21:01 Fiona Newman
Super-fast! Well done ??
Sixteen VRs finished in first position for their gender at their parkrun, congratulations to:
? Naeem Stevens
? Richard Davis
? Andy Gardiner
? Tom Carpenter
? Lee Billinghurst
? Matthew Rhodes
? Khan Nothnagel
? Clare Meraz
? Paula Blackledge
? Mary P Scott
? Catherine Charlton
? Lesley Connors
? Rachel Burgess
? Marti Spence
? Elly Maggs
? Rosie Brown
Fantastic repping ??.
Top age graded at their parkruns this week we have these absolutely amazing Vegan Runners:
? 84.99% Stephen Boynton
? 84.47% Margaret Pritchard
? 84.35% Vanessa Bradford
? 82.15% Judy Johnson
? 81.76% Fiona Newman
? 77.55% Fiona Cownie
? 77.23% Lesley Connors
? 75.85% Tom Carpenter
Nineteen VRs were handed a finish token with a multiple of fifty, shoutouts to these auspicious parkrunners:
? 50 Geraldine Larham
? 50 Ernest Bryden
? 100 Gill Woon
? 100 Louis Kowal
? 100 Didar Bhamrah
? 150 Mo Warrillow
? 150 Lisa Jepson
? 150 Sonia Crisp
? 150 Hilary Cockshaw
? 150 Keith Bremner
?150 Philip Margett
?150 Joe Brownen
?200 Tanya Barnes
? 200 Ann-Marie Fahmy
? 200 Tony Hardy
? 250 Sandra Morgan
? 250 Steven Quinn
? 350 Teresa O’Gorman
? 450 Kerry Irwin-Hall
Fourteen wayward insubordinates found themselves on the noughty step this week, time out for:
? 18:00 Geoffrey Gregory
? 19:00 Peter Veleski
? 21:00 Ben Parmar
? 21:00 Richard Twine
? 22:00 Mark Crowe
? 23:00 Eloise Kate Billington
? 28:00 James McCleary
? 28:00 Mike McBeth
? 30:00 Matt Ashmead
? 30:00 Bridgitte Seymour
? 30:00 Stephen Sellers
? 30:00 Debra Porter
? 31:00 Catriona McDonald
? 39:00 Michelle Steer
Many amazing and Marvellous Milestones achieved this week, huge congratulations and standing ovations to:
? 100 Daniella Smith
? 150 Christopher Pearson
? 200 Jhon Cosgrove
? 250 Lin Lascelles
? 250 Martin Lascelles
? 250 Robert Skedgell
And last but not least, our resplendent, remarkable and revered repdigit reppers who gain recognition and a broccoli emoji this week are:
? 11 Andy Hughes
? 11 Jamie Kinghorn
? 11 John Pellegrini
? 22 Gary Beardsley
? 22 Matt Fowler-Jones
? 22 Stephen Boynton
? 33 Chantelle Cornett
? 33 Malcolm Duncan
? 33 Mark Elwell
? 33 Richard Farrage
? 33 Roberta Jasmontaite
? 44 Daniel Evans
? 44 Jenny Mitcham
? 44 Kate Telford
? 44 Rajiv Mulchandani
? 55 Callum Harling
? 55 Doug Porter
? 55 Joseph Guntrip
? 66 Ian Thurston
? 66 Mark Gregory
? 66 Michelle Flower
? 66 Ruth Morrello
? 77 Edward Owen
? 77 Helen Treadgold
? 77 Ryan Procter
? 99 Claire Robinson
? 99 Nick Lowry
? 111 Annie Hamilton
? 111 Stephen Miller
? 222 Laura Fearn
? 222 Sonia Lord
? 333 Holly McCain
Another week of fantastic repping and results, all of us visibly demonstrating a range of benefits of veganism – including fun, friendships and fitness. Well done everybody! Sometimes it can feel daunting to go out in the freezing cold wearing our clear message “VEGAN RUNNERS” which isn’t always well received, but it’s always worth it. ??
I have a snowflake on my phone for our next parkrun! ❄ Enjoy the chilly challenge! Have a great week.
