Sophie Wallis and Matthew Bowser ran the quickest parkrun occasions within the UK this weekend (4th Could).
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It was Doddington Double for Sophie Wallis and Matthew Bowser this weekend with each prime occasions coming from the identical occasion. Wallis’ time was a spectacular 15:35, which is a six second parkrun PB and faster than her 5000m and 5k occasions. Extra PBs incoming possibly? In March it was a 15:46 5k greatest and in addition a 32:02 at Trafford 10k.
Bowser, additionally a Lincoln Wellington athlete, isn’t fairly in PB form like Wallis, however 14:55 was the one time beneath quarter-hour this week and never 1,000,000 miles from his 14:40 parkrun greatest from 2021. The 14:08 5k man has raced thrice over 10k this 12 months and the quickest was a 30:56 at Lincoln 10k in April.
The very best of the remainder?
Louise Small stopped it being a Doddington Corridor/Lincoln Wellington double on the prime of the ladies’s rankings with a 16:45 at Southsea parkrun. The HOKA athlete ran a 16:03 5k greatest on the Guernsey Easter 5K on the finish of March so is clearly operating effectively.
Ellarose Whitworth was the third girl beneath 17 minutes with 16:59 at Doddington Corridor as effectively, a time often ok for first in our rankings, however right now not first finisher on the occasion. It’s a massive parkrun PB for the U17 and comes off a really robust cross nation season and a 1500m PB of 4:37.03 in 2024 already.
At Bromley parkrun, in Norman Park the place I as soon as completed thirteenth within the county tennis ball throwing championships, it was Joe Scanes who was second quickest chap in 15:00 flat. Like Whitworth Scanes is an U17 who had a stellar XC season and has already banked a 800 and 1500m PB this 12 months as effectively. I wager he can throw a tennis ball additional than I did as effectively, however I used to be solely 10.
Ben Cole completes the lads’s podium with 15:07 at Marine Parade parkrun. The 14:06 runner has clocked 14:10 already this 12 months at Friday Night time 5K Underneath the Lights in February, a 29:18 10k PB in Valencia and a half marathon better of 65:38 at Studying Half a couple of weeks again. Ben is fairly quick.
The quickest course?
I typed “the most effective course” at first, however everybody is aware of that’s Sheringham parkrun in North Norfolk, so that is the quickest course.
The choice for quickest course usually goes for the occasion that options most, however this weekend we noticed two wins and a 3rd place at Doddington Corridor, however 4 options for Seaford Seaside, with the best being 4th, by way of to eighth.
It may be controversial however the determination this week is Doddington Corridor, as Wallis’ time was second quickest parkrun by a Brit.
Ladies’s Rankings
Males’s Rankings
